Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• University student Jun Wangchen sits by a lake, despondent after his girlfriend of three years leaves him for a wealthy man. He also accidentally drops his hard-earned iPhone into the water.
• An immortal-looking “River God” appears and offers him a choice between a gold and silver phone. Jun honestly rejects both, explaining that neither is his. The River God refuses to retrieve the lost iPhone, then gives Jun a strange oversized Band-Aid that he says can also be a sanitary pad.
• After putting Jun into a mysterious sleep, the River God disappears. The object becomes a phone with a groundhog-like shape. Its WeChat contacts include famous gods, immortals, and ghosts, and its group chat distributes supernatural items through red envelopes.
• Jun claims a red envelope from Primordial Heaven Venerable and withdraws an “Energy Hat,” which physically appears in his hand. Though he initially suspects a scam, he puts on the green hat to test it. Nothing seems to happen, and passersby laugh at him.
• Angry and humiliated, Jun kicks a tree. The hat’s power suddenly activates, and his kick snaps the tree with tremendous force.

Character development

• Jun begins bitter, broke, and defeated by his breakup and lost phone, but remains quick-witted and honest when confronted by the River God.
• His disbelief and cynicism persist even after receiving the mysterious phone and hat. The tree-breaking kick provides the first undeniable sign that his circumstances—and perhaps his abilities—have changed.

Character interactions

• Jun’s memories of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy new partner fuel his resentment and sense of powerlessness.
• His exchanges with the boastful, eccentric River God are comic and confrontational: Jun questions the old man’s behavior, while the River God flatters himself and gives Jun an absurd gift.
• The WeChat group connects Jun to supernatural figures, though he has not yet interacted with them directly.

Significant themes

• Misfortune and reversal: Jun’s ordinary bad luck gives way to a potentially extraordinary opportunity.
• Disbelief versus the supernatural: Jun initially dismisses the phone and its contacts as a scam, even as events challenge his rational assumptions.
• Humiliation and self-worth: The breakup, poverty, and public laughter intensify Jun’s frustration, while the hat’s power hints that he may gain a way to change his position.
• Comedy through contrast: Slapstick and irreverent jokes undercut the dramatic arrival of gods and supernatural power.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen confirms that his Groundhog Phone really connects him to a chat group of gods, ghosts, and immortals. The group’s strange, irreverent messages shatter his assumptions about divine beings.
• Hoping to claim an upcoming red packet, he hurries back toward his dorm while wearing the Energy Hat, which boosts his strength and senses for thirty minutes. After demonstrating its power by cracking a stone step, he continues through the campus grove at night.
• Jun hears muffled cries and cautiously investigates, deciding he cannot ignore a possible emergency.
• In a secluded part of the grove, three men have kidnapped Zi Hanyan, a wealthy man’s daughter and one of Jinling University’s campus beauties. They intend to assault and film her, apparently under orders from someone targeting her father.
• As the men move to attack, an absurd, heroic-sounding voice announces an arrival, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shifts from disbelief to exhilaration, seeing the phone and Energy Hat as opportunities to improve his life. Despite his comic bravado and nervousness about ghosts, he shows compassion by investigating the cries.
• Zi Hanyan is introduced as frightened and despairing, but her thoughts reveal a romantic ideal: she dreams of being rescued by a heroic lover. Her danger sets up a possible rescue.
• The kidnappers are confident and calculating, assigning roles and worrying about surveillance and the influence of Zi Hanyan’s father.
• The gods’ chat banter—especially the Jade Emperor’s flirtation, the Queen Mother’s threat, and the Giant Spirit God’s exchange with the Heaven-Reaching Sect Leader—portrays divine figures as petty, crude, and comically familiar.

Significant themes

• The fantastic mixed with the mundane: supernatural technology and divine beings appear alongside campus life and ordinary ambitions.
• Comedy and irreverence: exaggerated reactions, crude jokes, and the Energy Hat’s appearance undercut moments of tension.
• Responsibility and courage: Jun’s hesitation gives way to action when he hears someone in danger.
• Rescue fantasies versus reality: Zi Hanyan’s idealized vision of a hero contrasts with her terrifying predicament and the ridiculous-sounding voice that interrupts it.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen interrupts three men who have kidnapped and are assaulting Zi Hanyan. Though he looks frail, he knocks two unconscious with a single swing of his stick and disables their leader with a blow to the crotch.
• The leader pretends to surrender, then pulls a pistol. Jun anticipates the trick and knocks him out before he can fire.
• Jun frees Zi, covers her torn clothing with his shirt, and warns her to avoid walking alone late at night. He plans to leave when her father and search party arrive.
• Before departing, Jun gathers dandelions and lights their seeds with a colored flashlight, creating a glowing, rainbow-like display. He wishes Zi a happy birthday and leaves.

Character development

• Jun Wangchen reveals unexpected strength, quick thinking, and a strong sense of justice. His comic bravado contrasts with his genuine care and vigilance.
• Zi Hanyan moves from terror and despair to relief, gratitude, and budding affection. Jun’s rescue and birthday surprise make the night—and her birthday—memorable.

Character interactions

• Jun confronts the attackers and refuses to join or excuse them. He briefly asks Zi whether to spare their leader, but the man’s attempted shooting confirms Jun’s distrust.
• While freeing Zi, Jun is careful and then gives her his shirt to protect her modesty.
• Zi thanks Jun and asks his name. Their gentle exchange ends with his birthday gesture, which leaves her smiling as he walks away.

Significant themes

• Courage and justice: Jun acts decisively to protect someone in danger.
• Trust and vigilance: The leader’s false surrender shows why appearances and pleas for mercy can be dangerous.
• Compassion amid danger: Jun’s concern for Zi’s safety and dignity complements his physical heroism.
• Unexpected heroism and romance: Though lacking the trappings of a legendary hero, Jun becomes one to Zi through his actions and thoughtful farewell.

Key plot points and events

• After rescuing Zi Hanyan from kidnappers, Jun Wangchen reflects that the rescue may have drawn him into her family’s feud. Though worried, he accepts that he would make the same choice again and takes comfort in having powerful immortals behind him.
• Back in his dorm, he finds his crude roommates First and Second watching videos. They tease him about claiming to be “pure.” They mention that Third recently searched the room for his missing phone and may have gone to look for it at a bar.
• Jun opens the Strongest Chat Group in History, where the immortals are squabbling—especially Sun Wukong and Yang Jian, over Wukong eating the Howling Celestial Dog’s pup. Primordial Heaven Venerable interrupts to announce a red-envelope giveaway.
• Jun taps the envelope just as his Groundhog Phone runs out of battery. After charging and restarting it, he discovers that he successfully claimed Zhuge Liang’s secret manual, Divine Calculations.
• He learns the manual, gaining knowledge of fortune-telling, feng shui, and prediction. Excited by its potential, he immediately tries it—and foresees that his life will be in danger within ten seconds.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen shows courage and compassion in choosing to save Zi Hanyan despite the likely consequences. He remains anxious about the danger but increasingly confident that his supernatural connections can help him.
• He is resourceful and opportunistic: after the phone dies, he quickly finds a charger, and he recognizes that Divine Calculations could become a career asset.
• First and Second are established as shameless, teasing roommates; Third is absent, apparently searching for his lost phone.
• Primordial Heaven Venerable is shown to command immediate respect from the immortals, while the group’s other members reveal their petty, comic rivalries.

Significant themes

• Moral courage and responsibility: Jun accepts the risk of helping someone in distress.
• Fate, foresight, and danger: His new ability to predict events raises the possibility that knowledge of the future may not protect him from it.
• Opportunity amid absurdity: A chaotic supernatural chat group gives Jun access to powers with real-world value.
• Comedy and irreverence: The immortals’ bickering and the dorm banter contrast with the serious threat hinted at by Jun’s prediction.

Character interactions

• Jun’s banter with First and Second highlights the roommates’ familiarity and their habit of mocking his claims of innocence.
• The immortals’ argument over the dog’s pup spirals into threats and jokes, until Primordial Heaven Venerable restores order.
• Jun’s rescue of Zi Hanyan, though she is not present in this chapter’s main action, remains the source of his concern and sense of responsibility.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen’s newly acquired Divine Calculations warns him of immediate danger. He spots smoke and sparks coming from his charging power strip and unplugs it just in time, confirming the ability’s value.
• Excited by the prospect of receiving more divine items through the chat group, Jun imagines pursuing the heroic, adventurous life he had once given up as an impossible dream.
• His roommate Third returns distressed after losing his phone. The phone contains the last messages from his late mother, making it irreplaceable to him.
• Jun uses Divine Calculations to determine that Third left the phone in Yun’s wardrobe at her bar. Though Third initially doubts him, Yun searches and finds it.
• Third is relieved and thanks Jun. His roommates tease him about his closeness with Yun, while Jun keeps the supernatural source of his knowledge to himself.
• At the chapter’s close, Jun quietly studies the immortals in the group chat, hoping to build connections and gain advantages. The narration hints that he will one day become a world-shaping figure.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen gains confidence in Divine Calculations after it saves him from an electrical accident. He begins to see the chat group as a path toward a life beyond ordinary limits, while carefully concealing his powers.
• Third is shown to be grieving his mother and deeply attached to the phone’s messages. His gratitude toward Jun underscores his loyalty and affection for his roommates.
• Eldest and Second show concern for Third, then return to their easygoing, teasing manner once the phone is found.
• Yun, the bar owner, is playful and familiar with Third, though the nature of their relationship remains ambiguous.

Significant themes

• Dreams versus reality: Jun’s supernatural opportunity revives ambitions he had suppressed.
• Love and memory: Third’s phone is precious not for its monetary value, but because it preserves his bond with his mother.
• Brotherhood and mutual care: The roommates’ concern and Jun’s help reinforce their close, supportive relationship.
• Hidden potential: Jun’s ordinary surroundings contrast with the extraordinary future the narration suggests awaits him.

Character interactions

• Jun reassures Third, uses his new ability to locate the phone, and refuses to explain how he knew its whereabouts.
• Third accepts Jun’s privacy and thanks him, trusting their friendship more than he questions the mystery.
• Eldest and Second tease Third about Yun, easing the tension after the phone is recovered.
• Jun privately turns his attention back to the chat group, balancing his growing ambition with a desire to fit in.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen checks the Strongest Chat Group in History and learns that the divine realms have no ordinary access to the human world and know little about modern life. He considers trading human snacks for supernatural techniques, but puts the idea aside.
• After breakfast, he heads to class at Jinling University. His roommate Third gives him money for breakfast, and Jun reflects humorously on money’s importance.
• In class, Jun sees his ex-girlfriend, Qiu Ya, sitting intimately with a wealthy young man. Though outwardly composed, he is hurt. Third offers him consoling advice about people who leave and those he may meet in the future.
• Jun receives a private message from Zhang Zhongjing, the famed physician. Zhang wants Zhuge Liang’s Divine Calculations, which he lost to Zhuge in a chess match.
• Rather than give the manual away or accept Zhang’s offer of an IOU, Jun proposes a trade. Zhang agrees to exchange Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases and Hundred-Year Acupuncture for Divine Calculations.
• The exchange is completed through red packets. Excited by the medical texts, Jun immediately chooses to learn the Treatise.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen shows ambition and resourcefulness: he sees the potential in trading with immortals, negotiates for something useful to his medical studies, and takes an opportunity to advance his skills.
• Jun also reveals lingering pain over Qiu Ya, despite keeping a calm exterior.
• Third acts as a supportive, philosophical friend, trying to help Jun move beyond the breakup.
• Zhang Zhongjing is portrayed playfully: despite his legendary status, he is frustrated by losing at chess and eagerly bargains to get his merit points back.

Significant themes

• Opportunity and exchange: Jun uses the group’s supernatural connections to obtain knowledge valuable in the human world.
• Learning and ambition: His medical studies motivate the trade, and he is eager to turn extraordinary resources into practical progress.
• Heartbreak and moving on: Jun’s encounter with Qiu Ya exposes unresolved hurt, while Third encourages him to accept change and look ahead.
• Humor through contrast: Legendary figures treat manuals and merit points casually, while Jun recognizes the immense real-world value of Zhang’s “casual notes.”

Character interactions

• Jun’s roommates notice his reaction to Qiu Ya and offer support, especially Third.
• Qiu Ya and her new partner silently communicate indifference and contempt toward Jun, intensifying his hurt.
• Jun and Zhang negotiate as equals: Jun refuses an uncertain promise of repayment and secures two medical works for Zhuge Liang’s divination manual.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen uses the “Learn” function and absorbs the complete, unabridged Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases, including material missing from modern editions. He is thrilled by how much this will strengthen his medical knowledge.
• Before he can examine another manual, Professor He Ming arrives and announces a high-stakes classroom test: students must give the definitions, contents, and treatments from the difficult section “Pulse, Pattern, and Treatment of Cholera” within fifteen minutes. Any major error—or no answer—means the entire class loses its coursework marks.
• The class panics. A high-ranking student admits the question is beyond him, and even Mo Duoduo, the university’s top student, says she knows only the book’s first ten sections and cannot answer.
• With the class resigned to failure, Jun speaks up: “Professor He, may I give it a try?”

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shifts from privately studying his newly acquired knowledge to stepping forward when everyone else gives up, hinting that the manual has given him an unexpected advantage.
• He Ming is portrayed as a strict, formidable professor who sets an almost impossible challenge, though he considers making it easier when no one volunteers.
• Mo Duoduo is academically exceptional but acknowledges the limits of her preparation and declines rather than bluffing.
• Qiu Ya, Jun’s ex-girlfriend, worries about losing her marks and urges her current boyfriend, Qin Shou, to find someone who can answer. Qin’s academically strong friend cannot help, and the class’s hopes turn to Mo before she also declines.

Significant themes

• Knowledge and preparation: Outstanding grades and memorization may not be enough to master a complex discipline.
• Opportunity amid pressure: Jun’s newly gained expertise may turn a looming collective failure into a chance to prove himself.
• The limits of reputation: Even the class’s top students cannot necessarily meet an impossible challenge.

1. Key plot points and events

• During Professor He Ming’s lecture, he poses a notoriously difficult question about sudden vomiting and diarrhea from the Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases. Even top student Mo Duoduo cannot answer.
• Jun Wangchen unexpectedly volunteers, despite his classmates’ belief that he is an unimpressive student who will embarrass himself.
• Qin Shou and Qiu Ya mock Jun and invoke his poor background. His three roommates defend him with sarcastic insults aimed at Qin Shou.
• At the lectern, Jun recites the relevant passages—including symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, formulas, and preparation instructions—with striking accuracy and composure.
• Students check the text on their phones and confirm that his answer matches it. The room falls silent, stunned by his knowledge and commanding delivery.

2. Character developments

• Jun Wangchen emerges as far more capable and impressive than his classmates assumed. Calm under pressure, he delivers complex material with apparent mastery and an unexpectedly poetic presence.
• Mo Duoduo, who had been indifferent and unable to answer, is visibly surprised and captivated by Jun’s performance.
• Qin Shou and Qiu Ya shift from smug mockery to disbelief as Jun proves them wrong.
• Jun’s roommates are shocked by his transformation; they knew him as a withdrawn, unremarkable person and struggle to reconcile that image with the speaker at the lectern.
• Professor He is astonished, recognizing Jun as an exceptional talent.

3. Significant themes

• Hidden ability and mistaken judgment: Jun’s classmates equate his modest circumstances and quiet reputation with lack of worth, only to be disproved.
• Knowledge and mastery: Jun’s precise command of a difficult medical text demonstrates extraordinary learning.
• Dignity in the face of ridicule: Jun remains composed rather than responding to insults, letting his performance answer them.
• The power of eloquence: His delivery transforms a technical recitation into an almost spellbinding experience, suggesting that mastery can move people as well as inform them.

4. Character interactions

• Qin Shou and Qiu Ya belittle Jun, while his roommates counter their contempt with mocking, indirect insults.
• Professor He gives Jun the opportunity to answer but initially doubts he can succeed.
• Jun ignores the audience’s skepticism and addresses the class through his recitation.
• The students’ reactions evolve from doubt and ridicule to astonishment; Mo Duoduo and Professor He are especially struck by Jun’s ability.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen recites the Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases passage on cholera—definitions, content, and treatments—in just five minutes, leaving the class stunned.
• Qiu Ya and Qin Shou dismiss his performance as luck. Professor He Ming rebukes them, praises Jun’s answer, and challenges them to prove their own knowledge; embarrassed, they fall silent.
• He Ming keeps his promise and declares the class has passed the test, preserving their coursework marks.
• He Ming then probes Jun’s reasoning about two treatment approaches. Jun explains that they distinguish between adults and minors to keep dosages safe, and accurately describes symptoms and appropriate treatments for several post-medication outcomes.
• Impressed by Jun’s clinical reasoning—especially his attention to adverse reactions—He Ming applauds him. The class increasingly regards Jun as an exceptional, almost unmatched student.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen reveals extraordinary recall, eloquence, and medical understanding, surprising even people who have known him for years. He remains composed and polite throughout.
• He Ming shifts from astonishment to open admiration, defending Jun against unfair criticism and engaging him in a serious medical discussion.
• Qiu Ya and Qin Shou persist in belittling Jun, but their accusations backfire. Their lack of knowledge is exposed, and they retreat in embarrassment.
• Qiu Ya, who has known Jun for three years, is particularly unsettled by this previously unseen side of him.
• Boss and his companions take pride in Jun’s success, while Mo Duoduo shows quiet disgust toward the mockers and a hint of admiration for Jun.
• The rest of the class moves from shock to relief and admiration, though some privately feel they cannot match Jun’s ability.

Significant themes

• Ability versus luck: Jun’s achievement is presented as the product of genuine mastery, not coincidence.
• Preparation and courage: He Ming holds Jun up as an example of facing challenges directly.
• Knowledge joined with judgment: Jun’s insight into dosage, symptoms, and adverse reactions suggests that medicine requires safe, thoughtful application—not memorization alone.
• Envy and public humiliation: Qiu Ya and Qin Shou’s contemptuous remarks only expose their own shortcomings.

Key plot points and events

• After Jun Wangchen impresses Professor He and his classmates with his expert knowledge of Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases, his roommates praise him. Jun responds with extravagant jokes about his looks and talents.
• Ke Jiusi (Third) invites Jun and the other roommates to Blue Night Charm, a popular bar where he is a partner. The roommates eagerly accept, despite Jun’s mock protestations of innocence.
• At the bar, Ke explains that Brother Kai controls local storefronts and works for Master Zi, the powerful underworld boss of Jinling’s East District. He warns the others not to offend Brother Kai’s girlfriend, who visits the bar.
• Ke introduces Kang Lele, a shy waitress, and suggests she might date one of his roommates. He then goes upstairs to retrieve his phone.
• First and Second abandon Jun to dance, leaving him alone and awkward with Lele. Unable to sustain a conversation, Jun asks her to fetch juice and uses the moment to study the acupuncture manual Hundred-Year Acupuncture on his phone. He chooses to learn it.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen remains confident and boastful in public, but his self-assurance collapses around a shy, attractive woman. He also continues developing his medical abilities through the phone’s manuals.
• Ke Jiusi is revealed as a bar partner and a regular with connections to the local business and underworld hierarchy. He teases Lele about finding a boyfriend and leaves her with Jun.
• First and Second enthusiastically join the bar’s nightlife, then ditch Jun to dance, prompting his resentful inner commentary.
• Kang Lele is presented as cute but reserved and easily embarrassed; her shyness makes conversation with Jun difficult.
• The roommates’ banter and Ke’s introductions contrast with Jun and Lele’s stilted one-on-one interaction.

Significant themes

• Appearance, confidence, and insecurity: Jun boasts about his looks and academic brilliance, yet struggles with ordinary social interaction.
• Ambition and power: The discussion of Master Zi and Brother Kai introduces the bar’s connection to a wider network of business and underworld influence.
• Learning and self-improvement: Jun’s decision to study Hundred-Year Acupuncture signals his continued pursuit of medical skill.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen learns the medical text Hundred-Year Acupuncture and is thrilled by its extraordinary healing techniques and potential to earn money ethically.
• He tests Qi-Driven Needle Control, using his qi to make a spoon float. The feat impresses him, but it leaves him exhausted; he realizes he must strengthen his body before attempting the book’s more advanced techniques.
• At the Blue Night Charm Bar, he sees Kang Lele being bullied by Xiao Honghua, the feared partner of a gangster called Brother Kai.
• After slapping Lele, Xiao Honghua humiliates her by demanding she eat food she has thrown onto the dirty floor. Lele and the other patrons are too frightened of Xiao Honghua’s connections to resist.
• As Lele bends to obey, Jun Wangchen pulls her up and stands between them. He refuses to back down when Xiao Honghua threatens to beat him or have him killed.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen shifts from excitement over his new medical knowledge to a public test of his courage and principles. Though he recognizes his physical limitations, he will not let fear stop him from protecting someone being abused.
• Kang Lele is shown as vulnerable and frightened, forced to choose submission for her safety despite feeling wronged.
• Xiao Honghua is portrayed as cruel and entitled, enjoying the power her association with Brother Kai gives her.
• The bystanders and waiter demonstrate how fear of local gang influence silences people, even when they sympathize with Lele.

Significant themes

• Knowledge and restraint: Jun Wangchen gains remarkable power but understands that mastery requires gradual training.
• Moral courage versus self-preservation: He intervenes where everyone else stays silent, while Lele submits because the threat is real.
• Abuse of power and intimidation: Xiao Honghua uses violence and the gang’s reputation to control those around her.
• Justice and responsibility: Jun Wangchen acts on his belief that he should help good people being bullied.

Character interactions

• Jun Wangchen privately experiments with his new acupuncture skill, then witnesses the conflict between Xiao Honghua and Kang Lele.
• The waiter tries to placate Xiao Honghua and quietly urges Lele to comply, but fear prevents him from openly defending her.
• Jun Wangchen shields Lele and challenges Xiao Honghua’s authority. She responds with threats, while he declares that he kneels only before his parents, his teachers, and the dead—ending the chapter in a tense standoff.

Key events

• In the Blue Night Charm Bar, Jun Wangchen intervenes after Xiao Honghua humiliates and assaults waitress Kang Lele for following the bar’s rules.
• Xiao challenges Jun, but he uses the Acupuncture Point-Pressing Technique to evade her punch and strike a pressure point, briefly draining her strength. The crowd is astonished; Xiao recognizes that his martial arts are unusual.
• Xiao’s partner, Brother Kai, arrives with twenty or thirty armed men. After hearing Jun is skilled, Kai unexpectedly offers him a job, promising protection and a chance to meet the influential Master Zi.
• Jun firmly refuses. Kai then declares that Jun will be punished for offending Xiao, and that Lele will be dealt with afterward. As Kai’s men close in, four figures rush down from upstairs and shout for them to stop.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen stays composed under threat and demonstrates that his newly learned medical pressure-point technique can work in combat. He stands up for Lele, refuses to join Kai’s organization, and begins assessing how to escape the larger group.
• Xiao Honghua shifts from confident bully to wary opponent after Jun’s strike, though she remains defiant and relies on Kai’s backing.
• Kang Lele realizes how powerless she feels, then risks stepping forward to take responsibility for the danger Jun faces. Her guilt grows when Kai refuses to spare either of them.
• Brother Kai first treats Jun as a potentially valuable recruit, then turns hostile when Jun declines. His apparent magnanimity gives way to loyalty to Xiao and intimidation.
• The bystanders move from pitying Jun to marveling at his skill, then fear for him once Kai arrives.

Significant themes

• Standing up to abuse: Jun challenges Xiao’s mistreatment of Lele and questions her belief that a bad mood excuses cruelty.
• Skill versus numbers and power: Jun defeats Xiao through precise technique, but faces a far more dangerous threat in Kai’s armed group.
• Freedom versus security: Jun rejects the protection and status Kai offers rather than surrendering his independence.
• Loyalty and responsibility: Lele’s willingness to shoulder the blame reflects her gratitude and concern for Jun.

Plot points

• Ke JiusI arrives with Jun Wangchen’s roommates and tries to settle the dispute with Brother Kai by offering him 10,000 yuan. Brother Kai agrees to let matters go if Jun apologizes to Xiao Honghua.
• Jun refuses, insisting she was at fault. Brother Kai takes the refusal as a challenge and orders his men to break Jun’s limbs and throw him in the river.
• Before the attack begins, Brother Eight—one of Master Zi’s top enforcers—storms into the bar with men in black. He searches the room using a photograph, identifies Jun, and announces that Master Zi wants to see him.
• To everyone’s shock, Brother Eight and his men bow respectfully to Jun and repeat the invitation.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen stays calm and defiant despite being badly outnumbered. He believes Divine Calculations has assured him he’ll be safe and that good fortune is coming.
• Ke JiusI tries to protect Jun through money and connections, but Jun’s refusal to apologize leaves him helpless. The eldest and second roommates also fear for Jun but cannot intervene.
• Brother Kai shifts from confident bully to deferential subordinate when Brother Eight arrives, exposing the hierarchy beneath his bravado.
• Kang Lele grows terrified as the confrontation escalates and nearly collapses.
• Sister Yun, Xiao Honghua, and the bystanders expect Jun to be punished; Brother Eight’s respectful greeting overturns their assumptions.

Significant themes

• Power and hierarchy: Brother Kai’s authority proves limited when someone higher in Master Zi’s organization appears.
• Composure under pressure: Jun’s calm contrasts with the fear of those around him.
• Misjudgment and reversal: The crowd assumes Jun is doomed, only to discover that he is the person Master Zi wants to meet.
• Principle versus compromise: Jun refuses an easy settlement because he believes the woman who caused the trouble should not receive an apology.

• Key events: Brother Eight arrives at the Blue Night Charm to escort Jun Wangchen to meet Master Zi. Jun is initially confused, then learns that Zi Hanyan—Master Zi’s daughter—is the woman he rescued the previous night. He postpones the meeting to settle the conflict with Liu Kai and Xiao Honghua, who had threatened to have him beaten and thrown into a river. Brother Eight intervenes, kicks Liu Kai aside, and makes clear how serious the offense is. Both Liu Kai and Xiao Honghua kneel and apologize. Jun accepts 200,000 yuan from Liu Kai for the fright and lets the incident go after Xiao Honghua apologizes to Kang Lele for slapping her. He then leaves with Brother Eight to meet Master Zi.
• Character developments: Jun’s apparent vulnerability gives way to unexpected influence once his connection to Master Zi is revealed. He stays composed, uses his newfound leverage to protect himself and Kang Lele, and settles the dispute without demanding further punishment. Liu Kai and Xiao Honghua are reduced from arrogant aggressors to frightened, submissive figures. Kang Lele, initially despairing, is relieved and increasingly captivated by Jun.
• Character interactions: Brother Eight treats Jun with marked respect and offers to help him. Jun turns the matter over to him, while Brother Eight confronts Liu Kai on Jun’s behalf. Jun then makes Liu Kai and Xiao Honghua answer for their treatment of Kang Lele. His roommates watch in disbelief, and Ke JiusI jokes that Jun should get Master Zi’s autograph.
• Significant themes: Hidden status and the danger of judging by appearances drive the reversal: the seemingly ordinary student is protected by the person he saved. The chapter also explores power, fear, and humiliation, as Liu Kai’s authority collapses almost instantly, alongside loyalty and reciprocity—Jun’s rescue of Zi Hanyan earns him protection, which he uses to defend others.

Jun Wangchen arrives at the lavish Jinxiu Weiyang villa of Zifeng Town, father of Zi Hanyan. Zifeng, an influential East District underworld figure, welcomes him warmly and thanks him for saving Hanyan the previous night. Jun modestly says he helped because she was in danger—and adds, with playful flattery, that her beauty would have inspired him to help regardless.
Over tea, Zifeng offers a rare, costly pu’er. Jun identifies it as Xiangzhuqing after one sip, despite claiming he has never tasted it before; he says his mother taught him about tea and used this variety as a model. Intrigued, Zifeng asks him to brew some.
Jun’s manner changes as he prepares the tea. He becomes focused and serene, carefully warming the vessels and steeping the leaves through seven infusions, each producing a distinct fragrance and flavor. His skill and quiet command astonish Zifeng, who begins to suspect that Jun’s humble family background—and especially his mother—conceals something remarkable. Jun finishes and invites Zifeng to taste the tea.
Character developments and interactions: Zifeng’s initial gratitude shifts into keen curiosity and respect as he witnesses Jun’s expertise. Jun remains humble and composed, but his mastery reveals a depth and refinement that contrast with his modest circumstances. Their polite exchange develops into a subtle appraisal: Zifeng is assessing the young man, while Jun’s knowledge and conduct leave a strong impression.
Themes: The chapter contrasts social status with hidden ability, suggesting that talent and upbringing may exceed what appearances or family background imply. Tea brewing also serves as a practice of patience, discipline, and inner calm, reflecting Jun’s control and hinting at the influence of his mother.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen brews Fragrant Bamboo Qing tea for Zifeng Town, who is deeply impressed by both its flavor and Jun’s skill. Their conversation establishes Zifeng’s trust and growing respect for him.
• Zifeng explains that his wife, Shen Yu, has been in a vegetative state since a car accident six months earlier. He has spent heavily seeking treatment without success.
• The renowned physician Bai Ren arrives and attempts to treat Shen Yu with his Three-Part, Two-Entry Acupuncture Method, using his own elixir qi to stimulate her body.
• Jun recognizes that Bai’s technique cannot address the underlying problem. Bai’s treatment fails, leaving him exhausted and Shen Yu unchanged.
• Zifeng collapses in grief, while the household’s doctors and Brother Eight feel helpless. As despair settles over the room, Jun declares, “I can cure Mrs. Zi!”

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen presents himself as modest and perceptive. He admires Bai’s reputation but quickly identifies the limits of Bai’s medical approach, suggesting he possesses deeper knowledge and confidence.
• Zifeng Town shifts from pleased host to anxious husband and finally to a devastated man. His grief underscores how deeply he loves and longs for Shen Yu.
• Bai Ren is shown as respected and highly skilled, but he is candid about the severity of Shen Yu’s condition and the limits of his specialty.
• Brother Eight reveals his personal debt to Shen Yu: she helped him when he was destitute and later gave him an opportunity to rebuild his life. His inability to repay her kindness intensifies his guilt.
• The scene contrasts the group’s conventional medical expertise and despair with Jun’s sudden assurance, setting up a challenge to the established authorities.

Significant themes

• Hope versus despair: Zifeng and the others lose hope after Bai’s failure, just as Jun’s claim reopens the possibility of a cure.
• Limits of expertise: Bai’s reputation and technique are impressive, yet skill alone cannot overcome a problem his method is not suited to treat.
• Gratitude and obligation: Brother Eight’s loyalty to Shen Yu comes from the kindness she showed him when he had nothing.
• Appearance and hidden ability: Jun appears to be an ordinary young man, but his tea-making and medical insight hint at exceptional, possibly unconventional abilities.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen offers to treat Shen Yu, Zifeng Town’s wife, who is in a vegetative state. The doctors dismiss him as too young and inexperienced, and Zifeng Town hesitates to trust him.
• Jun explains that Bai Ren’s acupuncture method works best for vegetative states caused by degenerative or metabolic illness, but Shen Yu’s condition stems from acute injury, so it is unlikely to help.
• Bai Ren recognizes the accuracy of Jun’s diagnosis and asks whether he has another treatment. Jun says he will use the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles to call Shen Yu’s consciousness back.
• His talk of reincarnation and the Underworld further angers and unsettles the doctors. Jun then demonstrates Qi-Driven Needle Control, making thirteen silver needles rise and spin in the air.
• He begins needling Shen Yu with remarkable speed and precision. By the end of the excerpt, ten needles are in place, and Bai Ren realizes Jun is using the legendary Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen remains calm under criticism and shows confidence grounded in precise medical knowledge and extraordinary skill. His focus shifts from arguing with the doctors to proving his ability through action.
• Bai Ren moves from skepticism to astonishment as Jun’s diagnosis and needle control reveal a level of expertise far beyond his expectations.
• Zifeng Town is torn between gratitude and doubt: Jun has helped his daughter before, but his claims sound implausible. He tries to keep peace between Jun and the physicians.
• The attending physicians begin contemptuous and defensive, but Jun’s diagnosis, needlework, and Qi-Driven Needle Control gradually shake their confidence.

Significant themes

• Skill versus age and reputation: Jun challenges the assumption that youth means incompetence.
• Traditional medicine and mastery: The chapter contrasts routine medical experience with rare, highly refined techniques.
• Skepticism versus evidence: Jun’s extraordinary claims are initially mocked, but his demonstration forces others to reconsider.
• Hope amid helplessness: Shen Yu’s condition appears beyond the doctors’ reach, yet Jun offers a new possibility.

Key plot points

• Jun Wangchen uses the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles, a long-lost technique, to revive Shen Yu, who has been in a vegetative state for six months.
• After channeling supernatural reincarnation power through the needles, Jun restores Shen Yu’s consciousness. She recognizes her husband, Zifeng Town, but soon falls asleep.
• Jun explains that Shen Yu will forget some painful memories, including the accident that caused her condition, and will be unusually drowsy for about a week.
• In the villa’s hall, Zifeng thanks Jun for saving both his wife and daughter, Yan’er. Bai Ren, a celebrated physician, praises Jun and asks him for medical guidance—going so far as to offer to become his disciple. Jun declines the formal arrangement but agrees to share what he knows.
• Zifeng offers Jun 100 million yuan. Jun refuses, claiming he does not want to profit from his medical skills, though he privately values the protection and connection Zifeng’s influence can provide.
• Jun declines Zifeng’s invitation to lunch so he can return to school and finish an assignment. Brother Eight drives him back, while Zifeng reflects that a new notable figure is emerging in Jinling.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen demonstrates extraordinary skill and composure, while remaining modest. He refuses both Bai Ren’s offer of discipleship and Zifeng’s enormous payment, but accepts Zifeng’s offer of support.
• Zifeng Town moves from anxious hope to overwhelming relief and gratitude when Shen Yu wakes. His admiration for Jun grows, and he offers him both wealth and protection.
• Shen Yu returns to consciousness and shares a tender, slightly humorous exchange with her husband before succumbing to the foretold drowsiness.
• Bai Ren shifts from astonishment at Jun’s technique to deep respect, openly seeking instruction from someone far younger and less established.
• Brother Eight is visibly moved by Shen Yu’s reunion with Zifeng and later treats Jun with increased respect.

Significant themes

• Hidden greatness and reversal of status: The “firefly” Jun shines where the “moon,” Bai Ren, could not, overturning assumptions based on age and reputation.
• Healing as moral duty: Jun presents medicine as a way to save people rather than make money.
• Humility and lifelong learning: Jun’s modesty contrasts with his remarkable abilities, while Bai Ren shows that true expertise includes a willingness to learn.
• Gratitude, loyalty, and protection: Zifeng’s gratitude leads him to offer Jun enduring support, not merely a payment.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen arrives at Jinling University and claims a red envelope from the supernatural chat group while its members argue. The envelope contains Zhang Sanfeng’s Tai Chi Fist manual.
• Jun learns the authentic, combat-focused version of Tai Chi Fist and realizes it will help with his elective’s final exam.
• His boss calls: Tai Chi students must attend a martial-arts exchange on the track field or lose their exam eligibility. Jun hurries over.
• The taekwondo team has won four of five bouts, and its instructor, Liu Sanquan, uses the event to belittle Tai Chi and promote his own style.
• Tai Chi captain Chen Fan faces the taekwondo team’s arrogant fighter. Although Chen uses Tai Chi techniques to redirect an initial attack, he lacks the rooted force needed to absorb the opponent’s power. He is overwhelmed and kicked off the platform.
• With the Tai Chi side demoralized and Huang Shihu about to concede, an unseen voice calls out: “Who said there was no one left?”

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shifts from casual opportunism—snatching the red envelope while others bicker—to gaining a potentially powerful skill. His arrival at the field sets up his likely intervention, though the chapter ends before he is identified.
• Chen Fan is revealed as the Tai Chi team’s strongest student and a determined fighter, but his limited training leaves him vulnerable to a more combat-oriented opponent. His defeat exposes the gap between his team’s practice and practical fighting.
• Huang Shihu is protective of his students and angry at Liu’s bad-faith challenge, but ultimately feels pressured to concede.
• Liu Sanquan and the taekwondo team taunt their opponents, turning a supposed exchange match into a public humiliation.
• The chat group provides comic relief through members’ bickering, especially the flirtation between Marshal Tianpeng and Chang’e, which distracts everyone from Zhang Sanfeng’s gift.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Tai Chi is dismissed as gentle, but the authentic manual contains serious combat principles; its students’ weakness comes from incomplete practical training, not necessarily from the art itself.
• Skill and foundations: Chen’s lack of rooted sinking force prevents him from applying Tai Chi’s higher techniques.
• Humiliation and resilience: The taekwondo team’s mockery pushes the Tai Chi students toward despair, while the final challenge hints at a chance to reclaim their dignity.
• Opportunity and timing: Jun’s newly acquired manual may arrive just as the Tai Chi team needs someone to step forward.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen steps forward to challenge the Taekwondo group’s captain, despite warnings from his roommate Zhang Zhengxiao, Tai Chi captain Chen Fan, and others. The Taekwondo students assume he will be easily beaten.
• The opponent charges with a powerful punch. Jun calmly receives it using Receiving Force, absorbing its impact without injury.
• Huang Shihu recognizes the technique and realizes Jun has mastered an advanced Tai Chi skill—something thought to take years of practice.
• The Taekwondo captain attacks again at full speed. Jun evades the first blow, absorbs the force of the follow-up, then counters with a shoulder strike that sends his opponent backward.
• Before the opponent can recover, Jun uses a Tai Chi push-hands technique to guide him off the platform. The crowd is left stunned by the Taekwondo captain’s defeat.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen reveals extraordinary Tai Chi skill beneath his unassuming appearance. His calm confidence contrasts sharply with the group’s belief that he is a novice.
• The Taekwondo captain begins arrogant and dismissive, but becomes shocked and frustrated when Jun neutralizes his attacks and defeats him.
• Chen Fan and Zhang Zhengxiao shift from concern to astonishment as Jun proves he can handle an opponent who had beaten Chen.
• Huang Shihu recognizes the significance of Jun’s technique and is especially surprised because Jun had shown little apparent ability in class.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus ability: Jun looks frail and inexperienced, yet possesses exceptional skill.
• Calmness over brute force: Tai Chi’s yielding movements, timing, and control overcome the opponent’s speed and strength.
• Underestimated talent: Jun’s sudden display challenges the group’s assumptions about who is capable.
• Confidence tested: Jun remains composed under pressure while his opponent’s pride and anger drive him into mistakes.

Character interactions

• Jun ignores his teammates’ attempts to stop him and answers the Taekwondo group’s mockery with quiet confidence.
• The Taekwondo captain treats Jun with contempt, then grows enraged when his attacks fail.
• Chen Fan and Zhang Zhengxiao worry that Jun will be badly hurt; Huang Shihu instead senses that Jun must have a reason for stepping forward.
• Jun’s controlled use of his opponent’s momentum turns their confrontation into a decisive public demonstration of Tai Chi.