Arc 2Training, Romance, and the Underworld

Li Yichen mastered new martial arts, faced Han Wenqi’s schemes, and grew closer to Tang Ling'er and Ouyang Xuanxuan. He promised to help Ouyang Xuanxuan reach the Underworld, then returned to campus training as Su Xiaoxiao began teaching self-defense.

  • Li Yichen summoned Huo Yuanjia, Ip Man, and Wong Fei-hung, mastered their martial arts almost instantly, and combined them into the Three Mysteries Phantom Fist.
  • Tang Ling'er chased Mantou into Li Yichen’s arms, and he later stopped Han Wenqi’s hired gang before Yellow Hair turned on Song Yi.
  • Han Wenqi arranged for Li Yichen to supervise military training, where Li Yichen reunited with Tang Ling'er and met instructors Hao Jun, Su Xiaoxiao, and Wang Meng.
  • Tang Ling'er cut the red threads linking Li Yichen and Ouyang Xuanxuan, then fought Li Yichen until they landed embracing.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan visited Li Yichen at his parcel station, became his business partner, and joined him in reading Zhou Tingting’s letter to her dead boyfriend.
  • Li Yichen promised Ouyang Xuanxuan he would save her from the Underworld, then asked Black and White Impermanence to help him visit it.
  • An old shopkeeper offered Li Yichen a paper Lamborghini if he obtained the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness, while Elder Mo told Su Xiaoxiao to build ties with Li Yichen and monitor the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect.
  • Su Xiaoxiao demonstrated women’s self-defense and had Ouyang Xuanxuan practice against Li Yichen, who barely reacted to her strikes.
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Ch. 26Inflatable dolls

Li Yichen rushed to get his three drunken roommates back to the dorm before it locked, astonishing bystanders with his strength. Meanwhile, Han Wenqi arranged to be alone with Xia at a hotel and confessed his feelings, leaving her trapped as he tried to kiss her despite her having a boyfriend.

  • Li Yichen cleared his head with a dark glow, paid the bill, and carried Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong toward the dorm.
  • Other diners watched Li Yichen run with the three men and joked that they looked like inflatable dolls.
  • Han Wenqi left a restaurant with Xia, and Shen Yi arranged for her to take him to a hotel.
  • At the hotel, Han Wenqi pretended to be too weak to stand alone and persuaded Xia to help him into his room.
  • Han Wenqi confessed that he liked Xia, ignored her claim that she had a boyfriend, and pulled her close as he tried to kiss her.

Ch. 27Meeting Black and White Impermanence Again

Li Yichen went to the White Temple at night and asked Black and White Impermanence to bring martial arts masters to train him. They returned with Huo Yuanjia, Ip Man, and Wong Fei-hung, leaving Li Yichen ready to begin learning kung fu.

  • Unable to sleep because his roommates were snoring, Li Yichen ran to the White Temple to contact Black and White Impermanence.
  • Black and White Impermanence appeared, and Li Yichen asked them to bring Huo Yuanjia, Ip Man, and Wong Fei-hung to teach him kung fu.
  • While waiting, Li Yichen recalled recent events in unusual detail and concluded that he had become a genius.
  • Black and White Impermanence returned with three tiny figures and enlarged them to ordinary size.
  • Huo Yuanjia, Ip Man, and Wong Fei-hung bowed to Black and White Impermanence and Young Master Yichen.

Ch. 28Learning Martial Arts, Part One

Li Yichen summoned Huo Yuanjia, Wong Fei-hung, and Ip Man to teach him martial arts, then mastered Huo Yuanjia’s Lost-Track Fist with astonishing speed. Wong Fei-hung began teaching him the Shadowless Kick, and Li Yichen launched himself into the air to try it.

  • Li Yichen warmly welcomed the three martial arts masters and asked them to teach him, while Black and White Impermanence left to return later.
  • Huo Yuanjia demonstrated the Lost-Track Fist, and Li Yichen reproduced it perfectly after watching once.
  • Li Yichen’s netherworld power surged as he practiced, and the masters were stunned by how quickly he mastered the technique.
  • Huo Yuanjia admitted he had nothing more to teach Li Yichen, so Wong Fei-hung began demonstrating the Shadowless Kick.
  • Wong Fei-hung broke through a brick wall with a flurry of kicks, and Li Yichen soared into the air to attempt the technique.

Ch. 29Learning Martial Arts, Part Two

Li Yichen demonstrated the martial arts he had learned, then fought Huo Yuanjia, Wong Fei-hung, and Ip Man as the three styles began to merge into a new level of power. After Black and White Impermanence took the masters back to the Underworld, Li Yichen left the White Temple, where a mysterious woman arrived and headed for Jinling University.

  • Li Yichen used the Shadowless Kick with such force that he demolished a dilapidated house, then Ip Man demonstrated Wing Chun for him.
  • Li Yichen reproduced Ip Man’s Wing Chun and began sparring with Huo Yuanjia and Wong Fei-hung, with Ip Man joining the fight.
  • Facing all three masters, Li Yichen used Wing Chun with one hand and the Lost-Track Fist with the other before combining all three martial arts and sending the masters flying.
  • Li Yichen’s power sent him high into the sky, and his landing destroyed the remaining houses; Huo Yuanjia, Wong Fei-hung, and Ip Man marveled at his breakthrough.
  • Black and White Impermanence praised Li Yichen and escorted the three masters back to the Underworld after he asked them to look after the masters.
  • Li Yichen left the White Temple before dawn, and a green-clad woman arrived, sensed the strange energy, and flew toward Jinling University.

Ch. 30Tang Ling'er

Li Yichen developed the Three Mysteries Phantom Fist and spent the second day of freshman welcome activities helping students. The chapter ended with Tang Ling'er chasing the runaway Mantou through the rain as Li Yichen noticed her.

  • Li Yichen merged the images in his mind into a new fist technique and named it the Three Mysteries Phantom Fist.
  • Han Wenqi and Song Yi joked about Han's night with a female student and planned to share her with their friends.
  • Sun Kai proposed that Li Yichen and his roommates split up to improve their chances of meeting girls, and Li Yichen stayed at yesterday's spot.
  • Li Yichen helped students and watched a raindrop fall in slow motion before a faint light deflected it from his body.
  • Tang Ling'er warned Mantou not to run off, but the white creature darted away and she chased after it.

Ch. 31I'm Counting to Three

Tang Ling'er chased Mantou to Li Yichen and demanded the little creature back, while Han Wenqi tried to use the dispute to turn the crowd against Li Yichen. Mantou scratched Han Wenqi, and Tang Ling'er stopped the Student Union members from catching it before warning Han Wenqi to leave as she counted to three.

  • Tang Ling'er chased Mantou into the crowd, and Mantou jumped into Li Yichen's arms before hiding inside his clothes.
  • Tang Ling'er demanded Mantou back, but Han Wenqi introduced himself as Student Union president and offered to help her.
  • After Tang Ling'er dismissed Han Wenqi, he accused Li Yichen of stealing and urged the crowd to demand the creature back.
  • Mantou scratched Han Wenqi's cheek, and he ordered the Student Union members to catch it.
  • Tang Ling'er swung her Wooden Box to stop the members and warned Han Wenqi to get lost as she began counting to three.

Ch. 32Skinny twig

Li Yichen secretly made Han Wenqi collapse in pain, then denied doing it when Song Yi confronted him. After Tang Ling'er recovered her Snow Fox Rabbit, she argued with Li Yichen, who insulted her appearance and walked away as she chased after him.

  • Li Yichen shot two raindrops at Han Wenqi's knees, making him drop to the ground screaming.
  • Song Yi accused Tang Ling'er and Li Yichen of attacking Han Wenqi, but Li Yichen taunted him until he led the Student Union members away.
  • Tang Ling'er guessed Li Yichen had caused Han Wenqi's fall, and he refused to admit it without proof.
  • The Snow Fox Rabbit named Mantou climbed into Li Yichen's arms, and Tang Ling'er took it back and explained that it was a spirit beast.
  • Tang Ling'er prepared to leave for registration, but Li Yichen stopped her and insulted her by calling her a skinny twig.
  • Li Yichen walked away, and Tang Ling'er shouted after him to stop and explain himself.

Ch. 33Partners in crime

Li Yichen brought Tang Ling'er to her dorm, while Han Wenqi learned about the people he had encountered and chose Li as his target. Song Yi hired Little Yellow Hair to arrange an attack, leaving Li in danger.

  • Li Yichen handed Tang Ling'er her case at the girls' dorm, and they exchanged names before she went inside.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan watched Li Yichen with jealousy, then forgot about him when Xiao Lu mentioned buying sun protection for military training.
  • Song Yi told Han Wenqi that Tang Ling'er's information was hard to find and that Ouyang Xuanxuan belonged to the powerful Ouyang Family.
  • Han Wenqi ordered Song Yi to target Li Yichen, and they agreed to hire outsiders to break his leg.
  • Song Yi paid Little Yellow Hair to find people to attack Li Yichen and break one of his legs.

Ch. 34Playing Dirty

Li Yichen spent time with his roommates before returning to the Courier Post, unaware that Song Yi and Little Yellow Hair were preparing to ambush him. After sensing their hostile stares outside campus, Li Yichen led the group toward an old residential complex to confront them.

  • Li Yichen declined Zhang Yong's offer to drink, explained that he had offended Han Wenqi, and received his roommates' support.
  • Li Yichen worked at the Courier Post until late and considered fixing up its storage room so he could rest there.
  • Song Yi met Little Yellow Hair outside campus, where Little Yellow Hair gathered several tattooed young men to help attack Li Yichen.
  • Li Yichen sensed hostile gazes as he left campus and spotted Song Yi and Little Yellow Hair identifying him.
  • Li Yichen headed toward an old residential complex to draw the group after him, and Little Yellow Hair told the young men to follow.

Ch. 35Stick Your Ass Up Higher

Li Yichen caught the gang tailing him and easily defeated the punks when they tried to attack. He left Little Yellow Hair bruised and terrified, ordering him to kneel and stick his ass up higher.

  • Li Yichen drew a middle finger and “SB” on a wall, making Little Yellow Hair realize he had spotted the gang following him.
  • Little Yellow Hair and his men chased Li Yichen into a dead-end alley, where he appeared behind them and let them surround him.
  • Little Yellow Hair threatened to break Li Yichen’s legs, but Li Yichen insulted the gang and sent the attacking punks flying with a casual sweep of his hand.
  • Little Yellow Hair panicked and begged Li Yichen to spare him, then wet himself when Li Yichen reached for him.
  • Li Yichen took Little Yellow Hair’s baton, struck his cheek, and ordered him to kneel and raise his ass higher.

Ch. 36The underworld boss

Li Yichen beat Yellow Hair and his men, then made Yellow Hair realize Song Yi had used him to attack Li Yichen. After Li Yichen accidentally punched through a kitchen wall and slipped away, Yellow Hair took his revenge on Song Yi.

  • Li Yichen ordered Yellow Hair and the other punks to line up and beat them for bullying students.
  • Li Yichen told Yellow Hair that Song Yi had sent him to attack Li Yichen in order to get rid of him, and Yellow Hair vowed to punish Song Yi.
  • Li Yichen warned the punks not to bully university students again, punched through a kitchen wall by mistake, and escaped while the restaurant workers confronted the group.
  • Yellow Hair and his men went to meet Song Yi, kicked him down, and held him while Yellow Hair raised a chair to break his legs.

Ch. 37Using someone else to do the dirty work

Han Wenqi planned to use an award for Li Yichen to lure him into trouble with Special Forces instructors during freshman military training. Li Yichen spotted the trap but accepted the opportunity, ready to see what his enemies would do.

  • In the infirmary, Han Wenqi and Song Yi plotted revenge after Song Yi’s leg was broken while carrying out Han Wenqi’s orders.
  • Han Wenqi proposed listing Li Yichen as an outstanding volunteer, awarding him three credits, and assigning him to help with freshman military training so they could provoke a clash with Special Forces instructors.
  • Han Wenqi decided to fill the remaining volunteer positions with Student Union allies who could help make trouble for Li Yichen.
  • The university posted the commendation list, with Li Yichen’s name at the top, prompting his roommates to suspect a plot and urge him to decline.
  • Li Yichen accepted the assignment despite suspecting a trap, while his roommates joked and relaxed in their dorm room.

Ch. 38Military training begins

Li Yichen arrived at Jinling University to serve as the Journalism Department's Acting Counselor during military training. After using his spiritual energy to command the freshmen to gather, he drew the attention of the girls, while Ouyang Xuanxuan grew jealous; a girl then approached him to ask if this was the Journalism Department.

  • Tang Shaojie sent Hao Jun, Wang Meng, and Su Xiaoxiao with the other trainees to serve as instructors at Jinling University for two weeks.
  • Li Yichen learned he had been assigned as the Journalism Department's Acting Counselor, whose students would be joined by the Archaeology Department.
  • Li Yichen spotted Ouyang Xuanxuan at the training ground, but she brushed off his greeting and denied being interested in him to her roommate.
  • When the freshmen ignored his first call to gather, Li Yichen used spiritual energy to amplify his voice and ordered them to assemble.
  • The girls praised Li Yichen, making Ouyang Xuanxuan jealous as she thought about his taking her first kiss.
  • A girl approached Li Yichen and asked whether he was with the Journalism Department.

Ch. 39A rival

Li Yichen encountered Tang Ling'er again when she joined the Journalism Department's military training lineup, while her senior brother tried to crowd in beside her. After Li Yichen forced him to the back, Ouyang Xuanxuan recognized Tang Ling'er as a rival, and Zheng Liang arrived as Li Yichen's Student Union-assigned assistant just before the instructor appeared.

  • Tang Ling'er arrived with Senior Brother Huang and told him to keep out of her sight, threatening to accuse him of trying to rape her if he disobeyed.
  • Tang Ling'er reunited with Li Yichen at the Journalism Department lineup and took a place in the front row with the Archaeology Department, which was training alongside them.
  • Senior Brother Huang tried to stand beside Tang Ling'er, but Li Yichen restrained him and sent him to the back of the line.
  • Tang Ling'er whispered to Li Yichen that she knew he had been the one to act that day, while Ouyang Xuanxuan watched and felt jealous.
  • Zheng Liang introduced himself to Li Yichen as his Student Union assistant, and someone announced that the instructor had arrived.

Ch. 40Little brother Yichen

Li Yichen met the three instructors assigned to the Journalism Department and noticed their overwhelming blood aura. After the instructors admitted they had no idea how to train the students, Li Yichen began directing them through the basics.

  • Hao Jun, Su Xiaoxiao, and Wang Meng were sent to train the Journalism Department, and they joked about being assigned there to stay out of their commander’s way.
  • The students buzzed over Hao Jun’s looks, while Li Yichen recognized a dense blood aura surrounding all three instructors.
  • Li Yichen and Zheng Liang introduced themselves, and the instructors gave their names and nicknames.
  • Su Xiaoxiao called Li Yichen “little brother Yichen” and asked what to do next, so he told them to straighten the formation and practice standing at attention.
  • Su Xiaoxiao suggested that Li Yichen become the instructor while she assisted him, provoking a jealous look from Zheng Liang.

Ch. 41Let me touch you too

During a military-training break, Su Xiaoxiao teased Tang Ling'er about Li Yichen while students flocked to Li Yichen for his cooling aura. The break ended with Su Xiaoxiao warning Li Yichen to watch out for Zheng Liang.

  • Su Xiaoxiao helped Tang Ling'er set down her extremely heavy Wooden Box and teased her about being jealous over Li Yichen.
  • During the break, students crowded around Su Xiaoxiao, Li Yichen, and Hao Jun, while Xiao Lu brought Ouyang Xuanxuan over to enjoy the cool air around Li Yichen.
  • One girl asked to touch Li Yichen, and soon a crowd of girls swarmed him until Hao Shuai called everyone back into formation.
  • Su Xiaoxiao linked arms with Li Yichen to stop Hao Jun from challenging him, then whispered a warning about Zheng Liang.

Ch. 42The Matchmaker God's thread

During military training, Li Yichen encouraged the Journalism Department to put on a performance, and Ouyang Xuanxuan captivated the crowd with a song. Just as her red threads with Li Yichen were about to knot together, Tang Ling'er intervened with a sword strike that severed them.

  • Zheng Bo urged Li Yichen to arrange a performance for the Journalism Department, whose students had been left out of the other formations’ activities.
  • Li Yichen asked for volunteers, and Ouyang Xuanxuan stepped forward to sing.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan’s song drew a growing crowd, and Li Yichen was captivated as she glanced toward him.
  • As the red threads between Li Yichen and Ouyang Xuanxuan began to knot, Tang Ling'er arrived carrying her Wooden Box.
  • Tang Ling'er launched herself into the air, drew her sword, and cut through the red threads, leaving Li Yichen and Ouyang Xuanxuan with aching hearts and tears.

Ch. 43He Really Couldn't Beat Them

Li Yichen and Tang Ling'er fought in a spectacular sword duel that turned into an intimate moment, while the onlookers realized how powerful they were. Later, Zheng Liang reported the fight to Han Wenqi, who decided to take harsher action against Li Yichen.

  • Tang Ling'er attacked Li Yichen with her sword, and he caught and deflected her strikes with his bare hands.
  • Tang Ling'er and Li Yichen fought in midair until their movements fell into sync and they landed embracing.
  • Su Xiaoxiao interrupted the pair, and Tang Ling'er blushed and ran off while Li Yichen hurried away to change his shredded clothes.
  • Hao Shuai and Savage Bear acknowledged Li Yichen's strength, and Savage Bear admitted he could not beat Tang Ling'er either.
  • Zheng Liang told Han Wenqi about Li Yichen's strength and returned the untouched envelope, prompting Han Wenqi to decide to act ruthlessly.

Ch. 44Loved and abandoned

Ouyang Xuanxuan struggled with her feelings for Li Yichen and went to his dorm to find him. His roommates collected gifts from several girls looking for him, then told Ouyang Xuanxuan they would help her locate him.

  • Ouyang Xuanxuan wandered through the night, unable to stop thinking about Li Yichen, while Li Yichen unexpectedly shed a tear at work.
  • A girl visited Li Yichen's dorm with chocolates and a heart-marked envelope, but Zhang Yong told her Li Yichen was out.
  • Two more girls brought gifts for Li Yichen, prompting Sun Kai, Zhang Yong, and Yang Weifeng to joke about his popularity and decide to ask him to teach them his ways.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan arrived at the dorm looking sorrowful and asked Li Yichen's roommates where they could find him.

Ch. 45The boss's wife

Ouyang Xuanxuan visited Li Yichen after his roommates painted a pitiful picture of his life, then discovered he had bought the parcel station with the money she gave him. She proposed becoming his business partner, and their playful conversation was interrupted by a woman asking to send a parcel.

  • Ouyang Xuanxuan asked Li Yichen's roommates about him, and they exaggerated how poor and frugal he was until she started crying.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan went to the parcel station, where she watched Li Yichen work before he noticed her and invited her inside.
  • Li Yichen told Ouyang Xuanxuan he had bought the parcel station using the twenty thousand yuan she had given him and planned to repay her.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan proposed treating the money as a fifty-percent investment in the shop and jokingly called herself the boss's wife.
  • A woman outside asked Li Yichen if she could still send a parcel.

Ch. 46Unable to forget him

Li Yichen and Ouyang Xuanxuan met Zhou Tingting, who came to mail a package to her dead boyfriend, Zhou Yixuan. After Duan Mingyu took her away, Li Yichen told Ouyang Xuanxuan the story of their tragic romance, and she asked what was inside the discarded box.

  • Ouyang Xuanxuan took Li Yichen's shipping form to handle the courier station's first order herself.
  • Zhou Tingting tried to mail a package to Zhou Yixuan but could not provide an address.
  • Duan Mingyu arrived, threw down the package, and told Zhou Tingting that Zhou Yixuan was dead before taking her home.
  • Li Yichen picked up the abandoned package and told Ouyang Xuanxuan that Zhou Tingting's boyfriend had died in a car accident a year earlier.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan cried over Zhou Tingting's story, then asked Li Yichen whether he wanted to know what was inside the box.

Ch. 47A letter

Li Yichen and Ouyang Xuanxuan found Zhou Tingting’s letter to her late boyfriend, Zhou Yixuan, and Ouyang wished she could deliver it to him in the Underworld. Meanwhile, Duan Mingyu drank with his roommates and asked them how to win Zhou Tingting over.

  • Li Yichen opened a box with Ouyang Xuanxuan and showed her photographs of Zhou Tingting with Zhou Yixuan and another boy.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan read Zhou Tingting’s letter mourning Zhou Yixuan, and she and Li Yichen grew emotional.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan wished she could take the letter to Zhou Yixuan in the Underworld, and Li Yichen suggested that might not be impossible before walking her back.
  • Duan Mingyu drank with his roommates and complained that Zhou Tingting would not accept him despite Zhou Yixuan having been dead for a year.
  • One roommate suggested Duan Mingyu invite Zhou Tingting to karaoke and have them help persuade her, then offered a crude alternative.

Ch. 48Me, Go to the Underworld?

Li Yichen reassured Ouyang Xuanxuan that he would never let her die and promised to retrieve her even from the Underworld. When he contacted Black and White Impermanence for help with Zhou Tingting, they invited him to enter the Underworld himself, leaving him stunned.

  • Li Yichen promised Ouyang Xuanxuan he would save her from the Underworld, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.
  • Li Yichen wiped a tear from Ouyang Xuanxuan's eye, and she stomped on his foot before running back to her dorm.
  • After the caretaker locked him out of his dorm, Li Yichen traveled to the White Temple and called Black and White Impermanence.
  • White Impermanence explained that they were attending the Underworld's first sports car race, and Black Impermanence complained about how modern newcomers had left old ghosts behind.
  • Li Yichen asked Black and White Impermanence to bring Zhou Tingting up for a visit, but they offered to open a Spatial Gate so he could visit the Underworld instead.

Ch. 49Women's Self-Defense

Li Yichen visited Good Karma Hall to find a gift for his trip to the Underworld and received a paper Lamborghini in exchange for trying to obtain the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness. Meanwhile, Elder Mo directed Su Xiaoxiao and her companions to build ties with Li Yichen and watch the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect, while Su Xiaoxiao began teaching Women's Self-Defense.

  • Li Yichen visited Good Karma Hall, where the old shopkeeper led him to a hidden warehouse full of paper offerings.
  • The old man offered Li Yichen a paper Lamborghini if he tried to obtain the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness, and Li Yichen accepted the car and promised to try.
  • After Li Yichen left, Elder Mo told Su Xiaoxiao and her companions to strengthen their relationship with him and monitor the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect near Stone Mountain.
  • During military training, the Journalism Department chose to learn Women's Self-Defense, and Su Xiaoxiao agreed despite a boy's objection.

Ch. 50You're Doing This for Real?

Su Xiaoxiao taught the girls a self-defense move for escaping a wall pin, then chose Li Yichen to act as the attacker while Ouyang Xuanxuan practiced. The demonstration stalled when Li Yichen barely reacted to her strikes, leaving Su Xiaoxiao annoyed with him.

  • Su Xiaoxiao demonstrated how to escape a wall pin with Hao Jun, then struck his neck hard enough to knock him unconscious.
  • Su Xiaoxiao invited Ouyang Xuanxuan to practice, and chose Li Yichen as the attacker after the boys competed for the role.
  • Ouyang Xuanxuan crossed her arms and struck Li Yichen's elbows, but he barely felt the first attempt and did not move when she tried again.
  • The students complained that Li Yichen was not playing along, while Su Xiaoxiao privately thought he was clueless.
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