Arc 68Marriage and Demonic Schemes

Su Qiao married Qi Jingmo, secured control of Jingrun Group, and saw the fallout from Gu Lanting and Qi Jundong’s schemes. In a new life at Qingtian Sect, she accepted Zhong Lihan as her disciple and learned that Gu Nanyi was plotting with him ahead of the Sect Competition.

  • Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo obtained their marriage certificates, and she later introduced him to her parents as her husband.
  • Su Qiao helped TC win the finals, while Gu Lanting was arrested for suspected match-fixing and Qi Jundong was badly injured by a truck.
  • Qi Jingmo defied his parents’ demands to divorce Su Qiao, and Su Qiao revealed that she held thirty-five percent of Jingrun Group’s shares.
  • Qi Jingmo graduated and married Su Qiao in a grand wedding, while the later fallout left Qi Jundong disabled, Gu Lanting imprisoned, and Qi Nancheng in control of the company.
  • After a landslide exposed ancient coffins, Su Qiao began a new life at Qingtian Sect and chose the black-clad boy Zhong Lihan as her disciple despite objections from Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun.
  • Su Qiao spent a year stabilizing her cultivation and learned that Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s separated Inner Demon, disguised at the sect to investigate him.
  • Su Qiao discovered that Gu Nanyi was a different task-taker whose system blocked 444, and she ordered him to buy a Shielding Device.
  • Su Qiao learned that Gu Nanyi had been following Zhong Lihan and decided to use her Wish Package against the scheme unfolding before the Sect Competition.
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Ch. 1676Electronic Sports Great God, So Warm and Gentle (66)

Su Qiao hurried Qi Jingmo to get their Marriage Certificates despite his worries about their casual clothes, while 444 revealed how much money it had made by investing and betting. They continued toward the marriage registration, with Qi Jingmo still nervous and Su Qiao surprised by their fortune.

  • Su Qiao pushed Qi Jingmo into the car and drove them toward the Marriage Certificate office, telling him to take off his apron instead of changing clothes.
  • Qi Jingmo nervously wondered whether Su Qiao truly meant to marry him and tried to persuade her to stop for a new outfit.
  • Su Qiao told Qi Jingmo he could buy whatever clothes he wanted after they got their certificates.
  • Su Qiao asked 444 how much money they had made, and 444 estimated that it was over ten billion.
  • 444 explained that it had reinvested their earnings in stocks, horse racing, and esports betting, and said it had skipped buying lottery tickets after deciding they were a scam.

Ch. 1677Electricity's Great God, So Warm and Gentle (67)

Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo went to the Civil Affairs Bureau and got married, leaving Qi Jingmo wondering whether she had married him because she had feelings for him. Su Qiao praised his domestic and considerate nature, but her answer disappointed him.

  • Su Qiao discussed acquiring the Qi Family's shares and finding a professional manager with 444, while rejecting the idea of bringing down Jingrun Group.
  • Qi Jingmo tried to speak to Su Qiao in the car, but she told him to wait until after they got their marriage certificate.
  • Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo obtained their marriage certificates at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
  • Qi Jingmo asked why Su Qiao had agreed to marry him and whether she had feelings for him.
  • Su Qiao said she thought Qi Jingmo was good, domestic, attentive, and considerate, leaving him feeling disappointed.

Ch. 1678The Esports Great God, So Gentle (68)

Su Qiao reassured Qi Jingmo that he was the only person she would marry, and he promised to treat her well. She then brought their marriage certificate to the school to resolve the issue of a teacher dating a student, leaving her parents and the principal stunned.

  • Su Qiao told Qi Jingmo that she would marry only him, and he promised to care for her and remain faithful.
  • Su Qiao went with Qi Jingmo to the school to check on her parents and settle the problem with the principal.
  • Su Qiao placed her marriage certificate on the principal’s desk and declared that she and Qi Jingmo were legally married.
  • The principal and Su Qiao’s parents were shocked, but Su Mama said they had no objections to the marriage.

Ch. 1679Even the Great God Is So Gentle (69)

Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo finalized their wedding plans with her parents, then headed to the finals after Su Qiao foiled another attempt by Qi Jundong to cause a car accident. At the stadium, they ran into Qi Jundong and Gu Lanting, who confronted Su Qiao about marrying Qi Jingmo.

  • Su Qiao declared that she and Qi Jingmo would marry after he graduated in July, and her parents welcomed him into the family.
  • Su Qiao told 444 to watch Qi Jundong and avoided a truck that swerved toward her on the way to the finals.
  • Su Qiao hypnotized the truck driver and had 444 erase the footage before returning to Qi Jingmo and continuing to the competition.
  • Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo encountered Qi Jundong and Gu Lanting outside the stadium, where Gu Lanting jealously questioned Su Qiao about marrying him.

Ch. 1680Esports Great God, So Gentle (70)

Su Qiao answered Gu Lanting’s taunts by winning the finals with TC and leaving VG outside the top five. Afterward, she defended her marriage to Qi Jingmo and mocked Gu Lanting’s relationship with Qi Jundong.

  • Gu Lanting said she would defeat Su Qiao, while Qi Jundong remained indifferent to her.
  • Su Qiao displayed her full ability in the finals, and TC won first place with Qi Jingmo’s help.
  • Gu Lanting’s repeated mistakes kept VG from reaching the top five, and her teammates and Qi Jundong grew furious.
  • Su Qiao smiled when Qi Jingmo took her hand after the match, then taunted Gu Lanting about losing.
  • Gu Lanting attacked Su Qiao’s marriage and background, but Su Qiao held Qi Jingmo back and mocked Gu Lanting’s relationship with Qi Jundong.

Ch. 1681Even the Great God Was So Warm and Gentle (71)

Su Qiao confronted Gu Lanting over her place in Qi Jundong’s life, and police arrested Gu Lanting on suspicion of accepting money to throw matches and illegal gambling. As Gu Lanting was taken away, she begged Qi Jundong to save her.

  • Su Qiao told Gu Lanting that she had no chance to beat her now.
  • Police officers identified Gu Lanting and arrested her for suspected match-fixing and illegal gambling.
  • Gu Lanting accused Su Qiao of framing her, but Su Qiao pointed out that no one had forced her to take money, bet against her team, or smear other streamers.
  • The crowd condemned Gu Lanting, while Qi Jundong worried that her arrest would bring trouble for VG.
  • Gu Lanting broke free and begged Qi Jundong to save her, and he told her to go with the police while he looked for a way to help.

Ch. 1682Esports Great God, So Gentle (72)

Gu Lanting was taken into police custody as Qi Jundong was struck by a truck and left badly injured. Qi Jingmo persuaded Su Qiao to move closer to her parents, revealing that he had already bought and furnished a home for them.

  • Qi Jundong pried Gu Lanting away and promised to find a way to help her before a blue truck hit him and fled.
  • Police and the VG team rushed Qi Jundong to the hospital, where doctors saved his life but found that his arm and leg were badly broken.
  • Qi Jingmo suspected Su Qiao was behind the incident but kept quiet and decided to ask her to live with him.
  • Qi Jingmo suggested buying a larger home near Su Qiao's parents, and Su Qiao agreed because her father needed care.
  • Qi Jingmo began packing Su Qiao's things and admitted he had already bought and furnished a four-bedroom home near her parents.

Ch. 1683Electric Esports Great God, So Gentle (73)

Qi Jingmo revealed that he had secretly bought a house near Su Qiao's and told her he had been preparing for their future together. When his parents summoned him home, he announced that he and Su Qiao were already married, and his furious father demanded an immediate divorce.

  • Qi Jingmo recalled how losing Su Qiao had driven him to secretly buy a house near hers.
  • Qi Jingmo was called home by his family before he could finish packing.
  • Father Qi scolded Qi Jingmo over his injured hand and relationship with an older woman, while Qi Jingmo defended Su Qiao.
  • Qi Jingmo placed his Marriage Certificate on the table and told his parents that he and Su Qiao were married.
  • Father Qi tried to hit Qi Jingmo, but Madam Qi held him back and urged Qi Jingmo to apologize.
  • Father Qi ordered Qi Jingmo to divorce Su Qiao or lose his place in the family.

Ch. 1684The E-Sports Great God, So Gentle (74)

Qi Jingmo defended his marriage to Su Qiao against his father and Madam Qi, insisting that he would take responsibility for his choice. He left after telling them not to interfere, intending to return and help Su Qiao pack.

  • Madam Qi warned Qi Jingmo that Su Qiao was too old for him and accused her of being calculating and unsuitable.
  • Qi Jingmo showed his Marriage Certificate and warned his father and Madam Qi not to insult or slander his wife.
  • Qi Jingmo explained that his marriage came first and compared his father’s marriage to his aunt with his own relationship.
  • Qi Jingmo rejected their pressure to have children and told them not to meddle in his marriage.
  • Qi Jingmo left to help Su Qiao pack because she was not good at cleaning or packing luggage.

Ch. 1685The Esports Great God, So Gentle (75)

Qi Jingmo rejected his father's hopes that he would take over the family company, while Su Qiao went to Jingrun Group's board meeting. She claimed a seat at the head of the table and announced she was there to attend, despite Qi Nancheng's attempts to drive her away.

  • Qi Jingmo told Father Qi he had no interest in business or who inherited the company, then left.
  • Madam Qi tried to calm Father Qi, while privately resenting the sacrifices she had made to have no other children.
  • Su Qiao entered Jingrun Group's urgent board meeting with a man in a dark blue suit, despite the secretary's inability to stop them.
  • Qi Nancheng recognized Su Qiao and ordered her to leave, but she sat at the head of the table.
  • Su Qiao said she had come for the meeting, and Qi Nancheng warned her about the consequences of causing trouble.

Ch. 1686Esports Great God, So Gentle (76)

Su Qiao confronted Qi Nancheng over his refusal to accept her relationship with Qi Jingmo, then revealed that she had acquired enough shares to become Jingrun Group’s largest shareholder. The chapter ended with the Qi brothers stunned by her thirty-five percent stake.

  • Qi Nancheng told Su Qiao he would never approve of her marrying Qi Jingmo or acknowledge her identity.
  • Su Qiao argued that Qi Jingmo was an adult who could make his own decisions and said she did not need Qi Nancheng’s permission.
  • Qi Nancheng questioned why Su Qiao had come to Jingrun Group’s shareholders’ meeting, dismissing her as a teacher.
  • Su Qiao had Zhang Yuan present the share-transfer agreements to the Qi brothers.
  • Su Qiao revealed that she held thirty-five percent of Jingrun Group’s shares, compared with the brothers’ thirty-four and thirty-one percent.

Ch. 1687The E-Sports Great God Is So Gentle (77)

Su Qiao revealed evidence that Qi Jundong had bribed a driver to hurt Xiao Mo, turning the fight over Jingrun’s shares into a family confrontation. Qi Nancheng decided to wait for the police investigation before deciding how to deal with his brother and nephew, while Su Qiao urged them to discuss it later.

  • Qi Nancheng urged Qi Beicheng to transfer shares to him so Jingrun would not fall under an outsider’s control.
  • Su Qiao showed Qi Nancheng records linking Qi Jundong to the driver who had tried to injure Xiao Mo.
  • Qi Beicheng denied the accusation and threatened to sue Su Qiao for defamation, but she said the driver had been caught and the police would arrive at the hospital soon.
  • Qi Nancheng confronted Qi Beicheng and said he would not let the matter go if Qi Jundong had tried to kill Xiao Mo.
  • Su Qiao grew impatient and told them to discuss their family matters another time.

Ch. 1688Esports Great God, So Gentle (78)

Su Qiao informed Qi Nancheng that the company’s security was weak, installed a stronger defense system, and showed him her holographic game project. The next day, Qi Nancheng told Qi Jingmo he accepted Su Qiao as his daughter-in-law and wanted her to come home so they could discuss the wedding.

  • Su Qiao showed Qi Nancheng and the company’s staff how easily she had cracked their security, then said she had installed a new defense system.
  • Su Qiao gave Qi Nancheng her Holographic Online Game project and left Zhang Yuan to handle future matters for her.
  • Qi Jingmo met Qi Nancheng after his father repeatedly called him away from plans to shop for wedding dresses with Su Qiao.
  • Qi Nancheng asked Qi Jingmo to bring Su Qiao home for a meal so they could discuss the wedding.

Ch. 1689Esports God, So Gentle (79)

Qi Nancheng learned that Su Qiao had become Jingrun’s biggest shareholder and gave up urging Qi Jingmo to take over the company. Months later, Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo held their wedding, and the chapter recounted how their lives and the fates of the Qi family and their enemies unfolded over the following years.

  • Qi Jingmo told Qi Nancheng that Su Qiao had earned over a billion in two months, so Qi Nancheng stopped offering him company shares.
  • Qi Jingmo graduated, and he and Su Qiao held a grand wedding attended by family, friends, classmates, teammates, and fans.
  • Su Qiao and Qi Jingmo remained happily married for more than ten years despite people predicting their marriage would fail.
  • Qi Jundong lived recklessly after losing a leg and an arm, while Qi Nancheng bought Qi Beicheng’s shares and Gu Lanting remained imprisoned until she was thirty-eight.
  • Gu Lanting left Weicheng with her parents and gave up seeking revenge on Su Qiao.
  • Two years after the wedding, Father Qi died in a car accident after leaving his shares to Qi Jingmo, while Madam Qi received only a villa and a car.

Ch. 1690The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (Cultivation)

A mountain landslide exposed three ancient coffins, and lightning opened the two black ones before a mysterious struggle buried everything again. Much later, someone told Qiao'er that she still had to choose one this year.

  • Villagers discovered two black coffins and a white jade coffin exposed by a landslide.
  • The villagers recognized dragon and phoenix carvings and speculated that the coffins held an emperor and empress.
  • Lightning struck the black coffins, their lids flew open, and the villagers fled in terror.
  • A strange black fog swallowed the villagers and battled an invisible force, leaving the forest ruined and the coffins buried.
  • After an unknown passage of time, someone told Qiao'er she still had to choose one that year.

Ch. 1691The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (2)

Su Qiao emerged from secluded cultivation and learned that her father, Su Decheng, wanted her to choose disciples at Qingtian Sect’s recruitment assembly. When 444 warned that Gu Nanyi was about to take the Great Demon King, Su Qiao claimed the boy in black as her disciple instead.

  • Su Decheng urged Su Qiao to choose one or two disciples rather than continue cultivating alone.
  • 444 explained Su Qiao’s status as Su Decheng’s daughter and warned that Gu Nanyi would take the Great Demon King if Su Qiao waited.
  • Su Qiao spotted Gu Nanyi approaching the boy in black and hurried down to intervene.
  • Su Qiao pulled the boy behind her and declared that she was accepting him as her disciple.

Ch. 1692The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (3)

Su Qiao refused Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun’s objections and chose to take the Lightning Spirit Root boy as her disciple. Her cultivation suddenly surged to Great Perfection, shocking the sect elders and leaving her just one step from the Soul Division Stage.

  • Su Qiao told Gu Nanyi that choosing and teaching the boy was her own business.
  • Xi Muyun sided with Gu Nanyi and questioned whether Su Qiao could teach a Lightning Spirit Root disciple with her Water Spirit Root.
  • Su Qiao challenged Xi Muyun by asking whether Gu Nanyi could teach the boy instead.
  • Su Chengde asked Su Qiao to reconsider, but she insisted she had chosen the boy at first sight.
  • Su Qiao’s cultivation rose from mid-Nascent Soul Stage to Great Perfection, startling the peak masters and elders.

Ch. 1693The Big Shot Caused Trouble Again (4)

After Su Qiao advanced two minor realms and took the black-clad boy away, Su Decheng defended her decision to accept him as a disciple. The elders accepted his choice, though Xi Muyun remained opposed.

  • 444 explained that Su Qiao had advanced from the middle Nascent Soul Stage to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage.
  • Su Qiao told Su Decheng she needed to stabilize her cultivation and took the black-clad boy back with her.
  • The Grand Elder and other elders objected to Su Qiao accepting the boy as her disciple, citing her Water Spirit Root and his rare talent.
  • Su Decheng defended his daughter's decision and suggested the boy might be her lucky star.
  • The elders accepted Su Decheng's decision, but Xi Muyun continued to object, and Su Decheng rebuked him.

Ch. 1694The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (5)

Su Qiao took Zhong Lihan back to Clear Lotus Peak after he lost his disciple, then repeatedly tossed him around as he protested. The chapter ended with Zhong Lihan glaring at her from a lotus pond, revealing a bloodlust and murderous intent that made her wary.

  • Su Decheng warned Xi Muyun not to let the dispute over Gu Nanyi damage his relationship with Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao carried Zhong Lihan back to Clear Lotus Peak on her Flying Sword.
  • Su Qiao threw Zhong Lihan onto the ground, and he angrily objected.
  • Su Qiao tossed Zhong Lihan into a lotus pond, where he swallowed pond water before surfacing.
  • Su Qiao sensed murderous bloodlust in Zhong Lihan’s glare and questioned how a child could harbor such intent toward her.

Ch. 1695Big Shot Keeps Causing Trouble Again (6)

Su Qiao subdued Zhong Lihan and assigned him a bamboo house and a Storage Bag before entering seclusion. She suspected he was no ordinary child and wondered why he had come to the Qingtian Sect.

  • Su Qiao swept Zhong Lihan back into the pool when he tried to escape, then chased him as he fled across the bank.
  • Zhong Lihan refused to acknowledge Su Qiao as his master and realized that he could not bring himself to attack her without suffering sharp pain in his chest.
  • Su Qiao stopped pursuing Zhong Lihan, gave him a bamboo house and a Storage Bag, and told him to clean himself up and find his own food while she went into seclusion.
  • After entering her cave, Su Qiao told 444 that Zhong Lihan's dark aura and killing intent made her suspect he was not a child and had an unknown purpose at the Qingtian Sect.

Ch. 1696The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (7)

Su Qiao emerged from a year of seclusion and learned that her disciple and Gu Nanyi planned to use the Sect Competition to corrupt cultivators from the other Six Great Sects with Demonic Qi. As she reviewed the original Su Qiao’s memories, she recalled her love for Xi Muyun and the jealousy that had led to her death.

  • Su Qiao told 444 to wait until she came out of seclusion, then spent a year stabilizing her cultivation.
  • 444 told Su Qiao that her disciple and Gu Nanyi planned to lure cultivators from the other Six Great Sects to the Sect Competition and turn them into demons.
  • Su Qiao decided to sort through her memories before asking how her disciple had become involved with Gu Nanyi again.
  • Su Qiao recalled that the original Su Qiao was Su Decheng’s gifted daughter and a peak master who loved Xi Muyun.
  • Su Qiao remembered that Xi Muyun loved Gu Nanyi and had killed Su Qiao after Su Qiao fought with her in a secret realm.

Ch. 1697The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (8)

Su Qiao learned that Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s forcibly separated Inner Demon, making him both the Great Demon King and her man. She also learned why he had appeared as a child and that he had come to Qingtian Sect to investigate Baili Jing and cause trouble.

  • Su Qiao reviewed the memories of her original life and learned that Su Chengde had died after seeking revenge for his daughter.
  • Su Qiao asked 444 what had happened to Zhong Lihan, and 444 explained that Baili Jing was the powerful figure behind him.
  • 444 revealed that Baili Jing had separated his Inner Demon to create Zhong Lihan while advancing to the Soul Division Stage.
  • Su Qiao learned that Zhong Lihan had become child-sized after a battle with Baili Jing four hundred years earlier.
  • 444 explained that Zhong Lihan had recovered and was disguised as a child at Qingtian Sect to investigate Baili Jing and prepare for another fight.

Ch. 1698The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (9)

Su Qiao learned that Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing had brought ruin to the Cultivation World in her previous life, and realized that Gu Nanyi’s changed behavior had another cause. She discovered that Gu Nanyi now hosted the system that had attacked her and 444, leaving Su Qiao demanding an explanation.

  • Su Qiao asked how soon Zhong Lihan’s plan would begin and learned that it would start around the Sect Competition in three months.
  • Su Qiao recalled how Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing had been killed after their infighting and the Demon Race’s invasion devastated the human realm.
  • Su Qiao questioned why Gu Nanyi had allied with Zhong Lihan when she had opposed him in the previous life.
  • 444 admitted that the current Gu Nanyi was a different person and hosted the system that had attacked them twice before.
  • Su Qiao angrily challenged 444 because it had told her that two task-takers could not exist in one plane.

Ch. 1699Great Demon King Causes Trouble Again (10)

Su Qiao learned that Gu Nanyi had come after her and was interested in her man, but 444 could not monitor Gu Nanyi because her system blocked him. Su Qiao decided to spend most of their Points on an item to block the other system, leaving her with fewer Points for the next plane.

  • Su Qiao questioned 444 about Gu Nanyi, but he admitted he knew little beyond her hostile intentions and interest in Su Qiao's man.
  • Su Qiao decided she had to capture Gu Nanyi and set the Great Demon King, who had gone astray, straight again.
  • 444 told Su Qiao he could not monitor Gu Nanyi because her system blocked him.
  • Su Qiao ordered 444 to find a way to block Gu Nanyi's system, and he found an item that cost fifteen hundred Points.
  • After 444 warned that buying the item would leave them with only a little over two thousand Points and limit their time together in the plane, Su Qiao told him to buy it.

Ch. 1700Great Boss, Causing Trouble Again (11)

Su Qiao considered using the Wish Package and settled on wishing for Gu Nanyi to become attached to Zhong Lihan. She left the wish undecided as she asked 444 whether Gu Nanyi had really taken a liking to him.

  • 444 bought a Shielding Device for 1,500 Points and told Su Qiao they had received a Wish Package when the system upgraded.
  • Su Qiao confronted 444 about the missing newbie gift pack, and 444 claimed the 1,000 starting Points had been spent on monitoring and recording tasks.
  • Su Qiao warned 444 not to hide things from her again, then agreed to use the Wish Package.
  • Su Qiao first considered wishing for the Male Lead and Female Lead to die, but 444 cautioned her against making an impossible wish.
  • Su Qiao asked whether Gu Nanyi had taken a liking to Zhong Lihan, and 444 pointed out that Gu Nanyi kept following him and had tried to take Su Qiao’s disciple.
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