Chapter Summaries

Guo Kunnan went to meet Shang Wanqing but returned to the boys' dormitory heartbroken, while Xue Chuchu learned that Jiang Ning was considered a son-in-law and wondered how he knew she was soaking her feet. The chapter ended with Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu sharing messages about Xue Yuantong's mischievous childhood antics.

• Guo Kunnan imagined a life with Shang Wanqing on his way to meet her, but Shang Wanqing asked a roommate to judge his looks, and he returned to the dormitory defeated.
• Hua Fengmei told Xue Chuchu about her raise and plans to save for a dowry, then mentioned Jiang Ning as a son-in-law, leaving Xue Chuchu startled.
• Xue Yuantong complained to Jiang Ning about her mother's discipline, divided the braised duck feet between them, and declared that she would stop washing his clothes.
• Jiang Ning asked Xue Chuchu about Xue Yuantong's soy-sauce-stained clothes, and Xue Chuchu explained how Xue Yuantong had poured soy sauce on herself while resisting Hua Fengmei.
• Xue Chuchu revealed that Xue Yuantong had been caught watering down sesame oil after pocketing some of the money, and later wondered how Jiang Ning knew she was soaking her feet.

Xue Yuantong spent the evening with Jiang Ning, sharing food and watching a movie after deciding he would help her get home if her mother locked the door. At school, Guo Kunnan struggled with rejection until Xin Youling left him an encouraging message, which made him want to pursue her despite Ma Shicheng’s warning.

• Xue Yuantong failed to reach her Duck Feet from her chair, then pretended to have a sore throat so Jiang Ning would bring them to her.
• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to watch a movie, and he promised to get her home by climbing over the wall if her mother locked the door.
• While watching the movie, Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning joked about sharing cafeteria chicken patties and lottery winnings, but she refused to give him a Duck Foot.
• Guo Kunnan received friend-verification notices from Xu Yan and recalled Shang Wanqing rejecting him, then asked Ma Shicheng whether appearance affected girls’ interest.
• Wang Longlong explained how looks changed boys’ high-school experiences, and Guo Kunnan posted his words on WeChat Moments.
• Xin Youling replied with an encouraging message about inner character and talent, prompting Guo Kunnan to consider pursuing her before Ma Shicheng told him to leave her alone.

Zhang Chi regretted missing the chance to register for Yuzhou's lucrative Half Marathon, while Miao Zhe began training with Shan Kaiquan to improve himself before meeting his online girlfriend. Jiang Ning planned to inspect the race route's Formation and promised Xue Yuantong volunteer badges; after he left, Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu attempted to replace his room's light bulb.

• Wang Longlong told Zhang Chi that the Half Marathon champion would receive 660,000 yuan and that another 5,000 registration slots would open by lottery, so Zhang Chi asked for the lottery website.
• Miao Zhe asked Shan Kaiquan to take him running, then followed his advice to start exercising in the school's fitness room because he wanted to change before meeting Yun Ni.
• Li Shi suggested Jiang Ning enter the Half Marathon for its prize money, but he declined and left with the twins when they called him.
• Jiang Ning went to inspect the Formation along the Half Marathon route and told Xue Yuantong that he would arrange volunteer badges so she could enjoy the race's food stations.
• After the room's light went out, Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu changed the bulb; Xue Yuantong climbed down with the old bulb and returned with a wooden stick to protect Chuchu from getting electrocuted.

Miao Zhe found a way to earn money by helping Hu Jun locate a lost dog, while Class 8 dealt with Gao Heshaui’s punishments and its students’ antics. The chapter ended with Jiang Ning telling Bai Yuxia she was beautiful, leaving her flustered.

• Miao Zhe decided to find a steady way to make money and used a lost-dog notice to recruit Hu Jun to help search for the dog.
• Miao Zhe and Hu Jun found the dog near the artificial river and earned the 500-yuan reward, splitting the money and buying snacks for Class 8.
• Gao Heshaui made students who had not finished the math test paper stand at the back, while Ma Shicheng remained seated after completing it.
• During physics self-study, Jiang Ning helped Bai Yuxia with a problem and told her she was beautiful, making her blush and look away.

Jiang Ning rescued Xue Yuantong from a failed puddle jump while Hu Jun’s group used a missing-dog scheme to collect money from the dog’s owners. Jiang Ning also discussed the new strawberry greenhouse with Xue Yuantong and considered developing Tiger Perch Mountain into a year-round retreat with a hot spring.

• Xue Yuantong tried jumping across puddles, and Jiang Ning caught her by the collar when she was about to fall into one.
• Chai Wei agreed to let the Four Golden Flowers lift him over a puddle, but the women flung him aside and he ended up in the infirmary.
• Hu Jun, Miao Zhe, Zhang Chi, and Yan Tianpeng went to collect a promised reward from the owners of a Teddy they had found again.
• Zhang Chi and Yan Tianpeng pressured the owners into paying, then argued over how to divide the money after Hu Jun and Miao Zhe left.
• Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning about Boss Yang’s new strawberry greenhouse, and Jiang Ning thought about building a hot spring and villa on Tiger Perch Mountain.

Jiang Ning shared dinner with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu before preparing for Yuzhou’s marathon and heading to Tiger Perch Mountain in the early morning to obtain food for its finale. The chapter leaves him facing down a charging wild boar with his Spiritual Power Great Hand.

• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning playfully fought over razor clams at dinner, and Xue Chuchu promised to cook them again after Jiang Ning said they reminded him of his mother’s food.
• Shao Shuangshuang told Jiang Ning that the marathon’s food stations, volunteer badges, and Electric Bikes were ready, and he said he would go to Tiger Perch Mountain in the early morning to collect the grand finale food.
• Xue Yuantong persuaded Xue Chuchu to attend the marathon as a volunteer, while Jiang Ning considered riding with them or running alongside Yang Sheng.
• Class 8 discussed its marathon entrants in the class group, where Chen Qian’s joke about Pang Jiao’s weight sparked an argument; in the Marathon No. 4 High School Group, Shang Wanqing flirted with Wu Yunzhi as Tao Nian greeted Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning rode his Spirit Boat to Tiger Perch Mountain at two in the morning, found a herd of wild boars, and provoked the adult boar by telling it to get lost.
• The adult boar charged Jiang Ning, who summoned an invisible Spiritual Power Great Hand to strike it.

Jiang Ning joined the Yuzhou Half Marathon, while Xue Chuchu and Xue Yuantong volunteered on electric bikes and Yang Sheng prepared to race. The marathon began, and the volunteers stopped at a checkpoint to eat ice jelly supposedly meant for the contestants.

• Jiang Ning crushed a charging wild boar with a Scarlet Palm, then sent a piglet flying into a villa courtyard before returning to the River Dam.
• Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning traveled to Yuzhou Stadium, where Yang Sheng revealed her face and prepared to compete.
• At the starting area, Shan Kaiquan watched Wu Yunzhi interact with Shang Wanqing, while Jiang Ning told Yang Sheng he had entered the race after receiving an invitation.
• Xue Chuchu and Xue Yuantong rode electric bikes ahead of the runners as the marathon began, and Shen Qing'e searched the crowd for Jiang Ning.
• At the five-kilometer checkpoint, Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu used their volunteer tags to get ice jelly and ate it with the twins while spectators complained.

Runners surged through the Yuzhou marathon as Wu Yunzhi and Huang Yuzhu sprinted ahead for their own reasons, while Tang Jing and Shang Wanqing were left behind. At the 8-kilometer supply station, spectators watched the volunteers enjoy gourmet food prepared by Evergreen Liquid.

• Tao Nian and Shan Kaiquan passed Wu Yunzhi, prompting him to leave Shang Wanqing behind and race forward at a reckless pace.
• Huang Yuzhu accelerated ahead of Tang Jing, determined to win prize money for his family, while Tang Jing failed to catch him.
• Wu Yunzhi passed Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng, grew jealous of Jiang Ning's companions, and pushed himself toward the leaders.
• Xue Yuantong finished her food at the 5-kilometer station and set out with Xue Chuchu for the next supply station.
• At the 8-kilometer station, Chen Siyu and Xue Chuchu sampled cakes, bread, juice, and fried meat while spectators looked on, and Li Shi left with Zhuang Jianhui.

The marathon runners spread out as Wu Yunzhi exhausted himself early, while Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng advanced toward the leaders. At the 20-kilometer supply station, the smell of Evergreen Liquid’s wild boar barbecue drew a huge crowd, and Li Shi wondered whether she could still sign up as a volunteer.

• Xue Chuchu and Xue Yuantong appeared on a live broadcast, where Xue Yuantong praised the marathon supplies as delicious.
• Wu Yunzhi ran out of stamina after charging ahead, was overtaken by Tao Nian, Shan Kaiquan, and Jiang Ning, then stopped at five kilometers and told Shang Wanqing he had chosen to accompany her instead of winning.
• Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu visited successive supply stations, sampling foods as they followed the marathon route.
• Jiang Ning increased his pace and used Spiritual Energy to shield Yang Sheng from wind resistance, helping them move toward the leading pack.
• Spectators gathered at the 20-kilometer mark for Evergreen Liquid’s wild boar barbecue, and Li Shi asked whether it was too late to volunteer when Chen Siyu arrived on an electric scooter.

At the 20-kilometer supply point, Jiang Ning and the marathon runners encountered a grilled-meat stop where they had to solve a water-tank problem to eat. Jiang Ning later surged past the leaders and won the marathon in 1 hour and 7 minutes.

• Chen Siyu and Xue Yuantong used their volunteer badges to get grilled young sow meat while the crowd watched from behind the security barricade.
• Guo Ran arrived for a visit with a relative and discovered that the invitation was actually a blind date.
• Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng appeared among the marathon leaders, and the runners stopped at the supply point after the aroma of grilled meat drew them in.
• The runners struggled with the water-tank question, but Jiang Ning answered that it would take twelve hours and stopped to eat meat and drink juice.
• Jiang Ning accelerated in the final kilometer, tied the red flag around his neck, overtook the Black runner, and crossed the finish line first in 1 hour and 7 minutes.

Guo Ran endured an awkward blind date with Sun Zhiqiang until the televised marathon revealed that Jiang Ning had won the Yuzhou Half Marathon. The chapter ended with Xue Yuantong running back to Chu Chu after eating barbecue, leaving Li Shi's hopes of getting a taste disappointed.

• Guo Ran met Sun Zhiqiang, who exaggerated his work and connections before making a domineering declaration that she no longer needed to be driven because he had arrived.
• Guo Ran saw Jiang Ning win the half marathon on television and felt surprised and pleased, while Sun Zhiqiang tried to impress her with a dismissive comment about the runner in second place.
• Class 8, Grade 11 celebrated Jiang Ning's victory and 660,000-yuan prize in their group chat, where Chai Wei argued that the win was unimpressive and left after the others challenged him.
• At the twenty-kilometer supply station, Xue Yuantong finished eating barbecue while Li Shi and Lin Zida waited to see the champion; Xue Yuantong ran over to Chu Chu and suggested running a little to help digest the food.

Jiang Ning won the Yuzhou Half Marathon and announced that he would donate most of his prize money to children in impoverished areas. As the awards ceremony ended, Shao Shuangshuang prepared to personally review candidates for aid and wondered whether she had satisfied Boss Jiang.

• Jiang Ning crossed the finish line first, and Bai Yuxia presented him with flowers while reporters and cameras captured the moment.
• Chai Wei saw Bai Yuxia give Jiang Ning flowers, deleted Pang Jiao in anger, then nervously added her back and blamed the deletion on a hacked account.
• Bai Yuxia gave a second bouquet to Yang Sheng, while Chen Siyu and Xue Yuantong packed barbecue at the supply station and Chen Siyu failed to arrange a pickup with Bai Yuxia.
• Shan Kaiquan and Huang Yuzhu finished in the top hundred and received flowers from Xin Youling; Huang Yuzhu waited for Tang Jing, while Zhang Chi arrived later and learned Jiang Ning had won.
• At the awards ceremony, Jiang Ning received the championship medal, trophy, and 660,000-yuan prize placard, then pledged to donate 600,000 yuan through Evergreen Liquid Company.
• Shao Shuangshuang watched the ceremony and told her secretary to find suitable girls from impoverished mountain regions for aid, saying she would personally review the candidates.

Huang Yuzhu collected his marathon prize and returned to his poor family, where his grandmother’s hard work and his siblings’ needs weighed on him. Tang Jing manipulated him into returning to the finish line, while his younger brother secretly took money from their grandmother for a game; the chapter ended with Tang Jing seeing Huang Yuzhu arrive riding one bicycle and towing another.

• Huang Yuzhu received 1,000 yuan and a finisher’s medal, while Zhang Chi and Shan Kaiquan reconciled and agreed to enter the marathon together next year.
• Huang Yuzhu went home, shared his marathon snacks with his siblings, and reflected on his grandmother’s difficult work selling vegetables.
• Tang Jing called Huang Yuzhu, pretended she had only just reached the finish line, and persuaded him to return and pick her up by bicycle.
• After Huang Yuzhu left, his younger brother tricked their grandmother into giving him fifty yuan for a supposed school fee and went to an internet cafe to buy game currency.
• Tang Jing waited at the finish line and followed Class 8’s group chat as the students argued about dating, money, and childbirth.
• Tang Jing saw Huang Yuzhu arrive riding one bicycle while holding the handlebars of a second bicycle, and her expression changed in shock.

After winning the marathon, Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to Qingyu Lake, where they played and joked about where they wanted to be buried. Later, he rode her to school and began considering whether Evergreen Liquid Company could help him develop aircraft, while Xue Yuantong eyed a roadside snack.

• Jiang Ning brought Xue Yuantong into Qingyu Lake with his volunteer ID, and she learned he had won the marathon and donated much of his prize money.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning played in the shallows and skipped stones before she declared she wanted to be buried on Tiger Perch Mountain beside him; his remark about their future children embarrassed her.
• Outside Yuzhou No.4 Middle School, Wu Yunzhi provoked Shan Kaiquan by announcing a date with Lan Zichen, and Zhang Chi loudly confronted him for a promised serving of braised pig trotter.
• On the way to evening self-study, Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to push aside three Electric Bikes blocking the road and considered working with Shao Shuangshuang to develop aircraft.
• Jiang Ning glanced back at Xue Yuantong, who had been staring at a roadside stall selling grilled Starch Sausages.

Guo Kunnan and Zhang Chi haggled over winter shoes, while Guo Ran taught Class 8 and spoke with Jiang Ning after class. Chai Wei tried to dump Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei on Jiang Ning but remained their chosen coach, and Gao Heshaui caught Guo Kunnan copying homework before clashing with Wu Xiaoqi.

• Guo Kunnan bought daily necessities and bargained with a stall owner over cotton shoes, while Zhang Chi claimed he had no money after being insulted.
• Guo Ran woke Duan Shigang in chemistry class and told Class 8 that studying could give them more choices, including in love.
• Guo Ran called Jiang Ning to the office and reminded him about his promise to volunteer.
• Chai Wei suggested Jiang Ning coach Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei at the gym, but Pang Jiao insisted that Chai Wei teach them.
• Gao Heshaui caught Guo Kunnan copying a math test, while Wang Longlong defended his own answer-sharing as studying mistakes.
• Wu Xiaoqi entered with a basketball, argued with Gao Heshaui, and left to practice on his own.

Dong Qingfeng and his classmates followed Zhao Qianqian to the school store, where Zhao turned the lecherous clerk’s behavior back on him. Meanwhile, a rumor that Duan Shigang had been cheated on spread through Class 8, and the chapter ended with Duan revealing to Shen Xu that Shen’s girlfriend had been seen holding hands with another guy.

• Zhao Qianqian led Dong Qingfeng, Jiang Yanan, Yu Wen, and Lu Qiqi to the school store after they discussed the clerk’s habit of touching girls’ hands.
• Dong Qingfeng watched the clerk grope a female student, but Zhao Qianqian repeatedly bought single items and flirtatiously grabbed the clerk’s hand until the man abandoned his post.
• Classmates assumed Duan Shigang had been cheated on, and Yang Sheng offered to bury him in tasks while students gave him pitying looks.
• At Ma Jie Barbecue, Deng Xiang and Ge Hao consoled Duan Shigang, while Shen Xu boasted that he planned to replace his girlfriend.
• Duan Shigang showed Shen Xu a photo of Shen’s girlfriend holding hands with another guy, leaving Shen stunned and the group unsure whether to continue to karaoke.

Shen Xu was exposed by the school for dating and punished after his girlfriend cheated on him, while his reputation and fortunes collapsed. A week later, Yang Sheng asked Jiang Ning for help and began explaining that she was worried about Tang Fu's safety.

• Shen Xu learned that his girlfriend had been caught dating another boy, but Director Yan mistook Shen Xu for the boy who fled and ordered him to write a three-thousand-word self-criticism.
• Shen Xu asked Miao Zhe to write the self-criticism, but Miao Zhe refused; Yu Wen eventually took the task in exchange for Yang Sheng writing off a debt.
• Deng Xiang and Ge Hao offered to help Shen Xu take revenge, but Shen Xu refused because he feared expulsion, and Wang Longlong dubbed him the Greenwood Hero.
• Tang Jing gave Huang Yuzhu expensive cookies to win him over, and he described them as crispy outside and soft inside after she mistook his question about their texture for a question about diplomatic theory.
• Yang Sheng asked Jiang Ning to help her the next day, then explained that she was worried about Tang Fu's safety.

Yang Sheng asked Jiang Ning to accompany her and Tang Fu on a suspicious hike, while Yan Tianpeng recruited classmates for a well-paid part-time job. On Sunday morning, Jiang Ning shared breakfast with Xue Chuchu, who recalled how she learned to cook with Tongtong.

• Yang Sheng told Jiang Ning that Tang Fu had accepted a hiking invitation from the grieving mother of her deceased friend, and Jiang Ning agreed to join them the next morning.
• Chen Siyu asked for help remembering her mother's medicine, but Chen Qian could not identify it from the only detail she knew: that it was a capsule.
• Yan Tianpeng recruited Zhang Chi and Duan Shigang for a part-time drumming job, and he and Zhang Chi agreed to split the earnings from recruiting more workers.
• Yang Sheng assigned Duan Shigang the classroom trash duty after Yu Wen had cleared her debt by helping write Shen Xu's self-criticism.
• Jiang Ning ate breakfast with Xue Chuchu, who explained that she and Tongtong had once planned to cook together, but Tongtong could not get up, leaving Chuchu to cook and tend the fire.

Jiang Ning rode to Yi Mountain Scenic Area to meet Yang Sheng, where he secretly tripped Rui Ge when the young man tried to approach her. They waited for Tang Fu and her companion, Auntie Tao, then began hiking; Tang Fu offered Jiang Ning her pink jacket, leaving him to explain that he was not cold.

• Jiang Ning left Xue Chuchu's home and rode his mountain bike to Yi Mountain Scenic Area.
• Rui Ge tried to strike up a conversation with Yang Sheng, but Jiang Ning used spiritual power to make him stumble; Yang Sheng then joined Jiang Ning and let him carry her skateboard bag.
• Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng discussed their concerns about Tang Fu hiking with Auntie Tao and decided to stay behind them.
• Tang Fu arrived with Auntie Tao, and the group began hiking up Yi Mountain together.
• When Tang Fu worried that Jiang Ning would get cold, she offered him her jacket, and he admitted he was not cold; Tang Fu suspected he disliked its pink color.

Jiang Ning climbed Yishan with Yang Sheng, Tang Fu, and Auntie Tao, mistaking a man with an iron chain for a dangerous accomplice before discovering he had only lost his dog. He used his Spiritual Sense to punish a littering child and the child's grandmother, while the chapter ended with Class 8 chatting about Running Man and escape rooms.

• Yang Sheng grew wary of a black-clad man carrying an iron chain after he stared at Tang Fu, and Jiang Ning reassured her as they climbed.
• Jiang Ning told the man to dispose of his cigarette butt properly, then confronted a child and his grandmother for littering and used a Soul Shocking Spike to make the child scream.
• The man with the iron chain panicked when he realized his dog had disappeared, and Yang Sheng understood that she had mistaken him for a threat.
• Jiang Ning later used another Soul Shocking Spike on the grandmother, whose scream puzzled Yang Sheng.
• Jiang Yanan and classmates discussed Running Man, Song Sheng and Qiang Li bragged about their strength, and Lu Qiqi invited the girls to try an escape room.
• Liu Chuandao proposed that Lu Qiqi bring her friends to his house so he could prepare a room and see whether they could escape.