Chapter Summaries

Lu Chengwen rejected Huo Wenting’s offer to become her boyfriend and join her business plans, choosing to stay with Leng Qingqiu instead. After Huo Wenting threatened a business war and left, Chen Mengyun encountered her and was overwhelmed by old fears and feelings of inferiority.

• Lu Chengwen told Huo Wenting he understood she wanted to use him and refused her offer to partner with the Huo Family.
• Huo Wenting proposed that they publicly date for three years while investing together, but Lu Chengwen rejected the conditions and joked about embarrassing her.
• Huo Wenting threatened Lu Chengwen and Leng Qingqiu with a business war before storming out.
• Chen Mengyun met Huo Wenting outside and greeted her politely, while Huo Wenting briefly acknowledged her and left.
• Chen Mengyun watched Huo Wenting go and felt that her old fears and inferiority had returned.

Huo Wenting failed to secure Lu Chengwen’s cooperation and explained to her team why she considered him more capable than the provincial capital’s Five Great Families. She revealed that Lu Chengwen had beaten Huo Wendong before and had once cornered her, while Huo Wendong had lost tens of billions in Xue City.

• The Three Elders withdrew, Liao Heng went to see a doctor, and Lu Chengwen and Leng Qingqiu were left worrying that Huo Wenting’s entry into the provincial capital could undo their efforts.
• Huo Wenting told her secretary that her negotiations with Lu Chengwen had failed, then told Huo Wendong that the brain specialist she had recommended could not cure him.
• Huo Wenting praised Lu Chengwen’s perspective and decisiveness, saying he would eventually devour the provincial capital’s old powers and that Huo Wendong could accomplish nothing with him around.
• Huo Wenting explained that she had offered Lu Chengwen the title of Huo family son-in-law to gain his cooperation, but he had refused to play along.
• Huo Wenting told her team that Lu Chengwen had beaten Huo Wendong in college, stolen her first kiss, and that Huo Wendong had lost tens of billions in Xue City while Lu Chengwen’s Chengwen District attracted major investment.
• The chief secretary asked whether Lu Chengwen had set up Huo Wendong.

Huo Wenting’s strength left Lu Chengwen and Leng Qingqiu searching for a way to oppose her, while Chen Mengyun feared Lu Chengwen would abandon her. Lu Chengwen reassured Chen Mengyun that he would stay with her and face the crisis together.

• Huo Wenting explained that Leng Qingqiu had helped Lu Chengwen turn former enemies into allies and revive a failed project, and compared Leng Qingqiu to her younger self.
• Lu Chengwen and Leng Qingqiu struggled to find a way to defeat Huo Wenting, while Tang Yiyi secretly organized her recording equipment.
• Chen Mengyun saw Huo Wenting in the hallway and pleaded with Lu Chengwen to return to Xue City, fearing he would agree to leave her.
• Chen Mengyun confronted Lu Chengwen and Leng Qingqiu, insisting she would follow Lu Chengwen and fight anyone who tried to separate them.
• Lu Chengwen told Chen Mengyun he loved her and promised they would face Huo Wenting’s challenge together, even if they had to sell pancakes as a couple.

Huo Wenting ordered an investigation into Lu Chengwen’s influence over the Chen, Xu, and Leng families and possible ties to the Ancient Martial Arts World, while considering recruiting him and Leng Qingqiu. Meanwhile, a Bai family liaison gave the Zhao Family Patriarch a pill for his son and ordered him to kill Lu Chengwen.

• Huo Wenting’s secretary concluded that Lu Chengwen’s unusually close cooperation with three families might stem from coercion or backing from a powerful Ancient Martial Arts force.
• Huo Wenting ordered a secret investigation of Lu Chengwen, starting with Chen Mengyun, and sent Gao Fei to investigate his possible Ancient Martial Arts connections.
• Huo Wenting rejected attacking Chengwen District and said she hoped to win over Lu Chengwen and Leng Qingqiu as capable leaders.
• The Zhao Family Patriarch told the Bai family liaison that the Wang Family was trying to kill Lu Chengwen, the Li Family was playing all sides, and the Zhang Family was protecting him.
• The Bai family liaison gave the Zhao Family Patriarch a Heavenly Gate Pill for his most outstanding son and ordered him to kill Lu Chengwen.

Jiang Xiaohou learned that the Wang and Zhao families were targeting Lu Chengwen under the influence of powerful backers, while Zhang Jiucheng pledged to support her and take on the Li Family. The chapter left Jiang Xiaohou preparing to justify the Li Family’s destruction by investigating its crimes, as Old Li received a Heavenly Gate Pill.

• Jiang Xiaohu’s envoy gave the Wang Family Patriarch a Heavenly Gate Pill, and Old Wang resolved to use it to avenge his son.
• Jiang Xiaohou told Zhang Jiucheng that the Wang Family likely acted on Jiang Xiaohu’s orders and the Zhao Family likely acted for the Bai family, then assigned the Zhang Family to deal with the Li Family.
• Zhang Jiucheng argued that Li Zhenchen planned to join other families in assassinating Lu Chengwen, and Jiang Xiaohou declared that the Li Family must die.
• Jiang Xiaohou told Zhang Jiucheng to investigate the Li Family further and include its other alleged misdeeds in the case against it.
• Old Li held a Heavenly Gate Pill and pondered.

Old Li plotted to capture Lu Chengwen and use him to win favor with the powerful forces behind the rival families. As the Zhang family withdrew its guards, Zhang Jiucheng gave Zhang Ningxin a Heavenly Gate Pill and ordered her to defend Lu Chengwen to the death.

• Old Li and Li Fu decided to seize control of Lu Chengwen to attract the attention of the forces backing the other families.
• Old Li found Li Zhenchen grieving over Zhuge Xiaohua, who had run off with Lu Chengwen, and told him Lu Chengwen must be captured alive.
• Li Fu reported that the Zhang family had withdrawn its nearby guards, and Old Li ordered scouts to investigate whether it was a trap.
• Old Li gave Li Zhenchen a Heavenly Gate Pill and promised that Lu Chengwen's women would be divided between them after Lu Chengwen was dealt with.
• Zhang Jiucheng gave Zhang Ningxin a Heavenly Gate Pill from Monkey Palace and reminded her to defend CEO Lu to the death.

Lu Chengwen gathered ten experts to hear about their work and compete for advancement, while the Strategist and Heavenly King Fubo’s teams vied to impress him. Zhang Shen’er repeatedly interrupted the meeting with flirtatious appeals, leaving Lu Chengwen struggling to resume it.

• Lu Chengwen invited the ten experts to report their achievements and deliberately encouraged rivalry between the Strategist’s and Heavenly King Fubo’s teams.
• Lu Chengwen told each team to choose a representative, and Silver Tuo Wang began a report on the Strategist’s team.
• Zhang Shen’er interrupted to remind Lu Chengwen of their promised chair experiment, and Lu Chengwen sent her away so the meeting could continue.
• Silver Tuo Wang delivered a jargon-filled report that Lu Chengwen could not understand, so Lu Chengwen asked A Hu to speak instead.
• Zhang Shen’er appeared in a red dress and asked Lu Chengwen whether it looked good.

Lu Chengwen abruptly ended his meeting with a suggestive excuse to take Zhang Shen'er to the basement, while his teams argued upstairs about their strength. Elsewhere, Hua Xuening urged Zhuge Xiaohua to protect Lu Chengwen to earn his trust, and Jiang Xiaohou promised Zhao Ritian that the provincial capital would be his chance to rise.

• Zhang Shen'er interrupted Lu Chengwen's meeting with flirtatious talk, and Lu Chengwen carried her to the basement for a private meeting.
• After Lu Chengwen left, Fubo's team and the strategist's team argued over seniority and boasted that they could defeat any Heavenly Four Gates expert.
• Zhuge Xiaohua worried that Lu Chengwen favored Zhang Shen'er, so Hua Xuening advised her to earn merit by protecting him from enemies.
• Jiang Xiaohou told Zhao Ritian that he lacked an opportunity and promised the provincial capital would let him soar to great heights.

Lu Chengwen promised ten arguing masters that they could all advance, then began a slow system upgrade before leaving them in the basement. Outside, he encountered Zhuge Xiaohua and Hua Xuening, whose misunderstandings about his intentions left the scene on a suggestive note.

• Zhao Can arrived near the villa and vowed that Lu Chengwen would die that night.
• Lu Chengwen stopped the ten masters from fighting and promised that all of them would advance.
• Lu Chengwen brought the ten masters to a basement and started the Ten-Man Group Upgrade System Gift Pack, but left when its progress barely reached seven percent.
• Lu Chengwen met Zhuge Xiaohua and remembered that he still had a Heavenly Gate Pill for her.
• Hua Xuening, fearing Lu Chengwen was favoring Zhuge Xiaohua, opened her collar and asked whether he liked her bra.

Lu Chengwen mistook Zhuge Xiaohua’s lovestruck behavior for eagerness about a Heavenly Gate Pill and sent her to advance, while Hua Xuening agreed to guard her. Nearby, Wang Yuan and Li Zhenchen arrived as danger gathered around the villa.

• Wang Yuan learned that the Zhang Family experts guarding Lu Chengwen had withdrawn and vowed to kill him.
• Zhuge Xiaohua blushed and weakened in Lu Chengwen’s arms, while he mistakenly thought she was eager to receive a Heavenly Gate Pill.
• Hua Xuening agreed to stand guard as Zhuge Xiaohua went into the innermost room, and Lu Chengwen wondered why she was acting so strangely.
• Hua Xuening told Lu Chengwen that Zhuge Xiaohua was in love, and he concluded that her fate had changed without Long Aotian.
• Lu Chengwen realized he had forgotten to give Zhuge Xiaohua the Heavenly Gate Pill and sent Hua Xuening to deliver it and protect her.
• Li Zhenchen arrived nearby.

Lu Chengwen questioned Zhao Gang about his loyalty and heard how Zhao Gang’s reasons for following him had changed over time. Zhao Gang praised Lu as a master manipulator disguised as a good person, while Lu stopped him before he could continue.

• Zhao Gang told Lu Chengwen that Zhang Shen'er had given him twenty thousand yuan to buy something he liked and asked him to speak well of her.
• Lu Chengwen asked why Zhao Gang stayed with him, and Zhao Gang explained the five stages of his loyalty, from seeking help for his family to worshipping Lu.
• Zhao Gang recalled that he had once been disappointed when Lu began showing conscience and sparing enemies, but now believed Lu’s apparent goodness was a more advanced form of wickedness.
• Lu Chengwen cut off Zhao Gang’s extended praise and asked whether he knew why Lu had questioned him.
• Zhao Gang declared that Lu was about to entrust him with an important responsibility.

Zhang Ningxin arrived to protect Lu Chengwen as Hua Xuening advanced to the Heavenly Four Gates and grew closer to him. When Hua Xuening sensed intruders and rushed to confront them, she left Lu Chengwen with Zhang Ningxin facing Zhao Can, Wang Yuan, and Li Zhenchen.

• Zhuge Xiaohua received a pill instead of the intimate encounter she had expected, then accepted that advancing in strength was important for serving Lu Chengwen.
• Lu Chengwen sat with Hua Xuening on the balcony and asked about her dreams, while she admitted she wanted to become smarter and learn to serve him shamelessly.
• Hua Xuening sensed someone approaching, drew her sword, and left to protect Lu Chengwen, furious that the interruption came just as she was about to become smarter.
• Zhao Can, Wang Yuan, and Li Zhenchen argued over who would capture Lu Chengwen before demanding to know why Zhang Ningxin was there.
• Zhang Ningxin drew her saber and declared she would protect CEO Lu unto death, while the three men mocked her for being a woman.

Wang Yuan, Zhao Can, and Li Zhenchen attacked Zhang Ningxia and the villa, but Hua Xuening’s sudden arrival sent Wang Yuan fleeing while Li Zhenchen slipped inside. He found Lu Chengwen with Zhang Shen'er and prepared to attack, then sensed a familiar aura.

• Wang Yuan, Zhao Can, and Li Zhenchen discussed dividing Lu Chengwen’s women, and Zhao Can began fighting Zhang Ningxia.
• Li Zhenchen rushed toward the villa, but Hua Xuening appeared and attacked him and Wang Yuan.
• Wang Yuan ran from Hua Xuening’s sword while Li Zhenchen entered the villa through a window.
• Li Zhenchen found Lu Chengwen and Zhang Shen'er together and planned to kill Lu Chengwen while he was distracted.
• Li Zhenchen sensed a familiar aura.

Li Zhenchen sneaked into the villa to rescue Zhuge Xiaohua, but she mistook his arrival for Lu Chengwen and then flew into a rage when she recognized him. As Zhuge Xiaohua and Hua Xuening chased their targets, Li Zhenchen fled with a serious neck wound, and the fighting around the villa continued.

• Li Zhenchen climbed to the third floor and saw Zhuge Xiaohua grieving over Lu Chengwen and imagining his advances.
• Zhuge Xiaohua mistook Li Zhenchen’s shadow for Lu Chengwen’s, then attacked Li Zhenchen when he revealed himself.
• Li Zhenchen escaped with blood pouring from his neck as Zhuge Xiaohua pursued him in a fury.
• Wang Yuan asked Li Zhenchen to switch opponents, but fled again after seeing his injury.
• Hua Xuening noticed Zhuge Xiaohua’s breakthrough, and Zhuge Xiaohua said she would kill Li Zhenchen.
• Zhao Can and Zhang Ningxin saw the bloodied Li Zhenchen and enraged Zhuge Xiaohua amid the ongoing fights.

Lu Chengwen watched Zhang Shen'er while Hua Xuening, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Zhang Ningxin fought off Zhao Can, Li Zhenchen, and Wang Yuan. The three attackers were left badly wounded, and Li Zhenchen collapsed after Wang Yuan pulled his hand from his wound.

• Lu Chengwen distracted Zhang Shen'er by watching the fighting outside while she tried to keep his attention on her.
• Zhuge Xiaohua shot Li Zhenchen with arrows, and Hua Xuening repeatedly wounded Wang Yuan with her sword.
• Zhang Ningxin chased Zhao Can and severed one of his arms after he attacked Lu Chengwen.
• Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua argued with Zhang Ningxin over who would protect Lu Chengwen, while the wounded men begged for help.
• Zhuge Xiaohua persuaded Hua Xuening to spare Li Zhenchen, but Wang Yuan pulled away his hand from his wound, and Li Zhenchen collapsed motionless.

Zhao Can tried to talk his way out of being killed by Hua Xuening, Zhang Ningxin, and Zhuge Xiaohua after Wang Yuan died, but Hua Xuening eventually struck him down. Meanwhile, Lu Chengwen was suddenly knocked unconscious and carried away by an unknown person.

• Zhao Can, Zhang Ningxin, Hua Xuening, and Zhuge Xiaohua blamed Wang Yuan for killing Li Zhenchen by reopening his wound, and Wang Yuan’s Blood Flowing Great Method caused his wounds to burst and killed him.
• Zhao Can tried to persuade the three women to let him leave with Wang Yuan’s body, claiming he was sincere and had reasons to repay kindness to the Wang family.
• Hua Xuening became distracted by her anger over missing out on the balcony and struck Zhao Can down despite his attempts to explain.
• An unknown person appeared in Lu Chengwen’s room, knocked him unconscious with a palm strike, and carried him away.

Lu Chengwen, Zhao Ritian, and Long Aotian were captured by Immortal Elder Nanji and the Fishing Elder, who planned to alter their recovered faces to fulfill a wager. The Fishing Elder brutally tried his Facial Ruin Kick on Long Aotian, then turned to Zhao Ritian.

• Immortal Elder Nanji and the Fishing Elder freed Lu Chengwen from his bindings and explained that they had brought him and two companions over.
• Zhao Ritian loudly threatened the elders, then changed his tune after Lu Chengwen revealed their identities and status as War Ancestors.
• The elders said they would change the three men's faces to honor their wager, using the Fishing Elder's secret technique because they had no Disguise Pills left.
• The Fishing Elder repeatedly kicked Long Aotian's face, but Long Aotian passed out before his appearance changed.
• Zhao Ritian pleaded with the Fishing Elder to be gentle, but Immortal Elder Nanji kicked him toward the elder.

The Fishing Elder repeatedly kicked Zhao Ritian while trying to reshape his face, then prepared to make Lu Chengwen undergo the same ordeal. Immortal Elder Nanji produced a Disguise Pill before the kicking began, while Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian lay in despair.

• The Fishing Elder realized he had changed Zhao Ritian's face by mistake and kicked him until he changed it back.
• Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian insisted Lu Chengwen should have his face changed too, and Lu Chengwen suggested swapping their faces around.
• The Fishing Elder began dragging Lu Chengwen over, but Immortal Elder Nanji revealed a Disguise Pill that could spare him the beating.
• The Fishing Elder and Immortal Elder Nanji noticed Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian lying with vacant eyes and silently streaming tears.

Yu Kuohai heard that sons from three families had died in a clash involving Lu Chengwen and summoned the four family heads to hear their accusations. Zhang Jiucheng explained how the Li and Zhao family sons died, but the account stopped before he explained Wang Yuan’s death.

• Yu Kuohai praised the saber from Zhang Jiucheng and ordered Yu Funan to reward the Zhang family with three pills.
• The strategist told Yu Kuohai that the Li, Wang, and Zhao families had lost sons because of Lu Chengwen, and that all four family heads had gathered at the Yu residence.
• The Zhao, Wang, and Li family heads argued over how many sons they had lost before accusing Zhang Jiucheng’s niece of killing them.
• Zhang Jiucheng said the three families’ eldest sons had attacked Lu Chengwen while his niece protected him, and that they had died through infighting.
• Zhang Jiucheng explained that Li Zhenchen died after Zhao Can reopened his wound, and Zhao Can bled to death after Wang Yuan’s sudden betrayal provoked him to use the Blood Flowing Great Method.
• Yu Kuohai asked how Wang Yuan had died.

Yu Kuohai’s inquiry into Wang Yuan’s death descended into accusations among Old Wang, Old Zhao, and Old Li about whose sons were whose. The dispute ended with Yu Kuohai asking whether Old Wang had won the numbers game, as the three men exposed one another’s affairs.

• Zhang Jiucheng said Hua Xuening had killed Wang Yuan while protecting Lu Chengwen, and Old Wang tried to attack him before Yu Funan intervened.
• Zhang Jiucheng accused Old Wang of fathering Old Zhao’s sons, and Old Wang admitted he had pursued A Lian but claimed her third son was not his.
• Old Zhao revealed that he had fathered three of Old Wang’s sons, and the two men fought over who had cuckolded whom more.
• Old Wang accused Old Li of fathering Old Zhao’s third son with A Lian, and Old Li admitted they had fallen in love.
• Old Zhao accused Old Wang of fathering Old Li’s son Zhenchen, and Yu Kuohai asked whether Old Wang had won by the numbers.