Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Mu Ningxue attends Tianlan Magic High School’s annual assessment because she hopes to see Mo Xie. He notices her but looks away, leaving her worried that he still resents her. She becomes jealous when another woman shares his earphones, but hides her reaction from Mu Zhuoyun.
• The assessment begins. He Yu, who had seemed timid and tearful, earns an A on the Star Sense test, surprising her classmates and teacher.
• Zhang Xiaohou earns two S grades and an A, then successfully casts Wind Track: Swift Movement. His overall result is strong enough to rank among the year’s top five. He returns to Mo Xie, who praises him.
• Other students receive mixed results, mostly B’s and C’s, with a few comic arguments over their grades.
• Zhou Min earns A+ in Stardust and C+ in spell casting. Classmates assume she and Mo Fan are a couple, though they have never made their relationship official.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Ningxue shows how much she still longs for Mo Xie, but his distant response and apparent closeness with another woman make her feel hurt and jealous. Mu Zhuoyun suspects Mo Xie is the cause of her mood.
• He Yu reveals unexpected focus and ability beneath her fragile-seeming manner.
• Zhang Xiaohou overcomes his nerves and demonstrates impressive magical talent. Mo Xie encourages him before the test and congratulates him afterward.
• Zhou Min and Mo Fan display their easy, affectionate closeness. Mo Fan privately challenges her before her assessment; she responds competitively, then teases him about carrying her things. Their mutual feelings remain unspoken.

Significant themes

• Appearances can be misleading: He Yu seems helpless but performs exceptionally, while quiet Zhang Xiaohou proves to be a top student.
• Effort, confidence, and support: The assessment tests students’ abilities, and encouragement from friends helps them face it.
• Unspoken affection and jealousy: Mu Ningxue’s longing and Zhou Min and Mo Fan’s unresolved relationship show how feelings can remain unacknowledged even when they shape people’s behavior.

Key plot points and events

• School leaders, including Mu Zhuoyun and Mu Ningxue, arrive to watch the Annual Assessment. They first see Lightning student Xu Zhaoting destroy a training puppet with Thunder Seal: Python Mark. Mu Ningxue calls his performance “average,” explaining that her standards are shaped by Imperial Capital Academy.
• The leaders move to Class 8 for Mu Bai’s test. With Mu He’s quiet prompting, the examiner calls Mu Bai next.
• Mu Bai earns three S grades in the Stardust assessment, displaying an unusually powerful “Radiant Overflow.”
• He then casts Ice Vine smoothly and confidently. The spell freezes the puppet and spreads across the ground, impressing the examiners and school leaders.
• Mu Bai receives a final score of S in Stardust and B+ in casting, among the strongest results of the assessment. Mu Ningxue upgrades her judgment to “not bad,” but Mu Bai walks past without acknowledging her.

Character developments

• Mu Bai demonstrates that a year of disciplined training has paid off. His confidence and skill have grown, and he seems uninterested in winning Mu Ningxue’s approval.
• Mo Xie is genuinely happy for Mu Bai, cheering and applauding rather than treating him as a rival.
• Mu Ningxue remains difficult to impress, but Mu Bai’s refined spell earns her qualified praise.
• Mu Zhuoyun is pleased with Mu Bai’s potential, though he keeps his reaction restrained. He also avoids interfering in the younger generation’s personal affairs.

Significant themes

• Hard work and earned recognition: Mu Bai’s performance publicly validates his training.
• High standards and status: Mu Ningxue’s judgment reflects the elite benchmarks she has encountered at Imperial Capital Academy.
• Friendship over rivalry: Mo Xie celebrates Mu Bai’s success sincerely.
• Independence: Mu Bai’s response suggests he no longer needs approval from Mu Ningxue or the Mu family’s leaders.

Character interactions

• Mo Xie encourages Mu Bai before the test and leads the applause afterward. Mu Bai returns his support with a faint smile and nod.
• Tang Yue notices how sincere Mo Xie’s happiness is and remarks on the two friends’ closeness.
• Mu He tries to draw Mu Zhuoyun’s attention to Mu Bai’s performance, while Mu Zhuoyun remains measured.
• Mu Ningxue praises Mu Bai’s casting, but he gives her no acknowledgment.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Fan is called for his exams. His Lightning Stardust shines to Radiant Overflow, earning an S grade—the same top result as Mu Bai.
• In the casting test, Mo Fan smoothly completes Thunder Seal and destroys the Humanoid Puppet. He receives a B+ for casting, matching Mu Bai’s overall results.
• Impressed by Mo Fan’s talent, Mu Zhuoyun offers him Lightning cultivation resources as an investment.
• Mo Fan rejects the offer and publicly confronts Mu Zhuoyun about the beating his family suffered years earlier. He recalls being helpless as his father was attacked and says a small reward cannot buy his loyalty.
• Enraged, Mu Zhuoyun unleashes powerful Ice magic, freezing the training field. Deng Kai intervenes, while Mo Xie pulls Mo Fan behind him and Tang Yue shields the brothers.
• The icy pressure suddenly recedes, and Mu Zhuoyun begins to bow before the stunned crowd.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Fan demonstrates formidable talent and confidence, then reveals the resentment beneath his bravado. He refuses to let Mu Zhuoyun’s generosity erase past harm.
• Mu Zhuoyun shifts from approving benefactor to furious aggressor when Mo Fan challenges him; his final bow hints at an unexpected change or submission.
• Mo Xie rushes to protect his younger brother, reinforcing their close bond and Mo Fan’s dependence on his brother’s past intervention.
• Tang Yue steps in to protect both brothers, while Deng Kai places himself between Mo Zhuoyun and Mo Fan to prevent harm to the students.
• Zhou Min is embarrassed to realize Mo Fan had been outperforming her and worries about the condition she may owe him.
• Mu Ningxue is surprised by Mo Fan’s Lightning talent and watches with renewed interest.

Significant themes

• Resentment and accountability: Past violence cannot be undone with a convenient gift.
• Power and vulnerability: Mo Fan’s strong exam performance cannot yet match an Intermediate Mage’s overwhelming force.
• Family loyalty and protection: Mo Xie and others risk themselves to shield Mo Fan.
• Talent, status, and recognition: Mo Fan’s achievements earn public praise, but his personal history complicates his standing with the powerful Mu family.

Plot points and events

• Mu Zhuoyun publicly apologizes to Mo Xie and Mo Fan for his past actions, offering Lightning Element resources as compensation.
• Mo Xie accepts the apology on the Mo Family’s behalf but refuses the resources and declares that the two families should have no further ties.
• Mu Zhuoyun accepts the decision, though it appears to dash Mu Ningxue’s hopes. She passes Mo Xie and quietly says something to him before leaving; his reaction remains unreadable.
• The Annual Assessment resumes, and Mo Xie is called to take the Stardust test.
• He tries to restrain his power, but the Star Sense Stone emits Sudden Radiance, a level beyond Radiant Overflow. The stone develops a faint crack, and Mo Xie receives the highest possible score: S+.
• Mo Xie declines to take the spellcasting test. Since his Stardust score already qualifies him for the Elite Class, he sees no need to compete for a higher ranking or longer access to the school’s Stardust Magic Tool.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie shows resolve and restraint: he chooses a clean break with the Mu Family, conceals the full extent of his strength, and refuses advantages he believes others need more.
• Mu Zhuoyun sets aside his pride to apologize, apparently hoping to make amends and preserve a possibility for Mu Ningxue.
• Mu Ningxue is visibly affected by Mo Xie’s declaration that their families will have no connection, but leaves without openly confronting him.
• Mo Fan is surprised by Mu Zhuoyun’s apology and unsure how to respond; Mo Xie steps in to accept it for the family.
• Principal Zhu, Tang Yue, the examiners, and the students react with astonishment to Mo Xie’s exceptional result. Principal Zhu explains that skipping the second test could affect Mo Xie’s rank and access to equipment, but Mo Xie stands by his choice.

Significant themes

• Reconciliation and boundaries: An apology can be accepted without restoring a relationship.
• Selflessness and fairness: Mo Xie gives up potential benefits because he believes other students need the shared resource more.
• Power and restraint: His extraordinary talent is evident, but he deliberately limits what he reveals.
• Pride and humility: Mu Zhuoyun’s public apology and Mo Xie’s refusal of compensation contrast authority with personal integrity.

Key plot points and events

• After the Annual Assessment, Mo Xie gives up his allotted time with the school’s Stardust Magic Tool so another student can benefit. Principal Zhu thanks him, and the teachers and students admire his generosity.
• The assessment ends: students who receive Grade D are expelled from Tianlan Magic High School.
• Mo Fan asks whether Mo Xie will cut ties with the Mu Family. Mo Xie says Mu Bai is an exception.
• The school forms an Elite Class from the top hundred students. Mo Xie is ranked first despite declining the Stardust Tool; Mo Fan and Mu Bai tie for second, followed by Xu Shaoting, Zhang Xiaohou, and Zhou Min.
• The Elite Class will receive access to Stardust Magic Tools next semester, with time allocated according to assessment rankings. Quarterly assessments will reshuffle access and move the bottom ten Elite students out and the top ten ordinary-class students in.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie shows generosity and resolve by surrendering his tool time. He also remains considerate of Mo Fan, noticing his distraction but not pressuring him to explain.
• Mo Fan privately reflects on his complicated feelings toward Mu Ningxue. Though she once caused trouble for his family, she later left her school and stayed by Mo Xie during his illness. Mo Fan regards her as “half a sister-in-law,” with Ye Xinxia as the other half.
• Principal Zhu openly expresses respect for Mo Xie’s choice.
• Tang Yue is impressed by Mo Xie and becomes an instant favorite among Elite Class students after introducing herself.
• Xue Musheng explains the Elite Class’s benefits and warns students that their places are not secure.

Significant themes

• Generosity and fairness: Mo Xie gives up an advantage so someone else can have a chance.
• Competition and merit: Rankings determine access to scarce resources, and students must keep proving themselves.
• Family loyalty and complicated affection: Mo Fan’s view of Mu Ningxue balances old resentment against her devotion to Mo Xie.
• Harsh consequences: The school’s expulsions and class transfers underline the unforgiving nature of the magical cultivation system.

Plot points and events

• Xue Musheng announces that Mo Fan’s punishment for his behavior during the Annual Assessment is a reduction in his Stardust Magic Tool access from one month to twenty-one days. Mo Fan accepts the penalty without regret, believing he would make the same choice again.
• The school year ends. Mo Xie stays behind to handle the fallout from the day’s events and asks the school to keep them quiet.
• Mo Xie runs into Tang Yue and walks out with her. They discuss his refusal of the school’s magic tool; Tang Yue praises his generosity and admits—though Mo Xie assumes she is teasing—that his actions had made her heart flutter. She reminds him of their dinner appointment the next evening.
• At home, Mo Jiaxing prepares a celebratory dinner. Mo Fan teases him about Aunt Wen’s specially made chicken soup.
• That night, Mo Xie keeps a promise to meet Mu Ningxue at a neighborhood park. She had insisted she would wait if he failed to come. Their meeting ends with a tense, intimate pause as she approaches him.

Character developments

• Mo Fan accepts the consequences of his impulsiveness and recognizes that strength must back up defiance. He also feels guilty that Mo Xie has to manage the trouble he caused.
• Mo Xie reassures his younger brother and continues acting protectively, while remaining generous about resources he does not need. His decision to meet Mu Ningxue shows he takes her promise seriously, even though he is unsure of her intentions.
• Tang Yue begins to see Mo Xie differently after his considerate behavior, revealing an attraction he does not recognize.
• Mu Ningxue shows unusual persistence and apparent pleasure at seeing Mo Xie, hinting that the meeting matters to her.

Significant themes

• Strength and responsibility: Mo Fan learns that confronting stronger opponents without sufficient power can end badly.
• Family loyalty: Mo Xie supports Mo Fan without judgment, even while dealing with the consequences of his actions.
• Generosity and merit: Mo Xie declines a resource he does not need so another student can benefit.
• Changing perceptions and attraction: Both Tang Yue and Mo Xie find their impressions of others shifting, setting up new personal tensions.

Character interactions

• Xue Musheng publicly explains Mo Fan’s punishment, and Mo Fan accepts it while classmates debate the cost.
• Mo Xie comforts Mo Fan, who apologizes for creating extra work.
• Tang Yue and Mo Xie share a warm, teasing conversation, ending with her invitation to dinner.
• Mo Fan jokes with Mo Jiaxing over dinner, while Mo Xie stays out of the exchange.
• Mo Xie and Mu Ningxue meet privately in the park, where her closeness leaves him unsettled.

Plot points and events

• Mu Ningxue meets Mo Xie privately, reflecting on how she has secretly followed his concerts and treasured a fan photo and autograph.
• She sincerely apologizes for the trouble she caused his family. Mo Xie accepts and forgives her, though he is emotionally distant.
• When she asks whether they can remain friends, Mo Xie says it is better for them to be strangers and starts to leave.
• Mu Ningxue embraces him from behind and begs him not to cut her out of his life. She reminds him of his old promise to cure her illness.
• Mo Xie agrees to keep that promise, but implies their relationship will end once he has fulfilled it. Mu Ningxue accepts this.
• Ye Xinxia has watched their meeting through binoculars. Later, Mo Xie tells her what happened. She reassures him that their bond will not be affected, but privately resolves to thwart Mu Ningxue’s intentions.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Ningxue reveals how deeply she still cares for Mo Xie and how much she regrets their estrangement. Her apology and desperate embrace show unusual vulnerability.
• Mo Xie remains guarded and determined not to revive their former relationship, but his sense of duty makes him honor his past promise.
• Ye Xinxia comforts Mo Xie affectionately while concealing jealousy and suspicion. She believes Mu Ningxue is trying to regain access to him.
• The reunion is tense: Mu Ningxue seeks connection, while Mo Xie sets firm boundaries. Mo Xie is open with Xinxia, who responds with both outward reassurance and private hostility toward Mu Ningxue.

Significant themes

• Regret and estrangement: A sincere apology cannot automatically restore a broken bond.
• Promises and responsibility: Mo Xie will honor a commitment even though his feelings have changed.
• Hidden feelings and motives: Mu Ningxue’s devotion and Xinxia’s jealousy remain partly unspoken.
• Memory and lingering attachment: Their shared past continues to shape the present, even as Mo Xie tries to move on.

Key plot points and events

• After blade practice, Mo Xie spends a tender morning with Ye Xinxia. She says she wants to awaken the Healing Element so she can care for him if he is injured.
• The two share an intimate moment, and Mo Xie reassures her that their family will never be apart. Mo Fan interrupts just before they kiss, leaving Xinxia embarrassed and Mo Fan bewildered.
• After breakfast, Mo Xie takes Xinxia to Chenxi for her Magic awakening. The staff’s deference makes her suspect Mo Xie has concealed something about his status; he repeats his “Major Client” explanation, but she remains unconvinced.
• At Chenxi, Mo Xie asks Lin Jiayu to prepare a Guiding Stone for the Healing Element. Lin welcomes him personally, while a uniformed guard prevents curious guests from approaching him.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie is affectionate and protective toward Xinxia, while keeping his influence at Chenxi hidden from his family until he feels the time is right.
• Ye Xinxia is openly devoted to Mo Xie and eager to become a healer for his sake. She is also perceptive, recognizing that his explanation for the staff’s behavior is incomplete, and wary of Lin Jiayu.
• Mo Fan innocently interrupts the couple’s near-kiss, prompting Xinxia’s embarrassment and a comically hostile glare.
• Lin Jiayu shows Mo Xie considerable respect and warmth. Xinxia interprets her charm and familiarity as signs she could be a romantic rival.

Significant themes

• Family and lasting attachment: Mo Xie’s promise that they will always be together anchors the chapter.
• Care expressed through service: Xinxia’s choice of the Healing Element reflects her desire to protect and remain close to Mo Xie.
• Hidden status and trust: Mo Xie conceals his standing at Chenxi, while Xinxia’s suspicions suggest that honesty between them may eventually matter.
• Romantic tension and light comedy: Their private affection is interrupted by Mo Fan, and Xinxia’s jealousy adds playful tension.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Xinxia successfully awakens the Healing Element at Chenxi’s Awakening Hall. Mo Xie is relieved the process goes smoothly.
• Lin Jiayu and Xinxia quickly become friendly. Lin Jiayu flirts discreetly with Mo Xie as he takes over pushing Xinxia’s wheelchair.
• In the elevator, Xinxia presses Mo Xie about his relationship with Lin Jiayu. He refuses to explain for now, soothing her instead.
• Mo Xie leaves Xinxia at home while her brother Mo Fan meditates, then returns to Chenxi to finish work before a two-month business trip.
• He plans to inspect Chenxi’s branches in Magic City, Imperial Capital, Demon Capital, and Hangzhou; meet the Zhao Clan head in Magic City; investigate why the Zu and Qin Clans supported Chenxi; and prepare a summer concert in Demon Capital.
• Jiang Ya brings Mo Xie coffee and offers to travel with him. He declines, saying he has personal matters to handle and trusts her and Lin Jiayu to run Chenxi.
• Seeing his headache, Jiang Ya massages his temples. Mo Xie relaxes in her embrace and falls asleep.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains protective and affectionate toward Xinxia, while keeping his past or relationship with Lin Jiayu private. He also shows greater responsibility as Chenxi’s owner by planning to oversee its branches.
• Ye Xinxia is pleased with her awakening but jealous and wary of Lin Jiayu’s closeness to Mo Xie. His evasive answer leaves her frustrated, though she accepts his reassurance.
• Lin Jiayu uses her charm to bond with Xinxia and privately tease Mo Xie.
• Jiang Ya reveals personal concern and growing boldness toward Mo Xie, going beyond her usual professional role to comfort him.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and growth: Mo Xie recognizes he must attend to Chenxi’s operations beyond Bo City.
• Affection, jealousy, and secrecy: Xinxia’s questions and Lin Jiayu’s flirtation hint at complicated relationships, while Mo Xie keeps some matters undisclosed.
• Trust and care: Jiang Ya’s support and Mo Xie’s confidence in her and Lin Jiayu show mutual reliance within Chenxi.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie wakes from a nap to find he has missed several calls and messages from Tang Yue. Because his phone was silent, he has overslept and is nearly half an hour late for their dinner.
• He rushes out of Chenxi, where Tang Yue is waiting beside her car, dressed elegantly for the evening.
• Tang Yue confronts him about keeping her waiting. Mo Xie repeatedly apologizes, and his nervous, guilty reaction gradually softens her irritation.
• As she fixes his tie and clothes, Mo Xie openly admires her neckline. Tang Yue catches him staring, threatens him, then lets him go.
• Mo Xie compliments her appearance, making Tang Yue blush and quietly pleased. They head to the car, and she explains she has already told the restaurant they would be late.

Character developments

• Mo Xie feels guilty and anxious about disappointing Tang Yue. Though his awkward apologies and careless staring get him into trouble, he manages to ease the tension with a sincere compliment.
• Tang Yue begins the scene cold and angry, but her annoyance fades as Mo Xie’s remorse reassures her. Her blush and hidden smile reveal that his praise affects her more than she admits.

Significant themes

• Consideration and responsibility: Mo Xie’s work habits cause him to neglect their plans, while Tang Yue has to manage the consequences.
• Affection beneath teasing: Their mock threats and playful exchanges conceal growing warmth and mutual attraction.
• Emotional honesty: Mo Xie’s guilt and Tang Yue’s reactions reveal more than either says directly.

Character interactions

Tang Yue reprimands Mo Xie, then straightens his clothes; he admires her and compliments her, prompting her to blush and tease him. Their tense reunion turns affectionate, and they leave together for dinner.

• Key events: Mo Xie joins Tang Yue for dinner at an upscale restaurant. They share a meal and wine, and Tang Yue praises his success before inviting him to join the Lingyin Temple Judgment Hall in Hangzhou. The position would come through her uncle, the Chief Judge, and require only three missions a year while preserving Mo Xie’s freedom. Mo Xie says he needs time to consider. When Tang Yue asks about his mother, he reveals that she died long ago.
• Character developments: Tang Yue’s admiration for Mo Xie deepens into personal concern and curiosity about his past. She suspects he missed their earlier meeting because he was overworked and hungry, though he jokes that he skipped lunch to enjoy her treat. Mo Xie is uneasy with the date-like setting and cautious about the recruitment offer, but responds respectfully. His calm disclosure about his mother hints at a painful part of his history.
• Character interactions: Their teasing over the expensive restaurant and Tang Yue linking arms gives the dinner an intimate, lightly flirtatious tone. Tang Yue looks after Mo Xie and praises his achievements; he returns the respect by acknowledging the dangers faced by Judgment Hall members. Her invitation shifts their conversation from personal warmth to a serious opportunity, before her question about his family brings the scene to a somber close.
• Themes: The chapter contrasts public achievement with private hardship, explores care and growing intimacy, and raises the tension between personal freedom and duty. Mo Xie’s brief mention of his mother introduces grief and unanswered questions about his past.

Plot points and events

• Over dinner, Tang Yue asks about Mo Xie’s past. He reveals that his mother died when he was one, after years of poor health, and that his family lived with little money.
• He remembers his childhood with his siblings fondly, then explains that a conflict with the powerful Mu Family when he was twelve shaped his determination to protect his family from being bullied.
• Mo Xie admits the pressure of pursuing that goal has been exhausting, though he would make the same choice again. Tang Yue stops him from drinking more and offers to listen.
• They discuss summer plans: Tang Yue expects to train for the Advanced Level, while Mo Xie says he may travel to another city. She guesses he is going on business and reminds him to look after himself.
• On the drive home, Tang Yue asks the driver to step out, then embraces Mo Xie and tells him he need not face his troubles alone. She invites him to call her “Sister.”
• Mo Xie accepts, calls her “Sister Tang Yue,” and embraces her in return. The moment dissolves the emotional distance between them.

Character developments

• Mo Xie opens up about the grief and hardship beneath his confident public image. His ambition is rooted in protecting his family, but Tang Yue’s kindness lets him briefly show vulnerability.
• Tang Yue moves from sympathetic listener to an active source of comfort. She offers Mo Xie a trusted, familial bond and reassures him that he can confide in her.

Significant themes

• Grief and resilience: Mo Xie’s early loss and hardship fuel his resolve.
• Protection and responsibility: His success is driven less by status than by preventing his family from being mistreated.
• Trust and emotional intimacy: Sharing painful memories and accepting comfort bring the two closer.
• Chosen family: Tang Yue offers a sisterly connection that helps Mo Xie feel less alone.

Character interactions

Tang Yue listens without judgment, takes Mo Xie’s hand, limits his drinking, and later comforts him with an embrace. Mo Xie initially struggles with the unexpected affection but responds by embracing her and accepting the name “Sister Tang Yue.” The chapter’s closing author’s note emphasizes that romantic feelings in the story are intended to develop gradually through shared experiences rather than appear suddenly.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie returns home after drinking a little. Ye Xinxia scolds him for risking getting drunk, but he reassures her and heads upstairs.
• Ye Xinxia comes to help him pack before his trip. Seeing how exhausted and emotionally vulnerable he is, Mo Xie asks her to sleep beside him. They hold each other, and he says he is grateful to have her.
• The next day, Mo Xie arrives in Magic City by train, disguised with a cap, sunglasses, and mask. A talent scout mistakes him for a promising newcomer and offers to make him more famous than the “Evil Emperor.” Mo Xie declines, privately amused by the comparison.
• A company driver takes him to the Chenxi office. Employees greet him in a formal reception, and Jiang Ting, president of the Magic City branch, welcomes him. Mo Xie declines a rest and calls for a meeting within three minutes.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Xinxia’s worry over Mo Xie’s drinking shows her deep affection and protectiveness. She responds gently to his rare vulnerability, offering comfort without pressing him to explain.
• Mo Xie lets down his usual confident façade at home, seeking closeness and expressing gratitude. In Magic City, he resumes his decisive role as company boss.
• Jiang Ting comes across as capable and professional, while also comfortable enough with Mo Xie to tease him about the employees’ curiosity.
• The talent scout’s exaggerated pitch contrasts with Mo Xie’s actual fame and status, which remain hidden from the people at the station.

Significant themes

• Affection and emotional support: Ye Xinxia provides Mo Xie with reassurance during a difficult moment.
• Public image versus private identity: Mo Xie conceals his face in public, while the company’s employees know him as their powerful boss.
• Responsibility and leadership: Despite his exhaustion and long journey, Mo Xie prioritizes meeting with the branch staff.

Plot points and events

• Mo Xie visits Chenxi’s Magic City branch, whose office is an exact replica of his old Bo City office. Acting President Jiang Ting briefs him on the branch and its newly opened auction house; Mo Xie plans to inspect it.
• Zhao Yuzheng, head of the Zhao family and Zhao Group, arrives with his son, Zhao Manyan, hoping to introduce him to Mo Xie. Zhao recognizes Mo as a successful businessman and celebrity, while Manyan is astonished to learn that Mo is the “Evil Emperor,” a famous singer, and Chenxi’s owner.
• Zhao Yuzheng warns Manyan not to reveal Mo Xie’s connection to Chenxi. He then encourages the young men to spend time together and invites Mo to dinner at the Zhao home.
• Mo and Manyan head to the auction house. During the drive, Manyan asks about Mo’s awakened element. Mo says Lightning; Manyan laments that he awakened Light instead. Their conversation reveals that Manyan is sixteen, the same age as Mo, prompting Mo to suspect something is wrong with the timeline.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains composed and courteous, even when surprised by Zhao Yuzheng’s unexpected visit. He welcomes Manyan warmly and agrees to accompany him.
• Jiang Ting is formal and protective of workplace hierarchy, insisting that staff call her “Acting President” when Mo is present, despite Mo saying it is unnecessary.
• Zhao Yuzheng is friendly and familiar with Mo, but stern with his son. He admires Mo’s achievements and hopes his son will learn from him.
• Zhao Manyan begins distracted and skeptical, then becomes curious and conversational. His envy over Mo’s Lightning Element gives way to Mo’s concern when Manyan’s age appears inconsistent with the timeline.

Significant themes

• Reputation and secrecy: Mo’s many public identities contrast with the need to keep his ownership of Chenxi confidential.
• Ambition and comparison: Manyan measures himself against Mo’s success and feels overshadowed by him.
• Timeline uncertainty: Manyan’s age and apparent place in events suggest a possible chronological discrepancy.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie reflects that the timeline appears to have changed: Zhao Manyan is now the same age as him, rather than a year younger. He decides not to dwell on it.
• Zhao Manyan complains that his father expects him to earn his own resources instead of relying on the Zhao Clan’s wealth. Mo Xie encourages him to prove himself through hard work.
• The two exchange contact information and attend an auction at Chenxi, where Zhao Manyan praises the venue’s reputation, privacy, and quality.
• Zhao Manyan searches the auction listings for a high-quality Light Element Spirit Seed but finds none. Mo Xie offers to keep an eye out for one.
• Zhao Manyan asks Mo Xie for concert tickets for his girlfriend. Mo Xie readily gives him two front-row VIP tickets, which delight Zhao Manyan.
• With no other plans, Zhao Manyan suggests visiting Magic City Magic High School. There, they see Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, who are discussing a teacher’s request that delayed their plans.

Character developments

• Mo Xie remains generous and relaxed, sharing concert tickets and offering to help Zhao Manyan find a rare Spirit Seed. His thoughts about the altered timeline show that he has become accustomed to unusual changes.
• Zhao Manyan comes across as sociable, easygoing, and knowledgeable about auctions. Though born into a wealthy clan, he resents his father’s insistence that he earn resources himself; he also shows affection for his girlfriend by seeking tickets for her.

Significant themes

• Changing timelines and uncertainty: Mo Xie notices that events and ages differ from the original timeline but accepts the change.
• Wealth versus self-reliance: Zhao Manyan’s father’s expectations clash with the privileges of his background.
• Generosity and friendship: Mo Xie willingly offers practical help and coveted concert tickets.
• Status and privacy: The auction’s luxury and concealed private boxes emphasize the influence and discretion of powerful patrons.

Character interactions

• Mo Xie reassures Zhao Manyan about his prospects and encourages him to work toward his father’s approval.
• Zhao Manyan praises Chenxi’s auction house while Mo Xie jokes about his business knowledge.
• Zhao Manyan asks for tickets for his girlfriend, and Mo Xie responds without hesitation.
• At the school, Mu Nujiao calmly accepts her duties as class monitor, while Ai Tutu complains on her behalf that a teacher has disrupted their plans.

Plot points and events

• Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu are disappointed because they couldn’t get tickets to the Evil Emperor’s concert.
• They run into Zhao Manyan at school, accompanied by a man whose face is concealed. Ai Tutu teases Zhao about his reputation for changing girlfriends frequently.
• Zhao reveals he has front-row VIP tickets and claims he planned to attend with his girlfriend. He then says his mysterious friend has spare tickets and offers them to the women if they show him around campus.
• Mo Xie gives Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu tickets without asking for anything in return, then leaves with Zhao. Mu Nujiao calls after him to ask his name, but he does not answer.

Character developments and interactions

• Ai Tutu is animated and outspoken, openly mocking Zhao’s love life but becoming delighted when she sees the concert tickets.
• Mu Nujiao is more reserved: she accepts a ticket reluctantly, senses that the disguised stranger is familiar, and tries to learn his name.
• Zhao Manyan uses his playful charm to tease the women and help his friend, while defending himself as faithful during each relationship.
• Mo Xie remains mysterious and understated. His generosity surprises the women, and he avoids revealing his identity.

Significant themes

• First impressions and reputation: Ai Tutu judges Zhao by his playboy image, while Mo Xie’s disguise invites curiosity.
• Generosity and social obligation: Mo Xie gives the tickets freely, despite Zhao’s attempt to make them conditional on a campus tour.
• Recognition and mystery: Mu Nujiao’s sense that she has encountered Mo Xie before hints at a connection yet to be revealed.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xie and Zhao Manyan finish touring Magic City Magic High School. Mo Xie keeps his distance from Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, sensing that getting to know them could bring complications and might expose his identity.
• They visit the Zhao family’s villa. Bai Miaoying warmly welcomes Mo Xie and treats him like family, while Zhao Yuzheng has prepared dinner. Zhao Manyan jokingly complains that his mother seems more attentive to Mo Xie than to her own son.
• Over the next four days, Mo Xie works at the Chenxi Magic City Branch, handling documents and meetings. The workload is heavier than in Bo City, but he finishes the outstanding work.
• After dinner one night, Mo Xie heads out toward the seaside. A powerful, inexplicable pull draws him instead to a deserted, unfinished development. He finds signs of a battle there and enters the ruins.
• His Sharingan activates, and his Super Intuition warns him of danger. A fast-moving, blood-red attacker strikes; Mo Xie raises his Tang Dao and activates his armor and shield magic tools, but the blow sends someone crashing into the ruins.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains wary of social entanglements, values the Zhao family’s kindness, and works diligently as Chenxi’s true boss. His mysterious attraction to the ruins suggests an emerging connection to the danger there.
• Zhao Manyan is playful with Mo Xie but becomes the butt of his mother’s teasing. His annoyance at being treated like an outsider is largely comic.
• Bai Miaoying and Zhao Yuzheng show genuine affection for Mo Xie, welcoming and caring for him as though he were their own child.
• Jiang Ting supports Mo Xie at work, bringing him coffee and encouraging him to rest.
• Mo Xie’s potential connection with Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu is introduced through his suspicion that they may recognize him, though he deliberately avoids them.

Significant themes

• Family and belonging: The Zhao household’s warmth contrasts with Mo Xie’s usual guardedness, while Zhao Manyan jokes about being the one left out.
• Duty and exhaustion: Mo Xie’s demanding branch work underscores the responsibilities of leadership.
• Caution versus fate: Mo Xie tries to avoid trouble, yet an unexplained force draws him directly toward danger.
• Suspense and foreshadowing: The ruined development, blood scent, supernatural attraction, and sudden attack set up a larger conflict.

Character interactions

The chapter moves from light, teasing exchanges among Mo Xie, Zhao Manyan, and the Zhao family to a quieter workplace scene with Jiang Ting. It ends abruptly in action, as Mo Xie encounters a blood-red attacker in the ruins.

Key plot points and events

• After a blood-red monster’s devastating blow buries him in rubble, Mo Xie escapes with a deep chest wound. His homemade Armor and Shield Magic Tools are destroyed, and his Tang Dao is shattered.
• He treats his wound with Healing Potions and realizes the monster deliberately held back. Searching the ruined development, he finds heavy claw damage, craters, and fresh blood, suggesting a recent battle.
• The blood trail leads to a river and a bridge with a missing section. There, Mo Xie discovers a bloody handprint with six fingers and recognizes that his own six claw wounds match it.
• The clues reveal that the attacker is the Red Demon. Mo Xie then finds the badly injured Cold Hunter King on the riverbank, barely alive.
• The Cold Hunter King gives Mo Xie a scroll and asks him to deliver it to the Azure Sky Hunter Agency. Rather than let him die, Mo Xie asks Zero for help and gives him a life-saving pill.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie learns the cost of relying on inadequate equipment and resolves to invest in better defensive Magic Tools. Despite being badly hurt and usually disliking trouble, he chooses to risk future complications to save the Cold Hunter King.
• The Cold Hunter King, at death’s edge, entrusts Mo Xie with the scroll and appeals to him for help.
• Zero warns Mo Xie that saving the Hunter King will bring trouble, but supplies a pill when Mo Xie decides to proceed.
• Their exchange highlights Mo Xie’s compassion: he cannot bear to watch someone’s family lose a loved one.

Significant themes

• Preparation and survival: Quality equipment can be the difference between life and death.
• Compassion versus self-interest: Mo Xie acts against his usual desire to avoid trouble in order to save another person.
• Family and home: Mo Xie’s decision is driven by his belief that family is a vital refuge worth protecting.
• Mystery and deduction: The six-fingered handprint and matching wounds let Mo Xie identify the Red Demon and connect it to the battle.

Chapter summary

Key events

• Mo Xie revives the badly wounded Cold Hunter King, thanks Zero for its support, and uses a healing potion to stop some of the bleeding.
• Finding the King’s phone, Mo Xie unlocks it with his fingerprint and calls a contact saved as “Ling Ling.” He explains where he found the injured man and asks the family to bring a Healing Element mage.
• The family agrees to track the phone and rush to the abandoned construction site. While waiting, Mo Xie reflects on the strange force that drew him there and wonders whether the Red Demon was its source—and perhaps the reason it spared him.
• The family arrives by giant white eagle: an elderly man and woman, and the King’s two daughters. The younger daughter hurries to her father; the older daughter approaches Mo Xie.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie shows compassion and resourcefulness: he saves a stranger, treats his wounds, and contacts his family rather than attempting a risky trip to the hospital himself. The family portrait strengthens his resolve by showing him what might be lost.
• Zero unusually solemnly promises to support Mo Xie unconditionally, reinforcing their bond.
• Ling Ling reacts with alarm and suspicion when a stranger answers her father’s phone, but her family quickly takes over the call and coordinates the rescue.
• The elderly woman and man exchange familiar, teasing remarks, then reveal their affection for the Cold Hunter King, whom they call Xiao Zhan.
• The older sister is introduced as poised and striking, but her decision to approach Mo Xie instead of immediately going to her father creates a note of tension.

Significant themes

• Compassion and responsibility: Mo Xie helps despite the danger and uncertainty.
• Family and belonging: The family portrait and relatives’ urgent response show the close bonds at stake.
• Mystery and fate: The unexplained pull, the Red Demon’s restraint, and their possible connection remain unresolved.

Plot points and events

• Mo Xie meets Leng Qing, who thanks him for rescuing her father. The old woman treats the unconscious Cold Hunter King and discovers his heart had stopped; a miraculous medicine Mo Xie gave him restored its beat.
• Leng Qing and Song Qiming apologize and express deep gratitude. Mo Xie insists he wants no reward and urges them to take the injured man to hospital.
• The group travels on the White Giant Eagle. Leng Qing makes Mo Xie come along, and the old woman heals his claw wounds before jokingly suggesting him as a match for her granddaughter.
• At Magic City First Hospital, Mo Xie brings food and strawberry milk tea to Leng Qing and Leng Lingling as they wait. Leng Lingling recognizes him once he has washed off the dust and becomes shy and starstruck.
• Qin Zhan wakes. After thanking Mo Xie, he gives his name. Mo Xie then asks him to explain what he knows about the blood-red monster.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xie remains modest about saving Qin Zhan, refuses to claim a reward, and shows practical concern for getting him medical care. His focused question about the monster reveals a serious interest in what happened.
• Leng Qing moves from gratitude to determined friendliness, insisting Mo Xie stay with the family. She also helps care for her father.
• Leng Lingling is frightened for her father, then becomes bashful and admiring when she realizes Mo Xie is the person she recognizes.
• Qin Zhan regains consciousness and personally thanks his rescuer, setting up a conversation about the monster.
• Song Qiming expresses solemn gratitude, while the old woman provides healing and reassurance.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and reciprocity: The family’s thanks emphasize the value of Mo Xie’s lifesaving intervention, even as he downplays it.
• Life and miraculous healing: The revelation that Qin Zhan’s heart had stopped underscores how close he came to death and how extraordinary his survival was.
• Care and connection: The characters’ concern for Qin Zhan, and their food and support while waiting at the hospital, strengthen the emerging bond between Mo Xie and the family.
• Unresolved danger and mystery: Mo Xie’s final question shifts attention from the rescue to the threat posed by the blood-red monster.