Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji agreed to return to his family after hearing that Bibi Dong and their newborn daughter were well. After Qian Daoliu welcomed two new elders, Qian Xunji claimed the first part of the Soul Searching Technique and mastered its basic soul-thread control.

• Qian Xunji told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong and their daughter were healthy, and Qian Daoliu asked him to bring the baby to visit that night.
• Jiang Mo introduced Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo as newly appointed elders, and Qian Daoliu directed Jiang Mo to show them around and collect their tokens.
• Qian Xunji went to his cultivation chamber and asked the system to issue the Soul Searching Technique reward in advance.
• Qian Xunji studied the technique and practiced condensing and controlling an almost invisible thread of soul power.
• Qian Xunji succeeded in extending the soul thread through the chamber door and mastered Part One of the Soul Searching Technique.

Qian Xunji absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Fire Dragon Claw, broke through to Rank 96, and then cared for his newborn daughter while Bibi Dong recovered. He took Qian Renxue out into the corridor and decided to bring her to meet her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

• Qian Xunji fused with the Fire Dragon Claw, gained two Spirit Bone skills, and advanced from Peak Rank 95 to Rank 96.
• Qian Xunji returned to Bibi Dong and offered to help clean her, but Liu Xiulan sent him to take the awake Qian Renxue for a walk.
• Qian Renxue reflected on having a loving grandmother and family in this life while Qian Xunji kissed her and made her push at his prickly stubble.
• Qian Xunji left the room with Qian Renxue, shielding her from the night chill with light Soul Power.
• Qian Xunji asked Qian Renxue if she wanted to meet Qian Daoliu, and she eagerly agreed.

Qian Xunji brought newborn Qian Renxue to meet Qian Daoliu, and Qian Renxue joyfully reunited with her grandfather in her second life. Qian Xunji left with her after she grew sleepy, while Qian Daoliu asked him to bring her back every day.

• Qian Xunji carried Qian Renxue to Qian Daoliu's residence in the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu held Qian Renxue, fussed over her when her eyes grew teary, and rejoiced when she smiled at him.
• Qian Daoliu showed Qian Renxue the stars, played with her using Soul Power, and promised to protect her.
• Qian Daoliu remarked that Qian Renxue seemed unusually perceptive, then asked Qian Xunji about the investigation into his daughter-in-law's poisoning.
• When Qian Renxue grew sleepy, Qian Xunji took her home, and Qian Daoliu asked him to bring her back every day.

Qian Xunji carried newborn Qian Renxue back through the corridor, where Bibi Xi met them and tried to charm his niece. Bibi Xi asked Qian Xunji for advice on confessing to Ling Yuan, and left excited to prepare a snowy surprise.

• Qian Xunji carried Qian Renxue away from Qian Daoliu, who watched them with a loving smile.
• Bibi Xi encountered Qian Xunji and reached to hold Qian Renxue, who pinched his lips until Qian Xunji told her to let go.
• Bibi Xi noticed Qian Renxue seemed to understand Qian Xunji, while Qian Xunji praised his daughter as smart.
• Bibi Xi asked Qian Xunji how to confess to Ling Yuan, and Qian Xunji suggested sculpting snow figures of the two of them holding a heart for a sunrise surprise.
• Bibi Xi hurried off to prepare the surprise, while Qian Renxue turned away when he tried to hold her again.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong learned how to care for their newborn daughter, Qian Renxue, as Liu Xiulan taught them the basics of bathing a baby. Qian Renxue dreaded being bathed but could only protest with baby sounds, and Liu Xiulan began demonstrating the bath.

• Qian Xunji returned with Qian Renxue and found Bibi Dong reading a child-rearing guide brought by Ling Yuan.
• Bibi Dong said they needed to bathe Qian Renxue, and Qian Xunji agreed to learn how.
• Liu Xiulan brought dinner and explained how to safely bathe a newborn while Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong listened.
• Qian Xunji teased Qian Renxue with a piece of braised pork, and the family laughed when she rolled her eyes.
• After dinner, Liu Xiulan tested the warm bathwater, undressed Qian Renxue, and gently lowered her into the tub while showing Qian Xunji how to support her.

Qian Xunji learned to bathe his newborn daughter, Qian Renxue, and earned Daddy Points that granted him the Soul Searching Technique. After Liu Xiulan left, Bibi Dong delighted in kissing and tickling Qian Renxue until she laughed, and Qian Xunji leaned in to kiss her too.

• Liu Xiulan showed Qian Xunji how to bathe Qian Renxue, then let him try.
• Qian Xunji nervously but carefully washed Qian Renxue, who accepted his clumsy efforts as a sign of his love.
• Bathing Qian Renxue earned Qian Xunji 10% Daddy Points and the Soul Searching Technique as an advance reward.
• Liu Xiulan reminded Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong not to share a bed while Bibi Dong recovered, then left to return home.
• Bibi Dong kissed and tickled Qian Renxue until the baby laughed, and Qian Xunji moved closer to kiss her cheek.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong doted on their newborn daughter, Qian Renxue, who wondered whether she was an accident while her parents kissed and teased each other. After the family settled down for the night, Bibi Dong planned an outing and knitting lessons, while Qian Xunji stayed awake to watch over them.

• Qian Xunji tried to make Qian Renxue laugh, then kissed Bibi Dong when she laughed at him, leaving Qian Renxue ignored between them.
• Bibi Dong fed Qian Renxue, and Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong later laid her between them and talked about her smile and personality.
• Qian Renxue listened to her parents and fell asleep, hoping their happy family would still be there when she woke.
• Bibi Dong suggested taking Qian Renxue for a stroll and learning to knit with Qian Xunji and Ling Yuan, while Qian Xunji mentioned Xiao Xi planned to confess this month.
• Qian Xunji decided to meditate through the night so he would not accidentally roll onto Qian Renxue, while Bibi Dong went to sleep.

Qian Xunji changed Qian Renxue’s diaper in the middle of the night and earned Daddy Points, which he used to obtain a DVD player and discs. He then played with his daughter and made her laugh with a wooden sword.

• Qian Xunji discovered that Qian Renxue had wet the bed and carefully changed her diaper while Bibi Dong slept.
• The system awarded Qian Xunji Daddy Points and offered him an item from Blue Star, but refused his request for a Dongfeng-51 intercontinental missile.
• Qian Xunji chose a DVD player and several discs, which the system placed in the Angel Ring.
• Qian Xunji showed Qian Renxue a small wooden sword and pretended she had wounded him when she poked his chest.
• Qian Renxue laughed, and Qian Xunji delightedly celebrated his daughter’s smile.

Qian Xunji and Qian Renxue played together at night, then he and Bibi Dong took their newborn daughter out to see snowy Spirit City. The family shared candied hawthorns, and Qian Renxue eagerly licked the sweet coating.

• Qian Xunji played dead while Qian Renxue poked him with her Wooden Sword, waking Bibi Dong before he took their daughter to the sofa to play.
• Bibi Dong woke the next morning and found Qian Xunji and Qian Renxue asleep together on the daybed amid scattered toys.
• Qian Xunji carried Qian Renxue through snowy Spirit City while Bibi Dong showed her the city and promised to take her around when she grew up.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji bickered as they walked, then bought two skewers of candied hawthorns from an old man.
• Qian Renxue licked the candied hawthorn several times, and Qian Xunji teased Bibi Dong that their daughter was a little glutton like her.

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji visited her parents’ home with Qian Renxue, where the family reunited and Bibi Dong asked Liu Xiulan to teach her to knit a scarf. Qian Renxue grew hungry while everyone chatted, and her tiny complaint brought the room to a sudden silence.

• Bibi Dong bought yarn for a scarf, and the family picked up towels and vegetables before heading to her parents’ home.
• Bibi Dong startled Bi Dashan while he worked, and he eagerly took Qian Renxue into his arms.
• Ling Yuan arrived and offered Qian Renxue a Winter Jujube, but Qian Renxue couldn’t bite it because she had no teeth.
• Bibi Dong asked Liu Xiulan to teach her and Ling Yuan to knit scarves after dinner.
• Qian Renxue waited as everyone chatted and forgot to feed her, then softly protested that she was hungry.

Bibi Dong remembered to feed Qian Renxue, then joined Ling Yuan and Qian Xunji in a knitting lesson led by Liu Xiulan. Bibi Dong knitted with uncanny ease while Ling Yuan slowly improved and Qian Xunji gave up, taking the baby upstairs to sleep.

• Bibi Dong realized Qian Renxue was hungry and carried her upstairs to feed her, with Ling Yuan following.
• Qian Xunji helped Liu Xiulan cook while Bi Dashan remained amazed that his granddaughter seemed able to speak.
• Liu Xiulan taught Bibi Dong, Ling Yuan, and Qian Xunji to knit as Bi Dashan held Qian Renxue nearby.
• Bibi Dong knitted neatly on her first try and guessed her spider Martial Soul helped her, while Ling Yuan struggled before improving.
• Qian Xunji repeatedly lost his stitches, so Bibi Dong asked him to take Qian Renxue to sleep and continued knitting.

Qian Renxue rejected the Angel form her father showed her and resolved to protect her family rather than pursue godhood again. Twenty days later, Bibi Dong celebrated Qian Renxue rolling over and laughing in the little white scarf she had knitted, just as Qian Xunji returned from the snow.

• Qian Xunji shaped Light Soul Power into an Angel, but Qian Renxue pushed it away and pretended to fall asleep.
• Qian Renxue recalled the losses from her previous life and resolved to keep her grandfather, mother, and father alive instead of seeking Angel God power.
• Over the next twenty days, Bibi Dong recovered while knitting scarves, and Qian Renxue grew under her parents' care.
• Bibi Dong saw Qian Renxue roll over in her crib, then dressed her in a little white scarf and kissed her.
• Qian Renxue laughed in Bibi Dong's arms as Qian Xunji entered with two oil-paper parcels, and Bibi Dong told him their daughter had rolled over.

Qian Xunji brought Bibi Dong braised meat, spicy fish, and mountain plum juice, and the couple shared a meal while admiring their daughter. Qian Renxue refused chili but eagerly ate mild fish, leaving her parents wondering how she knew the difference.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that Qian Renxue had rolled onto her side, and he delighted in praising their precocious daughter.
• Qian Xunji brought Bibi Dong braised meat, spicy fish, and mountain plum juice, and she gave him the scarf she had knitted.
• Qian Xunji teased Qian Renxue by offering her chili, but she turned away while Bibi Dong laughed at him.
• Qian Renxue accepted a piece of chili-free fish and opened her mouth for more, surprising her parents.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong guessed that Qian Renxue had learned to recognize chili from watching their reactions, and he offered her another rinsed piece of fish.

Qian Xunji asked Bibi Dong to take over as Pope while he oversaw the Soul Tool Research Institute, and she agreed after he reminded her of her duties as Spirit Hall’s Saintess and promised his support. After feeding Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong tried to put her to sleep, but the baby stayed wide awake as Qian Xunji returned from his bath.

• Qian Xunji showed Bibi Dong his appointment as Dean of the Soul Tool Research Institute and explained that she would need to manage Pope Palace in his absence.
• Bibi Dong worried that she lacked the strength and seniority to become Pope, but Qian Xunji reassured her and she agreed to take on the responsibility.
• Qian Renxue reflected that her mother became Pope through trust and responsibility in this life, unlike the revenge-driven path she remembered from her previous life.
• Bibi Dong took Qian Renxue to feed her, then tried to soothe her to sleep while Qian Xunji cleared the dinner table.
• Qian Renxue remained wide awake despite Bibi Dong’s lullaby, and Qian Xunji returned from his bath to find the baby still energetic.

Qian Xunji took Qian Renxue to stay with her grandparents so he and Bibi Dong could spend the night alone together. After a quiet night, Liu Xiulan knocked the next morning to call them to breakfast and remind them to feed the child.

• Qian Xunji tried to take Qian Renxue to her grandparents, but she resisted until she realized her parents wanted time alone and pointed toward the door herself.
• Qian Xunji took Qian Renxue to his parents, who held her and told her stories until she was nearly asleep.
• Qian Xunji returned to Bibi Dong, and they teased each other before kissing and spending the night together.
• The next morning, Liu Xiulan knocked and called to Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong to get up for breakfast and feed Qian Renxue.

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji returned to Spirit Hall with Qian Renxue, where Bibi Dong prepared to enter the Pope Palace as Pope for the first time. While waiting for her, Qian Xunji taught Qian Renxue to write, and she began practicing the characters he showed her.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji woke after Liu Xiulan called them down for breakfast, then went downstairs to join their family.
• On the way back to Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong admitted she was nervous about entering the Pope Palace as Pope, and Qian Xunji reassured her.
• At their residence, Qian Xunji sent Bibi Dong with a maid to put on her Pope's robes while he took Qian Renxue to the Pope Palace.
• Qian Xunji guided Qian Renxue as she wrote the character "Qian" herself, then praised her crooked but recognizable effort.
• Qian Xunji taught Qian Renxue the characters for one through four, and she tried writing "one."

Qian Xunji announced that Bibi Dong would succeed him as Pope so he could oversee the newly completed Soul Tool Research Institute. Bibi Dong accepted the role and gave her first order from the papal throne, with Qian Xunji beside her.

• Qian Xunji praised Qian Renxue as she practiced writing the number two.
• Qian Xunji told the gathered elders, Titled Douluo, and bishops that Bibi Dong would take over as Pope, and they agreed to support her.
• Bibi Dong entered the hall in papal robes, and the officials greeted her as their new Pope.
• Qian Xunji accompanied Bibi Dong to the papal throne and reassured her as she took her seat.
• Bibi Dong told the assembled officials to rise.

Qian Xunji taught Bibi Dong to review Spirit Hall affairs, then the couple began planning Qian Renxue’s full-month celebration. Qian Daoliu took his granddaughter out to play while they continued working, and the chapter ended with Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong heading to lunch.

• Qian Xunji guided Bibi Dong through approving a funding request and resolving an appeal, helping her learn to handle official documents.
• Qian Xunji told She Long and Ci Xue to reach Titled Douluo as soon as possible so they could become elders.
• Qian Daoliu came to take Qian Renxue out to play and asked Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong to tell him about their plans for her full-month celebration.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong discussed the celebration’s date, guests, banquet, and traditional rituals.
• After working until noon, Qian Xunji took Bibi Dong by the hand and led her to the dining hall for lunch.

Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji how she had handled her duties as Pope, and he praised her judgment and appearance over lunch. They discussed her plan to hunt for a Soul Ring and how to feed Qian Renxue while they were away, then found Qian Daoliu and the worshippers entertaining the baby with a shadow puppet show.

• Bibi Dong rested her leg on Qian Xunji's lap during lunch and asked how she had handled the day's affairs, and he praised her decisiveness and judgment.
• Qian Xunji complimented Bibi Dong's Pope's robes, and she playfully offered him a reward before he proposed that they role-play as a female Pope and her subordinate.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji she wanted to hunt for a Soul Ring the next day to break through to level 73, and they discussed having Qian Daoliu and his wife care for Qian Renxue.
• Qian Xunji suggested trying beast milk for Qian Renxue and hiring a wet nurse if she refused it, and Bibi Dong agreed to test it.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong brought beast milk to the Worship Hall and found Qian Daoliu and several worshippers watching a shadow puppet show for Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue drank beast milk while her parents and the worshippers doted on her, then Qian Daoliu put her down for a nap. Back in their chambers, Bibi Dong playfully confronted Qian Xunji as Pope and bound his wrist with spider silk, leaving him wondering what she intended.

• Bibi Dong fed Qian Renxue beast milk, and the family praised the baby for being easy to care for.
• Bibi Dong told Azure Luan Douluo that she was growing used to being Pope, while Qian Daoliu advised her to prepare to rely on herself once Qian Xunji became Dean of the Research Institute.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong left Qian Renxue with Qian Daoliu, who watched the shadow play with her and carried her inside for a nap when she grew sleepy.
• Back in their chambers, Bibi Dong pretended to reprimand Qian Xunji for his remarks at breakfast and bound his wrist with spider silk.