Recaps

Chen Nian and Reverse Scale’s comrades shielded Yue Xiaofei from Sun Xiaochuan’s threat, but Yue ordered them aside to face the fight himself. As Sun’s three thousand thugs charged the wounded soldiers, Yue challenged him to consider whose grave he was digging.

• Chen Nian broke away from Bai Bing and stood in front of Yue Xiaofei, defying Sun Xiaochuan and declaring she would die before letting him harm Yue.
• Wild Chicken, Bai Bing, Ugly Ox, and the other members of Reverse Scale formed a human wall around Yue Xiaofei.
• More than two hundred wounded soldiers of the 800th Company joined them, refusing to let Yue be forced to kneel.
• Yue Xiaofei ordered his comrades to move aside, and they obeyed when they saw his confidence.
• Sun Xiaochuan ordered his thugs to attack the soldiers and seize Chen Nian and Bai Bing, but Yue challenged him by asking whose grave he was trying to dig up.

Yue Xiaofei defended Chen Ze’s grave by recounting the fallen hero’s sacrifice, but Sun Xiaochuan tried to break the soldiers’ resolve by claiming the Dragon Kingdom had forgotten its heroes. Yue Xiaofei remained certain that people had come to honor Chen Ze and pointed to the cloud-covered sky as they arrived.

• Sun Xiaochuan ordered his thugs to dig up Chen Ze’s grave despite Yue Xiaofei’s warning.
• Yue Xiaofei told the crowd that Chen Ze had earned First-Class Merit and died protecting the main force during a battle against overwhelming odds.
• Sun Xiaochuan dismissed Chen Ze’s sacrifice and urged his lackeys to value money and power over heroes, leaving the soldiers grief-stricken and shaken.
• Yue Xiaofei rejected Sun Xiaochuan’s claim that nobody remembered Chen Ze and said that people had come to honor him.
• Sun Xiaochuan mocked Yue Xiaofei and the crowd, and Yue Xiaofei pointed to the sky and announced, “Look—they’re here!”

Four [White Emperor] fighters performed a Missing Man Formation over the cemetery, revealing the immense significance of the grave Yue Xiaofei had come to protect. As the hired mercenaries panicked and Sun Xiaochuan tried to rally his men, Yue Xiaofei pointed out that an army was approaching.

• Sun Xiaochuan dismissed Yue Xiaofei's warning until four [White Emperor] fighters emerged from the clouds and flew over the cemetery.
• The lead fighter broke from the formation and climbed into the clouds, and Butcher recognized the Missing Man Formation as a military tribute.
• Butcher, Scorpion, Black, and White Impermanence realized the job was far more dangerous than they had expected, and Butcher tried to flee.
• Sun Xiaochuan urged his lackeys to attack, insisting the fighters would not fire over an urban area.
• Yue Xiaofei pointed toward the blocked mountain road as thousands of soldiers from the Eastern Frontier Theater marched toward the cemetery.

Xiao Tian Ce led Eastern Frontier troops to Qingshan Cemetery, crushed Sun Xiaochuan’s forces, and honored Chen Ze at his grave. Yue Xiaofei told Sun Xiaochuan that he had called Xiao Tian Ce the night before and that the God of War had promised to attend Chen Ze’s funeral.

• Eastern Frontier soldiers broke through Sun Xiaochuan’s defenses and encircled his three thousand men.
• Xiao Tian Ce arrived with commanders, bowed before Chen Ze’s gravestone, and led the troops in honoring him.
• White Emperor fighter jets released silver countermeasures over the cemetery as Sun Xiaochuan and the others watched in shock.
• Chen Nian and Aunt Liu were moved by the tribute, and Aunt Liu shed tears of pride.
• Yue Xiaofei approached Sun Xiaochuan and explained that Xiao Tian Ce had come because Yue had told him Chen Ze was being laid to rest.

Yue Xiaofei and Xiao Tian Ce confronted Sun Xiaochuan and his men for bullying Chen Ze’s family, and Xiao ordered the thugs arrested. Yue then prepared to reveal his true standing by putting on his most honored military uniform at Chen Ze’s grave.

• Yue Xiaofei told Sun Xiaochuan that one phone call had brought Xiao Tian Ce and over ten thousand elite troops to Chen Ze’s funeral.
• Xiao Tian Ce condemned Sun Xiaochuan for targeting a fallen hero and ordered his soldiers to arrest the three thousand thugs.
• Sun Xiaochuan and the foreign mercenaries were captured, while Sun demanded to know why Xiao Tian Ce had come for Yue Xiaofei.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Wild Chicken to bring his military uniform, then gently cleaned Chen Ze’s gravestone and said he would wear his highest honor to see him off.

Yue Xiaofei revealed that he was a major general, stunning the military officers, officials, and mourners at Qingshan Cemetery. His display left Sun Xiaochuan so terrified that he fainted, while Jin Dapao saw a resemblance to Yue Changlong in Xiaofei.

• Yue Xiaofei removed his plain training uniform and put on his major general's dress uniform.
• The Eastern Frontier Theater and Jinling military officials were stunned to see the general's star on Yue Xiaofei's shoulders.
• Chen Nian reacted in disbelief, while Jin Dapao smiled proudly and Xiao Tian Ce nodded in approval.
• Sun Xiaochuan recognized Yue Xiaofei's rank, vomited blood, and fainted from terror.
• Jin Dapao thought Yue Xiaofei's bearing reminded him of Yue Changlong and reflected that the Yue family produced extraordinary men.

Yue Xiaofei forced Sun Xiaochuan and his thirteen adopted sons to kowtow ninety-nine times at Chen Ze’s grave before handing them over for arrest. He vowed to pursue the powerful figures behind them.

• Yue Xiaofei ordered soldiers to wake Sun Xiaochuan and drag him and his thirteen men to Chen Ze’s headstone.
• Yue Xiaofei apologized to Chen Nian, then ordered Sun Xiaochuan and his men to kowtow ninety-nine times to Chen Ze and the fallen heroes.
• Wild Chicken and the other soldiers forced the men’s heads against the ground while the 800th Company counted each kowtow.
• Jin Dapao had officers handcuff Sun Xiaochuan and his men for proper legal proceedings.
• Yue Xiaofei promised Chen Ze that he would find and punish the people pulling the strings.

After honoring Chen Ze, Yue Xiaofei promised to protect his family. In detention, Sun Xiaochuan revealed that his powerful backer was in Longdu and vowed that he and his adopted sons would be released within three days.

• After the officials and soldiers left Qingshan Cemetery, Yue Xiaofei cleaned Chen Ze’s headstone, honored his memory, and promised to protect Chen Ze’s family.
• Chen Nian and Aunt Liu watched Yue Xiaofei at the grave, and Chen Nian quietly called out to him.
• At Jinling No. 1 Detention Center, Sun Xiaochuan and his thirteen adopted sons were thrown into a cell.
• Sun Xiaochuan reassured his adopted sons that his powerful backer would get them released and help him take revenge on Yue Xiaofei.
• Sun Xiaochuan revealed that his backer was in Longdu and claimed even Xiao Tian Ce would have to think twice before opposing him.

Yue Xiaofei asked Jin Dapao to release Sun Xiaochuan so he could use him to trace the mysterious force behind Yue Changlong’s betrayal and the Night Watchers’ destruction. The chapter ended with Yue Xiaofei insisting that he wanted to interrogate Sun Xiaochuan alone and uncover everything he knew.

• Jin Dapao struggled to decide what to do with Sun Xiaochuan and his thirteen men after their arrest.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Jin Dapao to arrange Sun Xiaochuan’s release from the Detention Center, shocking him.
• Jin Dapao suspected Yue Xiaofei wanted to punish Sun Xiaochuan himself and warned him against acting recklessly.
• Yue Xiaofei explained that Sun Xiaochuan was a lead to the mysterious force connected to Yue Changlong’s betrayal and the Night Watchers’ destruction.
• Yue Xiaofei said he wanted Sun Xiaochuan released so he would contact his allies, and demanded the chance to interrogate him alone.

Yue Xiaofei persuaded Jin Dapao to arrange Sun Xiaochuan’s release as part of a dangerous plan to draw out their enemy. Sun was freed and headed for his stronghold on Purple Gold Mountain, still intent on taking revenge on Yue and his family.

• Yue Xiaofei convinced Jin Dapao to help release Sun Xiaochuan, and Jin agreed while warning Yue to protect himself.
• Sun Xiaochuan was released on bail the morning after his arrest, while his thirteen adopted sons remained detained.
• Sun assumed the unnamed man who had arranged his release would help him rebuild his power, but found no one waiting outside the detention center.
• With no money or phone, Sun traded his Patek Philippe watch for a taxi ride to Purple Gold Mountain Villa District.
• Sun vowed to kill Yue Xiaofei and his family and desecrate Yue’s brother’s grave.

After discovering that his estate had been looted and his powerful contact in Longdu would not answer, Sun Xiaochuan sought help from Xu Wenqiang of Modu’s Azure Alliance. Xu agreed to bring his fighters to Jinling, leaving Sun confident he could retaliate against Yue Xiaofei.

• Sun Xiaochuan returned to his estate and found it deserted, ransacked, and stripped of valuable possessions.
• Sun Xiaochuan tried repeatedly to contact his encrypted-phone contact in Longdu, but heard only a busy signal.
• Sun Xiaochuan decided to seek an alliance with Xu Wenqiang and offered him half of his Jiangbei Province underworld businesses and venues.
• Xu Wenqiang accepted the offer and promised to bring the Azure Alliance’s Ten Hall Masters and best fighters to Jinling before dark.
• Sun Xiaochuan celebrated the promised reinforcements and vowed to use them against Yue Xiaofei and his allies.

Yue Xiaofei went alone to meet Sun Xiaochuan at Purple Gold Mountain Villa, intending to draw out the force behind him and kill him. He arrived to find Sun Xiaochuan waiting alone in the empty hall and demanded to know where his backup was.

• Yue Xiaofei reassured Wild Chicken and the others that Chen Nian and her family were safe, then entered Jin Dapao’s restaurant to prepare for the confrontation.
• Yue Xiaofei told Jin Dapao he planned to go alone and kill Sun Xiaochuan, while Jin Dapao arranged backup outside the villa and gave him an old Type 54 Pistol.
• Yue Xiaofei arrived at Purple Gold Mountain Villa at seven fifty and entered the brightly lit, silent estate alone.
• Sun Xiaochuan waited on a tiger-skin throne in the empty hall and mocked Yue Xiaofei for coming alone.
• Yue Xiaofei ignored the taunts and asked Sun Xiaochuan where his backup was.

Sun Xiaochuan summoned Xu Wenqiang and the Modu Azure Alliance to help him kill Yue Xiaofei, confident their overwhelming numbers would secure his revenge. Xu Wenqiang recognized Yue Xiaofei as the Azure Alliance’s Dragon Head and knelt to beg forgiveness, leaving Sun Xiaochuan’s plan exposed.

• Sun Xiaochuan mocked Yue Xiaofei and revealed that he had called in reinforcements he believed Yue Xiaofei could not challenge.
• Xu Wenqiang arrived at the villa with over a thousand Azure Alliance enforcers and the Ten Hall Masters.
• Sun Xiaochuan boasted of the Azure Alliance’s power and threatened to torture Yue Xiaofei in front of Xu Wenqiang.
• Yue Xiaofei addressed Xu Wenqiang by name and asked whether he intended to attack him.
• Xu Wenqiang recognized Yue Xiaofei as the Azure Alliance’s Dragon Head, dropped to one knee, and begged forgiveness.

Yue Xiaofei revealed himself as the Azure Alliance’s Dragon Head and the Lu family’s heir, forcing Sun Xiaochuan to confront the failure of his scheme. Yue ordered the kneeling Azure Alliance members to punish Sun for his insults, leaving Sun at their mercy.

• Xu Wenqiang and the Azure Alliance’s Top Ten Hall Masters knelt before Yue Xiaofei, and over a thousand guards laid down their weapons and bowed.
• Xu Wenqiang condemned Sun Xiaochuan for sending him after the Dragon Head and confessed that Sun had lured him to Jinling with a promise of half of Jiangbei Province.
• Xu Wenqiang revealed that Yue was the Azure Alliance’s Dragon Head and the only legitimate heir to the Modu Lu family.
• Yue Xiaofei took the Tiger-Skin Throne and ordered Xu Wenqiang’s men to rise.
• Yue rejected Xu Wenqiang’s offer to kill Sun Xiaochuan and ordered each Azure Alliance member to slap him until his mouth was beaten to a pulp.

Yue Xiaofei ordered the Azure Alliance to slap Sun Xiaochuan until his face was ruined, then revealed that their conflict was rooted in a five-year-old blood debt involving his father. Sun Xiaochuan tried to figure out which of his many victims was Yue Xiaofei’s father and demanded to know his identity.

• Yue Xiaofei ordered every Azure Alliance member to slap Sun Xiaochuan once, and Xu Wenqiang made the men line up and obey.
• More than a thousand Azure Alliance members took turns striking Sun Xiaochuan until he was barely conscious and his face was mangled.
• Yue Xiaofei confronted Sun Xiaochuan and said their feud went beyond Chen Ze’s younger sister, revealing a five-year-old blood debt involving his father.
• Sun Xiaochuan searched his memories of people he had harmed and killed, then asked Yue Xiaofei who his father was.

Yue Xiaofei revealed that Sun Xiaochuan had helped orchestrate the Nanshan Massacre and demanded the identity of the traitor inside the Night Watchers. Sun Xiaochuan finally confessed that the traitor came from one of Longdu’s Eight Great Clans, leaving Yue Xiaofei with a new lead.

• Yue Xiaofei reminded Sun Xiaochuan of the Nanshan Massacre and revealed that he was Yue Changlong’s son.
• Yue Xiaofei accused Sun Xiaochuan of planting bombs, killing Yue Changlong and 117 Night Watchers, and framing his father.
• Yue Xiaofei spared Sun Xiaochuan’s life and demanded the name of the Night Watchers’ traitor.
• Sun Xiaochuan warned Yue Xiaofei that a powerful lord stood behind him and threatened his family.
• Yue Xiaofei broke Sun Xiaochuan’s fingers one by one until he agreed to talk.
• Sun Xiaochuan said the traitor came from one of Longdu’s Eight Great Clans.

Xu Wenqiang explained the power and influence of the Eight Great Clans, and Yue Xiaofei realized Ye Jincheng was connected to the sealed records about his father. Sun Xiaochuan invoked the clans to threaten Yue Xiaofei, who demanded to know which clan the traitor who betrayed his father and the Night Watchers belonged to.

• Sun Xiaochuan mentioned the Eight Great Clans, and Xu Wenqiang reacted with terror.
• Xu Wenqiang named the eight clans and described their influence, including Ye Jincheng's role in classified research.
• Yue Xiaofei recognized Ye Jincheng's name from the SSS+ document sealing his father Yue Changlong's records.
• Xu Wenqiang explained that Zhao Shanhe led the Zhao Family's military legacy and that the Yan, Yi, and Cao families descended from the Former Dynasty Royal Clan.
• Sun Xiaochuan threatened Yue Xiaofei with the Eight Great Clans and demanded his release and apology.
• Yue Xiaofei grabbed Sun Xiaochuan's chin and asked which clan the mole who betrayed his father and the Night Watchers belonged to.

Yue Xiaofei ignored Sun Xiaochuan’s threats and struck him until he agreed to reveal the mole’s identity. Just as Sun Xiaochuan began to give the crucial surname, a bullet came through the villa window aimed at him.

• Sun Xiaochuan invoked the Eight Great Clans and demanded that Yue Xiaofei release him and sever his own arm.
• Yue Xiaofei slapped Sun Xiaochuan, then reached for one of his fingers, breaking his defiance.
• Sun Xiaochuan panicked and agreed to tell Yue Xiaofei everything about the mole.
• Sun Xiaochuan began to reveal the mole’s surname when a gunshot shattered the window and a bullet headed for him.

Yue Xiaofei tried to save Sun Xiaochuan after an assassin shot at him, but a poisoned needle killed him and destroyed the lead to the people behind the massacre five years earlier. Yue Xiaofei refused Xu Wenqiang’s plea to abandon the investigation and remained determined to clear his father’s name and avenge the 117 Night Watchers.

• An assassin fired at Sun Xiaochuan, and Yue Xiaofei pulled him aside, but a poisoned silver needle struck Sun Xiaochuan and killed him.
• Yue Xiaofei ordered Xu Wenqiang and the Azure Alliance guards to search Purple Gold Mountain for the killers.
• Xu Wenqiang reported that the search found no trace of the highly professional assassins.
• Yue Xiaofei identified cyanide on the needle as Xu Wenqiang blamed the Eight Great Clans and urged him to drop the investigation.
• Yue Xiaofei rejected Xu Wenqiang’s plea and vowed to clear his father’s name and avenge the 117 Night Watchers.

Yue Xiaofei called Zhao Mengsheng for help after a mysterious attacker killed Sun Xiaochuan, and learned how deeply the Eight Great Clans controlled the Dragon Kingdom. Zhao Mengsheng warned that they might have destroyed Yue Xiaofei’s family, leaving him to question whether they were behind his father’s imprisonment and his mother’s and sister’s disappearances.

• Yue Xiaofei told Xu Wenqiang to clean up and called Zhao Mengsheng for help and information about the Eight Great Clans.
• Yue Xiaofei recounted Sun Xiaochuan’s release, Xu Wenqiang’s submission, and the mysterious attacker who silenced Sun Xiaochuan.
• Zhao Mengsheng described the Eight Great Clans’ vast influence and warned that they eliminated threats through hidden schemes.
• Zhao Mengsheng said Yue Xiaofei’s allies and positions would not be enough to protect him from the clans.
• Zhao Mengsheng suggested the clans might have been responsible for Yue Xiaofei’s father’s downfall, prompting Yue Xiaofei to wonder if they had also caused his family’s other misfortunes.

Yue Xiaofei refused to back down after learning the Eight Great Clans might be behind his family's suffering, and resolved to go to Longdu to investigate them. Zhao Mengsheng accepted his decision and agreed to accompany him during the upcoming National Celebration.

• Yue Xiaofei told Zhao Mengsheng he would pursue justice for Yue Changlong and the 117 Night Watchers killed on South Mountain, even if that meant facing the Eight Great Clans.
• Zhao Mengsheng recalled Yue Changlong's defiant actions as a soldier and recognized the same stubborn resolve in Yue Xiaofei.
• Yue Xiaofei said he would investigate the Eight Great Clans one by one and go to Longdu to confront the hidden enemy directly.
• Zhao Mengsheng agreed to go with Yue Xiaofei, noting that Longdu would soon host the National Celebration and a large Military Parade.

Yue Xiaofei accepted Zhao Mengsheng’s offer to accompany him to Longdu for the military parade, where he planned to confront the Eight Great Clans. He ordered Xu Wenqiang to expand the Azure Alliance into Jinling and secure Jiangbei Province, then rallied Reverse Scale for the dangerous trip.

• Zhao Mengsheng warned Yue Xiaofei that the military parade would gather the Eight Great Clans and the country’s most powerful figures, and Yue decided to go to Longdu with Zhao’s backing.
• Yue Xiaofei ordered Xu Wenqiang to dispose of Sun Xiaochuan’s body and bring Jiangbei Province’s underworld, businesses, and intelligence channels under Azure Alliance control.
• Yue Xiaofei told Reverse Scale about the Eight Great Clans, the bloodbath five years earlier, and his plan to travel to Longdu.
• Wild Chicken and Ugly Ox warned that Longdu was dangerous, while Man-Rat and White Tiger pointed out ways the team could challenge the clans.
• Reverse Scale members pledged to follow Yue Xiaofei to Longdu, strengthening his resolve to face the Eight Great Clans.

Yue Xiaofei prepared his team for their trip to Longdu to confront the Eight Great Clans, while a powerful young master in the city learned that Yue Xiaofei might be coming. The young master welcomed the prospect with interest, leaving their impending conflict ahead.

• Yue Xiaofei assigned Han Duoduo to gather intelligence on the Eight Great Clans, ordered [Ugly Ox] and [Stone Monkey] to upgrade their equipment, and sent [White Tiger], [Jade Rabbit], and [Spirit Snake] to penetrate Longdu's upper-class circles.
• Yue Xiaofei told [Wild Chicken] to keep quiet and stop causing trouble, easing the team's tense mood.
• A middle-aged man reported to the young master in Longdu that Sun Xiaochuan had died, and the young master dismissed him as a useless pawn whose death removed a potential witness.
• The middle-aged man revealed that Yue Xiaofei had contacted Zhao Shanhe of the Northern Frontier and might be coming to Longdu.
• The young master sat upright and expressed interest in Yue Xiaofei's possible arrival.

A young Cao Family master learned that Yue Xiaofei was heading to Longdu to investigate the case that ruined his father, and vowed to destroy him. Yue Xiaofei flew to Longdu with the [Reverse Scale] squad, intent on clearing his father's name and settling the blood debt, while preparing to contact Aunt Jiang.

• The Cao Family master heard that Yue Xiaofei planned to investigate the five-year-old case and ordered his people to track his every move in Longdu without attacking him yet.
• Three days later, Yue Xiaofei prepared to fly from Jinling to Longdu with the [Reverse Scale] squad, sending them ahead to Bureau 7's safe house while he visited an elder who was his mother's best friend.
• Yue Xiaofei boarded the military aircraft and reflected on his mission to clear his father's name and settle the blood debt against the Eight Great Clans.
• As the aircraft approached Longdu, Yue Xiaofei looked at the contact named [Aunt Jiang] on his phone.

Yue Xiaofei arrived in Longdu and turned down an elaborate military and business reception so he could visit his late mother Ye Qingmei’s friend Jiang Lan. At the airport, Jiang Lan waited for him while arguing with her daughter Su Wanning and husband Su Guohua about whether he should stay in their home.

• Jiang Lan’s past friendship with Ye Qingmei and promise to care for Yue Xiaofei led him to agree to visit her before facing the Eight Great Clans.
• A Lieutenant General and representatives of Modu’s Ten Great Golden Families welcomed Yue Xiaofei at Longdu International Airport, but he declined their hospitality and sent Reverse Scale to settle in without him.
• Yue Xiaofei asked for a ride to the airport exit and walked there alone to meet Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Lan anxiously waited with Su Wanning, who complained about having to host Yue Xiaofei.
• Su Guohua argued that Yue Xiaofei should stay elsewhere, citing the inconvenience and his father’s imprisonment.
• Jiang Lan rebuked Su Guohua and reminded him that Ye Qingmei and Yue Xiaofei’s family had helped him when his business was failing.