Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue and Xiao Ying learned that Jiang Chen had been named the Holy Son alongside Hu Liena, and Xiao Ying struggled to reconcile his title with his cheeky manner. After Qian Renxue told Xiao Ying to leave, Jiang Chen said he had something to report and called in a small black bird, prompting Qian Renxue to recall an embarrassing scene from a year earlier.

• Qian Renxue read the secret letter announcing Jiang Chen and Hu Liena as Holy Son and Holy Maiden.
• Xiao Ying read the letter, was shocked to learn Jiang Chen was the Holy Son, and turned away when he teased her.
• Qian Renxue told Xiao Ying to return and reminded both her and Jiang Chen not to neglect their cultivation.
• Jiang Chen asked Qian Renxue to hear his report and summoned a small black bird, which reminded her of an incident from a year earlier.

Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue and Xiao Ying that Xue Beng had abused young girls and that Prince Xue Xing was helping him conceal his true nature. His warning revealed that Xue Xing and Xue Beng were investigating Qian Renxue, and she began searching for a way to eliminate them before her plan to seize the throne was exposed.

• Jiang Chen recounted how he had followed Prince Xue Xing and witnessed Xue Beng abuse a young girl.
• Qian Renxue and Xiao Ying reacted with anger when Jiang Chen explained that Xue Beng had targeted other girls and threatened their families.
• Jiang Chen revealed that Prince Xue Xing had ordered Xue Beng to pose as a useless playboy while secretly investigating Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue realized that Xue Xing’s investigation could expose Spirit Hall’s plan to seize the throne and considered poisoning or assassinating him and Xue Beng.
• Jiang Chen offered Qian Renxue a suggestion.

Jiang Chen, Qian Renxue, and Xiao Ying discussed how to remove Dugu Bo from Xue Xing’s side without turning him against Spirit Hall. Jiang Chen said he had a plan and moved to whisper it to Qian Renxue, leaving Xiao Ying out of the secret.

• Jiang Chen explained that Dugu Bo might oppose them if Xue Xing died before he could repay his favor.
• Qian Renxue concluded that they needed to create trouble for Xue Xing so he would ask Dugu Bo for help and settle the debt.
• Xiao Ying warned that Dugu Bo might clash with them while resolving the trouble, and Qian Renxue stressed that they could not afford to lose him.
• Jiang Chen said he had an idea, then approached Qian Renxue and claimed he needed to tell her in secret.
• Qian Renxue ordered Xiao Ying to sit down after Xiao Ying angrily challenged Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue his plan to win Dugu Bo’s favor and agreed to begin preparing for Xue Xing’s birthday. On the way back, Xiao Ying asked whether he liked Qian Renxue, and she ran off crying after he admitted it.

• Jiang Chen whispered his plan to Qian Renxue, who praised it and said they could use Xue Xing’s sixtieth birthday in three days to carry it out.
• Qian Renxue ordered Jiang Chen and Xiao Ying to return, cultivate, and visit her daily with delicious food.
• Xiao Ying asked Jiang Chen whether he liked Qian Renxue, and Jiang Chen admitted that he did.
• Xiao Ying ran away sobbing, and Jiang Chen found her trembling beneath a blanket when he returned to her room.

Jiang Chen advised Xiao Ying to correct her mistaken feelings about Qian Renxue and promised to teach her combat skills. Afterward, he turned a Sharp-tailed Swift into a puppet and sent it with Little Black Sparrow to monitor Xue Xing and Xue Beng before preparing to cultivate.

• Jiang Chen explained Xiao Ying's mistakes and asked her to stop letting her imagination run wild.
• Xiao Ying thanked Jiang Chen, agreed to call him Brother Chen, and resolved to eliminate her improper thoughts.
• Jiang Chen told Xiao Ying he was at level forty-four and offered to teach her combat techniques.
• Little Black Sparrow brought Jiang Chen a Sharp-tailed Swift, which Jiang Chen turned into a puppet.
• Jiang Chen sent the two birds to monitor Xue Xing and Xue Beng, then prepared to cultivate.

Jiang Chen noticed Xiao Ying had tried the method he gave her, then left her to wash his clothes while he headed into the inner city. He promised to cook for her when he returned at noon.

• Jiang Chen heard strange sounds from the room below and realized Xiao Ying was trying the method he had suggested.
• The next morning, Jiang Chen saw Xiao Ying hanging two pairs of little panties out to dry, and she blushed when she saw him.
• Xiao Ying offered to wash Jiang Chen’s clothes, and he handed her the clothes he had changed during the past ten days.
• Jiang Chen promised to cook for Xiao Ying at noon, then left for the inner city.

Jiang Chen summoned Dugu Yan to give her a task after she reported that her hair and eyes had returned to normal without any ill effects. He began asking about her recent life, then told her he had a task for her, but its details were not revealed.

• Dugu Yan left home while Dugu Bo continued cultivating, grateful that Jiang Chen had cured his poison and thinking Jiang Chen might be worthy of his granddaughter.
• Jiang Chen rented a hotel room in the inner city and waited for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan arrived after sensing Jiang Chen's summons and relaxed when she saw him.
• Jiang Chen asked why Dugu Yan's hair and eyes had changed back, and she explained that the change had happened without discomfort and that Dugu Bo had found no problem.
• Jiang Chen asked how Dugu Yan had been and told her he had a task for her.

Jiang Chen told Dugu Yan that Xue Beng had assaulted a young woman, and she revealed that the victim had been her childhood friend, who later died by suicide. Dugu Yan begged Jiang Chen to kill Xue Beng, and he promised to deal with him after first making her grandfather repay his favor to Prince Xue Xing.

• Jiang Chen reassured Dugu Yan that he would not make her hurt her family and told her what Xue Beng had done.
• Dugu Yan recognized the victim as her best friend, who had visited her in distress before hanging herself that night.
• Dugu Yan said Xue Beng had also targeted other young women and had long lusted after her.
• Dugu Yan knelt before Jiang Chen and begged him to kill Xue Beng.
• Jiang Chen promised to deal with Xue Beng and said they first needed to make Dugu Yan's grandfather repay his favor to Prince Xue Xing.

Jiang Chen finalized a plan with Dugu Yan to target Xue Beng during her grandfather’s chess visit to Prince Xue Xing the next day. After Dugu Yan left, Jiang Chen returned home, taught Xiao Ying to cook, and asked about Xue’er’s routine.

• Jiang Chen explained his plan to Dugu Yan and asked her to deceive her grandfather.
• Dugu Yan suggested using her grandfather’s next chess visit to Prince Xue Xing, which was scheduled for the following day.
• Jiang Chen rejected using Xue Xing’s birthday for the plan because it could damage Dugu Yan’s reputation.
• Jiang Chen told Dugu Yan to return home and said he would contact her again that afternoon or evening.
• Jiang Chen returned to the courtyard, where Xiao Ying asked him to teach her cooking, and he agreed.
• Jiang Chen asked Xiao Ying about Xue’er’s afternoon routine, and she explained that Xue’er usually rested after handling her duties.

Jiang Chen tested two bottles of medicine on himself before carrying out his plan, discovering that the aphrodisiac affected even Soul Masters. He recovered and called Dugu Yan over, leaving her uncertain about his intentions.

• Jiang Chen briefed Qian Renxue, who approved the plan and said its success depended on his loyal maid.
• Jiang Chen returned to his courtyard and prepared to wait until the next day.
• Jiang Chen bought two bottles of medicine and entered the inner city, where Dugu Yan met him at an inn.
• Jiang Chen suppressed the medicine's powerful effects with his cultivation technique and examined the bottles.
• Jiang Chen called Dugu Yan over to sit beside him as she waited by the door, conflicted.

Jiang Chen and Dugu Yan tested an aphrodisiac as part of their plan to expose Xue Beng. Dugu Yan struggled to resist its effects, leaving Jiang Chen to keep control of the situation.

• Dugu Yan noticed the two bottles and learned that one aphrodisiac was intended for her and the other for Xue Beng.
• Jiang Chen admitted he had tested the enhanced medicine on himself to make sure their plan would work.
• Dugu Yan swallowed a pill to test its effects herself.
• The medicine quickly overwhelmed Dugu Yan, and Jiang Chen told her to circulate her Soul Power to suppress it.
• Dugu Yan said the medicine was potent and began to lose control as she looked at Jiang Chen.

After curing Dugu Yan of the medicine’s effects, Jiang Chen trained Xiao Ying and prepared food for Qian Renxue. He went to Qian Renxue’s residence that evening and entered while she was bathing.

• Jiang Chen used his Soul Power to dissolve the medicinal effects in Dugu Yan’s body and told her how to handle Xue Beng the next day.
• Jiang Chen waited until he had recovered from the medicine’s effects, then returned home and found Xiao Ying cultivating.
• Jiang Chen trained Xiao Ying in practical combat for two hours, then cooked with her.
• Jiang Chen carried food to Qian Renxue’s residence, found that she was bathing, and entered without disturbing her.

Jiang Chen visited Qian Renxue, reported on his plan against Xue Beng and Xue Xing, and brought her pills from his teacher. Qian Renxue then directly asked why he called her Xue'er instead of Sister, leaving Jiang Chen to answer.

• Jiang Chen admired Qian Renxue’s courtyard and resolved to move in so she would not feel lonely.
• Jiang Chen gave Qian Renxue a lotus flower and explained that Xiao Ying was diligently cultivating after losing to him.
• Jiang Chen reported his plan to Qian Renxue, who expected Xue Beng to suffer and Dugu Bo to leave Xue Xing, and asked him to return the next morning with updates.
• Jiang Chen brought Qian Renxue the pills his teacher had sent her.
• Qian Renxue asked Jiang Chen why he called her Xue'er instead of Sister, and Jiang Chen decided not to back down.

Jiang Chen confessed that he wanted Qian Renxue to be his wife, but she said she did not yet have feelings for him and left the possibility open for the future. The next morning, Qian Renxue resumed her disguise and told Jiang Chen and Xiao Ying to bring her late-night snacks instead of breakfast.

• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue he wanted her to be his wife, and she said they could talk about it in the future.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue that her mother and grandfather hoped they would be together, then left.
• After Jiang Chen returned to the courtyard, he heard Xiao Ying late that night and taught her to make breakfast in the morning.
• Jiang Chen and Xiao Ying brought breakfast to Qian Renxue, who had finished court and returned from paying respects to the Empress.
• Qian Renxue changed back into her Qian Renxue appearance and asked Jiang Chen and Xiao Ying to bring late-night snacks in the future.

Jiang Chen, Xiao Ying, and Qian Renxue waited for events to unfold while Dugu Yan persuaded Dugu Bo to take her to the Prince's residence. There, Xue Xing confronted Xue Beng over his failure to remember a book, and the chapter ended with Xue Xing furious at his nephew.

• Jiang Chen explained his plan to Xiao Ying and Qian Renxue while withholding his relationship with Dugu Yan, and told them Xue Beng had just arrived at the Prince's residence.
• Dugu Yan asked Dugu Bo to take her to the Prince's residence, and he agreed on the condition that they return by noon.
• Xue Xing questioned Xue Beng about the book he had given him.
• Xue Beng admitted he had read the book but remembered none of it, enraging Xue Xing.

Xue Xing encouraged Xue Beng to pursue Dugu Yan after she and Dugu Bo arrived at the prince's residence. Dugu Yan left the pavilion with Xue Beng to look around.

• Xue Xing told Xue Beng he could still support him if he won over Dugu Yan.
• Xue Beng remembered his failed pursuit of Dugu Yan and imagined making Yu Tianheng jealous.
• Xue Xing welcomed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and the four sat down in the pavilion.
• Dugu Yan asked to look around the residence, and Xue Xing sent Xue Beng to show her around.

Dugu Yan seduced Xue Beng and led him to a room in the prince's residence. The chapter ended with her offering him pills from two familiar bottles.

• Xue Xing suggested that Dugu Yan and Xue Beng made a fine match, while Dugu Bo said Yan Yan chose her own affairs.
• Dugu Yan flirted with Xue Beng and asked whether he wanted to be with her.
• Dugu Yan said Yu Tianheng had not visited her during the academy break, and Xue Beng offered to keep her company.
• Dugu Yan assured Xue Beng she would put away her poison, and he led her into an empty room.
• Dugu Yan produced two bottles and poured out three pills for Xue Beng to take.

Jiang Chen explained the enhanced pills while Xue Beng and Dugu Yan took them, but Dugu Yan staged a bloody scene and called for help. Dugu Bo burst into the room and found the pair in apparent distress.

• Xue Beng swallowed three enhanced pills, and Dugu Yan took one as well.
• Dugu Yan pulled out a bloodstained item and wiped it on her skirt, shocking Xue Beng and Jiang Chen.
• Dugu Yan called for her grandfather, and Dugu Bo and Xue Xing rushed toward her voice.
• Xue Beng panicked and tried to flee, but the doors exploded as Dugu Bo entered the room.
• Dugu Bo saw Dugu Yan's bloodstained skirt and apparent distress and flew into a rage.

Dugu Bo confronted Xue Beng after learning he had forced himself on Dugu Yan, while Prince Xue Xing tried to save the prince by invoking an old favor. Dugu Bo agreed to spare Xue Beng’s life only if he was made a eunuch, and the two men ended the chapter threatening each other.

• Dugu Bo restored Dugu Yan’s clarity and held her as she sobbed, then turned on Xue Beng with killing intent.
• Prince Xue Xing arrived, saw Dugu Yan bleeding and Xue Beng naked, and asked Dugu Bo to spare him.
• Dugu Bo rejected Xue Xing’s plea to make Xue Beng and Dugu Yan a couple, but offered to spare Xue Beng’s life in exchange for making him a eunuch.
• Xue Xing threatened Dugu Bo with the imperial family’s million-strong army, and Dugu Bo declared that he feared no army.

Dugu Yan persuaded Dugu Bo to leave, and he severed his ties with Xue Xing after warning him not to provoke him again. Xue Xing punished Xue Beng for the effects of the three pills, but Xue Beng soon lost his mind and attacked the guards.

• Dugu Yan asked Dugu Bo to take her home and leave the others alone.
• Dugu Bo told Xue Xing they had nothing more to do with each other and threatened to kill the emperor if provoked again.
• Xue Xing kicked Xue Beng and ordered guards to restrain him after he begged for a woman and rammed into a pillar.
• Xue Xing ordered the guards to lock Xue Beng in the stables for three days and nights.
• Xue Beng lost his mind, grabbed the guards, and began biting and violently attacking them.