Chapter Summaries

Dai Chengfeng offered Xiao Wu a way to use the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to conceal her Soul Beast identity, but picking it required sincere love. He proposed using temporary hypnosis to simulate that feeling, and Xiao Wu asked for time to consider it.

• Dai Chengfeng showed Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that it could conceal her identity from even a Titled Douluo if it accepted her as its master.
• Xiao Wu said she had no one she loved, so she could not satisfy the flower’s requirement for True and Sincere Love’s Blood.
• Dai Chengfeng proposed temporarily implanting an emotional imprint through hypnosis so the flower might recognize Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu resisted the idea, and Da Ming and Er Ming warned Dai Chengfeng with threatening growls.
• Dai Chengfeng assured them the effect would be temporary and said he would not force Xiao Wu to try it.
• Xiao Wu asked for time to think, and Dai Chengfeng agreed to wait a few days while his companion obtained a soul ring.

Xiao Wu decided to accept Dai Chengfeng’s hypnosis plan so she could leave the Star Dou Great Forest, while Da Ming and Er Ming set strict conditions to protect her. Dai Chengfeng told Qiu'er he had no intention of deceiving Xiao Wu’s feelings, and the group settled in for the night before an early start.

• Er Ming and Da Ming warned Xiao Wu that Dai Chengfeng’s hypnosis could endanger her mind and soul.
• Xiao Wu argued that she trusted Dai Chengfeng and wanted to experience life beyond the forest, despite the risks.
• Da Ming agreed to Xiao Wu’s decision after she promised to let Da Ming and Er Ming supervise the hypnosis, verify the Immortal Herb’s concealment effect, and return if she faced danger or mistreatment.
• Qiu'er asked Dai Chengfeng whether the hypnosis was genuine, and he insisted he only wanted Xiao Wu to stay with him so he could persuade her.
• Dai Chengfeng adjusted the sleeping Zhu Zhuqing and closed his eyes while Qiu'er prepared to rest.

Dai Chengfeng hypnotized Xiao Wu by guiding her fondness and trust toward him into love, hoping to make her compatible with Lovesick Heartbreak Red. He finished the delicate manipulation under Da Ming and Er Ming’s watchful protection, leaving its effect yet to be tested.

• The High Priest kept the group near camp while Su Han recovered, but their search for a suitable Soul Beast for Hu Liena found nothing.
• That night, Qiu'er brought Dai Chengfeng to meet Xiao Wu, who said she and Da Ming and Er Ming had agreed to try his method.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that Xiao Wu should relax and not resist his Mental Power, while Da Ming and Er Ming watched closely.
• Dai Chengfeng used his Mental Power to amplify Xiao Wu’s existing fondness and trust, guiding those feelings toward love without implanting false memories.
• After roughly half an hour, Dai Chengfeng withdrew his finger and finished the hypnosis.

Dai Chengfeng guided Xiao Wu into using her heart’s blood to make the Lovesick Heartbreak Red acknowledge her, and the herb concealed her Soul Beast aura. Xiao Wu left the forest with Dai Chengfeng and Qiu'er, while Dai Chengfeng considered how to profit from his investment.

• Dai Chengfeng guided Xiao Wu to focus on her sincere feelings and place a drop of heart’s blood on the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• The Lovesick Heartbreak Red absorbed Xiao Wu’s blood, detached from the Dark Absolute Stone, and settled in her hand.
• Xiao Wu pinned the herb inside her lapel, and its aura made her appear entirely human to Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Dai Chengfeng told Xiao Wu that her hypnotic state would gradually fade and announced they would return to camp.
• Xiao Wu said farewell to Da Ming and Er Ming, then left with Dai Chengfeng and Qiu'er.

Dai Chengfeng brought the hypnotized Xiao Wu back to camp and persuaded her to sleep in a separate tent. High Priest Zhu Hongye questioned her sudden appearance, and Dai Chengfeng offered an explanation that left her suspicions unresolved.

• Dai Chengfeng persuaded the lovesick Xiao Wu to sleep in a tent beside his rather than with him.
• Zhu Hongye confronted Dai Chengfeng about his late-night trip and noticed the new tent.
• Xiao Wu briefly emerged, grew fearful when she saw the Titled Douluo Zhu Hongye, and looked to Dai Chengfeng for reassurance.
• Dai Chengfeng introduced Xiao Wu as a friend from a nearby academy and explained that she had come to visit him.
• Zhu Hongye accepted Dai Chengfeng's explanation but remained privately suspicious of Xiao Wu's abrupt arrival and attachment to him.

After Zhu Hongye left, Dai Chengfeng summoned Qiu'er and spent the night with her, while Xiao Wu slept in her tent. The next morning, Dai Chengfeng found the camp tense as Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong scrutinized him and the embarrassed Xiao Wu.

• Zhu Hongye questioned Dai Chengfeng about Xiao Wu, then warned him to be cautious in the dangerous forest and returned to her tent.
• Xiao Wu relaxed once Zhu Hongye's aura vanished, thanked Dai Chengfeng, and went back to sleep.
• Dai Chengfeng summoned Qiu'er in human form, and they kissed before settling down to sleep together.
• The next morning, Dai Chengfeng noticed Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong watching him with suspicion while Xiao Wu blushed in embarrassment.
• Dai Chengfeng realized the women had likely imagined a scandal after Xiao Wu emerged from his tent and Zhu Hongye mentioned that he had brought back a girl late at night.

Dai Chengfeng introduced Xiao Wu to Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong, but their jealousy eased only after Zhu Hongye defended his decision to help her. The group continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest and found a roughly twenty-thousand-year-old Thousand Illusions Demon Fox that could suit Hu Liena.

• Dai Chengfeng introduced Xiao Wu as his friend, but Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong questioned their relationship.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that he had rescued Xiao Wu after she became separated from her companions in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhu Hongye said Dai Chengfeng had done nothing improper and redirected the group to finding Hu Liena a Soul Ring.
• The group searched the Star Dou Great Forest until Zhu Hongye discovered a roughly twenty-thousand-year-old Thousand Illusions Demon Fox in a secluded valley.

Hu Liena absorbed a twenty-thousand-year Thousand Illusions Demon Fox Soul Ring and gained a group mental-control skill. Back at camp, Dai Chengfeng approached Zhu Zhuqing to settle her jealousy, and after kissing her, asked her to hear his explanation.

• Zhu Hongye captured a Thousand Illusions Demon Fox and gave it to Hu Liena, who killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena revealed her Fifth Soul Skill, Dance of Illusory Charm, which could briefly control multiple targets with weaker Mental Power.
• Zhu Hongye led the group back to camp and announced they would return the next morning.
• Dai Chengfeng went to Zhu Zhuqing's tent, embraced her, and teased her about being jealous over Xiao Wu.
• Dai Chengfeng kissed Zhu Zhuqing until she softened, then asked her to listen to his explanation.

Dai Chengfeng soothed Zhu Zhuqing’s jealousy over Ning Rongrong, Huo Wu, and Xiao Wu before going to Hu Liena’s tent to address her pointed teasing. Hu Liena welcomed him with barbed remarks, and the chapter ended as he drew her into his arms, preparing to show her that she was special to him.

• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Dai Chengfeng about his closeness to Ning Rongrong, Huo Wu, and Xiao Wu.
• Dai Chengfeng kissed Zhu Zhuqing until she stopped resisting and became docile in his arms.
• Dai Chengfeng tucked Zhu Zhuqing into bed and left her tent to visit Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena teased Dai Chengfeng about comforting his principal wife and finding Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dai Chengfeng pulled Hu Liena into his embrace and decided to show her his attitude through his actions.

Dai Chengfeng soothed Hu Liena by reassuring her that she held a special place beside him, then went to confront Ning Rongrong’s jealousy. He sternly defended his actions with Xiao Wu and began punishing Ning Rongrong, leaving her pinned across his knees.

• Dai Chengfeng kissed Hu Liena and reassured her that she was his trusted partner, not merely someone sharing his bed.
• Hu Liena accepted his explanation for helping Xiao Wu and warned him not to provoke other women without her approval.
• Dai Chengfeng went to Ning Rongrong’s tent and found her awake, sulking over his encounter with Xiao Wu.
• Dai Chengfeng told Ning Rongrong that he had only helped Xiao Wu, but she continued to question him jealously.
• Dai Chengfeng scolded Ning Rongrong, pulled her from the bed, and pressed her across his knees as she cried out in protest.

Dai Chengfeng disciplined Ning Rongrong over her jealousy about Xiao Wu, then soothed her and reassured her that he had only saved Xiao Wu. After Ning Rongrong fell asleep, Dai Chengfeng left her tent as dawn approached.

• Dai Chengfeng restrained Ning Rongrong and spanked her after telling her to stop making wild guesses and focus on cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong threatened to tell Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, but Dai Chengfeng argued they would side with him, and she stopped resisting.
• Dai Chengfeng told Ning Rongrong not to worry about Xiao Wu and reminded her that she needed to support the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Dai Chengfeng promised Ning Rongrong that nothing was going on with Xiao Wu and offered to take her to a dessert shop and buy her jewelry.
• Ning Rongrong settled against Dai Chengfeng and fell asleep; he covered her, slipped away from her tent, and faced the approaching dawn.

Dai Chengfeng returned to Spirit City with Xiao Wu and the others after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. He sent the women to settle in and went to Bibi Dong’s bedchamber, where he planned to make his reunion with his teacher romantic.

• Dai Chengfeng and the group left the Star Dou Great Forest while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape followed them to the forest’s edge to see Xiao Wu off.
• Dai Chengfeng comforted Xiao Wu, and the group traveled for half a month before reaching Spirit City.
• Hu Liena welcomed Xiao Wu to Spirit City and offered to help her settle in, while Dai Chengfeng asked Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to rest.
• Dai Chengfeng went to Bibi Dong’s bedchamber to report back to her and thought about making their reunion romantic.

Dai Chengfeng prepared a romantic dinner in Bibi Dong’s bedchamber and waited for her to return. He surprised her with an embrace, and she recognized him, relaxed against him, and asked when he had come back.

• Dai Chengfeng arranged soft lighting, a dressed table, a meal, and wine in Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.
• Bibi Dong returned exhausted, noticed the unusual setup, and grew wary as she tried to identify who had prepared it.
• Dai Chengfeng approached Bibi Dong from behind and embraced her before she could act.
• Bibi Dong recognized Dai Chengfeng’s familiar aura and let her gathered Soul Power fade.
• Bibi Dong leaned against Dai Chengfeng and asked when he had returned, and he told her he had come straight to see her.

Dai Chengfeng reunited with Bibi Dong and comforted her with kisses and a dinner he had prepared. After sharing wine and conversation, he led her toward the hot spring behind the bedchamber.

• Bibi Dong seized Dai Chengfeng by the lapels and kissed him passionately, and he returned her kiss.
• Dai Chengfeng served Bibi Dong the dinner he had prepared, and she praised the food as they talked about his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dai Chengfeng shared the last of his wine with Bibi Dong in a lingering kiss.
• Dai Chengfeng invited Bibi Dong to soak in the hot spring, and she let him lead her toward the rear courtyard.

Dai Chengfeng reunited with Bibi Dong in her hot spring and used his confession about missing her during his time in the Star Dou Great Forest to persuade her to indulge his intimate request. Bibi Dong reluctantly agreed, leaving their encounter poised to continue.

• Dai Chengfeng watched Bibi Dong undress and enter the hot spring, then offered to scrub her back.
• Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong that he had missed her during his three months and seven days in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Bibi Dong to help him in a way that did not involve her hands, and she angrily called him an unfilial disciple.
• Dai Chengfeng described the dangers he had endured and how he had longed to return to Bibi Dong, softening her resistance.
• Bibi Dong sighed and agreed to indulge his request just this once.

After an intimate night together, Dai Chengfeng chose to hold Bibi Dong rather than press her further, earning her trust and tenderness. They fell asleep in each other’s arms, and the next morning Bibi Dong woke still nestled against him.

• Dai Chengfeng carried the exhausted Bibi Dong from the hot spring to her bedchamber.
• Dai Chengfeng held Bibi Dong quietly and told her to sleep instead of making another advance.
• Bibi Dong realized Dai Chengfeng cherished her beyond physical desire and relaxed into his embrace.
• Bibi Dong watched Dai Chengfeng sleep, brushed his hair aside, and fell asleep against his chest.
• Dai Chengfeng woke first and kissed Bibi Dong’s forehead, waking her while they remained in an intimate embrace.

After waking beside Bibi Dong, Dai Chengfeng told her that he had returned from the Star Dou Great Forest at level sixty-four, shocking her with his fourteen-level increase. He reassured her that his foundation was sound and attributed the growth to a dying Soul Beast that sacrificed itself, while keeping the details vague.

• Bibi Dong woke beside Dai Chengfeng, and the two shared a tender moment before she asked about his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong that he had reached level sixty-four, astonishing her because he had been level fifty when he left three months earlier.
• Bibi Dong examined Dai Chengfeng with her Mental Power and confirmed that his Soul Power and foundation were stable.
• Dai Chengfeng reassured Bibi Dong and explained that a dying Soul Beast had sacrificed itself to give him his Fifth Spirit Ring and a surge in Soul Power.
• Dai Chengfeng withheld the Soul Beast’s specific identity and details from Bibi Dong.

Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong that he had killed a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and absorbed its Soul Ring, leaving her astonished by his growth and achievements. As Bibi Dong questioned how she had helped him, Dai Chengfeng drew close and kissed her.

• Dai Chengfeng explained that his Soul Power had surged and that he had encountered a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger while training.
• Bibi Dong anxiously asked whether Dai Chengfeng had been injured and wondered how he could have defeated the beast.
• Dai Chengfeng said he had killed the injured tiger after a hard battle and successfully absorbed its Soul Ring as his Sixth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong was stunned by Dai Chengfeng's feat and admitted that his achievements came from his own perseverance and opportunity, not her teaching.
• Dai Chengfeng moved close to Bibi Dong, teased that her teachings had helped him, and kissed her.

Dai Chengfeng comforted Bibi Dong after his startling rise in rank, and she told him not to risk himself again. He then tried to persuade her to take the day off and go shopping with him, but she objected that her duties as Pope could not wait.

• Dai Chengfeng kissed Bibi Dong, and she gradually responded before they eventually parted, breathless.
• Bibi Dong scolded Dai Chengfeng for bullying his teacher, and he teased her that he was practicing what she had taught him.
• Bibi Dong set aside her questions about Dai Chengfeng's new power and asked him not to take such risks again; he promised to try not to worry her.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Bibi Dong to skip her official business and go shopping with him for a day.
• Bibi Dong refused because she had scrolls to review and a meeting to lead, but Dai Chengfeng suggested keeping her day off secret.

Dai Chengfeng persuaded Bibi Dong to set aside her duties as Pope for a day and go out in disguise. He transformed her appearance into a gentler, girl-like version of herself, and she accepted the change despite her initial doubts.

• Dai Chengfeng urged Bibi Dong to travel incognito, and she worried that being recognized would damage her authority and Spirit Hall's dignity.
• Dai Chengfeng asked Bibi Dong to be his Dong'er for one day, and she agreed to indulge him.
• Dai Chengfeng had Bibi Dong postpone her official duties by telling her maid she needed to rest.
• Dai Chengfeng used a special disguise ointment and tools to reshape Bibi Dong's features.
• Bibi Dong saw her softened appearance in a small mirror and said it looked like her younger self.