Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning reassured Yang Sheng after rescuing her from the attackers, and she met him in the Small Garden to discuss the danger she had escaped. At school, Qi Tianheng grew jealous of their conversation and sent Zhao Xiaofeng to spy on them; later, the class learned they had to practice tai chi after school.

• Jiang Ning told Yang Sheng that he and his family were fine, while recalling how he had interrogated and incapacitated the three attackers and left evidence for the police.
• Yang Sheng took Jiang Ning to the Small Garden, where she explained that a missing student had been attacked on Nanhong Road and thanked him for protecting her.
• Qi Tianheng saw Yang Sheng walking with Jiang Ning, grew suspicious, and sent Zhao Xiaofeng to watch them and report back.
• Zhao Xiaofeng told Qi Tianheng that Yang Sheng and Jiang Ning were chatting, while Qi Tianheng tried to reassure himself that they were only using the Wi-Fi.
• Huang Zhongfei announced that the class had to gather after school for tai chi, and Wu Xiaoqi asked Pang Jiao whether chickens got athlete’s foot.

Wu Xiaoqi’s joke about Pang Jiao’s chicken feet sparked a classroom argument that escalated into a makeshift weight contest, ending with Teacher Yan taking Pang Jiao and Song Sheng to the office. After school, students gathered to watch a girl play badminton and began chanting about the ball.

• Pang Jiao slammed her desk after Wu Xiaoqi asked whether chickens had athlete’s foot, and Song Sheng defended him before trading insults with her and Zhang Yifei.
• Cui Yu proposed weighing Pang Jiao and Song Sheng by balancing a desk on a windowsill, and the class helped set up the contest.
• Teacher Yan caught Pang Jiao and Song Sheng wobbling on the desk, ended the contest, and took them to the office.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went home for dinner, then Xue Yuantong rode back to school with him on his Mountain Bike.
• After school, Cui Yu and the other boys watched a girl playing badminton and led students in chanting, “Nice ball!”
• Wang Longlong told Ma Shicheng that the scene inspired him to recite a poem and began, “The cries of monkeys on both banks go on without cease...”

The students discussed Yun Tingting, crayfish, and ways to make money as Zhang Chi tried and failed to find an opportunity to earn cash. Class Eight received free Tai Chi uniforms for the upcoming school anniversary, while Jiang Ning invited Geng Lu to catch crayfish over the weekend.

• Cui Yu and Meng Gui asked about Yun Tingting and Mu Ying, and Ma Shicheng identified Yun Tingting as a girl who said she would not date before college.
• Zhang Chi tried to bargain for a thermos and then hesitated over the price of apples, leaving without buying either.
• Jiang Ning explained how to catch crayfish and invited Geng Lu to go with him that weekend, which delighted her.
• Cui Yu told Ma Shicheng that Shen Xu was renting out old phones, and Zhang Chi tried to join a weekend job but learned all the spots had been filled.
• Huang Zhongfei led students to collect the school's free Tai Chi uniforms, and Wu Xiaoqi wondered whether he could wear his to play basketball.

Wu Xiaoqi and his classmates showed off their Tai Chi uniforms, but his attempt to prove his flexibility ended in a humiliating wardrobe mishap. Meanwhile, Cui Yu decided to learn magic to impress Jiang Yanan, and the chapter ended with Hu Jun taking him to look for material for a trick.

• Wu Xiaoqi, Wang Longlong, Cui Yu, and Zhang Chi changed into Tai Chi uniforms and returned to class, where Wu Xiaoqi performed a basketball dance.
• Cui Yu overheard Jiang Yanan say she admired Jiang Ning's magic, then asked Hu Jun to teach him magic instead of seeking advice from Ma Shicheng.
• Shan Kaiquan challenged Wu Xiaoqi's flexibility, and Wu Xiaoqi split his Tai Chi pants during a high kick and fled as the class laughed.
• Shen Qing'e reminded Jiang Ning about their uncle's weekend dinner, and Jiang Ning told Geng Lu that he and Shen Qing'e had little to talk about.
• After evening self-study, Hu Jun and Cui Yu set out to look for material for a magic trick.

Jiang Ning used real flame magic to answer Cui Yu’s challenge, and Cui Yu followed with a trick that made it look as if he swallowed a live spider. The classmates were impressed by both performances, though Cui Yu misread their strange reactions as admiration.

• Xue Yuantong tried to get Jiang Ning to share his watermelon, then twisted his ear while he pretended to sleep; she stopped his teasing by giving him a silver Longevity Bracelet.
• Jiang Ning drove Xue Yuantong to school, where Chen Siqing and Bai Yuxia talked with him during the hot morning.
• Cui Yu challenged Jiang Ning to a magic contest, and Wang Longlong gathered the class to watch.
• Jiang Ning summoned a flame that grew into a blaze reaching the ceiling, then made it vanish with a gesture.
• Cui Yu appeared to swallow a live spider and spat it back out alive, impressing some classmates and unsettling Jiang Yanan and the others.
• Cui Yu asked Wang Longlong whose magic was more shocking, and Wang Longlong declared Cui Yu the winner.

Cui Yu’s spider-swallowing trick won him attention but made Jiang Yanan recoil, while Jiang Ning rejected Xu Yan’s request to see his magic. As the class carried out a school-anniversary cleanup, Jiang Ning crossed paths with classmates and Geng Lu, and Guo Kunnan learned about Meng Ziyun’s reputation from Wang Longlong.

• Cui Yu revealed that his spider trick relied on a fake spider and black candy, then performed it for Xu Yan and the girls from Class 11.
• Xu Yan asked Jiang Ning to show her his magic, but he said he did not know any; Cui Yu later noticed Jiang Yanan stepping away from him.
• Shan Qingrong canceled the afternoon classes and assigned Class 8 to clean the classroom, hallway, and lawn, while sending Xue Yuantong to organize files in the office.
• Jiang Ning carried water with Geng Lu, and Huang Zhongfei stopped Cui Yu and the others from sliding down the stair railing after warning that someone had died doing it.
• Guo Kunnan spotted Meng Ziyun on the lawn, and Wang Longlong told him she had been a fierce bully in elementary school.

During the cleanup, Shi Qianjin tried to match Shan Kaiquan’s feat of carrying two water buckets, fell on the stairs, and was mistaken for someone who had jumped from the building. Jiang Ning then used Spiritual Energy to make a loose ceiling fan fall, leaving Class 8 students scrambling for cover.

• Wang Longlong remembered how Meng Ziyun had bullied his elementary-school deskmate while he stood by, and he glared at Meng Ziyun as she worked nearby.
• Shan Kaiquan taunted Shi Qianjin into carrying two full water buckets, but Shi Qianjin lost his balance on the stairs and fell, soaking himself and the stairwell.
• Students mistook Shi Qianjin for someone who had jumped from the building, then watched him stand up and leave for the dormitory to change clothes.
• Shan Kaiquan took over Jiang Ning’s water-carrying work, while Li Shi saw Ding Shuyan standing quietly beside Jiang Ning and wondered about their relationship.
• Jiang Ning sensed that a ceiling fan in Class 8 was loose and sent Spiritual Energy at it after the students switched it on.
• The fan fell onto a desk, and Wang Longlong shouted that there was a bomb as the students crouched down.

Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning, Xue Chuchu, and Geng Lu went to the Hui River flats to dig for crayfish, and Jiang Ning used spiritual power to stop a threatening man on the way. At a natural pond, Geng Lu tried reaching into a crayfish hole for the first time.

• Xue Yuantong invited Xue Chuchu to join the crayfish outing, while Jiang Ning arranged for Geng Lu to come along.
• Geng Lu met Jiang Ning at the River Dam, and the group set off toward the river flats with simple tools.
• A mentally ill man advanced on the group and frightened Geng Lu, so Jiang Ning used spiritual power to make him fall and later cast a spell to stop him from chasing a child.
• Xue Chuchu showed Geng Lu how deep an excavated pond was and warned her about the danger of swimming in it.
• Xue Yuantong found a crayfish hole at a natural pond, and Geng Lu volunteered to try digging for crayfish.
• Xue Chuchu corrected Geng Lu's posture as she reached into the hole, while Xue Yuantong joked that the others were flattened.

Jiang Ning, Xue Chuchu, Xue Yuantong, and Geng Lu gathered crayfish by the pond, with Jiang Ning using his Spiritual Sense to guide them and protect Xue Yuantong from a pinch. After Xue Chuchu caught an unusually large crayfish, Geng Lu shared photos of their haul in the Class Group, where classmates reacted with surprise and jokes.

• Geng Lu tried reaching into a crayfish burrow, and Jiang Ning caught two crayfish with yarn and a pebble instead of digging them out by hand.
• Jiang Ning guided the group to nearby burrows, and Xue Yuantong got a crayfish stuck to her fingers before Xue Chuchu freed it; Jiang Ning's protection left her unharmed.
• Xue Yuantong and Geng Lu dug out more crayfish while Jiang Ning used Wood Spiritual Energy to keep their catch alive in the Red Bucket.
• Xue Chuchu skillfully pulled an exceptionally large crayfish from a burrow, impressing Geng Lu and Xue Yuantong.
• Geng Lu posted photos of the crayfish, the pond, and Jiang Ning in the Class Group, prompting classmates to ask questions and joke about catching crayfish.

Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Geng Lu gathered a large haul of crayfish and prepared them at the Xue Family, while Zhang Chi grew resentful of his construction-site job and Cui Yu considered using a virtual number against him. The chapter ended with the group ready to eat a fragrant basin of Spicy Crayfish after Jiang Ning secretly fetched a watermelon from Tiger Perch Mountain.

• Hu Jun claimed he had caught a giant centipede, and Huang Zhongfei muted him in the Class Group.
• Jiang Ning used Spells and Mana to keep Geng Lu and Xue Yuantong cool and make digging for crayfish easy, and the group collected almost ten pounds.
• At the construction site, Zhang Chi felt bitter as the Little Boss ordered him around while sitting cleanly inside a machine.
• The group washed and processed the crayfish, and Geng Lu revised her opinion of Xue Yuantong after seeing her skill at preparing them.
• Cui Yu asked Ma Shicheng about virtual phone numbers, then discussed Zhang Chi's conflict with Yan Tianpeng.
• Jiang Ning flew to Tiger Perch Mountain for a watermelon, returned in under a minute, and joined the others as Xue Chuchu brought out cooked Spicy Crayfish.

Jiang Ning shared a lavish lunch of crayfish, watermelon, and other dishes with Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Geng Lu, while their classmates traded lunch photos and debated how to peel crayfish. The meal ended with Jiang Ning posting a teasing photo in the class group, then receiving a message from Shen Qing'e warning him that relatives would be at her sister’s home the next day.

• Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Geng Lu helped serve the meal, and Jiang Ning split a watermelon with his hand before sharing pieces with everyone.
• Xue Yuantong explained her trick of wearing white gloves beneath disposable gloves, while Geng Lu gave Jiang Ning the first piece of crayfish meat she peeled.
• Geng Lu and Xue Yuantong posted lunch photos in the class group, where Shan Kaiquan and Dong Qingfeng argued about crayfish veins before Bai Yuxia redirected the conversation to peeling them.
• Shan Kaiquan gave the class a detailed crayfish-peeling tutorial, and Jiang Ning posted a photo of Geng Lu and Xue Chuchu placing peeled meat in his bowl with the caption that the easiest method was finding a girl to peel it for him.
• Shen Qing'e messaged Jiang Ning that other relatives would be visiting her sister’s home the next day and told him to be prepared.

Jiang Ning spent a peaceful day eating with Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Geng Lu before visiting his uncle, Jiang Qitian, and meeting relatives from Aunt's family. The chapter left Jiang Ning facing Uncle Ji and his stylish son, relatives whose earlier behavior he remembered differently.

• Shen Qing'e worried that Jiang Ning might be dating Geng Lu after seeing a photo of a girl's hands in his crayfish picture.
• Jiang Ning shared crayfish and watermelon with Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Geng Lu, then saw Geng Lu and Xue Chuchu off.
• Xue Yuantong left with Aunt Gu to visit the injured Xiao Fan, while Jiang Ning cultivated, collected a watermelon, and flew to Tiger Perch Mountain's vicinity before visiting his uncle.
• Shen Qing'e met Jiang Ning at Jiang Qitian's building and quietly accompanied him upstairs.
• Jiang Qitian introduced Jiang Ning to Uncle Ji and Uncle Ji's son, and Jiang Ning recognized them as relatives from Aunt's family.

Jiang Ning met his wealthy uncle Ji Guangchen and chatted with his cousin Jiang Junlong, while the family discussed Ji Guangchen’s plans to meet Evergreen Liquid’s president, Shao Shuangshuang. The chapter ended with Ji Guangchen praising the melon Jiang Ning had brought, unaware of where it came from.

• Ji Guangchen met Jiang Ning and remarked that Jiang Ning’s parents were doing well through their work with Evergreen Liquid in Wencheng.
• Jiang Junlong told Jiang Ning that Xue Yuantong had boosted his League of Legends account to Diamond, and the cousins arranged to go fishing together later.
• At lunch, Ji Guangchen said he planned to discuss a promotional deal with Evergreen Liquid and revealed that he was meeting its president that night.
• Jiang Qitian said he knew Shao Shuangshuang’s parents, and Ji Guangchen explained that his circle had investigated her but could not find anyone behind the company.
• Ji Guangchen praised the melon Jiang Ning had brought after tasting it, and Jiang Ning said he had picked it up along the way.

Jiang Ning left Uncle's Home after noticing Shen Qing'e's attempts to spend time with him, then returned to evening self-study, where classmates discussed crayfish, horse riding, and boating. Meanwhile, Qi Tianheng decided to win Yang Sheng over with folded little stars and sent Zhao Xiaofeng to learn how to make them from Miao Zhe.

• Jiang Ning declined to stay for dinner at Uncle's Home, accepted snacks from Jiang Junlong, and left with Shen Qing'e accompanying him to the complex entrance.
• Shen Qing'e became upset when Jiang Ning pointed her toward a nearby store and then left her behind; she returned without buying a popsicle.
• During evening self-study, Xue Yuantong claimed credit for helping catch crayfish and discussed horse riding and boating with Jiang Ning, Chen Siqing, and Bai Yuxia.
• Jiang Ning messaged Shao Shuangshuang to arrange boat rentals at the park for the May Day Holiday.
• Qi Tianheng saw Miao Zhe folding little stars, decided to make some for Yang Sheng, and paid Zhao Xiaofeng to learn the technique from Miao Zhe.
• Miao Zhe taught Zhao Xiaofeng how to fold little stars for 100 yuan, while Cui Yu and the others watched in surprise.

As No.4 Middle School prepared for its anniversary and Sports Day, Shan Kaiquan remained determined to confess to Bai Yuxia afterward, while classmates discussed romance, money, and the coming events. That night, Xue Yuantong visited Jiang Ning and got tangled in his blanket after rolling off his bed.

• Shan Kaiquan told Guo Kunnan that he would confess to Bai Yuxia after Sports Day, and Guo Kunnan promised him liquor whatever happened.
• Qi Tianheng decided to make 999 Little Stars for Yang Sheng, while Li Shi learned that Yang Sheng had entered the girls' 800 Meters race.
• Shen Qing'e described Ji Chu's wealthy father, and Ma Shicheng joked that a vocational-school graduate had earned over 500,000 yuan in death compensation.
• Miao Zhe revealed that Zhao Xiaofeng had paid him 100 yuan to learn how to make Little Stars, and Yan Tianpeng went to comfort Lu Qiqi about her impending breakup.
• After evening self-study, Jiang Ning cultivated at home, where Xue Yuantong fought him for his blanket, rolled off the bed, and became trapped in it.

Jiang Ning and his classmates took part in a Tai Chi demonstration for Yuzhou No. 4 High School’s sixtieth-anniversary celebration. After the demonstration, the class headed to the School Field for the anniversary event, while Xue Yuantong stayed behind.

• Jiang Ning ate breakfast with Xue Yuantong, then rode with her to school in his Tai Chi uniform.
• At school, Jiang Ning joined his classmates in a Tai Chi demonstration as alumni and other guests arrived for the anniversary celebration.
• Jiang Ning impressed nearby students with his graceful Tai Chi, while Zhang Chi hoped to become someone others would look up to rather than a backdrop.
• After the demonstration, the class returned to the classroom, where Chen Siyu said goodbye to Jiang Ning and Pang Jiao told Wu Xiaoqi her group would perform at the closing ceremony.
• The class teacher led the students to the School Field for the anniversary celebration, leaving Xue Yuantong behind, and Geng Lu invited Jiang Ning to sit with her.

Jiang Ning attended Fourth High School’s 60th anniversary celebration, where students watched speeches and performances under the scorching sun. He shared Xue Yuantong’s homemade mung bean ice cream with Class Eight, and Cui Yu licked his bar provocatively in front of Class Seven’s girls.

• Jiang Ning joined Class Eight on the School Field as Principal Yu and alumni gave anniversary speeches, and the students applauded an elderly alumnus’s memories of his school days.
• Class Eleven performed the Rabbit Dance, and Guo Kunnan filmed Xu Yan, his crush, while the others compared later performances to their classmates’ talents.
• Bai Yuxia returned to the formation after performing, and Chen Siyu asked Jiang Ning whether she and Bai Yuxia were pretty.
• Jiang Ning took ice cream made by Xue Yuantong from his magically cooled backpack and handed bars to Geng Lu and the students around him.
• Cui Yu approached Class Seven’s girls with his ice cream, then licked it in front of them instead of offering it to the round-faced girl.

At Class 8’s Sports Day, Jiang Ning donated drinks and prepared to compete in the boys’ 100 Meters while Shan Kaiquan vowed to win first place. The first heat began with Jiang Ning standing calmly at the starting line, and Luo Jun’s botched start left him scrambling on all fours.

• Cui Yu provoked Class 7’s Tang Fu, and the two classes nearly clashed before Tang Fu stopped Zhao Jinyang from escalating the argument.
• Hu Jun proposed buying only purified water for Sports Day, but Huang Zhongfei and several classmates donated drinks, including Jiang Ning, who offered two cases of Red Bull.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong arrived at the School Field, where Class 8 gathered beneath its red shade tent and prepared for the entrance ceremony.
• Class 8 entered behind sign bearer Bai Yuxia, and Shan Kaiquan later resolved to win the 100 Meters so he could become worthy of her.
• Jiang Ning joined the first heat of the boys’ 100 Meters, while Xue Yuantong watched from the Speech Platform and classmates cheered from the trackside.
• The starting gun fired, and Luo Jun lost his balance after Li Shengnan’s shout, scrambling forward on all fours as the other runners launched.

Jiang Ning and Shan Kaiquan won their boys’ 100-meter heats, while Zhao Jinyang failed to take first for Class 7. During the girls’ race, Pei Yujing fell, and Jiang Ning rushed in to catch her before she hit the track.

• Jiang Ning crossed the finish line first in his heat with a time of 11.95 seconds, while Luo Jun finished last after crawling and stumbling along the track.
• Shan Kaiquan regained confidence before his third-heat race, then won in 11.87 seconds and celebrated with his classmates.
• Zhao Jinyang lost his heat despite Class 7’s boasts, and Tang Fu encouraged him to focus on advancing in the next round.
• Jiang Ning, Shan Kaiquan, and Zhang Chi advanced from Class Eight, while Huang Yuzhu, Guo Kunnan, and Dong Qingfeng were eliminated.
• Jiang Yanan and Pei Yujing began their girls’ 100-meter heat, but Pei Yujing stumbled and fell midway through the race.
• Jiang Ning rushed onto the track and caught Pei Yujing in a princess carry, shocking the spectators and Bai Yuxia.

Jiang Ning saved Pei Yujing from falling during the girls’ hundred-meter race, while Yang Sheng’s fast time impressed her classmates. Later, alumna Lin Han visited No.4 Middle School, and Wang Longlong delivered an unexpectedly long speech when asked about Sports Day, leaving Lin Han about to give her own remarks.

• Jiang Ning caught Pei Yujing before she fell and quietly returned to the crowd, while Pei Yujing searched for her rescuer.
• Jiang Ning’s friends discussed Pei Yujing, and he recalled that he and Pei Yujing had briefly known each other in his previous life but had remained ordinary friends.
• Yang Sheng ran the hundred-meter race in 12.9 seconds, leaving Jiang Yanan frustrated that she had been unable to catch her.
• Lin Han toured No.4 Middle School with Director Yan and spoke about the school’s changes and her donation of five million.
• A school intern teacher asked Wang Longlong about Sports Day, and he gave a lengthy speech before the teacher turned to interview Lin Han.