Chapter Summaries

During PE class, Jiang Ning beat Xue Yuantong at table tennis, then Yu Wen challenged Xue Yuantong and was defeated just as decisively. The class watched as Yang Sheng claimed Yu Wen’s cleaning duty for the next week.

• PE teacher Gu Wei ordered the students to run two laps, then dismissed them to spend the rest of class on the school field.
• Jiang Ning invited Xue Yuantong to play table tennis and repeatedly beat her despite her confidence in her skills.
• Yang Sheng defended Xue Yuantong’s ability and wagered cleaning duty with Yu Wen, who insisted she could win.
• Yu Wen challenged Xue Yuantong and lost more than a dozen balls in a row.
• Yang Sheng told Yu Wen she had to do her cleaning duty the following week.

Jiang Ning recalled how Shan Xiao had stolen from their class and later been arrested, and decided to keep his ping-pong paddle with him rather than risk confronting the thief. Xue Yuantong invited Jiang Ning to Snack Street, but they paused in the school garden first, where she noticed students using the school Wi-Fi.

• Jiang Ning carried his ping-pong paddle out of class because he remembered Shan Xiao's thefts and chose not to bait or confront him.
• Jiang Ning recalled that Shan Xiao had stolen from homes and the school before Gu Wei caught him, leading to his arrest and prison sentence.
• Jiang Ning remembered observing Ding Shuyan and noted that she had stopped investigating, though her intuition had detected his surveillance.
• Xue Yuantong invited Jiang Ning to Snack Street and offered to treat him with her saved allowance.
• Jiang Ning suggested they wait in the Small Garden, where Xue Yuantong watched students linger to use the school's Wi-Fi.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went to a snack street, where she enjoyed being cared for as he carried their food. As they ate, Jiang Ning remembered his youthful longing to afford the street’s treats and reflected on how adulthood had changed his dreams.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left school, passed Ma Shicheng at Yucai Supermarket, and headed toward a larger snack street.
• Xue Yuantong listed the snacks she wanted, and she and Jiang Ning bought food before she used her remaining money to get him a bowl of wontons.
• Jiang Ning carried the wontons while Xue Yuantong took the snack bags upstairs and found a table, feeling reassured that she was no longer alone.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong shared the snacks, and she protested when he ate several pieces of her crispy meat.
• Jiang Ning remembered how he had once been unable to afford the street’s food and how, years later, adulthood’s pressures had changed the satisfaction he expected from it.

Jiang Ning sold two gold bars to Shao Shuangshuang to fund his cultivation plans and began laying the groundwork to recruit her as an agent. He left after warning her that her hair loss might be linked to poor sleep and stress.

• Jiang Ning found that Yan Bo had moved the village factory after Jiang Ning repeatedly targeted him, then decided to sell gold to fund his plans to cultivate spirit herbs.
• Jiang Ning chose Shao Shuangshuang as a potential representative and went to her pawnshop, intending to bring her under his control.
• Shao Shuangshuang inspected Jiang Ning's two gold bars, agreed to buy them, and paid him 168,000 yuan in cash.
• Before leaving, Jiang Ning advised Shao Shuangshuang to avoid eating too much black sesame and to sleep more and relax if she was losing hair.

Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong mooncakes before visiting Jiang Qitian’s family for Mid-Autumn Festival, where his sudden growth in height surprised everyone. Shen Qing'e watched him closely and noticed he had switched from an iPhone 5 to an old phone, leaving her curious about what he was hiding.

• Shao Shuangshuang wondered how Jiang Ning had guessed she was worried about hair loss, while Jiang Ning planned to recruit her for a spiritual medicine business.
• Jiang Ning bought mooncakes and gave one box to Xue Yuantong, who scolded him for spending money on gifts and invited him to dinner.
• Jiang Ning switched his SIM card to a cheap knockoff phone before riding to Jiang Qitian’s home for the holiday.
• Aunt and Jiang Qitian were surprised that Jiang Ning had grown about ten centimeters in half a month, and Jiang Qitian decided to buy him new clothes.
• Shen Qing'e watched Jiang Ning during the family gathering and noticed he was using an old phone instead of his iPhone 5.

Jiang Ning bought herbs at the Qiaozhou medicinal herb wholesale market and brewed Evergreen Liquid, a spiritual hair-regrowth treatment. He set a tentative price of two thousand yuan per bottle and planned to have Shao Shuangshuang help launch it.

• Jiang Ning found that Soul Submergence Incense had not arrived, but he bought herbs for a hair-regrowth spiritual liquid.
• Jiang Ning recalled the Evergreen Liquid formula and used six available herbs, noting that the missing ingredient would have extended its effects.
• Jiang Ning brewed three bottles of Evergreen Liquid with Spirit Fire and estimated the ingredients had cost fifteen yuan.
• Jiang Ning set a price of two thousand yuan per bottle and considered marketing the liquid to people with hair loss.
• Jiang Ning decided to discuss Evergreen Liquid with Shao Shuangshuang, whose hair loss he had noticed.

After Zhang Chi’s basketball went missing, the students debated who should pay for it while Shan Xiao secretly revealed he had stolen and sold it. Jiang Ning stayed out of the accusation, and the chapter ended with Geng Lu offering to buy him a treat as Shan Kaiquan began telling the class about a girl he met on the bus.

• Zhang Chi asked Class 8 about his missing basketball, and the students learned he had locked the classroom before leaving for the break.
• Geng Lu suggested that everyone share the cost, but the boys resisted, and Jiang Ning changed the subject to spare her further embarrassment.
• Shan Xiao revealed that he had copied the classroom key, stolen the basketball, and sold it for twenty-five yuan.
• Zhang Chi failed to identify the thief, while Jiang Ning suspected Shan Xiao but chose not to accuse him.
• Geng Lu offered to buy Jiang Ning red bean Double Skin Milk, and Shan Kaiquan began recounting his bus ride beside a pretty girl.

Shan Kaiquan told the class how he had forced a girl with a butterfly tattoo and a Seashell Earring to add his QQ, while Ma Shicheng and others argued against tattoos. After Hu Jun posted the water-carrying schedule, a group of boys and the girl stormed into the classroom looking for Shan Kaiquan.

• Ma Shicheng insulted people with tattoos, and Yang Sheng challenged him before Dong Qingfeng defended her.
• Shan Kaiquan described making the girl shiver with cold air until she agreed to add his QQ, then showed her photos and messages to the boys.
• Hu Jun announced the class water-dispenser arrangements and posted a schedule for students to carry jugs.
• Xue Yuantong noticed that her group had no boys and wondered how she could get Jiang Ning to carry water for her.
• A Nike-clad boy entered with seven or eight others and demanded that Shan Kaiquan stand up, while the girl with the Seashell Earring followed them in.

Deng Xiang brought a group of students to Class Eight to confront Shan Kaiquan over Gong Xuan, and his threats cowed the class. Jiang Ning finally stood up and told Deng Xiang to apologize, leaving Deng Xiang furious.

• Ma Shicheng and the others realized the girl Gong Xuan had described to Shan Kaiquan was connected to the students who entered their classroom.
• Deng Xiang threatened the class and demanded Shan Kaiquan come forward, while Huang Zhongfei tried to call the class teacher.
• Shan Kaiquan stood up and admitted who he was, and Deng Xiang approached him to start a fight.
• Hu Jun and Wang Longlong briefly tried to defend Shan Kaiquan, but Deng Xiang silenced them.
• Jiang Ning stood up and told Deng Xiang to apologize, prompting Deng Xiang to threaten him.

Jiang Ning easily defeated Deng Xiang and his group after they bullied Xue Yuantong, then forced Deng Xiang and Gong Xuan to apologize. After the class dispersed, Wang Yong met Lin Zida, who explained that he had brought Nie Ze to play against a Yuzhou esports club.

• Deng Xiang tried to grab Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning twisted his fingers and sent him and his rushing companions sprawling.
• Deng Xiang ordered his group to attack Jiang Ning, who kicked him and several others into a wall before lifting him by the collar.
• Jiang Ning made Deng Xiang and Gong Xuan apologize to Class 8, then told his classmates to head home safely.
• Xue Yuantong worried that Jiang Ning might not have stood up for her personally, despite feeling relieved and touched by his actions.
• Wang Yong met Lin Zida after class, and Lin Zida said he had brought Nie Ze to play matches against a Yuzhou esports club.

Lin Zida heard that Jiang Ning had defeated several students and told Ding Shuyan and Lin Han about him. The family discussed their changing paths and Lin Han’s disappointing class reunion, while Ding Shuyan remained guarded about Jiang Ning.

• Lin Zida asked Wang Yong what had happened at Class 8 and learned that Jiang Ning had knocked down several people and forced them to apologize.
• Lin Zida returned home and found Ding Shuyan talking with his aunt, Lin Han, then told them Jiang Ning was known for fighting.
• Ding Shuyan avoided explaining her complicated feelings about Jiang Ning and asked Lin Han to teach her how to cook.
• Lin Han praised Ding Shuyan’s ability and advised her to follow her own path rather than become obsessed with any one thing.
• Lin Han described how her classmates had grown distant and said she would not attend another high school reunion.

Xue Yuantong gave Jiang Ning a cup and continued relying on him for the ride to school, while rumors about their relationship reached their classmates. Later, Jiang Ning invited Huang Yuzhu to eat with him, leaving Huang Yuzhu unsure how to handle the silence between them.

• Xue Yuantong gave Jiang Ning a cup, and he accepted it before returning to his room to cultivate late into the night.
• Xue Yuantong fell asleep on Jiang Ning's bike the next morning, and Jiang Ning let her rest until they neared school.
• Geng Lu asked Jiang Ning whether he was dating Xue Yuantong, and he explained that they were neighbors and that Xue Yuantong's mother had asked him to take her to school.
• Ma Shicheng hoped Guo Ran would linger near him during chemistry class, but Chen Haiyang stood beside him during the following English class instead.
• When Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to bring her food, he invited Huang Yuzhu to come along, and Huang Yuzhu felt awkward as they walked in silence.

Jiang Ning ran into Guo Ran and her boyfriend Yan Bo, whom he recognized as the factory owner secretly dumping chemical wastewater. Remembering that Yan Bo would later harm Guo Ran, Jiang Ning resolved to intervene and considered using Spiritual Energy to put him into a temporary deep sleep.

• Jiang Ning and Huang Yuzhu left school to find food and ran into Guo Ran with Yan Bo.
• Jiang Ning recognized Yan Bo as the man responsible for secretly dumping wastewater and recalled that Guo Ran would later be caught up in his misconduct.
• Yan Bo invited Guo Ran to a new Japanese restaurant while privately thinking about his recent factory troubles and his other relationship.
• Jiang Ning remembered how Guo Ran had supported him as a student and decided he would not let Yan Bo ruin her life.
• Jiang Ning rejected breaking Yan Bo’s legs and considered using Spiritual Energy to knock him unconscious for several months.

Jiang Ning tracked down Yan Bo, photographed him with a vocational-school girl, and used the pictures to expose their relationship to her parents. He left the family as they discovered the evidence and returned to the old residential compound.

• Jiang Ning planted Spiritual Sense Seeds on Guo Ran and Yan Bo, then tracked Yan Bo to a barbecue restaurant with a young girl.
• Jiang Ning photographed Yan Bo and the girl entering a hotel together and planted a Spiritual Sense Seed on her.
• Jiang Ning ordered a photo printer, printed the pictures, and prepared an envelope containing the evidence and information about Yan Bo’s movements.
• Jiang Ning followed the girl’s Spiritual Sense Seed to her home and threw the envelope through the window.
• The girl’s father opened the envelope and reacted with alarm, while Jiang Ning left without waiting to see what happened.

Jiang Ning bought a large supply of Soul Submergence Incense and prepared to watch over Guo Ran as the family he had warned arrived to confront Yan Bo. Meanwhile, Shan Kaiquan and Ma Shicheng learned that Cui Yu and others planned to ambush Miao Zhe, and Jiang Ning spotted a man secretly watching Yan Bo near the School Gate.

• Xue Yuantong welcomed Jiang Ning home and made him serve her rice, limited his share of Pineapple Sweet and Sour Pork, and told him to wash the dishes, but he refused the last demand.
• Jiang Ning paid a medicinal herb merchant ninety thousand yuan for three jin of Soul Submergence Incense and arranged for it to be shipped by SF Express.
• Shan Kaiquan told Ma Shicheng about his fight with Miao Zhe and said Cui Yu and others planned to deal with Miao Zhe around dinner.
• Jiang Ning accompanied Geng Lu to the convenience store, then returned to class with a bottle of Mizone and planned to keep Guo Ran safe while the girl's family confronted Yan Bo.
• After class, Jiang Ning tracked Guo Ran with his Spiritual Sense Seed and headed to the School Gate, where he saw Yan Bo waiting beneath a streetlamp and noticed a middle-aged man in a gray tank top watching him.

Jiang Ning called the police after Gray Vest Man and his accomplices confronted Yan Bo over his relationship with their daughter. The group fled when the police arrived, and Jiang Ning left before officers could question him.

• Jiang Ning used a stolen keypad phone to report a group fight involving armed men outside Fourth High School, then waited nearby.
• Gray Vest Man confronted Yan Bo at his car and demanded to know whether he knew his daughter.
• The Fat Woman showed Yan Bo intimate photos, and Yan Bo denied wrongdoing before Gray Vest Man slapped him.
• Yan Bo lashed out at the couple and revealed that their daughter had cursed them, so Gray Vest Man and several men pinned him down and beat him.
• The Fat Woman threatened to cut Guo Ran's hair, but Jiang Ning warned them that the police were coming.
• Gray Vest Man, the Fat Woman, and the others fled when a police car approached, while Jiang Ning said goodbye to Guo Ran and left.

After Jiang Ning returned to class, Ma Shicheng and Cui Yu realized they had accidentally left Miao Zhe locked inside a restaurant room. Miao Zhe made it back to school during evening study, and the chapter ended with him confronting Cui Yu’s group.

• Jiang Ning returned to class after dealing with Guo Ran, while Yan Bo remained hospitalized and Guo Ran was at the Police Station.
• Dai Yongquan called on Miao Zhe to read aloud, but Huang Zhongfei said he had not taken leave, alarming Ma Shicheng.
• Ma Shicheng and Shan Kaiquan realized Cui Yu had locked Miao Zhe inside a room at Good Days and had left without letting him out.
• Cui Yu worried about Miao Zhe while Dai Yongquan recited the passage, then felt relieved when Miao Zhe arrived at class.
• Dai Yongquan sent Miao Zhe back out to greet him properly, and after class Miao Zhe approached Cui Yu’s group with a dark expression.
• Yu Wen complained to Shen Qing'e about the class’s fights, and Shen Qing'e privately thought about Jiang Ning and felt jealous over his protection of Xue Yuantong.

Cui Yu watched Miao Zhe and Wang Longlong fight over a misunderstanding until Shan Qingrong took them to his office and whipped them. The next day, Jiang Ning crafted Soul Submergence Incense, accelerated his Spiritual Sense cultivation, and planned to visit Shao Shuangshuang to buy jade for protective pendants.

• Miao Zhe blamed Wang Longlong for locking him inside, and the two began fighting while Cui Yu remained confused about how he had escaped blame.
• Shan Qingrong arrived, ordered Huang Zhongfei to let the students fight, then took Miao Zhe and Wang Longlong to his office, where Shan Kaiquan later reported that he was whipping them.
• Jiang Ning received Soul Submergence Incense, prepared it with a red flower, and crafted twenty-four incense sticks using his cultivation techniques.
• Jiang Ning burned a stick while practicing the Golden Profound Soul Division Art and found that the incense greatly increased his Spiritual Sense training speed.
• Jiang Ning planned to master the Minor Soul Division Art and make Protective Jade Pendants for people close to him, so he decided to visit Shao Shuangshuang to buy jade.

After surviving Yan Bo’s attack, Guo Ran returned to teach and called Jiang Ning to her office, drawing their classmates’ curiosity. The chapter ended with Guo Kunnan confidently assuming Jiang Ning had poor grades and could not become the chemistry class representative.

• Guo Ran reflected on how Jiang Ning’s warning had helped her avoid becoming Yan Bo’s next victim and decided to thank him while teaching.
• Ma Shicheng told Jiang Ning about the Music Teacher’s weekly commute and the physics teacher’s paid work at a training center.
• Guo Ran taught a chemistry review lesson, handed out test papers, and asked Jiang Ning to come to her office.
• Geng Lu and the other students speculated about why Guo Ran had singled out Jiang Ning, while Guo Kunnan concluded Jiang Ning could not become the chemistry class representative.

Jiang Ning accepted Guo Ran’s offer to become the Chemistry Class Representative and received snacks from her, while she thanked him for saving her the previous day. On the ride home, Xue Yuantong learned he would stay through the seven-day break and promised to share her home and food if he ever ran out of money.

• Guo Ran appointed Jiang Ning Chemistry Class Representative for Grade One, Class Eight and gave him a bag of snacks.
• Guo Ran thanked Jiang Ning for intervening during the previous day’s dangerous encounter, and he left without turning around.
• Jiang Ning shared some of Guo Ran’s snacks with Ma Shicheng and Geng Lu in class.
• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong he would not leave during the seven-day holiday, and she offered him free housing and food if he ran out of money.
• Xue Yuantong denied being worried about Jiang Ning leaving and privately resolved to keep tutoring him, even if she lowered her academic goal for him.