Recaps

Tang San plotted to use Dai Mubai against Xiong Shaoqing, who gained a Soul Power level after Tang San’s jealousy triggered his system. Later, Tang San took the blame when he and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were caught sneaking out, and he was sentenced to eighty lashes.

• Tang San saw Xiong Shaoqing with Zhu Zhuqing and planned to provoke Dai Mubai into attacking him, then secretly poison Xiong Shaoqing.
• Tang San’s killing intent triggered the system, and Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Power rose to Level 26.
• Xiong Shaoqing took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to eat wontons, and the two girls read his diary and understood his concern for them.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy and were caught by Zhao Wuji, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San claimed he had forced Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to accompany him, winning their gratitude and loyalty.
• Flender sentenced Tang San to eighty lashes, and Zhao Wuji began whipping him.

Tang San manipulated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun into swearing revenge on Xiong Shaoqing, then Qian Renxue arrived in Suotuo City and became intrigued by Xiong Shaoqing after reading his novel. Xiong Shaoqing learned that Qian Renxue was nearby and decided to perform his God King persona for her.

• Tang San endured eighty lashes, winning Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's gratitude and loyalty.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai that Xiong Shaoqing had taken Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu to compete at the Great Soul Arena, provoking Dai Mubai to vow revenge.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun promised to go to Suotuo City with Tang San and confront Xiong Shaoqing.
• Qian Renxue visited Suotuo City disguised as Xue Qinghe, read Xiong Shaoqing's Chinese Paladin, and grew eager to investigate him.
• Xiong Shaoqing received a system reward that raised his Soul Power to level twenty-seven and resolved to put on a live performance for Qian Renxue.

At the Natural Residence, Qian Renxue met Xiong Shaoqing while disguised as Xue Qinghe, and the diary copies let her, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing connect without exposing their secret to him. Xiong Shaoqing’s diary entry moved Qian Renxue and stirred Bibi Dong’s jealousy, boosting his Soul Power to rank twenty-nine; he ended the encounter by refusing to reveal what happens next in Chinese Paladin.

• Qian Renxue saw Xiong Shaoqing’s diary mention the Natural Residence and went there disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing recognized Qian Renxue through a system notification, and Zhu Zhuqing secretly warned her not to reveal the diary’s existence.
• Qian Renxue accepted the system’s friend request and received a permanent Soul Power purity bonus, while Bibi Dong learned she had joined the group and grew furious and jealous.
• Xiong Shaoqing’s diary described Qian Renxue’s loneliness and his promise to protect her, moving her and causing his Soul Power to rise to rank twenty-nine.
• Qian Renxue asked Xiong Shaoqing about Chinese Paladin, and he told her to follow Hanmo Publishing House rather than revealing the story.

Xiong Shaoqing concealed his feelings for Qian Renxue while trying to bring her closer to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then caught Qian Renxue when she slipped on an icy bridge. At the pavilion, Qian Renxue was left stirred by their brief intimacy as Xiong Shaoqing revealed his longing and concern through the Destiny Diary.

• Xiong Shaoqing reflected that Xiao Wu must not learn Qian Renxue's connection to Bibi Dong yet, and decided to help the two women build a bond first.
• Xiong Shaoqing served fish to Xiao Wu and spare rib to Zhu Zhuqing, while Qian Renxue watched his quiet care for them.
• Qian Renxue invited Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to view the ice sculptures at Cold Moon Lake, and Xiong Shaoqing accepted after seeing Xiao Wu's excitement.
• On the icy bridge, Qian Renxue slipped and Xiong Shaoqing caught her around the waist, leaving her flustered by their closeness.
• At the pavilion, Xiong Shaoqing shared diary thoughts about Qian Renxue's disguise and his wish for her to live freely, while she remained unsettled by the encounter.

Xiong Shaoqing reached level 30 after the women’s affection and concern strengthened their bonds, while Bibi Dong grew furious and jealous over his closeness with Qian Renxue. At the Great Soul Arena, he protected Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing from a cheating attack and defeated three stronger opponents with overwhelming force.

• Xiong Shaoqing’s concern for Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing triggered a surge of Soul Power that raised him to level 30.
• Xiong Shaoqing gave Qian Renxue his warm cloak and led the group inside from the snow.
• Bibi Dong crushed her teacup after reading about Xiong Shaoqing holding Qian Renxue, then decided to go to Suotuo City and confront them.
• Xue Qinghe joined Xiong Shaoqing’s party at the Great Soul Arena to watch the Heaven-Shaking Phantom Team fight.
• Three opposing level-thirty-six Soul Elders attacked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing from the sides, and Xiong Shaoqing shielded both women before blasting the attackers off the stage.

Bibi Dong set out for Suotuo City, while Tang San recovered at Shrek Academy and planned revenge on Xiong Shaoqing. Xiong Shaoqing prepared to hunt for his third Soul Ring, and Qian Renxue insisted on joining him and the two girls on their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Bibi Dong left Spirit City for Suotuo City, claiming she needed to correct Qian Renxue but inwardly consumed by jealousy over her closeness to Xiong Shaoqing.
• Tang San accepted care from Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun while privately despising them and plotting to poison Xiong Shaoqing with his Eight Spider Lances.
• Xiong Shaoqing prepared to leave the Listening Snow Inn with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to hunt for his third Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue appeared at the inn and asked to accompany Xiong Shaoqing to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing supported Qian Renxue's request, and Xiong Shaoqing agreed on the condition that she obey his orders.

Xiong Shaoqing protected Qian Renxue from a deadly pit before facing a powerful Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. The chapter ended with him standing firm after meeting the Earthshaking Vajra Ape’s punch head-on.

• Qian Renxue nearly fell into a pit of poisonous thorns, but Xiong Shaoqing pulled her to safety and scolded her to follow his footsteps.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing recognized Qian Renxue’s hidden identity and felt sympathy for her.
• A three-thousand-year Earthshaking Vajra Ape charged at the group, and Xiao Wu urged everyone to retreat.
• Xiong Shaoqing sent Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing back to protect Qian Renxue, then confronted the ape alone.
• Xiong Shaoqing met the ape’s massive punch with his own fist, creating a shock wave that uprooted trees and left him standing in a crater.

After Xiong Shaoqing killed a three-thousand-year-old Earthshaking Vajra Ape to protect Qian Renxue, he absorbed its Soul Ring and rose to rank thirty-two. Back in Suotuo City, Qian Renxue grew closer to him while Bibi Dong read the diary and flew toward the city in a jealous rage.

• Xiong Shaoqing killed the Earthshaking Vajra Ape after shielding Qian Renxue, then absorbed its Soul Ring as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing guarded her.
• Xiong Shaoqing's diary revealed that he had risked his life because Qian Renxue could not use Soul Power while disguised, and Qian Renxue's admiration triggered the system to waive the Soul Ring penalty and raise him to rank thirty-two.
• At the Listening Snow Inn, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing tended Xiong Shaoqing's wounds, and Qian Renxue gave him the imperial family's healing medicine.
• Qian Renxue asked to stay with Xiong Shaoqing until dawn, but he sent her away by claiming he had no interest in men; his diary then teased her about their intimacy in a previous life.
• Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing read the diary and reacted fondly, while Bibi Dong became furious and set off for Suotuo City.

Tang San planned to use a Great Soul Arena battle to crush Xiong Shaoqing, while Xiong Shaoqing spent a farewell afternoon with Qian Renxue before she returned to Heaven Dou City. His diary portrayed his reluctant acceptance of her departure and promised to bring her back after clearing the dangers in her path, leaving the three women stunned by his words.

• Xiong Shaoqing received a surge of Soul Power from Bibi Dong's jealousy and reached the thirty-third rank.
• Tang San persuaded Flender to approve a trip to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena for himself, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, leaving Oscar and Ning Rongrong out.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to challenge Xiong Shaoqing's team and defeat him publicly, and they agreed.
• Xiong Shaoqing visited Hanmo Publishing House, collected his share of the Chinese Paladin profits, and gave Boss Qian more manuscript pages.
• At Cold Fragrance Courtyard, Qian Renxue told Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing that she would leave for Heaven Dou City the next morning.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his diary that he would let Qian Renxue return to her duties and later bring her back openly, leaving the three women stunned.

Qian Renxue and Xiong Shaoqing grew closer before her planned departure, while Bibi Dong redirected her journey to Heaven Dou City to punish her daughter. At the Great Soul Arena, Tang San and Dai Mubai confronted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who rejected their accusations.

• Qian Renxue clasped Xiong Shaoqing's hand and expressed her hope that they would reunite, and he returned her grip.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue would leave the next morning and changed course toward Heaven Dou City to await her.
• Bibi Dong recalled Qian Xunji's assault and her own abuse of Qian Renxue, struggled with maternal love and resentment, and resolved to punish her daughter for her romantic attachment.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing comforted Qian Renxue and invited her to watch their soul fights, while Xiong Shaoqing received a system reward that raised his Soul Power to rank thirty-four.
• Tang San confronted Xiao Wu at the Great Soul Arena and accused Xiong Shaoqing of using her, but she rejected him and affirmed her trust in Xiong Shaoqing.
• Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuqing of betraying their engagement, and she exposed his visits to other women before he defended his behavior and threatened her.

Xiong Shaoqing led Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing against the Shrek Trio, using their teamwork to counter Tang San’s poisoned hidden weapons and defeat Ma Hongjun. The fight continued as Xiao Wu helped Xiong Shaoqing bring Dai Mubai down.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San launched a coordinated attack on Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiong Shaoqing shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass with a shock wave, then traded blows with Dai Mubai while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu followed his orders.
• Tang San fired poisoned Silent Sleeve Arrows at Xiao Wu, but Xiong Shaoqing used Gravity Mire to disrupt them and blocked the arrows with his arm.
• Xiong Shaoqing and Zhu Zhuqing coordinated an assault that wounded Ma Hongjun and sent him flying unconscious from the arena platform.
• Xiong Shaoqing locked Dai Mubai in a clash, allowing Xiao Wu to strike from above with Waist Bow before Xiong Shaoqing kicked Dai Mubai in the chest.

Xiong Shaoqing defeated the Shrek Team with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, but Tang San poisoned him before the referee ended the match. After gaining a Soul Power level from Tang San’s hatred, Xiong Shaoqing bid farewell to Qian Renxue, who was leaving for Heaven Dou City, and returned to the inn for treatment.

• Xiong Shaoqing fought Tang San after Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun fell, and both fighters suffered injuries before the referee declared the Heaven-Shaking Phantom Team the winner.
• Tang San left the arena with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while the system rewarded Xiong Shaoqing with a Soul Power level, raising him to level thirty-five.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his Destiny Diary that he regretted being too weak to keep Qian Renxue from returning to Heaven Dou City, and the women read his thoughts.
• Qian Renxue said farewell outside the Listening Snow Inn, and Xiong Shaoqing left her with a brief, restrained goodbye.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing helped Xiong Shaoqing treat the poisoned wound in his room.

Xiong Shaoqing’s diary stirred Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing’s emotions, raising his Soul Power to level 36, while Bibi Dong reacted jealously and set out for Heaven Dou City. At Shrek Academy, Tang San disguised his defeat as remorse and quietly vowed revenge against Xiong Shaoqing.

• Xiong Shaoqing wrote of his loneliness after Qian Renxue’s departure and his resolve to grow stronger, prompting the three women’s emotional resonance and raising his Soul Power to level 36.
• Qian Renxue renewed her determination to settle matters in the Heaven Dou Empire and return to Xiong Shaoqing.
• Bibi Dong read the diary, erupted in jealous fury, and raced toward Heaven Dou City to punish Qian Renxue.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy badly injured, and Tang San took blame while portraying their opponent as merciless.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender comforted Tang San, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun praised his speech and Tang San privately plotted to kill Xiong Shaoqing.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing left Xiong Shaoqing alone in his room after confirming his poisoned injury had stabilized.

Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renxue over her time with Xiong Shaoqing, but a system restriction nullified Bibi Dong’s attack and revealed that they were both Diary Instance holders. The system prompted them to become friends, and Qian Renxue broke the stunned silence by addressing Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong entered Qian Renxue’s secret chamber and scolded her for visiting Suotuo City and spending time with Xiong Shaoqing.
• Qian Renxue resisted Bibi Dong’s accusations while privately wondering how Bibi Dong knew what had happened.
• Bibi Dong attacked Qian Renxue with a Soul Power whip, but a golden ripple erased it before it could hit her.
• The system announced that both women were Diary Instance holders, forbade them from harming each other, and invited them to become friends.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue realized they could both read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary, and Qian Renxue spoke first.

Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong became friends through the Diary’s rules and received a five percent increase in Soul Power purity, leaving both unsettled by their strained relationship. Days later, Xiong Shaoqing collected his publishing dividends and took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing shopping, where they chose outfits that stirred his hidden thoughts.

• Qian Renxue persuaded Bibi Dong to accept her friend request, and both gained five percent Soul Power purity.
• Bibi Dong left the secret chamber, while Qian Renxue wondered why her mother hated her and resolved to earn her acknowledgment through strength.
• In a grove outside Heaven Dou City, Bibi Dong felt relief that the Diary’s rules had ended her ability to whip Qian Renxue and returned to Spirit City with less hostility.
• At Hanmo Publishing House, Boss Qian mourned the tragic ending of Xiong Shaoqing’s Chinese Paladin and paid him one thousand Gold Soul Coins in dividends.
• Xiong Shaoqing took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Exquisite Pavilion, where Xiao Wu picked a pink miniskirt and Zhu Zhuqing considered a black qipao.

Xiong Shaoqing endured shopping with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing while maintaining his aloof persona, then wrote a diary entry promising to protect them from danger. Their feelings for him deepened, raising his Soul Power to level thirty-eight, while Qian Renxue read the entry from afar and envied their carefree time together.

• Xiong Shaoqing helped Zhu Zhuqing tie her black cheongsam, then bought the dresses she and Xiao Wu had tried on.
• Tang San reached level thirty-nine and planned to ambush Xiong Shaoqing at a secret auction using a poisoned Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Xiong Shaoqing spent four hours shopping with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, hiding his exhaustion and pain after eating a hot burst-filled fruit Zhu Zhuqing offered him.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his Destiny Diary that he would protect Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and the two women read his words and felt moved and secure.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's feelings triggered a bond feedback that raised Xiong Shaoqing's Soul Power to level thirty-eight.
• Qian Renxue read the diary in Heaven Dou City and envied Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's chance to spend time with Xiong Shaoqing.

Xiong Shaoqing took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to a rare-beast garden, then announced they would visit Suotuo City's underground black market to find a treasure for Zhu Zhuqing. Tang San separately planned to use the black market to ambush and kill Xiong Shaoqing, while a surge of emotion from three women raised Xiong Shaoqing's Soul Power to Level 39.

• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong read the Diary and reacted to Xiong Shaoqing's promise to protect the women he cared about.
• Tang San sent Oscar and Ning Rongrong shopping with Dai Mubai's money, then set out with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to prepare an ambush for Xiong Shaoqing near the black market.
• Xiong Shaoqing bought Xiao Wu a Cloud-Cluster Rabbit and Zhu Zhuqing a Shadow Spirit Cat cub, hiding how much he wanted to pet them himself.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in the Diary that he intended to seek Netherworld Dark Fragrance Bamboo for Zhu Zhuqing and feared Tang San's hidden attack.
• The emotions of Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zhuqing triggered a system reward that raised Xiong Shaoqing's Soul Power to Level 39.
• Xiong Shaoqing invited Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the underground black market, and the three entered the sinister western streets of Suotuo City.

Xiong Shaoqing bought the Illusory Moon Soft Bone Flower for Xiao Wu and outbid a Poison Shadow Sect elder for the Netherworld Dark Fragrance Bamboo for Zhu Zhuqing. After leaving the auction with both treasures, he warned the girls to stay close as danger awaited outside.

• Tang San told Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to wait in ambush until Xiong Shaoqing left the black market with the Netherworld Dark Fragrance Bamboo.
• Xiong Shaoqing entered the auction hall with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and his intimidating presence discouraged the surrounding Soul Masters from approaching them.
• Xiao Wu admired the Illusory Moon Soft Bone Flower, so Xiong Shaoqing bought it for seven thousand Gold Soul Coins and gave it to her.
• A Poison Shadow Sect elder threatened bidders over the Netherworld Dark Fragrance Bamboo, but Xiong Shaoqing bid seventy thousand Gold Soul Coins and blocked the elder's pressure.
• Xiong Shaoqing secured the bamboo for Zhu Zhuqing, then led both girls toward the exit and warned them to stay close.

Xiong Shaoqing and his companions survived an ambush in the Black Market, and his Soul Power reached level 40, unlocking the prospect of the System Shop once he obtained a fourth Soul Ring. He took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest to find one, but their search ended with a giant bear wreathed in purple flames charging toward them.

• The Poison Shadow Sect elder attacked Xiong Shaoqing, while Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun ambushed him and the two girls with poisoned bolts and Soul Skills.
• Zhu Zhuqing deflected the bolts, and Xiong Shaoqing badly injured the elder, who fled; Tang San and his companions retreated when Xiong Shaoqing turned on them.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing regretted being unable to help, and Zhu Zhuqing vowed to train harder.
• The system rewarded Xiong Shaoqing with a Soul Power increase to level 40 and announced that the System Shop would unlock after he obtained a fourth Soul Ring.
• Xiong Shaoqing led Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing into the Star Dou Great Forest's outskirts to search for a suitable Soul Beast.
• A giant bear wreathed in dark purple flames crashed through the forest toward the three as it fled from deeper within.

Xiong Shaoqing survived the Abyssal Demon Bear’s attack, then absorbed its thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring and broke through to Soul Ancestor. Er Ming wondered about Xiong Shaoqing’s unusual presence as Xiong Shaoqing turned his attention to the newly unlocked System Shop.

• A thirty-thousand-year Abyssal Demon Bear attacked Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiong Shaoqing shielded the two women while suffering severe injuries.
• Xiao Wu sent a distress signal, and Er Ming arrived and gravely wounded the Abyssal Demon Bear with one punch.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his Destiny Diary that he intended to absorb the Demon Bear’s Soul Ring, and Zhu Zhuqing begged him not to risk his life.
• Xiong Shaoqing killed the Demon Bear and absorbed its black Soul Ring, enduring its power until his Archaic Heaven-Shaking Bear bloodline refined it.
• Xiong Shaoqing reached Level 41 as a Soul Ancestor, unlocked the System Shop, and received new technology and contract items in its redemption list.
• Er Ming pondered Xiong Shaoqing’s strange, beastlike presence before Xiong Shaoqing focused on the System Shop.

After redeeming a concealment art and returning to Suotuo City, Xiong Shaoqing took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing out for supper before beginning their body-tempering training at dawn. He used the Destiny Diary to express his concern that they grow strong enough to survive, leaving them meditating after the exhausting lesson.

• Xiong Shaoqing inspected the shop’s divine treasures, resolved to save Bond Points for the Spirit Transmission Array Blueprint, and redeemed the Myriad Changes Breath Concealment Art.
• Xiong Shaoqing brought hungry Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to a congee shop in Suotuo City, where he hid his excitement over eating and his attraction to them behind a stern demeanor.
• At dawn, Xiong Shaoqing began teaching Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing the Archaic Body Tempering Art to improve their strength and reaction speed.
• Xiong Shaoqing corrected Xiao Wu’s stance by pressing her waist, then guided Zhu Zhuqing’s breathing with his hands on her back and abdomen.
• After an hour of training, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing meditated to absorb what they had learned, while Xiong Shaoqing wrote in the Destiny Diary about wanting to protect them from future danger.

Xiong Shaoqing’s diary convinced Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing that his stern training came from a desire to protect them, while Tang San plotted to drug him and expose him as a villain. Tang San’s plan went awry when Xiao Wu drank the drugged soup, leaving her flushed and disoriented beside Xiong Shaoqing.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary and were moved by his hidden concern, while Qian Renxue longed to visit him and Bibi Dong suppressed her envy.
• Tang San reached Level 40, obtained a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, and planned to use a potent drug to make Xiong Shaoqing appear dangerous to Xiao Wu.
• Xiong Shaoqing received 5,000 face-slapping points after the system detected Tang San’s malice and warned Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to stay alert.
• Tang San secretly flicked drugged powder into a waiter’s soup bowl at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, intending for Xiong Shaoqing to drink it.
• Xiao Wu took Xiong Shaoqing’s soup and drank most of it, then became flushed and disoriented as the drug took effect.

Xiong Shaoqing carried the drugged Xiao Wu to the inn, where Tang San tried to catch him taking advantage of her. Zhu Zhuqing drove Tang San away, leaving Xiong Shaoqing alone with Xiao Wu as he asked whether she consented to his proposed detoxification.

• Xiong Shaoqing recognized that the lotus seed soup contained a potent aphrodisiac, carried the drugged Xiao Wu to the Listening Snow Inn, and sensed Tang San following them.
• Tang San burst into Xiong Shaoqing's room and accused him of trying to defile Xiao Wu, but Xiong Shaoqing blamed Tang San for poisoning the soup.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Tang San after hearing Xiong Shaoqing's accusation and forced him out of the inn to fight in the street.
• Xiong Shaoqing returned to Xiao Wu and explained that detoxifying her required them to cross the line, promising to take responsibility for her.
• Xiong Shaoqing asked Xiao Wu whether she consented, while she remained under the aphrodisiac's influence.

Xiao Wu’s drug-induced distress brought her and Xiong Shaoqing into an intimate encounter, while Zhu Zhuqing confronted Tang San over poisoning Xiao Wu and fought to stop him. The chapter ended as Zhu Zhuqing unleashed Netherworld Hundred Claws against Tang San’s cage and hidden weapons.

• Xiong Shaoqing gently undressed and kissed Xiao Wu as she confessed that she wanted to be with him.
• Zhu Zhuqing tore through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and accused him of poisoning Xiao Wu after he claimed the drug had been a test for Xiong Shaoqing.
• Xiong Shaoqing began touching Xiao Wu as the medicine’s effects overwhelmed her.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that the poison could not be expelled safely and condemned Tang San for treating Xiao Wu as a tool.
• Tang San attacked Zhu Zhuqing with Blue Silver Cage and a storm of poisoned hidden weapons.
• Zhu Zhuqing gathered her soul power and prepared to counter with Netherworld Hundred Claws.

Xiong Shaoqing tried to help Xiao Wu through the drug’s effects while Zhu Zhuqing kept Tang San from reaching the Listening Snow Inn. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing still holding the alley despite her injuries, while Xiong Shaoqing remained with Xiao Wu inside.

• Xiao Wu begged Xiong Shaoqing to help ease her distress, and he comforted her as they became intimate.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke through Tang San’s attacks and blocked his path to the inn.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons against Zhu Zhuqing, but she evaded and countered him.
• Xiong Shaoqing continued soothing Xiao Wu as the drug’s effects overwhelmed her.
• Zhu Zhuqing fought on despite being wounded and held Tang San in the alley, preventing him from advancing.