Chapter Summaries

Song Qingshu and Madam Tang failed to learn anything useful from Tang Kuobian before Guo Jing and Huang Rong led a night raid on the residence. Guo Jing discovered the attack was a trap and faced Ouyang Feng, who had come to avenge Ke'er.

• Madam Tang offered to ask Tang Kuobian about Great Hero Song, but Song Qingshu urged her not to involve her brother.
• Tang Kuobian welcomed Song Qingshu as a potential brother-in-law and later drank with him, but Song Qingshu learned nothing useful.
• After Song Qingshu fell asleep, Guo Jing and Huang Rong led a group of experts into the residence to kill Tang Kuobian.
• Guo Jing struck the sleeping figure in the bed, then realized it was a trap when a poisoned steel needle pierced his palm.
• Ouyang Feng burst from beneath the bed and fought Guo Jing, while Huang Rong recognized him and heard his vow to avenge Ke'er.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong fought Ouyang Feng but were left injured before Yang Guo and Wanyan Liang revealed the trap surrounding them. Guo Jing used Qiu Qianren’s attack to propel himself toward Wanyan Liang, leaving his escape uncertain.

• Guo Jing and Ouyang Feng exchanged powerful palm strikes, and both suffered internal injuries as they smashed through the room.
• Huang Rong guarded Guo Jing while he and Ouyang Feng spat blood and recovered.
• Qiu Qianren arrived with Yang Guo and an elderly monk, and Yang Guo declared that he wanted vengeance on Guo Jing.
• Wanyan Liang and Tang Kuobian appeared, and Guo Jing realized that they had lured him and Huang Rong into an elaborate trap.
• Guo Jing charged at Wanyan Liang, deflected Qiu Qianren’s strike with one palm, and borrowed its force to reach Wanyan Liang.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong fought to capture Wanyan Liang, but Yang Guo intervened and shattered Huang Rong's staff, leaving the couple in danger. Huang Rong tried to turn Yang Guo against his revenge, while Ouyang Feng urged him to kill them and Wanyan Liang demanded that Huang Rong be kept alive.

• Guo Jing recognized Murong Bo's Star Shifting after their clash exposed the disguised elder's identity.
• Huang Rong defeated Tang Kuobian with the Dog Beating Staff and left him gravely wounded.
• Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren joined Murong Bo against the injured Guo Jing, while Guo Jing struggled to hold them off.
• Yang Guo shattered Huang Rong's staff as she attacked Wanyan Liang, and Guo Jing faltered when he saw him intervene.
• Huang Rong told Yang Guo that she was responsible for his father's death and lost arm, but Guo Jing defended her and Ouyang Feng urged Yang Guo to kill them both.
• Wanyan Liang ordered Ouyang Feng to spare Huang Rong because he had a use for her.

Wanyan Liang’s forces cornered Guo Jing and Huang Rong, but Song Qingshu rescued Huang Rong as she fled through a volley of arrows. He brought her back to his quarters at the Military Governor’s residence, where he explained that the most dangerous place was the safest.

• Wanyan Liang’s lewd threat enraged Guo Jing, who fought Ouyang Feng, Qiu Qianren, and Murong Bo while urging Huang Rong to escape.
• Huang Rong fled over the courtyard wall, but Jin warriors fired a volley of arrows at her.
• Song Qingshu rescued Huang Rong and cleared a path through the encirclement, while Yang Guo let her go.
• Wanyan Liang wondered who the masked expert was, while Tang Kuobian suspected Wanyan Liang had let him be injured deliberately.
• Song Qingshu circled back with Huang Rong to his quarters in the Military Governor’s residence and said the most dangerous place was the safest.

Huang Rong asked Song Qingshu to save Guo Jing from Wanyan Liang’s custody, and Song agreed to wait for a chance when the guards were weaker. Their conversation ended with them jokingly settling on sibling-like forms of address, while Song privately reflected on the opportunity.

• Huang Rong explained that she and Guo Jing had tried to assassinate Tang Kuobian to prevent the Jin Dynasty from invading south, but the mission had turned out to be a trap.
• Huang Rong begged Song Qingshu to rescue Guo Jing, and Song agreed to help for her sake despite the danger posed by Wanyan Liang’s four experts.
• Huang Rong promised to grant Song any request if he rescued Guo Jing, but Song said he wanted no reward and planned to wait until the guards were weaker.
• Huang Rong suggested calling Song “Brother Qingshu” and being called “Sister,” while Song countered by calling her “Younger Sister Rong’er.”
• In Yangzhou, Luo Bing mocked Song Qingshu’s claim that he would not exploit someone in distress, and Nan Lan, Jiao Wan'er, Little Empress Tong, and the Princess of Jingnan liked her post.
• Song Qingshu counted the chances he had received and pondered them privately.

Song Qingshu coaxed Huang Rong into calling him “Qingshu Gege” and promised to do his utmost to rescue Guo Jing. He returned to watch Guo Jing’s captivity, where Wanyan Liang planned to use him as bait for Huang Rong.

• Song Qingshu and Huang Rong agreed that he could call her Younger Sister Rong'er in private, and she reluctantly called him “Qingshu Gege” to encourage him to save Guo Jing.
• Huang Rong left to contact the Beggar's Clan brothers while Song Qingshu returned to the courtyard and hid to observe.
• Song Qingshu saw Guo Jing severely injured and surrounded by experts after his battle with Wanyan Liang.
• Wanyan Liang taunted Guo Jing and threatened to take Huang Rong into his harem, hoping Guo Jing’s capture would lure her back.
• Wanyan Liang began singing before Guo Jing.

Song Qingshu watched Wanyan Liang imprison Guo Jing and learned that Wanyan Liang was heading to Madam Tang’s room. He rushed to intervene as Wanyan Liang entered, while Madam Tang feared for Song Qingshu’s safety.

• Wanyan Liang ordered Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren to guard Guo Jing, and sent Yang Guo away from the dungeon.
• Song Qingshu decided he could not rescue Guo Jing by force while Ouyang Feng and the other masters guarded him.
• Wanyan Liang accepted Murong Bo’s explanation for concealing his identity and told him to keep using the name Old Monk Li.
• Wanyan Liang went to Madam Tang’s room with Murong Bo and guards, intending to force himself on her.
• Song Qingshu realized where Wanyan Liang was going and vanished to intervene, while Madam Tang worried that he would confront Wanyan Liang’s powerful forces.

Song Qingshu intervened as Wanyan Liang tried to force Madam Tang to serve him, using hypnosis to take control of the prince. He decided to keep Wanyan Liang alive because impersonating him would be too risky and the prince could be more useful alive.

• Wanyan Liang praised Madam Tang’s beauty and tried to embrace her, but she avoided him and claimed she was unwell.
• Wanyan Liang demanded that Madam Tang serve him despite her reluctance, and she began to approach him under pressure.
• Song Qingshu emerged from his hiding place and hypnotized Wanyan Liang before he could summon the guards.
• Song Qingshu revealed that he had hidden in Madam Tang’s room before Wanyan Liang arrived and had concealed his presence from her.
• Song Qingshu chose not to kill Wanyan Liang because he knew too little about the prince to impersonate him safely.

Song Qingshu rescued Madam Tang from Wanyan Liang and learned that the Jin Dynasty had taken the Wudang heroes to a secret place called Huan Yi Yuan. As he went to check on Tang Kuobian, Huang Rong returned to his room, knocked Madam Tang unconscious, and waited there for Song Qingshu.

• Song Qingshu reassured Madam Tang and used Soul Transfer to make Wanyan Liang lose interest in her.
• Song Qingshu learned from Wanyan Liang that the Jin Dynasty was behind the Wudang heroes’ disappearance, but Wanyan Liang would not reveal where Huan Yi Yuan was.
• Song Qingshu ordered Wanyan Liang to masturbate, then carried Madam Tang out and told her to hide in his room.
• Madam Tang asked Song Qingshu to check on her brother Tang Kuobian, and Song Qingshu agreed before leaving her near his room.
• Huang Rong returned to Song Qingshu’s room, knocked Madam Tang unconscious, hid her in the wardrobe, and fell asleep while waiting for Song Qingshu.

Song Qingshu intervened when assassins attacked the gravely injured Tang Kuobian, but the poisoned needles left Tang Kuobian dying. Tang Kuobian asked Song Qingshu to impersonate him, protect Ge Bi, preserve his family, and avenge him by killing Wanyan Liang.

• Song Qingshu entered Tang Kuobian's room and saw him suffering from injuries inflicted by Huang Rong.
• Black-clad assassins attacked Tang Kuobian with poisoned needles, and Song Qingshu killed them after failing to stop every needle.
• Song Qingshu tried to force the poison from Tang Kuobian, but Tang Kuobian told him his death was near.
• Tang Kuobian revealed that Wanyan Liang had ordered the attack because he coveted Ge Bi.
• Tang Kuobian asked Song Qingshu to impersonate him, protect Ge Bi, safeguard the Tang Kuobian family, and avenge him, offering his family’s resources and Ge Bi in return.

Song Qingshu watched Tang Kuobian die after receiving his final requests, blood letter, and clan leader's seal. He buried his sworn brother and returned to find Madam Tang asleep, still undecided about whether to wake her.

• Tang Kuobian entrusted Song Qingshu with his family secrets and final wishes, including protecting Ge Bi, before dying.
• Song Qingshu took Tang Kuobian's body out of the city and buried him in a secluded place, choosing not to mutilate his face.
• Song Qingshu vowed to fulfill Tang Kuobian's instructions and later give him a proper burial in his family's ancestral graves.
• Song Qingshu returned to his room before dawn and found Madam Tang asleep, then hesitated to wake her because she had already suffered enough that night.

Huang Rong realized Song Qingshu had mistaken her for Madam Tang, but she decided to keep silent because she still needed him to rescue Guo Jing. She remained trapped in the encounter, recognizing Song Qingshu’s surprising strength.

• Huang Rong understood that Song Qingshu believed she was Madam Tang and realized her own actions had caused the misunderstanding.
• Huang Rong considered confronting Song Qingshu but feared he would pursue her if he discovered her identity.
• Huang Rong decided to conceal the truth because she needed Song Qingshu to save Guo Jing from the Jin Dynasty.
• Huang Rong stayed silent as tears ran down her face and felt Song Qingshu’s strength more clearly now that she was awake.

Huang Rong escaped after deceiving Song Qingshu into believing he had spent the night with Madam Tang, then washed herself in grief until dawn. Song Qingshu woke beside Madam Tang and left to check on Wanyan Liang, while Huang Rong slipped back into the room to fix a flaw in her deception.

• Huang Rong waited until Song Qingshu fell asleep, then dressed, returned Madam Tang to the bed, and staged the scene to conceal her presence.
• Huang Rong returned to the Beggar's Clan's secret contact point and washed herself until dawn before falling asleep in tears.
• Song Qingshu woke beside Madam Tang, believed they had spent the night together, and left to check on Wanyan Liang and protect his cover.
• Huang Rong entered the courtyard after Song Qingshu left and quietly slipped into the room to correct a flaw in her arrangement.

Huang Rong used Soul Transfer to make Madam Tang remember the events of the previous night, concealing a flaw in her plan. Meanwhile, Song Qingshu overheard Wanyan Liang and Murong Bo discussing Tang Kuobian’s disappearance and their plans to capture Huang Rong before a beautiful woman appeared from behind a rockery.

• Huang Rong used Soul Transfer on Madam Tang and implanted a detailed memory of the previous night.
• Song Qingshu searched for Wanyan Liang and found him in Tang Kuobian’s study.
• Murong Bo reported that the dead soldiers had been killed with their own blades and described the attacker’s skill.
• Wanyan Liang and Murong Bo suspected the Emperor’s side and discussed capturing Huang Rong, with Guo Jing in their hands.
• Song Qingshu left after hearing their conversation, then saw a beautiful woman emerge from behind a rockery.

Song Qingshu reunited with Huang Rong after their intimate night, while she remained focused on ensuring Madam Tang’s part in the plan went smoothly. As Huang Rong blushed at his teasing, Song Qingshu wondered whether he should save Guo Jing.

• Song Qingshu greeted Huang Rong as “Younger Sister Rong'er,” and she reluctantly let him keep using the affectionate name despite her discomfort over the previous night.
• Huang Rong followed Song Qingshu inside to keep watch over Madam Tang and their plan.
• Madam Tang, believing herself to be Song Qingshu’s lover, jealously clung to his arm and met Huang Rong, whom Song introduced as the famous Heroine Huang.
• Song Qingshu sent Madam Tang to prepare tea and pastries, then boasted to Huang Rong that women who slept with him would never betray him.
• Huang Rong blushed as Song Qingshu teased her, and he wondered whether he should help save Guo Jing.

Song Qingshu discussed rescuing Guo Jing with Huang Rong, but his suggestion that she spend a night with Wanyan Liang offended her and left her disappointed in him. He stopped her from leaving, and the chapter ended with him saying she should sacrifice herself to him instead.

• Song Qingshu described how heavily guarded Guo Jing was and explained that Ouyang Feng stayed close enough to kill him if anyone attempted a rescue.
• Song Qingshu comforted Huang Rong by touching her shoulder, but she recoiled and challenged his claims about customs in his hometown.
• Song Qingshu suggested Huang Rong could spend a night with Wanyan Liang to make rescuing Guo Jing easy, and Huang Rong angrily decided to leave.
• Song Qingshu blocked Huang Rong at the door, caught her when she ran into him, and teased her about calling her Rong'er.
• Song Qingshu told Huang Rong that if she had to sacrifice herself to save Guo Jing, she should sacrifice herself to him instead.

Huang Rong questioned Song Qingshu about rescuing Guo Jing, and he claimed he had devised a plan. After teasing her and explaining it, he let her leave his lap, though the plan itself remained undisclosed.

• Huang Rong asked whether Song Qingshu would rescue Guo Jing if she sacrificed herself, and he promised to do everything he could.
• Song Qingshu insisted he had a plan but claimed he could not say it aloud, then pulled Huang Rong onto his lap to whisper it.
• Song Qingshu kissed Huang Rong's ear and neck while claiming the intimacy would deceive Heaven, and Huang Rong stopped his hand from slipping into her collar.
• Song Qingshu explained his plan, impressing Huang Rong with its ingenuity, and she asked him to let her get up.

Song Qingshu grew suspicious of Huang Rong’s unexplained marks as she prepared to rescue Guo Jing, while Wanyan Liang set a trap for her at the Military Governor’s residence. Huang Rong escaped after Wanyan Liang threatened Guo Jing, and Murong Bo and Qiu Qianren pursued her.

• Song Qingshu held Huang Rong close, noticed red marks on her neck, and wondered if they were kiss marks after she hurried away.
• Wanyan Liang recognized the fires around Kaifeng as a diversion and ordered his men to guard against a prison break.
• Huang Rong confronted Wanyan Liang, who demanded she spend a night with him in exchange for Guo Jing’s release and threatened to have Guo Jing killed if she refused.
• Huang Rong attacked Wanyan Liang with her Dog Beating Staff, but Murong Bo blocked her and she escaped over the courtyard wall.
• Wanyan Liang ordered Murong Bo and Qiu Qianren to capture Huang Rong, while Yang Guo stayed behind and then left in the direction she had gone.

Song Qingshu disguised himself as Huang Rong and drew Wanyan Liang’s pursuers away so Huang Rong could help rescue Guo Jing. After reuniting, he teased Huang Rong and carried her toward the Heavenly Prison.

• Song Qingshu disguised himself as Huang Rong and lured Wanyan Liang’s warriors, Murong Bo, and Qiu Qianren away from the city.
• Huang Rong watched Song Qingshu flee and reflected on his sacrifice and on Guo Jing’s devotion to Xiangyang.
• Song Qingshu returned after shaking off the pursuers and boasted to Huang Rong about his peerless lightness skill.
• Song Qingshu and Huang Rong agreed to rescue Guo Jing from the Heavenly Prison.
• Song Qingshu wrapped an arm around Huang Rong’s waist and carried her, teasing her as they set off.

Song Qingshu used the Suspension Bridge Effect to make Huang Rong respond to his kiss while they infiltrated the Military Governor's residence to rescue Guo Jing. They landed inside undetected, but Huang Rong warned Song Qingshu not to kiss her without permission again.

• Song Qingshu held Huang Rong and took her to a tower to survey the Military Governor's residence defenses.
• Song Qingshu threw Huang Rong from the tower, then caught her and kissed her as they glided toward the residence.
• Huang Rong, shaken by the fall and rescue, embraced and kissed Song Qingshu, while he reflected on using the Suspension Bridge Effect to influence her feelings.
• Song Qingshu struck two guards' acupoints after landing and hid with Huang Rong without alerting the nearby guards.
• Huang Rong questioned Song Qingshu about the kiss, and he claimed her scream would have alerted the guards; she let the incident go but forbade him from kissing her without permission.