Recaps

Lin Qingyang found the old Demon-Locking Ring he had once given Cang Mo and wondered why Cang Mo had kept it. He gave Cang Mo wedding rings as a gift, unaware that Cang Mo’s anger suggested he had misunderstood the situation, and agreed to stay for the Sea Tribe’s welcome banquet.

• Lin Qingyang returned to Azure Wind Hall and discovered that the black box containing the Demon-Locking Ring he had given Cang Mo was unlocked.
• Lin Qingyang opened the box, recognized the carefully preserved ring, and put it away before Cang Mo returned with dinner.
• Lin Qingyang and Cang Mo recalled their first meal together as they shared spirit-bird soup and shrimp.
• Lin Qingyang gave Cang Mo a pair of silver rings as a wedding gift, saying he understood Cang Mo was marrying the Sea Tribe princess.
• Cang Mo grew angry at Lin Qingyang’s assumption and insisted he attend the Sea Tribe’s welcome banquet before leaving.
• Lin Qingyang agreed to stay another day but remained uneasy about why Cang Mo had kept the old ring.

Lin Qingyang attended a banquet with Cang Mo and learned the Sea Tribe delegation had arrived. He was stunned when its High Priest turned out to be Jin Buhuan, whom he believed had died five years earlier.

• Cang Mo had the silkworm demons dress Lin Qingyang in ceremonial robes and asked when the wedding robes would be ready.
• Lin Qingyang entered the palace hall with Cang Mo, greeted Langya, and was seated beside Cang Mo on the throne.
• Lin Qingyang mistook the empty seat beside the throne for his place and learned it was reserved for the Sea Tribe ambassador.
• Lin Qingyang advised Cang Mo that feelings could grow between him and the Sea Tribe princess, but Cang Mo told him to drink his wine.
• Jin Lin, the Sea Tribe High Priest, entered the hall, and Lin Qingyang recognized him as Jin Buhuan, whom he thought had died five years earlier.

Lin Qingyang reunited with Jin Buhuan, who revealed that he had faked his death and was now the Sea Tribe’s high priest. Realizing the supposed marriage alliance might not exist and that Cang Mo could be marrying someone else, Lin Qingyang fled to Azure Wind Hall, where Cang Mo confronted him with Mo Yan’s message talisman.

• Lin Qingyang recognized Jin Buhuan at the banquet, and Jin Buhuan greeted him as an old acquaintance.
• Lin Qingyang pulled Jin Buhuan aside, learned that he had faked his death, and heard that he had become the Sea Tribe’s high priest.
• Jin Buhuan corrected Lin Qingyang’s assumption about a marriage alliance, prompting Lin Qingyang to question who Cang Mo was going to marry.
• Cang Mo approached them, but Lin Qingyang claimed he was dizzy and hurried back to Azure Wind Hall alone.
• Lin Qingyang searched frantically for Mo Yan’s message talisman, and Cang Mo appeared with it in his hand.

Cang Mo confronted Lin Qingyang and revealed that the wedding had been prepared for him, then refused to accept his rejection. He left Lin Qingyang trapped behind a barrier with the wedding set for the day after tomorrow.

• Cang Mo burned Lin Qingyang's talisman and accused him of hoping someone would come save him.
• Cang Mo treated Lin Qingyang's scraped hand, then told him the wedding was for him and that they would become a couple after marrying.
• Lin Qingyang rejected Cang Mo and asked why he was forcing the marriage, and Cang Mo revealed his hurt and resentment over their five years apart.
• Cang Mo restrained Lin Qingyang and kissed him, but Lin Qingyang slapped him and said he would never marry him.
• Cang Mo said Lin Qingyang had no choice, announced the wedding would be the day after tomorrow, and sealed the hall with a barrier before leaving.

Cang Mo prepared for his wedding to Lin Qingyang while Lin remained angry at being captured and forced into the marriage. When the wedding robes arrived, Lin challenged Cang Mo with a provocative offer, leaving his response uncertain.

• Langya confronted Cang Mo after he wrecked her courtyard, and he admitted he could not sleep because he feared Lin Qingyang would hate him.
• Cang Mo brought breakfast to Lin Qingyang, who refused to forgive him but eventually sat up and ate while Cang Mo cared for him.
• Lin Qingyang challenged Cang Mo about deceiving him, and Cang Mo said he had hidden the truth because Lin would have rejected him.
• The Silkworm Demon brought the wedding robes, and Lin Qingyang mocked Cang Mo before suggesting they could sleep together without all the wedding preparations.

Lin Qingyang confronted Cang Mo about his interest in him, and Cang Mo revealed that a Prophetic Dream Butterfly had shown them together, reinforcing his claim that they were destined to marry. Meanwhile, Mo Yan learned that Cang Mo planned to marry Lin Qingyang and hurried into Demon Emperor City.

• Lin Qingyang offered to meet Cang Mo in private instead of marrying him, but Cang Mo pinned him and recalled a dream from the Prophetic Dream Butterfly on Liuxian Island.
• Cang Mo showed Lin Qingyang their reflection in a mirror and said they were destined to be together, then left after teasing him about their wedding night.
• Mo Yan entered a caravan queue at Demon Emperor City's gates and overheard guards discussing the king's wedding to a human man.
• Mo Yan paid a guard for details, learned that Cang Mo was marrying Lin Immortal Lord, and hurried into the city.

Lin Qingyang escaped from Azure Wind Hall while Mo Yan infiltrated the Demon King Palace to rescue him. A disguised Hong Ling betrayed Mo Yan, leaving him surrounded by Ba Shan and the Demon Clan.

• Lin Qingyang blinded and trapped Yin Yu and the guards with Demon-Capturing Balls, then escaped Azure Wind Hall.
• Mo Yan infiltrated the palace in a guard’s clothes and headed for Azure Wind Hall to find Lin Qingyang.
• Mo Yan knocked out several guards and met Lin Qingyang, then took him toward safety.
• Ba Shan and his men approached, so Mo Yan hid with Lin Qingyang behind an artificial hill.
• The disguised Lin Qingyang teased Mo Yan, ran out, and shouted that Mo Yan was there.
• The disguise vanished to reveal Hong Ling as Ba Shan and the Demon Clan surrounded Mo Yan.

Mo Yan fought Cang Mo to stop him from marrying Lin Qingyang, but Cang Mo defeated him and revealed his plan to sever Lin Qingyang’s ties with the Human Clan. Lin Qingyang escaped the Demon King Palace in disguise and reached the Spirit Steed Grounds, where a figure was waiting for him.

• Hong Ling ordered the demon guards to seize Mo Yan, and Mo Yan fought them off before Ba Shan charged at him and was knocked into the rockery.
• Cang Mo attacked Mo Yan with the Howling Moon Saber, defeated him, and declared that Lin Qingyang would be his Queen Consort, beyond the Immortal Alliance’s reach.
• Yin Yu rushed in and reported that Lin Qingyang had escaped; Cang Mo discovered that the demonic qi he had placed on Lin Qingyang had vanished.
• Disguised in the Silkworm Demon’s clothes, Lin Qingyang used the wedding robes as a pretext to pass the palace guards and enter the Spirit Steed Grounds.
• Lin Qingyang subdued the two guards, lured the Spirit Shadow Steed from its stable with Dragon Scale Fruits, and found a silent figure waiting outside.

Lin Qingyang tried to escape the Demon King Palace, but Jin Buhuan betrayed him and Cang Mo brought him back. Cang Mo treated Lin Qingyang’s wound and threatened Mo Yan’s life to force him to marry, while Lin Qingyang rejected Cang Mo and regretted ever saving him.

• Lin Qingyang attempted to flee on the Spirit Shadow Steed, but Jin Buhuan immobilized him and signaled Cang Mo.
• Cang Mo arrived, carried Lin Qingyang back to Azure Wind Hall, and ignored his curses and last Demon-Capturing Ball.
• Cang Mo tore Lin Qingyang’s clothes while checking his bleeding neck wound, then treated it after noticing the Dragon Scale Fruit had drawn out his demonic energy.
• Cang Mo revealed that Mo Yan had come to rescue Lin Qingyang and threatened to let him leave alive only if Lin Qingyang went through the wedding ceremony the next day.
• Lin Qingyang accused Cang Mo of forcing him over his past choice in the Ten Thousand Demons Forest and said he wished he had never saved him.

Cang Mo rejected Lin Qingyang’s plea to stop pursuing him and used his heart’s blood to place a demon mark on his back, claiming Lin Qingyang could never escape him. After Lin Qingyang beat him in anger, Hong Ling announced that dawn had arrived and it was time to prepare for the wedding.

• Lin Qingyang told Cang Mo that he could not force love and urged him to find someone who returned his feelings.
• Cang Mo accused Lin Qingyang of regretting saving him and abandoning him, then dragged him onto the bed and pinned him down.
• Cang Mo used his heart’s blood to create a gray wolf demon mark on Lin Qingyang’s back, binding them together.
• Lin Qingyang confronted Cang Mo, punched him repeatedly, and threw his ruined clothes at him.
• Hong Ling knocked and announced that it was nearly dawn and time to get ready for the wedding.

Cang Mo married Lin Qingyang in an extravagant Demon Clan ceremony, while Lin Qingyang remained withdrawn and troubled by the wedding. After the feast, Lin Qingyang confronted Cang Mo about the Red Refining Sect.

• Cang Mo dressed and bandaged Lin Qingyang, promised to treat him well, and ordered attendants to prepare the wedding.
• Cang Mo led Lin Qingyang through a lavish procession as the Demon Clan celebrated their marriage; Langya and Hong Ling revealed that dissenting clan chiefs had been killed.
• Jin Buhuan appeared among the wedding guests while Mo Yan, shackled and unable to use his spiritual power, watched Lin Qingyang pass.
• Cang Mo and Lin Qingyang received the Demon Clan's cheers from the Royal Palace ramparts, then returned to Azure Wind Hall after the wedding feast.
• Cang Mo offered Lin Qingyang nuptial wine, and Lin Qingyang asked whether Cang Mo had caused what happened to the Red Refining Sect.

On their wedding night, Lin Qingyang deduced that Cang Mo had arranged the Red Refining Sect massacre to draw him out and expose him to the conflict between the clans. Cang Mo admitted his scheme, but avoided answering Lin Qingyang’s question about his intentions toward the two clans before they became intimate.

• Lin Qingyang inferred that Cang Mo had found the Nine Heavens Sword and used demon blood to demonize it, then led Chimei to destroy the Red Refining Sect.
• Cang Mo admitted that he had orchestrated the events to draw Lin Qingyang out, and defended the massacre as retribution for the demons enslaved and killed by humans.
• Lin Qingyang asked Cang Mo what he intended to do about relations between the Human Clan and the Demon Clan, but Cang Mo turned the conversation toward their wedding night.
• Lin Qingyang challenged Cang Mo to let him take the lead, but Cang Mo kissed him and they consummated their marriage.

The morning after their wedding night, Lin Qingyang demanded that Cang Mo release Mo Yan, insisting that their intimacy had not been an act of love. Cang Mo grew jealous and angry, then pinned Lin Qingyang down and teased him about calling him husband.

• Lin Qingyang woke sore beside Cang Mo, who kissed him and admired the matching rings they wore.
• Cang Mo asked about Lin Qingyang’s hometown customs, and Lin Qingyang said marriage generally required both parties’ consent.
• Lin Qingyang demanded that Cang Mo keep his promise and release Mo Yan now that the wedding was over.
• Cang Mo accused Lin Qingyang of being willing to sacrifice anything for Mo Yan, while Lin Qingyang denied that their wedding night meant they loved each other.
• Cang Mo pinned Lin Qingyang down and teased that, by Human Clan customs, Lin Qingyang should call him husband, and Lin Qingyang cursed back.

Lin Qingyang gave Cang Mo a kiss in exchange for a day without further torment, and Cang Mo promised to treat him well even if he did not love him. Meanwhile, Hong Ling visited the captive Mo Yan and learned that he had once saved Hong Ling, who had offered himself in gratitude.

• Cang Mo dismissed the waiting delegation and asked Lin Qingyang for a kiss, then kept his promise not to torment him further.
• Cang Mo explained that Lin Qingyang’s demonic markings appeared only when they sensed his demonic power, and promised to let Mo Yan go eventually.
• Lin Qingyang asked whether it was all right if he did not love Cang Mo, and Cang Mo said that his own love was enough.
• Hong Ling brought food to Mo Yan in the Fox Clan prison and asked whether they had known each other before.
• Mo Yan told Hong Ling that he had saved his life and that Hong Ling had offered himself in repayment, which Mo Yan had accepted.

Langya grew fed up with handling Cang Mo’s state affairs while he stayed with Lin Qingyang, until news arrived from the Immortal Alliance. She interrupted the couple and announced that real business had begun.

• Langya complained that Cang Mo had left her to manage the Demon Clan’s reports while he stayed with Lin Qingyang.
• An Eagle Tribe guard reported that word had arrived from the Immortal Alliance, and Langya welcomed the news as real business.
• Cang Mo continued to dote on Lin Qingyang in Azure Wind Hall and dismissed concerns about state affairs by saying Langya could handle them.
• Langya kicked open the doors to Azure Wind Hall, and Cang Mo covered Lin Qingyang with a quilt.
• Langya told Cang Mo and Lin Qingyang to stop canoodling because they had real business to attend to.

Cang Mo prepared to wage war against the Immortal Alliance after it threatened the demon slaves, while Lin Qingyang urged him to pursue peace talks. Their argument ended with Cang Mo grabbing Lin Qingyang and insisting he would never let him leave.

• Langya told Cang Mo that the Immortal Alliance would kill the demon slaves unless he released Mo Yan and Lin Qingyang within ten days.
• Cang Mo declared that any harm to the demon clan would mean war, and told Langya that Lin Qingyang did not need to know.
• Lin Qingyang deduced that Cang Mo had stockpiled supplies and prepared for war, and warned him that fighting would endanger both clans and the demon slaves.
• Cang Mo rejected Lin Qingyang's suggestion of peace talks, arguing that demons would never gain dignity without making humans fear them.
• Lin Qingyang offered to represent Demon Emperor City in negotiations, but Cang Mo accused him of trying to secure his release and grabbed his wrist.

Lin Qingyang pressured Cang Mo to pursue peace talks by threatening to cut off Demon Emperor City's supplies through the Hidden Market. After reuniting with Mo Yan and Jin Buhuan, he sent Mo Yan to propose negotiations, confident the Immortal Alliance would agree.

• Lin Qingyang argued that Demon Emperor City could not win a war and urged Cang Mo to release Mo Yan and offer peace talks.
• When Cang Mo threatened him, Lin Qingyang stood firm and insisted that the Hidden Market would stop supplying Demon Emperor City if he chose war.
• Lin Qingyang, Mo Yan, and Jin Buhuan reunited in the great hall and argued over Mo Yan's capture and Jin Buhuan's past departure from the Nine Skies Sect.
• Lin Qingyang explained his peace-talk plan to Mo Yan and Jin Buhuan, while Cang Mo, Langya, and Hong Ling watched from the steps.
• Mo Yan doubted that the Immortal Alliance would agree to negotiate, but Lin Qingyang confidently told him to deliver the proposal.

Mo Yan gave Hong Ling a family heirloom jade pendant and promised to find him after settling the Immortal Alliance’s affairs. Jin Buhuan warned Lin Qingyang that a fatal calamity still threatened him and urged him to stay near Cang Mo; the chapter ended with Cang Mo pinning Lin Qingyang down and demanding a reward.

• Mo Yan gave Hong Ling his family heirloom jade pendant as a token for his destined partner and promised to visit him in Demon Emperor City.
• Mo Yan left with the Demon Clan guards, while Cang Mo departed in a sulk and Jin Buhuan prepared to return to the Sea Tribe.
• Jin Buhuan told Lin Qingyang that a fatal calamity remained in his fate and advised him to stay beside Cang Mo for protection.
• Lin Qingyang warned Jin Buhuan not to tell Cang Mo about the calamity, then returned to Azure Wind Hall.
• Cang Mo seized Lin Qingyang, pinned him facedown on the couch, and demanded a reward for doing what Lin Qingyang had asked.

Cang Mo violently punished Lin Qingyang because Lin Qingyang kept siding with the Human Clan, then panicked when he realized how badly he had hurt him. The chapter ended with Cang Mo crying against Lin Qingyang, who soothed him despite his own pain.

• Cang Mo pinned Lin Qingyang down and angrily forced himself on him, demanding that Lin Qingyang beg.
• Cang Mo accused Lin Qingyang of always helping the Human Clan and feared he would leave him again.
• After the encounter ended, Cang Mo saw Lin Qingyang's injuries and hurried to clean and care for him.
• Cang Mo curled against Lin Qingyang and began crying, and Lin Qingyang stroked his hair to comfort him.

Mo Yan told the Immortal Alliance that Cang Mo had proposed peace talks and that Lin Qingyang had chosen to stay with Cang Mo, prompting a fierce dispute over whether to negotiate or go to war. Li Tian supported the talks, and Jian Hong stormed out while Yun Zhan remained behind, frowning at Mo Yan.

• Mo Yan announced that Cang Mo was willing to hold peace talks, but Jian Hong rejected the proposal and Su Jingui argued that negotiation could prevent a costly war.
• Mo Yan relayed Lin Qingyang’s message that he and Cang Mo were in love, had performed the wedding rites, and that Lin Qingyang was staying in Demon Emperor City of his own free will.
• Su Jingui argued that the Alliance had no grounds to interfere in Lin Qingyang’s relationship, while Jian Hong insisted that the Demon Clan remained a threat and could not be trusted.
• As the gathered leaders argued, Mo Yan asked Li Tian for his position, and Li Tian declared that Tianxuan Pavilion agreed to peace talks.
• Jian Hong left Seeking Dao Hall in anger with Lu Qing and several pro-war elders, while Yun Zhan remained and frowned at Mo Yan.

Lin Qingyang explained how he had secured Li Tian’s support for peace talks between the Immortal Alliance and the Demon Clan. After Cang Mo’s teasing upset him, Lin Qingyang took control of their intimate encounter in the bath.

• Cang Mo told Lin Qingyang that the Immortal Alliance had agreed to peace talks and asked how he had predicted Li Tian would support them.
• Lin Qingyang revealed that Li Yan was a Divine Wood puppet and that Li Tian depended on spirit liquid secretly supplied from the Demon Clan.
• Lin Qingyang explained that he had warned Li Tian the supply might end if war broke out, leaving Li Tian no choice but to support peace talks to protect Li Yan.
• Cang Mo questioned whether peace talks could resolve centuries of resentment, and Lin Qingyang said they were worth trying.
• When Cang Mo’s advances grew bolder, Lin Qingyang shoved him away, then stood and pulled him close by his hair.

The Human Clan and Demon Clan gathered at Fusheng Pavilion to begin peace talks, with Lin Qingyang appearing beside Cang Mo as the Demon Clan’s Queen Consort. The talks ended on the brink of battle after Jian Hong insulted Lin Qingyang and Cang Mo attacked him.

• The leaders of the three major sects arrived at Fusheng Pavilion, where Zhu Ji welcomed them as they waited for the Demon Clan.
• Langya led the Demon Clan’s forces into the Hidden Market, and Cang Mo stepped out of his carriage and helped Lin Qingyang descend.
• Lin Qingyang greeted the Immortal Alliance leaders, then deliberately addressed Jian Hong, who erupted into insults against him.
• Cang Mo sent demonic qi at Jian Hong, who cut it apart with sword qi and triggered a violent standoff between the gathered forces.
• Yun Zhan moved to protect Jian Hong, while Langya and Ba Shan rallied the demons as both sides prepared to fight.

Li Tian brought the Human and Demon Clans into Xuanji Manor using the Xuanji Walnut, which sealed everyone’s spiritual and demonic power for peace talks. As the groups entered the manor, Cang Mo revealed his wolf ears to Lin Qingyang, while Jian Hong continued to bristle at the demons.

• Lin Qingyang stopped the gathered humans and demons from fighting, and Zhu Ji invited them into Fusheng Pavilion.
• Li Tian proposed using Tianxuan Pavilion’s Xuanji Walnut, an independent space that would seal everyone’s power, and Cang Mo agreed to enter.
• Li Tian activated the Xuanji Walnut and led the delegates into Xuanji Manor, with Langya staying outside to watch over the demons.
• Inside the manor, everyone found their spiritual or demonic power sealed, while Lin Qingyang remained largely unaffected.
• Cang Mo grew a pair of fluffy white wolf ears for Lin Qingyang, and Jian Hong cursed at them before Su Jingui held him back.

Lin Qingyang and Cang Mo met with the Immortal Alliance at Xuanji Manor to negotiate peace, where Lin demanded the release of all demon slaves. The talks ended with Lin warning that refusing would bring consequences.

• Li Tian led the delegation into Thousand Mechanisms Hall, where Lin Qingyang and Su Jingui were startled by the mouthless wooden puppet attendants.
• Li Tian explained that the puppets lacked mouths to prevent them from developing intelligence and becoming difficult to control.
• Su Jingui opened the peace talks by inviting Demon Emperor City to state its conditions, and Lin Qingyang demanded the release of all demon slaves held in Human Clan territory.
• Jian Hong rejected the demand and challenged Cang Mo, who threatened to meet the Immortal Alliance on the battlefield if it refused peace.
• Su Jingui asked what the Immortal Alliance would gain in exchange for releasing the demon slaves, and Lin Qingyang replied that it would gain nothing.
• Lin Qingyang warned that refusing to release the demon slaves would have consequences.

Lin Qingyang used his control over the Demon-Locking Rings to turn the peace talks into an ultimatum, forcing the Immortal Alliance leaders to confront the danger of keeping Demon Slaves as hostages. The chapter ended with the Alliance unable to resist his leverage and Cang Mo clasping Lin Qingyang’s hand.

• Cang Mo threatened Jian Hong after Jian Hong vowed to sacrifice the Demon Slaves, but Lin Qingyang stopped them from fighting.
• Lin Qingyang explained that the Immortal Alliance’s Demon-Locking Rings came from Fusheng Pavilion and revealed that he owned it under the name Tu San.
• Li Tian realized that Lin Qingyang had placed a master array in the rings that could release every Demon Slave’s restrictions at once.
• Lin Qingyang warned that freeing the Demon Slaves during an attack by Demon Emperor City could devastate the Immortal Alliance from within and without.
• Jian Hong and Su Jingui were left speechless, while Li Tian praised Lin Qingyang’s leverage.
• Cang Mo interlaced his fingers with Lin Qingyang’s beneath the table, and Lin Qingyang glared at him without pulling away.