Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan refused to kneel to Xu Ran despite Xiao Zhan beating him, insisting that submitting would destroy his dignity. Xiao Zhan’s final blow forced Xiao Yan to his knees, leaving him devastated as Xu Ran and Nalan Yanran watched.

• Xiao Zhan demanded Xiao Yan kneel and apologize to Xu Ran, but Xiao Yan refused and accused Xu Ran of humiliating him.
• Xiao Zhan struck Xiao Yan repeatedly with a wooden club, while Xiao Yan continued to refuse to kneel.
• Xiao Ning and the other Xiao Clan disciples mocked Xiao Yan and considered seeking Xu Ran’s protection.
• Xu Ran and Nalan Yanran mocked Xiao Yan and flaunted their closeness as Xiao Yan cursed them and vowed revenge.
• Xiao Zhan struck Xiao Yan’s legs, making them buckle and forcing him to his knees.

Xiao Yan refused to apologize to Xu Ran and was beaten unconscious by Xiao Zhan, who then gave Nalan Yanran their Marriage Certificate. Xu Ran destroyed it, leaving Nalan Yanran free of Xiao Yan and at his side.

• Xiao Yan silently endured Xiao Zhan's beating and collapsed unconscious, still believing he would someday grow strong enough to reveal the truth.
• Xiao Zhan apologized to Xu Ran and Nalan Yanran, then handed Nalan Yanran the Marriage Certificate to end her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran assured Xiao Zhan that the Nalan Clan would remain allied with the Xiao Clan, and she left with Xu Ran.
• Nalan Yanran teased Xu Ran about his other romantic interests as he examined the Marriage Certificate.
• Xu Ran burned the Marriage Certificate, severing Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's last formal connection.

Xu Ran and Nalan Yanran flaunted their intimacy in front of Xun'er, making her jealous and driving her to lock herself in her bedroom. Nalan Yanran asked Xu Ran to spend the day with her before she left for the Mist Cloud Sect the next day, and he agreed.

• Nalan Yanran said she would still choose Xu Ran even if Xiao Yan became stronger, and Xu Ran assured her that no one could surpass him.
• Xun'er arrived, saw Xu Ran and Nalan Yanran together, and grew jealous.
• Nalan Yanran deliberately kissed Xu Ran in front of Xun'er, who called them shameless and ran to her bedroom.
• Xun'er locked her door and refused to come out, while Xu Ran tried to reassure Nalan Yanran that he wanted the women in his life to get along.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xu Ran to spend the day with her before she left the next day, and Xu Ran agreed.

After Xiao Yan recovered enough to defeat Xiao Ning and his lackeys, Yao Lao revealed that the Xiao Clan was once a Dou Di Clan and that Xiao Yan carried its Dou Di Bloodline. Xiao Yan regained his confidence and vowed to become the strongest, while suspecting Xu Ran wanted the Xiao Clan’s secrets.

• Xiao Yan woke in pain and cursed Xu Ran, Nalan Yanran, and everyone he believed had betrayed him.
• Xiao Ning mocked Xiao Yan and led Xiao Clan disciples in an attack, but Xiao Yan defeated them and kicked Xiao Ning away.
• After Xiao Ning left, Xiao Yan faltered and asked Yao Lao whether he could ever defeat Xu Ran.
• Yao Lao revealed that the Xiao Clan had once produced a Dou Di and that Xiao Yan carried the Dou Di Bloodline.
• Xiao Yan regained his confidence and vowed that Xu Ran would not surpass him and that the Xiao Clan’s legacy would ultimately belong to him.

Xiao Yan resolved to grow strong and protect the Xiao Clan’s secrets from Xu Ran. After Nalan Yanran left for the Mist Cloud Sect, Xu Ran visited the jealous Xun'er and reassured her that her clan would not be able to threaten him.

• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to become powerful, and Xiao Yan vowed to endure hardship so he could protect the Xiao Clan’s secrets from Xu Ran.
• Nalan Yanran left for the Mist Cloud Sect after Xu Ran promised to think of her, while Ge Ye invited Xu Ran to visit the sect.
• Xu Ran returned to the Xiao Clan and entered Xun'er's room, where she complained that he had not gone with Nalan Yanran.
• Xun'er worried that her clan would discover if she gave herself to Xu Ran and would kill him, so Xu Ran assured her that he was stronger than she thought.

Xu Ran agreed to consider accompanying Gu Xun'er to Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan to hear about his astonishing strength. Xiao Yu doubted the claims and became interested in meeting him, while Xiao Ning asked her to avenge his beating by Xiao Yan.

• Gu Xun'er told Xu Ran she planned to apply to Jia Nan Academy, and Xu Ran said he might accompany her.
• Three days later, Xiao Yu returned from Jia Nan Academy and learned that the Xiao Clan believed Xu Ran was at least a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Ning praised Xu Ran and urged Xiao Yu to meet him, while Xiao Yu said she was curious but doubted the claims about his strength.
• Xiao Yu asked what had happened to Xiao Ning's face, and he blamed Xiao Yan and asked her to stand up for him.

Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Yan after Xiao Ning claimed he had bullied him, then left disappointed after slapping him. Xiao Ning tried to introduce her to Xu Ran, and Xiao Yu blushed when they unexpectedly met.

• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yu that Xiao Yan had beaten him and portrayed Xiao Yan as cruel and troublesome.
• Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Yan, who dismissed her accusations and stared at her legs; she slapped him and told him to reflect on his behavior.
• Xiao Yan threatened revenge, while Xiao Ning warned Xiao Yu that Xiao Yan might target her; Xiao Yu said she could handle him.
• Xiao Ning tried to steer Xiao Yu toward meeting Xu Ran, who appeared nearby.
• Xiao Ning introduced Xu Ran to Xiao Yu, and she blushed and protested when she realized he had heard her brother's matchmaking talk.

Xiao Yu challenged Xu Ran to prove his rumored strength, but he effortlessly caught her whip and pulled her into his arms. He then flew into the sky with her, leaving her startled by both his strength and his advances.

• Xiao Yu questioned whether Xu Ran was truly a Dou Wang and challenged him, saying he should leave the Xiao Clan if he proved weak.
• Xiao Yu attacked Xu Ran with her Mysterious Water Whip, but he caught it between two fingers and held it fast.
• Xiao Ning watched Xu Ran's display in excitement and resolved to bring his sister closer to him so he could learn from Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran tugged Xiao Yu toward him, gathered her into his arms, and teased her about his strength and his other companions.
• Xu Ran unfurled dark-black wings and flew into the sky with Xiao Yu in his arms.

Xu Ran teased Xiao Yu while flying, then gave Xiao Ning pills that could help him break through to Dou Zhe. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan prepared pills for a cruel plan against Xiao Yu, deciding he would not let her fall into Xu Ran’s hands.

• Xu Ran revealed his Dou Wang wings to Xiao Yu, carried her into the sky, and teased her before returning her to the ground.
• Xiao Yu left in anger, warning herself that she would never fall for Xu Ran, while Xiao Ning stayed behind to speak with him.
• Xu Ran gave Xiao Ning pills that could let him break through to Dou Zhe and told him not to worry about Xiao Yu.
• Under Yao Lao’s guidance, Xiao Yan refined pills and decided to take revenge on Xiao Yu for how she had treated him.

After Xiao Yu grew angry at Xu Ran, she considered whether he might join Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Yan secretly drugged her and entered her room. Xiao Yu had expected Xu Ran to be behind the attack, but discovered Xiao Yan was the one who had rendered her helpless.

• Xiao Yu returned to her room furious with Xu Ran, then reflected on his Dou Wang strength and wondered how to persuade him to join Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Yu through a hole in her window and decided to drug her so he could take advantage of her and spite Xu Ran.
• Xiao Yan blew medicinal smoke into Xiao Yu's room, leaving her conscious but unable to move or call for help.
• Xiao Yu saw the smoke and feared Xu Ran had drugged her, feeling disappointed in him.
• Xiao Yan entered the room and addressed Xiao Yu as his cousin, and she realized he was the one who had drugged her.

Xiao Yan tried to force Xiao Yu to become his woman, while Xu Ran noticed what was happening and headed to the Xiao Clan to intervene. The chapter ended as Xu Ran approached Xiao Yan’s room with Xiao Mei.

• Xiao Yu realized Xiao Yan had drugged her and felt disgusted by his changed character.
• Xiao Yan blamed others for his downfall and promised Xiao Yu power if she became his woman.
• When Xiao Yu refused, Xiao Yan approached her, and she desperately wished Xu Ran would save her.
• Xu Ran sensed trouble at the Xiao Clan and decided to confront Xiao Yan over his actions.
• Xu Ran headed toward the Xiao Clan with Xiao Mei to see what Xiao Yan was doing.

Xu Ran and Xiao Mei caught Xiao Yan attempting to assault Xiao Yu, and Xun'er arrived to witness it and finally reject him. After Xiao Yan blamed Xu Ran for his troubles and attacked him, Xu Ran knocked him away and left him despairing over their strength gap and his ruined reputation.

• Xu Ran kicked open Xiao Yu's room door with Xiao Mei and caught Xiao Yan before he could assault her.
• Xun'er arrived after Ling Ying alerted her, saw the scene, and condemned Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan blamed Xu Ran for his situation, while Xiao Mei defended Xu Ran and rebuked Xiao Yan.
• Xu Ran slapped Xiao Yan away and then sent him crashing into a tree when he charged back at him.
• Xiao Yan wept over his defeat and feared losing his standing and reputation.

Xu Ran rescued Xiao Yu from Xiao Yan and comforted her, while Xiao Yu’s anger toward Xiao Yan grew. Xiao Yan begged her to spare him as he feared losing his place in the Xiao Clan and his father’s trust.

• Yao Lao recognized Xu Ran’s strength as far beyond Dou Zong and worried that Xu Ran might have discovered him.
• Xu Ran helped Xiao Yu recover and reassured her after rescuing her from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yu thanked Xu Ran, condemned Xiao Yan, and resolved to confront him despite Xu Ran’s attempt to calm her.
• Xun'er left, while Xiao Mei went to summon the Xiao Clan’s higher-ups to deal with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan crawled to Xiao Yu and begged her not to tell the clan or his father what he had done.

Xiao Yan learned that Xun'er had endured Xu Ran's demands to obtain a pill that could restore his talent, and he broke down over having misunderstood and hurt her. He vowed to take revenge on Xu Ran and win Xun'er back, while Xiao Yu prepared to report Xiao Yan to the clan elders and leader.

• Xiao Yu condemned Xiao Yan for trying to drug her and said she would tell the clan elders and leader what had happened.
• Xu Ran challenged Xiao Yan's claim that he had recovered through his own efforts, leaving Xiao Yan unable to explain without revealing Yao Lao.
• Xu Ran secretly told Xiao Yan that Xun'er had never betrayed him and had complied with Xu Ran's demands to get pills for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan realized Xun'er had acted for his sake, grieved over his mistrust of her, and understood that his actions toward Xiao Yu had made reconciliation unlikely.
• Xiao Yan cursed Xu Ran and vowed to take revenge and reclaim Xun'er, while Xiao Yu wondered if Xiao Yan had gone mad.

After Xiao Yan’s attempt to violate Xiao Yu was exposed, Xiao Zhan rejected his pleas and severed their father-son relationship. Xiao Yan was sentenced to two hundred strokes of the rod and expulsion from the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Zhan and the elders thanked Xu Ran for protecting Xiao Yu, while Xu Ran watched the proceedings with Xiao Mei and Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan protested that Xu Ran had caused his misfortunes and begged Xiao Zhan not to abandon him.
• Xiao Zhan rebuked Xiao Yan for blaming Xu Ran, kicked him away, and declared that they were strangers.
• Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Yan would receive two hundred strokes of the rod and be expelled from the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan was punished for trying to assault Xiao Yu, beaten two hundred times, and expelled from the Xiao Clan. As he prepared to leave, Xun'er told Xu Ran she had let go of Xiao Yan and would stay with Xu Ran, while Xiao Yan resolved to become stronger and still hoped to warn Xun'er about Xu Ran.

• Xiao Zhan ordered Xiao Yan held down and struck him two hundred times before expelling him from the Xiao Clan.
• Xun'er watched Xiao Yan leave without feeling heartache, and Xu Ran reassured her that he would remain by her side.
• Xun'er told Xu Ran she would stay with him even if her clan rejected him, and Xu Ran said he was not worried about facing the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Yan lamented his losses outside the Xiao Clan mansion, and Yao Lao urged him to use his exile to grow stronger.
• Xiao Yan accepted Yao Lao's advice but decided to see Xun'er once more and warn her about Xu Ran.

Xu Ran stayed with Xun'er in her boudoir as she assured him she had completely let go of Xiao Yan and agreed to let Xu Ran spend the night holding her. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan sneaked into the Xiao Clan grounds, convinced he still had a chance to win Xun'er back.

• Xu Ran held Xun'er and reassured her that he cared about their future, not her past with Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er told Xu Ran she hated Xiao Yan and insisted nothing intimate had ever happened between them.
• Xun'er agreed to let Xu Ran stay the night, but warned him to behave as she slipped beneath the covers.
• Xiao Yan secretly entered the Xiao Clan grounds and headed toward Xun'er's residence after guards had beaten him earlier that day.
• Xiao Yan resolved to warn Xun'er against Xu Ran and believed he could win her back once he became powerful.

Xun'er grew closer to Xu Ran as he held her in bed, while Xiao Yan waited outside hoping to win her back. After Xu Ran revealed that Xiao Yan was there, Xun'er reacted with disgust and showed she no longer trusted him.

• Xiao Yan believed Xun'er still loved him and planned to warn her about Xu Ran so he could someday win her back.
• Xu Ran held Xun'er close, and she felt both embarrassed and safe in his embrace.
• Xu Ran told Xun'er someone was outside and revealed it was Xiao Yan, deliberately watching for her reaction.
• Xun'er recalled Xiao Yan's treatment of Xiao Yu and grew disgusted at the thought that he might be seeking her now that his other plans had failed.
• Xun'er decided Xiao Yan had no right to return to her whenever he pleased and saw Xu Ran as the person she could rely on.

Xiao Yan arrived at Xun’er’s room and learned that she wanted nothing more to do with him, while Xu Ran claimed her as his woman. After Xu Ran defeated him, Xiao Yan was left raging at his own weakness and swearing that Xu Ran would face consequences.

• Xiao Yan overheard sounds from Xun’er’s room and feared that she was with Xu Ran.
• Xun’er coldly rejected Xiao Yan, told him their relationship was over, and ordered him to leave.
• Xu Ran came out of Xun’er’s room and told Xiao Yan to stop pursuing her because she was his woman.
• Xiao Yan attacked Xu Ran and threatened to fight him to the death, but Xu Ran easily kicked him down.
• Xu Ran mocked Xiao Yan and said Xun’er felt nice to touch, prompting Xiao Yan to rage that he was too weak to protect her.

Xiao Yan left after vowing to grow strong and reclaim Xun'er, while Xu Ran planned to keep him from meeting Yun Yun and Little Medical Fairy. Later, Xu Ran and the others arrived at Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment square, where Xiao Mei saw the immense crowd gathered to try out.

• Xiao Yan apologized to Xun'er, then left Xu Ran and promised to return after becoming stronger.
• Xu Ran assured Xiao Yan that he would not harm the Xiao Clan unless its members provoked him, and claimed he wanted to spur Xiao Yan’s growth.
• Xu Ran considered Xiao Yan’s likely journey to the Magic Beast Mountain Range and planned to intervene before he could pursue Yun Yun or Little Medical Fairy.
• Xu Ran and Xun'er grew closer, Xu Ran developed Ninth-Rank alchemy skills, and Xiao Yu’s relationship with him advanced without being defined.
• Xu Ran and the others reached Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment square, where Xiao Mei was astonished by the enormous crowd of aspiring students.