Chapter Summaries

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian left dinner with Meng Chentian, then discussed the danger Zuo Xiaonian sensed from him despite his apparent low cultivation. They suspected Meng Chentian was hiding his true strength, while Zuo Xiaonian said she had caught him looking at her with intense desire.

• Zuo Xiaoduo dominated the dinner conversation, and Zuo Xiaonian took him home instead of letting him wander off alone.
• Meng Chentian watched the siblings leave Glorious Heaven, concluded that normal means offered no chance, and asked his manager to arrange sparring partners.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Xiaoduo that Meng Chentian gave her a persistent sense of danger and explained why she had agreed to meet him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo reasoned that Meng Chentian might be concealing strength far beyond his apparent Embryonic Breathing Realm cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaonian said Meng Chentian had looked at her as if he wanted to swallow her whole, and Zuo Xiaoduo declared him a bad sort.

After Zuo Xiaoduo warned Zuo Xiaonian to be wary of Meng Chentian and the Meng Lineage, he began planning to commission hidden weapons with his savings. Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting arranged for a sword craftsman to visit, while deciding to let the younger pair handle their own weapons.

• Zuo Xiaoduo warned Zuo Xiaonian that Meng Chentian and the Meng Lineage might threaten her, prompting her to recall He Yuanyue’s words about the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact candidates.
• Zuo Xiaonian teased Zuo Xiaoduo about staring at young women, then sent him flying repeatedly after his cheeky reply.
• Zuo Xiaoduo counted his savings and decided to have hidden weapons made, imagining how fearsome and recognizable they would be.
• Zuo Changlu told Wu Yuting that he had arranged for a craftsman to make Zuo Xiaonian a sword and that they should let Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo make their own decisions.

Zuo Xiaoduo discovered how quickly the Flame Yang True Qi accelerated his cultivation, then went to a Phoenix City craftsman's hall to order hidden weapons. Meanwhile, Zuo Xiaonian worried that the Meng Family might be tied to the Witch Alliance, and the chapter ended as the hall's owner greeted Zuo Xiaoduo.

• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting discussed letting Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian make their own way as they grew up.
• Zuo Xiaonian cultivated the Moon Soul True Scripture and wondered whether the Meng Family was working with the Witch Alliance, deciding to discuss her suspicions with Grandma He.
• Zuo Xiaoduo considered which hidden weapons to acquire, then cultivated his Flame Yang True Qi and found it circulated far faster than an ordinary technique.
• Zuo Xiaonian left without breakfast, while Zuo Xiaoduo ate nearly all the food at home before heading out.
• Zuo Xiaoduo entered a famous Martial Dao Craftsmen Hall in Phoenix City, put down a stack of money, and asked to have hidden weapons made.
• The burly owner came out and greeted Zuo Xiaoduo, remarking that he looked like a Martial Dao expert.

Zuo Xiaoduo searched a Phoenix City weapons shop for hidden weapons that could withstand his power, only to find that metal weapons softened in his hand. He discovered that ordinary jade trinkets stayed unchanged and decided they were perfect for his unconventional use.

• Zuo Xiaoduo tested a refined-steel Meridian Nail with his power and watched it soften into a lump.
• He tried a Cold Iron sleeve dart and found that it softened as well, then asked the burly shopkeeper for weapons made from other materials.
• Zuo Xiaoduo examined gold and silver weapons, which also softened, before the shopkeeper brought out tiny jade ornaments.
• Zuo Xiaoduo circulated his power while holding an ordinary jade trinket and found it remained unchanged, so he eagerly chose the jade ornaments as hidden weapons.

Zuo Xiaoduo bullied a shopkeeper into accepting a large order for tiny gourds and other items, then Phoenix City witnessed a fierce battle between a sword-wielding fairy and a black-mist fiend. The fairy drove the fiend north, and news that Gu Luoyan’s charity tour would stop in Antai City caught Phoenix City’s attention.

• Zuo Xiaoduo haggled with the burly man and ordered a thousand pieces each of several kinds of gourds and other items, leaving only a fifty-yuan deposit.
• Zuo Xiaoduo took the shop’s remaining small items without paying extra and left the burly man bewildered.
• With Second High School still locked down, Phoenix City faced sporadic battles and growing destruction as the conflict spread through the city.
• A fairy wielding a longsword fought a black-mist fiend high above Phoenix City and chased him north after he fled.
• Videos of the battle briefly spread online before disappearing, and Phoenix City learned that Gu Luoyan’s charity tour would stop in Antai City.

Zuo Xiaoduo trained at school, read his classmates’ faces for a fee, and discovered that their fates had changed dramatically. Their new readings all foretold that they would meet a benefactor and rise to success, prompting Zuo Xiaoduo to wonder whether being their classmate meant the same fate awaited him.

• News of Gu Luoyan’s safe arrival in Antai City sent her fans in Phoenix City into a frenzy.
• Zuo Xiaoduo trained hard while enduring Qin Fangyang’s beatings and sparring with Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Yu Moyan, Li Changming, and Li Chenglong.
• Zuo Xiaoduo charged the five classmates two hundred yuan each for face-readings and earned half a drop of Fortune Points in total.
• Zuo Xiaoduo found that all five classmates’ physiognomies had changed, and their new readings predicted success and a benefactor.
• Zuo Xiaoduo wondered if their shared fate came from being classmates, then hurried to check his own face in a restroom mirror.

Zuo Xiaoduo, jealous that his classmates had met benefactors, spent three days beating them and then made them massage him. Qin Fangyang caught them and intervened, while Wan Lixiu’s claim that she was a well-bred young lady from a distinguished family met with disbelief.

• Zuo Xiaoduo found no benefactor in the restroom and returned furious, beating Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Yu Moyan, Li Changming, and Li Chenglong.
• For three days, Zuo Xiaoduo continued beating the five until they became better at taking hits.
• Zuo Xiaoduo ordered the five to massage him and make Li Chenglong tell stories while they rested between training.
• Qin Fangyang arrived, pulled Wan Lixiu aside, and took over the shoulder massage, causing Zuo Xiaoduo to cry out in pain.
• Zuo Xiaoduo claimed the five had volunteered to serve him, but they told Qin Fangyang he had forced them.
• Wan Lixiu insisted she was a well-bred young lady from a distinguished family, and the others refused to believe her.

Zuo Xiaoduo explained that he was preparing hidden weapons while Qin Fangyang teased and trained him. When Qin asked him to examine his face, Zuo noticed Qin’s facial signs had changed and wondered whether people around him had recently experienced shifts in their fates.

• Wan Lixiu stormed off after the boys mocked her claim that being beautiful was her personal accomplishment.
• Qin Fangyang stopped Zuo Xiaoduo after school and beat him until he apologized and ate dirt.
• The five boys secretly watched Zuo get beaten and planned to provoke another beating the next day.
• Qin Fangyang asked why Zuo was searching the school library for hidden-weapon books, and Zuo said he wanted to prepare for danger without settling on a fighting style too soon.
• Zuo Xiaoduo remarked that Qin Fangyang seemed unusually happy, then noticed changes in Qin’s facial signs.
• Qin Fangyang asked Zuo to explain the changes using the same character as before, but Zuo requested a character to work from.

Qin Fangyang realized that He Yuanyue was his long-lost Qianqian and resolved to watch over her quietly. He then brought Zuo Xiaoduo to seek He Yuanyue’s advice on hidden weapons, leaving the two teachers about to meet again.

• Zuo Xiaoduo read the character Qin Fangyang had written and warned that meeting his beloved might still end in tragedy.
• Qin Fangyang recalled clues that convinced him He Yuanyue was his Qianqian, who had left him years ago, and decided to quietly watch over her.
• Qin Fangyang took Zuo Xiaoduo to the top floor, where they met Hu Ruoyun and explained that Zuo wanted to study hidden weapons.
• Qin Fangyang persuaded Hu Ruoyun to take them to former Principal He for advice, and He Yuanyue sensed their arrival with uncertainty and suspicion.

Qin Fangyang brought Zuo Xiaoduo to meet He Yuanyue, who recognized his talent for hidden weapons and agreed to find him a weapons manual. Qin Fangyang then asked her for advice about the students’ growing laziness and desire for comfort.

• Qin Fangyang introduced Zuo Xiaoduo’s unusual talent and recent breakthrough to He Yuanyue, who cautioned him about calling it a fortuitous opportunity.
• He Yuanyue examined Zuo Xiaoduo’s hands and finger control, confirmed his aptitude, and agreed to find a copy of the Hundred Weapons Manual.
• He Yuanyue and Qin Fangyang exchanged warm memories as Zuo Xiaoduo explained his sister’s condition.
• Qin Fangyang asked He Yuanyue how to address Phoenix City students’ increasingly complacent attitudes.

Qin Fangyang discussed the martial school's influence on students with He Yuanyue, while Zuo Xiaoduo gained another drop of Fortune Points and the investigation into compromised students spread across the Flame Martial Empire. As Phoenix City was placed under strict controls, Zuo Xiaoduo received ten thousand custom-made jade hidden weapons.

• Qin Fangyang told He Yuanyue he wanted to improve the martial school's influence on students, and she invited him to bring practical suggestions.
• Qin Fangyang kicked Zuo Xiaoduo out through the school gates, after which Zuo Xiaoduo gained a full drop of Fortune Points and suspected the kick had earned it for him.
• The investigation expanded across the Flame Martial Empire, putting more than nine thousand people under scrutiny and suspending teachers connected to the case.
• Director Jiang ordered Phoenix City's parents to remain in the city while their children underwent testing and treatment, and law enforcement and sect experts began a citywide purge.
• Zuo Xiaoduo received ten thousand custom-made jade Satisfying Hidden Weapons in assorted shapes and colors.

Zuo Xiaoduo explained that he bought jade trinkets to use as concealed weapons because ordinary metals softened under his cultivation technique. He unveiled his grand plans for the weapons and his martial-world name, the “Jade Young Master,” leaving Zuo Xiaonian laughing and still accusing Wu Yuting of favoritism.

• Zuo Xiaonian and the family interrogated Zuo Xiaoduo about bringing home hundreds of sparkly trinkets, suspecting he wanted to woo girls.
• Zuo Xiaoduo demonstrated that his cultivation technique softened ordinary metal, while the jade trinkets remained unaffected.
• Zuo Xiaoduo explained that the different trinket shapes would carry distinct meanings as concealed weapons.
• Zuo Xiaoduo introduced himself to Zuo Xiaonian as the “Jade Young Master,” and she burst out laughing.
• Zuo Xiaonian accused Wu Yuting of being biased, while Wu Yuting tried to appease her with promises of sweet-and-sour dishes.

Zuo Xiaonian helped Zuo Xiaoduo practice hidden weapons, teaching him that proper form mattered as much as accuracy and power. Their family’s ordinary domestic life also led Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting to reflect on the path they had chosen.

• Zuo Xiaonian persuaded Wu Yuting to add more dishes, then promised to keep a close watch on Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo practiced throwing jade hidden weapons at a target, while Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting grew exasperated by the mess he made.
• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting reflected on family life and wondered whether they had misunderstood how to temper the human heart.
• Zuo Xiaonian took Zuo Xiaoduo out to practice, suggested making the jade weapons shatter inside an opponent’s defenses, and punished him with thirteen rounds of high-altitude bungee jumping after his remark.
• Zuo Xiaonian spent the night drilling Zuo Xiaoduo on basic stances and explained that mastering his whole body’s coordination was essential to hidden-weapon training.

Zuo Xiaoduo continued learning hidden weapons from Zuo Xiaonian while training with his friends and studying the Hundred Weapons Manual. After a week, his companions’ cultivation had advanced, but he had already used most of his jade weapons practicing their techniques.

• Zuo Xiaonian taught Zuo Xiaoduo to use hidden weapons decisively and warned him to abandon them if they began to hinder his cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo recorded Nian Nian Cat’s approaching breakthrough and his observations about her lingering aura of calamity, then hid his reserve money in his boot.
• Long Yusheng and the others cultivated beside Zuo Xiaoduo for a week and advanced quickly; Li Chenglong discovered that Zuo Xiaoduo’s scorching energy was dissolving a hidden frigid energy in his meridians.
• Zuo Xiaoduo memorized the Hundred Weapons Manual and practiced its techniques, using up more than eight thousand of his ten thousand jade hidden weapons.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to persuade Wan Lixiu to take his cracked and broken weapons as accessories, but she rolled her eyes and walked away.

Zuo Xiaoduo was summoned to Principal Li's office, while a hidden organization investigated how its operation at Second High School had been exposed. The gray-clad envoy blamed Lin Genggao for allowing Cheng Fangzhi's involvement to go unchecked for four months.

• Li Changjiang told Qin Fangyang to bring Zuo Xiaoduo to the principal's office.
• A gray-clad envoy arrived at a secret meeting and demanded an account of the organization's losses and exposed operation.
• Lin Genggao explained that Cheng Fangzhi and Mu Yunfeng had controlled forty-nine students, leading to the operation's exposure.
• The envoy deduced that Cheng Fangzhi had stirred up trouble to test his authority, and Lin Genggao confirmed it.
• Lin Genggao admitted he had known about Cheng Fangzhi's involvement for four months, and the envoy condemned his failure to act.

A gray-clad man interrogated Lin Genggao about how the operation had been exposed and ordered him to eliminate Cheng Yunqi’s family and Zuo Xiaoduo. He then reviewed Seven Killings’ losses and ordered Chen Yuting to flee Phoenix City or die rather than be captured.

• The man in gray struck Lin Genggao for failing to deal with Cheng Yunqi and his son, and gave him until dawn to sever the trail.
• Lin Genggao recounted how the operation had been exposed and dismissed Zuo Xiaoduo’s repeated confrontations as impulsive behavior.
• The man in gray argued that Zuo Xiaoduo’s actions were deliberate and ordered Broken Army to kill Cheng Yunqi’s family, Zuo Xiaoduo, and any compromised operatives, while silencing those already arrested.
• Seven Killings reported losing seven Embryonic Breathing Realm fighters and four Dan Origin Realm fighters, with Chen Yuting at risk of exposure.
• The man in gray ordered Chen Yuting to leave Phoenix City immediately or self-detonate rather than be captured alive.

Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun told Zuo Xiaoduo that the school was organizing an award ceremony to celebrate recent student breakthroughs and reassure parents. Zuo Xiaoduo was chosen as the centerpiece, with his parents invited to sit in front, and he left the conversation pleased by the praise.

• A gray-clad envoy reviewed the Seven Killings and Greedy Wolf arrangements, ordered Seven Killings to assist Broken Army, and threatened Pan Yusheng over delays.
• The envoy revealed that the Star Shield Bureau had compromised Lin Genggao, who remained unaware of the danger.
• Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun welcomed Zuo Xiaoduo to the principal's office and discussed his rapid cultivation progress.
• Li Changjiang explained that the school would hold an award ceremony featuring gifted students, with Zuo Xiaoduo as its centerpiece and his parents invited.

Zuo Xiaoduo agreed to speak at the school assembly, then persuaded Li Changjiang to refund and waive his tuition by emphasizing his rapid breakthroughs and his family's poverty. He also asked for a scholarship, and Li Changjiang left the amount for the school to discuss.

• Zuo Xiaoduo enthusiastically agreed to give a student representative speech and promised Hu Ruoyun he would show her the draft first.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Li Changjiang to refund his Martial Warrior Class tuition, and Li Changjiang agreed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo pressed for his Martial Master Class tuition to be waived, and Li Changjiang agreed to waive it.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked for a scholarship, and Li Changjiang said the school would discuss the amount and notify him.

Zuo Xiaoduo talked Principal Li into giving him a ten-thousand scholarship, then Li privately asked whether anyone at Director Jiang’s office had seemed connected to the Witch Alliance. Zuo Xiaoduo recalled no one suspicious, leaving Li without an answer.

• Zuo Xiaoduo proposed a million-yuan scholarship, but Li Changjiang settled on ten thousand, which Zuo immediately accepted.
• Hu Ruoyun laughed at Li for giving Zuo several rewards he had not originally planned to offer, and Li realized Zuo had maneuvered him.
• Li Changjiang stopped Zuo from leaving and secured the office before asking what he remembered about the people at Director Jiang’s office.
• Zuo Xiaoduo considered the faces he had seen but could not identify anyone who seemed connected to the Witch Alliance.

Li Changjiang questioned Zuo Xiaoduo about a suspected traitor, and Zuo Xiaoduo recalled an unusually indifferent old man with broom-like eyebrows. To test Zuo Xiaoduo’s face-reading, Li Changjiang asked him to read Hu Ruoyun’s past, and Zuo Xiaoduo finished by offering her a poem about her fate.

• Li Changjiang told Zuo Xiaoduo that Jiang Changbin suspected a traitor among the higher-ups after several operations failed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo recalled that a gray-robed old man with broom-like eyebrows had shown no reaction when Qin approached him and seemed to regard him with hostility.
• Li Changjiang reacted with alarm to Zuo Xiaoduo’s description but received no proof that the old man was involved.
• Li Changjiang asked Zuo Xiaoduo to read Hu Ruoyun’s face, and Zuo Xiaoduo identified past injuries that had hindered her cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo declined to read Hu Ruoyun’s future and instead recited a poem predicting that her fortune would return and she would rise again.