Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen tries to open a Netherworld Gate so the group can escape the Kunlun disciples’ Heaven-Binding Formation.
• Qin Ming completes the Southern Bright Fire Formation. Its flames melt the cavern and summon a powerful Vermilion Bird that smashes through Little Fairy’s ice barrier.
• Ouyang Hai, Atamu, and Xia escape through the gate. Little Fairy is blasted inside as her barrier breaks.
• Bai Binger refuses to leave, believing that abandoning the Sect may mean losing her home forever. She urges Li Yichen to save himself, kisses him, and faces the flames alone.
• Li Yichen shields her with a black-and-white flame barrier. He declares that her kiss makes her his wife and promises to protect her, even at the cost of his life.
• Bai Binger accepts his offer and says she believes he is the person her master foretold would protect her for life. They escape through the gate just before it is swallowed by the flames.
• After the formation exhausts the Kunlun disciples, they assume their targets were burned to ash. Qin Ming claims credit for killing the “demons,” promises rewards, and warns the disciples to keep their story straight.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shifts from urgent escape planning to choosing to stay for Bai Binger. His bravado masks real pain as he holds off the Vermilion Bird, and his promise secures her trust.
• Bai Binger moves from conflicted loyalty to the Sect and fear of exile to choosing Li Yichen and accepting his protection. Her kiss and confession mark a major emotional turning point.
• Little Fairy holds the barrier as long as she can, buying the others time before being thrown through the gate.
• Ouyang Hai acts decisively, getting himself and Atamu to safety; Xia follows, drawn by the gate’s familiar, soothing aura.
• Qin Ming presents the battle as a victory and pressures his disciples to maintain a convenient account.

Significant themes

• Promises and loyalty: Li Yichen’s willingness to risk his life gives weight to his promise and earns Bai Binger’s trust.
• Choice and belonging: Bai Binger must choose between her Sect, which she regards as home, and a future with Li Yichen.
• Sacrifice and protection: The group’s survival depends on people holding off danger for one another.
• Truth versus power: Qin Ming’s final warning suggests that the victors intend to control the story of what happened.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen and Bai Binger arrive not at the expected destination, but at Meng Po’s old-fashioned residence in the Netherworld.
• Meng Po greets Li Yichen playfully, teasing him about bringing Bai Binger. Bai Binger initially takes her as a romantic rival, but learns that Meng Po is an ancient figure thousands of years old.
• Meng Po leads them through her courtyard, where Li Yichen sees skeleton dogs, then takes them to the main hall, where Ouyang Hai and the rest of the group are waiting.
• Meng Po welcomes the group and offers each person a gift. She gives Ouyang Hai a dual-cultivation manual that she had received as collateral from Cui Jue in a mahjong game years earlier.

Character developments

• Bai Binger moves from jealousy and suspicion to astonishment and respect after learning Meng Po’s identity, though she remains somewhat flustered by the encounter.
• Li Yichen is comfortable and teasing with Meng Po, treating her like a familiar older sister, while still showing curiosity about her home.
• Meng Po comes across as playful, hospitable, and fond of Li Yichen, though she jokingly complains that he has neglected to ask after her.
• Ouyang Hai is relieved to see Li Yichen safe but becomes nervous about how to address Meng Po. His awkwardness quickly gives way to excitement over her gift.

Character interactions

• Meng Po teases Li Yichen and Bai Binger, while Bai Binger initially positions herself protectively between them.
• Li Yichen explains Meng Po’s identity to Bai Binger and jokes about her age.
• Ouyang Hai privately suspects Li Yichen has brought another beauty along, then reacts with disbelief when he learns she is Meng Po.
• Ouyang Hai mistakenly calls her “Grandma Meng,” causing an awkward pause before Meng Po tells him to call her by her name.

Significant themes

• Clashing expectations: The group’s assumptions about the Netherworld and Meng Po are overturned by her youthful appearance and familiar, humorous manner.
• Trust and belonging: Meng Po treats Li Yichen’s companions as her own guests and friends.
• Humor amid the supernatural: Teasing, mistaken assumptions, and the unexpected origin of the manual lighten the strange setting.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Po gives Atamu a protective Jade Token and Little Fairy a rare piece of millennium cold marrow, delighting both recipients.
• Meng Po asks Xia to become her disciple. She explains that Xia’s lingering resentment and karmic fate prevent her from reincarnating for now; staying in the Underworld and accumulating merit may eventually help her return to the cycle of rebirth.
• Li Yichen agrees with Meng Po’s reasoning and persuades Xia to stay, promising to visit her and check on her parents. Xia accepts, though she is reluctant to part from him.
• Meng Po also gives Bai Binger the powerful Autumn Water Sword and Seven-Colored Flowing Radiance garment. Bai is amazed by their value, and Li Yichen encourages her to accept them as a sign of Meng Po’s regard.

Character developments

• Xia shows how strongly she depends on Li Yichen, fearing he no longer wants her near him. She ultimately accepts separation for the sake of her cultivation and future reincarnation, while asking him to look after her parents.
• Li Yichen shifts from joking self-interest to sincere concern, recognizing that the Underworld is safer and more suitable for Xia than the human world.
• Meng Po reveals a desire to leave the Underworld and see the wider world, while also taking a genuine interest in Xia’s welfare.
• Bai Binger is both grateful and flustered by her gifts; Li Yichen responds with teasing before advising her to accept them.

Significant themes

• Karma and reincarnation: Xia’s past resentment affects her future and even her family, while merit may help restore her chance at rebirth.
• Care and separation: Li Yichen and Xia’s bond is tested as he supports what is best for her despite her fear of being left behind.
• Generosity and obligation: Meng Po’s gifts express affection and trust, and Li Yichen suggests repaying her kindness in time.
• Comic relief: Li Yichen’s private, mischievous thoughts and teasing of Bai Binger lighten the chapter’s serious discussion of Xia’s fate.

Character interactions

• Meng Po rewards Atamu and Little Fairy, then directly invites Xia to become her disciple.
• Li Yichen acts as mediator between Meng Po and Xia, persuading Xia and securing Meng Po’s promise to care for her.
• Xia and Li Yichen make a mutual promise: she will stay, and he will visit and check on her family.
• Bai Binger shows Li Yichen her gifts, prompting his teasing and practical reassurance.

Key plot points and events

• Bai Binger accepts Li Yichen’s gift after he reassures her that refusing it would make them seem like strangers.
• Before leaving the underworld, Li Yichen asks Meng Po to arrange a decent reincarnation for Balu. Meng Po agrees, and Atamu is deeply grateful.
• Back at the cavern, Qin Ming tells the Kunlun disciples to report that Bai Binger betrayed the sect and should be stripped of her status—even though he believes she died.
• Li Yichen, Bai Binger, and Little Fairy return through a Spatial Gate. Li Yichen publicly condemns the Kunlun disciples’ hypocrisy.
• When Qin Ming realizes Li Yichen survived the formations, he uses a talisman to flee, ordering the other disciples to hold Li Yichen off. The disciples recognize that he has abandoned them and attack in desperation.
• Li Yichen leaves Bai Binger and Little Fairy to watch the disciples, then pursues Qin Ming. He intercepts him through a spatial rift, cutting off his escape.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Binger moves from uncertainty about accepting Li Yichen’s gift to openly receiving it. Seeing Qin Ming distort the truth about her deepens her sorrow and disillusionment with Kunlun.
• Li Yichen remains protective and irreverent: he arranges Balu’s future, jokes with Meng Po, and returns determined to settle accounts. He also quickly recognizes Qin Ming’s attempt to escape and goes after him.
• Meng Po shows affection for Li Yichen despite teasing and scolding him, and she compassionately agrees to help Balu.
• Atamu expresses heartfelt gratitude for Balu’s chance at a better life.
• Qin Ming reveals his cowardice and self-interest by sacrificing his fellow disciples to save himself. The disciples’ shame and anger contrast with his betrayal.
• Little Fairy openly challenges Kunlun’s claim to righteousness, while most disciples remain too afraid to speak against Qin Ming.

Significant themes

• Hypocrisy and false righteousness: Qin Ming twists events to condemn Bai Binger, exposing the gap between Kunlun’s moral claims and its conduct.
• Loyalty and betrayal: Li Yichen protects his companions and even helps Balu, while Qin Ming abandons his own people.
• Justice and revenge: Li Yichen returns to confront those responsible, and his pursuit of Qin Ming sets up the chapter’s coming reckoning.
• Compassion and second chances: Meng Po’s promise to give Balu a secure rebirth offers a gentler counterpoint to the violence and betrayal unfolding in the cavern.

Plot points and events

• Qin Ming attempts to flee when Li Yichen appears, but Li traps him with Black Chains.
• Cornered, Qin Ming sacrifices blood to unleash a powerful Kunlun sword technique, then tries to detonate the sword. Li counters both attacks with ease, swallowing the blast in a spatial rift.
• Li binds Qin Ming and drags him back to the cavern, where the Kunlun disciples are barely maintaining a barrier against Li’s black flames.
• One disciple collapses, weakening the barrier. Senior Sister Liu appeals to Bai Binger for mercy, promising the group will not reveal what happened or oppose them again. Little Fairy rebukes her for asking for mercy after the disciples had supported Qin Ming’s attempt to kill them.
• Torn between her fellow disciples’ lives and Li’s wishes, Bai Binger ultimately uses the Autumn Water Sword to extinguish the flames. The disciples’ barrier then dissolves, leaving them exhausted but alive.
• Li returns with Qin Ming and finds Bai Binger helping the Kunlun group.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen demonstrates overwhelming power and composure, dismissing Qin Ming’s strongest attacks as insignificant. Though he pretends to be angry with Bai Binger for sparing the disciples, he accepts her apology and tells her not to repeat it.
• Qin Ming shifts from confidence to desperation and terror as his attacks fail and Li captures him.
• Bai Binger shows compassion toward her fellow disciples, even while conflicted about whether helping them might displease Li. She chooses to save them.
• Senior Sister Liu pleads for mercy and admits the group was wrong, but Little Fairy challenges the sincerity of her appeal by pointing out their earlier loyalty to Qin Ming.

Significant themes

• Power and desperation: Qin Ming’s last-resort attacks cannot overcome Li’s superior strength.
• Mercy and moral conflict: Bai Binger must choose between loyalty to Li and compassion for her fellow disciples.
• Accountability and hypocrisy: Senior Sister Liu asks for forgiveness after failing to show mercy to Bai Binger’s side.
• Trust and boundaries: Li lets Bai Binger act compassionately, while warning her not to repeat the choice.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen frightens the Kunlun disciples, who mistake his approach for a threat. Bai Binger explains that Qin Ming was responsible and asks Li to spare the others.
• Li agrees, but playfully demands that Bai call him “hubby.” She gives in, repeating it for the frightened disciples’ sake. Li then lets them go on condition that they swear an oath.
• Qin Ming begs for mercy. Li refuses at first, condemning him for framing a fellow disciple and abandoning the group in danger.
• Qin Ming admits he acted out of jealousy over Bai Binger and begs her to intervene. Li, furious at Qin’s familiarity with her, slaps him and knocks out two teeth.
• Bai asks Li to spare Qin, citing their past relationship and the danger of the Sect investigating his disappearance. Qin swears not to oppose Bai or reveal what happened.
• Li spares Qin’s life but strikes his spine, leaving him unable to speak or move properly and writhing on the ground.

Character developments

• Li Yichen shows that he is calculating as well as intimidating: he avoids killing the whole group to prevent a feud, but still imposes severe punishment on Qin. His jealousy and possessiveness emerge when Qin addresses Bai by name.
• Bai Binger uses her influence to protect the other disciples and later Qin, showing compassion despite his betrayal. She is also shy but increasingly comfortable expressing affection for Li.
• Qin Ming is exposed as jealous, deceitful, and cowardly. After losing his power and position, he desperately pleads for his life.
• The Kunlun disciples remain terrified and largely passive, grateful to be spared but unwilling to defend Qin.

Significant themes

• Mercy and punishment: Li distinguishes between the disciples, whom he releases, and Qin, whom he considers especially culpable.
• Jealousy and possessiveness: Qin’s resentment and Li’s reaction to his feelings for Bai drive the confrontation.
• Compassion versus pragmatism: Bai’s empathy conflicts with Li’s concern about future danger and political consequences.
• Power and humiliation: Li controls the group’s fate, while Qin’s dramatic fall strips him of dignity and agency.

Character interactions

• Li teases Bai into calling him “hubby,” then uses her appeal as the stated reason for sparing the disciples.
• The disciples thank both Li and Bai, though they are uneasy about how their lives were supposedly secured.
• Qin appeals first to Li, then to Bai; Bai’s plea saves his life, but Li ensures he still suffers a lasting punishment.

Key plot points

• After defeating Qin Ming, Li Yichen makes the Kunlun disciples swear not to reveal what happened or harm Bai Binger.
• Though he promised Bai Binger he would let them go, Li Yichen conjures an illusion—or apparently a real descent—into the Eighteen Levels of Hell, claiming he only wants to frighten them into honoring their oath.
• The disciples find themselves in a terrifying underworld. They witness Zhao Si condemned to Tongue-Pulling Hell for malicious gossip that ruined his neighbor’s family. When he refuses to repent, his sentence is extended, and a fiend repeatedly tears out his regenerating tongue. Several disciples are overwhelmed; two faint.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows his intimidating, theatrical side, using fear to enforce the oath. He reassures Bai Binger that he will not kill the disciples, while jokingly treating her as “his.”
• Bai Binger is anxious about the disciples’ safety and reminds Li Yichen of his promise. She is quickly touched by his claim that he is acting for her sake.
• The Kunlun disciples are frightened and obedient, first swearing the oath under pressure, then growing horrified as they witness the punishment.
• Zhao Si shifts from self-justification to terror and regret when his punishment begins.

Significant themes

• Consequences of wrongdoing: Zhao Si’s punishment dramatizes how malicious gossip can destroy lives.
• Fear as control: Li Yichen uses a vivid supernatural spectacle to make the disciples take their oath seriously.
• Hypocrisy and accountability: Zhao Si insists his harmful rumors were merely true, but the judge emphasizes the damage they caused and his refusal to repent.

Key plot points and events

• During the tour of the Underworld, Judge Lu Zhidao recognizes Li Yichen and respectfully asks why he has come. Li explains that he is showing his companions the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• Lu arranges for the sharp-witted ghost Jingxigui to guide them, making clear that Li is an important guest.
• Jingxigui leads the group through the punishments, including Scissors Hell, where a cruel employer’s fingers are repeatedly cut off, and Steamer Hell, whose gruesome spectacle makes the visitors vomit or faint.
• Li ends the tour when most of his audience can no longer bear it. He rewards Jingxigui with spirit money and asks him to pass along his regards to Lu.
• Back in the cavern, the Kunlun disciples wake in shock, swearing off steamed buns. Li treats their ordeal as a lesson against opposing him.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains flippant and cruelly amused by others’ fear, but his easy familiarity with Lu reveals his considerable status in the Underworld. He also rewards Jingxigui for his service.
• Lu Zhidao treats Li as a respected associate and promptly helps him, reinforcing Li’s influence.
• Jingxigui proves eager, observant, and opportunistic: he recognizes Li’s importance, gives an enthusiastic tour, and gratefully accepts the reward.
• The Kunlun disciples shift from fear of Li’s ruthlessness to awe at his connections, then become physically and emotionally overwhelmed by the punishments.
• Bai Binger faints during the tour and remains unconscious afterward; Li carries her and predicts she will suffer nightmares. Ouyang Hai and Atamu also faint, but Li ignores them.

Significant themes

• Punishment and justice: The torments are presented as fitting consequences for cruelty and wrongdoing in life.
• Power and status: Lu’s deference changes how the disciples see Li, showing how authority and connections can inspire reverence as much as strength.
• Fear as a weapon: Li uses the tour to intimidate the Kunlun disciples and reinforce his warning not to oppose him.

Plot points and events

• After touring the Eighteen Levels of Hell, Senior Sister Liu asks to leave. Li Yichen lets the Kunlun group go but makes sure they agree to conceal what really happened to Qin Ming. They claim Qin was injured in a Demon Sect ambush and fell from a cliff.
• Once the group leaves, Li Yichen takes the unconscious Ouyang Hai and Atamu into his Space Ring, then heads to the city with Little Fairy.
• In a hotel room, Li Yichen lays the recovering Bai Binger on the bed. When she wakes, she playfully guides his hand to her chest, but their flirtation is interrupted when Little Fairy smashes through the window.
• Bai Binger thanks Li Yichen for sparing her senior brothers and sisters, recognizing that he did it for her. She says she feels like the happiest woman in the world; Li Yichen is pleased but can’t get a private moment with Little Fairy watching them.
• Li Yichen ignores a phone call. The scene then shifts to Mo Yurou, who is being pressured to pay a restaurant bill. When she says her friend is looking for jade and will pay, the men threaten to make her spend a night with them instead.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows restraint by honoring his promise to let the Kunlun disciples go, though he also makes them cover up Qin Ming’s injuries. He is protective and affectionate toward Bai Binger, but lecherous humor and frustration at Little Fairy undercut his romantic intentions.
• Bai Binger is grateful and openly affectionate, telling Li Yichen that his mercy toward her fellow disciples means a great deal to her.
• Senior Sister Liu and the Kunlun group, previously proud and self-important, now behave cautiously and respectfully after seeing Li Yichen’s power.
• Little Fairy remains oblivious to social cues: he crashes into the room, breaks the window, and watches Li Yichen and Bai Binger, repeatedly ruining their privacy.
• Mo Yurou is frightened and desperate to defend herself, while the restaurant men exploit her predicament and make a coercive sexual threat.

Significant themes

• Power and fear: Li Yichen’s display of strength forces the Kunlun disciples to comply and show respect.
• Loyalty and gratitude: Bai Binger values Li Yichen’s mercy toward her allies and feels deeply indebted to him.
• Comedy through interruption: Little Fairy’s blunt, chaotic behavior repeatedly disrupts Li Yichen’s romantic plans.
• Coercion and vulnerability: The shift to Mo Yurou’s predicament introduces a more threatening conflict, contrasting with the lighthearted hotel scene.

Plot points and events

• Mo Yurou tricks a group of men who are threatening her: she pretends to cooperate, distracts them by calling out Li Yichen’s name, then scalds them with soup and escapes. She later hides nearby, relieved to have gotten away but upset that she has lost her bag and blames Li for not bringing her along.
• Two days later, in the Kunlun Mountains, Li Yichen playfully chases Bai Binger as they fly over the peaks. He catches her using spatial magic, winning their wager.
• Li tells Bai he must return to Jinling. She says she cannot go with him yet because her master is recovering, but promises to join him once her master is well.
• Before parting, Li and Bai share an intimate evening at a hot spring. Bai declares herself his completely and resolves to live with him in Jinling after her master recovers.
• The next morning, Bai helps Li dress and flies away. Li calls after her to tell him if she becomes pregnant; embarrassed, she nearly loses her balance before continuing on.

Character developments

• Mo Yurou shows quick thinking and resourcefulness under threat, but once safe, her frustration and vulnerability surface.
• Bai Binger expresses her love and commitment to Li, while remaining devoted to her master and unwilling to leave before the recovery is complete.
• Li Yichen is affectionate and eager to reunite with Bai, though he uses his magical advantage to win their playful chase.

Significant themes

• Survival through cleverness: Mo escapes by exploiting her attackers’ expectations.
• Love and separation: Li and Bai’s affection is strong, but duty delays their reunion.
• Playfulness and intimacy: Teasing and flirtation shape the couple’s time together.
• Duty versus personal desire: Bai chooses to stay with her recovering master despite wanting to go with Li.

Character interactions

• Mo turns the men’s lecherous assumptions against them, then escapes while they pursue her.
• Li and Bai tease each other during their chase; their playful exchange gives way to a tender conversation about parting and reunion.
• Their farewell is affectionate but reluctant, ending with Li’s teasing shout and Bai’s embarrassed reaction.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen sees Bai Binger off and heads to a breakfast stall in Hotan, where a ragged, hungry Mo Yurou asks him for a bun.
• After recognizing each other, Mo Yurou clings to Li and cries. He buys her food, and she devours it, saying she has not eaten a proper meal in three days.
• Mo Yurou explains that she secretly traveled to Hotan after Li refused to bring her. She slept at an inn, where her phone and bag were stolen. Though she had a Space Ring, she carried the bag because she had just bought it.
• Mo Yurou’s question about Ouyang Hai makes Li remember that he left Ouyang and Atamu inside his Space Ring for three days.
• Li retrieves them from an alley. Both are barely conscious from hunger, and Ouyang angrily demands food. Li carries them back to the stall, where Mo Yurou urgently summons the owner.

Character developments

• Li Yichen is initially melancholy after parting with Bai Binger, then shows compassion toward Mo Yurou. His carelessness—and feeble excuse for leaving Ouyang and Atamu without food—reveals a comic, irresponsible side.
• Mo Yurou is impulsive and eager for independence, but her first solo trip leaves her vulnerable. Hungry and humbled, she admits she was wrong, though she still approaches Li for help.
• Ouyang Hai shifts from a respectful future father-in-law to an openly furious man when he realizes Li nearly starved him.

Themes

• Impulsiveness and consequences: Mo Yurou’s secret trip and misplaced concern for her new bag lead to hardship.
• Carelessness and responsibility: Li’s forgetfulness creates an even worse predicament for Ouyang and Atamu.
• Comic misfortune and compassion: The chapter turns hunger and mishaps into humor while showing Li’s willingness to help.

Character interactions

• Li and Mo reunite warmly, though he silently judges Mo’s choices as he feeds her.
• Mo blames Li for not taking her along, while he points out that she could have stored her belongings in her Space Ring.
• Ouyang confronts Li over being forgotten; Li tries to justify himself, then carries Ouyang and Atamu to get food.
• Mo shifts from telling her own tale of hardship to urgently helping the two men, surprised that they seem worse off than she was.

Plot and events

• After returning from their Underworld adventures, Ouyang Hai recounts their strange experiences to Mo Yurou: ghost miners, a clash with Kunlun disciples, a visit to Meng Po, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Mo Yurou is thrilled—and oddly curious about whether people in Steamer Hell smell like steamed buns.
• The group prepares to return and settle accounts with Boss Zhou, but Mo Yurou realizes her wallet, phone, and ID are still missing. She refuses to ask her grandfather for help and persuades Li Yichen to find them.
• Li Yichen retrieves a bronze Heaven-Peering Mirror he had traded for with the Night Patrol God. After Mo Yurou puts a drop of blood in it and visualizes her bag, the mirror reveals its location and lets Li Yichen zoom out to identify the surrounding area.
• The mirror leads them to a shabby house on the outskirts of the city. Li Yichen confirms the location and knocks; a young girl answers the door.

Character developments and interactions

• Ouyang Hai is eager to tell his story but recoils when Mo Yurou compares Steamer Hell to cooking buns.
• Mo Yurou shows her adventurous curiosity, but also a practical concern about recovering her belongings. She admires the mirror and tries to persuade Li Yichen to give it to her.
• Li Yichen uses the mirror to solve the problem, though he refuses to part with it, jokingly reserving it for his girlfriend. Their exchange is playful and familiar.

Significant themes

• The supernatural meeting the everyday: a magical Underworld artifact functions much like a modern navigation app.
• Curiosity and adventure: Mo Yurou is captivated by the group’s bizarre experiences and the mirror’s powers.
• Affectionate teasing and attachment: Mo Yurou’s coaxing and Li Yichen’s mock resistance convey their comfortable, playful bond.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen and Mo Yurou enter Xiao Nan’s modest home, where a brand-new backpack stands out among the sparse furnishings.
• Mistaking the visitors for people her brother owes money to, Xiao Nan breaks her piggy bank and offers them her savings—124 yuan and 30 cents—promising to eat only once a day to repay the rest.
• Mo Yurou reassures Xiao Nan that they are not creditors. Xiao Nan explains that her parents died in a flood and that she has stayed out of school because the family cannot afford it.
• Xiao Nan admits she has never used the backpack because she doubts her brother could have afforded it. Moved, Mo Yurou promises to pay for her schooling and living expenses.
• Mo Yurou asks Li Yichen for money. He gives her a bundle of cash as a gift for Xiao Nan.
• Xiao Nan’s brother returns with a small piece of jade worth about 300 yuan. Seeing the visitors and the broken piggy bank, he reacts defensively and moves with startling speed. Mo Yurou recognizes what appears to be a super-speed ability.

Character developments

• Xiao Nan is thoughtful and self-sacrificing, offering her entire savings to protect her brother despite her own hardship. Her hope and excitement about returning to school emerge once Mo Yurou offers help.
• Mo Yurou shows deep compassion, becoming emotional at Xiao Nan’s circumstances and taking responsibility for her education and support.
• Li Yichen begins wary and uncomfortable but contributes generously when he understands why Mo Yurou needs money. His teasing contrasts with his willingness to help.
• Xiao Nan’s brother is introduced as a hardworking jade digger who supports his sister. His sudden, protective reaction—and apparent ability—raises questions about his powers and his relationship to the visitors.

Significant themes

• Compassion and generosity: Mo Yurou and Li Yichen respond to the children’s hardship with practical help.
• Family sacrifice: Xiao Nan’s brother works to provide for her, while she gives up school and offers her savings to shield him.
• Hope through education: The backpack symbolizes Xiao Nan’s dream, and Mo Yurou’s promise makes that dream attainable.
• Misunderstanding and trust: Xiao Nan’s fear that the visitors are debt collectors gives way to relief, while her brother’s abrupt response creates new tension.

Character interactions

• Xiao Nan approaches Mo Yurou and Li Yichen cautiously, then trusts them enough to explain her family’s situation.
• Mo Yurou comforts Xiao Nan, asks about her life, and offers financial support; Xiao Nan responds with joyful affection.
• Li Yichen jokes with Mo Yurou about school and initially resists her request for money, but ultimately gives generously.
• Xiao Nan’s brother returns in high spirits, then immediately pulls her away from the visitors when he sees the broken piggy bank, prompting Mo Yurou’s surprised recognition of his speed ability.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen and Mo Yurou find Xiao Nan and her older brother. The boy is defensive at first, but Xiao Nan recognizes Mo Yurou as kind and urges him to be polite.
• Xiao Nan notices her brother’s bleeding forehead and uses a healing ability to close the wound. The healing leaves her dizzy and exhausted.
• Li Yichen realizes the repeated healing is harming Xiao Nan. Mo Yurou explains that, because Xiao Nan is frail and has little energy, using her ability may consume her life force.
• The boy is alarmed to learn that his frequent fights and injuries may endanger his sister. Mo Yurou proposes that both children cultivate to build up their energy, and offers to take them to Jinling for training and schooling.
• Suspicious of the offer, the boy worries they may be tricking him. Li Yichen suggests a bet: if the boy loses, he must go with them. The chapter ends before the bet is settled.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Nan is gentle and trusting, but also takes charge of her brother’s care. Her healing power reveals both her ability and its dangerous cost to her health.
• Her brother is protective and tough with outsiders, yet affectionate and attentive toward Xiao Nan. Learning that his behavior could be draining her life force turns his bravado into panic and guilt. He remains wary of the strangers’ offer.
• Li Yichen notices Xiao Nan’s exhaustion and confronts the boy with the potential consequences of his fighting. He uses humor and a proposed bet to engage the boy.
• Mo Yurou explains the risks of ability use and offers practical help, drawing on her own experience as an ability user.

Significant themes

• Power and sacrifice: Xiao Nan’s ability can heal others, but at a potentially devastating cost to herself.
• Sibling love and responsibility: The children care deeply for one another, though the brother’s fighting unintentionally puts Xiao Nan at risk.
• Trust and protection: The newcomers offer a path to safety and opportunity, but the boy’s caution reflects the hardship and mistrust surrounding them.

Plot and key events

• Li Yichen wagers a rare, high-quality piece of seed jade against Xiaobei, a boy who doubts he can produce another.
• He proposes a race: Xiaobei wins if he can reach a distant dead tree without being caught. Mo Yurou referees.
• Xiaobei gets a fast start, but Li Yichen easily catches and repeatedly intercepts him. Xiaobei concedes and offers the jade back.
• Li Yichen lets him keep it, then produces another piece to prove he has more. When Xiaobei raises the stakes—saying he’ll wager his sister if Li Yichen can produce ten—the jade appears one piece at a time until ten lie on the ground.
• Horrified by what he has agreed to, Xiaobei wails that he has lost his little sister in the bet.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen is relaxed, teasing, and confident in both his speed and his enormous supply of jade. He shows generosity by allowing Xiaobei to keep the first prize.
• Xiaobei is boastful and skeptical at first, but quickly learns that Li Yichen’s abilities and resources are far beyond his expectations. Despite his shock, he honors the first bet.
• Mo Yurou serves as referee and briefly loses her temper when Xiaobei jokes that she would cry if she lost. Li Yichen calms her by reminding her that they need the children to cooperate.
• Li Yichen and Xiaobei’s banter shifts from competitive teasing to stunned disbelief; Mo Yurou’s attempt to keep the exchange under control is complicated by Xiaobei’s provocations.

Significant themes

• Keeping one’s word: Xiaobei accepts the outcome of the race and returns the jade, even though Li Yichen lets him keep it.
• Power and disparity: The race and the repeated appearance of valuable jade reveal the vast gap between Xiaobei’s abilities and Li Yichen’s.
• Humor through escalating stakes: Xiaobei’s increasingly bold wagers turn a friendly contest into comic panic when he realizes his sister has supposedly been put at stake.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen tells Xiaobei to pack and return to Jinling with the group. Xiaobei laments leaving his friends, whom he befriended by fighting them regularly.
• The friends’ parents arrive on motorcycles. Xiaobei admits he beat several children after they refused to give him a piece of blue-and-white seed jade.
• The adults notice the valuable jade carried by Li Yichen’s group and falsely claim Xiaobei stole more than ten pieces of rare red-skin, white-flesh jade from the children.
• They pressure one boy to support the lie, using his mother’s pinching to make him agree, then demand that Li Yichen hand over the stones.
• Xiaobei recognizes their greed but provokes them anyway. When the adults charge, he hides behind Mo Yurou and leaves Li Yichen to deal with them.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiaobei is impulsive and combative: he admits to starting the fight, then defiantly challenges the adults, only to retreat when they attack. His troublemaking frustrates Li Yichen.
• Li Yichen is exasperated with Xiaobei but initially considers fair compensation for the children’s injuries. He draws the line at the adults’ attempt to seize his property.
• Mo Yurou senses danger and quietly warns Li Yichen, while Xiaobei uses her as cover when the confrontation turns physical.
• The adults manipulate the children’s complaint into a pretext for claiming the jade, revealing how quickly the group’s grievance becomes opportunism.

Significant themes

• Greed and temptation: The valuable jade turns a legitimate dispute over Xiaobei’s violence into a dishonest attempt at theft.
• Responsibility and consequences: Xiaobei’s behavior creates the conflict, but he expects Li Yichen to handle its fallout.
• Moral limits: Li Yichen is willing to make amends for genuine harm but refuses to reward deception and intimidation.

Plot points and events

• A hostile group led by Brother Hu returns to confront Li Yichen and his companions over a valuable piece of jade. Mo Yurou stops the crowd by drawing a real pistol and firing into a rock, forcing them to retreat.
• Xiaobei is thrilled by the gun and begs to touch it. Mo Yurou refuses, but promises she can get him one once they reach Jinling. Li Yichen asks for one too, but Mo Yurou says he would need to join her relatives’ Special Department; he promptly drops the request.
• The retreating group does not give up. Brother Hu plans to report Li Yichen and the others to the criminal investigation unit, falsely claiming they robbed the children of the jade at gunpoint and assaulted them. He tells the adults to coach the children to support the story.
• Xiaobei packs his few belongings in fertilizer sacks and a bucket, but Li Yichen persuades him to leave them behind for the journey to Jinling.
• Xiao Nan remains unconscious after using her life force to heal someone. Li Yichen determines she is weak and will need about twelve hours to recover. When Mo Yurou asks whether they must delay their departure, Li Yichen says he has another solution.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Yurou shows resolve and competence by using her pistol to protect the group. She is also protective of Xiao Nan and tries to persuade Li Yichen to join her family’s Special Department.
• Xiaobei remains excitable and impulsive: he admires Mo Yurou’s gun, eagerly anticipates getting one, and overpacks despite having little of value. His loyalty to Xiao Nan is evident when he explains that healing exhausts her.
• Li Yichen stays calm amid danger, recognizes the risk posed by the returning men, and uses his Heavenly Eye to diagnose Xiao Nan. He also teases out a practical solution to their travel problem.
• Brother Hu shifts from direct confrontation to deception, deciding to exploit the children’s real injuries to make a false accusation.
• The group’s exchanges are affectionate and teasing, especially Mo Yurou’s exasperated handling of Xiaobei and her banter with Li Yichen.

Significant themes

• Protection and power: Mo Yurou’s firearm turns the tide, while Xiao Nan’s healing ability comes at a serious physical cost.
• Resourcefulness and trust: The group relies on each other’s skills and adapts to obstacles rather than panicking.
• Deception and injustice: Brother Hu intends to weaponize the authorities with a fabricated story, extending the conflict beyond the immediate confrontation.
• Leaving the past behind: Xiaobei’s insistence on taking his worn possessions contrasts with the move toward a new life in Jinling.

Key plot points and events

• Brother Tiger leads his group to the SWAT headquarters to report Li Yichen and Mo Yurou for armed robbery. He coaches his family to cry loudly and exaggerates the robbers’ cruelty; the children’s injuries, however, are genuine.
• Brother Tiger says the pair robbed them of jade and that Mo Yurou fired a real gun, allegedly blasting a hole in a rock. His companions back up the story, while describing Li and Mo in hostile, insulting terms.
• After confirming that the children are injured, Captain Liu orders an armed team to prepare to leave in ten minutes.
• Elsewhere, Li Yichen prepares to use a white flame to restore Xiao Nan’s health. Xiaobei blocks him, convinced the flame will hurt his sleeping sister.
• At Li Yichen’s request, Mo Yurou fetches a dead branch. When Li holds it in the flame, it turns green and sprouts leaves, demonstrating that the fire can restore life rather than burn.

Character developments

• Brother Tiger proves calculating and deceptive, staging an emotional scene and shaping his group’s account to influence the police.
• Captain Liu responds decisively to the reported gunfire and confirmed injuries, though he has not yet heard the other side.
• Xiaobei shows fierce loyalty and courage, refusing to risk Xiao Nan’s safety even when he misunderstands Li’s intention.
• Li Yichen remains focused on helping Xiao Nan and demonstrates an unusual restorative ability.
• Mo Yurou quietly supports Li and reveals she can teleport—or otherwise move through space—by disappearing and returning with a branch.

Significant themes

• Deception and competing accounts: Brother Tiger manipulates the police with coached theatrics and biased descriptions.
• Protective love: Xiaobei’s resistance comes from fear for his sister, not hostility toward Li.
• Power and healing: The life-restoring flame challenges Xiaobei’s assumption that a dangerous-looking power must cause harm.

Character interactions

• Brother Tiger directs his wife, children, and companions in presenting their report; Captain Liu questions them and sends the children for examination.
• Xiaobei confronts Li Yichen to protect Xiao Nan, while Li tries to persuade him that the flame is safe.
• Mo Yurou helps resolve the standoff by bringing a branch, allowing Li to prove the flame’s restorative effect.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen uses his life flame to heal Xiao Nan, with Mo Yurou watching.
• The energy in Xiao Nan’s body begins consuming the flames. Li Yichen realizes it is her innate healing power, which can merge with his.
• When the flames run out, Xiao Nan’s transformation falters and she appears to be in pain. Li Yichen supplies more, allowing the process to resume.
• A White Lotus Mark forms between Xiao Nan’s brows. She grows taller, gains long hair, and becomes strikingly beautiful, while radiating a holy aura.
• Mo Yurou asks Li Yichen to use his flames to make her prettier. Their teasing turns flirtatious until Xiaobei bursts in with news that the SWAT team has arrived.
• Xiaobei mistakes the transformed Xiao Nan for a fairy and cannot recognize her as his sister. Li Yichen points out who she is.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen demonstrates careful control and knowledge of his life flame, adapting when Xiao Nan’s healing process becomes unstable. He also trades teasing remarks with Mo Yurou.
• Xiao Nan undergoes a dramatic physical and spiritual transformation, apparently through the merging of her innate healing energy with Li Yichen’s flames.
• Mo Yurou is amazed by Xiao Nan’s transformation and openly envies her new appearance. Her playful rivalry and attraction toward Li Yichen surface in their banter.
• Xiaobei serves as comic relief: he first retreats after being teased, then returns in alarm and reacts comically to Xiao Nan’s new appearance.

Significant themes

• Transformation and healing: Xiao Nan’s recovery becomes a profound change in both appearance and aura.
• Mystery and hidden abilities: The scene reveals that Xiao Nan possesses a powerful innate energy, while the characters hint that they all keep secrets.
• Comic contrast: The miraculous transformation is interrupted by flirtatious jokes and the urgent announcement of the SWAT team’s arrival.

Plot points and events

• Xiao Nan emerges from a transformation: she has grown, looks strikingly different, and greets Xiaobei warmly as her big brother. Her old clothes no longer fit, and she notices that their belongings are packed to move.
• Sirens interrupt them. Li Yichen deduces that Brother Tiger’s group called the police after failing to rob them. Mo Yurou and Li Yichen go outside to meet the arriving SWAT team.
• Captain Liu orders the pair to raise their hands, treating them as armed-robbery suspects. Mo Yurou stays calm, while Li Yichen seems dismissive; their composure makes Liu suspicious.
• Mo Yurou tosses Liu her ID wallet. A sniper fires before he can catch it, triggering a burst of gunfire. Li Yichen shields Mo Yurou, then mysteriously stops the bullets in midair and makes them disappear.
• Captain Liu retrieves the wallet and discovers that Mo Yurou is a special agent with China’s Bureau 9.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Nan appears newly transformed and more grown-up, but remains affectionate toward Xiaobei and focused on ordinary concerns like clothes and moving.
• Li Yichen stays confident in the face of danger, but his calm gives way to decisive protectiveness when Mo Yurou is threatened. His ability to halt and remove the bullets reveals extraordinary power.
• Mo Yurou is self-assured and quick-tempered with authority, yet becomes terrified when the officers open fire. Li Yichen’s embrace immediately reassures her, strengthening their intimate bond.
• Captain Liu begins as a stern, suspicious commander, but is horrified by the unauthorized shooting and stunned by Li Yichen’s display. Mo Yurou’s credentials overturn his assumptions about the pair.
• Brother Tiger’s group identifies the protagonists to the police, setting the confrontation in motion.

Significant themes

• Appearances and hidden identities: The SWAT team mistakes the pair for criminals, while Mo Yurou’s official status and Li Yichen’s supernatural ability reveal how little they understand.
• Power and control: The officers’ weapons and numbers prove ineffective against Li Yichen’s ability.
• Trust and protection: Li Yichen’s instinctive defense of Mo Yurou contrasts with the chaos around them and deepens their connection.
• Escalation through misjudgment: A routine attempt to present identification turns dangerous when the sniper fires and the other officers react without orders.