Chapter Summaries

Ji Hanfeng forced Da Biao’s group to bring Su Qiao new clothes and skincare products, while Su Qiao agreed to use them until she made her own sunscreen. After Da Biao left without spreading word of his defeat, Madam Jin tried to take Su Qiao’s roast chicken and claimed they should help each other.

• Ji Hanfeng threatened Da Biao until he agreed to fetch new clothes and skincare products for Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao freed Da Biao’s lackeys, and Ji Hanfeng explained that he wanted sunscreen because the sun had reddened her skin.
• Su Qiao agreed to use the skincare products until she could make sunscreen herself.
• Da Biao and his lackeys returned in defeat, but Da Biao kept the incident quiet.
• Madam Jin reached for Su Qiao’s roast chicken, and Su Qiao stopped her.

Su Qiao rejected Madam Jin’s demand for food, then gave a starving Yao Yu a roasted chicken leg. The chapter left Yao Yu eating ravenously while Su Qiao wondered how she had become so hungry.

• Madam Jin asked Su Qiao to share her food, but Su Qiao refused and reminded her that she and Ji Hanfeng had risked their lives to obtain it.
• Madam Jin left angrily after Su Qiao rebuffed her.
• Yao Yu approached Su Qiao’s camp and stared at the food cooking in the pot.
• Su Qiao handed Yao Yu a cooked chicken leg, and Yao Yu devoured it down to the bone.

Yao Yu tried to persuade Su Qiao to take her in, then threatened to claim Ji Hanfeng for herself when Su Qiao refused. Su Qiao stood and loosened her wrists, leaving Yao Yu frightened and backing away.

• Yao Yu ate the meat Su Qiao had given her and grew resentful when Su Qiao offered no more help.
• Yao Yu apologized and asked Su Qiao if she could move in with her, but Su Qiao refused.
• Yao Yu dropped to her knees and begged Su Qiao for help, then stood and cursed her when she still refused.
• Yao Yu declared that Ji Hanfeng was hers and said she was determined to have him.
• Su Qiao stood and loosened her wrists, and Yao Yu shuddered and stepped back in fear.

Ji Hanfeng returned with honey from a new beehive and defended Su Qiao when Yao Yu criticized their relationship. He drove Yao Yu away, furious that she had disturbed his life with Su Qiao.

• Yao Yu fled from Su Qiao and pleaded with Ji Hanfeng for help, but he kicked her aside.
• Ji Hanfeng showed Su Qiao the honey he had collected and told her he had used her herb to drive off the bees.
• Ji Hanfeng asked whether Yao Yu had hurt Su Qiao and reached for a stick to attack her.
• Yao Yu criticized Su Qiao for doing little while Ji Hanfeng cared for her, and Su Qiao mocked her.
• Ji Hanfeng declared that he liked caring for Su Qiao and ordered Yao Yu to leave.

Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng discussed marrying and settling somewhere quiet after she finished her studies, but the next day Ji Hanfeng panicked when he returned to find her missing. He found her leaving Lu Yizhi and the others' cave and pulled her back without explaining what was wrong.

• After Yao Yu left, Ji Hanfeng asked Su Qiao to marry him, but she said they would register their marriage and hold a proper wedding after leaving the island.
• Ji Hanfeng admitted that he wanted to stay on the island because he hated crowded places, while Su Qiao said she still had wishes to fulfill.
• Su Qiao promised that after finishing her studies, they could settle somewhere secluded with beautiful scenery.
• The next day, Ji Hanfeng returned to an empty cave, grabbed a wooden spear, and rushed to the nearby caves in search of Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao emerged from Lu Yizhi and the others' cave, and Ji Hanfeng grabbed her hand and pulled her back.

Ji Hanfeng returned to the cave angry and accused Su Qiao of planning to leave with Lu Yizhi, but she scolded him and he apologized. After she explained that she had gone to examine someone bitten by a venomous snake, Ji Hanfeng said he would rather the newcomers all die.

• Ji Hanfeng returned to the cave, found Su Qiao missing, and angrily accused her of running away.
• Su Qiao hit Ji Hanfeng and demanded to know why he suspected she had left with Lu Yizhi.
• Ji Hanfeng admitted he had panicked when he could not find Su Qiao and offered to kneel on durians as punishment.
• Su Qiao relented and explained she had gone to examine someone bitten by a venomous snake.
• Ji Hanfeng said he did not want Su Qiao to save the newcomer and wished the people who had moved in would all die.

Su Qiao reassured Ji Hanfeng that his birth and other people’s insults did not define him, and encouraged him to focus on their happiness. Ji Hanfeng resolved to grow powerful and wealthy, while Su Qiao began considering how he could surpass the Ji Family.

• Ji Hanfeng accused Su Qiao of trying to help another man, and she impatiently agreed to stop his suspicions.
• Ji Hanfeng declared that he was Su Qiao’s man, and she reassured him that he was better and more handsome than the other man.
• Ji Hanfeng worried that his identity as an illegitimate son made him lesser, and Su Qiao told him his birth was not his fault and other people’s opinions did not matter.
• Su Qiao realized Ji Hanfeng could become richer and more powerful than the Ji Family, forcing them to rely on him.
• Ji Hanfeng took confidence from Su Qiao’s words and resolved to become powerful and earn lots of money for her.

Su Qiao worried that the growing crowd nearby would bring conflict and expose her and Ji Hanfeng to danger, so she decided to prepare the sword hidden in her space. She tested it against the cave wall and discovered that even its supposedly ordinary form could slice through stone with ease.

• Su Qiao urged Ji Hanfeng to stop brooding and cook, then he went out alone to gather wild vegetables while she guarded the cave.
• Su Qiao considered the risks of staying near Lu Yizhi, An Ya, and Yao Yu, and worried that Old K's group would eventually find them.
• Su Qiao decided she might need the sword and brought it out of her space, reasoning that she could claim it had been left on the island.
• Su Qiao tested the ornate sword on the cave wall and found that it cut through stone as easily as tofu.

Su Qiao confronted An Ya, who begged her not to interfere with her relationship with Lu Yizhi. Su Qiao agreed to keep An Ya’s past secret in exchange for her father’s notebook, and An Ya agreed to return it.

• Su Qiao finished sorting her herbs and confronted An Ya when she came looking for her.
• An Ya asked Su Qiao to stop pestering Lu Yizhi, and Su Qiao mocked her and told her to focus on surviving the island.
• An Ya pleaded for Su Qiao’s help, citing their past and her need to rely on Lu Yizhi to survive.
• Su Qiao revealed she knew An Ya had dated several men at once and had an abortion, then offered to keep quiet in exchange for her father’s notebook.
• An Ya agreed to give Su Qiao the notebook.

An Ya blamed Su Qiao after rumors about her past miscarriage spread through the camp, but Lu Yizhi rejected her and slapped her. An Ya attached herself to Da Biao and set out to trouble Su Qiao, but Da Biao’s lingering stomach pain made him hesitate when she named her target.

• An Ya claimed Su Qiao had spread rumors about her miscarriage, but Lu Yizhi said he could not believe her and slapped her.
• An Ya confronted Su Qiao and accused her of ruining her relationship with Lu Yizhi, while Su Qiao suggested Madam Jin and Lin Xiaohua might have spread the news.
• An Ya threatened Su Qiao and ran off after realizing Madam Jin and Lin Xiaohua might have overheard her conversation.
• After Lu Yizhi rejected her, An Ya attached herself to Da Biao and made life harder for Auntie Jin and Lin Xiaohua.
• An Ya tried to persuade Da Biao to cause trouble for Su Qiao, but Da Biao rubbed his still-aching stomach and asked who she meant.

Da Biao accused An Ya of being sent by Lu Yizhi and threw her out, while Old Jin killed Lin Xiaohua during a violent fight. A band of armed strangers then took control of the camp and declared Lu Yizhi and his people slaves of the South District, leaving the crowd protesting their claim.

• Da Biao slapped An Ya, accused her of being Lu Yizhi’s plant, and threatened to kill her before throwing her aside.
• Old Jin strangled Lin Xiaohua to death after she mocked him.
• A group of armed strangers stormed into the camp and ordered everyone to stay still.
• Lu Yizhi confronted the newcomers, but their leader cut his leg and identified him as the group’s leader.
• The leader declared that Lu Yizhi and his people were slaves of the South District, prompting the crowd to protest.

Old K and his men took control of the people from several caves, using violence to silence anyone who objected. Old K handed An Ya over to his men, and Lu Yizhi was beaten after she ran to him for help.

• Old K declared that everyone on his turf had to obey him and ordered a tall man to beat a protester.
• Old K and his men drove the people from several caves out and singled out the women among them.
• A man grabbed An Ya, and Old K examined her before giving her to three of his men.
• An Ya ran to Lu Yizhi for help, and the men beat him until he could no longer move.
• Lu Yizhi blamed An Ya as he lay on the ground, and someone struck her.

An Ya diverted Old K and his men toward Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng’s cave, hoping to escape their clutches. Su Qiao had anticipated their arrival and poisoned the group, leaving them paralyzed on the grass.

• An Ya tried to flee after Old K’s men surrounded her, then claimed that a more beautiful woman and a man prettier than a woman were across the stream.
• Old K took An Ya with him and ordered some of his men to remain behind while the rest followed her toward the cave.
• An Ya led Old K’s group to Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng’s hidden cave, where the pair calmly came out to meet them.
• Su Qiao counted to three, and Old K’s group fell, unable to move or speak properly.
• Su Qiao told Old K that they had been poisoned and would be paralyzed, but would not die.

Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng subdued Old K and his men so they could question them about the island and her missing father. Before they could return, Da Biao’s group killed Old K’s men, while Boss Jin killed Da Biao and Lin Xiaohua.

• Old K and his men lay paralyzed as Su Qiao questioned them, and Ji Hanfeng offered to kill them before they could seek revenge.
• Su Qiao refused to kill Old K’s group because she still needed to ask them about the island, and she and Ji Hanfeng went to deal with the remaining men.
• Su Qiao swiftly defeated the men without killing them, leaving Ji Hanfeng and the others stunned by her swordsmanship.
• As Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng headed back, 444 told her that Da Biao and his men had killed Old K’s group.
• 444 revealed that Boss Jin had stabbed Da Biao and strangled Lin Xiaohua, leaving Da Biao near death.

After settling into a peaceful life, Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng began exploring the island for a way off and to find Su Qiao’s father. Ji Hanfeng led a group of people who had tormented him into Snake Valley, where venomous snakes surrounded them while he stayed safe.

• Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng explored the island after preparing enough medicine.
• While Su Qiao roasted meat by a lake, Ji Hanfeng encountered the people who had once abandoned and tormented him.
• Ji Hanfeng led Lu Hongyu and the others into Snake Valley, where they found themselves surrounded by venomous snakes.
• Ji Hanfeng revealed that he had led them there on purpose and that the snakes avoided him.
• One of the trapped people begged Ji Hanfeng to save them.

Su Qiao found Ji Hanfeng in Snake Valley confronting Liu Xiaowen and the people who had once chased him. She left with him and reassured him that she did not think he was cruel for dealing with his enemies.

• Liu Xiaowen pleaded with Ji Hanfeng to save her, but he coldly refused to help her.
• Su Qiao arrived and asked Ji Hanfeng what he was doing in Snake Valley; he said Liu Xiaowen was an enemy he barely knew.
• Lu Hongyu and the others begged Ji Hanfeng not to leave, while Liu Xiaowen pleaded to go with him, but he followed Su Qiao away.
• Ji Hanfeng admitted he had been planning to deal with the group and worried that Su Qiao would think he was cruel.
• Su Qiao told Ji Hanfeng that getting rid of their enemies was not cruel, and he happily walked away with her.

Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng encountered a poisoned woman and her young son, Xiao Bao, who had been following them. As the woman neared death, she asked to speak with Su Qiao alone, leaving Ji Hanfeng to take Xiao Bao aside.

• Su Qiao stopped Ji Hanfeng from raising his bow when a woman and a boy emerged from the woods.
• The woman and Xiao Bao explained that they had seen Ji Hanfeng when he first arrived on the island.
• Su Qiao recognized that the woman was poisoned, and the woman collapsed after coughing up black blood.
• Su Qiao gave the woman two pills and examined her, but told her the poison had reached her internal organs and she could not be saved.
• The woman asked to speak with Su Qiao privately, and Su Qiao sent Ji Hanfeng away with Xiao Bao.

Su Qiao agreed to take in Xiao Bao and promised to seek treatment for his leukemia if they escaped The Island. After Xiao Bao's mother died, he tried to stay strong and said he expected to reunite with her soon, prompting Ji Hanfeng to ask about his father.

• Su Qiao gave Xiao Bao's mother a life-saving pill and listened as she asked Su Qiao to care for her son.
• Xiao Bao's mother explained that Xiao Bao had leukemia and that she had brought him to see more of the world before he died.
• Su Qiao agreed to feed Xiao Bao and promised to pay for his treatment if they left The Island.
• Xiao Bao's mother died after thanking Su Qiao, and Su Qiao comforted Xiao Bao.
• Xiao Bao said his mother could finally rest and that they would reunite soon, and Ji Hanfeng asked him about his father.

Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng comforted Xiao Bao after his mother died, buried her, and promised to help him escape The Island and treat his leukemia. Xiao Bao resolved to keep living, and the three returned to the cave together.

• Xiao Bao admitted he knew his mother had lied about his father returning, and Ji Hanfeng and Su Qiao comforted him.
• Su Qiao promised to take Xiao Bao to the hospital, while Ji Hanfeng assured him she could cure his leukemia.
• Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng helped Xiao Bao bury his mother, and they encouraged him to fulfill her wish to leave The Island and live peacefully.
• Xiao Bao vowed to endure treatment and stay alive, then he returned to the cave with Su Qiao and Ji Hanfeng.

Su Qiao protected Xiao Bao from overexerting himself while caring for his illness, then dealt with An Ya and sent her to Lu Yizhi. She sent two men back to Su Songbai with a message from his wife.

• Xiao Bao tried to carry a heavy stone slab to cook for Su Qiao, who stopped him and reminded him to take his medicine.
• Su Qiao learned that An Ya was approaching with a group of people after reuniting with Su Songbai.
• Su Qiao defeated An Ya and told her that Lu Yizhi had been crippled and driven out of the camp.
• Su Qiao had Ji Hanfeng bundle An Ya in a vine net and send her downstream to Lu Yizhi.
• Su Qiao gave two men the antidote and sent them to tell Su Songbai that his wife had a message for him.