Chapter Summaries

Dan Heng and his family settled into the house in Heaven Dou City that “Xue Qinghe” had provided, and their first dinner left her deeply moved by memories of her mother. After returning to the imperial palace, “Xue Qinghe” discovered Prince Xue Xing had taken credit for meeting Dan Heng, and Xue Ye asked whether she had asked him how to resolve the empire’s deadlock.

• “Xue Qinghe” showed Dan Heng and his family their new home and brought out the furniture she had saved from his old house.
• Dan Heng, Gu Yuena, Zhu Zhuqing, Zi Ji, and “Xue Qinghe” cleaned and furnished the house together before Dan Heng cooked dinner.
• “Xue Qinghe” tasted Dan Heng’s cooking and was reminded of the food her mother had made for her on her sixth birthday.
• Dan Heng declined “Xue Qinghe’s” offer to support him as an adviser and said he would look for work the next day.
• “Xue Qinghe” returned to the palace and grew angry when Prince Xue Xing claimed credit for contacting Dan Heng.
• Xue Ye asked whether “Xue Qinghe” had asked Dan Heng how the Heaven Dou Empire could break its deadlock.

Xue Ye accepted Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing’s explanation for why they had not brought Dan Heng to him, while warning them about Spirit Hall’s influence over the kingdoms and duchies. Later, Dan Heng went job hunting in Heaven Dou City and was offered a librarian position at Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing persuaded Xue Ye that Dan Heng’s identity was unclear and that his insight into Spirit Hall did not mean he could advise the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Xing asked Xue Ye to save his reward for later, and Xue Qinghe asked for the same; Xue Ye urged them to consider how to counter Spirit Hall’s influence without alienating other nobles.
• Dan Heng’s family bought furniture, then Dan Heng registered at a recruitment square and asked about librarian jobs.
• A registration clerk doubted Dan Heng could find work because he was not a Soul Master and had no trade, while a middle-aged woman pointed out that his looks would attract employers.
• A woman in a cloth dress offered Dan Heng a librarian job at Blue Tyrant Academy for three Gold Soul Coins a month, and the crowd speculated that she was Dean Liu Erlong.

Dan Heng took a librarian job at Blue Tyrant Academy, where he quickly began restoring order to the neglected library and caught the attention of student Jiang Zhu. As he approached the end of his shift, Tai Long and his lackeys waited to confront him over Jiang Zhu’s interest in him.

• Liu Erlong hired Dan Heng as a librarian and brought him to Blue Tyrant Academy, where she privately reflected on his resemblance to Yu Xiaogang.
• The elderly librarian assigned Dan Heng to the second floor, and Dan Heng sorted the neglected carts of returned books.
• Jiang Zhu’s friends pushed her toward Dan Heng, and he recommended a book to the embarrassed healing-type Spirit Master.
• Tai Long and his lackeys gathered at the library entrance and prepared to confront Dan Heng.

Tai Long confronted Dan Heng over his interest in Jiang Zhu, but Dan Heng used academy rules and common sense to make Tai Long’s lackeys back down. Later, Jiang Zhu found the book Dan Heng recommended unexpectedly useful and worried when she heard Tai Long had caused trouble for him.

• Tai Long and his lackeys surrounded Dan Heng after he left the library, but Tai Long’s confidence faltered when he saw how handsome Dan Heng was.
• Dan Heng told Tai Long he had no interest in Jiang Zhu and was already married, but Tai Long remained suspicious and insisted on attacking him.
• Dan Heng warned the lackeys that attacking a faculty member could get them expelled, and they refused to help Tai Long continue the confrontation.
• Tai Long left in frustration after Dan Heng also advised him that bullying would not win Jiang Zhu’s affection.
• Jiang Zhu read Dan Heng’s recommended book and found its cultivation insights helpful, then became worried when she heard Tai Long had confronted him.

Dan Heng shared a meal with "Xue Qinghe" and proposed an Endowment Order that could weaken the nobles’ inherited fiefs and help the Heaven Dou Empire reclaim them. After "Xue Qinghe" left with the plan, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo arrived in Heaven Dou City to hunt Dan Heng.

• "Xue Qinghe" visited Dan Heng’s home with ingredients, and Zi Ji took the pork ribs to the kitchen to help prepare dinner.
• Gu Yuena warned "Xue Qinghe" that Dan Heng’s achievements were being overlooked and asked her to protect his interests without telling him about their conversation.
• At dinner, Dan Heng proposed the Endowment Order, dividing noble fiefs among the first three sons so the Heaven Dou Empire could intervene as the territories shrank.
• "Xue Qinghe" praised Dan Heng’s plan and hurriedly left after finishing her meal.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo reached Heaven Dou City to hunt Dan Heng, then split up to search for him.

After receiving the Endowment Order, “Xue Qinghe” reported it to Spirit Hall and struggled to devise a response, while Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo discussed the danger it posed. The next morning, Dan Heng tested medicinal herbs at a shop, where he encountered the newly arrived Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• “Xue Qinghe” returned to the Crown Prince Residence and wrote Spirit Hall a report about the Endowment Order, but she could not settle on a plan.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo heard “Xue Qinghe” explain Dan Heng’s strategy and warned that Pope Bibi Dong might ignore her recommendations.
• Dan Heng visited a medicinal shop and sampled its herbs to verify his knowledge of their properties.
• The shopkeeper recorded Dan Heng’s descriptions of the herbs, and Chrysanthemum Douluo entered asking to see the Purple Sunflower.

Dan Heng faced down Tai Long outside the academy after refusing to stop speaking with Jiang Zhu, and Chrysanthemum Douluo intervened when Tai Long attacked. The chapter ended with Chrysanthemum Douluo slamming Tai Long to the ground.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo admired Dan Heng's appearance and learned from the pharmacy owner about his ability to taste medicinal herbs.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo asked whether Dan Heng loved flowers, but Dan Heng denied it and prepared to leave.
• Tai Long confronted Dan Heng and demanded that he stop speaking to Jiang Zhu.
• Dan Heng refused to obey Tai Long's demand and warned that threatening him could get Tai Long expelled from Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Tai Long charged at Dan Heng, but Chrysanthemum Douluo caught his punch.
• Tai Long insulted Chrysanthemum Douluo, who twisted him around and slammed him down.

Dan Heng stopped Chrysanthemum Douluo from killing Tai Long by appealing to the elder’s love of flowers, and received an Ancient Book of rare flowers and herbs. He brought the injured Tai Long to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Tai Long woke and apologized.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo pinned Tai Long to the ground and threatened him after Tai Long insulted him.
• Dan Heng stepped in and asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to spare Tai Long, explaining that he was Tai Long’s teacher and invoking Chrysanthemum Douluo’s love of flowers.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed to spare Tai Long and gave Dan Heng an Ancient Book of Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs, asking him to memorize it.
• Dan Heng borrowed a carriage and took Tai Long to Blue Tyrant Academy, treating his injuries with methods he had learned from the book.
• Tai Long quickly regained consciousness and apologized to Dan Heng.

Dan Heng studied Chrysanthemum Douluo’s book on rare flowers and herbs and recommended useful theory books to students at the library. After telling Jiang Zhu that he was married, he left her heartbroken, though she insisted her friends still read the books he had chosen for them.

• Dan Heng turned away two female students who tried to get to know him, telling them he had a wife and asking them not to bother him outside his duties.
• Dan Heng studied Chrysanthemum Douluo’s tome and other theoretical works, recognizing the library held valuable knowledge that most people overlooked.
• Jiang Zhu thanked Dan Heng for a book he had recommended, then asked him to choose books for two friends based on their martial souls, Soul Power, and cultivation troubles.
• Dan Heng recommended two cultivation books to Jiang Zhu’s friends, who left with the books and teased her.
• Jiang Zhu asked whether Tai Long had caused Dan Heng trouble, and Dan Heng reassured her that he had settled things and was married.
• Jiang Zhu hurried away in tears, but she told her friends that Dan Heng’s recommended books were useful and that they should finish them.

Tai Long declared Dan Heng his teacher and ordered his followers to respect him and leave Jiang Zhu alone. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhu and her roommates resolved to promote Dan Heng, while Gu Yuena prepared a coup and sent Di Tian to investigate Xue Qinghe.

• Tai Long attended class, then punched a thug for insulting Dan Heng and declared that everyone must respect Dan Heng as his teacher.
• Tai Long forbade his followers from harassing Jiang Zhu and said they should respect her feelings for Dan Heng.
• Jiang Zhu's roommates praised Dan Heng's recommended books, and Jiang Zhu agreed to help promote him.
• Di Tian told Gu Yuena that Prince Zhu's coup preparations would take about three years, and Gu Yuena agreed to wait.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to investigate Xue Qinghe's identity, and he headed toward the Crown Prince Residence.

Jiang Zhu and two students showed Liu Erlong the books Dan Heng had recommended, convincing her of his talent and prompting her to plan to make him a Guidance Teacher. Meanwhile, Chrysanthemum Douluo realized that Dan Heng was the person he had been assigned to find, leaving him torn between his mission and his newfound friendship.

• Jiang Zhu and the other two girls told Liu Erlong about Dan Heng's advice and his refusal to back down when Tai Long challenged him.
• Liu Erlong read the three recommended books and saw how their obscure authors' insights had helped the students.
• The girls urged Liu Erlong to reward Dan Heng, and she said she would verify him and consider appointing him a Guidance Teacher the next day.
• Ghost Douluo told Chrysanthemum Douluo that Xue Qinghe had been secretly visiting a place where Dan Heng might be hiding.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo recalled that Dan Heng was his mission target, but Ghost Douluo said the name was unusual, undermining his hope that it belonged to someone else.

Dan Heng rejected Xue Qinghe’s offer to claim credit for his Endowment Order and continued to avoid extra responsibilities while his relationship with Gu Yuena warmed. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong offered him a senior instructor position, but he refused and asked to remain a librarian.

• Dan Heng met Xue Qinghe carrying beef, invited her to share a meal, and warned her not to involve him in submitting the Endowment Order without his consent.
• Gu Yuena found Zi Ji doing a handstand in her room, reprimanded her, and told her to deal with a Titled Douluo searching nearby for Dan Heng.
• Gu Yuena resolved to pursue Dan Heng now that her injuries had healed and their relationship had improved.
• Dan Heng went to Blue Tyrant Academy distracted by memories of Gu Yuena and was summoned to Liu Erlong’s office.
• Liu Erlong offered Dan Heng a senior instructor position because of his guidance to Jiang Zhu and the other girls, but Dan Heng refused and insisted he only wanted to be a librarian.

Liu Erlong tried to make Dan Heng a senior teacher, but he insisted on remaining a librarian. She challenged him with one of Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competitiveness Theories, only for Dan Heng to say the idea appeared in much older books, leaving Liu Erlong suspecting that someone had stolen Yu Xiaogang’s work.

• Liu Erlong offered Dan Heng a senior teaching position and described its salary and benefits, but he refused and said he wanted to read quietly.
• Liu Erlong appealed to Dan Heng to help the academy’s commoner students, but he threatened to resign rather than become a teacher.
• Liu Erlong wagered that Dan Heng would become a senior teacher if he could not identify the source of her theory about plant-type martial souls absorbing beast-type soul rings.
• Dan Heng said the idea was already known and cited books written decades before Yu Xiaogang’s theory.
• Liu Erlong ordered Jiang Zhu and the other girls to find the books, suspecting someone had plagiarized Yu Xiaogang.

Dan Heng challenged Liu Erlong’s belief that Yu Xiaogang originated his theories, and the books and evidence he presented shattered her confidence in Yu Xiaogang. Though Liu Erlong conceded nothing openly, she insisted Dan Heng become a senior teacher, and he threatened to resign and leave Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Liu Erlong accused Dan Heng of passing off Yu Xiaogang’s theories as someone else’s, but Dan Heng argued that the soul-ring principle was already widely understood.
• Jiang Zhu and the other two women brought back three books, and Liu Erlong found an older text mentioning the Mandala Snake as a first soul ring for Blue Silver Grass soul masters.
• Liu Erlong cited Yu Xiaogang’s theory about soul-ring age limits, but Dan Heng described a Spirit Hall experiment and explained that individual soul masters had different limits.
• Liu Erlong began doubting Yu Xiaogang’s advice and stopped defending his theories, then tried to make Dan Heng a senior teacher despite his victory.
• Dan Heng protested that he had won and threatened to resign and leave Blue Tyrant Academy if Liu Erlong forced him to stay.

Liu Erlong tried to recruit Dan Heng as a teacher, but he insisted on remaining a librarian and left the decision unresolved. Chrysanthemum Douluo later tested Dan Heng’s knowledge of rare herbs and resolved to conceal him from the Pope, while planning to keep Old Ghost away.

• Liu Erlong and three students pleaded with Dan Heng to teach at Blue Tyrant Academy, but he refused and warned that he would resign if he could not work in peace.
• After Dan Heng left, Liu Erlong told the students she would find a way to make him teach, even if she had to persuade his family.
• Gu Yuena brought Dan Heng a meal, and he ate it before Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived at the library.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo questioned Dan Heng about rare flowers and herbs, and Dan Heng answered fluently.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo decided to pretend he had never found Dan Heng and planned to hold Old Ghost back from discovering his home.

Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that he was Yue Guan, an elder of Spirit Hall, and confronted Dan Heng about exposing Spirit Hall’s plans. He offered to protect Dan Heng, while Ning Fengzhi sent Sword Douluo to intervene; the chapter ended with Dan Heng entering a bedroom prepared as a bridal chamber, where Gu Yuena awaited him.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Dan Heng that he was Yue Guan, a Titled Douluo and elder of Spirit Hall, then asked whether Dan Heng had exposed Spirit Hall’s ambitions to Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dan Heng admitted that he had revealed the scheme by accident and explained what had happened.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo offered to ask the Pope to spare Dan Heng and recruit him, but Dan Heng refused to join a faction, so Chrysanthemum Douluo promised to erase his traces and left to find Ghost Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo that Ghost Douluo was searching Heaven Dou City and asked him to stop Ghost Douluo if needed.
• Dan Heng entered his bedroom and found Gu Yuena dressed as a bride in a room decorated like a bridal chamber; he walked toward her when she called him husband.

Dan Heng and Gu Yuena grew close on their wedding night as she confessed she had loved him for a long time, but disturbances outside repeatedly interrupted them. Ghost Douluo entered the courtyard to kill Dan Heng, and Zi Ji came out to confront him.

• Dan Heng removed Gu Yuena's red veil and was struck by her beauty as she told him about secretly watching him in the Small Town and falling in love with him.
• Gu Yuena spoke of wanting to spend lifetime after lifetime with Dan Heng and have children, and Dan Heng realized he had already developed feelings for her.
• Dan Heng and Gu Yuena began their wedding night, but Soul Power from outside interrupted them, and Gu Yuena told him to ignore the disturbance.
• A sinister laugh outside disrupted them again, so Gu Yuena angrily sent Zi Ji a voice transmission ordering her to get out.
• Ghost Douluo entered the courtyard intending to kill Dan Heng, and Zi Ji came outside and faced him as Gu Yuena's command reached her.

Zi Ji confronted Ghost Douluo after he disrupted Dan Heng and Gu Yuena, while Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Yu Yuanzhen watched and recognized her as a ferocious beast. Gu Yuena left to deal with Ghost Douluo, and he fled toward Chrysanthemum Douluo as Zi Ji pursued him.

• Zi Ji dragged Ghost Douluo away from the household and revealed her ferocious-beast power, while Sword Douluo identified what she was.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo considered capturing Zi Ji, and Yu Yuanzhen joined them to observe the fight.
• Dan Heng and Gu Yuena stopped their interrupted intimacy, and Gu Yuena left after Dan Heng asked her to return early.
• Ghost Douluo attacked Zi Ji with soul skills and fled, but she tore through his attacks and chased him down.
• Ghost Douluo headed for his rendezvous with Chrysanthemum Douluo as Zi Ji closed in on him.

Zi Ji was overwhelmed when Sword Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Yu Yuanzhen joined forces against her. Gu Yuena arrived to protect her and launched a powerful elemental assault on all three, leaving the fight underway.

• Zi Ji battered Ghost Douluo until he begged for mercy, but Sword Douluo intervened with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Ghost Douluo joined Sword Douluo, and Yu Yuanzhen completed the three-way encirclement of Zi Ji.
• Ning Fengzhi boosted the three Titled Douluo with his Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving Zi Ji fearing she could not escape.
• Gu Yuena appeared above Zi Ji and attacked the three Titled Douluo with streams of elemental Soul Power.
• Ghost Douluo was blasted through a wall as the three Titled Douluo struggled to defend against Gu Yuena's assault.

Gu Yuena and Zi Ji drove off Sword Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen, and Ghost Douluo, then returned home while Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed to abandon their investigation. Ning Fengzhi learned that Dan Heng’s wife and sister-in-law were ferocious beasts and decided to keep watching the family without making enemies of them.

• Gu Yuena warned Ghost Douluo to keep quiet about her and Zi Ji, then let him flee as she and Zi Ji returned home through a spatial rift.
• Ghost Douluo reunited with Chrysanthemum Douluo and urged him to stop investigating their assignment and destroy any remaining evidence.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed, concealing that he had already cleaned up the traces, and the two decided to sleep together that night.
• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo he had discovered that Dan Heng’s wife and sister-in-law were ferocious beasts and wondered whether Dan Heng was one too.
• Sword Douluo advised Ning Fengzhi not to make enemies of the family and to continue observing them.