Recaps

Reno tried to hide that a facial mask had caused his face to break out, but Su Qiao figured out what had happened. He admitted he had used the mask after Rui He recommended it, leaving Su Qiao speechless at the two men’s gullibility.

• Reno concealed his swollen, pimple-covered face from Su Qiao and claimed he had reacted to Blue Star’s environment.
• Reno brought Su Qiao to his villa and arranged for Rui He to have her car towed for modification.
• Su Qiao spotted a discarded facial mask and questioned Reno about it.
• Reno admitted he had used the mask after Rui He praised its cosmetic effects.

Reno’s attempt to improve his appearance with a face mask left his face inflamed, and spicy hotpot had also caused blisters around his mouth. Su Qiao treated him in her Potion Research Lab and told him to rest, while Reno arranged for her to apply the medicine again that night.

• Reno admitted that he had tried a face mask after hearing Rui He’s girlfriend praise its effects, and Su Qiao warned him not to use unfamiliar products carelessly.
• Su Qiao activated the battleship’s Stealth System and brought Reno to the expanded Underground Room, where she had made a Potion Research Lab.
• Su Qiao noticed blisters around Reno’s mouth, and he explained that he had eaten hotpot and Rui He had called it internal heat.
• Su Qiao applied medicinal film to Reno’s face and mouth, and Reno promised to avoid spicy food and suggested trying Mandarin Duck Hotpot later.
• Su Qiao stopped Reno from touching his face and told him to apply the medicine again that night, and he asked her to do it for him.

Su Qiao stayed at Reno’s home for safety while the Elder Council debated the Immortality Project and the people of Blue Star. Reno warned the elders against harming them, but they turned their attention toward killing Su Qiao.

• Su Qiao agreed to stay at Reno’s place, and Elder Yan praised Reno and urged him to propose and arrange a wedding.
• Reno received an urgent call from Rui He while Su Qiao trained, and 444 told her that the Elder Council was meeting about Blue Star’s people and the Immortality Project.
• Reno warned the elders that targeting Blue Star’s people would cost them their lives and explained that merging their Spiritual Bodies carried a fifty-percent mortality rate.
• The elders argued that Su Qiao’s ability to control their central intelligence threatened them and decided that killing her was the only way to feel safe.

Renault proposed marrying Su Qiao to prevent the Elder Council from harming her, warning that anyone who opposed him would become his enemy. The Council weighed the cost of losing its chance at longevity against the danger of confronting Renault, while Old Marshal Lei openly supported his son.

• Renault laughed at the Elder Council's confidence and warned that they would not be able to kill Su Qiao before he defeated them.
• The Elder Council considered Su Qiao's victory over Li Huaiyu and feared Renault's power and the threat he posed if they opposed him.
• Renault proposed marrying Su Qiao and declared that he would not allow anyone to hurt her.
• The elders hesitated because accepting Renault's plan meant giving up their chance at longevity, then looked to Old Marshal Lei for a response.
• Old Marshal Lei praised Renault for protecting Su Qiao, and Renault explained that he could not stand by if the Council fought her or upset her.

Reynolds showed the Old Marshal and the others footage of Su Qiao defeating Li Huaiyu and revealed that she had built her own powerful mecha. He left to accompany her to gravity training after urging them to consider his proposal, while the Old Marshal withdrew from the decision and reflected on the promise he had kept.

• The Old Marshal dismissed the possibility that Su Qiao could threaten them, so Reynolds showed the meeting his footage of her defeating Li Huaiyu and her self-made mecha.
• The officials marveled at Su Qiao's combat ability and technology, and the Old Marshal pressed Reynolds about whether he had built her mecha.
• Reynolds said he had made her a mecha, but Su Qiao had preferred to modify it herself, then left to accompany her to the Gravity Room.
• Before ending the call, Reynolds said he wanted the chance to fight alongside Su Qiao, and the Old Marshal told the others to decide what to do without him.
• The Old Marshal walked away alone and murmured that he had done what he had promised her.

The Old Marshal reflected on why he had pursued the Immortality Project and accepted that Reno and Su Qiao would make their own choices. Reno told him that Little Bear had developed a drug that could stabilize their genes, potentially easing their lifespan problem, and promised to send him some after testing.

• The Old Marshal admitted that he had pursued the Immortality Project because he feared Reno's powerful Spiritual Body would eventually outgrow his body.
• The Old Marshal agreed to let Reno and Su Qiao make their own choices and called Reno to demand that he bring Su Qiao to meet the family.
• Reno teased the Old Marshal about his late mother, then said he needed to accompany Su Qiao after her training.
• Reno told the Old Marshal that Little Bear had developed a gene-stabilizing drug and that Rui He would send him some once testing was complete.
• The Old Marshal celebrated the possibility of stabilizing their genes and hoped the drug might also help the Elder Council members live longer.

After the elders reconsidered their plans against Su Qiao, the story shifted to Su Xinran’s isolated life in the Saint Ya Empire and her growing resentment. She persuaded Li Huaijue to secretly travel to Blue Star and help claim it, leaving Su Qiao’s people facing a covert threat.

• The Old Marshal warned the elders that harming Su Qiao’s wife could provoke him, and they put their schemes aside.
• Su Xinran found herself shunned in the Saint Ya Empire while Li Huaiyu received treatment for his damaged Spiritual Body.
• Su Xinran became more pragmatic and helped Li Huaiyu build a transmitter to contact his subordinates.
• Su Xinran persuaded Li Huaijue to challenge Lei Nuo for ownership of Blue Star, despite Li Huaiyu’s reluctance to claim it.
• Li Huaijue secretly went to Blue Star with Su Xinran, planning to use the promise of three-hundred-year lifespans to win influential people over.

Su Qiao advanced Aqua Blue Star by donating life-extending and enhancement research to its Research Institute, while Reynold and 444 launched a coordinated attack on the Saint Ya Empire. The empire fell into chaos, and Li Huaiyu rushed to contact his brother and Reynold as he tried to reach Su Qiao and ask for mercy.

• Su Qiao offered the people she had found help immigrating to the Saint Ya Empire and a planet with better living conditions than Aqua Blue Star.
• Su Qiao donated formulas for strengthening the body, increasing Mental Power, and extending lifespans to the national Research Institute, then tested the lifespan treatment on herself.
• The Research Institute invited Su Qiao to lead the lifespan-extension project after her results attracted attention.
• Reynold ordered his border forces to attack the Saint Ya Empire as 444 took control of its central mainframe and triggered widespread machine and robot chaos.
• Li Huaiyu discovered that his father and ministers had knowingly ignored the danger, then ordered Li Huaijue to stop his actions and return.
• Li Huaiyu hurried toward Aqua Blue Star and tried to contact Reynold so he could halt the attack and help him plead with Su Qiao.

Li Huaijue blamed Su Xinran and Li Huaiyu for the empire’s troubles, shot Su Xinran, and kept her alive to face the authorities. After waking aboard the returning spaceship, Su Xinran confronted Li Huaiyu over abandoning her in the empire.

• Li Huaijue accused Su Xinran of deceiving him and causing the Saint Ya Empire’s crisis, then shot her in the chest.
• Li Huaijue put the injured Su Xinran in a treatment pod and said he would deliver her to his father and the ministers.
• Su Xinran remained unconscious until the spaceship reached the Saint Ya Empire a month and a half later.
• Su Xinran woke to Li Huaiyu and angrily accused him of breaking his promise to protect and care for her.

Su Xinran confessed that jealousy and resentment had driven her desire to control Blue Star, while Li Huaiyu admitted he could not legally claim the developed planet. As Su Xinran blamed him for her suffering, the man she had followed stabbed her, leaving her dead.

• Su Xinran broke down and accused Li Huaiyu of abandoning her when she was alone and suffering.
• Li Huaiyu explained that Interstellar Law did not grant ownership of a developed planet and said he feared provoking Su Qiao and Reno.
• Su Xinran urged Li Huaiyu to challenge Reno and blamed him for leaving Blue Star, revealing her envy of Su Qiao and desire to make her suffer.
• An unidentified man stabbed Su Xinran in the left chest, and she died before she could speak.

After Li Huaiyu killed Su Xinran and then committed suicide, Su Qiao agreed to spare the weakened Saint Ya Empire to preserve the balance of power. She asked Reno whether he still planned to attack it.

• 444 told Su Qiao that Li Huaiyu had killed Su Xinran after first stabbing and healing her.
• Su Qiao learned Li Huaiyu had contacted Reno without success, then spoke with Li Huaiyu and agreed to spare the Saint Ya Empire.
• Su Qiao explained to 444 that preserving the Saint Ya Empire would keep the Federation and the Elder Council in check.
• 444 soon reported that Li Huaiyu had committed suicide, leaving both him and Su Xinran dead.
• While preparing to go mountain climbing with Reno, Su Qiao asked whether he still wanted to attack the Saint Ya Empire.

Su Qiao accepted Renault’s proposal, and he hurried her home to marry him. They later traveled the Alien Galaxy, found a planet where they could cultivate, and Su Qiao stayed with Renault until his death before leaving the plane.

• Su Qiao agreed to marry Renault after he repeatedly proposed, and he carried her down the mountain to get married.
• Renault told Su Qiao he had already prepared the wedding and wanted to make a child with her that night.
• Su Qiao and Renault later traveled through the Alien Galaxy and found an undeveloped planet with enough spiritual energy for them to cultivate.
• Su Qiao cultivated herbs with her Wood Spirit Root while Renault practiced a Body Cultivation technique suited to him.
• Su Qiao stayed with Renault until he died at around four hundred and fifty, then left because she had run out of Points.
• Su Qiao and Renault never had a child, and Renault had secretly been glad she did not want one.

A rain-soaked night framed a mysterious woman’s decision in a telephone booth, while Su Qiao sat through Tao Junhui’s explanation that he loved Xiao Yan and was withdrawing his confession. The chapter left Su Qiao abruptly heading to the restroom, distracted from the confrontation.

• A woman in a black trench coat spoke on the phone in an abandoned booth and agreed to an unknown proposal.
• In a café, Tao Junhui told Su Qiao that Xiao Yan was her biological sister and urged her to treat Xiao Yan kindly.
• Tao Junhui apologized for mistaking Su Qiao for Xiao Yan and said he loved Xiao Yan, so he was taking back his confession.
• Su Qiao interrupted Tao Junhui and went to find the restroom.

Su Qiao tried to contact Little Four after arriving in a new plane, but the system did not respond, so she turned her attention to the man and woman waiting outside the restroom. The chapter left her assessing the pair, especially the short-haired woman's hostility toward her.

• Su Qiao walked to the restroom while Little Boss and the pair in the corner watched her.
• Tao Junhui reassured Su Xiyan that Su Qiao was smart, rational, and strong, and Su Xiyan privately resented his praise.
• Su Qiao called for Little Four and wondered whether it had been confined because she bought a clone with Points, but received no response.
• Su Qiao gave up trying to reach Little Four and considered the appearance and demeanor of Tao Junhui and Su Xiyan.
• Su Qiao noticed Su Xiyan's contempt and hostility and wondered why the woman disliked her.

Su Qiao recalled how discovering she was an adopted substitute for Su Xiyan changed her life and led her to become a profiler. She also remembered her history with Tao Junhui, who had confessed to her before getting together with Su Xiyan.

• Su Qiao remembered that her parents had adopted her after Su Xiyan, their biological daughter, was kidnapped.
• After Su Xiyan returned, Su Qiao felt neglected and was repeatedly misrepresented to her parents, so she gave up her dream of becoming a pianist and focused on building an independent future.
• Su Qiao studied applied psychology and criminology abroad, earned a doctorate, and later joined the Public Security Bureau as a profiler.
• Su Xiyan used her computer skills to join the same organization and team as Su Qiao, led by their childhood acquaintance Tao Junhui.
• Tao Junhui confessed his feelings to Su Qiao after she returned home, but a year later he got together with Su Xiyan.

Su Qiao learned how Su Xiyan had driven a wedge between the original host and Tao Junhui, eventually leading to the host’s death. The original host’s only wish was to succeed in her career and never be looked down on.

• Su Xiyan deliberately won Tao Junhui’s sympathy, and he confessed that he had mistaken Su Qiao for the childhood companion he truly loved.
• The original host left without protest, let go of Tao Junhui, and thereafter treated him as a stranger and colleague.
• During a retaliatory attack, Tao Junhui shielded Su Xiyan instead of the original host, who was stabbed and died before he could save her.
• Su Qiao learned that the original host had not wished for revenge and only wanted career success and to earn others’ respect.

Su Qiao returned from the washroom and confronted Tao Junhui over his betrayal and apology. She challenged his excuses and turned to face Su Xiyan, leaving the argument unresolved.

• Su Qiao examined her reflection and approved of her glamorous, dark outfit.
• Tao Junhui asked Su Qiao if she was all right when she returned to the table.
• Su Qiao stopped Tao Junhui from speaking and accused him of cheating and making excuses for falling for Su Xiyan.
• Su Qiao argued that an apology could not undo the hurt and wasted time, comparing his actions to criminals escaping consequences by saying sorry.
• Su Qiao dismissed the idea that she had taken her anger out on Su Xiyan and looked directly at her.

Su Qiao confronted Tao Junhui and Su Xiyan over their accusations and left the café after warning Tao Junhui about Su Xiyan. Before leaving, she paid the Little Boss and gave her a business card in case she needed help.

• Su Qiao accused Tao Junhui of confused judgment and argued that Su Xiyan's suffering during her twelve years away had not been her fault.
• Su Qiao told Tao Junhui he was unlucky to have caught Su Xiyan's attention, then walked toward the door.
• Tao Junhui called after Su Qiao, while Su Xiyan clung to his arm and disparaged Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao paid the Little Boss thirty yuan and gave her a business card for future help.

Su Qiao left the café and returned to her apartment, while Tao Junhui and Su Xiyan dealt with the café owner’s pointed remarks. At home, Su Qiao settled in and wondered where Xiao Si was this time.

• Su Qiao left the café, and Tao Junhui decided to leave with Su Xiyan after she had gone.
• Little Boss charged Tao Junhui and Su Xiyan for their coffee, argued with Su Xiyan about the price, then returned Tao Junhui’s change while making pointed remarks.
• Tao Junhui urged Su Xiyan to leave with him as the rain grew heavier, and Little Boss insulted Su Xiyan after they were gone.
• Su Qiao drove to her small apartment near the Police Station and decided to make changes to feel more comfortable there.
• After showering and changing into loungewear, Su Qiao sat on her bed and wondered where Xiao Si was.

Unable to sleep, Su Qiao studied professional books and reflected on her strained relationship with her adoptive parents and Su Xiyan. The next morning, she went to the Major Crimes Unit, where Xiao Li hurried past her as she was about to enter her office.

• Su Qiao stayed up reading professional books to strengthen her knowledge as a criminal profiler.
• Su Qiao decided she would repay her adoptive parents with money rather than seek their affection, believing they favored Su Xiyan.
• After the rain eased, Su Qiao dressed in her distinctive black-and-purple outfit and went to the Police Station.
• As Su Qiao was about to enter her office, she asked Xiao Li what had happened, surprising him.

Su Qiao declined to join a search for a missing woman and spent the day studying forensic and criminal investigation books. She nearly collided with forensic doctor Du Muhan, and neither of them greeted the other before returning to work.

• Xiao Li told Su Qiao that Group Six was going to search for a woman who had left a suicide note, but Su Qiao sent him on his way without joining them.
• Su Qiao returned to her office to study books on crime-solving, forensic medicine, and related subjects.
• Su Qiao collected book deliveries from the guard station throughout the day.
• Su Qiao nearly collided with Du Muhan in the corridor, recognized him as a famous forensic doctor, and watched him enter the autopsy room without speaking to her.
• Su Qiao returned to her office after neither she nor Du Muhan exchanged greetings.

Su Qiao questioned Little Li about a missing woman whose belongings had been found by the sea, then noticed his stomach pain and told him to get medicine. The chapter ended with Little Li admiring her powers of observation.

• Su Qiao ran into Little Li at the bureau and asked whether he had found the missing woman.
• Little Li said investigators found the informant's wife’s scarf and wallet by the sea, along with evidence of her depression and past suicide attempt.
• Little Li explained that heavy rain had erased any footprints, while a witness had seen a woman matching the wife’s description standing on the rocks before she disappeared.
• Su Qiao noticed Little Li’s stomach pain and told him to buy medicine and avoid spicy hot pot.
• Little Li asked how Su Qiao knew what was wrong, and she explained the signs she had observed.

Su Qiao was called to investigate a headless female corpse found near Seven Peaks Mountain and set out with Du Muhan and Little Li. The chapter ended with Su Qiao teasing Du Muhan about wearing white shoes to a muddy crime scene.

• Su Qiao told Little Li that his nervous body language made it obvious he was hiding something, then returned to making tea and reading.
• After three quiet days, Little Li told Su Qiao that he had been transferred to Unit One and that Team Leader Tao needed her at an emergency scene.
• Little Li reported that a dog walker had found a badly decomposed headless female corpse by a river at the foot of Seven Peaks Mountain.
• Su Qiao headed to the scene and waited in a Jeep while Little Li fetched Du Muhan from the autopsy room.
• Du Muhan joined Su Qiao in the back seat, and she asked whether he was worried about getting his white shoes muddy.

Su Qiao and Du Muhan traded barbed remarks during the drive to a crime scene, each refusing to back down. Du Muhan offered her shoe covers after they arrived, but his insulting explanation made her reject them and head across the damp grass.

• Su Qiao snapped the heels off her shoes, while Du Muhan put on blue shoe covers and mocked her for not knowing they existed.
• Su Qiao criticized Du Muhan’s condescending attitude, and the two continued insulting each other until they fell silent for the rest of the drive.
• Little Li secretly watched Su Qiao and Du Muhan clash and wondered whether their strangeness made them a good match.
• After they got out of the car, Du Muhan gave Su Qiao shoe covers and warned that she would vomit, so she shoved them back and crossed the damp grass without them.
• Du Muhan was left displeased that Su Qiao had rejected his rare attempt at kindness.

Su Qiao and Du Muhan examined a headless, badly decomposed corpse and disagreed over how long it had been dead. After Su Qiao explained her estimate, their exchange turned into a brief, sharp quarrel, and she went on to inspect the scene.

• Li tried to avoid examining the corpse, but Du Muhan mocked him and went to the ditch himself.
• Su Qiao examined the corpse while Li attempted to look beneath the sheet and ran away in disgust.
• Su Qiao estimated that the victim had died no more than three days earlier, citing the water and the condition of the internal organs.
• Du Muhan questioned her estimate, then acknowledged her forensic reasoning and teased her.
• Su Qiao told Du Muhan she had been making up for his shortcomings and turned to study the surroundings.