Chapter Summaries

Emperor Xue Ye tried to settle the conflict between Frost Snow Pavilion and Spirit Hall by offering imperial compensation, but Ye Xi and Salas remained unwilling to concede. Their negotiation was interrupted by the arrival of Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Emperor Xue Ye invited Ye Xi and Salas to reconcile, but Salas accused Frost Snow Pavilion of provoking Spirit Hall by beating him.
• Ye Xi defended her actions, saying Salas had secretly followed her, while Ling Yuan watched him coldly.
• Emperor Xue Ye offered to compensate Frost Snow Pavilion for supplies Salas had burned and urged both sides to settle the dispute.
• Salas agreed to reconcile only if Ye Xi apologized, while Ye Xi demanded an explanation from Salas and refused to apologize.
• A guard announced that Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had arrived to visit Emperor Xue Ye.

Ning Fengzhi arrived at the Council Hall and helped broker an end to the dispute between Ye Xi and Salas. After Salas left, Xue Ye warned Ye Xi to stay vigilant, and Ning Fengzhi hinted that he had matters to discuss but looked toward Ye Xi before continuing.

• Ning Fengzhi entered the Council Hall with Gu Rong and supported Salas's demand for an explanation while insisting Salas explain why Spirit Hall's people had followed Ye Xi.
• Salas called the incident a misunderstanding, and Ling Yuan offered Ye Xi's apology to him.
• Xue Ye proposed that both sides let the matter end, and Salas and Ye Xi agreed that Spirit Hall and Frost Snow Pavilion would stay out of each other's affairs.
• Salas left the Council Hall, and Xue Ye warned Ye Xi that Salas might cause trouble behind the scenes.
• Ye Xi promised to stay vigilant, and Ning Fengzhi began to tell Xue Ye why he had come before glancing at Ye Xi.

Ye Xi, Xue Qinghe, and Ling Yuan left the imperial palace while Ning Fengzhi stayed behind to speak with Xue Ye. On their way back to Frost Snow Pavilion, Ling Yuan raised the possibility that Ning Fengzhi might use Ning Rongrong and a marriage alliance to secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s place in the imperial family.

• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe to see Ye Xi off, then silently signaled that they should let Ning Fengzhi act first.
• Xue Qinghe explained Xue Ye’s signal to Ye Xi after they left the palace, and Ye Xi suggested preparing to learn Ning Fengzhi’s plans.
• Ling Yuan proposed that Ning Fengzhi might arrange for Ning Rongrong to join Xue Qinghe’s harem as a political alliance.
• Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe realized they had overlooked the possibility of Xue Qinghe taking multiple wives, but Xue Qinghe said the choice would be his.
• Ye Xi, Xue Qinghe, and Ling Yuan returned to Frost Snow Pavilion, where they found Princess Xue Ke waiting in the main hall.

Xue Ke visited Frost Snow Pavilion after the conflict with Spirit Hall was resolved, and Ye Xi showed her around while Xue Qinghe stayed behind. After watching Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Tian Yao train, Xue Ke spoke with the former Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team members about why they had left.

• Xue Ke arrived at Frost Snow Pavilion and explained to Xue Qinghe that she had come to visit now that the conflict with Spirit Hall was settled.
• Xue Ke asked Ye Xi to show her around, then persuaded Xue Qinghe to remain in the front hall.
• Ye Xi explained that the pavilion’s maids had been bought from Tiandou Auction House and that she had selected people who did not appear to have a slave mentality.
• Xue Ke watched Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Tian Yao, and the others train, then waited with Ye Xi in a pavilion and drank fruit juice.
• After training, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling greeted Xue Ke, who asked about the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team’s decline; Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling said they had left because Frost Snow Pavilion offered better opportunities to improve.

Ye Xi agreed that Frost Snow Pavilion would enter the next Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament, and Xue Ke chose to stay overnight there. Meanwhile, Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that Ning Fengzhi had asked about him and Ye Xi, leaving him puzzled by the questions and why Ning had arranged for Ye Xi to be sent away.

• Ye Xi agreed that Frost Snow Pavilion would participate in the next Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament, delighting Tian Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Xue Ke asked Ye Xi if she could stay overnight at Frost Snow Pavilion, and Ye Xi agreed.
• Xue Qinghe left Xue Ke at Frost Snow Pavilion and returned to the palace, where he reported to Xue Ye that she was staying with Ye Xi.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong left the Council Hall, and Xue Qinghe asked Xue Ye what Ning Fengzhi had discussed with him.
• Xue Ye said Ning Fengzhi had asked about Xue Qinghe and Ye Xi and had deliberately arranged for Ye Xi to be sent away, though he did not understand why.

Ning Fengzhi arranged for Gu Rong to bring Ning Rongrong back and asked Chen Xin to invite Ye Xi to a dinner in Ning Rongrong's name. Meanwhile, Xue Ke settled into Frost Snow Pavilion as Ye Xi showed her the room and explained where to find help.

• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe to stop puzzling over Ning Fengzhi's question and sent him back to rest.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to go to Suotuo City and bring Ning Rongrong back, and Gu Rong departed for the city.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin to visit Frost Snow Pavilion after Ning Rongrong returned and invite Ye Xi to a dinner attended only by the younger generation.
• Chen Xin agreed to make the visit, and Ning Fengzhi left the hall with him.
• Ye Xi showed Xue Ke her room at Frost Snow Pavilion and told her where to find Ye Xi or Ling Yuan if she needed anything.

Ye Xi accompanied Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke to Moonlight Pavilion, where she met its master, Tang Yuehua, for the first time. After Xue Ke went inside for class, Ye Xi returned with Xue Qinghe, who told her about Ning Fengzhi’s conversation with Xue Ye.

• Ye Xi instructed Zhong Meng to have maids ready to help Xue Ke, then spent the night meditating.
• Xue Qinghe came to remind Xue Ke about class, and Ye Xi joined him in waking her.
• Ye Xi invited Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke to breakfast at Frost Snow Pavilion before they headed to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Ye Xi met Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, and the two silently assessed one another.
• Xue Ke entered Moonlight Pavilion with Tang Yuehua, and Xue Qinghe told Ye Xi about Ning Fengzhi’s conversation with Xue Ye on their way back.

Chen Xin brought Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe invitations to Ning Rongrong’s dinner banquet, prompting Ye Xi to suspect that Ning Fengzhi had arranged the invitation in Rongrong’s name. Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe agreed to attend in two days and began planning their preparations.

• Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe met Chen Xin outside Frost Snow Pavilion, where he said he had brought them invitations and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tea.
• Chen Xin gave Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe invitations to Ning Rongrong’s dinner banquet for the younger generation.
• Ye Xi questioned whether her invitation had been delivered to the wrong person, but Chen Xin confirmed that Rongrong had asked him to deliver it personally.
• Chen Xin asked about Ye Xi’s swordsmanship guidance, and Ye Xi agreed to attend the banquet; Xue Qinghe agreed as well.
• After Chen Xin left, Ye Xi told Xue Qinghe she suspected Ning Fengzhi had sent the invitation in Rongrong’s name and said she would prepare carefully before attending.
• Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe began planning for the banquet two days later and resolved to find out what Ning Fengzhi intended.

Ye Xi prepared to attend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect banquet with Ye Lingling and asked Dugu Yan to bring Yu Tianheng to Frost Snow Pavilion. Dugu Bo confronted them at the rear hall entrance, questioning why Dugu Yan had brought an outsider inside.

• Ye Xi asked Dugu Yan to find Yu Tianheng and bring him to Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Ye Qingxue delivered an invitation from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ye Xi and Ye Lingling prepared to attend the banquet.
• Ye Xi waited in a pavilion with Ye Lingling, Tian Yao, and Ling Yuan while Dugu Yan went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan found Yu Tianheng, told him Ye Xi wanted to speak with him, and led him to Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Dugu Bo stopped Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng at the rear hall and challenged her for bringing an outsider inside.

Ye Xi persuaded Yu Tianheng to attend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s banquet with her and Dugu Yan. When Yu Tianheng asked to see Ye Xi’s strength, her intimidating display made him reconsider sparring.

• Dugu Yan brought Yu Tianheng to meet Ye Xi, who asked whether he had received an invitation to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s banquet.
• Ye Xi said she planned to bring Dugu Yan, and Yu Tianheng changed his mind about attending so he could go with them.
• During their conversation, Tian Yao offered to spar with Yu Tianheng, but he declined and asked Ye Xi to show him her strength instead.
• Ye Xi accepted Yu Tianheng’s challenge and revealed her Eight-Winged Slaughtering Angel Martial Soul, four soul rings, Slaughter Domain, and Slaughtering Sword.
• Seeing Ye Xi’s power, Yu Tianheng told Dugu Yan they should leave sparring for another day.

Ye Xi and Yu Tianheng agreed to travel together to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's banquet, while Ning Rongrong returned to the sect and learned that Ye Xi had been invited. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong realizing Ning Fengzhi expected her to control her temper around Ye Xi.

• Dugu Yan intervened when Yu Tianheng and Ye Xi nearly sparred, and Yu Tianheng chose not to challenge Ye Xi after seeing her power.
• Ye Xi and Yu Tianheng agreed to leave Frost Snow Pavilion for the banquet at seven in the evening in two days.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan left for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ye Xi told Tian Yao and Ye Lingling to prepare for the banquet.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin argued over which of them had missed Ning Rongrong more after she returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Ning Rongrong to rein in her temper toward an invited guest, and she realized he meant Ye Xi.

Ning Fengzhi invited Ye Xi to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s evening banquet in Ning Rongrong’s name, upsetting his daughter. Two days later, Ye Xi and her companions set out with Xue Qinghe, Xue Ke, and Yu Tianheng, arriving at the sect’s crowded Mountain Gate as Ghost Leopard followed them in secret.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Ye Xi had accepted the invitation, and Ning Rongrong left the hall in anger.
• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong that he had sent the invitation in Ning Rongrong’s name because he knew the two women did not get along.
• Ye Xi prepared for the banquet in her usual Silver Palace Dress and left Frost Snow Pavilion with Tian Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Ye Xi, Xue Qinghe, Xue Ke, and Yu Tianheng departed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in three carriages, while Ghost Leopard followed them unseen.
• Ye Xi and the others arrived at the sect’s Mountain Gate, where many other carriages were already gathered and the disciples came to welcome them.

Ye Xi attended a banquet for Heaven Dou City's younger generation, where Yu Tianxin challenged her strength by testing her grip. Ye Xi crushed his hand, and Yu Tianxin returned to Yu Tianheng convinced of her power.

• Ye Xi and the others entered the banquet hall, where Ning Rongrong exchanged a cold look with Ye Xi.
• The Son of the Azure Bird Sect Master greeted Ye Xi and spoke with her.
• Yu Tianxin arrived and asked Yu Tianheng whether Ye Xi was truly as strong as people said.
• Yu Tianheng warned Yu Tianxin that Ye Xi could defeat them both easily, but Yu Tianxin said he did not believe it and approached her.
• Yu Tianxin tightened his grip on Ye Xi's hand, and Ye Xi broke a bone in his hand before letting him go.
• Yu Tianxin admitted to Yu Tianheng that he should have stopped him more firmly.

At the banquet, Ye Xi and Ning Rongrong both offered drinks to Xue Qinghe, who accepted Ye Xi’s first and then took Ning Rongrong’s tea. Ning Rongrong and Ye Xi exchanged tense looks as Xue Qinghe signaled Xue Ke to ease the tension.

• Yu Tianxin concealed his injured hand and walked away, while Yu Tianheng went to talk with Dugu Yan.
• The guests took their seats around Ning Rongrong, and a zither performance and dance began as dinner started.
• Ning Rongrong offered Xue Qinghe Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tea, and Ye Xi also offered him a drink.
• Xue Qinghe accepted Ye Xi’s drink first, then accepted Ning Rongrong’s tea, prompting Ning Rongrong and Ye Xi to stare each other down.
• Xue Qinghe signaled Xue Ke to step in and smooth things over between Ye Xi and Ning Rongrong.

Xue Ke mediated between Ye Xi and Ning Rongrong at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect banquet, easing their standoff so the feast could continue. Meanwhile, Ling Yuan worried about the two women, though Ghost Leopard remained hidden nearby to protect Ye Xi.

• Xue Ke noticed Xue Qinghe signaling her and chose to approach Ye Xi first.
• Xue Ke urged Ye Xi to give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect face, and Ye Xi looked away from Ning Rongrong.
• Xue Ke privately asked Ning Rongrong to make peace with Ye Xi, and Ning Rongrong withdrew to the seat of honor.
• Xue Ke returned to Ye Xi, and the banquet continued with guests occasionally watching Ye Xi and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi reassured Ling Yuan that people were watching the banquet hall, while Ghost Leopard remained hidden to protect Ye Xi.

Ning Fengzhi left the gathering after learning that Yu Tianheng had acted in the Banquet Hall, where a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple had allegedly spilled water on Ye Xi, Dugu Yan, and Xue Ke. Ning Rongrong tried to stop Yu Tianheng from confronting the disciple, but he demanded that she move aside.

• A disciple whispered to Ning Fengzhi, who learned that Yu Tianheng—not Ye Xi or the Crown Prince—had acted in the Banquet Hall.
• Ling Yuan asked whether something had happened there, then used her Spiritual Power to check and resumed resting after finding no major disturbance.
• Ning Rongrong blocked Yu Tianheng and explained that a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple had accidentally spilled water on Ye Xi, Dugu Yan, and Xue Ke.
• Ye Xi challenged Ning Rongrong to explain the incident, while the disciple insisted that he had fallen by accident.
• Xue Ke hinted that Yu Tianheng had failed to stand up for Dugu Yan, and Yu Tianheng told Ning Rongrong to move aside.
• Ning Rongrong asked Yu Tianheng to give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect some face and promised the sect would provide an explanation.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect banquet, Ye Xi refused to let Ning Fengzhi settle the incident without hearing Dugu Yan and Princess Xue Ke. She backed Dugu Yan’s demand for an explanation and left Yu Tianheng with a chance to act.

• Dugu Yan confronted Ning Rongrong and demanded an explanation, while Ye Xi waited for someone with the authority to decide the matter.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived, questioned Yu Tianheng for stepping into the dispute, and offered to punish the disciple responsible for the mishap.
• Ye Xi accepted Ning Fengzhi’s offer only on her own behalf and said she could not speak for Dugu Yan or Princess Xue Ke.
• Ye Xi signaled Dugu Yan to press the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for an explanation, and Dugu Yan stepped forward to face Ning Fengzhi.
• Ye Xi quietly told Yu Tianheng that she had given him an opportunity and left it to him to seize it.

At the banquet, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng challenged Ning Fengzhi to apologize and provide compensation for the disciple’s misconduct. Ning Fengzhi postponed settling the matter until after the banquet, while Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe recognized a chance to press the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for more.

• Yu Tianheng chose to support Dugu Yan and demanded an explanation from Ning Fengzhi on her behalf.
• Dugu Yan rejected Ning Fengzhi’s claim that the disciple had been drunk, and Yu Tianheng called for an apology and compensation.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to address the matter after the banquet and said the princess and Ye Xi would also receive compensation.
• Ye Xi urged Dugu Yan to wait until the banquet ended, and Xue Qinghe called Xue Ke back to his side.
• Ning Fengzhi took the disciple out of the Banquet Hall and told him to return to his room until summoned.

After the banquet, Ye Xi and the others waited in the Banquet Hall for Ning Fengzhi to explain the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s response to the incident. Ning Rongrong returned with the offending disciple, setting the stage for Ye Xi’s negotiations.

• Ning Fengzhi ended the banquet and led the guests to the Mountain Gate, where Ling Yuan noticed Ye Xi and the others were missing.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Ling Yuan to the Banquet Hall, where Ye Xi and the others were waiting.
• Ye Xi asked Ning Fengzhi for the promised explanation, and he sent Ning Rongrong to fetch the disciple who had made the mistake.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling told Ling Yuan what had happened, and Ling Yuan realized Ning Fengzhi had misled her earlier.
• Ning Rongrong returned with the disciple, and Ye Xi, Xue Qinghe, Dugu Yan, and the others turned to look at Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi offered Ye Xi an ancient sword manual from Chen Xin as compensation after a disciple’s mistake, turning the gift into a debt of gratitude. Ye Xi accepted the book along with the other compensation, aware that Ning Fengzhi had his own plans.

• Ning Fengzhi had the erring disciple apologize to Ye Xi, Xue Ke, Dugu Yan, and the others, then promised them compensation.
• Chen Xin gave Ye Xi his father’s ancient Seven Killings book and explained that it recorded insights into the differences between Titled Douluo above level ninety-five.
• Ye Xi realized that accepting the book meant owing Chen Xin a favor, but she had already read and memorized much of it.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples delivered gift boxes of compensation, and Xue Qinghe, Xue Ke, and Dugu Yan accepted theirs.
• Ye Xi placed the Seven Killings book atop her gift box and decided to accept it, believing Ning Fengzhi would not let her refuse.