Chapter Summaries

On the day of the monthly exam, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong finished their Chinese papers early and played badminton while students gathered to watch. Chen Qian confidently challenged Jiang Ning after explaining his scientific method for predicting shuttlecock landings, but he failed to return a single shot.

• Jiang Ning rode Xue Yuantong to school, and she imagined the two of them growing old together before Jiang Ning pointed out that the elderly couple she had noticed was not the same couple they had seen before.
• Shan Kaiquan invited Jiang Ning to play Chinese Chess, but Jiang Ning declined because the exam was about to begin; Shan Kaiquan later arranged to visit Class 1 and show off his chess skills.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong took the first and second seats in Class 1's exam room, finished the Chinese exam early, and went to play badminton.
• Gao Heshaui complained to Qian Baoqiang that someone had stolen his entire box of Red Bull, and the two teachers planned to install cameras in the office.
• Bai Yuxia, Yang Sheng, Dong Qingfeng, and Chen Qian watched Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong play badminton after the exam.
• Chen Qian boasted that his knowledge of physics let him predict every shuttlecock's landing point, challenged Jiang Ning, and failed to return any of Jiang Ning's shots.

After handing in their exams early, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong ate braised chicken and made plans to spend Qingming Festival together. At the restaurant, Qi Tianheng planned to take revenge on Zhang Chi, while Shan Kaiquan grew excited after Bai Yuxia liked his post.

• Chen Qian regretted losing to Jiang Ning at badminton and resolved to challenge him and Yang Sheng academically.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left school early, while Qi Tianheng and his friends discussed Jiang Ning and plotted to deal with Zhang Chi.
• Shan Kaiquan met Zhang Chi and Yan Tianpeng on their way to eat; Yan Tianpeng invited Lu Qiqi, then left without treating her when she said she had no money.
• At the restaurant, Jiang Ning agreed to stay in town during Qingming Festival and go to the little prairie by the River Dam with Xue Yuantong and Chu Chu.
• Yan Tianpeng ordered Zhang Chi a small serving of braised chicken, and the two shared a bottle of Sprite as Qi Tianheng arrived and ordered an extravagant meal.
• Shan Kaiquan told Ma Shicheng and Guo Kunnan that Bai Yuxia had liked his QQ post, while Zhao Xiaofeng burned his mouth eating kelp and startled Zhang Chi by mentioning prison food.

During the math exam’s waiting period, Shan Kaiquan challenged Class 1 students to Chinese Chess and defeated several of them before Dong Jiayi beat him. When Dong Jiayi challenged Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong stepped in to face her, declaring herself the Chess Saint.

• Shan Kaiquan defeated Wang Longlong and then beat Wei Xiuyuan and Du Chuan, boasting that no one in the exam room could rival him at Chinese Chess.
• Lin Zida challenged Shan Kaiquan over a bet of three cans of Red Bull, but Shan Kaiquan trapped him and won.
• Dong Jiayi challenged Shan Kaiquan and defeated him, ending his run of victories.
• Shan Kaiquan, Ma Shicheng, and Wang Longlong turned to Jiang Ning for help, but Dong Jiayi invited him to play.
• Xue Yuantong challenged Dong Jiayi before she could play Jiang Ning and announced herself as the Chess Saint.

Xue Yuantong defeated Dong Jiayi at chess, but Ding Shuyan declined a match before the exam. During the exams, Cui Yu’s attempt to cheat led Gao Heshaui to discover a cheat sheet under Gong Xuan’s test paper; later, Jiang Ning reflected on Shao Shuangshuang’s changed future and his cultivation plans before Teacher Dai Yongquan argued with students over a teacher vote.

• Xue Yuantong beat Dong Jiayi at chess in under five minutes, and Ding Shuyan declined Dong Jiayi’s request for a match because the exam was about to begin.
• Cui Yu tried to copy Meng Gui’s answers, kicked Meng Gui in frustration, and caught Gao Heshaui’s attention; when Gao checked Gong Xuan’s desk, he found a cheat sheet beneath her test paper.
• During evening self-study, Ma Shicheng shared spicy strips with Lu Qiqi while Guo Kunnan became absorbed in messages from Acha.
• Jiang Ning recalled that Shao Shuangshuang planned to attend Yuzhou No.4 Middle School’s anniversary and considered expanding his cultivation plans from Tiger Perch Mountain to Qingyu Lake.
• Teacher Dai Yongquan angrily confronted Class 9 over receiving no votes for outstanding teacher, then threatened to lecture Class 8 after Huang Zhongfei asked him to lower his voice.

After Gao Heshaui drunkenly taught the wrong subject, Yu Wen and her friends got a badminton racket stuck in a tree while retrieving a shuttlecock. Jiang Ning arrived and knocked the racket down by shaking the tree with a single push, leaving everyone astonished.

• Dai Yongquan scolded Class 8 after learning that Class 9 had given him no votes in the favorite-teacher poll.
• Gao Heshaui came to evening self-study drunk and unexpectedly explained the language arts test paper before wishing the students luck on their exam.
• Yu Wen invited Huang Zhongfei to play badminton, then knocked the shuttlecock out of a tree but got her racket stuck there.
• Zhang Chi tried and failed to reach the racket, so Shen Qing'e asked Jiang Ning for help when he passed by with Xue Yuantong.
• Jiang Ning pushed the Poplar Tree, shook it violently, and made the racket fall as Yu Wen, Shen Qing'e, Zhang Chi, and the others watched in amazement.

Jiang Ning effortlessly retrieves a badminton racket, then spends the post-exam afternoon with Xue Yuantong. On their way home, Jiang Ning frightens off an old man who tried to lure a little boy away, and Xue Yuantong watches him protect the child with ease.

• Jiang Ning knocks a badminton racket from a tree with a subtle strike, earning the girls’ thanks before leaving with Xue Yuantong.
• After exams, Shan Kaiquan and his friends go to the School Field, where Shan races Cui Yu and discovers Cui has faked collapsing to avoid losing.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning explore Snack Street, then walk home and stop so Jiang Ning can buy them milk tea.
• While Xue Yuantong guards the bike, she sees an old man take a little boy’s bag and try to lure him to his home.
• Jiang Ning returns, takes back the boy’s bag, and sends the old man fleeing with an intimidating command.

Jiang Ning rescued a little boy from an old man who tried to abduct him, then spent a quiet evening with Xue Yuantong as their classmates compared physics answers. Xue Yuantong’s answers settled a heated dispute, while Ma Shicheng discovered he had gotten every multiple-choice question wrong.

• Jiang Ning tracked the fleeing old man with a Divine Sense Imprint, then asked the rescued boy where his parents were.
• The boy’s mother thanked Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong with mangoes, and Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong headed home together.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning shared mango beneath the stars while their classmates argued over answers in the Class Group.
• Chen Qian and Song Sheng disputed a physics question until Chen Siyu asked Xue Yuantong to post her answers.
• Xue Yuantong posted her answers, proving Chen Qian and Song Sheng had both chosen incorrectly.
• Ma Shicheng compared his answers with Xue Yuantong’s and realized he had gotten every physics multiple-choice question wrong.

On Qingming Festival, Xue Yuantong prepared for a picnic with Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu, but grew upset when Jiang Ning slept in and brushed off her complaints. After they bought groceries and headed toward the River Dam, Xue Chuchu remained at home, reflecting on her difficult living conditions while the picnic plans continued.

• Xue Yuantong got up early, applied the skincare Jiang Ning had given her, and aired her bedding before discovering that Jiang Ning was still asleep.
• Xue Yuantong complained to Xue Chuchu that Jiang Ning had broken his promise, and Xue Chuchu offered to buy groceries with her before returning to inspect their washing machine.
• Jiang Ning got up and teased Xue Yuantong during her mock interrogation, while she accused him of sleeping in and questioned where he had gone the previous night.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning rode to the market, bought picnic groceries, and planned to meet Xue Chuchu at the River Dam.
• Xue Chuchu hesitated over inviting Xue Yuantong to her old rental home and reflected on its poor condition and the maps on her bedroom wall.

Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning visited Xue Chuchu’s shabby apartment, where Tongtong proudly carried groceries up seven flights and explored the maps in Chuchu’s bedroom. After helping with the laundry, Tongtong asked Jiang Ning to lift her so she could hang a pillowcase, leaving them playfully united in midair.

• Xue Chuchu worried about showing Tongtong her shabby home, but Xue Yuantong insisted Jiang Ning find the apartment without help.
• Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to locate Xue Chuchu’s apartment, while a hostile boy nearby suffered an accident after Jiang Ning subtly interfered with him.
• Xue Yuantong carried the groceries up seven flights to prove herself, then joined Xue Chuchu and Jiang Ning inside.
• Xue Yuantong admired the maps in Xue Chuchu’s bedroom, and Jiang Ning noticed that the apartment across the hall was empty.
• Xue Chuchu started the laundry, and Xue Yuantong tried to hang a pillowcase but could not reach the clothesline.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to lift her, and he raised her high enough to hang the pillowcase.

Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu left for their picnic after witnessing a neighbor brutally beat a dog and then fight with its owner. Jiang Ning secretly used Cold Flame on the old man, intending to punish him for tricking children, while the young man faced possible trouble with the police.

• Xue Chuchu finished hanging the clothes with Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning, then hesitated over whether to bring her English vocabulary notebook to the picnic.
• A dog’s agonized cries led Xue Chuchu to open the door, where she saw a burly old man beating a teddy with a pole.
• The dog’s owner rushed upstairs and attacked the old man, and Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu watched as neighbors gathered and someone threatened to call the police.
• After the fight stopped, Xue Chuchu worried that the young man had taken an interest in her, while Jiang Ning secretly sent Cold Flame into the old man’s brain.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left on the Mountain Bike as Xue Chuchu brought out her family’s Electric Bike.

Xue Yuantong gave Xue Chuchu a jade pendant Jiang Ning had carved, then told her about how close she and Jiang Ning were. Jiang Ning brought back a rabbit for their picnic, while Geng Lu invited him to join her gathering with her middle school classmates, leaving the two picnic groups set to meet.

• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong to prepare picnic supplies and flew to Tiger Perch Mountain to catch a rabbit.
• Xue Yuantong gave Xue Chuchu the white jade pendant Jiang Ning had carved, and Xue Chuchu accepted it.
• Xue Chuchu asked about Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning, and Xue Yuantong described their closeness at school.
• Jiang Ning caught one rabbit from a nest on Tiger Perch Mountain and returned to the River Dam with it.
• Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu began preparing the rabbit while Jiang Ning packed the picnic supplies.
• Geng Lu invited Jiang Ning to her picnic with He Qingtang and her middle school classmates, and Jiang Ning said he was already picnicking with Xue Yuantong and the others.

Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu went to the River Dam for a picnic, where Jiang Ning showed his strength and Xue Chuchu asked him not to hurt Tongtong. They gathered firewood and prepared to cook rabbit, while a little girl came over to ask about their food.

• Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning set out for the River Dam with rabbit meat and picnic supplies, and Jiang Ning carried the heavy box and water jug with ease.
• The three chose a quiet spot by the river, where Xue Yuantong set up a fire pit and announced they would make braised rabbit.
• While gathering firewood, Xue Chuchu told Jiang Ning that Tongtong had become much happier and asked him not to hurt her; Jiang Ning reassured her and encouraged her to spend more time with Tongtong.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu returned with firewood, and Xue Yuantong said Jiang Ning could start the fire because he was a magician.
• A little girl and her father approached the picnic spot, and the girl asked whether their meat was better than her seaweed chips.

Jiang Ning helped Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu cook rabbit by the river while they waited for the pot to boil with a card game. Across Little Grassland, Geng Lu told her middle school classmate Ye Mengchen about her high school classmates, then went to meet Jiang Ning, with Ye Mengchen deciding to follow.

• Jiang Ning lit the fire beneath the pot with Spiritual Energy, and Xue Chuchu took over tending it while Xue Yuantong cooked rabbit.
• Jiang Ning directed the smoke away from the girls, and the three played cards while the pot boiled.
• Geng Lu spotted the smoke and told Ye Mengchen and He Qingtang that her high school classmates were cooking nearby.
• Ye Mengchen questioned Geng Lu about her class's academic performance, and she told him Xue Yuantong had ranked first in the city and Jiang Ning fifteenth.
• Geng Lu said she was going to see Jiang Ning, and Ye Mengchen claimed he would take a look around too.

Geng Lu and He Qingtang joined Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu for a memorable Qingming picnic, then the story moved to their return to school in a heavy rain and the students’ plans and arguments during evening self-study. It left Shan Kaiquan looking forward to exam results, Sports Day, and confessing, while Ma Shicheng dismissed Yu Wen’s taunts by saying his game had started.

• Geng Lu and He Qingtang arrived at Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong’s riverside picnic, and Jiang Ning invited them to share the rabbit meat and flatbread.
• Geng Lu joked to a curious little girl that her family had traded a child for a pot of meat, frightening the girl into running off with her mother.
• After the Qingming holiday, Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning rode to evening self-study in a downpour, and Xue Yuantong clung to Jiang Ning as they crossed the river dam.
• Shan Kaiquan formed a Sports Day relay team with Guo Kunnan, while Wang Longlong and Ma Shicheng planned to compete as the Dragon Horse Duo.
• Lu Qiqi complained about the button her boyfriend had given her, and Yu Wen urged her to demand an expensive perfume instead.
• Yu Wen mocked Ma Shicheng for playing games, but he answered that his game had started.

Ma Shicheng secretly used a router installed in the classroom computer to get fast Wi-Fi, while Shan Kaiquan boasted to Bai Yuxia about surpassing Chen Qian. Zhang Chi tried to crack the network and was caught cursing at Teacher Yan, who slapped him and ordered him to the office.

• Ma Shicheng won a game, then Shan Kaiquan and other classmates discovered his fast Wi-Fi but could not connect to it.
• Ma Shicheng’s secret was revealed: he had installed a router in the classroom’s multimedia computer, and Wang Longlong had kept it quiet.
• Shan Kaiquan asked Chen Siqing and Bai Yuxia about their exam results, then vowed to surpass Chen Qian for Bai Yuxia’s sake.
• Ma Shicheng bet one water delivery against Yang Sheng’s translation of an English game subtitle, then left carrying a barrel of water.
• Yu Wen and Zhang Yifei separately pressed Zhang Chi to repay class monitor Huang Zhongfei, while Zhang Chi tried Wi-Fi cracking apps.
• Teacher Yan caught Zhang Chi cursing, slapped him twice, called himself the King of Hell, and ordered Zhang Chi to go to the office.

Class 8 received its school-anniversary tai chi assignment and its math exam scores, while Cui Yu and Wang Longlong stirred up a public exchange between Pang Jiao and Shen Xinli. The chapter ended with Pang Jiao chasing a fleeing Shen Xinli across the school grounds.

• Director Yan took Zhang Chi and his phone away after catching him in class, and Class 8 learned that students would practice tai chi after school for the anniversary.
• Dong Qingfeng distributed the math exams; Bai Yuxia scored 127, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong got full marks, and Ma Shicheng scored only five.
• Gao Heshaui ordered students who scored between 20 and 60 to stand at the back, leaving Ma Shicheng in his seat because his score was too low to qualify.
• Cui Yu showed the boys Pang Jiao's QQ Space post comparing Zhuang Jianhui with Shen Xinli, and Shen Xinli confronted Pang Jiao in the comments after Yan Tianpeng showed him the post.
• Wang Longlong used an alternate account to tease Pang Jiao and Shen Xinli, and Pang Jiao eagerly agreed with his suggestions about Shen Xinli's feelings.
• After school, Shen Xinli ran when Pang Jiao confronted him in person, and she chased him across the school grounds as students watched.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong shared a meal after a fast ride home, while the class received exam results that put Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning first and second and Shan Kaiquan eighth. Shen Xinli reacted wildly to being kissed by Pang Jiao, and the chapter ended as the school ordered first- and second-year students to gather outside.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong returned to Aunt Gu’s home after Yang Sheng parted from them, and Xue Yuantong happily ate the chicken wing Jiang Ning gave her.
• Shan Kaiquan compared physics scores with classmates and found himself ahead of many students, while Ma Shicheng had scored zero.
• Shen Xinli spiraled into a frantic fit over Pang Jiao kissing him, then punched a classroom wall hard enough to crack its tiles.
• Huang Zhongfei handed out the exam rankings, which showed Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning in first and second place, Ma Shicheng last, and Shan Kaiquan eighth.
• Shan Xiao saw the loudspeaker announce that first- and second-year students had to gather outside the teaching building immediately.

After No. 4 High School ordered students to practice tai chi, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went out for dinner, and Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to make an electric-bike rider who nearly splashed them crash. During evening self-study, Class 8 discovered a hidden router, and Wang Longlong claimed it was his.

• Class 8 gathered outside for tai chi practice, where Guo Ran asked Jiang Ning to teach her and Cui Yu demonstrated his self-invented Wild Punches.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong headed west to try a mutton soup shop, while Huang Yuzhu followed behind them.
• An electric-bike rider sent muddy water toward Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong, but Jiang Ning stopped it with Spiritual Energy and later made the rider crash into a puddle.
• Xue Yuantong treated Jiang Ning to mutton soup with extra mutton and flatbread at the newly opened shop.
• During evening self-study, Dong Qingfeng found a working router hidden under the podium, and Zhang Chi pointed out Ma Shicheng's earlier Wi-Fi connection.
• Wang Longlong stepped forward and claimed that the router belonged to him.

Wang Longlong explained why he had installed a router and gave Class 8 the Wi-Fi password, while the students spent the day in class, at tai chi, and online. Ma Shicheng sold his game account and stumbled upon a discussion of cryptocurrency, leaving him intrigued by the unfamiliar topic.

• Wang Longlong defended installing the router, shared the Wi-Fi password with Class 8, and earned praise from his classmates.
• Chen Siyu discussed math and sports with Xue Yuantong, Bai Yuxia, and Jiang Ning before Gu Wei made Class 8 practice tai chi instead of running in Physical Education.
• Cui Yu showed his classmates a porn video player, while Guo Kunnan rejected the video because he wanted to remain devoted to Acha.
• Miao Zhe recognized Yun Ni as the sender of an anonymous QQ Whisper, and Ma Shicheng agreed to help Meng Gui install Google services.
• Shan Kaiquan showed off his expensive coffee, while Ma Shicheng sold his game account for 888 yuan and discovered a forum discussion about cryptocurrency.

Jiang Ning prepared to travel to investigate a material for forging his flying Sword Embryo while reconnecting with classmates through WeChat and QQ. Meanwhile, Shen Xu rejected Yan Tianpeng’s plan to charge classmates for Wi-Fi, and Yan Tianpeng recruited Zhang Chi instead.

• Jiang Ning told Geng Lu he was going on a trip and clarified that Xue Chuchu and Xue Yuantong were from Xinhong County, then liked Shen Qing'e’s Moments post after explaining she had blocked him from seeing it.
• Jiang Ning browsed Li Shengnan’s QQ Space selfie, where Ma Shicheng failed to recognize her and drew angry looks from Li Shengnan, Pang Jiao, and Zhang Yifei.
• Shen Xu sold facial cleanser in Class 8, while Zhang Chi brought up Ma Shicheng’s earnings and classmates discussed money made through scholarships, tutoring, and drawing.
• Yan Tianpeng proposed that Shen Xu help charge students for Class 9 Wi-Fi access, but Shen Xu refused, and the two parted on bad terms.
• Yan Tianpeng recruited Zhang Chi for his Wi-Fi scheme, while Ma Shicheng invited Wang Longlong, Guo Kunnan, Hu Jun, and Shan Kaiquan to barbecue.
• Cui Yu asked Meng Gui whether he would watch porn during Chen Haiyang’s class, and Meng Gui hesitated.