Chapter Summaries

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.

Zhu Zhuqing held Tang San off while Xiong Shaoqing saved Xiao Wu, then learned from his diary that he had accepted his feelings for both women. After Tang San learned Xiao Wu was safe and flew into a rage, Zhu Zhuqing escaped through a collapsing alley, still poisoned and injured.

• Tang San used Spider Web Restraint against Zhu Zhuqing, who tore through it but was wounded and poisoned while defending the inn.
• Xiong Shaoqing and Xiao Wu became intimate, and the drug's effects dissipated; afterward, he vowed in his diary to protect Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing and make Tang San pay.
• Zhu Zhuqing read Xiong Shaoqing's diary and learned that Xiao Wu was safe and that he had stopped hiding his affection for them.
• Zhu Zhuqing taunted Tang San by telling him Xiao Wu's poison had been purged and she and Xiong Shaoqing belonged together, sending him into a rage.
• Zhu Zhuqing collapsed the alley walls to block Tang San, threw a smoke bomb, and escaped into the night.

Xiong Shaoqing rescued Zhu Zhuqing from Tang San’s attack and treated her deadly injuries, earning her complete trust and dependence. After she fell asleep safely, he received Bond Points, and he turned his attention to the next part of the night.

• Tang San raged after Zhu Zhuqing escaped, and his jealousy and murderous intent earned Xiong Shaoqing 15,000 Face-Slapping Points.
• Xiong Shaoqing caught the badly poisoned Zhu Zhuqing as she returned to the Listening Snow Inn and used a Nine-Turn Detoxification Pill to neutralize the venom.
• Xiong Shaoqing removed Zhu Zhuqing’s damaged clothing, cleaned and bandaged her wounds, and reassured her as she thanked him for protecting Xiao Wu and himself.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in the Destiny Diary that he would stop acting aloof and openly protect Zhu Zhuqing and the others.
• Zhu Zhuqing read the Diary while half-asleep, felt safe with Xiong Shaoqing, and fell into a deep sleep, earning him 1,000 Bond Points.

Xiong Shaoqing cooked a nourishing breakfast for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, winning their admiration and stirring the emotions of Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong through his diary. Their feelings resonated, earning him Bond Points and Soul Power that raised him to Level 43.

• Xiong Shaoqing prepared hand-pulled noodles, flatbread, and snow fungus lotus seed soup for Xiao Wu and the injured Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiong Shaoqing helped Zhu Zhuqing to Xiao Wu's room, cared for both women, and served them breakfast tailored to their needs.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing praised Xiong Shaoqing's cooking and were moved by his diary entry about giving them warmth and peace.
• Qian Renxue longed to taste Xiong Shaoqing's cooking, while Bibi Dong felt jealous and bitter as she recalled Yu Xiaogang.
• The four women's emotions resonated, and Xiong Shaoqing gained 6,000 Bond Points and enough Soul Power to reach Level 43.

Xiong Shaoqing learned that Ning Rongrong had received a Destiny Diary Instance, while Ning discovered its power and read alarming claims about Tang San, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu. She accepted the instance and ended the chapter determined to watch Tang San and test whether the diary was telling the truth.

• Xiong Shaoqing received a system notification that Ning Rongrong had been given a diary instance and welcomed the chance to draw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect closer to him.
• Ning Rongrong found a mysterious book at Shrek Academy and accepted its instance after learning that reading it could help her overcome the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's seven-story limitation.
• Ning Rongrong read Xiong Shaoqing's notes and learned that Dai Mubai had abandoned Zhu Zhuqing and behaved like a womanizer in Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong read that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and that Tang San had allegedly tried to capture and sacrifice her.
• Ning Rongrong read accounts of Tang San using an aphrodisiac against Xiao Wu and injuring Zhu Zhuqing, then resolved to observe Tang San and judge the notes for herself.

Xiong Shaoqing told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing two tragic romances, leaving them deeply moved and Zhu Zhuqing asking how he would write an ending for the unfinished story of Hong Lian and Wei Zhuang.

• Xiong Shaoqing gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing a day off to recover from their exhaustion and injuries.
• Xiong Shaoqing told the girls the story of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian, and both were moved by its tragic ending.
• Xiong Shaoqing began telling them about Princess Hong Lian and swordsman Wei Zhuang, and Xiao Wu questioned the story's tribute payments.
• Xiong Shaoqing recounted Hong Lian's transformation into Chi Lian after her kingdom fell, leaving Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing in tears.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiong Shaoqing what ending he would write if the unfinished story were his to complete.

Xiong Shaoqing used intimate details about Ning Rongrong to make her question her past and become curious enough to seek him out, while his diary stirred jealousy and suspicion among the other women. At Shrek Academy, Tang San blamed Zhu Zhuqing for his failed scheme involving Xiao Wu and secretly plotted to reclaim and exploit Xiao Wu.

• Xiong Shaoqing comforted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing before writing that Ning Rongrong had been his beloved princess in a previous life and that he would protect her from Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong was shocked that Xiong Shaoqing knew her private fear of the dark and birthmark, and she grew wary of Tang San and determined to meet Xiong Shaoqing.
• Xiao Wu felt jealous, Zhu Zhuqing sympathized with Xiong Shaoqing, Qian Renxue viewed Tang San as a potential enemy, and Bibi Dong grew jealous of Ning Rongrong.
• Xiong Shaoqing received bond points after Ning Rongrong took the bait and the other women reacted to his diary.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun that his plan had failed after Xiao Wu drank the drug and Zhu Zhuqing stopped him from intervening.
• Tang San privately resolved to capture Xiao Wu, torment her, and take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

Xiong Shaoqing learned that Tang San and the Poison Shadow Sect elder wanted revenge, then let the sect’s scouts watch the inn while he prepared to draw out their main force. As Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing recovered and trained, he decided the inn was too cramped and began considering a larger home for them.

• Tang San vowed to avenge the blood debt and promised to make deadlier hidden weapons.
• The Poison Shadow Sect elder recovered from his injuries and ordered scouts to observe the Listening Snow Inn before making another move.
• Xiong Shaoqing received Face-Slapping Points after detecting Tang San’s hostility toward Xiao Wu and the elder’s desire for revenge.
• Xiong Shaoqing found the Poison Shadow Sect scouts around the inn and chose to leave them undisturbed so he could use them to lure out the elder’s main force.
• Over the following days, Xiao Wu recovered and Zhu Zhuqing’s injuries mostly healed, while Xiong Shaoqing trained them and considered finding them a more spacious home.

Xiong Shaoqing decided to buy a private home for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and his diary stirred longing, jealousy, and curiosity among the women who read it. After his diary earned him a Soul Power rank and bond points, he took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to view estates, where a steward’s insult prompted Ning Rongrong to head there; the chapter ended as she entered the sales pavilion.

• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his Destiny Diary that he wanted to buy a home where Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing could live safely, moving both women deeply.
• Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong reacted to the diary with curiosity, longing, and jealousy, while the system awarded Xiong Shaoqing 3,000 bond points and raised his Soul Power to rank forty-four.
• Xiong Shaoqing told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing they were going to look at houses and took them to Suotuo Elegant Villas.
• A mustached steward looked down on Xiong Shaoqing, who wrote about the insult in his diary and then displayed valuable exchange notes and a Great Soul Arena card, making the steward apologize.
• Ning Rongrong read the diary entry, changed course, and entered Suotuo Elegant Villas as Xiong Shaoqing noticed her arrival.

Xiong Shaoqing met Ning Rongrong at a property sales pavilion, teased her about her hidden fears, and invited her to visit his new estate whenever she needed help. Ning Rongrong was moved by his diary entry about wanting to protect her, while Xiong Shaoqing collected Bond Points and asked the system to total his balance.

• Ning Rongrong arrived at the pavilion and joined Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing in the gossip group, earning a permanent Soul Power Purity bonus.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Ning Rongrong to keep the diary and group secret, while Qian Renxue watched the group messages and chose not to reveal herself.
• Xiong Shaoqing teased Ning Rongrong by revealing that she slept with a Glazed Tile Lamp nearby, leaving her mortified.
• Xiong Shaoqing bought Rain-Listening Waterside Pavilion and told Ning Rongrong she could come to him if she faced trouble or was scared at night.
• Ning Rongrong read Xiong Shaoqing's diary entry about wanting to protect her, and Xiong Shaoqing gained 4,000 Bond Points before asking the system for his total.

Xiong Shaoqing moved into the Rain-Listening Waterside Pavilion with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then waited for the Poison Shadow Sect to make its move. When the sect’s elder led an attack on the estate, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing fought back while Xiong Shaoqing overwhelmed the elder, but he froze before finishing him off.

• Xiong Shaoqing learned that he had accumulated 103,500 Bond Points, enough to exchange for the Spirit Pagoda Diagram Formation, but postponed redeeming it to see his new home.
• Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing explored the lavish Rain-Listening Waterside Pavilion, where Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing teased him about the young woman from the sales pavilion.
• Xiong Shaoqing sensed Poison Shadow Sect followers lurking outside and decided to wait until their elder gathered his forces before wiping them out.
• Two nights later, the Poison Shadow Sect elder led more than a dozen elites into the courtyard, where Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu attacked them.
• Xiong Shaoqing shrugged off the elder’s poisonous mist, struck him with a slap that earned 15,000 Face-Slapping Points, and prepared to break his leg before suddenly freezing.