Ch. 61Porn, gambling, and drugs
Key plot points and events
- While the Ice and Snow Empresses and the Su sisters are bored after giving up smoking, drinking, and cards, Su Zhiying suggests a brothel. The four set off together, unaware of the protagonist’s activities.
- The protagonist catches Liu Erlong interrupting a private moment with Ah Yin and Bibi Dong. Though the two women say they would not mind him taking Liu Erlong in, he refuses, fearing another “menace” in the household.
- A card-game “joker bomb” unexpectedly boosts Ah Yin’s and Bibi Dong’s soul power; within months, they are nearing the Limit Douluo level. Neither becomes pregnant.
- In the simulation’s twenty-second year, humanity’s counterattack against the soul beasts fails when the Evil Emperor’s Light of Time and Space badly wounds the newly ascended Sea God, Tang San. Humanity retreats to defensive warfare.
- The protagonist discovers the four women have replaced their old vices with pornography, gambling, and drugs. He confiscates their materials and addictions, though he comically misunderstands their produce-based items. He is especially outraged that gambling could put Su Yin’er at risk.
- In year twenty-four, Qian Renxue becomes a god, Tang San has largely recovered, and the protagonist brings the remaining Shrek Seven Devils back to the continent. Qian Renxue tries to avenge an old slap, but he evades her effortlessly and tells her to return to the front lines.
- A secret message sends Qian Renxue away. Soon after, Bibi Dong takes Su Zhiying to meet someone outside Heaven Dou City and says the girl is that person’s younger sister, apologizing for how she has treated them over the years.
Character developments and interactions
- The protagonist remains dramatically underpowered—only level 39 after twenty-four years—despite his strange influence on powerful people. He is possessive of his household’s safety, especially when gambling threatens Su Yin’er.
- Ah Yin and Bibi Dong grow stronger through the card-game effect and show compassion toward Liu Erlong, even suggesting the protagonist accept her.
- The Ice and Snow Empresses and the Su sisters display addictive, impulsive behavior, while the protagonist tries to discipline them—often without understanding what they are hiding.
- Qian Renxue’s godhood does not resolve her personal grudge with the protagonist; their encounter ends with him dismissing her and her abruptly leaving.
- Bibi Dong’s final apology hints at a hidden family connection involving Su Zhiying and an unresolved history with the person she meets.
Significant themes
- Comedy through misunderstanding: The protagonist’s literal interpretations of the women’s hidden habits create much of the chapter’s humor.
- Addiction and control: The women trade one set of vices for another, while the protagonist attempts to impose limits, particularly on gambling.
- Power versus status: Qian Renxue and Tang San attain divine power, while the protagonist remains weak by conventional measures but still shapes events around him.
- Hidden relationships and reconciliation: Bibi Dong’s apology and revelation suggest that buried family ties and past wrongs are coming to light.