Chapter Summaries

Chapter 221 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Senior White knocks Instructor Little Li unconscious and erases his memories of everything since seeing them that morning, avoiding exposure of their activities.
• Senior White and Song Shuhang leave their helicopter-like flying sword to repair the huge hole they accidentally made in the space station.
• They collect floating debris, reconnect wires, repair pipes, and use a temporary formation-based shield to cover the damaged outer plating. Senior White proudly has Song Shuhang photograph him beside the “repaired” hole.
• When they return to the aircraft, they discover that Instructor Little Li has vanished. His reinforced seat belt has broken, leading them to conclude that he floated into space.
• A flashback reveals that space-station workers Anthony and Akuro discovered Little Li drifting outside. They rescue him and bring him into the station, but cannot wake him.
• Anthony enters Little Li’s spacesuit to inspect its recording functions. Soon afterward, the service module opens mysteriously, and both astronauts are knocked unconscious by Song Shuhang and Senior White.
• Song Shuhang retrieves Little Li from the module, apparently rescuing him before the two leave.

Character Developments

• Senior White remains reckless, enthusiastic, and remarkably confident. He treats repairing the space station like fixing household appliances and is more excited about taking photographs than worrying about the consequences.
• Song Shuhang acts as the cautious counterpart to Senior White. He helps with the repair, worries about the station and Little Li, and tries to prevent Senior White from creating further problems. Despite his anxiety, he continues cooperating with Senior White.
• Instructor Little Li is helpless throughout the chapter: he is unconscious, loses his memories, and accidentally floats away when his seat belt breaks.
• Anthony and Akuro are introduced as space-station astronauts who investigate the damage and rescue Little Li, but they are quickly incapacitated by the protagonists.

Significant Themes

• Chaos caused by reckless power: Senior White’s casual actions create dangerous consequences, yet he remains unconcerned and treats the situation as an adventure.
• The contrast between magic and technology: Spiritual spells are used alongside spacesuits, surveillance systems, and spacecraft repair methods.
• Comedic danger and improvisation: The characters face potentially fatal problems—space damage, memory erasure, and drifting into space—but respond with improvised, absurd solutions.
• Protection of secrecy: Little Li’s memories are erased, and the protagonists avoid being identified by the station’s personnel.

Character Interactions

• Senior White lightly slaps and magically erases Little Li’s memories, while Song Shuhang feels guilty about what happened.
• Senior White recruits Song Shuhang to help repair the station, assigning him minor tasks and proudly requesting photographs afterward.
• Song Shuhang questions Senior White’s repair methods and rejects the idea of welding a helicopter’s marked outer shell onto the station.
• After realizing Little Li is missing, Song Shuhang panics, while Senior White calmly searches for him with mental energy.
• Anthony and Akuro cooperate to rescue and examine Little Li, but Song Shuhang and Senior White later enter the module, knock them out, and recover him.

Chapter Summary: “A Pekingese Is Flying a Plane!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang and Senior White escape from the damaged space station after rescuing Instructor Little Li. Senior White had knocked out the station’s occupants and erased their recent memories.
• Senior White explains that he deleted the station’s surveillance footage, while any remaining evidence will likely be dismissed as a “space oddity” or ghost story.
• He gives Song Shuhang a spacesuit, allowing him to fulfill his supposed dream of becoming an astronaut.
• The pair travel through space on the Airplane-Type Disposable Flying Sword, land on a meteorite, and spend over an hour taking photographs and enjoying the experience.
• On the return trip, Senior White accidentally splits the meteorite in two with his sword energy; one fragment begins drifting toward Earth.
• Meanwhile, at Yellow Mountain True Monarch’s residence, Fairy Lychee departs. Yellow Mountain immediately turns his attention to hunting down Doudou.
• Catherine informs Yellow Mountain that Song Shuhang, Senior White, and Instructor Little Li have disappeared during a helicopter flight.
• She then reports an even stranger incident: an empty helicopter has taken off from the airfield and is being piloted by a Pekingese.
• The culprit is revealed to be Doudou’s clone. After secretly learning flight theory and observing Song Shuhang’s training, Doudou has taken control of the helicopter to spite Yellow Mountain.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang enjoys an unforgettable space adventure and becomes more willing to embrace unusual experiences instead of worrying about their consequences. His bond with Senior White deepens.
• Senior White shows thoughtfulness by remembering Song Shuhang’s alleged astronaut dream and arranging the space outing as a gift and repayment for Shuhang’s care. He also hints that he may soon part ways with Shuhang after finishing his guidance.
• Instructor Little Li remains unconscious, helpless, and tied down during the escape, serving largely as the bewildered victim of the supernatural events.
• True Lord Yellow Mountain shifts from polite hospitality with Fairy Lychee to furious determination to punish Doudou. His frustration intensifies when he hears about the missing helicopter and the dog-piloted aircraft.
• Doudou demonstrates cleverness, rebelliousness, and a talent for learning. His clone uses accumulated theoretical knowledge to fly a helicopter purely to mock Yellow Mountain for restricting his other forms of transportation.

Significant Themes

• Adventure and wonder: Space travel, meteorite photography, and impossible flights are treated as playful adventures.
• Friendship and repayment: Senior White’s gift reflects his gratitude toward Song Shuhang and the closeness of their relationship.
• Chaos versus authority: Doudou’s prank directly challenges Yellow Mountain’s attempts to control him.
• The absurdity of the supernatural: Extraordinary events are hidden behind erased memories, missing footage, and explanations as “space oddities.”
• Farewell and impermanence: Senior White recognizes that his time with Shuhang may soon end, giving their joyful outing an undertone of impending separation.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang and Senior White cooperate smoothly during the rescue and communicate through spiritual perception and Secret Voice Transmission.
• Senior White supports Shuhang’s dream by giving him a spacesuit and photographing him on the meteorite; they then exchange roles and photograph one another.
• Catherine anxiously reports the disappearances and the dog-piloted helicopter to Yellow Mountain, while Yellow Mountain attempts to reassure her despite realizing the supernatural truth.
• Yellow Mountain’s growing anger toward Doudou contrasts with Doudou’s triumphant amusement as he pilots the helicopter and celebrates outsmarting him.

Chapter Summary: “True Lord Yellow Mountain’s Deep Sorrow!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• True Lord Yellow Mountain learns that Doudou is flying a helicopter and orders Catherine at the flight school to monitor him closely, prevent further aircraft incidents, and keep him grounded after landing.
• Yellow Mountain attempts to contact Song Shuhang for help, but Shuhang is unreachable because he and Venerable White are returning from space.
• After accidentally flying into space during their flight lesson, Venerable White and Song Shuhang return to Earth. They discover they have re-entered near the Statue of Liberty in the United States.
• Venerable White criticizes the statue’s appearance, leading to a humorous discussion about his standards of beauty and Song Shuhang’s looks.
• Song Shuhang uploads photos of Venerable White repairing the hole they accidentally created in the space station. The Nine Provinces Number One Group reacts with shock, teasing, and amusement.
• Venerable White admits that he accidentally crashed into the space station but repaired the damage afterward. Mad Saber Three Waves is embarrassed when White reveals he saw Three Waves’s deleted insult.
• Yellow Mountain informs them that Doudou is flying a plane and asks them to return to the flight school quickly.
• Song Shuhang realizes Doudou secretly followed them by using a strand of his fur as a tracking clue. Venerable White activates the Heavenly Roc Escape Technique, allowing them to speed back toward China.
• Meanwhile, astronauts discover that Akuro and Anthony have passed out inside the damaged space station. The station’s video records have been erased, leaving its crew confused about what happened.

Character Developments

• True Lord Yellow Mountain remains responsible for cleaning up Doudou’s disasters. His weary, sorrowful reaction shows that Doudou’s reckless behavior is a familiar and ongoing burden.
• Song Shuhang displays growing awareness of Doudou’s tricks and accepts responsibility for helping resolve the situation, though he doubts whether he could actually discipline Doudou.
• Venerable White continues to demonstrate extraordinary abilities and dangerous unpredictability. He treats crashing into and repairing a space station casually, while also showing a playful sense of humor.
• Doudou is revealed to be resourceful, mischievous, and highly adventurous, secretly escaping his assigned duties and taking control of an aircraft.
• Mad Saber Three Waves becomes the target of group teasing after insulting Venerable White and discovering that deleting the comment did not save him from embarrassment.

Significant Themes

• Chaos caused by powerful but careless individuals: Venerable White and Doudou both create dangerous situations without malicious intent, forcing others to manage the consequences.
• Responsibility and damage control: Yellow Mountain’s role highlights the burden of cleaning up after reckless companions.
• Humor within the cultivation community: Even extraordinary events—space travel, aircraft theft, and station damage—are treated with casual banter and teasing.
• The contrast between ordinary life and supernatural absurdity: The characters move between flight schools, international travel, space stations, and magical techniques as though these were normal parts of daily life.
• Friendship and group dynamics: The group’s teasing, concern, and willingness to help demonstrate their close-knit relationships.

Character Interactions

• Yellow Mountain gives Catherine strict instructions about handling Doudou and later contacts Shuhang for assistance.
• Song Shuhang and Venerable White joke about the Statue of Liberty and argue playfully about beauty and appearance.
• Members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group tease Three Waves and question how the space station was damaged.
• Venerable White casually confesses to the accident, while Three Waves tries unsuccessfully to avoid embarrassment.
• Yellow Mountain shifts the conversation toward the more urgent problem: Doudou flying an aircraft.
• Shuhang and White agree to return immediately, while the space station crew struggles to understand the unexplained incident and recover the unconscious astronauts.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Venerable White and Song Shuhang return to China using the Heavenly Roc Escape Technique after accidentally damaging the International Space Station.
• Song checks the news and realizes that the Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled to retrieve the astronauts from the station. He is relieved that they avoided colliding with it.
• Near Jiangnan, they land in a wilderness area and stage the destroyed helicopter as a plane crash so the flight school will not panic. They leave the hypnotized “Instructor Little Li” in an astronaut suit.
• When Song opens the suit’s helmet, he discovers that the person inside is not Instructor Little Li but an unfamiliar foreign man named Anthony. Song realizes he must have taken the wrong person from the space station.
• Venerable White suggests sending Anthony back with a single-use flying sword, but Song rejects the idea because the damaged space station might be destroyed completely. They decide to return Anthony personally and rescue Instructor Little Li.
• Before going back into space, they search for Doudou, who has been flying the helicopter on its own. Doudou initially refuses to return, but Venerable White’s intimidating smile forces it to cooperate.
• At the Jiangshui Civil Aviation Training Center, Catherine and the instructors monitor Doudou’s return and are relieved when the helicopter comes back safely.
• A television report reveals that the Soyuz has already returned two astronauts, Akuro and Anthony, to Earth. Akuro opens his helmet and greets the crowd, but Anthony refuses to open his helmet for an unusually long time, creating a dangerous misunderstanding.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang becomes increasingly anxious and responsible as he realizes the consequences of the mistaken identity. He tries to avoid further damage and insists on personally correcting the error.
• Venerable White remains calm and casually proposes dangerously extreme solutions, such as firing Anthony back into space with a flying sword. His cheerful attitude contrasts with Song’s panic.
• Doudou enjoys its newfound freedom and takes pride in flying the helicopter, even boasting that it will eventually fly a space shuttle. However, it quickly becomes obedient when faced with Venerable White’s threat.
• Anthony is introduced as the foreign astronaut accidentally brought back by Song. Though hypnotized earlier and missing some memories, he is physically unharmed and becomes the focus of the chapter’s final comedic misunderstanding.
• Instructor Little Li is revealed to still be on the space station, forcing Song and Venerable White to plan another rescue mission.
• Akuro returns safely and cooperates with the media, contrasting with Anthony’s suspicious refusal to open his helmet.

Significant Themes

• Comedic consequences of careless mistakes: Song’s rushed rescue creates a bizarre identity mix-up with potentially serious consequences.
• Chaos caused by advanced technology and cultivation techniques: Flying swords, hypnotic spells, and near-teleportation make ordinary aviation incidents wildly unpredictable.
• Responsibility and damage control: Song repeatedly tries to minimize the effects of Venerable White’s reckless methods and preserve secrecy.
• Contrasts between calmness and panic: Venerable White treats the crisis casually, while Song worries about every possible disaster.
• The absurdity of modern space travel: The chapter humorously combines cultivation powers with real-world space missions, using future technology to resolve a plot inconsistency.

Character Interactions

• Song and Venerable White debate how to handle Anthony and rescue Instructor Little Li, with Song acting as the cautious voice of reason.
• Song discovers the wrong man in the astronaut suit and reacts with disbelief, while Venerable White responds with practical but dangerously destructive suggestions.
• Song confronts Doudou about returning home. Doudou resists, but Venerable White’s silent intimidation immediately changes its attitude.
• Catherine and the flight instructors anxiously track Doudou’s helicopter and celebrate its safe return.
• The television broadcast juxtaposes Akuro’s cooperative behavior with Anthony’s prolonged refusal to open his helmet, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary: “The One-Upmanship in Causing Trouble!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xihua, a young and popular flight instructor known as “Little Li,” reflects on his lifelong dreams of flying supersonic aircraft and traveling into space.
• He suddenly awakens inside a returning space capsule, wearing a spacesuit and suffering from extreme weakness. He has no memory of how he got there.
• Upon landing, he is mistaken for an astronaut named Anthony and publicly celebrated as a space hero alongside the bald astronaut Akuro.
• When his helmet is removed, the crowd discovers that the supposed Anthony is actually an unfamiliar young Oriental man.
• The incident is broadcast live, shocking both the American recovery team and Li’s colleagues at the Jiangshui Civil Aviation Training Center, who immediately recognize him.
• Catherine remembers that Song Shuhang had insisted on wearing a spacesuit before boarding the aircraft, leading her to suspect a connection.
• Meanwhile, Song Shuhang and Venerable White watch the broadcast invisibly from a flying sword. They realize they arrived too late to prevent Little Li from being returned to Earth.
• Song contacts True Lord Yellow Mountain, reporting that Doudou has been retrieved and that their helicopter has been destroyed.
• He then confesses that they accidentally left Li on the space station while bringing the astronaut Anthony back with them. Yellow Mountain agrees to arrange an exchange so Li can be returned, though it may take several days.

Character Developments

• Li Xihua/Little Li: His ordinary life as a flight instructor is overturned when he inexplicably becomes involved in a space mission. His childhood dream of reaching space is technically fulfilled, but in a confusing and involuntary manner. He is terrified and helpless as others mistake him for Anthony.
• Song Shuhang: Displays embarrassment and responsibility as he reports the increasingly disastrous consequences of his group’s actions. He worries about Little Li’s safety after the latter is taken away by American authorities.
• Venerable White: Remains calm and practical, asking whether they should rescue Little Li, though the group has already missed the opportunity.
• True Lord Yellow Mountain: Acts as the responsible problem-solver, arranging to clean up the helicopter wreckage, manage Doudou, and negotiate Li’s return. The constant disasters visibly frustrate him.
• Catherine: Shows perceptiveness by connecting Little Li’s appearance on television with Song Shuhang’s strange insistence on wearing a spacesuit.
• Akuro: Is confused and alarmed when the person returning beside him is not his friend Anthony.

Significant Themes

• Unintended fulfillment of dreams: Li’s desire to travel into space comes true, but through circumstances so absurd and dangerous that it becomes a nightmare rather than a triumph.
• Chaos and escalating consequences: The characters’ previous troubles expand from aviation accidents to space-station damage and international complications.
• Mistaken identity: Li is publicly identified as Anthony, creating confusion among the astronauts, officials, the media, and his coworkers.
• Responsibility and cleanup: Song Shuhang and True Lord Yellow Mountain must deal with the aftermath of reckless actions, emphasizing the contrast between the group’s chaos and Yellow Mountain’s practical management.
• Comedy through contrast: Li’s sincere dreams, the solemn space-reentry ceremony, and the bizarre reality of his identity create much of the chapter’s humor.

Character Interactions

• The American recovery team and Akuro treat Li as the returning astronaut Anthony until his helmet is removed.
• Li’s coworkers argue over whether the man on television is truly Little Li, eventually recognizing him by his haircut and mole.
• Catherine silently links the space incident to Song Shuhang’s earlier behavior.
• Song and Venerable White discuss whether to rescue Li, while watching helplessly from nearby.
• Song reports the situation to True Lord Yellow Mountain, who reprimands the group indirectly for repeatedly “outdoing” one another in causing trouble and promises to arrange Li’s exchange with Anthony.

Plot points and events

• Anthony wakes aboard a bright ship and believes he has died and reached Paradise. True Lord White Crane, disguised as a six-winged angel, admits the ship is called “Paradise”—technically telling the truth—before Anthony faints.
• White Crane and Zhou Li explain that Anthony is being exchanged for Instructor Little Li, who has been detained by American authorities. White Crane agreed to help largely because he wants to repay Venerable White, though he avoids meeting him because he once proposed to him.
• White Crane learns that Song Shuhang is Venerable White’s new companion and is surprised to hear that Shuhang has remained an ordinary friend. He resolves to meet Shuhang and “correct” his attitude toward Venerable White.
• Meanwhile, Shuhang returns home with Venerable White and Doudou after handing Anthony over to Yellow Mountain’s cleanup team. He discovers that the little monk, Guoguo, has disappeared.
• Guoguo has left a note saying he went to earn money for hemorrhoid surgery. Having only 1,032 yuan and 60 cents, he plans to return once he has earned enough. Shuhang angrily vows to punish him when he finds him.

Character developments

• Anthony is frightened into fainting when he mistakes White Crane’s ship for the afterlife.
• True Lord White Crane is devoted to Venerable White and eager to help him, but remains embarrassed by his past proposal. His admiration becomes comically zealous as he decides Shuhang needs instruction.
• Song Shuhang shows concern for Guoguo’s welfare, then becomes furious when the monk disregards his instructions and leaves alone.
• Guoguo is determined to pay for his own treatment, even though his attempt to earn money leaves him missing from home.

Significant themes

• Comic misunderstandings and technical truths: White Crane reassures Anthony with a literal but misleading explanation of the ship’s name.
• Loyalty and favors: White Crane’s gratitude to Venerable White motivates him, while Yellow Mountain cleverly turns the rescue into a favor owed.
• Responsibility and independence: Shuhang tries to look after Guoguo, while Guoguo takes matters into his own hands to fund his surgery.
• Exaggerated devotion: White Crane’s reverence for Venerable White is played for humor.

Character interactions

• White Crane gently comforts Anthony, while Zhou Li points out that the situation is part of a prisoner exchange.
• White Crane questions Zhou Li about Venerable White and Shuhang, then reacts with disbelief that Shuhang has resisted Venerable White’s charm.
• Shuhang returns with Venerable White and Doudou, searches for Guoguo, and vents his anger after reading the note; Doudou prudently keeps quiet.

Chapter 227 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• In a remote Jiangnan village, child trafficker Cao Delian prepares for what he believes will be his final job. He prays to the various Buddhist statues and divine idols in his house, promising to abandon his criminal career afterward.
• A mysterious Little Monk suddenly appears and asks for Cao by name. He explains that he has searched extensively for Cao because he heard Cao specializes in selling children.
• In a bizarre misunderstanding, the Little Monk asks whether Cao buys children and offers to sell himself for 5,000 yuan—or 4,000 at the lowest—because he needs money for hemorrhoid surgery.
• Cao is initially bewildered, but quickly realizes that the monk may be an extremely valuable trafficking target. He suspects the boy is naïve and has no immediate guardian nearby.
• Pretending to help with the surgery, Cao pays the Little Monk 4,000 yuan and takes him to his battered car, intending to transport him to another city and sell him for a much larger sum.
• Meanwhile, at Medicine Master’s building, Song Shuhang asks Doudou to locate the missing Little Monk.
• Doudou refuses until Song Shuhang promises to help him obtain a specially modified car equipped with formations that would allow Doudou to race freely and evade detection. Doudou immediately agrees and flies off to track the monk.
• After Doudou leaves, Song Shuhang regrets making such a dangerous promise.
• Senior White then tells Song Shuhang that he will teach him how to refine the Blood Qi Pill, since Song has finally gathered the necessary materials.

Character Developments

• Cao Delian is portrayed as a calculating, experienced child trafficker. Although he claims he wants to reform, his greed immediately overrides his intentions when he encounters the Little Monk.
• The Little Monk appears innocent, trusting, and extraordinarily strange. His blunt logic, willingness to sell himself, concern over hemorrhoid surgery, and belief that Cao is legitimate make him seem helpless—but his unexplained ability to fly and his connection to powerful acquaintances suggest he is far from ordinary.
• Song Shuhang shows concern for the Little Monk and takes action to rescue him. However, his impulsive promise to Doudou reveals his tendency to speak before considering the consequences.
• Doudou remains mischievous, self-interested, and obsessed with driving. He agrees to help only after being offered the opportunity to race in a specially constructed car.
• Senior White continues guiding Song Shuhang’s cultivation and begins preparing him for alchemy by teaching him to refine the Blood Qi Pill.

Significant Themes

• Greed and ironic punishment: Cao believes the Little Monk is a miraculous opportunity for one final fortune, but his criminal intentions are likely leading him into danger.
• Appearance versus reality: The Little Monk looks like a harmless child, while his ability to fly and mysterious background imply extraordinary power. Cao’s assumptions about him are dangerously misguided.
• The unpredictability of cultivation-world events: Ordinary criminal schemes collide with supernatural figures and abilities, creating absurd and potentially disastrous situations.
• Temptation and broken resolutions: Cao promises to reform but immediately abandons that resolve when presented with a profitable opportunity. Song Shuhang similarly makes a reckless promise because he wants quick cooperation from Doudou.
• Comedic absurdity: The chapter derives humor from the Little Monk’s misunderstanding, his unusual medical excuse, Cao’s criminal enthusiasm, and Doudou’s willingness to help only for the chance to drive.

Character Interactions

• Cao Delian and the Little Monk: The Little Monk sincerely believes Cao may buy him, while Cao secretly plans to kidnap and resell him. Their conversation is built on mutual misunderstanding, with Cao interpreting the monk’s innocence as stupidity.
• Song Shuhang and Doudou: Song attempts to bargain for Doudou’s help using food, then succeeds by promising him a magically enhanced racing car. Doudou’s enthusiasm leaves Song regretting his agreement.
• Song Shuhang and Senior White: Senior White advances Song’s cultivation training by offering to teach him alchemy, specifically the refinement of Blood Qi Pills.

Chapter Summary: “The Hypnotic Gas Had Failed?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang brings the ingredients for refining a Blood Qi Pill to Medicine Master’s alchemy room with Venerable White.
• They discover that the alchemy furnace has been left disassembled, with its lower half previously used as a cooking stove. Venerable White reassembles it.
• Song Shuhang admits that he does not know the Fire-Control Art because Medicine Master never had the opportunity to teach him.
• He reveals that he refines the Body Tempering Liquid using a hot pot basin and induction cooker rather than an alchemy furnace.
• Song Shuhang introduces Venerable White to the modern Three-Star Fire-Control Fan, an artifact that uses electricity to control alchemical flames.
• Venerable White immediately dismantles the fan out of curiosity, then successfully puts it back together. However, he accidentally breaks its flame-lowering function.
• Venerable White demonstrates the Fire-Control Art and begins teaching it to Song Shuhang, emphasizing that personal abilities are more reliable than external tools.
• Meanwhile, human trafficker Cao Delian transports Little Monk Guoguo to Wenzhou City, believing the distance will prevent anyone from rescuing him.
• Cao Delian releases hypnotic gas into the vehicle and assumes Guoguo has fallen unconscious.
• After reaching an underground parking lot, Cao Delian attempts to steal back the money Guoguo possesses, only for Guoguo to slap his hand away and calmly ask what he is doing.
• The chapter ends with Cao Delian shocked that the hypnotic gas apparently failed and wondering whether it has expired.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang shows increasing confidence and adaptability. Although inexperienced with traditional alchemy methods, he has developed a practical modern approach using household appliances and is eager to learn the Fire-Control Art.
• Venerable White remains intensely curious, technically gifted, and somewhat reckless. His instinct to dismantle unfamiliar objects creates comic trouble, but he is also capable of repairing them and teaching powerful techniques.
• Medicine Master is portrayed as innovative and forward-thinking through his development of the electricity-powered Fire-Control Fan.
• Cao Delian becomes increasingly overconfident. He believes his plan is flawless, but his confidence collapses when Guoguo awakens unexpectedly.
• Little Monk Guoguo appears calm, alert, and far more capable or resistant than Cao Delian realizes.

Significant Themes

• Tradition versus technology: Cultivation techniques and modern inventions are combined through Medicine Master’s electrically powered artifact and Song Shuhang’s kitchen-based alchemy.
• The superiority of internal ability: Venerable White argues that mastering the Fire-Control Art is better than relying on an external tool.
• Curiosity and chaos: White’s habit of dismantling objects highlights both his genius and his tendency to cause unpredictable problems.
• Overconfidence and mistaken assumptions: Cao Delian assumes the gas worked and that Guoguo is helpless, but reality immediately proves otherwise.
• Hidden strength: Guoguo’s apparent innocence and passivity conceal an unexpected resistance to Cao Delian’s methods.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang and Venerable White work together on the Blood Qi Pill, with Shuhang explaining his unconventional alchemy methods and White introducing him to the Fire-Control Art.
• Their interaction is humorous and cooperative: Shuhang flatters White after the fan is repaired, while White confidently insists that the damaged function can eventually be fixed.
• Cao Delian treats Guoguo as a helpless captive, but Guoguo’s sudden awakening reverses the power dynamic.
• Guoguo’s calm question, “What are you doing?” leaves Cao Delian frightened and confused, setting up the likelihood that his kidnapping plan will fail.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Cao Delian tries to manipulate the Little Monk by pretending he had only mistaken him for being asleep. He secretly plans to recover the money he paid for the child after the monk falls asleep.
• Although Cao Delian promised to take the Little Monk to a hospital for hemorrhoid surgery upon reaching their destination, he attempts to delay the treatment after arriving in Wenzhou City.
• When the Little Monk confronts him about breaking his promise, Cao Delian admits that he was “coaxing” rather than lying and threatens to throw him into a river.
• The Little Monk invokes his master’s teaching that liars must be spanked. When Cao Delian tries to attack him, the child reveals extraordinary strength, throwing Cao Delian down and repeatedly spanking him.
• Terrified and humiliated, Cao Delian promises to stop lying and agrees to take the Little Monk to the hospital immediately.
• Despite realizing that the Little Monk possesses frightening combat ability, Cao Delian continues considering how to sell him to another buyer. His greed overrides his fear and common sense.
• At the Sixth Hospital, the Little Monk and Cao Delian wait in the emergency registration line. The Little Monk learns that registration also costs money and gratefully asks Cao Delian to pay.
• At the registration desk, the Little Monk openly identifies himself as the patient and describes Cao Delian as “the person who bought” him, exposing Cao Delian’s criminal role.

Character Developments

• Cao Delian: Revealed as a child trafficker who relies on deception, intimidation, and profit. His confidence collapses after the Little Monk effortlessly defeats him, but his greed prevents him from abandoning the plan to sell the child. His repeated false promises contrast sharply with his outwardly kind and trustworthy smile.
• The Little Monk: Demonstrates remarkable discipline by continuing his sutra recitation and resisting the hypnotic gas. Though seemingly innocent and childlike, he is physically overpowering and strongly committed to the moral rule that lying must be punished. After disciplining Cao Delian, he immediately returns to a gentle, compassionate demeanor.
• The hospital nurse: Provides a brief humorous interaction by mistaking Cao Delian for the Little Monk’s father before the child bluntly reveals the truth.

Significant Themes

• Moral consequences of lying: The Little Monk takes his master’s teaching literally, turning the punishment for dishonesty into a recurring comic yet intimidating lesson.
• Appearance versus reality: Cao Delian’s friendly smile hides criminal intentions, while the seemingly helpless child is actually extraordinarily powerful.
• Greed overriding reason: Even after being defeated, Cao Delian continues plotting to profit from the Little Monk, illustrating how greed blinds him to danger.
• Innocence exposing corruption: The Little Monk’s direct and honest statements repeatedly threaten to reveal Cao Delian’s criminal behavior.
• Compassion and correction: The Little Monk punishes Cao Delian but accepts his promise to change, reflecting a mixture of strictness and Buddhist forgiveness.

Chapter Summary:

The Crisis of Daoist Cloudmist!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Little Monk accidentally announces that Cao Delian paid 4,000 yuan to buy him, causing the hospital nurse and bystanders to suspect Cao of child trafficking.
• Cao narrowly avoids confrontation by claiming Little Monk is merely confused, but secretly admits that the accusation is uncomfortably close to the truth.
• After registering Little Monk for hemorrhoid treatment, Cao abandons him inside the hospital and escapes through a back entrance, fearing that the nurse has called the police. He plans to wait near the exit and flee if authorities arrive.
• Doudou, disguised as or traveling in the form of a Pekingese, reveals that he has tracked down Little Monk in Wenzhou City. He calls Song Shuhang using a phone purchased with True Lord Yellow Mountain’s money.
• At Medicine Master’s residence, Song Shuhang continues learning the Fire-Control Art from Senior White. Though initially discouraged by his weak progress, he eventually manages to strengthen the flames significantly.
• Doudou informs Song Shuhang that Little Monk is undergoing hemorrhoid surgery. Song decides to return to Wenzhou City for summer vacation and plans to bring Senior White along, partly to share local food and waxberries.
• Elsewhere, Daoist Cloudmist enjoys his freedom after escaping True Lord Yellow Mountain’s Five-Finger Mountain Sealing Art. He spends his time eating, playing games, and posting photographs online, unaware that a looming danger threatens him.

Character Developments

• Cao Delian: Revealed as cowardly and self-serving. He abandons Little Monk to avoid possible arrest, though he remains willing to retrieve him if it is safe.
• Little Monk Guoguo: Remains innocent, blunt, and trusting. He does not understand the trouble caused by his statement and confidently goes to surgery alone.
• Doudou: Demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness by locating Little Monk and obtaining a phone. He also remains mischievous, planning to punish Cao Delian.
• Song Shuhang: Shows determination in practicing the difficult Fire-Control Art. His confidence improves after making visible progress, and he begins planning to visit and care for his family.
• Senior White: Acts as a patient instructor, encouraging Shuhang while preparing to repair the Three-Star Fire-Control Fan. His enthusiasm for food, especially waxberries, remains prominent.
• Daoist Cloudmist: Enjoys his newfound freedom and modern life with childish excitement, but his smugness blinds him to the danger approaching him.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and appearances: Cao’s suspicious behavior and Little Monk’s careless wording make him appear to be a trafficker, showing how easily appearances can create chaos.
• Responsibility versus escape: Cao repeatedly prioritizes his own safety over Little Monk’s welfare, while Doudou and Song Shuhang take responsibility for finding and recovering the boy.
• Growth through perseverance: Song Shuhang’s progress with the Fire-Control Art emphasizes the difficulty of cultivation and the importance of encouragement and persistence.
• Freedom and danger: Daoist Cloudmist celebrates his escape and the modern world, but the chapter hints that freedom may be temporary.
• The collision of ordinary and supernatural life: Hospital procedures, family vacations, smartphones, and local food exist alongside cultivation techniques, flying swords, magical seals, and talking animals.

Character Interactions

• The nurse and bystanders react suspiciously to Cao Delian’s relationship with Little Monk, creating a tense but comedic hospital scene.
• Cao manipulates Little Monk into entering the hospital alone, while Little Monk remains completely trusting.
• Doudou contacts Song Shuhang and bargains for a flight together in exchange for helping retrieve Little Monk.
• Song and Senior White continue their mentor-student relationship, with Senior White encouraging Song and Song inviting him home for vacation.
• Daoist Cloudmist’s carefree self-confidence contrasts sharply with the unseen threat implied at the chapter’s end.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Little Monk’s hemorrhoid treatment is completed successfully without surgery or bleeding. He must return for two more treatments, costing 1,200 yuan in total.
• After leaving the treatment room, Little Monk is approached by three police officers investigating whether he is a trafficked child.
• He truthfully tells them that a man named Cao Dechain bought him for 4,000 yuan and identifies Cao as a well-known human trafficker in the Jiangnan region.
• Little Monk agrees to lead the officers to Cao, who is waiting outside the hospital.
• Doudou secretly casts an illusion that hides the officers from Cao while allowing Little Monk and the officers to see one another.
• Cao sees Little Monk apparently alone and prepares to take him away. When Little Monk says that three officers are standing nearby, Cao cannot see them and assumes something supernatural is happening.
• Doudou removes the illusion at the perfect moment, causing the officers to suddenly appear in Cao’s view. Cao panics, urinates from fear, and discovers that his car keys have mysteriously vanished.
• The police arrest Cao for human trafficking. Cao attempts to deny the accusation, but Little Monk exposes him by explaining that Cao transported him from Jiangnan to Wenzhou.
• Little Monk then produces a large collection of evidence, including records of Cao selling children through a trafficker named Three-Blade Liu, leaving Cao and the officers stunned.

Character Developments

• Little Monk: Remains innocent, sincere, and remarkably candid. His concern about his hemorrhoids is resolved, and he confidently assists the police in exposing Cao. His extensive investigation and possession of evidence reveal that he is far more capable and prepared than he appears.
• Cao Dechain: Shown to be cautious, suspicious, and experienced in evading law enforcement. However, his composure collapses when the officers appear unexpectedly. His attempts to lie and deny his crimes are quickly undermined by Little Monk’s testimony and evidence.
• Doudou: Acts mischievously but effectively to help punish Cao. His illusion spell creates confusion, while his theft of the car keys prevents Cao from escaping.
• The police officers: Initially uncertain about Little Monk’s story, they become convinced of Cao’s guilt after witnessing his fearful reaction and hearing Little Monk’s detailed accusations.

Significant Themes

• Justice and exposure of wrongdoing: Cao’s crimes are brought to light through Little Monk’s honesty, preparation, and cooperation with the police.
• Innocence versus guilt: Little Monk’s straightforward behavior contrasts sharply with Cao’s evasiveness and panic, making Cao’s guilt increasingly obvious.
• Comic supernatural intervention: Doudou’s illusion and theft of the keys turn a serious arrest into a humorous and bizarre confrontation.
• Appearances can be misleading: Little Monk looks like a helpless child, yet he has carefully gathered evidence; Cao appears cautious and confident, but quickly loses control when confronted.

Character Interactions

• The doctor treats Little Monk kindly, amused by his respectful Buddhist-style speech.
• Little Monk speaks politely to the police, calling them “Benefactors,” while openly identifying Cao as a trafficker.
• Cao tries to manipulate Little Monk and dismiss his statements as jokes, but Little Monk unintentionally—or perhaps innocently—refutes every excuse.
• Doudou covertly orchestrates the encounter, ensuring that Cao is frightened, exposed, and unable to flee.
• The chapter ends with Little Monk revealing his evidence, completely defeating Cao’s attempted denial.

Chapter Summary: “Shit It Out!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The elderly police officer examines Little Monk Guoguo’s evidence and realizes it conclusively proves Cao Delian is a human trafficker. The evidence may also help expose an entire trafficking network.
• The officers attempt to arrest Cao Delian, but he escapes in a car and runs away. It is revealed that he is an accomplished parkour expert who once posted videos online as the “Masked Man.”
• Although the officers cannot keep up with Cao Delian, Little Monk offers to help. He displays extraordinary martial-arts abilities, effortlessly scaling a platform over three meters high.
• Little Monk catches Cao Delian and returns with him unconscious, leaving the officers amazed and intimidated. Cao Delian is handcuffed and taken to the station.
• The elderly officer tries to learn more about Little Monk and his temple, but Doudou secretly warns him not to ask further questions. The officer assumes that a powerful elder is protecting the child and leaves.
• Doudou reveals that he followed Little Monk because Song Shuhang would otherwise worry. He shows Little Monk a recording of Shuhang angrily threatening to “beat the shit out of” him for running away.
• Doudou further reveals that they are in Wenzhou City, Song Shuhang’s hometown, and that Shuhang will soon arrive. Little Monk becomes frightened and remorseful.
• Doudou advises him to prepare an apology, then proposes staying at a nearby hotel. He also decides to drive the car himself, despite being a dog.

Character Developments

• Little Monk Guoguo: Demonstrates astonishing physical and martial-arts abilities by catching Cao Delian, but remains innocent, literal-minded, and obedient to his abbot’s rules. He becomes increasingly anxious and guilty after learning that Song Shuhang is coming.
• Cao Delian: Revealed to be both a human trafficker and a highly skilled parkour practitioner. Despite his expertise, he is completely overpowered by Little Monk.
• The elderly police officer: Becomes impressed by Little Monk and treats him with respect after witnessing his abilities. His curiosity about the boy’s origins is curtailed by Doudou’s warning.
• Doudou: Acts as Little Monk’s protector and comic disciplinarian. He enjoys teasing the child about Shuhang’s anger while hypocritically lecturing him about running away. He also seizes the opportunity to drive.
• Song Shuhang: Though absent, his anger and concern strongly influence the scene. His recorded threat terrifies Little Monk and motivates him to plan an apology.

Significant Themes

• Justice and punishment: Cao Delian’s capture brings a human trafficker to justice, while Little Monk humorously imagines a severe spiritual punishment for him.
• Hidden power beneath appearances: Cao Delian looks frail but is an expert athlete, while the seemingly harmless child Little Monk possesses superhuman martial abilities.
• Childlike innocence and adult responsibility: Little Monk is powerful but naive, struggling to understand social situations and the consequences of disobeying his family.
• Protection and family concern: Doudou follows Little Monk to protect him and ease Shuhang’s worries, while Shuhang’s anger is rooted in genuine concern.
• Humor through contrast and hypocrisy: The chapter repeatedly contrasts Little Monk’s solemn demeanor with his extreme ideas, and Doudou’s moral lectures with his own history of running away.

Character Interactions

• The police officers confront Cao Delian but rely on Little Monk to complete the arrest.
• Little Monk respectfully offers the officers help and hands over the captured trafficker.
• The elderly officer attempts to question Little Monk about his temple, but Doudou intervenes through a mysterious voice.
• Doudou teases and advises Little Monk using Song Shuhang’s recorded outburst, turning the child’s fear into a comedic lesson.
• The chapter ends with Doudou taking control of the situation—and the car—as he and Little Monk look for a place to stay.

Chapter Summary: “A Street Racer Wearing a Pekingese Mask!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Doudou boasts to Little Monk about his driving ability, claiming that he can even fly planes. Trusting him completely, Little Monk gets into the back seat.
• Doudou struggles with the car’s controls, forgetting to shift into drive and release the handbrake. Little Monk realizes that Doudou has never actually driven before and becomes terrified of a possible accident.
• Despite the poor start, Doudou eventually gets the car moving and proudly accelerates, apparently leading to a reckless nighttime drive.
• In America, Instructor Little Li is tortured by prison officials who believe he kidnapped Professor Anthony. He repeatedly insists that he knows nothing and has never been into space.
• Just before he is sent to a dangerous cell block, a mysterious, radiant man arrives with the real Professor Anthony. The man proves his authority, has Little Li released, comforts him, and carries him away after he faints from emotional exhaustion.
• The next morning, Song Shuhang feeds a Soul Pearl to the Spirit Ghost in his Heart Aperture and continues cultivating. His Nose Aperture is close to opening because of his diligence, Blood Qi Pills, the Spirit Ghost contract, the Jade Bamboo Shoot, and the Ancient Copper Ring.
• Shuhang discovers that Senior White is cultivating and avoids disturbing him.
• While watching the news, Shuhang learns that a giant Pekingese supposedly drove a car over one hundred miles per hour, crashed into a villa, and destroyed a Ferrari. The police believe the driver was a street racer wearing an animal mask. Shuhang immediately realizes that Doudou was responsible and is shocked.

Character Developments

• Doudou: Displays enormous confidence and a reckless desire to imitate stylish street racers, but his lack of actual driving experience creates comic danger. His pride prevents him from admitting incompetence.
• Little Monk: Begins with complete admiration for Doudou but quickly becomes anxious and regretful after seeing his mistakes. His innocent worries about compensation and possibly selling himself again emphasize his young age and naïveté.
• Instructor Little Li: Is portrayed as an ordinary, helpless man caught in a bizarre misunderstanding. His fear of torture and sexual abuse gives way to overwhelming relief when he is rescued.
• The radiant man: Appears compassionate and powerful. He calmly corrects the prison officials’ mistake, comforts Little Li, and seems connected to Professor Anthony’s safe return.
• Professor Anthony: Has returned safely but has lost clear memories of what happened, suggesting supernatural or mysterious interference.
• Song Shuhang: Continues making rapid cultivation progress and remains responsible and observant. His shocked reaction to the news highlights his growing awareness of Doudou’s chaotic behavior.
• Senior White: Is shown maintaining his identity as a dedicated cultivation fanatic despite his recent fascination with modern activities.

Significant Themes

• Overconfidence and deception: Doudou’s exaggerated claims contrast with his complete lack of driving experience.
• Comic danger and misunderstanding: Little Monk’s mistaken faith in Doudou and the police’s belief that a masked human drove the car create situational humor.
• Power and helplessness: Instructor Little Li is powerless against the prison officials until the mysterious man’s authority abruptly changes the situation.
• Cultivation and fortunate opportunities: Song Shuhang’s rapid advancement results from both persistent effort and an accumulation of rare treasures and lucky encounters.
• Contrasts between ordinary and extraordinary worlds: Everyday activities such as driving, watching television, and eating noodles coexist with spirit ghosts, cultivation, supernatural rescues, and mysterious space-related events.

Character Interactions

• Doudou boasts to Little Monk, who responds with admiration before becoming frightened by Doudou’s incompetence.
• The prison guards interrogate and threaten Little Li, while Professor Anthony’s arrival exposes their mistake.
• The radiant man comforts Little Li after rescuing him, creating a sharp contrast with the guards’ cruelty.
• Song Shuhang avoids interrupting Senior White’s cultivation, showing respect for his senior.
• The television report indirectly connects Song Shuhang to Doudou’s reckless actions, ending the chapter with Shuhang’s horrified realization.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

Song Shuhang learns from television that a giant Pekingese-masked street racer crashed into a villa and destroyed a Ferrari. He immediately realizes Doudou is responsible and calls him. Doudou confirms that he went street racing in Wenzhou City and is currently hiding in a hotel with Little Monk. Song Shuhang plans to notify True Lord Yellow Mountain, but Zhou Li arrives first to handle the situation. Zhou Li also returns Instructor Little Li, whom Song Shuhang accidentally left in outer space. Little Li is physically unharmed and even stronger after receiving treatment, but his memories of his ordeal in the West were only partially erased. Zhou Li leaves him with Song Shuhang for Senior White to repair.

Character developments

Song Shuhang continues to feel burdened by Doudou’s chaotic behavior and guilty over Instructor Little Li’s misfortunes, though he is relieved that Little Li was rescued safely. Zhou Li is increasingly exhausted by his role as Doudou’s problem-solver and longs for time off and romance. Doudou remains reckless, shameless, and mischievous, while Little Monk accompanies him. Song Shuhang also continues cultivating and feels that his Nose Aperture is close to opening.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes the comic consequences of responsibility, especially Song Shuhang being repeatedly forced to clean up after Doudou despite not causing the trouble himself. It also explores guilt and unintended consequences through Little Li’s ordeal, while blending cultivation concepts with absurd modern situations such as car accidents, television reports, and memory manipulation. The recurring “young man in blue with a white horse” introduces an ongoing mystery and surreal element.

Character interactions

Song Shuhang and Doudou argue over the street-racing incident, with Doudou joking that Shuhang may be romantically interested in him. Song Shuhang and Zhou Li discuss Doudou’s latest disaster, Zhou Li’s exhaustion, and Little Li’s condition. Zhou Li warns Shuhang that the hypnosis suppressing Little Li’s memories will soon wear off. While meditating beside the unconscious Little Li, Song Shuhang is unexpectedly transported to an endless desert, where he once again encounters a handsome young man in blue robes riding a magnificent white horse.

Chapter Summary: “Life Goes On, and So Does the Death-Seeking”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang encounters the Young Man in Blue again inside the desert-like True Illusion created by Senior White.
• Determined to test his improved abilities and avenge his previous defeat, Song Shuhang challenges the Young Man in Blue to a fistfight.
• Song Shuhang uses the Gentleman’s Ten Thousand Miles Journey movement technique and unleashes a rapid series of Foundation Fist attacks.
• Despite Song Shuhang’s improved speed and strength, the Young Man in Blue effortlessly dodges all seventy punches and counters with his precise finger technique.
• Song Shuhang anticipates the counterattack and uses Palm Thunder, striking the Young Man in Blue and sending him rolling across the desert.
• The attack does not injure the Young Man in Blue. Instead, it causes the illusion’s scripted behavior to change: he accuses Song Shuhang of cheating and announces that he will use Daoist techniques as well.
• Song Shuhang tries to invoke the usual “rest” keyword, but it no longer works.
• The Young Man in Blue unleashes an overwhelming lightning technique, described as “Super Invincible, Nine Manifestations of the Divine Dragon, Violent Lightning Big Method.”
• The massive lightning storm covers hundreds of meters, leaving Song Shuhang unable to escape. He is repeatedly electrocuted, screams in agony, and eventually loses consciousness.
• Song Shuhang suddenly remembers that Instructor Little Li was still sleeping on the sofa and worries that the ordinary man may also have been dragged into danger.
• The scene shifts to Instructor Little Li, who awakens in the desert with no memory of how he arrived there.
• The Young Man in Blue mistakes him for “Little White” and begins the same scripted interaction, preparing to fight him with swords.

Character Development

• Song Shuhang demonstrates substantial growth since his previous encounter. He now possesses stronger defensive abilities through the Unmoving Vajra Body, greater mobility, and access to Palm Thunder.
• His confidence has increased significantly; he believes his new abilities allow him to challenge the Young Man in Blue and proudly celebrates after successfully landing Palm Thunder.
• However, Song Shuhang’s impulsiveness and tendency to seek revenge lead him into another disastrous situation. His attempt to exploit the illusion’s rules accidentally triggers a more dangerous phase.
• Song Shuhang also shows growing concern for ordinary people, particularly Instructor Little Li, once he realizes that Little Li may have been caught in the illusion.
• The Young Man in Blue initially follows a repetitive, NPC-like script, but Palm Thunder causes him to display new dialogue and abilities. This suggests that the True Illusion can react dynamically to unexpected actions.
• Instructor Little Li becomes increasingly confused and frightened after awakening in the desert. He realizes that his memories may have been altered or lost, and that he has repeatedly been mistaken for other people.

Significant Themes

• Growth versus overwhelming strength: Song Shuhang has clearly improved, but his progress is still insignificant compared with the Young Man in Blue’s seemingly limitless abilities.
• The danger of overconfidence: Song Shuhang’s confidence in his new techniques encourages him to provoke an opponent far beyond his understanding.
• Death-seeking and reckless behavior: The chapter humorously reinforces Song Shuhang’s habit of repeatedly rushing toward danger, even when he knows the likely outcome.
• Reality and illusion: The True Illusion behaves like a game or scripted world, yet it can alter its “plot” when Song Shuhang introduces unexpected actions.
• Identity and memory: Instructor Little Li’s confusion, missing memories, and repeated misidentification suggest that the supernatural events are affecting his perception and identity.
• Comedy amid danger: Song Shuhang’s triumphant celebration after using Palm Thunder quickly turns into panic and painful electrocution, maintaining the story’s blend of cultivation action and slapstick humor.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang and the Young Man in Blue reenact their previous encounter, but Song Shuhang attempts to change the outcome through speed, martial arts, and Daoist techniques.
• Song Shuhang successfully surprises the Young Man in Blue with Palm Thunder, temporarily reversing their usual power dynamic.
• The Young Man in Blue responds by breaking from his standard script and retaliating with an enormous lightning attack.
• Song Shuhang worries about Instructor Little Li’s safety, but before he can investigate, he is knocked unconscious.
• Instructor Little Li then encounters the Young Man in Blue, who mistakes him for “Little White” and initiates another combat sequence—this time involving swords.

Chapter Summary: “Something Strange Seems to Have Gotten Mixed In!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Instructor Little Li is mistaken for “Little White” by an azure-robed youth, who immediately attacks him with a sharpened sword as part of a recurring “practice” scenario.
• Unable to dodge, Little Li suffers three shallow stab wounds. The youth stops the bleeding but continues treating him as Little White, offering to teach him fist techniques.
• The youth demonstrates a basic Body-Tempering Fist technique, assumes Little Li has memorized it, and then brutally beats him when he refuses to practice. Little Li eventually loses consciousness and is repeatedly struck even after fainting.
• Song Shuhang later awakens from his own coma, badly injured and charred. Senior White heals him with spiritual power.
• Senior White discovers the severely beaten Instructor Little Li and treats his injuries. Shuhang misleadingly claims that Little Li was abused after being rescued from America.
• Shuhang explains that Little Li’s memories of America were not fully erased. Senior White performs the memory-erasing spell again, though he admits it may leave fragments and could damage Little Li’s mind.
• Senior White, Song Shuhang, and the unconscious Little Li travel to an underground parking lot to inspect thirty-one vehicles purchased through True Lord Yellow Mountain’s agent.
• Among the luxury cars are three bizarre additions: a tractor, a small excavator, and a bulldozer. Though surprised, Shuhang accepts them and signs the contract.
• The chapter ends with Shuhang planning to choose a vehicle, drive to Wenzhou City, and return Instructor Little Li to the flight school.

Character Developments

• Instructor Little Li: Becomes the unwilling victim of another supernatural misunderstanding. His helplessness, pain, and emotional breakdown reveal the lingering psychological damage caused by his erased and fragmented memories.
• The azure-robed youth: Remains trapped in a “plot mode,” unable to recognize Little Li’s protests or identity. His innocent attitude contrasts sharply with the extreme violence of his actions.
• Song Shuhang: Feels guilty for accidentally dragging Little Li into his troubles and worries about the consequences of the incomplete memory erasure. He also continues concealing the truth from Senior White.
• Senior White: Returns from seclusion, heals both Shuhang and Little Li, and attempts to repair the memory-erasure problem despite admitting that the technique is not his specialty.

Significant Themes

• The danger of mistaken identity: Little Li suffers because the youth forcibly interprets him as someone else, showing how absurd and dangerous supernatural “scripted” behavior can be.
• Memory and trauma: The incomplete erasure of Little Li’s memories raises concerns about psychological scars, suppressed suffering, and whether traumatic experiences can truly be removed.
• Guilt and responsibility: Shuhang recognizes that his actions indirectly caused Little Li’s ordeal and hopes the man can live peacefully without recovering the painful memories.
• Dark comedy and absurdity: The chapter juxtaposes brutal supernatural violence with comedic misunderstandings, such as the youth’s cheerful teaching, Shuhang’s implausible explanation, and the arrival of construction vehicles among luxury cars.

Character Interactions

• Little Li and the azure-robed youth: Their central interaction is one-sided; Little Li pleads for recognition and mercy, while the youth repeatedly mistakes him for Little White and attacks or trains him.
• Song Shuhang and Senior White: Senior White heals Shuhang and questions him about the injuries. Shuhang deflects with a lie but trusts Senior White enough to ask for help with Little Li’s memories.
• Senior White and Instructor Little Li: Senior White treats Little Li’s injuries and erases his memories again, attempting to protect him from recalling his traumatic experiences.
• Song Shuhang and the vehicle agent: Shuhang inspects and accepts the unusual collection of vehicles, including the unexpected tractor, excavator, and bulldozer.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang and Venerable White prepare to travel from the underground garage back to Wenzhou City, carrying luggage, cash, magical items, and Instructor Little Li.
• Venerable White enthusiastically chooses a vintage walking tractor, despite Song Shuhang’s attempts to persuade him to use a normal car. He initially mistakes an excavator and bulldozer for possible transportation vehicles as well.
• Song Shuhang explains that the tractor is slow, exposed to the weather, and generally forbidden on modern roads. Venerable White dismisses these concerns, planning to use invisibility and formations to improve the trip.
• Venerable White’s driver’s license unexpectedly covers all vehicle types, thanks to True Lord Yellow Mountain’s meticulous preparations.
• Song Shuhang loads the luggage and Instructor Little Li onto the tractor. When Venerable White cannot start it, Song Shuhang reluctantly cranks the engine himself, producing a cloud of black smoke.
• Venerable White quickly learns to operate the tractor and drives it out of the garage toward the flight academy and ultimately Wenzhou City. Their conspicuous vehicle attracts widespread attention on the busy roads.
• At Song Shuhang’s family home, his parents prepare for the arrival of Old Lu and his son. Song’s father expects the visit to become another competition involving wealth, career success, cars, and houses.

Character Developments

• Venerable White displays intense curiosity about modern machinery and becomes delighted by the tractor’s unusual controls and powerful appearance. His impulsiveness and childlike enthusiasm override practical concerns.
• Song Shuhang acts as the responsible and knowledgeable counterpart, explaining the vehicles, road restrictions, and practical problems. Despite his embarrassment and reluctance, he ultimately gives in to Venerable White’s choice and supports his enjoyment.
• True Lord Yellow Mountain is shown indirectly to be exceptionally thorough, having prepared numerous vehicles, licenses, fuel, and security measures.
• Song’s father is revealed as competitive and proud. He anticipates Old Lu’s visit with anxiety because he expects Old Lu to boast about his successful son.
• Song’s mother serves as the more perceptive and amused voice, reminding her husband that their long-standing rivalry and boasting helped create the situation.

Significant Themes

• Clash between ancient cultivators and modern society: Venerable White understands technology through fragmented online information, leading to amusing misunderstandings about construction equipment and transportation.
• Childlike curiosity and enjoyment: Venerable White’s excitement over driving an old tractor emphasizes his willingness to enjoy ordinary experiences despite his immense cultivation and power.
• Responsibility versus impulsiveness: Song Shuhang repeatedly raises sensible objections, but eventually accepts the absurd situation for Venerable White’s sake.
• Social appearances and competition: The tractor’s conspicuous presence contrasts with modern traffic, while the family scene highlights how pride and comparison shape relationships.
• Preparation and adaptability: The extensive preparations by True Lord Yellow Mountain ensure that even an unconventional journey can proceed smoothly.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang repeatedly tries to redirect Venerable White toward a conventional car, while Venerable White insists on choosing the tractor.
• Venerable White teasingly counters Shuhang’s objections about licensing and road legality by pointing out his comprehensive driver’s license and the planned invisibility formation.
• Song Shuhang must physically start the tractor, embarrassing himself while Venerable White eagerly watches and volunteers to try next time.
• Venerable White’s enthusiasm gradually wins Song Shuhang over; although Shuhang remains uncomfortable, he decides to let Senior White have fun.
• At home, Song’s parents discuss Old Lu’s arrival, with Song’s father dreading a display of wealth and Song’s mother exposing the history of their decades-long rivalry.

Chapter 238 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Venerable White drives Song Shuhang through the city on a walking tractor. The bizarre sight attracts intense attention, embarrassing Song Shuhang.
• In an alley, Venerable White applies disposable formation papers to the tractor:
  • Invisibility
  • Reduced weight
  • Reduced air resistance
  • Tripled speed
  • Reinforced durability
• The enhanced tractor reaches over 150 miles per hour. Venerable White recklessly—but skillfully—overtakes traffic and uses a “Traction Technique” to leap over congested roads.
• Although the tractor is invisible, its noise, smoke, and smell remain. Venerable White intentionally leaves these effects intact because he enjoys having an audience react to his driving.
• They arrive at the Jiangshui Civil Aviation Training Center to return Instructor Little Li. Song Shuhang explains that he will resume flight lessons later.
• Catherine is shocked by their arrival in a tractor but accepts the situation with professional composure. Little Li is asleep and is carried inside by the aviation school staff.
• Song Shuhang confirms that Little Li is healthy after receiving treatment and enhanced recovery. He and Venerable White then leave for Song Shuhang’s hometown, Wenzhou City.
• Meanwhile, Song Shuhang’s father’s old friend and rival, Old Lü, arrives at the Song household with his son, Lü Tianyou. He brings a copper-plated statue as a gift, clearly intending to show off and settle an old grudge with Song Shuhang’s father.

Character Developments

• Venerable White: Displays his extreme enthusiasm for unusual vehicles and reckless experimentation. He is prepared with numerous formations and enjoys public astonishment, treating driving like an exciting performance.
• Song Shuhang: Becomes increasingly embarrassed by Venerable White’s unconventional behavior but remains cooperative. He also continues taking responsibility for Instructor Little Li’s safe return and future aviation training.
• Instructor Little Li: Has recovered from his injuries and grown physically stronger after receiving treatment from Senior Brother Zhou and Venerable White.
• Catherine: Maintains her professionalism despite being completely bewildered by the tractor and Venerable White’s behavior.
• Lü Tianyou: Appears embarrassed and uncomfortable with his father’s boastful behavior, though he still accompanies him and tries to behave politely.
• Old Lü: Is energetic, boastful, and eager to compete with Song Shuhang’s father, having held onto a year-old grievance.

Significant Themes

• Absurdity and unconventional behavior: The chapter humorously contrasts ordinary urban life with cultivators’ bizarre methods and technology.
• Public perception and embarrassment: Song Shuhang is painfully aware of how strange they look, while Venerable White actively enjoys the attention.
• Hidden supernatural power: Magical formations transform an ordinary tractor into a high-speed, nearly indestructible vehicle.
• Generational rivalry and pride: Old Lü’s visit introduces a more ordinary but equally exaggerated form of competition between longtime friends and rivals.
• Contrast between maturity and childish enthusiasm: Venerable White, despite his immense power and status, behaves like someone delighted by a new toy.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang repeatedly urges Venerable White to use concealment, while Venerable White prioritizes enjoyment over discretion.
• Venerable White explains the tractor’s formations and enthusiastically demonstrates them, leaving Song Shuhang resigned and embarrassed.
• Catherine professionally receives Song Shuhang and Little Li, despite being stunned by their arrival.
• Song Shuhang assures Catherine that Little Li is healthy and promises to continue flight training later.
• Old Lü orders his son to help present the mysterious gift to Song Shuhang’s father, while Lü Tianyou privately struggles with embarrassment over his father’s behavior.

Chapter Summary: “Reading Is Useless Compared to a Bird”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lü Tianyou accompanies his father, Old Lü, to visit Song Shuhang’s parents. He nervously carries a large statue and forces himself to smile, worried that Uncle Song may reject them.
• Old Lü immediately begins boasting about Tianyou’s height, successful precious-timber business, and expensive BMW 7 Series. Dad Song responds with polite but sarcastic praise while internally planning to outdo him through Song Shuhang someday.
• Old Lü presents Dad Song with a statue of a literary girl reading while holding a dove. He explains that it represents the mocking slogan, “What good is studying compared to a bird?” The gift is actually revenge for the previous year, when Dad Song showed off Song Shuhang’s academic achievements.
• Dad Song accepts the statue through gritted teeth, planning to use it either to boast about Shuhang’s future success or to mock Shuhang if he fails.
• Mom Song interrupts the two fathers’ rivalry and serves dinner. Old Lü asks for liquor, but she insists they eat first. The two men continue competing and joking while eating.
• Old Lü asks about Song Shuhang and offers to teach him to drive during the summer. Dad Song is irritated by the continued car-related boasting but privately vows to show off even more if Shuhang eventually buys a luxury car.
• Meanwhile, Song Shuhang and Venerable White continue traveling home on the absurdly fast tractor. After two hours, Venerable White becomes bored and teaches Shuhang how to drive it.
• Daoist Cloudmist, still free after escaping the Five-Finger Mountain Sealing Restriction Grounds, decides to return to the Empty Thieves’ Sect. He has spent several days avoiding contact because he feared True Lord Yellow Mountain would recapture him. Believing Yellow Mountain too weak or inactive to pursue him, he begins navigating toward Wenzhou City.

Character Development

• Lü Tianyou is embarrassed by his father’s aggressive boasting but remains respectful and cooperative. His forced smile and discomfort contrast with Old Lü’s confidence.
• Old Lü is revealed as highly competitive and vindictive in a humorous way. His pride in Tianyou’s success is genuine, but he mainly visits to retaliate against Dad Song’s earlier bragging.
• Dad Song matches Old Lü’s competitiveness with sarcasm and internal determination. Though outwardly gracious, he views the statue and conversation as part of an ongoing contest centered on their sons.
• Mom Song acts as the practical voice of reason, managing the meal and criticizing the childish rivalry between the two fathers.
• Venerable White remains playful and easily distracted, treating the tractor ride as entertainment before deciding to teach Shuhang to drive.
• Song Shuhang continues adapting to increasingly bizarre situations, quickly learning to operate the tractor under White’s guidance.
• Daoist Cloudmist becomes overconfident after avoiding capture and assumes True Lord Yellow Mountain is incapable of finding him, setting up possible future trouble.

Significant Themes

• Parental pride and rivalry: The two fathers compete through their sons’ education, careers, height, and possessions.
• Education versus worldly success: The statue’s slogan humorously contrasts academic achievement with Tianyou’s financial success.
• Generational immaturity: Despite being adults and parents, Old Lü and Dad Song behave like schoolchildren trying to outdo each other.
• Humor through misunderstanding and exaggeration: The literary statue, supercharged tractor, and luxury-car boasts all create comic contrasts.
• Overconfidence and consequences: Daoist Cloudmist’s belief that Yellow Mountain cannot find him may prove dangerously mistaken.

Character Interactions

• Old Lü and Dad Song engage in a sustained exchange of sarcasm, boasting, and retaliatory gifts.
• Lü Tianyou acts as an unwilling participant in his father’s performance, while Dad Song silently compares him with Shuhang.
• Mom Song restrains the two men’s drinking and eating behavior, though neither father abandons his competitive banter.
• Venerable White guides Shuhang from passenger to tractor driver, demonstrating his casual, playful mentorship.
• Daoist Cloudmist’s thoughts focus on his unseen rivalry with True Lord Yellow Mountain, whose apparent absence gives Cloudmist false confidence.

Chapter Summary: “Wish Upon a Meteor!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Daoist Cloudmist decides to travel to Wenzhou City to enjoy its food and entertainment before returning to the Empty Thieves’ Sect. After two centuries of being sealed, he is eager to experience modern life, including technology, movies, and junk food.
• While flying toward the city, Cloudmist senses the ominous danger that has haunted him since escaping the Five-Finger Mountain Sealing Art. Though the danger briefly disappeared, it suddenly returns and grows stronger.
• Worried about his safety, Cloudmist abandons his sightseeing plans and decides to hurry back to the Empty Thieves’ Sect, believing its defensive formation can protect him.
• Meanwhile, Song Shuhang drives a remarkably fast hand tractor toward Wenzhou City with Venerable White. He discovers that White has unexpectedly entered a two-day seclusion while sitting in the vehicle.
• Song worries about how to explain White’s prolonged “sleep” to his parents and rejects the idea of leaving him alone in a hotel. He plans to take White home and have Doudou establish a protective barrier.
• A brilliant meteor appears overhead. Song makes several wishes concerning Su Clan’s Sixteen’s health, the seniors’ memory problems, a trouble-free return home, Doudou and Little Monk’s behavior, and his own cultivation and luck.
• The meteor grows increasingly bright and large, then begins falling directly toward Song and the tractor. He realizes it may be the Heaven Meteorite Venerable White once mentioned and begins calculating where it will land, considering dodging it or relying on White’s instinctive defenses.
• The chapter ends on this cliffhanger, with the meteor about to strike.

Character Developments

• Daoist Cloudmist is shown as carefree, food-loving, and fascinated by modern pleasures, but his recurring sense of danger reveals that he remains cautious and deeply concerned with self-preservation.
• Song Shuhang demonstrates responsibility and practical concern while managing Venerable White’s unexpected seclusion. He also remains anxious about the chaos that often follows White and his other companions.
• Song’s willingness to make wishes suggests that, despite his rational nature, exposure to the Cultivator World has made him more open to concepts such as Fortune and destiny.
• Venerable White remains characteristically unpredictable and unconcerned with ordinary circumstances, entering seclusion spontaneously simply because he has nothing else to do.

Significant Themes

• Modern life versus cultivation: Cloudmist enthusiastically embraces contemporary entertainment and food, highlighting the contrast between ancient cultivators and the modern world.
• Luck, destiny, and coincidence: Song’s wishes appear to be followed immediately by a meteor falling toward him, raising the possibility that fortune—or misfortune—has responded to his words.
• The dangers of Venerable White’s influence: Even while unconscious or secluded, White’s presence creates unusual situations and potential disasters.
• Enjoyment versus survival: Cloudmist’s desire for pleasure is interrupted by danger, while Song’s ordinary trip home turns into another supernatural crisis.
• Foreshadowing and fate: Earlier remarks about a meteorite potentially benefiting Song’s cultivation appear to be coming true in a highly dangerous manner.

Character Interactions

• Cloudmist has no direct interaction with the other main characters in this section, but his parallel journey toward Wenzhou City creates a possible convergence with Song’s group.
• Song speaks to Venerable White during the tractor ride, though White is unresponsive because he has entered seclusion.
• Song uses the Thousand-Mile Voice Flute to confirm that White is deliberately secluded rather than unconscious or ill.
• Song mentally plans how to protect and conceal White, showing both his dependence on White’s power and his frustration with White’s unpredictable behavior.