Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao explained why she planned to make Lin Hanyan and Huangfu Zhenlou fall deeply in love before striking them down, while 444 warned her about the risks. She chose to focus on restoring her martial arts first and wondered whether she could hypnotize Lin Hanyan to learn about their past.

• Su Qiao told 444 that her family’s deaths and years of suffering meant she would not let Lin Hanyan escape easily, and she suspected Huangfu Zhenlou had also wronged her in her previous life.
• Su Qiao noted that Huangfu Zhenlou’s relationship with Lin Hanyan would boost Lin Hanyan’s Luck Value and make him Ye Shaoxuan’s enemy.
• Su Qiao asked what Ye Shaoxuan was doing and learned that he was training with Xiao Wu; she decided to rest instead of approaching him, prioritizing the recovery of her martial arts.
• Su Qiao said she would tie Ye Shaoxuan to her side once her martial arts recovered, while 444 agreed that romance could wait.
• Su Qiao asked whether she could hypnotize Lin Hanyan to uncover what happened in their childhood and previous life, but 444 warned that Lin Hanyan’s high Luck Value made such an attempt dangerous.

Su Qiao abandoned her plan to attack Lin Hanyan and decided to recover her martial arts before targeting Gong Jun. She also worried that Nanny Wu was growing suspicious and argued with 444 about how much more convincingly she needed to imitate Su Lian Yue.

• Su Qiao gave up on attacking Lin Hanyan for now because her martial arts had not recovered and Lin Hanyan had guards and poison.
• Su Qiao decided to investigate Gong Jun and consider hypnotizing him, while 444 agreed to look for his weaknesses.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that Nanny Wu was suspicious and had been questioning Xiao Huan about Su Lian Yue.
• Su Qiao considered using deep hypnosis on Nanny Wu because her behavior differed from that of a woman raised as a Skinny Horse.
• Su Qiao protested that she had already been walking, speaking, and eating delicately, while 444 said she needed to practice acting more alluring and demure.

Su Qiao complained about having to act like a delicate concubine, but agreed to train so she could keep her identity secret. After hypnotizing Nanny Wu and giving her fabricated memories, Su Qiao began practicing her dainty walk in the courtyard.

• Su Qiao blamed Xiao Si for bringing her to the Flying Eagle Fortress, while Xiao Si argued that Ye Shaoxuan was her Doggo and she could prevent him from taking other wives.
• Su Qiao agreed to train, and the next morning she hypnotized Nanny Wu while Xiao Si implanted fabricated memories.
• Su Qiao pretended she had recovered and asked Nanny Wu to help her take a walk outside.
• Su Qiao practiced walking in the courtyard as Xiao Huan watched, but she quickly slipped back into her usual manner.

Su Qiao reluctantly practiced acting like a delicate young lady while she waited for Nanny Wu to fetch soup. Her practice was interrupted when Ye Shaoxuan appeared on the wall and challenged her about whom she was trying to seduce.

• Su Qiao complained to 444 that she wanted to escape rather than keep up her affected manner, but accepted that she could not flee without her martial arts.
• Su Qiao asked Nanny Wu to bring her tremella and lotus seed soup, and Nanny Wu left after agreeing.
• Su Qiao practiced speaking softly, smiling modestly, and walking delicately, but soon grew frustrated and sat down on the pavilion steps.
• 444 noticed Ye Shaoxuan watching from the wall, and Su Qiao looked up to find him drinking wine.
• Ye Shaoxuan met Su Qiao's gaze and asked who she was trying to seduce by practicing.

Su Qiao denied Ye Shaoxuan’s accusations that she was trying to seduce a wild man, while he grew angry and suspicious. Their confrontation continued in the pavilion, where Ye Shaoxuan questioned whether she had a powerful backer protecting her.

• 444 reminded Su Qiao that she had spoken her thoughts aloud, and Ye Shaoxuan accused her of trying to seduce a wild man.
• Su Qiao denied knowing any wild man and insisted Ye Shaoxuan had no evidence.
• Ye Shaoxuan threatened to show Su Qiao his methods if he found the man she was hiding.
• Su Qiao said she had only been practicing her bearing to become more beautiful and outstanding, but Ye Shaoxuan mocked her.
• Su Qiao went into the pavilion, and Ye Shaoxuan followed, asking whether she had a backer who made her unafraid of him.

Su Qiao convinced Ye Shaoxuan that she was frail and might not live past eighteen, prompting him to offer medical help. The chapter ended with her recognizing the physician he planned to summon as the famed Divine Doctor Du.

• Ye Shaoxuan questioned whether Su Qiao was truly the Su family's adopted daughter, and she told him to investigate if he doubted her.
• Su Qiao claimed fortune-tellers had predicted she would die before eighteen and that she had been sickly since childhood.
• Ye Shaoxuan grew concerned about Su Qiao's health and offered to have his friend examine her.
• Su Qiao recognized the name Divine Doctor Du and praised him as young, handsome, and easygoing, leaving Ye Shaoxuan surprised.

Ye Shaoxuan stormed away after arguing with Su Qiao, then ordered Xiao Wu to investigate her family background, fortune-telling history, and health. He left the chapter still furious and curious about her, while insisting his men call her Madam.

• Ye Shaoxuan accused Su Qiao of shamelessly praising Du Heng, and she asked whether he was jealous.
• Ye Shaoxuan left in a rage, and Xiao Wu and Little Six hurried after him.
• Ye Shaoxuan ordered Xiao Wu to investigate the Su family of Yangzhou and corrected him for calling Su Lian Yue by name, insisting that they call her Madam.
• Ye Shaoxuan told Xiao Wu to find out whether anyone had read Su Lian Yue's fortune and to investigate her health thoroughly.

Su Qiao enjoyed teasing Young Master Ye and went to meet Madam Ye after learning that the fortress was arranging wives and concubines for him. Nanny Wu warned her to win Young Master Ye’s favor and keep her distance from Madam Ye.

• Su Qiao told 444 that Young Master Ye’s looks and his angry reactions made him fun to tease.
• Madam Ye invited Su Qiao to the Main Hall after hearing that Young Master Ye had visited Water Moon Pavilion.
• Nanny Wu explained that Madam Ye planned to choose wives and concubines for Young Master Ye at the Martial Arts Convention.
• Nanny Wu urged Su Qiao to win Young Master Ye’s heart before his primary wife entered the household.
• Nanny Wu warned Su Qiao not to get too close to Madam Ye, and Su Qiao recognized the advice behind her words.

Su Qiao, posing as the delicate concubine Lian Yue, met Madam Ye and the young women she had kept behind. Madam Ye compared Su Qiao’s beauty to Lin Hanyan’s, and Su Qiao answered modestly while recognizing the attempt to provoke discord.

• Madam Ye dismissed the women gathered in the side hall but kept her daughter, Lin Hanyan, and Huangfu Youran behind.
• Su Qiao entered, paid her respects to Madam Ye, and sat down while acting weak and delicate.
• Madam Ye asked Su Qiao to raise her head, and the women were struck by her beauty.
• Madam Ye said Su Qiao outshone Lin Hanyan and suggested Ye Xuan had specifically chosen her.
• Su Qiao dismissed the comparison and modestly claimed she could not compare with the young ladies.

Madam Ye tried to put Su Qiao in her place by belittling her status and hinting that she might bear Ye Shaoxuan a child. Ye Shaoxuan arrived, publicly praised Su Qiao and called her his future First Madam, then worried over her health as he led her away.

• Madam Ye compared Su Qiao's looks unfavorably with Lin Hanyan and suggested Su Qiao might earn merit by bearing Ye Shaoxuan a child.
• Ye Ningshuang and Huangfu Youran joined in insulting Su Qiao, while Nanny Wu urged her to endure it.
• Ye Shaoxuan entered and declared that Su Qiao's beauty surpassed everyone else's and that she would become Flying Eagle Fortress's First Madam if she bore him a child.
• Ye Shaoxuan ignored Lin Hanyan and Huangfu Youran's greetings and teased Su Qiao about being struck by his good looks.
• Ye Shaoxuan worried that Su Qiao felt unwell, pulled her to her feet, and angered Madam Ye.

Ye Shaoxuan carried the coughing Su Qiao away from the side hall and ordered Divine Doctor Du to treat her. His concern left Ye Ningshuang and Lin Hanyan jealous, while Madam Ye wondered how close the pair had become.

• Ye Shaoxuan scooped Su Qiao into his arms when she tried to explain herself and told her not to speak if she felt unwell.
• Ye Shaoxuan ordered Xiao Wu to summon Divine Doctor Du with the best medicine and carried Su Qiao away.
• Ye Shaoxuan told Madam Ye that Su Qiao was still recovering from a chill and asked that no one disturb her unless necessary.
• Madam Ye pretended to express concern as Su Qiao stopped resisting and let Ye Shaoxuan carry her away, followed by Nanny Wu and Xiao Huan.
• Lin Hanyan and Ye Ningshuang questioned how Su Qiao had so quickly gained Ye Shaoxuan's care, while Madam Ye privately doubted the reports about their relationship.

Madam Ye, Ye Ningshuang, and Lin Hanyan discussed Su Qiao’s growing closeness with Ye Shaoxuan and plotted to diminish her standing. Lin Hanyan remained worried that Ye Shaoxuan’s interest in Su Qiao would be difficult to undo.

• Madam Ye wondered why Ye Shaoxuan had become so close to Su Lian Yue when he had never shown interest in Lin Hanyan.
• Ye Ningshuang told Huangfu Youran that Lin Hanyan liked Ye Shaoxuan and questioned whether Su Lian Yue could marry into the family.
• Huangfu Youran and Ye Ningshuang suggested Su Lian Yue was a woman raised to seduce men, while Baili Die encouraged Lin Hanyan to wait until Ye Shaoxuan tired of her.
• Baili Die said Su Qiao could be sold off or otherwise removed once Ye Shaoxuan had a legal wife.
• Lin Hanyan warned that Ye Shaoxuan’s interest might not be easy to undo, recalling that she had already viewed Su Qiao as a rival.

Madam Ye, Baili Die, encouraged Lin Hanyan and Huangfu Youran to ignore or eliminate the woman who had annoyed them. Huangfu Youran returned to her courtyard furious over Ye Shaoxuan’s closeness with his concubine, then admitted she had fallen for him and dismissed the rumors about his cruelty.

• Madam Ye, Baili Die, told Lin Hanyan and Huangfu Youran that the woman was beneath them and suggested they make her disappear if she caused trouble.
• Madam Ye sent the younger people away after the gathering, and Huangfu Youran angrily tore up flowers on her way back to her courtyard.
• Huangfu Youran complained that Ye Shaoxuan’s concubine had clung to him and that he had shown her too much concern in public.
• Huangfu Youran’s maid asked whether she had taken a liking to Ye Shaoxuan, and Huangfu Youran shyly praised his gentleness and refinement.
• Huangfu Youran’s maid warned her that rumors of Ye Shaoxuan’s cruelty might be true, but Huangfu Youran refused to believe them.

Huangfu Youran decided that Su Lian Yue was a threat to her plans and resolved to get rid of her. Meanwhile, Ye Shaoxuan carried Su Qiao around the garden despite her protests, leaving their relationship on display to the watching people.

• Xiao Yu suggested that Lin Hanyan was interested in the Young Alliance Leader, and Huangfu Youran concluded that Ningshuang had misunderstood Lin Hanyan's feelings for her brother.
• Huangfu Youran planned to ask her parents to refuse Madam Ye's proposal for Lin Hanyan, then turned her attention back to Su Lian Yue as a rival.
• Huangfu Youran decided to take advantage of Su Lian Yue's shallow relationship with Young Master Ye and get rid of her.
• Su Qiao noticed people watching and demanded that Ye Shaoxuan put her down, but he kept carrying her around the garden.
• Ye Shaoxuan teased Su Qiao and tossed her into the air, then hurried along when he thought she was feeling unwell.

Su Qiao teased Ye Shaoxuan while he carried her through the garden, and his threat to throw her into a pond turned into a tense exchange when she spoke casually about dying. Ye Shaoxuan denied caring about her, though he admitted to himself that he did not want her to die, and Su Qiao mocked his chances of finding a bride.

• Su Qiao pretended to act sweet and delicate to tease Ye Shaoxuan, who begged her to stop.
• Ye Shaoxuan threatened to throw Su Qiao into a nearby pond, but she kept provoking him in front of passersby.
• Su Qiao said her frail body would not last much longer, and Ye Shaoxuan told her to stop speaking of herself that way.
• Su Qiao asked whether Ye Shaoxuan feared she would die, and he realized he did not want her to die.
• Ye Shaoxuan denied caring about Su Qiao and said he only feared being known as a wife-killer; Su Qiao retorted that few people would marry him anyway.

Ye Shaoxuan brought Su Qiao back to the Water Moon Pavilion and summoned Divine Doctor Du Heng to examine her. As Du Heng tried to take her pulse, Ye Shaoxuan kept shielding Su Qiao, leaving Du Heng puzzled by his unusual attentiveness.

• Su Qiao scolded Ye Shaoxuan for lying in the pouring rain, and he admitted he had wanted to experience it.
• At the courtyard entrance, Ye Shaoxuan and Su Qiao met Xiao Wu and Du Heng, who had brought his medicine chest.
• Su Qiao asked Xiao Si to give her medicine to slow her blood flow before Du Heng examined her.
• Du Heng asked about Su Qiao's symptoms, but Ye Shaoxuan covered her wrist with a handkerchief before he could take her pulse.
• Du Heng wondered why Ye Shaoxuan was acting so attentively, while Ye Shaoxuan insisted Du Heng examine Su Qiao.

Du Heng examined Su Qiao and explained that her weak health came from unusually slow blood and qi circulation caused by blocked meridians. Ye Shaoxuan learned that she could live for decades if she avoided injury and cold, and left relieved by the news.

• Du Heng checked Su Qiao's pulse and asked about her long-standing weakness.
• Su Qiao said her poor health had troubled her since childhood.
• Du Heng explained that blocked meridians caused Su Qiao's slow blood and qi circulation and warned that trying to open them could kill her.
• Ye Shaoxuan complained that Su Qiao kept saying fortune-tellers had predicted she would die before eighteen.
• Du Heng said Su Qiao could live for several more decades if she avoided internal injuries and cold.
• Ye Shaoxuan felt relieved and realized that his thoughts and emotions had become centered on Su Qiao.

Du Heng reassured Su Qiao that she could live for decades and promised to find a way to cure her. After Ye Shaoxuan showed unusual concern for her, Nanny Wu urged Su Qiao to use his favor to secure her position, while Xiao Huan hoped they would no longer need to fear the people in the fortress.

• Du Heng told Ye Shaoxuan that Su Qiao would not be in danger while he was around, and Ye Shaoxuan urged Su Qiao to stop saying she would die soon.
• Du Heng promised Su Qiao he would find a safe and effective cure, and Ye Shaoxuan awkwardly helped her sit up.
• Ye Shaoxuan took Du Heng's prescription and dragged him out of the room, telling Su Qiao to rest.
• Su Qiao told Nanny Wu to collect the medicine herself and make sure no one else handled it.
• Nanny Wu advised Su Qiao to use Ye Shaoxuan's affection to secure her place by bearing a child, but Su Qiao said she knew what she was doing.
• Xiao Huan asked Su Qiao whether Ye Shaoxuan's affection meant they no longer had to fear the other people in the fortress.

Su Qiao recovered after Divine Doctor Du examined her, while 444 urged her to act spoiled and rely on Ye Shaoxuan for protection. Ye Shaoxuan privately questioned Du Heng about her condition, then claimed he was only worried about rumors and Baili Die sending more women into his residence.

• Su Qiao asked Xiao Huan to make porridge and worried that Divine Doctor Du might discover the truth about her body.
• 444 advised Su Qiao to act spoiled and stay close to Ye Shaoxuan, but she rejected the idea that he cared for her.
• Ye Shaoxuan asked Du Heng whether Su Qiao's weakness had been present since childhood.
• Du Heng said Su Qiao had likely been weak since childhood and could not practice martial arts, reassuring Ye Shaoxuan about her condition.
• Ye Shaoxuan insisted he was concerned only about avoiding blame if Su Qiao died and preventing Baili Die from placing more women in his residence.

Ye Shaoxuan told Du Heng that Su Qiao was too strange and strong-willed to be connected to Madam Ye, while Du Heng warned him that she might only be manipulating him. Ye Shaoxuan denied falling for her but admitted she rejected him for lacking the body and looks she wanted, leaving Du Heng laughing at his friend’s predicament.

• Du Heng advised Ye Shaoxuan to investigate Su Qiao because she might be connected to Madam Ye, but Ye Shaoxuan said he had already sent people to look into it.
• Ye Shaoxuan described Su Qiao as unusually bold and hard-hearted, and Du Heng asked what she had done.
• Du Heng teased Ye Shaoxuan for trying to improve his physique and complexion, then warned him that Su Qiao might be using him to deal with men.
• Ye Shaoxuan said Su Qiao despised him and wished he would die so she could find a man with Eight-pack Abs and a robust, bronze-skinned body.
• Du Heng laughed at Ye Shaoxuan for being rejected over his appearance and said Su Qiao was an interesting woman.