Chapter Summaries

• Dinner and the spirit-beast meat: Three Blue Birds and Wolf Cub eagerly join Chen Hao and the four women for a feast, turning dinner into a warm, comic scene. The meat is from a gentle Primordial Deer and carries potent spiritual nourishment. When the women begin to feel overheated, Chen Hao admits he forgot to warn them and gives them Clear Spirit Tea, which helps their bodies absorb the energy safely.
• Questions about Chen Hao: The women notice how familiar Chen Hao is with ancient beings and ask how long he has lived and whether he truly knew the Queen Mother of the West. He confirms they traveled together long ago but avoids revealing that he has lived since the Primordial Era, instead suggesting they get some sleep.
• A promise and a farewell: Over tea, the group enjoys a peaceful evening together. Chen Siyao thanks her brother for the beautiful retreat, his cooking, and his protection; Chen Hao affectionately reassures her. The women renew their promise to return every year, valuing companionship and shared memories over wealth or an elaborate paradise. Chen Hao hints that he will take them somewhere the next day, and Yang Wanqing ends the livestream.
• A new development: After the others retire, Qin Wanshan watches the livestream replay for the fifth time, focusing on Three Blue Birds’ affection for Chen Hao, his claim of knowing the Queen Mother of the West, and the jar of Agelessness Elixir. His growing interest suggests the Qin family may become involved in what Chen Hao has revealed.
  Character developments and interactions: Chen Hao’s ancient past remains concealed, but his gentle, protective side comes through in his care for the women and his bond with Chen Siyao. The women grow closer through their shared meal and reaffirmed yearly promise; Three Blue Birds and Wolf Cub add humor and warmth. Qin Xiaoyu shows concern for her grandfather, while Qin Wanshan’s persistent scrutiny signals a shift toward the wider consequences of the livestream.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts immense, ancient power with ordinary human warmth. It also highlights the responsibilities that come with supernatural gifts, the importance of trust and honesty, and the enduring value of family, companionship, and promises.

Summary

After repeatedly watching Chen Hao’s livestream, Qin Wanshan concludes that Chen Hao is no ordinary young man: his feats, knowledge of the Queen Mother of the West, and the Three Blue Birds’ familiarity with him suggest he may be an ancient being—or even an immortal. He also sees the transformations in Chen Siyao and the other women as evidence of the supernatural benefits they have received.
Wanshan decides that the Qin family should privately approach Chen Siyao to buy the Agelessness Elixir. He insists on discretion: public interest from powerful families and governments could trigger worldwide upheaval. More than a purchase, he views the deal as a chance to build a relationship with Chen Hao.
The Ye and Wu families reach similar conclusions. Ye Zhengying orders his grandson Ye Chendong to contact Siyao and buy the elixir, hoping it might help restore the Ye family’s declining influence. Wu Lie gives his son Wu Tian the same instruction, stressing that longevity and genuine power are worth pursuing at any cost, and that a connection to Chen Hao could benefit the family.
In the capital, Ying Wenjie excitedly tells his grandfather, Ying Sihai, about the livestream. The Ying family convenes experts to examine it. A video-authentication specialist finds no sign of editing, while an archaeologist says the temple’s architecture and symbols match ancient mythological records. The family’s metaphysics consultant is convinced the treasures are real and identifies Chen Hao as an ancient being. The scene ends before the Ying family decides what to do.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wanshan moves from astonishment to a cautious, strategic plan, advising Qin Xiaoyu to approach Siyao privately and sincerely.
• Ye Zhengying sees the elixir as a possible means of restoring his family’s martial prominence; Ye Chendong agrees to act.
• Wu Lie frames the opportunity as an investment in longevity, power, and influence; Wu Tian accepts his instructions.
• Ying Wenjie is exuberant and eager to convince his grandfather; Ying Sihai responds cautiously, relying on expert verification.
• Across the families, elders direct younger relatives to approach Chen Siyao, treating her as the discreet route to Chen Hao and the elixir.

Significant themes

• Power, longevity, and ambition: The families see the elixir as both a personal treasure and a potential source of influence.
• Secrecy and consequences: Qin Wanshan fears that public confirmation could unleash a global scramble for the elixir.
• The supernatural meeting the verifiable: The Ying family’s experts attempt to test extraordinary claims through technical, historical, and metaphysical scrutiny.
• Chen Hao’s mystery: The families interpret his abilities as evidence that he is far older and more powerful than he appears.

Plot points and events

• The Jingcheng Ying Family learns that the Qin, Ye, and Wu families are privately trying to buy Chen Hao’s Agelessness Elixir. Ying Sihai decides the family must act quickly: he orders his grandson Ying Wenjie to send lavish livestream gifts and approach Chen Siyao about purchasing pills.
• Chen Hao explains that the other families are keeping their interest private because openly pursuing the elixir would confirm its existence. He is willing to sell some to sincere buyers, but wants to reserve pills for his sister.
• The chapter reveals the elixir’s deeper purpose: it was made for cultivators, and Chen Hao hopes to cultivate Chen Siyao so she can live far beyond a normal human lifespan. He also reflects that scarce spiritual energy may limit her progress.
• The Ying Family publicly sends 600 Carnivals, pays respects to Chen Hao, and invites him to visit. The Ye, Wu, and Qin families welcome them into the growing circle around him.
• Chen Hao takes Yang Wanqing, Chen Siyao, Li Li, and Cai Jingwen through a cave to a vast, sunlit cavern containing a golden pool. He identifies it as the legendary Jade Pool, where the Queen Mother of the West bathed. The livestream viewers react with astonishment and envy.

Character developments and interactions

• Ying Sihai shifts from cautious observation to decisive pursuit, viewing the elixir as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Ying Wenjie eagerly carries out his grandfather’s plan.
• Chen Hao remains composed amid the attention and calmly guides his friends to the Jade Pool. His concern for Chen Siyao’s future reveals his protective, long-term intentions.
• Chen Siyao trusts her brother even when she does not understand why she might need the elixir. She also recognizes the connection between the Ying Family and its livestreaming young master, Ying Zheng.
• Yang Wanqing is startled by the Ying Family’s status and generosity, but regains confidence by reminding herself that Chen Hao is beyond the reach of ordinary power.
• Li Li and Cai Jingwen join the group’s outing; Cai Jingwen prompts Chen Hao to reveal that he has plans for them.

Significant themes

• Power and status: Great families compete for access to Chen Hao, but he regards their worldly influence as insignificant.
• Family and mortality: Chen Hao’s plan to cultivate Siyao reflects his determination to protect her from a short human lifespan.
• Myth becoming reality: The Jade Pool and its legendary associations deepen the chapter’s blend of ancient mythology and the modern world.
• Secrecy and opportunity: The families’ private negotiations show how belief in the elixir could reshape influence and wealth.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao brings Chen Siyao, Yang Wanqing, Cai Jingwen, and Li Li to the Jade Pool for Sinew Washing and Marrow Cleansing, explaining that their recent meals and Spirit Tea have prepared them for it.
• The four women bathe while Chen Hao keeps watch from the bank. The pool draws black impurities from their bodies, then leaves them visibly healthier and more radiant. Once Yang Wanqing resumes livestreaming, viewers marvel at the results and jokingly ask whether the pool can be opened to the public.
• Back at the pavilion, the women admire their changed appearances. Li Li, moved by how youthful and lively she feels, thanks Cai Jingwen for bringing her to the Northern Frontier and helping her meet Chen Hao.
• The group eats Spirit Deer meat and drinks Spirit Tea. When Chen Siyao realizes school starts in half a month, everyone agrees it is time to return to their lives in Magic City. Chen Hao assures them they can visit again whenever they like.
• Before leaving, they stroll through the valley, gather Red Dust Fruit, and visit the Three Blue Birds. One bird approaches and nuzzles Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing, showing it recognizes them.

Character developments and interactions

• The women’s trust in Chen Hao is reinforced: his reassurance helps them overcome their nerves about the pool, and they eagerly share their transformation with the livestream audience.
• Yang Wanqing remains playful and attention-loving, teasing Chen Hao and excitedly showing off her new appearance online. Chen Hao stays modest and gently amused.
• Cai Jingwen and Li Li share a tender moment. Li Li expresses gratitude for their friendship and the changes in her life; Cai comforts her, saying their meeting was meant to be.
• The group’s reluctance to leave shows how comfortable and close they have become during their stay, while their agreement to return gives them something to look forward to.

Significant themes

• Transformation and renewal: The Jade Pool’s cleansing is both physical and emotional, especially for Li Li, who feels restored after a difficult period.
• Trust and companionship: The women rely on Chen Hao’s guidance and support one another through shared experiences.
• Wonder meeting everyday life: Cultivation wonders attract online attention, yet the characters still must return to school and work.
• Belonging and continuity: The bird’s recognition of the women and Chen Hao’s open invitation suggest their connection to the valley will continue after they leave.

• The hidden valley is secured: As the group prepares to leave the Northern Frontier, Chen Hao reassures the livestream audience that the secret realm will remain undiscovered. He casts an Illusion Array, making its entrance look like an ordinary rock face. Viewers marvel at his abilities, while several wealthy families express interest in having arrays of their own.
• The journey comes to an end: The group drives across the grasslands to the airport, reflecting on their extraordinary trip: fighting the Gu Diao, encountering a Buddhist monk, exploring the Queen Mother of the West’s ruins, obtaining the Agelessness Elixir, and visiting the Ancient Attic and Jade Pool. The women recognize that the adventure—and its effects on them—was real, not a dream.
• The friends part ways: At the airport, Cai Jingwen and Li Li decline Chen Siyao’s invitation to visit Pengcheng. Jingwen must return to work, while Li Li needs to address her divorce. The four women exchange contact details and part with visible affection. Jingwen thanks Chen Hao and asks whether they will meet again; he tells her she is welcome anytime. Siyao and Yang Wanqing suspect Jingwen has feelings for him, which Chen Hao acknowledges without elaborating.
• Teasing and unanswered feelings: On the flight home, Siyao presses Chen Hao about his apparent feelings for the Queen Mother of the West. He dismisses the questions and heads to board, prompting Siyao and Yang Wanqing to joke that he is embarrassed. The chapter leaves his romantic feelings unexplained.
• An unexpected family emergency: After landing in Pengcheng, Siyao reflects on how dramatically her life has changed: she is now a major online star with seventy million followers, substantial signing fees, and a newly transformed aura. Yang Wanqing then receives an urgent call from her father about her grandfather. She leaves immediately, and Chen Hao reassures her that she can contact him if she needs help.
  Character and theme notes: The chapter emphasizes the contrast between an astonishing, almost dreamlike adventure and the group’s return to ordinary obligations. It also highlights the bonds formed through shared hardship, the lasting impact of the journey, and unresolved romantic tension around Chen Hao.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao and Chen Siyao move into a luxury penthouse in Treasure Sky City. Chen Hao reflects on how long it has been since he had a home, while Siyao celebrates being back with him.
• Though she no longer needs streaming income, Siyao realizes she wants to stream because she enjoys sharing her life with viewers she has come to regard as friends. She starts a casual home stream.
• At Doule, executive Li Na learns that Outdoor Xiao Yang has posted a popular video claiming Siyao’s Queen Mother of the West secret realm was staged. Convinced Siyao is vital to the platform—and unsure the realm is fake—Li orders the video removed and creates a dedicated risk-control team to protect Siyao.
• Xiao Yang, whose audience and income have fallen since Siyao became popular, interprets the takedown as proof that she is being protected. Unable to connect with her on a live call, he urges his followers to flood her chat and demand a confrontation.
• Siyao tells viewers she plans to stop doing outdoor streams once school starts and will instead chat and play games at home. Her fans respond with teasing complaints about her poor gaming skills.

Character developments

• Chen Siyao discovers that streaming matters to her for more than money: she values the companionship and connection with her audience.
• Chen Hao shows a tender, protective side as he watches Siyao enjoy their new home; the idea of home carries deep personal meaning for him.
• Li Na treats Siyao as both a valuable business asset and someone she intends to protect, establishing a dedicated team to manage threats to her reputation.
• Xiao Wang is initially cautious about suppressing criticism but accepts Li Na’s orders.
• Yang Feifan (Outdoor Xiao Yang) grows increasingly resentful and convinced that Siyao’s success is fraudulent, escalating from an exposé to organizing a chat raid.

Significant themes

• Home and belonging: The move gives Siyao and Chen Hao a shared home, while Chen Hao’s long history makes that comfort especially meaningful.
• Community beyond money: Siyao’s viewers have become friends, revealing a personal reason she continues streaming.
• Fame and platform power: Siyao’s popularity brings corporate protection, but also attracts scrutiny and hostility.
• Uncertainty and accusation: The secret realm’s reality remains unresolved, while Xiao Yang treats suspicion as proof and frames moderation as evidence of a cover-up.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao warmly encourages Siyao to settle in and shares a quiet moment with her and Wolf Cub in their new home.
• Li Na explains Siyao’s commercial importance to Xiao Wang and directs him to protect her from unsupported claims.
• Xiao Yang turns to his followers for support, urging them to confront Siyao in her chat.
• Siyao’s fans joke affectionately about her gaming, reinforcing the friendly, familiar relationship she has built with them.

Key plot points and events

• During a gaming livestream, Chen Siyao is flooded with comments from fans of outdoor streamer Yang Feifan, who accuse her of staging her hidden-realm exploration.
• Though her regular viewers urge her to ignore the raid, Yaoyao accepts Yang’s call to defend herself.
• Yang presents footage of the mountain entrance that appears to contradict Yaoyao’s stream, calling the realm and its wonders special effects.
• Yaoyao explains that her brother concealed the entrance with an Illusion Array, but cannot immediately prove it.
• Professor Li of Capital City University, followed by the Huaxia Archaeological Research Institute and Cultural Relics Protection Association, verifies the ruins’ ancient writing, murals, plants, and architecture. They conclude the footage is authentic and shows no signs of effects or compositing.
• Yang, unable to accept defeat gracefully, claims Yaoyao may have discovered the site in advance. When viewers turn against him, he admits defeat and ends the call.

Character developments

• Chen Siyao (Yaoyao): Initially rattled by the accusations, she becomes resolute and confronts Yang. Her frustration reflects how personally she takes the denial of what she experienced; official validation restores her confidence.
• Yang Feifan: Begins smug and convinced he has exposed a fraud. Even after experts disprove his claims, he shifts to a new accusation before reluctantly conceding.
• Yaoyao’s viewers: Her regular fans try to protect her from the hostile chat, then celebrate when the experts confirm her account.

Significant themes

• Truth versus public perception: Yaoyao’s firsthand experience is difficult to prove until independent experts provide evidence.
• The power of evidence and expertise: Archaeological findings overturn Yang’s misleading comparison footage.
• Online harassment and accountability: Coordinated mockery can overwhelm an individual, but public claims can also be challenged and reputations damaged by demonstrable facts.

Character interactions

• Yaoyao’s supportive regulars urge caution, while Yang’s followers flood her stream with insults and demands for a confrontation.
• In the call, Yang tries to corner Yaoyao with his footage; she counters with her explanation but initially lacks proof.
• Professor Li and the official organizations intervene as authoritative witnesses, shifting the audience—and the exchange—in Yaoyao’s favor.

Plot points and events

• After losing public credibility when authorities backed Chen Siyao, Yang Feifan searches her old livestreams for a way to retaliate. He spots the wolf cub she brought home and reports her for illegally keeping a protected animal.
• Patrol officers, animal specialists, and property concierge Song Xinxue arrive at Chen Hao and Siyao’s apartment to investigate. Siyao panics, realizing Moontrace is a wolf, but Chen Hao remains calm.
• Moontrace looks and behaves like a husky. After examining its blue eyes, appearance, and temperament, an animal specialist identifies it as a Siberian Husky—not a wolf. The officers conclude the report was malicious and leave.
• Siyao suspects Chen Hao somehow changed Moontrace’s appearance or identity. He plays innocent, joking that their only pet is a house-destroying husky.
• Siyao learns that Xinxue has transferred from apartment sales to concierge work. Xinxue explains that clients’ harassment and inappropriate demands made sales exhausting. She will now be the building’s 24-hour concierge.

Character developments and interactions

• Yang Feifan becomes increasingly vindictive after his defeat, seeking legal trouble for Siyao rather than accepting his loss.
• Chen Siyao shifts from terror to relief and curiosity during the inspection. She trusts Chen Hao’s apparent involvement and notices Xinxue’s interest in him.
• Chen Hao stays composed throughout, seemingly responsible for Moontrace’s transformation, though he denies knowing anything.
• Song Xinxue begins her new concierge role and reveals the pressure she faced in sales. Her glances at Chen Hao suggest a personal interest that Siyao eagerly picks up on.
• The officers and specialists conduct a routine check, while the animal specialist’s assessment clears the siblings of wrongdoing.

Significant themes

• Retaliation and malicious accusations: Yang weaponizes legal protections to punish Siyao after losing publicly.
• Appearance, identity, and concealment: Moontrace’s husky-like form hides its true nature, leaving Siyao and readers to wonder what Chen Hao has done.
• Trust and family loyalty: Siyao looks to Chen Hao for reassurance, confident he can handle the crisis.
• Workplace harassment and power imbalance: Xinxue’s transfer highlights the coercion and unwanted demands she faced in sales.
• Comic contrast: Siyao’s panic over a protected wolf clashes with the specialists’ view of Moontrace as an ordinary, goofy husky.

Summary

• Song Xinxue visits the Chen siblings: Chen Siyao insists that Song Xinxue, their property concierge and Chen Hao’s former high-school classmate, stay for dinner. Xinxue reflects on how much Chen Hao has changed—from a quiet student into an extraordinary, self-possessed figure—and admits internally that she transferred to the concierge department partly to be closer to him. Over dinner, she enjoys Chen Hao’s cooking and suspects that the “husky” Moontrace is more than an ordinary dog. She decides not to ask further questions and leaves with her feelings for Chen Hao growing stronger.
• Chen Hao keeps his distance: He senses Xinxue’s attraction but does not encourage it. He believes that his long life and unusual path make lasting closeness with an ordinary person impossible, and asks Chen Siyao whether someone should begin a relationship if they know it must eventually end.
• Chen Siyao reassures him: Touched by her brother’s loneliness, Siyao promises to stay by his side. Chen Hao explains that her transformation at the Jade Pool, along with his continued help, could let her live for more than a thousand years if she cultivates. Excited by the prospect, she jokes about becoming an ancient ancestor, while he teases her about finding a boyfriend.
• Moontrace’s disguise is explained: Chen Hao says he used Bloodline Concealment to make the Wolf King’s descendant appear to be an ordinary husky and avoid trouble. Moontrace can later return to his original form. Siyao playfully tells him to act like a husky; his baffled response amuses her.
• The next morning: Siyao wakes to find Chen Hao making breakfast and starts a livestream, where viewers begin joining immediately.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Xinxue moves from admiration to clear romantic interest, though she remains cautious around Chen Hao’s mysterious abilities.
• Chen Hao shows warmth toward his sister and Moontrace, but his reflections reveal loneliness and emotional restraint.
• Chen Siyao is affectionate and protective of her brother, while also teasing him and cheerfully embracing the possibility of a long life.
• The siblings share a playful, tender bond, contrasting with Chen Hao’s reluctance to form attachments that he believes cannot last.

Significant themes

• Longevity and separation: Chen Hao worries that relationships are painful if they are destined to end; Siyao’s potential long life offers a possible exception to that fear.
• Ordinary life beside the extraordinary: Xinxue’s attraction develops in the shadow of Chen Hao’s supernatural powers, which she senses but does not press him to explain.
• Belonging and protection: Chen Hao conceals Moontrace’s true identity to keep him safe, while Siyao’s promise reflects her desire to remain with her brother.

Plot points and events

• Chen Siyao livestreams a relaxed morning at home, showing Chen Hao making breakfast. Viewers praise his cooking and appearance.
• Song Xinxue visits with a fruit basket, ostensibly as part of her property-management job. Chen Siyao invites her to breakfast, where Xinxue enjoys Chen Hao’s congee.
• Afterward, Siyao asks Xinxue whether she likes Chen Hao. Xinxue denies it, but her blush gives her away. Siyao warns her that Chen Hao already has someone in his heart and is waiting for that person to return.
• Siyao tells Chen Hao she discouraged Xinxue from pursuing him. He says he has no objection, explaining that he can recognize people’s feelings but does not need to respond to them; Xinxue must follow her own path, and time may help her move on.
• Later, Siyao struggles at a game during her livestream and gets teased by viewers. She abandons it to cuddle Moontrace, her husky.
• Chen Hao gives Siyao a vial of Spirit Spring Water, instructing her to dilute it and drink one small sip daily for a month to further strengthen her body after her Jade Pool bath.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Siyao is affectionate and proud of her brother, playful with her audience, and perceptive about Xinxue’s feelings. She tries to protect Xinxue while also respecting Chen Hao’s wishes.
• Chen Hao remains calm and emotionally distant from Xinxue. His reflections reveal the perspective of someone who has lived for over ten thousand years, and his care for Siyao appears in his effort to improve her health.
• Song Xinxue shows growing romantic interest in Chen Hao. Though disappointed to learn he is waiting for someone else, she accepts Siyao’s honesty and leaves graciously.
• Moontrace comforts Siyao after her gaming loss, adding a lighthearted moment to the chapter. The livestream audience acts as a humorous chorus, reacting to both breakfast and Siyao’s game.

Significant themes

• Unreturned affection and acceptance: Xinxue’s feelings meet Chen Hao’s commitment to someone absent; Siyao recognizes that some emotions may have to remain private.
• Time and emotional distance: Chen Hao’s long life gives him a detached view of human attachments, while he trusts time to help people move on.
• Family care and everyday warmth: Breakfast, teasing, and the Spirit Spring Water contrast with the chapter’s quiet romantic sadness.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Siyao receives Spirit Spring Water from Chen Hao, who explains that it came from the Queen Mother of the West. He lets her share some with her friend Yang Wanqing, but cautions that ordinary people should use it sparingly.
• Siyao learns Wanqing’s grandfather is hospitalized. Chen Hao also agrees to let her send Wanqing a little Spirit Deer Meat, which can strengthen ordinary people but must be introduced gradually. Siyao prepares a package containing the water, meat, and Red Dust Fruits.
• Outdoor Xiao Yang posts an apology after spreading false information about Siyao. She feels no particular satisfaction and says that accepting an apology is her choice; she does not owe him forgiveness.
• Watching Chen Hao meditate, Siyao reflects on his extraordinary, ancient life and feels grateful that he is still there with her. She hugs him, and Moontrace joins them.
• When university registration approaches, Chen Hao agrees to take her. On the day, he drives her to Pengcheng University and carries her suitcase, despite her saying she can manage alone. His striking appearance draws attention from passing students.

Character developments

• Chen Siyao shows more maturity and confidence: she sets her own boundaries about forgiveness, while remaining generous toward Wanqing. Her affection and gratitude toward Chen Hao are also clear.
• Chen Hao continues to be protective and attentive, sharing valuable resources with Siyao and her friend while setting sensible limits.
• Yang Wanqing is absent in person but is shown dealing with her grandfather’s hospitalization and staying by his side.
• Outdoor Xiao Yang publicly admits wrongdoing, though Siyao’s response makes clear that an apology does not automatically restore trust.

Significant themes

• Forgiveness and personal boundaries: an apology may matter, but the harmed person decides whether to forgive.
• Family affection: Chen Hao’s quiet care and Siyao’s spontaneous hug show their close sibling bond.
• Generosity balanced with caution: Siyao wants to help Wanqing, while Chen Hao stresses that powerful gifts must be used carefully.
• Ordinary life alongside the extraordinary: ancient treasures and cultivation sit beside friendship, family concerns, and starting university.

Character interactions

• Siyao and Chen Hao discuss sharing the Spirit Spring Water and Spirit Deer Meat with Wanqing, with Chen Hao guiding her on safe amounts.
• Siyao and Wanqing exchange supportive messages about the package and Wanqing’s grandfather.
• Siyao tells Chen Hao she does not feel compelled to forgive Xiao Yang; he praises her growing independence.
• Siyao embraces Chen Hao, and Moontrace affectionately nuzzles them.
• At the university, Siyao tries to send Chen Hao home, but he quietly continues accompanying her.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao accompanies his sister, Chen Siyao, onto Peng University’s campus. His looks attract attention, and several girls assume they are a couple.
• Siyao clarifies that Chen Hao is her brother. Two students try to approach him—one asks for his WeChat, and Lin Yuxin, an acting major, introduces herself—but Chen Hao curtly turns them both down.
• Siyao teases him for rejecting them so bluntly. He argues that polite excuses could lead to awkward follow-up explanations.
• At the women’s dormitory, Siyao says she can get home by cab after class and tells Chen Hao he needn’t pick her up.
• Huang Qiaoling, Siyao’s roommate and a devoted livestream moderator, spots Chen Hao and rushes downstairs to meet him. She introduces herself, asks for an autograph and a photo, and is thrilled when he agrees.
• Qiaoling says Chen Hao has become the dream man of many viewers. Onlookers also admire him, but Chen Hao remains indifferent to the attention.

Character developments

• Chen Hao remains reserved and direct, rejecting romantic overtures without softening his refusals. He shows a quieter, protective side when he reminds Siyao to stay safe and asks Qiaoling to look out for her.
• Chen Siyao is amused by her brother’s popularity and bluntness, teasing him while also helping him navigate the attention.
• Huang Qiaoling is revealed as an enthusiastic fan of Chen Hao, far more overwhelmed by meeting him in person than by seeing him online.
• Lin Yuxin suffers a brief, public disappointment after Chen Hao rejects her.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao and Siyao share affectionate sibling banter as she pokes fun at his admirers and he shields her through the crowd.
• Chen Hao’s blunt refusals contrast with the girls’ nervous or confident attempts to approach him.
• Qiaoling’s excitement turns a routine dorm drop-off into a fan encounter; Siyao takes their picture while Chen Hao signs an autograph and asks Qiaoling to support his sister.

Significant themes

• Public image versus real life: Chen Hao’s online fame and handsome image attract intense attention, which grows even stronger when fans meet him in person.
• Celebrity and parasocial fandom: Qiaoling’s devotion and the campus gossip show how viewers’ admiration spills into offline life.
• Sibling closeness and protectiveness: Beneath the teasing, Chen Hao looks out for Siyao and entrusts her well-being to her roommate.

Plot points and events

• Huang Qiaoling excitedly tells Chen Siyao how thrilled and nervous she was to meet Chen Hao, and asks Siyao to livestream more so fans can see him. After she heads inside, Chen Hao sees Siyao safely to her dorm and watches her go before leaving.
• Rather than return home, Chen Hao visits Pengcheng Ancient Street to buy cinnabar, talisman paper, and Hotan jade. He intends to make protective pendants for Siyao and Yang Wanqing.
• At an antique shop, he finds badly damaged silk manuscript fragments written in ancient small seal script. The shopkeeper falsely claims they are a rare Western Zhou treasure, then sells them for 2,000 yuan. Chen Hao recognizes the handwriting and privately considers the fragments vastly more valuable—worth more than twenty million yuan to him.
• That evening, Siyao returns home to a warm welcome from Moontrace and a dinner Chen Hao has prepared. She happily shares stories from school and tells him Qiaoling has been showing off their photo and his autograph.
• After dinner, Siyao relaxes on the sofa and starts a livestream, quickly drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao is attentive and protective toward Siyao, while his long life and repeated experiences of parting leave him quietly solitary. His reaction to the manuscript hints at a deep personal connection to the past.
• Chen Siyao is lively and increasingly comfortable in her university life, enjoying her friendship with Qiaoling and sharing her day with her brother.
• Huang Qiaoling is an enthusiastic fan of Chen Hao and a close, affectionate friend to Siyao.
• The siblings’ exchanges—from Chen Hao’s practical reminders to Siyao’s animated dinner-table stories—show their growing domestic closeness. Moontrace also reinforces the welcoming warmth of home.

Significant themes

• Loneliness versus belonging: Chen Hao reflects on millennia of watching others leave, while family life with Siyao brings him comfort and peace.
• Protection and care: His plans to make talismans for Siyao and Yang Wanqing express his concern for their safety.
• Hidden value and the past: The neglected manuscript appears to be far more significant than the shopkeeper realizes, suggesting that Chen Hao’s knowledge—and history—reaches far beyond the present.

Plot points and events

• During her livestream, Chen Siyao’s viewers reject her suggestion to play Honor of Kings and ask instead to see her brother, Chen Hao.
• Hao agrees to appear on camera while drawing protective talismans. He explains that the residential complex was once a mass grave and that a recently shifted Feng Shui Array may let “soul entities” escape.
• He says the talismans will protect their home, but declines to fix the array himself: he did not create it, and intervening would violate Daoist principles. Instead, he offers to make Yaoyao a protective pendant.
• Hao carves a jade Peace Buckle with intricate, faintly glowing runes. A renowned jade-carving expert watching the stream praises his skill as beyond that of a master craftsman.
• Hao finishes the talismans, performs an incantation, and sends them flying out the window as golden lights to guard the building.

Character developments and interactions

• Yaoyao is playful and proud of Hao, but becomes frightened when she learns of the possible spirits. She clings to him for reassurance and eagerly accepts the pendant.
• Hao remains calm and focused, showing both supernatural knowledge and exceptional craftsmanship. He protects his sister while adhering to his stated rules about when he may intervene.
• The viewers shift from teasing Yaoyao about her gaming to reacting with alarm, humor, and admiration as Hao reveals his abilities. They envy Yaoyao’s pendant and praise his carving.

Significant themes

• Protection and family loyalty: Hao takes practical steps to keep Yaoyao safe.
• Rules and restraint: His refusal to alter someone else’s Feng Shui Array reflects a code of conduct, even when the situation worries his sister.
• The supernatural alongside “science”: Hao’s dry insistence that there are no ghosts, only “soul entities,” creates comic contrast with the alarming events.
• Public performance and private skill: Yaoyao’s livestream turns Hao’s quiet work into a spectacle, while viewers’ reactions build his reputation.

Plot points and events

• After a talisman flies off by itself during Chen Siyao’s livestream, viewers are stunned by the apparent magic. Siyao asks Chen Hao about the mass grave beneath the area. He explains that war dead were buried there decades earlier and that building over the site did not make everything disappear.
• Reassured by her brother, Siyao ends the stream and goes to bed. Chen Hao watches over the dark city, keeping supernatural entities at bay, then tells Moontrace to sleep.
• In the capital, Ying Sihai studies footage of Chen Hao carving jade. He concludes that Chen Hao’s use of ordinary jade suggests he may value access to better material. Hoping to build a relationship with him, Ying Sihai decides to give him the family’s treasured imperial-green jadeite, worth at least 500 million yuan.
• Ying Sihai sends his grandson Ying Wenjie to Pengcheng with the jade, instructing him to present it sincerely and remain nearby in case Chen Hao needs anything.
• The next morning, Siyao begins another livestream, promising to show a day in her brother’s life. Viewers eagerly demand to see Chen Hao rather than her; she jokingly protests, then turns the camera toward him making breakfast.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao is protective and reassuring toward Siyao, while quietly commanding enough to keep supernatural beings at a distance.
• Chen Siyao is shaken by the mass-grave revelation but trusts her brother. She playfully banters with her audience, even as they clearly favor watching Chen Hao.
• Ying Sihai proves shrewd and willing to sacrifice a prized heirloom to secure ties with Chen Hao, whom he believes could benefit his family far more than wealth alone.
• Ying Wenjie initially hesitates to give up the jade, but accepts his grandfather’s reasoning and agrees to carry out the mission.

Significant themes

• The supernatural beneath ordinary life: A modern city conceals the lingering presence of its violent past.
• Family protection and trust: Siyao relies on Chen Hao, who remains vigilant for her safety.
• Wealth versus influence: The Ying family sees a relationship with Chen Hao as more valuable than even an extraordinary fortune.
• Public fascination: The livestream audience turns Chen Hao’s supernatural abilities—and even his everyday actions—into spectacle.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Siyao livestreams Chen Hao’s ordinary morning, delighting viewers as he cooks and then returns to his study to carve.
• Chen Hao completes a lotus-shaped jade pendant, intended as a gift for Qingqing, and asks Siyao to mail it to her.
• Siyao notices damaged Qin Dynasty silk manuscripts on his desk. Chen Hao explains that they have a personal connection to him and says they can be restored.
• Using specially prepared plant-starch paste, spring water, and a fine tool made from the Wild Goose Feather Saber, Chen Hao repairs the fragile fragments with extraordinary precision.
• In just twenty minutes, the manuscripts are smooth and legible again, their ancient small-seal script revealed. Viewers are stunned.
• Artifact conservator Hong Jianguo identifies Chen Hao’s method as the “Wild Goose Feather Silk-Continuing Method,” a lost technique from the Art of Mounting and Restoration.

Character developments

• Chen Hao remains composed and absorbed in his work, demonstrating both refined craftsmanship and knowledge of rare restoration techniques. His brief remark that the manuscripts are connected to him hints at a deeper backstory.
• Chen Siyao proudly supports her brother and films his work. Her curiosity turns to disbelief, then admiration as she watches the manuscripts restored.
• Hong Jianguo enters the story as a respected expert, lending authority to the revelation that Chen Hao has revived a lost art.

Significant themes

• Mastery and patience: Chen Hao’s careful, focused work transforms seemingly worthless scraps into a cultural treasure.
• Hidden value and lost knowledge: The damaged manuscripts conceal both readable history and a restoration method thought lost for a century.
• Public perception versus reality: Viewers initially assume Chen Hao has been duped, but his skill quickly overturns their skepticism.
• Art meeting tradition: The chapter celebrates craftsmanship as a way to preserve history and revive forgotten techniques.

Character interactions

• Siyao’s warm, teasing pride in Chen Hao contrasts with viewers’ playful admiration of him on stream.
• She questions whether the manuscripts are valuable, while Chen Hao calmly assures her they can be restored.
• The audience shifts from joking skepticism to awed silence as it watches the process.
• Hong Jianguo’s recognition turns a private demonstration into a widely acknowledged restoration breakthrough.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao completes the painstaking restoration of a badly damaged silk manuscript using a technique thought to have been lost since the Song dynasty. Restoration expert Hong Jianguo praises his work and identifies the manuscript as an authentic Qin-era artifact.
• The restored writing is revealed to be Qin Shi Huang’s own handwriting. Professor Li translates it: the emperor reflects on his accomplishments and shortcomings, credits his teacher Chen Hao with teaching him governance and longevity arts, and says he misses him.
• When Chen Siyao asks whether the Chen Hao mentioned is him, Chen Hao confirms it. The livestream audience erupts, and the revelation becomes a top online trend.
• Chen Siyao keeps the priceless manuscript on camera for viewers. She asks what Chen Hao taught Qin Shi Huang; he answers, “A little of everything.” She then asks why he did not teach the emperor how to live forever.

Character developments

• Chen Hao demonstrates extraordinary restoration skill and confirms his identity as Qin Shi Huang’s long-lost teacher. Despite becoming a sensation, he remains composed and uninterested in the attention.
• Chen Siyao shifts from amazement at the restoration to shock at her brother’s historical identity. She quickly adapts to the livestream frenzy, showing the manuscript while handling it carefully.
• Hong Jianguo moves from expert commentator to awestruck witness, recognizing Chen Hao’s skill as beyond what he had encountered in historical records.
• The online audience and scholars go from admiring a restored artifact to confronting the astonishing implication that Chen Hao has lived across millennia.

Significant themes

• History made personal: A newly revealed document links a famous emperor directly to Chen Hao.
• The limits of expertise and knowledge: Chen Hao’s restoration surpasses a supposedly lost tradition, while his understated claim to have taught “a little of everything” hints at vast experience.
• Fame versus detachment: The world reacts dramatically to Chen Hao’s revelation, but he treats the attention as inconsequential.
• Mortality and legacy: Qin Shi Huang’s wish for longevity contrasts with the enduring record of his thoughts and his relationship with his teacher.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao’s focused work contrasts with Chen Siyao’s astonishment and the livestream’s escalating excitement.
• Hong Jianguo publicly validates the restoration, while Professor Li authenticates and translates the manuscript.
• Chen Siyao presses Chen Hao to explain his connection to Qin Shi Huang, then asks what he taught him—and why he did not fulfill the emperor’s desire for immortality.

Chapter summary: “The major families respond”

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao explains that he taught Qin Shi Huang about longevity, but the emperor’s worldly concerns and temperament prevented him from mastering it. Chen Siyao presses him about other historical figures he might have taught, but he refuses to answer.
• Several powerful families watch the livestream and decide to approach Chen Hao. The Ye family sends Ye Chendong with century-old wild ginseng; the Wu family sends Wu Tian with fine agarwood; and the Qin family sends Qin Xiaoyu with a treasured thousand-year-old reishi. Each elder tells their representative to offer the gift sincerely, ask for nothing, and build a relationship with Chen Hao.
• Chen Hao cooks while Siyao streams to an audience of more than ten million. Asked how long he has lived, he says he has forgotten because he has lived so long.
• Siyao imagines the loneliness of his immense lifespan and hugs him. Chen Hao comforts her affectionately. They end the stream and share a warm, playful evening in the kitchen.
• The next morning, Siyao’s best friend Yang Wanqing returns after being away. She tells Siyao that her grandfather’s late-stage brain cancer has flared up. Doctors saved him temporarily, but say there is no treatment.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao remains calm and elusive about his past, but his quiet affection for Siyao is clear. His response to her embrace suggests a gentle, protective side beneath his legendary reputation.
• Chen Siyao is curious about Chen Hao’s history and enjoys sharing his life with viewers, but also shows empathy, recognizing the emotional burden of his long life. She is excited to reunite with Wanqing and immediately worries about her family.
• The major families shift from watching Chen Hao’s extraordinary abilities to seeking personal ties with him. Their elders act cautiously, emphasizing respect rather than making direct demands.
• Yang Wanqing arrives cheerful but becomes visibly distressed as she explains her grandfather’s condition; Siyao responds with concern and sympathy.

Significant themes

• Temperament and ambition: Qin Shi Huang’s preoccupation with ruling and worldly responsibilities kept him from attaining longevity.
• The loneliness of immortality: Chen Hao’s vast lifespan implies repeated loss, prompting Siyao’s compassionate response.
• Influence and strategic respect: The families recognize Chen Hao’s power and approach him through sincere gifts and friendship rather than explicit requests.
• Family and human connection: Siyao’s affection for Chen Hao and concern for Wanqing show the comfort and loyalty found in close relationships.

Key plot points and events

• Yang Wanqing tells Chen Siyao that her ninety-three-year-old grandfather has brain cancer. Doctors found it during checkups, but his poor health and age made surgery too risky, and the family has prepared for the worst.
• Wanqing soon shifts the mood by noticing Siyao’s Red Dust Fruit and teasing her about keeping treats to herself.
• Ye Chendong of the Chancheng Ye Family arrives to pay his respects to Chen Hao, bringing old mountain ginseng, tea, and silk on his grandfather’s behalf. His grandfather admires Chen Hao’s restoration of the Silk Manuscript and invites him to visit.
• Though Ye clearly hopes to become Chen Hao’s disciple, he does not dare ask directly. Before leaving, he presents a wooden horse carving he made. Chen Hao makes a few small cuts that dramatically bring it to life, then tells Ye to study it.
• Chen Hao recognizes Ye’s wish to become his disciple but says Ye is not ready yet.
• Less than an hour later, Ying Wenjie—known online as “I Am Ying Zheng”—arrives with gifts to visit Chen Hao. His two companions are stopped at the door; the chapter ends as he enters.

Character developments and interactions

• Wanqing is grieving but tries to regain her usual playful manner; Siyao comforts her and offers her a place to stay.
• Ye is deferential and cautious, seeking Chen Hao’s approval through respectful conduct and his carving rather than an immediate request for apprenticeship. Chen Hao responds with quiet authority and gives him a practical lesson.
• Siyao and Wanqing privately joke about how nervous Ye looks, while Chen Hao remarks that Ye was raised well.
• Chen Hao’s reputation draws visits and gifts from prominent families, with Siyao acting as host and intermediary.

Significant themes

• Aging and mortality: Wanqing’s grandfather’s illness underscores the limits imposed by age and frailty.
• Respect, patience, and readiness: Ye believes an apprenticeship must be approached carefully, while Chen Hao judges that genuine readiness matters more than eagerness.
• Skill and mentorship: Chen Hao’s brief refinement of Ye’s carving demonstrates his exceptional artistry and offers instruction without formally accepting him.
• Reputation and influence: Chen Hao’s public display of expertise attracts the attention of powerful families.

• Key events: Ying Wenjie visits on behalf of his grandfather and presents Chen Hao with imperial-green jadeite valued at about 500 million. He says the Ying Family hopes to build a friendly relationship and offers its help, but he leaves without asking to become Chen Hao’s disciple. Soon afterward, Qin Xiaoyu arrives from the Wuling Mountain Qin Family and gives Chen Hao an ancestral Millennium Lingzhi, inviting him to visit the mountain.
• Character developments: Chen Hao remains calm and discerning, accepting both gifts without being impressed by their price. He notices Ying Wenjie’s unspoken wish to become his disciple but does not act on a request that was never made. Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing are astonished by the treasures; Siyao is especially concerned that they should return the favor. Qin Xiaoyu comes across as lively, polite, and modest.
• Interactions: Ying Wenjie approaches Chen Hao with deference and carefully offers his family’s support. After he leaves, Chen Siyao asks why Chen Hao did not take him as a disciple, while Yang Wanqing jokes about his hesitation. Qin Xiaoyu greets the household warmly, presents the lingzhi on her grandfather’s behalf, and extends his invitation to Chen Hao.
• Themes: The chapter contrasts ordinary ideas of wealth with Chen Hao’s detached perspective—he calls the priceless jade “just a rock” and says he has better things in his Qiankun Bag. It also emphasizes courtesy, strategic relationship-building, and the importance of speaking plainly rather than relying on hints.