Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen reveals a piece of glass-type imperial green jadeite, astonishing the family. Shen Xin’an identifies it as genuine and worth at least tens of millions; Jun even tests it over a flame to prove it is real.
• Jun gives the jadeite to Shen Xin’an. Though initially reluctant because of its value, Xin’an accepts it after Jun says it was given to him and he has no use for it.
• Jun reminds Shen Licheng and his wife of their wager. They refuse to honor it, accusing Jun of cheating.
• Jun demands that they kneel and apologize for their past treatment of his mother. When they refuse, he slaps them, threatens them, and crushes an iron folding stool with one hand to demonstrate his strength.
• Shen Xin’an and Shen Luoying ask Jun to let the matter go. He restrains himself, and the shaken couple falls silent.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen appears wealthy, composed, and generous, but also fiercely protective of his mother. He confronts his relatives over years of mistreatment, yet ultimately respects his mother’s wish to stop.
• Shen Xin’an is overwhelmed by the gift and accepts it reluctantly. He also tries to prevent Jun from seriously harming Shen Licheng and his wife.
• Shen Luoying is stunned by her son’s apparent fortune and maturity, then chooses reconciliation over further retaliation.
• Shen Licheng and Ou Xin move from disbelief and envy to humiliation and fear. They deny the wager and continue insulting Jun, but back down when faced with his power.

Significant themes

• Family loyalty and protection: Jun’s anger stems from the cruelty his mother endured.
• Greed and status: The jadeite exposes the relatives’ envy and their fixation on wealth.
• Consequences and accountability: Jun demands an apology for old wrongs, though his family’s intervention prevents punishment.
• Restraint: Despite his anger and strength, Jun stops when his mother asks him to.

Character interactions

• Jun’s gift earns Shen Xin’an’s gratitude and amazement, while leaving the other relatives envious.
• Shen Licheng and Ou Xin challenge Jun and reject his claim to a wager; Jun answers with a physical show of force and a reminder of their past abuse.
• Shen Xin’an and Shen Luoying intervene, and Jun yields to their pleas, ending the confrontation without an apology.

Plot points and events

• Shen Licheng asks his older brother, Shen Xin’an, to approve clearing the hill where their parents are buried, promising compensation and a promotion for himself. Shen Xin’an refuses, insisting their parents’ resting place must be left undisturbed.
• Shen Licheng then claims Shen Xin’an owes him 300,000 yuan on an old IOU, despite having already been repaid. He uses the forged-looking debt as leverage, knowing Shen Xin’an cannot easily afford it.
• Jun Wangchen intervenes, throwing down 300,000 yuan to settle the supposed debt. Shen Licheng and his wife, Ou Xin, greedily change their claim to one million yuan.
• Jun takes and tears up the IOU, revealing he has recorded the conversation. Shen Licheng’s threat to call the police loses force, and he prepares to leave with the money.
• Jun blocks the couple and declares that they may leave, but the cash must stay.

Character developments and interactions

• Shen Xin’an remains steadfast about protecting his parents’ graves, even when threatened with financial ruin. He is hurt and enraged to discover his brother’s betrayal.
• Shen Licheng reveals himself as increasingly selfish and manipulative: he prioritizes career and money over family, exploits a repaid debt, and tries to extort more after Jun pays.
• Jun Wangchen shows loyalty to his uncle and reverence for his grandparents. He stays composed, anticipates Shen Licheng’s tactics, and uses cash, the destroyed IOU, and a recording to turn the confrontation around.
• Shen Luoying supports Shen Xin’an and openly condemns her brother’s greed. The relatives also turn against Shen Licheng and Ou Xin as their conduct becomes clear.

Significant themes

• Filial duty and respect for the dead are set against profit-seeking.
• Family betrayal is exposed through Shen Licheng’s willingness to exploit his brother.
• Justice and accountability emerge as Jun counters intimidation with evidence and decisive action.

Plot points

• Shen Licheng and Ou Xin refuse to return the 300,000 yuan they had taken, but their claim depends on a written agreement Jun Wangchen has destroyed. Jun exposes the weakness in their position and orders them to leave the money and go.
• As the couple are leaving, Lai Chengtian, head of Lai Demolition Company, arrives. He reports that he has fired Zheng Dechun and others involved in an earlier dispute and had them taken to the police station, then gives Jun expensive liquor and ginseng for Shen Xin’an’s birthday.
• Lai, hoping to reassure Jun and avoid trouble with his superior Mo Xinao, offers Shen Licheng and Ou Xin promotions after learning they are Jun’s relatives. Jun objects, and Lai discovers their scheme to disturb a family grave and pressure Shen Xin’an with a debt agreement. He immediately fires them.
• The relatives, now impressed by Jun’s influence and medical ability, turn their attention to flattering him. The birthday meal becomes a celebration of his newfound standing.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen is forceful and composed, protecting his family and refusing to let Shen Licheng and Ou Xin profit from their wrongdoing. Lai’s deference reveals that Jun has significant influence, while his medical skill further impresses the family.
• Shen Licheng and Ou Xin move from brazen confidence to humiliation. Their attempted extortion fails, and their greed costs them their jobs. Their earlier threats have also made Shen Xin’an unwilling to defend them.
• Shen Luoying takes satisfaction in seeing the couple exposed and later quietly tells Shen Xin’an something that shocks him. She and her father are proud of Jun, though they find the relatives’ sudden flattery awkward.
• Shen Xin’an remains largely silent during the confrontation, but Jun’s actions and abilities leave him astonished and proud.
• Lai Chengtian treats Jun with marked respect, gives gifts, and seeks to make amends. Once he learns the truth about his employees, he promptly dismisses them.
• The other relatives shift from watching the conflict to seeking Jun’s favor, while Jun politely deflects questions about matters he wants to keep private.

Significant themes

• Consequences of greed and dishonesty: Shen Licheng and Ou Xin’s schemes unravel, costing them both money and employment.
• Power and respect: Jun’s influence is made visible through Lai’s deference, changing how the relatives view him.
• Personal growth: Jun is no longer seen as a naïve student; his confidence, judgment, and abilities earn his family’s pride.
• Family loyalty and justice: Jun stands up for Shen Xin’an and refuses to let relatives exploit him.

Key plot points

• After Shen Xin’an’s birthday lunch, Jun Wangchen gives his mother, Shen Luoying, one million yuan to rebuild their house and another 500,000 yuan to open a restaurant. He respects her wish to remain in her hometown but persuades her to stop working as a street cleaner.
• Jun travels to Jinling Central Hospital to see the Mo Family’s eldest son. A traffic jam delays him, and he passes the time enjoying the absurd jokes and exaggerated stories traded by nearby motorists and his taxi driver.
• At the hospital, Jun discovers that the patient’s mother has been giving him ginseng. The tonic has added spiritual power to a body already overloaded with it, causing the patient’s vision to fail.
• Jun identifies a more serious complication: the excess spiritual power has made the patient vulnerable to viral infection. The infection has affected his throat as well as his eyes, leaving him unable to speak and making even breathing painful.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shows both generosity and practical concern for his mother’s independence. At the hospital, his calm confidence and exceptional powers of observation impress the Mo parents and unsettle Bai Ren’s granddaughter, who had questioned his diagnosis.
• Shen Luoying is proud of her son but wants to remain active and rooted in her community rather than move to the city or live entirely on his support.
• Fu Wanli is frightened when Jun warns that the ginseng could have caused permanent blindness; Mo Xinao stays comparatively composed and asks whether his son can recover.
• Bai Ren’s granddaughter, known as a young miracle doctor, initially dismisses Jun’s explanation. She changes her mind when the patient cannot speak, confirming Jun’s diagnosis.

Significant themes

• Family care and independence: Jun supports his mother while respecting her preferences and desire to work.
• Knowledge and observation: Jun’s ability to infer the patient’s condition from small details contrasts with the granddaughter’s initial skepticism.
• Excess and unintended harm: A well-meant attempt to strengthen the patient with ginseng worsens his condition because his body already contains too much spiritual power.
• Everyday comedy: The traffic-jam banter offers a light, humorous contrast to the medical crisis that follows.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen treats the Mo Family’s Eldest Young Master, first putting him to sleep and blocking sensation so he can avoid anesthetics.
• He uses Qi-Driven Needle Control to insert and manipulate three silver needles, then requests thirteen more and applies the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles to clear the infection.
• When these methods prove insufficient, Jun performs the Taiyi Divine Needles, channeling ice through his left hand and fire through his right. The patient’s appearance quickly returns to normal, and Jun declares him recovered.
• Jun advises that the young master continue IV anti-inflammatory medication for two days and eat lightly before discharge.
• Mo Xinao thanks Jun and apologizes for Lai Chengtian’s subordinates. Jun accepts the apology and urges Mo, as a powerful figure, to take ordinary people’s perspectives into account.
• Jun answers Bai Ren’s questions about acupuncture and leaves with Mo Xinao. Bai Ren then encourages his granddaughter Bai Ziyi to pursue Jun, joking that he could be a suitable future husband.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen demonstrates exceptional control, composure, and mastery of rare medical arts. Despite his skill and the attention he commands, he remains modest and offers Mo practical advice about leadership.
• Bai Ren is awed by Jun’s abilities and comes to see him as a potential savior of traditional Chinese medicine. He also begins matchmaking him with Bai Ziyi.
• Bai Ziyi, already astonished by Jun’s skill, recognizes his talent, poise, and restraint. Though she insists she is not interested in dating, she asks for his phone number, suggesting growing curiosity.
• Mo Xinao is relieved by his son’s recovery, apologizes for the earlier offense, and seems to take Jun’s counsel seriously.
• The ponytailed girl witnesses Jun’s techniques with increasing disbelief, especially the legendary Taiyi Divine Needles, and examines the patient to verify the result.

Significant themes

• The revival of traditional Chinese medicine: Jun’s use of supposedly lost techniques gives Bai Ren hope that the tradition can regain prominence amid its decline.
• Skill joined with restraint: Jun’s extraordinary ability is paired with calmness, humility, and lack of deference to status.
• Power and responsibility: Jun reminds Mo that authority should be exercised with consideration for ordinary people.
• Legacy and destiny: Bai Ren imagines Jun carrying Chinese medical heritage forward, while his matchmaking conversation introduces the pressure of family expectations and arranged marriage.

Summary

• Dorm life and comic setup: Jun Wangchen returns to his dorm and finds Zhang Zhengxiao and Wang Nuli exchanging outrageous, flirtatious jokes as they prepare for work at the milk-tea shop. They tease Jun with exercise equipment and kidney tonic tablets before leaving, prompting his exasperated amusement.
• Yang Jian picks a fight: Jun checks his messages and finds Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, angrily demanding attention and boasting about his own looks and power. Jun tries to respond politely, but Yang Jian insists that he slap himself ten thousand times. Jun snaps back with insults, then deletes and rejects him.
• The group-chat feud escalates: Yang Jian publicly tags and curses Jun in the immortals’ group chat, while other members watch for entertainment. Sun Wukong defends Jun as a friend, and Jade Rabbit also protests Yang Jian’s bullying. Jun joins the argument and wins an exchange of insults, then tells Yang Jian he is in the Mortal Realm. The immortals mistake this for proof that Jun is a supreme being able to cross realms, and Yang Jian panics, retracts his messages, and apologizes.
• A false identity becomes an opportunity: Jun realizes the misunderstanding and pretends to be an ancient, immensely powerful immortal. Frightened, Yang Jian offers him treasures and techniques to make amends. Jun selects “Shifting Form, Changing Shadow.”
• The real reason for the confrontation: Yang Jian explains that he wanted chewing gum because Sun Wukong had been showing off the gum Jun gave him. Jun gives Yang Jian a box of Xuanmai gum, turning the quarrel into a friendly exchange. Yang Jian promises to help him in future, still believing Jun is a mighty immortal.
• Closing development: Jun privately laughs at how thoroughly Yang Jian has been fooled and decides to maintain the “Great Immortal Jun” persona. He accepts the technique and prepares to learn it.

Character developments and interactions

Jun shifts from trying to placate Yang Jian to matching his insults, then cleverly exploits the immortals’ mistaken assumptions to gain a valuable technique. Yang Jian moves from boastful aggression to fearful deference, then gratitude and respect. Sun Wukong’s defense underscores his loyalty to Jun, while the other immortals mostly treat the feud as entertainment.

Themes

The chapter uses comedy, misunderstanding, and online-style banter to drive the conflict. It also explores bluffing and appearances: Jun’s ordinary mortal status is mistaken for overwhelming power, letting him turn a petty dispute into an advantage. Loyalty and friendship appear through Sun Wukong’s willingness to stand up for Jun.

Key events

• Jun Wangchen accepts and learns the immortal technique Shifting Form, Changing Shadow, which lets him exchange places with a designated object. He tests it successfully and discovers that longer distances consume far more spiritual power.
• Zi Hanyan asks Jun to accompany her to an antique auction at the Antique Mansion because her father cannot attend and she does not want to go alone. Jun readily agrees after she asks sweetly.
• Zi treats Jun to dinner, and they arrive at the mansion ahead of the auction. She goes to the restroom, embarrassed after telling Jun that her period has started; his clumsy reminder makes her blush further.
• While exploring the crowded market, Jun notices a young man being mocked and dismissed by antique dealers for trying to sell a vase they consider fake. Though Jun knows little about antiques, he senses that the vase has an unusually old, vivid aura. He approaches the young man and asks to examine it.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen gains a powerful new ability and shows both excitement and practical judgment by testing its limits. His narration remains boastful and self-mocking, though his attraction to Zi is clear. He agrees to accompany her and later shows curiosity—and possible sympathy—toward the humiliated vase owner.
• Zi Hanyan seeks Jun’s company and shows trust in him, including by sharing an embarrassing personal concern. Their teasing exchange deepens their easy, flirtatious rapport.
• The young vase owner is frustrated and shaken as dealers reject his claim that the vase is an authentic work by Xu Zhongnan, a respected ceramic artist. Jun’s interest offers him a potential ally.
• The stall owner and other dealers dismiss the young man as a fraud, relying on the vase’s apparently new surface patterns to judge it.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Jun’s technique is extraordinary, but its spiritual cost makes distance and restraint important.
• Appearance versus reality: The dealers judge the vase by its surface, while Jun senses that it may be more than it appears.
• Romantic comedy and self-image: Jun’s grandiose inner monologue contrasts humorously with his obvious susceptibility to Zi’s charm.
• Trust and discernment: The young man’s confidence in his grandfather’s account conflicts with the crowd’s expertise, setting up a question of who can truly recognize the vase’s worth.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen examines a vase that its owner is trying to sell and uses his Fiery Golden Eyes to see that it is an authentic Xu Zhongnan porcelain piece disguised by a special outer coating.
• The owner, a young man trying to fund his sick mother’s surgery, asks for 500,000. Though bystanders mock him as a fraud, Jun offers one million. The young man accepts, deeply grateful, and leaves with the money.
• Qiu Ya and Qin Shou arrive and ridicule Jun for buying what they believe is a fake. Qiu’s insults turn personal when she viciously attacks Jun’s mother.
• Jun restrains his anger and claims the vase is genuine. He provokes the couple into promising to eat ten pounds of excrement if he can prove it. In return, he agrees they may do “whatever” they want if it is fake.
• Jun quietly pays a beggar, who gathers companions and takes them into the restroom. Qin then raises the stakes, demanding Jun’s hands if the vase is judged fake.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen uses his special sight and recognizes the vase’s true value. His decision to pay generously reflects both his confidence in the vase and compassion for the seller. Though Qiu’s attack on his mother nearly drives him to violence, he controls himself and turns the confrontation into a public wager.
• The young seller is sincere, devoted to his ill mother, and moved by Jun’s unexpected kindness.
• Qiu Ya and Qin Shou join forces to humiliate Jun, motivated in part by resentment over a previous encounter. Their mockery escalates into threats when Jun challenges their judgment.
• The nearby stallholders dismiss the seller as a scammer and laugh at Jun, emphasizing how thoroughly the vase’s true nature is misunderstood.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: The vase looks like a crude fake but is genuine beneath its disguise; Jun’s supernatural sight sees beyond appearances.
• Compassion amid cynicism: Jun helps someone whom others dismiss, while the seller’s desperation is treated as a con by the crowd.
• Loyalty and personal boundaries: Jun tolerates insults directed at himself but reacts fiercely when Qiu attacks his mother.
• Pride and escalating conflict: A dispute over the vase becomes a dangerous wager, ending with Qin’s threat and setting up the appraisal’s consequences.

Plot points and events

• Qin Shou wagers that Jun Wangchen will lose: if the vase is fake, Jun must give up both hands; if genuine, Qin must eat ten pounds of filth. Jun accepts, despite the crowd’s conviction that the vase is counterfeit.
• Qiu Ya mocks Jun’s judgment and their former relationship. Jun dismisses her and says he is happier without her; Qin tries to calm her.
• A masked expert explains why the vase appears fake, citing its harsh surface sheen and supposedly modern glaze. Jun argues that a special coating hides the real decoration—and even covers the glaze flaws.
• The expert reveals himself as Huo Sanjian, Jinling City’s renowned chief appraiser, making the crowd and Qin and Qiu even more certain Jun is wrong.
• Jun pours hot water over the vase and scrapes away its coating. The hidden painting emerges, and the crowd’s laughter turns to astonishment. Huo recognizes the vase as an authentic work by Xu Zhongnan.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen remains composed under ridicule and shows confidence in his knowledge, revealing he has recognized a concealed feature others missed.
• Qiu Ya is hostile and condescending toward Jun, while his rebuke makes clear their relationship has ended and he feels better for it.
• Qin Shou is cruelly confident, eager to punish Jun and certain the wager will go his way.
• Huo Sanjian begins as a firm skeptic, relying on decades of expertise, but is stunned when Jun’s demonstration overturns his appraisal.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: The vase’s counterfeit-looking surface conceals an authentic antique beneath an artificial coating.
• Expertise and humility: Reputation and experience matter, but they do not guarantee that an initial judgment is correct.
• Confidence under pressure: Jun refuses to be swayed by mockery or popular opinion.
• Contempt and reversal: Qin and Qiu’s certainty makes the discovery especially humiliating for them.

Character interactions

• Jun and Qiu trade bitter remarks about their past relationship; Qin sides with Qiu and belittles Jun.
• Jun challenges Huo’s appraisal respectfully but persistently, then proves his claim through direct demonstration.
• The crowd shifts from skepticism and amusement to shock as the vase’s true artwork is revealed.

Plot and events

• Jun Wangchen proves that the supposedly fake Xu Zhongnan vase is genuine, exposing a substance that had concealed its authenticity. The vase is worth millions, and his discovery overturns the verdict of renowned appraiser Huo Sanjian.
• Qin Shou and Qiu Ya try to flee rather than honor their bet to eat what the beggars bring. Jun stops them and uses a burst of force to make them fall face-first into the bowls. They leave in disgust and anger.
• Antiques dealers crowd around Jun to buy the vase. He sells it for seven million, while the onlookers—and especially the dealer who previously dismissed him—regret missing the opportunity.
• Huo Sanjian asks how Jun spotted the vase’s authenticity. Jun invents an explanation about ancient objects retaining “soul aura,” which Huo accepts with intense admiration. Jun realizes the idea may actually be meaningful, but chooses not to correct him.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen displays extraordinary perception and confidence. He remains unfazed by the crowd, turns the bet against Qin Shou and Qiu Ya, and treats the vase’s windfall as unremarkable. His inner monologue, however, is playfully self-aggrandizing and mocks his own swagger.
• Huo Sanjian goes from embarrassment over being wrong to reverence for Jun. His professional curiosity makes him eager to learn, and he interprets Jun’s improvised theory as advanced appraisal wisdom.
• Qin Shou and Qiu Ya are humiliated for trying to evade their wager. Their anger and revulsion contrast with the crowd’s amusement and eagerness to deal with Jun.
• The antiques dealers and onlookers shift from astonishment at Jun’s insight to competition for the vase, followed by envy and regret.

Significant themes

• Perception versus reputation: Jun’s eye surpasses the authority of an established expert.
• Power and confidence: Jun suggests that strength matters more than money, and his abilities make wealth easy to acquire.
• Bluff becoming belief: His invented explanation wins sincere admiration, humorously blurring the line between a boast and a genuine discovery.
• Swagger and satire: Jun’s grandiose self-image provides comic relief amid the appraisal drama and public humiliation.

Plot points and events

• After getting Huo Sanjian to leave, Jun Wangchen reunites with Zi Hanyan and accompanies her to an antique auction.
• Zi explains that her father has asked her to host Huo, Jinling City’s renowned antique appraiser, hoping to strengthen ties with the Zi Family.
• When Huo arrives, Jun greets him casually and returns to his phone, alarming Zi. Instead of taking offense, Huo warmly greets Jun and praises his extraordinary appraisal talent.
• Huo explains that Jun identified the soul aura of ancient porcelain in the lobby and even exposed Huo’s own mistaken judgment. Zi is astonished to learn that Jun’s abilities extend beyond medicine and martial arts.
• After Huo heads to the stage, Zi presses Jun to explain his appraisal skill. Jun dodges the question with an absurd boast about his looks, then distracts her with a suggestive riddle. She figures out its crude implication and calls him a pervert; Jun responds by singing to himself.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen remains irreverent, self-confident, and evasive. His casual manner conceals remarkable expertise, and he enjoys teasing Zi rather than explaining himself.
• Zi Hanyan begins anxious that Jun’s behavior will damage her family’s relationship with Huo. Her shock at Huo’s deference reveals how little she knows about Jun’s abilities; her frustration and embarrassment grow as he refuses to answer her questions.
• Huo Sanjian shifts from respected authority to an admirer of Jun. Despite his own decades of experience, he openly acknowledges Jun’s superior insight and treats him with deference.

Significant themes

• Hidden ability and misjudgment: Jun’s talents are broader than those around him realize, while Huo’s initial doubts are overturned by experience.
• Appearance, confidence, and comedy: Jun repeatedly turns praise of his looks into an exaggerated running gag, using self-mockery and bravado to evade serious questions.
• Status and respect: Zi expects Huo’s reputation to command deference, but Huo’s respect for Jun reverses their assumed social hierarchy.
• Knowledge kept mysterious: Jun’s reluctance to explain his skills sustains both the humor and the intrigue around his character.

Character interactions

• Zi tries to manage Jun’s conduct and protect the Zi Family’s relationship with Huo, but Jun undermines her expectations by acting casually.
• Huo’s enthusiastic praise of Jun leaves Zi caught between disbelief and curiosity.
• Jun deflects Zi’s direct questions with jokes and a bawdy riddle, turning her concern into exasperation and embarrassment.

• Auction begins: At the Antique Mansion, Jun Wangchen is bored by the proceedings and falls asleep. Zi Hanyan lets him rest, assuming he dislikes the auction.
• A celebrated painting appears: The auction presents a copy of Gu Kaizhi’s Nymph of the Luo River. Its reputation excites the art enthusiasts, and several invited appraisers publicly declare it authentic.
• Jun detects the forgery: Waking to the commotion, Jun examines the painting with his Fiery Golden Eyes. He finds no ink penetration or Soul Aura, convincing him that it is a fake manufactured using specialized technology.
• Suspicious auction tactics: Jun realizes the organizers are using the appraisers’ endorsements to reassure buyers and drive up the price. Huo Sanjian also senses something wrong with the strokes, but the hostess interrupts his examination and leads him away before he can investigate further.
• Bidding stakes rise: The hostess claims the painting came from an underground palace and may not be offered again, then opens bidding at 300 million. Zi Hanyan considers spending her billion in savings to buy it as a gift for her father, who loves paintings.
• Cliffhanger: Just as bidding is about to begin, a calm voice declares that the painting is fake.
  Character developments and interactions: Jun shifts from sleepy disinterest to alert suspicion and prepares to challenge the auction’s deception. Zi’s wish to buy the painting reveals her affection for her father and her desire to give him something meaningful. Huo’s professional doubts conflict with the other appraisers’ confident endorsements, while the hostess and organizer work together to keep scrutiny from jeopardizing the sale.
  Themes: The chapter explores fraud and manipulation, the limits of reputation-based expertise, the danger of crowd excitement, and the contrast between greed-driven deception and sincere personal motives.

Plot points and events

• At an auction, Jun Wangchen publicly declares that the displayed reproduction of Nymph of the Luo River is a fake, claiming its surface has been disguised with a special technique.
• The appraisal masters, especially Master Hou and Elder Pei, angrily dismiss him and insist the painting is authentic. The host tries to move the auction along while the crowd turns against Jun.
• Jun accuses the masters and organizers of working together to deceive buyers. When security is summoned, he refuses to leave and challenges them to let him inspect the painting.
• Elder Pei agrees to the inspection, wagering that he will quit appraisal if Jun proves it fake. Jun counters that the masters must admit to colluding with the organizers if he is right.
• The organizers attempt to block the inspection, arguing that Jun might damage the painting. Just as the crowd and appraisers close ranks against him, Huo Sanjian stands and announces that he will take responsibility if anything goes wrong.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen remains calm and confident despite insults, threats, and public hostility. His conviction suggests he has detected something others missed, and he is willing to expose the auction’s alleged fraud.
• Zi Hanyan tries to protect Jun by apologizing and urging him to stop, but he refuses to back down.
• Elder Pei and Master Hou shift from professional confidence to anger and defensiveness. Elder Pei uses a dramatic wager to manipulate the crowd’s trust, while the appraisers help obstruct Jun.
• Huo Sanjian, initially quiet, reveals that he believes Jun may be right and is willing to stake his own standing on allowing the inspection.

Significant themes

• Truth versus deception: Jun challenges a suspicious sale and the possibility that trusted experts are helping conceal fraud.
• Reputation and authority: The crowd initially trusts established appraisers over a young man, showing how status can outweigh evidence.
• Courage under pressure: Jun persists despite intimidation, social condemnation, and the threat of legal action.
• Greed and corruption: The organizers’ concern for profit and reputation—and the appraisers’ apparent complicity—casts the auction as potentially dishonest.

Character interactions

• Zi Hanyan repeatedly tries to restrain Jun, while he insists on pursuing the truth.
• Master Hou and Elder Pei publicly belittle Jun and rally the crowd against him.
• Jun turns Elder Pei’s wager into a demand for accountability from the entire appraisal team.
• The organizers attempt to prevent Jun from reaching the painting, but Huo Sanjian’s intervention gives him a chance to prove his claim.

Key plot points and events

• At the Antique Mansion auction, Jun Wangchen challenges the authenticity of a supposedly valuable Nymph of the Luo River painting and asks to examine it.
• Appraiser Huo Sanjian publicly backs him, accepting responsibility if the examination damages the painting. Though the organizers reluctantly allow it, they and the other appraisers expect Jun to fail.
• Jun pours lamp oil and water over the painting. The image separates from the backing, revealing a blank inner layer and proving it is a sophisticated forgery. He explains that authentic painted copies leave ink traces through both layers; the spiritual power he secretly used also helps make the test work.
• Jun then exposes several more fraudulent auction items, including jade that splits when heated and blue-and-white porcelain whose laser-applied colors wash away. Buyers erupt in anger, and the auction is halted as police and reporters arrive.
• Huo apologizes for failing to scrutinize the lots, but attendees defend him, saying the organizers deliberately distracted him. The organizers and complicit appraisers face likely legal consequences.
• Huo thanks Jun for preventing widespread fraud. Jun credits Huo’s support, and Zi Hanyan looks at Jun with renewed admiration.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen demonstrates exceptional expertise, composure, and courage. He remains calm under accusations and uses traditional knowledge—while concealing his spiritual abilities—to uncover the fraud.
• Huo Sanjian risks his standing by supporting Jun, then openly accepts responsibility for his own oversight. His honesty earns the crowd’s respect and deepens his regard for Jun.
• Zi Hanyan initially worries and doubts Jun, then feels guilty for not trusting him. His success strengthens her admiration and suggests she may trust him more in the future.
• Elder Pei, Master Hou, and the organizers move from smug confidence to panic as their scheme is exposed. Their false outrage and attempts to discredit Jun reveal their complicity.
• Buyers shift from condemning Jun to confronting the organizers once the evidence becomes clear.

Significant themes

• Truth versus deception: Careful observation and knowledge uncover fraud hidden behind convincing appearances.
• Integrity and accountability: Huo’s willingness to admit fault contrasts with the organizers’ dishonesty.
• Trust and judgment: Zi’s doubts show how easily unusual methods can invite suspicion; Jun’s actions ultimately prove his character.
• Justice and consequences: The fraudulent scheme collapses, and those responsible face public anger and likely prosecution.

Key plot points

• After leaving the Antique Mansion, Jun Wangchen escorts Zi Hanyan home. When taxis refuse to pick them up, Zi reveals that her father has a private car nearby.
• Ji Ruyu calls to warn Jun that Tian Ba has sent assassins after him. A sniper immediately targets them, but Jun uses Shifting Form, Changing Shadow to move himself and Zi out of the bullet’s path, leaving a trash can to take the shot.
• Jun locates the sniper on a rooftop with his soul power and decides they must escape quickly. He calms the shaken Zi and has her cling to him while he creates a short-lived screen of mist.
• They reach Zi’s Porsche, but the keys are missing. Jun tears off the door, breaks open the ignition with a sanitary pad to muffle the noise, and hot-wires the car using skills he learned as a mechanic.
• Jun speeds away just before another bullet strikes the Porsche’s former position. Two assassins pursue them in a Mercedes.
• Using expert driving and daring drifts through heavy traffic, Jun escapes. The pursuers are left stunned by his driving.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen shifts from jokingly lamenting his inability to get a taxi to acting decisively under fire. He protects Zi, stays focused despite the danger, and reveals unexpected mechanical and driving skills.
• Zi Hanyan goes from composed to terrified after the attack. Jun reassures her and guides her through the escape; she gradually follows his instructions, though she remains frightened and impressed by his abilities.
• Ji Ruyu provides the crucial warning by phone, but Jun ends the call to focus on escaping.
• The assassins are shown as determined but ultimately outmatched by Jun’s quick thinking and driving.

Significant themes

• Protection and trust: Jun risks himself to keep Zi safe, while she relies on him in a life-threatening situation.
• Resourcefulness under pressure: Jun combines cultivation abilities with practical skills to improvise an escape.
• Hidden competence: His seemingly unrelated experience as a mechanic and driving-simulator enthusiast becomes vital.
• Humor amid danger: Jun’s vanity and the awkward sanitary-pad improvisation contrast with the seriousness of the sniper attack.

Plot points and events

• After surviving a sniper attack, Jun Wangchen realizes that his early Foundation Establishment cultivation does not protect him adequately from firearms. He resolves to train harder.
• He spots a white BMW behind the Porsche and pretends it is the assassin’s car, frightening Zi Hanyan into thinking they are trapped.
• Jun theatrically offers to stay behind while Zi escapes, but she reveals she cannot drive. When she struggles to name his good qualities, he turns the situation into a scheme: he claims a kiss and embrace will activate his special ability and give him the strength to escape.
• Zi believes him, kisses him, and clings to him. Jun enjoys the moment and drives calmly toward the Purple Jade Into Mist villa, telling her to keep holding on and stay quiet.
• Elsewhere, crime boss Tian Ba berates the two would-be snipers for failing to kill Jun. He then kills them himself and gives their blood essence to a shadowy assassin, who says he will recover to sixty percent strength and be ready to act the following night.
• Tian Ba orders the assassin to attack the daughter of the man who once ruined him, vowing revenge against that family.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen is shaken into recognizing his vulnerability, but remains mischievous and shameless: he uses a false emergency to secure Zi’s kiss and embrace while concealing his real intentions.
• Zi Hanyan is frightened but shows concern for Jun, grabbing him when he seems ready to sacrifice himself. Despite her embarrassment and doubts, she agrees to his supposed plan because she believes it may save them.
• Their exchange blends fear with comic banter: Jun performs self-sacrifice, Zi awkwardly lists his flaws and struggles to find a virtue, and his fabricated “ability” turns their closeness into an apparent necessity.
• Tian Ba is revealed as ruthless and vindictive. He executes his own failed subordinates without hesitation and is preparing a more powerful attack.
• The shadowy assassin is rebuilding his strength by absorbing blood essence and is poised to become the next threat.

Significant themes

• Vulnerability and self-improvement: Jun’s encounter with a sniper reminds him that cultivation has limits and that he must continue training.
• Deception and comic manipulation: Jun exploits Zi’s fear and trust for personal amusement, contrasting with the genuine danger surrounding them.
• Trust and intimacy under pressure: Zi acts on the belief that Jun’s strange claim could protect them, bringing the pair physically closer.
• Revenge and escalating danger: Tian Ba’s grudge drives the setup for an imminent attack on another family member.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen brings Zi Hanyan home late at night. She falls asleep in his arms. Her father, Zifeng Town, seems to approve of their closeness and reacts furiously when he learns Tian Ba arranged the recent attacks. He orders a search, but Jun believes Tian Ba is too well hidden to find easily. Jun intends to wait until he is stronger before confronting him.
• Jun visits his milk-tea shop, where he discovers that his roommate Ke JiusI and Sister Yun are now a couple. Ke and Sister Yun leave together, unwittingly leaving Jun to handle the late shift.
• As Jun closes the shop, a beautiful, intoxicated masked woman asks for liquor and then questions him about the difference between solitude and loneliness. Jun describes solitude as having no one to confide in or understand you, and loneliness as being left without company or a place for the soul to rest.
• The woman pays him for his answer, dismisses him as a swindler when he claims to be a fortune-teller, and starts to leave. Jun then predicts that she has recently been suffering from nightmares, waking in fright, and needing the light—and someone beside her—to sleep. She stops in shock and asks how he knew.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen remains confident, witty, and self-assured. He is protective of Zi Hanyan, cautious about confronting Tian Ba, and unexpectedly reflective when discussing emotional pain.
• Ke JiusI is revealed to be romantically involved with Sister Yun. His flirtatious, shameless humor contrasts with his genuine affection for her.
• The masked woman initially appears drunk and playful, but her question about solitude and loneliness reveals bitterness and emotional distress. Jun’s accurate prediction exposes a vulnerability she had tried to conceal.

Significant themes

• Solitude versus loneliness: The chapter distinguishes chosen withdrawal from painful isolation and the absence of understanding or companionship.
• Hidden suffering: The woman’s outward beauty and dismissive humor mask fear and troubled sleep.
• Love and companionship: Zi Hanyan’s trust and Ke JiusI and Sister Yun’s relationship offer contrasting images of intimacy and support.
• Patience and preparedness: Jun chooses not to pursue Tian Ba until he can act with confidence and avoid alerting his enemy.

Character interactions

• Jun and Zifeng Town establish a tacit understanding about Jun’s relationship with Zi Hanyan, while discussing the danger posed by Tian Ba.
• Jun teases Ke and Sister Yun about their romance; Ke responds by flaunting it, then leaves Jun with the shop shift.
• Jun and the masked woman share a philosophical exchange that turns into a test of Jun’s fortune-telling. His final revelation shifts the conversation from banter to alarm.

Key plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen meets an unnamed young woman and uses divination to discover that she is plagued by nightmares because an evil entity is haunting her and consuming her good fortune.
• He gives her a blank-looking talisman, explaining that it will repel the ghost if placed by her bed. Though skeptical, she accepts it.
• The woman turns out to be superstar singer He Zihan. She invites Jun to her upcoming concert and leaves with her cousin, Feng Fu, whom Jun already knows from a campus concert.
• Jun discovers he has received two VIP tickets to He Zihan’s sold-out concert—an astonishing stroke of luck for him and his ticketless roommates.
• Back at the dorm, Jun finds roommates Zhang Zhengxiao and Wang Nuli joking and bragging. He then sees his livestream account has gained two million followers. Viewers have also helped the struggling steamed-bun seller from his earlier stream by buying food from her.
• That night, He Zihan puts the talisman beneath her pillow. A ghost emerges from her necklace and tries to possess her, but the talisman’s light burns its hands and drives it back into the necklace. He Zihan finally sleeps peacefully.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun is shown as compassionate and spiritually capable, offering He Zihan help without pressuring her to believe him. Their exchange becomes warm and playful, easing her anxiety.
• He Zihan shifts from doubt to cautious trust: although she nearly throws the talisman away, she decides to try it. Its protection gives her relief from the nightmares.
• Jun is surprised to learn Feng Fu and He Zihan are cousins, and delighted by He Zihan’s unexpected gift of concert tickets.
• Jun’s roommates provide comic contrast through their absurd self-praise and antics; Jun responds with exasperation and skepticism.
• Jun is heartened by the kindness of viewers who support the steamed-bun seller, despite his reservations about online popularity.

Significant themes

• Belief and the supernatural: The chapter’s title is borne out when the seemingly blank talisman proves effective against the ghost.
• Destiny, fate, and causality: Jun distinguishes an unchangeable destiny from an uncertain fate shaped by encounters and cause-and-effect bonds.
• Kindness and community: Jun helps He Zihan, while viewers respond generously to the seller’s hardship.
• Comedy amid danger: Dormitory humor and Jun’s banter balance the increasingly serious supernatural threat.

Plot points

• Jun Wangchen begins a livestream on his way to Little Glutton Cat buffet, announcing he intends to eat all its food within an hour. His large audience quickly grows to hundreds of thousands.
• He pays for the unlimited-food option and takes an enormous amount of food, including all the pumpkin cakes and several bottles of soy milk. When a waitress warns him not to waste food, he promises to finish it or compensate the restaurant.
• Jun starts eating at extraordinary speed, reviewing the dishes as he goes. The staff watch in disbelief as he clears tray after tray and repeatedly returns for more.
• Within thirty minutes, he has eaten more than half the restaurant’s daily supply—roughly fifty people’s portions—without appearing full. The manager, chef, and finally the tearful owner arrive to witness the spectacle.

Character developments and interactions

• Jun Wangchen presents himself as a cheerful, theatrical entertainer, playing up his appetite for his viewers. Despite the staff’s skepticism, he stays calm and confidently proves his claim through his eating.
• Xiaohua, the waitress, initially suspects Jun will waste the food and warns him. After seeing him consume it all, she and her coworkers shift from irritation to stunned disbelief.
• The livestream audience enthusiastically encourages Jun, jokes about the restaurant’s impending losses, and sends gifts as his performance escalates.
• The restaurant staff move from concern about food waste to astonishment, while Jun largely ignores their reactions and keeps eating.

Significant themes

• Spectacle and entertainment: Jun turns an ordinary buffet meal into a viral performance.
• Appearances versus reality: His slim build leads the staff to underestimate his appetite, only for his extraordinary capacity to overturn their assumptions.
• Food, waste, and responsibility: The staff’s concern that food should not be wasted contrasts with Jun’s promise—and ability—to consume everything he takes.

Plot points and events

• Jun Wangchen eats the Little Greedy Cat Buffet’s entire supply in under an hour, astonishing the staff and forcing the owner to ask him to leave.
• His livestream becomes a major hit: viewers rise to one million concurrent, and his follower count climbs from 2.5 to 3 million. The chat jokes about his appetite and makes outrageous requests.
• When Jun says he may return the next day, the desperate owner gives him five vouchers for a larger buffet, hoping to steer him elsewhere. He then tells his staff not to let Jun back in.
• As Jun walks through the university area, students recognize him and ask for photos while the livestream chat continues its irreverent banter.
• Jun notices an elderly woman collecting broken glass from a trash can to protect sanitation workers. She explains that her husband, a sanitation worker, died after being cut by contaminated glass.
• Jun joins her in removing the glass. Moved by her quiet concern for others, he praises her as the person bringing beauty to society. He ends the stream by urging viewers to dispose of broken glass safely and leaves a warning note on the trash can.

Character developments

• Jun Wangchen is introduced as an exceptionally gluttonous, playful streamer, but the encounter with the elderly woman reveals his empathy and respect for sanitation workers; his own mother once did that work.
• The elderly woman is shown as compassionate and resilient, carrying on a small act of protection inspired by her husband’s death.
• The restaurant owner and staff move from astonishment to desperation, eventually paying Jun to take his appetite elsewhere.

Character interactions

• Jun’s comic, good-natured exchanges with the owner and viewers contrast with the owner’s genuine fear of losing his business.
• Students approach Jun for photos, while viewers’ jokes turn the walk into a lively public spectacle.
• Jun and the elderly woman share a sincere moment of mutual respect: he helps her with the dangerous cleanup, and she thanks him for his kindness.

Significant themes

• Compassion through ordinary actions: Removing broken glass becomes a meaningful way to protect workers.
• Respect for overlooked labor: The chapter calls attention to the risks sanitation workers face.
• Online entertainment and real-world impact: Jun’s popularity brings humor and attention, but he also uses his platform to encourage safer behavior.
• Foodie excess and comedy: Jun’s appetite drives the chapter’s opening humor, which gives way to a more reflective ending.