Chapter Summaries

Hu Gan explained to the pavilion keeper that he had bet with Hu Jia and arranged for her to pursue Lu Yunxiao, hoping she would fall in love with a man. He remained certain Lu Yunxiao would accept her, while the pavilion keeper privately doubted the plan would work.

• Hu Jia invited Lu Yunxiao to dinner, leaving the watching students convinced she had fallen for him.
• Hu Gan watched Hu Jia and Lu Yunxiao from the Dou Skill Pavilion entrance and told the pavilion keeper that his granddaughter had developed romantic feelings.
• The pavilion keeper recognized Hu Jia’s forced manner and guessed Hu Gan had arranged the invitation as a trick.
• Hu Gan admitted he had bet with Hu Jia and explained that he hoped the pursuit would change her preferences and bring her together with Lu Yunxiao.
• The pavilion keeper warned that Lu Yunxiao might refuse Hu Jia, but Hu Gan insisted she was too beautiful and talented for him to turn down.

Hu Jia invited Lu Yunxiao to dinner and pretended to confess her love, hoping to win him over, but Lu Yunxiao saw through her act and rejected her. Hu Jia was left stunned and demanded to know why he had refused her.

• Hu Gan supported the idea of Lu Yunxiao and Hu Jia getting together because it might keep Lu Yunxiao connected to Jia Nan Academy.
• Hu Jia invited Lu Yunxiao to dinner, surprising him and the watching students.
• Hu Jia claimed she had fallen in love with Lu Yunxiao at first sight and asked him to be her boyfriend.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized that Hu Jia was putting on an act, then calmly refused her.
• Hu Jia reacted with disbelief and asked Lu Yunxiao whether she was not beautiful or worthy of him.

Lu Yunxiao rejected Hu Jia's confession and explained that he saw through her insincere performance. Humiliated in front of the other students, Hu Jia dropped her gentle act and attacked him.

• Hu Jia demanded to know why Lu Yunxiao had rejected her, and he told her he found her confession dishonest and disrespectful.
• Lu Yunxiao pointed out that Hu Jia was known to like women, making him doubt her sudden confession to him.
• Hu Jia insisted she could have changed her preferences, but Lu Yunxiao described the flaws in her forced expressions, words, and gestures.
• Hu Jia grew furious after Lu Yunxiao criticized her acting in front of the watching students.
• Hu Jia abandoned her gentle disguise and pounced at Lu Yunxiao, threatening to kill him.

Lu Yunxiao subdued Hu Jia after she attacked him, then confronted her over her fake confession and left the Dou Skill Pavilion. Hu Jia was left furious, while Lu Yunxiao realized the dazed old man who had witnessed the fight was likely Vice Dean Hu Gan.

• Hu Jia attacked Lu Yunxiao repeatedly, but he blocked her punch and pinned her against a bookshelf.
• Lu Yunxiao told Hu Jia he was angry because he believed she had toyed with his feelings, then warned her not to do it again.
• Hu Jia asked whether Lu Yunxiao would have accepted a genuine confession, and he said she was not his type because he did not like tomboys.
• Lu Yunxiao left the Dou Skill Pavilion, leaving Hu Jia raging inside.
• Lu Yunxiao recalled the powerful old man who had watched the fight and realized he was probably Vice Dean Hu Gan.

After Hu Jia repeatedly demanded an apology, Lu Yunxiao escaped her challenge and went to register for Jia Nan Academy's Law Enforcement Team to gain combat experience and Contribution Points. At the registration counter, he recognized the tall female team member, and both of them reacted with a faint tremble.

• A week after the Dou Skill Pavilion incident, Hu Jia confronted Lu Yunxiao outside his dormitory and demanded that he apologize for calling her a tomboy.
• Lu Yunxiao refused to apologize, argued with Hu Jia, and dodged her attempt to grab him.
• Hu Jia challenged Lu Yunxiao to a life-or-death fight, but he sped away and lost her.
• Lu Yunxiao went to the Law Enforcement Team registration hall, intending to gain experience and Contribution Points.
• At the counter, Lu Yunxiao and the tall female Law Enforcement Team member turned toward each other and recognized one another.

Lu Yunxiao met Xiao Yu while registering to join the Law Enforcement Team, where she had enlisted to gain combat experience and grow stronger. Yue Ling registered Lu Yunxiao and sent Xiao Yu to show him where to collect his team robes.

• Lu Yunxiao and Xiao Yu were surprised to meet at the Law Enforcement Team, where Xiao Yu explained that she had joined to gain experience and improve her strength.
• Xiao Yu asked whether Lu Yunxiao was joining, and he said he wanted to temper himself through combat and broaden his horizons.
• Yue Ling teased Xiao Yu about her feelings for Lu Yunxiao, but Lu Yunxiao said they were only good friends, leaving Xiao Yu briefly saddened.
• Lu Yunxiao introduced himself to Yue Ling, who recognized him as the Outer Court's famed genius and entered his name in the register.
• Yue Ling made Lu Yunxiao a team member and asked Xiao Yu to show him to the clothing room for his robes.

Lu Yunxiao accompanied Xiao Yu to collect his Law Enforcement Team uniform and warned her that the team was too dangerous for her limited strength. Xiao Yu revealed that she planned to visit her home in Wu Tan City, and her mention of Gu Xun'er left Lu Yunxiao eager to reunite with her after eight years.

• Xiao Yu introduced Lu Yunxiao to Teacher Huang Xin, who asked for his height and went to find him a uniform.
• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yu that the Law Enforcement Team was too dangerous for her and asked whether she planned to stay.
• Xiao Yu said she had been considering returning home after three years away and planned to request leave from the academy.
• Xiao Yu invited Lu Yunxiao to visit Wu Tan City and offered to introduce him to Gu Xun'er.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed to visit and thought about seeing Gu Xun'er again after eight years apart.

Lu Yunxiao joined the Law Enforcement Team and accepted a patrol assignment in Peace Town alongside Wu Hao. After they ran into each other, Wu Hao challenged him to a match, and Lu Yunxiao eagerly agreed.

• Lu Yunxiao agreed to visit the Xiao Clan in Wu Tan City at the end of the school year, and Xiao Yu looked forward to welcoming him.
• Huang Xin gave Lu Yunxiao two sets of team robes and advised him to take responsibility for any girl he became involved with; he promised he would.
• Yue Ling offered Lu Yunxiao a patrol assignment in Peace Town, and he asked her to add his name.
• Wu Hao arrived to claim the last available slot and discovered that Lu Yunxiao had joined the Law Enforcement Team too.
• Wu Hao challenged Lu Yunxiao to a match, and Lu Yunxiao accepted.

Lu Yunxiao fought Wu Hao in the clearing and, after matching his fierce swordsmanship, overwhelmed him with a crushing final strike. Wu Hao was sent flying as Lu Yunxiao brought their duel to a decisive end.

• Yue Ling asked Xiao Yu who would win, and Xiao Yu confidently predicted that Lu Yunxiao would defeat Wu Hao.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao drew their swords and exchanged attacks, while Lu Yunxiao praised Wu Hao’s heavy blood-colored sword.
• Lu Yunxiao used Sword-Thread Cultivation to cut through Wu Hao’s sword light and wound his shoulder.
• Wu Hao unleashed his Blood Sword Slash and fought recklessly, forcing Lu Yunxiao into a temporary stalemate.
• Lu Yunxiao released a terrifying pressure and struck Wu Hao with overwhelming force, sending him flying backward.

After defeating Wu Hao, Lu Yunxiao joined him on his first Law Enforcement Team patrol in Peace Town. The two began patrolling Luo'an Street, hoping to confront the town’s violent criminals.

• Lu Yunxiao defeated Wu Hao with Sword Intent, and Wu Hao accepted his loss.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao traveled overnight with the Law Enforcement Team to Peace Town.
• Captain Sun assigned Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao three Dou Zhes and put them in charge of patrolling Luo'an Street for three days.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao patrolled the street and discussed how the team’s presence restrained Peace Town’s criminals.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao said they hoped to fight and kill criminals to temper themselves through real combat.

During a patrol in Peace Town, Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao rushed to stop a burly man who had killed a waiter over a restaurant dispute. After their attacks drove him back, the murderer fled into the street with Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao in pursuit.

• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao paused their patrol to eat at a restaurant in Peace Town.
• A burly middle-aged man killed a waiter after accusing the restaurant of slighting him.
• Lu Yunxiao caught the waiter's body as Wu Hao joined him in confronting the murderer.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao exchanged attacks with the Nine Star Dou Master and blasted him back toward a window.
• The man smashed through the window and fled down the street, pursued by Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao.

Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao killed a fleeing murderer after a fierce battle, with Lu Yunxiao finishing the Nine Star Dou Master with Sword Separating Worlds. Lu Yunxiao left determined to forge his sword path through the blood of criminals in the Black Corner Region.

• Lu Yunxiao pursued the big man with Windwalk Steps and Sword of No Regrets, forcing him to stop and fight.
• Lu Yunxiao and the big man exchanged powerful blows, each driven back despite the big man’s higher cultivation.
• Wu Hao arrived and joined Lu Yunxiao, and their combined attacks wounded and drove the big man backward.
• Lu Yunxiao used Sword Separating Worlds to cleave the big man in two, astonishing Wu Hao and the arriving Dou Zhes.
• Lu Yunxiao told the three Dou Zhes to handle the body, then left with Wu Hao, who followed him with newfound admiration.

After three months of increasingly dangerous missions in the Black Corner Region, Lu Yunxiao broke through to Dou Master in Peace Town. The system rewarded him with an Intermediate Brewing Technique and the movement skill Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens, which could aid his cultivation and make up for his slow Windwalk Steps.

• Lu Yunxiao spent three months hunting vicious criminals in the Black Corner Region, growing stronger and developing a colder aura.
• Lu Yunxiao compressed his Dou Qi Cyclone and condensed fifteen drops of golden Dou Qi Liquid, breaking through to Dou Master.
• Lu Yunxiao declared that he could defeat any opponent within the Dou Master realm.
• The system rewarded Lu Yunxiao with the Intermediate Brewing Technique and the Profound-tier High-grade movement skill Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens.
• The system explained that brewing medicinal and spirit wine could support Lu Yunxiao's cultivation and help him learn about medicinal ingredients before he could refine pills.

After breaking through to the one-star Dou Master Stage, Lu Yunxiao returned to Jia Nan Academy with Wu Hao. Hu Jia confronted him at Zhenwu Garden and challenged him to a duel, betting that he would have to apologize and become her boyfriend if he lost.

• Lu Yunxiao discussed the system's Intermediate Brewing Technique and spirit wine before dismissing the system.
• Lu Yunxiao met Wu Hao over breakfast, revealed his breakthrough to one-star Dou Master, and agreed to return to the academy with him.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao flew back to Jia Nan Academy, turned in their mission, and collected their Contribution Points.
• Hu Jia stopped Lu Yunxiao outside Zhenwu Garden and demanded an apology.
• Hu Jia challenged Lu Yunxiao to a duel, promising to stop pestering him if he won and demanding a public apology and confession if he lost.

Lu Yunxiao accepted Hu Jia’s challenge and fought her without holding back. He broke her strongest whip technique and left her sprawled on the ground, with the duel’s wager still unresolved.

• Hu Jia challenged Lu Yunxiao, while Wu Hao warned that she was outmatched.
• Hu Jia and Wu Hao nearly clashed until Lu Yunxiao stepped between them and accepted her challenge.
• Wu Hao pointed out that the wager favored Hu Jia, but Lu Yunxiao refused to change it because he was certain he would win.
• Hu Jia attacked with her whip, but Lu Yunxiao blocked her strikes and countered with sword qi.
• Hu Jia unleashed Frenzied Whip Dance, and Lu Yunxiao shattered it with Sword Intent.
• Lu Yunxiao used Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens to get behind Hu Jia and kick her sprawling face-first.

Lu Yunxiao repeatedly knocked Hu Jia to the ground during their fight, humiliating her before the gathered spectators. When Hu Jia unleashed an Earth Tier Dou Technique, Lu Yunxiao recognized that she had only just learned it and decided against a dangerous head-on clash.

• Lu Yunxiao evaded Hu Jia’s whip and kicked her to the ground twice, while Wu Hao and the spectators watched.
• Hu Jia rose in fury and insisted that one of them had to lose, as Lu Yunxiao told her to admit defeat.
• Hu Jia released red Dou Qi and flames along her whip, revealing that she could use an Earth Tier Dou Technique.
• Lu Yunxiao judged that Hu Jia’s technique would exhaust her and that clashing with his Sword Separating Worlds could seriously injure or kill her, so he chose not to meet it head-on.

Lu Yunxiao saved Hu Jia from the backlash of her uncontrolled Dou technique, then defeated her and tied her up in a banyan tree when she refused to admit it. Hu Jia remained hanging there while Lu Yunxiao told her to reconsider.

• Hu Jia forced energy into an unfinished Dou technique, causing it to backlash as a massive red lotus formed.
• Lu Yunxiao rushed in, caught Hu Jia, and struck the red lotus with Sword Separating Worlds, stopping the attack.
• After the explosion, Lu Yunxiao set Hu Jia down and called her dirty, reigniting her anger.
• Lu Yunxiao restrained Hu Jia when she refused to accept defeat and tried to attack him.
• Lu Yunxiao tied Hu Jia to a banyan tree and left her hanging until she admitted defeat.

After defeating Hu Jia, Lu Yunxiao left her hanging from a banyan tree until she admitted defeat, then explained to Wu Hao why he believed the academy would not punish him. The crowd dispersed, but Hu Jia remained furious and humiliated beneath the tree.

• Lu Yunxiao told Hu Jia to admit defeat before he would let her down, but she stubbornly insisted she had not lost.
• Lu Yunxiao dismissed the academy’s rules and the Vice Dean’s position as reasons to fear punishment, telling Wu Hao he had done nothing wrong.
• Lu Yunxiao asked the spectators to disperse, and they left after the battle was over.
• Hu Jia felt relieved when the crowd dispersed, but still cursed Lu Yunxiao and said she hated him.

Lu Yunxiao left Hu Jia tied up at the entrance to Zhenwu Garden after defeating her, while Wu Hao accompanied him. Hu Gan learned what had happened and decided not to intervene, leaving Hu Jia to face the consequences of her recklessness.

• Lu Yunxiao left Hu Jia bound and hanging from a tree, and Wu Hao followed him into Zhenwu Garden.
• Lu Yunxiao told Wu Hao that he planned to leave Hu Jia there for a few hours so she would calm down.
• Hu Gan learned that Lu Yunxiao had hung Hu Jia from a tree and was shocked by the outcome.
• The dean of students explained that Hu Jia's insincere confession and temper had fueled the conflict, and recounted how Lu Yunxiao had saved her from Dou Technique backlash.
• Hu Gan chose not to have anyone untie Hu Jia, saying Lu Yunxiao could temper her behavior, and scolded her for using an unfinished Earth Tier Dou Technique.

Lu Yunxiao tried to make Hu Jia admit defeat after hanging her beneath a banyan tree, but she stubbornly refused despite his insults, explanations, and offers of food. When he threatened her with a venomous snake, Hu Jia finally surrendered.

• Lu Yunxiao confronted Hu Jia beneath the banyan tree and asked her to admit defeat, but she refused and insisted she had not lost.
• Lu Yunxiao criticized Hu Jia, then explained that he had thrown her aside because he was a germophobe; she remained angry and would not yield.
• Lu Yunxiao left Hu Jia hanging in the cold, then returned around midnight with roasted chicken and tried to tempt her into surrendering.
• When food failed to persuade Hu Jia, Lu Yunxiao threatened her with a venomous snake he had brought from the academy's Back Mountain.
• As the snake approached, Hu Jia screamed and admitted defeat.