Chapter Summaries

Li Hao arrived as Five Poisons Child and Yun Zhonghe threatened Lin Shiyin and her son, Long Xiaoyun. After Long Xiaoyun offered his mother as a reward for help, Five Poisons Child challenged Li Hao.

• Five Poisons Child and Yun Zhonghe attacked Lin Shiyin’s carriage and killed or scattered her guards.
• Lin Shiyin threatened to kill herself, but Long Xiaoyun pleaded with her to surrender so he could live.
• Li Hao appeared, comforted Long Xiaoyun, and made an inappropriate remark about wanting to hug his mother.
• Long Xiaoyun offered Li Hao permission to hug Lin Shiyin if he killed the two attackers.
• Five Poisons Child demanded to know who Li Hao was and ordered him to let go of his wife.

Li Hao defeated the Five Poisons Child and rescued Lin Shiyin and Long Xiaoyun from his poison. Yun Zhonghe then seized Long Xiaoyun as a hostage, leaving Lin Shiyin pleading with Li Hao to save him.

• The Five Poisons Child attacked Li Hao, Lin Shiyin, and Long Xiaoyun with Golden Silkworm Gu Poison, but Li Hao dispersed it and revived the others with Hundred Herb Pills.
• Li Hao killed the Five Poisons Child after refusing to explain why the poison had failed.
• Long Xiaoyun demanded that Yun Zhonghe surrender his hands, but Yun Zhonghe offered the second volume of the Precious Mirror of Flowers in exchange for his right hand.
• Long Xiaoyun approached Yun Zhonghe for the treasure, and Yun Zhonghe grabbed him by the throat.
• Lin Shiyin begged Li Hao to rescue Long Xiaoyun, while Li Hao claimed he could do nothing.

Li Hao rescued Long Xiaoyun after Yun Zhonghe threw him into a pit, but said that saving him fully required a Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom. The chapter ended with Li Hao demanding Lin Shiyin in exchange and her refusing because she was married.

• Lin Shiyin offered herself to Li Hao if he saved Xiaoyun, while Yun Zhonghe held the boy hostage and ordered Li Hao to back away.
• Yun Zhonghe struck Long Xiaoyun, threw him toward a deep pit, and fled as Li Hao rushed to catch him.
• Li Hao caught Long Xiaoyun and gave him a Lesser Rejuvenation Pill after finding that four of his ribs were broken.
• Li Hao told Lin Shiyin that a Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom could cure Xiaoyun and described how Zhu Wushi had sought one for Suxin.
• Li Hao implied that Lin Shiyin had to give herself to him for his help, but she refused because she was married.

Li Hao pressured Lin Shiyin into accepting his help to save Long Xiaoyun, then drugged her and forced himself on her. The system rewarded him for the encounter, leaving Li Hao furious over a reward labeled “horizontal.”

• Li Hao prepared to leave the pit after Lin Shiyin denied offering herself to him, but warned her that Long Xiaoyun’s temporary treatment would soon wear off.
• Lin Shiyin agreed to Li Hao’s demands, and he gave her one Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom, which stabilized Long Xiaoyun’s injuries.
• Li Hao set out bedding and proposed a wedding ceremony, then secretly gave Lin Shiyin Yin Yang Hehuan Powder.
• Li Hao took advantage of Lin Shiyin while she was drugged, and the system granted him rewards for the encounter.
• Li Hao complained to the system about its “horizontal” reward, then called Lin Shiyin his lucky star and embraced her again.

While Li Hao stayed with Lin Shiyin, Ning Zhongze waited with Yi Lin and Qu Feifei at the roadside, where the arrival of the Four Evils led her to confront their leader. Ning Zhongze kept Yue Laosan captive and warned E Guan Manying that she would deal with him after Li Hao returned.

• Li Hao taught Lin Shiyin to circulate her inner breath, and they entered meditation together.
• Ning Zhongze, Yi Lin, and Qu Feifei cooked barbecue beside the road while Yan Shun and the guards kept watch.
• Yue Laosan called for help from where he was tied to a post, and Yan Shun ordered the guards to protect the women.
• E Guan Manying arrived with the Four Evils and demanded to know why Yue Laosan was captive.
• Ning Zhongze told E Guan Manying that Yue Laosan had offended Li Hao and warned him to wait for Li Hao's return.

Ning Zhongze faced Duan Yanqing and the Four Evils while waiting for Li Hao to return, and barely survived Duan Yanqing’s attack. Li Hao arrived in time to save her, leaving him confronting the villains.

• Ning Zhongze identified Li Hao as her husband and refused to hand Yue Laosan over, ordering Yan Shun to kill him if the Four Evils attacked.
• Duan Yanqing threatened Ning Zhongze and attacked her with his iron crutch, overpowering her sword defense.
• Li Hao’s golden needles forced Duan Yanqing to retreat just before he could strike Ning Zhongze.
• Li Hao arrived with Lin Shiyin in his arms, and Lin Shiyin realized that Li Xunhuan was Li Hao’s second brother.
• Li Hao blamed Duan Yanqing for threatening his family and considered strengthening Yan Shun and his other subordinates.

Li Hao fought Duan Yanqing after Yan Shun and another cavalryman killed Yue Laosan, making peace impossible. Long Xiaoyun called Li Hao Dad, distracting him long enough for Duan Yanqing to break his sword and launch a deadly attack.

• Li Hao exposed Duan Yanqing's secret past, and Yan Shun and a cavalryman killed Yue Laosan despite Li Hao's attempt to avoid a fight.
• Li Hao faced Duan Yanqing while Ning Zhongze fought Ye Erniang and Yan Shun's group fought Yun Zhonghe; Yi Lin guarded Lin Shiyin and the others.
• Long Xiaoyun asked whether to call Li Hao Uncle or Dad, then called him Dad and asked him to avenge Yun Zhonghe's blow.
• Li Hao lost focus at Long Xiaoyun's words, and Duan Yanqing broke his sword with an iron crutch.
• Duan Yanqing attacked the unarmed Li Hao with both crutches as Ning Zhongze watched helplessly.

Li Hao repelled Duan Yanqing’s attack, then demanded compensation before returning Yue Laosan’s body. Duan Yanqing offered one hundred thousand taels of silver, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Duan Yanqing’s steel crutch struck Li Hao, but Li Hao deflected the force and sent Duan Yanqing flying backward with an injury.
• Ning Zhongze rushed to check Li Hao, and he secretly gave her a Lesser Rejuvenation Pill while kissing her.
• Duan Yanqing asked Li Hao to return Yue Laosan’s body and offered to end their feud, but Li Hao refused and ordered Yan Shun to feed the corpse to wild dogs.
• Li Hao gave Lesser Rejuvenation Pills to Yi Lin to distribute among the injured cavalrymen and demanded compensation from Duan Yanqing.
• Yan Shun returned with wild wolves, and Li Hao valued the thirty-five pills at a thousand gold each.
• Duan Yanqing offered one hundred thousand taels of silver, but Li Hao had not yet accepted.

Li Hao drove Duan Yanqing away after extorting silver for Yue Laosan, then rewarded his men and tested their loyalty. He camped for the night, while Ning Zhongze teased Lin Shiyin about Li Hao’s interest in her.

• Li Hao accepted one hundred thousand taels from Duan Yanqing and ordered Yan Shun to return Yue Laosan.
• Li Hao checked that the knights were safe, then gave Heizi the surname Li and renamed him Li Hei.
• Li Hao offered to let anyone leave, but Yan Shun and Li Hei killed the two brothers who took him up on it.
• Li Hao ordered the injured group to camp beside the main road, while Ning Zhongze teased Lin Shiyin about her relationship with him.

Li Hao offered his followers Bodhi Snake Galls to increase their inner strength, while the three women mistakenly thought he meant an intimate method and became sick with embarrassment. After Li Hei proved the galls worked, the women asked for their share, and Li Hao hinted at another way to improve their strength.

• Two masked figures discussed whether Li Hao might be Consort Li’s son and decided to investigate and bring him to the Murong Clan if he was.
• Li Hao told his followers he could raise their cultivation, prompting Ning Zhongze, Lin Shiyin, and Yi Lin to misunderstand and vomit.
• Li Hao produced Bodhi Snake Galls and explained that each gall added diminishing amounts of inner strength.
• Li Hei ate a gall, absorbed its power, and broke through to the late Houtian stage, convincing the other men to eat the galls.
• Ning Zhongze asked Li Hao for galls for the women, and he suggested they use a different, more enjoyable method to improve their strength.

Li Hao knocked Long Xiaoyun out with his prized powder and arranged for Li Hei to watch over him. He invited the women back to the carriage, but Lin Shiyin stayed behind to admire the stars and avoid joining them.

• Long Xiaoyun came to Lin Shiyin and insisted that he wanted to sleep with her and go home.
• Li Hao used knockout powder to put Long Xiaoyun to sleep, angering Lin Shiyin.
• Li Hao explained that the powder was safe and asked Li Hei to carry Long Xiaoyun to a tent.
• Li Hao invited the women back to the carriage, while Lin Shiyin refused and stayed outside to admire the stars.

Li Hao and his companions continued traveling after the knights gained strength from the Bodhi Snake Gall, while Lin Shiyin worried about her relationship with Li Hao and her return to Xingyun Manor. The convoy headed toward Gusu City, where Li Hao met a lama on the road.

• Li Hao offered Lin Shiyin the choice of resting in the carriage or watching fireflies, and Ning Zhongze persuaded her to join the others in the carriage.
• Yan Shun stationed the strengthened knights around the carriage and reflected on Li Hao’s future and the possibility of an heir.
• Ning Zhongze asked Lin Shiyin why she had traveled so far, and Lin Shiyin explained that she came to pray at a temple and feared facing Long Xiaoyun’s father.
• Li Hao woke, said he wanted to travel across the land, and ordered the Li family convoy to move out.
• Yan Shun told Li Hao they were nearing Gusu City and pointed out a monk, whom Li Hao identified as a lama before asking his name and destination.

Li Hao met Jiumozhi, who had kidnapped Duan Yu to obtain a written copy of the Six Meridian Divine Sword for Murong Bo’s grave. After Li Hao warned that Duan Yu might falsify the manual, he proposed burning Duan Yu as an offering instead.

• Jiumozhi mistook Li Hao for Murong Fu near Canhe Manor, and Li Hao introduced himself as the Amorous Swordsman.
• Duan Yu begged Li Hao to rescue him, but Li Hao sided with Jiumozhi and urged him to silence Duan Yu.
• Jiumozhi explained that he had kidnapped Duan Yu to recover the Six Meridian Divine Sword manual from memory after the monks at Tianlong Temple burned it.
• Li Hao warned Jiumozhi that Duan Yu might deliberately jumble the manual, and Duan Yu realized his plan had been exposed.
• Li Hao suggested that Jiumozhi take Duan Yu to Murong Bo’s grave and burn him there so Murong Bo could question him in the underworld.

Li Hao accompanied Jiumozhi to Canhe Manor, where the residents believed he was a descendant of the Murong family and welcomed him warmly. A Bi’s attention focused on Li Hao, leaving Jiumozhi and the captive Duan Yu overlooked.

• Li Hao rejected Duan Yu’s hopes of rescue and agreed to accompany Jiumozhi to Canhe Manor.
• Li Hao and Jiumozhi arrived at Canhe Manor, and Xiao Hei knocked at the gate.
• A Bi hurried to greet Li Hao after learning his name and welcomed him as if Canhe Manor were his home.
• Canhe Manor’s spies had concluded Li Hao was likely the son of Murong Bo’s younger brother, who had taken the name Li Tiezhu.
• Jiumozhi introduced himself as Murong Bo’s friend and said he had brought a gift to pay his respects, while A Bi remained captivated by Li Hao.

Li Hao arrived at Canhe Manor with Jiumozhi and Ning Zhongze, where A Zhu and A Bi mistook him for the Murong Family’s Second Young Master. He denied being related to the family but was ushered inside and treated as its heir, while Jiumozhi and Duan Yu were left outside before being admitted.

• A Bi announced the Second Young Master’s return, and armed warriors came out to greet Li Hao.
• A Zhu recognized Li Hao as the Second Young Master, but he insisted his name was Li Hao and said his father was Li Tiezhu.
• Deng Baichuan and the warriors knelt to Li Hao, and A Zhu and A Bi led him into Canhe Manor with his companions.
• Jiumozhi and Duan Yu were left outside until Deng Baichuan learned they had come with Li Hao and invited them in.
• Jiumozhi found Li Hao seated in the main hall among beauties and complained that Li Hao had kept him in the dark.

Li Hao learned that his father was Murong Bo’s younger brother and that his grandmother had been Consort Li, then accompanied Jiumozhi toward Murong Bo’s burial mound. At Canhe Manor, Li Hao ordered Duan Yu’s execution but stopped the others from killing him after revealing that Duan Yu might be the child of a beggar.

• Li Hao told the people at Canhe Manor that his father was Murong Bo’s younger brother and that his grandmother had been Consort Li.
• Jiumozhi suggested visiting Murong Bo’s grave, and Deng Baichuan agreed to guide him and Li Hao there despite the grave’s restricted status.
• Li Hao ordered his men to prepare to kill Duan Yu and burn his body, but Yi Lin’s plea persuaded him to have Duan Yu beheaded first.
• A Bi and Deng Baichuan warned Li Hao that Duan Yu was Duan Zhengchun’s son and that killing him could damage Canhe Manor’s plans to restore Great Yan.
• Li Hao claimed Duan Yu was the son of a beggar who had been Duan Zhengchun’s enemy, and Lin Shiyin recognized the scandal he was referring to.
• Duan Yu defended his mother, Dao Baifeng, while the others doubted Li Hao’s claim.

Li Hao exposed Duan Yu’s family secrets and suggested that Dao Baifeng had conceived him with a beggar, leaving Duan Yu believing he was not Duan Zhengchun’s son. When Duan Yu offered the Six Meridian Divine Sword manual in exchange for his life, Li Hao demonstrated that he already knew the complete technique.

• Li Hao challenged Duan Yu to deny Duan Zhengchun’s affairs and revealed his relationships with Gan Baobao and Qin Hongmian.
• Li Hao claimed Dao Baifeng had retaliated against Duan Zhengchun by sleeping with a crippled beggar, and Duan Yu struggled to accept that he might be the beggar’s son.
• Li Hao asked Xiao Hei to prepare firewood to burn the sword manual for Murong Bo.
• At Murong Bo’s grave, Duan Yu offered to write down and teach Li Hao the Six Meridian Divine Sword in exchange for his life.
• Li Hao demonstrated the Six Meridian Divine Sword by firing its techniques into a tree, and Jiumozhi praised his skill.

Li Hao stopped Yan Shun from killing Duan Yu after Duan Yu pledged his loyalty and promised to help restore Great Yan. The chapter left Duan Yu preparing to write out the martial arts manuals Li Hao demanded.

• Lin Shiyin told Yi Lin that Duan Yu's father was the wicked man who had attacked them on the road and nearly killed Sister Ning.
• Duan Yu offered to help the Murong Family restore Great Yan if Li Hao spared his life, and Deng Baichuan and A Bi pleaded for him.
• Li Hao demanded that Duan Yu become his lifelong servant, and Duan Yu swore an oath of loyalty after Li Hei threatened him with a saber.
• Li Hao added harsh conditions to Duan Yu's oath and made him promise that his relatives' women would belong to Li Hao.
• Li Hao ordered Duan Yu to write the Six Meridian Divine Sword, Lingbo Weibu, Bei Ming Divine Skill, and every other martial arts manual he knew.

Li Hao ordered Deng Baichuan to find elderly, unattractive women and painters for a humiliating scheme involving Duan Yu, while Jiumozhi received permission to study the Six Meridian Divine Sword manual before burning it. After Li Hao’s group left, a masked leader and the Grand Steward confirmed that Li Hao was Murong Fu’s son and discussed why his father had hidden his identity.

• Li Hao told Deng Baichuan to recruit elderly, unattractive women and painters in Gusu, then gave him Mysterious Lust-Inducing Powder in case Duan Yu refused to cooperate.
• Lin Shiyin questioned Li Hao about whether he had used a certain substance on her, but his teasing answer left her flustered.
• Li Hao let Jiumozhi keep and study the Six Meridian Divine Sword manual before burning it, and asked A Bi to arrange him a quiet courtyard.
• After Li Hao and his group departed, a masked leader and the Grand Steward discussed their investigation and concluded that Li Hao was Murong Fu’s son.
• The masked leader said Murong Fu had likely kept his identity secret to spare him the hardships of trying to restore the Yan Dynasty.

Li Hao had Deng Baichuan follow his orders while Duan Yu was humiliated by the Eight Great Vajras, completing Li Hao’s quest to ruin Duan Yu’s fate. After returning to his room, Li Hao found Lin Shiyin awake and asking whether he had used aphrodisiac powder on her in the pit.

• A masked man ordered that Li Hao’s commands take precedence over Murong Fu’s, dismissing Murong Fu as a failure.
• Deng Baichuan told Li Hao that Duan Yu had spent an hour with the women and that artists were making a picture album of the encounter.
• Madam Qin emerged and claimed she was eighteen, prompting Deng Baichuan and a painter to vomit.
• The system rewarded Li Hao for ruining Duan Yu’s fate with inner force, pills, villain points, a disguise skill, and a two-millimeter vitality increase.
• Li Hao gave Deng Baichuan a picture to show Duan Yu if he tried to leave, then returned to find Lin Shiyin awake and questioning him about aphrodisiac powder.