Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen is held at the police station under false pretenses. General Mo Xingao arrives with armed soldiers and demands to know who ordered the arrest.
• Two officers blame Deputy Chief, who is about to reveal the person behind the plot when a supernatural curse strikes him dead.
• Jun examines the body and identifies the cause as a Death Curse, a Black Witchcraft spell that kills its target if they try to expose the mastermind.
• He explains that Witches—also known as Evil Soul Masters—are one of four kinds of supernatural spellcasters, and that witchcraft includes both harmful Black Witchcraft and benevolent White Witchcraft.
• To prove that extraordinary arts are real, Jun casts a spell that makes the Interrogation Room’s door seem to shift position whenever anyone approaches. Xue Zhi and the others are left stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xingao arrives worried about Jun’s safety, then turns threatening toward the officials responsible for his arrest. His fear for Jun is tied to Jun’s importance in the effort to save Mo Xingao’s father.
• Jun Wangchen remains composed, identifies the curse, and calmly demonstrates his supernatural abilities. His knowledge comes from the Ghostcatching Manual.
• Xue Zhi, initially skeptical of witchcraft, witnesses Jun’s spell firsthand and becomes frightened and amazed.
• The deputy chief is silenced before he can name the mastermind, suggesting that a powerful hidden conspirator is protecting their identity.
• The two arresting officers betray the deputy chief to save themselves, while the armed soldiers protect Mo Xingao and the other officers cower.

Significant themes

• Hidden supernatural realities: The characters’ ordinary understanding of the world is challenged by forces beyond their experience.
• Power and intimidation: Mo Xingao’s military and family influence immediately changes the balance of power at the station.
• Silenced truth and unseen enemies: The curse prevents the mastermind from being exposed, pointing to a ruthless threat beyond the police.
• Skepticism versus proof: Jun responds to disbelief not with argument but with a direct demonstration.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen reveals that the incident in the interrogation room was caused by Black Witchcraft, specifically a Soul-Trapping Curse that trapped its victims in convincing, self-generated illusions.
• He explains that Witchcraft requires unusually strong, cultivated soul force, and that Witches are rare and subject to limits and countermeasures.
• Jun says he will deal personally with the Witch who framed him, hinting that he intends to retaliate.
• Mo Xingao realizes Jun’s abilities extend beyond martial arts: he is also a Witch and, according to Gu An and Mo Xingao’s brother, a highly skilled physician.
• Mo Xingao apologizes for having mistreated Jun at the Mo family home and asks him to treat his critically ill father. Jun refuses, reminding Mo that help is a kindness, not an obligation.
• When pleading and offering dinner fail, Mo Xingao kneels and declares Jun the fourth person before whom he has ever knelt, asking him to help his father.

Character development

• Jun Wangchen reveals more of his extraordinary abilities and remains controlled but fiercely unwilling to forgive disrespect. He insists that Mo’s rank and desperation do not entitle him to help.
• Mo Xingao shifts from authority and confidence to humility and desperation. He acknowledges his wrongdoing and is willing to sacrifice his pride for his father.
• Xue Zhi and the others move from disbelief to acceptance of supernatural forces, then become anxious as Jun confronts the powerful Mo Xingao.
• Mo Xingao’s subordinates are alarmed by Jun’s bluntness and by their superior’s willingness to beg.

Significant themes

• Kindness is voluntary: Jun stresses that assistance is not owed, especially after it has been rejected or insulted.
• Respect and consequences: Mo’s earlier treatment of Jun has damaged their relationship, and an apology does not automatically erase the harm.
• Hidden power and appearances: Jun’s youth and ordinary appearance conceal rare, formidable talents.
• Filial duty and humility: Mo Xingao sets aside status and pride to seek help for his father.

Character interactions

• Jun calmly explains Witchcraft to Xue Zhi and the others, reassuring them while making clear that he will handle the Witch himself.
• Mo Xingao attempts to apologize, but Jun cuts him off and rejects the suggestion that they are close.
• Mo then bows, accepts responsibility, and begs Jun to save his father. Jun refuses his appeals and dinner offer, leaving Mo to kneel in a final, extraordinary plea.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xingao, a powerful General-Rank Officer, kneels before Jun Wangchen in the interrogation room and admits he wronged him. He asks Jun to return with him and save his unconscious father, Elder Mo.
• Mo Xingao’s subordinates also kneel and plead, appealing to Elder Mo’s service to the country. Director Xue Zhi urges Jun to reconsider.
• Though still angry about how the Mo family treated him, Jun is moved by their sincerity and agrees to help. He plans to leave again afterward, mindful that he has kept Xu Youyue waiting.
• Mo Xingao rewards Xue Zhi’s support by promising him a promotion. Xue is so overwhelmed that he faints.
• As Jun and Mo Xingao depart, a hidden observer reports by phone to “Young Master Wei” that the mission has failed.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen remains resentful but shows compassion, ultimately choosing to help after Mo Xingao takes responsibility and pleads sincerely. He recognizes that he is softhearted and feels guilty about neglecting Xu Youyue.
• Mo Xingao demonstrates humility and filial devotion, accepting public humiliation and even offering his life to save his father.
• Xue Zhi takes a risk by speaking for Mo Xingao and is rewarded with a promotion.
• The hidden figure reveals that Jun’s arrest was part of a failed plan, introducing a new threat.

Significant themes

• Humility and accountability: Mo Xingao earns a chance to make amends by admitting his mistake.
• Filial devotion and loyalty: Mo Xingao’s desperation—and his soldiers’ loyalty—move Jun to act.
• Mercy and changing one’s mind: Jun’s anger gives way to compassion, despite his initial refusal.
• Power and status: The sight of a general kneeling to a young man shocks everyone and underscores Jun’s mysterious influence.

Character interactions

• Mo Xingao and his soldiers plead with Jun, while Xue Zhi adds his appeal.
• Jun weighs his anger against their sincerity before agreeing to help Elder Mo.
• Mo Xingao thanks and rewards Xue Zhi for intervening.
• The unseen observer reports the failed operation to Young Master Wei, suggesting further conflict.

Plot points and events

• At the Mo family residence, Jun Wangchen examines the unconscious Elder Mo. His pulse, organs, and general physical condition appear normal, leaving the cause of his coma unclear.
• Jun spots a faint mark between Elder Mo’s eyebrows and uses soul power to investigate, then asks where Elder Mo went before collapsing.
• Mo Xingao learns that Elder Mo visited the mountain behind the residence with Elder Xu. Elder Xu says Elder Mo’s vision suddenly darkened on their return, and he passed out.
• Elder Xu produces a black flower Elder Mo supposedly touched. The doctors identify it as Black Lily of the Valley, a poisonous plant, and assume its toxin caused the coma.
• Jun challenges that diagnosis: Elder Mo lacks the usual symptoms, and Gu An’s acupuncture should have weakened the poison enough for him to wake.
• Jun reveals that Elder Mo has instead been affected by the rare Soul-Eating Flower, whose fragrance consumes part of a person’s soul and can cause an unending sleep.
• The doctors doubt the flower’s existence, but Jun explains that the flower they are examining is not Black Lily of the Valley at all—it is the Soul-Eating Flower. Elder Xu reacts with alarm before hiding it.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shows keen medical and observational skill, combining examination with knowledge of poisons and soul-based afflictions. He remains composed while others grow anxious and challenges the doctors’ assumptions.
• Mo Xingao is deeply worried about his father, briefly relieved when poisoning seems treatable, then unsettled when that explanation is ruled out.
• Elder Xu presents himself as remorseful and helpful, but Jun notices his grief is insincere. His concealed alarm at the Soul-Eating Flower makes him increasingly suspicious.
• The doctors are confident in familiar medical explanations but defer to Jun when he points out the mismatch between Elder Mo’s symptoms and the suspected poison.
• Jun’s questions expose inconsistencies in Elder Xu’s account, while his diagnosis shifts the scene from a seemingly ordinary poisoning to a mysterious—and potentially deliberate—attack.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Elder Xu’s apparent sorrow is an act, and the flower’s identity is not what it first appears to be.
• Knowledge beyond established records: Jun argues that the absence of a phenomenon from medical books does not prove it does not exist.
• Limits of conventional medicine: Elder Mo’s body appears healthy, yet a spiritual affliction has left him unconscious.
• Suspicion and deception: Jun’s observations suggest that someone may have arranged the incident, though the chapter does not yet reveal who or why.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen identifies the supposed Black Lily of the Valley as a Soul-Eating Flower, demonstrating the difference by dripping alcohol on its petals: they turn red, then black again.
• He explains that the flower stores the soul and spirit it consumes in its center. Elder Mo can be awakened only if the missing center is recovered and used to counteract the poison.
• Jun reasons that someone cultivated the flower over five years in a dark, damp place with yin energy. Because it releases its fragrance only when supplied with internal energy, Elder Mo must have been deliberately exposed to it.
• The Mo family suspects Elder Xu, the only person who accompanied Elder Mo and had internal energy. The guards secure the room, while the doctors keep their distance.
• Elder Xu protests that he has served the family loyally for five years and asks why he would harm Elder Mo only now. Mo Xingao and Mo Xinao briefly doubt Jun’s accusation.
• Jun points to a black floral mark between Elder Mo’s eyebrows. He explains that an artificial flower leaves a corresponding mark on its grower, then predicts Elder Xu has one in his palm. The mark is there, strongly implicating him.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen displays exceptional botanical and medical knowledge, calmly building a case rather than making an unsupported accusation. He guides the group from identifying the flower to identifying the likely culprit.
• Mo Xingao and Mo Xinao move from seeking a cure to suspecting Elder Xu, but their long-standing trust in him makes them hesitate until Jun presents physical evidence.
• Elder Xu appears frightened and appeals to his record of loyalty. His claim unsettles the Mo brothers, though the matching mark undermines his defense.
• The doctors initially admire Jun’s expertise, then become wary of Elder Xu as the evidence emerges. The personal guards quietly prepare to restrain him.

Significant themes

• Knowledge as power: Jun’s specialized expertise reveals both the danger and the method behind the poisoning.
• Trust versus evidence: Years of apparent loyalty make the Mo family reluctant to suspect Elder Xu, but physical clues challenge that trust.
• Deception and premeditation: The flower’s cultivation and controlled release of fragrance suggest a carefully planned attack rather than an accident.
• Suspense and revelation: Jun’s measured deductions steadily narrow the suspects, ending with a striking piece of evidence against Elder Xu.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen exposes the supposed Elder Xu as an impostor who poisoned Mo De with the rare Soul-Eating Flower. The real Elder Xu has been killed, and the impostor reveals himself as Murong Liang.
• Murong explains that he engineered the poisoning to make Mo De relive the memory of Xiao Huan’s death, believing Mo De had abandoned her during a battle. He had spent five years cultivating the flower, whose victim can be awakened only with its core.
• When Murong threatens Mo Xingao, Xingao explains that Xiao Huan had asked Mo De to push her out of the line of fire to protect a fuel supply vital to the army. A classified order supports his account.
• Xingao also gives Murong a letter Xiao Huan left for him. Murong realizes he had misunderstood Mo De and that Xiao Huan had never returned his love as he had hoped.
• Murong tells them where to find the flower’s core, which can save Mo De. Overcome by grief and remorse, he takes a guard’s pistol and kills himself.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen remains composed and perceptive, identifying the impostor and recognizing the danger of Murong’s martial strength.
• Mo Xingao moves from anger at the betrayal to sorrowful resolve. He risks confronting Murong and reveals the evidence that clears his father.
• Mo Xinao is shocked by the betrayal and by Murong’s power, while standing protectively beside his father.
• Murong Liang is revealed as a former close friend of Mo De, consumed for years by grief and mistaken resentment. The official order and Xiao Huan’s letter break through his hatred; he admits his error and dies by suicide.
• The encounter shifts from armed confrontation to tragic reconciliation, though Murong’s discovery comes too late to save him.

Significant themes

• Truth and misunderstanding: Murong’s revenge is built on a false account of Xiao Huan’s death; evidence and her letter finally correct it.
• Love, grief, and obsession: Murong’s enduring love becomes hatred, then remorse, after years of mourning.
• The cost of war and sacrifice: Xiao Huan’s death was tied to a military necessity, making the truth more complicated than Murong believed.
• Regret and irreversible loss: Understanding arrives only after years of suffering, and neither apology nor truth can restore what has been lost.

Key plot points and events

• Murong Liang’s plot ends with his suicide. Mo Xingao retrieves the Soul-Eating Flower’s core, and the medicine made from it successfully wakes Elder Mo.
• Mo Xingao tells his father, Mo De, that Murong Liang had survived for years but ultimately died because of the events surrounding Xiao Huan. Overcome by guilt and grief, Mo De blames himself; his family comforts him.
• Jun Wangchen refuses the rewards offered for his role in the affair and heads toward Xu Youyue’s home.
• Xu Youyue messages him to go back, claiming an urgent matter has come up. Jun notices her hurrying away and secretly follows her to an abandoned factory.
• There, Xu Youyue finds her injured master, an elderly nun, facing a hostile old man. The man reveals that both he and the nun belong to the Gu-Witch Lineage and claims the nun originally took Xu in because she has an extreme yin body, whose powerful yin energy could help a Gu Master advance.
• The nun confirms the accusation. Though shaken, Xu says she does not care about the original motive because her master never harmed her. The old man announces that their bond will end that day and launches the technique “Black Rain Bladefall.”

Character developments and interactions

• Mo De confronts the lasting guilt he feels over Xiao Huan’s sacrifice and Murong Liang’s death. Mo Xingao and the others support him through his grief.
• Jun Wangchen remains modest about his achievements, but his concern for Xu Youyue leads him to follow her discreetly.
• Xu Youyue shows loyalty and courage by risking herself to help her injured master. After learning the truth about why she was taken in, she responds with compassion rather than immediately rejecting the nun.
• The elderly nun admits her selfish original motive, but her emotional response to Xu’s loyalty suggests their relationship has become genuine.
• The old man exploits the revelation to sow mistrust and threatens both women, setting up an imminent fight.

Significant themes

• Guilt and responsibility: Mo De believes past tragedies were his fault and has carried that burden for years.
• Loyalty and forgiveness: Xu Youyue’s devotion survives the discovery that her master’s motives were initially self-serving.
• Truth and trust: The old man uses a painful secret to weaken the bond between master and disciple.
• Selflessness versus exploitation: Jun refuses rewards, while the conflict over Xu’s body raises the danger of treating a person as a source of power.

Key plot points and events

• The old man attacks the elderly nun and Xu Youyue with a black orb that turns into a storm of daggers. Already badly injured from his earlier ambush, the nun struggles to protect them; Xu Youyue adds her Spiritual Power to strengthen the barrier.
• The old man offers to spare the nun if Xu Youyue willingly lets him absorb the Yin Energy of her Extreme Yin Body. Believing it may save her master, Xu Youyue agrees and approaches him.
• Just as the old man reaches for her, an unseen attacker uses a Soul Power longsword to sever his hand.
• The nun claims a powerful, reclusive helper has arrived. The old man hesitates, unsure whether she is bluffing or whether a formidable enemy is truly present.
• Before the standoff can resolve, three streaks of Soul Sword Qi kill the old man’s three underlings. The men glimpse a figure on the factory roof, but the attacker’s identity remains unknown.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Youyue shows devotion and self-sacrifice, choosing to surrender her body to protect her master. Her willingness to act despite her fear highlights the strength of their bond.
• The elderly nun feels responsible for the crisis because her earlier mistake allowed the ambush. Though gravely wounded and uncertain of the unseen figure’s intentions, she bluffs confidently to deter the old man.
• The old man is driven by greed for the power of Xu Youyue’s Extreme Yin Body. His confidence falters after his hand is severed, revealing his fear of an opponent far stronger than himself.
• The hidden expert intervenes decisively but remains unidentified, shifting the balance of power and leaving both sides uncertain about what comes next.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and sacrifice: Xu Youyue risks herself for her master, while the nun’s guilt reflects her sense of responsibility toward her disciple.
• Power and vulnerability: The injured women are nearly overwhelmed, but the unseen attacker’s sudden intervention demonstrates how quickly power can alter a desperate situation.
• Deception and uncertainty: The nun’s bluff buys time, while the old man cannot tell whether the rumored helper is real—or whether the mysterious attacker will continue to protect them.

Key plot points

• Jun Wangchen’s hidden soul attacks kill the older man’s three henchmen almost instantly. When the older man tries to flee, another slash pierces his spiritual shield and kills him.
• Xu Youyue and her wounded master, the old nun, survive. The nun calls out to thank their unseen rescuer, but he initially does not appear.
• After Xu Youyue leaves to fetch bandages, Jun Wangchen descends from the roof and reveals himself. He says he intervened because he and Xu Youyue are friends.
• The nun recognizes his name as the man Xu Youyue has thought about for six years and is stunned that he is far more powerful than she expected.
• Jun questions whether the nun intended to exploit Xu Youyue’s extreme yin body. She admits she once considered it for her cultivation, but says she abandoned the plan and instead chose to teach Xu Youyue her lineage’s teachings.
• Jun explains that a soul stone lodged in the dantian prevents the Gu-Witch Lineage from advancing beyond peak yellow tier. He reveals he is a fourth-grade alchemist and begins using his soul power to break the nun’s soul stone.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen demonstrates overwhelming combat power and a protective, decisive attitude toward Xu Youyue. Though suspicious of the nun’s past motives, he accepts her explanation and chooses to help her.
• The old nun shifts from wary gratitude to astonishment and fear as she learns Jun’s identity and abilities. Her concern for Xu Youyue appears genuine, despite her earlier intention to use the girl’s body.
• Xu Youyue shows deep concern for her injured master, rushing to find bandages. Her six-year attachment to Jun is revealed through the nun’s recognition of his name.
• The nun and Jun move from formal thanks to a tense examination of her motives, then to a moment of trust as Jun offers to remove the obstacle to her advancement.

Significant themes

• Hidden strength and mistaken assumptions: Jun’s apparent youth and ordinary background conceal extraordinary power and expertise.
• Trust and redemption: The nun’s past intentions cast doubt on her relationship with Xu Youyue, but her later devotion and Jun’s decision to believe her suggest change is possible.
• Protection and loyalty: Jun acts to save Xu Youyue and her master, while Xu Youyue’s immediate concern for the nun underscores her loyalty.
• Power as liberation: Breaking the soul stone offers the nun a chance to overcome the limit that has held back her lineage.

• Jun Wangchen breaks the soul stone in the old nun’s dantian, freeing her from a six-year cultivation block caused by her Witch Gu Lineage. He reveals he has also placed a curse on her soul: if she ever harms Xu Youyue, it will kill her. The nun promises she will never do so.
• The nun explains why Youyue left six years earlier. After Youyue’s adoptive parents rescued the injured nun, the nun discovered Youyue’s extreme Yin body and briefly considered taking it, but ultimately could not bring herself to hurt the kind child. She later recognized Youyue’s Xu Family token and helped uncover her origins.
• When the nun’s enemies attacked, Youyue’s parents died protecting them as they escaped to Beijing. There, the Xu Family confirmed Youyue was the family head’s lost daughter. Youyue wanted to return to Jinling and find Jun Wangchen, but her father agreed only that she could go once she reached Yellow tier. With the nun as her teacher, Youyue trained for six years to meet that goal.
• The nun’s fellow disciples learned of Youyue’s extreme Yin body and pursued her when she finally left Beijing. The nun tried to protect her but was trapped; Jun Wangchen killed one attacker and rescued the situation.
• Learning the truth, Jun realizes Youyue had spent six years struggling to return to him while he wrongly resented her disappearance. He feels deep guilt and thanks the nun for raising and teaching her. The nun says she came to regard Youyue as her daughter and is glad she has found someone she loves.
• The chapter ends with Jun preparing to treat the nun’s injuries using silver needles. He manifests an icy aura in one hand and a blazing, firelike aura in the other, shocking her into recognizing the Taiyi Divine Needles.
  Character developments and themes: Jun’s resentment gives way to remorse and appreciation as he learns Youyue’s sacrifice. The nun shifts from a compromised guardian—once tempted by Youyue’s power—to a loving, protective mentor. The chapter emphasizes devotion, perseverance, gratitude, and the cost of family and reunion; it also underscores the danger surrounding Youyue’s rare body and Jun’s extraordinary abilities.

Key plot points and events

• After Jun Wangchen saves Xu Youyue and her master, he secretly treats the old nun with the Taiyi Divine Needles. By combining cold and hot energy, he heals most of her severe injuries in moments.
• Jun says he wants to keep his true strength hidden from Youyue so she will not become dependent on him. He also believes he should not teach her martial arts directly: their closeness could distract her from cultivation and unsettle her heart.
• The old nun agrees to keep training Youyue and learning alongside her. Jun then teaches her the lost Yin-Yang Meditation Technique, demonstrating its two stages: sinking through seven imagined layers of earth, then rising beyond nine imagined heavens.
• Jun leaves just before Youyue returns with medicine. The old nun tells her that the mysterious expert healed her and promises Youyue will see him again the next day.
• Youyue takes her master to stay with her while she recovers. She admits she still loves Jun but feels unsure because he has changed and may like someone else.
• The old nun reverses her earlier opposition to Youyue’s pursuit of Jun, encourages her to be brave, and asks how they met. Youyue begins a flowery account, prompting her master to insist on the straightforward version.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen reveals exceptional healing ability and knowledge of rare arts, but remains careful to protect Youyue’s independence and spiritual progress.
• The old nun shifts from astonishment at Jun’s abilities to eager gratitude and resolve to master the meditation technique. She also softens her stance on Youyue’s romance.
• Xu Youyue remains devoted to Jun and grateful to her rescuer, while feeling insecure about his possible interest in someone else. Her delight at her master’s support shows how much pressure she had been carrying.

Significant themes

• Love versus cultivation: Jun believes emotional attachment can disturb Youyue’s focus and spiritual path, while the old nun ultimately supports her feelings.
• Discipline and natural harmony: The meditation teaching links cultivation to balancing heaven and earth and aligning oneself with nature.
• Secrecy and generosity: Jun helps without seeking recognition, concealing his strength and leaving before Youyue can thank him.
• Mentorship and changing perspectives: The old nun continues guiding Youyue while reconsidering how best to support her.

Character interactions

• Jun treats and instructs the old nun, asking her to pass the meditation technique on to Youyue rather than teaching Youyue himself.
• The old nun relays Jun’s explanation to Youyue but does not reveal his full role or whereabouts.
• Youyue worries about her master’s injuries and offers her a place to recover; the old nun responds with unexpected romantic encouragement and playful curiosity.

Plot points and events

• On the subway, Jun Wangchen notices a masked woman carrying a crying baby. His sensitivity to medicine lets him detect sleeping pills in the water she gives the child, leading him to suspect she is a trafficker.
• Jun secretly follows her off the train and through a deserted alley, where she enters a hidden passage behind a concealed door.
• Using his soul power to spy through the wall, Jun discovers a gang’s hideout. The woman and a stubble-faced man discuss their latest abduction and an upcoming handoff to buyers.
• Two masked buyers arrive, inspect the baby, and pay 60,000 yuan. The woman divides the money with her partner and reaches for the child.
• Before she can take the baby, Jun attacks her with his soul power, causing her to collapse. The other three are left stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shifts from passively returning to university to taking covert action when he realizes the baby is in danger. He stays calm, tracks the woman, and gathers evidence before intervening.
• The masked woman is revealed as a cautious but transactional kidnapper. She uses sleeping pills, avoids surveillance, and works with the stubble-faced man.
• The stubble-faced man manages the hideout and the sale, openly treating the baby as merchandise and splitting the proceeds with his partner.
• The buyers confirm the gang’s trafficking operation by inspecting the infant and paying for the child. The woman and her accomplice coordinate with them, though the woman is more focused on caution than conversation.

Significant themes

• Protection of the vulnerable: Jun’s intervention is driven by the baby’s helplessness.
• Greed and dehumanization: The traffickers call the infant “goods” and discuss the child’s price.
• Vigilance and justice: Jun uses observation and restraint to uncover the operation before striking.
• Secrecy and criminal networks: Hidden entrances, code words, route changes, and multiple participants suggest an organized ring rather than an isolated crime.

Plot and events

Jun Wangchen enters the traffickers’ hideout just after the masked woman collapses, startling the two masked men and the stubbled man. When they mistake him for an undercover officer, the three attack with daggers. Jun effortlessly knocks them down with blasts of invisible force, then incapacitates the stubbled man.
He wakes the drugged baby by neutralizing the sleeping draught and comforts him. Rather than kill the traffickers, Jun calls Officer Mo Li so police can question them and uncover the rest of the ring. When the masked men try to flee, he stops them. Mo Li arrives with officers, takes custody of the baby, and orders the traffickers arrested. Jun leaves before receiving recognition, returning to his school.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shows both formidable power and compassion: he punishes the traffickers, protects the baby, and spares the suspects so they can provide information. He remains modest, leaving the credit to Mo Li.
• Mo Li responds urgently to Jun’s call and supports his decision to subdue rather than kill the suspects. She expresses gratitude after the arrest.
• The traffickers shift from suspicion and aggression to terror and helplessness when they realize Jun vastly outmatches them.
• The baby wakes safely and is quickly soothed by Jun.

Significant themes

The chapter condemns human trafficking and its devastation of families, while emphasizing justice over revenge: Jun uses force to stop the criminals but preserves them for investigation. It also highlights compassion for the vulnerable and selfless service without seeking praise.

Plot and key events

• Jun Wangchen accepts Zi Hanyan’s invitation to stay at her villa before the Four Urban Districts’ underworld Contest, planning to travel with her the next morning.
• At the villa, he unexpectedly finds Qian Rumo in skimpy clothing. She tries to cover herself, but her clothes shift, creating an awkward first encounter.
• Jun and Qian trade teasing, increasingly absurd banter. When Qian asks him to pull up the stuck zipper on her back, Jun reluctantly agrees while insisting—mostly to himself—that he is resisting temptation.
• After fixing the zipper, Jun warns Qian that she is in someone else’s home. She reveals that she knows his reputation as the man who can dodge bullets and supposedly becomes so reckless he fails to recognize his own family.
• Qian turns around while Jun’s hands are still near her back, and he accidentally touches her breasts. Both feel a shock, but Jun yells in alarm.
• Zi Hanyan enters at exactly that moment and finds them frozen in an unmistakably compromising position.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen is boastful and outwardly self-righteous, but his inner monologue betrays his attraction to Qian and his comic panic about being misunderstood. His repeated cries make him seem less like a seducer than a startled victim.
• Qian Rumo is playful, confident, and quick-witted. She enjoys teasing Jun, challenges his claims of propriety, and recognizes him from his reputation.
• Jun and Qian establish an immediate comic rapport through flirtatious provocation and wordplay, which escalates into an accidental intimate touch.
• Zi Hanyan has little direct interaction in the chapter, but her sudden arrival turns the incident into a likely misunderstanding.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Jun’s claims of purity and righteousness conflict with his thoughts and actions.
• Miscommunication and embarrassment: A minor wardrobe mishap and accidental contact are made worse by Jun’s panicked explanations and shouting.
• Comic flirtation and chance: The chapter uses exaggerated romantic mishaps and unlucky timing to build toward the cliffhanger of Zi discovering the scene.

Plot points and events

• Zi Hanyan catches Jun Wangchen in an intimate-looking situation with Qian Rumo. Jun tries to explain, but Rumo cheekily says it is “exactly what it looks like.”
• Zi takes Rumo upstairs to question her. Rumo claims she came to town to compete in the next day’s Contest, and that the awkward encounter began when Jun startled her while she was changing.
• While the cousins talk, Jun senses two powerful intruders approaching the villa and rushes off to confront them.
• Rumo also detects the danger and leaves Zi in the room, urging her not to come out. Zi calls Zifeng Town for help.
• Two masked attackers reach the fourth floor. The lead attacker overwhelms Rumo, revealing that he is at peak yellow tier while she is only mid-stage yellow tier. He says she was targeted because she agreed to enter the Contest.
• Just as the attacker is about to kill Rumo, a slipper strikes him in the face with tremendous force, apparently saving her. The chapter ends before revealing who threw it.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen is embarrassed by the compromising scene and worries that he has damaged his chances with Zi, but his attention quickly shifts to the approaching threat. His dramatic “Flying Slipper Technique” suggests he is ready to protect Rumo.
• Zi Hanyan is jealous and flustered by what she sees, though she tries to hide it behind stern questioning and scolding. Her concern becomes serious when Rumo senses danger, prompting her to call for help.
• Qian Rumo is playful and provocative with Zi, teasing her about Jun and her own appearance. In the attack, however, she becomes composed and protective, warning Zi to stay safe and fighting despite being outmatched.

Significant themes

• Comedy amid danger: The chapter shifts from romantic misunderstanding and teasing to sudden life-threatening violence.
• Jealousy and concealed affection: Zi’s embarrassment and sharp questioning hint at feelings for Jun that she refuses to acknowledge.
• Courage and protection: Rumo risks herself to keep Zi safe, while Jun appears to intervene when she is in mortal danger.
• Rising stakes: The attack is connected to the upcoming Contest, suggesting that the competition carries serious political or martial consequences.

Chapter summary

Masked attackers confront Qian Rumo and her cousin, Zi Hanyan, in a villa corridor. Jun Wangchen intervenes, first criticizing Qian Rumo for fighting where her untrained cousin could be endangered, then assuring her that he will protect them.
Jun quickly overwhelms the masked man, a peak yellow-tier fighter: a slipper strike sends him flying, and a punch breaks his hand and leaves him badly injured. When the Curly-Haired Woman ambushes Qian Rumo, Jun uses the mysterious technique Shifting Form, Changing Shadow to swap their positions. Her knife-hand strikes his throat, but an invisible shield—formed from soul power he learned to wield through the Soul Scripture—protects him.
Jun then channels literary qi and writes the character for “cleave” in the air. It becomes a radiant sword that nearly cuts the Curly-Haired Woman in half and slices through the railing. The masked man saves her, and the pair flee. Jun tells Qian Rumo to watch Zi Hanyan and launches himself after the attackers.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen reveals himself to be far more powerful and versatile than his relaxed appearance suggests. He combines extraordinary speed and strength with soul-based defense and a lethal calligraphy technique. His warning to Qian Rumo also shows concern for Zi Hanyan’s safety.
• Qian Rumo moves from fear and self-reproach to amazement at Jun’s abilities. She recognizes that she underestimated him and is relieved when he survives the ambush.
• The Curly-Haired Woman and masked man discover they are outmatched. The man is severely injured, but still rescues his accomplice; together they retreat rather than risk facing Jun again.
• Jun’s interactions with Qian Rumo shift from reprimanding her to reassuring and protecting her, while she responds with growing admiration and awe.

Significant themes

• Hidden power and mistaken appearances: Jun’s modest, harmless-looking exterior conceals overwhelming strength and unusual arts.
• Responsibility and protecting others: Qian Rumo’s decision to fight near her cousin creates danger, prompting Jun to emphasize the need to protect vulnerable people.
• Power escalating into awe: Each new technique—speed, soul defense, and calligraphy turned into a weapon—deepens the sense that Jun’s abilities exceed ordinary martial skill.

Chapter Summary: “Pursuit”

• Key events: After Jun Wangchen injures the masked man, the curly-haired woman escapes with him to a group of associates. Their mission was to kill Qian Rumo on orders from the West District’s underworld boss, but the group is shaken when they learn Jun overwhelmed two experienced fighters with ease. As they try to flee, Jun intercepts them. One man attacks and is swiftly struck down by Jun, leaving the rest terrified. Jun then demands compensation for the damage they caused at his classmate’s villa. The group offers money, but their combined cash falls short, so the tall man gives Jun a bank card. Its PIN—094250—appears to offend Jun, ending the chapter on a comic note.
• Character developments: Jun is revealed as overwhelmingly powerful, confident, and irreverent, using humor even while confronting dangerous opponents. He also shows a practical, transactional side by demanding payment rather than immediately pursuing a larger conflict. The curly-haired woman and her companions shift from mission-driven confidence to fear and submission. The tall man, initially aggressive, becomes cautious and tries to bargain by invoking their boss, Tian Ba.
• Character interactions: Jun confronts the group over their attack on his classmate’s villa. The curly-haired woman apologizes and asks for mercy, while the tall man first threatens Jun, then appeals to Tian Ba’s connections, and finally offers compensation. Jun rejects apologies and intimidation, insisting on payment. His brief encounter with the attacker demonstrates the vast power gap between him and the group.
• Significant themes: The chapter emphasizes the hierarchy of martial strength and how power can quickly overturn confidence. It also mixes menace with comedy: Jun’s devastating violence contrasts with his detailed—and seemingly inflated—bill for repairs, while the closing misunderstanding over the PIN punctures the tension.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen mocks a tall man’s randomly generated password, slaps him repeatedly, and then demands that the group pay him compensation.
• He forces the curly-haired woman to hand over five million, transfers the money to himself, and takes a custom-made Rolex from another man after beating him with a slipper.
• Although the group asks to leave, Jun reveals he never intended to let them go: they had threatened his friends, and he considers them a future danger.
• Jun traps them with Soul Power and attacks using the Scripture of the Sage of Calligraphy: Exploding Ink Bird, whose ink bird detonates like a small bomb.
• The curly-haired woman escapes with a Secret Art. Jun reveals he had secretly marked her with an Ink Spider, intending to use it to injure Tian Ba when she returns to him.
• Jun lets her escape deliberately, then vanishes, leaving the scene marked by blood.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen shifts from comic, petty extortionist to ruthless tactician. His humor and greed mask a calculated decision to eliminate people who might threaten his friends.
• The curly-haired woman shows sharp instincts and prior knowledge of Jun’s power, recognizing the danger and escaping—but she unknowingly carries Jun’s trap.
• The other attackers go from defiant to helpless and terrified, surrendering money and possessions under pressure.

Significant themes

• Humor alongside brutality: Slaps, insults, and absurd bargaining make the confrontation comic, while the ending reveals its deadly stakes.
• Power and intimidation: Jun uses overwhelming abilities and threats to force compliance.
• Strategic deception: His apparent focus on money and the watch conceals his real aim: preventing future harm to his friends.
• Art as combat: Calligraphy becomes a weapon through Jun’s ink-based techniques.

Character interactions

• Jun humiliates and extorts the group, while the curly-haired woman tries to negotiate and protect them.
• A watch owner resists giving up his prized Rolex until Jun beats him into submission.
• The group threatens to fight back, but Jun immobilizes them and attacks.
• The curly-haired woman escapes Jun’s blast, unaware that he has marked her to strike at Tian Ba.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen returns to the villa after defeating most of a group of assassins hired to kill Qian Rumo. He admits that one woman escaped, joking that her flattery distracted him.
• He identifies the attack as an attempt to stop Rumo from representing Master Zi in the next day’s Contest. The West District underworld boss arranged it through Tian Ba.
• Zi Hanyan recognizes Tian Ba as the man who has repeatedly targeted and endangered her. Jun warns that the alliance makes tomorrow’s Contest a potentially decisive confrontation.
• Zi says her parents are already returning to the villa so they can discuss a plan.
• While Zi is upstairs, Jun and Rumo trade teasing insults. Jun makes an inappropriate remark about her body, prompting Rumo to chase him through the house.
• Jun evades her by suspending himself in midair with soul power, then heads to a bathroom. He opens the door and unexpectedly finds Zi inside; they freeze in shock.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen remains confident, irreverent, and protective. He conceals some details of his dealings with the attackers, but takes the threat seriously enough to urge Zi’s family to prepare.
• Zi Hanyan is relieved that Jun saved her and Rumo, but her history with Tian Ba fuels renewed anger and a desire for revenge. She responds practically by summoning her parents.
• Qian Rumo appears composed about the ruthless politics behind the attack, but is quick-tempered when Jun mocks or embarrasses her.

Significant themes

• Power and survival: Jun and Rumo recognize that in their world, strength often matters more than morality.
• Protection and loyalty: Jun’s intervention has repeatedly kept both women safe, while the group now faces a larger, coordinated threat.
• Comedy amid danger: Jun’s boastful jokes and his chase with Rumo contrast with the seriousness of the assassination plot.

Character interactions

• Jun explains the attack and Tian Ba’s role to Zi and Rumo, prompting Zi’s anger and concern.
• Jun and Rumo’s playful banter escalates into a chase after he makes a lewd comparison.
• The chapter ends on an awkward cliffhanger: Jun unexpectedly walks in on Zi in the bathroom, and both are stunned.

Plot points

• While visiting Zi Hanyan’s villa, Jun Wangchen accidentally enters the bathroom she is using and sees her naked. He escapes, but Zi is more flustered than furious and begins wondering whether her feelings for him have become romantic.
• Qian Rumo rushes back after hearing Zi cry out. She opens the bathroom door while Zi is still inside, causing Jun to get another glimpse and suffer a nosebleed.
• Rumo tries to wipe the blood away, but Jun becomes distracted by her cleavage and hastily jumps outside, claiming he needs fresh air.
• After calming down and fixing his hair, Jun returns to explain himself. Zi is sitting quietly in the living room rather than confronting him. The two sit together in awkward silence.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen is embarrassed by the bathroom mishap but masks his discomfort with exaggerated, lecherous jokes and self-praise. His nervousness about being seen as a pervert suggests he cares about Zi’s opinion of him.
• Zi Hanyan is deeply embarrassed, yet surprised that she does not feel genuinely angry with Jun. She considers that she may have fallen in love with him, though she keeps her thoughts private.
• Qian Rumo is concerned for Zi and tries to help Jun when she sees his nosebleed, unaware that her attempts only make him more flustered.
• The three-way misunderstanding drives the scene: Rumo’s concern and unintentional interruption deepen Jun and Zi’s embarrassment, while Jun’s attraction to both women creates comic tension.

Significant themes

• Romantic confusion: Zi’s unexpected lack of anger makes her question her feelings for Jun.
• Embarrassment and intimacy: Accidental exposure forces a shift in how Zi and Jun see one another, even though neither can discuss it openly.
• Comedy through desire and misunderstanding: Jun’s inner monologues contrast with his excuses and attempts to appear composed.
• Awkward silence: The chapter ends with both Jun and Zi avoiding the subject, leaving their relationship unresolved.