Chapter Summaries

Su Yi prepared a welcoming gift for his new disciple, Ye Xiaxuan, and offered her ancient medical texts from his chest. The chapter ended with Ye Xiaxuan recognizing the scrolls as Bian Que's lost Inner Canon and Outer Canon.

• Su Yi went to his study to choose a welcoming gift while Ye Xiaxuan watched the fire.
• Su Yi laid out treasures from his chest and considered what to give Ye Xiaxuan.
• Su Yi offered Ye Xiaxuan two bamboo scrolls, calling one Bian Que's homework.
• Ye Xiaxuan opened the first scroll and realized it could be Bian Que's lost Inner Canon.
• Su Yi handed Ye Xiaxuan the second scroll, and she recognized it as Bian Que's lost Outer Canon.

Ye Xiaxuan became Su Yi’s disciple and received what he claimed were Bian Que’s Inner Canon and Outer Canon, along with access to his home. After she told her grandfather about the medical classics, Ye Lin insisted they were genuine because Su Yi had given them to her.

• Ye Xiaxuan marveled at the bamboo-slip medical classics, and Su Yi told her to take them home to study.
• Su Yi had Ye Xiaxuan make tea with his fine tea set and leaves, then gave her his house key and asked her to clean the house while leaving the study alone.
• After Su Yi left for work at a bar, Ye Xiaxuan drank the tea, cleaned the house, and bought new bowls, chopsticks, and cups.
• Ye Xiaxuan called Ye Lin to tell him she had become Su Yi’s disciple and received the two volumes.
• Ye Lin declared the classics genuine because Su Yi had given them to her, and Ye Xiaxuan mentioned that Su Yi had offered to write her a medical text.

Ye Xiaxuan learned from Ye Lin that Su Yi’s bamboo-slip medical classics were invaluable, while Su Yi worked at the Sober Bar and encountered Zhao Yin. The chapter ended as Gao Yun confronted Zhao Yin after Su Yi claimed Zhao Yin’s mother was there.

• Ye Xiaxuan told Ye Lin that she had chosen Su Yi’s two medical classics instead of having him write one, and Ye Lin warned her never to show them to anyone.
• Su Yi arrived at the Sober Bar, where Zhang Ting encouraged him to prioritize his studies and promised to keep his interest in Lin Yiyun secret.
• Su Yi worked the bar as customers arrived and carried drinks to K13, where he found Zhao Yin.
• Zhao Yin demanded that Su Yi open his bottles and tried to stop him from leaving, but Su Yi said Zhao Yin’s mother was there.
• Gao Yun came over, glared at Zhao Yin, and angrily asked what he was doing there.

Gao Yun made Zhao Yin call Su Yi his uncle after catching her son at the nightclub, then stayed to drink with Su Yi and learn about his family. Su Yi told her he was an orphan.

• Zhao Yin and his friends backed down when Gao Yun arrived and found him at the nightclub.
• Gao Yun introduced Su Yi as Zhao Yin’s Uncle Su and threatened to cut off Zhao Yin’s allowance and car if he refused to greet him.
• Zhao Yin reluctantly called Su Yi Uncle, then left after Gao Yun told him to be more polite to Su Yi.
• Gao Yun invited Su Yi to sit and drink with her, and he agreed.
• Gao Yun asked who else was in Su Yi’s family, and Su Yi said he was an orphan with no siblings.

Su Yi turned down Gao Yun’s advances after drinking with her, then was summoned by Bai Miaomiao to face ten of her company’s strongest drinkers. He effortlessly finished a pitcher of mixed liquor, and the men proposed toasting him before playing dice.

• Su Yi drank with Gao Yun, listened to her troubles, and refused to spend the night with her, instead seeing her to her car.
• A burly man brought Su Yi to Bai Miaomiao’s private room, where she challenged him to drink with ten men from her company.
• Kong Yue mixed beer, red wine, and liquor in a pitcher and challenged Su Yi to a drinking contest.
• Su Yi emptied his pitcher in one gulp, leaving the other men stunned while he pretended to become tipsy.
• One of the men proposed that they each toast Su Yi with a pitcher and then play dice.

Su Yi faced Bai Miaomiao’s attempt to challenge him with drinking and games, easily defeating the men she brought. He ended the contest and asked Bai Miaomiao to state her condition, leaving her poised to reveal what she wanted.

• Bai Miaomiao ordered her men to drink with Su Yi and dismissed Zhang Ting and Xu Chuan when they tried to intervene.
• Su Yi drank pitcher after pitcher, then beat Kong Yue and the others at dice, finger-guessing, and cards until they collapsed or gave up.
• One of Bai Miaomiao’s men said they would lose their jobs if they failed to beat Su Yi, so Su Yi called off the contest and counted himself as having lost.
• Bai Miaomiao insisted Su Yi agree to a condition, and he asked her to say what it was without promising to accept.
• Bai Miaomiao sent her men away, told them to take the unconscious ones to the hospital, and promised the survivors bonuses.

Su Yi rejected Bai Miaomiao’s offer to pose as her boyfriend but agreed to attend meals for a fee. After Bai Miaomiao met Yu Xinghe, she backed his plan to drive Su Yi out of Qingzhou.

• Bai Miaomiao offered Su Yi money to pretend to be her boyfriend, but he refused and agreed only to eat with her for a thousand per meal, paid in advance.
• Bai Miaomiao added Su Yi on WeChat and left the private room.
• He Liao told Su Yi that another table was asking for him, and Su Yi sensed that a young man had come looking for revenge.
• Bai Miaomiao met Yu Xinghe, who accused Su Yi of pursuing his sister Yu Huiyin and being involved with Lin Yiyun.
• Yu Xinghe said he planned to drive Su Yi out of Qingzhou, and Bai Miaomiao supported him.

Su Yi served Yu Xinghe and his friends at the bar despite Yu Xinghe threatening him, while Yu Huiyin warned her brother not to provoke Su Yi. Later, Bai Miaomiao and Yu Huiyin asked Ye Xiaxuan about Su Yi, and Bai Miaomiao wondered whether one of them had been promised to him in childhood.

• Yu Xinghe ordered Su Yi to stay away from Yu Huiyin, and Su Yi messaged her that they should stop seeing each other.
• Yu Xinghe made Su Yi open bottles for his group, while Bai Miaomiao watched and wondered why he did not resist.
• Yu Huiyin called Yu Xinghe and told him to return to school without provoking Su Yi, but he ignored her warning and switched off his phone.
• Bai Miaomiao and Yu Huiyin created a group chat with Ye Xiaxuan to ask why their families had taken an interest in Su Yi.
• Ye Xiaxuan suggested Su Yi's ancestors had ties to their families, and Bai Miaomiao wondered if one of the three women was his childhood betrothed.

Yu Guoan arrived at the bar and forced Yu Xinghe to apologize to Su Yi, revealing how deeply he feared offending him. The incident ended with Su Yi rejecting Yu Xinghe’s “brother-in-law” remark, while Bai Miaomiao grew suspicious of the Yu patriarch’s reverence for him.

• Yu Xinghe drunkenly ordered Su Yi to quit school and threw a glass at him, which struck Yu Guoan as he arrived.
• Yu Guoan took Yu Xinghe outside, scolded him, and demanded that he apologize to Su Yi or face ten years of confinement.
• Yu Xinghe returned with Yu Guoan and called Su Yi “brother-in-law” while apologizing and offering information about his sister.
• Yu Guoan tried to kneel before Su Yi, who stopped him and said he would not become a son-in-law of the Yu family.
• Su Yi asked whether they were still drinking, and Yu Guoan quickly ended the gathering while Bai Miaomiao watched their strange exchange.

Yu Guoan reprimanded Yu Xinghe for insulting Su Yi and warned Su Yi’s descendants not to seek him out or disturb him. Su Yi agreed to lunch with Bai Miaomiao, then left his bar job after Zhang Ting paid him, while promising to visit again.

• Yu Guoan slapped Yu Xinghe for disrespecting Su Yi and followed Su Yi to the storeroom to apologize.
• Su Yi told Yu Guoan to keep his descendants from seeking him out, and Yu Guoan promised to discipline Yu Xinghe.
• Bai Miaomiao decided not to tell Yu Huiyin what she had witnessed and invited Su Yi to lunch the next day, which he accepted.
• Zhang Ting asked Su Yi to stop working at the bar and transferred him thirty thousand yuan in pay and commission.
• Su Yi declined Zhang Ting’s offer to recommend another job and agreed to join her for a farewell meal.

Su Yi quit his bar job and joined his coworkers for a late-night meal, where he offered He Liao the chance to make a wish by beating him at dice. He Liao won, and Su Yi decided to grant his wish of winning a few hundred thousand in the lottery.

• Lin Yiyun heard gossip about Su Yi and formed a poor impression of him.
• At the barbecue stall, Su Yi confirmed he was quitting, and He Liao lamented that Su Yi had not finished teaching him dice.
• Su Yi revealed that he lived near Lin Yiyun and had played mahjong with her grandfather, then asked her to give him a ride back to campus.
• Su Yi challenged He Liao to dice and promised to count a tie as a win, giving He Liao a chance to make a wish.
• He Liao rolled five sixes, while Su Yi deliberately rolled four sixes and a five, then decided to grant He Liao's wish to win a few hundred thousand in the lottery.

After sharing a ride back to school, Su Yi treated Lin Yiyun to breakfast and secretly used his blood to restore her energy. Their conversation eased the awkwardness between them, and they agreed to travel home together the next morning.

• Su Yi asked Lin Yiyun about her wishes and why she worked so much, then explained that he had quit the bar and would pay his own tuition.
• Lin Yiyun and Su Yi discussed their families and Su Yi claimed his grandfather had once been a landlord.
• At the school gates, Su Yi invited Lin Yiyun to breakfast, knowing she would refuse direct help.
• Su Yi secretly put a trace of his golden blood into a fried dough stick, and Lin Yiyun felt her exhaustion disappear after eating it.
• Lin Yiyun said she would park separately to avoid rumors, and she agreed to travel home with Su Yi the next morning.

Su Yi agreed to tell Yang Zhengcheng what the ancient stele said, presenting its inscriptions as memories from his long life. Yang Zhengcheng recorded the account and realized it described ages of gods, Buddhas, and demons.

• Su Yi skipped a boring lecture and read A Madman's Diary in the library, where Yang Zhengcheng came to speak with him.
• Yang Zhengcheng asked Su Yi to teach him the ancient characters and declared he would even die for the knowledge.
• Su Yi told Yang Zhengcheng to follow him outside and explained that the stele contained someone's account of his life, like a diary.
• Su Yi recited inscriptions about meeting Hongjun, raising a golden eagle that became a Demon Clan titan, and Hongjun's eventual death.
• Yang Zhengcheng carefully recorded Su Yi's words and concluded that the stele's author had lived for at least a hundred thousand years.

Su Yi bought a random Double Color Ball ticket after learning the lottery rules from Yang Zhengcheng, then agreed to have dinner with Bai Miaomiao. He arrived with her at her father Bai Yangyan’s birthday celebration, where Tang Shuhua questioned who he was.

• Yang Zhengcheng translated the stone tablet’s revelations with Su Yi and offered him half his assets, but Su Yi asked about lottery rules instead and told him to keep the translation secret.
• Su Yi bought one randomly generated Double Color Ball entry and parted ways with Yang Zhengcheng.
• Bai Miaomiao paid Su Yi to join her for dinner, then asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend at her father’s birthday; Su Yi refused and agreed only to follow her lead at the meal.
• Bai Miaomiao brought Su Yi to the Hefu Crowne Plaza Hotel for Bai Yangyan’s forty-sixth birthday, where Tang Shuhua asked who he was.

Su Yi accompanied Bai Miaomiao to her father Bai Yangyan’s birthday banquet and gave him a bodhi seed bracelet of extraordinary origin. The chapter ended with Bai Yangyan displeased by Su Yi’s curt greeting and wondering whether he came from the Capital Su Family.

• Tang Shuhua welcomed Su Yi and sent Bai Miaomiao to bring him inside to meet her father.
• Bai Miaomiao told Su Yi it was Bai Yangyan’s birthday, so Su Yi produced a bodhi seed bracelet as a gift.
• Bai Miaomiao introduced Su Yi to Bai Yangyan and said her grandfather had introduced him.
• Bai Yangyan asked whether Su Yi was related to Su Changqiu of Jinmen, and Su Yi denied it before wishing him a happy birthday and offering the bracelet.
• Bai Yangyan disliked Su Yi’s lack of respectful address and suspected he might be from the Capital Su Family.

At Bai Yangyan's birthday banquet, Su Yi's bodhi beads gave Bai Yangyan a trace of Buddhist light that drew Master Pudu to offer his services as a bodyguard. Bai Yangyan then asked Pudu to divine Bai Miaomiao's marriage prospects, but Pudu's attempt left him badly injured.

• Bai Miaomiao pulled Su Yi away after he greeted Bai Yangyan bluntly and asked him to play along for her sake.
• Su Yi noticed cultivators at the banquet and explained that the bodhi beads he gave Bai Yangyan could protect him and carry Buddhist power.
• Master Pudu sensed Buddhist light around Bai Yangyan and offered to serve as his bodyguard for little or no payment.
• Bai Yangyan asked Master Pudu to divine Bai Miaomiao's marriage prospects and gave him her birth details.
• Master Pudu tried to use Buddhist arts to glimpse Bai Miaomiao's future, but a strange power blocked him and he coughed up blood.

At Bai Yangyan’s birthday banquet, Master Pudu failed to divine Bai Miaomiao and joined her table, while Bai Yangyan questioned Su Yi about his connection to her. The truth that Bai Miaomiao had hired Su Yi came out, leaving her mortified.

• Master Pudu coughed up blood after failing to see through Bai Miaomiao and asked to sit at her table.
• Bai Yangyan moved the younger guests aside and sat down to question Su Yi about his family and work.
• Bai Miaomiao messaged Bai Qishan for help while Bai Yangyan asked how long she and Su Yi had known each other.
• Su Yi said they had known each other for only three days and revealed that Bai Miaomiao paid him one thousand yuan per meal.

At Bai Yangyan’s birthday gathering, Su Yi openly denied being Bai Miaomiao’s boyfriend, while Bai Qishan privately revealed his deference to Su Yi as his former master. The chapter ended with Bai Yangyan and Master Pudu suspecting that Su Yi was unusual, though Su Yi concealed his strength.

• Su Yi told Bai Yangyan he had never agreed to pretend to be Bai Miaomiao’s boyfriend, and Bai Miaomiao backed him up by insisting they were only friends.
• Bai Qishan emerged from his private room and secretly thanked Su Yi for a belated birthday gift and asked whether Miaomiao could serve him.
• Su Yi told Bai Qishan not to arrange for anyone to approach him and said he would look after Bai Qishan’s descendants.
• Bai Qishan pretended he had never met Su Yi, gave Bai Yangyan a cold look, and returned inside without explaining his behavior.
• Bai Yangyan and Master Pudu grew curious about Su Yi, who let Master Pudu perceive him only as being at early Qi Refining.

At dinner, Bai Yangyan and Master Pudu mistook Su Yi for a cultivator with a powerful master, while Bai Qishan recognized the extraordinary treasure Su Yi had given Bai Yangyan. After eating, Su Yi considered finding something else to do so his ties with Bai Miaomiao would not grow too deep.

• Bai Yangyan changed his attitude toward Su Yi, and Bai Miaomiao and Master Pudu concluded that Su Yi had a mysterious cultivation background.
• Su Yi told Master Pudu that his master forbade him from revealing his identity, leading Pudu to guess that Su Yi was connected to Jiang Changfeng of Sword-Washing Mountain.
• Bai Qishan asked Bai Yangyan about Su Yi's gift and recognized the bodhi seeds as a priceless treasure he had seen Su Yi handle tens of thousands of years earlier.
• Bai Qishan warned Bai Yangyan to revere Su Yi, avoid imposing on him, and show him respect when they were alone.
• Su Yi ate his fill and considered finding something to do so his relationship with Bai Miaomiao would remain as light as water.

At Bai Yangyan's birthday banquet, Su Yi ignored the guests' chatter and left once he had finished eating. Outside, he rejected Gao Yun's offer to help him find work and clarified that their earlier arrangement had only been for show.

• Yu Huiyin, Zhao Yin, Gao Yun, and Ye Xiaxuan noticed Su Yi sitting with Bai Miaomiao and speculated about their relationship.
• Su Yi ate quietly while the guests discussed divination, medicine, and the five elements, then told Bai Miaomiao he was leaving.
• Bai Miaomiao let Su Yi go without making much of an effort to keep him at the banquet.
• Gao Yun followed Su Yi outside and asked about his plans after he left Clearheaded.
• Su Yi told Gao Yun he would try different trades and refused her offer to find him tutoring work.
• Su Yi reminded Gao Yun that their relationship had only been pretend and said he did not want to owe her a favor.