Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qinghe was ordered by the reader-driven system to rescue Xie Jun, the future Demon Realm king, after an Enchanted Snake poisoned him. Xie Jun cautiously allowed Xiao Qinghe to help, but the bite was on his chest, leaving Xiao Qinghe facing the intimate task he had tried to avoid.

• Xiao Qinghe recognized Xie Jun and learned the system's task was to strip him, suck out the venom, and cool his fever with body heat.
• Xiao Qinghe approached Xie Jun, but the system-generated narration made his rescue look lecherous and drew excited reader comments.
• Xie Jun's Demon Marks appeared as he warned Xiao Qinghe away, and Xiao Qinghe showed his Demon-Slaying Sect jade pendant to prove his identity.
• Xiao Qinghe blindfolded himself and asked where the snake had bitten Xie Jun, who finally said the wound was on his chest.
• Xiao Qinghe realized he would have to suck the venom from Xie Jun's chest.

Blindfolded Xiao Qinghe saved the poisoned Xie Jun by sucking the poison from his wound and carrying him toward an Ice Spring. After accidentally falling on and kissing Xie Jun, Xiao Qinghe tried to leave, but Xie Jun stopped him.

• Xiao Qinghe accidentally pressed Xie Jun's lower-abdominal wound, then sucked out the poisoned blood to save him.
• Xie Jun was too weak to move, so Xiao Qinghe carried him toward the Ice Spring at his direction.
• Xiao Qinghe stumbled and fell on Xie Jun, briefly brushing his lips against the youth's.
• Xiao Qinghe carried Xie Jun to the Ice Spring and tried to leave, but Xie Jun ordered him to stay.

Xiao Qinghe was trapped in the Ice Spring with the injured Xie Jun until Bai Yuqing arrived and attacked him. To fulfill the system’s mission, Xiao Qinghe shielded Xie Jun from his Master, leaving both men shocked and furious.

• Xie Jun accused Xiao Qinghe of lying about his identity and pinned him down at the Ice Spring.
• Bai Yuqing arrived, mistook the scene for an assault on Xiao Qinghe, and struck Xie Jun.
• Xiao Qinghe persuaded Bai Yuqing to take him out of the freezing water, and Bai Yuqing wrapped him in his robe.
• The system ordered Xiao Qinghe to save Xie Jun, while Bai Yuqing drove the injured boy to the brink of death.
• Xiao Qinghe stood in front of Xie Jun and declared that Bai Yuqing would have to kill him first, shocking Xie Jun and enraging Bai Yuqing.

Xiao Qinghe saved Xie Jun from Bai Yuqing, then tried to convince his master to accept Xie Jun as a disciple. When a system mission forced him to choose between scrubbing Bai Yuqing’s back or sleeping with him, Xiao Qinghe chose the bathhouse, where Bai Yuqing confronted him.

• Xiao Qinghe clung to Bai Yuqing and pleaded with him to spare Xie Jun, so Bai Yuqing took his freezing disciple away.
• Bai Yuqing brewed Xiao Qinghe a cold-repelling medicine and questioned him about Xie Jun, but Xiao Qinghe insisted they were childhood acquaintances.
• Bai Yuqing warned Xiao Qinghe not to associate with Xie Jun and refused to hear him defend the young man.
• After Xie Jun passed the Sect Examination and insisted on becoming Bai Yuqing’s disciple, the system ordered Xiao Qinghe to persuade Bai Yuqing by scrubbing his back or sleeping with him.
• Xiao Qinghe entered the hot spring and placed a warm cloth on Bai Yuqing’s shoulder, prompting Bai Yuqing to open his eyes and ask what his disciple was doing.

Xiao Qinghe persuaded Bai Yuqing to accept Xie Jun as a second disciple, hoping to secure him as a powerful ally. After the system rewarded him for completing the task, Xiao Qinghe took Xie Jun to the Scripture Pavilion, where Xie Jun grew suspicious of his kindness.

• Xiao Qinghe scrubbed Bai Yuqing's back in the bath, while Bai Yuqing misread his interest in Xie Jun as romantic and refused to let Xie Jun join the Thirteenth Sect.
• After Xiao Qinghe burned his hand and pleaded that he pitied Xie Jun's lonely past, Bai Yuqing agreed to take Xie Jun as a disciple but assigned him only chores.
• The system announced that Xie Jun's induction had completed Xiao Qinghe's task and that his reward awaited him in the Scripture Pavilion.
• Xiao Qinghe invited his new junior disciple, Xie Jun, to the Scripture Pavilion, intending to find him cultivation manuals.
• Xie Jun wondered why Xiao Qinghe treated him kindly despite knowing he belonged to the Demon Clan, and asked him why.

Xiao Qinghe secretly brought Xie Jun into the Scripture Pavilion and tried to hide him when Bai Yuqing arrived, but an explicit book made the situation humiliating. Xie Jun protected Xiao Qinghe from discovery, then began watching him constantly, leaving Xiao Qinghe uneasy.

• Xiao Qinghe gave Xie Jun a cultivation manual suited to the Demon Clan and urged him to train, while Xie Jun wondered why Xiao Qinghe had saved him.
• Xie Jun found an explicit book on the table, and Xiao Qinghe panicked and claimed it belonged to Bai Yuqing.
• When Bai Yuqing entered the Scripture Pavilion, Xiao Qinghe hid with Xie Jun between bookshelves and blamed the book on his master.
• Xie Jun lifted Xiao Qinghe out of Bai Yuqing's sight, and Bai Yuqing left without finding them.
• After they escaped, Xie Jun kept staring at Xiao Qinghe during his daily activities until Xiao Qinghe objected while preparing to bathe.

Ouyang Susu approached Xie Jun while Xiao Qinghe tried to steer events toward the original story, but Zhao Guangyi’s jealousy provoked Xie Jun’s demonic rage. Xiao Qinghe took Zhao Guangyi’s sword strike meant for Xie Jun and collapsed into his arms.

• Ouyang Susu tried to befriend Xie Jun, while Xiao Qinghe fawned over her and Xie Jun kept his distance.
• Zhao Guangyi arrived with a Spirit-Beast for Ouyang Susu and became jealous when she insisted Xie Jun accompany her.
• Zhao Guangyi kicked over Xie Jun’s water vat and insulted him as a catamite, driving Xie Jun toward demonization.
• Xie Jun punched Zhao Guangyi, who retaliated with a sword as Xie Jun’s eyes turned scarlet and demon marks appeared.
• Xiao Qinghe rushed in front of Xie Jun and was pierced by Zhao Guangyi’s sword, then fell into Xie Jun’s arms.

Xiao Qinghe woke after taking a sword strike for Xie Jun and found Bai Yuqing treating his wound while punishing Xie Jun. After confirming Xie Jun’s Demon Mark had gone unseen, Xiao Qinghe reassured him that protecting a junior brother was only natural, while Xie Jun clung to his hand and wondered whether he could remain Xiao Qinghe’s only junior brother.

• Xiao Qinghe caught the wounded Xie Jun and fainted after telling him to hide his Demon Mark.
• Bai Yuqing treated Xiao Qinghe’s wound and ordered Xie Jun to kneel for causing his injury.
• Xie Jun accepted the punishment in silence, while Xiao Qinghe urged him to get up and drew him to the bedside.
• Xiao Qinghe asked whether anyone had seen Xie Jun’s Demon Mark, and Xie Jun said it had disappeared before anyone noticed.
• Xie Jun asked why Xiao Qinghe had taken the sword strike, and Xiao Qinghe said it was his duty to protect his junior brother.
• Xie Jun held Xiao Qinghe’s hand against his cheek and nuzzled his palm, leaving Xiao Qinghe unsettled.

Xiao Qinghe let Xie Jun treat his reopened wound before Ouyang Susu rushed in to ask him to stop Yu Qing from beating Zhao Guangyi. Xiao Qinghe sent her with a letter instead of letting Xie Jun carry him, and Xie Jun escorted her out as she began to speak to him at the doorway.

• Xiao Qinghe agreed to let Xie Jun change the dressing on his chest wound, and Xie Jun became absorbed in treating him.
• Ouyang Susu interrupted them and begged Xiao Qinghe to persuade Yu Qing to spare Zhao Guangyi.
• Xiao Qinghe agreed to help, but when the system ordered him to ask Xie Jun to carry him, Xie Jun suggested that he write a letter instead.
• Xiao Qinghe wrote a letter for Ouyang Susu to deliver, and Xie Jun coldly saw her to the doorway.
• Ouyang Susu looked shyly at Xie Jun and began to speak.

Ouyang Susu tried to provoke Xie Jun’s jealousy by getting close to Xiao Qinghe, but a system punishment exposed a red dudou and forced Xiao Qinghe to claim it belonged to Bai Yuqing. He redirected Ouyang Susu’s attention toward Bai Yuqing, then alarmed both her and Xie Jun by revealing how well he knew the master’s preferences.

• Ouyang Susu began hovering around the injured Xiao Qinghe, and Xie Jun stopped her from wiping his face.
• Ouyang Susu clung to Xiao Qinghe to make Xie Jun jealous, while Xiao Qinghe feared Xie Jun’s reaction.
• A system punishment delivered a red dudou marked with “Su,” which Ouyang Susu found in Xiao Qinghe’s robes.
• Xiao Qinghe claimed the dudou belonged to Bai Yuqing and told Ouyang Susu that the master secretly favored her.
• Xiao Qinghe listed Bai Yuqing’s preferences and offered to tell Ouyang Susu how many moles he had, prompting Xie Jun to ask whether Xiao Qinghe had seen them.

Xiao Qinghe tried to encourage Ouyang Susu and Xie Jun’s romance, but Ouyang Susu used him to provoke Xie Jun’s jealousy. When she disappeared near the Demon-Suppressing Tower, Xiao Qinghe followed the system’s directions and dragged Xie Jun off to rescue her, leaving Xie Jun struck by Xiao Qinghe’s trust in him.

• Xie Jun repeatedly interrupted Ouyang Susu’s requests to Xiao Qinghe, showing his jealousy, while Ouyang Susu enjoyed provoking him.
• Ouyang Susu asked Xiao Qinghe for roasted sweet potatoes, but Xie Jun went to buy them; when he returned, Ouyang Susu had left, so Xiao Qinghe ate them instead.
• Sect disciples arrived and reported that Ouyang Susu was missing, prompting Xiao Qinghe to recall the novel’s Demon-Suppressing Tower rescue plot.
• The system instructed Xiao Qinghe to outwit the Octopus Monster and gave him directions toward Ouyang Susu.
• Xiao Qinghe took Xie Jun’s hand and raced toward the monster, while Xie Jun wondered whether Xiao Qinghe trusted him with his life.

Xiao Qinghe and Ouyang Susu were captured by an Octopus Monster at Black Water Lake, and Xie Jun fought to rescue Xiao Qinghe. The monster’s attack pushed Xie Jun into revealing his demonic nature as he overwhelmed it.

• Xiao Qinghe was ambushed at Black Water Lake and woke bound beside the captured Ouyang Susu.
• The Octopus Monster revealed itself, recognized Ouyang Susu as Ouyang Chong’s daughter, and began draining her vital energy.
• Xie Jun emerged from the lake, wounded the monster, and focused on freeing Xiao Qinghe rather than Ouyang Susu.
• The Octopus Monster threatened Xiao Qinghe and tore his clothes, provoking Xie Jun to attack again.
• Xie Jun severed the monster’s tentacles, freed Ouyang Susu, and exposed his demon marks and demonic energy, terrifying the monster.

Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun were trapped in the Octopus Monster’s poisoned lair after Xie Jun rescued him from Black Water Lake. As they struggled with the cold and the only exit remained dangerous, Xie Jun admitted he was cold and left Xiao Qinghe to respond.

• The Octopus Monster dragged Xiao Qinghe into Black Water Lake, but Xie Jun rescued him and brought him to the lair’s cave.
• Xiao Qinghe woke in Xie Jun’s robe and learned that the lake was poisoned and the cave’s only exit lay through it.
• The Octopus Monster warned Xiao Qinghe that Xie Jun belonged to the Demon Clan, but Xie Jun drove the monster back into the lake.
• Xiao Qinghe asked about their missing junior sister, and Xie Jun said he did not know where she was.
• As Xiao Qinghe shivered beside the fire, Xie Jun lay down nearby, turned away, and quietly said he was cold.

Trapped in the cave, Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun stay warm, eat octopus stew, and discover that the system's reward is a dual cultivation manual. They begin practicing its breath-exchange method, unaware that someone is quietly approaching.

• Xiao Qinghe warms himself against Xie Jun, then wakes to find Xie Jun cooking mushroom and octopus stew.
• Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun provoke the Octopus Monster into retreating beneath the lake by eating its tentacle.
• Xiao Qinghe receives a dual cultivation manual from the system and mistakenly thinks its instructions will require intimate contact.
• Xie Jun insists on practicing the technique to become stronger, and explains that its Breath-Exchange Method only involves listening to and exchanging breaths.
• Xie Jun quickly enters the proper state, and Xiao Qinghe becomes absorbed in cultivating as a figure quietly approaches.

Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun captured the Octopus Monster after he tried to ambush Xiao Qinghe, but their increased power from dual cultivation left them tainted with demonic energy. Xie Jun then suffered demon blood backlash, and Xiao Qinghe offered his blood to save him.

• Xie Jun hurled his sword into the Octopus Monster's hand, and Xiao Qinghe blocked the monster's next attack before striking him back.
• The Octopus Monster warned that their demonic energy would make the Demon-Slaying Sect treat them as demons, but Xie Jun turned the blame on him and bound him to a pillar.
• Xie Jun tested his newfound strength with his sword, then offered Xiao Qinghe a flower after Xiao Qinghe praised his swordplay.
• The Octopus Monster mocked Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun, but Xie Jun collapsed from demon blood backlash before he could strike the monster.
• Xiao Qinghe cut his palm and offered Xie Jun his blood, and Xie Jun bit him before regaining focus and stopping.

Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun grew closer while sheltering in a cave, but their reunion with Bai Yuqing and the Demon-Slaying Sect exposed suspicions about Xie Jun’s demonic identity. The chapter ended as Xie Jun warned Xiao Qinghe to watch out.

• Xie Jun bandaged Xiao Qinghe’s injured hand and revealed that he had been shunned and hunted since surviving his village’s slaughter.
• Xie Jun asked to lean on Xiao Qinghe’s shoulder, then caught him when he fell asleep and kept him warm.
• The Octopus Monster warned Xie Jun that the Human Clan would betray him, but Xie Jun defended Xiao Qinghe and threatened the monster.
• Bai Yuqing and the Demon-Slaying Sect disciples arrived at Black Water Lake ahead of schedule and found Xiao Qinghe and Xie Jun together in the cave.
• A disciple detected demonic energy on Xiao Qinghe and accused him of belonging to the Demon Clan, but Xiao Qinghe blamed the Octopus Monster’s treachery.
• As Xiao Qinghe tried to explain himself to Bai Yuqing, Xie Jun cried out for him to watch out.

Xiao Qinghe recovered from the Octopus Monster’s attack while Bai Yuqing and Xie Jun clashed over who was responsible for his injuries. When Ouyang Susu hugged Xiao Qinghe at his bedside, Xie Jun grew jealous, and Xiao Qinghe sent him to buy roasted sweet potatoes; Ouyang Susu was left wondering why Bai Yuqing and Xie Jun treated Xiao Qinghe so well.

• The Octopus Monster struck Xiao Qinghe, but Xie Jun tackled him aside and Bai Yuqing severed the monster’s arm before it escaped into Black Water Lake.
• Bai Yuqing carried the badly injured Xiao Qinghe back to the Little Wooden House and blamed Xie Jun for failing to protect him.
• Ouyang Susu hugged Xiao Qinghe when he awoke, and Xie Jun dragged her away and accused her of causing Xiao Qinghe’s capture.
• Xiao Qinghe told Xie Jun to be more accommodating toward Ouyang Susu, then persuaded him to go down the mountain for roasted sweet potatoes.
• Ouyang Susu watched Xie Jun leave and wondered why he and Bai Yuqing were so good to Xiao Qinghe.

After Xiao Qinghe convinced Ouyang Susu that Xie Jun had pretended to neglect her to keep her safe, she turned her attention to Zhao Guangyi, while Xie Jun focused on becoming stronger. Xiao Qinghe urged Xie Jun to train for the upcoming Heroes' Conference, and Xie Jun went to confront Bai Yuqing about it.

• Xiao Qinghe told Ouyang Susu that Xie Jun had pretended not to care about her to protect her, and she believed him.
• Ouyang Susu told Xiao Qinghe she liked him innocently, then embraced Zhao Guangyi and went with him to eat walnut pastry.
• Xie Jun returned with roasted sweet potatoes and asked Xiao Qinghe when they could practice dual cultivation again, but Xiao Qinghe warned him not to rush.
• The system assigned Xiao Qinghe a mission to urge Xie Jun to train for the Heroes' Conference, so Xiao Qinghe encouraged him to work hard.
• Xie Jun went to see Bai Yuqing, who rebuked him for causing Xiao Qinghe to be injured twice.

Xie Jun asked Bai Yuqing to teach him martial arts so he could protect Xiao Qinghe, and endured a brutal training session that ended in a one-handed draw. When Xiao Qinghe tried to arrange for Ouyang Susu to tend Xie Jun’s wounds, jealousy and a brief demonic aura surfaced, leaving Xie Jun insisting that only Xiao Qinghe could touch him.

• Xie Jun knelt before Bai Yuqing and asked to learn martial arts so he could protect Xiao Qinghe.
• Bai Yuqing tested Xie Jun with a sword strike, then fought him one-handed until they reached a draw.
• Xiao Qinghe found Xie Jun badly battered and learned that he had provoked Bai Yuqing into training him through combat.
• Xiao Qinghe left Ouyang Susu to apply medicine to Xie Jun, but Xie Jun rejected her and demanded to know where Xiao Qinghe was.
• Ouyang Susu mentioned a secret between herself and Xiao Qinghe, provoking Xie Jun’s jealousy and a fleeting demonic aura.
• Ouyang Susu stormed off to complain to Xiao Qinghe, whom she found washing clothes.

Xiao Qinghe dealt with Ouyang Susu’s attempt to leave her scent on Bai Yuqing’s robe, then worried that his master would never marry and promised to serve him for life. Xie Jun arrived and, seeing them together, coldly asked if he was interrupting.

• Xiao Qinghe learned he was 1,367 reader-tip points short of redeeming a reward, but found out a washing machine would be useless without electricity.
• Ouyang Susu washed Bai Yuqing’s robe and heavily scented it with her own powder, asking Xiao Qinghe to keep it secret.
• Bai Yuqing recognized Ouyang Susu’s fragrance on the robe, rejected it, and warned Xiao Qinghe not to change his usual preparations again.
• When Xiao Qinghe said he could not serve Bai Yuqing forever, Bai Yuqing said he had no need to marry and that Xiao Qinghe was all he needed.
• Xiao Qinghe offered to serve Bai Yuqing for life, and Xie Jun appeared, glaring at them and asking whether he was interrupting.