Arc 8Chapters 176–187

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Chapters 176–187 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 176White Vine vs Black Panther (4)

Lu Xiaojiu used a children’s shooting game to get close to Yu Tu, but a playful ambush turned into a moment of genuine concern and affection between them. Two months later, they shared their first kiss, while Black Shadow was devastated to see them holding hands.

  • Lu Xiaojiu persuaded the children to invite Yu Tu to play, and Yu Tu agreed to join a shooting game in the forest.
  • Yu Tu’s team eliminated the children on Lu Xiaojiu’s side, and Yu Tu lured Lu Xiaojiu into a trap with vines.
  • Lu Xiaojiu rushed to protect Yu Tu when the vines trapped them, and Yu Tu admitted that he kind of liked him before revealing he had won the game.
  • Lu Xiaojiu declared that he wanted more than Yu Tu’s liking, and Yu Tu teased him by touching his Energy Crystal.
  • Two months later, Lu Xiaojiu and Yu Tu shared their first kiss, and Black Shadow angrily reacted to seeing them clasp hands.

Ch. 177Three Together: Building a Career

Yan Mei secretly left for Tamu Planet to escape Ming Qiuxue’s springtime advances and recruit Yu Tu and Yun Tiange to inspect their merchandise company. After Yan Mei took Yu Tu away, Lu Mi complained to Ming Qiuxue, who felt relieved that his brother was suffering alongside him.

  • Yan Mei tricked Golden Eye and the others so he could secretly board a spacecraft for Tamu Planet without Ming Qiuxue.
  • Yan Mei told Ming Qiuxue he was going to Tamu Planet and wanted them to stay apart until spring ended.
  • Yan Mei learned Lu Mi was away inspecting Central Prison, then urgently summoned Yu Tu to his spacecraft.
  • Yan Mei persuaded Yu Tu to join him and Yun Tiange in building their career, and told Lu Mi only after Yu Tu had boarded.
  • Lu Mi angrily contacted Ming Qiuxue to complain that Yan Mei had taken Yu Tu away, but Ming Qiuxue thanked him for making him feel less alone.

Ch. 178Where There Are Three, There Is a Master Yu Tu

Yan Mei, Yu Tu, and Yun Tiange set out to inspect planets for a merch factory, while Yan Mei prepared disguises to keep their identities secret. The chapter left them beginning their planetary inspection after Yu Tu’s video-call attempt to seduce Lu Mi ended with Lu Mi getting a nosebleed.

  • Yan Mei explained the factory and sales plans and said they would inspect numbered planets for suitable sites.
  • Yan Mei brought dresses for disguises, then changed into a Lolita outfit while video-calling Ming Qiuxue.
  • Yan Mei gave Yu Tu a dress to try on Lu Mi, and Yu Tu’s black dress and exposed back gave Lu Mi a nosebleed.
  • Yu Tu ended the call to protect Lu Mi’s health, then chose a purple robe and mask instead of a dress.
  • Yun Tiange decided not to disguise himself, and the three began their planetary inspection.

Ch. 179Perfect Companions in a Threesome

Yu Tu, Yan Mei, and Ming Qiuxue discovered an uncharted planet hidden inside a signal-blocking nebula, where Yu Tu sensed a city and led the others to investigate. On Tamu Planet, Lu Mi saw Q16 vanish from the monitoring screen and decided to go find Yu Tu.

  • Yu Tu, Yan Mei, and Ming Qiuxue landed on an unnumbered planet inside a nebula that blocked their detection signals.
  • Yu Tu scouted ahead with a White Vine, found rich soil and flourishing vegetation, and discovered a city nearby.
  • Lu Mi watched Q16's route while missing Yu Tu and recalled Ming Qiuxue advising him to give Yu Tu personal space.
  • Lu Mi saw Q16's red dot disappear, called himself a perfect partner, and set off to find Yu Tu.
  • Ming Qiuxue continued to the spacecraft docking area and resolved not to show off to Lu Mi again.

Ch. 180Three Together, an Eternal Home

Yu Tu discovered that the unnumbered planet hidden in the nebula was White Vine Star, the home of his lost clan, and grieved among their graves. Lu Mi and their friends found him, helped him accept that his vines had protected his clansmen, and he returned with them to establish a factory on the planet.

  • Yu Tu, Yan Mei, and Yun Tiange followed the mist toward a supposed city, but found a graveyard of grass-woven tombs instead.
  • Yu Tu recognized the graves as those of his clan and identified one as his mother Ayiduo, then explained that the planet was White Vine Star.
  • Yu Tu stayed alone on White Vine Star, speaking to his dead clansmen and blaming himself for the Yu Clan's destruction.
  • Lu Mi found Yu Tu and comforted him, telling him that his vines had protected the clansmen even after he left.
  • Yun Yuan, Lin Luo, Ming Qiuxue, Yan Mei, and Yun Tiange joined them, and Yu Tu returned with the group to plan the factory's construction.
  • The mist dispersed as White Vine Star filled with laughter, and Yu Tu resolved to build a new life as a Star Lord.

Ch. 181Encrypted Communications on Siyue Planet

Yu Tu uncovered how Lan Su had hidden White Vine Star, honored the Yu Clan dead, and joined Yan Mei and Yun Tiange in building a factory there. When Yun Tiange received an encrypted message tied to his dead brother Yun Baihe, its last signal location led Yu Tu and the others toward mysterious Siyue Planet.

  • Yu Tu removed the Nebula Essence Stones and Black Cloud Crystals concealing White Vine Star, built a tombstone for the Yu Clan, and sent Lan Su a registry of the dead.
  • Yu Tu, Yan Mei, and Yun Tiange began building the Three-Person Merchandising Factory and established homes on White Vine Star.
  • Yu Tu and Lu Mi boarded Q16 to inspect the nearly finished factory while Yan Mei and Ming Qiuxue traveled aboard Q19.
  • Yun Tiange received an encrypted communication he and Yun Baihe had used when Yun Baihe missed him, and asked whether it could have come from his dead brother.
  • Yu Tu learned the signal had disappeared near Siyue Planet and told the group to gather so they could travel there together.

Ch. 182Star Beast Horde of Siyue Planet

Yu Tu flew down to investigate Siyue Planet, whose mutating fog resembled the danger of Nirvana City, while Lu Mi and the others stayed aboard the Black Shark. When a Star Beast Horde surrounded Yu Tu, his Violet Slaughter Vine wiped it out, leaving the others to stand by.

  • Yu Tu ordered the Black Shark to hover and went alone to Siyue Planet in Q16, taking Black Shadow and Golden Eye after kissing Lu Mi into agreeing to stay behind.
  • Yu Tu landed amid the thick mutating fog and told Black Shadow to keep moving as he explored.
  • Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi watched through the pet mechas and spotted many glowing eyes and footsteps gathering around Yu Tu in the fog.
  • Lu Mi recognized the creatures as a Star Beast Horde, and Ming Qiuxue ordered Yun Yuan to land the battleship so they could help.
  • Yu Tu's Violet Slaughter Vine spread through the fog and killed the approaching beasts, so Ming Qiuxue canceled the landing and kept the Black Shark standing by.

Ch. 183Zhou Lü of Siyue Planet

Yu Tu fought through Siyue Planet’s Mutated Mists and demanded to meet the planet’s master. After the wolves led him to Duke Zhou Estate, he finally came face-to-face with Zhou Lü.

  • Yu Tu used the Violet Slaughter Vine to defeat the flying Star Beasts and capture their five-eyed commander.
  • Yu Tu demanded to see Siyue Planet’s master, and the captured Star Beast led him to the Blood Forest.
  • Yu Tu provoked the wolf pack guarding the forest until its leader agreed to deliver his request.
  • Yu Tu entered Duke Zhou Estate, where Zhou Lü welcomed him in the central hall.

Ch. 184Ming Biezhi of Siyue Planet

Yu Tu confronted Zhou Lü on Siyue Planet while searching for the sender of an encrypted transmission, and discovered that the missing Ming Biezhi was living with Zhou Lü. Ming Biezhi explained why Zhou Lü had kept him on the planet and revealed how Zhou Lü had rescued him after the Ming Family’s massacre.

  • Yu Tu demanded that Zhou Lü help locate the encrypted transmission’s sender, and threatened to search Siyue Planet himself when Zhou Lü refused.
  • Zhou Lü transformed into an Arctic Wolf and lost control on the full moon, so Yu Tu restrained him with Violet Slaughter Vine.
  • Ming Biezhi arrived and calmed Zhou Lü by stroking and kissing him, then told Yu Tu that he knew where the person he sought was.
  • Ming Biezhi explained that Zhou Lü had saved him and kept him shackled to prevent him from seeking revenge or leaving Siyue Planet.
  • Ming Biezhi told Ming Qiuxue that the planet’s Mutated Mists transformed the Zhou Family into Werewolves and that Zhou Lü could not survive away from them.
  • Ming Biezhi recalled the Imperial Army’s slaughter of the Ming Family and how Zhou Lü, near death himself, rescued him and asked where he was hurt.

Ch. 185The Return of an Old Friend on Siyue Planet

Ming Biezhi’s grief and hatred began to ease after he realized Zhou Lü had stayed by his side out of love, and the two grew closer. Yu Tu reunited with Yun Baihe and left Duke Zhou Estate, while Ming Biezhi invited Zhou Lü to mark him as his partner.

  • Ming Biezhi nearly killed himself, but Zhou Lü transformed into the wolf he had once saved and reminded him of their past.
  • Ming Biezhi overheard a woman criticize Zhou Lü for caring for him, and Zhou Lü insisted that he chose to do so.
  • Ming Biezhi kissed Zhou Lü and asked him to help him forget his hatred, then told Qiuxue that he would have made the same choice if he had been forced to stay.
  • Yu Tu recognized the youth Zhou Lü brought in as Yun Baihe, embraced him, and left Duke Zhou Estate with him.
  • Ming Biezhi told Zhou Lü he loved him and invited him to leave his Wolf Totem Partner Mark after the full moon, but Zhou Lü carried him to bed immediately.

Ch. 186Flowers Bloom to Their Fullest, Where the Heart Leads (Complete)

Yu Tu and Lu Mi left Siyue Planet with Yun Baihe and Yun Tiange, while Yun Baihe reunited with Yun Tiange and explained that he had returned to see him. The chapter ended with Lu Mi waking from a dream of an alternate White Vine Star beside Yu Tu, followed by the author's note that the story was complete.

  • Lu Mi reunited with Yu Tu aboard the Black Shark Battleship, and Yu Tu warned Yun Tiange not to lose Yun Baihe again.
  • Yun Tiange rushed to Q16 and embraced Yun Baihe, who told him he had wandered freely after death but had only wanted to see him.
  • Yu Tu, Lu Mi, Ming Qiuxue, Yan Mei, Yun Tiange, and Yun Baihe landed on White Vine Star, where the couples returned to their homes.
  • A flashback showed Zhou Lü leaving Siyue Planet as a child, turning into a wolf, and being taken in by Ming Biezhi, whom he eventually accepted as his master.
  • Lu Mi dreamed of a White Vine Star where Yu Tu had black eyes and the people from his gravestones were alive, then returned through the fog to wake beside Yu Tu.
  • The author announced that the story had ended and asked readers to support the work with free site interactions.

Ch. 187One Last Bit of Rambling, Ahem

The author explained Lan Su’s tragic choices and why Yu Tu would not start a war, defending the ending as true to their characters. The author also shared reflections on writing and imagined Cang Qi creating a new Lan Xiao Qi, then bid readers farewell.

  • The author said Lan Su’s massacre of the Yu Clan set him on a tragic path, and that hiding from Cang Qi hurt him more than death.
  • The author explained that Lan Su awakened during the battle on Freedom Star and could not bring himself to kill Yu Tu, who chose to protect the planet over revenge.
  • The author said Yu Tu would not start a war after the truth came out because he would prioritize Freedom Star and the people he had given homes to.
  • The author reflected on writing dual-male-lead stories, past struggles with readership and censorship, and the characters’ imperfect human nature.
  • Many years later, Cang Qi used Lan Su’s Origin Essence to create an AI robot and greeted it as Lan Xiao Qi, whom he intended to love and raise properly.
  • The author wished readers happiness and said they might return to writing dual-male-lead stories after finding a more profitable project.
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