Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Mo Xie reunites with Jiang Shaoxu, who clings to his arm and claims she missed him.
• Mu Ningxue arrives with Nan Rongni. She and Jiang Shaoxu argue over who has the stronger claim to Mo Xie; Mu Ningxue openly declares that she is his woman.
• Nan Rongni joins the contest by taking Mo Xie’s other arm. Mu Ningxue is shocked and hurt to learn that her close friend is also attached to Mo Xie.
• As the public confrontation draws jealous attention, Mo Xie breaks free and tries to move everyone somewhere private.
• He then encounters Mu Tingying, who recognizes him as “Little Evil” and throws herself into his arms. Mo Xie is surprised by how much she has changed—and by the years that have passed for her.
• The three women turn on Mo Xie and demand an explanation.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Shaoxu playfully asserts her connection to Mo Xie, but becomes alarmed when Mu Ningxue bluntly confesses her feelings.
• Mu Ningxue is unusually direct about loving Mo Xie. Her jealousy intensifies when Nan Rongni joins the rivalry, especially because she had trusted Nan Rongni as a close friend.
• Nan Rongni reveals a flirtatious, competitive side, teasing Mu Ningxue about “sharing” Mo Xie while acting innocent.
• Mo Xie enjoys Mu Ningxue’s confession but quickly becomes the focus of escalating jealousy. His reunion with Mu Tingying introduces another emotionally significant connection.
• Mu Tingying greets Mo Xie with deep affection, suggesting that their bond endured despite a long separation.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and rivalry: The women openly compete for Mo Xie’s attention, while the onlookers react with envy.
• Betrayal and trust: Mu Ningxue feels betrayed when Nan Rongni’s feelings for Mo Xie emerge.
• Time and reunion: Mo Xie and Mu Tingying have experienced vastly different spans of time apart, yet their affection remains.
• Public spectacle versus private feelings: What begins as teasing becomes a deeply personal confrontation played out before a crowd.

Plot points and events

• Mo Xie meets four women—Mu Tingying, Nan Rongni, Mu Ningxue, and Jiang Shaoxu—in a private room at Imperial Capital Academy.
• The group’s conversation is awkward: Tingying and Rongni cling to Mo Xie, while Ningxue and Shaoxu watch from across the room with visible irritation.
• Zhou Mengyan, a striking café owner and Mo Xie’s friend, brings their Coffee. Her familiarity with him makes the four women wary.
• Tingying explains that she has remembered Mo Xie as the person who saved her in childhood, though she had been unable to recall his face. Mo Xie suspects his time-space travel caused the gap in her memories.
• Tingying refuses to let go of him, haunted by the memory of seeing him fall from a cliff. When Rongni presses for details, Mo Xie distracts her with teasing affection and avoids explaining the past.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Tingying reveals the depth of her childhood attachment and fear of losing Mo Xie again.
• Mo Xie is affectionate with both Tingying and Rongni but deliberately keeps his time-space travel secret.
• Nan Rongni shows curiosity and competitiveness for Mo Xie’s attention, then quiets when he flirts with her.
• Mu Ningxue and Jiang Shaoxu remain watchful and uncomfortable with the women surrounding Mo Xie.
• Zhou Mengyan behaves warmly toward Mo Xie and confidently ignores the others’ hostility, adding to their suspicions.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and romantic rivalry: The women’s reactions to Mo Xie’s closeness with one another—and with Mengyan—create the chapter’s central tension.
• Memory, loss, and reunion: Tingying’s recovered connection with Mo Xie is shaped by a painful, incomplete childhood memory.
• Secrecy and self-protection: Mo Xie withholds the truth about his time-space travel to avoid further complications.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Shaoxu confronts Mo Xie about the four women around him after their tense meeting. He apologizes to Mu Ningxue and Jiang, promising to make things right.
• Mu Ningxue accepts his apology without arguing, surprising Jiang Shaoxu. Jiang decides she will also compromise because she loves Mo Xie.
• The women introduce themselves briefly, then part ways. At the coffee shop, Zhou Mengyan tells Shao Hongying by phone that Mo Xie arrived with four women; Hongying plans to visit the next day.
• Mu Tingying leaves reluctantly after Mo Xie promises to see her again. Jiang Shaoxu departs, privately concluding that Mo Xie’s prospective father-in-law expects him to become family.
• Nan Rongni apologizes to Mu Ningxue for keeping her relationship with Mo Xie secret, calls her “Sister Ning Xue,” and leaves.
• Mu Ningxue takes Mo Xie home. As they walk, she takes his hand and leans against him, suggesting their closeness is returning.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie admits he was wrong and tries to reassure the women, though his feelings for Mu Ningxue are clearly strongest.
• Mu Ningxue remains composed during the confrontation, then gradually softens and initiates affectionate contact with Mo Xie.
• Jiang Shaoxu shifts from confrontation to acceptance, recognizing Mu Ningxue’s importance and deciding to pursue her own relationship with Mo Xie.
• Nan Rongni tries to placate Mu Ningxue with an apology and respectful address before leaving.
• Mu Tingying accepts Mo Xie’s explanation and looks forward to seeing him and her father again.
• Zhou Mengyan treats the group warmly and shares news of Mo Xie with Hongying.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and romantic rivalry give way to reluctant accommodation.
• Trust and belonging matter more than public confrontation: Mu Ningxue’s quiet acceptance reflects her confidence in her place in Mo Xie’s heart.
• The closing hand-holding signals reconciliation and a possible return to the pair’s earlier intimacy.

Key events

• Mu Ningxue brings Mo Xie to her apartment near Imperial Capital Academy to celebrate his twentieth birthday, explaining that her father’s home would not be suitable.
• They spend a quiet afternoon together on the couch. A playful misunderstanding about what to do next leaves Mu Ningxue embarrassed.
• Mo Xie exchanges birthday messages with Mo Fan and Ye Xinxia. Mo Fan says his nomination matches are going well; Ye Xinxia, busy with school, congratulates him and says she will celebrate with him another time.
• Mu Ningxue prepares a homemade dinner and collects a birthday cake. Mo Xie praises her cooking.
• Over dinner, they discuss her nomination matches. She is confident that her Advanced Level cultivation and Ice Crystal Bow will help her earn the required recommendation votes.
• The chapter ends with Mu Ningxue thinking about a more intimate birthday surprise she has planned for Mo Xie.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Ningxue shows a softer, more openly affectionate side: she holds Mo Xie’s hand, enjoys resting in his arms, cooks for him, and takes care to make his birthday special. Her shyness and anticipation suggest growing intimacy between them.
• Mo Xie responds warmly and teasingly, but is content to share ordinary domestic moments with her. He also checks in on her ambitions and those of Mo Fan.
• Mo Fan is focused on the nomination matches and chooses not to distract Xiao Min while she prepares.
• Ye Xinxia expresses affection and good wishes despite being unable to attend, and gracefully lets Mu Ningxue have the birthday celebration.

Themes

• Intimacy and domestic warmth: The shared meal and relaxed time together deepen the couple’s closeness.
• Affection expressed through care: Mu Ningxue’s birthday preparations and the friends’ messages show different forms of devotion.
• Ambition alongside romance: The characters’ relationships unfold alongside their efforts to qualify for the National Team.

Plot points and events

• After dinner, Mo Xie insists on washing the dishes while Mu Ningxue rests. The domestic scene makes her imagine the ordinary life they might have shared and reflect on how he has helped her find hope.
• Mo Xie notices her distraction and asks why she lied to him in the past. Mu Ningxue explains that Pan Xi pressured her into following the Mu Clan’s orders.
• Mo Xie condemns the clan’s treatment of children and vows that Pan Xi will pay, but he also makes clear that Mu Ningxue must answer for her own part in the deception.
• They share an intimate moment, then take a walk in a nearby park before returning to Mu Ningxue’s apartment.
• In her bedroom, Mu Ningxue reveals that she has prepared a gift for Mo Xie: decorative ribbons tied around her body. They spend the night together.

Character developments

• Mu Ningxue is more open and emotionally expressive than before. She recognizes her growing hope for a future with Mo Xie, confesses the truth about the past, and actively shows her desire to deepen their relationship.
• Mo Xie combines affection with anger over Mu Ningxue’s deception and the coercion behind it. He directs his strongest resentment toward Pan Xi and the Mu Clan, while still holding Mu Ningxue accountable.

Character interactions

• Their evening moves from quiet domestic care to an honest confrontation, then to mutual affection and intimacy.
• Mo Xie comforts and embraces Mu Ningxue, but challenges her to acknowledge her responsibility. She responds by confessing and later takes the initiative in their private time.

Significant themes

• Hope and imagined futures: Mu Ningxue’s fantasy of an ordinary life with Mo Xie begins to feel possible.
• Trust and accountability: Her explanation provides context for her lie, but does not erase the harm it caused.
• Coercion and injustice: The Mu Clan’s pressure on Mu Ningxue—and its treatment of children—fuels Mo Xie’s anger.
• Intimacy and reconciliation: Honest disclosure and shared affection mark a renewed closeness between the two.

Plot points and events

• After spending the night and afternoon together, Mo Xie and Mu Ningxue wake in bed. Mu Ningxue’s father, Mu Zhuoyun, calls to ask when Mo Xie will visit; he realizes from their intimate conversation that Mo Xie is already with her.
• Mu Zhuoyun invites them to dinner. Though Mo Xie is reluctant to meet him, he agrees for Ningxue’s sake.
• The couple gets ready and arrives at the Mu home. Before they can enter, Mu Zhuoyun mentions they have a guest.
• Mu Tingying rushes out, embraces Mo Xie, and explains she came looking for him. A tall, authoritative middle-aged man then approaches, and Mo Xie recognizes him as “Uncle Mu.”

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Ningxue is affectionate and playful with Mo Xie, and hopes he will reconcile with her father. Her invitation prompts Mo Xie to make a cautious, reluctant gesture toward the family.
• Mo Xie remains guarded toward Mu Zhuoyun but agrees to attend dinner for Ningxue. He is also surprised by Tingying’s unexpected greeting and the arrival of Uncle Mu.
• Mu Zhuoyun is pleased to see the couple together and tries to welcome Mo Xie warmly, though he seems uneasy about the guest.
• Mu Tingying greets Mo Xie with unreserved excitement, pushing Ningxue aside as she embraces him.
• The chapter ends on the surprise appearance of Uncle Mu, setting up the dinner’s central encounter.

Significant themes

• Reconciliation and family: Ningxue hopes Mo Xie can make peace with her father, while Mo Xie’s attendance signals a small step toward acceptance.
• Intimacy and trust: The couple’s closeness is portrayed as both emotional comfort and a source of magical cultivation.
• Unexpected reunions: Tingying and Uncle Mu’s appearances interrupt the couple’s private reunion and introduce new family tensions or developments.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie wakes before Mu Ningxue, prepares breakfast, and returns to the bedroom to get her up.
• Mu Ningxue playfully refuses to get dressed without his help, so he puts on her socks. He notices the Red String Anklet he gave her when they were children.
• Remembering the anklet’s symbolism—a thread of love, good fortune, and protection—Mo Xie realizes she has treasured it for years. Mu Ningxue explains that she wore it for comfort when they were apart and says she feels lucky they ended up together despite everything.
• After breakfast, Mu Ningxue goes to Imperial Capital Academy for a Nomination Battle that could bring her closer to joining the National Team. Mo Xie goes to watch.
• In the stands, Jiang Shaoxu, Mu Tingying, and Nan Rongni surround Mo Xie. Jiang teases him for focusing on Mu Ningxue and admits the women planned to make him uncomfortable.
• Mu Ningxue spots them and grows visibly furious. Her teammates and opponents sense the tension, while Mo Xie realizes the women’s scheme may make the match difficult.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Ningxue shows affection and playful dependence on Mo Xie, then reveals the depth of her attachment through the anklet. Though she says she can accept not being his only love, her cold reaction to the women around him hints at jealousy.
• Mo Xie is briefly moved by the anklet’s history but quickly returns to his practical, teasing manner. He is caught between Mu Ningxue’s feelings and the other women’s provocation.
• Jiang Shaoxu has set aside some of her resentment but remains jealous and mischievously seeks Mo Xie’s attention, recruiting Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni to help.
• The chapter contrasts the couple’s intimate, tender morning with the competitive atmosphere of the academy battle.

Significant themes

• Enduring affection and memory: The anklet preserves a childhood gift and the feelings attached to it.
• Luck, protection, and commitment: The red string symbolizes a bond that persists through separation and hardship.
• Jealousy and complicated relationships: Mu Ningxue’s acceptance of a shared romantic situation is tested by the other women’s deliberate teasing.
• A shift from private intimacy to public tension: The peaceful morning gives way to rivalry and the pressure of the Nomination Battle.

Key plot points and events

• At Feiyue Mountain, Mo Xie meditates with the Moon Moth Phoenix and Haidongqing God close by. The Haidongqing transfers Totem energy to him.
• Mo Xie now holds energy from the Ice Phoenix, Kui Ox, and Haidongqing God, plus energy gathered by the Qilin Pendant. These reserves give him four chances to break through, which he hopes to use to reach Super Level once he reaches the peak of Advanced Level.
• A sudden alarm interrupts the group’s quiet rest. Mo Xie’s Communication Device reports that Sea Monsters have appeared near Sea Battle City.
• Mo Xie, Yu Shishi, and Song Feiyao fly to the Dam. A detection instrument confirms three Commander-Level Demon Beasts in Sea Battle City, accompanied by large numbers of Warrior- and Servant-Level Demons.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie gains further Totem recognition and energy, reinforcing his importance to the Totems. When the alarm sounds, he responds urgently and takes charge of investigating the threat.
• Song Feiyao is surprised that the Haidongqing God favors Mo Xie over her, its Totem Guardian. Mo Xie explains that it recognizes him more strongly and that its energy can aid his breakthroughs.
• Yu Shishi suggests the Totems’ closeness to Mo Xie is tied to his role as their leader. Both she and Song Feiyao insist on joining him when he heads to the Dam.
• The sentries recognize Mo Xie as Pavilion Master and report the detection results to him.

Significant themes

• Totem bonds and leadership: The Totems’ affection and energy-sharing suggest Mo Xie has an unusual, powerful connection to them.
• Preparation for advancement: Totem energy and the Qilin Pendant’s reserves offer Mo Xie a path toward a major breakthrough.
• Threat and duty: The peaceful scene gives way to an imminent danger, with Mo Xie and his companions moving quickly to assess the Sea Monster incursion.

• Key events: Mo Xie learns that three Commander-level Demon Beasts, along with numerous weaker demons, are attacking Sea Battle City. Believing the force may be a vanguard testing the Evil Heaven Pavilion’s defenses, he leads the response. He sends Captain Wang’s squad to handle the Warrior- and Servant-level enemies while he takes the three Commanders, accompanied by the Moon Moth Phoenix, Haidongqing God, and Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle. At the ruined city, Mo Xie identifies the attackers as Sickle Sea Lizards—amphibious, climbing monsters with exceptionally dangerous claws. The sentries begin their assault on the weaker enemies. One Commander charges Mo Xie’s group and swings its tail, but the Wind Eagle dodges and cuts off the tail’s tip with a Wind Blade.
• Character developments: Mo Xie’s worry eases when he sees there are no especially powerful enemies, and he welcomes the fight as a chance to practice. His confidence is supported by his trust in his team and companions. Yu Shishi and Song Feiyao show their affection for him through concern and embarrassment when Captain Wang jokingly calls them his “ladies.”
• Interactions: Mo Xie gives clear orders and divides the battle according to the enemies’ strength. Captain Wang initially urges him to stay behind, but accepts his decision. Yu Shishi and Song Feiyao offer to join Mo Xie, while he reassures them and leaves them behind. In battle, the sentries follow his instructions, and the Wind Eagle immediately responds to the attacking lizard.
• Themes: The chapter highlights leadership and trust, preparation against a possible larger threat, and the growing danger posed by evolving monsters. It also balances the impending battle with light romantic teasing.

Plot points and events

• Mo Xie and his spirit beasts confront three Sickle Sea Lizards in Sea Battle City. Xiao Qing, the Azure-Feathered Wind Eagle, cripples one by cutting off its tail.
• Mo Xie summons Little White, who takes on a second lizard while Xiao Qing continues to harass the wounded one with Wind Blades.
• Mo Xie faces the third lizard alone. He dodges its claws with Instantaneous Movement, then halts its tail with an invisible force and crushes it with Hellfire Stone.
• Before the lizard can recover, Mo Xie seals it inside a Frozen Coffin, extinguishing the flames and freezing the surrounding area. Its Spirit Essence enters the Qilin Pendant.
• Old Wang reports that the Sentinel Squad has eliminated all Warrior- and Servant-Level Sea Monsters. Little White is close to defeating its opponent; Xiao Qing is wearing its foe down with speed.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie displays confidence and tactical control, dividing the enemies among himself and his spirit beasts. His two successive attacks are enough to incapacitate and seal his opponent.
• Xiao Qing shows precision and speed, using its advantage to keep a stronger enemy off balance.
• Little White demonstrates overwhelming strength, nearly defeating its assigned opponent in only a few moves.
• Old Wang and the Sentinel Squad report their success to Mo Xie, who thanks them.

Significant themes

• Coordination and complementary strengths: Mo Xie assigns each opponent strategically, while Xiao Qing’s speed and Little White’s power serve different roles.
• Overwhelming force and control: Mo Xie combines movement, restraint, fire, and ice to defeat the lizard before it can respond.
• Preparedness after danger: Mo Xie treats the attack as a warning and resolves to strengthen the city’s defenses and accelerate his plans.

Key plot points and events

• At the North Country Club, Mo Xie and Song Jingqiu share an intimate moment. Song says his essence helps her grow stronger so she can support him, though he notices she seems troubled.
• Song privately reflects that, with her memories restored, she no longer expects to carry on the Blood Clan alone. She hopes Li Yueqing—her daughter in every meaningful sense, though not biologically—will also find happiness with Mo Xie. Li has seemed hesitant when Song raised the idea.
• Mo Xie asks whether Song has met Ling. Song confirms they have: Ling recently visited her, but has since fallen asleep again after expending much Mental Strength.
• Song leaves for work. Mo Xie dresses and exits her room, only to encounter Li Yueqing outside.
• When Li asks why he is coming from her mother’s room, Mo Xie says they were discussing something. Li recalls Song’s earlier request and wonders whether she should agree, blushing as she considers it.

Character developments

• Song Jingqiu is affectionate and confident with Mo Xie, but her thoughts reveal a deeper concern: she wants her daughter to share in the future and happiness she has found with him.
• Mo Xie is attentive to Song’s mood and offers to listen without pressuring her. He also conceals the true nature of their encounter from Li.
• Li Yueqing appears to be reconsidering her mother’s proposal. Her embarrassment and thoughts suggest growing openness, though she has not yet decided.

Significant themes

• Chosen family and maternal devotion: Song considers Li her daughter despite their lack of biological ties and wants her to be included in her happiness.
• Intimacy, trust, and concealed truths: Mo Xie offers emotional support to Song while hiding their relationship from Li.
• Reluctance and personal choice: Song hopes Li will accept her proposal, but recognizes she cannot force her decision.
• Strength and responsibility: Song’s restored memories have changed how she views her duty to the Blood Clan and her future.

Character interactions

• Mo Xie gently checks on Song, and she reassures him while keeping her deeper concerns private.
• Song teases and shows affection toward Mo Xie before leaving.
• Mo Xie gives Li a cover story when she finds him outside Song’s room; Li’s reaction links the encounter to Song’s earlier appeal and leaves her quietly weighing what to do.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie returns home after a tiring day and asks Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao how they are doing in the National Team Nomination Contest.
• Ai Tutu has lost her first two matches but, with her father’s support and powerful Magic Tools, won her third. She is determined to keep trying.
• Mu Nujiao has three wins and one loss, including a defeat to top Fire student Dongfang Lie, and has earned one Recommendation Vote. She doubts she can reach the National Team without her family’s full backing.
• Ai Tutu asks Mo Xie to attend her next match. Mu Nujiao declines, but Mo Xie goes, joined by Ding Yumian and Li Yueqing.
• During the match, Mo Xie notices Ai Tutu’s improved control of her Magic Vines and better judgment when using Light Shine. Her team is nevertheless outmatched and loses after its captain is injured by Intermediate Ice Magic.
• After the defeat, captain Gu Jian takes his frustration out on Ai Tutu, blaming and humiliating her with a barrage of insults.

Character developments

• Ai Tutu shows unusual determination: despite earlier losses and limited confidence, she has trained hard and visibly improved.
• Mu Nujiao remains capable but feels constrained by her family’s lack of support and doubts her National Team prospects.
• Mo Xie encourages Ai Tutu by showing up and recognizing her progress, even while expecting her team to lose.
• Gu Jian reveals poor judgment and character by scapegoating Ai Tutu, despite knowing she was not chiefly responsible for the loss.
• Ding Yumian and Li Yueqing accompany Mo Xie to support Ai Tutu. Li Yueqing is distracted by a private dilemma involving her best friend.

Significant themes

• Effort and growth: Ai Tutu’s improvement matters even when it does not change the match’s outcome.
• Unequal opportunity: Family resources and support shape contestants’ chances as much as talent does.
• Scapegoating under pressure: Gu Jian redirects his fear and anger over a lost opportunity onto the weakest teammate.
• Support and solidarity: Mo Xie and his companions offer Ai Tutu encouragement, contrasting with her teammate’s cruelty.

Character interactions

• Mo Xie checks in with Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao, then agrees to cheer Ai Tutu on.
• Ding Yumian and Li Yueqing join him; Ding playfully probes Mo Xie about his other relationships and later hints that he owes her attention.
• Mo Xie watches Ai Tutu’s performance with approval, while Ding Yumian also recognizes her progress.
• After the match, Gu Jian publicly berates Ai Tutu, turning the loss into a personal confrontation.

Plot points and events

• After Ai Tutu’s team loses a Nomination Battle, teammate Gu Jian publicly blames and insults her, despite her having performed reasonably well. Ai Tutu breaks down in tears.
• Mo Xie, Ding Yumian, and Li Yueqing comfort her. Mo Xie praises her effort, then confronts Gu Jian and knocks him down with a punch.
• Mo Xie condemns Gu Jian for blaming Ai Tutu instead of acknowledging that his whole team was outmatched.
• Ai Tutu’s brother, Ai Jiangtu, arrives. She runs to him and tells him Gu Jian bullied her.
• Ai Jiangtu says he would apologize if Ai Tutu had done anything wrong, but insists Gu Jian has insulted the Ai family by attacking her without cause. Using Spatial Power, he lifts Gu Jian by the throat and throws the three judges aside when they try to intervene. The confrontation remains unresolved at the chapter’s end.

Character developments

• Ai Tutu is deeply hurt by Gu Jian’s words, revealing how much she wants her hard work and abilities to be recognized. She finds comfort in the support of her friends and brother.
• Mo Xie shows his protective affection for Ai Tutu, shifting from gentle reassurance to decisive, forceful retaliation.
• Ai Jiangtu demonstrates both familial care and formidable authority: he is calm and courteous at first, but becomes intimidating when defending his sister.
• Gu Jian appears unable to accept his team’s defeat and lashes out at Ai Tutu, then becomes frightened when Mo Xie and Ai Jiangtu confront him.

Significant themes

• The harm caused by unfair blame and public humiliation.
• Loyalty and protection among friends and family.
• The contrast between accepting responsibility and scapegoating someone weaker.
• The risks of responding to insults with escalating violence and power.

Character interactions

• Mo Xie and the other women comfort Ai Tutu after Gu Jian’s abuse; Mo Xie reassures her that he saw her effort.
• Mo Xie directly punishes and rebukes Gu Jian for targeting her.
• Ding Yumian gently teases Ai Tutu about Mo Xie standing up for her, and Ai Tutu’s reaction suggests growing affection.
• Ai Jiangtu comforts his sister, then confronts Gu Jian and the judges, asserting his family’s authority.

Plot points and events

• Ai Jiangtu confronts Gu Jian for insulting Ai Tutu. He invokes his family’s military service, then uses overwhelming magic to slam Gu Jian into the ground, leaving him badly injured. The crowd scatters, and Ai Jiangtu leaves with his sister.
• Ai Tutu walks affectionately beside Mo Xie and teases her brother for rarely visiting. Mo Xie and Ai Jiangtu praise her improved performance and hard work; she jokingly expects a reward from Mo Xie.
• After lunch, Ai Tutu stays with Ai Jiangtu, while Mo Xie returns home. He finds Mu Nujiao drinking and upset about her poor prospects in the nomination matches. He takes her wine away and comforts her as she rests against him.

Character developments

• Ai Jiangtu is fiercely protective of Ai Tutu and intimidating toward anyone who threatens her, but becomes warm and openly proud of her progress.
• Ai Tutu shows greater dedication to training and appears especially happy and affectionate around Mo Xie. Her teasing also reveals her fondness for her brother, despite resenting his long absence.
• Mu Nujiao lets her usual composure slip. Discouraged by the competition and her family’s expectations, she seeks comfort and accepts Mo Xie’s tenderness.
• Mo Xie supports both Ai Tutu’s growth and Mu Nujiao’s emotional needs.

Themes

• Family loyalty and protection: Ai Jiangtu’s devotion to his sister drives his violent response.
• Effort and recognition: Ai Tutu’s progress earns genuine praise, while Mu Nujiao worries that her efforts may not be enough.
• Intimacy and emotional support: Quiet affection helps the characters cope with insecurity and disappointment.
• Power and intimidation: Ai Jiangtu’s decisive victory demonstrates the gulf between his strength and Gu Jian’s.

Character interactions

• Ai Jiangtu threatens and attacks Gu Jian, then shifts immediately to gentle affection with Ai Tutu.
• Ai Tutu and Ai Jiangtu trade playful complaints about his absence; Mo Xie and Ai Jiangtu both encourage her.
• Ai Tutu remains close to Mo Xie, prompting her brother’s mild jealousy.
• Mo Xie listens to Mu Nujiao’s worries, stops her from drinking more, and comforts her in an intimate moment.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Nujiao, tipsy and unusually uninhibited, seeks reassurance from Mo Xie. Their flirtation turns into kissing and intimacy.
• Mo Xie pauses when he recognizes that her insecurity is tied to Mu Ningxue’s place on the National Team. Mu Nujiao fears she may fall behind, but is also afraid that asking her clan for more support will cost her independence.
• Mo Xie reassures her that she need not let the Mu Clan control her: he considers her his partner and would not let her be forced into marriage. Relieved, Mu Nujiao accepts his other relationships and says she will get along with the women in his life.
• When Mo Xie asks what she wants to do next, Mu Nujiao says she hopes to keep training and help him. He proposes that, after graduating from Pearl Academy and earning a teaching certificate, she become principal of a magic high school he plans to establish within the Evil Heaven Pavilion.
• Mo Xie explains that the school would develop young talent, strengthen the Pavilion from within, and prepare future generations to face humanity’s growing threats.

Character developments

• Mu Nujiao reveals vulnerability beneath her confidence: she wants to prove herself, but fears becoming dependent on her family. With Mo Xie’s commitment, she regains confidence and begins imagining a role beyond competing with Mu Ningxue.
• Mo Xie shows affection and protectiveness toward Mu Nujiao, while also revealing a broader ambition: building institutions that will cultivate talent and secure the Pavilion’s future.

Character interactions

• The chapter moves from playful seduction to an earnest discussion of Mu Nujiao’s fears and future.
• Mo Xie reassures her directly, and Mu Nujiao responds with trust and acceptance of his existing relationships.
• He then shifts from emotional support to offering her a meaningful leadership role in his planned school.

Significant themes

• Independence and family obligation: Mu Nujiao worries that family support may become a means of control.
• Love and acceptance: Mo Xie’s commitment helps her feel secure, while the relationship is framed as one requiring acceptance among multiple partners.
• Investing in the next generation: The proposed school represents Mo Xie’s belief that nurturing young mages is essential to humanity’s survival amid future disasters and monster threats.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Nujiao reflects on her future after Mo Xie suggests a career in magic education. She realizes that teaching could give ordinary students the opportunities she once received and decides it feels meaningful.
• Grateful for Mo Xie’s encouragement, she kisses him. He tells her that intimacy should come from genuine desire, not from trying to escape her problems or release her emotions; she apologizes and agrees.
• Mo Xie gives Mu Nujiao a Fake Terror Demon seed from their earlier training. He leaves to meet Ding Yumian, while Mu Nujiao accepts that she can pursue him another time and begins absorbing the seed.
• In the days that follow, Mu Nujiao’s strength improves, helping her perform well in the nomination matches. She remains a possible National Pavilion reserve rather than making the National Team.
• Mo Fan dominates his matches with powerful Thunder and Light magic and two Warrior-level summoned beasts, earning three recommendation votes and moving close to a National Team spot.
• Leng Qing summons Mo Xie to the Azure Sky Hunter Agency. He arrives to find her dressed casually and attractively, and she appears from inside as the chapter ends.

Character developments

• Mu Nujiao moves from living by her family’s expectations toward choosing a future that reflects her own values. Her genuine happiness at the prospect of teaching marks a newfound sense of independence.
• Mo Xie encourages her ambitions and sets a boundary around their intimacy, though he also describes her as his future partner.
• Mo Fan demonstrates his strength and advances toward the National Team.
• Leng Qing appears to have set aside her formal role for a more relaxed, personal encounter with Mo Xie.

Significant themes

• Self-determination: Mu Nujiao begins defining success for herself rather than following family rules.
• The value of education: Magic schools widen opportunity beyond prominent families, and teaching can have lasting impact even when students forget their teachers.
• Intimacy and agency: Mo Xie insists that closeness should be wanted for its own sake, not used as an escape.
• Ambition and competition: The nomination matches show characters pursuing different levels of national representation.

Character interactions

• Mo Xie’s conversation helps Mu Nujiao discover a meaningful career direction; she responds with gratitude and affection.
• He gives her the seed, encourages her growth, and leaves before their relationship progresses further.
• Bai Tingting and Song Xia seek to grow closer to Mo Xie, with Bai Tingting also hoping to help her friend.
• Leng Qing’s invitation brings Mo Xie to the Hunter Agency, setting up their next conversation.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie visits Leng Qing at her shop. She explains that Grandpa Bao is abroad and that Qin has taken Leng Lingling demon hunting.
• Leng Qing invites Mo Xie to drink with her. After playful teasing and flirtation, he agrees.
• She tells him about the Grand Speaker’s 20,000-Kilometer Coastline Plan, which requires cities and nearby groups to cooperate on defensive barriers. Magic City, Hangzhou, Evil Heaven Pavilion, and Bird City are coordinating, and she asks for his help.
• Mo Xie readily agrees to help build barriers in Magic City and Hangzhou.
• Leng Qing secretly adds something to his drink. As they continue talking, Mo Xie recognizes that she has drugged him. Their mutual attraction turns physical, and they kiss, ending the chapter in an intimate encounter.

Character developments

• Leng Qing shifts between her composed, authoritative public persona and a playful, affectionate side around Mo Xie. Her deliberate seduction shows that she is ready to act on her feelings rather than keep them unspoken.
• Mo Xie remains considerate and cooperative, agreeing to help with the defense plan. Though initially wary of Leng Qing’s advances, he reciprocates once their attraction becomes explicit.

Character interactions

• Leng Qing tries to coax Mo Xie into drinking, then teases him about how he sees her; he describes her as a cool judge, a caring older woman, and sometimes a queen.
• Their flirtation becomes increasingly intimate, culminating in a kiss and mutual declarations of affection.
• Their personal encounter unfolds alongside a serious discussion of regional cooperation, linking their developing relationship to the larger crisis ahead.

Significant themes

• Love and intimacy: Leng Qing’s long-held attraction moves into open, physical expression.
• Contrasting identities: Her stern professional image contrasts with her warmth and playfulness in private.
• Duty amid personal life: Even a romantic meeting is shaped by the urgent preparations for the coming threat.

Key plot points and events

• After spending the night with Leng Qing, Mo Xie wakes as she prepares to leave early for Hangzhou. They part affectionately, and he later tidies her room before heading to Pearl Academy.
• Mo Xie arrives for Mo Fan’s high-profile nomination match against Dongfang Lie, the Fire Institute’s top student. The match has drawn a large crowd because both contestants are considered exceptionally strong.
• Mo Xie joins six women who have saved him a seat. They ask whether Mo Fan can win, and Mo Xie confidently predicts that he will.
• In the contestants’ area, Mo Fan watches a video report announcing that the Ancient Capital’s undead have erupted into chaos. The West Rainbow Team has been wiped out, including patrol officer Zhang Xiaohou.

Character developments

• Mo Xie is affectionate with Leng Qing, then shifts his attention to supporting Mo Fan. His confidence in his brother is unwavering, though he jokingly threatens to punish him if he loses.
• Leng Qing shows warmth and tenderness toward Mo Xie, while also maintaining her professional responsibilities and leaving for Hangzhou.
• Mo Fan begins the chapter relaxed and distracted by his phone, but the report about Zhang Xiaohou’s death abruptly shocks him.

Character interactions

• Leng Qing and Mo Xie share a tender goodbye after their night together.
• The six women at the match greet Mo Xie and sit with him; Ding Yumian playfully checks whether he smells of another woman.
• The spectators debate the competitors’ strengths, highlighting Dongfang Lie’s unusually powerful Fire magic and Mo Fan’s record of victories.
• Mo Xie’s confidence in Mo Fan contrasts with the crowd’s uncertainty about whether he can defeat Dongfang Lie.

Significant themes

• Intimacy and loyalty: The opening emphasizes personal affection, while Mo Xie’s support for Mo Fan shows familial devotion.
• Competition and reputation: The nomination match brings together elite students and tests claims of strength and talent.
• Sudden tragedy: The news of Zhang Xiaohou’s death sharply interrupts the excitement of the match and shifts the chapter toward grief and crisis.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie receives news that Zhang Xiaohou is presumed dead in the Ancient Capital. He reassures Xiaohou’s grieving partner, He Yu, that Xiaohou will survive, then decides to go there immediately.
• His sudden anger and coldness alarm Ding Yumian and the other women, but Mo Xie refuses their offers of help.
• Meanwhile, Pearl Academy’s match is about to begin. Mo Fan is distracted by a phone call and nearly delays the contest, but he takes his position after Bai Yulang alerts the referee.
• Mo Fan orders his Lava Wyvern to finish the fight quickly. Dongfang Lie attacks with his powerful Nine Flood Dragons spell, but the wyvern swallows the flames, absorbs their power, and returns them as Dragon Breath.
• The blast destroys Dongfang Lie’s defensive equipment and knocks him out. Without their strongest fighter, Zhou Shuming’s team is defeated by the Lava Wyvern, Bai Yulang, and their teammates. Mo Fan himself never attacks.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie is shaken by Xiaohou’s apparent death and turns his concern into a firm resolve to travel to the Ancient Capital. He comforts He Yu but keeps his plans—and his anger—largely to himself.
• He Yu is devastated yet holds on to hope after Mo Xie promises Xiaohou will not die.
• Ding Yumian and the other women recognize Mo Xie’s distress and offer support; Ding Yumian senses its severity most clearly.
• Mo Fan is emotionally preoccupied, but once the match starts, his icy command sets the tone for a swift, overwhelming victory.
• The Lava Wyvern responds to Mo Fan’s anger with heightened aggression and demonstrates its ability to absorb and amplify fire magic.
• Dongfang Lie begins confident in his strength but is left injured and humiliated. Zhou Shuming, who resents Mo Xie and hopes to take his frustration out on Mo Fan, is stunned and fearful after Dongfang Lie falls.
• Bai Yulang notices Mo Fan’s condition and briefly asks the referee to pause the match.

Significant themes

• Grief and hope: He Yu mourns Xiaohou, while Mo Xie insists that he is still alive.
• Loyalty and responsibility: Mo Xie acts on his concern for his friend, choosing to leave for the Ancient Capital.
• Controlled power and reputation: Mo Fan’s team wins decisively without him lifting a hand, strengthening his “Demon King” image.
• Overconfidence and humiliation: Dongfang Lie’s confidence collapses when his strongest attack becomes fuel for the wyvern.

Key plot points and events

• During the competition, Mo Fan learns that Zhang Xiaohou is in trouble. He leaves immediately with Mo Xie to search for him in the Ancient Capital.
• Xu Zhaoting joins them, both to help find Xiaohou and to visit old friends. Mo Xie also collects Liu Xian, and the four travel together.
• The chapter explains why the Ancient Capital is so dangerous: it borders a vast undead graveyard filled with ancient tombs and increasingly powerful Undead, whose strength is heightened by the age of their burial.
• With unrest worsening, the group arrives on the last passenger flight permitted into the city. Security is heightened, but Mo Xie’s Hunter Master badge gets them through the airport checkpoint.
• They travel toward the Ancient Capital and see its enormous Outer City wall, built to protect the urban area. The city is on high alert, and officials restrict travel outside the walls, especially near nightfall.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Fan is visibly panicked about Xiaohou but remains determined to find him, whatever his condition.
• Mo Xie acts as a steadying presence, reassuring Mo Fan and taking practical charge of the journey. His Hunter Master status also proves useful at the airport.
• Xu Zhaoting shows loyalty and courage by volunteering to join the search; his improved magical abilities make him a valuable ally.
• Liu Xian, on her first major trip away from home, reacts with curiosity and wonder to the Ancient Capital and its defenses.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and friendship: The group risks entering a dangerous region to search for Xiaohou.
• The cost of safety: The massive walls and strict controls protect residents but reflect the constant threat surrounding the city.
• A past that remains dangerous: Imperial tombs and legends of the Ancient King shape the present-day danger posed by the Undead.