Arc 6The Lost Souls and Sea

Ning Xiang reunited with the fragments of her divine soul, escaped Ghost-Crying Island, and reconnected with her companions while several men pursued her affection. She learned that Lu Qingchen’s soul could still be saved and set out for the ingredients needed to do so, arriving in Mingyuan’s territory.

  • Ning Xiang found the Hundred Ghosts King, learned she was part of Ning Xiang’s divine soul, and joined Mingyuan, Yu Tingchao, and Su Lang as they fought the island’s ghosts and demon beasts.
  • Ghost-Crying Island flooded and split Ning Xiang from her companions, but she found Yu Tingchao in the Cold Ice Formation and helped him prepare to escape.
  • Ning Xiang emerged from the formation with Su Lang, healed his damaged divine soul at a spirit spring, and shared a drunken kiss with him.
  • Ning Xiang reunited with her companions, met Qin Ge, and had him use the Soul-Restoring Bell to merge her divine souls.
  • Zhu Yu bound Ning Xiang at the Jade Branch Courtyard, but she tricked him into a Master-Servant Contract before he stopped her from leaving.
  • Ning Xiang visited Lu Qingchen and learned from Qin Ye that a Pure-Nurturing Pill could preserve his body while they sought his soul in the Underworld.
  • Ning Xiang escaped Zhu Yu and traveled to Tai Bai Domain, where Mingyuan caught her with his Soul-Devouring Whip and brought her to his throne.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Ghost-Crying Island

Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao found themselves on Ghost-Crying Island, where they encountered Mingyuan and bargained for his help escaping. Mingyuan began explaining the island’s ghostly murals as they set out to leave and reunite with Ning Xiang’s senior brother and the others.

  • Unable to contact her companions, Ning Xiang learned from Yu Tingchao that they might be on the lost Ghost-Crying Island, and she teased him with a fake ghost scare before Mingyuan appeared.
  • Ning Xiang told Mingyuan that Bai Xi had abducted them and the Nine Nether Array had separated them from Senior Brother and the others.
  • When Mingyuan demanded payment to guide them out, Ning Xiang bargained for the right to touch his abs whenever she wanted, and he agreed to take both her and Yu Tingchao.
  • Mingyuan asked Ning Xiang to transform into a small animal so he could hold her, but Yu Tingchao pulled her away and objected.
  • Mingyuan identified the island’s murals as the Hundred Ghosts Compendium and described Vishabha, while Ning Xiang wondered whether the Ghost Lord was connected to the ghosts.

Ch. 127Hundred Ghosts

Mingyuan explained how the Hundred Ghosts had ravaged the Eastern Sea before he suppressed them beneath Ghost-Crying Island, and Ning Xiang led her companions through the island’s haunted corridor with surprising ease. The group continued deeper inside and encountered vivid murals that embarrassed Yu Tingchao.

  • Mingyuan recounted how the Hundred Ghosts slaughtered cultivators across the Twelve Islands before he trapped them beneath Ghost-Crying Island, which later sank underwater.
  • Mingyuan warned Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao about the Vengeful Ghosts, but Ning Xiang easily smashed or drove off the ghosts that approached them.
  • Ning Xiang had Yu Tingchao gather ghosts so she could send them out carrying paper likenesses of her companions, and she recruited other ghosts to serve as her mount, musician, and attendant.
  • The corridor narrowed until Ning Xiang had to dismiss the ghosts, and the three continued past mirror-smooth walls.
  • Ning Xiang admired the walls’ explicit murals, stopped Yu Tingchao from looking, and then offered to record the images and send him a copy.

Ch. 128Little Ning Xiang, Business Genius

Ning Xiang and Mingyuan encountered enchanted murals while Su Lang searched for her on a mysterious island. As Lu Qingchen recovered from a grave wound and Xia Buyan and Jiang Miaomiao were swallowed by a demon-toothed shark, Yu Tingchao began acting feverish beside Ning Xiang.

  • Ning Xiang secretly recorded the murals, planning to sell them, while Mingyuan warned her that their pigments could affect the senses.
  • Shaowei healed Lu Qingchen with a Jiangyun Continuity Pill, but noticed black energy within it; Xia Buyan and Jiang Miaomiao were then swallowed by a demon-toothed shark.
  • Su Lang and Zhou Ruoxue reached a supposedly thirteenth island, where Su Lang protected them from vengeful ghosts and bewitched murals.
  • Su Lang sensed Ning Xiang nearby and hurried toward her, while Ning Xiang mistook Yu Tingchao's feverish state for the Demon Venerable heating the air and stopped him from opening his robes.

Ch. 129The Hundred Ghosts King Takes a Husband...

Ning Xiang, Yu Tingchao, and Mingyuan escaped the illusion-filled chamber and discovered that the Hundred Ghosts King’s wedding ritual had selected Mingyuan and Yu Tingchao as husbands. They agreed to investigate whether the king had the Soul-Calming Pearl, and Mingyuan proposed hiding Ning Xiang in his sleeve.

  • Yu Tingchao succumbed to the murals’ aphrodisiac effects, but Ning Xiang transmitted Nine Shao Music to him and restored his clarity.
  • Mingyuan explained that the murals were illusions created by a Mirage Demon that had swallowed Ghost-Crying Island, and the group left the chamber to search for the Soul-Calming Pearl.
  • Eight little ghosts appeared and announced that Mingyuan and Yu Tingchao would be taken as husbands for the Hundred Ghosts King.
  • Ning Xiang persuaded Mingyuan and Yu Tingchao to go along with the wedding ritual so they could investigate the king and the possible location of the Soul-Calming Pearl.
  • Mingyuan proposed turning Ning Xiang into a little darling and hiding her in his sleeve so she could accompany the two husbands.

Ch. 130Three bridegrooms

Ning Xiang, Mingyuan, and Yu Tingchao were taken to the Hundred Ghosts King's Palace as bridegrooms, where Su Lang joined them after being captured by the palace's little ghosts. A black ghost mistook Ning Xiang for the Hundred Ghosts King and begged her forgiveness, leaving the three men stunned.

  • Ning Xiang made Mingyuan and Yu Tingchao wear Wedding Garments before they boarded bridal sedans bound for the Hundred Ghosts King's Palace.
  • Ning Pingzhang and Mu Fang'ai captured Bai Xi, who revealed that Ning Xiang's divine soul had escaped while Bai Xi carried it through the Eastern Sea.
  • Little ghosts captured Su Lang and brought him to the palace as a third bridegroom, while Zhou Ruoxue stayed behind inside Su Lang's Defensive Formation.
  • Ning Xiang, Mingyuan, Yu Tingchao, and Su Lang compared their experiences and decided to wait before confronting the Hundred Ghosts King.
  • A black ghost entered to inspect the bridegrooms, saw Ning Xiang, and mistook her for the Hundred Ghosts King.

Ch. 131Work and play

Ning Xiang met the Hundred Ghosts King, who looked exactly like her and was likely a lost wisp of her Divine Soul. The Hundred Ghosts King revealed a possible lead on the Soul-Calming Pearl, while Ning Xiang asked her to return and meet her parents.

  • The Hundred Ghosts King burst into the bedchamber and startled Ning Xiang and the others with her identical appearance and a wound from the Canglang Sword.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King explained that she had attacked Lu Qingchen because she kept dreaming he would kill her, and said she had escaped captivity before defeating the previous ghost king.
  • Ning Xiang and the Hundred Ghosts King argued over whether cultivation could be balanced with spending time with handsome men.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King said she had no Soul-Calming Pearl but had heard it might be on the Hundred-Flower Continent, and Ning Xiang asked Mingyuan to investigate and help reunite the two souls.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King offered Ning Xiang half her harem, but Ning Xiang declined and asked her to meet her parents, leaving the Hundred Ghosts King shocked by the request.

Ch. 132Which of the Three?

Ning Xiang could not persuade the Hundred Ghosts King to leave Ghost-Crying Island, and the King forced her to choose one of three husbands. The chapter ended as Ning Xiang began to announce her choice.

  • The Hundred Ghosts King explained that she could not leave Ghost-Crying Island and that her large harem had nothing to do with her pursuit of freedom.
  • Mu Fang'ai and Ning Pingzhang caught shrimp while searching for their children, and a masked man rescued Bai Xi.
  • Hanying asked Ning Pingzhang where Lu Qingchen was, and True Lord Shaowei revealed that Ning Xiang had emerged from Lu Qingchen's room after he was injured.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King ordered Ning Xiang to marry one of Mingyuan, Su Lang, or Yu Tingchao, then began counting down.
  • Ning Xiang blurted out, "I choose-" before the chapter ended.

Ch. 133Three bowls of water must be held level

Ning Xiang agreed to marry Mingyuan, Su Lang, and Yu Tingchao under the Hundred Ghosts King’s watch, then followed her own heart when lifting the wedding veils. She chose Su Lang first, leaving Mingyuan jealous and Yu Tingchao resigned.

  • Ning Xiang declared she could handle marrying all three men, and the Hundred Ghosts King made them perform the wedding bows.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King revealed that she had lifted the Puppet Curse before Ning Xiang bowed, then left Black Ghost to bring wedding-night props.
  • Ning Xiang rejected Black Ghost’s tray of ropes, candles, and other props as the three men waited on the bed.
  • Yu Tingchao teased Ning Xiang about abandoning them, while Mingyuan warned her to choose carefully and Su Lang promised to support her decision.
  • Ning Xiang lifted Su Lang’s veil first and gazed into his eyes, prompting Mingyuan to tear off his own veil and Yu Tingchao to accept her choice.

Ch. 134I'm Not a Cad, I Just Hold the Whole World in My Heart

Ning Xiang tried to settle the wedding-night sleeping arrangements with Mingyuan, Su Lang, and Yu Tingchao, then woke from an erotic dream amid a strange fragrance that stirred their desires. After Su Lang's flute and Little Flower's noisy performance calmed everyone, the Hundred Ghosts King entered and said Su Lang's flute seemed familiar.

  • Ning Xiang conjured her own bed, but Mingyuan pulled her onto his with the Soul-Devouring Whip, and Su Lang protected her when Mingyuan threatened to kill him.
  • Mingyuan privately tempted Ning Xiang with the promise of touching his abs, but she retreated behind Su Lang after feeling guilty about Senior Brother and then heard Yu Tingchao claim his wound hurt again.
  • Ning Xiang served a late-night snack, set up two tents alongside the beds, and fell asleep dreaming that Mingyuan, Su Lang, and Yu Tingchao were competing for her affection.
  • Ning Xiang woke thirsty and suspected Black Ghost had put an arousal aid in the incense, then asked Su Lang to play the Nine Splendors Phoenix-Felling Flute while Little Flower made enough noise to dispel their restlessness.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King entered the bedroom and told Su Lang that his flute music sounded familiar and that she thought she had seen his flute before.

Ch. 135Seamless Teamwork

Controlled Vengeful Ghosts attacked the Hundred Ghosts King's group, while Ning Xiang and her companions struggled to coordinate their defenses. Elsewhere, Ning Pingzhang sought a way to save Lu Qingchen and received news that the Tracking Talisman had located Bai Xi.

  • The Hundred Ghosts King revealed that her subordinates had captured a fierce young woman, and Ning Xiang realized that Bai Yueguang and Senior Brother Ning were missing.
  • Black Ghost warned that a great many ghosts had revolted, and the group fought the strengthened, controlled Vengeful Ghosts outside the bedchamber.
  • Su Lang used the Four Spirits Life-and-Death Fan to block a Bladeworm Ghost's poison, while Ning Hui arrived carrying Bai Yueguang and reunited with Ning Xiang.
  • Mingyuan's flames melted Ning Hui's ice attack, and Su Lang's fan blew heat and ash back at the group before Ning Xiang shielded them with the Starcloud Umbrella.
  • Hanying told Ning Pingzhang that the Hundred Ghosts King might remove the ghostly energy around Lu Qingchen's heart, so Ning Pingzhang planned to take Lu Qingchen to Ghost-Crying Island.
  • After Ning Pingzhang and True Lord Shaowei drove back the Demon Beasts, Mu Fang'ai told Ning Pingzhang that the Tracking Talisman had found where Bai Xi went.

Ch. 136Bullying the weak, fearing the strong

Ning Xiang and her companions survived the ghost invasion, while the Hundred Ghosts King recalled her connection to Ning Xiang’s divine soul. After Mingyuan broke up the Hundred Ghosts King’s harem, Ning Xiang became caught between Mingyuan’s plans and her companions’ efforts to keep her close to them.

  • Su Lang’s flute quieted the ghosts, and the Hundred Ghosts King remembered that she was part of Ning Xiang’s divine soul.
  • The group returned to the sleeping palace, where the Hundred Ghosts King learned that Mingyuan had beaten up all 159 handsome men in her harem.
  • Mingyuan persuaded the Hundred Ghosts King to dismiss her harem by warning that the Old Demon King would soon arrive.
  • Mingyuan offered to take Ning Xiang to the Tai Bai Domain, but Yu Tingchao reminded her of her promise to stay with him in the Eastern Sea.
  • Su Lang gave Ning Xiang the Four Spirits Life-and-Death Fan and pretended his scratches were serious, prompting Ning Xiang to support him.
  • Su Lang cast a Puppet Curse on Zhou Ruoxue, making her tell Ning Xiang to take good care of him.

Ch. 137Senior Brother would never lie

Su Lang cared for Ning Xiang after she fell asleep and learned from the Hundred Ghosts King that the Ghost Lord was dangerous and might be connected to Ning Xiang’s missing divine soul. On Tianxuan Island, Hanying discovered her husband’s hundreds of unanswered messages before Zhu Yu arrived to help defend the island and asked after Ning Xiang.

  • Ning Xiang treated Su Lang’s wounds, told him a story, and fell asleep after insisting he would never lie.
  • Su Lang nearly kissed Ning Xiang but hurried away when he encountered the Hundred Ghosts King, who warned him to leave Ghost-Crying Island before the Ghost Lord’s people arrived.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King explained that the Ghost Lord had stolen a magical treasure from the Underworld’s Ghost Emperor, had once severely injured the Demon Venerable, and might be searching for something that could defeat him.
  • Hanying opened her Communication Talisman and found more than four hundred messages her missing husband had sent over the past year, including a recent message describing his diminishing periods of lucidity.
  • Demon beasts attacked Tianxuan Island, and Zhu Yu arrived in a massive flying pavilion, rescued Hanying, and asked Ning Pingzhang where Ning Xiang was.

Ch. 138Life-Share Gu

Mingyuan implanted a Life-Share Gu in Ning Xiang and revealed that he had known her from fifteen years earlier in the Eastern Sea. As demon beasts and vengeful ghosts overwhelmed the group on Ghost-Crying Island, Mingyuan sent Ning Xiang away and charged into the beasts.

  • Mingyuan gave Ning Xiang a Life-Share Gu, then explained that their wedding ceremony made them husband and wife and that she had saved him fifteen years earlier in the Eastern Sea.
  • Ning Xiang learned that demon beasts were swarming toward them, and Mingyuan said the Soul-Restoring Bell might help merge the Hundred Ghosts King's divine soul with him.
  • The group left the palace and fought powerful demon beasts and vengeful ghosts, while Ning Xiang told Yu Tingchao to take Junior Sister Zhou and the others to the Twelve Islands for reinforcements.
  • Crimson flame birds attacked with fiery feather arrows, forcing everyone to retreat toward the shore as the flames spread.
  • Mingyuan pushed Ning Xiang into Su Lang's arms, ordered him to take her away, and charged into the pursuing demon beasts with Soul-Rending.

Ch. 139Long time no see, Senior Brother

Ning Xiang remembered how she had first met Mingyuan before fighting beside him against the demon beasts on Ghost-Crying Island. After a rift swallowed Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao, the others tried to reach them, while a mysterious woman appeared to save Su Lang.

  • Ning Xiang recalled rescuing a young Mingyuan from the seabed and receiving a Teng Snake tendon in exchange for milk tea.
  • The Hundred Ghosts King revealed that Ghost-Crying Island's seal prevented anyone from leaving, and a demon beast horde attacked the group.
  • Mingyuan killed Fu Ping and the Black Nether Bear, but the survivors were forced to flee as the island flooded with seawater.
  • Ning Pingzhang, Zhu Yu, and Lu Qingchen approached the island, and Zhu Yu cleared the avian demon beasts from the sky.
  • A chasm opened beneath Yu Tingchao and Ning Xiang; after Ning Xiang felt the pain of the Hundred Ghosts King, the rift dragged her underground and vanished.
  • Lu Qingchen leaped into the ground after Ning Xiang, while a mysterious woman in a green dress saved Su Lang and greeted him as her senior brother.

Ch. 140Your Senior Sister Will Save You

Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao were trapped in a freezing underground pool while their companions searched desperately above. Ning Xiang found the unconscious Yu Tingchao and warmed him with her heartfire, then asked the Dog System for medical books and discovered it had supplied manuals about sex instead.

  • Mingyuan and the others searched the icy waters for Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao, while Su Lang fought his distress and returned to the Cold Pool despite his injuries.
  • Ning Xiang recovered from the freezing water and searched for Yu Tingchao with Little Nine.
  • Ning Xiang found Yu Tingchao unconscious on floating ice, brought him ashore, and changed his frozen clothes after warming him by a fire.
  • Ning Xiang used her heartfire to warm Yu Tingchao through a forceful kiss, though he remained unconscious.
  • Ning Xiang asked the Dog System for medical books, but it conjured several books about married life and sex instead.

Ch. 141Junior Brother's Birthday

Ning Xiang treated Yu Tingchao’s wounds and fever after they became trapped in the Cold Ice Formation, where escape depended on lighting two lamps during the next full moon. While they waited, Ning Xiang celebrated Yu Tingchao’s birthday and nursed him through his recovery; the full moon finally arrived, giving them a chance to escape.

  • Ning Xiang stitched Yu Tingchao’s wounds, then cooled his fever by wiping his body with alcohol.
  • Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao learned they were trapped in the Cold Ice Formation, which could only be escaped by lighting two Creation Lamps at midnight on a full moon.
  • Ning Xiang wished Yu Tingchao a happy birthday and promised to make him a cake and give him a present.
  • Yu Tingchao recovered while studying formations and secretly read the books Ning Xiang had received from the Dog System.
  • Ning Xiang fed Yu Tingchao nourishing soups until he developed excessive internal heat, and both of them welcomed the arrival of the full-moon night.

Ch. 142As Expected, Something Went Wrong Again

Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao tried to escape the Cold Ice Formation by lighting the Profound Yin and Profound Yang Creation Lamps, but a Thunder Qilin interrupted Ning Xiang. After she distracted it and lit her lamp, Ning Xiang was transported to another icy place, where she found someone she had not seen for days.

  • Ning Su told Ning Pingzhang that their third brother was bringing the Soul-Restoring Bell to the Eastern Sea, while Zhu Yu and Mingyuan discussed where Ning Xiang might emerge from the formation.
  • Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao used the South-Pointing Compass to take positions on opposite sides of the Cold Pool and prepare to light their Creation Lamps before midnight.
  • A Thunder Qilin burst through the ice wall near Ning Xiang, while Yu Tingchao reported being attacked by a fast-moving Wind Qilin.
  • Ning Xiang fought the Thunder Qilin and distracted it with an embroidered ball, then used her inner fire to light the Profound Yin Creation Lamp.
  • The lamp transported Ning Xiang to another place surrounded by ice walls, where she saw someone she had not seen for days.

Ch. 143If Only He Could Fold Her into His Heart

Ning Xiang reunited with Su Lang, who protected her from the Thunder Qilin and was badly injured in the fight. She forced the Thunder Qilin into a master-servant contract and brought Su Lang to a hidden spirit spring, where she learned his damaged divine soul could be healed only by merging their souls.

  • Su Lang embraced Ning Xiang after finding her, then shielded her from the Thunder Qilin’s lightning attack and fought the beast until he collapsed from his injuries.
  • Ning Xiang subdued the Thunder Qilin with a master-servant contract and demanded that it lead them to the spirit spring, while Yu Tingchao was left behind with the Wind Qilin.
  • The Thunder Qilin guided Ning Xiang and Su Lang to a concealed spring in an iceberg cave, where Ning Xiang soaked Su Lang to heal his wounds.
  • After Su Lang remained unconscious for two hours, the Thunder Qilin revealed that his divine soul was damaged and needed to merge with Ning Xiang’s to recover.
  • Ning Xiang blushed at the explanation and ordered the Thunder Qilin outside to complete hundreds of exercises.

Ch. 144There is only one moon in the sky

Ning Xiang repaired Su Lang’s Divine Soul at the Eastern Sea Spirit Spring, and the two recovered there as their cultivation advanced. After getting drunk, Ning Xiang confessed her affection and drew Su Lang into an intimate moment, leaving him flustered and uncertain.

  • Ning Xiang used her Divine Soul to repair Su Lang’s damaged Divine Soul until he woke.
  • Ning Xiang told Su Lang that Ning Pingzhang, his wife, and Zhu Yu had quelled most of the rampaging creatures, then asked him to recuperate with her at the Spirit Spring.
  • Su Lang reached the peak of Core Formation, while Ning Xiang advanced to late-stage Core Formation.
  • After drinking Peach Blossom Wine, Ning Xiang asked Su Lang to marry her and told him to find happiness and like her.
  • Su Lang told Ning Xiang that she was the only one in his heart, and the drunken Ning Xiang fell into the spring with him while trying to pluck the moon.
  • Ning Xiang kissed Su Lang and guided his hand downward as he asked whether she knew what she was doing.

Ch. 145The way of a gentleman

Su Lang and Ning Xiang returned to Penglai Island after their time in the Cold Ice Formation, where Jiang Miaomiao and Xia Buyan recounted their adventures. After escaping the powerful figures waiting to welcome her, Ning Xiang encountered a beautiful, unfamiliar young man beneath a magnolia tree.

  • Su Lang carried the sleeping Ning Xiang ashore, cared for her, and kissed her between the brows before she woke the next day.
  • Ning Xiang joked that Su Lang should return her thirty-million bride price and marry into her household, then they rode their newly tamed Thunder Qilin, which she named Lei Aotian, toward Penglai Island.
  • Zhu Yu and Mingyuan competed to welcome Ning Xiang, who tried to avoid them and asked where her parents, master, Jiang Miaomiao, and Xia Buyan were.
  • Jiang Miaomiao and Xia Buyan arrived riding a Demon-Toothed Shark and described how Jiang had killed a Sword-Halberd Ghost Whale, gained the shark as her servant, and found several treasures.
  • Ning Xiang slipped away from the group and flew to the opposite shore, where she encountered an unfamiliar, strikingly beautiful young man reclining in a magnolia tree.

Ch. 146The Great Beauty Qin

Ning Xiang met Qin Ge, who had come to merge her divine soul and arrange a blind date, while she and Yu Tingchao sparred over his attention. The chapter ended with Ning Xiang discovering that Yu Tingchao had faked an injury and had pinned her down after she exposed his ruse.

  • Ning Xiang pretended to be blind to get a closer look at Qin Ge, but he recognized her and restrained her with a vine.
  • Qin Ge reminded Ning Xiang of their childhood encounters and said he had come to bring the Soul-Restoring Bell to merge her divine soul.
  • Yu Tingchao attacked Qin Ge, and Ning Xiang joined the duel before withdrawing her flames when they neared Qin Ge's hand.
  • Yu Tingchao claimed his wound had reopened, so Ning Xiang took him to her courtyard to examine it.
  • Qin Ge revealed that Ning Xiang's father had arranged a blind date for them, and Ning Xiang left with Yu Tingchao.
  • Ning Xiang discovered Yu Tingchao's wound had healed and accused him of using a handsome-man trap, but he pinned her down.

Ch. 147I'll Give Myself to You as Compensation, Senior Sister

Ning Xiang reunited her two divine souls with Qin Ge’s help, then endured her father’s attempts to push her toward Qin Ge. She declared that she would cut ties with the Old Demon King and Ming Old Dog, but Zhu Yu arrived in a fury.

  • Ning Xiang fled Yu Tingchao after he offered himself as compensation, then briefly wondered whether she cared about Lu Qingchen.
  • Ning Pingzhang and Mu Fang'ai summoned Ning Xiang so Zhong Xuan could merge her divine souls.
  • Qin Ge used the Soul-Restoring Bell to merge Ning Xiang’s divine souls and restore her incomplete soul.
  • Ning Pingzhang encouraged Ning Xiang to date Zhong Xuan and urged her to send the Old Demon King and the Demon Venerable away.
  • Ning Xiang said she would draw a clear line with the Old Demon King and Ming Old Dog, and Zhu Yu burst through the door in anger.

Ch. 148How to Draw a Clear Line with the Old Demon King?

Ning Xiang’s parents and Qin Ge refused to protect her from Zhu Yu, who took her back to the Jade Branch Courtyard and demanded an explanation for her matchmaking date. She used a Master-Servant Contract to make Zhu Yu obey her, but he turned the tables and kept her with him.

  • Madam Mu and Ning Pingzhang urged Zhu Yu to take Ning Xiang home, and Qin Ge also handed her over to him.
  • Zhu Yu carried Ning Xiang to the Jade Branch Courtyard, bound her with the Immortal-Binding Rope, and questioned her about calling him a wildflower and fleeting clouds.
  • Ning Xiang claimed she had gone on the matchmaking date out of filial duty and suggested they each take half the bed when sleeping.
  • Ning Xiang tricked Zhu Yu into transforming into his beast form and used two drops of blood to place a Master-Servant Contract on him.
  • Zhu Yu obeyed Ning Xiang’s commands to call her Master and untie her, but seized her when she tried to leave and silenced her with a spell.

Ch. 149You Won't Have a Chance in Your Next Life, Either

Ning Xiang reunited with her third brother, Ning Chuan, and accompanied him and a noisy group to Tianxuan Island to visit the gravely injured Lu Qingchen. There, Qin Ye revealed Lu Qingchen still had a chance to be saved, though the method was difficult and risky.

  • Ning Xiang stopped Mingyuan from attacking Ning Chuan, and Ning Chuan rejected Mingyuan’s wish to marry his sister.
  • Ning Chuan told Ning Xiang that Lu Qingchen had been badly injured while trying to help her master, and she agreed to visit him on Tianxuan Island.
  • Ning Xiang brought Jiang Miaomiao and the others along, endured their bickering, and ran into Qin Ge at Tianxuan Island.
  • Ning Xiang saw Lu Qingchen’s frail condition and joked with the others about his funeral while Shaowei and Qin Ye failed to stabilize his divine soul.
  • Qin Ye interrupted the funeral planning to say Lu Qingchen could still be saved, though the attempt would be difficult and risky.

Ch. 150You and I really do share a deep bond of fate

Ning Xiang set out to gather the ingredients needed to preserve Lu Qingchen’s body, but her escape from Zhu Yu’s watchful eye sent her to Mingyuan’s territory instead. Mingyuan welcomed her and pressed close, while Ning Xiang mistook his intentions and blurted out that they were not suited to each other.

  • Qin Ye told Ning Xiang that three rare ingredients were needed to refine a Pure-Nurturing Pill and preserve Lu Qingchen’s body until they could retrieve his soul from the Underworld.
  • Ning Xiang’s family assigned her to visit the Hundred-Flower Continent with Qin Ge, and she tried to hide her departure plans from Zhu Yu.
  • Zhu Yu kept Ning Xiang close and cast a Silencing Spell, but Ning Xiang used the Illusory Spirit Mountains and Seas Map to escape.
  • Ning Xiang arrived in Tai Bai Domain, where Mingyuan caught her with his Soul-Devouring Whip and announced that she was in his territory.
  • Mingyuan seated Ning Xiang on his throne, fed her grapes, and asked why she had come; when he leaned toward her, Ning Xiang shut her eyes and said they were not suited because he was too big.
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