Chapter Summaries

Qimeng and Mengluo discovered that they were biological sisters and learned that their older sisters Janet and A Rou had died after becoming involved with Gao Jin. Months later, Ding Ling had expanded the Ding Corporation across the globe and driven Hong Kong City's underworld figures to flee.

• Qimeng asked Quan Fei about Mengluo's earlier attempts to resolve their situation, but Quan Fei said they had failed.
• After recovering, Qimeng spent the night with Ding Ling, and Mengluo later showed her documents proving they were biological sisters.
• Mengluo told Qimeng that their older sisters Janet and A Rou had died because of their connections to Gao Jin, and the two sisters blamed him for their deaths.
• Qimeng and Mengluo decided to support one another, and Qimeng eventually agreed to work together with Mengluo.
• Over the following months, Qimeng and Mengluo struggled to keep up with Ding Ling, while Quan Fei wished they would include her.
• Ding Ling obtained Sovereign Light from Qimeng and Mengluo, grew the Ding Corporation into a global power, and drove Hussain and Hong Kong City's underworld figures away.

Ding Ling ordered the Ding Corporation to stop indulging arrogant tycoons, and Minister Shen and the staff drove out those who mistreated employees. After foreign business leaders plotted against the company, Ding Ling’s Iron Man armor defeated their attacks and left them unable to challenge the Ding Corporation.

• Ding Ling ordered the Ding Corporation’s staff to treat visiting tycoons like ordinary people, so Zuo Songxing and Blackie Da began removing guests who behaved arrogantly.
• Minister Shen defended the staff, rejected Boss Zhang’s threats, and ordered him to leave after he compared employees to cattle and horses.
• Boss Zhang and other tycoons returned home without meeting Ding Ling, and some joined plans to block the Ding Corporation’s expansion or attack its branches.
• Ding Ling equipped overseas security personnel with Iron Man armor, which crushed the Europeans’ attacks and left their companies unable to fight back.

Zuo Songxing received the latest Iron Man battle armor and showed it off to Blackie Da and Xiao Ni, leaving his jealous third uncle determined to earn the Boss's favor. Blackie Da failed to get access to the Secretary Department, but planned to recruit the new employee Chen Daozai.

• Several months after Ding Corporation's armor shocked the world, Zuo Songxing carried a case home and told Blackie Da that he was being sent to North America and had received the latest Iron Man battle armor.
• Zuo Songxing opened the case, and the armor automatically covered him and bound itself to him; Xiao Ni admired him while Blackie Da watched enviously.
• Zuo Songxing tried flying in the armor, and Blackie Da asked to try it, but Zuo Songxing explained that no one else could use the bound armor.
• Blackie Da asked Zuo Songxing to help him patrol the Secretary Department so he could meet the Boss, but Zuo Songxing refused because male security guards were not allowed there.
• Blackie Da left vowing to earn the Boss's recognition and planned to recruit the new employee Chen Daozai, a skilled gambler and fighter.

Chen Daozai joined Ding Corporation’s Security Department after narrowly beating more than a thousand candidates, hoping its protection would let him leave the underworld behind. Blackie Da tried to recruit him into a scheme to win Boss’s attention, but Chen Daozai proposed making Blackie Da the fool instead, and Blackie Da refused.

• Chen Daozai won a Security Department position by beating the second-place candidate by 0.5 points in the comprehensive score.
• Chen Daozai admired his new uniform and weapons, including a Light Shield and a blade that could cut bullets.
• Blackie Da approached Chen Daozai and proposed cooperating to gain Boss’s recognition.
• Chen Daozai explained that he had left gambling and the underworld because Ding Corporation offered safety and stability.
• Chen Daozai proposed that Blackie Da pretend to faint so Chen Daozai could rescue him in front of Boss, but Blackie Da angrily refused and walked away.

Chen Daozai envied Zuo Songxing’s Flying Battle Armor and sought a way to earn a promotion at Ding Corporation. After discussing the company’s rapid expansion with Gao Jin, Long Wu, and Long Jiu, he promised to help them apply for jobs there, while Long Jiu lacked confidence about passing the recruitment test.

• Chen Daozai watched Zuo Songxing fly away in battle armor and asked Blackie Da to reconsider helping him pursue his proposal, but Blackie Da refused.
• Chen Daozai decided to seek Minister Tuoba’s recognition as the most practical way to get promoted and improve his chances of obtaining battle armor.
• Chen Daozai brought Gao Jin, Long Wu, and Long Jiu to the company cafeteria, where they discussed the powerful new Iron Man battle armor and Chen Daozai’s ambitions.
• Long Jiu doubted that Chen Daozai could compete with Ding Corporation’s many talented employees, while Gao Jin praised him for passing the company’s entrance test.
• Chen Daozai explained that recruitment might resume within two months and offered to tell Long Wu and Long Jiu the examination content in advance.
• Gao Jin decided to pursue a job in the Personnel or Finance Department, and Chen Daozai promised to ask when those departments would hire.

Gao Jin sought a secure future at the Ding Corporation while Long Wu passed the Security Department exam and Long Jiu vowed to try again. As the corporation expanded its global power and its Battle Armor Legion forced other nations to seek cooperation, Long Wu joined the employees and considered the fierce competition for promotion.

• Gao Jin resolved to join the Ding Corporation, while he, Long Jiu, and Long Wu praised its benefits and Ding Ling's achievements.
• Long Wu passed the Security Department exam, but Long Jiu failed; Long Wu comforted her, and she vowed to try again next month.
• Long Wu moved into an employee dormitory apartment, and Gao Jin and Chen Daozai celebrated with him.
• Long Jiu counted the Ding Corporation's many industries as a television host described its expansion and growing influence in Hong Kong City and the Ancient Country.
• Chen Daozai explained that the Battle Armor Legion's victories had made other nations seek cooperation with the Ding Corporation.
• Chen Daozai predicted Long Wu could become a squad leader, but Long Wu said the top-ranked candidate, an Ancient Martial Arts Master from the Ancient Inner Land, had the best chance.

Zuo Songxing returned to Ding Corporation as a celebrated North American superhero, then went back overseas to retaliate against conglomerates that had smeared the company. Ding Corporation’s influence grew while Ding Ling invested its overseas profits into the Ancient Country, leaving the world marveling at his achievements.

• Long Wu and Chen Daozai praised Ding Ling’s presence and discussed how hard workers could advance at Ding Corporation.
• Zuo Songxing returned to headquarters in his New Iron Man armor, reunited with Xiao Ni, and received an enthusiastic welcome from his former teammates.
• Zuo Songxing reported to Ding Ling, and Minister Tuoba instructed him to deal with North American conglomerates that were smearing Ding Corporation.
• Zuo Songxing returned to North America and destroyed eight conglomerates, frightening the remaining businesses into silencing their hostile media.
• Ding Ling invested Ding Corporation’s growing overseas profits into the Ancient Country, whose rapid development drew admiration and envy worldwide.

Long Jiu joined the Security Department, while Long Wu became a Squad Leader and left for Elephant Country in battle armor, pushing Chen Daozai to work harder. Meanwhile, Ding Corporation’s rapid expansion transformed Ancient Country and raised living standards, leaving foreign leaders envious and resentful.

• Long Jiu passed the Security Department selection, and Long Wu earned a Squad Leader position and flew to Elephant Country in battle armor.
• Long Jiu bluntly urged Chen Daozai to stop complaining and improve himself, so he resolved to work diligently and give up drinking and women until he earned battle armor.
• Blackie Da invited Chen Daozai to meet university students, but Chen Daozai refused and recommitted himself to his ambitions.
• Ding Corporation’s technology and investment fueled rapid development across Ancient Country, while foreign leaders watched its advances and lamented losing the chance to cooperate with Ding Ling.
• An Ancient Country passerby told a reporter that Ding Corporation had given his children well-paying jobs and improved his family’s life.

Gao Jin celebrated being admitted to the Ding Corporation’s Finance Department, then became unsettled when he met Mengluo, who looked exactly like his dead wives A Rou and Janet. After Mengluo gave him a hostile look, Gao Jin and Chen Daozai suspected she knew of his connection to A Rou and Janet; Gao Jin decided to find a wife quickly to avoid being misunderstood by Ding Ling.

• Gao Jin celebrated his admission to the Finance Department with Chen Daozai, Blackie Da, and their companions, and praised the Ding Corporation and its Chairman, Ding Ling.
• Gao Jin began working in Finance and was startled when he saw Mengluo, whose appearance reminded him of A Rou and Janet.
• Gao Jin told Chen Daozai that A Rou and Janet had died because of him, then watched Mengluo leave with Ding Ling.
• Mengluo glared at Gao Jin, prompting Chen Daozai to warn that coworkers might secretly target him to curry favor with the Chairman’s wife.
• After Mengluo stopped coming to work, Gao Jin decided to marry soon and asked Chen Daozai to introduce him to a woman.

Ding Ling traveled to 1937 and met Rumeng, whose childlike mind made her eager to play with him. He flew with her among the clouds, while Ru Xian and Wu Chuntian searched for the missing Rumeng and finally found her safe.

• Gao Jin told Chen Daozai he was going on a blind date, while Mengluo and Qimeng discussed their inability to keep up with Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling traveled to Shangcheng in 1937 and found Rumeng riding alone in the countryside.
• Rumeng’s favorability toward Ding Ling rose as he caught up with her and took her flying through the clouds.
• Ru Xian and Wu Chuntian spotted a figure in the sky and prayed for the deity’s blessings.
• Ru Xian and Wu Chuntian found Rumeng’s riderless horse, searched for her, and embraced her when she appeared behind them.

Ru Xian and Ding Li learned that Rumeng had been taken to the sky, moon, and sun by an Immortal, and Ding Li came to believe her after his guards detected no disturbance. Rumeng agreed to let Ru Xian meet the Big Brother she played with, while remaining wary of Ding Li.

• Rumeng returned to Ru Xian and Wu Chuntian and said she had gone into the sky to play with an Immortal, convincing them she had vanished beyond their sight.
• Ru Xian told her father and Ding Li what happened, and Ding Li questioned her before concluding that the Immortal might have come for Rumeng.
• Ding Li saw Rumeng’s drawings of the handsome Immortal and learned that she expected him to return when the moon rose.
• Ding Li and Ru Xian tried to stay awake and later arranged a guarded watch, but they fell asleep both times while Rumeng went out to play with the Immortal.
• Rumeng told them she had gone to the moon and then the sun, and Ding Li asked her to let him meet the Immortal.
• Rumeng distrusted Ding Li but reluctantly agreed to let Ru Xian meet her Big Brother.

Ding Ling restored Rumeng’s intelligence after she reached maximum favorability, and the newly awakened Rumeng immediately decided to attach herself to him. Meanwhile, Ding Li and Ru Xian faced an imminent attack from Kawashima Yoshiko’s forces, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Ding Li gave Rumeng a letter for Ding Ling, and Rumeng’s favorability rose to 99 after Ding Ling took her to see dinosaurs.
• Kawashima Yoshiko and Huang Jingui attacked Ding Li’s home, demanded his surrender, and threatened to destroy it if he refused.
• Ding Li rejected surrender and planned to raid the enemy headquarters, while Ru Xian vowed to fight by his side.
• Ding Ling read Rumeng’s letter, raised her favorability to 100, and restored her intelligence with Spiritual Light.
• Rumeng awakened as a brilliant young woman, thanked Ding Ling, and clung to him while asking to live with him.

Ding Ling took Rumeng away after she said farewell to Ru Xian and Ding Li, then secretly eliminated Shangcheng’s enemies and the men among the invading devils. Ru Xian and Ding Li learned of his success and honored him with a statue and household longevity tablets.

• Ding Ling agreed to take Rumeng with him, and Rumeng asked him to save Ru Xian and Ding Li before leaving their world.
• Rumeng told Ru Xian and Ding Li she would depart with Ding Ling, and they spent the evening saying goodbye while she rejected her father.
• Ding Ling used Instant Flash to appear in Rumeng’s room, took her away, and left Ru Xian and Ding Li behind without letting Ding Li see him.
• Ding Li and Ru Xian read that Kawashima Yoshiko, Lei Laohu, Huang Jingui, and the devils in Shangcheng had been found dead, and they credited Ding Ling.
• Ding Li received reports that the devils across the country had been wiped out and ordered people to make longevity tablets and a statue of Ding Ling.

Ding Ling brought Rumeng to the future New Century, where she learned to work as his secretary and agreed to marry him alongside Quan Fei, Mengluo, Qimeng, and Minister Shen. As Ding Ling’s companions marveled at his abilities and the Ancient Country’s transformation, the country continued to prosper into a futuristic power.

• Ding Ling brought Rumeng to the future New Century and arranged for her to learn secretarial work at Ding Corporation.
• Rumeng studied intensely, mastered her duties, and sought Ding Ling’s favor while Quan Fei asked Mengluo and Qimeng to help her marry him.
• Ding Ling agreed that Rumeng and Quan Fei could marry into his family, and Rumeng, Quan Fei, Mengluo, Qimeng, and Minister Shen later married him.
• Zuo Songxing tried to imitate Ding Ling’s romantic prowess, but Xiao Ni rebuked him and his attempts with tonifying medicine left him exhausted.
• Long Jiu reminded Zuo Songxing and the others that Ding Ling excelled in every field and could not simply be imitated.
• The Ancient Country’s cities, transportation, and technology flourished, astonishing foreign visitors and filling its people with pride.

Ding Ling’s rise had transformed the Ancient Country into the world’s leading nation, drawing admiration and would-be immigrants from abroad. His avatar then entered the Sewing Machine Band world and planned to form a band to reach Ding Jianguo, who was heartbroken after discovering her boyfriend and best friend’s affair.

• Foreign visitors and online commenters praised the Ancient Country’s technology and prosperity, while many foreigners sought to immigrate or settle there.
• Within two years, the Ancient Country became the world’s most admired nation, and its people gained confidence abroad.
• Ding Ling’s avatar entered the Sewing Machine Band world and identified Ding Jianguo as the woman he intended to win over.
• Ding Ling learned that Ding Jianguo had caught her boyfriend kissing her best friend, crashed her car in anger, and broken her leg.
• Ding Ling recognized that Ding Jianguo was lonely and emotionally vulnerable, and decided to form a band because music mattered to her.

Ding Ling recruited Qin Shuran, Zhou Yanjiao, and Ye Shutong as department heads, using money and support to free them from desperate circumstances and build the Ding Corporation. He then traveled to Ji'an to buy property and openly recruit musicians for a band, beginning his plan to win over Ding Jianguo through music.

• Ding Ling paid Qin Shuran ten million dollars and hired her as his personal secretary, allowing her to arrange her father's surgery.
• Ding Ling helped Zhou Yanjiao's family by sending Zhou Kuangren to prison and paying compensation, then hired Zhou Yanjiao and her mother.
• Ding Ling appointed Qin Shuran, Zhou Yanjiao, and Ye Shutong to lead departments and bought buildings and estates for Ding Corporation headquarters and branches.
• Ding Ling had the department heads recruit staff, including at least thirty-six people for the Secretary Department.
• Ding Ling drove to Ji'an, instructed Minister Qin to buy a building and villa, and ordered her to distribute flyers recruiting musicians for an accompanying band.

Ding Ling established Ding Corporation’s Ji'an branch while preparing to form the Legend Band, and Hu Liang discovered the band’s recruitment advertisements. The chapter ended with Hu Liang eager to join, hoping the band would preserve Ji'an’s giant guitar landmark.

• Minister Qin bought an eighteen-story building in Ji'an for Ding Corporation and recruited Qian Liwo as her vice minister.
• Qian Liwo organized staff, courted Ding Ling, and offered to play the flute in his band.
• Ding Ling scheduled auditions for three days later, while Minister Qin decided to support his musical hobby.
• Ding Corporation’s recruitment advertisements appeared throughout Ji'an, and Hu Liang saw the Legend Band’s call for musicians.
• Hu Liang, a rock-loving mechanic who had dreamed of forming a band, became excited about joining Legend Band and preserving Ji'an’s giant guitar.

Ding Jianguo and Hu Liang auditioned for Legend Band, which was being formed by Ding Corporation chairman Ding Ling. The first-round selections were announced, and Hu Liang advanced to the next round, while Ding Jianguo’s fate remained unclear.

• Hu Liang saw Legend Band’s recruitment notice, cleaned himself up, and rushed to Ding Corporation to audition.
• Ding Jianguo decided to try out as the bassist and arrived at Ding Corporation with her bass and crutch.
• Ding Jianguo heard that Ding Ling, the company’s boss, would lead the band and decided she would stay only if he genuinely loved music.
• Ding Jianguo completed the first-round registration and then hurried to the restroom.
• Ding Wei learned that Ding Jianguo had auditioned but soon forgot his concern while spending time with several women.
• Ding Corporation announced the first-round results, and Hu Liang was among those selected for the second round.

Zhang Facai tried to find a way to get close to Ding Jianguo after she joined Ding Corporation’s Legend Band, but his father told him his plans were unlikely to work. Unable to get a job at Ding Corporation, Zhang Facai went there with his lackeys to give executives gifts and encountered Ding Jianguo at the entrance.

• Zhang Facai worried that Ding Jianguo’s band audition would make her harder to pursue, and Ajun suggested asking Zhang Facai’s father to arrange for him to join the band.
• Zhang Facai asked Zhang Fugui to seek help from Ding Corporation, but Zhang Fugui said he could not reach its chairman and advised him to pursue Ding Jianguo directly.
• Zhang Fugui pointed out that Zhang Facai had already grown up with Ding Jianguo without winning her over, so joining the band might not help; Zhang Facai refused to give up on her.
• Zhang Facai went to Ding Corporation with Ajun and Ashuai to offer gifts to executives and tried to get hired as a gatekeeper, but the company rejected him.
• Ding Jianguo arrived at Ding Corporation limping, and Zhang Facai, Ajun, and Ashuai stood at the entrance as she looked them over.

Ding Ling’s striking appearance electrified the Legend Band auditions, while contestants showcased their skills for seven available spots. The auditions ended late that night, and Minister Qin began announcing the results, with the selected band set to train for a month before releasing an album and touring globally six months later.

• Ding Jianguo rejected Zhang Facai’s advances, and his attempts to bribe Ding Corporation executives failed.
• Ajun proposed that he and Ashuai stage an attempted kidnapping to draw Ding Ling’s attention, and Zhang Facai approved the plan.
• Ding Ling appeared as an examiner, stunning the audition crowd and intensifying everyone’s desire to join the band.
• Contestants showcased their talents; Yang Shuangshu scored 9.2, Ding Jianguo scored 9.0, Qiao Xixi scored 8.5, and Hu Liang received 6.8.
• After the auditions continued until 9:30 p.m., Minister Qin began announcing the seven selections and outlined the band’s training, album, and tour plans.