Recaps

Ding Ling gathered the Sovereign Light from Han Duoduo, Shan Shan, and Mathilda while helping each of them and their families. In Léon: The Professional, Mathilda’s relatives betrayed Ding Ling for Stanfield’s promised fortune, and Ding Ling brought her and Leon to confront an armed group.

• Ding Ling helped Han Duoduo cultivate, then took her, Liu Qi, Han Zi'ang, and Liu Peiqiang away from the Wandering Earth as she pushed Earth and the space station from the sun.
• Ding Ling exposed Zhuo Shi and the other Players’ plot against Shan Shan, defeated Li Ruo Lan’s armed guards, and left Liu Xuan with a protective talisman.
• Years later, Liu Xuan learned that Ding Ling had saved the mermaids and left with Shan Shan, then built a statue of Ding Ling and worshipped him.
• Ding Ling reached Léon: The Professional, bought and renovated property near Mathilda, and befriended her while she endured abuse from her family.
• Mathilda grew close to Ding Ling, and Ding Ling hired Leon and Mathilda’s father as bodyguards while helping her father pay off Stanfield’s debt.
• Stanfield recruited Mathilda’s family to help seize Ding Ling’s assets, then used threats against her younger brother to pressure her into cooperating.
• Mathilda warned Ding Ling about Stanfield’s plan, and Ding Ling took her and Leon to meet Smith Brown and his armed men.

Ding Ling won over Mathilda, Fanger, and Liu Piaopiao, claiming their Sovereign Lights while building the Ding Family Guard and training his companions. He then led Yin Tianchou and Liu Piaopiao’s troupe to sweeping film success and began planning more productions.

• Ding Ling killed Stanfield and his associates, won Mathilda’s devotion, claimed the Sovereign Light, and left the country with her and her brother after rescuing her family.
• Ding Ling met Fanger, sheltered her at his estate, and helped her reconnect with Xingzai before she defeated Fire Cloud Cthulhu and received martial arts training that restored her voice.
• Ding Ling entered the King of Comedy world, formed a theatrical troupe with Yin Tianchou, and recruited Liu Piaopiao, who fell in love with him and reached Affection 100.
• Ding Ling claimed Liu Piaopiao’s Sovereign Light, taught her the Northern Darkness Divine Art, and made Huang Feihong with her and the troupe.
• Ding Ling arranged wide distribution for Huang Feihong, whose box-office success led him to direct a string of sequels as Liu Piaopiao and the troupe gained fame and wealth.
• Ding Ling finished the Huang Feihong Septology, paid substantial bonuses to the troupe, and began filming the Fong Sai-yuk series.
• Ding Ling impressed reporters by demonstrating his photographic memory and said he planned to make about a dozen films that year, including films starring Yin Tianchou and Ou Yaozu.

Ding Ling left his celebrated film troupe to pursue cultivation, then built a new life as a wealthy film executive and helped YOYO become a star before marrying her. After decades together, he entered the world of Romance in the Rain and began courting Fang Yu and Lu Yiping, rescuing Lu Yiping from attackers and earning the trust of her family.

• Ding Ling’s rapid-fire films made Yin Tianchou, Ou Yaozu, Liu Piaopiao, and the rest of his troupe international stars, and he later guided Liu Piaopiao onto the Immortal Dao.
• Ding Ling and his troupe donated most of their assets and left the film industry to pursue cultivation, causing movie audiences and the film business to decline.
• Ding Ling met YOYO, hired her to Ding Corporation, and helped her rise to stardom through advertisements and the films Miss Granny and Superbody.
• YOYO and Ding Ling announced their love, married, and spent decades together as a celebrated couple.
• Ding Ling entered the world of Romance in the Rain, acquired homes near Fang Yu and Lu Yiping, and hired Wu Wan, Zhang Li, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Niu.
• Fang Yu met Ding Ling at university, visited his villa with her classmates, and grew increasingly attached to him with Tan Simaei’s help.
• After Lu Yiping’s father beat her and left her stranded in the rain, Ding Ling sheltered her, treated her injuries, and cooked for her.
• Ding Ling rescued Lu Yiping from two attackers, walked her home, and met Fu Wenpei, who welcomed him and learned that he lived alone.

Ding Ling built a life with Lu Yiping and Fang Yu before entering the Detective Chinatown world and courting A Xiang. After rescuing her from Tony and marrying her, he left the world with the Sovereign Light while A Xiang’s martial arts demonstrations made her famous.

• Ding Ling helped Lu Yiping become a successful singer, won Fang Yu’s affection, and secured the Sovereign Light from both women.
• Lu Yiping and Fang Yu accepted their shared relationship with Ding Ling, and their families reluctantly accepted their engagement to him.
• Ding Ling’s martial arts school became famous, and his fighters helped defeat Japanese attacks around his stronghold.
• Ding Ling arrived in Chinatown, acquired a fortune and local businesses, and arranged to meet A Xiang through Chen Afang.
• A Xiang agreed to date Ding Ling, grew devoted to him, and asked him to be her boyfriend, while Tang Ren and Qin Feng became entangled in a murder case.
• Tony kidnapped A Xiang to extort money, but authorities arrested him and Ding Ling brought her home, where she confessed her love.
• Ding Ling and A Xiang married in a lavish Chinatown wedding, and he caught the Sovereign Light as his mission ended.
• Qin Feng began training with Ding Ling, while A Xiang livestreamed her martial arts and drew millions of viewers.