Chapter Summaries

Plot and events

• Young Master Jiang asks his bald associate whether Ouyang Hai has arrived and confirms that the associate obtained the Sea Pearl he wanted. He brushes aside the man’s concern about the steep price and insists his business is none of the associate’s concern.
• Stuck in highway traffic, Ouyang Hai follows Li Yichen’s instructions to turn off the car. Li disappears, and the Land Rover suddenly rises about two meters into the air.
• Drivers witness and film the “flying car,” sparking disbelief, jokes, and speculation online. Li tells Ouyang Hai to hold on, then carries the heavy vehicle through traffic at remarkable speed.
• Ouyang Hai guesses that Li is running while carrying the car and is stunned by his strength. He imagines that Li might be a god’s son—and that being related to him could bring advantages.
• Ahead, a multi-car collision has blocked the highway. The drivers argue over who caused it, until someone spots the airborne Land Rover approaching.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen demonstrates extraordinary strength and composure, calmly warning Ouyang Hai before racing through traffic with the car.
• Ouyang Hai moves from confusion and alarm to amazement and delighted speculation about Li’s identity and his connection to the family. His thoughts reveal both awe and opportunism.
• Young Master Jiang is controlling and dismissive toward his subordinate, especially when questioned about the Sea Pearl.
• The stranded drivers shift from arguing over the collision to being silenced by the sight of Li’s flying Land Rover.

Significant themes

• The extraordinary disrupting the ordinary: A routine traffic jam becomes a public spectacle when a man carries a car through the air.
• Disbelief and proof: Bystanders debate whether the event is fake until photos and video appear, though even proof prompts new explanations.
• Power and status: Jiang’s command over his associate and Ouyang Hai’s fantasies about the benefits of being connected to a powerful figure both highlight social hierarchy and self-interest.

Plot points

• Li Yichen carries Ouyang Hai’s Land Rover through a traffic jam, then drops it so Ouyang can drive the last stretch to Hidden Dragon Manor.
• At the manor entrance, guards require an invitation. Ouyang calls Jiang Tianhao, who confirms that Ouyang’s family is safe and sends a bald subordinate to escort him inside.
• The bald man says only Ouyang may enter, excluding Li Yichen. Ouyang refuses to go without him.
• Recognizing the bald man from a previous encounter, Li Yichen confronts and repeatedly smacks him with his shoe. The manor guards refuse to intervene because the fight is outside their security area. The bald man eventually drops to his knees and begs him to stop.
• Inside, Jiang Tianhao admires a pair of large pearls and assumes they will impress Ouyang Xuanxuan and the other women.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen is exhausted by his superhuman effort but remains impatient and fiercely protective of Ouyang. He responds to the bald man’s insult with blunt, comic violence.
• Ouyang Hai stays courteous at first, but the exclusion and humiliation make him reconsider the Jiang Family and lean toward working with the Su Family. He stands by Li Yichen rather than entering alone.
• The bald subordinate shifts from swaggering arrogance to fear and submission when Li Yichen attacks him.
• Jiang Tianhao treats his subordinate dismissively and appears confident that his expensive gift will win women’s admiration.
• The guards enforce the manor’s entry rules but decline to get involved in the confrontation outside.

Significant themes

• Status and arrogance: The bald man uses the Jiang Family’s influence to demean Ouyang Hai and Li Yichen.
• Loyalty and dignity: Ouyang refuses to abandon Li Yichen, even at the cost of offending the family hosting him.
• Power and reversal: The subordinate’s borrowed authority proves useless against Li Yichen’s physical strength.
• Materialism and persuasion: Jiang Tianhao believes lavish gifts can secure admiration.

Key plot points and events

• At the entrance to Hidden Dragon Manor, Li Yichen refuses to depend on the Jiang Family and presents an invitation from Mo Yurou. Its number—nine—causes the gatekeepers to recognize its importance and admit him and Ouyang Hai, apologizing for their earlier treatment.
• The bald man who had tried to block Li continues to provoke him. Li’s killing intent and spiritual power overwhelm the man, who wets himself and collapses. The gatekeepers order their men to dump him on the mountain, where wolves may find him.
• Inside the manor, Ouyang Xuanxuan is frustrated by persistent suitors. Her mother, Jiang Peiyan, explains that social status and connections determine who gets respect, comparing society to a jungle.
• Jiang Tianhao approaches the women and claims he wants to give them two rare sea pearls. He draws a crowd by loudly praising the pearls’ rarity, quality, and supposed beauty-enhancing properties. The onlookers are impressed, but Xuanxuan is not.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows confidence and independence by relying on his invitation rather than the Jiang Family. His controlled display of power reveals a frightening, potentially dangerous side.
• Ouyang Hai remains curious about Li’s invitation and abilities but waits to ask questions until they are in private.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan openly rejects Jiang Tianhao and the attention of other men, while her mother tries to manage the social situation diplomatically.
• Jiang Peiyan is socially astute: she smiles and thanks Jiang Tianhao while recognizing that his public offer is a calculated attempt to attract attention.
• Jiang Tianhao maintains a courteous façade despite Xuanxuan’s insult, then uses the pearls and a gathered audience to impress the women and boost his standing. His tactic succeeds with the crowd, though not with Xuanxuan.

Significant themes

• The law of the jungle: Social life, like the wilderness, rewards power, status, and backing; those without protection risk being exploited.
• Power and intimidation: Li’s spiritual presence instantly changes how others treat him, while his invitation’s prestige earns him respect at the gate.
• Appearance versus intent: Jiang Tianhao presents his pearl offer as generosity, but Jiang Peiyan sees it as calculated public showmanship.
• Status and social maneuvering: Characters use connections, wealth, politeness, and spectacle to navigate the manor’s hierarchy.

Plot points and events

• Jiang Tianhao tries to impress Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Peiyan by offering them two sea pearls he says cost one million each. The public gesture makes the other women jealous, but Xuanxuan rejects the pearls.
• Li Yichen arrives and asks Xuanxuan if she is all right; she happily takes his arm. Ouyang Hai joins Jiang Peiyan, and identifies her as his wife. He introduces Li as Xuanxuan’s boyfriend and future son-in-law.
• The Ouyang family prepares to leave, but Jiang challenges Li over his remark that the pearls are unimpressive. Li claims anything he produces would be worth a hundred times as much—one hundred million.
• Meanwhile, several influential elders arrive to watch. Shen Beichen, Qin Wenhan, and Su Shengnan greet them respectfully before withdrawing. Their presence prompts speculation about why they have come.
• The chapter ends with the observers’ banter: Su Shengnan tells the two men not to pry, while they trade teasing remarks as she leaves.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Tianhao moves from smug generosity to anger and embarrassment when Xuanxuan refuses his gift and Li challenges his boast. He tries to assert control by preventing Ouyang Hai from intervening.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan remains unimpressed by Jiang’s display and openly shows her affection for Li.
• Ouyang Hai is displeased by Jiang’s advances toward his wife and daughter, and publicly supports Li as his future son-in-law. Li quietly stops him from escalating the confrontation.
• Li Yichen arrives as a reassuring presence for Xuanxuan, then directly confronts Jiang’s arrogance with a bold claim.
• Elder Mo and Elder Wang bicker playfully over who gets to speak, while Elder Wu calmly steers them toward watching the unfolding scene. Their younger companions appear accustomed to their rivalry.

Significant themes

• Wealth as status and leverage: Jiang uses an expensive gift to impress and exert social pressure; Li counters with an even more extravagant claim.
• Respect and boundaries: Xuanxuan’s refusal and Ouyang Hai’s displeasure underline that gifts and status do not entitle Jiang to their attention.
• Public pride and rivalry: Jiang’s wounded ego turns a failed courtship into a challenge, setting up a possible contest over the pearls.
• Hidden importance: The arrival of powerful elders hints that the gathering—and perhaps Li’s confrontation—may carry significance beyond the immediate dispute.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen mocks Jiang Tianhao over a claim that his bead is worth a hundred million, then challenges him to a bet: if the bead meets that value, Jiang must let Li slap him three times; if not, Jiang demands that Li kneel and call him “Dad.”
• Li turns Jiang’s demand into a joke by making him repeat “Dad,” provoking laughter from the crowd and humiliating him.
• Enraged, Jiang attacks Li. Li counters with a powerful kick that sends Jiang flying, but Jiang quickly recovers and prepares to strike again.
• Su Shengnan intervenes, clashes with Jiang, and reminds him that fighting is forbidden at the Su Family auction. Jiang backs down and apologizes.
• Shen Beichen and Qin Wenhan arrive and help defuse the confrontation. Onlookers identify them, along with Su Shengnan and Jiang, as the Four Heroes of Jinling—prominent representatives of Jinling’s four great families.
• Jiang accepts Li’s bet and demands that Li produce the bead so everyone can judge it.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains irreverent and provocative, using humor to get under Jiang’s skin. He shows impressive fighting ability and seems disappointed that his first kick did not injure Jiang more seriously. He also comically fixates on Su Shengnan’s dress.
• Jiang Tianhao moves from arrogant anger to physical aggression, then reluctantly retreats when Su Shengnan invokes her family’s auction rules. Though he apologizes, he insists on settling the dispute through the bet.
• Su Shengnan demonstrates authority and fighting skill, stopping the conflict while protecting the rules and reputation of her family’s auction. She gives Jiang a face-saving way to withdraw.
• Shen Beichen and Qin Wenhan intervene diplomatically, urging Su Shengnan to let the matter go and easing tensions.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan warns Li when Jiang attacks. The crowd initially laughs at Li’s jokes but scatters during the fight; Jiang resents their failure to help him.

Significant themes

• Pride, face, and humiliation: Jiang’s status makes public embarrassment especially difficult for him to accept.
• Power and restraint: Li’s strength is evident, while Su Shengnan uses both force and social authority to enforce the auction’s rules.
• Banter as confrontation: Li’s jokes turn a dispute over wealth into a public contest of wit and dominance.
• Family influence and social standing: The Four Heroes’ prominence reflects the power of Jinling’s great families.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen agrees to Jiang Tianhao’s wager, but distracts everyone by asking Su Shengnan where she bought her skirt—and then requests several for himself.
• To demonstrate his supposedly priceless pearl, Li asks for a bowl and mineral water. He produces a large white pearl in a seemingly magical manner, but nobody can identify it, and the crowd doubts it could be worth a hundred million.
• Jiang Tianhao mocks Li, while Li insists the pearl’s value lies in what it can do. He drops it into the bowl, and the water begins boiling as a white, dragon-shaped flame circles the bowl. The pearl then shoots into his hand and disappears.
• Li offers the water to a volunteer. Elder Wu steps forward, and, encouraged by Li’s promise of a “surprise,” drinks the scalding water in one go.

Character developments

• Li Yichen remains shamelessly playful and self-assured, using odd requests, showmanship, and confident teasing to hold everyone’s attention.
• Elder Wu shows curiosity and trust in Li by volunteering to test the water, while enjoying his compliment about her youthful appearance.
• Jiang Tianhao grows more contemptuous of Li, dismissing the pearl and accusing him of possible poisoning.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan appears confident in Li because she owns an identical pearl; she is also pleased to see her cousin among the elders.
• Mo Yurou remains dismissive of Li, while Jiang Ruoyi responds to him warmly.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus true value: The pearl looks unimpressive, yet its extraordinary effect suggests its worth cannot be judged by appearance.
• Skepticism and proof: The crowd demands evidence, and Li answers with a striking demonstration.
• Flattery and social maneuvering: Li’s compliment wins Elder Wu’s favor, while Elder Wang mocks Elder Mo for being outflattered.
• Showmanship and confidence: Li turns a wager into a public spectacle, keeping others guessing about the pearl’s nature.

Character interactions

• Li’s bizarre skirt requests leave Su Shengnan and the onlookers baffled, though she politely accommodates him.
• Li trades insults with Jiang Tianhao and Elder Mo, while Elder Wang gleefully takes Elder Mo’s side only to tease him.
• Li charms Elder Wu by calling her “Auntie”; she protects him when Elder Mo threatens to strike him.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan recognizes her cousin Jiang Ruoyi, and Li’s smile receives a friendly response from Jiang Ruoyi but a snort from Mo Yurou.

Key plot points and events

• Elder Wu drinks the water Li Yichen prepared from rinsing the Youth-Restoring Pearl. Within minutes, it restores her appearance to that of a woman in her early thirties.
• Her husband, Elder Mo, and Elder Wang are astonished by her transformation. Elder Wu confirms that Li Yichen’s water caused it.
• The gathered wealthy spectators recognize the pearl’s extraordinary value. Elder Wu declares it worth far more than a hundred million—potentially billions or even tens of billions.
• Su Shengnan announces that Li Yichen has won the wager. Jiang Tianhao receives no support from Shen Beichen or Qin Wenhan, who prefer to see the Jiang Family lose influence.

Character developments and interactions

• Elder Wu shifts from cautious participant to enthusiastic supporter of Li Yichen, expressing gratitude and agreeing to let him call her “Sister.” Her rejuvenation amazes her husband and granddaughter, Mo Yurou.
• Li Yichen stays confident that the transformation will work. He jokes flirtatiously with Mo Yurou after she clings to his arm, embarrassing them both.
• Mo Yurou is overwhelmed by her grandmother’s new appearance and becomes flustered by Li Yichen’s teasing. She also objects when he proposes calling Elder Wu “Sister.”
• Jiang Ruoyi worries that Li Yichen has provoked Elder Wu and offers to help him escape, but he reassures her.
• Su Shengnan sees the pearl’s value and realizes her family may have a way to resist the Jiang Family’s plans to use a marriage proposal to gain influence.
• Jiang Tianhao is furious at losing and privately vows revenge. Shen Beichen and Qin Wenhan deliberately refuse to help him.

Significant themes

• The value of youth and beauty: The transformation makes the pearl seem nearly priceless and exposes how strongly people desire restored youth.
• Trust and proof: Elder Wu’s firsthand experience settles doubts about the pearl’s effects and determines the wager’s outcome.
• Family power and rivalry: The result disrupts the Jiang Family’s political ambitions, while the other great families take advantage of its setback.
• Romance and humor: The elders’ delighted reactions and Li Yichen’s teasing provide a light, playful counterpoint to the growing power struggle.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Tianhao concedes defeat but tries to leave and threatens Li Yichen, claiming the Jiang Family could destroy the Ouyang Family.
• Li Yichen answers with a show of power, then turns the confrontation into a public humiliation. He offers the women a drink of the valuable water in exchange for striking Jiang Tianhao, and promises Mo Yurou a piece of Void Stone for slapping him.
• Mo Yurou lands the first slap; Jiang Ruoyi follows with another, explaining that she simply dislikes him. Li Yichen’s restraint traps Jiang Tianhao long enough for both blows to land.
• Seeing the first women act, the others join in. They scratch Jiang Tianhao, pull out some of his hair, and tear his clothes until he is badly beaten and passes out.
• Li Yichen mocks him afterward. Su Shengnan orders the Jiang Family notified and a doctor summoned, then heads over toward Li Yichen.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen proves both formidable and mischievous: rather than simply fighting Jiang Tianhao, he uses the promise of rewards to turn the crowd against him. His antics impress some onlookers and make others wary of crossing him.
• Jiang Tianhao shifts from defiant threats to panic and rage as he loses control of the situation. He declares Li Yichen his sworn enemy before collapsing.
• Mo Yurou eagerly accepts Li Yichen’s bargain, while Jiang Ruoyi acts independently, slapping Jiang Tianhao out of personal dislike.
• Elder Mo recognizes that Li Yichen is using his granddaughter as a shield but lets it happen, confident the Jiang Family is no threat to him. Elder Wang approves of Jiang Ruoyi’s action.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan laughs at Li Yichen’s scheme and affectionately calls him wicked. Su Shengnan suppresses her amusement and handles the practical aftermath.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: Li Yichen’s display of strength overturns Jiang Tianhao’s assumption that family status protects him.
• Mob behavior and incentives: Once the first women strike, others follow, and the reward helps transform private resentment into collective action.
• Public humiliation and revenge: Jiang Tianhao’s threats end in a spectacle that strips him of both composure and dignity.
• Cunning over direct confrontation: Li Yichen uses leverage, spectacle, and the crowd rather than relying only on force.

Plot points and events

• Jiang Tianhao awakens at Hidden Dragon Manor after Master Lu magically heals his injuries. Lu rebukes him for being fooled by Li Yichen and says the Jiang Family’s plan to take over the Su Family through marriage is no longer workable.
• Lu rejects Tianhao’s suggestion to attack the gathered families outright, warning that the other families and three powerful elders make that too dangerous. Instead, he gives Tianhao an animal hide and orders him to make it public during the coming auction. Their broader aim is to bring Jinling’s four families under Jiang control, and the Jiang Family also wants the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness.
• Elsewhere, Li Yichen is surrounded by women eager for more of his youth-restoring water. Su Shengnan teases him about his popularity, while he boasts shamelessly about his looks and womanizing reputation.
• Mo Yurou gives Li Yichen her newly won void stone so he can refine it. When Su Shengnan asks what it is for, he tells her it can be used to make Space Rings. She is stunned just as an organizer approaches to start the auction.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Tianhao is embarrassed by his earlier failure and submissive toward Master Lu, but privately resents him and imagines taking revenge once he becomes family head. He eagerly promises to carry out Lu’s auction plan.
• Master Lu is stern and calculating: he restrains Tianhao’s impulsiveness while pursuing a more cautious strategy against the Su Family and its allies.
• Li Yichen remains cocky and comic, turning attention and favors to his advantage. His joking threat about Mo Yurou’s void stone quickly makes her abandon her mockery and hand it over.
• Su Shengnan is amused and bemused by Li Yichen’s shamelessness, but her curiosity about the stone reveals that its true value is unfamiliar even to her.
• Mo Yurou shifts from laughing at Li Yichen to flattering him once she realizes he can help with her stone.

Significant themes

• Power and political maneuvering: The Jiang Family seeks dominance but must account for rivals and stronger elders.
• Hidden value and knowledge: The void stone’s importance becomes clear only when Li Yichen identifies its use.
• Vanity and comic shamelessness: Li Yichen’s outrageous self-praise contrasts with the women’s reactions and drives the chapter’s humor.

Plot points and events

• Su Shengnan orders the Specialty Auction to begin, and the crowded hall fills with Jinling’s prominent families. Li Yichen and his companions attract attention, while Shen Beichen and Qin Wenhan are relegated to the background.
• Jiang Tianhao arrives seemingly fully recovered from his earlier injuries. Li Yichen suspects a powerful Jiang Family expert—identified by Elder Wu and Elder Mo as the fearsome retainer Old Monster Lu—healed him.
• Su Shengnan opens the auction, explaining that its unusual lots may have uncertain origins and values. The first item is presented: a rust-marked sword said to have belonged to Shi Dakai, with bidding starting at 500,000.
• Jiang Tianhao reacts with a faint smile when the sword appears. Li Yichen wonders whether it is connected to the Jiang Family, especially since the family rose to prominence after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fell.
• Li Yichen contacts White Impermanence and asks him to send Li Xiucheng to inspect the sword. White Impermanence mentions that Meng Po has been dejected since her last meeting with Li Yichen; Li Yichen promises to visit her later.
• Li Xiucheng appears beside Li Yichen, who asks him to determine whether the sword is among the objects Jiang Lüzi took.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains alert to political and supernatural threats, investigating the Jiang Family while discreetly consulting his Underworld contacts. He also shows concern after hearing about Meng Po’s sadness.
• Su Shengnan demonstrates poise and authority as auction host, while privately regarding Li Yichen with curiosity.
• Jiang Tianhao offers no explanation for his rapid recovery, but his reaction to the sword hints at a personal connection.
• Elders Wu and Mo recognize the influence of the Jiang Family and help Li Yichen interpret Jiang Tianhao’s return.
• White Impermanence readily assists Li Yichen and reveals Meng Po’s emotional state.
• Li Yichen’s companions react cautiously when Li Xiucheng materializes, while Elder Wu lightly reproaches Li Yichen for causing them worry.

Significant themes

• Hidden power and family influence: The Jiang Family’s strength is suggested by its discreet but formidable resources.
• Uncertain history and concealed origins: The auction’s mysterious lots—and the Jiang Family’s obscure beginnings—invite investigation.
• Loyalty and concern across worlds: Li Yichen relies on trusted allies in the Underworld and remains attentive to Meng Po’s wellbeing.

Key plot points and events

• Li Xiucheng confirms that the Wing King Sword being auctioned once belonged to Jiang Lüzi, who used treasures from the Heavenly Treasury to establish the present-day Jiang Family of Jinling. The sword sells for 1.5 million.
• The next lot is a mysterious egg. The Su Family says it is alive, belongs to no known species, and has a shell too hard for their tools to damage.
• A warmth from the mark between Li Yichen’s brows prompts him to inspect the egg spiritually. He sees a vision of a colossal Nine-Tailed Fox battling a heavenly force: stars rain down, a golden hand crushes the fox’s nine tails, and its blood essence eventually gathers into an egg.
• Li Yichen realizes the egg may be what the fox left behind. Though nobody else bids, he offers one million. Jiang Tianhao then drives up the price to provoke him, and the bidding escalates to ten million.

Character developments

• Li Yichen moves from curiosity to awe and fear after witnessing the fox’s destruction. Convinced the egg is extraordinary, he is willing to bid on it, but Jiang Tianhao’s taunts draw him into an increasingly costly contest.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan notices Li Yichen’s distress and comforts him, showing her concern and closeness to him.
• Jiang Tianhao uses the auction to mock Li Yichen and demonstrate his wealth and apparent confidence.
• Li Xiucheng provides Li Yichen with historical context before politely taking his leave.
• Su Shengnan remains composed while presenting the egg, even as the crowd questions its value.

Significant themes

• Hidden value and the unknown: The egg seems worthless to the crowd but may contain the remains of a supernatural being.
• Power and cosmic struggle: The vision depicts a vast conflict between the Nine-Tailed Fox and an overwhelming heavenly force, emphasizing the fragility of even immense power.
• Pride and provocation: Jiang Tianhao turns a purchase into a public contest, and Li Yichen reacts to the insult.
• Care and connection: Ouyang Xuanxuan’s response contrasts with the hostility of the auction confrontation.

Character interactions

• Li Xiucheng explains the sword’s connection to Jiang Lüzi and the Jiang Family to Li Yichen.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan wakes Li Yichen from his vision and gently checks on him.
• Su Shengnan invites bids for the egg, but the crowd initially dismisses it.
• Jiang Tianhao openly taunts Li Yichen, prompting the two men to outbid each other.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen wins the century-old egg for 11 million after provoking Jiang Tianhao into bidding against him. Jiang eventually backs down, and Li mocks him, nearly provoking a fight before auctioneer Su Shengnan restores order.
• The auction proceeds without further trouble until its final lot: a Mutton-Fat Jade Bottle containing the “Waters of the River of Forgetfulness,” which Su Shengnan says comes from the Underworld.
• The revelation shocks the guests. The Qin and Shen families begin bidding, followed by Jiang Tianhao, who says he is determined to acquire the water. Su Shengnan then joins the bidding on behalf of the Su Family.
• After Su Shengnan raises the price to 700 million, Jiang pushes it to 900 million, declaring he will go all the way. Su immediately closes the sale, leaving him to wonder whether he has been manipulated into overpaying.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains provocative and self-assured. He deliberately needles Jiang Tianhao over the egg, while Su Shengnan regards his interest as evidence that it may be valuable.
• Jiang Tianhao is easily baited by challenges and pride. He gives up on the egg but becomes intensely determined to win the final lot, ultimately bidding beyond his family’s planned limit.
• Su Shengnan balances her role as auctioneer with her own family’s interests. She maintains order, presents the mysterious final lot, then strategically outbids the others before abruptly accepting Jiang’s 900-million bid.
• Shen Beichen and Qin Wenhan clash over the final lot, but both withdraw once the price exceeds what they consider worthwhile for research.
• The bidding turns from a contest among the Qin and Shen families into a high-stakes rivalry involving the Jiang and Su families, while Li Yichen and Elder Mo benefit from the rising price.

Significant themes

• Pride and manipulation: Jiang’s competitive pride makes him vulnerable to provocation and may have led him to pay far more than intended.
• Belief and the unknown: The alleged Underworld origin of the water challenges the guests’ assumptions and suggests that supernatural claims may be real.
• Value and uncertainty: The egg and the final lot are valuable partly because of what buyers believe they might be, while the auction’s outcome shows how status and rivalry can inflate prices.

Key plot points and events

• The auction ends, and the remaining winners stay to settle their purchases.
• Li Yichen reveals that the egg he bought for over ten million yuan contains a Nine-Tailed Fox, an ancient and powerful creature. He explains that only a woman the fox willingly accepts can form a contract with it.
• Elder Mo tries to secure a chance for his granddaughter, Mo Yurou, to contract with the fox. After Yurou hints that Li Yichen previously wronged her, Elder Mo confronts him, and Li Yichen reluctantly agrees to give her an opportunity.
• Su Shengnan returns with Li Yichen’s egg and the Mutton-Fat Jade Bottle containing the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness. Li Yichen stores the egg in a Space Ring, astonishing the assembled guests.
• Li Yichen has the Waters’ auction proceeds paid to him through Elder Mo, who takes thirty percent. Jiang Tianhao is furious that his spending has indirectly enriched Li’s rival.
• Before everyone leaves, Jiang Tianhao unveils a Beast-Hide Scroll. He claims it maps the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s Heavenly Treasury and explains how to open it. The guests immediately question why the Jiang Family is disclosing such a valuable secret.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows confidence in the egg’s value and reveals both his knowledge of the Nine-Tailed Fox and possession of a rare Space Ring. He is protective of the benefits he wants for his own circle, but gives in when Elder Mo pressures him on Yurou’s behalf.
• Mo Yurou uses a pointed reminder of her history with Li Yichen to secure a chance at the fox.
• Elder Mo shifts from joking about Li’s extravagant purchase to bargaining for Yurou, then helps arrange the auction proceeds.
• Jiang Tianhao grows more resentful after the auction, then takes control of the gathering by presenting the map. His motives remain unclear.
• Su Shengnan handles the auction’s close and is visibly surprised by Li Yichen’s hidden ability.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan notices Li Yichen’s reaction to the Heavenly Treasury but does not question him.

Significant themes

• Hidden value and concealed power: The egg’s true identity and Li Yichen’s Space Ring reveal that appearances can hide extraordinary worth.
• Trust, leverage, and rivalry: Yurou’s appeal, Elder Mo’s intervention, and Jiang Tianhao’s public announcement all involve using relationships or information to gain advantage.
• Ambition and suspicion: The map promises a major prize, but the Jiang Family’s unexpected willingness to share its discovery makes the others wary.

Plot points and events

• Jiang Tianhao invites the Su, Qin, Shen, and Mo families to join the Jiang Family in exploring the Heavenly Treasury, claiming the danger and scale of the site make their combined strength necessary. He promises the treasure will be divided fairly according to each family’s contribution.
• The other families are skeptical and decide to consult their elders before answering. Jiang leaves confidently, expecting they will join.
• After leaving the auction hall, Li Yichen tells Elder Mo that the invitation is a trap: the treasury is real, but empty. He keeps the reason secret, since the treasury’s contents are connected to his hidden base inside the Stone Demon.
• Elder Mo still intends to join the expedition and expects the Su, Qin, and Shen families to do the same. Li says he can help keep Elder Mo alive, but gives no further explanation.
• Elder Wu and Elder Wang separately leave Mo Yurou and Jiang Ruoyi with Li, while Ouyang Hai asks him to look after Ouyang Xuanxuan. Li is left without a car and complains that everyone has made him responsible for the women.
• Mo Yurou refuses to leave until Li crafts the Space Ring he promised her. Li flies away with Jiang Ruoyi, and Ouyang Xuanxuan follows by flying too. Mo Yurou is astonished, then uses her own teleportation-like ability to chase after them.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains secretive about the treasury and confident in his abilities. He jokes with Elder Mo, warns him of danger, and playfully abandons Mo Yurou when she insists on staying.
• Elder Mo is interested in the treasure hunt despite Li’s warning, and trusts Li enough to believe he could protect him.
• Mo Yurou is stubborn and determined to claim the promised Space Ring. Her surprise at Li and Xuanxuan’s flight—and her immediate pursuit—reveals that she has powers of her own.
• Elder Wu, Elder Wang, and Ouyang Hai each leave a woman in Li’s care, creating a humorous sense that he is being treated as a guardian—or a romantic prospect.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan’s ability to fly surprises Mo Yurou and underscores that Li’s companions may be more capable than they appear.

Significant themes

• Trust and deception: Jiang presents the expedition as a fair partnership, while Li recognizes a hidden scheme.
• Secrecy and guarded knowledge: Li protects the truth about the empty treasury and his hidden base.
• Power and hidden ability: Flight and teleportation reveal that several characters possess abilities not obvious to others.
• Comic romantic entanglements: The elders’ teasing matchmaking and Li’s protests provide humor amid the looming treasure expedition.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen leads Ouyang Xuanxuan, Jiang Ruoyi, and the exhausted Mo Yurou through Jinling. A stop for ice cream turns into a comic dispute: Mo Yurou guilt-trips Li Yichen into giving her his own bar.
• In a hidden well on Stone Mountain, the badly burned Red-Clothed Girl absorbs the deathly aura surrounding a mass of human bones. Her wounds heal and her power grows; she then flies to Jinling University.
• From a rooftop, she watches Song Yi and Han Wenqi in a hotel room. Haunted by their role in Xia’s death, Song fears her oath and the possibility of revenge. Han dismisses the supernatural—until they see Xia outside the window, now a terrifying red-haired figure.
• After Xia tells them to die and claws the glass, Song and Han are later found on the university office roof, staring blankly over its edge. A crowd gathers, and Director Wang receives an urgent call that someone else is about to jump.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains teasing and exasperated, while Mo Yurou uses their past encounter to claim playful leverage over him. Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi grow more comfortable with him and share the lighthearted outing.
• Song Yi is consumed by guilt and fear; Han Wenqi initially masks his unease with cruel confidence, then panics when Xia appears. Their shared history is exposed through Song’s references to Xia’s death and their past actions.
• The Red-Clothed Girl/Xia changes from an injured figure into a stronger, supernatural force bent on confronting the men responsible.

Significant themes

• Guilt and consequences: Song and Han’s attempt to move on is interrupted by the return of the person they harmed.
• The supernatural versus denial: Han’s certainty that ghosts do not exist collapses when he sees Xia.
• Comedy alongside horror: The playful ice-cream scene sharply contrasts with the chapter’s escalating revenge and apparent suicide crisis.

Plot points and events

• Director Wang arrives as Han Wenqi and Song Yi stand at the roof’s edge. He sees Xia, the ghost of a student who recently died, but his assistant cannot see her and flees in fright.
• Xia breaks the men out of their daze and forces them to confess their wrongdoing. They blame one another, exposing their roles in driving Xia to her death and revealing corruption, stolen student donations, and sexual exploitation.
• The crowd below hears the confessions and angrily condemns them.
• Han Wenqi attacks Song Yi, shoves him off the roof, and kills him. Xia then tells Han to die; he walks off the roof and falls to his death.
• Xia watches as the crowd and Director Wang faint from the gruesome scene. A wisp of black resentment leaves her, her eyes return to black, and she briefly wonders why Li Yichen feels familiar before flying away.

Character developments and interactions

• Xia acts as an avenger, using fear and supernatural control to make the men expose themselves and face death. As her resentment dissipates, she appears calmer and shows a puzzling connection to Li Yichen.
• Han Wenqi and Song Yi turn on each other under pressure, revealing their shared corruption while trying to shift blame. Their argument escalates into Han killing Song, followed by Han’s own death under Xia’s influence.
• Director Wang shifts from anger to terror when he recognizes Xia; he ultimately faints. His assistant, unable to see Xia, panics and escapes.
• The students move from shock at the confessions to public condemnation, then horror at the deaths.

Significant themes

• Justice and revenge: Xia forces the guilty men’s secrets into the open and brings their crimes to a violent end.
• Corruption and complicity: The men accuse each other, but their revelations show both benefited from the abuse and theft.
• Guilt and self-destruction: Their attempts to evade responsibility collapse into mutual violence and death.
• The lingering past: Xia’s unexplained familiarity with Li Yichen hints that her story—and the source of her connection to him—remains unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen brings the Nine-Tailed Fox’s egg to a hotel room where Ouyang Xuanxuan, Jiang Ruoyi, and Mo Yurou each try to bond with it by placing a drop of blood on its shell and expressing what they wish to share with the fox.
• Xuanxuan offers to take it to try delicious foods; Ruoyi promises loyal companionship and to fight side by side; Yurou imagines roaming the world together on adventures. None sees an immediate response.
• After Yurou’s attempt also appears to fail, Li Yichen puts the egg away and mentions that his “little sister Ling’er” might get the chance instead.
• Yurou gets jealous and throws Li Yichen out of the women’s room. He tries to book another room but learns the hotel is full, so he leaves to search elsewhere late at night.
• Unbeknownst to him, the egg begins glowing inside his Space Ring. A fox-shaped image appears, and one of the three blood spots starts to disappear—suggesting that one woman’s attempt may have succeeded after all.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen jokes flirtatiously about being desired, but takes charge of the bonding order: Xuanxuan first, Ruoyi second, and Yurou last. He comforts the disappointed women, then ends up frustrated and stranded after being expelled.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan is affectionate toward Li Yichen and hopeful about bonding with the fox, but accepts the apparent failure with disappointment.
• Jiang Ruoyi shows how much her exposure to Li Yichen’s extraordinary world has changed her: she envies the magical items she has seen and hopes to become the fox’s loyal companion.
• Mo Yurou is impatient and competitive, then embarrassingly celebrates when the others fail. When her own attempt appears unsuccessful, she cries; hearing about Ling’er makes her jealous, and she banishes Li Yichen from the room.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and companionship: The women offer different visions of what life with the fox might mean, from shared pleasures to steadfast partnership.
• Jealousy and rivalry: The competition for the fox—and Yurou’s reaction to Ling’er—adds tension and comedy to the group’s relationships.
• Hidden outcomes: The women and Li Yichen believe the attempts have failed, while the egg’s mysterious reaction hints that the true result is still unfolding.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen finds a little girl, Li Mengqi (Qiqi), sitting alone by a road at night, still waiting for her parents.
• Qiqi says she has watched the cherry trees bloom twice, suggesting she has been waiting for two years. Passersby have ignored her, and her rag doll—given to her by her mother—has kept her company.
• Moved by her loneliness, Li Yichen uses magic to make a bare twig bloom with pink flowers and gives it to her.
• He asks about two men in black and white. Qiqi recalls that they tried to take her to the Underworld, but she refused because she was waiting for her parents. She doesn’t believe them when they tell her she is dead.
• Qiqi asks Li Yichen to find her parents and remembers her mother’s phone number. He calls it and speaks with a man who reveals that Qiqi died two years ago.
• Li Yichen tells the father that Qiqi is waiting at the intersection, describing her appearance and the doll she holds.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen begins with friendly curiosity, but becomes increasingly emotional as he understands Qiqi’s situation. He comforts her, honors her love of cherry blossoms, and agrees to help despite uncertainty about how to find her parents.
• Qiqi is sweet, trusting, and resilient. Though she has been alone for two years, she clings to hope and to her parents’ lessons about avoiding strangers. She is delighted by Li Yichen’s attention and the flowering twig.
• Qiqi’s father initially reacts with suspicion, then breaks down when Li Yichen claims to have seen his daughter. His grief reveals the family’s pain since her death.

Significant themes

• Grief and enduring love: Qiqi’s attachment to her parents persists beyond death, while her father’s response shows how deeply he still mourns her.
• Loneliness and compassion: Qiqi has been unseen and unheard; Li Yichen’s kindness gives her companionship and hope.
• Innocence and denial: Qiqi interprets her death as a trick, holding onto the belief that her parents will return.
• The supernatural meeting the ordinary: The Underworld and Li Yichen’s magic enter a scene of simple childhood longing, emphasizing the emotional reality of loss.

Key plot points and events

• A grieving father tells Li Yichen how his young daughter, Qiqi, died after chasing a doll into the road. Two years later, during a dangerous delivery, he is forced to choose between saving his wife or their unborn child. After pleading to save both, he ultimately chooses his wife.
• Hearing the man’s anguish, Li Yichen contemplates life, death, and separation. The experience triggers a sudden surge in his spiritual power. Ghost Emperor Haoran watches from the Netherworld and recognizes this as Li Yichen’s rare insight into life and death, a major cultivation trial that may make reaching the Nascent Soul Realm much easier.
• Li Yichen’s power lashes out involuntarily, striking Xia with golden flames. He quickly absorbs the flames and heals her, restoring her missing shoulder and arm.
• Xia embraces Li Yichen and says she is glad to see him. When Qiqi appears, Xia reacts jealously and menacingly, but Li Yichen intervenes and reassures the frightened girl.
• Qiqi asks whether Li Yichen has found her mother. He says he has and promises to take her there. He then tells Xia to wait while he handles this, but she insists on following him because she likes his scent.
• When Li Yichen hesitates, Xia threatens to kill people and use their blood to grow stronger. He stops her immediately.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen gains a profound spiritual breakthrough through empathy with the father’s grief. He also shows compassion and restraint: he apologizes to Xia, heals her, protects Qiqi, and tries to guide Xia away from violence.
• Xia appears less consumed by resentment and more emotionally attached to Li Yichen, though her instincts remain dangerous. She is possessive of him, wary of Qiqi, and casually willing to kill to increase her strength.
• Qiqi remains an innocent, frightened child who trusts Li Yichen and depends on him to find her mother.
• Ghost Emperor Haoran observes Li Yichen’s breakthrough with pride, linking it to Li Yichen’s ancestry and cultivation potential.
• The father’s story, though relayed by phone, forms the emotional center of Li Yichen’s reflection and evokes the unbearable cost of choosing between loved ones.

Significant themes

• Life, death, and grief: The father’s memories and impossible choice show how death can devastate a family and leave survivors carrying lasting pain.
• Empathy as a path to growth: Li Yichen’s spiritual breakthrough comes from deeply feeling another person’s suffering, making emotional insight central to cultivation.
• Power and responsibility: Li Yichen’s new power is formidable but initially uncontrolled; he must use it carefully, while also preventing Xia from harming others.
• Attachment and humanity: Xia’s bond with Li Yichen offers a glimpse of tenderness amid her ghostly instincts, while her possessiveness shows how incomplete her recovery remains.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen places a Blood Seal on Xia to prevent her from killing without his permission. He orders her to rest in the Spirit Stillness Space and not attack anyone unless told to.
• Xia agrees readily, though she remains dangerously literal: she threatens to kill Li Yichen’s girlfriends, then misunderstands his correction about resting “inside” him. He tells her to call him “Big Brother” instead of “Master.”
• Li Yichen takes Qiqi to find her father at Jinling Maternal and Child Health Hospital. There, a doctor tells Mr. Li that his wife has been saved but their newborn has died.
• Grief-stricken, Mr. Li sees Qiqi run to him. She explains that she waited a long time and met Li Yichen. Mr. Li embraces her, then shares his fear that Heaven is punishing his family after another loss two years earlier.
• Li Yichen asks to see the newborn, and Mr. Li takes him and Qiqi into the delivery room. A nurse, unable to see Qiqi, wonders whether Mr. Li has been driven mad by grief.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen takes responsibility for restraining Xia while showing concern for her and for the grieving family. He is uncomfortable with Xia’s obedience and possessiveness, but tries to set clear boundaries.
• Xia is affectionate and eager to please Li Yichen, yet her childlike reasoning clashes with her lethal power. Her jealousy toward his girlfriends reveals how possessive she may become.
• Qiqi is joyful and affectionate when reunited with her father, and tenderly comforts him as he cries.
• Mr. Li moves from shock and despair to relief at seeing Qiqi, though he remains devastated by the newborn’s death. His bond with Qiqi is evident in their embrace.
• The nurse provides an outside perspective on the supernatural reunion, mistaking Qiqi’s invisibility for a sign that Mr. Li has lost his mind.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: Li Yichen’s Blood Seal and orders impose limits on Xia’s dangerous abilities.
• Grief and hope: The family suffers another devastating loss, but Qiqi’s return offers Mr. Li a moment of comfort.
• Misunderstanding and perception: Xia takes language literally, while the nurse cannot see Qiqi and interprets the encounter as delusion.
• Family and attachment: Xia’s growing bond with Li Yichen and Qiqi’s reunion with her father show how strongly the characters seek connection.