Chapter Summaries

Little Jiu reunited with Zhao Wuji and the Shrek teachers while the Soul Masters climbed the Heavenly Stair, and his many romantic entanglements sparked jealousy and teasing. The chapter ended with Zijing and six Plant Academy teachers arriving to ask whether Little Jiu remembered them.

• Zhao Wuji greeted Little Jiu and thanked him quietly, then Leng Qin scolded him while teasing him about his relationship with Xue Wu.
• Xue Wu admitted to Leng Qin that she had stayed with Little Jiu the previous night, and Qiu Ruoshui and the other girls teased her.
• Leng Qin blamed Zhao Wuji for Little Jiu’s behavior and pinched him as Little Jiu joked about their marriage.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other Shrek teachers watched Little Jiu receive affection from Xue Wu and Qiu Ruoshui while Soul Masters struggled up the Heavenly Stair.
• Zijing arrived with the six most beautiful Plant Academy teachers and asked Little Jiu whether he remembered them.

Little Jiu reunited with Zijing and the girls from Plant Academy, teasing them as they recalled how he had saved them from the Sea Soul Beasts ten years earlier. The reunion ended with Little Jiu inviting the other girls to embrace him while Zijing retreated in embarrassment.

• Feng Xiaotian lamented his lost chance with Huo Wu while Huo Wushuang mocked him for his unrequited love.
• Ruila pushed Zijing into Little Jiu's arms, and Little Jiu held her close while teasing her about taking responsibility.
• The girls from Plant Academy remembered how Little Jiu's thorny vines had protected them from the Sea Soul Beasts during the tsunami ten years earlier.
• Ruila, Lavis, Qian Sui, Twilight Moon Vine, Twilight Cloud Vine, and Bamboo Whisper teased Zijing about her feelings for Little Jiu, and Zijing tried to expose their own crushes in return.
• Little Jiu joked about taking Zijing to his bedroom, then let her go and invited the other girls to share a passionate hug.

Little Jiu flirted with the women from Plant Academy while their students were supposed to be competing, leaving Xue Wu and Zijing flustered and Leng Qin exasperated. The women eventually returned to their duties, and Little Jiu was left teasing them as the competition continued.

• Ruila and the other Plant Academy women gathered around Little Jiu, distracting their male students so badly that several fell from the Heavenly Stair.
• Twilight Moon Vine asked Little Jiu how he would repay her for inspiring his Blood Sucking Divine Vine abilities, and he cheekily offered her a chance to pursue him.
• Zijing and the other women continued chatting with Little Jiu, prompting Zijing to scold him for disrupting Plant Academy’s competition; he claimed he was helping the students temper their will.
• Leng Qin tried to take Xue Wu away from Little Jiu, but Xue Wu admitted she was willing to suffer for him, and Liu Erlong persuaded Leng Qin to leave her choice to herself.
• Little Jiu invited Zijing to tour his Traveling Palace, and she blushed at his phrasing before escaping to direct the competition as the other women teased him.

Little Jiu held a no-rules battle royale to assess the Soul Masters, and Plant Academy won the championship with its powerful plant-based abilities. After handing out divine positions and celebrating with his friends, Little Jiu went to Zijing’s room that night.

• Little Jiu began a no-rules legion battle in the Great Soul Arena, which shrank and changed terrain every minute.
• Plant Academy summoned a Tree of Life whose blood-draining vines and spears overwhelmed the other academies, while its resistance to fire thwarted Blazing Fire Academy.
• Plant Academy won the championship, and Little Jiu gave Zijing and the others twelve divine positions.
• Flender tried to get his daughter to invest her soul bones in Shrek Academy, but she refused and said she would rather support Huo Wu’s Blazing Fire Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian told Little Jiu to treat Huo Wu well and revealed that he and Huo Wushuang planned to travel to another world.
• After night fell, Little Jiu went to the Plant Academy girls’ villa district and knocked on Zijing’s door.

Little Jiu visited Zijing late at night and teased her until she let him into her room. When the others came to investigate a commotion, Zijing admitted her feelings with a quick kiss, and Little Jiu drew her into his embrace behind a divine barrier.

• Zijing opened her door to Little Jiu, then tried to send him away when he flirted with her.
• Little Jiu pretended he was leaving for another world for ten or a hundred years, prompting Zijing to invite him inside.
• Zijing flung Little Jiu onto her bed and argued with him as he teased her about wanting him to stay.
• A crash brought Ruila, Qian Sui, Bamboo Whisper, and the others to Zijing's door, so Zijing claimed a soul beast had broken in.
• Little Jiu urged Zijing to say whether she liked him, and Zijing kissed his cheek before he set up a divine barrier and pulled her into his embrace.

Little Jiu brought the six girls of the Plant Battle Team to Spirit City, where Shui Xinrou warmly welcomed them and embraced them as her future daughters-in-law. He then announced that they had arrived in time for his monthly Choose a Concubine day, leaving Zijing confused and Xue Wu furious.

• Zijing tried to send Little Jiu away before Ruila, Bamboo Whisper, Qian Sui, and the other girls could discover he had spent the night in her room, but Little Jiu revealed they were already waiting outside.
• Little Jiu invited the six girls of the Plant Battle Team to return to Spirit City with him, and they rode the Female Ice Wolves there.
• The girls teased the Moonwind Wolf Emperor and played with its wives, while the wolf complained about being fed Blue Silver Grass and having its fur pulled.
• Shui Xinrou welcomed the girls, asked Xue Wu and Zijing to call her Mom, and happily accepted Qiu Ruoshui and the others as Little Jiu's future daughters-in-law.
• Little Jiu told the girls that they had arrived on the monthly Choose a Concubine day, prompting Xue Wu to warn Zijing that it was one of his shameless ideas.

Little Jiu staged a monthly emperor’s indulgence in Pope’s Hall, making his women serve and entertain him while Zijing watched in disbelief. After Xiao Wu redirected his demand for a rabbit dance toward Zhu Zhuqing, Little Jiu ordered Zhu Yun to join her for a dance.

• Little Jiu sat on the throne and had Huo Wu, Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Luolan, and Zhu Zhuqing salute him and serve him.
• Qian Renxue poured Little Jiu wine, Shui Bing'er massaged his legs, and Hu Liena offered to massage his head.
• Tang Yuehua played the guqin as Xiao Bai danced in mermaid form, then served Little Jiu wine.
• Little Jiu demanded a rabbit dance from Xiao Wu, but she persuaded him to have Zhu Zhuqing dance instead.
• Little Jiu ordered Zhu Yun to join Zhu Zhuqing for the dance called 'We Learn to Meow Together.'

Little Jiu pressured Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun into an embarrassing cat-themed dance, then turned the attention to the girls of Skywater Academy. As Shui Bing'er and the others began dancing, Dugu Yan arrived and challenged Little Jiu for leaving her out.

• Little Jiu made Zhu Zhuqing choose between dancing and studying the advanced illustrated manual, so she reluctantly agreed to dance with Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun sang and danced like cats while Little Jiu teased them, then chased Zhu Zhuqing around the hall until he calmed her down.
• Zhu Zhuqing demanded that Qian Renxue dance, but Qian Renxue redirected the attention to Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls.
• Little Jiu agreed to let Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Qiu Ruoshui, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, and Gu Qingbo dance together.
• Dugu Yan passed through the divine power barrier and asked Little Jiu why he had not invited her.

Dugu Yan confronted Little Jiu about marrying her, then threatened to have a son named Little Little Jiu if he refused. Little Jiu agreed to marry her, and Dugu Yan transformed into Queen Medusa and performed the Snake People Tribe’s Dance of Sacrifice, leaving him entranced.

• Dugu Yan demanded that Little Jiu marry her, but he refused because they knew each other too well.
• Dugu Yan threatened to marry someone else and name their son Little Little Jiu, prompting Little Jiu to pull her into his arms and agree to marry her.
• Little Jiu asked Dugu Yan to perform the Dance of Sacrifice, and she guessed that he wanted to see her transform into Queen Medusa.
• Dugu Yan transformed into Queen Medusa and danced the Snake People Tribe’s Dance of Sacrifice for Little Jiu and the gathered women.
• Dugu Yan ended the dance by removing her veil and addressing Little Jiu as “Your Majesty,” and he pulled her into his arms.

Little Jiu married Dugu Yan after she appeared as Queen Medusa, and two months later Snow Empress gave birth to his first child. The family named the baby Atom and decided Little Jiu would take the child’s surname, leaving him protesting as Shui Xinrou drove him away.

• Dugu Yan teased Little Jiu in Queen Medusa’s form and flew to her chambers, where he followed her; Qian Renxue and the other women rebuked Zhu Zhuyun for joking about him pursuing Queen Medusa.
• Two months later, Dugu Bo welcomed Dugu Yan and Little Jiu on a visit and celebrated being able to call Little Jiu his grandson.
• Ice Empress announced that Snow Empress was giving birth, and Little Jiu rushed to her chambers while the women and their families gathered outside.
• Snow Empress gave birth to a baby with ice-blue crystal skin and wings, and Little Jiu and the women welcomed the child.
• After Little Jiu proposed the name Decimal Point, Snow Empress named the baby Atom and declared that Little Jiu would henceforth be called Yuan Xiao Jiu; Shui Xinrou chased him away when he protested.

Little Jiu struggled to escape his wives’ attention after Dugu Yan poisoned him with a toxin that ignited a dragon’s reproductive urges. Five years later, Yuan Dong learned that Little Jiu had plunged the world into darkness, and she resolved to assassinate him and devour his soul.

• Little Jiu complained that his wives kept him busy while Ye Lingling fed him soup and Dugu Yan teased him.
• Dugu Yan poisoned Little Jiu with a toxin from a dragon in another world, and he fled when the burning desire overwhelmed him.
• At seventeen, Yuan Dong reflected on her origins, her rise to power, and the mysterious force within her.
• An enchanting woman told Yuan Dong that Little Jiu had destroyed the gods’ inheritances, taken the sun from the world, and killed her most respected family member.
• The enchanting woman urged Yuan Dong to exploit her dark powers and resemblance to Little Jiu’s dead beloved to kill him, and Yuan Dong agreed to assassinate him and devour his soul.

Little Jiu welcomed Yuan Dong to Pope's Palace, where she stabbed him and began devouring his soul. As his memories revealed the truth of their past, Hu Liena disclosed that she had guided Yuan Dong to recover those memories and identified herself as Little Jiu's wife and Yuan Dong's closest companion.

• Little Jiu learned that a delegation from the Sun Moon Empire had brought beauties to Pope's Hall in hopes of securing peace through a marriage alliance.
• Yuan Dong emerged from the dancers, and Little Jiu recognized her before catching her as she staggered and removing her mask.
• Yuan Dong stabbed Little Jiu with an Evil scythe and began devouring his soul while he refused to defend himself and demanded to know why she wanted to kill him.
• Yuan Dong saw fragments of Little Jiu's memories and realized he was not the demon she had been told about, while a song stirred her recollections.
• Hu Liena appeared and revealed that she had protected Yuan Dong for seventeen years, helped her recover her memories, and was Little Jiu's wife and Yuan Dong's closest companion.

Yuan Dong recovered the memories Little Jiu had lost and reunited with him in Pope's Hall. They agreed to begin their relationship again, while Hu Liena realized Little Jiu had secretly known she was going to the Sun Moon Continent.

• Yuan Dong watched Little Jiu's memories and saw his farewell with her before trying to flee.
• Little Jiu imprisoned Yuan Dong and confronted her for devouring his memories, but let her leave after singing their sorrowful song.
• Yuan Dong regained her memories, returned to Little Jiu, and embraced him.
• Yuan Dong told Little Jiu he would have to court her again, and he promised to marry her.
• Yuan Dong questioned whether Little Jiu had knowingly let Hu Liena grow up alone on the Sun Moon Continent, and Hu Liena realized he had been keeping secrets.

Little Jiu reunited with Yuan Dong, whose memories of him had only partly returned, and teased her about being his captive. He then courted her beneath the moon and took her by boat toward the Sun Moon Continent, where she fell asleep feeling safe in his care.

• Yuan Dong attacked Little Jiu with a Death Spider Spear, but he easily overpowered her and asked whether her memories had returned.
• Yuan Dong said she recalled only fragments, and Little Jiu teased her while Hu Liena watched in surprise.
• Little Jiu asked whether Yuan Dong would go to his or her bedchamber, and she reluctantly left the decision to him.
• Little Jiu took Yuan Dong beneath a laurel tree and professed his love, then asked if he could take her back to the Sun Moon Continent.
• Little Jiu carried Yuan Dong aboard a small boat and covered her with a blanket as she fell asleep holding his arm.

Yuan Dong and Little Jiu traveled across the sea and spent a year exploring the Sun Moon Continent as a couple. At the Dark Night Temple, Little Jiu asked Yuan Dong to marry him.

• Yuan Dong woke to find Little Jiu had covered her with a blanket, and Little Jiu teased her after catching her trying to kiss him.
• Little Jiu and Yuan Dong sailed across the sea, sharing affectionate moments and bickering over his teasing and grilled fish.
• Little Jiu disguised Yuan Dong with a cloak and veil when they arrived in the Sun Moon Continent, then took her sightseeing around a city.
• Little Jiu arranged for them to share a hotel suite, but he slept on the sofa while Yuan Dong stayed in a separate room.
• Little Jiu and Yuan Dong spent a year traveling from the north of the Sun Moon Continent to the south and grew increasingly close.
• Little Jiu asked Yuan Dong to marry him before the Dark Night Temple.

Little Jiu pressed Yuan Dong to marry him outside the Dark Night Temple, and she finally agreed to avoid being kidnapped. Hu Liena dressed Yuan Dong in a wedding gown for the wedding, while Little Jiu waited outside, eager to marry her.

• Little Jiu removed Yuan Dong's veil and cloak, then teased her as she retreated beneath her statue before the kneeling temple followers.
• Little Jiu joked about kidnapping Yuan Dong, and Hu Liena watched from above and secretly recorded the scene.
• Yuan Dong agreed to marry Little Jiu and kissed his cheek before fleeing into the Dark Night Temple.
• Hu Liena combed Yuan Dong's hair, placed the Nine-Bend Royal Crown on her, and helped her put on a wedding dress she had spent eighteen years sewing.
• Little Jiu waited outside Yuan Dong's bedchamber, eager to marry her as Hu Liena and Yuan Dong laughed together inside.

On the eve of his wedding to Yuan Dong, Little Jiu tried to enter her bedchamber, but Hu Liena kept him out and teased him while speaking with Yuan Dong about his devotion to the women in his life. After spending the night outside, Little Jiu was stopped again at dawn and dressed in ceremonial clothes matching Yuan Dong’s.

• Little Jiu tried to enter Yuan Dong’s bedchamber, but Hu Liena drove him away and warned him not to spoil the wedding preparations.
• Hu Liena reassured Yuan Dong that Little Jiu would not barge in, then praised his willingness to understand and accept the women he loved.
• Hu Liena teased Yuan Dong about when she had fallen for Little Jiu, and Yuan Dong chased her around the bedchamber before Hu Liena begged for mercy.
• Little Jiu waited outside Yuan Dong’s bedchamber all night until the door opened at dawn.
• Hu Liena stopped Little Jiu from rushing inside, took him to another bedchamber, and helped him put on ceremonial clothes matching Yuan Dong’s.

Little Jiu and Yuan Dong married before Qian Renxue and their friends blessed them, and Little Jiu raised a sun to illuminate the dark world as a wedding gift. Yuan Dong entered the bridal chamber with Little Jiu, while the song and her memories of a sorrowful farewell left her declaring, "I'm back!"

• Hu Liena asked Yuan Dong and Little Jiu to exchange rings, and they pledged their devotion to each other.
• Qian Renxue interrupted the ceremony, knelt before Yuan Dong, and asked for a final embrace before blessing her and placing her hand in Little Jiu's.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, and other familiar figures wished Yuan Dong happiness, while Qian Daoliu silently departed.
• Little Jiu raised a sun beside the moon, filling the dark world with light and giving Yuan Dong a radiant wedding gift.
• Little Jiu carried Yuan Dong to the bridal chamber as a familiar song played, and Yuan Dong smiled and said, "I'm back!"

Half a year after their wedding, Yuan Dong discovered she was pregnant with Xiao Jiu’s child, and the family later welcomed a daughter named Little Brocade Fish. Five years later, Xiao Jiu and his large family set off aboard a cosmic warship, where the children scattered into space and the adults ended the story with a water fight.

• Yuan Dong felt sick after tasting Hu Liena’s food, and Xiao Jiu sensed that Yuan Dong was pregnant.
• Xiao Wu asked Xiao Jiu for a baby, while Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing made him follow a strict schedule.
• Three years later, Yuan Dong gave birth to a daughter and named her Little Brocade Fish after rejecting Xiao Jiu’s suggestion of Decimal Point.
• Five years later, Xiao Jiu launched a cosmic warship carrying his family, their children, and several battle teams.
• Little Brocade Fish and the other children attacked Xiao Jiu over the name Decimal Point, while Xiao Wu sent Er Ming flying into space for roasting rabbit with her child.
• The children left the warship to explore space, and Xiao Jiu started a water fight with the women.