Chapter Summaries

Xuan Hao visited Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, where she noticed his unusual lack of appetite and tried to comfort him. After he hinted that his troubles involved her, Tang Yuehua feared Tang Hao had come to Heaven Dou City.

• Xuan Hao arrived at Moonlight Pavilion alone, and Tang Yuehua asked why Na'er and the Crown Prince were not with him.
• Xuan Hao said nothing had gone wrong with his companions and claimed he had come because he felt lonely.
• Tang Yuehua offered him food, but Xuan Hao said he had no appetite and ate only a few bites, deepening her concern.
• Tang Yuehua massaged Xuan Hao until he relaxed, then asked him to explain what had happened.
• Xuan Hao said his trouble had something to do with Tang Yuehua, prompting her to wonder whether Tang Hao had come to Heaven Dou City.

Xuan Hao told Tang Yuehua that Tang San was her nephew, but warned her that openly meeting him could expose him to Spirit Hall. He offered to bring Tang San to her secretly, then let her coax him after he pretended to remain angry.

• Xuan Hao explained that Tang San had revealed his Clear Sky Hammer at Blue Tyrant Academy after a conflict with Tailong and Old Titan.
• Tang Yuehua rushed to see Tang San, but Xuan Hao warned that her connection to Tang Hao could endanger him if Spirit Hall learned of his identity.
• Xuan Hao reassured Tang Yuehua that only a few trusted people knew about Tang San, and she admitted she still wanted to see him secretly.
• Xuan Hao complained that Tang Yuehua cared more about her brother and nephew than about him, so she apologized and massaged his back.
• Xuan Hao offered to bring Tang San to meet Tang Yuehua in a few days, and she shut the curtains, locked the door, and began massaging him with her feet.

Xuan Hao caught Tang Yuehua when she lost her balance, then offered to massage her after she complained of exhaustion. Tang Yuehua reluctantly removed her outer clothes and gradually relaxed as he carefully eased her muscles, though she reflected on how his massages had steadily grown more daring over the years.

• After Tang Yuehua nearly fell, Xuan Hao caught her with his Bloodline Power and gently lowered her onto the bed.
• Xuan Hao wiped Tang Yuehua's sweat and offered to help her relax, and she lay facedown for a massage.
• Xuan Hao insisted that Tang Yuehua remove her bulky outer garments so he could reach her pressure points, and she reluctantly complied.
• Xuan Hao massaged Tang Yuehua's back with controlled Bloodline Power, easing her fatigue as she gradually relaxed.
• Tang Yuehua recalled how Xuan Hao's massages had expanded from her shoulders to her back, legs, and feet, and worried he would eventually cross another boundary.

Xuan Hao accidentally crossed Tang Yuehua’s boundaries while massaging her, then convinced her that he had acted out of habit rather than on purpose. Tang Yuehua allowed him to finish the massage under strict limits, and he completed it carefully.

• Xuan Hao cut open Tang Yuehua’s clothing and began massaging her bare back while she was drowsy.
• Tang Yuehua jolted awake when Xuan Hao’s hands slid down her body, and he backed away and apologized.
• Xuan Hao claimed his hands had followed muscle memory from giving full-body massages to Liu Erlong, Na’er, and the other girls.
• Tang Yuehua questioned whether he had meant to take advantage of her, then told him to continue while forbidding him from touching her there again.
• Xuan Hao covered Tang Yuehua with black silk and finished the massage, carefully avoiding the forbidden area.

Tang Yuehua woke after Xuan Hao’s massage and found that he had left her unharmed, then watched him fix her hair. She remembered that his supposed powerful backing was entirely a bluff and reflected on how he had survived and risen through Heaven Dou City with only his own ability and courage.

• Tang Yuehua woke in bed, checked that Xuan Hao had not taken advantage of her, and covered him with her quilt before closing the window.
• Xuan Hao woke and asked whether she felt better, prompting Tang Yuehua to scold him over his earlier muscle-memory mishap.
• Tang Yuehua changed into her court gown, let Xuan Hao comb her hair, and told him to leave when he finished.
• Tang Yuehua stopped herself from telling Xuan Hao to return home and remembered that he had confessed years earlier that he was an orphan with no powerful family behind him.
• Tang Yuehua recalled how Xuan Hao had bluffed Heaven Dou City’s great powers into believing in his nonexistent Hidden Family and felt compassion for the risks he had faced with his Younger Sister.

Xuan Hao persuaded Tang Yuehua to join him on a night-market outing, where she reflected on how their relationship had changed as he grew from a child she protected into a towering young man who shielded her. They ended the evening at a refined restaurant, with Tang Yuehua tending to Xuan Hao while he ate, and her thoughts lingered on his powerful physique.

• Tang Yuehua embraced Xuan Hao, then warned him not to take advantage of her after he suggested she spend the night with him.
• Xuan Hao invited Tang Yuehua to the night market, and she agreed after he explained that he was hungry.
• Xuan Hao and Tang Yuehua walked through Heaven Dou City's night market, where his imposing frame sheltered her from the crowd.
• Xuan Hao chose an elegant restaurant rather than a roadside stall, and the two sat down to eat.
• Xuan Hao devoured the food while Tang Yuehua peeled shrimp and removed fish bones for him, reflecting on his hunger and admiring his physique.

At a banquet welcoming Shrek Academy’s teachers to Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong appointed Flender as dean and Ning Rongrong began probing Yu Xiao Gang’s role in Tang San’s abilities and the Golden Iron Triangle’s breakup. The chapter ended with Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Xiao Gang visibly unsettled as the guests waited for the truth.

• Liu Erlong announced that she would give Blue Tyrant Academy to Flender, who reluctantly accepted the position of dean.
• Yu Xiao Gang introduced himself as Master and said he would focus on teaching his direct disciple, Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu pointed out that Yu Xiao Gang had not taught Tang San’s unusual techniques or hidden weapons.
• Tang San claimed he had learned them from an ancient text, but said it had been lost.
• Ning Rongrong asked Liu Erlong why the Golden Iron Triangle had split up, and Xiao Wu asked Tang San whether Yu Xiao Gang had ever explained it.
• Tang San said Yu Xiao Gang had never discussed the past as Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Xiao Gang reacted uneasily.

Ning Rongrong began exposing Yu Xiao Gang’s past to the gathered teachers and students, while Liu Erlong watched with indifference and Flender prevented Yu Xiao Gang from leaving. She revealed that Yu Xiao Gang had left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as a youth and joined Spirit Hall to study his martial-soul defect, leaving the audience impressed as her story continued.

• Ning Rongrong prompted Liu Erlong to explain her past with Yu Xiao Gang, but Liu Erlong looked at him with complete indifference.
• Yu Xiao Gang tried to leave when Ning Rongrong said she knew the real reason for the breakup, but Flender held him in his seat.
• Ning Rongrong began her account by explaining that the title “Master” had first spread from Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong said Yu Xiao Gang’s martial soul mutation had kept him from advancing past rank thirty and brought him ridicule within his clan.
• Ning Rongrong recounted that Yu Xiao Gang left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at fourteen, joined Spirit Hall, and stayed in Spirit City for ten years to study martial-soul theory.

Ning Rongrong revealed Yu Xiao Gang and Liu Erlong’s tragic history, exposing that Yu Xiao Gang had abandoned her after learning they were cousins. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong condemning him for leaving Liu Erlong to face decades of rumors alone.

• Ning Rongrong recounted Yu Xiao Gang’s rise in Spirit Hall and his expulsion after its failed expedition to an Overseas Immortal Island.
• Ning Rongrong explained how Yu Xiao Gang, Flender, and Liu Erlong formed the Golden Iron Triangle, and how both men fell in love with Liu Erlong before Flender stepped aside.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Liu Erlong was Yu Xiao Gang’s cousin, and that Yu Luomian exposed their blood relation at their wedding.
• Ning Rongrong said Liu Erlong stood by Yu Xiao Gang and severed ties with her father, but Yu Xiao Gang fled without a word.
• Xiao Wu questioned why Yu Xiao Gang had run away, and Ning Rongrong accused him of abandoning Liu Erlong to endure years of attacks and rumors.

Ning Rongrong exposed Yu Xiao Gang’s past abandonment of Dean Erlong and struck him after he tried to hit her, leaving Tang San unable to defend his teacher. Yu Xiao Gang then claimed he had fled because Yu Luomian threatened to kill him, but he had yet to offer a convincing explanation.

• Yu Xiao Gang flew into a rage and tried to slap Ning Rongrong, but she intercepted him and knocked him down with a Soul Power-infused slap.
• Tang San rushed to help Yu Xiao Gang, but Ning Rongrong argued that she had acted in self-defense and condemned Yu Xiao Gang for abandoning Erlong.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Yu Xiao Gang’s past cowardice was why she and Gege Xuan Hao had always treated him with contempt, leaving Tang San unable to refute her.
• Yu Xiao Gang insisted Ning Rongrong was an outsider and said she could criticize him only if she could provide a better explanation for his actions.
• Yu Xiao Gang claimed he had left Erlong at their wedding because Yu Luomian had intervened and threatened to kill him if he stayed.

Yu Xiao Gang defended his flight from his wedding to Liu Erlong by claiming he had acted to protect her and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, alienating the teachers and enraging Ning Rongrong. Na'er then challenged his reasoning, arguing that his choice showed he had never trusted Liu Erlong.

• Yu Xiao Gang argued that staying at the wedding could have led Yu Luomian to kill him and driven Liu Erlong and Yu Yuanzhen into a tragic conflict.
• Ning Rongrong called Yu Xiao Gang shameless and tried to attack him again, but Xiao Wu restrained her.
• The teachers recognized Yu Xiao Gang's explanation as sophistry and lost their remaining sympathy for him, while he focused on preserving Tang San's trust.
• Na'er confronted Yu Xiao Gang and asked why he had not explained his fears to Liu Erlong before leaving.
• Na'er argued that Liu Erlong's decades of devotion proved she loved him, and said Yu Xiao Gang's flight showed he feared and distrusted her.

Na'er condemned Yu Xiao Gang for abandoning Liu Erlong and leaving her to suffer for decades, shaking Tang San's faith in his teacher. Yu Xiao Gang then tried to turn the gathering against Xuan Hao by claiming he had lured women with sweet talk, leaving everyone stunned by the accusation.

• Na'er accused Yu Xiao Gang of knowingly leaving Liu Erlong without closure and making her endure decades of grief.
• Xiao Wu joined Na'er in condemning Yu Xiao Gang, and Tang San began doubting the teacher he had always respected.
• Yu Xiao Gang panicked and changed the subject, accusing Xuan Hao of using honeyed words to trick the women around him.
• The gathered women and Blue Tyrant Academy teachers reacted with disbelief at Yu Xiao Gang describing Xuan Hao as sweet-talking.

Xiao Wu refuted Yu Xiao Gang’s claim that Xuan Hao had deceived her, explaining their childhood bond and why she had stayed in Nuoding City while he built a life in Heaven Dou City. She accused Yu Xiao Gang of twisting the past to distract everyone from abandoning Dean Erlong.

• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong rejected Yu Xiao Gang’s claim that Xuan Hao used sweet talk to manipulate them.
• Yu Xiao Gang accused Xuan Hao of deceiving Xiao Wu into leaving Tang San and going to Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Wu revealed that she, Xuan Hao, and Na'er had known each other since childhood and had secretly met each year outside Nuoding City.
• Xiao Wu explained that she stayed at Nuoding Academy by choice while Xuan Hao struggled to establish himself, and that he later brought her to Heaven Dou City once he could protect her.
• Xiao Wu said Xuan Hao had invited Tang San to Heaven Dou City, but Yu Xiao Gang’s influence had made Tang San refuse.
• Xiao Wu accused Yu Xiao Gang of using irrelevant accusations against Xuan Hao to divert attention from abandoning Dean Erlong.

Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu exposed Yu Xiao Gang’s dependence on his father’s reputation and challenged the value he had added as Tang San’s teacher. Tang San could not bring himself to defend Yu Xiao Gang, leaving the teacher alarmed by his disciple’s silence.

• Xiao Wu explained that Yu Xiao Gang had turned Tang San against Xuan Hao, while Tang San secretly felt reassured that Xiao Wu still cared about him.
• Dugu Yan accused Yu Xiao Gang of relying on Yu Yuanzhen’s influence for his title and opportunities, then contrasted him with Tang Yuehua’s achievements.
• Dugu Yan questioned whether Yu Xiao Gang had taught Tang San any of his major skills and asked whether Tang San would be much different without him.
• Xiao Wu agreed that Yu Xiao Gang had contributed almost nothing to Tang San’s strength and said his main influence had been filling Tang San with prejudice against Xuan Hao.
• Tang San’s urge to defend Yu Xiao Gang faded, and Yu Xiao Gang watched anxiously as Tang San remained silent.

After Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong condemned Yu Xiao Gang’s teachings, the other diners left him and Tang San alone in the Canteen. Tang San affirmed that Yu Xiao Gang would always be his teacher, but then departed without hearing his explanation, leaving their relationship uncertain.

• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong argued that Tang San had wasted his prime cultivation years on Yu Xiao Gang’s theories instead of building his strength.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the other girls left the Canteen, followed by Liu Erlong, the Blue Tyrant Academy teachers, Flender, and the Shrek Academy group.
• Yu Xiao Gang asked Tang San whether he agreed with the others’ criticism, and Tang San said he would never forget his teacher’s kindness.
• Yu Xiao Gang began to explain himself, but Tang San stopped him, told him to rest, and walked alone into the night.

Yu Xiao Gang realized Tang San’s trust in him was collapsing and resolved to find a way to solve the danger posed by Twin Martial Souls. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong explained to Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan why their performance would make Tang San question Yu Xiao Gang’s value, leaving them to consider whether it would truly change his loyalties.

• Yu Xiao Gang watched Tang San leave and concluded that Tang San had believed the women’s accusations and was reassessing his teacher’s worth.
• Yu Xiao Gang decided he had to prove his value by finding a method to resolve the conflict between Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, though he admitted he had no solution yet.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Na’er, and Dugu Yan left Blue Tyrant Academy and walked toward Heaven Dou Royal Hotel.
• Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu questioned whether their act would really make Tang San give up on Yu Xiao Gang.
• Ning Rongrong argued that Tang San’s respect for Yu Xiao Gang depended on his perceived usefulness, and that their performance had attacked Yu Xiao Gang’s character and value.

Ning Rongrong explained how she used Xuan Hao’s mind games to undermine Tang San’s faith in Yu Xiao Gang, while Na’er described Xuan Hao’s schemes as a form of play and self-protection. The women teased Dugu Yan about her bluntness as they continued through Heaven Dou City.

• Ning Rongrong explained that Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu’s attacks had exposed the limits of Yu Xiao Gang’s teachings and weakened Tang San’s regard for him.
• Ning Rongrong said Xuan Hao had taught her to find weaknesses in people and relationships, and Dugu Yan recalled mistaking his lessons for bragging about his past conquests.
• Ning Rongrong claimed Xuan Hao could have made Tang San feel intense aversion toward Yu Xiao Gang if he had personally arranged the scheme.
• Na’er explained that Xuan Hao treated schemes and power struggles as play, but taught them to understand such methods for self-protection.
• Na’er teased Dugu Yan for preferring curses and poison to scheming, and Ning Rongrong explained that her weaker combat ability made such tactics important to her survival.

Xuan Hao’s companions met him and Tang Yuehua at a night-market restaurant after confronting Yu Xiao Gang, and Ning Rongrong recounted their attack. Xuan Hao criticized their tactics and explained how they could have more effectively undermined Yu Xiao Gang’s influence over Tang San.

• Hungry after their confrontation with Yu Xiao Gang, Xiao Wu and the others went to the night market and found Xuan Hao dining with Tang Yuehua.
• Ning Rongrong speculated that Xuan Hao had brought Tang Yuehua out to help replace Yu Xiao Gang in Tang San’s life, while Na'er agreed that he likely had a plan.
• The girls joined Xuan Hao and Tang Yuehua, and Ning Rongrong described how they had embarrassed Yu Xiao Gang and left Tang San disappointed.
• Tang Yuehua listened with concern when Tang San came up but held back her questions because the restaurant was crowded.
• Xuan Hao told Ning Rongrong that their attack had lacked follow-through and said they should have challenged Yu Xiao Gang’s theories and compared Tang San’s strength unfavorably with Na'er’s and Ye Lingling’s.

Xuan Hao reviewed Ning Rongrong’s attempt to turn Tang San against Yu Xiao Gang, explaining how to exploit Tang San’s utilitarian reasoning without provoking his suspicions. He left Ning Rongrong with advice to wait and use Xiao Wu only as an emotional anchor, not as the main persuader.

• Ning Rongrong admitted she had worried that pushing Tang San too hard would make him fall out with them, and Xuan Hao explained how she could redirect his anger toward Yu Xiao Gang.
• Xuan Hao praised the operation’s results but warned that Tang San would recognize their deliberate attempt to drive a wedge between him and Yu Xiao Gang, yet might still accept their sound arguments for practical reasons.
• Ning Rongrong suggested approaching Tang San the next day, but Xuan Hao told her to wait so she would not look like she was forcing his hand.
• Ning Rongrong proposed sending Xiao Wu to reinforce their arguments, and Xuan Hao explained that Tang San would suspect others had coached her if she spoke out of character.
• Xuan Hao told Ning Rongrong that Xiao Wu should offer occasional heartfelt words to steady Tang San, while others handled the main logical persuasion.

Xuan Hao explained how to keep Tang San’s doubts simmering without confronting him directly, and Na’er compared the tactic to Xuan Hao’s push-and-pull massage technique. The women realized he had used similar emotional strategies in their daily lives, but they also recognized his efforts to keep peace among them.

• Ning Rongrong proposed leaving Tang San alone for a few days, but Xuan Hao warned that Yu Xiao Gang could use the pause to win him back.
• Xuan Hao told the women to influence Tang San indirectly and keep his anxiety from settling.
• Na’er explained that Tang San needed to believe he was pursuing answers and controlling events, then illustrated the idea with Xuan Hao’s massages.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Tang Yuehua grew embarrassed and angry as they recalled Xuan Hao’s push-and-pull tactics.
• Xuan Hao defended his methods as a way to manage their feelings, and the women recognized that he had helped prevent conflicts at home.