Chapter Summaries

On Friday morning, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went to school as classmates anticipated a spring outing, while Guo Kunnan took comfort in the forum's attention shifting elsewhere. Shan Kaiquan won two chess games against Cui Yu, who later watched Jiang Yanan leave with a boy from Class Five and grew furious.

• Jiang Ning reminded Xue Yuantong to bring his snacks, and she collected two bags from his house before they left for school.
• Chen Siyu told Bai Yuxia and others about a possible spring outing, while Jiang Ning remembered the exhausting trip planned for the Friday after next.
• Ma Shicheng reassured Guo Kunnan that the forum posts about him had faded, and Guo Kunnan felt better after comparing his situation with Shen Xinli's.
• Shan Kaiquan beat Cui Yu twice at Chinese Chess, and Cui Yu accidentally dropped and cracked his egg.
• A boy from Class Five came to Class 8 and led Jiang Yanan out; Cui Yu saw them leave together and angrily declared the boy had challenged him for her.

Cui Yu sought Ma Shicheng’s help after seeing Jiang Yanan leave with another boy, then devised a plan to target Pang Jiao and Jiang Yanan’s pursuer. He left the chapter considering whether he could safely carry out his scheme, while Hu Jun asked to join his next movie-watching session.

• Cui Yu told Ma Shicheng that Jiang Yanan had gone off with another boy, and Ma Shicheng sent Wang Longlong to investigate the boy before noon.
• Cui Yu considered using Pang Jiao against Jiang Yanan’s pursuers, but Pang Jiao caught him staring and frightened him into denying he had called her a ghost.
• Cui Yu spotted a forum post about Pang Jiao and Zhuang Jianhui and formed a plan he believed would deal with Pang Jiao and Jiang Yanan’s pursuer at once.
• Cui Yu asked Ma Shicheng whether a VPN could keep someone from tracing his online activity, and Ma Shicheng warned him to do something proper.
• Hu Jun asked Cui Yu to bring him along next time Cui Yu watched movies at Meng Gui’s house.

Shan Kaiquan dominated the classroom chess matches and finally invited Bai Yuxia to play, but she turned him down. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning considered plans for Evergreen Liquid Company's development of Tiger Perch Mountain.

• Shan Kaiquan defeated Huang Yuzhu at chess, while Dong Qingfeng waited for the right moment to challenge him after his winning streak grew.
• During Gao Heshaui's math lesson, Wang Longlong stalled while struggling with a problem, Chen Qian answered it confidently, and Xue Yuantong eventually solved hers after first saying she did not know.
• Jiang Ning thought about Evergreen Liquid Company's plans to hire workers and establish herb cultivation at Tiger Perch Mountain.
• Shan Kaiquan defeated Chen Siqing at chess, and Yang Sheng reminded him that he had dropped a book.
• Shan Kaiquan invited Bai Yuxia to play chess, but she said, "Forget it."

At school, Zhang Chi became convinced that click farming would make him rich, while Ma Shicheng mentioned earning money through occasional League of Legends boosting orders. On Saturday, Jiang Ning met Guo Ran downtown before her appointment at Blue Horse Shopping Center.

• Bai Yuxia rejected Shan Kaiquan, leaving him dejected, while Dong Qingfeng considered challenging him before the afternoon warning bell rang.
• Zhang Chi borrowed Guo Kunnan’s Power Bank and excitedly told him and Hu Jun that he planned to make money through click farming.
• Hu Jun warned Zhang Chi not to get scammed, but Zhang Chi took Ma Shicheng’s qualified response as confirmation that click farming could earn money.
• Ma Shicheng said he sometimes took League of Legends boosting orders when short on cash, while Zhang Chi dismissed earning money through selling goods as beneath him.
• On Saturday morning, Jiang Ning rode downtown and met Guo Ran on a pedestrian overpass before her appointment at Blue Horse Shopping Center.

Guo Ran’s latest blind date went badly, so she spent the rest of the day at the mall with Jiang Ning. When she wanted a huge bear doll, Jiang Ning won it by hitting all twenty balloons with his darts.

• Guo Ran told Jiang Ning she disliked her new blind date’s rushed attitude and planned to stop going on blind dates if this one failed.
• Jiang Ning followed Guo Ran to the mall and watched as her date arrived late, pushed for marriage, and insulted her left-handedness.
• Guo Ran ended the date and asked Jiang Ning whether they had a generation gap before taking him around the mall’s entertainment area.
• Guo Ran spotted a huge bear doll that could only be won by hitting all twenty balloons, and Jiang Ning paid to try the dart game.
• Jiang Ning threw all twenty darts with perfect accuracy, won the bear, and gave it to Guo Ran as the boss praised him as her boyfriend.

Guo Ran denied that Jiang Ning was her boyfriend and took him to a restaurant, while Xue Yuantong spent the morning alone in the countryside waiting for him. Jiang Ning returned with food, rescued Xue Yuantong from two geese, and shared prawns and strawberries with her, ending with her accidentally biting his finger.

• Guo Ran told the Boss that Jiang Ning was only her student, then led him to a Chinese restaurant for lunch.
• Xue Yuantong woke to find Jiang Ning gone, sent him a message, and reminisced about her childhood while waiting at home.
• Jiang Ning returned on his Mountain Bike and chased away two geese that were pursuing Xue Yuantong.
• Jiang Ning brought Xue Yuantong packed prawns and giant strawberries, and she joined him for a meal.
• Jiang Ning wiped rice from Xue Yuantong's mouth, and she accidentally caught his finger between her teeth.

Jiang Ning kept watch on Qi Tianheng, played Chinese Chess with Chen Siyu, and helped Huang Zhongfei bring a birthday cake into Class 8. The class celebrated Huang Zhongfei’s birthday, but Yu Wen’s attempt to enjoy smearing cream on his face ended in an embarrassing mishap.

• Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to discover that Qi Tianheng had returned to school and was discussing how to deal with Zhang Chi.
• Chen Qian argued with Shan Kaiquan over the noise from their Chinese Chess game, and Shan Kaiquan challenged Jiang Ning to play sometime.
• Jiang Ning crushed Chen Siyu at Chinese Chess while Xue Yuantong watched and called him merely average.
• Jiang Ning helped Huang Zhongfei carry his birthday cake into the classroom, then used a snap of his fingers to turn off and restore the lights during the celebration.
• Yu Wen smeared cream on Huang Zhongfei’s face and enjoyed his touch, but Huang Zhongfei accidentally put his cream-covered fingers into her nostrils, leaving the class stunned.

Jiang Ning teased Xue Yuantong with his book-spinning skills while Shan Kaiquan and the boys started a classroom competition. Zhang Chi chased quick profits through click farming, borrowed money for a large order, and discovered he had been scammed.

• Jiang Ning spun a textbook effortlessly, drew a little turtle on Xue Yuantong's palm, and challenged her to learn his tricks.
• Shan Kaiquan learned to spin a book and planned to impress Bai Yuxia after next month's Monthly Exam and Sports Day.
• Zhang Chi earned small returns from click-farming orders and became convinced he could quickly get rich.
• Zhang Chi borrowed money from classmates, including Guo Kunnan and Huang Zhongfei, to gather five hundred yuan for a larger order.
• Zhang Chi paid for the five-hundred-yuan order, then found that the seller had deleted him and the group had kicked him out.

Zhang Chi struggled with the shame of losing borrowed money, while Xue Yuantong asserted herself in class and tried to go home independently, only for Jiang Ning to arrange her ride anyway. Half a month later, Class 8 prepared for its spring outing, and Ma Shicheng confronted a girl who cut in line at the supermarket.

• Gao Heshaui called on Zhang Chi, who failed to answer a math question, then mocked him in front of the class.
• Xue Yuantong challenged Gao Heshaui's answer to a difficult problem, and he confirmed that she was right.
• Hu Jun, Ma Shicheng, Wang Longlong, and Guo Kunnan asked Zhang Chi what was wrong, but Zhang Chi concealed that he had lost borrowed money to a scam.
• Xue Yuantong tried to go home without Jiang Ning, but Aunt Gu told her that Jiang Ning had arranged to take her home and invited him to dinner.
• On March 21st, Class 8 got ready for the spring outing, and Wu Xiaoqi showed off his expensive walking shoes while Hu Jun tried them on.
• Ma Shicheng went to Yucai Supermarket for outing supplies and told a girl who cut in line to go to the back.

Class 8 reached the spring outing destination after a long walk, and Jiang Ning’s stamina candy left Xue Yuantong feeling unusually energetic. During their free time at the park, Cui Yu showed off by walking along a bridge railing, slipped into the water, and called for help as Meng Gui began stripping to attempt a rescue.

• Xue Yuantong finished a made-up spring outing essay before Class 8 gathered for the trip, and Zhang Chi volunteered to carry the class flag.
• Class 8 set off with the school procession, and Shan Qingrong caught up with them on a motorbike after briefly disappearing.
• Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong a stamina-restoring candy, and she continued walking for hours without getting tired.
• The students reached the park, rested, and explored it during their free time.
• Cui Yu walked and bounced along a bridge railing to impress Jiang Yanan and the other girls, then slipped into the lake.
• Wang Longlong admitted he could not swim, and Meng Gui began taking off his clothes as he prepared to help Cui Yu.

After Cui Yu fell into the river, Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Energy to make everyone hear him and told Cui Yu to stand, revealing that the water was shallow. The would-be rescuers climbed out, and Jiang Ning left the students marveling at how he had known the river’s depth.

• Cui Yu fell into the river, while Meng Gui and the other students struggled to decide how to rescue him.
• Jiang Ning twisted and threw a bottle so it struck its launched cap in midair and sent it into a distant trash can.
• Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing told Jiang Ning that a student had fallen into the river, and he went to the bridge with Xue Yuantong.
• Wei Xiuyuan, Meng Gui, and Hu Jun jumped into the river to save Cui Yu as the crowd watched.
• Jiang Ning spoke with Spiritual Energy and told Cui Yu to try standing, revealing that the water was shallow enough for him to stand above it.
• Cui Yu and the rescuers walked or swam ashore, and Jiang Ning told the students to stay calm while Xue Yuantong said he knew magic.

After the river rescue, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left the exhausted Spring Outing group early and went home for dinner. The chapter ended with Xue Yuantong boasting about her stamina and arguing with Jiang Ning over how he had stopped her from confronting a flock of sheep.

• Wei Xiuyuan and the other boys stood soaked by the river as Gu Wei questioned them, and Wang Longlong claimed they had gone in to rescue Cui Yu.
• The teachers took Cui Yu and the others away, while Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong continued with the Spring Outing group toward No.4 Middle School.
• Xue Yuantong told Shan Qingrong she was taking Jiang Ning home for dinner, and Shan Qingrong let them leave while requiring the rest of the students to return to school together.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong reached Aunt Gu's home, where they ate dinner and tasted cherries Jiang Ning had brought.
• Xue Yuantong bragged that she was not tired after the long walk, then challenged Jiang Ning for carrying her away from the sheep; Jiang Ning teased her that she would have come back crying.

Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning made up after a spicy meal, while Aunt Gu reflected on how she had raised her daughter and felt reassured by Jiang Ning’s care for her. Back at school, Class 8 learned they had to write essays about the exhausting Spring Outing, and Guo Kunnan, Hu Jun, and Shan Kaiquan discovered the braised chicken shop had a new proprietor.

• Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong a tissue after the hot rice soup made her eyes water, and they made up while Aunt Gu watched.
• Aunt Gu thought about how she had protected and spoiled Xue Yuantong, and decided Jiang Ning’s presence would keep her daughter from being bullied.
• After dinner, Xue Yuantong reminisced about the goose she and Jiang Ning had cooked and said she wanted lamb; Aunt Gu advised her to find an excuse before arguing with him.
• At No.4 Middle School, Shan Qingrong assigned Class 8 an essay of at least eight hundred words about the Spring Outing, due the following Wednesday.
• Guo Kunnan, Hu Jun, and Shan Kaiquan went to the braised chicken shop, where Hu Jun learned the proprietor had changed but the food’s flavor had not.

Jiang Ning inspected his Spiritual Field on Tiger Perch Mountain, then took Xue Yuantong shopping on Department Store Pedestrian Street, where they won a scratch-off prize and confronted a hairdresser scammer. Meanwhile, Cui Yu was cheated by a Cut Cake seller, and Ma Shicheng and Meng Gui retaliated by knocking the seller’s pastry to the ground before fleeing.

• Jiang Ning walked through his grand formation to inspect his Spiritual Field, planted two Yun Bamboo saplings, and considered how to improve the cultivation grounds.
• Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to Department Store Pedestrian Street, where he drove off a scam hairdresser and bought her snacks.
• Jiang Ning used his spiritual sense to pick a winning scratch-off ticket, and Xue Yuantong won five hundred yuan.
• Cui Yu was tricked into paying forty-eight yuan for a large piece of unpleasant Osmanthus Chestnut Cake.
• Ma Shicheng and Meng Gui confronted the Cut Cake seller, knocked his pastry onto the ground, and ran away.

Cui Yu helped Ma Shicheng and the others escape trouble after Meng Gui kicked over the Cut Cake stall, while Jiang Ning secretly used magic to keep the stall owner from identifying them. Back at school, Yu Wen tried to repair her relationship with Huang Zhongfei, and her laughter ended in a spectacular milk-tea mishap.

• Cui Yu warned bystanders not to help the Cut Cake seller and urged the crowd to let him call the police before slipping away to notify Ma Shicheng.
• Ma Shicheng, Meng Gui, and Wang Longlong learned the seller had reported them and hid, while Cui Yu watched the seller suddenly lose his voice.
• Jiang Ning revealed he had sealed the seller's throat and blurred his vision with spells, then went shopping with Xue Yuantong, who bought him a belt.
• On Monday, Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan collected milk tea from the School Gate and returned to class, where Yu Wen gave Huang Zhongfei a drink to make up for her past embarrassment.
• Ma Shicheng mocked Yang Sheng's essay, while Cui Yu and Meng Gui concluded they had escaped consequences for the stall incident.
• Yu Wen laughed at Shen Qing'e's story about an old admirer and accidentally shot a tapioca pearl out of her nose, prompting Ma Shicheng to call her a pea shooter.

Cui Yu accidentally hit Pang Jiao with a basketball and, after deciding he would no longer back down, challenged her and launched a flying kick. The kick bounced off Pang Jiao with overwhelming force, leaving Cui Yu crashing into a desk as the class watched in shock.

• Yu Wen accidentally sprayed black pearls onto Dong Qingfeng’s desk, and Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong mocked her while Shen Qing'e objected.
• Cui Yu borrowed Wu Xiaoqi’s basketball to practice spinning it and accidentally knocked it into Pang Jiao’s shoulder during her argument with Song Sheng.
• Pang Jiao threatened Cui Yu, but he insulted her instead of retreating, surprising the watching students.
• Pang Jiao raised her hand toward Cui Yu, who answered by launching an exaggerated flying kick at her.
• Cui Yu’s kick rebounded with tremendous force, sending him stumbling into the edge of a desk while Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong joked that Pang Jiao had reflected the attack.

Pang Jiao easily defeated Cui Yu’s strongest kick, but Wang Longlong redirected their confrontation to the School Field, where students gathered to watch. Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong joined the crowd as the fight was about to begin; the chapter ended with Li Shi noticing them, followed by an author’s apology for missing an extra update.

• Pang Jiao neutralized Cui Yu’s full-force kick, leaving him despondent until Meng Gui reminded him that Jiang Yanan was watching.
• Wang Longlong persuaded Pang Jiao and Cui Yu to take their fight outside, and students from Class 8 headed to the School Field.
• Wang Yong invited Lin Zida to watch, and Lin Zida brought Li Shi along from Class 2.
• Jiang Ning left for the School Field, and Xue Yuantong changed her mind and hurried after him.
• Wang Longlong announced the match as the crowd gathered, while Shan Kaiquan and Lin Zida bet on the outcome.
• Li Shi saw Jiang Ning arrive with Xue Yuantong and wondered whether Jiang Ning liked girls like her.

Students gathered at the School Field to watch Cui Yu and Pang Jiao, but Director Wang mistook their contest for a fight and made them run five thousand meters as punishment. As the crowd thinned, Li Shi struck up a conversation with Xue Yuantong, and Jiang Ning arranged for them to leave early because Xue Yuantong was unwell.

• Cui Yu dodged Pang Jiao’s attacks while the students, including Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong, watched and cheered.
• Director Wang arrived and questioned Cui Yu and Pang Jiao, so Wang Longlong claimed they had been warming up for the five thousand meters.
• Cui Yu and Pang Jiao backed up Wang Longlong’s story, but Director Wang made them run five thousand meters under his supervision.
• Shan Kaiquan kept his bet with Lin Zida as students watched Cui Yu and Pang Jiao run.
• Li Shi sat with Xue Yuantong and asked about her school commute and meals; Xue Yuantong said she had a driver and used to have food delivered.
• Jiang Ning received Shan Qingrong’s message approving Xue Yuantong’s leave from morning self-study and told her they were leaving.

After leaving the school sports meet, Jiang Ning took care of Xue Yuantong at home while she felt weak and lonely. When her period cramps worsened, he used Spiritual Energy to warm her stomach, and she described the sensation as someone touching her.

• Jiang Ning decided to leave the sports meet, and Xue Yuantong followed him home.
• Li Shi learned that Jiang Ning rode his bicycle with Xue Yuantong and was not her driver.
• Cui Yu finished the five-thousand-meter run one lap ahead of Pang Jiao, while Shan Kaiquan bought Lin Zida four bottles of cola.
• At home, Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to cook dinner, and he made flatbread, beef and vegetables, eggs, and pumpkin porridge for them.
• After dinner, Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning that her lower abdomen hurt, so he used Spiritual Energy to warm her stomach.
• Jiang Ning asked what the warmth felt like, and Xue Yuantong replied that it felt like someone was touching her stomach.

As the Monthly Exam approached, Jiang Ning used divination to predict the weather and teased Xue Yuantong by pretending to tell her fortune. Class 8’s students prepared for the exam and dealt with visitors and a teacher’s complaints about theft, while Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong rode home together and ended the night with a quarrel over a stray dog.

• Chen Siyu asked Jiang Ning why she felt stuck, and he told her she had too much free time before predicting sunny, windless weather for Xue Yuantong.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to tell her fortune, but he squeezed her hand without giving a prediction until she got embarrassed and pulled away.
• Shan Kaiquan imagined leading the back-row students to the top ten, while Ma Shicheng and his classmates joked about exams and smoking.
• Zhao Xiaofeng accompanied Qi Tianheng to Class 8, where Qi Tianheng tried to impress Yang Sheng, who mocked his performance.
• Gao Heshaui complained that Red Bull had been stolen from his office, and students told him about their own missing belongings as Song Sheng stayed silent.
• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong he had arranged for the River Dam streetlights to stay on, then braked for a stray dog and made her chase after him when she laughed at the dog’s sudden stop.