Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yue Youyou is brought to the school clinic after Ling Mengxue and the others realize she may be suffering from depression. Because her family cannot afford treatment, she had avoided seeking medical help and kept her condition hidden to prevent worrying her father.
• With Liu Yinxuan’s help, Yue Youyou receives psychological counseling and is diagnosed with mild depression. Ling Mengxue uses Xi He to scan her status and learns that medication and continued counseling should allow her to recover.
• Ling Mengxue realizes that Yue Youyou has been sustained by an unresolved “heart knot,” and suspects that discovering its source may be essential to her recovery.
• Ling Mengxue encourages Yue Youyou to reveal what she had originally wanted to ask. Yue Youyou admits that Ling Feng once saved her from thugs several years earlier. She had been planning to thank him at graduation but was afraid to approach him.
• Ling Mengxue promises to pass Yue Youyou’s message to Ling Feng when he returns. Yue Youyou is overwhelmed with relief and gratitude, finally releasing the emotional burden she has carried for years.
• Yue Youyou continues treatment over the next several days and follows Ling Mengxue’s advice to remove her glasses, cut her hair, and stop hiding her appearance. Her classmates are shocked to discover that the formerly unnoticed girl is exceptionally beautiful.
• She gradually becomes more sociable, makes friends, and even shares her secret hobby of writing wish-fulfillment webnovels.
• Meanwhile, the existence of magic and Magical Girls becomes public knowledge. The media and public become fascinated by magic, the Magic Association, Astral Mark Girls, and the increasingly common supernatural incidents. Magical Girls are popularly nicknamed the “Destiny Engravers.”
• At the end of the chapter, Zhao Ping unexpectedly takes Ling Mengxue to the sports field after school, where a crowd gathers. The spectators assume he is about to confess his feelings to her, leaving Ling Mengxue anxious and embarrassed.

Character Developments

• Yue Youyou: Begins confronting her depression instead of concealing it. Her long-held emotional burden is relieved after she reveals that she wants to thank Ling Feng, and her personality becomes noticeably brighter and more confident. She starts engaging with classmates and sharing her writing.
• Ling Mengxue: Shows compassion and responsibility by arranging Yue Youyou’s treatment and trying to understand the deeper cause of her depression. Her own past experience with depression helps her empathize with Yue Youyou. She also becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the attention surrounding her and the possibility that Zhao Ping may confess.
• Liu Yinxuan: Acts as a practical and supportive intermediary, helping Yue Youyou receive treatment and assisting Ling Mengxue in caring for her.
• Ling Feng: Although absent, his past act of saving Yue Youyou becomes central to the chapter. His kindness unknowingly gave Yue Youyou hope and became an important source of motivation.
• Zhao Ping: Behaves unusually and dramatically by bringing Ling Mengxue to the sports field in front of an audience, suggesting that he may be preparing a public confession.

Significant Themes

• Mental health and hidden suffering: Yue Youyou’s depression illustrates how emotional pain can remain invisible, especially when someone hides it to protect their family.
• Compassion and intervention: Support from friends, counseling, and proper medical care can prevent depression from worsening.
• Emotional closure: Yue Youyou’s desire to thank Ling Feng represents an unresolved emotional need. Expressing it allows her to begin moving forward.
• Self-acceptance and visibility: By removing her disguise and interacting more openly, Yue Youyou begins to accept herself and form genuine connections.
• The public arrival of magic: The chapter broadens the setting as magic shifts from a secret phenomenon to a social and cultural reality, creating widespread fascination and fear.

Important Character Interactions

• Ling Mengxue firmly but kindly urges Yue Youyou to prioritize her health and accept treatment.
• Liu Yinxuan speaks with the psychologist and helps ensure Yue Youyou receives continued care.
• Ling Mengxue gently prompts Yue Youyou to reveal her true reason for approaching her, leading to Yue Youyou’s confession about Ling Feng.
• Yue Youyou tearfully thanks Ling Mengxue after learning that her message will be passed on.
• Yue Youyou later bonds with Lan Yuxin, Tang Ling, and other classmates as her confidence improves.
• Zhao Ping’s public meeting with Ling Mengxue creates an awkward, suspenseful ending, as the crowd assumes he intends to confess.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue is pursued by Zhao Ping, who wants to walk her home, but he chickens out at the last moment.
• Su Yun and Yuwen discuss their relationship, with Su Yun hoping to remain ordinary friends.
• Ling Mengxue returns home to find messages and missed calls from Ling Wanqing, who wants her to visit Yanjing.
• Su Xiaoxiao and Luo Xiyan visit Ling Mengxue, and Su Xiaoxiao successfully convinces Ling Mengxue to join the Immortal Sound Idols group.

Character Developments

• Zhao Ping struggles with his feelings for Ling Mengxue and lacks the courage to confess, deciding to improve himself instead.
• Ling Mengxue remains calm and collected, handling her new life and the attention she receives with maturity.
• Su Xiaoxiao is determined to recruit Ling Mengxue into her idol group, using her charm and persistence to convince her.
• Luo Xiyan supports Su Xiaoxiao's plans but also ensures Ling Mengxue's happiness and comfort.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between courage and fear in pursuing one's feelings and desires.
• The power dynamics and manipulation in social interactions, particularly among young women.
• The importance of personal growth and self-improvement in achieving one's goals.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Ping and Ling Mengxue: Zhao Ping's unrequited feelings and Ling Mengxue's polite rejection.
• Su Yun and Yuwen: Their awkward and uncertain relationship, with Su Yun wanting to maintain a platonic friendship.
• Ling Mengxue and Ling Wanqing: Their sisterly bond, with Ling Mengxue feeling exasperated by Ling Wanqing's demands.
• Su Xiaoxiao, Luo Xiyan, and Ling Mengxue: Their playful and flirtatious dynamic, with Su Xiaoxiao successfully persuading Ling Mengxue to join her idol group.

Chapter 163 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• While cooking breakfast, Ling Mengxue is affectionately embraced by Luo Xiyan. Although Mengxue tries to act dominant and reassure Xiyan that she can protect her, Xiyan easily turns the situation around and continues teasing her.
• Mengxue promises that she will eventually catch up in strength and propose to Xiyan. She even begins worrying about meeting Xiyan’s wealthy parents and what kind of betrothal gift she could offer.
• Su Xiaoxiao explains that the group will rehearse at Crescent Economics, a major entertainment company owned by the Su family. The company has arranged facilities for them, though Xiaoxiao intends to rely mainly on her own team.
• Since traveling back to the hotel would be inconvenient, Su Xiaoxiao and Luo Xiyan decide to stay at Mengxue’s home for two days.
• Xiyan creates a soundproof, magic-blocking spatial barrier before sharing Mengxue’s room. Xiaoxiao jokingly accepts being left alone and settles into Ling Luoluo’s highly decorated pink bedroom.
• Xiyan gives Mengxue a Peril-Sealing Crystal, which will summon her immediately if Mengxue encounters danger. She also tells Mengxue that the fifty million she previously gave her can be regarded as a “deposit” for marrying her.
• When Mengxue asks what Xiyan wants in return, Xiyan answers that she wants Mengxue herself—and, more importantly, her heart. Mengxue accepts her feelings, and the two spend the night together.
• The next morning, Xiyan wakes beside the sleeping Mengxue, quietly cherishing their relationship.
• The chapter then shifts to New Moon Entertainment Agency, another Su Group business. Qiu Yelan makes her entrance by arriving on an old bicycle with broken brakes, stopping it with her high heels, and walking into the company with a striking, confident appearance.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Becomes increasingly sincere and emotionally committed to Xiyan. She wants to protect her, marry her, and make a good impression on Xiyan’s parents, despite feeling insecure about her own worth and resources. Her newly restored abilities give her confidence, though she still struggles to reverse the relationship’s playful power dynamic.
• Luo Xiyan: Shows deep affection and protectiveness toward Mengxue. She is aware that Mengxue’s current strength may only be temporary and worries about how devastated Mengxue will be when the truth is revealed. Her gift of the Peril-Sealing Crystal demonstrates both love and concern.
• Su Xiaoxiao: Acts as the amused third wheel, teasing the couple while remaining practical about rehearsal arrangements. She is comfortable staying at Mengxue’s home and continues treating the situation lightheartedly.
• Qiu Yelan: Makes a dramatic first impression as a confident, unconventional woman whose elegant appearance contrasts humorously with her battered bicycle.

Significant Themes

• Love, protection, and vulnerability: Both women want to protect the other, but Xiyan recognizes that Mengxue may be the one who ultimately needs protection.
• Temporary power and hidden truth: Mengxue’s abilities may only last for the duration of her dream-like state. Xiyan fears the emotional consequences when Mengxue discovers her true situation.
• Commitment and marriage: Conversations about proposals, meeting parents, bride price, and emotional possession show that their relationship is moving toward serious long-term commitment.
• Identity and role reversal: Mengxue struggles with having once been male and with being the more passive partner, repeatedly trying—and failing—to regain control of the relationship.
• Danger surrounding the princess: Xiyan reflects on the vulnerability of the Fate Princess, whose immense support abilities and unlimited points could make her a target for exploitation or abuse.

Character Interactions

• Mengxue and Xiyan flirt constantly, alternating between playful dominance and affectionate teasing.
• Xiyan reassures Mengxue through physical affection and promises of protection, while Mengxue tries to respond with bold declarations of her own.
• Xiaoxiao openly comments on their romantic behavior and jokingly complains about being a third wheel.
• Xiyan gives Mengxue a protective artifact and receives Mengxue’s heartfelt acceptance of their relationship.
• The chapter ends by introducing Qiu Yelan, whose entrance sets up the next development at the entertainment agency.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qiu Yelan, the general manager of New Moon Entertainment, is introduced as a powerful figure with connections to the Su Family.
• Qiu Yelan warns the staff about the arrival of Miss Luo and her friends, implying their importance and influence.
• Su Xiaoxiao, Luo Xiyan, and Ling Mengxue wake up and interact, with Luo Xiyan and Ling Mengxue expressing affection for each other.
• Luo Xiyan cooks breakfast for Ling Mengxue and Su Xiaoxiao.

Character Developments

• Qiu Yelan is established as a strong, respected figure in the entertainment industry.
• Su Xiaoxiao feels like a third wheel due to Luo Xiyan and Ling Mengxue's affectionate behavior.
• Luo Xiyan shows care and affection toward Ling Mengxue, prioritizing her comfort and well-being.
• Ling Mengxue expresses concern for Luo Xiyan's well-being and offers to cook for her.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and influence in the entertainment industry.
• Affection and intimacy between Luo Xiyan and Ling Mengxue.
• Friendship and camaraderie among the three girls.

Character Interactions

• Qiu Yelan interacts with the staff, displaying her authority and knowledge of the industry.
• Su Xiaoxiao, Luo Xiyan, and Ling Mengxue engage in playful banter and express their thoughts and feelings to each other.
• Luo Xiyan and Ling Mengxue display affection and concern for one another, with Luo Xiyan taking the initiative to care for Ling Mengxue.

Chapter 165 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xiaoxiao brings Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan to New Moon Entertainment Company to help Mengxue explore singing, dancing, and songwriting.
• Mengxue chooses to focus on light, cheerful songs and expresses interest in writing her own music. Xiaoxiao privately doubts that she has enough experience, but avoids discouraging her.
• The group arrives in a luxurious Bentley, attracting attention from onlookers. At the company, their extraordinary appearances and presence impress both staff and idol trainees.
• They meet Qiu Yelan, the company’s general manager. Mengxue recognizes her as someone who once worked at a breakfast shop, prompting Xiaoxiao to explain that Yelan is also a Magical Girl and was recommended for her current position.
• While touring the company, Mengxue becomes embarrassed by the provocative dance training taking place in one rehearsal room. Luo Xiyan reassures her.
• In the company’s best-equipped rehearsal room, Xiaoxiao gives Mengxue a booklet of songs and asks her to choose one to practice. She also praises Xiyan’s mastery of numerous instruments.
• Mengxue unexpectedly realizes that she can understand and perform the material almost immediately. When she touches the piano, mysterious knowledge and technical expertise suddenly appear in her mind.
• She performs Xiyan’s composition “Snowy Night in a Dream” with the skill and emotional depth of a world-class pianist. Her performance moves Xiaoxiao to tears.
• Afterward, Mengxue and the others practice dancing. Xiaoxiao and Xiyan perform with extraordinary grace, leaving Mengxue completely mesmerized. Their specially made dresses enhance their otherworldly presence.
• During lunch, company trainees see the group and recognize Xiaoxiao and Xiyan as members of Immortal Sound Idols. They realize that Xiaoxiao is the Su family’s young miss and that Xiyan is the mysterious musician known as “Xi.”
• The trainees discuss Immortal Sound Idols’ immense popularity, mysterious background, and unusual decision not to use New Moon Entertainment’s resources for greater fame.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Gains confidence in her musical abilities after discovering that she can instantly absorb and master piano techniques. Her performance suggests that the Princess Camp’s abilities may grant her extraordinary artistic talent. She remains innocent and modest, especially when confused by Xiaoxiao’s emotional reaction.
• Su Xiaoxiao: Acts enthusiastically as Mengxue’s guide and mentor, encouraging her to explore music and dance. Although she initially underestimates Mengxue, she becomes deeply impressed and admiring after hearing her piano performance. Her emotional sensitivity is highlighted by her uncontrollable tears.
• Luo Xiyan: Remains calm, talented, and supportive. She is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and composer, comforts Xiaoxiao, and helps Mengxue adjust to the artistic environment.
• Qiu Yelan: Is shown balancing her role as company general manager with her life as a college student who still works part-time. She notices that Mengxue’s recognition of her is unusual but chooses not to question it directly.
• Company trainees: Their view of the visitors shifts from curiosity and awe to reverence once they learn that Xiaoxiao and Xiyan are major figures in the entertainment world.

Significant Themes

• Hidden talent and sudden awakening: Mengxue’s instant mastery of the piano reflects the emergence of abilities beyond her ordinary experience.
• Art’s emotional power: “Snowy Night in a Dream” demonstrates how music can create vivid imagery, stir buried emotions, and produce intense spiritual resonance.
• Otherworldly beauty and presence: The women’s appearance, aura, dancing, and clothing make them seem almost supernatural to ordinary people.
• Mystery and concealed identity: Immortal Sound Idols’ members maintain a low profile despite their talent, popularity, and powerful backgrounds.
• Mentorship and encouragement: Xiaoxiao and Xiyan guide Mengxue while trying to protect her confidence, even as her abilities quickly surpass expectations.
• The contrast between ordinary life and extraordinary status: Qiu Yelan’s student life and part-time work contrast with her high-ranking company position, while the trainees struggle to reconcile the mysterious idols with their powerful real identities.

Character Interactions

• Xiaoxiao encourages Mengxue to choose suitable songs while gently steering her away from overly seductive styles.
• Mengxue identifies Qiu Yelan from her former part-time job, creating a moment of surprise and suspicion.
• Luo Xiyan comforts Mengxue after she witnesses provocative dancing and later reassures Xiaoxiao when the music makes her cry.
• Xiaoxiao pushes Mengxue to demonstrate her abilities at the piano, expecting only basic progress but witnessing an astonishing performance instead.
• Mengxue watches Xiaoxiao and Xiyan dance with admiration, while company trainees observe all four women and speculate about their identities and relationships to New Moon Entertainment.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Xiaoxiao, Qiu Yelan, Ling Mengxue, and Su Cheng share a meal in New Moon Company’s private dining hall. Su Cheng is extremely nervous around Su Xiaoxiao and Qiu Yelan because of their influential family backgrounds.
• Su Cheng mistakes Ling Mengxue for a member of the powerful Ling Family and becomes even more cautious around her. When Ling Mengxue notices him secretly watching her, Su Xiaoxiao quickly explains it as admiration for her beauty, allowing Su Cheng to awkwardly cover his behavior.
• Qiu Yelan remains suspicious of Ling Mengxue, wondering how she recognized her despite their supposedly having never met. She fears that her identity may have been exposed.
• Su Cheng offers to help Su Xiaoxiao expand her idol group beyond Yanjing, but she refuses because she wants to build the group independently. The discussion reveals that Immortal Sound Idols are already nationally famous, despite their members’ identities and appearances remaining almost completely secret through magical concealment and strict confidentiality.
• After lunch, Luo Xiyan takes Ling Mengxue and Su Xiaoxiao to a luxury hotel using spatial magic. The three spend Sunday rehearsing together and stay at Ling Mengxue’s home.
• On Monday morning, Ling Mengxue prepares for the school-opening exams. She makes breakfast for Luo Xiyan, leaves her an affectionate note addressed to her “dear wife,” squeezes her hand, kisses her forehead, and hurriedly leaves.
• Luo Xiyan wakes afterward, reads the note, and fondly observes that they have accidentally reversed their husband-and-wife roles.
• At school, students prepare nervously for the exams. Ling Mengxue only pretends to study because she already knows the material. The Chinese exam begins in a quiet, serious atmosphere.
• At nine o’clock, Ye Xiaoying appears outside Dragon Soaring High School dressed entirely in black. The security guard notices her on the surveillance cameras and wonders whether she is a late student.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue continues adapting to ordinary female life, struggling humorously with bras and maintaining her preference for comfortable clothes over high heels. Her relationship with Luo Xiyan becomes increasingly affectionate and domestic.
• Luo Xiyan shows growing warmth toward Ling Mengxue. She enjoys Ling’s awkward affection and is touched by the breakfast note, even while teasing her about the reversed marital roles.
• Su Xiaoxiao demonstrates confidence and independence by refusing corporate assistance and insisting on developing her idol group through her own efforts.
• Su Cheng is portrayed as powerful in business but timid and deferential around members of the major families. His careful probing of Ling Mengxue fails because of her supernatural awareness.
• Qiu Yelan becomes suspicious of Ling Mengxue’s ability to identify her, suggesting possible future conflict or exposure.
• Ye Xiaoying makes a mysterious entrance at the school, indicating that the ordinary examination day may soon be disrupted.

Significant Themes

• Secrecy and hidden identities: Immortal Sound Idols’ fame is built on magical concealment, secrecy agreements, and public fascination with what cannot be seen.
• Independence versus outside support: Su Xiaoxiao wants success earned through personal effort rather than relying on New Moon Company’s influence.
• The contrast between appearances and reality: Powerful people may behave timidly, celebrities may be famous yet unseen, and Ling Mengxue’s apparent ordinary behavior hides supernatural abilities.
• Affection expressed through daily life: Small domestic gestures—preparing breakfast, leaving notes, holding hands, and kissing goodbye—strengthen Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan’s relationship.
• Effort and self-improvement: The discussion of studying emphasizes that genuine effort should be directed toward becoming better, rather than merely appearing hardworking.

Character Interactions

• Su Xiaoxiao acts as the social mediator at lunch, persuading Qiu Yelan and Su Cheng to relax and sit down.
• Su Cheng’s nervous observations of Ling Mengxue lead to an awkward exchange, which Su Xiaoxiao resolves by joking that he is simply admiring Ling’s beauty.
• Luo Xiyan quietly enjoys seeing Ling Mengxue embarrassed and later responds warmly to her affectionate note.
• Ling Mengxue interacts casually with Yue Youyou before the exam and notices Yuwen and Zhao Ping spying nearby, prompting them to leave in embarrassment.
• The chapter closes with the security guard observing Ye Xiaoying’s suspicious arrival, setting up the next development.

Chapter Summary: “The Girl at the School Gate Was Late!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xiaoying arrives at Dragon Soaring High School looking for Ling Feng, whom she believes is connected to the Astral Mark Girl and worthy of her master’s attention.
• The elderly gatekeeper refuses to let her enter because she is late, out of uniform, and not a student. When she mentions Ling Feng’s name, he reacts with alarm because of old rumors that Ling Feng had manipulated circumstances to drive troublesome staff members away.
• Misinterpreting Ye Xiaoying’s visit as romantic, the gatekeeper warns her that Ling Feng is a womanizer who has “walked through a garden of flowers without touching a petal.” Ye Xiaoying angrily rejects the implication, defending Ling Feng as someone important to her master.
• Unable to enter, Ye Xiaoying decides to wait outside until Ling Feng leaves school. She remains there for hours in the heat, consuming numerous milk teas and using magic and a Healing Potion to recover from exhaustion.
• The gatekeeper eventually reveals that Ling Feng transferred away long ago. Ye Xiaoying is shocked but refuses to abandon her mission, deciding to continue watching the school gate for up to a month if necessary.
• Meanwhile, Ling Mengxue finishes her morning exam and uses Spatial Teleportation to return home. She reads a note from Luo Xiyan, who has ordered lunch because he is helping the Magic Association in Linzhuo.
• During her break, Ling Mengxue checks her class group chat and observes students worrying about the unusually difficult exams. One student agrees to pay a top-ranking classmate for answers, illustrating the pressure surrounding the tests.
• Ling Mengxue suspects that outside factors may have caused the exams to become harder but chooses not to investigate further.

Character Developments

• Ye Xiaoying is shown to be stubborn, energetic, and fiercely loyal to her master and mission. Her pride is easily offended, especially when the gatekeeper insults or misunderstands Ling Feng. Despite the setback and prolonged wait, she remains determined and considers using magic to enter the school.
• The gatekeeper is cautious about school rules but also gossipy and protective in his own way. His exaggerated assumptions about Ling Feng and Ye Xiaoying create much of the chapter’s comedy. He privately views Ye Xiaoying as an impulsive, possibly unstable girl.
• Ling Mengxue is portrayed as intelligent and highly capable academically, but also careful about concealing her abilities. She deliberately avoids scoring perfect marks to prevent suspicion and thinks strategically about how others may react to her performance.
• Luo Xiyan demonstrates concern for Ling Mengxue by arranging lunch and telling her not to force herself to eat old food. His affectionate note humorously reverses conventional marital roles, with him acting like the worried “wife.”
• Ling Feng never appears directly, but his past reputation and current absence drive Ye Xiaoying’s actions and shape the gatekeeper’s reactions.

Significant Themes

• Determination and persistence: Ye Xiaoying refuses to give up despite being denied entry, waiting for hours and planning to continue for an entire month.
• Misunderstanding and rumor: The gatekeeper’s assumptions about Ling Feng and Ye Xiaoying reveal how rumors can distort people’s reputations and create comic confusion.
• Hidden identities and extraordinary abilities: Magic, Spatial Teleportation, Healing Potions, and the Dark Angel Alliance exist alongside ordinary school routines, emphasizing the contrast between the supernatural world and daily life.
• Caution versus recklessness: Ling Mengxue carefully manages her abilities to avoid suspicion, while Ye Xiaoying openly relies on magic and impulsive action.
• Academic pressure and competition: The difficult exams cause anxiety among the students, leading to bargaining, cheating attempts, and fear of parental criticism.
• Domestic affection expressed through humor: Luo Xiyan’s lunch note shows concern and intimacy, even though the unusual wording makes their relationship appear comically reversed.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xiaoying and the gatekeeper clash over her attempt to enter the school. His teasing and warnings anger her, while her claim to be a “great Dark Angel” convinces him she is irrational.
• Ye Xiaoying mentally defends Ling Feng against the gatekeeper’s criticism, revealing her loyalty to her master’s circle.
• Ling Mengxue interacts indirectly with Luo Xiyan through his note and with her classmates through the group chat, observing their anxieties rather than participating.
• The students’ group conversation shows a transactional relationship between a worried student and a top student who sells access to answers, while the class representative attempts to maintain some restraint.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue finishes the afternoon portion of her entrance examinations while feeling unusually tired and dizzy.
• Outside the school, she notices Ye Xiaoying—the “Dark Angel”/Magical Girl she previously encountered—sleeping near the gate. Mengxue avoids her, not wanting to risk another confrontation.
• Ye Xiaoying has been assigned by her mysterious “Lord Master” to deliver a wooden box to Ling Mengxue, whose Astral Mark Girl identity she has been ordered to locate. She waits outside the school for the entire afternoon, initially missing Mengxue and eventually falling asleep in a cold-drink shop.
• After school, Xiaoying recognizes Mengxue and chases her, shouting that she knows Mengxue is actually “Ling Feng” and an Astral Mark Girl.
• Mengxue attempts to escape but stops when she realizes Xiaoying knows her identity. Xiaoying cannot brake in time, and the two crash into each other.
• Xiaoying formally presents Mengxue with the wooden box, identifying it as a gift from her “Lord Master” and a mission-related honor for the Destiny Engravers. Embarrassed by the public attention and Xiaoying’s theatrical behavior, Mengxue drags her to a quieter place and accepts it.
• Mengxue recognizes Xiaoying as the chuuni-like girl from the martial arts tournament and recalls that the box may originally have been the tournament’s championship prize, previously given to her by Bingtang Lingxin.
• Before leaving, Mengxue cleans the dirt from Xiaoying’s clothes and gently advises her not to leap at people while chasing them. Xiaoying is deeply touched by Mengxue’s kindness and watches her leave with a confused but happy smile.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Despite initially avoiding Xiaoying and considering her troublesome, Mengxue shows restraint, practicality, and compassion. She begins to recognize that not every Magical Girl is hostile and judges Xiaoying by her actions rather than her strange appearance and behavior.
• Ye Xiaoying: Xiaoying is portrayed as enthusiastic, naïve, socially awkward, and intensely devoted to her superiors. Although she performs her mission with excessive dramatic flair, she is determined to prove herself after previously being criticized or outperformed. Mengxue’s kindness reinforces Xiaoying’s growing belief that some Astral Mark Girls are good people.
• Relationship between them: Their relationship shifts from potential enemies to an awkward but friendly first connection. Xiaoying views Mengxue as a kind “sister,” while Mengxue sees her as an eccentric but harmless younger girl.

Significant Themes

• Appearances versus reality: Mengxue initially dismisses Xiaoying as a delusional cosplayer, while Xiaoying has similarly learned to distrust Astral Mark Girls based on their reputation. Their interaction challenges both assumptions.
• Breaking down factional prejudice: Xiaoying reflects on how many Astral Mark Girls and Magical Girls fight constantly, but her meeting with Mengxue suggests that individuals cannot be judged solely by their affiliations.
• Kindness amid conflict: A simple act—Mengxue helping clean Xiaoying’s clothes—creates trust between members of opposing supernatural groups.
• Identity and secrecy: Mengxue’s secret identity is again placed at risk, showing the growing danger of being recognized by other Magical Girls.
• Comedic contrast: Xiaoying’s exaggerated “Dark Angel” theatrics clash with Mengxue’s practical, embarrassed attitude, creating much of the chapter’s humor.

Important Character Interactions

• Mengxue and Yue Youyou: Yue notices Mengxue’s fatigue and expresses concern, but Mengxue avoids explaining her condition.
• Xiaoying and the cold-drink shop employees: The employees gossip about Xiaoying’s extravagant outfit and odd self-talk, emphasizing how strange she appears to ordinary people.
• Mengxue and Xiaoying: Their chase ends in a collision and an awkward delivery of the wooden box. Mengxue accepts the gift, cleans Xiaoying’s clothes, and gently scolds her, establishing the chapter’s first genuine bond between them.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue prepares an elaborate dinner of four dishes and a soup, expecting Su Xiaoxiao and Luo Xiyan to return home.
• Xi He warns her that her current all-attribute power is temporary. Her apparent invincibility will soon be sealed, leaving her with only ten minutes of usable power at a time.
• To gain permanent strength, Ling Mengxue must cultivate her own sword art and advance the later stages of Destiny Sign. Xi He explains that Princess Camp’s exclusive sword art, Dream Star Lotus Sword Art, is exceptionally powerful but difficult to master.
• Ling Mengxue remains remarkably calm about the impending loss of her temporary power, believing her current strength is sufficient for the small city of Linzhuo. She begins studying the sword art from the Perfect Lady Training Manual.
• Meanwhile, Ling Xiaoyu returns from Yanjing earlier than planned to check on her younger brother, Ling Feng. She secretly looks through the window and discovers that the person inside is now a beautiful white-haired girl.
• Ling Xiaoyu realizes that the girl is Ling Feng after noticing the phone and other clues. Rather than confronting her directly, she calls him.
• Ling Mengxue hesitates to answer, fearing her sister’s reaction, but eventually picks up. Ling Xiaoyu gently tells her that regardless of the transformation, she is still her younger sibling and that nothing between them needs to change.
• Overwhelmed by relief and emotion, Ling Mengxue begins to cry.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Shows composure and confidence in the face of losing her temporary power, but becomes emotionally vulnerable when forced to reveal her transformed identity to Ling Xiaoyu. She takes the first step toward becoming genuinely powerful by beginning to study the Dream Star Lotus Sword Art.
• Xi He: Reveals that she has gained a small amount of intelligence from the third stage of Destiny Sign, displaying mild irritation and a more expressive personality while explaining Mengxue’s situation.
• Ling Xiaoyu: Demonstrates strong affection and acceptance toward Ling Mengxue. Although she is surprised by the transformation, she immediately prioritizes her sibling’s emotional well-being rather than demanding explanations.

Significant Themes

• Temporary power versus true strength: Ling Mengxue’s supernatural abilities are revealed to be temporary, emphasizing that lasting power must come through personal effort and cultivation.
• Identity and acceptance: The chapter focuses on Ling Mengxue’s fear that her family will no longer recognize or accept her after her transformation.
• Familial love: Ling Xiaoyu’s response shows that genuine sibling bonds are not dependent on appearance or gender identity.
• Emotional vulnerability beneath confidence: Although Mengxue acts calm and self-assured about magical dangers, she is deeply afraid of rejection and feels profound relief when accepted.
• Growth and preparation: Beginning sword cultivation marks a transition from relying on special abilities to developing strength of her own.

Character Interactions

• Ling Mengxue and Xi He: Their conversation combines serious exposition with comedic banter. Xi He tries to explain the limits of Mengxue’s power, while Mengxue repeatedly distracts herself with tea and philosophical remarks.
• Ling Xiaoyu and Ling Mengxue: Their phone call is the emotional centerpiece of the chapter. Ling Mengxue cautiously addresses her sister, while Ling Xiaoyu responds warmly, assuring her that she is still family and can continue living as before.
• Ling Xiaoyu and the transformed Mengxue: Though they do not meet face-to-face yet, Xiaoyu secretly observes Mengxue through the window, creating tension before the reassuring call.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Xiaoyu reveals that she is in Yanjing handling official business as the president of the Linzhuo Magic Association. Ling Mengxue realizes her sister has secretly been a powerful magic user all along.
• The sisters reunite emotionally. Ling Xiaoyu uses Spatial Arrival to appear beside Mengxue, and they embrace after a long period of separation.
• Ling Mengxue explains how she obtained the Destiny Sign and became an Astral Mark Girl, though she deliberately leaves out the most dangerous details to avoid worrying Xiaoyu.
• Xiaoyu admits that she eventually discovered Mengxue’s nightly activities, while Mengxue learns that neither sister exposed the other’s secret identity because both believed they were protecting one another.
• Xiaoyu asks about Mengxue’s Astral Mark name and jokingly recalls her former identity, “Star Dream Beneath the Moonlight.” She privately reflects that, if they had met as enemies before discovering they were sisters, they might have been forced to fight.
• Later, Xiaoyu finds that Mengxue has prepared a large meal. Su Xiaoxiao and Luo Xiyan return to the house, having recently been transferred to the Linzhuo Magic Association.
• Xiaoyu’s identity causes a brief silence: she is a famous and extremely dangerous Destiny Engraver, while Luo Xiyan is also a powerful figure capable of dissolving the Destiny Signs of weaker magic users.
• The conversation hints that Xiaoxiao and Xiyan’s transfer was connected to a dangerous incident involving Xiyan stealing a magic scroll. The truth is concealed from Mengxue so she will not worry.
• When Xiaoyu asks Mengxue to introduce her friends, Mengxue openly declares that Luo Xiyan is her girlfriend. Xiyan is embarrassed but accepts the declaration, while Xiaoyu is moved by how much her younger sister has grown.
• Su Xiaoxiao initially feels that her best friend has been “stolen,” but quickly reframes the situation positively, realizing she has effectively gained another close friend.
• After dinner and bathing, Xiaoyu asks Mengxue to sleep with her. When Mengxue hesitates because Xiyan would be left alone, Xiaoyu suggests inviting Xiyan to sleep with them as well, leaving everyone stunned.

Character Developments

• Ling Xiaoyu: Revealed as both the president of the Linzhuo Magic Association and a formidable magical combatant. Despite her terrifying reputation, she behaves affectionately and playfully toward Mengxue. Her teasing masks genuine relief and pride at discovering that her sister is strong and has found love.
• Ling Mengxue: Becomes more emotionally open with Xiaoyu and finally shares her secret identity. She is protective of her sister, omitting details about dangerous battles, but also firmly asserts her relationship with Xiyan.
• Luo Xiyan: Shows respect toward Xiaoyu because of her authority and strength. She becomes visibly embarrassed when Mengxue announces their relationship, revealing a softer and more vulnerable side.
• Su Xiaoxiao: Acts as a cautious mediator, helping conceal the dangerous truth behind Xiyan’s transfer. Her jealousy over Mengxue and Xiyan’s romance quickly turns into enthusiasm when she realizes she can gain another friend.
• The sisters: Their relationship shifts from mutual secrecy and misunderstanding toward honesty, emotional reconciliation, and greater closeness.

Significant Themes

• Family protection and mutual secrecy: Both sisters hid their identities not out of distrust, but because they wanted to shield each other from danger.
• Reconciliation and emotional intimacy: Their reunion allows them to acknowledge how much they care for each other after years of deception and distance.
• Identity beyond reputation: Xiaoyu is feared throughout the magical world, yet at home she is simply Mengxue’s affectionate older sister.
• Growing up and independence: Xiaoyu realizes that Mengxue is no longer the troublesome child she remembers but an accomplished magical fighter capable of making her own choices.
• Love and chosen family: Mengxue’s relationship with Xiyan is openly acknowledged, while Xiaoxiao gradually accepts that this change expands rather than diminishes her circle of close relationships.
• Humor amid danger: Domestic scenes, teasing, food, and the proposed shared sleeping arrangement contrast with the characters’ dangerous magical lives.

Character Interactions

• Xiaoyu and Mengxue share a tender reunion, with Xiaoyu comforting and teasing her younger sister.
• They compare what each knew about the other’s secret life, revealing that both had been unknowingly protecting the other.
• Xiaoyu meets Xiyan and Xiaoxiao in a familial setting, causing the younger girls to react nervously because of her intimidating reputation.
• Mengxue becomes defensive when she senses that Xiyan’s transfer involved danger, showing her concern for her friends.
• Mengxue publicly pulls Xiyan close and identifies her as her girlfriend, creating an affectionate but embarrassing moment.
• Xiaoxiao reacts comically to the romance, moving from mock heartbreak to excitement at gaining another best friend.
• The chapter ends with Xiaoyu playfully proposing that Mengxue and Xiyan sleep alongside her, creating an awkward cliffhanger.

Chapter 171 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue reluctantly agrees to let Ling Xiaoyu, Luo Xiyan, and Su Xiaoxiao sleep over. All four girls end up sharing one bed, with Mengxue trapped in the middle while the others cling to her in their sleep.
• The next morning, Mengxue wakes early for the final day of exams. Before leaving, she kisses Luo Xiyan on the forehead, prompting Xiyan to secretly smile with affection.
• Ling Xiaoyu prepares breakfast and assures Mengxue that she will handle explaining the situation to their parents. She also tells Mengxue to return home after school because she has somewhere to take her.
• Mengxue completes her exams with ease due to her enhanced intelligence, though she deliberately leaves some answers incomplete to avoid earning a perfect score.
• Since no one will be home to cook, Mengxue plans to eat with Tang Ling and the others. They eventually have lunch at Aunt Zhou’s food stall, where Mengxue meets Aunt Zhou in her new identity.
• After the final exam, Mengxue stays behind to clean the classroom with Tang Ling. Several classmates offer to help, but Tang Ling turns them down.
• As Mengxue and Tang Ling finish cleaning and prepare to leave, Zhao Lei comes rushing toward them in panic. He crashes dramatically but reports that a Magical Girl and an Astral Mark Girl are fighting on the school’s back mountain, where a crowd has already gathered.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Continues adapting to life as a girl and to the intense affection surrounding her. She remains embarrassed and bewildered by the others’ advances, but her affectionate kiss toward Luo Xiyan shows that she is becoming more comfortable expressing tenderness. Academically, her transformed abilities make exams extremely easy.
• Luo Xiyan: Shows increasing romantic affection toward Mengxue. She deliberately stays close to Mengxue while sleeping and reacts warmly to Mengxue’s farewell kiss.
• Ling Xiaoyu: Acts as a caring older sister by making breakfast, reassuring Mengxue about their parents, and arranging the next step in dealing with the family situation. She remains protective and decisive.
• Su Xiaoxiao: Behaves playfully and affectionately, clinging to Luo Xiyan in her sleep and contributing to Mengxue’s awkward predicament.
• Tang Ling: Remains responsible and considerate, helping Mengxue clean the classroom and managing the situation efficiently.
• Zhao Lei: Provides comic relief through his reckless entrance, but his frantic warning introduces the chapter’s upcoming conflict.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and identity: Mengxue continues adjusting to her new female identity, especially the altered way others treat and pursue her.
• Affection and intimacy: The shared bed, breakfast, forehead kiss, and family-like interactions emphasize the growing emotional bonds around Mengxue.
• Family acceptance: Ling Xiaoyu’s confidence about explaining Mengxue’s situation to their parents introduces the question of whether the family will accept her transformation.
• Ordinary life amid supernatural events: Exams, cleaning duty, cafeteria meals, and school routines contrast sharply with the magical confrontation revealed at the end.
• Comedy and romantic tension: Much of the chapter uses Mengxue’s embarrassment and helplessness to create lighthearted humor before shifting toward action.

Character Interactions

• Mengxue is physically surrounded by Xiaoyu, Xiyan, and Xiaoxiao during the sleepover, highlighting their closeness and her inability to escape their affection.
• Xiaoyu and Mengxue share a warm sisterly breakfast conversation, with Xiaoyu taking responsibility for the family explanation.
• Mengxue reconnects with Tang Ling and meets Aunt Zhou in her current identity.
• Liu Yinxuan and several classmates offer to help Mengxue and Tang Ling clean, showing their concern and goodwill.
• Zhao Lei’s chaotic arrival interrupts the quiet end of the school day and reveals the impending battle between a Magical Girl and an Astral Mark Girl, setting up the next chapter’s action.

Chapter 172 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Lei informs Tang Ling that two powerful girls are fighting on the school’s back hill. A spatial combat domain has isolated the area, leaving ordinary students able to watch without the school authorities noticing.
• Tang Ling grows concerned that the fighters may be people she knows. Ling Mengxue, suspecting the incident could attract dangerous attention from the Special Affairs Bureau, follows her to investigate.
• The combatants are revealed to be Qiu Yun’er, an Astral Mark Girl from their year, and Lan Keyue, a Trial-Level Magical Girl and Physical Mage.
• A group of delinquent students accidentally witnesses the battle. They are terrified and amazed by the supernatural fight, realizing that their own ordinary brawls are meaningless by comparison. Some begin recording the scene on their phones.
• Qiu Yun’er is badly disadvantaged. Although experienced and fast, she is only at the peak of the Apprentice stage, while Lan Keyue is at the Trial level and possesses overwhelming physical strength reinforced by magic.
• Lan Keyue fights unusually aggressively, using her wand like a heavy weapon while also launching fireballs and water bullets. Qiu Yun’er’s clothing is torn, she suffers multiple wounds, and her Astral Engraving Blade is knocked away.
• Despite the disparity in strength, Qiu Yun’er refuses to surrender. She summons another Star Source Sword and prepares to continue fighting.
• Just as Lan Keyue moves in for another attack, Ling Mengxue arrives and intervenes. She uses the Falling Water Sword Art technique “Blossoming Rain Curtain,” creating a powerful defensive barrier that absorbs and disperses Lan Keyue’s strike.
• Lan Keyue retreats after realizing she cannot break through Ling Mengxue’s defense. She then turns a hostile gaze toward Ling Mengxue.
• Ling Mengxue examines Lan Keyue with her character-analysis ability, “Check panel!” The chapter ends as Lan Keyue’s character panel begins to appear.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Demonstrates strong concern for Qiu Yun’er and acts decisively despite not knowing either combatant personally. Her sword technique has developed significantly, allowing her to combine Star Source with water-based swordsmanship and withstand Lan Keyue’s immense strength. She also becomes cautious and observant, immediately checking Lan Keyue’s status.
• Qiu Yun’er: Shows remarkable stubbornness, courage, and fighting spirit. Even after being severely injured and disarmed, she refuses to give up, partly because her determination remains strong even without Ye Yiren beside her.
• Lan Keyue: Is revealed as a physically dominant and highly aggressive Magical Girl. Her blank expression contrasts with the fury in her eyes, especially after Ling Mengxue blocks her attack. She appears to have a personal reason for hostility toward Ling Mengxue.
• Tang Ling: Quickly recognizes both fighters and understands the potential consequences of the public battle, particularly the risk of exposing supernatural forces to authorities and ordinary people.
• Zhao Lei: Provides the information that leads Tang Ling and Ling Mengxue to the battle, though he remains largely an observer.

Significant Themes

• The hidden supernatural world becoming exposed: Ordinary students witness the battle and record it, creating the possibility of public rumors or official investigation.
• Power disparities and perseverance: Qiu Yun’er’s struggle against a stronger opponent highlights the limits imposed by cultivation level, while also emphasizing determination and refusal to yield.
• The contrast between appearance and reality: The spectators expect Magical Girls to be gentle and cute, but Lan Keyue fights like a brutal warrior, shattering their assumptions.
• Responsibility versus indifference: Ling Mengxue normally avoids supernatural conflicts, but the scale of this incident and the danger to Qiu Yun’er compel her to intervene.
• Softness overcoming force: Ling Mengxue’s “Blossoming Rain Curtain” neutralizes Lan Keyue’s overwhelming power through flexibility and defense rather than direct strength.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Lei warns Tang Ling about the fight, prompting her concern and investigation.
• Tang Ling and Ling Mengxue travel together to the back hill, with Ling Mengxue choosing to help despite her usual reluctance to interfere.
• Qiu Yun’er and Lan Keyue engage in a fierce, highly destructive duel, with Qiu Yun’er increasingly overwhelmed.
• Ling Mengxue enters the fight to protect Qiu Yun’er and directly blocks Lan Keyue’s attack.
• Lan Keyue and Ling Mengxue immediately establish a tense and hostile relationship, ending the chapter with Lan Keyue glaring at her and Ling Mengxue investigating her identity.

Chapter 173 Summary

Key plot points and events

• Lan Keyue arrives during the aftermath of Qiu Yun’er and Ling Mengxue’s battle. Seeing Qiu Yun’er injured reignites her fighting spirit, and she immediately prepares to attack Ling Mengxue.
• Ling Mengxue is confused by Lan Keyue’s hostility but prepares to defend herself. Before another major fight can begin, Tang Ling intervenes and reprimands Lan Keyue.
• Lan reluctantly stops, though she warns Ling Mengxue that she will remember her. She also tells Qiu Yun’er to be more careful if she lacks strength.
• The group learns that Qiu Yun’er and Lan Keyue fought because Qiu accidentally bumped into Lan. Although Qiu apologized, Lan stubbornly insisted on fighting.
• Tang Ling explains that Lan is a famous Magical Girl and member of the Miracle Idols, a highly popular idol group. Lan is also Lan Yuxin’s younger sister, a fact Ling Mengxue did not know.
• The bystanders are stunned by the scale of the battle, comparing it to a fight between immortals. They discuss the possibility of the event becoming sensational campus news.
• Tang Ling returns with a magical crystal that completely restores the damaged battlefield. The magic also erases all photos and videos of the fight, preventing evidence from spreading.
• After returning home, Ling Mengxue discovers that Luo Xiyan, Su Xiaoxiao, and Ling Xiaoyu are planning to visit a maid café. Su Xiaoxiao and Ling Xiaoyu begin discussing embarrassing stories from Ling Mengxue’s past, leaving her mortified.

Character developments

• Ling Mengxue: Remains baffled by Lan Keyue’s grudge and demonstrates a practical willingness to defend herself when threatened. Her former identity as a boy is again used to tease her, especially regarding the maid café.
• Lan Keyue: Is portrayed as proud, short-tempered, stubborn, and quick to escalate minor conflicts. Her status as a celebrity and Magical Girl appears to have strengthened her arrogance. She also shows respect for Tang Ling, obeying her intervention despite her anger.
• Qiu Yun’er: After fighting Lan over a trivial accident, she becomes indignant at Lan’s unreasonable behavior. She refuses to accept that celebrity status justifies bullying and looks down on Lan as a poor role model.
• Tang Ling: Acts as the mediator and an older-sister figure, successfully stopping Lan’s attack. She also quietly admires Lan’s idol status while remaining responsible enough to conceal the battle’s aftermath.
• Zhao Lei: His admiration for Ling Mengxue increases dramatically after witnessing her power. He also recognizes Lan as a famous Miracle Idols member and provides information about her public reputation.
• Su Xiaoxiao and Ling Xiaoyu: Show strong interest in embarrassing stories about Ling Mengxue’s past, creating a playful domestic scene at the end of the chapter.

Significant themes

• Pride and disproportionate conflict: A minor accident escalates into a dangerous magical duel because of Lan’s stubbornness and sense of superiority.
• Celebrity and responsibility: Lan’s fame contrasts with her poor behavior, raising questions about whether public figures should serve as role models.
• The hidden world of magic: Ordinary students witness overwhelming supernatural power, changing their understanding of Magical Girls and making them aware of forces far beyond normal human ability.
• Secrecy and control: Tang Ling’s restoration magic erases both physical damage and digital evidence, emphasizing the effort required to keep magical battles hidden from the public.
• Friendship and teasing: The final scene shifts from magical danger to lighthearted family interaction, with Ling Mengxue becoming the target of affectionate but embarrassing teasing.

Character interactions

• Lan Keyue and Ling Mengxue: Lan treats Ling as an enemy despite having no clear personal grievance, while Ling remains confused and defensive.
• Lan Keyue and Qiu Yun’er: Their conflict stems from a trivial collision, but Qiu resents Lan’s unreasonable insistence on fighting.
• Tang Ling and Lan Keyue: Tang adopts an authoritative, older-sister tone, and Lan obeys her despite her anger.
• Tang Ling and the students: Tang discreetly repairs the battlefield and removes the evidence without engaging with the witnesses.
• Ling Mengxue and her household: Su Xiaoxiao and Ling Xiaoyu tease her about her past and the upcoming maid café outing, while Ling Xiaoyu prepares to reveal embarrassing stories.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue is given three options by Destiny Sign: ignore Ling Xiaoyu's story (Speed +10), stop her (Healing Potion +1), or help her (Star Source +30).
• She chooses to ignore Ling Xiaoyu, gaining +10 Speed.
• Ling Xiaoyu takes Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan to Shangyuan Maid Café for a meeting, but Ling Mengxue avoids going inside.
• Ling Mengxue takes Luo Xiyan to Imperial Internet Café, causing a stir among the patrons.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Realizes she must work hard to gain strength, accepts her new identity, and becomes more strategic in her decisions.
• Luo Xiyan: Shows concern for Ling Mengxue's feelings, remains oblivious to Ling Mengxue's secret, and displays a more relaxed and natural demeanor.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation: Ling Mengxue accepts her new identity and learns to navigate her situation strategically.
• Trust: Luo Xiyan's trust in Ling Mengxue remains strong, despite Ling Mengxue's secret.
• Appearance vs. Reality: Despite their beauty, Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan are not who they seem, and their true identities remain hidden.

Character Interactions

• Ling Mengxue and Ling Xiaoyu: Ling Mengxue avoids Ling Xiaoyu to complete her task, while Ling Xiaoyu remains oblivious to Ling Mengxue's secret.
• Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan: The two spend time together, with Luo Xiyan showing concern for Ling Mengxue's feelings and Ling Mengxue taking Luo Xiyan to the internet café to avoid detection.
• Ling Mengxue and the Internet Café Owner: The owner is distracted by Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan's beauty and offers them free time on the computers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Xiyan starts playing Chronicles of Time and Space, a game she's never played before, with Ling Mengxue's guidance.
• She plays her first match against a professional player, Bao'er, on a beginner account.
• Despite being a beginner, Luo Xiyan holds her own and nearly wins against Bao'er.

Character Developments

• Luo Xiyan: Shows exceptional talent and skill in gaming, even on her first try. She's competitive and doesn't like losing, even in a game.
• Ling Mengxue: Shows concern and support for Luo Xiyan. She's impressed by Luo Xiyan's gaming skills and is protective of her.
• Bao'er: A professional player who underestimates her opponent and struggles to win against a beginner.

Significant Themes

• Talent and Skill: Luo Xiyan's natural talent and quick learning ability are highlighted.
• Competition and Rivalry: The chapter explores the competitive nature of gaming and the desire to win, even against formidable opponents.

Character Interactions

• Luo Xiyan and Ling Mengxue: Their friendship deepens as they spend time together playing games. Ling Mengxue supports and encourages Luo Xiyan.
• Luo Xiyan and Bao'er: They engage in a tense and competitive game match, with Bao'er underestimating Luo Xiyan's skills.

Chapter 176 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• At Shangyuan Maid Café, Su Xiaoxiao works in a maid outfit while keeping Ye Qingya company. The two girls quickly become friendly.
• Ling Xiaoyu reveals to Lin Danyue and the others that Ling Mengxue is actually the Astral Mark Girl known as “Star Dream Beneath the Moonlight.”
• Everyone is shocked, especially Ye Qingya, who realizes that the girl she likes had been hiding such an important identity from her.
• Ling Mengxue and Luo Xiyan arrive at the café just as Su Xiaoxiao considers warning them that their secret has been exposed.
• Ye Qingya immediately embraces Ling Mengxue, complaining that she had avoided visiting despite being friends. Her reaction shows that she is relieved rather than frightened by the truth.
• Lin Danyue playfully teases Ling Mengxue about deceiving everyone and threatens to pamper her as punishment. The café erupts in laughter.
• Ling Mengxue agrees to stay and help at the café, relieved that revealing her identity has not created distance between her and the others.
• Later that night at Crescent Economics, Lan Keyue discusses her earlier defeat with Shangguan Tao. She explains that a powerful Astral Mark Girl, Ling Mengxue, overcame her Trial-Level abilities.
• Lan Keyue suspects Ling Mengxue’s transfer to Dragon Soaring High School, alongside Ling Feng’s simultaneous transfer, may conceal a larger plan.
• Shangguan Tao explains that even the combined strength of the three Miracle Idols might not be enough to defeat a Middle-Tier Astral Mark Girl. The chapter ends with Lan Keyue determined to challenge Ling Mengxue again.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Her secret identity is exposed to the café group. Though initially embarrassed and nervous, she accepts the situation and is reassured when everyone continues treating her warmly.
• Ye Qingya: Her affection for Ling Mengxue’s brother remains evident, and her emotional embrace of Ling Mengxue shows both jealousy and genuine friendship. She is more accepting of the revelation than expected.
• Lin Danyue: Shifts from former opponent to affectionate tormentor, teasing Ling Mengxue while making it clear that she no longer holds a grudge.
• Su Xiaoxiao: Enjoys the unfolding drama but also empathizes with Ling Mengxue, briefly attempting to warn her.
• Lan Keyue: Her pride is wounded by her defeat, but rather than giving up, she becomes more determined to improve and fight Ling Mengxue again.
• Shangguan Tao: Acts as Lan Keyue’s supportive friend and provides context about the power gap between martial artists and Destiny Engravers.

Significant Themes

• Trust and acceptance: Ling Mengxue fears her friends will reject her after learning the truth, but their affectionate reactions show that personal bonds matter more than hidden identities.
• The changing balance of power: Magic and Astral Mark abilities are portrayed as surpassing traditional martial arts, threatening the established influence of powerful families.
• Determination after defeat: Lan Keyue’s loss becomes motivation rather than discouragement, emphasizing persistence and competitive growth.
• Friendship and playful intimacy: Teasing, hugs, and shared laughter strengthen the relationships among the café group.

Character Interactions

• Su Xiaoxiao and Ye Qingya bond while working together.
• Ling Xiaoyu reveals Ling Mengxue’s identity to Lin Danyue, Su Xiaoxiao, and Ye Qingya.
• Ye Qingya embraces Ling Mengxue and complains about her absence, reaffirming their friendship.
• Lin Danyue teases Ling Mengxue about being the “fairy” and pretends to demand repayment for being deceived.
• Luo Xiyan comforts Ling Mengxue, while Ling Xiaoyu embraces her along with the other girls.
• Shangguan Tao encourages Lan Keyue and discusses the danger posed by powerful Astral Mark Girls, while Lan Keyue vows to seek a rematch.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue finishes her unpaid “part-time job” at the maid café and returns home, while Ling Xiaoyu stays behind to continue working and plans to transfer directly to the Magic Association.
• The next morning, Mengxue prepares breakfast for Luo Xiyan and Su Xiaoxiao, who are now helping at the Linzhuo Magic Association, then goes to school alone.
• Class monitor Liu Yinxuan announces that the start-of-term exam results are available and offers medicine to students who were injured or bruised, prompting playful teasing from the class.
• The homeroom teacher, Liu Yan, reports that the class ranked third among eight classes. She praises Mengxue for placing in the top five of the entire grade and significantly raising the class average.
• A mischievous male student jokes about his poor score and is punished by being sent outside the classroom. Secretly, he uses the opportunity to read a novel titled I Can Become Strong by Doing Multiple-Choice Questions!
• Liu Yan announces plans for the parent-teacher conference and the upcoming school festival. The class must organize a performance, and Mengxue is summoned to the teachers’ office.
• In the office, Liu Yan reveals that she noticed a strange pattern in Mengxue’s exam: she deliberately left out one question in every subject, and each omitted question was multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Demonstrates impressive academic ability by ranking among the top students despite recently transferring schools. She remains outwardly calm when summoned by Liu Yan, though she privately worries that teachers may suspect her of cheating or question her unusually high score. Her deliberate omissions suggest she is trying to conceal the full extent of her abilities.
• Ling Xiaoyu: Shows her busy, independent lifestyle by staying behind to work and preparing to move directly to the Magic Association rather than returning home.
• Liu Yinxuan: Acts as a considerate and responsible class monitor, providing medicine for injured classmates and helping manage the class.
• Liu Yan: Appears strict and intimidating but is also perceptive and concerned about her students’ development. Her praise of Mengxue reflects genuine pride, while her questioning shows that she has recognized Mengxue’s suspiciously controlled performance.
• Tang Ling and Tang Xiaohua: Their interaction provides comic relief. Tang Ling awkwardly obtains ointment on Xiaohua’s behalf because Xiaohua is too embarrassed to ask for it herself.
• The unnamed mischievous student: Uses humor and feigned helplessness to avoid appearing defeated, secretly enjoying the chance to read during punishment.

Significant Themes

• Hidden abilities and deliberate self-restraint: Mengxue’s exam performance suggests that she is intentionally hiding her true intelligence or capabilities.
• School life as a contrast to supernatural affairs: Despite the larger magical conflicts surrounding the characters, the chapter focuses on ordinary school concerns such as exams, discipline, and festivals.
• Humor and behavioral comedy: Much of the chapter’s tone comes from exaggerated student banter, teasing, and absurd school performances.
• Recognition and social status: Mengxue’s high ranking changes how her classmates view her, reinforcing her image as both beautiful and exceptionally talented.
• Teachers’ concern beneath strictness: Liu Yan’s harsh exterior masks genuine care, especially in her response to struggling students and her disappointment over Mengxue’s unexplained exam pattern.

Character Interactions

• Mengxue interacts indirectly with Xiyan, Xiaoxiao, and Xiaoyu through the morning routine and their changing responsibilities at the Magic Association.
• Liu Yinxuan and Tang Ling discuss Xiaohua’s injuries, with Tang Ling acting as an embarrassed intermediary.
• Liu Yan praises Mengxue publicly in front of the class, increasing her classmates’ admiration.
• The students joke about and criticize the punished boy, creating a lively, irreverent classroom atmosphere.
• The chapter ends with Liu Yan privately confronting Mengxue about intentionally leaving questions unanswered, setting up a likely explanation or conflict in the next chapter.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue is questioned by teacher Liu Yan about deliberately leaving several answers blank on her test. She chooses the boldest response—admitting she did it on purpose—then disguises the confession as an act of humility meant to protect her classmates’ confidence.
• Using her low-level Charm Technique, Ling Mengxue persuades Liu Yan, who begins interpreting her behavior favorably and assumes she is unusually considerate rather than manipulative.
• The system rewards Ling Mengxue with Star Source, Ferocious Springwater, Strength, and Speed, confirming that exploiting the system’s options can yield multiple rewards.
• Back in class, students discuss the upcoming school festival, where every class must prepare a performance. Ling Mengxue plans to remain a quiet spectator, but several classmates invite her to participate.
• Shangguan Li, a wealthy and secretly powerful martial-arts heir, asks Ling Mengxue to dance with him at the festival. The system offers her three choices, but she simply refuses because she dislikes dancing with strangers, earning additional Star Source.
• Ling Yinxuan warns Ling Mengxue to be cautious around Shangguan Li because he is a direct descendant of the influential Shangguan Family, which effectively controls much of Linzhuo.
• After school, Shangguan Li is picked up in a luxurious Bugatti by his younger sister, Shangguan Tao. Tao reveals that she wants to meet Ling Mengxue because Mengxue is connected to one of her friends.
• Tao teases Shangguan Li about possibly liking Mengxue. He tries to deny or conceal his feelings but admits that he considers Mengxue a good person.
• Frustrated by being rejected despite his efforts to appear ordinary, Shangguan Li decides to reveal his wealthy young-master identity rather than continue acting like a normal student.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Becomes increasingly skilled at manipulating the system and using her Charm Technique strategically. She maintains a sweet, modest public image while privately thinking pragmatically and exploiting loopholes for rewards. She also remains independent and uninterested in unwanted romantic attention.
• Liu Yan: Falls under the influence of Ling Mengxue’s charm and begins viewing her as exceptionally kind and self-sacrificing, failing to recognize how calculated her behavior is.
• Shangguan Li: Is introduced as a highly influential heir from an ancient martial-arts family. Although he tries to act low-key and ordinary, he is attracted to Ling Mengxue and is visibly affected by her rejection.
• Ling Yinxuan: Demonstrates concern for Ling Mengxue by warning her about Shangguan Li’s dangerous family background.
• Shangguan Tao: A confident, perceptive, and teasing idol celebrity. She quickly notices her brother’s interest in Ling Mengxue and intends to arrange a meeting with Mengxue for her own reasons.

Significant Themes

• Appearance versus reality: Ling Mengxue appears gentle and humble while secretly manipulating situations for survival and rewards. Shangguan Li similarly pretends to be ordinary despite being a powerful heir.
• Charm and influence: The chapter explores how Mengxue’s supernatural charm affects others, causing them to reinterpret her questionable actions as kindness.
• Power and social status: The Shangguan Family’s influence highlights the hidden hierarchy surrounding the school and introduces the danger attached to wealth, martial ability, and family connections.
• System exploitation and survival: Ling Mengxue treats the system like a game, testing loopholes and maximizing rewards while trying to avoid punishment or death.
• Romantic attention and personal boundaries: Despite widespread admiration, Mengxue remains emotionally detached and refuses to accept invitations merely because the suitor is wealthy or attractive.

Character Interactions

• Ling Mengxue manipulates Liu Yan into accepting her explanation for the blank answers.
• Classmates enthusiastically invite Mengxue to join their school-festival performances.
• Shangguan Li publicly invites Mengxue to dance, but she rejects him without hesitation, embarrassing him and surprising the class.
• Ling Yinxuan privately cautions Mengxue about Shangguan Li’s identity and possible danger.
• Shangguan Tao teases her brother about being rejected and pressures him to arrange a meeting with Mengxue.
• Shangguan Li admits that Mengxue has made an impression on him, while deciding to stop hiding his privileged background.

Chapter 179 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mengxue learns that the “Magical Nightmare” has reappeared in Linzhou City, with both the Magic Association and the Ninth Bureau investigating its deadly attacks.
• She returns to the Astral Dream Realm to practice the difficult sword technique. Despite training for half a day, her progress does not increase even one percent, frustrating her greatly.
• Her system explains that Xi He has deliberately hidden important information because Mengxue must endure hardship and danger in order to grow stronger. Although the system cannot reveal more because of the Law of Destiny, it insists that the trials will ultimately benefit her.
• At school, preparations continue for the school festival and Friday’s parent-teacher conference. Many poorly performing seniors are terrified of facing their parents.
• Shangguan Li repeatedly asks Mengxue to meet his cousin, Shangguan Tao, captain of the Miracle Idols. Mengxue rejects him immediately at first, then continues refusing after he repeatedly approaches her without being able to explain Tao’s purpose.
• Mengxue calls Ling Xiaoyu to ask whether she can attend the parent-teacher conference. Despite her demanding position as Magic Association president, Xiaoyu promises to make time and jokingly threatens to punish Mengxue if her grades are poor.
• The chapter introduces the Ramie Court Club, an elegant private estate run by Shu Momo. Shangguan Tao, Lan Keyue, and Momo discuss Mengxue, recognizing her as the powerful Astral Mark Girl.
• Tao’s group considers luring Mengxue to the club and testing her abilities, possibly attempting to recruit or manipulate her. Lan Keyue suggests involving her own sister, who is Mengxue’s classmate.
• After Shangguan Li pesters Mengxue for several days, one of her male classmates finally confronts him, accusing him of relying on his family status to pressure her.

Character Developments

• Ling Mengxue: Remains determined to improve, though she is irritated by her stalled sword-training progress and the system’s cryptic explanations. She is direct, guarded, and unwilling to meet strangers without knowing their intentions.
• Ling Xiaoyu: Demonstrates her continued affection and protectiveness toward Mengxue. Even with her heavy responsibilities as Magic Association president, she prioritizes attending Mengxue’s parent-teacher conference.
• Shangguan Li: Becomes increasingly persistent in trying to arrange the meeting with Mengxue, though he lacks information about his sister’s motives. His repeated failures leave him embarrassed and confused.
• Shangguan Tao: Is revealed to be elegant, socially influential, and strategically minded. She appears interested in Mengxue’s abilities and is willing to use deception to bring her into their group.
• Shu Momo: Despite her innocent, playful appearance, she is a highly accomplished tea expert and is willing to participate in the plan against Mengxue.
• Lan Keyue: Shows confidence and a competitive, somewhat boastful personality. She proposes using her sister’s connection to Mengxue to gain an advantage.
• The unnamed male student: Displays courage and a strong sense of justice by defending Mengxue against Shangguan Li, even when warned that opposing the Shangguan family could ruin his own family.

Significant Themes

• Growth through suffering: The system emphasizes that true strength comes from enduring hardship, danger, and painful trials rather than receiving effortless advantages.
• Power and hidden agendas: Mengxue is surrounded by groups whose motives are unclear, particularly Tao’s faction, which appears to be planning to manipulate or test her.
• Family loyalty and responsibility: Xiaoyu’s promise to attend the conference highlights her devotion to Mengxue despite her demanding duties.
• Social pressure and status: The parent-teacher conference reflects academic and family expectations, while Shangguan Li’s behavior highlights the influence—and potential abuse—of elite family backgrounds.
• Courage against authority: The student’s confrontation with Shangguan Li introduces the theme of standing up for others despite personal risk.

Character Interactions

• Mengxue sarcastically resists the system’s philosophical justification for Xi He’s secrecy, even joking that she wants to “chop it up.”
• Mengxue and Shangguan Li have a tense, one-sided exchange in which she repeatedly refuses his unexplained invitation.
• Mengxue and Xiaoyu share a warm sisterly conversation, mixing concern about school with affectionate teasing and threats of punishment.
• Tao, Momo, and Keyue interact as close companions, teasing one another while jointly planning how to approach Mengxue.
• The chapter ends with a direct confrontation between Shangguan Li and a student defending Mengxue, setting up a likely escalation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Shangguan Li confronts the suspicion surrounding him, insisting that he is an ordinary, easygoing student rather than a powerful heir or member of a dark faction. He admits that his repeated attempts to approach Ling Mengxue were made at someone else’s request and resolves to stop wasting energy on the matter.
• Despite his outward modesty, Shangguan Li is secretly a highly trained martial artist who has surpassed human physical limits and unlocked his Gene Lock. He hopes eventually to reach the Third Order, but feels uneasy whenever he thinks about the mysterious Destiny Engravers.
• Ling Mengxue continues training in her mental starry dreamscape, practicing magic and her exclusive sword technique. She advances the technique to one percent but grows bored from training alone.
• Lan Yuxin asks Ling Mengxue to meet her younger sister, Lan Keyue, a Magical Girl who previously fought Ling Mengxue. Ling agrees, expecting that Keyue may be seeking another confrontation.
• Lan Keyue and Shangguan Tao prepare an ambush at the luxurious Ramie Court Club outside Linzhou. They plan to defeat Ling Mengxue, a presumed Middle Tier Astral Mark practitioner, and gain a large number of points from her.
• Shu Momo joins their plan as a supposed low-level support member. Although she appears harmless, she has an unknown and likely powerful background and privately finds the situation amusing.
• Ling arrives at the club and is welcomed by numerous servants. Despite the elegant surroundings and suspicious atmosphere, she quickly detects the three Magical Girls hiding around the courtyard.
• Shangguan Tao launches the ambush with a flaming spear. Ling easily dodges it and draws the Flower Shadow Ancient Sword from a spatial magic array.
• Ling initially intends to test herself rather than immediately use her hidden advantages. However, when she clashes with Shangguan Tao and Lan Keyue under the support of three magic arrays, their combined power unexpectedly overwhelms her and sends her flying.
• Shangguan Tao and Lan Keyue become confused because Ling appears far weaker than they expected, despite Lan Keyue’s memory of Ling previously overpowering her.

Character Developments

• Shangguan Li: Reveals his lack of concern for ordinary people’s opinions and his significant martial ability. He is frustrated by being repeatedly sent to bother Ling Mengxue and decides to stop obeying his cousin’s requests.
• Ling Mengxue: Continues growing through disciplined training and displays strong confidence. She recognizes ambushes easily and chooses to use the fight as practical combat training rather than relying immediately on her concealed powers.
• Lan Yuxin: Acts as the mediator between Ling and Lan Keyue, warning Ling that her sister is proud and asking Ling to teach her a lesson if necessary.
• Lan Keyue: Remains hostile toward Ling and eagerly participates in the trap, calling her an insulting name and seeking revenge for their earlier encounter. Her confidence rises because of the support magic arrays.
• Shangguan Tao: Takes command of the ambush and believes the group can defeat Ling through preparation, teamwork, and the magic formation.
• Shu Momo: Pretends to be an inexperienced support fighter, but her private thoughts suggest that she understands far more than she reveals and may possess exceptional power or resources.

Significant Themes

• Hidden identities and underestimated strength: Shangguan Li, Ling Mengxue, and especially Shu Momo all possess abilities or backgrounds that differ from how others perceive them.
• Training and self-improvement: Ling’s repeated practice and willingness to test herself in battle show her desire to understand and refine her growing powers.
• Pride and rivalry: Lan Keyue’s resentment drives the ambush, while Ling’s confidence turns the confrontation into an opportunity to prove herself.
• Teamwork versus individual ability: The three Magical Girls rely on coordinated support arrays to challenge Ling, demonstrating how preparation can temporarily compensate for differences in strength.
• The changing supernatural world: Magical Girls, Destiny Engravers, Gene Locks, and spiritual energy are becoming accepted parts of society, even as their true dangers remain hidden.

Important Character Interactions

• Shangguan Li defends himself before his classmates and explains his unwanted attempts to approach Ling.
• Lan Yuxin invites Ling to meet Lan Keyue and asks her to discipline her proud younger sister.
• Lan Keyue, Shangguan Tao, and Shu Momo collaborate on a trap, though Shu Momo secretly treats the situation as entertainment.
• Ling detects the ambush before it begins, then confronts Shangguan Tao and Lan Keyue in the courtyard.
• The first clash ends with Ling being driven back, causing Shangguan Tao and Lan Keyue to question whether she is truly the powerful practitioner they expected.