Chapter Summaries

Su Mu confronted He Gan over a suspected attempt by the He Family to take someone else’s property. He Gan ordered his children brought back to answer for it, and Su Mu left after demonstrating his power.

• He Gan called his eldest son, He Yong, and questioned him about whether anything had happened in the family.
• He Yong said nothing unusual had occurred, but Su Mu released his aura and sword energy, frightening He Yong and making He Gan realize Su Mu was no weaker than him.
• He Yong recalled that He Qiang and He Zhen had been acting strangely and said they had just left the family.
• He Gan sent people to bring He Qiang and He Zhen back, promising Su Mu an explanation if they were responsible.
• Su Mu warned He Gan to provide a satisfactory answer when he returned, then struck with sword energy; He Gan raised his Mysterious Snake Shield, and the room was damaged while everyone remained unharmed.

After warning the He Family, Su Mu returned toward Yun Xiang Shang, where He Zhen and He Qiang arrived looking for the person in charge. With Su Mu gone, they bullied Shopkeeper Xiao Chan and drove away the shop’s customers.

• He Yong complained about Su Mu’s treatment, but He Gan warned that the family could not defeat him and needed to give him an explanation.
• Su Mu left the He Family after slashing their building with his sword, then headed back toward Yun Xiang Shang because He Zhen and He Qiang were likely there.
• He Zhen and He Qiang arrived at Yun Xiang Shang and demanded to meet the person in charge, but Shopkeeper Xiao Chan told them the person had just left.
• He Zhen ordered her servants to clear the customers out and bring out the stored clothes so she could try them on.
• Shopkeeper Xiao Chan apologized to the customers as they left in anger and worried that they would not return.

Su Mu returned to Yun Xiang Shang and learned that He Zhen and He Qiang had driven away the customers while demanding to take over the shop. He confronted them as He Zhen ordered Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian to serve her, leaving the two girls stunned.

• He Zhen tried on Yun Xiang Shang's clothes and declared that she would take the outfits home, while He Qiang sized up the shop.
• Su Mu returned to Yun Xiang Shang, found it unusually quiet, and heard from a maid that the He siblings had driven away the customers.
• Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian arrived and followed Su Mu inside to face the troublemakers.
• He Zhen berated Su Mu for keeping his face covered and claimed she and He Qiang would take over Yun Xiang Shang.
• He Zhen ordered Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian to massage her shoulders and serve her second brother, but the girls refused to move.

He Qiang and He Zhen demanded control of Yun Xiang Shang and its delivery service, along with most of the profits and access to the account books. Su Mu rejected their demands and asked why they believed the businesses belonged to them.

• He Qiang demanded that the He Family own Yun Xiang Shang in Black Rock City, take most of its profits, control its operations, and keep records of its formulas and designs.
• He Zhen insisted on receiving new clothes first and demanded that the businesses hand over their earnings and account books for inspection.
• He Zhen said Yun Xiang Shang's profits would go to her and delivery profits to He Qiang, but He Qiang objected and accused Su Mu of trying to drive them apart.
• He Zhen dismissed Su Mu's supposed attempt to sow discord and ordered the businesses and their money handed over.
• He Qiang demanded the account books, and Su Mu asked what they meant because Yun Xiang Shang had nothing to do with the siblings.

He Qiang demanded control of Yun Xiang Shang and its delivery business, then ordered his guards to attack Su Mu and seize the women. Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she had poisoned the attackers, leaving He Qiang surrounded by fallen guards.

• He Qiang accused Su Mu of deceiving him and demanded all profits from Yun Xiang Shang and the delivery business.
• Su Mu refused to share any profits with He Qiang.
• He Qiang ordered his guards to break Su Mu's limbs and capture the women, but the guards hesitated.
• He Qiang threatened the guards and smashed a table to force them to obey.
• The guards collapsed before they could attack, and Xiao Yi Xian admitted she had taken them down with medicinal powder.
• Xiao Yue felt jealous that Xiao Yi Xian was the one who got to act and resolved to work harder.

Su Mu confronted He Qiang after Yun Xiang Shang poisoned his men, but He Qiang swallowed a Detox Pill and tried to intimidate them while waiting for reinforcements. He Zhen panicked and asked to leave as He Qiang prepared to fight and stall for time.

• He Qiang realized his men had been poisoned and accused Su Mu and the others of being Poison Masters from another country.
• He Qiang secretly swallowed a Third-grade Detox Pill and threatened the group, believing it would protect him from their poison.
• Su Mu challenged He Qiang’s confidence and warned that poison was not the only way to defeat him.
• He Zhen grew frightened, worried she had been poisoned, and asked to leave Yun Xiang Shang.
• He Qiang rebuked He Zhen and continued stalling, expecting his father and other help to arrive soon.

Su Mu and his companions defeated He Qiang, and Uncle crippled him despite his threats about the He Family. He Zhen tried to distance herself from her brother and offered to pay for the clothes she had taken, but the others remained suspicious of her.

• He Qiang attacked Su Mu with a Dou Skill, but Su Mu defeated him and Xiao Chan tied him up.
• He Qiang threatened the group with his father's arrival, so Su Mu ordered his cultivation crippled and Xiao Chan beat him into silence.
• Uncle crippled He Qiang, leaving him unable to sense the Dou Qi he had cultivated for decades.
• He Zhen panicked and claimed she had nothing to do with the conflict, but Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian doubted her.
• He Zhen offered to pay the original price for the clothes she had tried on, and the group questioned whether she could afford them.

He Zhen offered to meet any demands after Xiao Chan and Xiao Yue rejected her offer to compensate Yun Xiang Shang at the original price, while Su Mu considered how to punish her. At the He Family residence, He Gan learned that He Qiang had been tied up and angrily prepared to confront the shop.

• Xiao Chan and Xiao Yue told He Zhen that compensating Yun Xiang Shang at the original price would not make up for the trouble she caused.
• He Zhen asked Su Mu to name any conditions he wanted, and Su Mu suggested waiting for the He Family head to arrive.
• He Zhen refused to rely on her father and urged Su Mu to state his demands, while he considered what punishment to impose.
• A servant rushed to the He Family residence and reported that He Qiang had been tied up.
• He Gan questioned the servant, learned that He Qiang had been detained by people at Yun Xiang Shang, and angrily condemned the shop.

He Gan rejected He Zhan’s call to investigate and went to Yun Xiang Shang to confront the people who had crippled He Qiang. Su Mu and the others went outside to meet him, setting the stage for a showdown.

• He Zhan urged He Gan to investigate the connection between the black-robed man and He Qiang’s trouble, but He Gan called him cowardly and threatened to reconsider his role as interim family head.
• He Gan refused He Zhan’s offer to gather people and decided to confront Yun Xiang Shang personally, ordering guards to prevent anyone from escaping.
• Xiao Yue teased the bound He Qiang as he waited for his father, while He Zhen kept quiet beside them.
• He Gan arrived outside Yun Xiang Shang and shouted for everyone inside to come out, prompting He Qiang to boast that his father would avenge him.
• Su Mu led Xiao Yue, his two Little Disciples, and the shop’s people outside to face He Gan, while He Zhan urged his father to stop blocking the entrance and talk things over.

Su Mu confronted He Gan after He Gan came to Yun Xiang Shang over his detained son and daughter. Once Xiao Chan explained their wrongdoing, Su Mu challenged He Gan to a duel, and the two flew into the sky to fight.

• He Gan confronted Su Mu at Yun Xiang Shang, accusing him of abducting He Gan’s son and daughter.
• Su Mu reminded He Gan that he had previously promised to protect the shop, then asked Xiao Chan to explain what the He siblings had done.
• Xiao Chan recounted the incident, and He Zhan admitted that his younger siblings were at fault while He Gan disputed the account.
• Su Mu refused to release the siblings without an explanation and challenged He Gan to a match, offering their safe return if He Gan won.
• He Gan accepted the challenge, and Su Mu and He Gan spread their wings and flew into the sky as Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian watched.

Su Mu overwhelmed He Gan in their Dou Wang fight, shattering his shield and hurling him into a wall with One Sword Slashes Stars. He Gan survived Su Mu’s partly restrained ultimate move and was left coughing in the dust.

• Su Mu attacked He Gan at full strength, shattered his Mysterious Snake Shield, and struck him in the face with sword qi.
• Su Mu unleashed One Sword Slashes Stars, plunging the sky into darkness as He Gan used his shield to defend himself.
• Su Mu’s sword qi destroyed He Gan’s shield and sent him crashing into a wall.
• Xiao Yue asked He Yong to pull his father out of the wall, while He Yong stubbornly hoped He Gan had won.
• Su Mu landed beside Xiao Yue and shouted for He Gan to get out of the wall, and He Gan coughed from the dust.

After Su Mu defeated He Gan, he returned to Yun Xiang Shang and mocked the despairing He Qiang and He Zhen. He Gan entered the room battered but alive, leaving his children shocked by his condition.

• He Gan accepted Su Mu's terms and pleaded for his son and daughter's lives, offering to pay any price.
• Su Mu returned to the room and taunted He Qiang, whose hope had faded.
• Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian questioned Su Mu's gleeful expression, while He Zhen asked what had happened to her father.
• He Gan entered Yun Xiang Shang, and He Zhen greeted him with relief.
• He Gan faced his children in torn, dusty clothes marked with blood after Su Mu's beating.

Su Mu confronted the He Family over the damage He Qiang and He Zhen caused at Yun Xiang Shang and demanded compensation. Xiao Chan calculated the visible losses at about one hundred thousand gold coins, while the reputational damage and lost customers still remained to be addressed.

• He Zhan arrived and sympathized with He Qiang, who wailed that he had been crippled, while He Zhen stayed beside He Gan.
• Su Mu rejected the He siblings’ show of familial concern and told He Gan the family had to compensate for their losses.
• He Gan spoke conciliatorily and agreed to hear how the matter should be resolved.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Chan to calculate the damages, and she tallied about five thousand gold coins for repairs and about one hundred thousand for He Zhen’s damaged clothes.
• He Yong protested that the amount was outrageous, but Xiao Chan said the He Family must also answer for Yun Xiang Shang’s reputational damage and lost customers.

Su Mu secured compensation from He Gan for Yun Xiang Shang and its employees after He Qiang and He Zhen caused trouble. He Gan then asked Su Mu to discipline his sons, and He Qiang learned that his strength might return if he behaved.

• Su Mu asked He Gan to compensate Yun Xiang Shang for lost customers, and He Gan offered to personally promote the store.
• Su Mu demanded one thousand gold coins for each employee who had suffered physical and psychological distress, and He Gan agreed.
• Xiao Yue asked Xiao Yi Xian about mental distress compensation, and Xiao Yi Xian explained that Su Mu had used the term to help Xiao Chan and the employees receive compensation.
• He Gan asked Su Mu to discipline He Qiang and He Zhen, while He Qiang pleaded not to be left with Su Mu.
• Su Mu told He Qiang that his strength might return someday if he quieted down, and He Qiang hurried toward him in hope.

Su Mu resolved the conflict with the He Family by sealing He Qiang’s cultivation rather than crippling him, and Xiao Chan agreed to hire He Qiang and He Zhen at Yun Xiang Shang. Su Mu then left Black Rock City with Xiao Yue and Ya Fei for Shimo City, while Xiao Yue questioned his reason for leaving so soon.

• Su Mu explained that He Qiang’s cultivation had been sealed and warned that only he could undo the seal.
• He Qiang begged to guard Yun Xiang Shang, and He Gan supported the offer; Xiao Chan agreed to take him on.
• He Zhen asked to work as a model for Yun Xiang Shang, and Xiao Chan agreed to hire her as well.
• Su Mu left Black Rock City on a Blue Eagle with Xiao Yue and Ya Fei, explaining that the He Family was unlikely to break its promise while He Qiang remained sealed.
• Xiao Yue challenged Su Mu to reveal his real reason for leaving, but he asked her to explain what she thought it was.

Su Mu took Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian across the Tagor Desert toward Shimo City, where Xiao Yue's older brothers were said to be. The chapter ended with the two disciples complaining about the heat as Su Mu insisted their clothes made the journey bearable.

• Xiao Yue accused Su Mu of rushing to Shimo City to see snake women, but he said he was taking her to find her older brothers.
• Su Mu asked about Xiao Yue's cultivation and learned that Xiao Yi Xian had reached the peak of the Dou Zhe realm despite not deliberately training.
• Su Mu urged Xiao Yue to cultivate during the journey and set a goal for her to reach the Dou Shi realm before they arrived.
• After several days crossing the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian complained about the heat and asked whether Xiao Yue's skin had become rougher or darker.

Su Mu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian reached Shimo City after crossing the desert, where they took in the city’s revealing fashions and attracted attention at the gate. They entered the city and continued toward Xiao Yue’s family.

• Xiao Yue complained about the exhausting desert journey, while Su Mu told her and Xiao Yi Xian to tidy themselves before entering the city.
• Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian changed into neat clothes and hurried toward Shimo City, with Su Mu following behind.
• Su Mu stared at the scantily clad people near the city, prompting Xiao Yue to scold him and Xiao Yi Xian to laugh at their bickering.
• Xiao Yue noticed the attention she drew from people at the gate and proudly showed off to Su Mu.
• Su Mu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian paid the entry fee and entered Shimo City as onlookers discussed them.

Xiao Yue arrived in Shimo City with Su Mu and Xiao Yi Xian to find her brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, and learned they had built the Iron Mercenary Group. At the group's headquarters, guards hesitated to let her in because the Second Captain was injured and they wanted to verify her identity first.

• Xiao Yue asked a burly man about Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, and he recognized them as the captains of his mercenary group.
• Xiao Yue identified herself as the captains' younger sister and asked the burly man about her brothers' lives in the Tagor Desert.
• The burly man explained that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had rescued people from the snake people, formed a mercenary group, and overcome rival groups' hostility.
• Xiao Yue, Su Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and the burly man reached the Iron Mercenary Group's headquarters in southern Shimo City.
• A gate guard told the burly man to keep Xiao Yue and her companions nearby while he confirmed her identity, since the Second Captain was still injured.

Xiao Yue arrived at the Iron Mercenary Group headquarters with Su Mu and Xiao Yi Xian to reunite with her brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. After learning she was there, the brothers rushed to meet her, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yue saw them in the doorway.

• The burly man brought Xiao Yue, Su Mu, and Xiao Yi Xian into the Iron Mercenary Group's headquarters and asked them to wait while he went to confirm their identities with the Captains.
• While waiting, Xiao Yue fussed over her appearance in the mirror and asked Xiao Yi Xian for reassurance.
• The burly man told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that Xiao Yue had arrived, and the brothers urgently asked where she was.
• Xiao Li ignored the burly man's concern about his condition, and he and Xiao Ding hurried to the room where Xiao Yue was waiting.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li opened the door, and Xiao Yue recognized her brothers, noticing how much darker and sturdier they had become.

Xiao Yue reunited with her brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, in the Tagor Desert, where they scolded her for leaving home and demanded to know why she had come. When she introduced Su Mu as her master, the brothers distrusted him and challenged him to a spar.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li reunited with Xiao Yue and were overwhelmed by emotion.
• Xiao Ding scolded Xiao Yue for coming to the Tagor Desert, and Xiao Li urged her to explain herself.
• Xiao Yue introduced Su Mu and Xiao Yi Xian, then identified Su Mu as her master.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li suspected Su Mu had deceived Xiao Yue and challenged him to a spar.
• Xiao Yue worried that Xiao Li would be beaten, but Xiao Li insisted he would go easy on Su Mu.