Recaps

Zhan Wushuang stood in the Star Sea’s depths and headed toward a distant battle, while the Beast Taming Venerable received a Dao Fruit from the Heavenly Sword Venerable. Later, Ye Qixin and her sisters found their mother sleeping late and worried about her health, though Ye Qixin privately wondered whether there was another reason.

• Zhan Wushuang contemplated the Dao in the Star Sea, then sensed a battle in the distance and went toward it.
• The Beast Taming Venerable asked the Heavenly Sword Venerable whether newly revealed experts threatened their plan.
• The Heavenly Sword Venerable gave the Beast Taming Venerable a Dao Fruit from beyond Supreme Heaven, saying it would let her combat strength escape the three-line prophetic verse’s restrictions.
• The Beast Taming Venerable accepted the Dao Fruit and left Heavenly Sword Peak.
• The mother woke near noon, tucked away her cat ears, and answered Ye Zhaoxuan and a little Fallen angel when they called from outside.
• Ye Qixin worried that her mother’s excessive sleeping might signal a health problem, then privately considered and dismissed a bolder explanation after meeting Ye Zhaoxuan’s gaze.

Ye Xiaoyao concealed her pregnancy while reassuring Ye Zhaoxuan and sharing a meal with her daughters. Elsewhere, Wu Ming searched for an old Daoist, who appeared at Cat Mother’s courtyard after a mistaken divination and could not explain why he had been led there.

• Ye Xiaoyao convinced Ye Zhaoxuan that she was only tired from staying up late, and Ye Zhaoxuan offered to make her medicinal soup.
• Ye Xiaoyao served Ye Ranxing eggplant, gave Ye Qixin braised spirit fish, and set out soybeans for Ye Zhaoxuan while worrying about how to tell her daughters she was pregnant.
• Ye Xiaoyao reflected that her Pure Yin Physique and water-attribute spiritual root would make her a target for evil cultivators if she lacked her powerful connections.
• Wu Ming searched her storage space for the Sound Transmission Talisman she had left for an old Daoist.
• The old Daoist arrived at Cat Mother’s courtyard, mistook her for a princess, and became confused when his divination seemed to have led him to the wrong person.
• Wu Ming wondered whether the old Daoist had hidden his Sound Transmission Talisman with a Divine Ability.

Yun Tang’s conversation with her daughter led an old Daoist to suspect that Ye Xiaoyao was the Princess he sought. Meanwhile, a young man explained why he was waiting for Ye Qingxian’s Dao Contest, and Ye Qingxian broke through to the Sixth Realm.

• Yun Tang spoke with her daughter through a Sound Transmission Talisman, and the old Daoist overheard that her daughter had met someone searching for a Princess.
• The old Daoist realized the person on the talisman was Ye Xiaoyao and decided to investigate whether she was the Princess he sought.
• At Lesser Supreme Heaven, a young man told his bookboy that he was waiting for the right moment to enter the Dao Contest rather than face Ye Qingxian before he was ready.
• At Heavenly Sword Peak, Ye Qingxian successfully broke through to the Sixth Realm through her own cultivation.

Ye Xiaoyao punished Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing for reading a corrupting book, then suffered severe pregnancy pain and fainted. Ye Qingxian took charge as the girls blamed themselves and panicked over their mother's condition.

• Ye Xiaoyao celebrated the twins' second birthday and watched Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing grow more social.
• Ye Xiaoyao found Ye Ranxing and Ye Zhaoxuan reading a book that glorified an evil cultivator, scolded them, and struck their palms with a ruler.
• Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing admitted they had been wrong, while Ye Xiaoyao's anger and pregnancy symptoms brought on severe pain.
• Ye Xiaoyao lost consciousness, and Ye Qingxian stepped forward to reassure everyone and take charge.
• Ye Zhaoxuan wept and blamed herself, while Ye Qingxian lifted the shaken Ye Ranxing into her arms.

Ye Qingxian diagnosed Ye Xiaoyao’s illness as exhaustion and pent-up worries, while Ye Qixin wondered whether the seemingly sensible Yangyang had hidden troubles of her own. After waking, Ye Xiaoyao learned Yang Xiaomao had arranged for visitors to come, and Ye Qingxian asked about what had happened that day, though she postponed the conversation.

• Ye Qingxian diagnosed Ye Xiaoyao with depleted mental energy and worries, then gave her a medicinal pill and stayed by her bed.
• Ye Zhaoxuan worried over her mother, while Ye Qingxian reassured her and Ye Ranxing remained silent in self-reproach.
• Ye Qixin suspected that the well-behaved Yangyang might be the one everyone should worry about most.
• Relatives and friends visited Ye Xiaoyao with gifts, and she later revealed she had not been as fatigued as she had seemed.
• Yang Xiaomao admitted she had reported Ye Xiaoyao’s fainting to attract visitors and strengthen their connections.
• Ye Qingxian asked Ye Xiaoyao what had happened that day, but said she wanted to hear the story later.

Ye Qixin explained to Yangyang that her unborn youngest sister had triggered a protective response that drained her strength and caused her to faint. Ye Qingxian and Ye Qixin then considered how to tell Xiao Xuan and Ranxing, leaving Ye Qixin focused on Xiao Xuan’s jealousy and fragile need for acknowledgment.

• Ye Qixin decided to tell Yangyang about the unborn child, and Ye Qingxian warned that telling one daughter alone could upset the others.
• Yangyang promised to keep the secret and suggested helping prepare her younger sisters for the news.
• Ye Qixin explained that the unborn baby’s protective response had consumed her blood, energy, and vitality before the baby had formed a fetal heartbeat.
• Yangyang and Ye Qingxian reassured Ye Qixin and discussed how to tell Xiao Xuan and Ranxing.
• Ye Qixin explained that Xiao Xuan’s reason and jealousy conflicted, and that a new younger sister could be especially difficult for her to accept.

Ye Qixin went to find her younger sisters and ended up gathering the young disciples for tea. Ye Ranxing reluctantly stayed with the group despite wanting to return to their mother.

• Ye Qixin left to find Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing after deciding to help shoulder her mother's burdens.
• Ye Qixin spoke with Little Green and Little Blue, who admired her talent and discussed their upcoming Inner Sect Disciple tournament.
• Ye Ranxing teased Little Green about still drinking milk, and Ye Zhaoxuan stopped the quarrel.
• Ye Qixin invited the young disciples to a tea gathering, and Ye Zhaoxuan persuaded the reluctant Ye Ranxing to join them.

At a tea gathering, Ye Qixin steered the young cultivators into discussing whether having younger siblings could ease their parents’ loneliness, but Ye Zhaoxuan fiercely rejected the idea. Her jealousy and fear of sharing her mother’s affection surfaced, leaving Ye Ranxing to realize her sister was once again close to falling.

• Ye Qixin guided the tea gathering toward whether young cultivators should hope for younger siblings to keep their parents company.
• Several young cultivators agreed that younger siblings could reassure their parents, while others regretted not having any.
• Ye Zhaoxuan smashed her teacup and argued that children could stay close to their mothers themselves and should not be replaced by new siblings.
• Ye Zhaoxuan admitted she already had Ye Ranxing to cultivate with and feared having another younger sister to dote on.
• Ye Ranxing caught a white feather marked with a black dot and realized Ye Zhaoxuan was being provoked toward falling again.

After the tea party, Ye Zhaoxuan’s growing fall made Ye Ranxing fear that she was losing her kindness and no longer wanted a younger sister. Ye Zhaoxuan reassured Ye Ranxing that she would always protect her and remember her as her Younger Sister, though her changing nature remained apparent.

• Ye Qixin ended the tea party and worried that Mother would punish her for provoking Ye Zhaoxuan’s fall.
• Ye Zhaoxuan left without Ye Qixin, upset that her Elder Sister had held a tea party about the thing she hated most.
• Ye Ranxing touched Ye Zhaoxuan’s finger and felt that the force rejecting her had weakened.
• Ye Zhaoxuan asked whether Ye Ranxing cared about her, then admitted she had been wondering if protecting her was worth it.
• Ye Zhaoxuan promised that no matter what she became, she would always regard Ye Ranxing as her Younger Sister.
• Ye Ranxing complained that Ye Zhaoxuan would not let her be the elder sister, and Ye Zhaoxuan smiled at the thought of keeping their family small.

Ye Qixin told Mother that Ye Zhaoxuan’s resistance to another younger sister came from long-standing anxiety, and Mother resolved to guide her children with understanding. Ye Ranxing and Ye Zhaoxuan tried to cook medicinal cuisine for Mother, leaving the story with Ye Xiaoyao arriving at the kitchen and seeing their dubious concoction.

• Ye Qixin returned to the cave dwelling as Yang Xiaomao and told Mother what had happened with Ye Zhaoxuan.
• Mother realized Ye Zhaoxuan’s fear of another younger sister had built up over time and decided not to blame her or the other children for their emotions.
• Ye Ranxing and Ye Zhaoxuan began making medicinal cuisine, adding spirit grass, dark spirit stone powder, and a ten-thousand-year Spirit Turtle shell.
• Ye Ranxing added large amounts of seasonings and spirit salt, while Ye Zhaoxuan worried that their medicinal cuisine might poison Mother.
• Ye Xiaoyao followed the little angels’ auras to the kitchen and saw them gathered around the clay pot.

Ye Zhaoxuan struggled with guilt over how she had changed while preparing a meal for Ye Xiaoyao, and Ye Ranxing tried to comfort her. Ye Xiaoyao sat outside in a troubled mood, where Ye Qixin offered to turn into a cat to cheer her up.

• Ye Ranxing stopped Ye Xiaoyao from looking into the pot, explaining that she and Ye Zhaoxuan were preparing a surprise meal for her.
• Ye Zhaoxuan privately wrestled with her guilt and fear that Ye Xiaoyao would be disappointed in her.
• Ye Ranxing sensed Ye Zhaoxuan's distress and urged her to talk and smile, but Ye Zhaoxuan said the past could not be undone.
• Ye Ranxing added thousand-year snake meat to the medicinal stew, while Ye Zhaoxuan questioned whether the dark mixture would still be edible.
• Ye Qixin noticed Ye Xiaoyao's low spirits and offered to turn into a cat so her mother could pet her fur.

Ye Qingxian comforted Ye Qixin and learned she wanted to help mend the family’s strained relationships, then accepted a strange medicinal dish made by Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing. She bit into the congealed concoction and shattered a tooth, leaving everyone stunned.

• Ye Qingxian combed Ye Qixin’s hair and warned her not to describe her cat form as something meant to entertain others.
• Ye Qixin asked about Ye Ranxing and Ye Zhaoxuan, and Ye Qingxian said she would speak privately with Ye Ranxing that night.
• Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing brought Ye Qingxian a bowl of medicinal cuisine they had made together.
• Ye Qixin and Ye Qingxian shouted for Ye Qingxian not to drink the suspicious dish, but Ye Qingxian defended her daughters’ intentions.
• Ye Qingxian tried to bite through the congealed dish and cracked one of her teeth.

After Ye Xiaoyao broke a tooth on the babies’ medicinal meal, Ye Qingxian comforted her and tried to persuade her to stop indulging them without limits. Their teasing turned to memories of Ye Xiaoyao’s younger, brash self, leaving Ye Qingxian wondering whether she was infatuated with her.

• Ye Xiaoyao’s tooth broke while she drank the medicinal meal, and Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing each tried to take responsibility.
• Ye Qingxian scolded the babies, but Ye Xiaoyao defended them and insisted their mistake was not their fault.
• Ye Qingxian followed Ye Xiaoyao into the bedroom and kissed her until she agreed to show more moderation in spoiling the babies.
• Ye Qingxian asked Ye Xiaoyao to repeat the dramatic insults she used when they first met, and Ye Xiaoyao blushed and agreed to be fiercer.
• Ye Qingxian imagined enjoying Ye Xiaoyao’s insults and wondered if she was infatuated with her.

Xiaoyao teased Ye Qingxian about her interest in Xiaoyao’s feet while reassuring her about her affection and promising to be more careful about spoiling the babies. After Xiaoyao climbed onto Ye Qingxian’s lap and challenged her to admit she liked her feet or was incapable, Ye Qingxian’s composure began to break.

• Xiaoyao joked that Ye Qingxian might want to be scolded, then noticed Ye Qingxian looking at her feet and teased her about it.
• Ye Qingxian warned Xiaoyao not to spoil the babies unconditionally, and Xiaoyao promised to think more about how she treated them.
• Xiaoyao told Ye Qingxian that she could be willful and childlike around her, which deeply moved Ye Qingxian.
• Xiaoyao wriggled into Ye Qingxian’s embrace and sat sideways on her lap, asking whether Ye Qingxian liked feet.
• Xiaoyao challenged Ye Qingxian to look at her feet and asked if she was completely incapable, leaving Ye Qingxian on the verge of losing her composure.

Ye Qingxian stopped herself from taking their intimacy further, telling Xiaoyao she wanted to protect her and become a worthy Dao Companion first. Xiaoyao confessed that she had been lowering her boundaries to win Ye Qingxian’s affection, and the chapter left her questioning whether she had made herself humble out of love and fear.

• Ye Qingxian pinned Xiaoyao to the bed after Xiaoyao teased her, but she restrained herself and carefully straightened Xiaoyao’s dress.
• Ye Qingxian warned Xiaoyao not to provoke her like that again and said she wanted to be a good Senior Sister before becoming her Dao Companion.
• Xiaoyao admitted she had been trying to change Ye Qingxian’s feelings by being more intimate and would give everything to make Ye Qingxian look at her.
• Ye Qingxian comforted Xiaoyao, telling her she deserved to be cherished and that Xiaoyao’s compromises made her feel heartbroken.
• Xiaoyao wondered whether she had chosen to humble herself because of her unfulfilled love, sleepless nights, and fear of losing Ye Qingxian.

Ye Qingxian comforted her pregnant Junior Sister, explaining why she was holding back from intimacy and asking for more time. After teaching Xiaoyao to repeat haughty princess lines, Ye Qingxian left to handle sect business, leaving Xiaoyao alone to grumble that her Senior Sister had missed every chance to kiss her.

• Ye Qingxian reminded Xiaoyao that she was pregnant and said she would not risk making her suffer for intimacy.
• Ye Qingxian explained that her bloodline made love dangerous and asked Xiaoyao to give her more time to control herself; Xiaoyao said she believed her.
• Ye Qingxian tried to train Xiaoyao to act like a princess by having her repeat arrogant threats, and Xiaoyao reluctantly copied her.
• A Sound Transmission Talisman summoned Ye Qingxian away, and Xiaoyao told her to go handle the sect matter.
• Alone, Xiaoyao complained that Ye Qingxian had lectured her instead of kissing her, even though Xiaoyao would have welcomed it.

Ye Xiaoyao privately recorded her fantasies about becoming more intimate with Ye Qingxian and looked forward to spending her life with her. Later, she found Ye Zhaoxuan awake and crying, and heard her fear that her mother would send her away.

• Ye Xiaoyao reflected on Ye Qingxian's unconventional comfort and considered ways to tempt her without making her lose control.
• Ye Xiaoyao wrote down her secret romantic thoughts in her notebook and imagined being more assertive with Ye Qingxian on their wedding night.
• Ye Xiaoyao noticed her front tooth had grown back, then checked on her sleeping daughters.
• Ye Xiaoyao told Ye Zhaoxuan to stop pretending to be asleep, prompting Ye Zhaoxuan to apologize and plead not to be sent away.
• Ye Zhaoxuan admitted she feared losing her mother's affection and felt jealous of her sisters.

Ye Zhaoxuan feared that a younger sister would take away her mother's love, and she struggled painfully with the changes caused by her fall. Her mother reassured her that she would always love her and wanted another child to strengthen their bloodline and protect them.

• The narrator took Xiao Xuan out beneath the Ginkgo Tree and comforted her as she cried.
• Ye Zhaoxuan admitted that she feared a Younger Sister would take away Mother's love, though she tried to suppress her feelings when her mother said she still wanted one.
• When asked what she would do if she had a Younger Sister, Ye Zhaoxuan panicked, clawed at her hair, and spat blood as black-and-white feathers fell.
• The narrator promised no one would drive Ye Zhaoxuan away and told her that her fall did not change how much she loved her.
• The narrator explained that another child would strengthen her bloodline so she could protect them, and Ye Zhaoxuan finally felt reassured and laughed in her arms.

Ye Xiaoyao comforted Ye Zhaoxuan about her fear of being replaced, easing her distress without curing the corruption already changing her. Ye Zhaoxuan accepted that a younger sister might come in the future, but remained lonely and uncertain about whether she could still protect Star.

• Ye Xiaoyao embraced Ye Zhaoxuan and explained that she had always loved her, helping her understand her mother's reasons and steady her jealousy.
• Ye Zhaoxuan told Ye Xiaoyao that she still instinctively disliked her younger sister, but would try not to let jealousy overwhelm her.
• Ye Xiaoyao asked what Ye Zhaoxuan would have done if a younger sister had been born without their conversation, and Ye Zhaoxuan privately feared she might have fallen completely and harmed her.
• Ye Zhaoxuan asked whether Ye Xiaoyao would have a younger daughter, and Ye Xiaoyao said the child could not be born this year or next year.
• Ye Zhaoxuan accepted the news but stared sadly at the black-and-white light in her palm, worrying about facing Star and whether she could still protect her.
• Ye Xiaoyao held Ye Zhaoxuan as she finally settled to sleep, and their conflict temporarily subsided.

The old Daoist and Wu Ming argued publicly about the choices that ended their Dao Companion relationship, then confronted how their past could not be restored. Wu Ming sent him to find the Princess at the Wuya Sect and disappeared into the crowd.

• Wu Ming confronted the old Daoist outside the Wuya Sect after he blocked her Sound Transmission Talisman, and their argument drew a crowd.
• The old Daoist accused Wu Ming of keeping pretty boys and explained that he had turned to the Dao after she agreed to dissolve their contract.
• Wu Ming said she had kept people around to make him jealous because he was often away, while the old Daoist blamed their misunderstandings and her attempts to make him feel sorry for her.
• Wu Ming admitted she had been wrong but said time had made reconciliation seem hopeless, then walked away.
• The old Daoist called after Wu Ming, and she told him the Princess was at the Wuya Sect, praised her, and asked him not to frighten her.
• Wu Ming vanished into the crowd, and the old Daoist stood silently before leaving.

Ye Qingxian styled Xiaoyao’s hair and wondered whether Wu Ming would visit again, while Xiaoyao explained that she trusted Ye Qingxian’s judgment more than her own. Ye Qingxian reflected on how much their relationship had changed, and the chapter ended with Xiaoyao feeling bashful and content beneath her Senior Sister’s indulgence.

• Ye Qingxian asked Xiaoyao whether it had been a while since they last saw Wu Ming, and Xiaoyao said Wu Ming might have spoken casually about visiting.
• Ye Qingxian asked why Xiaoyao trusted her even when Xiaoyao disagreed with her, and Xiaoyao said she believed Ye Qingxian had good reasons and would not deceive her.
• Ye Qingxian recalled how Xiaoyao had once refused to believe she would not hurt her, and she was moved by Xiaoyao’s trust now.
• Xiaoyao teased Ye Qingxian for saying inexplicable things, and Ye Qingxian reflected on how others would instinctively trust Xiaoyao’s gentle nature.
• Ye Qingxian apologized for once criticizing Xiaoyao for spacing out, and Xiaoyao felt happier as she wondered if they were already acting like lovers.

Ye Qixin joined Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing in working on a difficult puzzle, enjoying their company despite claiming the game was childish. When an elderly Daoist arrived asking for Fairy Xiaoyao, Ye Ranxing volunteered to answer the door.

• Ye Zhaoxuan asked Ye Qixin to help her and Ye Ranxing solve their puzzle, and Ye Qixin agreed after considering her younger sister’s low spirits.
• Ye Qixin impressed Ye Zhaoxuan by fitting a puzzle piece, then asked Ye Ranxing what pattern belonged in another spot.
• Ye Ranxing tried to reclaim the attention with her usual line about being the older sister, but Ye Qixin asked her to explain the puzzle instead.
• An elderly Daoist appeared at the cave abode and politely asked whether it belonged to Fairy Xiaoyao.
• Ye Ranxing volunteered to open the door, and Ye Qixin let her go.

Ye Qingxian tried to teach Ye Xiaoyao how to carry herself as a Princess, while privately wondering about the immense forces gathering around her Junior Sister. Ye Xiaoyao challenged her advice and bit her when she implied that people might treat her like a fool.

• Ye Qingxian noticed a powerful old Daoist waiting outside the cave abode and wondered whether Ye Xiaoyao had an astonishing background.
• As Ye Qingxian dressed her, Ye Xiaoyao secretly enjoyed her attention and reflected on her own resilience and feelings for her Senior Sister.
• Ye Qingxian explained that a Princess should act decisively and command respect, and Ye Xiaoyao questioned why she would need to command strangers.
• Ye Qingxian warned that people might obey Ye Xiaoyao in public but deceive her in private, prompting Ye Xiaoyao to bite her arm and insist she was not stupid.

Ye Qingxian coached Ye Xiaoyao on how to speak and act like a princess before they met an old Daoist carrying a Human Emperor Flag. Ye Ranxing eagerly asked him to write a story where he died and she became the protagonist, just as Ye Xiaoyao and Ye Qingxian arrived to join the conversation.

• Ye Qingxian taught Ye Xiaoyao lines to use when meeting someone and reminded her not to lower her standing as a princess.
• Ye Ranxing mistook the old Daoist's Human Emperor Flag for a Myriad Soul Banner, then learned that he wrote novels.
• Ye Ranxing asked the old Daoist to write a sequel in which he died and she took his flag and became the protagonist.
• Ye Xiaoyao teased Ye Ranxing about what she had said, and Ye Zhaoxuan tried to defend her by blaming the old Daoist for baiting her.
• Ye Xiaoyao secretly signaled Ye Qingxian that she would use the lines she had been taught.

Ye Qingxian coached Ye Xiaoyao to act like a haughty princess while the old Daoist tried to explain himself and pledge allegiance. Ye Xiaoyao’s performance only made him more convinced of her kindness, and the chapter ended with her finally speaking to him with disdain as her daughters watched in surprise.

• Ye Zhaoxuan blamed the old Daoist for leading Ye Ranxing astray, while Ye Qixin silently supported her younger sister.
• The old Daoist knelt before Ye Xiaoyao and pleaded to be heard, recognizing her identity as Princess.
• Ye Xiaoyao offered the old Daoist a chance to explain, and he mistook her words for proof of her kindness and vowed to serve her.
• The old Daoist began explaining what had happened and asked Ye Xiaoyao to take him in, leaving Ye Qingxian speechless at his reaction.
• At Ye Qingxian’s prompting, Ye Xiaoyao called the old Daoist noisy and spoke to him with disdain, surprising the three little girls.