Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Tang Ling’er’s eldest senior brother collapses after overhearing her grandfather threaten to break the senior brothers’ other legs. Tang Ling’er summons the others, and they carry him away in a panic.
• Tang Chen returns with the precious medicinal ingredients needed to treat Tang Ling’er’s mother. Ling’er privately knows her senior brothers did not steal the earlier supplies: she fed them to Mantou, but lets them take the blame.
• Tang Chen credits Li Yichen for obtaining the Youth-Restoring Pearl and the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness, which complete what is needed for the treatment.
• Tang Chen and Ling’er prepare the medicine. He mixes the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness with the herbs, then scrapes a small amount of powder from the Youth-Restoring Pearl into the mixture. Its aroma changes, and Tang Chen declares the medicine ready.

Character developments

• Tang Ling’er shows affection for her grandfather and deep concern for her mother, but remains mischievous and protective of herself—even shifting blame onto her senior brothers. She is also fiercely committed to Li Yichen, calling him her husband and vowing she will not let anyone separate them.
• Tang Chen is delighted to see Ling’er and relieved to have finally gathered the ingredients after more than a decade of searching. He is eager to treat his daughter, though he lightly teases Ling’er about Li Yichen.
• The senior brothers remain wary of Ling’er and terrified of Tang Chen’s anger; they suspect Ling’er caused the eldest brother’s collapse.

Significant themes

• Family devotion and hope: Tang Chen’s long effort to save his daughter culminates in the preparation of the medicine.
• Loyalty and romance: Ling’er’s attachment to Li Yichen is unwavering, even as she anticipates her mother may disapprove.
• Comic deception and fear: Ling’er’s secret and the brothers’ exaggerated panic create humor amid the serious family stakes.

Character interactions

• Ling’er eagerly reunites with Tang Chen, while concealing that she—not the senior brothers—used the missing herbs.
• Tang Chen’s threats frighten the eldest brother into fainting and send the other brothers rushing to remove him.
• Tang Chen and Ling’er collaborate on the medicine, with playful teasing over Li Yichen, the Space Ring, and the Youth-Restoring Pearl.

Key plot points

• Tang Chen gives Luo Qingyao medicinal liquid, then performs a golden-rune ritual to call her soul and spirits back to her body. The effort leaves him exhausted.
• After being unconscious for ten years, Luo Qingyao wakes up confused, unable at first to recognize her grown daughter, Tang Ling’er, or remember her life clearly.
• Once Ling’er explains how long she slept, Qingyao worries about her appearance and asks for a mirror. Reassured by her youthful reflection, she delights in how beautiful she still looks.
• Qingyao recognizes Tang Chen as her father-in-law. He leaves mother and daughter alone, and Qingyao finally embraces Ling’er in tears.
• Ling’er tells her mother about the years she missed. Qingyao learns that Ling’er is in college and promptly starts asking about handsome men and whether anyone is courting her.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Ling’er is eager and emotionally invested in her mother’s recovery, but responds to Qingyao’s vanity and scattered questions with affectionate exasperation. She remains patient as she fills her mother in on the past decade.
• Luo Qingyao wakes disoriented and initially struggles to recognize Ling’er, then shifts from self-conscious concern about aging to an emotional reunion. Her playful curiosity about college and Ling’er’s romantic life quickly emerges.
• Tang Chen uses his cultivation to revive Qingyao despite the physical toll. His cautious relief when she recognizes him, and his decision to leave the two together, show his concern for both of them.

Significant themes

• Family reunion after lost time: The ten-year separation makes the meeting deeply meaningful, even though the emotional response comes late.
• Time and change: Ling’er has grown from a small child into a college student while Qingyao slept, and Tang Chen has visibly aged.
• Humor amid emotion: Qingyao’s fixation on her looks and her sudden matchmaking questions undercut the expected tearful reunion, giving the family’s affection a light, teasing tone.

• Key events: Tang Ling’er tells her recently awakened mother, Luo Qingyao, that her boyfriend, Li Yichen, is exceptionally powerful—he even beat her grandfather, the Sect Master of Mount Qingcheng. Qingyao initially assumes Li Yichen must be an old man, then learns he is a school senior only a year older than Ling’er and urges her daughter to keep him from being taken by other women. Convinced there may be rivals, Qingyao insists on going with Ling’er to find him. The two set off on their flying swords before dawn. Meanwhile, Li Yichen remains unaware of their plans and receives a call from the Jade King saying his commissioned spirit-stone jewelry is ready.
• Character developments: Ling’er is eager and embarrassed in turns: she misses Li Yichen, but worries that other women may have claimed him while she was away. Qingyao’s fierce, possessive streak emerges immediately after waking; she encourages Ling’er to pursue the man she likes and boasts that she herself once pursued Ling’er’s father. Tang Chen is proud of having cured Qingyao, while his disciples are chiefly relieved that Ling’er has left and their legs are safe.
• Character interactions: The mother and daughter bond through teasing and gossip, especially over Qingyao’s past with Tang Chen. Tang Chen reacts in disbelief to Qingyao’s blunt announcement that she is going to find Ling’er’s man. He later tells his disciples that Qingyao is known as “Demoness Qingyao,” a fearsome figure who once shook the cultivation world. The disciples’ concern for the women quickly gives way to shock at the revelation.
• Significant themes and tone: The chapter mixes family affection, romantic rivalry, and comic exaggeration. Qingyao’s protective enthusiasm contrasts with Ling’er’s shy uncertainty, while the disciples’ craven focus on avoiding injuries supplies slapstick humor. Li Yichen’s extraordinary youth and strength—and Qingyao’s notorious past—hint at the formidable forces converging around the romance.

Key plot points and events

• Granny Wang teases Fang Enmeng about Li Yichen, whom she assumes is her boyfriend. Enmeng insists he is her brother, though she privately misses him.
• Li calls to invite Enmeng to see the custom jewelry they ordered. His other companions are busy preparing a welcome party, so the two will go alone. Enmeng is visibly excited, and Granny Wang encourages her to pursue him.
• They arrive at Elder Wang’s shop, Stone Village. Elder Wang has closed it to other customers and warmly welcomes Li, mindful of his unusual wealth and spirit stones.
• Enmeng admires a jadeite leaf priced at 500,000. Li offers to buy it for her; she hesitates because of the cost and says his sisters-in-law deserve it more. Li insists she is worthy and buys it for her.
• Enmeng expresses deep gratitude, recalling how Li helped her without exploiting her when she was in trouble. Li reassures her that he will protect her. Elder Wang then remarks that ordinary jade is insignificant beside spirit-stone creations and goes to fetch the custom pieces.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Enmeng shows growing emotional attachment to Li: she misses him, is thrilled by their private outing, and is moved by his generosity. She remains modest and uncomfortable accepting expensive gifts.
• Li Yichen is protective and generous toward Enmeng, treating her as family and firmly rejecting her self-deprecating gratitude.
• Granny Wang playfully interprets their closeness as romantic and urges Enmeng to act on her feelings.
• Elder Wang treats Li with marked deference, recognizing his status and wealth, while displaying confidence in his own jade craftsmanship.

Significant themes

• Affection and ambiguity: Enmeng calls Li her brother, but her excitement and longing suggest feelings beyond sibling affection.
• Kindness and gratitude: Li’s past help has left a lasting impression on Enmeng, who values his care more than the gift itself.
• Wealth and status: The contrast between a costly jade carving and Li’s spirit stones underscores his extraordinary resources and Elder Wang’s respect for him.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Elder Wang presents Li Yichen with several jewelry boxes, revealing exquisite pieces made from spirit stones and crafted by the Jade King.
• Fang Enmeng is captivated by a crystal-clear necklace that emits spiritual qi. Li Yichen tells her it was made for her and puts it on her himself.
• The pair share a tender, admiring moment until Elder Wang teasingly interrupts them.
• Opening the remaining boxes fills the shop with dazzling light and spiritual qi. Li explains that spirit stones can benefit their wearer and may help keep them healthy, though their qi will eventually fade.
• Li offers the other pieces to Fang, but she refuses, saying one gift is enough and suggesting they go to his sisters-in-law instead. Elder Wang warns that conspicuous valuables could make her a target, so Li agrees to keep the jewelry and promises to give her something else later.
• Fang happily clings to Li’s arm, pleased that he treats her especially well.
• In a new scene, Luo Qingyao and Ling’er arrive at Jinling University. Having slept for ten years, Luo is amazed by the unfamiliar modern world.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows affection for Fang through a personal gift and a romantic gesture. He also reveals his confidence and wealth by treating rare spirit-stone jewelry as readily replaceable. His thoughts suggest he believes he could greatly extend Fang’s life.
• Fang Enmeng is awestruck by the necklace and its spiritual properties, but remains modest and cautious, refusing to take more than one piece. Her closeness with Li becomes increasingly evident.
• Elder Wang takes pride in the jewelry but is startled by Li’s casual dismissal of its value. He teases the couple, then gives practical advice about the risks of displaying valuable items.
• Luo Qingyao is introduced as someone disoriented and fascinated by the changed world after a decade-long sleep; Ling’er accompanies her.

Significant themes

• Affection and generosity: Li’s gift and Fang’s delighted response deepen their bond.
• Humility and restraint: Fang declines the extra jewelry despite its beauty and value.
• Power and danger: Rare treasures bring benefits but can also attract unwanted attention.
• The supernatural in the modern world: Spirit stones and spiritual qi connect cultivation concepts to everyday life, while Luo’s arrival hints at the broader changes she must face.

Plot points and events

• Tang Ling’er buys two iced pearl milk teas and offers one to her mother, Luo Qingyao. Luo mistakes the tapioca pearls for “sheep droppings,” then discovers she likes their taste—though her description disgusts Tang Ling’er.
• Tang Ling’er gets abdominal pain, realizes her period is due, and hurries to find a bathroom. Luo loudly suggests she use a nearby grove, embarrassing Tang Ling’er and shocking students.
• Meanwhile, Zhang Yong teases his friends Yang Weifeng and Sun Kai about staying in the dorm rather than with their girlfriends. The two boast that their girlfriends obey them, but panic when they think the women have overheard.
• Zhang reveals the supposed girlfriends are actually a stranger, who insults the men and walks away. Yang and Sun blame Zhang and chase him.
• Zhang spots a woman who resembles Tang Ling’er near the campus gate. The three debate whether it is her and joke about competing to court her when they notice another young man approaching her.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qingyao is blunt and unselfconscious, with little familiarity with city customs; her candid remarks repeatedly embarrass Tang Ling’er and those around them.
• Tang Ling’er is embarrassed by her mother’s comments and discomforted by her period pain, prompting her to leave abruptly.
• Zhang Yong, Yang Weifeng, and Sun Kai share a teasing, boisterous friendship. Yang and Sun pretend to be dominant boyfriends, while Zhang exposes their bluff and escapes their retaliation.
• The chapter contrasts the mother-daughter pair’s awkward exchange with the friends’ slapstick banter, ending on the group’s comical eagerness to approach the woman they suspect is Tang Ling’er.

Plot points and events

• At Jinling University, a male student approaches Luo Qingyao under the pretense of offering help through the Student Union, but is clearly trying to flirt. She truthfully says she has no contact details and doesn’t recognize his modern smartphone.
• When she explains that she has a daughter at the university and is old enough to be his mother, he takes this as an insult. He then accuses her of being involved in campus thefts and demands she go to the Student Union.
• Luo dismisses him bluntly. Zhang Yong, accompanied by Yang Weifeng and Sun Kai, arrives and picks a fight with the student, hoping to impress Luo by playing her rescuer.
• The student punches at Zhang, who easily dodges and knocks him down. The student then charges at Luo, but she slaps him hard enough to leave a handprint. Humiliated and mocked by the crowd, he runs away in tears.
• After the onlookers disperse, Zhang tells his companions Luo is not Tang Ling’er and claims he intends to make a move on her, boasting that he has learned how from videos.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qingyao is amused by the attention but remains candid, sharp-tongued, and fearless. Her old “she-devil” temperament shows through, and she handles the threat herself rather than needing rescue.
• The male student shifts from flirtatious to hostile when rejected, then turns aggressive and is swiftly defeated and ridiculed.
• Zhang Yong sees the encounter as an opportunity to act the hero and pursue Luo. Though he wins the brief fight, his imagined romantic success contrasts with Luo’s indifference.
• Yang Weifeng and Sun Kai witness Zhang’s scheme; Sun Kai questions his intentions.
• Luo and the student clash over his unwanted advances and accusations; Zhang intervenes for self-serving reasons, while Luo’s slap ends the confrontation.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Luo looks young enough to be mistaken for a student, despite being a mother; Zhang’s “rescue” is also an act driven by ulterior motives.
• Generational change: Luo’s unfamiliarity with contemporary phones reflects the gap between her memories and the modern world.
• Comic bravado and fragility: Zhang fantasizes about being a hero, while the student’s bluster collapses into tears after a single slap.
• Luo’s enduring fierce nature: Despite her changed life as a wife and mother, her directness and formidable temper remain intact.

Key plot points

• Zhang Yong boldly hits on Luo Qingyao, first asking her to date him and then to “have his baby.” She accepts the second proposal, delighting him and baffling Yang Weifeng and Sun Kai.
• Luo Qingyao leads Zhang Yong into a grove, revealing that she only agreed so she could beat him up for daring to approach her.
• Zhang Yong realizes the danger and tries to flee, but Luo intercepts him with startling speed. He begs for mercy, but she intends to use him to vent her frustration.
• Zhang Yong tricks Luo into looking away by pretending his boss has arrived, then disappears and taunts her from hiding.
• Luo invokes a technique called “True Eye,” which lets her see Zhang despite his apparent concealment. As she pursues him, Zhang cries for help again.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Yong is boastful and overconfident when he thinks Luo likes him, but quickly becomes fearful once he understands her intentions. He relies on excuses, bluffing, and escape attempts rather than fighting.
• Luo Qingyao is amused by Zhang’s audacity but quickly turns threatening. Her confidence and supernatural-looking abilities emerge when she catches him and uses True Eye.
• Yang Weifeng and Sun Kai watch Zhang’s disastrous approach with disbelief. Yang teases Sun for his attraction to Bian Rourou, while Sun remains fond of her.

Significant themes

• Comic reversal: Zhang mistakes Luo’s stunned reaction for attraction and her agreement for romantic interest; the apparent courtship becomes a trap.
• Bravado versus vulnerability: Zhang’s swagger collapses as soon as Luo reveals her strength.
• Deception and hidden power: Zhang uses a fake distraction to escape, but Luo’s unusual technique exposes his hiding place.

Plot points and events

• Zhang Yong calls for help after Luo Qingyao defeats him, but Yang Weifeng and Sun Kai initially misread his cries as something suggestive.
• Luo questions Zhang about his ability to turn invisible and demands to know which cultivation sect he belongs to. Zhang insists he has no sect, which she distrusts, and she kicks him again when he will not explain.
• Yang and Sun arrive. Zhang clings to Yang, cries, and asks them to avenge him.
• Yang offers Luo a chance to apologize; she refuses and says they must either defeat her or submit to her.
• Yang sends Sun to fight while he stays back. Sun uproots a sapling and attacks with it, but Luo easily dodges his first swing, springs onto the trunk, and lands on a nearby branch.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qingyao is formidable, confident, and impatient with the men. Her suspicion that Zhang is a cultivator from another sect shapes her interrogation, though she is also mindful of her daughter Ling’er’s circumstances.
• Zhang Yong shifts from trying to bluff his way through the encounter to pleading for mercy and then seeking revenge through his friends.
• Yang Weifeng jokes with Sun at first, but takes a protective, confrontational stance once he sees Zhang’s injuries.
• Sun Kai is reluctant to be the one who fights, but obeys Yang and attacks Luo, underestimating her skill.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus ability: Luo’s petite appearance leads the men to underestimate her, but her speed, strength, and combat experience quickly challenge that assumption.
• Pride and misplaced confidence: The men’s loyalty to Zhang and confidence in their own strength draw them into a fight they may not be able to win.
• Humor amid conflict: Misunderstood cries, Zhang’s melodramatic pleading, and Yang’s attempt to assign Sun the dangerous task give the confrontation a comic tone.

Plot points and events

• Luo Qingyao challenges Sun Kai, but Yang Weifeng takes over, showing off his ability to fly.
• When Luo puts her sword away and agrees to fight barehanded, Yang exploits the wording of their agreement: he keeps flying out of reach.
• Luo reveals she can fly too and chases him. Unable to catch him, she uses a palm-drawn spell to cast Palm Thunder, striking him from the sky.
• Sun Kai catches the singed Yang and flees with Zhang Yong, who spots Li Yichen nearby and calls for help.
• Li checks Yang and finds his injuries superficial. Luo arrives and sees Li and Fang Enmeng, sizing them up as additional opponents.

Character developments

• Luo Qingyao proves resourceful and formidable, matching the group’s flight abilities and unveiling a powerful spell. Her confidence remains high even when outnumbered.
• Yang Weifeng is boastful and sly, but readily admits he will run when he cannot win. His bravado collapses when Palm Thunder hits him.
• Sun Kai and Zhang Yong shift from cheering Yang on to worrying about him and rushing to get help.
• Li Yichen responds protectively, quickly checking Yang’s condition. Fang Enmeng remains affectionate and playful with him, while saying she needs to return to work at the Courier Post.

Significant themes

• Cunning over formal rules: Yang twists the no-weapons agreement to keep his advantage, while Luo answers with an unexpected ability.
• Humor amid danger: The characters’ taunts, shameless evasions, and exaggerated reactions make the magical fight comic despite its violence.
• Hidden abilities and escalating conflict: Each new reveal—flight, sword storage, and Palm Thunder—raises the stakes and leaves the encounter unresolved.

Character interactions

• Luo and Yang trade taunts as their contest escalates from a ground challenge to an aerial chase.
• Sun and Zhang cheer Yang at first, then panic when he is struck and seek Li’s help.
• Li and Fang share a warm, teasing exchange before the fight spills into their path.
• Luo’s arrival turns Li and Fang into potential new participants in the confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Yang Weifeng wakes after being badly singed in a fight, but is more upset about losing his pubic hair than his other injuries. His crude joke embarrasses Fang Enmeng.
• Luo Qingyao confronts Li Yichen, mistaking his distracted stare for an attempt to seduce her. She attacks with a powerful punch.
• Li Yichen restrains Luo with control over space and silences her when she threatens to call for help. His friends are impressed and ask to learn the technique for selfish reasons.
• Tang Ling’er suddenly returns and rushes into Li Yichen’s arms, knocking his friends aside. After an affectionate reunion, Fang Enmeng asks who she is.

Character developments

• Li Yichen remains calm and avoids striking Luo, partly because her appearance reminds him of Tang Ling’er. He shows formidable supernatural power.
• Luo Qingyao is strong, proud, and quick-witted: when restrained, she tries to turn the situation to her advantage by accusing Li of assault.
• Tang Ling’er returns openly affectionate and excited to see Li, confirming the closeness between them.
• Fang Enmeng is shy and becomes anxious and uncertain when Tang Ling’er appears.
• Yang Weifeng and his friends provide comic relief through crude humor and their eagerness to misuse Li’s silence spell.

Significant themes

• Comedy amid danger: injuries, a violent confrontation, and supernatural abilities are undercut by bawdy jokes and misunderstandings.
• Appearance and mistaken identity: Luo’s resemblance to Tang Ling’er stirs Li’s memories, while her misunderstanding of his gaze triggers the fight.
• Power and restraint: Li can easily overpower Luo, but initially seeks to avoid hurting her.
• Romantic tension and jealousy: Tang Ling’er’s return creates an immediate question about her relationship with Li and Fang Enmeng’s place in his life.

Character interactions

• Li comforts Fang Enmeng while Yang’s joke embarrasses her.
• Luo attacks Li after assuming he is flirting; Li restrains and silences her rather than retaliating.
• Yang, Zhang Yong, and Sun Kai joke with Li and ask to learn his technique.
• Tang Ling’er embraces Li, and Fang Enmeng’s final question sets up a likely confrontation or clarification about who Tang Ling’er is.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Ling’er arrives and, seeing Fang Enmeng clinging to Li Yichen, assumes she is his lover and tries to slap her. Li Yichen stops her and explains that Fang is his sister.
• Fang quickly charms Tang by calling her his sister-in-law and claiming Li Yichen often praises her and has prepared her a gift. Tang believes her, though Li Yichen privately realizes Fang is making things up.
• Tang notices Yang Weifeng’s battered face and asks who hurt him. When he points to Luo Qingyao, Tang reveals that Luo is her mother—and that she brought her along to meet Li Yichen.
• Luo demands an explanation for what happened and threatens to take Tang away. Tang firmly says she wants to stay with Li Yichen.
• Li Yichen defuses Luo’s anger by flattering her beauty, persuading Yang and his friends to back him up. Luo puts away her sword, accepts his argument, and calls him her “fine son-in-law.”

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows quick thinking and a gift for talking his way out of trouble, first reassuring Tang and then disarming Luo with praise.
• Tang Ling’er moves from jealousy and suspicion to warmth toward Fang, then openly stands by Li Yichen even when her mother objects.
• Fang Enmeng is friendly and socially adept, smoothing over Tang’s misunderstanding with affectionate compliments—though she invents claims about Li Yichen’s praise and gift.
• Luo Qingyao shifts rapidly from fury to delight when Li flatters her, revealing her vanity and her protectiveness toward Tang.
• Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong stay out of the romantic-family confrontation and reluctantly serve as witnesses to Li’s compliments.

Significant themes

• Misunderstandings and reconciliation: Jealousy and anger are quickly resolved through clarification, warmth, and humor.
• Flattery and social maneuvering: Li uses compliments to turn a dangerous confrontation into an amiable one.
• Family and romantic loyalty: Tang chooses to remain with Li despite her mother’s disapproval, while Fang readily welcomes her as family.
• Comedy through contrast: The scene pairs threats and swordplay with exaggerated praise and the bystanders’ awkward participation.

Key plot points and events

• Zhang Yong quickly wins Luo Qingyao’s forgiveness by flattering her and jokingly asking whether she has another daughter for him to marry. She says Tang Ling’er is her only child.
• Tang Ling’er happily clings to Li Yichen, while Fang Enmeng watches with quiet jealousy. She suddenly feels faint, grabs Li Yichen’s arm for support, then hurriedly leaves, claiming she does not want to interrupt the couple.
• Li Yichen’s friends tease him over Fang Enmeng’s reaction. Luo Qingyao misunderstands the situation, assuming Fang may have left because she is also menstruating, which relieves Li Yichen and astonishes his friends.
• Tang Ling’er asks about the present Li Yichen promised. He says he will first take her and Luo Qingyao to see their home, explaining that it was given to him rather than purchased.
• Li Yichen’s friends decide to visit Mo Yurou and the others to share the news, disguising their matchmaking curiosity as concern for Li Yichen.
• Li Yichen leads Tang Ling’er and Luo Qingyao into an alley and opens a Spatial Gate to avoid being seen. Both women are stunned by his ability, especially Luo Qingyao, who had briefly prepared to defend herself.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Yong proves quick-witted and shamelessly charming, earning Luo Qingyao’s approval and prompting playful rebukes from Li Yichen.
• Tang Ling’er is openly affectionate and excited about their home and her promised gift. Her trust in Li Yichen is complete.
• Fang Enmeng reveals her lingering feelings for Li Yichen through jealousy and distress, though she conceals them and leaves politely.
• Luo Qingyao grows increasingly fond of Li Yichen as a prospective son-in-law, but her innocent misunderstanding of Fang’s departure highlights how little she suspects the emotional tension.
• Li Yichen remains attentive to both Tang Ling’er and her mother, while his friends’ teasing makes him self-conscious.
• Sun Kai, Yang Weifeng, and Zhang Yong act as a teasing, mischievous group, joking about the romantic situation and planning to involve the other women.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and unspoken affection: Fang Enmeng’s reaction contrasts with Tang Ling’er’s secure closeness to Li Yichen.
• Humor and social awkwardness: Flattery, teasing, and Luo Qingyao’s mistaken explanation keep the romantic tension lighthearted.
• Power and surprise: Li Yichen’s effortless Spatial Gate reveals how much stronger he has become, leaving Tang Ling’er and Luo Qingyao astonished.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen brings Tang Ling’er and her mother, Luo Qingyao, through a Spatial Gate to Hidden Dragon Manor, welcoming Tang as its future lady. Privately, he worries about introducing her to his other girlfriends and causing conflict.
• He shows Tang a villa he has reserved especially for her, with a view of the surrounding hills and woodland. Tang is touched by the gesture, and the two share an affectionate moment while Luo watches.
• Li Yichen gives Tang a finely crafted wooden box containing a colorful bracelet set with spirit-stone charms. Tang is delighted by it.
• Luo recognizes the bracelet’s spiritual energy and envies it, even comparing it favorably to the diamond necklace her absent husband, Tang Shaojie, once gave her. She asks to borrow it, but Tang refuses, teasing her to ask her own husband.
• Li gives Luo a spirit-stone Fortune Bean pendant as a welcoming gift. Though she calls accepting it embarrassing, she takes it eagerly.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows thoughtfulness by preparing Tang a private room and a valuable gift. His pride and affection are tempered by anxiety about managing his many relationships.
• Tang Ling’er feels welcomed and cherished, responding with excitement to the villa and bracelet. Her playful refusal to lend the bracelet shows her closeness and confidence with her mother.
• Luo Qingyao is amused—and mildly exasperated—by the couple’s public affection, then becomes openly envious of Tang’s bracelet. Her banter with Tang and eagerness to accept Li’s pendant reveal a humorous, less formal side.

Significant themes

• Affection expressed through gifts and hospitality: Li’s preparations make Tang feel at home, while his gift to Luo helps welcome her too.
• Romance amid complicated relationships: Li’s concern about his other girlfriends hints at future tension beneath the chapter’s warm domestic mood.
• Family teasing and generational contrast: Tang and Luo’s playful exchange turns jealousy over the bracelet into comic mother-daughter banter.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen casually offers Luo Qingyao a spirit-stone pendant, dismissing its value. She explains that spirit stones are rare, precious cultivation resources—so scarce that Mount Qingcheng has none—and warns him not to waste them.
• To show his generosity, Li offers her two spirit stones. Misreading her stunned silence as disappointment, he increases the gift first to five, then ten. Luo quickly accepts all ten, delighted by the prospect of strengthening her cultivation.
• Tang Ling’er objects that her mother is taking too many stones that belong to her “husband.” Luo retorts that Li gave them willingly and teases her daughter for taking his side.
• The scene shifts to Jinling University, where nearly a hundred women rehearse in a dance hall while male onlookers crowd outside to admire them.
• During a break, Mo Yurou shares water with Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi. Jiang cools her own bottle with a wisp of cold air for Mo.
• Yang Weifeng and his friends enter the hall looking for someone. The women immediately surround them and demand that they leave, despite their apology.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains generous and casual about resources others consider priceless. He tries to respect Luo as an elder, but his wealth and lack of awareness of spirit stones’ value repeatedly astonish her.
• Luo Qingyao shifts from trying to educate Li to eagerly accepting his increasingly extravagant gift. Her admiration for him grows, and she is pleased that her daughter has such a generous boyfriend.
• Tang Ling’er playfully defends Li’s property, while Luo responds with mock irritation at her daughter’s loyalty to him.
• Mo Yurou, Ouyang Xuanxuan, and Jiang Ruoyi share an easy, supportive friendship; Jiang’s ability to chill water hints at her cultivation powers.
• Yang Weifeng and his friends are comic, undignified spectators who are quickly intimidated by the women they came to find.

Significant themes

• Different perceptions of wealth: Li treats spirit stones as ordinary, while Luo sees them as rare treasures.
• Generosity and family affection: Li’s gift wins Luo’s affection, while Ling’er’s protectiveness signals her closeness to him.
• Humor through misunderstanding and contrast: Luo’s silence is mistaken for dissatisfaction, and the reverent value of spirit stones contrasts with Li’s casual attitude.
• Objectification versus assertiveness: The men ogle the dancers, but the women firmly control access to their rehearsal space.

Key plot points

• Ouyang Xuanxuan and her friends arrive at the dance hall, where Wang Manli insults them and the men accompanying them.
• Zhang Yong fires back with a humiliating joke about Wang Manli’s family. When she attacks him, Mo Yurou steps in and slaps her, then beats her repeatedly.
• Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong block Wang Manli’s friends from intervening. A dance teacher threatens to report them and have them expelled, but Yang dismisses her.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi finally stop Mo Yurou. Wang Manli is badly bruised and bleeding.
• More than a dozen men carrying clubs burst into the hall. Their leader, Wang Manli’s boyfriend, rushes to find her; she gets up and runs to him.

Character developments

• Mo Yurou shows her impulsive, protective side, responding to Wang Manli’s insults with overwhelming violence.
• Yang Weifeng and his friends stand by their companions and openly defy both Wang Manli’s supporters and the dance teacher.
• Wang Manli reveals that her hostility toward the campus beauties stems partly from jealousy over losing her place on the beauty list. After being beaten, she turns to her boyfriend for support.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi act as the calmer voices, intervening to end the assault.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and rivalry: Wang Manli’s resentment of the newcomers fuels her insults.
• Loyalty and protection: The group closes ranks when one of their own is threatened.
• Escalation and consequences: A petty insult becomes a physical fight, then draws in Wang Manli’s armed boyfriend and his entourage.
• Status and authority: The students show little concern for the teacher’s threat of expulsion.

Character interactions

• Wang Manli provokes Ouyang Xuanxuan’s group; Zhang Yong answers with a cutting insult.
• Mo Yurou attacks Wang Manli when she tries to claw Zhang Yong, while the men prevent others from stopping her.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi eventually pull Mo Yurou away.
• Wang Manli reunites with her boyfriend as he enters with armed companions, setting up a likely confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Tianqiang and his gang storm the school. Wang Manli, badly disfigured and unrecognizable, rushes toward him; he mistakes her for a threat and slaps her.
• Jiang’s men beat Wang and the dance teacher. Scarface continues attacking Wang until she proves her identity by mentioning their recent karaoke outing—and their affair.
• Jiang recognizes Wang and pretends to comfort her. She points out Mo Yurou, Yang Weifeng, and the others as the people who hurt her, asking Jiang to avenge her.
• Jiang notices the women and uses Wang’s complaint as an excuse to approach them, clearly intending to take them away. Yang Weifeng and his companions step in to protect them.
• Yang insults Jiang as a “toad freak” and introduces the trio as the “Jinling Three Tyrants.” The joke—that they are each Jiang’s “First,” “Second,” and “Third Dad”—sets the crowd laughing. Furious, Jiang orders Scarface to kill them.

Character developments

• Wang Manli shifts from terrified victim to vindictive instigator, using her relationship with Jiang to seek revenge.
• Jiang Tianqiang is shown as violent, vain, and predatory: he reacts brutally before recognizing Wang, then exploits the conflict to pursue Mo Yurou and the other women.
• Scarface is both Wang’s lover and her assailant, revealing the gang’s casual cruelty and hypocrisy.
• Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong act boldly and humorously, openly challenging Jiang and protecting the women.
• Mo Yurou remains composed and contemptuous, confident that Jiang poses little physical threat to her.

Significant themes

• Abuse of power: Jiang’s gang treats the school and its occupants as though they are beyond consequence.
• Hypocrisy and exploitation: Jiang claims to defend Wang’s honor while using the situation to pursue other women; Scarface harms his own lover.
• Appearance and recognition: Wang’s injuries make her unrecognizable, driving the scene’s dark comedy and exposing how little her attackers care to listen.
• Mockery as defiance: The students’ laughter and the trio’s taunts puncture Jiang’s feared reputation and provoke his rage.

Character interactions

• Wang’s pleas are ignored until she reveals her connection to Scarface, then she appeals to Jiang as his “woman.”
• Jiang turns Wang’s grievance into a pretext to confront Mo Yurou, while she dismisses him and Yang’s group physically shields her and the others.
• The crowd’s whispered gossip and laughter reinforce the trio’s challenge, ending the scene with Jiang escalating the conflict into a threat of violence.

Key plot points and events

• Scarface sends roughly a dozen thugs to attack Yang Weifeng and his companions. Yang directs Sun Kai to handle the fight, while he and Zhang Yong hold back to avoid revealing their Esper abilities in public.
• Sun Kai easily knocks down the thugs, then chases the rest through the dance studio. The watching college students—especially the girls—cheer him on.
• Scarface attacks Sun Kai from behind with a baseball bat, but Sun Kai is unharmed. Sun Kai takes the bat, breaks Scarface’s nose, and knocks him unconscious.
• Sun Kai then turns on Jiang Tianqiang, who tries to protect himself by invoking his powerful family. Sun Kai cuts him off with a slap, leaving him crying.

Character developments

• Sun Kai gets his first chance to shine in a fight, showing extraordinary strength and toughness. He relishes the attention and plays to the crowd, but remains controlled enough not to use his full strength.
• Yang Weifeng and Zhang Yong stay on the sidelines, mindful that using their abilities could cause trouble. They envy Sun Kai’s sudden popularity.
• Scarface shifts from arrogant confidence to rage and then helplessness after his attack fails.
• Jiang Tianqiang, previously threatening because of his family connections, is reduced to fear and tears.

Significant themes

• Hidden power and public performance: Sun Kai’s abilities overturn everyone’s expectations, turning a seemingly one-sided attack into a spectacle.
• Status versus strength: Jiang Tianqiang’s family name offers little protection against Sun Kai’s physical power.
• Recognition and attention: Sun Kai enjoys finally receiving the admiration usually reserved for Li Yichen.

Character interactions

• Yang assigns Sun Kai the lead role, while he and Zhang Yong observe.
• The crowd’s initial skepticism turns into admiration, and the girls’ cheering encourages Sun Kai to show off.
• Sun Kai taunts and defeats Scarface, then confronts Jiang Tianqiang, ignoring his attempt to intimidate him with his family name.

Plot points

• Ouyang Xuanxuan and Mo Yurou decide Jiang Tianqiang is too insignificant to be useful to the Su Family and discuss killing him. Terrified, Jiang wets himself; the women leave him alone in disgust.
• Jiang Ruoyi asks Yang Weifeng’s group why they came. Zhang Yong explains that Tang Ling’er has returned and Li Yichen took her to Hidden Dragon Manor.
• Mo Yurou assumes Tang Ling’er is another woman Li Yichen has brought home and rushes to confront her. Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi follow to prevent a fight. Yang Weifeng and the others hurry after them, eager to watch.
• Sun Kai’s casually discarded baseball bat accidentally hits Jiang Tianqiang on the head, knocking him unconscious into the puddle he made.
• At Hidden Dragon Manor, Tang Ling’er affectionately tells Li Yichen about her time away, seemingly forgetting her mother, Luo Qingyao. Luo wanders around and notices signs that other people live in the villas.
• Mo Yurou arrives and mistakes Luo Qingyao for a rival who has seduced Li Yichen. Their argument quickly becomes a fight: Mo uses her ability to vanish, while Luo counters with sword techniques. The encounter ends with both women on guard, Mo drawing a military dagger.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Tianqiang shifts from fear to relief when the women leave, only to be knocked unconscious by accident.
• Mo Yurou is jealous and quick-tempered, rushing into confrontation without knowing who Tang Ling’er or Luo Qingyao are.
• Luo Qingyao feels neglected by Tang Ling’er and, while exploring the manor, proves capable of defending herself against Mo.
• Tang Ling’er is absorbed in reuniting with Li Yichen and pays little attention to her mother.
• Yang Weifeng’s group treat the unfolding conflict as entertainment, while Jiang Ruoyi and Ouyang Xuanxuan try to prevent trouble.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and jealousy drive the escalating confrontation at the manor.
• Comic misfortune runs through Jiang Tianqiang’s humiliating predicament and his accidental injury.
• Family distance and shifting loyalties appear in Tang Ling’er’s neglect of her mother and Luo Qingyao’s sense of being left behind.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Yurou confronts Luo Qingyao at Hidden Dragon Manor, suspecting she is connected to Li Yichen. The two duel, with Luo Qingyao skillfully parrying Mo Yurou’s surprise attacks.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi arrive and join Mo Yurou. Xuanxuan uses vines to restrain Luo Qingyao, but Luo cuts them and then reveals she can fly on her sword.
• Jiang Ruoyi attacks with Ice Arrows. Luo counters with a sword technique that destroys them, leaving her fighting all three women at once.
• Inside, Tang Ling’er and Li Yichen kiss and begin undressing, but Tang Ling’er stops further intimacy because she is menstruating. Hearing the fight outside, she rushes to defend her mother.
• Tang Ling’er arrives just in time to cut a vine aimed at Luo. Luo claims the women are trying to steal Tang Ling’er’s man. Tang Ling’er angrily asks who, then recognizes Ouyang Xuanxuan.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qingyao proves far more formidable than she first appeared, revealing sword flight and powerful sword techniques. She remains composed under pressure, though the combined attacks put her at a disadvantage.
• Mo Yurou is suspicious of Luo but avoids using her gun, wary of harming someone important to Li Yichen. She calls in allies when her own attacks fail.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi take Mo Yurou’s side and coordinate their abilities—vines and ice—to contain Luo.
• Tang Ling’er shifts quickly from intimate playfulness with Li Yichen to fierce protectiveness toward her mother. Her arrival turns the fight into a personal confrontation with familiar rivals.
• Li Yichen is left behind, frustrated when Tang Ling’er rushes away before they can continue.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and protection: The women act on their alliances, while Tang Ling’er immediately defends her mother.
• Rivalry and misunderstanding: The fight begins from suspicion, and Luo’s teasing accusation of romantic competition escalates tensions.
• Hidden strength and escalating power: Luo’s abilities surprise the others, while the women’s varied supernatural skills make the battle increasingly chaotic.