Recaps

After Lingnan’s rebellion is crushed, Shen Yangge returns to the capital with Chu Xuanzhen and is punished by the Database with a child-sized dragon transformation. During an assassination attempt at the palace, Shen Yangge is separated from Chu Xuanzhen and hides in the Imperial Medical Bureau while Chu Xuanzhen searches for him and investigates the conspiracy.

• Shen Yangge and Chu Xuanzhen mourn the deaths in Lingnan, defeat the Seventh Prince’s remaining forces, and return to Capital City with evidence of his collusion.
• Shen Yangge reunites with Shen Heqian, but Chu Xuanzhen mistakes her for his sweetheart before learning she is his younger sister.
• System 615 warns Shen Yangge that his kick at the Seventh Prince broke character, and the Database transforms him into a child-sized dragon.
• Chu Xuanzhen discovers Shen Yangge’s dragon form, learns that squeezing his horns can change him back, and keeps him close while he conceals his appearance.
• At a palace banquet, assassins attack and the emperor is poisoned, and Su Shang flees with Shen Yangge, whose exposed golden horns reveal his dragon form.
• Shen Yangge escapes his pursuers and hides in the Imperial Medical Bureau with Little Bamboo Shoot, while Chu Xuanzhen searches for him.
• Shen Yangge disguises himself among the bureau’s apprentices and meets Xiao Zhi, as Chu Xuanzhen’s search turns up an impostor at the Vast Orchid Palace.
• Chu Xuanzhen exposes Consort Ru’s role in the child-switching plot, but she dies from poison before he can question her further, and he orders the Empress examined.

Shen Yangge revealed himself as the true Dragon Child and helped Chu Xuanzhen defeat the First Prince, but then fled the palace and crossed the country to escape him. Chu Xuanzhen tracked him down in a border city and brought him back to Ji Guangchun’s estate.

• Chu Xuanzhen caught Shen Yangge trying to escape the Imperial Medical Bureau and kept him in the palace, where Shen Yangge revealed his golden eyes and dragon form.
• Shen Yangge appeared before the court as the true Golden Dragon, exposed the First Prince’s child as an impostor, and helped Chu Xuanzhen defeat the First Prince’s faction.
• As envoys gathered to see the Divine Dragon, Shen Yangge escaped during a public procession and disguised himself as a beggar.
• Su Huaihuan tried to help Shen Yangge, but a fleeing criminal took him hostage and carried him beyond Capital City.
• Chu Xuanzhen searched for Shen Yangge, learned he had left the capital, and pursued him after the emperor revealed Chu Xuanzhen’s parentage and the truth about Prince Anping’s death.
• Shen Yangge found work in a border city, but recognized Chu Xuanzhen as an honored visitor and tried to flee the estate and city.
• Chu Xuanzhen’s men surrounded Shen Yangge at the city gate, and Chu Xuanzhen carried him back to Ji Guangchun’s estate.
• Chu Xuanzhen confronted Shen Yangge about his promise not to run away, while Shen Yangge fought and cursed him.

Shen Yangge and Chu Xuanzhen survived the siege, and Shen Yangge traveled as a bird to bring help before finding Chu Xuanzhen imprisoned at the Jiang Family Manor. After Shen Yangge revealed his dragon form and helped defeat Jiang Heming, he fell asleep in Chu Xuanzhen’s sleeve and began to shrink.

• Chu Xuanzhen restrained Shen Yangge with a golden handcuff while rebel forces closed in on the town, and Shen Yangge later escaped to warn him at the breached city gate.
• Shen Yangge reached Chu Xuanzhen during the retreat, but after escaping through a river and mountain passage, he transformed into a bird as punishment for breaking character.
• Shen Yangge flew to Capital City with Chu Xuanzhen’s secret letter, then joined Xue Pingyuan’s army and returned north after learning the camps had been destroyed.
• Shen Yangge reached the Jiang Family Manor with the Eighth Prince and Xue Pingyuan, searched for Chu Xuanzhen, and found him imprisoned in a hidden dungeon.
• Jiang Heming revealed his plan to use the Body-Swapping Technique to seize the throne, but Shen Yangge struck him and helped Chu Xuanzhen escape the dungeon.
• Jiang Heming unleashed swarms of venomous creatures, but Shen Yangge’s golden dragon bloodline disrupted them as the estate caught fire.
• Shen Yangge rescued Chu Xuanzhen from the burning courtyard, and Jiang Heming died as gu worms devoured him from within.
• Shen Yangge carried Chu Xuanzhen to Xue Pingyuan’s troops, then fell asleep in Chu Xuanzhen’s sleeve and began shrinking.

Shen Yangge returned to Chu Xuanzhen after escaping the Western Regions prince, then helped defend Capital City from invasion while Chu Xuanzhen fought to protect him. After their victory, they regrouped as Chu Tianyin and Chu Xuanzhi remained at odds, and a homing pigeon carried Shen Yangge away.

• Chu Xuanzhen searched for Shen Yangge after finding his abandoned clothes, while Shen Yangge was held by Prince Ruthis and eventually slashed his neck.
• Great Chu’s soldiers rescued Shen Yangge, and he and Chu Xuanzhen escaped the encirclement together despite Shen Yangge suffering a severe wound.
• Shen Yangge confessed his love to Chu Xuanzhen, while Ruthis escaped and Xue Qian’s strange behavior began to alarm Xue Pingyuan.
• Chu Xuanzhen brought Shen Yangge toward Capital City, where Jia Zhengyuan’s forces attacked and detained them in the Heavenly Prison.
• Chu Tianyin tried to use Shen Yangge as a rival Divine Dragon, but Shen Yangge exposed his identity before a dancer abducted him and he was poisoned and wounded.
• As enemy forces threatened Capital City, Shen Yangge became a Golden Dragon and helped Great Chu defeat them alongside Chu Xuanzhen and Xue Pingyuan.
• Chu Xuanzhen gave Shen Yangge medicine that restored his strength and speech, while Xue Pingyuan learned the emperor was an impostor and moved against Chu Tianyin.
• Chu Tianyin imprisoned Chu Xuanzhi, while Chu Xuanzhen read a message from a homing pigeon and the bird seized Shen Yangge before Chu Xuanzhen struck its wing.