Chapter Summaries

Wang Yue followed Qiao Feng and the others into the underground palace beneath Murong Bo’s grave, where they found Xiao Yuanshan poisoned and crazed. Kang Min then succumbed to the same madness after entering a treasure chamber, while Wang Yue discovered the palace held vast stores of treasure, weapons, and armor.

• Wang Yue and the group reached Murong Bo’s open grave and discovered Qiao Feng had fallen through the coffin into an underground palace.
• Wang Yue followed the others underground, where he and the You Brothers passed deadly mechanisms and hidden weapons before catching up with Qiao Feng’s group.
• Wang Yue found Xiao Yuanshan bloodied, poisoned, and unable to move, but his Detox Pill did not help.
• You Ji pointed out a chamber full of treasure, and Kang Min entered it and became obsessed with the jewels.
• Kang Min laughed and claimed the treasures as her own, and Qiao Feng warned that a poison in the chamber had driven Xiao Yuanshan mad as well.
• Wang Yue inspected the underground palace’s treasure, weapons, and armor and wondered why the Murong Family had never used its wealth to build an army.

Wang Yue avoided Mu Wanqing until news that Evil Omen Full and Ye Nianniang were pursuing Duan Zhengchun drew him to Mirror Lake, where he faced Mu Wanqing and tried to settle their relationship. Before he could answer Qin Hongmian’s question about his Fuzhou family, Qiao Feng and Duan Yu confronted Duan Yanqing, and Wang Yue stepped in to provoke him.

• Wang Yue and the others left Murong Bo’s underground palace, and Wang Yue took the Murong Family’s treasures while Duan Zhengchun arranged to send its weapons and armor to Dali.
• Divine Doctor Xue examined Xiao Yuanshan and Kang Min, concluding that their poison-induced madness might also have damaged their nerves; Qiao Feng took Xiao Yuanshan away, and Duan Zhengchun asked Wang Yue to send Kang Min to Dali.
• A guard reported that Evil Omen Full and Ye Nianniang were heading for Mirror Lake to attack Duan Zhengchun, so Wang Yue set out with Qiao Feng, A Zhu, and Duan Yu.
• At Mirror Lake, A Zhu reunited with her mother, Ruan Xingzhu, while Wang Yue resolved to stop avoiding Mu Wanqing, then faltered when she and Qin Hongmian appeared.
• Wang Yue told Mu Wanqing she would become Mistress of the Household of the Gusu Wang Family, but Qin Hongmian demanded to know what he would do about Fuzhou.
• Qiao Feng challenged Duan Yanqing, Duan Yu taunted him about Qiao Feng’s place in the Dali family, and Wang Yue stepped forward to provoke Duan Yanqing.

Wang Yue fought off Duan Yanqing until Princess Kangguo arrived and questioned him about his betrothal and Mu Wanqing. After the two women met privately and appeared to reconcile, Duan Zhengchun departed for Dali, while Qiao Feng decided to marry A Zhu before taking her north.

• Wang Yue and Duan Yanqing exchanged One Yang Finger attacks until an unseen visitor’s projectile forced Wang Yue to dodge, allowing Duan Yanqing and Ye Nianniang to escape.
• Princess Kangguo revealed herself and asked Wang Yue how he would handle his love for Mu Wanqing alongside the imperial marriage decree.
• Wang Yue explained his plan for Mu Wanqing and Princess Kangguo to join different Wang family households, and Princess Kangguo asked to meet Mu Wanqing.
• Wang Yue introduced Mu Wanqing to Princess Kangguo; after speaking privately, the two women emerged appearing closer, and Wang Yue felt relieved but uneasy.
• Duan Zhengchun left for Dali with Qin Hongmian and Ruan Xingzhu, while Duan Yu rode ahead to check on his mother.
• Qiao Feng remembered he had not asked for A Zhu’s hand, then planned to marry her after visiting his adoptive parents in Caizhou; Wang Yue offered to travel with him.

Wang Yue reunited with Duan Yu and Qiao Feng, saw A Zhu marry Qiao Feng, and returned to the Wang Family Manor with A Zi in tow. There he confronted Murong Fu, drove him away, and began to suspect Zhao Jin was practicing the Sunflower Manual.

• Wang Yue and Qiao Feng caught up with Duan Zhengchun's party, and Duan Yu happily encouraged Qiao Feng to seek A Zhu's hand in marriage.
• In Caizhou, Mu Wanqing was promised to Wang Yue, while A Zhu and Qiao Feng married before departing beyond the passes with the Qiao couple and Xiao Yuanshan.
• A Zi chose to travel with Wang Yue, and Duan Zhengchun warned him not to set his sights on her.
• Wang Yue received an urgent letter about Murong Fu's frequent visits to Wang Yuyan and rode to the Wang Family Manor to confront him.
• Zhao Jin demonstrated her skill with an embroidery needle, and Wang Yue intimidated Murong Fu into leaving after suggesting he pursue the princess of Western Xia.
• Mu Wanqing and Zhao Jin teased Wang Yue about seeking other royal marriages, and Zhao Jin mentioned the palace's secret arts, making Wang Yue suspect she was practicing the Sunflower Manual.

Wang Yue took Zhao Jin and the others to Fuzhou, then accepted Mr. Congbian’s invitation to the Zhenlong Chess Game at Mount Drumbeat. There, he revealed that one of the women with him was Su Xinghe’s granddaughter and reunited Su Xinghe with the Hangu Eight Friends while promising to help defeat Ding Chunqiu.

• Wang Yue decided to leave his manor with Zhao Jin and A Zi, but the other girls insisted on joining them for the trip to Fuzhou.
• In Fuzhou, A Zi won over Wang Yue’s mother while Wang Yue settled family affairs and took possession of assets entrusted to his clan.
• Da Hu delivered Mr. Congbian’s invitation, and Wang Yue told the Hangu Eight Friends to prepare to travel with him to Mount Drumbeat Stone.
• Wang Yue arrived early at Mount Drumbeat Stone and asked Su Xinghe to arrange a secluded place for the princesses traveling with him.
• Wang Yue told Su Xinghe that one of the women was his master’s granddaughter and promised to help him deal with Ding Chunqiu.
• The Hangu Eight Friends removed their masks and knelt before Su Xinghe, and Wang Yue reassured him by revealing that Qiao Feng was his sworn elder brother.

Wang Yue prepared for Ding Chunqiu’s arrival and used an ambush to kill him and his disciples. Afterward, A Zi began planning to raid Star Cult Sea for the sect’s treasures.

• Wang Yue brought Wang Yuyan to meet her grandfather, Wu Yazi, who eventually agreed to see her after learning about her lonely upbringing.
• Wang Yue and Su Xinghe discussed Xiaoyao Sect knowledge, and Wu Yazi secretly listened and occasionally instructed Wang Yue.
• Wang Yue learned that Ding Chunqiu had arrived nearby and led Da Hu and Er Hu down the mountain to attack him.
• Wang Yue ordered crossbow volleys during the ambush, and Da Hu held back Ding Chunqiu’s poison cloud until arrows killed Ding Chunqiu and his disciples.
• A Zi searched the battlefield for spoils, then agreed to go to Star Cult Sea with guards to claim the sect’s treasures.

Wang Yue killed Ding Chunqiu and received books on Qi Men Dun Jia and other arts from Wu Yazi, while Zhao Jin learned Wang Yue’s advice for solving the Zhenlong Chess Game. As the game began, Zhao Jin took the board with confidence, claiming she had a secret weapon.

• Wang Yue told A Zi that his guards could help defeat the Star Lodge Sect, then returned to the mountain with Da Hu and Er Hu.
• A Zi told Su Xinghe how Wang Yue had killed Ding Chunqiu, and Wang Yue explained that he had acted cautiously to protect his men.
• Wang Yuyan gave Wang Yue booklets on Qi Men Dun Jia, medicine, divination, astrology, and the Five Elements and Bagua on Wu Yazi’s behalf.
• Wang Yue told Zhao Jin that the Zhenlong Chess Game could be solved by entering a desperate position and finding a way out, and she realized his advice might work.
• Martial artists arrived for the Zhenlong Chess Game, while Abbot Xuanci brought an injured man to Divine Doctor Xue and received free treatment.
• After several players lost and Murong Fu attempted suicide, Zhao Jin sat at the chessboard ahead of Duan Yanqing and announced that she had a secret weapon.

Zhao Jin won Su Xinghe’s Go match and entered Wu Yazi’s cave, where she received the Xiaoyao Sect’s inheritance and was appointed its new leader. After Wu Yazi’s death, the group traveled to Lingjiu Palace, where Heavenly Mountain Child Elder attacked Wang Yuyan and Wang Yue before Zhao Jin revealed the Seven Treasures Ring.

• Zhao Jin defeated Su Xinghe at Go and entered the cave, while Jiumozhi attacked her and Wang Yue and the eunuchs fought him off.
• Wang Yue, Da Hu, and Er Hu killed Jiumozhi and absorbed his Internal Energy, giving Su Xinghe hope that Wu Yazi might survive by passing on his power.
• Zhao Jin emerged with Wu Yazi’s ring and Xiaoyao Sect inheritance, and Su Xinghe went into the cave and heard sobbing.
• After burying Wu Yazi, the group traveled to Lingjiu Palace with Zhao Jin and the painting Wu Yazi had left behind.
• Heavenly Mountain Child Elder mistook Wang Yuyan for Li Qiushui and attacked her, then fought Wang Yue when he intervened.
• Zhao Jin showed Heavenly Mountain Child Elder the Seven Treasures Ring, prompting the Child Elder to turn toward her and ask Su Xinghe whether Wu Yazi had truly died and appointed Zhao Jin leader.

Wu Xingyun welcomed Wang Yue, Zhao Jin, and their companions to Lingjiu Palace and taught them Xiaoyao Sect martial arts. When Li Qiushui attacked during Wu Xingyun’s thirty-year cycle, Wang Yue and his allies struggled to hold her off until Zhao Jin’s master arrived and blocked her.

• Wu Xingyun learned that Zhao Jin had come at Wu Yazi’s instruction and welcomed her, then took a special interest in Wang Yuyan and taught her the Ageless Spring Skill.
• Wang Yue and Zhao Jin settled at Lingjiu Palace, where Wu Xingyun taught them martial arts, including the Tianshan Six Yang Palm, Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, and Life and Death Talisman.
• As Wu Xingyun entered her thirty-year cycle, scouts reported that the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands had rebelled, and Wang Yue worried that Li Qiushui was behind the uprising.
• Wang Yue and Zhao Jin decided to seek help, and Zhao Jin sent a eunuch to the capital to summon her master.
• Li Qiushui arrived before Zhao Jin’s master, and Wang Yue, Da Hu, and Er Hu fought her until she injured Wang Yue and overwhelmed the defenders.
• Zhao Jin’s red-robed master appeared in time to repel Li Qiushui, who recognized him as a former servant of the Great Song Imperial Family.

Wang Yue argued with Li Qiushui about her history with Wu Yazi and Wu Xingyun, and Mu Wanqing accidentally killed Li Qiushui while saving him. After Old Hag Tong handed Lingjiu Palace to Wang Yue and he reorganized its forces, he learned that Qiao Feng planned to lead Liao’s army against Great Song, leaving Wang Yue caught between his sworn brother and the Song court.

• Wang Yue taunted Li Qiushui about Wu Yazi’s death and showed her the painting he had left behind.
• Li Qiushui attacked Wang Yue, and his Dou Zhuan Xing Yi broke through to the grandmaster stage as he deflected her strike.
• Mu Wanqing’s poisoned crossbow bolts killed Li Qiushui, and Old Hag Tong took her body to Drum Mountain before relinquishing Lingjiu Palace to Wang Yue.
• Wang Yue ordered Da Hu and Er Hu to turn Lingjiu Palace into guard camps, then trained harder and practiced Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand with Zhao Jin.
• Da Hu told Wang Yue that Qiao Feng planned to lead the Liao Southern Courtyard army against Great Song and that the Emperor had summoned Wang Yue and the Princess.

Wang Yue and Zhao Jin devised a campaign to exploit Liao’s unrest and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, while the court stripped Wang Yue of his Hanlin post but kept him in imperial service. The plan began with chaos in Liao and Wang Yue’s forces seizing Jinzhou, as other troops prepared to advance on the Eastern Capital.

• Wang Anli told Wang Yue and Zhao Jin that Qiao Feng had become Liao’s Great King of the Southern Courtyard and commanded the forces attacking Great Song.
• Wang Yue proposed sending the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands to cause unrest in Liao while recruiting Murong Fu and Xianbei troops for a western attack.
• The imperial decree removed Wang Yue from his Hanlin post but kept him serving the Emperor, and Wang Yue returned to Misty Peak to take control of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands.
• Murong Fu became the Imperial Son-in-Law of Western Xia as Great Song, Western Xia, and Wang Yue’s forces prepared a coordinated campaign against Liao.
• The Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands stirred up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, drawing Liao troops away while Great Song’s border forces stayed put.
• Wang Yue and Zhao Jin landed at Jinzhou with more than ten thousand guards and seized it, while Nineteenth Uncle led another force toward Liao’s Eastern Capital and supply ships arrived at Chenzhou.

As Song and Liao prepared to negotiate peace, Wang Yue decided to withdraw east of the Liao River and build his own power rather than rely on the Song court. Zhao Jin, Wang Anli, and Wang Yue’s companions committed themselves to joining him in Liaodong.

• Wang Yue captured territory across the Liao Kingdom, but Song’s army faltered after Liao reinforcements arrived and Yelü Hongji concentrated on defeating it.
• Da Hu told Wang Yue that Song and Liao were preparing peace negotiations, and Zhao Jin chose to stay with Wang Yue and live or die with him.
• Wang Yue ordered his troops to withdraw to Jinzhou and east of the Liao River, destroy the bridges behind them, and secure their territory with the navy.
• Murong Fu recalled his generals and retreated westward, while Wang Anli sent Wang Yue family guards, supplies, and his mother, then arranged for Wang Yue and his eldest grandson to be expelled from the family.
• Mu Wanqing set out for Liaodong and found Wang Yuyan, A Zi, Zhong Ling, A Bi, and Lingjiu Palace’s forces ready to join Wang Yue.

Wang Yue founded the Great Jin Kingdom after conquering Goryeo, then resisted repeated Liao campaigns and expanded his realm while arranging Qiao Feng’s release and welcoming migrants from Great Song. The chapter ended with Great Jin and Great Liao recovering from war, as Great Song’s Zhao Xu began ruling and seized territory from Western Xia.

• After the Liao army withdrew for winter, Wang Yue attacked and conquered Goryeo, then founded the Great Jin Kingdom with Shenyang as its capital.
• Wang Yue exchanged the remains of more than ten thousand Liao soldiers for Qiao Feng, who later moved with A Zhu and his parents to Hancheng.
• Wang Yue encouraged migration from Great Song, bringing several hundred thousand people to Great Jin and recruiting many Beggars' Sect members.
• Great Jin repelled another Liao campaign, brought northern Jurchen tribes under its command, and captured Changchun Prefecture.
• Wang Yue married Zhao Jin as Empress and Mu Wanqing as Imperial Noble Consort, while Great Jin postponed a joint campaign against Liao to recover its resources.
• After Zhao Xu took personal control of Great Song, he suppressed conservatives, began reforms, and seized territory from Western Xia.

After Great Jin conquered the north, Wang Yue passed the throne to his son and traveled with his consorts, eventually learning how Duan Zhengchun and his household had died. A remark from Mu Wanqing triggered the system’s return, leaving Wang Yue stunned by the possibility that she—not Wang Yuyan—had been his connection all along.

• Wang Yue stopped his campaign against Southern Song, trained Wang Hao in state affairs, and abdicated after his son proved capable.
• Wang Yue traveled with Mu Wanqing, Zhao Jin, and A Bi, visited his former home in Qiantang, and recounted memories from his past.
• Wang Yue and Duan Yu visited Duan Zhengchun’s mausoleum, where Duan Yu explained that Kang Min had poisoned the household before Qin Hongmian killed her and Duan Zhengchun took his own life.
• Wang Yue and the women continued their travels through Dali and Bianliang, while Zhao Jin teased him about avoiding Drumbeat Mountain.
• Mu Wanqing questioned Wang Yue’s excuse for avoiding the mountain, and the Transmigration System returned him to his original world.
• Wang Yue wondered whether Mu Wanqing had been his system connection all along, rather than Wang Yuyan.

Wang Yue discovered that his Internal Energy had vanished in the real world and tested which martial arts he could still use. He then met Luo Youyou’s Old Master, who assessed Wang Yue over a game of Go and tea, leaving with a favorable impression of him.

• Wang Yue found he had no Internal Energy in the real world, failed to cultivate any, and discovered that only his external martial arts and a parkour-like Lingbo Weibu remained useful.
• Luo Youyou invited Wang Yue to meet Old Master, and Wang Yue brought two bottles of Maotai after she suggested it.
• Old Master revealed that Luo Youyou had chosen the liquor to tease him, then invited Wang Yue to play Go before dinner.
• Wang Yue began setting up the Zhenlong Chess Game, and Old Master recognized it from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
• Wang Yue served tea and admitted he had learned the tea ceremony from videos, while Old Master praised his range of interests and effort.

After the System sent Wang Yue into the romance drama A Little Thing Called First Love, he found himself in a high school classroom, uncertain which student was connected to him. When his teacher challenged his boast that he was a hidden top student, Wang Yue solved a difficult math problem for the class.

• Wang Yue learned that Old Master Luo approved of him but wanted him and Luo Youyou to spend more time getting to know each other before discussing their future.
• When the System's cooldown ended, Wang Yue discovered that action, martial arts, and science-fiction movies were all part of adventure mode.
• Luo Youyou selected A Little Thing Called First Love, and the System transported Wang Yue into the drama.
• Wang Yue woke in a classroom and realized Maimai had not transferred to the school yet, leaving him unsure which student was connected to him.
• The homeroom teacher scolded Wang Yue for not paying attention, and he jokingly claimed to be a hidden top student.
• After the teacher challenged him to explain a math problem, Wang Yue solved it on the blackboard using high school methods.

Wang Yue built up his reputation as a brilliant student, then arranged to live next door to Xia Miaomiao and staged encounters to impress her. After meeting her family on moving day, he leaped between rooftops to catch Miaomiao when she stumbled near the edge.

• Wang Yue solved a math problem using high-school, senior-year, and university-level methods, convincing his teacher and classmates that he was a top student.
• Wang Yue's classroom performance spread through the school, and his reputation earned him a week of leave to visit Xia Miaomiao.
• Wang Yue passed Xia Miaomiao and A Xia while carrying sketches, leaving behind a drawing that caught Miaomiao's attention.
• After learning where the Xia family would move, Wang Yue rented the house next door and moved in just before them.
• Wang Yue met Xia Yaoyao on the rooftop as the family moved in, and Xia Miaomiao spotted him while scolding her sister.
• When Xia Miaomiao tipped toward the rooftop edge, Wang Yue jumped across and caught her, then told Xia Yaoyao his leap was parkour.

Wang Yue helped the Xia family settle in by making a glowing sign for their restaurant and arranging to eat their meals. His closeness with Xia Miaomiao grew as he accompanied her to buy supplies and helped her hand out flyers.

• Xia Yaoyao told Mother Xia that Wang Yue had jumped across the alley, and he confirmed it while helping put away furniture.
• Wang Yue suggested making a bright rooftop sign, then persuaded Mother Xia to let him build one in exchange for buying meals from her restaurant.
• Mother Xia sent Xia Miaomiao with Wang Yue to buy supplies, and he learned that they both attended Haida Affiliated Middle School as second-year students.
• Wang Yue quickly built a sign from LED bulbs, wire, and discarded materials, earning Mother Xia's praise and an invitation to lunch.
• Wang Yue followed Xia Miaomiao as she went out to distribute flyers and took a stack to help her.

Wang Yue took Xia Miaomiao to watch Haida Affiliated Middle School’s basketball game and joined in after she admired Liang Younian’s play. He dominated the court with astonishing shots and dunks, winning Miaomiao’s cheers and the crowd’s new nickname, “Little Prince.”

• Wang Yue finished handing out Xia Miaomiao’s flyers, and they bought popsicles before heading to the basketball game.
• Wang Yue teased Xia Miaomiao about possibly being in her class, then grew jealous when she admired Liang Younian and Lin Kaituo.
• Wang Yue asked the coach to let him play, and the coach put him on the court after the substitutes supported the decision.
• Wang Yue stole the ball from Liang Younian and sank a shot from the center circle, then returned to score a dunk after dribbling past several players.
• Xia Miaomiao cheered Wang Yue, and the crowd began chanting for the “Little Prince.”

Wang Yue and Xia Miaomiao grew closer as she became his deskmate, while she struggled with feeling inferior and managing the love letters students asked her to pass to him. When Wang Yue offered her an untested skin-lightening recipe, Miaomiao eagerly agreed so loudly that the whole class heard her.

• Lin Kaituo and Liang Younian were dragged off the court by fans so Wang Yue's basketball game could continue.
• Wang Yue predicted rain, and Mother Xia kept her tables and Miaomiao indoors when the rain arrived.
• Wang Yue helped Xia Miaomiao transfer into his class and told her to sit beside him.
• Miaomiao collected students' love letters for Wang Yue in a box after A Xia advised her to save them until college.
• Wang Yue offered Miaomiao an untested skin-lightening recipe, and she loudly declared that she was willing to try it.