Recaps

Xu Ran won Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement and traveled to Nuoding City, where he turned Xiao Wu against Tang San by exposing Tang Hao’s role in Ah Yin’s fate and using the Hat of Destiny. Xiao Wu left Tang San for Xu Ran, while Tang San sought Yu Xiaogang’s help removing the hat fused to his head.

• Xu Ran impressed Zhu Zhuqing and the Zhu Family with his cultivation, gained Zhu Zihao’s approval, and became Zhu Zhuqing’s fiancé after she agreed to sign a marriage certificate.
• Xu Ran acquired the Qilin Bloodline, then left for Nuoding City to separate Xiao Wu from Tang San and complete the system’s mission.
• Xu Ran met Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest, presented himself as an injured Auspicious Beast, and warned her that Tang Hao had schemed to obtain Ah Yin’s Soul Ring and heart.
• Xu Ran led Xiao Wu to suspect Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and might be targeting her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, then gave her a Hat of Destiny to test Tang San.
• Xiao Wu confronted Tang San with the hat, and Xu Ran revealed Tang Hao was his father as Tang San denied having ulterior motives toward her.
• Tang San reluctantly wore the Hat of Destiny, which glowed green, and Xiao Wu ended their relationship, believing it proved he had deceived her.
• Xu Ran completed his mission and received 500 Skill Points as Xiao Wu left with him and Tang San broke down in tears.
• Tang San went to Yu Xiaogang for help removing the hat, but Yu Xiaogang’s attempts failed and he suggested using the Clear Sky Hammer.

Xu Ran comforted Xiao Wu after Tang San attacked them, then brought her to Shrek Academy and defeated Dai Mubai. He later found Ah Yin and made Tang Hao reveal his betrayal, leaving Tang Hao confronted by Ah Yin’s apparition.

• Tang San attacked Xu Ran and Xiao Wu with hidden weapons, but Xu Ran shielded Xiao Wu and was wounded, and Xiao Wu turned against Tang San and left Nuoding City with Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran and Xiao Wu traveled to Shrek Academy, where Xu Ran defeated Dai Mubai after he pursued Xiao Wu, then demonstrated his strength to Flender and secured admission for them both.
• Xu Ran left Xiao Wu at Shrek Academy and followed the system’s mission to find Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass, deciding to use her to confront Tang Hao.
• Xu Ran took Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass, removed Tang Hao’s restriction, and nourished the plant while Ah Yin sensed his care and began to question Tang Hao’s devotion.
• Tang Hao discovered the damaged plant, mourned Ah Yin, and admitted that he planned for Tang San to absorb her Soul Bone and Xiao Wu’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Xu Ran’s simulation revealed Ah Yin’s apparition to Tang Hao, and she accused him of preventing her escape and seeking her Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao confessed that he had plotted Ah Yin’s death and acknowledged that he had failed her.

Xu Ran returned to the Zhu Family after confronting Tang Hao, strengthened his bonds with Zhu Zhuqing, and won Dai Weisi’s support with a display of power. His new marquis title brought greater influence, while he and Zhu Zhuyun began a secret relationship that could put them at odds with the imperial family.

• Xu Ran exposed Tang Hao’s betrayal of Ah Yin, fought him in Qilin form, and escaped after collapsing the mountain cave.
• Xu Ran returned to Zhu Zhuqing, gave her a valuable necklace, and confessed that he had met Xiao Wu.
• Xu Ran caught Zhu Zhuyun in his room, and after a series of close encounters she invited him to meet Dai Weisi at Star Luo Academy.
• Xu Ran defeated Xu Zhan in a spar, then accepted Dai Weisi’s offer of ten million Gold Soul Coins and a token to become his right-hand man.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing grew closer, and Zhu Zihao told them the emperor had named Xu Ran the Heaven’s Mandate Marquis.
• Xu Ran kissed Zhu Zhuyun, and she agreed to be with him while asking him to keep their relationship secret.
• Xu Ran promised to conceal the affair, and Zhu Zhuyun decided to refuse Dai Weisi’s advances while keeping Xu Ran’s gifts.

Xu Ran brought Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, publicly established their engagement, and used a poem on the training-ground wall to inspire the students and teachers. Ning Rongrong benefited from the inscription, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang lost cultivation and confronted Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran declined Dai Weisi’s offer to study at Star Luo Academy and left Star Luo City with Zhu Zhuqing, bringing her to Shrek Academy to enroll.
• Zhu Zhuqing met Xiao Wu and became her roommate, while Dai Mubai mistakenly believed she had come to Shrek for him and began trying to provoke Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran repeatedly rebuffed Dai Mubai’s attempts to approach Zhu Zhuqing, then struck him when he moved toward her at the training field.
• Dai Mubai accused Xu Ran of pursuing his fiancée, but Xu Ran presented a Marriage Certificate confirming his engagement to Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai left the academy after being punished.
• Xu Ran’s poem carved into the training-ground wall sent Flender, Zhao Wuji, the other teachers, and several students into enlightenment, improving their cultivation and understanding.
• After helping Ma Hongjun with medicine for his Evil Fire, Xu Ran spent time with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as the academy settled into its routine.
• Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San and Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy, intending to study Xu Ran’s inscription, while Ning Rongrong passed Flender’s admission test and joined the school.
• Ning Rongrong’s cultivation rose from rank twenty-six to rank twenty-eight as she comprehended the poem, but Tang San and Yu Xiaogang regressed, and Tang San recognized Xu Ran and confronted him over their losses.