Arc 175Return to the Cultivation Plane

After surviving the bridge crash and building a life with Chu Zhenghao, Su Qiao suddenly returned to the Cultivation Plane with her meridians damaged and the Demon Cult hunting her. She escaped by disguising herself as Su Lian Yue and joined a guarded convoy taking concubine candidates to the Ye family.

  • Su Qiao announced her marriage to Chu Jingchen, but Gu Hualei attacked their car, sending it crashing over a bridge, and Su Qiao rescued Chu Jingchen, while Gu Hualei became a vegetable.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao married and traveled, and she developed medical devices and treatments, and years later, Chu Zhenghao and Mao'er raised their daughter with Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao woke in the Cultivation Plane with Internal Energy out of control, learned the Demon Cult was closing in, and fled into the forbidden forest.
  • Su Qiao trapped pursuers with poisonous creatures, recalled how she had escaped Old Poison Ghost and become Old Cult Master, and prepared a disguise to evade the people hunting her.
  • Su Qiao escaped the mountains and found a dead woman near a convoy, and she copied the woman's appearance and was found by Xiao Huan and Nanny Wu, who believed she was their missing miss.
  • Su Qiao learned that the convoy was taking Su Lian Yue and other women to Flying Eagle Fortress as concubine candidates for Young Master Ye.
  • Unable to escape the guarded convoy, Su Qiao told 444 to gather information while she meditated to repair her meridians.
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Ch. 4351What's the Point of Being a CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (156)

Su Qiao announced her plans to develop medical devices and marry Chu Jingchen, then left the award venue with him. Outside, they encountered Gu Hualei, who confronted Su Qiao in despair.

  • Su Qiao said she planned to create a portable Treatment Device and precise Detection Instruments to address medical needs and difficult diseases.
  • Su Qiao announced that she would marry Chu Jingchen and travel with him for their wedding, and Chu Jingchen embraced her as everyone offered congratulations.
  • Su Qiao said she was hungry, and Chu Jingchen led her out of the venue to get food.
  • Gu Hualei, ruined and homeless after the Gu Group was sealed, waited outside and heard Su Qiao's wedding announcement.
  • Gu Hualei confronted Su Qiao, insisting that he did not believe she had never loved him and asking why she had been with him.

Ch. 4352What to Be a CEO For? Wouldn't Running a Stall Be Better? (157)

Gu Hualei begged Su Qiao to return to him, but she rejected him and left with Chu Jingchen. As they drove home, Gu Hualei rammed their car on a bridge, leaving them trapped at the edge after his sedan plunged into the river.

  • Gu Hualei pleaded with Su Qiao to forgive him and come back, but she called him delusional and left with Chu Jingchen.
  • Su Qiao cheered Chu Jingchen up at a restaurant by peeling shrimp, and he pampered her in return.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen drove onto a bridge when Gu Hualei's black sedan slammed into their car.
  • Their car struck the bridge railing and hung over the edge, while Gu Hualei's sedan plunged into the river.
  • Su Qiao cut open the airbag with a curved blade, and Chu Jingchen, despite his injured leg, hurried to help her escape.

Ch. 4353Why Be a CEO? Isn't Running a Street Stall Better? (158)

Su Qiao rescued Chu Jingchen from their wrecked car before it plunged into a river, and the chapter ends with Gu Hualei alive but in a coma while his family faces poverty and isolation.

  • Su Qiao found Chu Jingchen bleeding and trapped in the car, but refused to leave him despite the damaged fuel tank and the car hanging over the river.
  • Su Qiao used the Golden Long Sword to cut away the wreckage, then pushed Chu Jingchen out and escaped with him just before the car fell into the river.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen survived, and she urged him to go to the hospital to have his forehead wound treated.
  • Gu Hualei survived the crash but became a vegetable, and Madam Gu dropped her plans to trouble Su Qiao when she learned Su Qiao intended to sue him for attempted murder.
  • Madam Gu and Gu Hualei were left isolated and impoverished, and she had to care for him in a tiny rental apartment.

Ch. 4354What Kind of CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (159)

Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao returned from their six-month adventure honeymoon just before Yuanyuan gave birth to twin boys. Grandma Chu’s health and memory had improved with Su Qiao’s medicine, and she stopped urging the couple to have children; Su Qiao had also developed the Portable Rapid Treatment Device before leaving.

  • Before the New Year, the two Chu brothers held their weddings, and the family celebrated together.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao took Grandma Chu to Sanya, then left on their honeymoon after Su Qiao prepared medicine and asked Uncle Li to ensure Grandma took it.
  • During their travels, Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao sent photos and videos home while Su Qiao gathered medicinal herbs and shipped back medicines.
  • Six months later, Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao returned home, and Yuanyuan gave birth to twin boys the next day.
  • Grandma Chu’s health, memory, and hair improved, and she stopped urging Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao to have children after hearing Chu Zhenghao might be unable to.
  • Su Qiao had already developed the Portable Rapid Treatment Device before her trip, and He Jianhui welcomed her return so she could continue developing precision instruments.

Ch. 4355Extra Story: The Chu Family's Big Brother and His Adorable Mao'er 1

Su Qiao returned from her travels and spent a year and a half developing medical breakthroughs for rare and difficult illnesses. Later, Mao'er read on the balcony while the man called her away from her romance novel.

  • Su Qiao left the Treatment Device in his care and went on her honeymoon, keeping him busy for six months.
  • After returning, Su Qiao researched rare diseases using things she had collected and knowledge from other planes.
  • Su Qiao developed specialized detection instruments, treatments, and medicines, and treated numerous patients.
  • The man sent the twins to the next room with the nannies, then went to Mao'er on the balcony.
  • The man teased Mao'er about her novel, and she warily noticed his open robe.

Ch. 4356Extra: Chu Family's Big Brother and His Adorable Mao'er 2

Mao'er avoided Chu Zhenghao's advances because she felt self-conscious about her changed figure after giving birth to twins. Chu Zhenghao realized her insecurity was troubling her and tried to draw out the reason.

  • Mao'er blushed at Chu Zhenghao's exposed chest and questioned why he was not dressed properly.
  • Chu Zhenghao said he had kept the air conditioning mild for the babies, making Mao'er feel guilty about how much he had cared for them.
  • After learning the twins were asleep, Chu Zhenghao pulled Mao'er close and hinted at intimacy, but she said she was not in the mood.
  • Mao'er retreated to the sofa and covered her stomach with a pillow, insisting she did not want to explain herself.
  • Chu Zhenghao recognized that Mao'er was insecure about her post-pregnancy figure and apologized, prompting her to feel embarrassed.

Ch. 4357Extra: Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Mao'er 3

Mao'er worried that her body had changed after giving birth, while Chu Zhenghao reassured her and complained that she had been neglecting him. She guiltily admitted she was afraid he would see her out-of-shape body.

  • Mao'er explained that she had been eating too much and could not control her appetite.
  • Chu Zhenghao suggested asking Grandma to add a nightly snack, and Mao'er refused, insisting she was already too fat.
  • Chu Zhenghao pinched Mao'er's belly and reassured her that she would regain her figure by following the nutritionist's plan.
  • Chu Zhenghao complained that Mao'er spent her time caring for the babies, exercising, listening to music, and reading instead of talking to him.
  • Mao'er denied that she had changed, then admitted she had avoided intimacy because she worried Chu Zhenghao would see her body after childbirth.

Ch. 4358Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Mao'er 4

Chu Zhenghao persuaded Mao'er to consider having another child by claiming his sister-in-law could not have children and wanted to adopt one. Mao'er remained unsure, while Chu Zhenghao used the conversation to lead her toward the bedroom and pursue his own desire to end his celibate life.

  • Chu Zhenghao proposed having another child, and Mao'er worried that pregnancy would make her heavier and invite ridicule.
  • Chu Zhenghao asked who had insulted Mao'er, but she assured him nobody had.
  • Chu Zhenghao promised Mao'er professional help losing weight after childbirth, and she agreed to avoid unsafe methods.
  • Chu Zhenghao claimed his sister-in-law could not have children because hardship in her youth had damaged her health.
  • Chu Zhenghao suggested they have a child for his sister-in-law to adopt, and Mao'er hesitated because she might not bear to part with the child.
  • Chu Zhenghao comforted Mao'er and led her toward the bedroom, secretly focused on ending his celibate life.

Ch. 4359Extra: Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Mao'er 5

Chu Zhenghao and Mao'er agreed to have another child, and two years later Mao'er gave birth to a daughter whom Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen raised. After Mao'er recovered with professional help, Chu Zhenghao tried to persuade her to have another child, but she resisted.

  • Mao'er agreed to have another child after Chu Zhenghao promised not to let her gain weight secretly and to hire professionals to help her lose weight.
  • Two years later, Mao'er gave birth to a daughter, and Chu Jingchen persuaded Su Qiao to raise the child with him.
  • Su Qiao grew deeply attached to the little girl, and her days of traveling around came to an end.
  • After Mao'er recovered her health and figure, Chu Zhenghao tried to persuade her to have another child, but Mao'er insisted on continuing to lose weight.

Ch. 4360Extra—Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Cat 6

Chu Zhenghao reassured Mao'er about her weight and apologized for hiding that Su Qiao planned to tell their daughter Mao'er was her biological mother. Mao'er forgave him, and the couple reconciled, ending the chapter embracing each other.

  • Chu Zhenghao worried that Mao'er was losing too much weight and decided she should stop dieting.
  • Chu Zhenghao persuaded Mao'er that he preferred her current figure, and she agreed to remain at 110 pounds.
  • Mao'er said she did not want another child, and Chu Zhenghao admitted that he had selfishly deceived her about their daughter.
  • Chu Zhenghao told Mao'er that Su Qiao would tell the child she was her biological mother, and Mao'er asked whether it was true.
  • Chu Zhenghao and Mao'er apologized to each other, shared their insecurities, and embraced.

Ch. 4361This Concubine Is Too Arrogant (1)

Su Qiao woke in an antique room with Qi Deviation and realized she had returned to the Cultivation Plane. She began controlling her rampaging Internal Energy and healing her injuries.

  • Su Qiao woke up coughing blood as her Internal Energy surged out of control.
  • 444 gave Su Qiao Advanced Enhancement Potion and medicine to stabilize her condition.
  • Su Qiao sat down to heal herself and ordered 444 to keep watch outside.
  • Su Qiao recognized the room and cultivation technique, realizing she had returned to the Cultivation Plane.
  • Su Qiao began using her familiar, improved cultivation technique to control the Internal Energy rampaging through her body.

Ch. 4362The Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (2)

Su Qiao survived her Qi Deviation but was left unable to use martial arts, and she discovered that someone had tampered with the incense to worsen her condition. As armed members of the demonic cult pursued her, she escaped into the rear mountain and reached the valley where she had once been imprisoned.

  • Su Qiao calmed her Internal Energy and cleared the meridians around her heart, head, and Dantian, but learned she could not use martial arts without risking permanent damage.
  • 444 warned Su Qiao that a leader and armed members of the demonic cult were approaching, apparently to exploit her weakened state.
  • Su Qiao noticed the incense had a cloying scent and realized it had aggravated her Qi Deviation.
  • Following the escape route 444 provided, Su Qiao fled through the back door into the forbidden forest on the rear mountain.
  • Cult members spotted Su Qiao and pursued her, but she took a shortcut to the valley where Old Poison Ghost had imprisoned her and temporarily lost her pursuers.

Ch. 4363This Concubine is So Arrogant (3)

Su Qiao returned to the stone house where she had lived with Old Poison Ghost, hoping to recover and prepare while the Demon Cult pursued her. She planned to lure the forest’s venomous creatures toward the pursuers before they could break through the traps and force her to flee.

  • 444 surveyed the valley and recalled how Su Qiao had survived Old Poison Ghost’s experiments by learning martial arts and Gu techniques, then killing him.
  • Su Qiao reached Old Poison Ghost’s stone house, rested briefly, and decided she could not remain there for long.
  • Su Qiao refused to call on her tiger companion, Little Gold, because she did not want to risk its life against the pursuers.
  • Su Qiao gathered poisonous herbs, powders, and toxins, estimating that Xu Changsong’s people could break in by nightfall if he sacrificed his subordinates.
  • Su Qiao asked 444 to watch the pursuers’ positions while she prepared to lure the forest’s venomous insects and snakes toward them.

Ch. 4364This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (4)

Su Qiao lured pursuers into a valley filled with poisonous creatures, but Xu Changsong and Hong Luan escaped. After reviewing her memories, she decided to leave the Stone House that night while trying to identify who had spread rumors that her flesh and blood granted extraordinary benefits.

  • Su Qiao gathered poisonous herbs and powder, then used four fires to draw poisonous creatures into the valley.
  • Su Qiao rested in the Stone House while pursuers screamed in her trap; Xu Changsong and Hong Luan escaped.
  • Su Qiao identified Xu Changsong as the Demonic Cult's Left Protector and Hong Luan as a Hall Master who gathered martial-world information.
  • Su Qiao and 444 discussed the rumors that her flesh and blood could neutralize poison, increase power, and extend life.
  • Su Qiao decided to leave under cover of night and began searching her memories for clues about who had spread the rumors.

Ch. 4365This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (5)

Su Qiao recalled the hardships that had shaped her, from losing her village to escaping Old Poison Ghost and seizing the cult master’s position. She still had no answers about who massacred her village or spread the rumors about her body, but she believed anyone who tried to eat her flesh would be poisoned.

  • Su Qiao remembered how she survived alone after returning from the stream to find her village massacred, then was captured by Old Poison Ghost and kept as a Medicine Person.
  • Su Qiao secretly learned to read, studied poisons, and practiced martial arts before killing Old Poison Ghost and escaping.
  • Su Qiao killed the Old Cult Master and took his position, but rumors that her flesh could cure poison and boost cultivation soon spread through the martial world.
  • Su Qiao reviewed her memories but found no clues about who had massacred her village or framed her, and she told 444 that anyone who ate her poisoned flesh would die.
  • Su Qiao recalled that Old Ghost had looked as if he wanted to eat her, so she had fought with all her strength and killed him first.

Ch. 4366This Concubine Is Quite Arrogant (6)

Su Qiao prepared to leave Old Poison Ghost’s valley and discussed the dangerous Cultivation Technique she had practiced for years. She planned to disguise herself and began questioning why she had returned to her original plane, while 444 confirmed she could still use system Points.

  • Su Qiao told Old Poison Ghost that she had found her Cultivation Technique beneath a shelf and insisted on continuing to practice it because she had modified its later levels.
  • Su Qiao searched Old Poison Ghost’s shelves for useful medicines, then gathered herbs and flowers in the valley to make disguise liquid.
  • Su Qiao explained to 444 that disguising herself would help her evade the Demon Sect and the hidden enemy plotting against her.
  • 444 told Su Qiao she could still spend system Points and said they had enough for purchases, though not enough to buy 444 a body.
  • Su Qiao wondered why she had suddenly returned to her original plane after her last mission.

Ch. 4367This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (7)

Su Qiao learned that her mission progress had reached ninety-eight percent and wondered whether resolving everything in this plane would complete it. As she prepared to disguise herself, 444 urged her not to pose as a man, leaving her to continue getting ready for the approaching night.

  • Su Qiao and 444 discussed how they still lacked enough Points to buy 444 a high-grade body.
  • 444 checked the mission progress and told Su Qiao it had reached ninety-eight percent.
  • Su Qiao questioned whether the mission was completed or merely close to completion, but 444 could not say for sure.
  • Su Qiao returned to the Stone House and began applying disguise potion and cosmetics.
  • 444 advised Su Qiao not to disguise herself as a man, citing her build and the discomfort of binding her chest.

Ch. 4368This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (8)

Su Qiao prepared to disguise herself before traveling, weighing how to conceal her identity without attracting attention. With 444’s advice, she began reshaping her features into those of a delicate beauty, leaving her disguise unfinished.

  • Su Qiao realized that disguising herself as a man could expose her when her period came, but making herself ugly could also draw attention.
  • Su Qiao considered her striking appearance, formidable bearing, and fierce eyes, which could make people recognize her.
  • 444 warned Su Qiao not to pose as a rural woman and recommended disguising herself as a delicate beauty who could veil her face.
  • Su Qiao agreed to follow 444’s advice and told it to watch outside while she worked quickly.
  • Su Qiao altered her eyes and nose to give herself a softer, more alluring appearance.

Ch. 4369This Concubine Is So Arrogant (9)

Su Qiao escaped the Devil Cult pursuers by circling through the mountains all night, then stopped to rest outside their territory. 444 spotted a woman hanging from a tree nearby.

  • Su Qiao disguised her appearance as frail and gentle, then left the Stone House rather than head toward movement in the western woods.
  • Xu Changsong and his people entered the valley, cautiously searching for Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao ran through the mountains all night, evaded the Devil Cult members, and found a route out of their territory.
  • Su Qiao stopped to rest after her supplies were nearly gone, and 444 told her a woman appeared to have hanged herself from a tree.

Ch. 4370This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (10)

Su Qiao found a dead young woman near a convoy of beauties bound for a Martial Arts Convention and considered using her identity to leave the wilderness. She remained wary of being recognized, but the possibility of obtaining money and medicine made the disguise tempting.

  • Su Qiao found a woman hanging from a tree and determined that she was dead.
  • 444 scanned the area and told Su Qiao that the nearby convoy was headed to a Martial Arts Convention connected to Flying Eagle Fortress's Ye family.
  • Su Qiao refused to join the convoy because the martial world was hunting her, and she wanted to recover before taking revenge.
  • 444 suggested that Su Qiao replace the dead woman, who was similar in size and had been frail in life.
  • Su Qiao considered using the woman's identity to leave and obtain silver and medicinal ingredients, but worried her maids and servants would discover the deception.

Ch. 4371This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (11)

Su Qiao disguised herself as a dead young woman and concealed the body, then encountered the maid Xiao Huan and Nanny Wu while pretending to be the woman. She had to keep acting the part as Nanny Wu helped her back toward the caravan.

  • Su Qiao decided to impersonate the dead woman so she could leave before her pursuers found her.
  • Su Qiao used disguise potion and cosmetics to copy the woman's face, changed into her clothes, and buried the body beneath stones and debris.
  • 444 reminded Su Qiao to act like a frail, sheltered young lady, so she lowered her head and shortened her stride.
  • Xiao Huan and Nanny Wu spotted Su Qiao and hurried over, relieved to find their missing miss.
  • Xiao Huan complained that Su Qiao had made them search, and Nanny Wu gently explained her absence before supporting her and asking how she felt.

Ch. 4372This Little Concubine Is So Arrogant (12)

Su Qiao impersonated a quiet young woman traveling with a convoy to Flying Eagle Fortress and asked Xiao Si to investigate her identity and the journey’s purpose. As the convoy continued, Xiao Huan and Nanny Wu discussed the young woman’s unusual behavior and her planned presentation to the Ye family.

  • Su Qiao acted reservedly around Xiao Huan and Nanny Wu, then asked Xiao Si to gather information about her body and the convoy’s destination.
  • Su Qiao sent Xiao Huan and Nanny Wu out of her carriage so she could have some peace and quiet.
  • Xiao Huan told Nanny Wu that Su Qiao seemed strange because she had barely spoken and had sent them away.
  • Nanny Wu explained that Su Qiao had been raised by the Su family as the Old Madam’s godgranddaughter and was being sent to the Ye family at Flying Eagle Fortress.
  • Xiao Huan lamented that Su Qiao might be given as a concubine, while Nanny Wu questioned whether avoiding selection would truly be better.

Ch. 4373This Concubine Is So Arrogant (13)

Nanny Wu explained to Xiao Huan why she wanted Miss to remain in Flying Eagle Fortress, despite the likelihood that she would become Young Master Ye’s concubine. Xiao Huan understood the danger Miss faced if she returned to the Su family, but her concern about Young Master Ye’s health made Nanny Wu warn her to stay silent.

  • Nanny Wu told Xiao Huan that Miss’s reputation would make it difficult for her to marry properly if she was not chosen by Young Master Ye.
  • Nanny Wu explained that Miss could not become Young Master Ye’s principal wife because her status was too low, and that the Su family treated her as a pawn.
  • Xiao Huan recalled rumors that the Su family might send Miss to a powerful official, a merchant, or even into entertainment if she returned.
  • Xiao Huan worried that Young Master Ye might die young because of his poor health, leaving Miss in a worse position.
  • Nanny Wu checked whether the mounted guards could hear them and warned Xiao Huan that speaking such things could cost her life.

Ch. 4374This Concubine Is So Arrogant (14)

As Su Qiao traveled to Flying Eagle Fortress to be considered as a concubine by the Ye family, Nanny Wu warned Xiao Huan to keep quiet and focus on serving her. Su Qiao remained wary and learned that the Ye family was one of the martial world's Eight Great Sects.

  • Nanny Wu warned Xiao Huan that careless talk could endanger them, and Xiao Huan promised to speak less and work more.
  • Xiao Huan asked Nanny Wu whether girls like Su Qiao could be sent to brothels, and Nanny Wu told her not to mention it to Su Qiao.
  • Nanny Wu reminded Xiao Huan to focus on Su Qiao's affairs rather than the Martial Arts Convention at Flying Eagle Fortress.
  • Xiao Huan wondered whether she would see martial arts experts and Lin Hanyan at the convention.
  • Su Qiao pretended to sleep in the carriage but stayed alert, reflecting that the Ye family was a mysterious sect second only to Gathering of Sages Villa.

Ch. 4375This Concubine Is So Arrogant (15)

Su Qiao learned that her assumed identity, Su Lian Yue, belonged to a girl selected as a candidate to become Young Master Ye’s concubine. Trapped in the guarded convoy, she decided to restore her damaged meridians while 444 gathered information.

  • Su Qiao discovered that the women in the convoy were being sent to the Ye family as concubine candidates.
  • She learned that Su Lian Yue was a sixteen-year-old Thin Horse of Yangzhou, adopted and trained by the Su family.
  • Su Qiao realized she could not escape the guarded convoy and worried about what awaited her at the Ye family.
  • 444 advised her to act frail so Young Master Ye might not choose her, and Su Qiao objected to its gloomy predictions.
  • Su Qiao told 444 to watch the convoy and gather information while she meditated to repair her meridians.
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