Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fire Spirit ambushes Duan Yun with her concealed Tail-End Needle, piercing his skin despite his defensive sword qi and force. Duan Yun is enraged because suffering even a minor injury is highly unusual for him.
• His Free-Spirited Force travels back through the weapon, causing Fire Spirit to lose control of her bladder while fighting. The effect also reaches her husband, Evil God, turning the battle into a humiliating spectacle.
• Fire Spirit and Evil God join forces against Duan Yun. Their attacks damage the gambling den, injure spectators, and create widespread chaos.
• The assassins unleash their ultimate fire technique, Hellfire Triple-Flame Art, using the Tail-End Needle to deliver explosive pellets. The resulting blast destroys much of the gambling den and appears to engulf Duan Yun.
• Duan Yun survives by activating the Netherworld Jade Sword Immortal Dharma Aspect, with multiple layers of sword qi, true qi, and defensive force protecting him.
• He counters with Chivalric Fire Incineration, striking the couple with flaming elbow attacks and sending them through walls.
• In the rain, Duan Yun strengthens his self-created Cloud-Repelling Palm, using water-filled palm forces to slam both assassins into the wall.
• When Evil God attempts a desperate counterattack with Thunderclap Hand, Duan Yun overpowers him, grinds his face against the stone ground, and then defeats Fire Spirit in the same manner.
• Fire Spirit’s Tail-End Needle accidentally stabs Evil God when she tries to attack Duan Yun from behind. Duan Yun finishes both with elbow strikes to their stomachs.
• The undefeated assassin couple is decisively defeated. Duan Yun then searches Fire Spirit for valuables to compensate for the destruction they caused, removing the Tail-End Needle as possible payment.
• Little Yin reveals that several gamblers are refusing to pay their bets. When she identifies Duan Yun as her master, the gamblers panic and immediately reconsider resisting.

Character Developments

• Duan Yun: His pride is wounded by having his skin pierced, provoking an increasingly aggressive response. He demonstrates layered defensive abilities, tactical adaptability, and overwhelming power, surviving the assassins’ strongest attack and defeating them decisively. His concern with collecting compensation highlights his irreverent and pragmatic personality.
• Fire Spirit: Initially confident and dangerous, she uses her unusual weapon and fire techniques effectively. However, Duan Yun’s countering force leaves her humiliated, physically weakened, and unable to withstand his later attacks.
• Evil God: He shows strong loyalty to and protectiveness toward Fire Spirit, repeatedly intervening when she is threatened. His anger and desperation produce a powerful counterattack, but he is ultimately overwhelmed and even injured by his own wife’s weapon.
• Little Yin: Her confidence in Duan Yun remains stronger than that of the spectators. She bets everything on his victory and later uses his reputation to intimidate gamblers who try to avoid paying.
• The gamblers and spectators: They function as a comic audience and betting community, shifting their expectations repeatedly as the battle changes. Their fear and awe increase as Duan Yun turns the fight around.

Significant Themes

• Righteousness versus evil: The chapter presents Duan Yun’s victory as the triumph of his “chivalric” fire over the assassins’ sinister weapons and techniques.
• Overconfidence and reversal: Fire Spirit and Evil God believe their poison and explosive fire attack will defeat Duan Yun, but his defenses and adaptability overturn their apparent victory.
• Humiliation as psychological warfare: Duan Yun’s force does more than inflict physical damage; it disrupts the assassins’ composure and turns their own techniques into sources of embarrassment.
• Spectacle and reputation: The battle becomes a public performance shaped by wagers, cheers, music, and rumors. Duan Yun’s reputation grows as he defeats opponents believed to be invincible.
• Loyalty and partnership: Evil God’s repeated attempts to rescue Fire Spirit demonstrate the couple’s devotion, even though their coordination ultimately fails against Duan Yun.
• Comedy amid violence: The chapter deliberately contrasts powerful martial techniques and deadly combat with absurd bodily mishaps, ruined clothing, gambling, and Duan Yun’s mundane demand for compensation.

Character Interactions

• Fire Spirit ambushes Duan Yun, but his force rebounds through the Tail-End Needle and disrupts her control.
• Evil God repeatedly enters the fight to defend his wife, forcing Duan Yun to battle both assassins simultaneously.
• Duan Yun uses their physical connection and their own attacks against them, including redirecting Evil God to block Fire Spirit’s weapon.
• Fire Spirit accidentally wounds Evil God, intensifying the couple’s humiliation and confirming their defeat.
• Little Yin supports Duan Yun from the sidelines through her wager and ultimately invokes his authority to force the gamblers to pay.

Chapter Summary: “Chivalric Aura Major Reformation! I Want to Be a Great Hero!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lingshui City’s former balance among the Axe Gang, Dusk Temple, and Frostblood Pavilion is disrupted after Duan Yun defeats the Flame Spirit Evil God couple.
• The city’s residents are upset because, despite the gangs’ corruption and exploitation, they had grown accustomed to the old system—especially the Axe Gang’s Bright Casino, gambling, milk, and protection services.
• The Flame Spirit Evil God couple, renowned assassins of Ghost Manor, are shocked by how easily Duan Yun defeats them before they can use their strongest techniques.
• Instead of killing them, Duan Yun announces that he will perform a “Chivalric Aura Reformation.”
• He takes the couple into the Axe Gang’s secret chamber and uses his Boundless Chivalrous Qi to cleanse their bodies, memories, and souls.
• The process involves extracting their evil true qi while infusing them with chivalric aura. Duan Yun carefully destroys their memories of evil and attempts to remake their personalities.
• The reformation succeeds: both Fire Spirit and Evil God are transformed from murderous villains into fervent believers in heroism.
• They loudly declare that they want to become great heroes and suggest killing and reforming Kun, then sending people to Chivalry Village to study.
• The spectators misunderstand the strange sounds and frightening atmosphere inside the cellar, imagining that Duan Yun is committing some unspeakable act. When the couple emerges glowing with chivalric aura, the onlookers—including the dairy cows—flee in terror.

Character Developments

• Duan Yun: Demonstrates a new method beyond simply defeating or exterminating enemies. He becomes capable of forcibly reforming villains into chivalric followers, though the process is mentally and energetically dangerous. He is pleased that he remains sane and that the transformation succeeds.
• Fire Spirit: Changes from a deadly, self-preserving assassin into an enthusiastic advocate for justice. Her declaration, “I want to be a great hero,” marks her complete ideological reversal.
• Evil God: Initially tries to save himself and his wife by offering her usefulness, but his genuine love for Fire Spirit becomes clear when he panics at her newly heroic outlook. He is ultimately reformed as well and adopts the same heroic beliefs.
• Lingshui’s residents: Reveal their dependence on familiar corruption. Though the city’s factions exploited them, they view the disruption of that system as frightening and inconvenient.
• Little Yin: Unlike the other spectators, she stays behind and recognizes the transformed trio as beings radiating light rather than monsters.

Significant Themes

• Reformation versus destruction: Duan Yun experiments with converting evil people rather than killing them, raising the possibility of creating heroes from former villains.
• The absurdity of public perception: The spectators’ imaginations turn a spiritual cleansing into something scandalous and terrifying because they judge events through rumor and expectation.
• Rumor versus reality: The Bloodthirsty Storytellers’ long campaign against Duan Yun has created wildly inaccurate beliefs about his strength and methods, causing even powerful assassins to underestimate or fear him.
• Habit and corruption: The people of Lingshui have become attached to an exploitative social order simply because it is familiar.
• Identity and moral transformation: The chapter treats personality as something that can be spiritually “cleansed,” though the process is dangerous and potentially irreversible.
• Parody of heroic cultivation: The solemn language of enlightenment and chivalry is mixed with crude humor, misunderstandings, and exaggerated reactions.

Important Character Interactions

• Duan Yun mocks the couple’s desperate promises to serve him, refusing to believe their sudden declarations of loyalty.
• Fire Spirit and Evil God attempt to preserve their lives, while their exaggerated words create comic confusion among the spectators.
• Evil God’s protective love for Fire Spirit conflicts with his horror at her becoming a passionate hero.
• Duan Yun forces both of them through the same reformative process, after which they enthusiastically support each other’s heroic ambitions.
• The onlookers interpret the couple’s cries and moans completely incorrectly, flee when they hear their declarations of heroism, and leave Little Yin as the only witness to the trio’s radiant transformation.

Chapter Summary: “Male Fist Young Hero, Activate!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fire Spirit and Evil God, who had adopted Chai Kun as their son and once lived happily as a family in Lingshui City, are transformed by Duan Yun’s Chivalric Aura Reformation.
• The reformation fills them with an obsessive desire to become heroic figures. They decide that anyone obstructing their path—including their own relatives—must be eliminated.
• Fire Spirit and Evil God leave to pursue and kill the fleeing leader of the Axe Gang. Duan Yun is pleased that his “path of chivalry” now has followers.
• Little Yin fears that Duan Yun might similarly alter her mind, but he explains that Chivalric Aura Reformation is dangerous and cannot be used casually because it affects a person’s essence, spirit, and memories.
• That night, Duan Yun uses Jade Sword’s Echo and detects the scent of a powerful “Great Medicine” somewhere outside Lingshui City. Because the rain obscures the scent, he postpones investigating it.
• While resting at the inn, Duan Yun reflects warmly—and somewhat wistfully—on the Murong Brothers, Shen Ying, his pets, and the people waiting for him in Qing River City. His memories give him comfort but also make him lonely.
• The next morning, Duan Yun follows the medicinal scent out of the city. He discovers a rural village where a young man is practicing a weak version of Jade Sword Finger.
• The young man has practiced for nearly two years without realizing that his cultivation method is defective. He reveals that he is training obsessively to become a “Sword Immortal” and win back A-Mei, a woman who has remarried three times and already has six children.
• The young man’s actual goal is not justice or mastery, but to become A-Mei’s willing servant and “lick her boots.” Duan Yun is disgusted and refuses to help him.
• His encounter with this extreme “bootlicker” reminds Duan Yun of men who worship the women of Frostblood Pavilion despite their suspected crimes and possible disease-spreading.
• Determined to vent his anger and punish potential wrongdoing, Duan Yun decides to investigate and cause trouble for Frostblood Pavilion. The chapter ends with his new resolution: “Young hero woman-beater mode, activated!”

Character Developments

• Duan Yun: Continues presenting himself as a chivalrous hero, but his methods remain extreme, comedic, and morally chaotic. He becomes increasingly confident in his influence over others while recognizing the dangers of overusing Chivalric Aura Reformation. His longing for his companions reveals a softer, more sentimental side beneath his bravado.
• Fire Spirit and Evil God: Their devotion to one another remains intact, but their personalities are radically redirected by Chivalric Aura. They now possess an extreme, almost fanatical commitment to heroism, even if it requires killing family members.
• Little Yin: Remains suspicious and frightened of Duan Yun’s powers, especially the possibility of being mentally transformed. At the same time, she becomes curious and competitive regarding the women in Duan Yun’s life.
• The young swordsman: Represents blind perseverance. Despite years of failure, he continues practicing because of his romantic obsession, revealing that his determination is rooted in unhealthy submission rather than noble ambition.

Significant Themes

• Chivalry versus fanaticism: Duan Yun’s “heroic” reforms blur the line between righteousness and dangerous indoctrination.
• The dangers of blind devotion: Both Fire Spirit and Evil God and the young swordsman pursue ideals so obsessively that they abandon ordinary judgment and personal dignity.
• Loneliness and belonging: Duan Yun’s memories of his friends, pets, and household show that even an adventurous hero longs for familiarity and companionship.
• Appearance versus reality: Lingshui City seems quiet because its people are “lazy,” but the truth is that they are terrified of Duan Yun. Similarly, the young swordsman appears disciplined and noble but is actually motivated by servility.
• Heroism as performance: Duan Yun repeatedly frames his actions as righteous, yet his motivations often include amusement, anger, revenge, and personal satisfaction.

Important Character Interactions

• Duan Yun and Fire Spirit/Evil God: He encourages their newly acquired heroic fanaticism and sends them after the Axe Gang leader.
• Duan Yun and Little Yin: Their banter highlights Little Yin’s fear of being reformed and Duan Yun’s teasing, self-important personality. Her comments also expose his romantic nostalgia.
• Duan Yun and the absent Murong Brothers: Though they do not appear directly, Duan Yun remembers their vulgar jokes and advice, emphasizing their close brotherly bond.
• Duan Yun and the young swordsman: They do not directly confront one another, but Duan Yun observes and harshly judges the man’s misguided ambition.
• Duan Yun and Frostblood Pavilion: Their conflict is only beginning. Motivated by anger toward the pavilion’s admirers and suspicions about its women, Duan Yun prepares to intervene.

Chapter Summary: It Was Only a Fairy’s Mission!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Duan Yun becomes furious after learning that a man endured years of hardship and even neglected his mother merely to please a woman. Concluding that Lingshui City is full of pathetic “simps” and “cucks,” he decides to target the Frostblood Pavilion fairies and expose or punish them.
• He travels to Frostblood Pavilion with Little Yin, who serves as his mount. Their journey includes comic bickering, with Duan Yun pressuring Little Yin to find the way despite neither of them knowing the route.
• Frostblood Pavilion is hosting its biannual Frostblood Gathering, where people infected or altered by consuming Blood Watermelons are invited to receive more melons and hear the fairies’ teachings.
• The gathering reveals the fairies’ manipulative scheme: the willow-leaf-shaped Frostblood Marks are presented as signs of “Immortal Affinity.” The fairies tell their followers to spread the marks through sexual relations, promising rewards—including one of the fairies herself—to the first people who succeed.
• The gathered melon eaters become delirious with devotion, convinced that spreading the marks is a sacred duty. The melon seller Sun Lei is equally devoted, proudly delivering large carts of Blood Watermelons and caring more about serving the fairies than even his own family.
• Duan Yun and Little Yin infiltrate Frostblood Pavilion by hiding among Sun Lei’s watermelon carts. When discovered, they are challenged by Sun Lei and a kitchen attendant from the pavilion.
• Duan Yun attacks the kitchen fairy, criticizing her hygiene before knocking her unconscious. He then restrains Sun Lei with her belt and drags him toward the main hall.
• Inside, Duan Yun discovers that the “Frostblood Feast” has turned into a chaotic gathering where the devotees are already engaging in sexual activity to fulfill the fairies’ command to spread Immortal Affinity. He is shocked and disgusted, although he misunderstands the exact nature of some of what he sees.

Character Developments

• Duan Yun becomes increasingly hostile toward the Frostblood Pavilion. His anger is fueled by contempt for blind devotion and by his belief that the fairies exploit men who treat them as idols. He shifts from merely investigating the pavilion to openly attacking its servants and preparing to humiliate the fairies publicly.
• Little Yin continues adapting to life as Duan Yun’s mount. Though intimidated by his threats, she has become more capable and efficient, quickly finding directions and responding to his demands.
• Sun Lei is shown as a deeply conditioned devotee of the Frostblood Fairies. He considers serving them an honor, blindly protects them, and accepts extreme personal sacrifices for their approval.
• The Frostblood Fairies are revealed to be manipulative and self-serving. They exploit the devotees’ desires by disguising their apparent disease or curse as divine “Immortal Affinity,” encouraging its spread for their own purposes.
• The male attendees are portrayed as completely consumed by their admiration for the fairies, willing to sacrifice money, family, dignity, and common sense to remain connected to them.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation through false promises: The fairies rebrand the dangerous Blood Watermelon effects as a blessing and use promises of immortality and intimacy to control their followers.
• Blind worship and exploitation: The devotees willingly impoverish themselves and endanger others because they believe proximity to the fairies is a form of salvation.
• Appearance versus reality: Frostblood Pavilion resembles an immortal paradise, but behind its beauty lies coercion, disease, lust, and exploitation.
• Satire of obsessive devotion: The chapter mocks people who surrender their judgment and self-respect to pursue idealized figures.
• Duan Yun’s vigilante justice: Duan Yun sees himself as a heroic punisher of corruption, though his methods are violent, impulsive, and often comically excessive.

Character Interactions

• Duan Yun and Little Yin exchange insults and threats during their journey, illustrating their uneasy but increasingly functional master-and-mount relationship.
• The fairies manipulate the melon eaters by praising their Frostblood Marks and promising that sexual propagation will lead to immortality.
• Sun Lei treats even an unattractive kitchen attendant as a revered fairy simply because she belongs to Frostblood Pavilion, demonstrating the power of the institution’s influence over him.
• When Sun Lei attempts to defend the fairies, Duan Yun easily disables him and forces him to witness the coming confrontation.
• Duan Yun attacks the kitchen fairy without hesitation and then heads toward the gathering, determined to confront the pavilion’s devotees and fairies in the most humiliating manner possible.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• During Frostblood Pavilion’s gathering, Duan Yun interrupts the bizarre spectacle of the male “Turtle Men” entangled together by shouting that someone should bring in the laundry. His powerful voice abruptly breaks the gathering’s feverish atmosphere.
• He confronts the Frostblood Pavilion fairies, accusing them of spreading “Immortal Affinity,” which he identifies as an infectious disease. The blood-robed Grand Elder confirms that the pavilion intends to spread it throughout Young Hero’s Hometown.
• Taking this as justification, Duan Yun declares that none of the fairies will leave alive. The Grand Elder sends four disciples to attack him, but Duan Yun effortlessly defeats them with a table and a bench, continuing to beat down additional fairies and even Turtle Men who try to intervene.
• The Grand Elder launches her blood-watermelon techniques, using exploding melons and their unusual clinging force as weapons. Duan Yun counters first with the Sixteen-Style Strange Fist and then with Cloud-Repelling Palm, destroying the melon attacks and matching her palm force.
• The battle intensifies as the Grand Elder manipulates multiple watermelons around herself. Duan Yun initially treats the fight casually, but her insults and accusations anger him.
• He completes the “Sixteen-Style Strange Fist: Intent Accumulation,” redirecting the surrounding air and watermelon flesh into the shape of a gigantic blood-colored fist. The attack breaks the Grand Elder’s arms and ribs, destroys her clothing, and knocks out her teeth, severely defeating her.
• When two Turtle Men sacrifice themselves to protect the Grand Elder, Duan Yun uses their body hair as weapons through “Immortal Crane” and “Divine Needle,” sending the hair into the Grand Elder and causing unbearable itching and pain.
• The Deputy Pavilion Master and the Eighteen Fairies arrive on red silk to reinforce the pavilion. Their silk attacks attempt to bind and hang Duan Yun, but two streaks of black Sword Qi cut through the silk and wound the leading fairies.
• Duan Yun closes in, smashes the two fairies’ heads together, and hurls them into their companions with “Frenzied Smash: Breathtaking!”

2. Character Developments

• Duan Yun: Shifts from amused provocation to serious violence after being insulted and accused of being a demonic figure. He demonstrates overwhelming strength, creative improvisation, and a willingness to use humiliating or unconventional tactics. His “Intent Accumulation” technique reveals his ability to store battle momentum and unleash it in a devastating single strike.
• Little Yin: Remains shocked and confused by the gathering’s strange behavior and by Duan Yun’s increasingly bizarre techniques. She develops new concern about becoming the target of his hair-based attack, showing both fear and familiarity with his unpredictable methods.
• The blood-robed Grand Elder: Initially confident and domineering, she underestimates Duan Yun and reveals her thoughts aloud because she cannot conceal her intentions. Her inability to control her internal monologue gives away tactical information and contributes to her defeat. She is left severely injured and humiliated.
• The Turtle Men: Their admiration for the fairies becomes fanatical devotion. They are thrilled by the battle at first, but their devotion turns to despair when the fairies are beaten and especially when the Grand Elder suffers because of their hair.
• The Frostblood fairies: Their graceful, coordinated martial arts and apparent superiority collapse under Duan Yun’s brute force, speed, and unpredictable attacks.

3. Significant Themes

• Appearance versus reality: The gathering presents itself as an immortal, refined event, but its participants and practices are portrayed as grotesque and absurd. The fairies’ beauty and elegance conceal their role in spreading a dangerous affliction.
• Heroism through unconventional methods: Duan Yun acts as a protector, but his methods are crude, comedic, and often excessive. The chapter satirizes traditional heroic behavior by making ridiculous tactics—furniture, shouted nonsense, and weaponized hair—effective.
• Fanaticism and misplaced worship: The Turtle Men idolize the fairies so completely that they value the fairies’ comfort above their own lives. Their devotion prevents them from recognizing the fairies’ wrongdoing.
• The danger of arrogance: The Grand Elder and her disciples rely on reputation, beauty, and refined techniques, but Duan Yun’s direct and unpredictable style overwhelms them.
• Intent and tactical awareness: The chapter emphasizes that martial power depends not only on strength but also on timing, stored momentum, perception of airflow, and the ability to exploit an opponent’s habits and weaknesses.

4. Character Interactions

• Duan Yun publicly challenges the fairies, forcing the Grand Elder to admit the pavilion’s plan.
• He humiliates the Turtle Men by knocking them aside when they attempt to defend the fairies, then weaponizes two men’s hair against the Grand Elder.
• The Grand Elder’s spoken thoughts expose her contempt for Duan Yun and her frustration with his attacks, provoking him into using his most powerful technique.
• Little Yin observes Duan Yun’s cruelty and ingenuity with a mixture of fear, surprise, and reluctant familiarity.
• The arriving Deputy Pavilion Master and Eighteen Fairies immediately join the conflict, escalating the fight from a confrontation with the Grand Elder into a full assault on Frostblood Pavilion.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Duan Yun uses his overwhelming strength, true qi, Tidecall, and fist techniques to defeat the first six maidens of Frostblood Pavilion’s eighteen-member formation. His attacks cause severe injuries, while the strange effects of Tidecall make the maidens’ Red Willow Marks intensely itchy and painful.
• The remaining twelve maidens regroup and perform A-Shuang’s Eighteen Forms, a coordinated martial technique in which each disciple contributes one specialized move. Their attacks combine seamlessly, temporarily forcing Duan Yun backward and trapping him within their red silk.
• The chapter explains the origin of the technique: it was created by Shuang Ling, Frostblood Pavilion’s legendary second-generation Pavilion Master, who supposedly used eighteen forms of relentless entanglement to win over an aloof immortal in a dream. Though no later disciple could master the complete set, the technique was divided among eighteen practitioners.
• Duan Yun summons Little Qing’s Dharma Aspect and unleashes Sixteen-Style Strange Fist: Extreme. He then uses Grasp Sparrow’s Tail: Fist Intent through Little Qing, producing dozens of fiery arms that overwhelm the twelve maidens.
• The battle turns especially brutal, and one maiden dies from Duan Yun’s assault. Several “Turtle Men” spectators are so emotionally devastated by the maidens’ suffering that they commit suicide.
• Second Pavilion Master Wu Shuang changes tactics and commands the surviving disciples to use Bloodfrost Ethereal. The maidens release their frostblood, which forms razor-sharp, poisonous willow leaves and fills the hall with a deadly blood storm.
• Duan Yun counters with Chivalric Fire Dragon-Rising Overlord, using a massive Fire Lotus and dragon-shaped fist force to destroy the blood attack and burn several airborne maidens.
• Wu Shuang orders a retreat toward the kitchen, where large supplies of blood melons are stored. She summons the melons and begins entering the Frostblood Melon Godrealm, greatly increasing her power.
• The chapter ends with Duan Yun drawing his blade and sword and preparing to respond with “Love! Limitless!”

Character Developments

• Duan Yun continues to display extreme confidence, aggression, and creativity in combat. He adapts existing techniques, combines multiple Dharma Aspects, and treats the battle as both a challenge and an opportunity to demonstrate his superiority.
• Little Qing’s Dharma Aspect becomes increasingly important, serving as an extension of Duan Yun’s power and allowing him to multiply his attacks dramatically.
• Wu Shuang, the Second Pavilion Master, is established as a powerful and experienced leader. Although she recognizes that Duan Yun is extraordinarily dangerous, she remains composed and repeatedly changes tactics to keep Frostblood Pavilion from collapsing.
• Shuang Ling, though absent, is elevated into a legendary figure whose invention shaped Frostblood Pavilion’s martial tradition and former glory.
• The Turtle Men spectators are portrayed as fanatically protective of the maidens, reacting with exaggerated grief and devotion whenever the women are injured or killed.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming force versus coordinated technique: Duan Yun’s individual power is tested against the refined teamwork of Frostblood Pavilion.
• Tradition and decline: The history of A-Shuang’s Eighteen Forms highlights Frostblood Pavilion’s former greatness and its inability to produce another genius equal to Shuang Ling.
• Improvisation and adaptation: Duan Yun repeatedly repurposes techniques and combines abilities in unexpected ways, contrasting with the pavilion’s inherited, structured methods.
• Exaggerated chivalry and fanaticism: The Turtle Men’s reactions satirize blind devotion, while Duan Yun rejects their romanticized view of the maidens and treats the battle purely as a contest.
• Escalation: Each failed technique leads to a more dangerous one—from martial formations, to Dharma Aspect attacks, to poisonous blood, and finally the melon-powered transformation.

Character Interactions

• Duan Yun directly clashes with the Frostblood maidens, overpowering their formations but recognizing the sophistication of their coordinated attacks.
• Wu Shuang commands the maidens throughout the battle, first ordering A-Shuang’s Eighteen Forms, then Bloodfrost Ethereal, and finally the retreat toward the melon stores.
• Little Qing supports Duan Yun as his Dharma Aspect, multiplying his offensive power and helping him break through the maidens’ formation.
• The Turtle Men serve as spectators and emotional commentators, cheering for the maidens, cursing Duan Yun, and reacting with hysterical grief to every injury.
• Little Yin comments on Duan Yun’s fighting style, jokingly comparing his attacks and physical dominance to his earlier exploits.
• The chapter concludes with Duan Yun and Wu Shuang preparing their strongest techniques, setting up a major confrontation in the next installment.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Second Pavilion Mistress Wu Shuang unleashes her ultimate technique, Watermelon Immortal Frost, transforming blood and frost into a massive, poisonous “Blood Watermelon” sphere.
• Duan Yun counters with Infinite Love, creating a powerful storm of blades and swords through Little Jade’s Dharma Aspect.
• Despite Wu Shuang’s belief that she is invincible within the frost, Duan Yun’s attack gradually overwhelms and shatters her technique. He drives her into the ground, killing her.
• With their leader dead, the remaining Frostblood Pavilion fairies attempt to flee. Duan Yun pursues them using Odd Fist: Stored Intent, killing every surviving fairy.
• The Turtle Men, spiritually connected to the fairies through “Immortal Affinity,” collapse in grief. Some beg Duan Yun to stop, while others mutilate or kill themselves after witnessing the fairies’ deaths.
• Duan Yun orders Little Yin to loot and burn Frostblood Pavilion, declaring the sect’s supposed “Immortal Affinity” to be an infectious evil rather than something sacred.
• While searching the pavilion, Duan Yun discovers a watermelon-themed ancestral hall and a mysterious Watermelon Man idol. Removing its head activates a hidden mechanism.
• He follows a sinister passage to a secret stone chamber. After smashing through the trapped door, he discovers an ancient mural depicting a woman obsessed with a Heaven Court immortal.
• The immortal in the mural has a handsome face but a strange watermelon-shaped body, leading Duan Yun to suspect that the Watermelon Man idol represents this same figure.

Character Developments

• Duan Yun demonstrates overwhelming versatility, shifting from hand-to-hand combat to sophisticated blade and sword techniques. His confidence and brutality intensify as he destroys both Wu Shuang and the entire Frostblood Pavilion.
• He becomes increasingly convinced that the fairies’ “Immortal Affinity” is a disease or cult-like corruption, showing no sympathy for their followers or mourners.
• Wu Shuang shifts from absolute confidence to terror when her supposedly invincible technique is broken. She sacrifices her own meridians in desperation but still cannot survive.
• Little Yin remains Duan Yun’s observant and cooperative companion, quickly understanding his orders and helping him loot the pavilion.
• The Turtle Men are revealed to be fanatically dependent on the fairies. Their grief becomes so extreme that many resort to suicide or self-mutilation.
• The mysterious Watermelon Man idol becomes a possible key to Frostblood Pavilion’s origins and connection to Heaven Court.

Significant Themes

• Destruction of false beliefs: Duan Yun rejects the sect’s claim that Immortal Affinity is sacred, treating it as an infectious and harmful ideology.
• Fanaticism and dependency: The Turtle Men’s worship of the fairies exposes the destructive consequences of blind devotion.
• Power and domination: Duan Yun’s victory reinforces his role as an unstoppable force who overwhelms both techniques and institutions.
• Corruption beneath religious imagery: The ancestral hall and temple-like mural combine spiritual worship with bizarre, sensual, and sinister elements.
• Mystery of Heaven Court: The chapter introduces a possible connection between Frostblood Pavilion’s watermelon symbolism, its patriarchal idol, and an immortal from the ancient mural.

Character Interactions

• Wu Shuang confronts Duan Yun directly, challenging him with her ultimate technique and verbally reacting with fear as he breaks through it.
• The fleeing fairies plead for their lives, but Duan Yun kills them without hesitation.
• The Turtle Men accuse Duan Yun of destroying their love and denounce him as a wicked outsider; he responds by mocking their beliefs and destroying the fairies’ corpses.
• Duan Yun and Little Yin work together after the battle, with him assigning her the task of looting and burning the pavilion.
• In the final scene, Duan Yun investigates the Watermelon Man idol and the hidden chamber, setting up a deeper mystery about Frostblood Pavilion’s founder and the Heaven Court immortal.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Duan Yun and Little Yin discover a hidden chamber beneath Frostblood Pavilion containing silver, humanoid watermelons and a wall covered in obsessive writings.
• The writings reveal that Frostblood Pavilion’s current master is infatuated with the “Spirit Melon Venerable,” the watermelon immortal depicted in the mural. She envies the second-generation Pavilion Master, Shuang Ling, who supposedly slept with the immortal in her dreams.
• The current Pavilion Master has left for Spirit God Grotto, a mysterious place where illusion and reality overlap, hoping to unite with the immortal herself.
• After finding nothing else valuable, Duan Yun and Little Yin burn Frostblood Pavilion to the ground. Duan Yun leaves behind a message claiming responsibility: “The destroyer of this sect! Young Hero Duan Yun was here!”
• Several Turtle Men refuse to escape because they are clinging to body parts of dead women. When they later beg for help after catching fire, Duan Yun ignores them, believing they deserve their fate.
• After eating in Lingshui City, Duan Yun and Little Yin travel to Dusk Temple, expecting to confront its infamous demon monks.
• Dusk Temple appears deserted. They meet only an elderly sweeper, who initially seems like a hidden expert because of his calm, cryptic manner.
• Duan Yun uses his Northern Darkness Divine Skill to inspect the sweeper’s true qi and memories. He discovers that the monk really is only a lowly worker with a severe stiff neck. His “Zen-like” speech and meticulous sweeping are merely requirements imposed by the temple, with wages deducted for mistakes.
• Duan Yun fixes the old monk’s neck and leaves without fighting anyone. The demon monks are away following the seasonal movement of “dusk” and are not expected to return until winter.
• Rather than rest, Duan Yun forces Little Yin to continue traveling toward Springwatch City and then Qing River City, where his friends are waiting.

Character Developments

• Duan Yun continues to embrace his reputation as an outrageous “old devil.” He destroys Frostblood Pavilion without hesitation, mocks its inhabitants, and treats sect destruction as routine work. His confidence and suspicion also lead him to assume the sweeper must be a hidden master, though he eventually admits his mistake.
• Little Yin becomes increasingly accustomed to Duan Yun’s brutality and chaotic adventures, even finding them exciting. However, she is exhausted by his relentless pace and begins to fear that ordinary life will seem dull after traveling with him.
• The Frostblood Pavilion Master is revealed as obsessive, lustful, and jealous. Her fixation on the Spirit Melon Venerable has driven her to abandon the sect in pursuit of a dreamlike encounter.
• The old sweeper monk initially appears mysterious and enlightened, but is ultimately revealed to be an overworked laborer whose mannerisms are forced by temple rules. His neck injury and exploitation provide a comic reversal of Duan Yun’s expectations.

Significant Themes

• Destruction and moral absurdity: Duan Yun casually annihilates an established sect, presenting violence and destruction as mundane or even entertaining.
• Obsession and desire: The Pavilion Master’s writings parody romantic longing through their shameless, excessive fixation on the Spirit Melon Venerable.
• Appearance versus reality: The seemingly profound sweeper is not a hidden expert at all; his mysterious behavior is simply the result of workplace rules and physical discomfort.
• Exploitation and authority: The sweeper’s wages are repeatedly deducted for trivial mistakes, satirizing oppressive systems and “capitalist” labor practices.
• Escalating stimulation: Little Yin’s growing dependence on Duan Yun’s extreme adventures suggests that constant excitement can make normal life feel empty.
• Satire of martial-world conventions: Sect rivalries, secret masters, immortal romances, and heroic reputations are treated in deliberately ridiculous and irreverent ways.

Character Interactions

• Little Yin assists Duan Yun in collecting the silver melons and accompanies him during the destruction of Frostblood Pavilion.
• She questions his rapid plan to destroy multiple sects in succession, while he dismisses her concerns and insists that tasks should be completed as quickly as possible.
• At Dusk Temple, Little Yin suspects the monks fled because of Duan Yun’s reputation, while Duan Yun assumes the sweeper is concealing immense power.
• Duan Yun interrogates and forcibly examines the sweeper, then apologizes after learning the truth and relieves his neck pain.
• Little Yin hopes to rest after the failed confrontation, but Duan Yun immediately orders her to continue carrying him toward distant cities, leaving her exhausted and despairing over her ruined “youth.”

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Duan Yun and Little Yin arrive in Springwatch City, where they hear exaggerated rumors about Duan Old Devil’s recent actions in Cloud Prefecture. A storyteller claims Duan Yun destroyed Frostblood Pavilion, corrupted Flame Spirit Evil God with a Daoheart Demon Seed, and is building a lawless “Chivalry Village.”
• The storyteller attempts to incite another Demon-Slaying Assembly by portraying Duan Yun as severely wounded and tempting martial artists with the Martial God Secret Treasure.
• One-Eyed Azure Dragon Monk publicly defends Duan Yun, declaring him his “big brother” and threatening anyone who insults him. Duan Yun recognizes him as an old ally from the battle against the Red Tower women.
• Duan Yun secretly sends the monk tea and pastries before leaving. The monk realizes Duan Yun was present and becomes even more devoted, deciding to preserve the pastries as sacred keepsakes.
• Duan Yun and Little Yin return to Qing River City. Da Bai, the black-and-white bear, greets them enthusiastically.
• At the residence, Duan Yun reunites with the Murong Brothers, Feng Ling’er, Ning Qing, Zi Yu, and others. Little Yin is introduced as Duan Yun’s “mount,” shocking everyone, especially the Murong Brothers.
• Xia Touying is revealed to be cultivating inside a coffin buried beneath a tree, which further confirms the bizarre nature of Duan Yun’s household.
• During a celebratory meal, Little Yin is seated with the animals because Duan Yun categorizes her as a mount. Despite her irritation, she eagerly eats the food.
• Duan Yun asks about the renovation of the residence and Qing River City. He learns that the Murong Brothers’ violent attempts to control the city caused an unexpected social transformation.
• After being subjected to the Murong Brothers’ “Endless Resentment Saber,” residents began encouraging one another to exchange or sell their wives. The practice attracted outsiders and turned the city into a notorious center of sexual debauchery.
• Qing River City gains the new nickname “Green Jade City,” reflecting its widespread promiscuity.

Character Developments

• Duan Yun: Continues traveling under the reputation of the terrifying “Duan Old Devil,” although he is more amused than concerned by the rumors. He displays affection and loyalty toward old allies while casually treating Little Yin as a mount.
• Little Yin: Becomes increasingly accustomed to Duan Yun’s absurd household and behavior. Though embarrassed and annoyed at being seated with the animals, she quickly gives in to her appetite and accepts her strange circumstances.
• One-Eyed Azure Dragon Monk: His admiration for Duan Yun has transformed into near-religious worship. He rejects his former master’s authority, treats Duan Yun as his true idol, and cherishes even the pastries Duan Yun sends him.
• The Murong Brothers: His attempt to reform Qing River City through intimidation produces the opposite of a respectable heroic society. He remains proud of his martial prowess but becomes ashamed when explaining the disastrous results.
• Feng Ling’er and the household members: They welcome Duan Yun’s return but clearly recognize the Murong Brothers’ failure and let him bear responsibility for it.
• Xia Touying: Her unusual coffin cultivation highlights the eccentric and unconventional nature of Duan Yun’s allies.

Significant Themes

• Reputation versus reality: Stories about Duan Yun are exaggerated into tales of demonic slaughter, yet he is shown behaving casually and even kindly toward old companions.
• Heroism and moral inversion: The storyteller equates martial virtue with killing and collecting protection fees, while Duan Yun’s proposed Chivalry Village—where killing and extortion are forbidden—is portrayed as radical.
• Absurdity and unintended consequences: The Murong Brothers’ violent “reform” completely changes Qing River City in a way no one expected, turning it into a notorious attraction rather than a respectable heroic settlement.
• Loyalty and idolization: One-Eyed Azure Dragon Monk’s devotion shows how Duan Yun’s strength and actions inspire intense personal loyalty.
• Duan Yun’s chaotic influence: Whether through rumors, allies, or social change, Duan Yun reshapes every place he touches, often without directly intending the final result.

Character Interactions

• The storyteller clashes with skeptical patrons over the supposed opportunity to kill Duan Yun, then falls silent when One-Eyed Azure Dragon Monk confronts him.
• One-Eyed Azure Dragon Monk publicly claims Duan Yun as his brother and attacks a man who insults him.
• Duan Yun and Little Yin discuss his past alliance with the monk, confirming their shared history.
• Duan Yun reunites with Feng Ling’er and the others, while Little Yin’s introduction as a mount causes shock and awkward jealousy from the Murong Brothers.
• Little Yin is forced to eat with Da Bai and Little Gray, creating a comic contrast between her beauty and her humiliating treatment.
• Duan Yun confronts the Murong Brothers about the renovations, only to discover that his supposed reform project has turned Qing River City into “Green Jade City.”

Chapter Summary: "Green Alliance! Be Your Own Venerable!"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• The Blissful Union Sect brothel in Qing River City collapses due to lack of business (the "Green Love" crowd brings their own wives), and the building is sold. It remains active as a gathering spot for sworn "Green Love" martial artists — men who share their wives with each other.
• Brother Li, listening to his wife with other men, has a sudden revelation: green true energy surges from him and condenses into a Dharma Aspect — a little green figure with an emerald blade atop its head. His cultivation soars.
• The Dharma Aspect is contagious: anyone previously struck by the Green Saber Old Devil's Green Blade technique (i.e., the Murong Brothers) begins spontaneously condensing similar green Dharma Aspects — a mass breakthrough event.
• Brother Li rallies the group, declaring Green Saber Old Devil their leader-honorific, "Green Venerable," and founding the Green Alliance. Chants: "Green Venerable, I alone reign supreme!"
• Duan Yun, Feng Ling'er, Ning Qing, Zi Yu, and Little Yin arrive to observe. The Murong Brothers (the one who wields the Green Blade) had intended to show Duan Yun his "Chivalric Aura" work for improvement, but finds the situation spiraled into absurdity.
• Duan Yun mocks the Murong Brothers; the group votes to temporarily remove the Murong Brothers' name from the "Jade Pearl Heroes" to protect his heroic reputation — he refuses.
• The Murong Brothers prepares to massacre the Green Alliance, but hesitates after hearing them pledge to uphold justice and righteousness after their play. He instead publicly severs all ties, warning them: no evil deeds, no using his name.
• The Green Alliance mourns, then undergoes a shift: their Dharma Aspects morph from green figures holding blades into green characters for "Venerable" holding sabers — "Become your own Green Venerables." Duan Yun notes it somehow feels passionate and hot-blooded despite being absurd.
• The Murong Brothers breaks down crying to Ning Qing: "Was I too heartless? It was my first time becoming a Venerable, and now it's gone!"

2. Character Developments

• Brother Li: From anonymous Green Love disciple to leader of the Green Alliance; his Dharma Aspect cultivation propels him to prominence. Embraces the "Green Venerable" concept, then adapts it to be self-owned when disowned.
• The Murong Brothers: Struggles with the faction he unwittingly created. Values his heroic reputation (the "Jade Pearl Heroes") above all. Loses his chance to be a "Venerable" and is emotionally distraught. Shows restraint by not killing the Green Alliance once they promise to do good.
• Duan Yun: Pragmatic observer. Points out that as long as the Green Alliance only messes around amongst themselves and doesn't harm innocents, they're actually "normal" relative to the martial world. Also mocks the Murong Brothers for hypocrisy ("Was I too heartless?" critique).
• Little Yin: Overwhelmed by the demonic absurdity; shifts from looking down on the Murong Brothers to fearing this "demon's den" led by Duan Old Devil. Warns her younger sisters (mentally) not to come.

3. Significant Themes

• Parody of faction formation: A group of perverts accidentally founds a full ideological sect after one person's Dharma Aspect breakthrough — satirizing how martial-world sects and orthodoxies form around charisma, shared interests, and accidents.
• The "Green" cuckoldry metaphor as cultivation: "The greener, the better! The greener, the stronger!" — comedic inversion of typical cultivation enlightenment, where degradation is reframed as empowerment.
• Reputation & identity vs. authenticity: The Murong Brothers wants no connection to the perverted faction but has an identity crisis when the Green Alliance declares themselves "their own Green Venerables" — implying they no longer need him.
• Power and harmlessness: Duan Yun's observation that the Green Alliance's self-contained debauchery and intended good deeds make them "normal" for the martial world — they harm themselves and each other rather than others.

4. Character Interactions

• Duan Yun ↔ Murong Brothers: Mocking, bantering; Duan Yun deflects the blame ("So you're blaming me?") and proposes the (failed) "pure-love faction" countermeasure.
• Feng Ling'er / Zi Yu / Ning Qing ↔ Murong Brothers: Collective vote to remove his name; Ning Qing raises her hand, hides it when he looks hurt, then consoles him.
• The Green Alliance ↔ Murong Brothers: Initially revere him as "Green Venerable"; after being publicly disowned, they pivot to self-worship ("become your own Green Venerables"), stealing the "Venerable" title for themselves.
• Iron Blood Sect disciples (cameo): Plot to force-feed blood to the debauched Green Alliance members once they get sick — setting up future conflict.
  Ending note: The Murong Brothers's emotional breakdown highlights his contradictory nature — he would rather the title than the faction, but cannot have both.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After Duan Yun’s absence, Clear River City has transformed into Green Jade City, dominated by the rapidly expanding Green Alliance and its Green Love devotees. The city’s original martial-world atmosphere has been replaced by something chaotic and unsettling.
• Duan Yun’s group decides to leave. During a nighttime meeting, Duan Yun reviews their failed “chivalric reform,” blaming the Murong Brothers and Feng Ling’er for allowing the Green Saber Old Devil’s actions to spiral out of control.
• Duan Yun announces that he has discovered a “secret” of the martial world: every region develops a distinctive character based on its ruling martial forces. His companions point out that this is common knowledge.
• His real revelation is that his hometown, now known as Young Hero’s Hometown, bears a positive mark because ordinary people live peacefully without protection fees or martial artists causing trouble.
• Duan Yun proposes a new model for the martial world: martial artists should use their strength for construction, farming, disaster relief, and protecting civilians rather than indulging in violence, exploitation, or killing.
• He envisions expanding Young Hero’s Hometown into a broad chivalric land, where fairness prevails, ordinary people can live safely, and martial artists either contribute to society or leave.
• The group decides to return to Jade Pearl Manor and expand their influence from Jade Town into Little Spring Town and Springwatch City. Their goal is first to transform the surrounding region of Cloud Prefecture.
• When Feng Ling’er asks whether this means fighting the Ink Sect, Duan Yun says cooperation would be preferable—but the Murong Brothers enthusiastically declare that anyone refusing should be defeated.
• The party sets out the following morning, bringing along Shen Ying’s coffin.
• As they leave Clear River City, onlookers recognize Duan Yun and the Green Saber Old Devil and flee in fear because of their notorious reputations.
• During the journey, the group turns their travel formation into a ridiculous human-and-bear tower while riding on Little Yin. The exhausted Little Yin is forced to continue after Duan Yun uses his Lightning Five-Strike Whip.
• The chapter ends with Little Yin’s younger sisters approaching, suggesting that her troubles—and the group’s absurd behavior—are about to increase.

2. Character Developments

• Duan Yun shifts from merely disrupting or destroying corrupt forces to pursuing a constructive political and social vision. He becomes determined to build a large-scale model of chivalric society.
• He is inspired by the peaceful conditions in his hometown and realizes that lasting influence requires creating a visible, attractive example rather than simply defeating enemies.
• Feng Ling’er becomes increasingly open about her affection and admiration for Duan Yun. She readily accepts his ideas once he calls her “Ling’er,” even though she does not fully understand them.
• The Murong Brothers acknowledge their role in the chaos surrounding Green Jade City. They also become enthusiastic supporters of Duan Yun’s expansionist vision, interpreting it in a more aggressive way.
• Little Yin remains the unwilling victim of the group’s antics. She views Jade Pearl Manor as a terrifying place, unlike the others, who see it as home. Her physical strength is repeatedly exploited, though Duan Yun’s whip also produces a confusingly pleasurable effect.
• Ning Qing, Zi Yu, and Da Bai join the group’s playful, chaotic behavior by stacking themselves atop one another during the journey.
• Shen Ying remains inside her coffin, but the group treats transporting the coffin as a normal part of their travels.

3. Significant Themes

• Constructive chivalry versus destructive martial power: The chapter argues that martial artists should use their abilities to build, farm, provide disaster relief, and improve society rather than pursue wealth, women, or violence.
• Creating social change through example: Duan Yun believes a successful, peaceful region can attract like-minded people and gradually spread Chivalric Aura across the martial world.
• Power and responsibility: Those strong enough to dominate others are portrayed as having a duty to protect civilians and maintain fairness.
• Order versus chaos: Clear River City’s transformation into Green Jade City demonstrates how quickly a region can be reshaped by powerful factions. Duan Yun wants to impose a different kind of influence—one based on safety and justice.
• Idealism mixed with conquest: Although Duan Yun speaks of cooperation and fairness, his plan still involves expanding territory and potentially defeating those who resist, creating tension between his noble ideals and aggressive methods.
• Comedic subversion of martial-world conventions: The chapter mocks the traditional belief that martial artists must kill, take concubines, and exploit ordinary people. It replaces grand heroic imagery with construction work, sanitation, and disaster relief.

4. Character Interactions

• Duan Yun publicly blames Feng Ling’er and the Murong Brothers for failing to prevent the Green Saber Old Devil’s destructive influence; Feng Ling’er reacts by wishing to attack the brothers.
• Feng Ling’er affectionately supports Duan Yun’s vision after he addresses her warmly, revealing her growing emotional attachment.
• The Murong Brothers challenge Duan Yun’s idealism by arguing that powerful martial artists naturally turn to killing and indulgence. Duan Yun counters that they should instead contribute their strength to society.
• Duan Yun and the Murong Brothers share a dramatic moment of agreement over the slogan “All under heaven, all chivalric land!”, cementing their determination to expand.
• The group cooperatively—but absurdly—forms a stack while traveling on Little Yin, with Feng Ling’er, Zi Yu, Ning Qing, the Murong Brothers, and Da Bai all climbing onto one another.
• Little Yin protests against being overloaded, but Duan Yun responds by testing her limits with the Lightning Five-Strike Whip, reinforcing the group’s chaotic and domineering dynamic.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• In an abandoned temple in the mountains, a strange figure breaks free after apparently being trapped for eleven years. The man, Wei Wuqing, emerges in elegant robes and a ridiculous rat hat, standing atop seven white-eyed demon children with colored braids.
• Wei Wuqing identifies the location as the God-Slaying Temple in Heavenly State, realizes he has returned to the martial world of the Nine Provinces, and celebrates his reunion with his old allies: the Twelve Zodiac Signs, the Star Rage Peacock, and his disciples. He demonstrates terrifying power by pulling a black bird into his hand and crushing it into blood mist.
• Wei Wuqing reveals that he acquired the seven demon children during his journey through the Tomb of Gods. He chains them together as his mount and sets out to announce his return.
• Meanwhile, Duan Yun and the Jade Pearl Heroes travel back toward Cloud Prefecture. Their journey is played for comedy as members of the group repeatedly pile onto their mounts, especially Little Yin and the Murong Brothers. After Murong Brothers expresses sympathy for Little Yin’s burden, the group makes him serve as their mount instead.
• The group eventually reaches Jade Town and reunites at Old Chen’s roast-meat shop. Little Yin is now accepted at the table alongside the others, while Murong Brothers has reluctantly gained similar status after being treated as a mount.
• Two women secretly observe the heroes and worry that their eldest sister has been captured and mistreated by “Duan Old Devil.” They plan to rescue her, but acknowledge Duan Yun’s overwhelming strength and decide to wait for the right opportunity.
• At the roast-meat shop, two women from the newly established Leopard-Print Gang extort Old Chen for additional money, claiming it is needed for the gang leader’s mother’s birthday feast. The gang’s leader, Leopard-Pattern Auntie, is rumored to be connected to an elder of the Ink Sect.
• The heroes realize that Jade Town, despite being considered their territory, is being exploited by outsiders. Angered by the collection of protection money, they decide to leave their Heroic Mark on the region and make Leopard-Pattern Auntie understand that Jade Town belongs under the protection of the heroes.

Character developments

• Wei Wuqing makes a dramatic return after eleven years. His flamboyant personality, powerful abilities, and bizarre demon-child mount establish him as an eccentric but potentially dangerous new figure.
• Duan Yun continues to act as the leader of the group, mixing cruelty and humor with a strong sense of authority. His treatment of the mounts is comedic, but his anger at the exploitation of Jade Town shows that he genuinely considers the town his responsibility.
• Little Yin becomes more accepted by the group. Although she is still made to perform exhausting labor, Feng Ling’er and the others increasingly treat her as one of their own.
• Murong Brothers are repeatedly humbled and reduced from a martial hero to a literal mount. His desire to defend Little Yin ironically causes him to suffer the same treatment.
• Feng Ling’er becomes more protective and trusting toward Little Yin after learning that she is the daughter of one of their enemies. She sees Little Yin’s relationship with Duan Yun as relatively innocent.
• The two observing sisters display loyalty and determination toward their imprisoned eldest sister. They acknowledge their own strengths and weaknesses and begin forming a cautious rescue strategy.
• Old Chen is shown to remain hardworking and submissive despite growing older and poorer, emphasizing how vulnerable ordinary townspeople are to martial factions.
• Leopard-Pattern Auntie is introduced indirectly as an exploitative local power connected to the Ink Sect.

Significant themes

• Return and resurgence: Wei Wuqing’s emergence symbolizes an old force returning to the martial world, while the heroes’ return to Jade Town marks a new stage in their own influence.
• Power and exploitation: The Leopard-Print Gang uses martial authority to extort ordinary citizens, revealing how power can corrupt and burden the weak.
• Protection and ownership: The heroes view Jade Town as their territory and feel responsible for defending it, turning their outrage into a declaration that the land belongs under the “surname” of heroes.
• Loyalty and sisterhood: The sisters’ determination to rescue their eldest sibling contrasts with their fear of Duan Yun, emphasizing familial loyalty in the face of overwhelming danger.
• Comedy amid danger: Absurd mounts, exaggerated punishments, and bizarre character designs offset darker elements such as demonic imprisonment, extortion, and violent martial power.
• Changing relationships: Little Yin’s gradual integration into the group shows how shared experiences can overcome hostility and inherited enmity.

Character interactions

• Wei Wuqing speaks excitedly to the terrified black bird before killing it, then addresses his absent brothers, allies, and disciples as though making a grand theatrical announcement.
• Duan Yun orders the group to stop piling onto Little Yin, only to transfer the burden onto Murong Brothers when he voices concern for her.
• Feng Ling’er and the others discuss Little Yin’s origins and gradually accept her as a companion rather than merely an enemy’s daughter or a mount.
• The two sisters encourage each other, combining one sister’s extraordinary senses with the other’s durable body and strategic intelligence to plan a rescue.
• Leopard-Pattern Gang members intimidate Old Chen into paying excessive protection money, while the traveling merchant explains their connection to the Ink Sect.
• The heroes collectively react to Old Chen’s exploitation, transforming their frustration into a unified decision to confront Leopard-Pattern Auntie within three days.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• At dusk, Little Yin arrives at Jade Pearl Manor expecting Duan Yun’s Demon Grotto to be a terrifying stronghold. Instead, she finds a shabby, recently renovated manor and a crude cellar, which sharply contrasts with Duan Yun’s infamous reputation.
• Duan Yun takes Little Yin to the cellar under the pretense of treating her injuries. His bizarre lightning-based “treatment” causes her extreme pain but also heals the damage she accumulated during their journey.
• The Murong Brothers, misunderstanding the situation and sympathizing with Little Yin because of his own past experience, becomes distressed outside the cellar. Feng Ling’er mocks him and calls Ning Qing’s attention to his concern for another woman.
• On Grave Mountain, Little Yin’s sisters misinterpret her cries as evidence that Duan Yun is tormenting her. They prepare to intervene, but Little Yin soon emerges alive, healed, and physically rejuvenated.
• Back at the manor, the heroes discuss how to deal with Leopard-Pattern Auntie, an agent of the Snow Leopard Gang. They plan to force her withdrawal or defeat her publicly so that the Jade Pearl Heroes can establish a powerful reputation in Jade Town.
• The Murong Brothers volunteers to lead the attack and capture Leopard-Pattern Auntie, eager to restore his standing after losing influence in Qing River City.
• Feng Ling’er warns that the Snow Leopard Gang is backed by the Ink Sect, an ancient and extremely powerful organization with a history of controlling the martial world.
• Duan Yun treats the Ink Sect’s lack of respect as several offenses, including “plagiarizing” the heroes’ slogan and demanding protection fees. He declares that conflict with the Ink Sect could provide the pressure needed for him to break through to the legendary Tenth Spring Rain.
• The Murong Brothers claims Leopard-Pattern Auntie as his opponent, while Feng Ling’er jokingly frames the task as something for the “secondary” heroes to handle.

Character Developments

• Little Yin: Her contempt for Duan Yun’s reputation is undercut by the shabby reality of his base and his unexpectedly effective healing methods. Though she continues to think of him as a vicious enemy, she secretly recognizes the benefits of his treatment and begins to fear that she may become psychologically dependent on it.
• Duan Yun: He remains arrogant, eccentric, and theatrically self-confident, but his comments reveal a serious desire to strengthen himself through dangerous battles. He believes the Ink Sect may be the ideal opponent for breaking through to Tenth Spring Rain.
• Murong Brothers: He is eager to recover his lost status and prove himself through the campaign against Leopard-Pattern Auntie. His sympathy for Little Yin also exposes his emotional sensitivity, despite his desire to appear heroic and formidable.
• Feng Ling’er: She increasingly acts as the group’s strategist and second-in-command. Although she jokes constantly, she understands the Ink Sect’s threat and recognizes the risks of provoking it.
• Ning Qing: She is not central to the chapter’s actions, but her relationship with the Murong Brothers is shown through his fear of being caught sympathizing with another woman.
• Little Yin’s sisters: They remain fiercely protective of Little Yin, though their distant interpretation of her cries leads to humorous misunderstandings.

Significant Themes

• Appearance versus reality: The terrifying reputation of Duan Yun’s Demon Grotto contrasts with its shabby, improvised condition, just as his cruel image coexists with his ability to heal and protect.
• Pain as growth: Duan Yun believes that only dangerous, high-level battles can force him to reach a new stage of power. Physical suffering and combat are treated as necessary routes to advancement.
• Reputation and heroic authority: The heroes want to leave a lasting “Heroic Mark” in Jade Town so that other factions will take them seriously. Their political influence depends as much on spectacle and intimidation as on actual strength.
• Absurdity and satire: Grand martial-world concepts—ancient sects, legendary techniques, and world-shaking breakthroughs—are mixed with childish boasting, toilet humor, exaggerated slogans, and deliberately ridiculous logic.
• Power and inherited legitimacy: The Ink Sect’s ancient authority and the Murong family’s martial legacy both shape the characters’ ambitions. Duan Yun repeatedly compares himself with past legends while insisting he can surpass them.

Character Interactions

• Duan Yun deliberately provokes Little Yin and uses his strange treatment to both heal her and reinforce his control over her.
• The Murong Brothers’ concern for Little Yin creates comic tension with Feng Ling’er, who mocks his sympathy and threatens to expose him to Ning Qing.
• Little Yin’s sisters demonstrate their devotion by preparing to confront Duan Yun, though their assumptions about what happened in the cellar are exaggerated.
• Duan Yun and the Murong Brothers reinforce each other’s reckless confidence, turning the coming conflict with Leopard-Pattern Auntie into a contest for glory.
• Feng Ling’er balances their bravado with strategic caution, reminding them that the true danger lies not with Leopard-Pattern Auntie herself but with the powerful Ink Sect behind her.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points

• The Leopard-Print Gang throws an extravagant 108-table feast for the 60th birthday of Old Leopard-Print Auntie, mother of gang leader Leopard-Pattern Auntie. The gang is known for extorting protection money from nearby towns.
• Leopard-Pattern Auntie is the mistress of Ink Sect Second Elder Li Mofei, whose chief disciple Li Da brings golden longevity peaches as gifts.
• Murong Brothers and Ning Qing sneak into the banquet. After eating, Murong publicly offers Leopard-Pattern Auntie a “gift”: a chance to reform, stop collecting protection money, and serve the people. She attacks him.
• A brutal fight ensues. Leopard-Pattern Auntie uses her pipe, leg locks, and a hidden “Snow Mountain Smoke Arrow” from her crotch, but Murong still defeats and captures her.
• Old Leopard-Print Auntie ambushes Murong to save her daughter, but she too is captured and covered in “Hero’s Palm Imprints.”
• The crowd recognizes Murong as the “Green Saber Old Devil” and flees. Murong shouts for them to spread word that he is “Young Hero Murong, unrivaled under heaven!”—which only makes everyone run faster.

Character Developments

• Murong Brothers: Wants to build a reputation as a handsome young hero, not just be known as “Green Saber Old Devil.” He is ruthless, fights dirty, and shows no mercy to women.
• Leopard-Pattern Auntie: Skilled and cunning, using deceptive smoke-arrow attacks, but ultimately outmatched.
• Ning Qing: Handles the Ink Sect disciples while Murong fights, showing her own combat ability.

Significant Themes

• Parody of wuxia tropes: reputation, “hero” self-promotion, and fear of famous “old devils.”
• Exploitation of commoners vs. the self-serving “heroism” of martial artists.
• Absurd, exaggerated martial-arts techniques and body-based humor.

Character Interactions

• Murong and Ning Qing infiltrate the feast and provoke Leopard-Pattern Auntie.
• Leopard-Pattern Auntie protected by Ink Sect ties; guests respect her out of fear.
• Mother and daughter both fall to Murong’s palm-imprint technique.
• The guests’ terrified reaction contrasts with Murong’s desperate desire for recognition.

Chapter Summary

• Jade Pearl Manor prepares for a confrontation: After capturing Leopard-Pattern Auntie and her mother, the Jade Pearl Heroes deliberately destroy parts of the Leopard-Print Gang’s territory and wait for the Ink Sect to retaliate. Their true goal is not merely revenge, but expanding their influence beyond Jade Town and Little Spring Town.
• Murong Brothers takes center stage: Murong Brothers has been forcing the poison from Leopard-Pattern Auntie while repeatedly shouting, “I Want to Be a Great Hero!” His behavior is both theatrical and unsettling, leaving Little Yin convinced that Green Saber Old Devil has gone insane. Murong also gives Leopard-Pattern Auntie repeated “Heroic Marks,” treating the confrontation as an opportunity to display his heroic identity.
• Duan Yun and Feng Ling’er remain behind the scenes: Rather than appear immediately, Duan Yun and Feng Ling’er drink tea and play chess in the rear courtyard. Feng Ling’er insists that they preserve their status as the leading hero and heroine, allowing Murong Brothers and Ning Qing to handle the initial confrontation. Duan enjoys directing events from behind the scenes, comparing the situation to playing chess against the Ink Sect.
• Murong Brothers reflects on his transformation: Although excited, Murong understands the danger of challenging the ancient and powerful Ink Sect. He remembers how timid and despondent he was two and a half years earlier, especially after failed romances. His adventures with Duan Yun—raiding Ghost Manor, confronting powerful enemies, infiltrating the Jade Spirit Sect, and rescuing the Jade Spirit Fairy—have transformed him into a bold martial-world figure. He credits Duan Yun with giving his life purpose and believes they can reshape the martial world together.
• The scandal spreads across the martial world: News that Green Saber Old Devil captured the Ink Sect’s Second Elder Li Mofei’s woman and her mother during the woman’s birthday celebration spreads rapidly. Bloodthirsty Storyteller exaggerates the humiliation, portraying Murong’s actions as a public insult to Li Mofei and the entire Ink Sect. His sensational reporting draws spectators from across the region to Jade Town, turning the expected conflict into a major public spectacle.
• Public opinion favors the Ink Sect—but fears the Jade Pearl Heroes: Most onlookers believe the Ink Sect, as the dominant power in Springwatch City and an ancient organization with deep connections throughout the realm, should easily crush Duan Yun’s small group. However, they are also wary of Duan Yun and Murong Brothers’ reputations for holding grudges and destroying enemies. The crowd eagerly debates whether the Ink Sect will launch an assault, assassinate the Jade Pearl Heroes, negotiate, or simply endure the humiliation.
• The Ink Sect chooses negotiation for the moment: By dusk, Ink Sect Third Elder Gu Tian arrives with more than a hundred elite disciples and powerful secret weapons. He intends to recover Leopard-Pattern Auntie through negotiation rather than immediately attack. His real plan is to delay matters until Li Mofei emerges from seclusion after mastering the legendary Ink-Flesh Flying Thunder God, which Gu believes will allow the Ink Sect to eliminate both Green Saber Old Devil and Duan Old Devil.
• The chapter ends with a striking display of strength: As Gu Tian’s forces approach Jade Pearl Manor, the crowd gathers to witness the confrontation. Instead of being intimidated by the Ink Sect’s large force, Gu Tian is startled by the imposing sight of Da Bai, a giant panda wearing a red cape and bamboo hat, standing guard at the manor gate like a battlefield general.

Character Development and Interactions

• Murong Brothers grows from a formerly defeated and insecure man into a confident, performative “hero” willing to confront an ancient sect. His partnership with Duan Yun is central to his newfound courage.
• Duan Yun demonstrates strategic patience, enjoying his role as the mastermind who lets others act while he observes and manages the larger conflict.
• Feng Ling’er acts as a guide to the group’s public image and hierarchy, insisting that the chief heroes reveal themselves only at the proper moment.
• Gu Tian appears cautious and politically pragmatic. Despite bringing overwhelming forces, he prioritizes negotiation and delay because he fears acting before Li Mofei completes his breakthrough.
• Leopard-Pattern Auntie is reduced from a feared martial figure to a helpless captive, exhausted by humiliation and desperately hoping the Ink Sect will rescue her.
• The onlookers and Bloodthirsty Storyteller function almost like a chorus, amplifying the scandal and transforming a private vendetta into a region-wide event.

Significant Themes

• Reputation and public humiliation: The conflict is driven as much by damaged prestige as by personal revenge. The Ink Sect must respond because its authority has been publicly challenged.
• Old powers versus emerging forces: The ancient, deeply rooted Ink Sect faces Duan Yun’s newer but increasingly influential group of unconventional “fiends.”
• Theatricality and heroism: The Jade Pearl Heroes deliberately stage their image through slogans, costumes, guards, and dramatic behavior, showing that power in the martial world depends partly on spectacle.
• Personal transformation: Murong Brothers’ memories emphasize how companionship and shared adventures can turn despair into purpose.
• Strategy over brute force: Both sides maneuver carefully—Duan Yun by remaining behind the scenes, and Gu Tian by delaying until Li Mofei gains overwhelming power.
• Anticipation of confrontation: The chapter builds suspense rather than resolving the conflict, ending just as the Ink Sect reaches the manor and confronts the unexpected symbolic strength of its panda guardian.

Summary: Chapter “Battle, Continue Fighting Until Absolute Victory!”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Third Elder Gu Tian of the Ink Sect arrives at the Murong Brothers’ estate with a carriage borne by beauties, intending a domineering entrance.
• A panda named Da Bai blocks the gate. After being announced, Da Bai lets them in—but only one person at a time.
• Inside, Gu Tian finds Leopard-Pattern Auntie (Sister-in-law of Second Elder Li Mofei) kneeling, humiliated, pressed down by Murong Brothers’ legs.
• Murong Brothers reveals his “Young Hero Mark” carved on her back: four bloody characters “CHIVALRIC AURA SOARS,” with a crossed-out correction and dozens of palm prints.
• He demands radical reforms from the Ink Sect:
  • No killing at will in Springwatch City; even the sect master must be punished for murder.
  • Ban potent opium and close gambling dens.
  • Brothels can stay temporarily, but every prostitute must be inspected by him for disease.
• Gu Tian objects, then negotiates; Murong Brothers gives him two days to answer, threatening to personally come and leave more marks if unsatisfied.
• Gu Tian leaves without taking Leopard-Pattern Auntie back.
• Afterward, Murong Brothers shows off his “dominance” to Duan Yun and Feng Ling’er; they mock his brothel decision.
• Duan Yun declares: if the Ink Sect disobeys in public but defies in private, they will fight until absolute victory.
• Gu Tian returns to the Ink Sect’s Black Tower and reports to Li Mofei, who is in seclusion.
• Li Mofei, enraged by the humiliation of his woman, undergoes a violent physical transformation—flesh strips burst from his body like daggers—and vows: “Let the Jade Pearl Demons disappear!”

2. Character Developments

• Murong Brothers: Arrogant, theatrical, and self-consciously “dominant.” He enjoys humiliating enemies but also tries to justify his brothel decision as concern for addicted women. He admires Duan Yun’s natural dominance and feels his own is slightly “greasy” by comparison.
• Leopard-Pattern Auntie / Sister-in-law: Reduced from a fierce “snow leopard” to a broken, obedient, sobbing captive. Her humiliation is meant to shame the Ink Sect.
• Gu Tian: Furious but pragmatic. He restrains himself out of fear of the Jade Pearl Demons, swallows insults, and plans to wait for Li Mofei to emerge from seclusion.
• Li Mofei: Consumed by rage at his woman’s humiliation. His seclusion appears tied to a dangerous body transformation, and he becomes a looming threat.

3. Significant Themes

• Dominance and Humiliation: Power is displayed through public degradation—carving marks on a captive woman’s body, forcing submission, and threatening worse.
• Justice vs. Profit: Murong Brothers’ demands—banning opium, gambling, unchecked killing—clash with the Ink Sect’s profit-driven rule.
• Hypocrisy and Pragmatism: Gu Tian argues brothels and opium keep society stable; Murong Brothers partially concedes but frames his “inspection” as a heroic duty.
• Escalation and Revenge: The chapter ends on a clear buildup to violent confrontation—the Ink Sect will not accept humiliation quietly.

4. Character Interactions

• Gu Tian & Murong Brothers: Tense negotiation; Gu Tian tries to reason and bargain, while Murong Brothers alternates between smugness and explosive threats.
• Murong Brothers & Leopard-Pattern Auntie: He forces her to display her carved back, using her as a prop to humiliate the Ink Sect and assert his own “hero” identity.
• Murong Brothers, Duan Yun, & Feng Ling’er: They mock his self-important “inspect all prostitutes” plan; Duan Yun reframes the conflict as a righteous war.
• Gu Tian & Li Mofei: Gu Tian reports the disaster; Li Mofei’s silent rage erupts into violent transformation and a vow of destruction.

Summary of Chapter: "Fire the Cannons! Fire on the Devil's Lair! Slaughter Them All!"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• Public opinion in Springwatch City turns against Green Blade’s proposed reforms (shutting down gambling dens, opium houses, and brothels without health inspections, and punishing indiscriminate killers). Martial artists who enjoy such vices rally behind the Ink Sect, declaring it the guardian of their “pure land,” while ordinary people secretly agree with Green Blade but remain silent out of fear.
• The Ink Sect’s supporters generate a wave of propaganda, claiming the “Jade Pearl Demons” (Duan Yun’s group) want to control the entire martial world.
• News of this public sentiment reaches Jade Pearl Manor. Murong Brothers becomes arrogant, believing he has intimidated an Ink Sect elder, and dreams of conquering Springwatch City while inspecting brothel women.
• During the night, Da Bai the panda, on patrol, gains martial-arts insight from the wind and senses danger on Grave Mountain.
• Ink Sect Elder Li Mofei—having completed his divine art early—launches a bombardment of Thunderclap Pills from Grave Mountain onto Jade Pearl Manor, destroying it and blasting Murong Brothers into the air. The Ink Sect’s supporters cheer, believing they are winning.
• Duan Yun and Da Bai rush to the cannons, defeat the eighteen operators, and capture the leader. He reveals Elder Li’s message: “I’ll be waiting for you atop Black Tower.”
• Duan Yun retaliates by stuffing the captured leader and other attackers into a Thunderclap Cannon and firing them into the crowd of Ink Sect supporters. The men explode in midair like fireworks, showering the crowd with boiling blood and flesh. The chapter ends with the observation that the Ink Sect’s revenge was swift, but Duan Yun’s was swifter.

2. Character Developments

• Murong Brothers: Becomes increasingly overconfident and delusional, seeing himself as a terrifying and dominating figure. His arrogance leads him to be caught off-guard by the bombardment, showing his inexperience.
• Duan Yun (Duan Old Devil): Demonstrates icy pragmatism and brutal ruthlessness. He calmly explains that public opinion follows power and retaliates with shocking violence, using his enemies’ own weapon against them.
• Da Bai the panda: Evolves from a mere mount into an independent martial artist. He achieves a personal breakthrough in combat insight (wind-aware fistwork) and acts as an effective patrol guard, proving his usefulness and courage.
• Elder Li Mofei (off-screen): Revealed as the mastermind of the attack. He is motivated by humiliation (his beloved Leopard-Pattern Auntie was branded) and views killing her and her allies as a way to erase his shame, even at great financial cost.
• The martial artists/public: Exhibit fickle, self-serving mob mentality. They cheer for whichever side seems most powerful, eager to preserve their corrupt freedoms.

3. Significant Themes

• Power and Public Opinion: People support the side they believe is stronger, regardless of morality. Duan Yun notes that winning a battle is the fastest way to win over the crowd.
• Hypocrisy and Self-Interest: The martial artists defend the Ink Sect for the freedom to gamble, take drugs, and abuse women, not out of loyalty. Ordinary citizens fear speaking up because they are powerless.
• Ruthless Retaliation: Duan Yun’s revenge escalates violence exponentially—an eye for an eye, but with cannons and human ammunition—illustrating the cycle of brutality in the martial world.
• Reform vs. Tradition: Green Blade’s moral crusade clashes with the established, degenerate “pure land” of the existing martial order, setting up a larger ideological conflict.

4. Character Interactions

• Duan Yun & Murong Brothers: Duan Yun delivers a lesson about public opinion, undermining Murong’s naive enthusiasm and reminding him that support follows victory.
• Murong Brothers & Da Bai: Murong gives Da Bai commands, but Da Bai’s initiative during patrol shows his independence; the panda’s bark is what alerts the group to the attack.
• Duan Yun & Da Bai: They fight side by side, with Da Bai charging in first and Duan Yun finishing the enemies, showing a growing partnership.
• Duan Yun & Ink Sect Captain: Duan Yun interrogates the captain, listens to Elder Li’s message, and then uses him as a human cannonball—a brutal display of dominance and mockery.
• The Crowd & Unexpected Terror: The cheering supporters suddenly become victims of Duan Yun’s gruesome return fire, highlighting how the powerless suffer when factions vie for supremacy.

开门，少侠前来讨债了！（求订阅求月票）

十八个壮汉，只有一个没有像炮弹一样在半空中炸开。
段云将那张纸丢给他，说道：“回去让你们家大人好好等着。跟她女人一样，把屁股洗干净。”
“他家豹纹女人的屁股已经洗得很干净了。”
面对这个恶魔般的老魔头，这个号称铁硬的汉子，一边下山一边吓得尿了裤子。
但下一刻，他惊慌地转过身来。
因为老魔头说道：“把你的耳朵捡起来。”
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他的耳朵刚才被剑气削掉，掉在了地上。
只是因为太过恐惧，这壮汉此刻才发现自己少了一只耳朵。
那汉子慌忙跪下捡起耳朵，这才吓得屁滚尿流地逃走了。
他跑下山时，整个人肉眼可见地瘫软了。
十八铁汉之名，不仅因为他们出了名的炮战时间长，更因为他们心硬如铁。
作为雷炮的炮手，他们杀过的人没有八百也有上千。
十八兄弟都爱看别人被炸得粉碎。最妙的是炮弹没把人当场炸死——四肢断裂，在火里翻滚。真是一场盛宴。
女人也好，孩子也罢，看着都一样痛快。
但此刻，这仅存的硬汉却硬不起来了。
吓的！
是的，他硬不起来了。
这硬汉想到此处，忍不住低头看了看裤裆，发现确实硬不起来了。
因为直到现在他才意识到，被切掉的不只是他的耳朵，还有他的兄弟。
“什么时候没的？我怎么不知道？”
那汉子麻木地说。
此时他再回头，已经看不见那一人一熊的恐怖身影。
但那股可怕的感觉仍像附骨之疽一样缠绕着他。
他们炸死过无数人，喜欢看他们死得凄惨，但仔细想来，没人比他死去的兄弟们更惨。
仅仅是把人拆开、揉成一团肉球的过程，已经令人震惊到无以复加。
他就是在那个时候尿了裤子。他甚至不知道那时候自己的鸟儿还在不在。他只知道他的兄弟们一个接一个被揉成肉球，炸上天空，化作碎片。
还有人比那更魔鬼吗？
一直以来，十八兄弟都觉得墨门高层相当可怕。
比如派他们来轰庄的李墨非长老，他的头一直是尖的，相当吓人。这次闭关出来，整个人看起来都是尖的。
但此刻，这个幸存的软蛋男人觉得，刚才那一人一熊更加恐怖。
玉珠山庄本就破败不堪，被雷炮轰了一轮，可以说是彻底夷为平地。
不过，因为大白及时示警，群雄武功高强，除了慕容兄弟因为睡觉反应慢了半拍屁股被炸开花外，无人受伤。
一群人望着熊熊燃烧的庄园，面色凝重，气氛悲壮肃穆。
这就是对付墨门这种门派的代价——连家都被炸了。
虽说这庄子破破烂烂，但一直是他们的港湾。
可就在这时，慕容兄弟的屁股被炸得连裤子都透出红来，却突然疯了一般大笑起来。
“值了！值了！这破庄子早就该拆了。这回非要让墨门赔座新的不可！”
“哈哈哈哈……”
众人一听，都觉得有道理，不由得也跟着振奋起来。
“对对对，我还缺个衣帽间。”冯灵儿高兴地说。
“那我缺间书房。”紫玉若有所思地说。
“还得再盖个茅房。”慕容兄弟强烈建议。
他最近挺爱拉屎的。
小银被炸得一脸黑，怯生生地问：“那我能要间房吗？”
这段时间，她只能跟大白和小灰睡在外面。
段云豪气万丈地说：“人人有份！等天亮，咱们要双倍赔偿！”
在墓山的另一端，二姐和三姐正躺在那儿。
三姐问：“这魔窟被袭击了，也许正是我们动手的好时机。大姐怎么样了？”
二姐一脸茫然地说：“大姐说她想要间房。”
“一间房？大姐想要一间房？”
三姐也茫然了。
因为那一轮雷炮轰击，接着人肉如花般四散飞溅，本就聚集了无数江湖闲人的玉珠镇变得无比热闹。
与此同时，不少人被人肉烟花烫伤，许多还在嗷嗷叫痛。
事情变化得太快了。
这些人大多是支持墨门的。他们原以为墨门雷炮一出，就算玉珠恶魔不死，也得脱层皮。
谁知道没过多久，恐怖的事情发生了。雷炮不但不轰魔窟了，还掉转了方向。射出来的不再是雷炮丸，而是人！
人形肉球。
人和雷炮丸一起炸开，烫得他们嗷嗷直叫。
直到有人在那场血雨中捡起一枚墨门戒指，众人才明白发生了什么。不是雷炮打偏了，也不是墨门突然决定拿人当炮弹。是老魔头！
墨门的雷霆偷袭又快又狠，但老魔头的反击也快得惊人。
在半空中炸开的，是那些开炮的墨门硬汉！
一时间，这些墨门的支持者觉得身上的烫伤更疼了。
老魔头不但没死，还反杀了回去！
“维护养妾环境，维护江湖秩序，人人有责！”
“我们要赌，全都要！黄赌毒，一样都不能少！”
“墨门是天，墨门是地，墨门是江湖的庇护所！”
“墨门必胜！”
昨晚墨门雷炮轰平了玉珠山庄，本意是为己方提振士气，但老魔头太狠了，把炮手当雷炮丸射了出去。两边有来有往，勉强算打个平手。
为打压群魔的士气，充分展现春望城的民意，墨门弟子假扮百姓，在春望城内外组织了这些示威游行。
嗜血说书人也竭力煽风点火，将游行推向了又一个高潮。
但这“民意”丝毫挡不住玉珠群侠。
一大早，墨门探子就送来急报。
玉珠恶魔们去了玉珠镇，在那儿吃早饭。
一群人整整吃了十二笼包子、十碗油茶。据说青刀老魔头左手一口甜豆腐脑，右手一口咸豆腐脑。就算在邪道里，也算邪门了。
吃完之后，段云一伙人就带着一只熊猫和一头灰驴，直奔春望城。
因为围观的人太多，消息很快就传开了。
一时间，春望城内外的墨门弟子如临大敌。
数来数去，除了还躺在棺材里的沈英，他们只有六个人、一只熊猫、一头驴。比起墨门在春望城的八百弟子，实在少得可怜。
可玉珠群侠却大步流星，气势汹汹，仿佛他们才是八百人，甚至八千人马。
尤其是走在最前面的慕容兄弟，挺胸抬头，意气风发。
主要是因为宁青在身边，段云在身后。
有段云在，这事就塌不了。
不过，慕容兄弟心里还是相当紧张的。
因为他很清楚自己将要面对的是什么庞然大物。
但一想到讨债，想到玉珠山庄因此重建，想到亲自检查那些青楼女子的健康状况，侠义之气立刻涌上慕容兄弟心头。虽千万人，吾往矣！
此时，春望城的城门还未开。
按墨门的规矩，城门要到辰时才能开放让人进出。
但此刻，段云他们已经到了城门口。
慕容兄弟看着紧闭的城门，大喊道：“开门！少侠前来讨债了！”
墨门弟子把城门关得死死的，没有要开的意思。
这是规矩，也是上面的命令。
以段云他们的身手，翻城墙易如反掌，但墨门就是不让他们走正门进。
说到底，就是想灭灭这群人趾高气扬的气焰。
看到这一幕，周围聚集的一些江湖闲人已经开始着急了，左顾右盼。
以玉珠恶魔的身手，除了那头驴和肥熊，谁都能轻松翻过城墙，可他们不行。
要是进不了城，岂不是要错过这场好戏？
那比杀了他们还难受。
这些看热闹的江湖人里，有不少是连夜从几百里外赶来的，眼皮都没合过，就为了看这场大戏！
城门依然紧闭，慕容兄弟忍不住拔出了血影狂刀。
“开门！讨债！最后警告一次！”
慕容兄弟大步上前，手中血影狂刀拖出一道道血色残影。
里面的人还是不开门。
“敬酒不吃吃罚酒！”
“第六式！”
“第六式·春雨！”
说话间，慕容兄弟猛然出刀。
而且一连出了两刀。
旋转的春雨剑气转了一圈，劈向厚重的城门。
剑气所过之处，如春风细雨，又如平湖涟漪，看着并不怎么凶猛。
但剑气击中城门的刹那——
两声轰鸣炸响，如同闷雷撞在铁石之上。
厚重的大门瞬间被劈开，碎裂开来。门后那些正贴着门听动静的墨门弟子，顿时被飞溅的碎片扎成了刺猬，惨叫连连。
慕容兄弟扛着血影狂刀，踢开卡在破门处的碎屑，大步走了进去。
段云他们紧随其后。
因为那两刀破门之势太过凶猛，城里不少正在喊口号的江湖闲人都被吓得连连后退，声音也越来越小。
从段云一行人进门那一刻起，他们周围就形成了一片真空地带。
这时，有人喊了一声。城外那些原本被吓了一跳的看客们，连忙涌进城，生怕错过好戏。
城门被砍开了，墨门弟子死的死伤的伤，这些江湖闲人却依然格外守规矩。
进了城门，还主动往箱子里扔铜钱。
没办法。那是墨门的规矩，他们不敢不交。
再说了，进城交钱早交习惯了，不交反而觉得不对劲。
春望城内，墨门的黑塔如巨人般矗立。
无论何时望去，这座城中最高的建筑都给人一种压迫感，仿佛一位巨大的神祇在俯瞰众生。
这几乎是所有人看到黑塔时的感觉，慕容兄弟也不例外。
墨门统治此城这么多年，在大多数人眼里，跟真神也没什么区别。
而他们今天要做的，就是弑神！
挡我路者，神挡杀神，佛挡杀佛！
一股甜腻的香气弥漫在空气中。那是墨门独有的“味道”，能让人兴奋，勾起欲望。
这也是为什么在这里，人们在青楼里玩到爬不出来，赌徒输得连裤衩都不剩，瘾君子常常在烟馆里抽死自己。
慕容兄弟深深吸了两口气，忽然大喊道：“我要当大英雄！”
“讨债！”
“讨债！”
“讨债！”
越说越兴奋，连手里的血影狂刀都开始微微颤抖。
段云已经看出来，这小子是在故意造势。
养刀意。
慕容兄弟的刀法又精进了。
一行人穿过那条长街。街上的人早已退散，几乎没什么人了。
但楼上、屋顶上，江湖闲人早已占满了每一处。
屋顶上，几个戴黄帽的小贩胸前挂着装满瓜子和花生的竹篮。
他们如履平地般在屋顶上来回飞奔，边跑边吆喝：“瓜子花生，看戏必备！五两一份，童叟无欺！”
一份瓜子花生五两银子，贵得离谱，却依然有无数人买。
这等大场面，没有瓜子花生，岂不是白看了？
一路上，段云看见了一些熟悉的身影。
四位红楼女子被细线连着，像气球一样飘在空中，注视着他们。
但因为她们飞得高、看得远，所以也离段云一行人远远的。
这些红楼女子想必仔细考虑过。段老魔头的指力和剑气厉害，靠太近，可能会被直接射下来。
作为红楼的敌人，这些红楼仙子听到消息后，自然前来察看情况。
是的，三十二位红楼师姐也藏在城外暗处，由两位长老带队，等着看能不能螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
可以说，春望城比上次还要热闹。
上次有不少红楼仙子飘过城中，还有脑袋上插着铁管的听雷门人。
他们那时候是冲着段老魔头来的，可这次，段老魔头他们是冲着墨门来的！
慕容兄弟走在队伍最前面，感觉格外威风凛凛。
果然，玉珠群侠以他为首。
穿过那条长街后，道路豁然开朗，宽得足以让八辆马车并排行驶还绰绰有余。
在春望城这寸土寸金的地方，能修出这么宽的路的，只有墨门。
这条路通向墨门的黑塔。
玉珠群侠在众目睽睽之下到来，黑塔却一片沉默，仿佛什么都没发生。
就在一行人来到黑塔约五十步处时，黑塔六楼的窗户里突然齐刷刷伸出一排巨型弩机。
弩上架着的弩箭粗如手臂，箭头还燃着火。
弩本就难以操控，可短短几息之内，弩手们已经将弩对准了众人。
显然，墨门早就在这里等着他们了。
屋顶上，二长老李墨非和古

Chapter Summary: Demon Saber versus Ink Sect, Both Sides Wanted to Uphold Justice!

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Ink Sect launches a massive barrage of black crossbow bolts from its six-story Black Tower, attempting to overwhelm Murong Brothers and the others through sheer firepower and wealth.
• Murong Brothers stands at the front and uses the opening forms of Twelvefold Spring Rain—“Spring Equinox,” “Insects Awaken,” and “Silk Rain”—to split, deflect, and dissolve the bolts and their deadly fragments.
• Entering an Awakening State, Murong Brothers improvises additional saber techniques such as “Summer Rain,” “Winter Snow,” and “Hailfall,” demonstrating his talent as a saber prodigy.
• Ning Qing joins the defense with the Dream Relic Method and Jade Radiance Palace palm techniques, helping Murong Brothers withstand the seemingly endless bombardment.
• Murong Brothers imitates Duan Yun’s habit of receiving power from a “pair of wings,” asking Ning Qing to transmit strength into him. With her support, he unleashes “Spring Rain at Little Tower.”
• The resulting Crescent Moon Saber grows from a crescent into a full moon and slices through the Black Tower’s sixth floor, destroying many crossbows and killing or injuring numerous Ink Sect crossbowmen.
• When the Ink Sect attempts to continue the attack, Murong Brothers receives even more power from Ning Qing—accidentally causing him pain—and transforms that pain into the savage technique “Endless Blade of Everlasting Hatred.”
• The green saber wave devastates the remaining defenders on the sixth floor. Its strange power turns victims green and leaves the Ink Sect’s Ox-Donkeys dead or mortally wounded.
• The watching crowd becomes enthusiastic supporters of “Green Saber Old Devil,” while the Ink Sect’s prepared display of strength is reduced to ruin.
• At the top of the tower, Li Mofei orders Third Elder Gu Tian to fight Murong Brothers first, intending to deal with Duan Yun afterward.
• Gu Tian injects himself with multiple medicinal compounds, grows dramatically larger and stronger, and emerges with a golden hammer. He leads eighteen artificially created Minotaurs, declaring that he will enforce justice and challenging Murong Brothers.

Character Developments

• Murong Brothers proves himself a genuine saber genius. He advances from using established techniques to creating new forms in battle and successfully develops powerful signature attacks.
• His confidence and pride increase, especially after imitating Duan Yun and defeating the Ink Sect’s crossbow defense. His repeated claims that “true love is invincible” combine romantic devotion with comical bravado.
• Ning Qing becomes an important combat partner, using her palm techniques both to defend Murong Brothers and to amplify his attacks through power transmission. Their relationship is depicted as affectionate but also humorous, especially when her increased strength accidentally causes him pain.
• Duan Yun remains deliberately uninvolved in the main exchange, relaxing with Feng Ling’er and the others while waiting for Murong Brothers and Ning Qing to weaken the Ink Sect.
• Feng Ling’er continues to mock Murong Brothers’ exaggerated imitation of Duan Yun, providing comic commentary while recognizing his success.
• Li Mofei remains calm and strategic, allowing Gu Tian to engage first so that he can conserve himself for Duan Yun.
• Third Elder Gu Tian reveals the Ink Sect’s extreme experimentation and willingness to violate nature. After using medicinal enhancements, he becomes a towering hammer-wielder and commands the Ink Sect’s manufactured Minotaurs.

Significant Themes

• Power through wealth and technology: The Ink Sect treats money as a weapon, firing expensive bolts continuously to crush its enemies through overwhelming resources.
• Talent versus machinery: Murong Brothers’ skill, improvisation, and saber mastery overcome the Ink Sect’s mass-produced weaponry.
• Love as power: Ning Qing’s assistance is humorously framed as the “power of Pure Love,” making emotional bonds a literal source of strength.
• Imitation and individuality: Murong Brothers tries to copy Duan Yun’s methods, but his success shows that he can adapt those ideas into his own techniques and identity.
• Defying nature: The Ink Sect’s creation of Ox-Donkeys and Minotaurs demonstrates its belief that experimentation and technology can replace natural limits, even at the cost of human and animal lives.
• Justice as propaganda: Both sides claim to uphold justice, but the chapter satirizes these declarations by showing brutal violence, absurd behavior, and competing forms of “righteousness.”
• Comedy amid violence: Exaggerated attacks, bizarre deaths, the spectators’ reactions, and Murong Brothers’ twisting “yangge dance” make the battle intentionally grotesque and comedic.

Character Interactions

• Murong Brothers and Ning Qing fight as a coordinated couple, with Ning Qing transmitting power into him while he dramatically calls her his “wings.”
• Duan Yun and Feng Ling’er watch from the sidelines, drinking tea and eating sunflower seeds, treating Murong Brothers’ life-or-death battle almost like entertainment.
• The Ink Sect disciples display strong brotherly bonds even during the destruction of the tower, though their desperate final conversation becomes a source of dark comedy.
• Li Mofei and Gu Tian discuss battle strategy, with Li assigning Gu Tian to defeat Murong Brothers before confronting Duan Yun himself.
• Gu Tian’s final challenge shifts the conflict from a ranged siege to a direct confrontation between Murong Brothers’ Demon Saber and the Ink Sect’s enhanced hammer-and-Minotaur formation.

Chapter Summary: “Murong’s Great Outburst, Universe Sun-Moon Slash!”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After destroying the Ink Sect’s Black Tower defenses, the Murong Brothers become exhilarated at finally acting as the vanguard on their own rather than fighting under Duan Yun’s leadership.
• Elder Gu Tian appears wearing a bull mask and leading eighteen drug-enhanced Minotaurs, each armed with a massive hammer. Gu Tian injects additional metal tubes into his body, greatly increasing his strength and ferocity.
• Gu Tian and the Minotaurs attack the Murong Brothers and Ning Qing. Their coordinated hammer assault, especially the terrifying Wild-Cloak Hammer Technique, forces the two fighters into a defensive struggle.
• Gu Tian reveals his vicious fighting style, using the hooked end of his hammer to target the Murong Brothers’ abdomen and intestines. His old nickname, “Hook-Gut Impermanence,” reflects his brutal reputation.
• As the battle intensifies, Gu Tian’s drug effects reach their peak, giving him and his Minotaurs seemingly limitless stamina. Duan Yun and the spectators watch from the sidelines while the crowd alternates between cheering for the Ink Sect and supporting the Green Saber Old Devil.
• Unable to build up enough momentum for Twelvefold Spring Rain, the Murong Brothers summon a second saber—“Pure Love”—from his clothing and combine it with “This Hate.” Using the dual-saber technique Double Ring, he wounds and kills one Minotaur, beginning to reverse the battle’s momentum.
• The Murong Brothers then unleash his newly created ultimate move, Universe Sun-Moon Slash. The twin sabers spin outward like wings, cutting through seven Minotaurs and crippling two more. Gu Tian’s hammer is knocked away, and the Ink Sect suffers more than half its losses.
• Gu Tian injects himself with more drugs but begins suffering uncontrollable spasms. The Murong Brothers attacks with Insects Awaken, nearly killing him. Gu Tian barely catches the saber with his hands, but the Murong Brothers twists the blade and severs four of his fingers, decisively defeating him.
• Just as victory is secured, Li Mofei launches a surprise attack with a small flesh-colored “meatball” projectile. It pierces Brother Mu Ning’s shoulder and knocks away his saber.
• Duan Yun intercepts the second projectile with a black sword. Li Mofei then openly admits to the sneak attack and challenges Duan Yun to come up and fight him atop the Black Tower.

2. Character Developments

• The Murong Brothers gain confidence and independence. He is proud to fight without relying on Duan Yun and proves that he can carry a major battle himself.
• His emotional and martial duality becomes literal through the two sabers, Pure Love and This Hate. By combining them, he transcends his previous techniques and creates the powerful Universe Sun-Moon Slash.
• Elder Gu Tian is revealed to be far more dangerous than his earlier, seemingly submissive demeanor suggested. His drug-enhanced body makes him immensely strong and tireless, but his dependence on stimulants ultimately causes his body to break down.
• Ning Qing serves as a crucial combat partner, using the Caressing Cloud Palm to relieve pressure from the hammer formation and prevent the Murong Brothers from being overwhelmed.
• Duan Yun remains confident in the Murong Brothers’ abilities, refusing to intervene prematurely because he trusts him to call for assistance when necessary. He later protects him from Li Mofei’s second attack.
• Li Mofei emerges as a treacherous and arrogant opponent. Rather than follow conventional martial honor, he openly embraces deception and provokes Duan Yun into confronting him.

3. Significant Themes

• Self-reliance and personal growth: The Murong Brothers’ victory marks a major step away from depending on Duan Yun and establishes him as a formidable hero in his own right.
• The union of opposing emotions: “Pure Love” and “This Hate” represent conflicting feelings that become stronger when harmonized rather than suppressed.
• Power versus bodily limits: Gu Tian’s drug-fueled strength allows him to surpass normal limits, but the same power destroys his control over his own body.
• Martial honor versus ruthless pragmatism: The chapter contrasts the spectators’ notions of heroism and fair combat with Li Mofei’s unapologetic use of a sneak attack.
• Spectacle and public reputation: The battle is treated almost like a performance, with fans cheering, heckling, throwing food, and even engaging in grotesque antics while the fighters risk their lives.

4. Character Interactions

• The Murong Brothers and Ning Qing cooperate under extreme pressure, combining saber defense and palm techniques to survive the Minotaur assault.
• Duan Yun observes the battle with Feng Ling’er and the others, reassuring them that the Murong Brothers can judge when help is needed.
• Gu Tian commands the Minotaurs like a berserk battlefield leader, driving them into the Wild-Cloak formation and encouraging their relentless attacks.
• The spectators’ loyalty shifts repeatedly: Ink Sect supporters mock the Green Saber fans, then fall silent when the Murong Brothers’ dual-saber techniques turn the battle around.
• Duan Yun and Li Mofei exchange a hostile stare after the sneak attack. Li Mofei insults him as an “old devil” and challenges him directly, setting up the next confrontation.