Chapter Summaries

After Sarolin was imprisoned for supplying inferior goods, Sylph persuaded Wen Dini to become Li Chen’s personal slave woman in exchange for seeking her husband’s release. Wen Dini eventually gave in to Li Chen’s advances, while the rivalry between Sylph and Serathis remained unresolved.

• Li Chen reprimanded Sarolin for his negligence, and Lotherma later confined Sarolin in the Lineage dungeon.
• Wen Dini begged Sylph to help save Sarolin, and Sylph suggested she offer herself as Li Chen’s slave and maid.
• Wen Dini agreed to serve Li Chen and joined his retinue, but he initially limited her to ordinary chores.
• Wen Dini grew anxious as Sarolin remained imprisoned and, after struggling with her pride and fidelity, deliberately fell into Li Chen’s arms.
• Li Chen accepted Wen Dini’s advance, and she joined Feiladuo as one of his attendants while Sylph and Serathis’s rivalry continued.

Serathis gained authority by taking charge of the Wind Whisperer Family’s grand celebration, hoping to use her new influence to earn Li Chen’s favor. At the ceremony, Li Chen appeared in a display of natural affinity that left the guests stunned.

• Sylph’s success in earning Li Chen’s appreciation made Serathis resolve to find a way to offer him beauties from within the lineage.
• Serathis persuaded Clan Head Lotherma to let her organize the celebration and gained control over its preparations.
• Serathis coordinated the event so skillfully that her authority in the Wind Whisperer Family rose.
• The Wind Whisperer Family screened hundreds of thousands of applicants and invited two hundred prominent guests, including informants from the Everlasting Day Holy See and the Imperial House.
• Li Chen appeared silently on the seat of honor as seven-colored light fell over the banquet square.
• Li Chen’s presence caused plants, light sprites, and a gentle breeze to arise around him, astonishing the assembled guests.

Li Chen’s appearance at the Wind Whisperer Family celebration impressed the gathered factions, prompting the Holy See and Emperor Charles to consider how to respond to or approach him. With her standing strengthened, Serathis began her next move by drawing attention to Lotherma’s stalled cultivation.

• Li Chen addressed the celebration guests and used life-origin energy to relieve their fatigue and ease their injuries, convincing many that he had bestowed an Elf King’s blessing.
• Informants reported Li Chen’s display, and Holy See leaders argued over whether to suppress or court him before settling on surveillance and informal contact.
• Emperor Charles learned of Li Chen’s power and lack of apparent ambition, then resolved to find a way to establish a connection with him.
• Serathis gained unprecedented authority within the Wind Whisperer Family after organizing the celebration.
• Serathis told Lotherma that she had been stuck at Heavenly Abyss Peak for years and was only one step from the Saint realm.

Serathis helped Li Chen persuade Clan Head Lotherma to enter seclusion with herbs and false hope of reaching the Saint Realm, then took control of the Wind Whisperer Family. She arranged for selected Half-Elf women to serve Li Chen and was approached by her friend Lailana for advice on how to please him.

• Serathis told Lotherma that ancient medicines might help him break through to the Saint Realm, and he eagerly asked her to secure Li Chen's help.
• Li Chen gave Serathis herbs with instructions for Lotherma to cultivate in seclusion, and Lotherma entered the retreat believing they were divine medicines.
• With Li Chen's tacit approval, Serathis obtained the Clan Head's authority token and summoned beautiful Half-Elf women to volunteer as maids for Li Chen.
• Melanise volunteered first, and the other women followed, each with her own reasons for serving Li Chen.
• Lailana privately asked Serathis what Li Chen liked so she could prepare to gain his favor.

Serathis arranged for a group of Half-Elf maids to serve Li Chen, and he spent the day enjoying their attention while Lailana eagerly sought his favor. By dawn, Melanise had maintained her distance but found herself unsettled as Li Chen’s lessons with the maids continued.

• Serathis told Lailana that she should obey Li Chen without question, and more than a dozen new maids joined the three already serving him.
• Li Chen let a new maid dress him and arranged for others to attend him throughout the day, while Lailana offered him pastries and pledged her service.
• That night, Lailana undressed and entered Li Chen’s bath, prompting seven more maids to join her while Melanise stayed dressed and watched.
• The eight maids who served Li Chen in the bath stayed in his bedchamber, while Melanise waited in the outer room and silently reaffirmed her loyalty to Lotherma.
• At dawn, Lailana emerged from Li Chen’s room and offered to ask him to let Melanise rest, but Melanise refused and glanced toward the half-open door.