Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping'an spared Madam Tuoyan and arranged for her to cultivate under Lu Zhi, then found a promising financial expert in Wei Wenlong. Meanwhile, Cui Dongshan escorted Pei Qian’s journey home from afar, and she reached Red Candle Town safely.

• Lu Zhi offered to spare Madam Tuoyan and keep her by her side, and Chen Ping'an agreed before questioning her about Jiang Heng and the Plum Garden.
• Madam Tuoyan revealed Jiang Heng’s plans for a shipping route and went with Lu Zhi, while Chen Ping'an and Chou Miao returned to Spring Banner Zhai.
• Chen Ping'an recognized Wei Wenlong’s expertise in revenue and finance, discussed economic principles with him, and invited him to the Summer Palace.
• Cui Dongshan tried to leave Pei Qian to travel home alone, but secretly ordered the Water God to escort her and watched over her from afar.
• Pei Qian traveled carefully to Red Candle Town, thanked the Water God, and invited him to visit Luopo Mountain.

On Luopo Mountain, Yuanbao proposed turning the Lotus Root Blessed Land into a training ground that would produce cultivators and martial artists for Luopo Mountain, but Zhu Lian postponed judgment until a Patriarch Hall debate. In the Great Li capital, Cui Chan gathered Treasure Bottle Continent’s leaders to organize its defenses against the Demon Race Army, while Cui Dongshan reported that the Sword Qi Great Wall would hold for two or three years longer than expected.

• Yuanbao urged Zhu Lian to spread cultivation techniques and martial arts through the Lotus Root Blessed Land, recruit promising people to Luopo Mountain, and profit from their training, while Yuanlai warned about governance and people’s hearts.
• Zhu Lian recorded Yuanbao’s proposal for a future Patriarch Hall meeting and advised her to persuade Yuanlai and refine her plan before presenting it.
• After Wei Bo sensed trouble, Chen Lingjun flew from Luopo Mountain, and Zhu Lian told Wei Bo to stay out of the matter while Zheng Dafeng reassured Chen Warm Tree that Luopo Mountain would handle it.
• Cui Chan convened the Great Li Emperor and powerful cultivators to address ten matters, including sect candidates, the Grand River, taxes, and preparations for the Demon Race Army’s advance.
• Cui Chan presented a defense plan for Treasure Bottle Continent, and Song He and the assembled leaders stood to support it as a man surnamed Fan offered Immortal Money.
• Cui Dongshan announced that the Sword Qi Great Wall could hold out two or three years longer than expected, then later traveled with a skinny child carrying him on her back.

Pei Qian confronted the Yuye River Water God Mansion after Zhou Mili was beaten, and Zhu Lian intervened to force the Water God Matriarch to face Luopo Mountain’s demands. The chapter also followed Ruan Xiu’s return to the Longquan Sword Sect, Su Jia’s painful reunion with her master and renewed threat from Huang He, and Zheng Dafeng’s wanderings around town before ending with him sitting alone on the stone bridge.

• Pei Qian found Zhou Mili bruised after Water Mansion officials had beaten her, then sent her home and went to confront the Yuye River Water God Shrine.
• Chen Lingjun arrived with the Dragon King's Basket, and Pei Qian summoned golden sword intent, but Zhu Lian took charge and defeated the Water God Matriarch, demanding an apology and compensation.
• Ruan Qiong sent Xu Xiaoqiao and Xie Ling to visit Ruan Xiu, who accepted pastries from the Yashui Shop and agreed to return to the Longquan Sword Sect.
• Liu Baqiao found Su Jia at her bookshop and confessed his feelings; after her master comforted her, Huang He threatened her and left her in despair.
• Zheng Dafeng visited Yang Family Shop and several places around town, then sat alone on the old stone bridge as he looked north toward Old Porcelain Mountain.

Cui Dongshan settled in for the night after earning money at Go and began writing on a blank sheet of paper, hinting that Young Brother Gao and Cui Ci might one day become Old Ancestors. Earlier, Luopo Mountain’s household shared a meal, the Water God Matriarch fled after admitting fault, Ma Kuxuan continued his violent journey south, and Wei Ying met Sui Youbian at Book Scroll Lake.

• Zhu Lian cooked dinner at the Yashui Shop with Pei Qian, Zhou Mili, and Shi Rou, and Ruan Xiu joined them when she returned.
• Zhu Lian questioned the Water God Matriarch of the Yuye River about her conduct, and she knelt, admitted she was wrong, and fled after Ruan Xiu told her to leave.
• Ma Kuxuan traveled south with Shudian, recounted killing privileged young masters and an earth god, and spoke of the people connected to Pearl Cave Heaven.
• Li Fuqu worried about Jiang Shangzhen’s intentions as Liu Zhimao advised her to avoid overreaching; Wei Ying later told Old Man Liu Cheng that True Realm Sect would support Great Li’s imperial court.
• Wei Ying returned Sui Youbian’s Obsessed Heart Sword, but Sui Youbian kicked it into Book Scroll Lake and said she would retrieve it when her cultivation was high enough.
• Cui Dongshan won money playing Go, found an inn, and told Young Brother Gao that he and Cui Ci might one day become Old Ancestors.

Cui Dongshan prepared an inkstone while discussing Liu Chicheng’s return to White Emperor City, and Pei Qian approved Zhou Mili’s friend for a guardian post. At the Sword Qi Great Wall, Chen Ping'an managed the war and its supply trade, Lin Junbi chose to remain, and Chen Ping'an ended by saying he was waiting for a swordsman.

• Cui Dongshan unearthed and refined an inkstone, then met Liu Chicheng, who offered to reveal who had sent him to Treasure Bottle Continent.
• Pei Qian agreed to let Zhou Mili’s Incense Child friend become Qilong Alley’s Right Guardian, subject to monthly reports.
• Li Baoping rode south from Great Sui Capital City and mourned the loss of her childhood fancies.
• Two Throne Great Demons led the Savage World campaign as its forces launched an assault on the Sword Qi Great Wall; Chou Miao, Pang Yuanji, and Lin Junbi brought back an Ascension Realm Great Demon they had slain.
• Chen Ping'an discussed the risks to ferry trade with Lin Junbi and told him to remain at the Sword Qi Great Wall rather than involve his Literary Vein.
• Lin Junbi saw off Ku Xia, Jin Zhenmeng, Yu Juanfu, and Zhu Mei, then chose to stay; Chen Ping'an said he was waiting for a swordsman.

Zuo You killed a Great Demon near Reed Flower Island, then traveled with Zhong Kui toward Taiping Mountain while helping resolve Zhong Kui’s dispute with Ji Hai. At the Sword Qi Great Wall, Chen Ping'an settled a bitter argument in the Yin Guan lineage and left the Summer Palace to fight outside the wall, where he revealed formidable fist intent while saving a young sword cultivator.

• Zuo You sent a message crediting Chen Ping'an for killing the Great Demon, and Mi Yu teased Wei Wenlong about recognizing Zuo You’s junior brother.
• Zhong Kui pressed Ji Hai for the Fu Ji Sect’s secret art, and Zuo You suggested Ji Hai let Zhong Kui learn it under an oath and serve as a guest elder; Ji Hai agreed.
• Zuo You asked Zhong Kui about the Little Snow Awl and traveled with him toward Taiping Mountain.
• Chen Ping'an calmed a dispute between Xu Ning, Cao Gun, Xuan Shen, and their allies, reviewed the failed battle plan, and announced he would leave the Summer Palace to kill demons.
• Wu Chengpei used his Natal Flying Sword, Sweet Rain, to destroy bone puppets and sweep the battlefield, after which Sword Immortals and other cultivators left the wall to fight.
• An elderly sword cultivator helped protect younger fighters and baited a Demon Race cultivator, then shoved a young sword cultivator out of danger and obliterated the surrounding enemies with his fists.

Chen Ping'an disguised himself as an old sword cultivator on the battlefield, exposed and killed a Golden Core Demon Race deathsworn, and uncovered the Savage World's plan to use deathsworn sword cultivators against the Sword Qi Great Wall's young talents. The chapter left Chen Ping'an racing to warn the city and protect Fan Dache as the enemy's ambushes threatened the other battlefields.

• Chen Ping'an, disguised as an old sword cultivator, watched Pu Yu and Ren Yi's group while identifying a Demon Race Cultivator hiding its strength.
• Chen Ping'an exposed the hidden Golden Core deathsworn sword cultivator, seized its Golden Core, and warned Pu Yu and Ren Yi to beware of an ambush.
• At the Jiashen Tent, Guan Xiang and Shou Chen told Wooden Clogs that the Jiazi Tent would commit powerful cultivators to the battle, while the Jiashen Tent requested a chance to ambush Chen Ping'an.
• The Savage World equipped Earth Immortal sword cultivator deathsworn with detailed records of the Sword Qi Great Wall's young talents, and another Golden Core deathsworn was executed before reaching the battlefield.
• Chen Ping'an killed a second Golden Core deathsworn, sent a flying-sword warning to the city wall to intercept the enemy assassins, and hurried toward another battlefield to guard Fan Dache.
• Pu Yu and Ren Yi recognized the disguised Chen Ping'an as the Second Shopkeeper and resumed fighting as the Demon Race troops fled.

Chen Ping'an joined Ning Yao's group on the southern battlefield, helped them withdraw from a suspected ambush, and uncovered a hidden enemy sword cultivator. As Fan Dache volunteered to draw out the attackers, Ning Yao prepared to lead the group through the enemy formation with Sword Immortal.

• Chen Qingdu met the Daoist Sage above the Sword Qi Great Wall and discussed Chen Ping'an's grievance with Daoism and his connection to Sun Huaizhong.
• Feng Kangle and Tao Ban returned bruised after defending Chen Ping'an's reputation, while Bai Lianshuang began teaching children martial arts at the Winter Resort Palace.
• Chen Ping'an disguised himself as a young sword cultivator and flew onto the battlefield, where he rescued several groups and spotted Ning Yao's party facing a possible ambush.
• Chen Ping'an ordered Ning Yao's group to retreat in formation, warned them of concealed Demon Race sword cultivators, and helped Fan Dache escape the battlefield.
• Fan Dache volunteered to act as bait, and Ning Yao drew Sword Immortal and prepared to open a path through the enemy formation.

Ning Yao led the sword cultivators through the Demon Race army, killing powerful enemies and leaving her companions little chance to fight. After reaching the golden river, she and Chen Ping'an headed north together, where she told him he could think less when he was beside her.

• Chen Ping'an coordinated the breach, assigning the sword cultivators to expose hidden death warriors while Fan Dache prepared to serve as bait.
• Ning Yao cut through the Demon Race army with Sword Immortal and ancient sword intent, summoning eight spectral Sword Immortals to hunt enemies across the battlefield.
• Ning Yao killed a hidden Nascent Soul Demon Race Cultivator and pursued death warriors, while Diezhang and the others followed and Chen Ping'an collected battlefield spoils.
• Ning Yao led the group south to the golden river, where she split off with Chen Ping'an and Fan Dache to return north by another route.
• Ning Yao told Chen Ping'an he could think less beside her, and he gently wiped the cut on her face and pinched her cheek.

Chen Ping'an fought through the Demon Race Army with his fists to temper his martial arts, while Ning Yao guarded him and cut down powerful demons. As Chen Ping'an reached the Sword Qi Great Wall and took up a demon's saber, Ning Yao broke through to the Nascent Soul Bottleneck and faced an ambush as Chen Qingdu challenged the gray-robed elder to fight.

• Ning Yao explained how Chen Ping'an restrained his fist intent with Daoist Robes, while she and Fan Dache followed as he charged into the enemy ranks.
• Chen Ping'an baited and defeated several demons, shattered their talisman formation, and scattered the Demon Race Army after his identity as Yin Guan was revealed.
• Chen Ping'an continued fighting with only his fists, while Ning Yao stayed behind him and Fan Dache watched the other sword cultivators battle across the field.
• Ning Yao called Chen Ping'an back to himself, and he shed his remaining Daoist Robe before resuming his advance with a demon's saber.
• Ning Yao struck at a concealed Nascent Soul sword cultivator death warrior and reached the Nascent Soul Bottleneck, while Chen Qingdu told Wei Jin he had not needed to hold back her breakthrough.
• The gray-robed elder accused Chen Qingdu of breaking the rules, and Chen Qingdu invited him to come up to the wall and fight.

Chen Qingdu agreed to teach Wei Jin a sword art and explained the principle behind it as Chen Ping'an fought through a vast demon army. The battle left Chen Ping'an badly wounded, and after a mysterious sword cultivator challenged him and his allies, Chen Ping'an revealed his newly nurtured flying sword, Moon at the Bottom of the Well.

• Chen Qingdu told Wei Jin that A Liang had sincerely hoped he would one day stand alongside him, then promised to teach Wei Jin a sword art rooted in standing with the weak and challenging the strong.
• Ning Yao drove off a demon Sword Immortal Death Warrior, pursued a Nascent Soul sword cultivator who had wounded Chen Ping'an, and used Sword Immortal to cut through the surrounding demon army.
• Chen Ping'an endured repeated attacks while fighting deep inside the enemy ranks, and Fan Dache worried as Ning Yao continued to hold the battlefield's flanks.
• Deng Liang overturned his desk in frustration over the war's losses and the Sword Qi Great Wall's worsening position, while Lin Junbi continued his work in the Summer Palace.
• Chen Sanqiu and Dong Huafu joined the battle near Chen Ping'an, who used his last borrowed Daoist Robe before a concealed sword cultivator attacked him and his companions with multiple sword formations.
• The mysterious sword cultivator vanished after calling Chen Ping'an “Fellow Daoist,” and Chen Ping'an recalled his flying swords into Moon at the Bottom of the Well.

Chen Ping'an learned from Chen Qingdu that the Sword Qi Great Wall’s sword cultivators had roots in Savage World or the Fifth Continent, and that martial arts and Military Strategist cultivation were connected to godhood. After training the children and tending to the Great Wall’s affairs, he told Ning Yao about his agreement with Chen Qingdu, and they remained together on the wall.

• Chen Ping'an recovered on the city wall, spoke with Yin Chen, and then learned from Chen Qingdu the origins of the Great Wall’s sword cultivators and the connection between martial arts, Military Strategist cultivators, and godhood.
• Chen Qingdu explained the Tenth Realm’s stages and offered Chen Ping'an advice about hardship and the hollows it left in a person’s heart.
• Chen Ping'an watched Nun Bai teach the children boxing, then demonstrated the Mountain Shaking Fist’s walking drill and shared lessons about martial artists.
• Chen Ping'an reviewed the Spring Banner Residence’s accounts with Wei Wenlong and discussed improved terms for some ferry goods with Yan Ming, Nalan Caihuan, and Shao Yunyan.
• Ning Yao returned wounded with her fellow sword cultivators, and Chen Ping'an told her about his agreement with Chen Qingdu; Ning Yao accepted his confession and asked him to share such matters with her in the future.
• Chen Qingdu watched Chen Ping'an and Ning Yao together and recalled that he had admired Chen Ping'an’s youthful vitality from their first meeting.

Pei Qian, Zhou Mili, and Chen Warm Tree bid farewell to Chen Lingjun as he departed for Northern Juluzhou, while Gu Can and Liu Chicheng encountered Li Baoping in Qingfeng City and prepared to intervene if she faced danger. Zheng Dafeng agreed to journey to the Lotus Root Blessed Land after Old Man Yang returned his soul fragments, and the chapter reflected on the paths taken by Pearl Cave Heaven’s children over the fifteen years since they left their hometown.

• Pei Qian and Zhou Mili said goodbye to Chen Lingjun, who regretted boarding the ferry but continued his journey after Wei Bo appeared to see him off.
• In Qingfeng City, Gu Can told Liu Chicheng that Lu Zhengchun had nearly beaten one of his friends to death, then spotted Li Baoping and decided to wait and protect her if necessary.
• Zheng Dafeng visited Huang Erniang’s wine shop, where she warned him that Liu Big Eyeball and his associates might be targeting his house; Zheng Dafeng then left for the Yang Family Shop.
• At the Yang Family Shop, Zheng Dafeng argued with Yang Shu before Old Man Yang took him into the back courtyard and discussed cultivation and the difficult journey ahead.
• Old Man Yang returned Zheng Dafeng’s soul fragments and agreed that he would travel to the Lotus Root Blessed Land; Li Huai arrived and announced plans to duel Pei Qian.
• The chapter recounted where the former children of Pearl Cave Heaven had gone and noted that nearly fifteen years had passed since they began their separate lives.

Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi reached Luopo Mountain, where they met its residents as Zhu Lian investigated Chun Shui and the exiled Dugu Duanshun. Pei Qian traveled to the Lotus Root Blessed Land to break through her martial arts bottleneck, while Li Baoping arrived at a cottage outside Qingfeng City beneath the moon.

• Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi reached Luopo Mountain, where Pei Qian and Zhou Mili welcomed them and introduced them to the mountain's residents.
• Wei Bo told Zhu Lian that Chun Shui had arrived with Dugu Duanshun and his maidservant, and Zhu Lian questioned the travelers about their motives and journey.
• Zhu Lian decided Luopo Mountain should protect Chun Shui and find out who had directed the group there, while Wei Bo returned with him to greet Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi.
• Dong Shuijing, Lin Shouyi, Li Huai, Yu Lu, and Xie Xie reunited with Shi Jiachun in Qilong Alley before heading toward Luopo Mountain.
• Pei Qian took Zhou Mili to the Lotus Root Blessed Land and began nurturing her fist intent at a private residence to break through her martial arts bottleneck.
• Li Baoping arrived at a thatched cottage outside Qingfeng City and stood beneath the moon, remembering her childhood journey with her Junior Uncle.

Li Baoping visited Wei Benyuan and delivered two precious talismans from Li Xisheng, but a Nascent Soul cultivator attacked them to seize her treasures. Li Xisheng intervened, and after the danger passed, Li Baoping spoke with Gu Can about Chen Ping'an before Gu Can set out for White Emperor City.

• Li Baoping visited Wei Benyuan and gave him the Golden Core Talisman and Mud Pill Talisman from Li Xisheng, which he reluctantly accepted as something he was holding for Li Xisheng.
• A Nascent Soul cultivator revealed that he had followed Li Baoping and tried to seize her treasures, trapping Wei Benyuan and threatening them both.
• Liu Chicheng arrived and restrained the attacker, while Gu Can recognized Li Baoping and urged her not to act rashly.
• Li Xisheng appeared, stopped time, and struck down Liu Chicheng and the attacker before restoring events and returning to Northern Juluzhou.
• Gu Can apologized to Li Baoping and listened as she explained how Chen Ping'an had cared about him; Gu Can then asked her to tell Chen Ping'an that he was cultivating in White Emperor City.

Liu Chicheng spared Chai Bofu after Gu Can challenged his motives, then crippled Chai Bofu and drained some of his water fortune. Li Baoping traveled through the Fox Kingdom before heading north, while Pei Qian’s punch unleashed martial fortune across the continents and revealed Zhu Lian’s youthful appearance.

• Liu Chicheng explained to Gu Can why he had spared Chai Bofu, and Gu Can agreed to let the Rogue Cultivator live so they could compare their Daoist arts.
• Liu Chicheng shattered Chai Bofu’s Golden Core, forcing him into the Dragon Gate Realm, while Gu Can plundered his water fortune and questioned his ties to Qingfeng City.
• Chai Bofu revealed that he had attacked Qingfeng City’s interests to protect his former junior sister, whose hidden inheritance and strength made him wary of provoking her.
• Li Baoping entered the Fox Kingdom with Wei Benyuan, reunited with Tao Ya, and then set off alone toward Great Li Capital City, revealing that she could ride the wind.
• Pei Qian threw a punch at the Sky Curtain of the Lotus Root Blessed Land, drawing martial fortune from across the world toward Luopo Mountain.
• Wei Bo struggled to hold the Tongye umbrella as the martial fortune surged, and Zhu Lian’s face was unveiled, revealing his youthful appearance.

Pei Qian confronted Prince Wei Yun’s envoy in Nanyuan Kingdom, then prepared to travel to Northern Juluzhou while reflecting on when to use her fists. Elsewhere, Gu Can continued toward White Emperor City, Zhi Gui revealed the truth of her identity to Song Jixin, and an old scholar urged his companion to talk about Chen Ping'an.

• Pei Qian declined Wang Guangjing’s invitation to join Prince Wei Yun’s household, and Zhu Lian struck the envoy after he continued scheming against Luopo Mountain.
• Pei Qian and Zhou Mili spent her last night in Nanyuan Kingdom discussing the burden of throwing a punch, and Pei Qian decided she needed to go higher; she planned to train in Northern Juluzhou with Li Huai’s father.
• Liu Chicheng met Cui Chan and a white-clothed man, who refused to help Cui Chan and told Liu Chicheng to keep Gu Can alive when he reached White Emperor City.
• Zhi Gui told Song Jixin that she was Wang Zhu, a True Dragon whose original body lay beneath Zhenzhu Mountain, and Song Jixin said he did not mind before admitting that the revelation hurt.
• On the Fifth Continent, an old scholar teased his companion about his Closed-door Disciple, then suggested the companion could talk about Chen Ping'an instead.

Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, Dong Shuijing, and Shi Chunjia returned to the old schoolhouse, where old classmates and important figures gathered to revisit the town. As the gathering dispersed, Liu Chicheng and Chai Bofu found themselves facing the assembled group, and Liu Chicheng nervously claimed to be Chen Ping'an’s closest friend.

• Li Huai, Dong Shuijing, Shi Chunjia, and Lin Shouyi cleaned the schoolhouse and reminisced about their schooldays and friendships.
• Yu Lu, Xie Xie, Song Jixin, and Zhi Gui visited the schoolhouse, while County Governor Yuan Zhengding and Supervisor Cao Gengxin traded barbs there.
• Ma Kuxuan spoke with Shudian about his grandmother and what it meant to bear the weight of another person’s words.
• Gu Can headed toward the schoolhouse, Liu Xianyang returned home and beat him at the Mud Bottle Alley Entrance, and Ruan Xiu also came back to town.
• Liu Chicheng and Chai Bofu approached the schoolhouse and saw the gathered classmates and visitors; Liu Chicheng claimed that he and Chen Ping'an were the closest of friends.

Old Man Yang and Cui Chan discussed the plan to gather True Dragon fortune for Wang Zhu and the many younger people caught in Cui Chan’s schemes, while Wei Bo left reassured that Luopo Mountain was not the target. Back on Luopo Mountain, Li Baoping reunited with Pei Qian and Little Millet as the others settled into their journeys, while Chen Ping'an remained at the Sword Qi Great Wall, eating noodles after another battle.

• Ruan Qiong and Wei Bo visited Old Man Yang, who warned them that the White Emperor City City Lord was watching the shop and told Wei Bo that Luopo Mountain was not Cui Chan’s target.
• Old Man Yang reflected on Cui Chan’s plan to gather True Dragon fortune for Wang Zhu by exploiting the ties and obligations of Ruan Xiu, Gu Can, Song Jixin, Gao Xuan, and Zhao Yao.
• Cui Chan arrived at the Yang Family Shop and explained to Old Man Yang that Chen Ping'an would not return soon, so Great Li needed to pursue its fallback plan for Wang Zhu; the two also discussed their agreement and Cui Chan’s divided soul.
• The schoolhouse visitors dispersed: Liu Xianyang went with Ruan Xiu, Song Jixin went with Zhi Gui, and Zhang Jiazhen and Jiang Qu climbed Luopo Mountain with Cui Wei.
• Li Baoping visited Luopo Mountain to borrow her Junior Uncle’s horse, reunited with Pei Qian and Little Millet, and joined them in watching the distant scenery from the Bamboo Building.
• After returning from battle beyond the Sword Qi Great Wall, Chen Ping'an ate spring noodles at the wine shop and asked for another bowl without chopped scallions.

Gu Can returned to his family residence, where the White Emperor City City Lord revealed the household’s hidden protections and sent him to meet Jia Sheng. Jia Sheng awoke as the legendary dragon-slaying swordsman, accepted Gu Can as a disciple, and departed; meanwhile, Cui Chan explained Lin Shouyi’s family history, and Cui Dongshan wandered with Young Brother Gao near the Grand River.

• Gu Can confronted the gatekeeper and learned from the maidservants that his father had arranged protection for the residence, while the White Emperor City City Lord altered the memories of the three conspirators.
• The White Emperor City City Lord sent Gu Can and Liu Chicheng to Huanghu Mountain, where Jia Sheng awakened as the swordsman who had slain the Flood Dragons and accepted Gu Can as his disciple.
• Jia Sheng left for Northern Juluzhou, and the White Emperor City City Lord agreed that Gu Can could follow him to Central Divine Continent.
• Cui Chan told Lin Shouyi about his father’s past, explained why Chen Ping'an had avoided investigating him, and asked him to collect the characters Qi and retrieve Chen Ping'an’s Bamboo Slips from Book Scroll Lake.
• Cui Dongshan watched the Grand River works with Liu Qingfeng, then wandered through a nearby city and countryside with Young Brother Gao, ending by plunging with him into a river.