Chapter Summaries

As the New Year approached, Jiang Ning prepared to visit his hometown while Tongtong and the neighbors celebrated and joked with him. After Jiang Ning left the river dam, Dongdong rejoiced at his freedom, but a mysterious figure bearing a glowing Feather Symbol arrived above the row houses.

• Aunt Gu fried New Year treats, and Tongtong delivered them to the neighbors while Zhang Butcher and Teacher Qian argued over the crispy meat.
• Jiang Ning returned home, made up with Tongtong over dinner, and joined his classmates’ chat, where he offered to buy Bitcoin for Duan Shigang.
• On the morning of the twenty-seventh, Jiang Ning ate breakfast at Chu Chu’s house, then set off for his hometown with Tongtong and Chu Chu riding on his electric bike.
• Dongdong celebrated Jiang Ning’s departure, but Jiang Ning returned to beat him before leaving again.
• A mysterious figure wearing a conical hat descended onto the row houses with a blazing Feather Symbol on its right arm.

Jiang Ning traveled home for the Spring Festival and unexpectedly reunited with his elementary-school classmate Gao Yinghui, whose disappearance from their old circle had puzzled him. He learned she had advanced kidney disease, while their conversation ended with her recognizing him and marveling at how much he had changed.

• Jiang Ning said goodbye to Xue Chuchu and Tongtong at the railway station and boarded a train to Guyang.
• Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to make a bald passenger's oversized suitcase fall, then noticed a nervous young woman hiding a Ragdoll cat in her bag.
• Jiang Ning recognized Gao Yinghui, an elementary-school classmate he had not seen in four years, but pretended not to know her as they began talking.
• Jiang Ning discovered through his Spiritual Sense that Gao Yinghui had stage three-to-four kidney failure and suspected it explained why she had disappeared.
• Jiang Ning revealed his name, and Gao Yinghui realized he was her old classmate from Wa Miao Town Elementary School before expressing surprise at how much he had changed.

Jiang Ning returned to Guyang, reunited with Gao Yinghui, and rode back toward Wa Miao Town with Ding Shuyan. At his Third Uncle’s home, he confronted Second Brother about his hostility and used a photo of Second Brother with another woman to demand money.

• Gao Yinghui and Jiang Ning reminisced on the train, exchanged QQ contacts at Guyang Railway Station, and Gao Yinghui later messaged Xiao Xue about meeting an old classmate.
• Ding Shuyan picked Jiang Ning up in her G-Wagon and drove him to Wa Miao Town, where he noticed Second Brother with an unfamiliar woman in a sedan.
• Jiang Ning bought joss paper and walked to his Third Uncle’s home, where Second Brother complained about Jiang Ning’s family and vowed not to feed him.
• Jiang Ning greeted his relatives, then showed Second Brother a photo of him with the woman and demanded that he buy him shoes and give him another five hundred yuan.

Jiang Ning returned to Jiang Family Village after being reborn and used compromising evidence to make Jiang Hu pay him and promise him a feast. At home, he confronted Jiang He, who tried to borrow money, and began beating him after recording his threat against the family.

• Jiang Ning made Jiang Hu hand over five hundred yuan and agree to treat him to a feast.
• Jiang Ning walked through the village, kicked away three dogs that attacked him, and reunited with Second Great-Grandmother and Little Gui at his home.
• Jiang He arrived asking for money to spend with Pao Ge and tried to take Jiang Ning's backpack.
• Jiang Ning refused to lend Jiang He money until he repaid the seventy yuan he already owed.
• Jiang He swore that his whole family could die if he failed to repay the loan, and Jiang Ning recorded him.
• Jiang Ning struck Jiang He with a belt and threatened to beat him until he called him Grandpa.

Jiang Ning beat Jiang He and his father after they confronted him, then went to town and crossed paths with classmates and his cousin Jiang Feng. The chapter ended with Jiang Feng sending him 1,000 yuan and asking him to keep her attempt to flirt with him secret.

• Jiang Ning whipped Jiang He for his filthy mouth, and Jiang He’s father came to demand an explanation.
• Jiang Ning played a recording of Jiang He’s promise to repay his debt, then kicked Jiang He’s father into a wall when he attacked.
• Jiang Ning met Da Heng on the way to town and reflected on how family background shaped people’s prospects.
• Shen Qing'e noticed Jiang Ning’s WeChat post at a class gathering and said she was still in touch with him.
• Jiang Feng flirted with Jiang Ning on a bench, then learned he was her cousin when Jiang Hu arrived to pick him up.
• Jiang Hu told Jiang Ning he had beaten Jiang He too, and Jiang Feng transferred Jiang Ning 1,000 yuan to keep their encounter secret.

Jiang Ning visited his second uncle’s restaurant, helped Hao Hao handle his test score and gaming, and delivered Crispy Cakes to a class reunion at Hongyun Hotel. He entered just as Shen Qing'e was being pressed to choose whether to attend karaoke and the classmates were stirring up her rivalry with Ji Yan.

• Jiang Ning arrived at Jiang Family Braised Chicken with Jiang Hu, greeted Jiang Xintian and Er Heng, and praised his second uncle’s Crispy Cakes.
• Jiang Ning helped Hao Hao tell Jiang Hu that he had scored ninety in Chinese and encouraged him to study so he could buy his father a BMW.
• Jiang Ning advised Hao Hao about dealing with his father’s complaints about games, while Jiang Hu caught him playing Everyday Cool Run and scolded him.
• Jiang Xintian asked Jiang Ning to deliver Crispy Cakes to private room 201 at Hongyun Hotel, where Le Ge was trying to persuade the classmates to go to KTV.
• A classmate provoked Shen Qing'e by bringing up her past competition with Ji Yan, and Shen Qing'e hesitated over whether to go.
• Jiang Ning entered the private room carrying the Crispy Cakes, interrupting the conversation as the makeup-wearing girl immediately praised his looks.

Jiang Ning delivered pastries to his former classmates’ reunion dinner, but his newly enhanced looks drew the girls’ attention and unsettled Shen Qing'e. The girls insisted he stay and eat, while the boys watched helplessly as the room made space for him.

• Cao Xiaomin challenged Shen Qing'e over Ji Yan’s singing plans, but Jiang Ning’s arrival as a waiter diverted everyone’s attention.
• Jiang Ning set down the crispy cakes and left without revealing who he was, while Shen Qing'e recognized him and Ji Yan recalled their old rivalry.
• Cao Xiaomin called Jiang Ning back to ask about the restaurant, and Ji Yan took over paying for the meal when Le Ge tried to send him away.
• Ji Yan ordered more dishes and told Jiang Ning to serve their table, while Cao Xiaomin and several other girls urged him to sit and eat.
• When Jiang Ning said there were no seats, Wang Xue offered her lap and Cao Xiaomin shifted over to make room, leaving Shen Qing'e angry and confused.

Jiang Ning let his old classmates believe he was a waiter before revealing his identity, leaving them shocked and Ji Yan humiliated by her earlier remarks about their matching outfits. After lunch with his family, he agreed to attend dinner at his younger aunt’s home, while Ji Yan asked Shen Qing'e for his contact information.

• Cao Xiaomin, Wang Xue, and Li Jing competed to seat the handsome waiter beside them, while Jiang Ning quietly endured the classmates’ conversation about his old history with Ji Yan.
• Ji Yan claimed she and the waiter had matching couple-style clothes and dismissed her past rejection of rumors linking her with Jiang Ning as youthful immaturity.
• Jiang Ning named his old classmates, then left the reunion with his cousin; Shen Qing'e confirmed that the waiter was Jiang Ning, leaving the room stunned and Ji Yan furious.
• Jiang Ning felt his old resentment ease as he went to lunch with his family, and he agreed to attend dinner at his younger aunt’s home despite the prospect of meeting Shen Xuan.
• At the reunion, Wang Xue obtained Jiang Ning’s QQ number, the girls declined Le Ge’s KTV invitation, and Ji Yan approached Shen Qing'e to ask for Jiang Ning’s contact information.

Ji Yan asked Shen Qing'e for Jiang Ning's contact information, while Jiang Ning visited relatives in Shen Village and watched Shen Xuan show off his martial arts. When Shen Xuan challenged him, Jiang Ning knocked him out with a single kick, leaving the family stunned.

• Ji Yan asked Shen Qing'e for Jiang Ning's contact information, and Shen Qing'e hesitated after Ji Yan asked whether they were dating.
• Jiang Ning arrived at his aunt's home with Jiang Hu, where Shen Ermao eagerly asked about his father's job and Evergreen Liquid.
• Shen Xuan defeated Goudan and then threw Jiang Hu during a sparring match, while Hao Hao teased Shen Xuan about his thinning hair.
• Jiang Ning accepted Shen Xuan's challenge and claimed he had practiced Tai Chi.
• Shen Xuan charged at Jiang Ning, who kicked him in the chest and knocked him out before asking how his Tai Chi was.

Jiang Ning defeated Shen Xuan and encouraged him to pursue livestreaming, while his relatives argued over the young man’s future. At the River Dam, Dongdong seized the chance to swagger in Jiang Ning’s absence, but a spiritual spell left him knocked out, and Xue Yuantong happily reclaimed her confidence.

• Jiang Ning defeated Shen Xuan with a kick, and Shen Xuan accepted his loss.
• Shen Fu learned Jiang Ning had beaten Shen Xuan and recognized that they were related, while Shen Qing'e reacted with surprise.
• At dinner, Shen Ermao hinted that Jiang Ning should help Shen Xuan find a job, but Jiang Ning urged Shen Xuan to continue making martial arts videos and try livestreaming.
• After Jiang Ning left, Tongtong sat sadly outside until Dongdong arrived and proclaimed himself king of the River Dam.
• When Xue Yuantong challenged Dongdong, an unseen spirit used a spell that made Dongdong punch himself in the chest and collapse.
• Xue Yuantong declared that Dongdong had received heavenly punishment and went inside cheerfully, asking her mother to set out another pair of chopsticks.

Jiang Ning spent the New Year visiting relatives, then went into town and invited several classmates to play pool. He made real milk tea with his cultivation abilities and impressed the three girls who joined him.

• Shen Bin visited Shen Ermao's dinner, praised Jiang Ning, and awkwardly endured Shen Xuan's insult about his half-filled drink.
• Jiang Ning took both Jiang Hu's pastry and his own share, leaving Hao Hao without one.
• Wang Xue, Li Jing, and Ji Yan accepted Jiang Ning's pool invitation despite initially saying they would not go, while Shen Qing'e was devastated to learn the invitation had gone to a group.
• Jiang Hu drove Jiang Ning to town, where Jiang Ning used Spirit Fire and ingredients from his Storage Ring to make four cups of milk tea.
• Jiang Ning gave milk tea to Wang Xue, Li Jing, and Ji Yan at the pool hall, and they were amazed by its rich flavor.

Jiang Ning spent the evening playing pool with Ji Yan, Wang Xue, and Li Jing, then ran into his old classmate Zhang Yang and exposed his boast about attending Guyang No. 1 High School. After Tongtong sent him money for barbecue because she worried about his instant noodles, the chapter ended with Tongtong and Chu Chu feasting together in Jiang Ning's bedroom.

• Ji Yan paid for the pool table and challenged Jiang Ning, who effortlessly cleared several balls and kept winning while the girls watched and played.
• Wang Xue and Li Jing discussed Jiang Ning's changing relationship with Shen Qing'e, while Jiang Ning reflected on how his middle-school memories and old resentments had changed after his return.
• Zhang Yang arrived on a noisy motorcycle and falsely claimed he attended Guyang No. 1 High School, but Jiang Ning revealed he had never gone there and joined Ji Yan in teasing him.
• After Zhang Yang left, Ji Yan bought instant noodles for the group, and Tongtong sent Jiang Ning 100 yuan for barbecue after he showed her his late-night meal.
• Tongtong and Chu Chu ate lamb, rabbit, and rice wine together in Jiang Ning's bedroom at River Dam.

Jiang Ning returned to Jiang Family Village, advised Uncle Gui to move his family to the city, and rode toward South Lake before confronting Little Pao, who had been sent to block his way. The chapter left Little Pao crying after Jiang Ning revealed his identity and destroyed his Ultraman toy.

• Yang Fei kept the Agritainment busy and sent fresh lamb to the Jiang family after Jiang Ning returned home.
• Tang Jing paid Zhang Chi to hide Huang Yuzhu's bicycle, hoping he would stay the night, but Huang Yuzhu ran the eight kilometers home instead.
• Jiang Ning urged Uncle Gui to move his family to the city and send Hang Hang to school there.
• Jiang Ning rode toward South Lake and recalled that Uncle Jin Gui had been cheated out of his wedding money in a marriage scam.
• Little Pao blocked Jiang Ning's motorcycle and threatened him, so Jiang Ning snapped and crushed the boy's Ultraman toy after revealing who he was.

Jiang Ning visited his ancestors’ graves, caught fish through the ice, and offered them grilled fish alongside joss paper. After his relatives discovered the unusual offerings, he went to Uncle Jin Gui’s simple village wedding, where a group chat debate about wedding venues began.

• Jiang Ning crossed the frozen ditch with his spiritual power, caught two Grass Carp, and grilled them at his grandparents’ graves while burning joss paper.
• Jiang Ning also honored his great-grandparents, then left as the winter sun rose and reflected that he would outlive his grandsons.
• Jiang Qitian and his relatives arrived, found grilled fish at the graves, and learned Jiang Ning had caught them; they later realized they had first paid respects at the wrong grave.
• Jiang Ning gave five hundred yuan at Uncle Jin Gui’s wedding, handed the wedding candy to Hao Hao, and watched Hao Hao get scolded after making an ill-judged remark.
• Jiang Ning shared a photo of the wedding venue in the group chat, where Lu Qiqi criticized its simplicity and Ma Shicheng retorted about her exam effort.

At Uncle Jin Gui’s wedding banquet, Jiang Ning faced down Jiang Pao’s attempt to start a fight and his father’s request for help getting a job, then reunited with Jiang Qitian’s family and Jiang Qianqian. Far away, Guo Ran resisted her mother’s blind-date plans and arranged with Jiang Ning to visit a village banquet later in the year.

• Jiang Ning advised Hao Hao to apologize to Tiger's Wife, but Hao Hao’s question about inheriting her phone earned him another chase.
• Jiang Pao arrived with Jiang He and Little Pao to confront Jiang Ning, but his father instead asked Jiang Ning to help him find work at Evergreen Liquid.
• Jiang Ning mentioned that Evergreen Liquid had security vacancies, then Jiang Qitian and Jiang Junlong arrived and interrupted Pao Ge’s father’s appeal.
• Jiang Qianqian met Jiang Ning and was struck by his appearance, but Jiang Ning turned his attention to asking Jiang Junlong about his model aircraft.
• Jiang Ning told the tearful Hao Hao that his mother’s phone might not outlast her, and Jiang Qianqian said it would go to the child who studied well.
• Guo Ran’s mother tried to coach her for a blind date, but Guo Ran messaged Jiang Ning about visiting a village banquet and agreed to go with him later in the year.

Jiang Ning attended Jiang Jin Gui’s wedding, where he exposed the strange relationship between the bride, her son, and the wedding host, then repeatedly disrupted the host’s attempts to sabotage the marriage. At the banquet, Jiang Ning stood up for Sister-in-law Gui and Hang Hang before confronting the bullying Jiang Weibo, who arrived with one of Jiang Ning’s old classmates.

• Jiang Ning watched Jiang Jin Gui’s wedding and used his Spiritual Sense to discover that the host was the bride’s son’s biological father.
• Jiang Ning helped Jin Gui answer the host’s awkward questions, then joked about the host’s blessing until Jiang Qitian and Jiang Xintian removed him.
• An old history teacher took over the ceremony, turned it into a fervent patriotic speech, and was taken away before the guests sat down to eat.
• Jiang Ning made Jiang He give his seat to Sister-in-law Gui and Hang Hang, then threatened him into calling them back when they left.
• Jiang Weibo arrived at Jiang Ning’s table and mocked his changed appearance, while a girl with him recognized Jiang Ning as an old classmate.

At a village banquet, Jiang Ning outshone Jiang Weibo in business savvy and drinking, leading Zheng Pingping to discover her boyfriend’s contempt and slap him. Jiang Ning left for his old family home and realized that the house he shared with Tongtong by the River Dam felt more like home.

• Zheng Pingping praised Jiang Ning’s looks and discussed expanding her online clothing store with him, while Jiang Weibo grew jealous and resentful.
• Jiang Weibo tried to show off his car and challenge Jiang Ning, but Zheng Pingping revealed that she had bought the car and Jiang Ning beat him in a drinking contest.
• Drunk, Jiang Weibo insulted Zheng Pingping and admitted he had manipulated her into buying him a car, so she slapped him.
• Jiang Ning left the banquet and returned to his long-empty childhood home, comparing its coldness with the warmth of the house by the River Dam.
• Jiang Ning read Tongtong’s messages and wondered when he would return home to her.

Jiang Ning stayed in Jiang Family Village to help Uncle Jin Gui after the wedding, while Tongtong fretted over Jiang Ning’s absence and teased him by text. On the wedding night, Uncle Jin Gui’s bride tried to leave with her brother, and Jiang Ning blocked them by demanding they leave the bridewealth behind.

• Tongtong complained that Jiang Ning was not replying to her messages, then ate sweet soup Xue Chuchu had made and drew Aunt Gu’s scolding for neglecting chores.
• Jiang Ning told Jiang Junlong he would remain in the village another day, declined Wang Xue’s birthday and farewell gathering, and planned to help Uncle Jin Gui.
• Jiang Ning joined Uncle Jin Gui’s wedding dinner, reminisced with him over games and village life, and sent Tongtong a photo of the hodgepodge meal to tease her.
• That night, Uncle Jin Gui argued with his bride, and her brother tried to take her away from the village.
• Jiang Ning stopped them at the doorway and said they could leave only if they left the bridewealth behind.

Jiang Ning exposed a marriage scam and stopped the criminals from escaping, then left Uncle Jin Gui's family to handle the aftermath. The next morning, he ate breakfast with Ding Shuyan at Third Uncle's shop, where Jiang Qianqian spotted him.

• Jiang Ning revealed that the bridewealth had been stolen, and the Dark and Thin Man's gang fled with the bride and her son.
• The Dark and Thin Man attacked villagers who tried to stop him, but Jiang Ning knocked him down with a single kick and sent Uncle Gui to block the getaway car.
• Uncle Jin Gui and the villagers stopped the master of ceremonies as the car failed to start, and police and ambulance sirens soon sounded through the village.
• The next morning, Jiang Ning met Ding Shuyan in town, accepted her offer of a ride, and went with her to Third Uncle Jiang Xietian's breakfast shop.
• Jiang Ning and Ding Shuyan ate together while Jiang Ning made flatbreads and Ding Shuyan prepared Chicken and Egg Soup.
• Jiang Chao arrived with Jiang Fan and Jiang Qianqian, who called out to Jiang Ning and then noticed Ding Shuyan.

In their previous lives, Jiang Ning learned that Xue Yuantong was gravely ill and, after seeing how she had helped him with her study notes, secretly left her all the money he had. The chapter left Xue Yuantong unable to see and facing a dire prognosis, while Jiang Ning slipped five hundred yuan into her desk and wished her well.

• At school, Jiang Ning heard that Xue Yuantong had acute leukemia, while the class discussed visiting her and donating money for her treatment.
• Shen Qing'e mocked Jiang Ning for refusing to run an errand for her, and Geng Lu teased Shen Qing'e about the two years Jiang Ning had brought her food.
• Xue Chuchu visited Xue Yuantong in the hospital, where Xue Yuantong developed nosebleeds and shared memories of their childhood with her.
• Aunt Gu told Xue Chuchu that Xue Yuantong might have less than three weeks to live, and Xue Yuantong later lost her sight.
• Jiang Ning used Xue Yuantong's QQ Space study notes to solve a math problem, then withdrew his last five hundred yuan and secretly placed it in her desk at school.