Chapter Summaries

Shen Gui arranged for Tongtian to teach the future Zi Shou while the other saints planned to destroy Shang and Hongjun announced the coming Investiture of the Gods. After the meeting at Purple Cloud Palace, Shen Gui’s teasing and romantic indiscretions angered Tongtian and Nuwa, forcing him to flee.

• Shen Gui returned to the Heavenly Court after Tongtian agreed to become Zi Shou’s teacher, while Tongtian remained in Chaoge as Di Yi’s Imperial Tutor.
• Laozi and the other saints resolved to target Zhou and destroy Shang to thwart Shen Gui’s plan to borrow the human race’s Fortune.
• Hongjun summoned the saints and Shen Gui, announced that a Heaven-destined person would lead the Investiture of the Gods, and presented the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Beating Whip.
• Shen Gui asked Primordial Heavenly Venerate to go easy on him, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate demanded ten bags of melon seeds in return.
• Nuwa and Tongtian accused Shen Gui of being a loli-con and pursuing Yunxiao and Bixiao, so Shen Gui fled while Tongtian chased him with the Qingping Sword.

Zi Shou grew into a notorious young troublemaker in Chaoge while Tongtian deliberately let him run wild to spite Shen Gui. The chapter revealed that Zi Shou was Shen Gui, a transmigrator who recognized the dangers of becoming King Zhou but decided to enjoy himself anyway.

• Zi Shou caused trouble across Chaoge by harassing young women, and Tongtian refused to discipline him because he was secretly Zi Shou's disciple.
• Tongtian let Zi Shou misbehave to provoke Shen Gui, while Di Yi left Zi Shou's upbringing in Tongtian's hands.
• Yao Yue and Wangshu brushed Shen Gui off and directed him toward Miss Huang and Miss Shang, leaving him confused until he learned about Zi Shou's antics.
• Shen Gui realized that Zi Shou was his identity in this life and feared he had become the future King Zhou of Shang.
• Zi Shou recalled that his world differed from the Investiture of the Gods story he knew, then accepted his fate and embraced his wastrel life.

Zi Shou spent time in Chaoge with Fei Zhong and You Hun, seeking entertainment and hearing about a fairy rumored to be in the city. He became interested in finding her.

• Shen Gui regretted Zi Shou's past behavior and hoped he would stop causing trouble.
• Zi Shou teased Fei Zhong by ordering him to smash a tavern owned by the Eastern Marquis, then let him off the hook.
• Zi Shou asked Fei Zhong and You Hun to recommend beautiful young women, but admitted he was avoiding Miss Huang after Huang Feihu chased him through the streets.
• Zi Shou warned You Hun not to mock him about Shang Qingjun, whose father, Shang Rong, had also chased him and complained to the king.
• You Hun told Zi Shou that someone had spotted traces of a fairy in Chaoge, and Zi Shou became interested in investigating.

Zi Shou went searching for a rumored fairy after You Hun claimed one had appeared in Chaoge, unaware that the women behind the rumors were the San Xiao. He suspected the fairy might be one of the Three Demons of Xuanyuan's Tomb, then realized You Hun had led them in circles.

• The chapter explained that Shen Gui and Tongtian had arranged for the San Xiao to descend to Chaoge under the pretext of protecting Zi Shou, and Wen Zhong found them lodging.
• Bixiao occasionally went out with Yunxiao or Qiongxiao, and sightings of the three women inspired rumors of fairies in Chaoge.
• You Hun told Zi Shou about the rumored fairy, and Zi Shou ordered him to lead the way in hopes of finding her.
• You Hun led Zi Shou and Fei Zhong toward the area near Zi Shou's residence, claiming the fairy had been spotted there before.
• Zi Shou suspected the fairy might be one of the Three Demons of Xuanyuan's Tomb, but continued the search.
• After passing the same alley several times, Zi Shou pointed out a familiar water vat and confronted You Hun about leading them in circles.

Zi Shou discovered that an array had trapped him and his companions in an alley, then broke through it with one punch and met San Xiao. Yunxiao asked him why he had barged into their residence.

• Zi Shou realized an array was keeping him, You Hun, and Fei Zhong in the alley, while Bixiao watched them from San Xiao’s residence.
• Zi Shou inferred that the fairy lived in the unoccupied residence at the end of the alley and told Fei Zhong and You Hun to move back.
• Zi Shou punched through Yunxiao’s practice array, destroying the screen, courtyard gate, and wall.
• Bixiao was astonished that Zi Shou had broken the array with one punch, while he greeted the three women.
• Yunxiao calmly asked Zi Shou who he was and why he had entered the sisters’ residence.

Zi Shou discovered that the three women protecting him were Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao of the San Xiao, not the fox demons he had mistaken them for, and he panicked over his private fantasies about Yunxiao. He cautiously confirmed their identities, while Daoist Qingping learned through divination that his incarnation had been courting Yunxiao.

• Yunxiao accused Zi Shou of intruding, and he countered that the three sisters had secretly entered Chaoge and set up an array near his residence.
• Bixiao revealed that the sisters had come to secretly protect Zi Shou under the Heavenly Emperor's orders.
• Yunxiao's rebuke of Bixiao made Zi Shou realize the women were Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao rather than the Three Demons of Xuanyuan's Tomb.
• Zi Shou hid his thoughts about Yunxiao, adopted a courteous manner, and asked whether the three women were the San Xiao of the Shangqing Saint.
• Daoist Qingping divined that his incarnation had been courting Yunxiao and angrily reacted to the news.

Tongtian mistook Zi Shou’s questions to San Xiao for an attempt to flirt with them and attacked Shen Gui, who had sent them to the mortal realm. After an absurd argument in the chaos, Tongtian left, while Shen Gui privately admitted he had set his sights on San Xiao.

• Tongtian noticed Zi Shou mentioning the Shangqing Saint and saw him questioning San Xiao, whom Tongtian believed Zi Shou was flirting with.
• Tongtian took the Qingping Sword and attacked Shen Gui in the chaos, where Shen Gui blocked him with the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda.
• Shen Gui denied pursuing San Xiao and listed Yaochi, Yao Ji, Chang'e, and Cihang as women around him, making Tongtian angrier.
• Tongtian demanded that Shen Gui explain why he considered San Xiao inferior, then insisted Shen Gui must have wanted them but could not pursue them.
• Shen Gui claimed he had pursued San Xiao from the start, satisfying Tongtian, who warned him not to do so again and fled.
• Shen Gui mocked Tongtian's retreat and privately admitted he would have fallen out with him if not for San Xiao.

Zi Shou questioned Yunxiao about the Heavenly Court and realized that the world he had transmigrated into differed from the one he expected. The chapter ended with him asking Yunxiao for the Heavenly Emperor's personal name.

• Zi Shou praised the Jie Sect to explain his knowledge of Yunxiao, and Yunxiao corrected his description of the sect while affirming the Heavenly Emperor's authority.
• Bixiao reminded Yunxiao that they had been ordered by the Heavenly Emperor to protect Zi Shou, and Yunxiao decided they would stay until they received further instructions.
• Bixiao left to contact the Imperial Observatory, while Zi Shou remained bewildered by Yunxiao's references to the Heavenly Emperor and Director Haotian.
• Zi Shou invited Yunxiao to sit and asked who Director Haotian was, and Yunxiao explained his high position in the Heavenly Court.
• Zi Shou became more confused by Yunxiao's account and asked her for the Heavenly Emperor's personal name.

Zi Shou questioned Yunxiao about the Heavenly Emperor, then decided to avoid provoking him and keep a low profile. Yunxiao grew suspicious of Zi Shou’s extraordinary strength, unaware that it came from the power of his former incarnation, the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the Northern Darkness.

• Zi Shou asked Yunxiao who the Heavenly Emperor was, and she said he had once ruled the Demon Race as the Northern Darkness Demon Lord but withheld his true name.
• Zi Shou decided not to press Yunxiao further and resolved to act like a coward while enjoying his life as Prince Shou.
• Zi Shou apologized for punching through Yunxiao’s courtyard gate and promised to have it repaired before leaving.
• Yunxiao suspected Zi Shou’s strength was far beyond ordinary inborn divine strength and believed His Majesty had reason to pay special attention to him.
• The narration revealed that Zi Shou held the drained essence of the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the Northern Darkness, though Zi Shou himself knew nothing of its true power.

Di Yi summoned Jiang Huan Chu to Chaoge and revealed that his old injuries left him little time to live. Worried that Zi Shou might not be able to hold Xiqi in check after his death, Di Yi arranged for Zi Shou to marry Jiang Huan Chu’s daughter and left the two men to meet.

• Tongtian watched Zi Shou leave San Xiao’s courtyard and was relieved that he seemed well-behaved.
• Di Yi secretly met Jiang Huan Chu at Feiyun Pavilion and recalled how they had defeated Ji Chang more than twenty years earlier.
• Di Yi told Jiang Huan Chu that his old injuries meant he did not have much time left and voiced his concern about Xiqi’s growing power after his death.
• Jiang Huan Chu promised to support Zi Shou, and Di Yi proposed that Zi Shou marry Jiang Huan Chu’s daughter and make her queen.
• An attendant announced Zi Shou’s arrival, and Di Yi said he would let Zi Shou meet his future father-in-law.

Di Yi summoned Zi Shou to meet Jiang Huan Chu and announced that he intended for Jiang Huan Chu’s daughter to become Zi Shou’s wife. Zi Shou’s careless behavior unsettled Jiang Huan Chu, and the chapter ended with Zi Shou spitting out his wine at the marriage proposal.

• Zi Shou greeted Jiang Huan Chu casually, but Di Yi scolded him and ordered him to address Jiang Huan Chu as his uncle and bow respectfully.
• Zi Shou bowed properly, then ate and drank carelessly while offering to take Jiang Huan Chu to Dong Lai Pavilion.
• Di Yi berated Zi Shou for his behavior and complained to Jiang Huan Chu that he worried about making Zi Shou inherit the throne.
• Jiang Huan Chu wondered whether his daughter would suffer if she married the unreliable Zi Shou.
• Di Yi told Zi Shou that he had summoned him to meet Jiang Huan Chu and arrange for Jiang Huan Chu’s daughter to become his wife, and Zi Shou spat out his wine in shock.

Zi Shou refused Di Yi’s plan to marry him to Jiang Yun, claiming he already loved someone and promising to bring her to meet the king the next day. He then went to the San Xiao’s residence to ask Yunxiao for help, leaving his plan to fool Di Yi unresolved.

• Zi Shou objected to marrying Jiang Yun because he did not want her to suffer the tragic fate he associated with King Zhou’s wives.
• Zi Shou told Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu that he already loved someone and promised to bring her to the palace the next day.
• Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu discussed Jiang Yun’s marriage, and Di Yi insisted she would be Zi Shou’s principal wife even if another woman became his secondary wife.
• Zi Shou left the palace and went to the San Xiao’s residence in Chaoge.
• Zi Shou called out to Yunxiao and asked her to come out so he could seek her help.

Zi Shou asked Yunxiao about the reason the San Xiao had been assigned to protect him and revealed that he knew he was a key figure in the coming calamity. After convincing Yunxiao to sympathize with his fate, he asked her to help him and ended by asking her to be his wife.

• Zi Shou returned to Yunxiao’s courtyard and asked her to seal off their surroundings so they could speak privately.
• Zi Shou asked why the Heavenly Emperor had ordered the San Xiao to protect him, and Yunxiao said he was important to the coming great calamity.
• Zi Shou claimed Daoist Qingping had told him about the calamity, and Yunxiao confirmed that he must be protected until it arrived.
• Zi Shou asked whether he was destined to bring disaster upon those around him, and Yunxiao could not reassure him.
• Zi Shou bowed and asked Yunxiao for her help, then asked her to be his wife.

Zi Shou asked Yunxiao to pretend to be the woman he claimed to love so he could avoid marrying Jiang Yun. Yunxiao agreed on the condition that he keep her involvement secret from Qiongxiao and Bixiao, leaving Zi Shou charmed by her uncharacteristically girlish manner.

• Zi Shou told Yunxiao that Di Yi had demanded he bring his supposed beloved to meet him the next day after proposing a marriage to Jiang Yun.
• Zi Shou explained that he did not want to drag Jiang Yun into the Great Tribulation of Investiture of the Gods, and asked Yunxiao to pose as the woman he admired.
• Yunxiao asked whether Zi Shou felt no attraction to Jiang Yun, and he admitted he was moved but did not want to endanger her.
• Yunxiao agreed to help Zi Shou, provided he kept the matter secret from her younger sisters, Qiongxiao and Bixiao.
• Zi Shou promised to keep her secret, then became entranced when Yunxiao blushed and teased him.

Yunxiao agreed to enter the palace with Zi Shou and help him, while Shen Gui worried that Zi Shou’s pursuit of her would bring danger. The next morning, Yunxiao set out for the palace as Bixiao learned that the San Xiao would continue protecting Zi Shou.

• Yunxiao told Zi Shou to call her by name, then sent him out of her courtyard and agreed to meet him the next day.
• Shen Gui watched Zi Shou through the Sky-Gazing Mirror and panicked about the consequences of encouraging him to court Yunxiao.
• Zi Shou returned to Shou Wang’s Mansion, while Di Yi’s men failed to discover Yunxiao because her formation hid their meeting.
• Di Yi received a report that Zi Shou had returned directly to his mansion and began to doubt his suspicions.
• Bixiao learned that the San Xiao should continue protecting Zi Shou, and Yunxiao left to accompany him to the palace.

Zi Shou brought Yunxiao to Feiyun Pavilion and introduced her to Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu as the woman he loved. When a pillar snapped and the roof began to collapse, Zi Shou stopped the pillar and held up the beam, leaving Di Yi unharmed as guards rushed to replace the pillar.

• Zi Shou and Yunxiao arrived at Feiyun Pavilion while Tongtian secretly watched over Yunxiao from nearby.
• Zi Shou introduced Yunxiao to Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu as the woman he loved.
• A pillar broke beside Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu, bringing down part of the roof and drawing palace guards to the pavilion.
• Zi Shou caught the falling pillar with one hand and supported the beam with the other, protecting Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu.
• Prime Minister Fang ordered the guards to find a replacement pillar, and Di Yi refused to leave, trusting Zi Shou to protect him.

Zi Shou and Yunxiao fooled Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu with their affectionate performance after a pillar snapped at Feiyun Pavilion. As they left the palace, Yunxiao reflected on the fates awaiting them in the coming great tribulation.

• Prime Minister Fang replaced the broken pillar, freeing Zi Shou, and Zi Shou and Yunxiao pretended to be a loving couple before Di Yi and Jiang Huan Chu.
• Di Yi dismissed Prime Minister Fang and told Jiang Huan Chu he was almost certain someone had tampered with the pillar to target Zi Shou.
• Zi Shou brushed off the danger, refused to worry about the throne, and left Feiyun Pavilion with Yunxiao.
• Outside, Zi Shou praised Yunxiao’s acting and explained how ruthless people could become over the throne.
• Zi Shou said the throne would likely be forced on him, while Yunxiao considered her own fate and her willingness to protect Qiongxiao, Bixiao, the Jie Sect, and her master.
• Zi Shou and Yunxiao boarded a carriage and left the royal palace.

Zi Shou learned that Jiang Yun, daughter of the Eastern Marquis, had been sent to his mansion and angrily went to confront Di Yi. He objected to the arrangement because he feared Jiang Yun would suffer the tragic fate associated with his future as King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin.

• After the palace incident, Di Yi confined Zi Qi to his residence and reprimanded Zi Yan, while Zi Shou paid frequent visits to Yunxiao.
• Zi Shou returned to his mansion and found Jiang Yun, daughter of the Eastern Marquis, in the rear courtyard; he left abruptly and went to find Di Yi.
• Fang Bi told Zi Shou that Di Yi was drinking with Jiang Huan Chu at Feiyun Pavilion, and Zi Shou went there.
• Zi Shou confronted Di Yi about sending Jiang Yun to his mansion, believing the marriage arrangement would lead her into tragedy.

Di Yi forced Zi Shou to accept Jiang Yun as his future princess consort after Tongtian exposed Zi Shou’s fabricated relationship with Yunxiao. Zi Shou returned to his residence and found Jiang Yun waiting in the cold, where she mistook his earlier haste for displeasure.

• Di Yi admitted he had ordered Jiang Yun sent to Zi Shou’s residence and declared that she would become Zi Shou’s princess consort.
• Di Yi told Zi Shou to treat Jiang Yun well and said he should later take Huang Feiyan and Yang Jingwen as secondary consorts.
• Tongtian revealed that he had reported Zi Shou’s deception to Di Yi because Zi Shou kept visiting and harassing Yunxiao.
• Zi Shou returned to his residence at night and learned that Jiang Yun had spent the evening among the flowers without eating.
• Zi Shou found Jiang Yun shivering in the dew, helped her stand, and draped his outer robe over her.
• Jiang Yun explained that she had stayed still because she thought Zi Shou’s earlier departure meant she had offended him.

Jiang Yun settled into Zi Shou’s residence, and Di Yi’s sudden decline led Zi Shou to marry her before his father died. Zi Shou became Di Xin, set aside his coronation to honor Di Yi with a funeral, and later asked Yunxiao about his father’s fate after death.

• Zi Shou told Jiang Yun she had been innocent from the beginning, then arranged for her to settle in his residence.
• Di Yi, gravely ill after falling at court, asked Zi Shou to take the throne and marry Jiang Yun; Zi Shou agreed to both wishes.
• Zi Shou married Jiang Yun the next day, and Di Yi died that night before Jiang Huan Chu could reach Chaoge.
• By Di Yi’s final edict, Zi Shou succeeded him as Di Xin, canceled his coronation, arranged his father’s funeral, and released Zi Qi to mourn with Zi Yan.
• After the funeral, Di Xin asked Yunxiao about the underworld and whether Di Yi might be reborn into a wealthy and noble family.