Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao and Chu Qingyun discussed her accomplishments and the secrets he had uncovered about her identity. She agreed to speak with him privately after they met the Marshal, while considering whether to obtain more Gu Worm eggs despite the risk of revealing that she had killed Marshal Chu’s eldest son.

• Su Qiao told Chu Qingyun that he had more to lose than she did because of his status and future inheritance.
• Chu Qingyun revealed that he knew about Su Qiao’s identity and praised her success at Xianle Mansion, including her records, songs, dances, and clothing designs.
• Su Qiao dismissed her achievements as trivial compared with Chu Qingyun’s affairs and hinted that she knew about his dealings with Hai City’s powerful figures and foreigners.
• Su Qiao agreed to discuss what she knew with Chu Qingyun after they met the Marshal.
• Su Qiao considered returning to Ninth Master Tian’s residence for Gu Worm eggs, but worried that doing so could expose her as the killer of Marshal Chu’s eldest son.

Su Qiao was brought to Chu Manor, where Marshal Chu ordered her confined to force the mysterious person he believed was behind her to reveal himself. She was taken to a courtyard under guard while Chu Yihan remained locked up elsewhere.

• Su Qiao had 444 search Chu Manor and found no sign of Chu Yihan.
• Chu Qingyun told Marshal Chu that their investigation had found no one connected to Su Qiao, though Wei Hong had seen a slender, agile person escape her window.
• Marshal Chu dismissed the possibility that Su Qiao was the mysterious person because she was blind and ordered her confined as bait.
• Chu Qingyun had servants take Su Qiao to a small courtyard at the back of the manor without waiting for her reply.
• Su Qiao accepted the delay as time to plan, while 444 angrily called it house arrest.

Su Qiao learned that Chu Qingyun had brought her home under house arrest to lure out the supposed mysterious killer, while she waited for Chu Yihan to act. Chu Yihan escaped his confinement and rushed to the residence, where he fought past guards to reach her.

• Su Qiao accepted house arrest, reasoning that Su Yunxia had likely revealed her connection to Cheng Wenmo out of anger and misplaced hope.
• Su Qiao decided to wait for Chu Yihan, trusting that he would find a way out of confinement.
• Before dawn, Chu Yihan escaped the camp barracks by climbing down from the third floor on tied bedsheets.
• After learning Su Qiao was at the residence, Chu Yihan stopped to arrange something at the docks before hurrying home.
• Chu Yihan discovered Su Qiao was under house arrest and charged toward her building with an iron rod, frightening the guards into backing away.

Chu Yihan rescued Su Qiao after she was detained for her actions in the foreign concession, then urged her to flee Haicheng with him. He gave her two ship tickets and money for the journey, leaving her to realize something was wrong just as he stopped her from speaking.

• Chu Yihan fought past the guards and rushed to Su Qiao, checking that she was unharmed.
• Chu Yihan confronted Su Qiao about the danger she had taken, and she defended her actions and promised she still wanted to take him abroad.
• Chu Yihan embraced Su Qiao and admitted how afraid he was of losing her.
• Chu Yihan gave Su Qiao tickets for two ships and instructions to switch wharves if the western wharf was unsafe.
• Su Qiao sensed something was wrong, but Chu Yihan covered her mouth before she could speak.

Su Qiao escaped Chu Qingyun’s house with Nanny Wu while Chu Yihan stayed behind to draw the pursuers away. She left for the dock to go abroad, hoping Chu Yihan would join her later.

• Chu Yihan told Su Qiao to slip out through the back and travel with Nanny Wu to Gis Bay to meet Jenny.
• Su Qiao urged Chu Yihan to leave with her, but he insisted he needed to stay and promised to find her later.
• Chu Yihan pulled a hand grenade from his pocket and charged outside to draw the people away with an explosion.
• Su Qiao climbed down from the second floor, crossed the rear courtyard wall, and reached the car waiting in the alley.
• Nanny Wu reunited with Su Qiao and was astonished to learn that the blind young lady had caused the recent events in Haicheng.

Su Qiao escaped in the car with the box Chu Yihan had mentioned, while Chu Qingyun and Marshal Chu failed to find her. Chu Yihan tried to delay their pursuit, but Wei Hong revealed that he had seen a woman flee from Su Qiao’s window.

• Su Qiao found the box beneath the car seat, ordered the driver to leave, and escaped with the men in the car.
• Chu Qingyun and Marshal Chu returned from the military camp, learned Su Qiao had vanished, and failed to catch her.
• Marshal Chu beat Chu Yihan, who claimed Su Qiao was beyond their reach and suggested she might be the mysterious person they sought.
• Chu Qingyun questioned Wei Hong, who said he had seen a woman in black fly out of Su Qiao’s window during the night.
• Wei Hong told Marshal Chu the woman moved with extraordinary speed and vanished before he could pursue her.

Chu Yihan killed Wei Hong for betraying him and harming Su Qiao, then insisted he would protect her. Marshal Chu and Madam Chu warned that her escape had put the Chu family in danger, while Chu Qingyun said the Police Department already knew he had taken her.

• Marshal Chu questioned whether Su Qiao had escaped, and Chu Yihan attacked Wei Hong, stabbing him to death for betraying him and hurting her.
• Chu Yihan declared that Su Qiao was his woman and that he would kill anyone who harmed her.
• Madam Chu confronted Chu Yihan and called him insane for killing Wei Hong over Su Qiao.
• Marshal Chu warned that Su Qiao's escape had thrown Sea City into panic and could bring trouble from the Police Department and foreigners.
• Chu Qingyun said the Police Department knew he had taken Su Qiao, and Madam Chu asked how they could hand her over after releasing her.

Chu Yihan confronted Madam Chu and Chu Qingyun after Wei Hong’s stabbing and accused them of engineering the trap that brought the Police Department and foreigners to Chu Manor. Chu Qingyun denied the charges, while Marshal Chu still faced pressure to decide what to do about his younger son.

• Madam Chu urged Marshal Chu to hand Chu Yihan over, but Marshal Chu refused to make a hasty decision.
• Madam Chu attacked Chu Yihan and insulted his mother, but Chu Yihan shoved her away and exposed her attempt to provoke him.
• Chu Qingyun blamed Chu Yihan for bringing trouble upon Marshal Chu, and Chu Yihan accused his brother of taking Xiao Qiao and leaking information to lure him back.
• Chu Yihan accused Chu Qingyun and Madam Chu of trying to eliminate him and Xiao Qiao, then threatened to expose their dealings with Chairman Tian and the foreigners.
• Chu Qingyun called Chu Yihan’s claims slanderous.

Chu Yihan accused Chu Qingyun of leaking information and warned Marshal Chu that his elder son might betray or kill his family for power. Madam Chu attacked Chu Yihan and defended Qingyun, while Marshal Chu grew suspicious and ordered her to be quiet.

• Chu Yihan blamed Chu Qingyun for leaking information to the Police Department and foreigners, and Qingyun denied the accusation to Marshal Chu.
• Chu Yihan warned Marshal Chu that Qingyun might collude with foreigners, smuggle opium, traffic cultural relics, or even murder his family to gain power.
• Madam Chu charged at Chu Yihan, but he dodged and she fell to the ground.
• Madam Chu accused Chu Yihan of being ungrateful and called him a bastard, prompting Marshal Chu to order her to shut up.
• Madam Chu questioned whether Marshal Chu would believe Chu Yihan over Qingyun, and Qingyun supported her while insisting he had nothing to fear.

Nanny Wu arrived at the Marshal's residence with materials from Su Qiao and reassured Chu Yihan that Su Qiao could protect herself. She delivered Su Qiao's warning that anyone who harmed Chu Yihan would face her vengeance.

• Madam Chu worried over Chu Qingyun, who signaled her not to make a fuss, while Chu Yihan accused them of acting.
• A steward announced an urgent visitor, and Marshal Chu let Nanny Wu enter.
• Chu Yihan was relieved to learn Su Qiao had left alone, and Nanny Wu described her heightened senses and formidable abilities.
• Nanny Wu gave Marshal Chu photographs, account books, and documents that Su Qiao had left for him.
• Nanny Wu conveyed Su Qiao's threat to avenge Chu Yihan if anyone harmed him, shocking Marshal Chu and the others.

Nanny Wu told Chu Yihan and the household that Su Qiao had publicly warned Haicheng against harming her and was recovering her sight while researching bombs. The account books and photographs Su Qiao sent led Marshal Chu to confront Chu Qingyun over opium smuggling and the theft of cultural relics.

• Chu Yihan rejoiced at Su Qiao's public warning, while Nanny Wu explained that she had paid beggars to spread it throughout Haicheng.
• Nanny Wu said Su Qiao had gone to have her eyes treated and warned that her bombs would soon demonstrate their power.
• Nanny Wu urged Marshal Chu to examine the account books and photographs Su Qiao had sent, and he grew furious as he read them.
• Marshal Chu threw the evidence at Chu Qingyun and accused him of smuggling opium and cultural relics with Ninth Master Tian, Ge Zhihao, and Third Master Zhu.
• Chu Qingyun denied the accusations, and Madam Chu tried to defend him before Marshal Chu kicked her away.

Marshal Chu confronted his wife and eldest son over the evidence of their actions, then learned a paternity test confirmed Chu Yihan was his biological son. Chu Yihan joked about eloping with Su Qiao, while his eldest brother questioned whether they could manage abroad.

• Marshal Chu accused his wife of deceiving him and blamed her for what had happened to his sons.
• Nanny Wu gave Marshal Chu a paternity test showing a 99.9 percent probability that Chu Yihan was his biological son.
• Chu Yihan wondered when Su Qiao had collected the samples, and Nanny Wu recalled hearing Su Qiao say she would elope with him if he was not related to Marshal Chu.
• Chu Yihan joked that Su Qiao should have taken him away earlier, then insisted she was capable enough to make a life abroad.
• Eldest Young Master Chu challenged Chu Yihan's confidence about eloping, and Chu Yihan defended Su Qiao's abilities.

Marshal Chu and Chu Yihan discussed Su Qiao’s actions and agreed she had protected the Chu family while pursuing justice for her loved ones. Madam Chu begged Marshal Chu to protect Qingyun from being handed over, prompting Chu Yihan to challenge her sudden recognition of Qingyun’s wrongdoing.

• Marshal Chu complained that Su Qiao had left him with a mess, while Chu Yihan said her actions had already deterred anyone from attacking the Chu family.
• Chu Yihan praised Su Qiao’s abilities and insisted she would return after curing her eyes, and Marshal Chu acknowledged her feelings and her desire to repay kindness.
• Chu Yihan explained that Su Qiao had sought justice for her father, her godfather Cheng Wenmo and his family, and her own eyes.
• Madam Chu knelt and pleaded with Marshal Chu to protect Qingyun, admitting he had been terribly wrong but insisting he was still his biological son.
• Chu Yihan sarcastically asked Madam Chu if she only recognized Qingyun’s wrongdoing now.

Madam Chu confessed that she had framed Chu Yihan’s mother to protect Chu Qingyun’s inheritance, and Chu Qingyun admitted to his other wrongdoing while denying he had plotted to kill Marshal Chu. After Chu Yihan revealed that assassins had nearly killed him, Marshal Chu banished Chu Qingyun from the country and severed their relationship.

• Chu Yihan and Marshal Chu demanded that Madam Chu explain what had happened in the past, and Marshal Chu threatened to divorce her if she refused.
• Madam Chu confessed that she had used Chu Yihan’s life to force his mother into disgrace and drive her to take her own life.
• Madam Chu pleaded with Marshal Chu to believe that Chu Qingyun would never try to kill him, and Chu Qingyun admitted his other wrongdoing while denying that he had considered patricide.
• Chu Yihan said Chu Qingyun had sent assassins to kill him and that Xiao Qiao had saved him.
• Marshal Chu kicked Chu Qingyun down, ordered him to leave the country, and told him not to return even for his funeral.

Marshal Chu banished Chu Qingyun for helping foreigners harm his countrymen, insisting that exile was the only way to keep him alive and protect Chu Manor. As Chu Qingyun left, Madam Chu blamed Chu Yihan and Su Qiao, but Marshal Chu ordered her confined to her courtyard.

• Marshal Chu denounced Chu Qingyun for betraying his country and ordered him to leave Haicheng.
• Chu Qingyun accepted his father's decision, kowtowed to him, and said goodbye to Madam Chu.
• Madam Chu pleaded with Marshal Chu to spare their son, but he said Chu Qingyun had to face the consequences of his actions.
• Madam Chu blamed Chu Yihan and Su Qiao for ruining Chu Qingyun, and Marshal Chu kicked her away and ordered her confined to her courtyard.
• Madam Chu protested that Marshal Chu had treated her cruelly after more than twenty years together.

Su Qiao’s reputation as a feared assassin spread through Haicheng, terrifying those who had mistreated or provoked her. After Chu Qingyun was sent abroad, Su Qiao killed him there, leaving Chu Yihan as the Chu family’s remaining heir.

• Nanny Wu left with Chu Yihan, relieved that Marshal Chu had decided to send Chu Qingyun abroad as Su Qiao had predicted.
• Rumors about Su Qiao spread across Haicheng, frightening Sister Jin, Tang Meina, He Bin, and others who had crossed her.
• Tang Meina left Haicheng after prison staff released her, while He Bin stayed inside his home for a month.
• Madam Chu promised to find a way to bring Chu Qingyun back and keep the Chu family from Chu Yihan.
• Su Qiao tracked Chu Qingyun abroad and shot him dead before he could build up his forces.

Su Qiao underwent surgery to restore her eyesight and then reportedly died in an explosion after confronting a foreign general and his men. Chu Yihan struggled to accept the news, while Nanny Wu reminded him that Su Qiao had promised to return.

• After hearing that Su Qiao had gone abroad, Marshal Chu reasoned that she was likely targeting criminal gangs, while Chu Yihan resolved to finish his business and go keep an eye on her.
• Su Qiao underwent surgery to restore her eyesight.
• A month later, Chu Yihan prepared to secretly sail overseas, but news arrived that a woman in black had died in an explosion that killed a general, his sons, and more than twenty bodyguards.
• Marshal Chu felt relieved that Su Qiao had not brought such powerful explosives to Haicheng, and wondered what kind they were.
• Chu Yihan rejected the report of Su Qiao's death, and Nanny Wu told him that Su Qiao had promised to return.

Chu Yihan refused to believe that the woman he loved was dead and went abroad to search for her. After Jenny gave him a pocket watch found at the scene and warned him to leave before the authorities caught him, Chu Yihan insisted on continuing his search.

• Chu Yihan packed clothes and gold bars and told Marshal Chu he was going to the United States to find her.
• Marshal Chu agreed to let Chu Yihan go but arranged for people to accompany him and urged him to return once he had confirmed the facts.
• Twenty-five days later, Chu Yihan arrived on English soil, where Jenny met him at the pier and apologized.
• Jenny gave Chu Yihan a cracked pocket watch found at the scene, and he recognized it as hers.
• Jenny warned Chu Yihan that the authorities were investigating and urged him to leave, but he refused to go back without finding her.

Chu Yihan was forcibly taken back to Haicheng and spent two months grieving Su Qiao, convinced she was gone. Near New Year, Su Qiao returned in a changed appearance and called to him, but he mistook her for a dream and walked away.

• Chu Yihan's men knocked him unconscious and took him home after he refused to leave without finding Su Qiao.
• Marshal Chu prevented Chu Yihan from leaving, and Chu Yihan fell seriously ill before slowly recovering.
• Chu Yihan withdrew from his former life and spent his days in Su Qiao's old house and the places they had visited together.
• Two months passed as Haicheng prepared for New Year, and Chu Yihan wandered past Xianle Mansion.
• Su Qiao, wearing short chestnut hair and a more masculine style, called Chu Yihan and invited him to dance.
• Chu Yihan failed to recognize Su Qiao and walked on, believing he was seeing another illusion.

Su Qiao reunited with Chu Yihan after disappearing for two and a half months. Chu Yihan broke down in relief after believing she had died, and the chapter left them together as he demanded to know where she had been.

• Su Qiao stopped Chu Yihan on the street, and he failed to recognize her at first.
• Su Qiao let Chu Yihan feel her face, and he realized she was alive and embraced her in tears.
• Chu Yihan told Su Qiao he had gone abroad to search for her after hearing she had been killed in an explosion.
• Su Qiao comforted Chu Yihan and admitted she had acted recklessly, while he held tightly to her hand.
• Chu Yihan asked where Su Qiao had been for the past two and a half months, and his eyes reddened again.