Chapter Summaries

Fang Yang overwhelmed Chu Lian'er and Guan Qinghan at White Jade Tower, while Guan Qinghan resolved to subdue him despite her growing, conflicted feelings. Afterward, Fang Yang recovered his composure, and the cultivators waiting downstairs grew jealous of his stamina.

• Chu Lian'er steeled herself to win Fang Yang's favor, but he soon pushed her to exhaustion.
• Guan Qinghan pretended to be unconscious, but Fang Yang exposed her act and lifted her from the bed.
• Guan Qinghan briefly yielded to Fang Yang, then resolved to conquer him and stop his misdeeds.
• Fang Yang later stood refreshed after overpowering Guan Qinghan, though she had refused to compete alongside Chu Lian'er.
• The cultivators waiting on White Jade Tower's first floor grew awkward and envious when Fang Yang remained upstairs for more than two hours.

Fang Yang left Chu Lian'er at the White Jade Tower after promising to resolve her worries, then suddenly attacked Zhao Cheng and the other young sect masters. His astral wind shattered their protective treasures and left them badly injured, while Zhao Cheng confirmed that his Red Restriction on Chu Lian'er was still active.

• Zhao Cheng and the other guests watched Chu Lian'er leave her chamber leaning against Fang Yang, and they believed the Demon Venerable had conquered her.
• Chu Lian'er warned Fang Yang that Zhao Cheng and the others had powerful backers, but Fang Yang promised to resolve her worries and walked away.
• Fang Yang unleashed blasts of astral wind at Zhao Cheng and his companions as they tried to protect themselves with treasures.
• The astral wind shattered Zhao Cheng's sword and knocked him and the others to the ground, leaving them severely injured.
• Zhao Cheng checked the faint red glow at his fingertip and realized his restriction on Chu Lian'er was still functioning.

Fang Yang left the White Jade Tower after attacking Zhao Cheng and the other young masters, while Chu Lian'er resolved to accept the consequences of his defense of her. As he continued through Chang'an, he drew several cultivation techniques and decided to use the Dream Entry Art to learn the Female Emperor's true thoughts.

• Fang Yang dismissed Zhao Cheng's threat and left the White Jade Tower, while Zhao Cheng insisted that his plan against the Blood Rain Demon Venerable would continue.
• Chu Lian'er returned to her room, told her worried maid she would not regret relying on Fang Yang, and remembered that he had been the first to stand up for her.
• Fang Yang recalled discovering Guan Qinghan's identity as the Yanqi Sect's Young Sect Master and resolved to bring her back after settling Kyoto's affairs.
• Fang Yang drew several techniques, including the Essence Tempering Art, Dragon Training Art, and Dream Entry Art.
• Fang Yang decided to use the Dream Entry Art to enter the Female Emperor's dreams and discover her true thoughts.

Ye Qinghong slaughtered the hidden attackers in the rain, then realized his jealousy over Fang Yang’s growing closeness with other women was corrupting his glazed sword heart. He considered killing Chu Lian'er and Guan Qinghan but stopped himself because he could not bear to make his master suffer.

• Ye Qinghong killed a hidden attacker on Chang'an Street and began cutting down the other shadows with his God-Shocking Sword.
• Ye Qinghong admitted that he felt unable to restrain himself and watched the White Jade Tower in the rain.
• Ye Qinghong felt jealous of Chu Lian'er and Guan Qinghan and imagined killing them to keep Fang Yang to himself.
• Ye Qinghong crouched beneath a house and considered killing his rivals, but decided Fang Yang would grieve if he did.
• Ye Qinghong let the dark thoughts fade and rose with renewed resolve, still holding the Clear Shadow Sword.

Ye Qinghong reunited with Fang Yang after protecting him and confessed that he still intended to marry him, despite accepting any punishment. Fang Yang teased him, agreed to let him keep saving money, and took him to a noodle stall in Chang'an, where they ordered plain broth noodles.

• Ye Qinghong vowed to protect Fang Yang and found him waiting in the rain at the end of the street.
• Fang Yang reassured Ye Qinghong that he knew about his plans to save money and keep him, then teased him about being unable to lie.
• Ye Qinghong admitted he would accept punishment but would never give up on marrying Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang asked Ye Qinghong whether he still wanted to keep him despite the expense, and Ye Qinghong firmly said yes.
• Fang Yang asked Ye Qinghong to treat him to noodles, and they walked together to a secluded stall in Chang'an.
• Fang Yang ordered two bowls of plain broth noodles, and the stall owner's granddaughter approached them.

At a Chang'an noodle stall, Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong received pickles and warm attention from Xiao Chun, whose admiration for Fang Yang amused them. Xiao Chun warned them about the Blood Rain Demon Venerable, and after Fang Yang teased her about being the demon, Ye Qinghong suddenly asked his master to have a child.

• Xiao Chun brought homemade pickles to Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong, and Ye Qinghong gave her a pearl after she called them a perfect match.
• Ye Qinghong explained that he liked Xiao Chun because she had told the truth about him and Fang Yang being a perfect match.
• Xiao Chun defended her special treatment of Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong from the teasing regulars, then reassured Ye Qinghong she was not trying to steal Fang Yang from him.
• Xiao Chun warned Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong that Chang'an was dangerous and that the Blood Rain Demon Venerable had arrived.
• Fang Yang teased Xiao Chun by asking whether he might be the blue-faced, fanged demon, and she insisted his good looks meant he was a good person.
• Ye Qinghong told Fang Yang, "Master, let's have a child."

Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong left the noodle stall and walked through Chang'an, where Fang Yang unleashed a deadly rain of Sword Qi against the assassins who had followed them. After killing the hidden attackers, he faced a woman sheltering beneath a black umbrella that was beginning to fail.

• Ye Qinghong joked that he would make Fang Yang bear children for every woman he took, then left a small bead for Xiao Chun, who treasured it and wished the pair happiness.
• Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong walked through the rain, and Ye Qinghong enjoyed quietly following his master.
• In a secluded alley, Fang Yang sensed the assassins and declared that they would die for targeting his disciple.
• Fang Yang's rain carried Sword Qi that revealed and killed the dozen hidden black-clothed men without him raising a hand.
• A woman in black stood ahead beneath an umbrella that struggled to withstand the rain, and she shouted, "Kill!"

The woman turned her umbrella into a spear and launched a desperate attack at Fang Yang, determined to force him to respond. Her spear reached his chest just as a voice rang out beside her ear.

• The woman realized she had no way to retreat and resolved to fight forward.
• She snapped her umbrella shut, formed it into a spear, and thrust at Fang Yang through the rain.
• The spear pierced the curtain of rain and reached Fang Yang's chest.
• A voice suddenly rang out beside the woman's ear as her spear was about to strike.