Ch. 421Fierce battle

Plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen recognizes that Tian Ba’s Soul-Force-draining technique is dangerous and uses Soul Lock to prevent the ten men below the platform from replenishing or recovering their Soul Force.
  • He challenges Tian Ba, then dodges his fast attacks and counters with agile movement, repulsive Soul Power, and a kick that sends Tian Ba staggering.
  • Tian Ba unleashes his Mountain-Crushing Palm. Jun meets it with a concentrated punch; despite Tian Ba’s apparent advantage, Jun is pushed back only three steps, while Tian Ba retreats more than ten.
  • Furious, Tian Ba enters Beastification, gaining greater strength and speed at the risk of losing control and suffering a lengthy recovery afterward.
  • When Tian Ba attacks with overwhelming force, Jun draws an Ink Bird and detonates it, badly injuring Tian Ba and cracking the platform.
  • Tian Ba tries to cast the Immobility Spell again but discovers his Soul Force has not returned. Jun reveals that he has deprived him of it.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen shows a strong moral boundary: though he does not consider himself especially good, he refuses to endanger others for personal gain. His calm confidence and resourcefulness grow clearer as he counters Tian Ba’s escalating attacks.
  • Tian Ba shifts from contempt and aggression to confusion, desperation, and alarm. His willingness to use Beastification—and his failed attempt to recast the spell—exposes both his recklessness and his dependence on Soul Force.
  • The spectators move from doubting Jun to being stunned by his strength. Wei Suo is especially shocked, while the East District supporters are relieved and impressed.

Significant themes

  • Power and responsibility: Jun’s opening decision to protect the ten men contrasts with Tian Ba’s willingness to use a lethal technique.
  • Skill over appearances: Jun’s slight build and Tian Ba’s imposing power conceal the true balance of the fight.
  • Control versus savagery: Beastification promises strength but threatens to overwhelm the user’s will.
  • Hidden tactics and consequences: Jun’s Soul Lock quietly changes the fight, and Tian Ba realizes too late that his power cannot recover.

Character interactions

  • Jun taunts Tian Ba and counters his attacks, while Tian Ba responds with escalating force and personal threats.
  • Jun’s intervention protects the ten men below the platform, though they do not directly participate in the duel.
  • The rival camps react in sharply different ways: the West District is disbelieving and alarmed, while Zifeng Town’s East District supporters celebrate Jun’s performance.
  • Fu Fubin is stunned, and Fu Xuner watches with unreadable interest.

Ch. 422Supreme Leader

Key plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen reveals that he knew Tian Ba had used the Immobility Spell and stolen Soul Force from other contestants. He had also prevented Tian Ba from replenishing his power.
  • Cornered and badly injured, Tian Ba draws a gun and threatens Jun. Jun then freezes him with the same kind of spell Tian Ba had used earlier and kills him, claiming self-defense.
  • Jun’s victory gives the East District the Contest and the position of supreme leader. The other district bosses recognize his overwhelming strength and agree to support him.
  • Zifeng Town nominates Jun for the leadership. Jun initially objects because he does not want his freedom restricted, but accepts after everyone insists—on the condition that he holds only the title and can be replaced.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen demonstrates exceptional power, composure, and strategic cunning. He manipulates Tian Ba into drawing a gun, then defeats him decisively. Though reluctant to lead, he agrees to the role.
  • Tian Ba shifts from confident aggressor to desperate, reckless opponent; his illegal methods and threat with a gun lead to his death.
  • Zifeng Town shows political savvy by nominating Jun, gaining the protection of a formidable ally for the East District.
  • Wei Suo is frustrated by the West District’s defeat, while Ou Tai abandons plans for revenge. Poison Snake is humbled by the gap between his abilities and Jun’s.
  • Fu Xuner becomes intrigued by Jun, and Zi Hanyan, Qian Rumo, and Jun’s allies feel relief and admiration after his victory.

Significant themes

  • Power commands respect: Jun’s strength resolves disputes and earns the other districts’ submission.
  • Ambition versus freedom: Jun accepts authority reluctantly, preferring independence over status.
  • Consequences of corruption: Tian Ba’s illegal Soul Force theft and violence culminate in his downfall.
  • Political pragmatism: The district leaders support Jun both out of respect and to protect their own interests.

Character interactions

  • Jun confronts Tian Ba privately, then outmaneuvers him in front of the crowd.
  • Wei Suo tries to make Tian Ba put away the gun, but Tian ignores him.
  • Zifeng Town publicly yields the leadership to Jun; the other bosses follow suit.
  • The East District and then the other districts affirm their willingness to follow Jun, while Zi Hanyan and Qian Rumo encourage him to accept.

Ch. 423Please don't insult me—I'm actually a thug!

Summary

Key plot points

  • Jun Wangchen’s victory at the Contest becomes public knowledge, and he is recognized as supreme commander of the Four Urban Districts. He also exposes Tian Ba’s kidnapping and harvesting of people’s soul force, earning public relief that the culprit was stopped.
  • Though eager to return to school, Jun is persuaded by the district bosses—and by Zi Hanyan and Qian Rumo—to stay for lunch.
  • Before joining them, Jun goes to the lobby to retrieve his phone. There he finds Liu Nian, a receptionist who has been kept at her post during lunch by her manager.
  • Jun first teases Liu with increasingly absurd flirtatious jokes, then offers to help. Liu doubts his abilities, so he demonstrates his power by making her fountain pen float with soul force.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen is now publicly established as the most powerful authority in the Four Urban Districts. He remains boastful and mischievous, but shifts from joking to genuine concern when he realizes Liu is upset.
  • Liu Nian is frustrated by her manager’s unfair treatment and is easily exasperated by Jun’s teasing. Her skepticism about his claims sets up his display of supernatural ability.
  • The district bosses and officials treat Jun with deference, reflecting his new authority.

Significant themes

  • Power and public responsibility: Jun’s new position follows his exposure of Tian Ba’s crimes and the prevention of further harm.
  • Humor and self-mockery: Jun’s outrageous claims about his looks and talents, along with his banter with Liu, provide the chapter’s comic tone.
  • Ability versus appearance: Liu dismisses Jun as a “scrawny” show-off; his demonstration reveals that his claims are not merely bluster.
  • Everyday unfairness: Liu’s manager’s refusal to let her take lunch introduces a small but concrete abuse of workplace authority.

Character interactions

  • The district bosses insist Jun stay for lunch, while Zi Hanyan and Qian Rumo reinforce their request by pouting.
  • Jun and Liu trade insults and jokes: he needles her about secretly wanting him, while she calls him shameless and unreasonable.
  • After Liu explains her predicament, Jun offers help. When she refuses to take him seriously, he uses soul power to lift the pen, ending the chapter on his proof of ability.

Ch. 424A Walking Pork Shop

Plot points and events

  • Liu Nian is stunned when Jun Wangchen makes a pen float in midair. To check whether she is dreaming, she bites his finger, then offers him hers when he complains.
  • Jun teases her with suggestive jokes, frightening her into backing across a freshly mopped floor. She slips, but he catches her before she hits the ground.
  • After apologizing for taking the joke too far, Jun asks about the manager Liu had mentioned. She explains that he punishes staff harshly—even for taking a bathroom break—and may dock her pay if she gets someone to cover her shift.
  • Jun offers to cover for her and insists on knowing the manager’s name. Liu identifies him as Ai Baiwu, and Jun jokes about the name, making her laugh.
  • A heavyset middle-aged man in an expensive suit arrives, abruptly ending Liu’s laughter. Jun silently compares him to a “walking pork shop.”

Character developments and interactions

  • Liu shifts from disbelief to playful curiosity, then becomes embarrassed and frightened by Jun’s teasing. When he catches her, she briefly feels safe in his arms, but believes a man like him could never belong to her.
  • Jun shows off his strange ability, jokes and flirts with Liu, then recognizes he has gone too far and apologizes. His concern grows when he hears about her manager’s treatment of employees, and he offers to help.
  • Their exchange is light and teasing, but the near-fall creates a more intimate moment. Liu enjoys Jun’s company, while he responds to her predicament with indignation.

Significant themes

  • The supernatural entering ordinary life: The floating pen gives Liu direct proof that Jun is unusual.
  • Vulnerability and trust: Liu’s fall and Jun’s catch briefly create a strong sense of safety and closeness.
  • Workplace exploitation and fairness: The manager’s arbitrary punishments expose the employees’ precarious situation.
  • Humor and attraction: Teasing helps build rapport, though Jun’s joke also shows the need to respect Liu’s comfort.

Ch. 425Trust me

Key plot points and events

  • Manager Ai Baiwu berates front-desk worker Liu Nian, falsely accusing her of slacking and making degrading remarks. Liu stays quiet because she fears losing her job and the income she needs to support her younger siblings.
  • Jun Wangchen, mistaken for a cleaner, challenges Ai’s treatment of Liu and questions his authority. When Ai tries to fire Liu, Jun points out that Ai has not consulted the owner.
  • Ai boasts that the manor’s owner is his cousin and is connected to Wei Suo, an influential underworld boss. He threatens Jun with violence and Liu with further consequences.
  • Jun calmly calls Wei Suo and asks him to come to the lobby with the owner. Ai assumes Jun is bluffing, while Liu fears the call will only make matters worse.
  • As they wait, Ai reveals his intention to have Jun beaten and Liu drugged and sexually assaulted. The scene ends when Ai sees his cousin and Wei Suo arrive.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen remains composed and confident despite Ai’s threats, intervening to defend Liu and relying on his real connection to Wei Suo.
  • Liu Nian is frightened and cautious, constrained by her financial responsibilities, but visibly takes satisfaction in seeing Ai challenged. Her fear grows when Jun confronts Wei Suo’s influence.
  • Ai Baiwu is exposed as not merely an abusive manager but a predatory, vindictive man who intends to use his power and criminal connections to harm Liu and Jun.

Significant themes

  • Abuse of authority and workplace exploitation: Ai uses his managerial position to intimidate employees and threaten their livelihoods.
  • Courage and protection: Jun speaks up for Liu when she feels unable to defend herself.
  • Power, influence, and appearances: Ai assumes Jun is powerless because he looks like a cleaner, while Jun’s calm call suggests Ai has misjudged him.
  • Threats of violence and sexual coercion: Ai’s plans reveal the dangerous stakes behind his apparent workplace bullying.

Character interactions

  • Jun confronts Ai over his treatment of Liu, while Liu initially remains silent out of fear.
  • Ai tries to humiliate and intimidate both of them, but Jun refuses to be cowed.
  • Liu warns Jun against provoking Wei Suo; Jun reassures her to trust him.
  • Jun contacts Wei Suo through Zi Hanyan, and Wei Suo responds respectfully and hurries to the lobby with the manor’s owner.

Ch. 426That manager is right here!

Chapter summary

Key events: Ai Baiwu assumes his cousin’s arrival with Boss Wei has nothing to do with the young man he insulted. He learns that Jun Wangchen has just led the East District to victory in a contest among Jinling City’s four districts and become the underworld’s supreme leader. When Ai Baiwu realizes the celebrated Jun is the same person he called a cleaner, he is overcome with fear.
Jun asks the resort’s owner—the man in red—to address a manager’s abuse of authority, including unfairly punishing employees and threatening to fire them. The owner promises to fire the offender and offers to gather the managers. Jun stops him, identifies Ai Baiwu as the manager in question, and Ai Baiwu’s panic and silence expose his guilt. The owner slaps him to the floor.
Character developments and interactions: Jun remains composed and authoritative, using his influence to confront workplace mistreatment. Wei Suo treats Jun with deep respect and backs his demand for accountability. The resort owner is eager to serve Jun, but his confidence turns to embarrassment and anger when he discovers his cousin is the abusive manager. Ai Baiwu shifts from smugness and excitement at the prospect of meeting a powerful figure to terror and helplessness once he recognizes Jun.
Themes: The chapter emphasizes the consequences of arrogance and abuse of power, the sharp reversal of social standing, and the influence of reputation and authority. It also presents Jun’s power as a means of holding others accountable, while showing how fear can expose guilt even when someone refuses to confess.

Ch. 427No one dared punish you now

Plot points and events

  • Ai Baiwu’s cousin, the man in red who manages the Jinling Grand Manor, savagely beats him after learning he has offended Jun Wangchen. The beating is partly an effort to satisfy Jun and protect Ai from worse punishment.
  • Jun watches without intervening, believing Ai’s bullying of Liu Nian deserved consequences. Liu Nian, however, asks Jun to stop the beating because Ai had only insulted her.
  • Jun agrees to let Ai leave but orders that he never work at the manor again. Wei Suo, the West District’s underworld boss, forces the injured Ai out and threatens to kill him if he remains.
  • Jun then has Liu Nian promoted from the counter to general manager. The man in red agrees immediately, even displacing the person who currently holds the position.
  • The other three district bosses arrive and escort Jun to the manor’s Supreme Private Room. Jun tells Liu Nian that no one will dare punish her now.

Character developments

  • Liu Nian shows compassion by asking Jun to spare Ai despite Ai’s mistreatment of her. She is stunned by her sudden promotion and by the power Jun holds.
  • Jun Wangchen demonstrates decisive authority but also responds to Liu Nian’s mercy. He protects her and ensures she can act freely at work.
  • Ai Baiwu is stripped of his position and driven out, his earlier arrogance replaced by fear and helplessness.
  • The man in red prioritizes appeasing Jun over family loyalty, though he feels both pain at his cousin’s fate and relief that he avoided offending Jun himself.
  • Wei Suo acts ruthlessly to defend Jun’s standing and eliminate any remaining threat to his favor.

Significant themes

  • Power and hierarchy: Jun’s influence commands immediate obedience from employers and underworld bosses alike.
  • Justice and mercy: Ai faces consequences for bullying Liu Nian, but her compassion limits his punishment.
  • Favoritism and privilege: Liu Nian’s promotion comes through Jun’s protection rather than ordinary qualifications or procedure.
  • Fear-driven loyalty: The characters’ actions are shaped less by personal bonds than by the risks of displeasing Jun.

Character interactions

  • The man in red beats Ai to demonstrate loyalty to Jun, while Wei Suo intensifies the pressure and forces Ai to leave.
  • Liu Nian’s plea persuades Jun to end the beating, showing that he values her judgment.
  • Jun’s order gives Liu Nian a senior role, and the man in red complies at once.
  • The four district bosses gather around Jun, underscoring his dominance and his separation from Liu Nian as he departs.

Ch. 428The poisoning incident

Plot points and events

  • After a long luncheon, Jun Wangchen returns to Jinling University. He notices several unwell students but assumes their health reflects poor modern habits.
  • Bai Ziyi, a gifted young doctor and granddaughter of medical authority Bai Ren, asks Jun to accompany her while she treats students. He agrees, partly to help her and partly because of her family connection.
  • A campus doctor reports that six students have suddenly become gravely ill. At the infirmary, they are found pale, sweating, convulsing, and showing signs of poisoning.
  • Bai examines them and concludes they were poisoned around lunchtime, but the cafeteria menu offers no likely cause. The cafeteria manager insists its food is safe, and witnesses report that some victims did not even eat lunch.
  • Unable to identify the poison or provide a targeted treatment, Bai agrees to send the students to hospital. As staff prepare to move them, Jun interrupts, saying he has a way to help.

Character developments and interactions

  • Jun Wangchen displays restraint and courtesy: despite wanting to rest, he accepts Bai’s invitation. He remains observant and appears to recognize that the poisoning may require a different approach.
  • Bai Ziyi is eager to learn from Jun and is initially delighted by his agreement. Once confronted with the emergency, she acts seriously and methodically, but becomes frustrated when the source and nature of the poison remain unclear.
  • The infirmary director and campus doctors rely on Bai’s expertise, then consider hospital testing when she cannot diagnose the poison.
  • Sun Quan, the cafeteria manager, anxiously defends the cafeteria’s safety and cooperates by providing the menu.
  • The students’ friends and roommates help establish that ordinary food consumption may not explain the cases.

Significant themes

  • Knowledge and uncertainty: Even capable medical professionals can be stumped when evidence does not fit a familiar diagnosis.
  • Responsibility and mutual aid: Jun agrees to help Bai, and the medical staff work urgently to protect the students.
  • Hidden causes: The victims’ varied activities—including not eating lunch—suggest that the poisoning’s source is more mysterious than ordinary food contamination.

Ch. 429Soul-Devouring Gu

Key plot points and events

  • Several students in the school infirmary are critically ill. Jun Wangchen identifies the cause as Soul-Devouring Gu, which releases poison that weakens a victim’s vital essence and immune defenses.
  • He warns that the students are already in the late stage and may reach an irreversible terminal stage within half an hour. Ordinary hospital tests would not detect the Gu, and transferring them could cost them their lives.
  • Bai Ziyi trusts Jun and accepts responsibility for proceeding. At his direction, she uses her grandfather’s Three-Part, Two-Entry Acupuncture Method to slow the poison.
  • Jun sends his own soul power into the students to lure out the parasites, carefully controlling it so he does not injure their weaker souls. He begins searching their brains and hearts and finds a red Soul-Devouring Gu clinging to one student’s heart, poisoning the blood.

Character developments and interactions

  • Jun Wangchen demonstrates confidence, specialized knowledge, and caution in treating the students. His reputation as a miracle doctor is recognized by the school staff.
  • Bai Ziyi shows unwavering faith in Jun, takes responsibility for the risky treatment, and applies her acupuncture skills to support his plan.
  • The infirmary director remains anxious about liability and initially favors hospital confirmation. Though she allows the treatment after Bai’s assurance, she privately contacts the university president.
  • The school doctors voice fears that staff may be held accountable if the treatment fails, highlighting the tension between medical urgency and personal risk.

Significant themes

  • Trust versus doubt: Bai’s confidence in Jun contrasts with the director’s hesitation.
  • Responsibility and self-protection: The staff weigh the students’ urgent needs against the consequences they might face.
  • Specialized knowledge and hidden threats: The Gu is nearly impossible to detect through ordinary means, making Jun’s unusual abilities essential.
  • Careful use of power: Jun must treat the students without overwhelming their fragile souls.

Ch. 430A method of treatment

Key plot points

  • Jun Wangchen tries to lure the Soul-Devouring Gu out with his powerful soul energy, but it unexpectedly resists. He realizes the Gu was artificially cultivated and suspects a Gu Master has infiltrated Jinling University to harvest students’ soul power.
  • With poisoned students still in danger, Jun devises a treatment: he uses the Soul-Seizing Art to draw out a student’s soul power, forcing the Gu to emerge, then has Bai Ziyi pour alcohol on it. The exposed Gu ignites and dies, and Jun returns the student’s soul power.
  • Jun and Bai work together to treat the remaining students, with Bai using acupuncture to slow the poison while Jun repeats the extraction-and-restoration process.
  • Principal Gao arrives with Rudolf, a celebrated Western-medicine doctor. Rudolf condemns acupuncture, pressures the principal to stop the treatment, and threatens legal consequences. The principal and staff move to intervene.
  • Before they can, the first treated student wakes up and sits up, apparently recovered.

Character developments and interactions

  • Jun Wangchen shows quick reasoning and composure: he identifies the Gu’s unnatural behavior, develops a risky but effective remedy, and prioritizes the students over investigating the suspected Gu Master.
  • Bai Ziyi proves an efficient, decisive partner, following Jun’s instructions and helping treat the students.
  • Rudolf reveals personal resentment toward Bai. She previously rejected his offer to join his hospital and refused to give him access to her grandfather’s acupuncture method; his public attack on traditional medicine is partly motivated by that grudge.
  • Principal Gao is easily intimidated by Rudolf’s threat of liability and moves to halt the treatment.
  • The school medical staff admire Rudolf’s credentials, while Jun and Bai share a synchronized reaction to his criticism. Their cooperation is interrupted by Rudolf’s arrival.

Significant themes

  • Traditional and Western medicine: The chapter stages a clash between the two approaches, with Rudolf dismissing acupuncture and Jun’s treatment soon producing visible results.
  • Knowledge used for harm: The artificially cultivated Gu points to a hidden practitioner exploiting students for personal gain.
  • Practical judgment under pressure: Jun sets aside the larger investigation to save the students, improvising a solution while time is running out.
  • Reputation, rivalry, and self-interest: Rudolf’s professional prestige and personal resentment shape his attempt to control the crisis.

Ch. 431Your Western medicine really is inferior to Chinese medicine

Plot points and events

  • A student who had been convulsing suddenly wakes, healthy and confused. Rudolf examines him and confirms that he shows no signs of poisoning.
  • Jun Wangchen explains that he removed a Soul-Devouring Gu from the student. Rudolf dismisses the claim as a fabrication, but Jun uses his Soul-Seizing Art on another victim. Bai Ziyi burns the extracted parasite with alcohol, and the second student quickly recovers too.
  • Humiliated, Rudolf claims the students only had mild poisoning and accuses Jun and Bai of exaggerating the danger. Jun challenges him to treat the remaining students himself.
  • Rudolf and his nurses try a range of Western medical treatments for ten minutes, but cannot identify or cure the poison. Jun points out the contradiction, and Principal Gao realizes the danger was real.
  • Gao asks Jun and Bai to resume treatment. They do so, and all the remaining students soon regain consciousness.

Character developments and interactions

  • Jun Wangchen remains focused on saving lives despite Rudolf’s insults, then exposes Rudolf’s bluff by letting him attempt the treatment.
  • Bai Ziyi is protective of Jun and angry at the others’ distrust. Once the students are safe, she openly expresses her resentment.
  • Rudolf shifts from confidence and mockery to embarrassment and anger after his methods fail, but cannot defend his claims.
  • Principal Gao, Director Zhu, and the other women move from doubt to shame and gratitude, recognizing that Jun and Bai had been right and that they had wrongly questioned them.
  • The chapter’s central confrontation pits Jun and Bai against Rudolf, while the bystanders’ changing reactions underscore the reversal in authority.

Significant themes

  • Results over prejudice: Jun’s successful treatment challenges Rudolf’s dismissal of unfamiliar medicine.
  • Humility and accountability: Rudolf’s overconfidence is exposed, while the others must face their unjust suspicion.
  • Compassion in a crisis: Jun and Bai continue helping even after being doubted and insulted.
    The chapter ends with Jun mocking Rudolf: “Your Western medicine really is inferior to Chinese medicine!”

Ch. 432I'll vouch for him!

Key plot points and events

  • After Jun Wangchen and Bai Ziyi help save the poisoned students, Rudolf tries to give Bai Ziyi all the credit and dismiss Jun’s role as a fraudulent performance.
  • Bai Ziyi and the infirmary staff defend Jun, but Rudolf raises suspicions that Jun may have caused the poisoning himself to gain a reputation.
  • Jun refuses to argue for credit, saying medicine is meant to save lives, not serve as a spectacle. His response earns the staff’s respect.
  • When Rudolf demands someone vouch for Jun, Bai Ren arrives with Bai Xiaofei and publicly supports him. Gu An and Gu Hongfei soon join them, reinforcing Jun’s reputation by recalling his role in saving Elder Ai.
  • Faced with the two leading medical authorities’ support—and the implication that they could have his operation shut down—Rudolf leaves in humiliation. Bai Ren says action against Rudolf was already under consideration.

Character developments and interactions

  • Jun Wangchen remains calm under accusation and prioritizes the students’ recovery over recognition. His modesty about his past achievements further impresses those present.
  • Bai Ziyi openly defends Jun, rejecting Rudolf’s attempts to discredit both his skill and character.
  • Rudolf shifts from dismissive arrogance to suspicion-mongering, then retreats when influential authorities challenge him.
  • Bai Ren and Gu An act as Jun’s powerful advocates, publicly affirming his abilities and warning Rudolf of consequences.
  • Director Zhu, Principal Gao, and the staff initially entertain Rudolf’s doubts but ultimately witness Jun’s conduct and the authorities’ support, deepening their respect for him.

Significant themes

  • Service versus self-interest: Jun values saving lives over credit, contrasting with Rudolf’s fixation on status.
  • Integrity and professional ethics: The chapter questions what it means to practice medicine honorably.
  • Reputation and influence: Jun’s standing is strengthened through his past deeds and the trust of respected authorities, while Rudolf’s prestige proves fragile.
  • Respect earned through action: Jun’s restraint and concern for patients win admiration more convincingly than boasting or self-promotion.

Ch. 433Let them be strong, I'll stay cheeky and healthy!

Jun Wangchen leaves the infirmary after helping students poisoned by a deliberately planted Soul-Devouring Gu. He suspects its owner is a Gu Master with an injured soul hiding at Jinling University, and expects the enemy may come after him. Confident in his ability to fight or escape, he returns to his dorm.
There, his three roommates tease him about his recent arrest and joke about doing “charity” for sex workers. Jun joins their banter, then asks about their milk-tea business. Their drink, made with Jade Leaf Dew, has earned more than 500,000 in two days, so they plan to open another branch. Jun uses Finger Divination to choose a promising storefront. At his friends’ suggestion, he creates a WeChat account as Foodie Bro and makes Zhang Zhengxiao and Wang Nuli administrators; after he promotes it on Exalted Emperor TV, more than 300,000 fans follow within a minute. His roommates begin preparing cheeky posts to build the account before advertising the shop. Meanwhile, Ke JiusI is engrossed in a flirtatious video chat with Sister Yun.
Jun then checks the Strongest Chat Group in History, where the immortals trade jokes and complaints. The Earth God asks for advice because the Heavenly Court’s social gatherings have left him babysitting a crowd of unruly divine children, who are wrecking his manor and pulling his beard. After seeing a photo of the chaos, Jun gets a mischievous idea, but the chapter ends before he reveals his plan.
Character developments and interactions: Jun balances concern about the hidden Gu Master with his relaxed, playful life among his roommates. His friends trust his judgment and business sense, while Jun readily helps their venture and lets them manage his new account. In the chat, he responds to the Earth God’s distress with curiosity—and apparent intent to turn the situation to his advantage.
Themes: The chapter contrasts supernatural danger with everyday comedy, and highlights friendship, entrepreneurial teamwork, and the irreverent humor that connects Jun’s dorm life with the immortals’ online community.

Ch. 434Making a Deal with the Earth God

Plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen sees an opportunity to help the Earth God manage unruly immortal children and earn merit points in return.
  • He offers picture books, which are unfamiliar to the Earth God and likely to entertain the children. The Earth God agrees, but Jun initially asks for 10,000 merit points—far more than the Earth God can comfortably pay.
  • They bargain down to 1,000 merit points. Jun sends three books, all only the first volume of a series, intending to make the children ask for more later and keep the Earth God coming back.
  • The Earth God loves the books and sends Jun the agreed payment. Jun then asks for immortal soil and water, which the Earth God readily supplies in two Universe Bags.
  • Jun plans to use the materials to grow exceptional vegetables and raise fish for his mother’s restaurant, helping it expand. He then decides to visit a car dealership before heading home.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen shows resourcefulness and entrepreneurial instincts: he turns the Earth God’s problem into a profitable deal, bargains strategically, and considers how immortal resources could benefit his family’s business.
  • The Earth God is overwhelmed and desperate to restore order to the estate, but remains cooperative and experienced in negotiation. He is delighted by the picture books and generous with supplies once Jun helps him.

Significant themes

  • Mutual benefit and bargaining: Both characters trade what the other needs—books for merit points and resources.
  • Practical use of unfamiliar knowledge: Jun applies ordinary human children’s entertainment to solve a problem in the Heavenly Court.
  • Ambition and family support: Jun hopes to use supernatural resources and his cooking knowledge to improve his mother’s restaurant.

Character interactions

  • Jun reassures the Earth God that he can help, then negotiates payment while withholding his full strategy.
  • The Earth God pleads for assistance, bargains over the price, and eagerly accepts the books.
  • Their friendly, transactional exchange ends with Jun obtaining both merit points and valuable immortal materials.

Ch. 435Ginza 4S Store

Key plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen arrives at the Ginza 4S Store, where a weekly car show is drawing crowds with flashy cars and female attendants.
  • He muses about the appeal of owning a car and attracts attention to the women on display, while insisting to himself that he appreciates them as “art.”
  • Four young men ahead of him make crude jokes about the attendants. When the tenth woman turns around, they mock her appearance; Jun looks too and is briefly stunned.
  • A man explains that the store’s “experience price” lets visitors take a matching attendant for a drive around the district. He hints that wealthy customers may get additional favors.
  • Jun protests that he is upright, then studies the prices and discovers the experience rate is 10,000 yuan per hour, leaving him dismayed.

Character developments and interactions

  • Jun Wangchen is presented as playful, lecherous, and financially conscious. He tries to maintain a respectable image, but his interest in the women and the experience offer gives away his motives.
  • The four alternative-looking young men bond through increasingly outrageous sexual jokes, then turn to insulting one woman’s appearance.
  • The bystander explains how the car-show experience packages work and teases Jun about his supposed virtue. Jun responds with indignation before focusing on the cost.
  • The chapter’s humor comes largely from the contrast between Jun’s self-proclaimed purity and his obvious curiosity, as well as the men’s escalating banter.

Significant themes

  • Desire versus respectability: Jun’s claims of artistic appreciation clash with his attraction to the attendants.
  • Money and fantasy: The car show sells not just vehicles but the dream of wealth, romance, and access to attractive companions.
  • Crude comedy and appearance-based mockery: The men’s jokes drive the scene’s irreverent, deliberately exaggerated tone.

Ch. 436Auto Show Models (Part One)

Key plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen balks at the high fixed prices for front-row auto-show models and learns that back-row models set their own negotiable rates.
  • He chats with a married man who condemns such experiences as betraying one’s wife. The man’s wife soon appears, and he leaves with her; Jun jokes that he will fulfill the man’s unspoken wish.
  • Jun surveys the back-row models but is put off by their heavy cosmetics and affected mannerisms. He is about to give up and try the front row when he notices Meng Xi, a petite, modestly dressed model standing apart from the crowd.
  • Meng Xi has worked for five or six hours without attracting a customer. Facing a manager’s requirement that each model bring in five customers or be fired, she is close to quitting. Jun approaches and asks her rate.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen is shown as bargain-conscious, irreverent, and interested in the experience, though he is selective about the models’ appearance and demeanor. His curiosity shifts toward Meng Xi.
  • Meng Xi is earnest and conscientious, but her reserved style has left her discouraged and doubting whether she belongs in the job.
  • The married man presents himself as principled and devoted, but his wife’s presence—and his strained expression as he leaves—suggests he is also wary of contradicting her.

Significant themes

  • The chapter contrasts commercialized glamour and flirtation with modesty and sincerity.
  • It highlights the pressure to meet workplace targets, even when a worker’s natural personality does not fit the job’s expectations.
  • Humor comes from the gap between the married man’s lofty declarations and his apparent fear of his wife, as well as Jun’s blunt, self-interested thoughts.

Character interactions

  • Jun negotiates information about prices with the auto-show attendant and playfully teases the married man.
  • The man praises marital responsibility, then leaves with his wife, who rewards his flattery with extra spending money.
  • At the chapter’s close, Jun’s direct question gives the overlooked Meng Xi her first chance to attract a customer.

Ch. 437Auto Show Models (Part Two)

Plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen catches Meng Xi staring at him and playfully teases her about his appearance. Their awkward banter leads him to ask the price of her auto-show experience; she says it costs only 100 yuan, explaining that she is grateful he chose her.
  • He asks Meng Xi to demonstrate the car, but discovers she has only recently learned to drive. Her controls are labeled with reminders, and she even uses the windshield wipers to signal a turn.
  • During the next half hour, Jun abandons his test drive to teach Meng Xi the basics. Once she can drive more competently, he says the car feels good and announces that he will buy it.
  • Meng Xi is stunned: the car costs over a million yuan, and the sale could earn her a substantial commission. Jun says he can afford it and asks her to take him to the sales hall.

Character development

  • Meng Xi is earnest, modest, and inexperienced. She charges very little, takes her modeling work seriously, and feels both grateful and guilty when Jun teaches her to drive and then buys the car.
  • Jun Wangchen is confident and teasing, but also patient and generous. Rather than resent Meng Xi’s poor driving, he spends the session instructing her and treats her kindly.

Character interactions

  • Jun’s teasing initially flusters Meng Xi, but their conversation and shared driving lesson make them more comfortable with each other; she begins calling him “Mr. Jun.”
  • Jun acts as Meng Xi’s driving instructor, while she apologizes for failing to give him the test drive he expected.
  • His decision to buy the car leaves her overwhelmed, especially because the commission feels undeserved to her.

Significant themes

  • Kindness and mentorship: Jun responds to Meng Xi’s inexperience with patience rather than irritation.
  • Gratitude and self-worth: Meng Xi’s low fee and discomfort over the commission reflect her humility and sense that she has not earned the reward.
  • Humor through contrast: Jun expects a car demonstration but instead faces a perilous lesson in Meng Xi’s unconventional driving.

Ch. 438Just Try Laying a Hand on Her

Key plot points and events

  • At a Ginza car dealership, Meng Xi brings Jun Wangchen into the showroom, where she is immediately mocked by star salesperson Lai Yuejing.
  • Lai ridicules Meng Xi’s modest clothing and falsely claims she is pretending to be innocent after sleeping with customers. Lai’s wealthy companion, Mr. Huang, joins in with a lewd remark.
  • Jun comforts Meng Xi and advises her not to let other people’s judgments upset her. When Lai insults him, he answers with sarcasm, briefly amusing Meng Xi.
  • Jun points out a Porsche 911 they intend to pay for. Lai and Mr. Huang scoff at the idea that Jun could afford it.
  • Meng Xi finally confronts Lai in front of the showroom, accusing her of driving out other models and using sexual favors to make sales. Enraged, Lai tries to slap her.
  • Jun catches Lai’s wrist before she can hit Meng Xi and warns her not to touch his companion.

Character developments

  • Meng Xi moves from hurt and anger at Lai’s slander to greater self-assurance, then boldly defends both herself and Jun in public.
  • Jun Wangchen remains calm under insults, supports Meng Xi, and uses sharp humor to counter Lai. His protective side becomes clear when he stops her attack.
  • Lai Yuejing is shown as arrogant and manipulative, relying on her sales success to belittle coworkers. Her composure collapses when Meng Xi exposes her alleged tactics.
  • Mr. Huang appears as a crude, wealthy customer whose attention to Meng Xi fuels Lai’s jealousy and insecurity.

Significant themes

  • Integrity versus hypocrisy: Meng Xi’s modesty and self-respect contrast with Lai’s accusations and alleged conduct.
  • Standing up to bullying: Meng Xi stops accepting Lai’s abuse and challenges her openly.
  • Loyalty and protection: Jun’s support helps Meng Xi regain confidence, and he intervenes physically when she is threatened.
  • Appearance and status: Lai and Mr. Huang judge Jun by his clothes and assume he cannot afford the Porsche.

Character interactions

  • Lai repeatedly humiliates Meng Xi and tries to undermine her credibility with Mr. Huang.
  • Jun reassures Meng Xi, trades barbs with Lai, and signals that they should focus on buying the car.
  • Meng Xi turns the confrontation around by calling out Lai’s behavior, provoking Lai to attack.
  • Jun catches Lai’s wrist, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger as he confronts her.

Ch. 439Bitches always play the victim

Plot points and events

  • Jun Wangchen’s intimidating glare frightens Lai Yuejing, who falls and then hides behind Mr. Huang, crying that Jun bullied her.
  • Jun rejects her accusation and says she deserves no apology, warning Huang not to interfere unless he accepts the consequences.
  • Huang calls over Manager Yu, who initially weighs Jun’s potential Porsche purchase against Huang’s value as a loyal customer.
  • Lai Yuejing persuades the manager to favor Huang, arguing that Jun looks unable to afford the car and promising to help Huang buy it.
  • Manager Yu orders Jun to leave and dismisses Meng Xi’s account of events. When Meng challenges his unfairness, he accuses her of causing trouble.
  • Meng quits in disgust and tries to leave with Jun, but Manager Yu blocks them and summons security. Several guards surround them.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen remains controlled but menacing, defending himself and refusing to apologize for something he did not do.
  • Meng Xi stands up for Jun despite pressure from her colleagues. Her decision to quit shows her integrity and growing resolve.
  • Lai Yuejing manipulates the situation through feigned tears and strategic persuasion, steering the manager toward her preferred outcome.
  • Mr. Huang tries to use his status as a regular customer to intimidate Jun and secure the manager’s support.
  • Manager Yu chooses business interests over fairness, shifting from uncertainty to openly siding with Huang and Lai.

Significant themes

  • Hypocrisy and victim-playing: Lai insults and provokes others, then presents herself as the victim.
  • Favoritism and self-interest: The manager values profitable customers over truth and equitable treatment.
  • Integrity and courage: Meng sacrifices her job rather than accept injustice.
  • Power and intimidation: Jun’s threatening presence contrasts with the dealership’s use of authority and security to control the dispute.

Character interactions

Jun confronts Lai and warns Huang; Huang appeals to Manager Yu for help. Lai privately influences the manager, who then sides with her and rebukes Meng. Meng defends Jun, quits, and attempts to leave with him—but the manager’s call to security turns the confrontation into a standoff.

Ch. 440They can't touch me

Plot points and events

  • At the Ginza 4S Store, Manager Yu falsely accuses Jun Wangchen and Meng Xi of intimidating a promotional model. He refuses to hear their side and orders security guards to detain them.
  • The crowd watches without intervening. Meng Xi tries to shield Jun and urges him to leave, but Jun remains calm, confident the guards cannot harm them.
  • Meanwhile, power-plant owner Wang Baiwan arrives at the dealership with the owner, Bo, and several associates. Wang recounts how a young expert called “Mr. Jun” once saved him from a powerful enemy, describing the man’s extraordinary abilities—including summoning lightning.
  • Wanting to recognize the expert and avoid offending him, Wang asks to find a photo. When he notices security heading toward a supposed troublemaker, Bo dismisses it as a minor incident and tells the guards not to kill the man.
  • Wang spots the young man they are targeting, recognizes him as Mr. Jun, and reacts with shock and fear.

Character developments

  • Jun Wangchen stays composed and self-assured despite being outnumbered, presenting himself as someone beyond ordinary threats.
  • Meng Xi shows loyalty and courage, stepping between Jun and the guards even though she believes he has been unfairly dragged into the dispute.
  • Manager Yu is revealed as vindictive and concerned with preserving the store’s authority rather than finding the truth.
  • Wang Baiwan openly reveres Jun, acknowledging that wealth and status are insignificant beside Jun’s abilities.
  • Bo treats the confrontation casually, unaware that the man targeted by his staff is the very expert Wang respects.

Character interactions

  • Meng Xi challenges Manager Yu’s false account, while Yu dismisses her and sends the guards forward.
  • Meng Xi attempts to protect Jun; Jun reassures her that they are safe.
  • Wang’s associates question him about the expert, and his account of Jun’s youth and power leaves them astonished.
  • Bo authorizes the guards to handle Jun, but Wang’s sudden recognition sharply changes the situation.

Significant themes

  • Abuse of authority and injustice: Yu uses his position to punish people without establishing what happened.
  • Power versus status: Wang’s story emphasizes that extraordinary ability can eclipse wealth, influence, and social rank.
  • Appearance versus reality: Jun looks ordinary, leading Bo and the guards to underestimate him.
  • Courage and loyalty: Meng Xi risks confronting the guards to protect Jun, while the bystanders choose to watch.
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