Chapter Summaries

Sun Wukong and the others killed the silkworm Demon King, whose final attack was stopped by Yang Chan’s Treasure Lotus Lamp. Yang Chan then dragged Chen Wei into the spirit vein, while Sun Wukong realized she understood their scheme and was cooperating with it.

• Sun Wukong smashed the silkworm Demon King’s body, and Xu Jiang revealed himself as the Yellow Eyebrow Monster when he attacked the demon’s remnant soul with Divine Wind.
• The silkworm Demon King burned his soul and transformed into a poison arrow aimed at Yang Chan, but her Treasure Lotus Lamp reduced him to ash.
• Chen Wei checked on Yang Chan, who pretended to be hurt before noticing the others watching; Chen Wei also suspected the sweet white mist was affecting him.
• Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong urged Chen Wei to investigate the spirit vein, while Xu Jiang recognized their scheme and stayed silent after receiving a warning.
• Yang Chan dragged Chen Wei into the spirit vein, set a Magic Array at its entrance, and signaled Sun Wukong, who realized she had understood everything.
• Sun Wukong told Zhu Bajie to hurry and bring out what he had kept at the bottom of the chest, then noticed Yang Jian’s Restraining Seal and prepared to handle it.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie enlisted Xu Jiang to help them target a Spirit Mountain-backed demon, while Yang Chan and Chen Wei remained inside the Spirit Vein cave. Yang Chan used the Treasure Lotus Lamp’s Red Phoenix Aura to disable her restraining seal and draw Chen Wei into an intimate encounter, telling him not to let her second brother find out.

• Sun Wukong sealed the Spirit Vein cave entrance and blocked Yang Jian’s restraining seal from interfering.
• Zhu Bajie persuaded the anxious Xu Jiang that larger forces were at work, and Sun Wukong stopped him from leaving.
• Xu Jiang transformed into Daoist Qingsang, while Sun Wukong took Chen Wei’s appearance, and they set out to visit the old demon.
• Inside the cave, Chen Wei found no danger and tried to help Yang Chan with his Dao Fruit when she appeared feverish and alluring.
• Yang Chan brought out the Treasure Lotus Lamp, whose Red Phoenix Aura stopped her seal from working, and told Chen Wei to hold her without letting her second brother find out.

Chen Wei and Yang Chan completed their immortal-partner rite in the spirit vein cavern, and Chen Wei decided to be intimate with her again despite fearing Yang Jian’s reaction. Yang Jian sensed something amiss at Mistcloud Mountain but was summoned to Lingxiao Palace by an Imperial Decree, so he sent the Meishan Brothers to retrieve Yang Chan and keep Chen Wei away from her.

• Chen Wei awoke beside Yang Chan and realized they had completed the final rite of becoming immortal partners without Yang Jian’s consent.
• Yang Chan told Chen Wei he was responsible for dealing with her second brother, and Chen Wei promised not to let her down.
• Chen Wei and Yang Chan became intimate again while Yang Jian meditated at Guanjiangkou and sensed that someone might be scheming against him.
• Yang Jian used his heavenly eye to investigate Mistcloud Mountain but could not see Yang Chan through the white mist, though her Pure Heart Mantra seal remained intact.
• After noticing the auras of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and the Yellow Eyebrow Monster near Yang Chan, Yang Jian prepared to leave but Taibai Jinxing blocked him with an Imperial Decree summoning him to Lingxiao Palace.
• Yang Jian accepted the summons and secretly ordered the Meishan Brothers to bring Yang Chan back to Guanjiangkou and keep Chen Wei away from her.

Chen Wei and Yang Chan reunited with Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie after the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord was defeated, while Bodhisattva Pilanpo and the Meishan Brothers arrived at Mistcloud Mountain. Seeing the Heavenly Court's army and realizing Yang Chan was with Chen Wei, Pilanpo decided to distance herself from the demon, and the Meishan Brothers stalled before reaching the cave.

• Chen Wei and Yang Chan joined Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, who teased them about their time inside the spirit vein cave.
• Zhu Bajie explained that the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord was everywhere because he had been beaten until his soul scattered into spiritual energy.
• Bodhisattva Pilanpo arrived at Mistcloud Mountain and found the Heavenly Court's Demon-Subduing Army and Discipline Inspection Court patrolling the mountain.
• The Meishan Brothers arrived under orders to bring Yang Chan back, but they slowed down and argued over who should approach her.
• Bodhisattva Pilanpo met the Meishan Brothers and asked whether they had seen a wicked centipede demon.

Chen Wei reassured Bodhisattva Pilanpo that the Centipede Demon had been killed and had no affiliation with her, allowing her to leave without blame. He agreed to let the Meishan Brothers take Yang Chan home, while Kang Anyu realized Yang Jian would be furious when he learned what had happened.

• Chen Wei worried that Yang Jian might have come with the Meishan Brothers, while Yang Chan and Sun Wukong teased him about facing Yang Jian.
• Bodhisattva Pilanpo arrived with the Meishan Brothers and asked about the Centipede Demon.
• Chen Wei said the demon had been executed and described it as an unaffiliated wild demon; Sun Wukong confirmed he had killed it.
• Bodhisattva Pilanpo accepted their account and departed, leaving the Meishan Brothers without their pretext for approaching Yang Chan and Chen Wei.
• Kang Anyu told Chen Wei that Yang Jian had ordered the brothers to bring Yang Chan home, and Chen Wei agreed.
• Kang Anyu noticed Yang Chan's newfound obedience and feared Yang Jian would discover she had become a woman.

Chen Wei sought Taibai Jinxing’s help after confessing that he and Yang Chan had consummated their relationship, and Taibai lent him a powerful defensive treasure. Yang Jian returned to Guanjiangkou, learned Yang Chan was unusually quiet, and then discovered Chen Wei had received the Merit Mysterious Yellow Umbrella.

• Chen Wei sent Yang Chan away with the Meishan Brothers, then headed to the Clear Pool to report the Wild Centipede Spirit case and seek Taibai Jinxing’s help.
• Taibai Jinxing cut short Chen Wei’s report and hinted that a Heavenly Court immortal had been secretly involved in the centipede spirit affair.
• Chen Wei admitted that he and the Third Holy Mother had consummated their relationship and accepted responsibility for what happened.
• Taibai Jinxing lent Chen Wei the Merit Mysterious Yellow Umbrella to protect him from Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian returned to Guanjiangkou and became suspicious when Kang Anyu said Yang Chan had gone quietly to her room.
• Yang Jian learned through a voice transmission that Taibai Jinxing had lent Chen Wei the defensive spirit treasure.

Chen Wei struggled to find a way to reach Yang Chan at the heavily guarded Guanjiangkou, while his subordinates offered treasures and volunteered to fight. Just as he agreed to a risky scheme to lure Yang Jian away, Yang Chan told him she thought she was pregnant.

• Chen Wei learned that Guanjiangkou was sealed and its defenses were prepared to stop anyone from taking Yang Chan.
• Xiao Yan and the other subordinates offered their treasures, then volunteered to risk their lives so Chen Wei could enter Guanjiangkou.
• Chen Wei refused to sacrifice his subordinates and said he would go alone, but they urged him to reconsider.
• Pang Long proposed distracting Yang Jian by pretending to investigate Ao Cunxin in the West Sea, and Ma Muzhi offered to handle the plan.
• Chen Wei agreed to consider the scheme, but Yang Chan contacted him through her Voice Transmission Jade Talisman and said she thought she was pregnant.

Yang Jian discovered that Yang Chan was pregnant with twins by Chen Wei after stealing the Treasure Lotus Lamp that concealed her aura. He stormed off furious, while Yang Chan defended Chen Wei and warned her brother not to harm the children’s father.

• Yang Jian grew suspicious of Yang Chan’s unnatural silence and repeated claims that she was cultivating in her room.
• Yang Jian entered Yang Chan’s bedchamber, detected the Treasure Lotus Lamp’s aura, and snatched the lamp from her.
• Without the lamp’s concealment, Yang Jian sensed two lives in Yang Chan’s belly and realized she was carrying twins.
• Yang Chan admitted the children were Chen Wei’s, and Yang Jian became furious that she was pregnant without a wedding.
• Yang Chan warned Yang Jian that she would take the children to Mount Hua and avoid him for centuries if he hurt Chen Wei, so Yang Jian left in exasperation.

Yang Jian learned that Yang Chan was pregnant with Chen Wei’s twins and prepared to attack the Heavenly Court, while Chen Wei sought Ao Cunxin’s help to avert his anger. The chapter ended with Chen Wei asking Sun Wukong to help bring Ao Cunxin and Yang Jian together.

• Yang Jian raged over Chen Wei’s relationship with Yang Chan and ordered the Meishan Brothers to muster troops and seize him.
• Kang Anyu and the Meishan Brothers enthusiastically prepared to attack, leaving Yang Jian struggling to stop them without revealing his real intentions.
• Ao Cunxin contacted Yang Jian with a false emergency to lure him to the West Sea, as Chen Wei had persuaded her to help protect him.
• Chen Wei called Ao Cunxin “Sister-in-law,” pleased her with praise, and agreed to help her win Yang Jian’s affection.
• Chen Wei proposed asking Sun Wukong to act as a matchmaker, and Ao Cunxin considered the plan.

Chen Wei left the West Sea after arranging for Ao Cunxin, Pang Long, and Ma Muzhi to keep Yang Jian occupied, then disguised himself as Sun Wukong to enter Guanjiangkou and reach Yang Chan. Kang Anyu recognized Chen Wei but let him pass, while Yao Gonglin was told not to interfere.

• Ao Cunxin urged Chen Wei to leave the West Sea through a back Water Eye when Yang Jian arrived, and Chen Wei left Pang Long and Ma Muzhi to help keep Yang Jian there.
• Chen Wei flew to Guanjiangkou and used the Formless Mind Ape Technique to disguise himself as Sun Wukong.
• The Grass-Headed Gods mistook Chen Wei for the Great Sage and escorted him past their defenses into the Main Hall.
• Kang Anyu recognized Chen Wei beneath the disguise but pretended he had not, then pulled Yao Gonglin away and let Chen Wei proceed toward Yang Chan's bedroom.
• Kang Anyu told Yao Gonglin to stay out of Chen Wei's plan, believing the Great Heavenly Venerable tacitly approved of Yang Chan's pregnancy and the family reconciliation.

Yang Chan reunited with Chen Wei after receiving no replies to her messages and revealed that she was carrying their twins. Chen Wei agreed to leave her in Guanjiangkou for safety, took the Treasure Lotus Lamp, and stayed to comfort her.

• Yang Chan worried that Chen Wei was avoiding her, then struck him when he finally appeared and demanded to know why he had not replied.
• Yang Chan embraced Chen Wei and showed him the two faint lights of their unborn children, filling him with a sense of responsibility.
• Chen Wei urged Yang Chan to flee Guanjiangkou with him, but she argued that staying with her family would protect her and the children from Yang Jian.
• Chen Wei agreed to leave Yang Chan in Guanjiangkou until the danger passed and promised to return for her later.
• Yang Chan gave Chen Wei the Treasure Lotus Lamp for protection and asked him to comfort her.

Chen Wei left Yang Chan at Guanjiangkou as she rested during her pregnancy, then returned to the Heavenly Court in high spirits and entertained his aides’ suggestions for their children’s names. Taibai Jinxing summoned him, leaving Chen Wei wondering which immortal had caused trouble.

• Chen Wei ran into Kang Anyu and Yao Gonglin after visiting Yang Chan, and they pretended not to notice him before he hurried back to the Heavenly Court.
• Chen Wei approved routine work leniently, while Ma Muzhi and Pang Long returned safely from the West Sea Dragon Palace after keeping Yang Jian occupied.
• Chen Wei’s aides discussed names for his unborn children, and he recalled that Yang Chan had rejected his suggestion of Great Heavenly Venerable Chen Zhong.
• Xiao Yan proposed Chen Xiaowei and Chen Xiaochan, arguing that names based on their parents would help protect the children.
• Taibai Jinxing summoned Chen Wei, who promptly answered and wondered which immortal had gotten into trouble.

Chen Wei learned that four Rhinoceros Horns stored in the Heavenly Treasury had been replaced with fakes and was ordered to investigate the Four Wood Bird Stars discreetly. He sought Sun Wukong’s help, but their meeting took an unexpected turn when Sun Wukong revealed he had given Chen Wei a Birth-Prompting Pill.

• Taibai Jinxing showed Chen Wei records of the stolen Rhinoceros Horns and ordered him to uncover the truth without causing a commotion.
• Chen Wei suspected the Four Wood Bird Stars and decided to enlist Sun Wukong’s influence rather than confront the military officers alone.
• Chen Wei brought three jars of immortal brew to Sun Wukong and congratulated him on Chan’er expecting twins.
• Sun Wukong revealed that he had given Chen Wei a Birth-Prompting Pill, leaving Chen Wei confused.

Chen Wei visited Sun Wukong for help with the Heavenly Treasury forgery case and learned that Sun Wukong wanted him to free old allies imprisoned after the Flower-Fruit Mountain rebellion. Chen Wei agreed, expecting Sun Wukong to use his influence against the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, but Sun Wukong teased him by asking whether he even knew where the prisoners were held.

• Chen Wei told Sun Wukong what he had uncovered in the Heavenly Treasury, including the Rhinoceros Spirits’ connection to the case.
• Sun Wukong realized Chen Wei wanted his backing to pressure the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, then agreed to discuss terms.
• Sun Wukong confessed that he felt guilty for abandoning the Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings and the One-Horned Ghost King after they were captured at Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Sun Wukong asked Chen Wei to use his Censorate authority to secure his old allies’ release, and Chen Wei agreed to do so legally.
• Sun Wukong asked whether Chen Wei knew where the prisoners were held, and Chen Wei confidently said he would find a way to release them.

Chen Wei went to Guanjiangkou to seek permission to release the imprisoned Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings, but Yang Jian attacked him before he could explain. Yang Chan intervened, gave Chen Wei the authority and pardon decree he needed, and sent him to carry out the release.

• Chen Wei discovered that the Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings and the One-Horned Ghost King were imprisoned in Guanjiangkou and hesitated over approaching Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian dragged Chen Wei down from his cloud and attacked him, but Chen Wei blocked the blow with the Yellow-Black Merit Umbrella.
• Yang Chan stepped between them and calmed Yang Jian by asking him to hear Chen Wei out and showing him the Qi-Supplementing Pills Chen Wei had brought for her and the babies.
• Chen Wei told Yang Chan that he needed Yang Jian's consent and an Imperial Decree to release the imprisoned demons.
• Yang Chan gave Chen Wei her Command Token and an Imperial Decree of pardon, then ordered him to finish the task within two hours.

Chen Wei freed the Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings from the Thunderfire Hard-Labor Camp using Yang Chan’s forged pardon decree. Yang Jian discovered the forgery and made it genuine, quietly helping Chen Wei escape punishment while still wanting to beat him.

• Yang Chan kept Chen Wei with her for two and a half hours before letting him leave on his errand.
• The Grass-Headed Gods let Chen Wei enter the Thunderfire Hard-Labor Camp without checking his Command Token.
• Chen Wei told the Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings that Sun Wukong had secured their pardon, and they eagerly promised to reform.
• Chen Wei freed the demon kings and led them beyond Guanjiangkou without Yang Jian or anyone else stopping them.
• Yang Jian found Yang Chan’s forged Imperial Decree, used his divine eye to make it genuine, and admitted he still wanted to beat Chen Wei.

Sun Wukong celebrated the Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings’ return to Flower-Fruit Mountain and, pleased with Chen Wei’s help, taught him a Combat Secret Technique. The chapter ended with Sun Wukong warning Chen Wei not to misuse the skills or reveal who taught him.

• The Seventy-Two Cave Demon Kings returned from their sentences, and Sun Wukong hosted a feast on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Chen Wei stopped the monkeys from raising the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Flag and contributed Immortal Brew to the celebration.
• Sun Wukong changed into his Golden Chainmail and Phoenix-Winged Purple-Gold Crown, then celebrated with the Demon Kings and monkeys.
• After the revelers passed out, Chen Wei met Sun Wukong by a mountain stream and received his promise to help investigate Chen Wei’s case.
• Sun Wukong criticized Chen Wei’s weak Combat Arts and transmitted his Combat Secret Technique to him.
• Sun Wukong told Chen Wei not to cause trouble with the secret art or mention Sun Wukong as his teacher.

Chen Wei accompanied Sun Wukong to meet the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions and seek their cooperation on official business. He used his authority as Court Director to let Sun Wukong and Kui Mulang drink Monkey Mountain Spring Water, easing the way into their discussion.

• Sun Wukong warned Chen Wei that his newly learned martial skills could not make up for the gap between their cultivation realms.
• Yang Chan spoke through Chen Wei’s Jade Pendant, thanked Sun Wukong for teaching Chen Wei, and urged her husband to look after himself.
• Sun Wukong took Chen Wei to the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions’ Government Office, where Kui Mulang welcomed them.
• Kui Mulang refused Sun Wukong’s Monkey Wine because drinking on duty was forbidden by Heavenly Court regulations.
• Chen Wei declared the wine to be spring water and said that interpreting the Heavenly Laws was his authority, so Kui Mulang could drink without fear.

Chen Wei met the Four Wood Bird Stars at Kui Mulang's residence with Sun Wukong and informed them that four tribute Rhinoceros Horns in the Heavenly Treasury had been replaced with fakes. He left the Star Lords denying any irregularities in their delivery of the horns and asking whether anything unusual had happened.

• Kui Mulang welcomed Chen Wei and Sun Wukong to his residence, where they met the Four Wood Bird Stars.
• Sun Wukong introduced Chen Wei as his younger brother, and the Star Lords exchanged greetings and drank together.
• Chen Wei explained that the Censorate was investigating the four Rhinoceros Horns the Star Lords had presented as tribute after the Heavenly Treasury found them to be fakes.
• Jiao Mujiao angrily blamed the Finance Department for failing to guard the tribute, while Chen Wei and Sun Wukong calmed the Star Lords.
• Chen Wei said Taibai Jinxing had ordered a secret investigation and asked whether anything unusual had happened while the horns were brought from the Mortal Realm or handed over.
• Jiao Mujiao and the other Star Lords denied that anything had gone wrong.

Chen Wei concealed his suspicions about the Four Wood Bird Stars and arranged for Ma Muzhi to investigate their conflict with the Finance Department. Back at the Censorate, he welcomed Ma Si and bestowed on him the name Ma Bide.

• Chen Wei ended his meeting with the Four Wood Bird Stars on friendly terms after recognizing they were hiding something.
• Sun Wukong returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain to settle the cave lords and seek official titles for them.
• Chen Wei asked Ma Muzhi to investigate the grievances between the Finance Department and the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions.
• Chen Wei met Ma Si at the Censorate and encouraged him to learn the rules and do his work diligently.
• Chen Wei renamed Ma Si Ma Bide and told him that officials in the Censorate should not kneel.