Chapter Summaries

Bai Ran confronted Dai Huabin, who tried to hide his hostility behind a friendly act. After Bai Ran mocked his injuries and threatened him with Cloudburst Bombs, Dai Huabin panicked and tried to get away.

• Dai Huabin approached Bai Ran with a smile and pretended they were old friends, while Bai Ran recalled how he had crippled him.
• Dai Huabin’s guards moved to defend him, but he ordered them to stand down and tried to keep the meeting peaceful.
• Dai Huabin acted hurt by Bai Ran’s coldness, and Bai Ran mocked him by saying he still had Bai Ran despite losing his second brother.
• Dai Huabin lost his temper and threatened Bai Ran, who produced three Cloudburst Bombs and walked toward him.
• Dai Huabin recognized the bombs and tried to wheel himself away, afraid Bai Ran would detonate them.

Bai Ran chased Dai Huabin through Star Luo City with Cloudburst Bombs, forcing him to flee back to the White Tiger Duke Mansion before turning his attention to opening a Mixue Ice Cream & Tea shop. The chapter ended with Dai Huabin deciding to obstruct the shop by having his servants sit in front of it.

• Bai Ran pursued Dai Huabin through the streets with Cloudburst Bombs while Dai Huabin pushed his wheelchair back toward the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Bai Ran stopped at a fruit stall, balked at the price of lemons, and decided to visit Star Luo City's fruit wholesale market with Rui Xue'er and Little Ice.
• Bai Ran explained that he could hire temporary workers or cheaper vacation workers to staff his planned Mixue Ice Cream & Tea shop.
• Dai Huabin scolded the servants and guards for failing to stop Bai Ran, though they privately feared the Cloudburst Bombs.
• Dai Huabin ordered his servants to sit in front of Bai Ran's shop when it opened and prevent it from doing business.

Bai Ran took Rui Xue'er and Xiao Bing to see the large Star Luo City shop he had bought for just a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. After explaining that the low price was tied to his conflict with Dai Huabin, he planned to open a Mixue Ice Cream & Tea branch there to test whether it could generate Power of Faith.

• Rui Xue'er asked Ye Tian about Star Luo City property prices and assumed Bai Ran had bought a shabby shop far from the center.
• Bai Ran showed Rui Xue'er and Xiao Bing the spacious, tidy shop and confirmed that he had paid only a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Rui Xue'er urged Bai Ran to sell the shop, but he explained that his feud with Dai Huabin made selling it difficult.
• Rui Xue'er offered to have the Scarlet King deal with Dai Huabin, then accepted Bai Ran's claim that he had made Dai Huabin unable to be a man.
• Bai Ran announced that he would open a Mixue Ice Cream & Tea branch in the shop, and Xiao Bing collapsed in dismay.
• Bai Ran treated the Star Luo City shop as an experiment to see whether it could provide Power of Faith like the Sun Moon Royal Academy branch.

Bai Ran took Rui Xue'er and Xiao Bing to Star Luo Wholesale Market to find ingredients for new Mixue Ice Cream & Tea products, where the girls eagerly bought a large supply of Golden Butter Fruit. Afterward, he led them back to the shop to discuss its renovation ahead of its opening in three days, while Rui Xue'er worried he would make her help with the work.

• Bai Ran considered adding Crushed Fresh Ju Zi to Mixue Ice Cream & Tea's menu and took Rui Xue'er and Xiao Bing to Star Luo Wholesale Market to buy fruit.
• Rui Xue'er and Xiao Bing found Golden Butter Fruit and persuaded Bai Ran to buy them a hundred and one, while he also purchased lemons.
• The three returned to the shop, where Bai Ran said they would discuss decorating it, and Rui Xue'er suspected he planned to put her to work.
• Bai Ran planned to open Mixue Ice Cream & Tea in three days, on the day of a Shrek Academy match, and intended to attend the match instead of staying at the store.

Bai Ran summoned a thirty-day holiday worker and discovered that the pink-haired child who arrived was young Yae Miko. After testing her identity and frightening her with a prank about the Raiden Shogun, he reassured her and prepared to put her to work in his shop.

• Bai Ran spent 1,000 Gold Soul Coins to summon a thirty-day holiday worker for his new shop.
• A pink-haired little girl appeared, said her name was Miko, and explained that food and lodging were included.
• Bai Ran realized the girl was young Yae Miko after hearing her talk about Raiden Shogun and Ei.
• Bai Ran teased Miko by insulting the Raiden Shogun and threatening to play a recording for her.
• When Miko looked close to tears, Bai Ran told her he had only been joking and hooked pinkies with her.

Bai Ran tested whether the child version of Yae Miko could make lemonade, only to find she already knew the recipe and could prepare it flawlessly. After tasting her drink, he discovered a glutinous rice fragrance and suspected she had made Glutinous Rice Lemon Tea.

• Bai Ran asked Yae Miko to make lemonade, and she said she already knew how.
• Yae Miko prepared a cup of lemonade perfectly, surprising Bai Ran by knowing how to use the cup-sealing machine.
• Bai Ran asked whether Yae Miko could make ice cream, and she explained she could handle the cream but could not lower its temperature.
• Yae Miko suggested adding Fried Tofu to lemonade, but Bai Ran rejected the idea.
• Bai Ran tasted Yae Miko's lemonade, noticed its glutinous rice fragrance, and asked whether she had made Glutinous Rice Lemon Tea.

Bai Ran prepared to open his Star Luo City tea shop with Yae Miko as a temporary employee, while his friends and uncle reacted to the shop and its unusual staff. The chapter ended with Ye Tian wondering why Bai Ran had surrounded himself with little girls.

• Yae Miko pretended that glutinous rice flour explained the strange flavor of her Glutinous Rice Lemon Tea, and avoided making another cup for Bai Ran.
• Bai Ran prepared to open Mixue Ice Cream & Tea—Star Luo City Branch and invited friends and family to the opening.
• Rui Xue'er called Yae Miko a fox spirit, and Miko happily took the remark as praise while Rui Xue'er grew annoyed.
• Ye Tian arrived, marveled at the spacious city-center shop, and was startled to find Xiao Bing, Rui Xue'er, and Yae Miko there.

Bai Ran explained to Ye Tian how he had bought a Star Luo City shop cheaply after Dai Huabin frightened its previous owner, easing his uncle’s fears about wrongdoing but raising concerns about the White Tiger Duke Mansion. He invited Huo Yuhao to the opening of Mixue Ice Cream & Tea’s new branch, while Wang Yan discussed Shrek Academy’s injured competitors and Ling Luochen said she could return in three days.

• Ye Tian questioned Bai Ran’s purchase of a shop in Star Luo City, then learned it had cost only one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Bai Ran explained that Dai Huabin had frightened the shop’s previous owner into selling cheaply, and Ye Tian worried the White Tiger Duke Mansion might retaliate.
• Bai Ran told Ye Tian that the duke mansion’s people had already come, but he was unharmed.
• Bai Ran sent Huo Yuhao an invitation to the opening of Mixue Ice Cream & Tea’s Star Luo City branch.
• Wang Yan reviewed Shrek Academy’s tournament tactics and learned that Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng needed another week to recover.
• Ling Luochen said she could compete in three days, leaving Wang Yan unsure whether her recovery claim was sincere.

Huo Yuhao received an invitation from Bai Ran and left with Wang Dong and most of the reserve team to meet him. Wang Yan discovered they had gone, while Elder Xuan had already reached the Mixue Ice Cream & Tea branch in Star Luo City.

• Wang Dong gave Huo Yuhao a letter signed by Bai Ran, who invited him to meet.
• Huo Yuhao asked Wang Yan for permission to leave, and Wang Dong persuaded Wang Yan to let her go too.
• Xiao Xiao, Xu Sanshi, Beibei, Ning Tian, and the others joined Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, while He Caitou stayed behind to work on a Soul Tool.
• Wang Yan returned to the meeting room and learned that nearly the entire reserve team had gone out with Huo Yuhao.
• Elder Xuan arrived at the Mixue Ice Cream & Tea branch and wondered why Bai Ran’s shop had a different name from his Luckin Coffee martial soul.

Bai Ran welcomed Huo Yuhao and the Shrek students to his new Mixue Ice Cream & Tea shop in Star Luo City. Huo Yuhao gifted him 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, but the group was stunned to discover that lemonade cost only 4 Copper Soul Coins.

• Bai Ran found Huo Yuhao waiting outside the shop with several Shrek students, including Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Beibei, and Xu Sanshi.
• Ning Tian asked what the shop sold, and Huo Yuhao guessed that it was a tea beverage shop.
• Huo Yuhao gave Bai Ran a 10,000 Gold Soul Coin card as a congratulatory gift and suggested it could serve as a prepaid drinks card.
• Wang Dong noticed that lemonade cost just 4 Copper Soul Coins, and Huo Yuhao realized Bai Ran had teased him about the shop's unusually low prices.

Bai Ran served the Shrek group fresh-lemon lemonade for four Copper Soul Coins a cup, surprising them with the ingredients and low price. Beibei took the first big gulp, leaving the others poised to try it.

• Xu Sanshi asked whether Bai Ran was really selling lemonade for four Copper Soul Coins a cup, and Bai Ran agreed to serve the group.
• Bai Ran told Shenzi to make six cups, and she prepared the drinks where the customers could watch.
• Huo Yuhao saw Shenzi add fresh lemon slices and worried that Bai Ran was selling the lemonade at a loss.
• Bai Ran handed the six sealed cups to the Shrek group after they discussed the shop’s prices and profits.
• Beibei stuck a straw into his cup and took a huge gulp while Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian hesitated.

Bai Ran served Huo Yuhao and the Shrek students honey-sweetened lemonade at his Mixue Bingcheng shop, which had no customers because Dai Huabin was secretly obstructing it. As the group made signs and flyers to promote the shop, Bai Ran prepared lunch and asked Huo Yuhao to grill fish.

• Beibei enjoyed the lemonade and asked for more, while Huo Yuhao realized Bai Ran had added honey despite its low price.
• Huo Yuhao noticed the shop had no customers and offered to make a signboard and flyers; Bai Ran let the group help while knowing Dai Huabin was causing trouble.
• Wang Dong drew the large signboard, and Huo Yuyao teased her about whether she could cook.
• Bai Ran brought out cooking equipment and ingredients, explained that he had learned to cook, and asked Huo Yuhao to grill fish for lunch.
• Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao for grilled fish, and he agreed.

After a meal at Bai Ran’s shop, the Shrek Academy students helped with its work, but Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian returned with most of their flyers because locals avoided the Mixue Ice Cream & Tea name. Huo Yuhao suspected Bai Ran had offended someone and left with Wang Dong to investigate, while Bai Ran served ice cream to the others.

• Bai Ran and Huo Yuhao received praise for their food as the Shrek Academy group shared a meal; Yae Miko quietly ate and asked Bai Ran to reach food for her.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi helped inside the shop, Wang Dong welcomed customers, and Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian handed out flyers while Huo Yuhao and Bai Ran checked for nearby competitors.
• Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian returned with most of their flyers and said locals backed away as soon as they heard the shop’s name.
• Huo Yuhao asked Bai Ran whether he had offended someone, then left with Wang Dong to investigate why locals avoided the shop.
• Bai Ran had Shenzi distribute ice cream to the Shrek Academy students, and Shenzi asked for a serving too.

Huo Yuhao investigated why Bai Ran’s Mixue shop had no customers and learned that the White Tiger Duke Mansion was behind the locals’ fear. He suspected Dai Huabin was targeting Bai Ran and resolved to settle their old and new grudges, though he knew he was not yet strong enough to confront the mansion.

• Beibei recognized that Bai Ran resembled a child he had known, but Bai Ran offered no explanation, and Xu Sanshi reflected on his bad luck.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong questioned nearby residents about Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, but everyone refused to speak until an elderly woman warned Huo Yuhao to stop and wrote down the character “Dai.”
• Huo Yuhao connected the character to the Dai Family and the White Tiger Duke Mansion, while Electrolux supported his wish to stand up for Bai Ran.
• Huo Yuhao recalled that Bai Ran had stopped selling Luckin Coffee around the time Dai Huabin was crippled and suspected the White Tiger Duke Mansion had targeted Bai Ran’s shop.
• Huo Yuhao decided to settle his grudges with Dai Huabin but recognized that he was not ready to challenge the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

Huo Yuhao brooded over the White Tiger Duke Mansion’s pressure on Xiao Bai’s shop when Princess Jiujiu approached him and offered to show him around Star Luo City. He concealed his trouble and declined her invitation, leaving Jiujiu curious about Xiao Bai and what was bothering him.

• After learning that the White Tiger Duke Mansion was targeting Xiao Bai’s shop, Huo Yuhao felt helpless and resentful.
• Princess Jiujiu introduced herself to Huo Yuhao, who recognized her as the Star Luo Emperor’s younger sister.
• Jiujiu offered to show Huo Yuhao around the city, but he declined because he was preoccupied with Xiao Bai’s troubles.
• Jiujiu sensed that Huo Yuhao was hiding something, while Wang Dong urged him to leave because Xiao Bai was waiting.
• Jiujiu seized on Huo Yuhao’s mention of Xiao Bai and wondered whether the shopkeeper was exploiting customers with inflated prices.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong returned to Mixue Ice Cream & Tea after Princess Jiujiu followed them around Star Luo City, and Jiujiu suspected they were romantically involved. The chapter left Jiujiu observing the shop and its lemonade as Shenzi served the drinks.

• Jiujiu followed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, while Wang Dong clung to Huo Yuhao and then pulled away when she realized how she was acting.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Wang Dong's flushed cheeks, but she insisted she was only hot and hurried them back to Xiao Bai's tea shop.
• Beibei worried when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were late, but they returned with Jiujiu following them.
• Huo Yuhao ordered two lemonades from Bai Ran and reflected on his inability to challenge the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Jiujiu entered Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, noticed Shenzi's fox ears, and watched her bring Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong their lemonades.

Princess Jiujiu visited Mixue Ice Cream & Tea and was astonished by its low prices and delicious lemonade. When Huo Yuhao saw her reaction, he realized she might help Bai Ran against the White Tiger Duke Mansion’s threat to the shop.

• Princess Jiujiu joined Huo Yuhao and his classmates at the shop and ordered lemonade from Yae Miko.
• Jiujiu was stunned when Yae Miko charged her four Copper Soul Coins, then checked the menu and ordered fresh ice cream for three Copper Soul Coins.
• Jiujiu cautiously tasted the lemonade and cried out in surprise at how good it was.
• Huo Yuhao felt guilty that he had not helped Bai Ran and worried about revealing his connection to the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Jiujiu’s reaction and realized that a greater force than the White Tiger Duke Mansion might be able to help.

Bai Ran’s cheap drinks and desserts impressed Princess Xu Jiujiu, who questioned his identity and motives after learning he was unknown in Star Luo City. Huo Yuhao tried to defend Bai Ran, but his explanation only made Xu Jiujiu look at him more suspiciously.

• Xu Jiujiu enjoyed Bai Ran’s inexpensive lemonade and ice cream, then approached him after overhearing Bai Ran question whether she was really a princess.
• Xu Jiujiu sat beside Bai Ran and asked his name, and he introduced himself as the shop owner.
• Xu Jiujiu found no information about Bai Ran and suspected his unusually cheap prices might conceal an ulterior motive.
• Huo Yuhao assured Xu Jiujiu that Boss Little Bai was not a bad person, but his defense made her gaze toward Bai Ran even more complicated.
• Bai Ran called Huo Yuhao a bastard for making the situation worse.

Xu Jiujiu questioned Bai Ran about Mixue Ice Cream & Tea's low prices and learned that the White Tiger Duke Mansion had intimidated locals away from the shop. Bai Ran explained his goal was to make tea drinks affordable for commoners, while Xu Jiujiu resolved to investigate the Duke Mansion's crimes.

• Xu Jiujiu doubted that Bai Ran could make a profit selling drinks so cheaply and suspected the shop was hiding something.
• Wang Dong blamed the shop's lack of customers on the White Tiger Duke Mansion, and Huo Yuhao explained his troubled connection to the family.
• Bai Ran recounted how he had thwarted Dai Huabin's plans and suffered retaliation from the Duke Mansion.
• Xu Jiujiu became enraged after hearing that Dai Huabin had abducted and harmed several young women, but said she needed evidence before acting against the powerful Duke Mansion.
• Bai Ran said Mixue Ice Cream & Tea offered inexpensive drinks so ordinary families could afford what had once been a luxury for nobles.

Bai Ran explained his ambition to make affordable tea drinks available to commoners, and Princess Jiu Jiu offered to promote Mixue Ice Cream & Tea during the Soul Fighting Tournament. When she hoped he would expand across the Star Luo Empire, Bai Ran revealed that he intended to open stores across the entire continent.

• Bai Ran's plan to sell affordable drinks to commoners shocked Princess Jiu Jiu and the Shrek Academy group.
• Princess Jiu Jiu offered to help Bai Ran promote his shop, but Huo Yuhao worried she might move against the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
• Princess Jiu Jiu proposed running an advertisement for Mixue Ice Cream & Tea in Star Luo Square during the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Bai Ran recognized the value of the tournament advertisement, and Princess Jiu Jiu said she hoped he would open shops throughout the Star Luo Empire.
• Bai Ran rejected that limited goal and declared that he wanted to open Mixue Ice Cream & Tea stores across the entire continent.