Arc 19A School, a Sword, and Second Chances

Xiao Yu helped resolve personal troubles, exposed a celebrity’s arson, saved Mu Wen, and used the Hundred Refined Stone to break into a hidden realm. After becoming principal of Experimental Middle School, he addressed domestic abuse and made the Special Admissions Class free, though some parents still suspected his generosity was a scam.

  • Feng Yijun revealed to Feng Honglian that he had been forced to divorce Bai Lian to protect her relatives, and Xiao Yu gave him hope by explaining that Bai Lian had died and could be reunited with him through reincarnation.
  • Xiao Yu helped Yin Xuanyi confront Di Zhi over the 1.22 million yuan he had lent to villagers, and Di Zhi sought repayment before agreeing to Yin Xuanyi’s conditions for giving their marriage another chance.
  • Xiao Yu discovered that Lulu had a terminal illness, relieved her pain with a pill, and persuaded Tang Han to leave her in his care so he could treat her.
  • Xiao Yu investigated the suspicious fire with He Ya and Zhong Ming, exposed Zhang Yifan as the arsonist, and saw police confirm his fingerprints at the scene.
  • Xiao Yu warned food streamer Mu Wen that her eating challenges could kill her, treated her after she vomited blood, and received an ancestral gemstone that turned out to be the Hundred Refined Stone.
  • Xiao Yu forged the True Shadow Sword, broke the ward at Experimental Middle School with the Evil-Breaking Array, and entered a hidden realm filled with spiritual energy and herbs.
  • After buying Experimental Middle School and becoming its principal, Xiao Yu investigated Yan Yu’s injuries, secured Yan Qing’s promise to stop abusing his family, and waived tuition for the Special Admissions Class.
  • When parents questioned whether his free tuition was a scam, Xiao Yu invited Wei Yun to voice his suspicions, while Liang Ya supported Xiao Yu’s composure and resolved to follow him.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Losing the Love of His Life

Feng Yijun explained that he had divorced Bai Lian under coercive family pressure and could not remarry while his current wife lived. After Bai Lian’s death, Xiao Yu reassured him that they could reunite in a future lifetime, giving Feng Yijun hope and a reason to keep living.

  • Feng Yijun told Feng Honglian that he and Bai Lian had been childhood sweethearts who married against his family’s wishes.
  • Feng Yijun revealed that his family had threatened Bai Lian’s relatives, forcing him to divorce her and marry another woman to save them.
  • Feng Yijun explained that Bai Lian named Feng Honglian after herself and hoped Honglian would watch over him.
  • Feng Honglian pleaded with Feng Yijun not to harm himself, and he promised to take her home and openly acknowledge her as his daughter.
  • Xiao Yu told Feng Yijun that Bai Lian had died of illness and that reincarnation could let them reunite if he continued living.
  • Feng Yijun thanked Xiao Yu and said he had found hope in life again.

Ch. 452The phoenix man

Xiao Yu continued his livestream fortune readings and heard Yin Xuanyi’s troubles with her husband, Di Zhi, who had lent more than a million to others. The chapter detailed Di Zhi’s pride, insecurity, and habit of hosting relatives and friends at Yin Xuanyi’s expense, leaving Xiao Yu to weigh the conflict over whether he should lend money to people from his impoverished village.

  • Xiao Yu urged the livestream viewers to keep the readings moving, though 166 people were still waiting.
  • After three hours, Xiao Yu had completed only twenty readings about viewers’ varied personal and family troubles.
  • Yin Xuanyi connected to the livestream and asked Xiao Yu what she should do about her husband lending out over a million and draining their family’s money.
  • Xiao Yu considered Di Zhi’s poverty-stricken upbringing, self-importance, insecurity, and need to save face.
  • Xiao Yu recalled how Di Zhi imposed on Yin Xuanyi by hosting relatives and friends, while refusing to help clean or respect her objections.
  • Xiao Yu recognized that Di Zhi’s village had pooled money to support him at university, making his choice to lend money to struggling villagers a difficult dispute of values.

Ch. 453Too Exhausted to Love

Yin Xuanyi told Xiao Yu she wanted to divorce Di Zhi and recover the money he had lent to villagers, despite still loving him. Xiao Yu confronted Di Zhi by phone and revealed the extent of his lending, but Di Zhi angrily defended his actions.

  • Yin Xuanyi described how Di Zhi repeatedly used her earnings and her parents’ savings to lend money to villagers while expecting her to serve him and his guests.
  • Yin Xuanyi told Xiao Yu she was exhausted, wanted a divorce, and wanted the loans repaid; Xiao Yu agreed to help her.
  • Yin Xuanyi advised women watching the livestream to think carefully before marrying a Phoenix Man and to listen to their parents’ advice.
  • Xiao Yu called Di Zhi and told him that Yin Xuanyi wanted a divorce and the return of the money he had lent out.
  • Di Zhi denied that his marriage was in trouble and accused Xiao Yu of talking nonsense.
  • Xiao Yu said Di Zhi had lent out 1.22 million yuan in three years without collecting the debts, and challenged his right to use Yin Xuanyi’s and her parents’ money.

Ch. 454Who Gave You the Nerve to Say That?

Xiao Yu confronted Di Zhi over the money and household expenses Yin Xuanyi had covered, then demanded that he return her and her parents’ 1.22 million yuan and give up his claims to the house and car. Di Zhi refused to divorce Yin Xuanyi or accept Xiao Yu’s demands, and the call ended with their dispute unresolved.

  • Xiao Yu challenged Di Zhi’s claim that the money he had lent out was his, explaining that Yin Xuanyi had paid the household’s expenses and supported his lavish entertaining.
  • Xiao Yu demanded that Di Zhi return the full 1.22 million yuan to Yin Xuanyi and give up his claims to the house and car in the divorce.
  • Di Zhi shouted that he would not agree to divorce and insisted that he would discuss the matter with Yin Xuanyi himself.
  • The call ended, and Xiao Yu privately resolved that Di Zhi could not avoid the divorce or repayment simply by refusing.
  • Commenters condemned Di Zhi’s behavior and debated whether his actions reflected his background or simply his warped values.

Ch. 455Get That Money Back for Me

Yin Xuanyi demanded a divorce from Di Zhi unless he recovered the money he had lent to relatives, while Xiao Yu advised her on how to press him. Di Zhi agreed to try, but his first call to his second uncle revealed that repayment might not be possible.

  • Xiao Yu told Yin Xuanyi that Di Zhi would likely call back and advised her to use his pride to push for a divorce.
  • Yin Xuanyi told Di Zhi she wanted a divorce and threatened to expose his dependence on her if he refused.
  • Di Zhi asked Yin Xuanyi for another chance, and she said she would discuss the marriage only after he recovered all the money he had lent out.
  • Di Zhi reflected on his generosity toward relatives and his fear of losing Yin Xuanyi, then called his second uncle to request repayment of thirty thousand yuan.
  • Di Zhi's second uncle explained that his wife was seriously ill and they could not repay him, so Di Zhi ended the call and decided to ask the others.

Ch. 456Di Zhi Wanted to Cry but Had No Tears

Di Zhi tried to recover the money he had lent relatives and acquaintances, but most refused to repay him soon, leaving him unable to cover the money his wife needed. After he broke down crying at work, Manager Liu told him his generosity had badly harmed his marriage and advised him not to lend money to anyone but his wife.

  • Di Zhi called Third Great-Uncle and other relatives and acquaintances to ask for repayment, but most gave excuses and asked for more time.
  • Di Zhi calculated that fifteen loans totaling 990,000 would not be repaid soon, while the smaller debts due immediately and within a year totaled only 200,000.
  • Di Zhi broke down sobbing at his desk because he feared he could not repay his wife and would lose his marriage.
  • Manager Liu listened as Di Zhi explained the situation, then said his wife had reason to be unhappy and predicted he would recover less than half of the 990,000 for years, if ever.
  • Manager Liu comforted Di Zhi and advised him to lend money only to his wife and look after no one but her.

Ch. 457Give Him Another Chance

Yin Xuanyi reconsidered divorcing Di Zhi after he begged for another chance, and Xiao Yu supported her choice to stay married while keeping him accountable. She gave Di Zhi more than twenty conditions for their reconciliation, and the chapter ended with him apologizing to Xiao Yu and the livestream viewers reacting to the couple’s unexpected happy ending.

  • Di Zhi told Yin Xuanyi he could not repay most of the 1.22 million yet and begged her not to divorce him.
  • Yin Xuanyi admitted to Xiao Yu that she had softened, and Xiao Yu said she could give Di Zhi another chance if he changed his habits.
  • Yin Xuanyi called Di Zhi and laid out more than twenty conditions, including that he hand over his money, stop lending it without her approval, and avoid exploitative friends.
  • Yin Xuanyi required Di Zhi to apologize to Xiao Yu, who accepted his apology over the phone.
  • Xiao Yu moved on to the next livestream guest while viewers discussed the couple’s reconciliation.

Ch. 458The poor little girl

After an all-night livestream, Xiao Yu took a flight and found himself seated beside a mischievous girl named Lulu. When he discovered she was terminally ill, he softened toward her and tried to keep her entertained with a coin-guessing game.

  • Xiao Yu ended his fortune-telling livestream at eight in the morning and boarded his flight while Xia Mo slept at the desk.
  • Lulu repeatedly disturbed Xiao Yu, spilled cola on him, and refused to apologize, while her mother explained that she had ADHD and was difficult to control.
  • Xiao Yu divined that Lulu had a terminal illness and learned her family was traveling with her instead of pursuing treatment, hoping to make her remaining time happy.
  • Xiao Yu asked Lulu to play a coin-guessing game for a toy, and she kept changing the number of rounds whenever she lost.

Ch. 459Let's play a game

On a flight, Xiao Yu made a pain-relieving pill for Lulu and told Tang Han that he could treat her terminal illness, but she declined his offer of long-term treatment. He decided to win Tang Han’s trust by first proving he could tell Lulu’s fortune.

  • Xiao Yu patiently played guess-the-coin with Lulu, making sure she stayed happy and could keep playing.
  • When Lulu’s pain returned and Tang Han realized her medicine was missing, Xiao Yu went to the bathroom and made a pain-relieving pill.
  • Xiao Yu gave the pill to Lulu, and her pain stopped within seconds; he then let her win the Jade Pendant.
  • Xiao Yu told Tang Han he could save Lulu but would need to treat her regularly at his shop, and Tang Han politely refused because she planned to travel with Lulu.
  • Xiao Yu decided to prove himself as a fortune-teller and asked Lulu to play another game so he could guess her past.

Ch. 460I'm leaving my daughter in your care!

Xiao Yu proved his divination abilities to Tang Han and persuaded her that he could save Lulu, whose illness was destined to kill her. Tang Han left Lulu in his care while she planned to rebuild their future, and Lulu jokingly promised to marry Xiao Yu if he cured her.

  • Xiao Yu correctly guessed Lulu's meals and used a series of coin tosses to convince Tang Han that his predictions were real.
  • Xiao Yu told Tang Han he wanted to save Lulu and asked her to bring the girl to his shop for treatment.
  • Tang Han decided to leave Lulu with Xiao Yu while she returned to work and tried to secure a home for them.
  • Tang Han promised to visit Lulu once a week, and Lulu agreed to stay with Xiao Yu.
  • Lulu offered to marry Xiao Yu when she grew up if he cured her, making him blush as Tang Han laughed.

Ch. 461Interviewing a Great Philanthropist

Xiao Yu returned home with He Lu, replenished his shop’s stock, advanced his cultivation, and prepared to break the restriction at Experimental Middle School. He then joined He Ya to interview businessman Zhong at the site of a landslide disaster, where Xiao Yu’s respectful greeting surprised the livestream viewers.

  • Xiao Yu brought He Lu home and had Yuan Yu, Su Yunyi, and Xia Mo look after her while he stored medicinal herbs in the Dragon and Phoenix Ring.
  • Xiao Yu announced that he would stop making the 30,000-yuan Protective Jade, spent half a month filling orders and refining herbs, and reached the fourth layer of Core Formation in immortal cultivation and the third layer in merit cultivation.
  • Xiao Yu unlocked the Evil-Breaking Array, which could help him fight the energy-based restriction at Experimental Middle School, but he still needed a Hundred Refined Stone.
  • Xiao Yu traveled with He Ya and Tao Hongzhen to interview businessman Zhong, who was helping with relief after a landslide buried a village.
  • Xiao Yu greeted Zhong as “Mr. Zhong,” prompting livestream viewers to remark on the respect he showed him.

Ch. 462This old geezer was rotten to the core

He Ya interviewed Zhong Ming about his disaster relief work, and he explained why he ignored online criticism and continued helping people. He revealed a suspected case of arson staged for fame and urged Xiao Yu’s group to investigate, leaving Xiao Yu aware that Zhong Ming was testing his abilities.

  • Zhong Ming told He Ya that the disaster had killed three people, injured more than a dozen, and caused millions in losses.
  • He Ya offered to donate, and Zhong Ming said he kept helping despite accusations that his charity was a publicity stunt.
  • Zhong Ming described a recent city fire and alleged that someone had deliberately started it to gain fame before acting like a rescue hero.
  • Zhong Ming asked He Ya and Xiao Yu to investigate the fire, and Xiao Yu realized Zhong Ming wanted him to find evidence and assess his fortune-telling skills.

Ch. 463Was going this far just to get famous really necessary?

Xiao Yu and his companions arrived at a devastating fire and found Zhang Yifan being praised as a hero for rescuing residents, while police suspected he had started the blaze. He Ya revealed Zhang Yifan’s history of charity scandals, and Xiao Yu decided to interview him to expose the truth.

  • After Xiao Yu confirmed the fire through divination, the group drove to the burned residential compound and factory.
  • Xiao Yu spotted Zhang Yifan receiving thanks from rescued residents while reporters photographed him.
  • Xiao Yu noticed police and residents suspecting Zhang Yifan of arson but lacking evidence.
  • He Ya told Xiao Yu that Zhang Yifan was a disgraced celebrity who had once been accused of retracting a donation.
  • Xiao Yu asked He Ya to interview Zhang Yifan, and she approached him as a firefighting hero.

Ch. 464Shameless, this man was utterly shameless!

Zhang Yifan praised himself as a heroic rescuer during He Ya’s interview while she struggled to challenge his story. Xiao Yu pointed out suspicious details about the fire, leaving Zhang visibly shaken.

  • Zhang Yifan told He Ya he had risked his life to rescue residents and a child from the fire.
  • The rescued residents praised Zhang Yifan and defended him against accusations that he had faked donations.
  • He Ya asked about the fire’s damage, and Zhang said he would have helped fight it if he had known how serious it was.
  • Xiao Yu questioned whether the fire’s timing and location had been deliberately chosen and pointed out how strangely no one inside noticed it early.
  • Zhang Yifan grew livid and broke into a cold sweat as Xiao Yu exposed the oddities in his account.

Ch. 465Detective Bro, You're Awesome!

Xiao Yu accused Zhang Yifan of deliberately setting the fire to pose as a hero and laid out how the police could prove it. After officers found Zhang Yifan’s fingerprints and identified him as the culprit, the residents erupted and attacked him.

  • Xiao Yu challenged Zhang Yifan’s story and accused him of setting the building on fire for fame.
  • Xiao Yu explained that Zhang Yifan could have avoided the complex’s cameras by entering through the Leather Tannery and predicted that investigators would find traces and fingerprints.
  • The police searched for evidence as the residents and Leather Tannery owner turned against Zhang Yifan.
  • Zhang Yifan fell to his knees, and angry residents punched and kicked him while he denied setting the fire.
  • A police officer announced that Zhang Yifan’s fingerprints had been found and that he was the culprit, setting off a riot among the residents.

Ch. 466A chance encounter with a big-eater streamer

Xiao Yu helped expose and arrest Zhang Yifan as the arsonist, earning praise from the police and livestream viewers. At dinner with Zhong Ming and He Ya, Xiao Yu encountered the food streamer Xiao Wen Who Never Gets Fat and realized her enormous appetite came from an undetectable illness.

  • The police and livestream viewers celebrated after Zhang Yifan was exposed and arrested, while Xiao Yu disappeared from the scene.
  • Zhong Ming praised Xiao Yu for solving the case quickly and invited him, He Ya, and the others to dinner.
  • At Magic Chef BBQ, He Ya recognized the food streamer Xiao Wen Who Never Gets Fat, who had amassed a million followers in six months.
  • Xiao Yu read Xiao Wen's fortune and learned that she was an ordinary girl with a strange illness, not a fake eater.
  • Xiao Wen prepared to eat ten plates of grilled meat and drink three two-liter bottles of cola, astonishing He Ya and the others.

Ch. 467You'll eat until you vomit blood again tomorrow

Xiao Wen attempted an eating challenge at a restaurant, but after eating six platters of grilled meat, she became ill and had to stop. Xiao Yu warned her that her extreme eating could kill her, predicting that she would vomit blood again during her livestream the next day, and left before she could speak to him.

  • Xiao Wen started a timed challenge to eat ten platters of grilled meat and drink three large bottles of cola without using the bathroom.
  • Xiao Wen ate continuously as customers watched, but her pace slowed and she began sweating and looking uncomfortable.
  • Xiao Wen stopped the challenge after nearly vomiting and said she needed to use the bathroom.
  • Xiao Yu followed Xiao Wen to the bathroom and warned her that continuing to eat this way could cost her life.
  • Xiao Yu predicted that Xiao Wen would vomit blood again during her livestream the next day, then left with He Ya and Boss Zhong.
  • Xiao Wen came out of the bathroom after Xiao Yu had left and wondered whether she was going to die.

Ch. 468This Is How You Make Your Living

After Xiao Yu warned Mu Wen that her extreme eating could kill her, she tried to limit herself during a steak-eating livestream. Her viewers pressured her to keep eating, leaving her torn between protecting her health and keeping her audience.

  • Mu Wen stopped eating and packed up her food after recalling Xiao Yu's warning, then spent the night unable to sleep.
  • The next day, Mu Wen visited an all-you-can-eat steak restaurant and told viewers she would aim for ten steaks while watching for signs of trouble.
  • Mu Wen ate ten steaks without vomiting blood, though she felt tired and strained as she continued.
  • Mu Wen tried to end the stream, but viewers accused her of disappointing them and threatened to unfollow unless she ate more.
  • Mu Wen faced the choice of risking another episode of vomiting blood or losing viewers as the chat demanded she continue.

Ch. 469A windfall of joy: the Hundred Refined Stone was his!

After Mu Wen collapsed from vomiting blood during an eating livestream, she sought Xiao Yu’s help and received medicine that could save her if she stopped doing big-eater challenges. Two days later, her thank-you gift turned out to be the Hundred Refined Stone Xiao Yu needed, leaving him ready to forge the Flying Sword and open the treasure vault.

  • Mu Wen forced herself to eat a twentieth steak during her livestream, vomited blood, and passed out.
  • After waking in the hospital, Mu Wen remembered Xiao Yu’s warning and flew to Magic City to ask him for help.
  • Xiao Yu gave Mu Wen a pill and told her to rest, recover, and stop eating recklessly if she wanted to live.
  • Mu Wen thanked Xiao Yu and promised to send him an ancestral gemstone as a gift.
  • Two days later, Xiao Yu opened Mu Wen’s package and discovered it contained the Hundred Refined Stone he had been searching for.
  • Xiao Yu realized he could now forge the Flying Sword and open the treasure vault.

Ch. 470Spirit Herb Freedom

Xiao Yu forged the True Shadow Sword and used it with an Evil-Breaking Array to destroy the ward blocking the rooftop entrance at Experimental Middle School. He discovered a vast hidden world filled with spirit herbs and spiritual energy, and wondered whether the Heavenly Mandate Stone connected different worlds.

  • Xiao Yu forged a low-grade flying sword, named it the True Shadow Sword, and discovered the supreme-grade Spirit Stones in his ring had recharged.
  • Xiao Yu returned to Experimental Middle School with Zhong Qi and tested the sword against the ward, confirming that his attacks damaged it.
  • Xiao Yu set up an Evil-Breaking Array and repeatedly struck the ward until it vanished.
  • Xiao Yu and Zhong Qi entered the rooftop realm and found a green world full of spirit herbs and misty spiritual energy.
  • Xiao Yu guessed that the Heavenly Mandate Stone connected separate worlds and celebrated his newfound access to spirit herbs.

Ch. 471Xiao Yu became the principal

Xiao Yu kept the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs in a sealed miniature world as his private garden, then bought Experimental Middle School and became its principal. At a school meeting, Ge Zhongyun asked him about Yan Yu, and Xiao Yu revealed the causes of her abuse and decided to speak with her father.

  • Xiao Yu chose to leave the spiritual herbs growing in the sealed miniature world rather than dig them up.
  • Xiao Yu bought Experimental Middle School and became its principal a week later so he could enter the school openly.
  • Xiao Yu held a school-wide meeting, where some teachers recognized him as a fortune-telling streamer and most remained skeptical.
  • Ge Zhongyun asked Xiao Yu for help with Yan Yu, whose bruises suggested that she was being abused at home.
  • Xiao Yu revealed that Yan Yu's mother had an intellectual disability and her father was exhausted and depressed, then resolved to talk to her father.

Ch. 472Was Drinking More Important Than Anything Else?

Xiao Yu called Yan Qing to investigate Yan Yu’s injuries and used a tuition waiver to persuade him to stop drinking and abusing his family. Yan Qing agreed to quit drinking and promised not to hurt his wife or daughter again.

  • The teachers doubted Xiao Yu’s claim that Yan Yu had an intellectual disability and waited to see whether he could help her.
  • Xiao Yu called Yan Qing and offered to waive Yan Yu’s tuition if her family cooperated with the school’s inquiry.
  • Yan Qing said he was the household’s sole earner, then falsely claimed Yan Yu’s injuries came from playing or fighting.
  • Xiao Yu confronted Yan Qing about the injuries, and Yan Qing admitted that drinking sometimes led him to hit his wife and daughter.
  • Xiao Yu made the tuition waiver conditional on Yan Yu suffering no further domestic violence, and Yan Qing agreed to stop drinking and abusing his family.

Ch. 473My school, my rules

Xiao Yu won the teachers’ support by waiving Yan Yu’s tuition and promising financial help to students in need. After impressing the staff with his fortune-telling, he was unexpectedly called on to give a speech the next day and left a vice principal speechless by divining and delivering the speech he had prepared.

  • Xiao Yu explained how he had persuaded Yan Qing to reduce his drinking and domestic violence by easing his financial pressure and waiving Yan Yu’s tuition.
  • Xiao Yu told the teachers that he would personally fund verified cases of student hardship, and the teachers praised his generosity.
  • He Shan asked Xiao Yu when she would be promoted and get a raise, and he joked that she might never receive either before promising fair performance-based bonuses.
  • At dinner, Xiao Yu told the teachers’ fortunes and astonished them with his accuracy.
  • The next day, a vice principal unexpectedly called Xiao Yu to speak at the sports field, and Xiao Yu used divination to deliver the vice principal’s prepared speech before he could give it.

Ch. 474The Parents Came to Thank Him

Xiao Yu agreed to make the Special Admissions Class tuition-free after Liang Ya explained the hardships faced by its students’ families. More than a hundred grateful parents came to the school to thank him, but one parent recognized Xiao Yu as the internet celebrity Master Xiao and questioned whether the waiver was a scam.

  • Liang Ya gave Xiao Yu a list of financially struggling students and explained why their families had sacrificed so much to get them into the school.
  • Xiao Yu made the Special Admissions Class completely free, preventing some students from dropping out and easing their families’ financial burdens.
  • Over a hundred parents gathered at the school’s Multi-Purpose Hall to thank Xiao Yu in person.
  • One parent recognized Xiao Yu as Master Xiao, a famous con artist, and asked whether the tuition waiver was meant to gain their trust before scamming them.

Ch. 475Gratitude Was One Thing, Suspicion Another

Parents who benefited from Xiao Yu's tuition waiver still doubted him because they believed he was a fraud, forcing him to face questions about his motives. Liang Ya defended Xiao Yu, then resolved to support him despite the parents’ suspicions.

  • Many parents hesitated to trust Xiao Yu, suspecting his tuition waiver might be groundwork for a scam.
  • Xiao Yu divined Wei Yun's thoughts and asked him to explain his suspicion openly.
  • Liang Ya told Wei Yun he could decline the free tuition if he did not trust Xiao Yu, but Wei Yun stayed silent and remained seated.
  • Another parent argued that gratitude and suspicion could coexist, and the other parents agreed.
  • Liang Ya admired Xiao Yu's composure and resolved to follow and support him.
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