Chapter Summaries

Saint Lord Taichu pressed the Old Man to identify the casino that had trapped his son in debt. After the Old Man revealed it was Starlight Casino, Saint Lord Taichu recalled that its owners had defied his ban on ordinary people running casinos.

• Saint Lord Taichu asked the Old Man who had opened a casino that lured people into gambling and debt.
• The Old Man refused to name the casino, fearing its owners would kill his family for speaking out.
• Saint Lord Taichu promised to investigate and urged the Old Man to trust him, warning that his son could be maimed if the debt went unpaid.
• The Old Man asked Saint Lord Taichu to guarantee his family’s safety before revealing the casino’s location.
• Under Saint Lord Taichu’s insistence, the Old Man identified the casino as Starlight Casino, which had operated for nearly thirty years.
• Saint Lord Taichu recalled that he had forbidden ordinary people from opening casinos, but the owners had ignored his warning.

Saint Lord Taichu entered Starlight Casino, where the staff welcomed him as a wealthy gambler and hoped to profit from his bets. The chapter also showed how the casino manipulated desperate gamblers into deeper debt, leaving a thin man ruined but still eager to gamble again.

• Saint Lord Taichu arrived at Starlight Casino, and the thugs outside became accommodating when they saw his expensive clothes.
• Saint Lord Taichu tipped a young attendant thirty taels of gold and asked to be shown the casino’s most exciting game.
• The casino’s Little Brothers eagerly served Saint Lord Taichu, hoping to earn commissions from his bets.
• Saint Lord Taichu observed the impoverished gamblers and disapproved of their hopes of getting rich through gambling.
• A thin gambler who owed the casino nearly thirty thousand taels of gold was egged on until he lost his farmland and still wanted to gamble again.

Saint Lord Taichu brought his disciples to Starlight Casino and encouraged them to gamble while he covered their losses. After losing nearly four hundred taels of gold without showing concern, he played the part of a novice as the casino owner tried to keep him gambling.

• Saint Lord Taichu told his delighted disciples he would cover every expense and urged them to enjoy the casino.
• Li Changsheng, the owner of Starlight Casino, welcomed Saint Lord Taichu, who asked what would happen if he refused to pay his gambling debts.
• Saint Lord Taichu's disciples lost heavily at the tables, and he placed his saber on the table to start playing big-or-small.
• Saint Lord Taichu played around ten rounds and lost nearly four hundred taels of gold without appearing upset.
• Li Changsheng offered Saint Lord Taichu tea and pastries and encouraged him to keep playing to win back his stake.

Saint Lord Taichu brought his disciples to a casino, where the owner and his men suspected he might see through their schemes. He dismissed his disciples’ worries and told them to keep gambling and put all their losses on his tab.

• The casino owner urged his subordinates to treat Saint Lord Taichu well and try to profit from him, while they wondered if he had already uncovered their plans.
• The casino owner warned his subordinates not to offend Saint Lord Taichu, whose wealth and Martial Arts Hall could easily make up for gambling losses.
• Black-clad men appeared to control the casino’s visitors and stop Saint Lord Taichu from leaving if he lost money.
• Tieqiu asked Saint Lord Taichu whether they should call their Senior Brothers because the people outside seemed hostile.
• Saint Lord Taichu told his disciples to stay calm and keep a low profile, then ordered them to gamble until they could gamble no more and charge every loss to him.
• The casino owner grew excited when he heard Saint Lord Taichu’s instruction.

Saint Lord Taichu and his disciples lost tens of thousands of taels of gold at a casino, but he refused to pay and challenged the owner to make him. The confrontation escalated as Taichu's disciples stepped forward to protect him, leaving the casino owner furious.

• Saint Lord Taichu told the casino owner to settle the bill after his disciples lost nearly forty thousand taels of gold.
• The casino owner offered to accept only two thousand taels from Saint Lord Taichu, but Taichu asked him to forgive ordinary gamblers' debts as well.
• The casino owner explained that the gamblers owed far more and reduced his demand to one thousand taels of gold.
• Saint Lord Taichu refused to pay and dared the owner to kill him, while his disciples stood ready to defend him.
• The casino owner accused Saint Lord Taichu of extorting him and told him and his disciples to leave, but one disciple insulted the owner.

Saint Lord Taichu confronted a casino owner over exploiting ordinary people, while the owner’s subordinates urged him to fight back. Taichu gave the owner one minute to reconsider before his disciples tore the casino apart.

• Saint Lord Taichu dismissed the casino owner’s threats and blamed the casino for ruining ordinary people’s lives.
• The owner said he would forgive Taichu’s debt but ban him from the casino, while his subordinates protested that backing down would destroy their authority.
• Taichu announced he had come to gamble without paying and intended to tear down the casino, prompting both sides to draw weapons and prepare to fight.
• Taichu ordered his disciples to stay their hands and gave the owner one minute to leave before they dismantled the casino.
• Taichu warned the owner that he was still alive only because Taichu was giving him time to come to his senses.

Saint Lord Taichu confronted the casino owner and demanded that he abandon the casino, threatening his family when he refused. As the disciples destroyed the building, the owner’s wife pleaded for mercy, but Tieqiu condemned the couple’s exploitation of ordinary people.

• The casino owner asked Saint Lord Taichu why he was targeting him and offered to share the casino’s profits.
• Saint Lord Taichu rejected the offer, accused the owner of seeking his protection, and demanded that he leave or face death with his family.
• Saint Lord Taichu’s disciples began tearing apart the casino while the owner hesitated.
• The owner’s wife knelt before Saint Lord Taichu and pleaded for him to stop destroying their livelihood.
• Tieqiu judged the owner and his wife as exploiters who preyed on ordinary people and ruined indebted gamblers’ families.

Saint Lord Taichu ordered his disciples to subdue the casino thugs after they refused to stop exploiting people. The thugs were crippled, and the casino boss fled with his family, leaving his money behind.

• Saint Lord Taichu said he would give the casino men no further chance to reform and ordered his disciples to deal with them.
• Tieqiu took out his Moonlight Treasure Saber and challenged the junior disciples to follow him against the thugs.
• Saint Lord Taichu told his disciples to keep their attacks away from ordinary people.
• Saint Lord Taichu and his disciples overwhelmed the casino thugs, and the disciples severed most of their Achilles tendons.
• The casino boss fled with his wife and children, leaving behind a large sum of money.

Saint Lord Taichu promised to return the money the casino had taken from ordinary people and urged them to keep their families away from gambling. After discovering that some had never gambled and only came to claim money, he reflected on people’s greed while his disciple questioned why he helped them.

• The casino owner argued with his wife after she blamed him for surrendering the casino to Saint Lord Taichu.
• Ordinary people asked Saint Lord Taichu to return their gambling losses, and he told them to present their bills so they could reclaim their money.
• Saint Lord Taichu returned the money and warned the people to keep their children away from casinos and avoid gambling again.
• Saint Lord Taichu discovered that some claimants had never gambled and had come only to take advantage of the situation.
• Saint Lord Taichu’s disciple asked why he helped such people instead of keeping the money for themselves.

Saint Lord Taichu’s crackdown on gambling kept ordinary people from being lured into gambling houses, while his disciples worried that the lack of offenders meant they would lose their rewards. He agreed to take the broke disciples out for pastries, but reminded them not to harm heaven and justice.

• Saint Lord Taichu’s disciples watched gambling houses for anyone trying to lure ordinary people into gambling, hoping to earn the promised thirty thousand taels of gold for each person they caught.
• The gambling houses kept closing, so the disciples asked Saint Lord Taichu for pocket money because they could barely find anyone to catch and their Martial Arts Halls earned nothing.
• Saint Lord Taichu scolded the disciples for demanding rewards and blamed their poor management of the Martial Arts Halls.
• The disciples argued that their failures were partly Saint Lord Taichu’s fault because he had not taught them properly.
• Saint Lord Taichu agreed to call the disciples together and take them to eat pastries at a teahouse, reminding them never to do anything that harmed heaven and justice.

Saint Lord Taichu reminded his disciples that rival sects would exploit any trouble to slander them, then took them to a teahouse for breakfast. There, he called out their excuses for gaining weight and urged them not to deceive themselves about their effort.

• Tieqiu vowed that he trusted Saint Lord Taichu and would not sacrifice his master's dignity for personal gain.
• Saint Lord Taichu took his disciples out for breakfast and turned away the ordinary people who had repeatedly asked to join his sect.
• Saint Lord Taichu visited the teahouse, where the owner served him green tea that he had saved for the occasion.
• Saint Lord Taichu's disciples ate pastries and asked why they had been gaining weight despite practicing martial arts.
• Saint Lord Taichu accused his disciples of lying about their training and reminded them that they had to work hard rather than compare themselves to geniuses.

Saint Lord Taichu tried to guide his disciples but found Tieqiu unwilling to accept criticism. While they ate at a restaurant, he watched a Man in Black bully the owner over missing beef and mutton, and the chapter ended with the owner offering to pay for the man’s meal.

• Tieqiu complained that Saint Lord Taichu undervalued the disciples, while the others urged him to stop speaking.
• Saint Lord Taichu mocked Tieqiu’s lack of discipline and told the disciples to eat the dishes and pastries.
• A Man in Black entered the restaurant and demanded beef, mutton, and wine, threatening to destroy the shop if the owner did not serve him.
• The owner explained that he had no beef or mutton and offered pork or chicken instead, angering the Man in Black further.
• The owner apologized and offered to cover the Man in Black’s bill, then asked whether the offer satisfied him.

Saint Lord Taichu and Tieqiu watched as Ye Wenjun bullied a teahouse owner into providing him a free feast. After learning that Ye Wenjun had long extorted ordinary people and that they had been unable to resist him, Saint Lord Taichu chose to observe him longer before acting.

• Ye Wenjun threatened the teahouse owner until the owner agreed to serve him every dish for free.
• The owner told his waiter that Ye Wenjun had overturned tables before, then planned to load his food with chili peppers to punish him.
• The chapter revealed that Ye Wenjun ranked first on Saint Lord Taichu's Hero Ranking and had extorted protection fees from ordinary people without helping them.
• Tieqiu offered to teach Ye Wenjun a lesson, but Saint Lord Taichu decided they should first see what Ye Wenjun was up to.

Saint Lord Taichu urged his disciples to watch Ye Wenjun and his men rather than rush into a fight, while a restaurant owner finally confronted Ye Wenjun over his bullying and unpaid meals. Ye Wenjun rose to retaliate, but Tieqiu and the disciples stood against him, leaving Ye Wenjun facing an unprecedented public challenge.

• Saint Lord Taichu told his disciples to observe Ye Wenjun and warned them not to harm ordinary people.
• Ye Wenjun complained about the spicy food, and the owner angrily denounced him for exploiting and intimidating ordinary people.
• Ye Wenjun stood up and moved toward the owner as his subordinates offered to help him.
• Saint Lord Taichu's disciples rose, and Tieqiu cursed Ye Wenjun and demanded that he stop bullying the owner.
• Ye Wenjun was stunned by Tieqiu's insults and the blade pointed at him, an experience he had never faced before.

Ye Wenjun's disciples confronted Saint Lord Taichu's group, and Taichu tried to prevent the dispute from turning into a fight. After Ye Wenzhen attacked Iron Egg, Iron Egg's fellow disciples stood by instead of helping him.

• Ye Wenjun's disciples united against Taichu's group, while Saint Lord Taichu ordered his own disciples not to attack.
• Tieqiu urged Saint Lord Taichu to lead them into battle, but Taichu recalled how Tieqiu had once killed a man in a fit of rage and tried to keep everyone calm.
• Saint Lord Taichu acknowledged that his disciple had acted immaturely, but Ye Wenjun's side insisted that the disciple had insulted their boss first.
• Ye Wenzhen rushed forward and kicked Iron Egg in the stomach, and Ye Wenjun's disciples pinned Iron Egg down as he tried to fight back.
• Iron Egg's fellow disciples watched without helping, so he berated them for abandoning him while Saint Lord Taichu stayed silent.

Ye Wenjun threatened Iron Egg and the shopkeeper during a confrontation, but left after realizing he had no advantage against Saint Lord Taichu and the others. Saint Lord Taichu then promised to protect the shopkeeper if Ye Wenjun returned.

• Iron Egg called on his fellow disciples to help, but they refused to get involved.
• Ye Wenjun attacked Iron Egg and boasted about his willingness to kill, while Iron Egg held back because his reputation had fallen and he had grown tired of being looked down on.
• The shopkeeper knelt and pleaded with everyone to stop fighting so his shop and livelihood would be spared.
• Ye Wenjun threatened the shopkeeper, then reconsidered fighting Saint Lord Taichu and his group because his subordinates could not help him.
• Iron Egg provoked Ye Wenjun as he tried to leave, and Ye Wenjun threatened to attack him if they met alone.
• After Ye Wenjun left, Saint Lord Taichu assured the shopkeeper that they would protect him if Ye Wenjun came back.

The owner explained why he endured mistreatment from powerful people, while Tieqiu urged him to fight back and boasted about protecting ordinary people. After the owner and Tieqiu traded insults, the owner reaffirmed his gratitude to Saint Lord Taichu and knelt before him, leaving Saint Lord Taichu confused and urging him to stand.

• The owner told Saint Lord Taichu that he tolerated bullying because he feared retaliation against his family and could not risk his livelihood.
• Tieqiu urged the owner to fight back and vowed to kill the man who had bullied him if he remained on the rankings next week.
• The owner mocked Tieqiu for relying on Saint Lord Taichu's reputation, and Tieqiu insulted the owner and claimed his master had helped him out of pity.
• The owner told Tieqiu that Saint Lord Taichu was his benefactor but Tieqiu was not, then said he would start charging Tieqiu for meals.
• The owner clarified to Saint Lord Taichu that his words were not directed at him, thanked him for his help, and knelt before him.
• Saint Lord Taichu told the owner to get up, saying he did not want others to think he had forced him to kneel.

Saint Lord Taichu helped ordinary vendors and urged people to support one another. Ye Wenzhen returned to his inn humiliated and tried to rally his disciples against Saint Lord Taichu, who then appeared and challenged their loyalty to their master.

• Saint Lord Taichu refused a vendor's offer of free meals and encouraged the crowd to help one another when trouble arose.
• Ye Wenjun returned home feeling humiliated and worried that his authority over his followers would collapse.
• Ye Wenzhen smashed the cups in his inn and demanded that his followers join him in getting rid of Saint Lord Taichu.
• One disciple warned Ye Wenzhen that fighting Saint Lord Taichu would bring them harm, and others accused their master of mistreating them.
• Saint Lord Taichu arrived and remarked that Ye Wenzhen's disciples had endured much from their master, prompting Ye Wenzhen to demand that he leave.

Ye Wenjun tried to persuade his subordinates to help him defeat Saint Lord Taichu, promising them wealth and a future without his rival’s control. His men considered joining him but demanded proof after recalling his broken promises, and Ye Wenjun responded with insults as the confrontation continued.

• Ye Wenjun promised most of the spoils to anyone willing to charge with him and argued that defeating Saint Lord Taichu would make them powerful.
• His subordinates doubted him, citing the danger they faced and his long history of stinginess and mistreatment.
• Ye Wenjun divided the group between those willing to follow him and those who wanted to leave, warning that betrayal would cost them their lives.
• Ye Wenjun promised each follower two hundred taels of gold and wives, and some subordinates began considering his offer.
• Several men demanded that Ye Wenjun honor his promise, reminding him that he had failed to fulfill earlier pledges.
• Ye Wenjun mocked them for negotiating and began blaming them for his businesses failing.

Ye Wenjun refused to keep paying his gambling-addicted younger brother Ye Xiaohu’s debts, despite Ye Xiaohu’s pleas and threats from creditors. Ye Wenjun’s wife Li Ruhua confronted him and demanded that he stop letting his brother depend on them.

• Ye Xiaohu asked Ye Wenjun for two hundred taels of gold to repay a gambling debt, claiming his creditors would maim him if he failed to pay by the next day.
• Ye Wenjun refused to lend him money and insisted that he become independent, even if he complained to their parents’ graves.
• Ye Xiaohu tried to guilt Ye Wenjun by pleading that the creditors might kill him, but Ye Wenjun ordered him out and denounced his gambling.
• Li Ruhua confronted Ye Wenjun about Ye Xiaohu’s repeated requests for money and warned that he would depend on them forever if Ye Wenjun kept protecting him.