Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ning brought his sister Xiao Yu to Ruyi Zhai, where a Sachima deepened her understanding of her Dou Technique and convinced her the shop was extraordinary. Xiao Yu left planning to bring people from Jia Nan Academy the next day, giving Xiao Cheng hope for more customers and progress on his task.

• Xiao Ning brought Xiao Yu to Ruyi Zhai, where she admired the shop but doubted her brother's claims about it.
• Xiao Ning bought Sachima and Peanut Nougat for Xiao Yu while Haibodong guarded Qing Lin from his teasing.
• Xiao Cheng teased Xiao Ning about his visits and learned that Xiao Yu had brought Jia Nan Academy instructors to the Xiao Clan.
• After eating Sachima, Xiao Yu entered a state of enlightenment and realized her understanding of her Dou Technique had improved.
• Xiao Yu offered to bring people from Jia Nan Academy to Ruyi Zhai the next day, and Xiao Cheng gave her extra pastries as she left.

Xiao Cheng closed Ruyi Zhai, made Gu He do extra morning exercises, and checked the shop’s growing experience and odd system rewards. The next morning, Xiao Yu brought Mentor Ruolin and more than twenty Jia Nan Academy students to the shop, where they reacted with surprise to its unusual interior and steep prices.

• Xiao Cheng teased Haibodong and ordered Gu He to do two extra rounds of Broadcast Gymnastics after Gu He complained about his aching back.
• After the staff went upstairs, Xiao Cheng checked the shop, noted that several pastries had nearly sold out, and resolved to make more the next morning.
• Xiao Cheng led the staff through morning exercises and supervised Gu He through his extra rounds.
• Xiao Cheng checked his Personal Panel and found increased experience points alongside strange-flavored peanuts, soda water, and canned peaches in his inventory.
• Xiao Yu arrived at Ruyi Zhai with Ruolin and more than twenty students, while Luobu and Geci doubted her claims about the shop.
• The students entered Ruyi Zhai, commented on its interior and high prices, and Xiao Cheng prepared to sell to them.

Gu He and Haibodong deterred unruly students at Ruyi Zhai while Xiao Cheng introduced Ruolin and the others to the pastries’ extraordinary effects. The Jia Nan Academy students began buying pastries, and Ruolin joined the line intending to take some back as evidence for Dean Hu Jia.

• Gu He subdued Geci with his pressure after the student complained about being told to keep quiet, and Ruolin apologized for him.
• Xiao Cheng greeted Xiao Yu, Xue Ni, and Ruolin, then explained the shop’s pastries to the students.
• Geci threatened Yue'er when she told him and Luobu not to block the counter, so Haibodong chilled them with his intimidating presence until Xiao Cheng told him to stop.
• Xiao Cheng described pastries that could boost cultivation, detoxify poison, enhance Spiritual Power, and restore the soul, astonishing Ruolin and Xue Ni.
• The students queued to buy pastries, and Ruolin joined them to bring samples back to Dean Hu Jia as evidence.

Xiao Cheng completed his mission after serving the Jia Nan Academy recruitment team, while Xiao Yan earned a year away from the academy by narrowly defeating Ruolin. As Xiao Yan prepared to train, Heavenly Snake Mansion decided to monitor Ruyi Zhai and look for an opportunity to strike.

• Ruolin invited Xiao Cheng to open a branch at Jia Nan Academy, but he declined and offered to bring pastries there when he had time.
• Xiao Cheng received an item that would let a pet transform into a character and gain that character’s abilities, but he postponed choosing Little Zhen’s form.
• Ruolin admitted Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Ning to Jia Nan Academy, then required Xiao Yan to defeat her to earn a year-long leave; Xiao Yan won narrowly.
• Xiao Yan said farewell to Xiao Xun'er and went to Ruyi Zhai to stock up on pastries before his training journey.
• Bai Ya discussed Ruyi Zhai with Heavenly Snake Mansion’s higher-ups, and Lü Man advised monitoring the shop while watching for rival forces.
• Bai Ya ordered Qing Mang to continue watching Ruyi Zhai and secretly assigned Lü Man to assist her.

Xiao Cheng received a system quest to sell 300 portions of pastries in the Black Corner Region and traveled to Jia Nan City after preparing Ruyi Zhai for his absence. He arrived safely, though the teleportation left him sore, and began considering how to sell pastries near Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Cheng gave Xiao Yan several packages of pastries as he prepared to leave for training.
• The system assigned Xiao Cheng a quest to sell 300 portions of pastries in the Black Corner Region within 168 hours, offering a Heavenly Tier Pastry Cart as the reward.
• Xiao Cheng paid 100,000 Gold Coins for cross-region teleportation and made pastries before naming Xiao Yi Xian acting shop manager and asking Haibodong and Gu He to help run Ruyi Zhai.
• Xiao Cheng selected Jia Nan City as his destination and teleported there.
• Xiao Cheng arrived in Jia Nan City, complained about the rough teleportation, and wondered how he could gain permission to sell pastries inside the outer academy.

Xiao Cheng met Hu Jia at Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy and used Peanut Nougat to convince her and Dean Hu Gan of his pastries' effects. Hu Gan granted him permission to sell pastries in the academy, though he worried that Xiao Cheng's presence might bring trouble.

• Hu Jia accidentally knocked Xiao Cheng down, and he introduced himself as a pastry vendor and explained his pastries' effects.
• Hu Jia ate Peanut Nougat, broke through to six-star Da Dou Shi, and introduced herself as Hu Gan's granddaughter.
• Hu Jia took Xiao Cheng to meet Hu Gan and ask permission for him to set up a stall in the Outer Academy.
• Hu Gan tried Peanut Nougat, felt his peak Nine-star Dou Huang cultivation loosen, and allowed Xiao Cheng to sell pastries in the academy.
• Hu Jia led Xiao Cheng away to explain the academy's rules, while Hu Gan wondered whether Xiao Cheng would bring trouble to the academy.

Xiao Cheng toured Jia Nan Academy’s Outer Academy with Hu Jia before the system assigned him a temporary quest to promote his pastries in a classroom. He agreed to observe Hu Jia’s class, but headed for Instructor Huo De’s Yellow-tier class knowing he would have to speak to complete the quest.

• Gu He worried over his inability to beat Qing Lin at Gomoku while working at Ruyi Zhai, and Haibodong went to help at the counter.
• Mo Cheng sent Mo Bing alone to Wutan City to monitor Ruyi Zhai, and Mo Bing bought pastries before returning to cultivate.
• Qing Mang arrived in Wutan City, investigated Ruyi Zhai’s recent circumstances, and went to the shop while Lü Man followed him secretly.
• Hu Jia showed Xiao Cheng around Jia Nan Academy’s Outer Academy and introduced him to Instructor Huo De.
• The system gave Xiao Cheng three hours to promote his pastries in an Outer Academy classroom and win the approval of seventy percent of the students.
• Xiao Cheng asked to see Hu Jia’s class, and she led him to Instructor Huo De’s Yellow-tier class after telling him to stay quiet.

Xiao Cheng joined Huo De’s class at Jia Nan Academy and promoted his cultivation-enhancing pastries, with Qin Zhen challenging his claims. Meanwhile, Mo Bing unknowingly attracted Lü Man’s attention in Wutan City and suffered an undeserved misfortune.

• Hu Jia brought Xiao Cheng to watch Huo De teach, and Xiao Cheng spotted the inattentive Qin Zhen as a possible subject for demonstrating his pastries.
• Huo De learned Xiao Cheng was a One-star Dou Ling and invited him to share cultivation insights with the class.
• Xiao Cheng entered the classroom, introduced himself as a pastry shop owner, and claimed his pastries could improve cultivation and comprehension.
• Qin Zhen doubted Xiao Cheng’s claims, giving Xiao Cheng an opening to pursue his quest.
• In Wutan City, Lü Man secretly following Qing Mang drew her attention to Mo Bing, who remained unaware and suffered an unwarranted disaster.

Qing Mang learned that another force was watching Ruyi Zhai and had Lü Man investigate the suspicious observer. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Cheng proved Peanut Nougat’s cultivation effects to students and prepared to sell it, then discovered that the system had given him a Laughing Bomb.

• Qing Mang bought Peanut Nougat and Ruyi Juice at Ruyi Zhai, while Mo Bing arrived afterward to investigate the shop.
• Lü Man revealed herself to Qing Mang and reported that she suspected Mo Bing was spying on Ruyi Zhai; Qing Mang told her to investigate his background.
• Xiao Cheng gave Qin Zhen Peanut Nougat, and Qin Zhen found that it increased his Dou Qi and more than doubled his cultivation speed.
• Huo De and two other students tried the pastry, confirmed its effects, and heard Xiao Cheng announce that he would sell pastries outside the teaching building the next day.
• Hu Jia brought Xiao Cheng to the instructors’ dormitory, where the system awarded him a Laughing Bomb whose description shocked him.

Xiao Cheng set up a pastry stall at Jia Nan Academy, where students had begun hearing that his pastries could increase cultivation. Old Man Huo of the Alchemy Department came to investigate, and Xiao Cheng saw him approaching with an unpleasant expression.

• At Ruyi Zhai, Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er finished the day while Gu He and Haibodong played chess, and Gu He restocked the pastries before going upstairs.
• Lü Man investigated Mo Bing and decided he was not important to her surveillance unless he interfered with her plans.
• Xiao Cheng read the Laughing Bomb's description, kept it as a trump card, and went to sleep.
• The next morning, Xiao Cheng ran around the instructors' dormitory, set up his stall by the teaching building, and waited for customers.
• Hu Jia bought Peanut Nougat and Shredded Pork Floss Pastry from Xiao Cheng's stall.
• Old Man Huo, a Dou Wang and director of the Alchemy Department, approached Xiao Cheng to investigate the pastries as Xiao Cheng feared trouble was coming.

Xiao Cheng convinced Old Man Huo and Bai Shan that his pastries truly increased Dou Qi and other abilities, prompting both to buy large quantities. Qin Zhen brought more students to the stall, and Xiao Cheng hoped their purchases would help promote his shop.

• Old Man Huo questioned Xiao Cheng about the pastries, tried Peanut Nougat, felt his Dou Qi increase, and apologized.
• Old Man Huo paid over three thousand Gold Coins for pastries to study and then left to research them.
• Qin Zhen brought Bai Shan and several students to Xiao Cheng's stall, where they examined the expensive price list.
• Bai Shan tried Honeyed Shortbread and Peanut Nougat, experienced their effects, and apologized for doubting Xiao Cheng.
• Bai Shan and the other students bought pastries, while Xiao Cheng watched his mission progress rise.

While Xiao Cheng was away, Ruyi Zhai's staff and customers went about their routines, and Ao Di reunited with his brother Ao Tuo at the shop. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Cheng continued selling pastries and learned that Wu Hao, the Law Enforcement Team heir, might come to see him, leaving him considering a chance to promote his goods in the inner academy.

• Gu He and Gu Ni played more than thirty rounds of Gomoku until Xiao Yi Xian caught them and scolded them.
• Ao Di returned from training, found Ruyi Zhai greatly changed, and reunited with Ao Tuo, who explained the shop's new pastries and Ruyi Juice.
• Lü Man watched Ruyi Zhai from nearby, sensed a power blocking her perception, and concluded that powerful Dou Zong experts were behind the shop.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Cheng checked his quest progress, considered holding a discount event, and rejected the idea.
• Xiao Yu and Xue Ni visited Xiao Cheng's stall, and Xiao Yu told him that Wu Hao, the Law Enforcement Team heir, might come looking for him.
• Xiao Cheng recognized a possible opportunity to use Wu Hao to promote his pastries in the inner academy.

Xiao Cheng sold pastries at Jia Nan Academy, learned that his vending cart protected him within fifty meters, and spent the afternoon reading. Meanwhile, Bai Ya sent Elder Qing to the auction in Black Seal City, unaware that Elder Qing would soon provoke someone.

• Xiao Cheng sold more than 120 portions of pastries, sold Hu Gan about seven hundred Gold Coins' worth, and then closed his stall to rest.
• Xiao Cheng learned from the system that his cart and Ruyi Zhai had protective mechanisms, but he lacked authorization to appoint an agent to sell pastries.
• Xiao Cheng ate, visited Jia Nan Academy's library, and read there until afternoon before watching the sunset.
• At the Heavenly Snake Mansion, Bai Ya and Elder Qing decided not to move against Ruyi Zhai because it might have a Dou Zong guardian.
• Bai Ya sent Elder Qing to the auction in Black Seal City, where Elder Qing was destined to provoke someone.

Xiao Cheng sold a final pack of Peanut Nougat while Jia Nan Academy students experienced rapid cultivation gains, prompting Hu Gan to consider cooperating with him. Meanwhile, Qing Mang warned Mo Bing away from Ruyi Zhai, and the chapter ended with the shop staff worrying that Xiao Cheng's pastries would run out before he returned.

• Si Bao found Xiao Cheng and bought his remaining pack of Peanut Nougat for two hundred and twenty-eight Gold Coins.
• Jia Nan Academy students cultivated with Xiao Cheng's pastries and saw their strength rapidly increase, while Hu Gan considered working with Xiao Cheng.
• Qing Mang confronted Mo Bing near Ruyi Zhai and warned him not to interfere with the Heavenly Snake Mansion's plans.
• Mo Bing left Ruyi Zhai resentful and hinted that he would find a way to deal with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, while a masked figure watched him depart.
• Xiao Yi Xian learned from Gu He that the shop's supply of Xiao Cheng's pastries would last only four or five more days.
• Xiao Cheng ran into trouble shortly after waking up at Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Cheng agreed to a pastry partnership with Jia Nan Academy in exchange for access to two Dou Techniques. A system quest then forced him to accept Old Man Huo as his disciple, leaving Xiao Cheng furious about the reward.

• Huo De brought Xiao Cheng to Principal Hu Gan, who proposed that the academy sell Xiao Cheng's pastries to its students.
• Xiao Cheng negotiated a maximum twenty-percent discount in exchange for choosing two Dou Techniques from the Dou Technique Pavilion, and he and Hu Gan signed the agreement.
• Old Man Huo arrived covered in soot and told Xiao Cheng that his pastry-based medicine experiments had nearly gotten him killed.
• Old Man Huo asked Xiao Cheng to take him as a disciple so he could learn to make pastries.
• The system issued a quest requiring Xiao Cheng to find a disciple at Jia Nan Academy, so Xiao Cheng accepted Old Man Huo despite his reluctance.
• Xiao Cheng saw the quest reward and angrily cursed the system in his mind.

Xiao Cheng sold pastries with Old Man Huo and met Wu Hao, who confirmed that the pastries could increase Dou Qi and bought nearly four thousand Gold Coins’ worth. Meanwhile, Mo Bing decided to report the dangerous situation around Ruyi Zhai to the Mo Family head and leave the decision to him.

• Old Man Huo helped Xiao Cheng sell pastries while Xiao Cheng grumbled that the system had rewarded him with a comb, then tried it out.
• Xiao Cheng and Old Man Huo sensed a bloody aura and met Wu Hao, who introduced himself and asked whether the pastries that increased Dou Qi were real.
• Xiao Cheng gave Wu Hao a Peanut Nougat, and Wu Hao felt his Dou Qi rise and his cultivation speed more than double without side effects.
• Wu Hao bought nearly four thousand Gold Coins’ worth of pastries, pushing Xiao Cheng’s sales progress past one hundred and sixty portions.
• Mo Bing recalled encountering Qing Mang of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, feared the danger around Ruyi Zhai, and left to report what he knew to the Mo Family head.

Qing Mang and Lü Man planned to target the friends of Ruyi Zhai’s shop assistants to force an opportunity to obtain the pastry-making methods, while Qing Mang visited the shop and sensed its powerful defenders. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Cheng learned he could delegate pastry sales to a newly recruited assistant and decided to ask Xiao Yu.

• Qing Mang and Lü Man agreed to investigate the shop assistants’ friends and use one of them to draw the girls out.
• Qing Mang visited Ruyi Zhai, noticed Haibodong’s strength, bought pastries from Qing Lin, and left determined to make his plan succeed.
• Xiao Cheng sent Old Man Huo away after they sold pastries at Jia Nan Academy and worried that his unfinished mission was delaying his plans.
• Xiao Cheng asked the system about delegating sales and learned that the agent had to be a newly recruited shop assistant or his disciple.
• Xiao Cheng chose to ask Xiao Yu to become a shop assistant and help sell pastries.

Xiao Cheng recruited Xiao Yu and Xue Ni to sell Ruyi Zhai pastries at Jia Nan Academy before teleporting back to Wutan City to restock his shop. After reuniting with his staff and learning Ao Di had returned, he began making pastries while Lü Man sent Qing Mang to investigate his return.

• Xiao Cheng recruited Xiao Yu and Xue Ni as Ruyi Zhai employees in the Black Corner Region and left pastries for them to sell.
• Xiao Cheng informed Hu Gan that he was leaving Jia Nan Academy, then teleported to the vicinity of Ruyi Zhai in Wutan City.
• Gu He spotted Xiao Cheng outside Ruyi Zhai and told the staff he had returned.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Cheng that the shop was running normally, its pastries would last only three or four days, and Ao Di had returned from training.
• Xiao Cheng entered the kitchen to make pastries, while Lü Man asked Qing Mang to investigate why he had returned.

Xiao Cheng returned to Ruyi Zhai, where Xiao Yu and Xue Ni sold pastries successfully as his new employees. Meanwhile, Lü Man and Qing Mang continued planning against him, and the Mo Family decided to inform the Misty Cloud Sect about the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s involvement.

• Xiao Yu and Xue Ni sold pastries to Qin Zhen, Bai Shan, and other students, earning over a thousand Gold Coins and deciding to take their employee duties seriously.
• Xiao Cheng checked the task progress, saw that the stall had received 233 orders, and left Ruyi Zhai to visit Ao Ba Pa’s home and speak with Ao Di and Ao Tuo.
• Lü Man told Qing Mang that Xiao Cheng’s return might not disrupt their plan, then left to monitor him while Qing Mang waited for news.
• The Mo Family’s leaders confronted the crisis surrounding Mo Bing and the Heavenly Snake Mansion, then decided to discreetly tell their backer, the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Cheng weighed potential partners among the Black Corner Region’s factions and returned there after visiting his shop. Meanwhile, Wu Ying offered to help Yun Shan deal with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, secretly planning to use Yun Shan for his own future scheme.

• Xiao Cheng told Ao Di and Ao Tuo that he had gone to the Black Corner Region to develop his business, then returned to his shop and considered which faction to work with.
• Xiao Cheng ruled out Han Feng, Fan Lao, and the Black Emperor Sect, leaving Su Mei’s Rakshasa Gate as a possible partner while he assessed the region’s factions.
• Xiao Cheng played Gomoku with Gu He, gave Xiao Yi Xian instructions, and teleported back to the Black Corner Region.
• Yun Shan told Wu Ying that the Heavenly Snake Mansion had targeted Ruyi Zhai and described its strongest expert, the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor.
• Wu Ying offered to deal with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and Yun Shan accepted without knowing Wu Ying intended to use the favor to advance his own plan.