Chapter Summaries

Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning traveled to Humiao Town so she could visit an ill neighbor, then spent time in the village and peach orchard. When Xue Yuantong fell asleep before their return bus, Jiang Ning concealed them and flew away with her aboard his Spirit Boat.

• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning rode a crowded coach from Xinhong County to Humiao Town, then bought gifts for her neighbor.
• Jiang Ning carried the gifts along the rural road while Xue Yuantong led him through Xuexiao Village to her neighbor's home.
• While Xue Yuantong visited, Jiang Ning watched two children splash water from a ditch, then left after the girl's mother arrived.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning ate Spicy Hot Pot, visited a peach orchard, and waited near the station for their return journey.
• Xue Yuantong fell asleep against Jiang Ning, who concealed them, summoned his Spirit Boat, and flew toward the horizon with her.

Jiang Ning brought the sleeping Xue Yuantong home from Humiao Town and cared for her while she rested. That evening, Class 8 students discussed school events and class assignments in their group chat, while Xue Yuantong decided to stop eating meat so Jiang Ning would have an easier time carrying her.

• Jiang Ning carried Xue Yuantong home, settled her in bed, and cultivated beside her while she slept.
• Xue Yuantong woke up at home, realized Jiang Ning had carried her all the way back, and offered him a massage because she thought he was tired.
• Class 8 students argued in their group chat about Class 11's dance, then discussed the upcoming division of classes and the Final Exam.
• Wang Longlong offered to help Lu Qiqi use her new laptop, but their messages about finding the C drive ended in confusion.
• Xue Yuantong refused to eat the meat Aunt Gu put in her bowl, saying Jiang Ning could no longer carry her.

Guo Kunnan admitted he envied Shan Kaiquan for still being able to like someone, and Shan Kaiquan got Xu Yan’s contact information for him by pretending to promote a gym. At school, Jiang Ning signed up for three Sports Day events, while Geng Lu promised him a secret performance.

• Guo Kunnan told Shan Kaiquan that he felt unable to like anyone anymore, then admitted he liked Xu Yan but thought she was out of his reach.
• Shan Kaiquan asked Xu Yan for her contact information by posing as a gym promoter and promised to pass it to Guo Kunnan.
• Chen Siyu explained that Class 11 would wear class uniforms for Sports Day because Zhang Chi had refused to arrange custom outfits.
• Huang Zhongfei asked Jiang Ning to enter Sports Day, and Jiang Ning signed up for the 100 Meters, 800 Meters, and High Jump.
• Geng Lu gave Jiang Ning two lollipops and told him she had prepared a secret performance to show him during Sports Day.

Guo Kunnan devised an elaborate fake-gym story to get closer to Xu Yan, while Class 8 reacted to a bizarre disciplinary announcement and Chen Qian outwitted Shan Kaiquan. When Geng Lu lost her meal card, Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to locate it in the cafeteria and retrieved it on Teacher Guo’s card.

• Ma Shicheng advised Guo Kunnan to pose as a gym employee and use fake promotional materials to start chatting with Xu Yan, and Guo Kunnan eagerly agreed.
• Guo Kunnan told his friends he had added Xu Yan and exaggerated the nonexistent gym’s plans, including an archery range, but she did not reply after morning self-study.
• The Loudspeaker announced that Gu Tai and Luo Jun had received demerits for staging a funeral in their classroom, prompting an uproar in Class 8.
• Shan Kaiquan challenged Chen Qian over exercise and Sports Day, but Chen Qian answered Shan’s mud-riddle and turned it into a defense of studying.
• Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to locate Geng Lu’s missing meal card in the cafeteria, then showed her a card belonging to Teacher Guo.

Jiang Ning recovered Geng Lu’s lost meal card from Luo Jun, but Luo Jun and Gu Tai challenged him to a fight. Jiang Ning stopped Luo Jun with Spiritual Energy, and Pang Jiao arrived as the cafeteria crowd tried to understand what had happened.

• Shi Qianjin refused to run errands for Yan Tianpeng, but Yan Tianpeng called him Dad to borrow his meal card.
• Geng Lu asked Jiang Ning whether he wanted her to study art, and he told her to do what she liked.
• Xu Yan reprimanded Luo Jun and Gu Tai for losing Class 11’s Civilization Red Flag and told them to apologize and compete in Sports Day events.
• Jiang Ning identified Geng Lu’s meal card and took it from Luo Jun, who insisted it was his and threatened to use force.
• Luo Jun and Gu Tai moved to fight Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning’s Spiritual Energy made Luo Jun collapse before he could strike.
• Pang Jiao, Zhang Yifei, and Li Shengnan arrived, and Pang Jiao lamented how pale Luo Jun looked.

In the No.4 Middle School cafeteria, Luo Jun fainted after attacking Jiang Ning, prompting Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei to compete over giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. After Luo Jun woke and fled in horror, Shen Xinli found new resolve, while Jiang Ning and Geng Lu quietly went to eat.

• Jiang Ning reassured Geng Lu that he had only used Spiritual Energy to teach Luo Jun a small lesson and that Luo Jun would wake soon.
• Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei argued over who would perform mouth-to-mouth on Luo Jun, then took turns giving him resuscitation as the crowd watched.
• Shen Xinli saw the scene and, after realizing he was not alone in suffering humiliation, decided he had the courage to overcome his own pain.
• Luo Jun woke, learned Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei had given him mouth-to-mouth, screamed, and ran out of the cafeteria.
• The School Infirmary doctor and teachers arrived, while Jiang Ning and Geng Lu chose soup and Jiang Ning offered to pay with Teacher Guo's card.

Jiang Ning dealt with the fallout from the cafeteria incident while rumors and an official announcement turned Luo Jun and Gu Tai's humiliation into schoolwide gossip. As rain swept over the school, Jiang Ning reassured his classmates about the upcoming Sports Day and agreed to visit his Uncle, while Shen Qing'e left without getting the conversation she wanted.

• Jiang Ning told Chen Siyu that Luo Jun and Gu Tai had suffered mental rather than physical harm, then explained the incident to Shan Qingrong.
• Wang Longlong pieced together the cafeteria photos, and students across No.4 Middle School speculated about what had happened to Luo Jun and Gu Tai.
• The school Loudspeaker praised Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei for saving Luo Jun, and Luo Jun panicked when classmates threatened to call Pang Jiao.
• A sudden rainstorm worried the students about the school anniversary and Sports Day, but Jiang Ning predicted that the event would have clear weather.
• Shen Qing'e told Jiang Ning that his Uncle had invited him to dinner, and Jiang Ning agreed to visit over the weekend before she left when Yu Wen began arguing inside the classroom.

Yu Wen’s argument with Huang Yuzhu over an umbrella was stopped after Yang Sheng called her out, while Wang Yong joined Lin Zida’s circle at Li Shi’s birthday invitation. After a rainy trip home, Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning shared a late-night meal before she took over his bed to practice the splits.

• Yu Wen berated Huang Yuzhu for lending his umbrella to Cui Yu, but Yang Sheng accused her of bullying the weak, and Shen Qing'e helped end the argument.
• Cui Yu returned Huang Yuzhu’s umbrella and thanked him, leaving the class staring at him.
• Shan Kaiquan practiced single-leg squats during the break, while Zhang Chi challenged him and Wang Yong went to meet Lin Zida’s group.
• Li Shi invited Lin Zida, Ding Shuyan, Zhuang Jianhui, and Wang Yong to her birthday banquet, while she left Jiang Ning uninvited.
• Jiang Ning took hungry Xue Yuantong home through the rain, where she and Aunt Gu discussed Aunt Gu getting a driver’s license and possibly buying a car.
• After dinner, Xue Yuantong played games in Jiang Ning’s room, then crowded him off the bed and said she was practicing the splits.

With the school anniversary still on despite the rain, Huang Zhongfei reassured the class, while Xue Yuantong’s struggle to open her peaches ended in Jiang Ning secretly eating them with Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia before replacing the jar. At the back of the classroom, Shan Kaiquan’s push-up victory led to an embarrassing attempt to lift a water jug, which ended with the dispenser knocked over and Lu Qiqi mocking him.

• Huang Zhongfei told the class that No.4 Middle School’s anniversary celebration would go ahead, though it might be postponed until May, easing the students’ worries.
• Xue Yuantong refused Jiang Ning’s offer to open her canned peaches, but Chen Siyu also failed to open the jar, so Jiang Ning opened it for them.
• Jiang Ning, Chen Siyu, and Bai Yuxia ate the peaches while Xue Yuantong went to wash her spoon, then Jiang Ning hid the empty jar and made a new one appear when she returned.
• Shan Kaiquan beat Zhang Chi in a push-up contest and tried to impress Bai Yuxia, but she stayed focused on her test paper.
• Shan Kaiquan tried to lift a water jug for Lu Qiqi, kicked over the Water Dispenser, and dropped the jug as Lu Qiqi called him all looks and no substance.

After Shan Kaiquan was humiliated by knocking over the Water Dispenser, he vowed to prove his strength, while Ma Shicheng showed classmates ways to earn money and Jiang Ning agreed to let Geng Lu’s friend He Qingtang treat him to dinner. Zhang Chi rejected small opportunities and grew envious of Jiang Ning, while still considering the suspicious crematorium job.

• Shan Kaiquan failed to lift the Purified Water Bucket without tipping over the Water Dispenser, then vowed to handle future bucket-carrying jobs himself to regain his dignity.
• Jiang Ning explained a problem to Geng Lu, who invited him to dinner on behalf of her friend He Qingtang, and he agreed to go for Carbon Pot Chicken.
• Zhang Chi asked Ma Shicheng and the others about ways to make money, but dismissed the Official Account and other small-income ideas while continuing to consider a crematorium job.
• Ma Shicheng explained how Official Accounts could earn money through advertisements, and Wang Longlong decided to try building one.
• Guo Kunnan and Hu Jun earned ten yuan each through Click Farming and offered Ma Shicheng food in thanks.
• Zhang Chi learned that Geng Lu earned one or two thousand yuan a month drawing commissions, then felt jealous when he heard she would treat Jiang Ning to Carbon Pot Chicken.

During three days of rain, students at Class 8 waited out the downpour or arranged food deliveries, while Meng Gui dramatically walked into the storm without an umbrella. When the rain eased, Jiang Ning and Geng Lu left together, and Meng Gui ended up drenched and abandoned his plan to eat out.

• Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning to bring her food, while Geng Lu waited with Jiang Ning and He Qingtang to go to the Carbon Pot Chicken Restaurant.
• Dong Qingfeng offered to bring food for Jiang Yanan, Shen Qing'e, and Yu Wen, while Chen Siyu declined and Bai Yuxia suggested he find a delivery job.
• Meng Gui packed his phone and money in a plastic bag, told Cui Yu not to shelter him, and strode into the heavy rain as students watched.
• A suited man delivered Qi Tianheng's dinner in a suitcase, and Geng Lu told He Qingtang that Qi was putting on airs.
• After the rain eased, Jiang Ning and Geng Lu left together under Jiang Ning's umbrella.
• Cui Yu found Meng Gui drenched at the intersection, and Meng Gui told him to go home and change before eating.

Geng Lu took Jiang Ning and He Qingtang to a restaurant, where they overheard students discussing Evergreen Liquid’s wealthy Boss and a possible school donation. Meanwhile, Guo Kunnan tried to impress Xu Yan by posting a screenshot of Ma Shicheng’s power-leveling earnings, but Ma Shicheng’s attempt to help him avoid lending money unexpectedly led a former classmate to believe Guo Kunnan had confessed his feelings.

• Geng Lu brought Jiang Ning to a Carbon Pot Chicken restaurant and treated her and He Qingtang to dinner.
• The students at a neighboring table discussed Evergreen Liquid’s Boss, whom they believed had graduated from their school, and speculated about a large donation for Sports Day.
• Guo Kunnan asked Ma Shicheng for a screenshot of his five-hundred-yuan payment and posted it on QQ Space to impress Xu Yan.
• A former classmate asked Guo Kunnan to lend her two hundred yuan, and Ma Shicheng sent her a fake confession from Guo Kunnan’s phone to help him refuse.
• The girl accepted Guo Kunnan’s supposed confession, leaving him aghast and blaming Ma Shicheng.

Dong Qingfeng brought dinner to the girls, prompting Shen Qing'e to remember Jiang Ning and grieve over his empty seat. In class, Yu Wen argued with Cui Yu about EXO, and Ma Shicheng cut the classroom computer's internet as she tried to play another video.

• Guo Kunnan hurriedly took back his phone and tried to explain himself to the girl who threatened to post his confession on WeChat Moments.
• Dong Qingfeng brought dinner to Jiang Yanan, Shen Qing'e, and Yu Wen, while Shen Qing'e remembered Jiang Ning's past kindness and tried to hide her tears.
• Yu Wen played an EXO music video and argued with Cui Yu after he insulted the group.
• Ma Shicheng used the Wifi Killer app to block the network, leaving Yu Wen unable to play another video.

After the classroom's internet was cut off, Yu Wen turned her attention to Huang Zhongfei, while Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan asked Ma Shicheng about the appeal of handsome men. The chapter ended with Yu Wen accidentally jabbing her milk tea straw into her nostril as she admired Huang Zhongfei.

• When the internet connection failed, Yu Wen stopped her MV, and Cui Yu mocked her before she tried to charm Huang Zhongfei with milk tea.
• Cui Yu and Guo Kunnan asked Ma Shicheng whether women preferred handsome men or rich men, and Ma Shicheng said good looks helped with dating while money mattered in most other fields.
• Guo Kunnan told Ma Shicheng that an old classmate was threatening to expose his messages unless he lent her money, and Ma Shicheng advised him to claim his account had been hacked and send the message to all his female classmates.
• Guo Kunnan followed the advice and sent a confession message to every female classmate, hoping Xu Yan might respond positively.
• Yu Wen gave Huang Zhongfei full-sugar milk tea and daydreamed about becoming his girlfriend while he studied.
• When Huang Zhongfei turned toward her, Yu Wen's straw slipped from her teeth and jabbed into her nostril.

After Yu Wen embarrassed herself in front of Huang Zhongfei, students discussed Pang Jiao’s school-anniversary performance while Lin Zida befriended Shan Xiao over game consoles. Ding Shuyan learned her aunt would take her to meet someone important, and Jiang Ning remained unconcerned about training for Sports Day.

• Yu Wen accidentally splashed milk tea over Huang Zhongfei, then took leave from evening self-study because she was embarrassed.
• Cui Yu told Ma Shicheng and the others that Pang Jiao and her friends had practiced a shocking dance, and Wang Longlong mentioned a rumor that Gao Heshaui was reviewing the performances.
• Lin Zida told Shan Xiao that his 3ds had been stolen, and Shan Xiao sympathized and discussed getting a 3ds of his own.
• Ding Shuyan’s aunt Lin Han called and told her to attend evening self-study before leaving to meet someone important.
• Chen Siqing urged Jiang Ning to train for Sports Day, but Jiang Ning said he did not care much about winning, and Xue Yuantong defended his ability.

During evening self-study, Huang Zhongfei decided to cheer up Class 8 by screening a movie, while Miao Zhe volunteered to stand watch and Jiang Ning concealed the darkened classroom with an illusion. The screening began, and Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong recalled watching a cartoon together before they became desk mates.

• Gao Heshaui called on students during a restless lesson, and Guo Kunnan chose A on a multiple-choice question after the other options had been picked.
• Wu Xiaoqi joked that Class 8 was getting smarter, so Gao Heshaui sent him to stand at the back; Wang Longlong then amused the class with a long story about his childhood.
• Huang Zhongfei proposed playing a movie during self-study, and Miao Zhe offered to watch the hallway for the Security Department and the Grade Group Leader.
• The class turned off the lights and began watching My Neighbor Totoro while Chen Qian studied in his mind and Guo Kunnan played on his phone.
• Miao Zhe messaged Yun Ni that he had tried something new, then stood guard outside as the self-appointed night watchman.
• Jiang Ning used an illusion formation to make the classroom appear lit from outside, and Xue Yuantong told him they would always be desk mates.

Jiang Ning secretly made spiritual popcorn for Xue Yuantong and her friends while Class 8 watched a movie, and Miao Zhe helped them avoid getting caught by Teacher Yan. The movie ended as the three-day rain stopped, leaving the students celebrating that school events could go ahead.

• Jiang Ning used a concealment Formation and Spirit Fire to make popcorn, then shared it with Xue Yuantong, Chen Siqing, and Bai Yuxia as they watched the movie.
• Miao Zhe spotted Teacher Yan approaching and warned Class 8, whose students quickly hid the movie and returned to their seats.
• Teacher Yan scolded Class 8 for making noise, then mistakenly praised them as a different class before leaving.
• Miao Zhe resumed his watch while the movie continued, and the popcorn ran out just as the film ended.
• Huang Zhongfei prepared the class to leave, and the students noticed that the rain had stopped after three days.
• Class 8 celebrated the clear weather and the return of the school anniversary and Sports Day plans, while Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning they would not need umbrellas.

Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng rode home along Nanhong Road, where five young men on motorcycles ambushed them. Jiang Ning struck down their leader and used Yang Sheng’s Mountain Bike to send the other four attackers flying.

• Ma Shicheng warned Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng that something had happened on Nanhong Road during the rain and told them to be careful.
• Jiang Ning rode with Yang Sheng along Nanhong Road and declined to perform at the school anniversary because he wanted to keep a low profile.
• Three motorcycles returned and blocked the riders; Yang Sheng gripped the knife in her pocket as five young men approached.
• Brother Liu taunted Jiang Ning and threatened the group, so Jiang Ning told the men to leave and then struck Brother Liu with a single blow.
• The four remaining attackers charged with weapons, and Jiang Ning swung Yang Sheng’s Mountain Bike to knock them all into the road, prompting her to cry out about her bike.

Jiang Ning left the injured men in the hands of their black-clad enemy and Evergreen Liquid Company’s Security Guards, then headed to the hospital to deal with Brother Liu’s hospitalization. Meanwhile, Shao Shuangshuang declined Lin Han’s request to discuss distribution and welcomed an upcoming visit to her old school.

• Jiang Ning reassured Yang Sheng that the Mountain Bike was undamaged, refused to call the police, and said he would handle the aftermath of the fight.
• A silent black-clad man arrived, lifted Brother Liu, and was identified by Jiang Ning as the men’s enemy, allowing Jiang Ning to take Yang Sheng and Xue Yuantong home.
• At Evergreen Liquid Company, Shao Shuangshuang met Lin Han and Ding Shuyan, discussed their old school and Teacher Chen Haiyang, and declined to recruit distributors.
• Evergreen Liquid Company’s Security Guards arrived and transported the five injured men to the hospital.
• After taking Xue Yuantong home, Jiang Ning called Shao Shuangshuang, confirmed she had arranged for news of the hospitalization to spread, and went to the hospital himself.

Jiang Ning confronted Liu Liu’s mother and the powerful middle-aged man at the hospital, forced them to confess their crimes, and left evidence for their imprisonment. Before returning to Xue Yuantong, he helped a sick breakfast-shop girl and brought home food; Xue Yuantong promised him a reward that night.

• Liu Liu’s mother slapped a Little Nurse after the nurse asked the family to keep their voices down, while the older nurse comforted the girl and offered to take over the ward.
• The middle-aged man told Liu Liu’s mother that Evergreen Liquid Group’s security team had brought her injured son to the hospital, but she vowed to ruin the people responsible and their families.
• Jiang Ning entered the ward, showed the couple a recording of how he injured Liu Liu, restrained them, and used the Interrogation Secret Art to make them confess their crimes on camera.
• Jiang Ning left the confession recording at the hospital, then flew across Yuzhou and bought sesame cakes and soup from Huang Family Sesame Cake.
• Jiang Ning sensed that the shopkeeper’s daughter had a heart-related illness and used healing Spiritual Energy to ease her condition.
• Jiang Ning brought breakfast back to Xue Yuantong, and she enjoyed the food before promising to reward him that night.