Chapter Summaries

Su Mu teased Xiao Yue by offering her the giant sword she disliked as a gift, then asked her to promise to cultivate properly and listen to him before he revealed the real gift. Xiao Yue eagerly waited for him to take it out.

• Su Mu offered to buy Xiao Yue things at the Market, and Xiao Yue explained that she had no money and asked for a reward for becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Su Mu assured Xiao Yue he had prepared a suitable gift, while she asked for a normal sword rather than a giant sword.
• Su Mu took out the giant sword, and Xiao Yue darkly protested that she did not want it.
• Su Mu said he had only been joking, and Xiao Yue eagerly asked him to reveal the real gift.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Yue whether she would cultivate properly and obey him if he gave her the gift.

Su Mu gave Xiao Yue the unsharpened Green Lotus Sword, which she came to recognize as extraordinary and treasure. After lunch, he persuaded her to visit the Market, but stopped her before they left to suggest she cover her face.

• Su Mu gave Xiao Yue the pale green, unsharpened Green Lotus Sword after she agreed to behave and practice seriously.
• Xiao Yue examined the sword, learned its name, and promised to keep it with her; her gratitude earned Su Mu 10 Admiration Value.
• Su Mu suggested testing the Green Lotus Sword against Xiao Yue's other treasured sword, but she refused because she did not want either sword damaged.
• After lunch, Su Mu persuaded Xiao Yue to put off sword practice and go browse the Market with him.
• Xiao Yue started to leave, and Su Mu asked whether she planned to cover up her pretty face before going out.

Su Mu and Xiao Yue returned to the Market, where Xiao Yue attracted attention despite her veil and browsed the stalls. Xiao Yue found a color-changing necklace she liked, and the stall owner urged her to try it on as Su Mu watched.

• Xiao Yue regretted going out because people kept trying to approach her, but Su Mu persuaded her to continue into the Market.
• Su Mu suggested Xiao Yue carry her greatsword to ward off attention, but she rejected the idea.
• Xiao Yue browsed the stalls, bought things more carefully than before, and haggled to save money.
• Xiao Yue admired a reddish-gold necklace with a green crystal and tested its color-changing effect against her wrist.
• The stall owner praised the necklace and encouraged Xiao Yue to try it on around her neck.

Xiao Yue admired a necklace at a Market stall but could not afford the owner’s asking price, and the stall owner tried to exploit her interest. Galeo intervened, offered to buy it for her, and bargained the price down to 2,000 gold coins.

• The stall owner asked Xiao Yue for 5,000 gold coins for the necklace, and Xiao Yue asked her uncle how much he had.
• Xiao Yue’s uncle said he could pay under 2,000 gold coins, but Xiao Yue struggled to bargain with the stall owner.
• The stall owner offered Xiao Yue a discount if she showed him her face, prompting her to reject his advances.
• Galeo stepped forward and offered to buy the necklace for Xiao Yue in exchange for dinner together.
• The stall owner lowered the price to 2,000 gold coins after recognizing Galeo, and Xiao Yue’s eyes lit up.

Galeo haggled the stall owner down to one thousand gold coins for a necklace with a first-tier Wood Element Demonic Core, then bought it to impress Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue refused his advances and walked away after hinting that he should recognize her, leaving Galeo confused and calling after her.

• Galeo pointed out that the necklace’s first-tier Demonic Core did not justify the stall owner’s price of two thousand gold coins.
• The stall owner lowered the price to one thousand gold coins, and Galeo bought the necklace.
• Galeo asked Xiao Yue for her name and offered her the necklace, but she said she would rather buy it for twice the price than dine with him.
• Xiao Yue hinted that Galeo should know who she was, while Galeo insisted he could not remember meeting her.
• Xiao Yue turned to leave, and Galeo called after her to wait.

Galeo tried to pursue Xiao Yue at the Xiao Family Market, demanding she reveal her face after she refused his necklace. After recognizing her, he asked to marry her when she came of age, and Xiao Yue angrily rejected him.

• Galeo blocked Xiao Yue from leaving the Market and insisted she show appreciation for the necklace he had bought her.
• Xiao Yue lifted her veil to reveal half her face, then lowered it and shoved Galeo aside when he kept staring.
• Galeo recognized Xiao Yue and stopped her again, considering a marriage proposal as a way to unite the Xiao and Galeo families against the Oba Family.
• Galeo asked to propose marriage to Patriarch Xiao when Xiao Yue came of age, and Xiao Yue told him to get lost.
• Galeo pleaded for a chance as Xiao Yue rejected him and questioned his worth.

Xiao Yue firmly rejected Galeo’s marriage proposal and dismissed his threats, while Su Mu watched from the sidelines. After Galeo stormed away, Xiao Yue’s trust in Su Mu earned him unexpected Admiration Value.

• Galeo insisted he would change for Xiao Yue, but she told him she disliked both his feelings and his pursuit of her.
• Su Mu joked about Xiao Yue’s charm and said she was stronger than Galeo, prompting her to ask him to get rid of Galeo.
• Xiao Yue rejected Galeo again and told him to move aside, while Galeo threatened to make her kneel and beg at the Galeo Family’s gates.
• Galeo stormed off, declaring that the Galeo Family no longer needed to hesitate about its plans.
• Xiao Yue trusted Su Mu to handle any trouble, and Su Mu received 10 Admiration Value without understanding why.

Xiao Yue left the Market after Uncle Payne warned her to be careful and offered to send someone with her. On the way home, she teased Su Mu about not caring for her, then asked him to wipe out Galeo.

• Uncle Payne checked that Xiao Yue was safe and warned her not to trust Galeo.
• Xiao Yue declined an escort, and Uncle Payne watched her leave the Market.
• Xiao Yue pretended to feel neglected by Su Mu, who challenged her to explain what was wrong and promised her a secret gift.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to wipe out Galeo because she hated him and the Xiao Family and Galeo Family were enemies.

After refusing to kill Galeo for Xiao Yue, Su Mu gave her a beautiful necklace and assured her that the Xiao Family could handle any retaliation. When Xiao Yue asked for a cultivation technique after reaching the Dou Zhe realm, Su Mu taught her the Green Lotus Sword Canon, which promised great strength and eternal youth if mastered.

• Su Mu refused to kill Galeo, telling Xiao Yue to deal with the enemy herself, then gave her a beautiful necklace to make up for her disappointment.
• Xiao Yue worried that Galeo might retaliate against her or her family, but Su Mu assured her that the Xiao Family could handle him.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu for a cultivation technique after breaking through to the Dou Zhe realm.
• Su Mu taught Xiao Yue the Green Lotus Sword Canon, describing its steady cultivation, powerful offense, and promise of eternal youth when mastered.

Xiao Yue was thrilled to learn that Su Mu’s cultivation technique could grant eternal youth, while Su Mu marveled at the Admiration Value she gave him. Xiao Yue then persuaded Su Mu to take her to an upcoming Mittel Auction House auction, where he hoped to meet Ya Fei.

• Xiao Yue heard that Su Mu’s cultivation technique granted eternal youth and gave him fifty points of Admiration Value.
• Su Mu urged Xiao Yue to cultivate diligently so she could improve her strength and earn him more Admiration Value.
• Xiao Yue told Su Mu about the Mittel Auction House’s upcoming auction and asked him to take her there to broaden her horizons.
• Su Mu agreed to accompany Xiao Yue and wondered whether Ya Fei could be considered a Goddess.

Su Mu decided to attend the Mite Auction House in person with Xiao Yue, hoping to meet Ya Fei and speak with Xiao Yue’s father. He arrived in a concealed black robe, leaving Xiao Yue wondering how they would enter.

• Su Mu learned that Ya Fei’s limited cultivation talent weakened her Goddess Gift Pack, but he still considered accepting her as a disciple.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yue he would attend the auction in his real body and meet her father afterward, and she happily confirmed he meant it.
• Su Mu explained that he could remain in a puppet for several hours if he avoided attacking, giving him enough time to attend the auction.
• Su Mu dressed in a black robe that hid his face, hoping his appearance and Xiao Yue’s identity would attract Ya Fei’s attention.
• Xiao Yue asked whether they would bid on anything, and Su Mu said his strength would ensure the auction house arranged things for them.
• Su Mu and Xiao Yue approached the guarded Mite Auction House, and Xiao Yue asked if they would simply walk inside.

Su Mu took Xiao Yue to explore the Mittel Auction House and secretly sent an aura to alert Guni, who judged the visitor to be a powerful expert. Guni sent Ya Fei to find and receive the important figure, and she arrived in the main hall as Su Mu waited for someone to approach him.

• Su Mu entered the Mittel Auction House with Xiao Yue and explored its spacious main hall.
• Su Mu discreetly released an aura toward a concealed room, startling Guni while he refined medicine.
• Guni told Ya Fei that a powerful visitor had arrived and sent her to identify and receive him.
• Su Mu assured Xiao Yue that someone would soon invite them to the auction room, and Ya Fei began searching the main hall.

Su Mu accompanied Xiao Yue to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei searched the hall for the important figure Master Guni had described and settled on the black-robed man beside her. Ya Fei approached them to learn his identity, while Xiao Yue grew jealous of her attention toward Su Mu.

• Ya Fei entered the hall, and Su Mu briefly admired her before composing himself.
• Ya Fei scanned the people in the hall and suspected the black-robed man beside Xiao Yue was the important figure she sought.
• Ya Fei recognized Xiao Yue and asked why she had come to the auction house.
• Xiao Yue reacted angrily as Ya Fei focused her attention on Su Mu.
• Ya Fei asked the black-robed man who he was, and Su Mu introduced himself as Xiao Yue's master.

Xiao Yue and Ya Fei argued over which of them Su Mu preferred, while Su Mu struggled to stop their public quarrel. The dispute left Xiao Yue upset, and Su Mu tried to get them to attend the auction.

• Xiao Yue warned Su Mu that Ya Fei was not as simple as she seemed, and Ya Fei challenged Xiao Yue for interrupting.
• Ya Fei flaunted her figure and claimed men preferred women like her, while Xiao Yue insisted Su Mu would never be interested in her.
• The two women argued heatedly about their figures and Su Mu's feelings, leaving Su Mu embarrassed.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu what kind of woman he liked, but he did not answer, allowing Ya Fei to claim his silence proved he liked her.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yue and Ya Fei to stop arguing and asked whether they were going to attend the auction.

Su Mu accompanied Xiao Yue to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei questioned him about his purpose and background. Their flirtatious conversation was interrupted by Xiao Yue, and Ya Fei left to host the auction.

• Ya Fei led Su Mu and Xiao Yue to a private auction room, while Xiao Yue followed closely and resented Ya Fei's teasing.
• Ya Fei asked why Su Mu had come, and he said he had brought Xiao Yue because she was interested in the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Yue proudly claimed Su Mu had come for her and warned Ya Fei not to upset her.
• Ya Fei asked about Su Mu's origins and joked that she was curious about him, while Su Mu teased her about falling for him.
• Ya Fei suggested she might fall for Su Mu if he removed his veil, and Xiao Yue scolded her for flirting with her master.
• Xiao Yue reminded Ya Fei that the auction was due to begin, so Ya Fei said goodbye to Su Mu and left to host it.

Su Mu and Xiao Yue watched Ya Fei host the auction, and Xiao Yue grudgingly acknowledged her skill while vowing to surpass her. Xiao Yue spotted her father, Xiao Zhan, among the audience and planned to introduce him to Su Mu after the auction.

• Xiao Yue relaxed after Ya Fei left and argued with Su Mu about whether Ya Fei could become her master's wife.
• Ya Fei began the auction and used her charm and skill to raise bids, while Xiao Yue criticized her and Su Mu enjoyed the performance.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Yue what she thought of Ya Fei, and Xiao Yue admitted her auctioneering was passable before declaring she would become stronger than her.
• Xiao Yue spotted Xiao Zhan seated near the front and told Su Mu she would introduce them after the auction.

At the auction, Xiao Yue recognized the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid as similar to the medicine Su Mu had given her and suspected he had put it up for sale. Su Mu denied it and explained that Xiao Yan’s master had brought it to the auction to make money, though Xiao Yue then questioned how Su Mu knew so much about her family.

• Xiao Yue pointed out that the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid being auctioned seemed identical to the medicinal liquid Su Mu had given her.
• Su Mu admitted that his medicine was similar but said the auctioned liquid was an inferior version, then denied putting it up for sale.
• Xiao Yue doubted Su Mu’s denial and accused him of hiding the truth, so he swore he had not submitted the liquid.
• Su Mu explained that Xiao Yan’s master had brought the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to the auction to make money.
• Xiao Yue asked how Su Mu knew so much about Xiao Yan’s master and why he cared about her third brother, and Su Mu said he knew everything in the Xiao Family and that Xiao Yan’s master was making a lot of money.

At the auction, Xiao Yue mocked the bidders competing for the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, only to discover that her father, Xiao Zhan, was the one bidding so he could help Xiao Yan. She wondered whether Xiao Yan was at the auction, while Su Mu said he was sure he was there but did not know where; the auction continued without interesting Su Mu.

• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu whether the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was worth its high price, and he told her the bidding was not over.
• The bids rose rapidly until Xiao Zhan offered forty thousand for the liquid.
• Xiao Yue realized her father was the buyer and accepted that he wanted to help Xiao Yan, though she felt embarrassed about mocking him.
• Xiao Yue asked whether Xiao Yan was at the auction, and Su Mu said he was sure Xiao Yan was there but did not know where.
• Su Mu lost interest in the remaining auction items, including the high-grade Mysterious Tier cultivation technique.

After the auction, Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to meet her father, Xiao Zhan, and brought him over. Xiao Zhan reacted with anger and suspicion when he saw Su Mu beside his daughter, leaving their first meeting tense.

• Xiao Yue regretted missing out on the Wind Scroll Art, and Su Mu promised to bring her to future auctions or arrange one for her.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to go see her father, and he nervously agreed.
• Xiao Yue grabbed Su Mu's arm and called out to Xiao Zhan as he was leaving.
• Xiao Zhan saw Su Mu beside Xiao Yue and grew furious, suspecting the unfamiliar man was involved with his daughter.
• Xiao Yue defended Su Mu and asked Xiao Zhan to speak to him politely.
• Su Mu greeted Xiao Zhan, who answered with a cold snort.

Xiao Zhan learned that the young man he had mistaken for a rival was Xiao Yue’s master, whom Ya Fei addressed as Senior. After Su Mu respectfully promised to visit the Xiao family, Xiao Yan noticed a black-robed man with his father, sister, and Ya Fei, and Old Yao found the stranger suspicious.

• Xiao Zhan questioned Xiao Yue about her relationship with the young man she called Uncle.
• Ya Fei arrived and addressed the young man as Senior, leaving Xiao Zhan astonished.
• Xiao Yue confirmed that the young man was her master, and Xiao Zhan greeted Su Mu with embarrassed praise.
• Su Mu apologized for not visiting Xiao Zhan and promised to pay him a proper visit.
• Xiao Yan spotted his father, Xiao Yue, Ya Fei, and a black-robed stranger outside the auction house.
• Old Yao studied the stranger and wondered who he was connected to.