Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai married at the Civil Affairs Bureau, then celebrated over lunch with Li Yu Xuan and An Mei Xin. When Li Yu Xuan asked how Jiang Yan Hai would handle their different lifestyles and spending habits, he said it did not put much pressure on him.

• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai overslept after staying up late, then hurried to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
• Li Ruo Bai introduced Jiang Yan Hai to An Mei Xin and reunited the group with Li Yu Xuan before they went inside to get married.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai completed the marriage procedures and received their certificates about an hour later.
• An Mei Xin and Li Yu Xuan gave the newlyweds red envelopes, and Li Ruo Bai invited them to lunch at Hongya Pavilion.
• Li Yu Xuan asked Jiang Yan Hai how he would manage the couple's different spending habits, and he said the pressure was not great for him.

Jiang Yan Hai explained that he could become richer than Li Ruo Bai because money could not buy health, then used his medical knowledge to identify health concerns in An Mei Xin and Li Yu Xuan. He urged Li Yu Xuan to get examined and treated, and the chapter ended with her joking about not needing protection with a boyfriend.

• Jiang Yan Hai said he only needed to be richer than Li Ruo Bai and argued that money could not buy health.
• Jiang Yan Hai identified An Mei Xin's mild anemia and irregular heartbeat, surprising her.
• Jiang Yan Hai checked Li Yu Xuan's pulse and told her that her fallopian tubes were somewhat blocked.
• Jiang Yan Hai advised Li Yu Xuan to visit a hospital for an examination and treatment before the condition became harder to reverse.
• Li Yu Xuan thanked Jiang Yan Hai, said she would get checked the next day, and joked about not needing protection with her boyfriend.

Jiang Yan Hai explained why he could not share his contact information and asked Li Yu Xuan and An Mei Xin to keep Li Ruo Bai company while he was away. After discussing Li Yu Xuan’s health and visiting Li Ruo Bai’s parents, Jiang Yan Hai agreed to a small wedding ceremony at her apartment.

• An Mei Xin asked Jiang Yan Hai for his phone number and WeChat, but he refused because of military regulations and asked her and Li Yu Xuan to support Li Ruo Bai while he was away.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Li Ruo Bai that Li Yu Xuan’s condition was minor but would likely require surgery, which could affect her future relationships.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai drove to Li Yun Feng’s villa and greeted her parents.
• Li Yun Feng proposed a private wedding ceremony at Li Ruo Bai’s apartment, attended only by the couple and a few trusted friends, and Jiang Yan Hai agreed.

After Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai married, Li Yun Feng and his wife shared their feelings and hopes for the newlyweds before setting their wedding for three days later. Jiang Yan Hai chose to decorate their home himself, and the next morning he began preparing while Li Ruo Bai slept.

• Li Yun Feng told Jiang Yan Hai he regretted that Li Ruo Bai could not have the grand wedding he had once imagined, and asked him to care for her.
• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai cooked dinner for Li Yun Feng and his wife, who were reassured by the couple's closeness.
• Li Yun Feng set the wedding date for three days later, and Jiang Yan Hai decided to handle the decorations himself.
• Jiang Yan Hai used Er Dan and the Advanced Scanning Program to plan the room's arrangement, then cleaned and tidied the home.
• Jiang Yan Hai made breakfast the next morning, and Li Ruo Bai woke and leaned sleepily against him.

Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai decorated their home for their wedding, with Jiang Yan Hai making intricate red paper-cuts by hand. Li Ruo Bai joined in and enjoyed trying the simpler designs as the rooms took on a festive look.

• Li Ruo Bai got up after remembering that she and Jiang Yan Hai were decorating their home for their wedding.
• After breakfast, Jiang Yan Hai folded red paper and joked that learning paper-cutting helped pilots develop spatial awareness.
• Li Ruo Bai asked Jiang Yan Hai to cut two chubby babies, and he made a detailed paper-cut of babies holding a fish.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai teased and fooled around before returning to the decorating.
• Jiang Yan Hai prepared double-happiness characters and auspicious patterns throughout the home, while Li Ruo Bai practiced simple paper-cuts nearby.

Jiang Yan Hai finished transforming the room into a handmade bridal chamber for Li Ruo Bai, and the two shared a tender moment while discussing their future family. After Er Dan explained that their different physical conditions might affect conception, Jiang Yan Hai designed an exercise plan for Li Ruo Bai and took her toward the gym.

• Jiang Yan Hai spent three days decorating the room by hand while Li Ruo Bai recorded his work.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai embraced in the finished bridal chamber and talked about their happiness and future children.
• Jiang Yan Hai consulted Er Dan, who explained that Li Ruo Bai's physical condition might be why they had not conceived.
• Jiang Yan Hai offered to make Li Ruo Bai an exercise plan, scanned her body, and invited her to the gym.

Jiang Yan Hai helped Li Ruo Bai prepare for their modest wedding, dressing her in an ancient dragon-and-phoenix gown while he wore his military uniform. As the ceremony was about to begin, Old Commander arrived with other guests to witness it.

• Jiang Yan Hai completed Li Ruo Bai’s first training session, massaged her, and tucked her in before doing his own workout.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai got up early on their wedding day, and Li Ruo Bai’s mother and Li Yun Feng brought red bedding for their room.
• Jiang Yan Hai applied Li Ruo Bai’s makeup and styled her hair before she changed into a dragon-and-phoenix wedding dress.
• Li Yun Feng admired the couple together, with Jiang Yan Hai in his military uniform, before guests knocked at the door.
• Li Yun Feng opened the door to welcome the guests, and Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai recognized Old Commander among them.

Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai held a simple wedding ceremony with their families, attended by five senior commanders who presented Jiang Yan Hai with a calligraphy gift. The ceremony ended with Li Yun Feng welcoming the newlyweds as family and inviting everyone to share a meal.

• Five senior commanders congratulated Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai, then presented Jiang Yan Hai with a calligraphy scroll signed by all five.
• At 8:08, Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai completed their ceremony, and Jiang Yan Hai knelt to address Li Yun Feng and his wife as his parents.
• Li Ruo Bai thanked her parents and apologized for the ways her future roles as a wife and mother might keep her from them, bringing her parents to tears.
• A commander explained that Jiang Yan Hai’s military duties might cause him to neglect family life, and Li Yun Feng said the family was proud of his service.
• The commanders left, and Li Yun Feng invited Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai to share a meal with him and his wife.

After their wedding, Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai visited Li Yun Feng, who offered them his assets before revealing that he planned to donate them to a science foundation named the Hai Ruo Award. The chapter left Jiang Yan Hai promising to stay true to his path as Li Yun Feng supported his future.

• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai spent their wedding night together after Li Yun Feng and Li Ruo Bai's mother left, feeling that they had become a family.
• The next day, Jiang Yan Hai gave red envelopes to Hound and the other men before driving with Li Ruo Bai to Li Yun Feng's home.
• Li Yun Feng offered to transfer his assets to Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai, but both declined.
• Li Yun Feng explained that he and Li Ruo Bai's mother planned to donate their assets and establish the Hai Ruo Award to support scientists and research.
• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai supported Li Yun Feng's decision, and Li Yun Feng urged Jiang Yan Hai to remain steadfast on his path.

After a month-long honeymoon at home with Li Ruo Bai, Jiang Yan Hai received a mission to recover missing Energy Ore and rescue a captured mercenary group in Tu Bo Country. He was ordered to save Trench’s people, including its leader Barney and the Chinese member codenamed Yin Yang.

• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai left Li Yun Feng’s home after discussing his plans and teased each other on the drive back.
• Jiang Yan Hai spent his month-long newlywed vacation at home with Li Ruo Bai.
• Old Commander told Jiang Yan Hai that a piece of Energy Ore had fallen into a third party’s hands and that a foreign mercenary organization might pursue it.
• Old Commander informed Jiang Yan Hai that a businessman had been kidnapped in Tu Bo Country and the mercenary group Trench had also been captured.
• Jiang Yan Hai accepted orders to rescue Trench’s people, including Barney and Yin Yang.

Jiang Yan Hai monitored a mercenary team rescuing a wealthy businessman from the Rebel Army and prepared to provide air support as they escaped by sea. After the team reached a speedboat, Jiang Yan Hai locked onto their pursuers and received permission to fire.

• Jiang Yan Hai used a stealth drone to watch the mercenaries attack the Rebel Army headquarters and rescue the wealthy businessman.
• Er Dan reported that the team had rescued the target and was withdrawing toward a dock.
• Jiang Yan Hai followed the team as it escaped by speedboat and spotted enemy speedboats pursuing them.
• Er Dan detected an armed amphibious aircraft taking off to support the pursuers, and Jiang Yan Hai locked onto the armed speedboats.
• Jiang Yan Hai received authorization to open fire while Barney and Christmas prepared to attack from their modified aircraft.

Jiang Yan Hai used Phantom and Er Dan to support Barney’s team as they fought their way along the river, destroying enemy speedboats and blasting open a pontoon bridge. Barney’s crew escaped the pursuing forces and took off just before reaching a dam, still unsure who had helped them.

• A sniper destroyed one of the pursuing speedboats, and the drone identified his position.
• Jiang Yan Hai launched four missiles at targets on the pontoon bridge while Barney’s crew fired their aircraft’s cannon at a watchtower.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s missiles blew up the pontoon bridge and two speedboats pursuing Barney’s team.
• Barney ordered the crew to throw out their speedboats and accelerated toward the dam.
• Barney got the seaplane airborne just before it crashed into the dam.

Barney and Christmas escaped their pursuers with help from a stealth fighter, which they realized belonged to Yin Yang’s homeland. The fighter pilot saluted them before flying on, leaving Barney and Christmas to return the salute.

• Barney and Christmas turned back to pick up Billy after missiles cleared their escape route and destroyed the jet skis pursuing them.
• Jiang Yan Hai stayed with the group as their plane climbed, and Barney and Christmas spotted a stealth fighter flying beside them.
• Gunnar, Yin Yang, and the others recognized the aircraft as a fighter from Yin Yang’s homeland and realized it had probably rescued them.
• Barney identified the aircraft as the Phantom and warned Christmas against taking photographs or trying to contact it.
• The Phantom pilot rolled upside down over Barney’s plane, saluted Barney and Christmas, and received their return salutes.

After helping the Suicide Squad escape, Jiang Yan Hai tracked their satellite phones and followed them to Africa. He learned more about Barney and Billy, then overheard Church contact Barney, leaving him alert to the mercenary group’s next move.

• Christmas and Barney wondered why the fighter pilot had saluted them, then agreed to stick to their plan for returning the rescued businessman across the border.
• Jiang Yan Hai flew back to Base No. 9, where Er Dan confirmed that the Suicide Squad’s satellite phones were under surveillance.
• A day later, Jiang Yan Hai listened in on the Suicide Squad aboard a plane to Africa and learned the group’s name and Billy’s plans to reunite with his girlfriend.
• Jiang Yan Hai heard Church contact Barney and opened his eyes when he recognized the intermediary’s codename.

Jiang Yan Hai listened as Church recruited Barney for a mission to recover a safe from a crashed plane near Gazak, then traveled to Africa to visit the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group. He reached the group’s base and announced his return to Black Lion over the radio.

• Church reminded Barney that he owed him for past trouble and asked him to recover a safe from a plane shot down near Gazak.
• Church explained that the safe’s password changed every 120 seconds and introduced Maggie Zhang as a specialist who would accompany Barney.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s satellite system retrieved information about the crash while he listened to Church and Barney’s conversation.
• Jiang Yan Hai landed in Africa and headed to the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, whose size and influence had grown under the Republic of Evia’s backing.
• At the base entrance, Jiang Yan Hai borrowed a guard’s radio and told Black Lion that Technician had returned.

Jiang Yan Hai returned to Blood Wolf and reunited with his old teammates, explaining that he had begun working with the employer from their previous mission. He asked for their help with a mission involving the mercenary organization Suicide Squad.

• Jiang Yan Hai arrived at Blood Wolf's gate, where Cassette recognized him and White Hair Inov welcomed him over the radio.
• Black Lion, Black Wolf Balek, Red Fox Tom, Vulture Elton, Mouse Carlos, White Headed Eagle, Bob Lee, and Seagull Porter greeted Jiang Yan Hai.
• Jiang Yan Hai told the assembled Blood Wolf members that he had started working with the employer from their previous mission, and Bob Lee said he supported the work despite his American nationality.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that he needed help retrieving something from a famous mercenary organization and named Suicide Squad as their target.

Jiang Yan Hai and the Suicide Squad traveled to the Gazak Mountains in Albany to watch a group retrieve cargo from a crashed plane and intercept them. After the group seized a box and confronted the Suicide Squad, Jiang Yan Hai’s team moved in, leaving the sides poised for a clash.

• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the Suicide Squad to prepare for a mission in Albany, and Black Lion led the team out.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s team reached the Gazak Mountains and used surveillance to track enemies hiding near the crash site and the approaching Suicide Squad.
• Bani and his team removed cargo from the plane while Jiang Yan Hai watched, and an Asian woman emerged carrying a box.
• Jiang Yan Hai learned that the enemy had restrained the Suicide Squad’s sniper and was retreating along their withdrawal route, so he ordered his team to move in quietly.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Balek advanced toward the battlefield as Red Fox and Vulture discussed the bombs and listening devices placed around the gathered enemies.

Villain’s men captured Billy the Kid and forced Barney and the Suicide Squad to surrender their weapons and the box. Jiang Yan Hai intervened with precision shots and a radar lock, leaving Villain’s group pinned down as he called for backup.

• Villain captured Billy the Kid and threatened to kill him unless Barney and the Suicide Squad dropped their weapons.
• Barney surrendered, and the group handed over the box as Villain’s men prepared to leave by helicopter.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot a mercenary’s arm as the man threatened Billy, then warned the helicopter pilots by shooting through its windows and locking onto it with radar.
• The pilots raised their hands, while Jiang Yan Hai ordered Bob Lee to watch them and have Inov take them out if they moved.
• Villain pointed his gun at Billy and shouted for the shooter to reveal himself, while Jiang Yan Hai reached for his phone.

Jiang Yan Hai used a phone call and a sniper shot to force Rogue and his men to retreat while they still held Billy and the others at gunpoint. Rogue escaped by flying into a nearby valley, and Jiang Yan Hai let him go with the case, expecting they might meet again.

• Jiang Yan Hai called Rogue and ordered him to leave, but Rogue threatened to kill Billy and kept his pistol aimed at him.
• Jiang Yan Hai fired a large-caliber sniper shot that grazed Rogue’s thigh, convincing him that the sniper could kill him before he could retaliate.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered White Hair to blow up Rogue’s helicopter, and Rogue put away his pistol and chose to retreat.
• Rogue and his men boarded the helicopter and flew off while Jiang Yan Hai’s side held fire.
• A pilot banked the helicopter into an adjacent valley to break the tracking signal, and Rogue decided not to return.

Jiang Yan Hai, using the codename Technician, met Barney’s Suicide Squad after his team rescued Billy and proposed that they cooperate against Villain. The group agreed to work together, with Jiang Yan Hai seeking Villain rather than the weapons-grade plutonium hidden near the mine.

• Barney’s team checked Billy’s chest wound and confirmed that he was not seriously hurt.
• Jiang Yan Hai introduced himself as Technician, and Barney recognized him and thanked him for saving Billy.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that his team had a mission to capture Villain, while Maggie revealed that the box held a computer with a map to a sealed Soviet mine containing five tons of weapons-grade plutonium.
• Barney asked whether Jiang Yan Hai wanted the nuclear material, and Jiang Yan Hai said his target was Villain.
• Barney agreed to cooperate and offered to leave Villain alive for Jiang Yan Hai, while claiming the rest of the mission for his own team.