Chapter Summaries

Ye Weiming distributed Yan Ji’s loot, rewarding Fei Yu for his sacrifice and assigning the remaining items among the team. After curing Fei Yu’s poison and collecting insights from Yan Ji’s body, the team set off to report back to Miao Renfeng.

• Fei Yu recognized the two incomplete pages of the Hu Family Saber Technique and asked for them when Ye Weiming opened loot distribution.
• Ye Weiming gave Fei Yu the saber manual first, citing his poisoning and loss of 20 Chivalry Points during the mission.
• Tang Sancai chose the Yanluo Saber, then gave it to Fei Yu; Xiao Qiao chose Soul Severing Paste, and Ye Weiming took Baisu Qingfeng and its antidote.
• Ye Weiming placed Yan Ji’s corpse in a pine coffin and obtained Blade Technique Insights, Medical Arts Insights, and Poison Arts Insights.
• Ye Weiming used the antidote to cure Fei Yu, and the team headed toward a village to turn in the mission to Miao Renfeng as the fire continued to burn.

After defeating Yan Ji, Ye Weiming and his companions returned to Miao Renfeng to claim their promised martial arts instruction. Miao Renfeng trained the others but said Ye Weiming’s swordsmanship was too advanced, leaving Ye Weiming demanding his reward.

• Ye Weiming, Fei Yu, and Xiao Qiao met Tang Sancai in Ginkgo Village, where he told them he had sought a way to change his name after repeatedly being buried with the BOSS.
• The four traveled to Lingyun Cave and presented Yan Ji’s corpse to Miao Renfeng.
• Fei Yu demonstrated Hu Family Saber Technique and received Miao Renfeng’s instruction, raising its level.
• Tang Sancai and Xiao Qiao each demonstrated their swordsmanship and received instruction from Miao Renfeng.
• Ye Weiming chose to demonstrate Moon Maiden Swordplay, but Miao Renfeng said he could not instruct such high-level swordsmanship, prompting Ye Weiming to accuse him of withholding the promised reward.

Ye Weiming pressured Miao Renfeng into compensating him for the swordsmanship guidance he could not provide, gaining upgrades to several skills at the cost of 20 Chivalry Points. The chapter ended with Ye Weiming reminding Fei Yu of his promise to help with the Imperial Palace Theft Case.

• Ye Weiming threatened to spread tales of Miao Renfeng breaking his promise unless he received suitable guidance.
• Miao Renfeng explained he could not improve Ye Weiming's Moon Maiden Swordplay and offered to guide his other skills instead.
• Miao Renfeng spent the night advising Ye Weiming, raising Quanzhen Swordsmanship and Dragon-Phoenix Dance by one level among other improvements.
• The system deducted 20 Chivalry Points from Ye Weiming for using underhanded threats to increase his reward.
• Fei Yu joked that Ye Weiming's penalty balanced the points he had lost before, and Ye Weiming reminded him to help with the Imperial Palace Theft Case.

Ye Weiming and his companions tracked the palace thief to Qu San Tavern in Niu Family Village, where You Jin’s note revealed an ambush plan at the nearby Earth God Temple. Meanwhile, Niu Zhichun learned that Wang Yan was seeking Ye Weiming’s bag of rice and received a delivery mission from Qiu Chuji.

• Ye Weiming brought Fei Yu, Xiao Qiao, Tang Sancai, and Sanyue to the palace, where Fei Yu tracked the thief’s trail for seven days to Niu Family Village.
• Ye Weiming learned from Niu Zhichun that Wang Yan had offered him gold to obtain the bag of rice, but Niu Zhichun had refused to betray Ye Weiming.
• Fei Yu led the group to Qu San Tavern, and Ye Weiming opened You Jin’s pouch to find instructions to capture the thief alive at an ambush near the Earth God Temple.
• Niu Zhichun told Wang Yan that Ye Weiming had refused to hand over the bag of rice, then deduced that Wang Yan was acting as a middleman.
• Qiu Chuji gave Niu Zhichun a letter to deliver to Hero Ke in the Great Desert.

Ye Weiming and the Divine Constable Bureau investigators confronted Qu Lingfeng at Qu San Tavern and exposed him as the thief hiding stolen imperial treasures in a secret room. Qu Lingfeng attacked, and Xiao Qiao joined Ye Weiming to meet his iron crutches with the Jade Maiden Heart Swordplay.

• Ye Weiming and his group entered the empty Qu San Tavern to catch the thief, and Qu Lingfeng denied that anyone was stealing in the village.
• Fei Yu identified the shopkeeper as Qu Lingfeng, who admitted his name but demanded evidence and threatened to resist arrest.
• Sanyue read Qu Lingfeng's nervous behavior as proof of guilt, and Ye Weiming deduced that a secret room behind the tavern's rear wall hid the stolen treasures.
• Qu Lingfeng attacked the group with his iron crutches after declaring that he could not let them live.
• Fei Yu and Sanyue stepped back as Xiao Qiao stood beside Ye Weiming, and the two used Wandering the World to clash with Qu Lingfeng's crutches.

Ye Weiming and his allies discovered that Qu Lingfeng's overwhelming strength made him nearly impossible to defeat, even with Twin Swords Fusion. When Qu Lingfeng's daughter appeared, Ye Weiming seized her as a hostage and ordered him to surrender.

• Qu Lingfeng knocked Ye Weiming and Xiao Qiao back with one strike, revealing his Level 65 strength and superior inner power.
• Ye Weiming called for Xiao Qiao to eat her Roasted Wolf Meat, then joined Fei Yu, Sanyue, and Tang Sancai in attacking Qu Lingfeng.
• Qu Lingfeng launched Ye Weiming and Fei Yu away and swept aside Sanyue and Tang Sancai's projectiles with a gust of wind.
• Xiao Qiao ate a bite of Roasted Wolf Meat, but Qu Lingfeng's young daughter suddenly snatched the remaining piece.
• Qu Lingfeng warned his daughter to run, and Ye Weiming used Eight-Step Toad Leap to hold a Poison Sword to her neck.
• Ye Weiming called Qu Lingfeng despicable in return and demanded that he drop his iron crutches and surrender.

Ye Weiming let Qu Lingfeng rescue his daughter after secretly noticing the attack that followed, then told the other players he had deliberately allowed it. He hinted that Qu Lingfeng had a major weakness and asked the group for help, leaving his plan unexplained.

• Qu Lingfeng pretended to surrender, struck Ye Weiming with hidden palm force, rescued his daughter, and escaped the tavern.
• Qu Lingfeng tried to hit Ye Weiming with a powerful crutch strike, but Ye Weiming deflected most of its force and survived.
• Fei Yu and the others discussed Qu Lingfeng's strength and questioned why Ye Weiming had let him escape.
• Ye Weiming said he had allowed Qu Lingfeng to rescue his daughter and hinted that a nursery rhyme had revealed Qu Lingfeng's greatest flaw.
• Ye Weiming asked the others for help before explaining his plan.

Ye Weiming assigned his companions roles in a plan to capture Qu Lingfeng, explaining that their mission would carry greater risks but refusing their offers of hazard pay. He led Sanyue and Xiao Qiao into a hidden chamber in the tavern and revealed that it would be the battlefield for their fight against Qu Lingfeng.

• Ye Weiming offered his companions a choice between safely helping You Jin with an ambush or risking death for ten gold, but Sanyue, Xiao Qiao, and Tang Sancai refused the money.
• Ye Weiming told Fei Yu to track Qu Lingfeng and his daughter, capture the daughter if they separated by more than five hundred meters, and take her to You Jin's ambush site as a safeguard.
• Ye Weiming assigned Tang Sancai to assist Fei Yu, and the two set out to carry out their task.
• Ye Weiming led Sanyue and Xiao Qiao to the tavern's rear kitchen and opened a secret chamber by turning a porcelain bowl.
• Ye Weiming told Sanyue and Xiao Qiao to prepare for a fight to the death against Qu Lingfeng, with the secret chamber as their battlefield.

Ye Weiming, Sanyue, and Xiao Qiao uncovered Qu Lingfeng’s hidden treasure chamber and prepared to use its equipment before facing him. Meanwhile, Fei Yu and Tang Sancai watched Qu Lingfeng return to Niu Family Village and discussed Fei Yu’s belief that in-game conduct could affect immigrants’ future roles on Chaoyang Star.

• Ye Weiming discovered that a precious sword triggered a trapdoor, and he, Sanyue, and Xiao Qiao descended into an underground chamber.
• Qu Lingfeng left his daughter hidden in a melon-field shack and headed back to Niu Family Village, intending to eliminate the constables who had seen them.
• Fei Yu told Tang Sancai that he believed the game’s data might influence immigrants’ social roles after they reached Chaoyang Star, explaining why he wanted to compete fairly for senior disciple.
• Ye Weiming showed Xiao Qiao the Golden Haze Sword and said it was likely stolen loot that would need to be handed in after the quest.
• Ye Weiming, Sanyue, and Xiao Qiao searched the treasure chest for equipment to strengthen themselves before Qu Lingfeng’s return.

Ye Weiming explained that Qu Lingfeng was trying to trap and kill the group before they could escape or expose him. As the three finished choosing jewelry in the secret chamber, Qu Lingfeng appeared at its only entrance.

• Ye Weiming equipped the White Jade Flying Amulet and left the other accessory slots empty because he found nothing else useful.
• Ye Weiming explained that Qu Lingfeng needed to kill the players to avoid becoming a court fugitive and to keep them from issuing warrants through the Divine Constable Bureau.
• Ye Weiming reasoned that Qu Lingfeng had made the earlier fight seem less dangerous so the group would stay together while he weakened their ability to escape.
• Sanyue and Xiao Qiao chose necklaces that enhanced their appearance, while Ye Weiming judged them useless as equipment.
• Qu Lingfeng appeared at the entrance to the secret chamber, confirming Sanyue's suspicion that he intended to trap the group inside.

Ye Weiming, Xiao Qiao, and Sanyue confronted Qu Lingfeng in the underground passage, where he overwhelmed them with his iron crutches and palm strikes. After Xiao Qiao and Sanyue died, Ye Weiming kept fighting, and Qu Lingfeng began to weep because Baisu Qingfeng had poisoned him.

• Qu Lingfeng approached the three players and learned from Ye Weiming that Fei Yu and Tang Sancai had gone to capture his daughter.
• Qu Lingfeng saw through the Twin Swords Fusion attack and sent Ye Weiming and Xiao Qiao flying with his iron crutch.
• Qu Lingfeng knocked away Sanyue's hidden weapons, killed Xiao Qiao with a Void Palm Strike, and then killed Sanyue with another palm strike.
• Ye Weiming defended against Qu Lingfeng's seven palm strikes and realized his palms inflicted less Crushing Damage than his crutches.
• Qu Lingfeng saw Ye Weiming remain calm and began to cry because Baisu Qingfeng's poison forced him to weep.

Ye Weiming used Baisu Qingfeng to poison and capture Qu Lingfeng alive, then hauled him out of the hidden passage. As he left the tavern carrying his prisoner, a powerful flute melody stirred his inner energy.

• Ye Weiming’s Baisu Qingfeng took effect, letting him kick down and bind Qu Lingfeng after Qu Lingfeng had killed Sanyue and Xiao Qiao.
• Ye Weiming tried twice to jump out of the deep passage while carrying Qu Lingfeng, but failed and endured the prisoner’s mockery.
• Ye Weiming gagged Qu Lingfeng, tied him to himself, and used the bound man as leverage to climb out of the passage.
• Ye Weiming hauled Qu Lingfeng out of the tavern, where a flute melody began stirring his inner energy uncontrollably.

Ye Weiming captured Qu Lingfeng and tried to deliver him to You Jin, but Huang Yaoshi intervened. Huang gave Ye Weiming a token and took Qu Lingfeng, while the system confirmed the quest was complete and directed Ye Weiming to collect his reward from Huang.

• Huang Yaoshi’s flute music disrupted Ye Weiming’s inner energy until an unseen master’s voice drove Huang away.
• Ye Weiming carried Qu Lingfeng toward the Earth God Temple, hoping to finish his quest before Huang Yaoshi could return.
• Huang Yaoshi reappeared, gave Ye Weiming a gold token marked with the character “Huang,” and asked why he had not released Qu Lingfeng.
• Ye Weiming tossed Qu Lingfeng to Huang Yaoshi after the system confirmed the quest was complete and awarded him experience and cultivation points.
• The system told Ye Weiming to collect an advanced martial art from Huang Yaoshi and revealed that You Jin had settled the Imperial Palace Theft Case with Duke Lu Ding.

Huang Yaoshi freed Qu Lingfeng and offered Ye Weiming a choice of one of six martial arts as his quest reward. After hearing their strengths, Ye Weiming settled on Falling Blossom Divine Sword Palm, but the chapter ended before he formally chose.

• Huang Yaoshi freed Qu Lingfeng, scolded him for getting caught, and used Ye Weiming's antidote to cure him.
• Huang Yaoshi told Ye Weiming that his reward was one of six martial arts he had mastered.
• Huang Yaoshi described Void Palm Strike, Finger Flicking Divine Power, Jade Flute Swordplay, Falling Blossom Divine Sword Palm, Whirlwind Sweeping Leaves Leg, and Blue Sea Tide Song.
• Ye Weiming favored Falling Blossom Divine Sword Palm because its power grew with the user's swordsmanship.
• Huang Yaoshi asked Ye Weiming to state his choice.

Ye Weiming chose Falling Blossom Divine Sword Palm as his reward, but Huang Yaoshi gave him Finger Flicking Divine Power instead and admitted he had deliberately set a trap. Ye Weiming deduced the wager behind the reward, mocked Huang Yaoshi, and left with the manual.

• Ye Weiming tried to message Yin Bukui, but Huang Yaoshi destroyed the carrier pigeon and explained that the area blocked communication.
• Ye Weiming chose Falling Blossom Divine Sword Palm, but Huang Yaoshi handed him the Finger Flicking Divine Power manual instead.
• Huang Yaoshi revealed that he had deliberately used Ye Weiming's reactions to choose the reward he wanted least.
• Ye Weiming deduced that Huang Yaoshi had lost a wager with a Divine Constable Bureau senior and was required to provide a martial art.
• Ye Weiming sarcastically praised Huang Yaoshi's shamelessness, took the manual, and departed in high spirits.

Ye Weiming left Huang Yaoshi after claiming the promised martial arts reward, while Huang Yaoshi explained why he had honored the wager and revealed that Qu Lingfeng’s daughter was safe. At the Earth God Temple, Ye Weiming found his teammates playing cards with Wei Xiaobao, who announced that their quest rewards included a bonus.

• Qu Lingfeng tried to attack Ye Weiming, but Huang Yaoshi stopped him and explained that he had to honor his wager to protect his reputation.
• Huang Yaoshi told Qu Lingfeng that You Jin had taken his daughter to safety and invited him to return to Peach Blossom Island with her.
• Ye Weiming arrived at the Earth God Temple and found Sanyue, Xiao Qiao, Fei Yu, and Tang Sancai waiting without You Jin.
• Ye Weiming recognized Wei Xiaobao among the card players, and Wei Xiaobao explained that You Jin had already taken Qu Lingfeng’s daughter away.
• Wei Xiaobao told Ye Weiming that the team’s successful quest had earned them bonus rewards.

Ye Weiming and his teammates completed the quest by returning the stolen goods and received their rewards from Wei Xiaobao. After gaining a level and choosing additional items, they watched Wei Xiaobao leave with the remaining treasures, while the Golden Haze Sword was left to them as spoils.

• Ye Weiming returned the stolen goods, including the White Jade Flying Amulet, and Sanyue and Xiao Qiao returned their necklaces and the Golden Haze Sword.
• Wei Xiaobao gave Ye Weiming a sixth-rank official uniform and the Imperial Sword and Dragon's Roar Sword as his quest rewards.
• Wei Xiaobao let the other heroes each choose one item from the recovered goods, and Tang Sancai took the White Jade Flying Amulet while Fei Yu chose a ring that increased arm strength.
• Ye Weiming gained a level and saw his core, Aptitude, and Comprehension attributes rise by five points each.
• Wei Xiaobao left to report to the Emperor and told Ye Weiming to keep the Golden Haze Sword as spoils of war.

After completing the quest, Ye Weiming and his companions headed to Hangzhou to discuss how to divide the Golden Haze Sword. When they sat down to eat, Ye Weiming discovered that the sword had vanished from his backpack.

• Ye Weiming proposed discussing who should receive the Golden Haze Sword, while privately hoping Xiao Qiao would get it.
• Fei Yu persuaded Ye Weiming to treat the group to dinner, and Ye Weiming agreed to a fifty-gold budget while holding on to the sword.
• Tang Sancai celebrated escaping his unlucky nickname as the five companions ran toward Hangzhou.
• Ye Weiming accidentally knocked Wang Yan flying outside Hangzhou, then exchanged greetings with him and continued on with the group.
• At Taste Pavilion, Ye Weiming began the promised discussion and realized the Golden Haze Sword was missing from his backpack.

Ye Weiming and his teammates discovered that Wang Yan had stolen the Golden Haze Sword while trying to steal Ye Weiming’s Bag of Rice of Suffering. They tracked Wang Yan to the Leifeng Pagoda Dungeon, where he emerged after testing the sword, only to be confronted by an unknown voice.

• Ye Weiming realized the Golden Haze Sword had vanished, and Tang Sancai suggested a Stealing skill was responsible.
• Sanyue recalled that Wang Yan had lied about meeting Ye Weiming by chance, and Ye Weiming connected the theft to Wang Yan’s earlier attempt to buy his Bag of Rice of Suffering through Niu Zhichun.
• Fei Yu identified Sunset Mountain’s Leifeng Pagoda Dungeon as Wang Yan’s likely destination, and Ye Weiming sent the group to track him down.
• Wang Yan emerged from the dungeon delighted that he had stolen the Golden Haze Sword and used it to clear the instance with ease.
• An unfamiliar voice called out to Wang Yan as he left the instance.

Wang Yan was cornered after stealing the Golden Haze Sword, but refused to return it and was repeatedly killed by Ye Weiming. He lured Ye Weiming into attacking him at Hangzhou City's resurrection point, where system guards surrounded Ye Weiming and threatened to send him to prison.

• Fei Yu, Tang Sancai, Sanyue, and Xiao Qiao surrounded Wang Yan near the Underground Palace instance, and he drew the stolen Golden Haze Sword to fight.
• The four players quickly defeated Wang Yan, who dropped a blue hat, and Fei Yu picked it up.
• Wang Yan resurrected in Hangzhou City and found Ye Weiming waiting; he refused to return the sword and charged at him.
• Ye Weiming killed Wang Yan with one strike, causing him to drop two bottles of health-restoring pills.
• Wang Yan resurrected again and watched system guards surround Ye Weiming for attacking someone at the city's resurrection point.