Chapter Summaries

Yue Xiaofei killed Section Chief Jia and faced down Ito Makoto and his armed men. After Ito boasted that he was a divine being, Yue Xiaofei struck him so hard that he was embedded in the wall.

• Yue Xiaofei shot Section Chief Jia after sabotaging the gun so it would not fire in Jia’s hands.
• Ito Makoto deduced how Yue Xiaofei had blocked and then cleared the gun’s firing mechanism, and praised his skill.
• Yue Xiaofei refused to surrender or reveal his identity, and Ito Makoto ordered his men to stand down while he confronted him.
• Ito Makoto declared himself the Amaterasu Group’s Divine Son and claimed he had never been defeated.
• Yue Xiaofei slapped Ito Makoto into the marble wall and said that villains died because they talked too much.

Yue Xiaofei effortlessly defeated Ito Makoto’s gunmen after slapping him into a wall, but Ito recovered through super-speed regeneration and prepared to attack. Before their battle began, Yue asked whether Ito had siblings and declared that the Ito Family’s bloodline would end that day.

• Yue Xiaofei’s slap sent Ito Makoto crashing into the wall, and the nine heiresses mocked the defeated prodigy.
• The Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce gunmen fired at Yue Xiaofei, but he evaded their bullets, knocked them unconscious, and caught the bullets in his hands.
• Ito Makoto regenerated from his injuries, revealed his fighting strength, and readied his katana for a duel with Yue Xiaofei.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Ito whether he had siblings, then declared that the Ito Family’s bloodline would end that day.

Ito Makoto revealed his ancestor’s role in the massacre of Modu and attacked Yue Xiaofei with his Demon Blade, but Yue Xiaofei effortlessly evaded every strike. The chapter ended with Yue Xiaofei mocking Ito Makoto as a clown.

• Ito Makoto boasted about his blade and his great-great-grandfather Ito Yūgorō, who had attacked Modu.
• Chen Duo recognized Ito Yūgorō as a war criminal who had massacred tens of thousands of people, while Ito Makoto celebrated his ancestor’s crimes.
• Ito Makoto drew his Demon Blade Murasame and threatened Yue Xiaofei and the nine heiresses before launching a Dimensional Slash.
• Yue Xiaofei dodged Ito Makoto’s attack and then casually evaded a barrage of slashes, leaving Ito Makoto exhausted and furious.
• Yue Xiaofei called Ito Makoto the biggest joker in the deck and a clown rather than Eastern Japan’s Divine Son.

Yue Xiaofei defeated Ito Makoto and rejected his threats and pleas for mercy, demanding that Ito summon his great-grandfather, Ito Yūgorō, to Modu to confess and beg forgiveness. Ito remained alive but pinned and beaten as Yue Xiaofei laid down his demand.

• Yue Xiaofei broke Ito Makoto’s sword arm, took the Demon Blade Murasame, and beat him while the blade’s chill suppressed his regeneration.
• Yue Xiaofei answered Ito Makoto’s threats about his powerful family with a defiant speech about the Dragon Kingdom’s history, and Chen Duo and the other eight heiresses cheered him.
• Ito Makoto begged for his life and offered money and favors, while Yue Xiaofei forced his face into the bloodied floor and made him call him Grandpa.
• Yue Xiaofei told Ito Makoto to summon Ito Yūgorō to Modu, confess before the cemetery of the murdered Dragon Kingdom citizens, and publicly kneel, kowtow, and beg forgiveness.

Key plot points

• Yue Xiaofei demands that Ito Makoto’s great-grandfather, Ito Yūgorō—a powerful Japanese war criminal—come to Modu and apologize on his knees to the Dragon Kingdom’s victims. If he refuses, Yue will kill Makoto.
• Makoto denies the historical atrocities, repeating his country’s claim that its invasion was a liberation mission. Chen Duo and the other heiresses angrily challenge his lies, citing the Jinling massacre and other wartime crimes.
• Yue points out that it is December 13, the national memorial day for the victims of the Jinling massacre, and insists that history and the dead must not be forgotten. He breaks Makoto’s other leg when Makoto continues to resist.
• Yue threatens Makoto with the Demon Blade Murasame and invokes the trauma of “Fat Man” and “Little Boy.” Makoto protests that killing him would cause an international crisis, but Yue declares that the balance of power has changed and that the Dragon Kingdom can now strike back.
• Convinced Yue will kill him, Makoto finally agrees to contact his great-grandfather.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei remains uncompromising, moving from demanding accountability to using force and an explicit threat of execution. He presents himself as someone who will defend his country’s dignity regardless of political consequences.
• Ito Makoto shifts from arrogant denial to panic and desperation as his status, threats, and family connections fail to protect him.
• Chen Duo breaks from her usual gentleness to denounce Makoto’s denial with grief and fury. The other heiresses join her, affirming the demand for justice.
• Yue and Makoto’s confrontation centers on power and accountability, while the heiresses’ responses reinforce the shared anger of the Dragon Kingdom’s people.

Significant themes

• Historical memory and denial: The chapter contrasts Makoto’s propaganda with the insistence that atrocities must be remembered.
• Justice and retribution: The demand for an apology reflects the belief that crimes require accountability.
• National strength and changed power: Yue’s declaration that the balance has shifted frames the confrontation as a reversal of past vulnerability.
• Collective grief and patriotism: The memorial date connects the characters’ anger to national mourning and resolve.

Key plot points and events

• Ito Makoto, badly injured and pinned down, orders the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce gunmen to disable their signal jammer so he can call his great-grandfather, Ito Yūgorō.
• Yūgorō answers with pride, praising Makoto’s supposed victory over the Snow Wolf unit and encouraging him to exploit women in Modu to spread Ito blood. Chen Duo and the other heiresses are enraged by his words.
• Yue Xiaofei takes the phone and gives Yūgorō twelve hours to come to Modu, confess his wartime crimes at the War of Resistance Memorial Hall, and kneel in atonement.
• Yūgorō refuses, boasts of his military atrocities, and threatens Yue and everyone connected to him.
• Yue answers by cutting off all five fingers on Makoto’s left hand, then taunts Yūgorō for his threat.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from controlled anger to open defiance, confronting Yūgorō directly and refusing to be intimidated by his power or threats.
• Ito Makoto is reduced to pleading for rescue, only to suffer further injury when Yue uses him to make his point.
• Ito Yūgorō reveals his arrogance, cruelty, and continued contempt for the Dragon Kingdom, reacting to Yue’s challenge with threats rather than remorse.
• Chen Duo and the heiresses share a furious response to Yūgorō’s demeaning remarks, which evoke the historical humiliation suffered by their ancestors.

Significant themes

• Historical memory and accountability: Yue demands that Yūgorō face the victims of his past crimes and atone.
• Arrogance and inherited impunity: Yūgorō’s praise of Makoto and his threats show that the family’s cruelty and entitlement persist across generations.
• Defiance and retaliation: Yue counters intimidation with a deliberately shocking act, escalating the confrontation and challenging the authority Yūgorō believes he commands.

Yue Xiaofei threatened Ito Makoto, destroyed his phone, and provoked Ito Yūgorō into deploying the Twelve Demon Shadow Guards to Modu. As the heiresses feared the fallout, Bai Zhengling, Han Duoduo, and Xu Wenqiang arrived at the dining room.

• Yue Xiaofei ended his call with Ito Yūgorō after threatening to remove a piece of Ito Makoto every hour, then crushed the satellite phone.
• Ito Yūgorō ordered the Female Chancellor to use the Amaterasu satellite system to locate Yue Xiaofei and summoned the Twelve Demon Shadow Guards.
• Ito Yūgorō sent the twelve guards to Modu to protect Ito Makoto and kill Yue Xiaofei.
• Chen Duo and the other heiresses worried that Yue Xiaofei's actions could cause an international incident, but he remained unconcerned.
• Bai Zhengling entered with Han Duoduo and Xu Wenqiang, and Xu Wenqiang knelt to pay his respects to Yue Xiaofei.

Key events

• Yue Xiaofei orders Xu Wenqiang to set up a global livestream, intending to broadcast his demands to Ito Yūgorō. Han Duoduo helps by hijacking major media signals and adding high-definition footage and real-time subtitles.
• The broadcast identifies Ito Makoto, heir to Japan’s Amaterasu Group, and accuses him of injuring Dragon Kingdom’s Snow Wolf soldiers and insulting them with a “Sick Man of East Asia” plaque. It also condemns his great-grandfather, Ito Yūgorō, as a Class-A war criminal responsible for mass killings.
• Yue gives Ito Yūgorō twelve hours to travel to Modu’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, confess publicly, kneel, and kowtow. If he refuses, Yue threatens to kill Ito Makoto.
• Japan’s prime minister condemns the broadcast and demands Dragon Kingdom intervene. Dragon Kingdom responds vaguely, saying the matter is under investigation and urging calm, which Japan’s leadership interprets as unwillingness to act.
• Ito Yūgorō learns that the Twelve Demon Shadow Guards, led by Upper Rank One, have found Yue. He orders them to kill Yue on camera in an hour.
• When the hour expires, Yue announces that Ito Yūgorō has failed to take the opportunity. The broadcast captures a piercing scream but not its source; Yue calls it “interest” for the first hour and reminds him that eleven hours remain.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei remains composed and turns a personal confrontation into a public, international challenge, using the livestream to pressure Ito Yūgorō.
• Xu Wenqiang responds with disciplined enthusiasm, rapidly organizing the broadcast and taking steps to force it onto global networks.
• Han Duoduo contributes her technical skills and playful confidence, hijacking media signals to ensure the broadcast cannot be ignored.
• Ito Yūgorō shifts from rage at seeing his great-grandson injured to smug confidence after learning his assassins have located Yue.
• The Japanese prime minister and Dragon Kingdom authorities clash indirectly through condemnations and an evasive response, deepening the political tension.

Significant themes

• Public spectacle as power: Yue uses global media to make the confrontation impossible to contain or dismiss.
• Historical memory and revenge: The chapter links the present conflict to wartime atrocities and demands public repentance.
• National pride and political posturing: Both governments’ responses become part of the international drama.
• Escalation and suspense: The countdown, the Shadow Guards’ threat, and the unexplained scream set up a confrontation whose consequences remain uncertain.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei’s defiant broadcast triggers international outrage. Western powers demand answers from the Dragon Kingdom, while its foreign ministry offers no sign it will intervene.
• At the No. 8 Waitan Club, Han Duoduo detects twelve powerful intruders. The lights go out, but the live-stream equipment continues broadcasting.
• Yue puts on a mask to conceal his identity and announces that the intruders will face consequences for entering the Dragon Kingdom.
• One attacker, Gōwōza, appears and identifies himself as Upper Rank Three of the Twelve Demon Shadow Guards, sent by the Ito family to hunt Yue. He praises Yue’s strength but arrogantly demands his name.
• Yue mocks Gōwōza as the Ito family’s “pet” and refuses to treat him as a worthy opponent. Gōwōza erupts in anger and demands that Yue release the badly injured Ito Makoto, promising him a “decent death.”
• Yue turns back to the camera and invokes the history of foreign attacks on China, declaring that he will use the enemies’ blood to “wash clean this sky.” Viewers in the Dragon Kingdom respond with fervent support.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei remains composed under threat, using the broadcast to rally the public and frame the coming fight as national vengeance. His mask protects his identity while intensifying his intimidating image.
• Han Duoduo shifts from playful distraction to focused vigilance when she detects the attackers, demonstrating her technical awareness.
• Gōwōza presents himself as a proud warrior who respects strength, but his composure breaks when Yue insults him. His demand for Ito Makoto’s release reveals his loyalty to the Ito family.
• Bai Zhengling, Xu Wenqiang, and their men secure the club but recognize they are facing a national-scale threat; they remain tense as the attackers breach their defenses.

Significant themes

• National pride and historical grievance: Yue links the present confrontation to the country’s past invasions, turning the fight into a symbol of resistance.
• Defiance and power: Yue rejects the enemy’s status and demands, while Gōwōza’s confidence is challenged by his contempt.
• Spectacle and public opinion: The live stream makes the confrontation a global event, allowing Yue to shape the narrative and rally viewers.

Yue Xiaofei used an impossible position swap to make Gōwōza’s devastating punch hit Ito Makoto instead of himself. As Gōwōza prepared another attack, Yue Xiaofei declared that the fight was over and told him to take his last words to King Yama.

• Yue Xiaofei’s livestream declaration provoked furious reactions across the Dragon Kingdom, Eastern Japan, and Western nations.
• Ito Yūgorō ordered Gōwōza to kill Yue Xiaofei as Gōwōza charged and unleashed his Destructive Kill-Annihilation Form.
• Yue Xiaofei remained unharmed after secretly swapping places with Ito Makoto, leaving Ito Makoto critically wounded by Gōwōza’s punch.
• Ito Yūgorō saw Ito Makoto’s injuries on the livestream, spat blood, and furiously attacked the furnishings in his room.
• Gōwōza realized Yue Xiaofei had outmatched him and began preparing another strike, but Yue Xiaofei cut him off and declared it was his turn.

Yue Xiaofei killed Gōwōza with overwhelming speed and strength, then refused Doma’s offer to join the Empire. As Doma ordered the remaining Ghost Shadow Guards to attack, a member of the Dragon Kingdom’s [Reverse Scale] squad arrived to support Yue Xiaofei.

• Yue Xiaofei seized Gōwōza before he could react and killed him with a storm of punches, declaring him the first of twelve enemies to fall.
• Xu Wenqiang and Han Duoduo watched Yue Xiaofei’s victory in shock, while people around the world reacted to the livestream.
• Doma identified himself as Upper Rank Two and offered Yue Xiaofei glory and status if he served the Empire.
• Yue Xiaofei refused to surrender, declaring that his family defended the Dragon Kingdom and that he had nowhere to retreat.
• Doma ordered the ten remaining Ghost Shadow Guards to attack, but [Ugly Ox] of the Dragon Kingdom’s [Reverse Scale] squad entered to provide support.

Ugly Ox arrived to protect Yue Xiaofei and used an explosive trap to slaughter the Ghost Shadow Guards. Doma was left barely alive, while Yue Xiaofei remained unharmed.

• Yue Xiaofei recognized Ugly Ox as one of his big brother’s trusted comrades from the [Reverse Scale] squad.
• Han Duoduo watched Ugly Ox appear on the surveillance screen and anticipated trouble for the Japanese attackers.
• Doma questioned whether the whole [Reverse Scale] squad had arrived, but Ugly Ox said he was enough on his own.
• Ugly Ox scattered crimson sparks across the Ghost Shadow Guards, then set them off with his lighter.
• The explosions killed all ten Ghost Shadow Guards and hurled Doma into a wall, while an invisible barrier protected Yue Xiaofei.
• Ugly Ox asked the barely surviving Doma whether his explosive art had packed a punch.

Ugly Ox’s destruction of the Demon Shadow Guards left Doma badly wounded, but Doma called on the mysterious Upper Rank One, Kurosaki. Kurosaki emerged from the shadows and nearly killed Ugly Ox before Yue Xiaofei’s Demon Blade Murasame stopped his attack, leaving the assassin hidden and the fight unresolved.

• Dragon Kingdom viewers celebrated as Ugly Ox’s explosive attack devastated the Demon Shadow Guards, while Eastern Japan’s internet fell silent.
• Doma, reduced to his mangled upper body, called for Kurosaki and warned that the final Demon Shadow Guard would wipe them out.
• Han Duoduo told Yue Xiaofei and Ugly Ox that she could find no information on Kurosaki, suggesting everyone who had seen him fight had died.
• Ugly Ox dismissed Kurosaki and moved to finish Doma, but a human-shaped shadow rose behind him and attacked his neck with a black blade.
• Yue Xiaofei hurled Demon Blade Murasame to block the strike, and Kurosaki vanished into the darkness after their blades clashed.
• Ugly Ox escaped with a shallow cut on his neck and cursed at the shadows while Kurosaki remained concealed.

Yue Xiaofei and Ugly Ox struggled against Kurosaki, whose Shadow Breathing Technique let him attack from any shadow, until a mysterious blind woman in red entered the room. She identified herself through the Ning family’s history and warned that Eastern Japan had forgotten the pain of its defeat sixty years earlier.

• Doma revealed that Kurosaki could hide in shadows, and Kurosaki wounded Ugly Ox despite his attempt to illuminate the room with explosions.
• Kurosaki attacked Yue Xiaofei and Ugly Ox from multiple shadows, leaving both badly wounded while Han Duoduo and Xu Wenqiang watched helplessly.
• Ugly Ox prepared to use his powerful Big Ivan explosive and urged Yue Xiaofei to escape, but Yue Xiaofei refused to abandon him.
• As Kurosaki prepared to kill them, bells rang and a blind woman in red entered the dining room.
• The woman said the Ning family had destroyed three thousand martial schools in Eastern Japan sixty years earlier and warned that someone had forgotten that pain.

Key plot points and events

• Ning Hongye, a blindfolded young woman in red, arrives and declares that her family once wiped out three thousand Eastern Japanese martial-arts schools.
• Her words provoke furious reactions online—and awaken Kurosaki, the shadowy opponent. He recognizes her as the Ning family heir and vows to avenge the humiliation his martial-arts world suffered sixty years earlier.
• Yue Xiaofei realizes Ning Hongye is the woman he is engaged to. They have never met in person, though she previously helped him locate his mother.
• Ugly Ox explains the history behind her claim: Ning Hongye’s grandfather, Ning Xiong, crossed alone into Eastern Japan and defeated its leading martial artists, devastating their schools. Their surviving leaders swore that Eastern Japanese martial artists would stay out of the Dragon Kingdom for sixty years.
• Xiaofei worries that Hongye, only eighteen, may not be able to face Kurosaki. Ugly Ox insists she is formidable, earning the nickname “Three-Nothings Girl.”

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from shock at Hongye’s appearance to pride in her family’s history, then concern for her safety. He also learns that his fiancée is surrounded by fearsome legends.
• Ning Hongye is introduced as composed, mysterious, and fiercely commanding. Her reputation suggests she is far more dangerous than her youth implies.
• Ugly Ox becomes a source of historical context and comic bluntness, celebrating the Ning family’s legacy while trying to reassure Xiaofei.
• Kurosaki reveals a deep, inherited grievance and frames his confrontation with Hongye as revenge for a decades-old defeat.

Significant themes

• Inherited history and revenge: A past humiliation shapes Kurosaki’s hatred and drives the present conflict.
• Legacy and national pride: Ning Xiong’s legendary victory is presented as a defining moment of resistance and honor.
• Appearance versus power: Hongye’s delicate, unusual appearance contrasts with her intimidating words and reputation.
• Emotion and strength: The “Three-Nothings” label portrays Hongye as detached from ordinary feelings, while her final defining trait is supposedly being unbeatable.

Character interactions

• Hongye’s arrival directly challenges Kurosaki and triggers his angry recognition of her family.
• Xiaofei connects Hongye’s public entrance with their private engagement and past phone conversations.
• Xiaofei questions Ugly Ox about both the historical event and Hongye’s ability; Ugly Ox answers with admiration and an emphatic defense of her reputation.

Ugly Ox told Yue Xiaofei that Ning Hongye had once killed an S-Level Transcendent with a glance, and Ning confronted Kurosaki while he hid in the shadows. As Kurosaki attacked, Ning removed the red silk covering her eyes and declared, “Illuminating All Things!”

• Ugly Ox told Yue Xiaofei the rumor that Ning Hongye had instantly killed Death God, one of Skull and Bones’ Twelve Thrones.
• Ning Hongye found Kurosaki in the shadows and drew an ancient blade, identifying it as a Tang Dynasty Mo Dao rather than a Japanese sword.
• Ning Hongye mocked Kurosaki and Eastern Japan’s claims about the blade’s origins, enraging him.
• Kurosaki probed Ning Hongye about her supernatural ability, and she claimed she was an ordinary person.
• Kurosaki launched a sudden attack at Ning Hongye’s neck, and she pulled off her red blindfold and announced, “Illuminating All Things!”

Ning Hongye revealed that all powers fell silent wherever her gaze landed, stripping Kurosaki of his Shadow Breathing Technique. When Kurosaki attacked her with a desperate sword strike, she cut him in half with her Mo Dao.

• Ning Hongye’s revealed eyes dispersed Kurosaki’s shadow form and repelled him from every shadow.
• Ning Hongye declared that she had no supernatural abilities but made all powers fall silent wherever she looked.
• Yue Xiaofei realized Ning Hongye’s power explained how she had killed the Death God, while Ugly Ox and the livestream viewers reacted in shock.
• Kurosaki insisted his swordsmanship could still kill Ning Hongye and launched a deadly iaido strike.
• Ning Hongye stepped forward and cut Kurosaki in half with a single sweep of her Mo Dao.

Ning Hongye rescued Yue Xiaofei and Ugly Ox by killing Kurosaki and Doma, then left Yue Xiaofei wondering how she was connected to his childhood. Yue Xiaofei challenged Ito Yūgorō to come to Modu and repent, while Ito decided to go and twist the confrontation into propaganda for a new imperial resurgence.

• Ning Hongye killed Kurosaki with one strike and beheaded the wounded Doma, then spared Ito Makoto after Yue Xiaofei explained that he was needed as a hostage.
• Ning Hongye told Yue Xiaofei they had met before, prompting him to recall a childhood photograph of himself beside a girl with pigtails and red silk over her eyes.
• Ning Hongye left, and Yue Xiaofei addressed Ito Yūgorō through the livestream, demanding that he come to the Modu Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall to kneel and repent.
• The Female Chancellor warned Ito Yūgorō not to go to Modu, but he decided to travel there publicly and portray himself as a peaceful elder bullied by the Dragon Kingdom.

Plot points

• At 103, Ito Yūgorō tells the Female Chancellor that he is terminally ill and has only about three months to live.
• Rather than make a sincere apology to the Dragon Kingdom, Ito plans to travel there and present himself as a frail, persecuted old man. He expects that any public humiliation will turn international opinion against the Dragon Kingdom.
• Ito reveals a more extreme plan: at the Modu Memorial Hall, when he is forced to kneel and apologize, he intends to set himself on fire in front of the cameras, framing his death as proof of the Dragon Kingdom’s cruelty.
• Confident that the Dragon Kingdom will avoid harming him publicly for fear of international consequences, Ito believes his plan will succeed.
• He recalls surviving his country’s defeat rather than committing ritual suicide, and now sees this scheme as a chance to reclaim what he calls a samurai’s honor.

Character developments and interactions

• Ito Yūgorō is portrayed as physically decaying but mentally calculating, theatrical, and fanatical. He turns his terminal illness into a political weapon and treats his planned death as a performance.
• The Female Chancellor begins alarmed by Ito’s age and health, then becomes nauseated upon recalling a recent visit. Though she recognizes the danger of his strategy, she also praises its effectiveness.
• Their phone conversation exposes the Chancellor’s complicity: she understands the likely diplomatic fallout, but does not challenge Ito’s plan.

Significant themes

• Propaganda and manipulation: Ito intends to shape public perception through staged victimhood rather than confront the accusations against him.
• Media spectacle: The planned act depends on a global livestream, turning death into political theater.
• Power and hypocrisy: Ito cynically uses the Dragon Kingdom’s concern for its international reputation against it.
• Revenge and distorted honor: He recasts a self-destructive scheme as a way to restore samurai pride and erase the shame of his past.

Key events

• Ito Yūgorō dismisses the Dragon Kingdom’s younger fighters, but admits that one man once terrified him: Yue Qinhu, a regimental commander who held off three armored divisions at Jiangcheng for seven days.
• Ito recalls Yue’s desperate final assault on his command vehicle, where Yue stabbed through its bulletproof window and destroyed Ito’s left eye. Believing Yue is long dead, Ito regains his confidence and prepares to travel to Modu, pretending to be gravely ill so he can pressure the Dragon Kingdom into releasing his great-grandson.
• The prime minister arranges medical checks for herself and launches a coordinated media campaign. International outlets portray Ito as a frail, devoted elder and depict the Dragon Kingdom and Yue Xiaofei as cruel aggressors, while recasting the armed Ghost Shadow Guard as innocent tourists.
• Yue Xiaofei remains calm as the false reports spread. After reviewing information from Han Duoduo, he reveals that Ito’s assumption is wrong: his grandfather, Yue Qinhu, is still alive.
• Yue Xiaofei contacts General Lin Tiejun and asks him to prepare Yue Qinhu’s old uniform and bring him to Modu to meet Ito.

Character developments and interactions

• Ito Yūgorō shifts from boastful contempt to vivid terror as he remembers Yue Qinhu, then hides that fear behind renewed arrogance and a plan to exploit public sympathy.
• The prime minister recognizes the danger of the publicity strategy but helps execute it, ordering a global campaign to manipulate public opinion.
• Yue Xiaofei shows composure and confidence, turning Ito’s media offensive into an opportunity to confront him with the man he believes is dead.
• Han Duoduo supports Yue by supplying intelligence. Yue also coordinates with General Lin Tiejun to bring his grandfather to Modu.
• Ito’s memories establish a powerful past connection between him and Yue Qinhu; their anticipated reunion drives the chapter’s cliffhanger.

Significant themes

• Propaganda and manufactured truth: Media framing transforms perpetrators into victims and distorts events for political leverage.
• Memory and fear: Yue Qinhu’s wartime actions remain Ito’s deepest nightmare decades later.
• Arrogance versus resolve: Ito underestimates the Dragon Kingdom, while Yue Xiaofei quietly prepares a response.
• Family and legacy: Yue Xiaofei’s actions connect the present conflict to his grandfather’s history.