Chapter Summaries

After the Song Family refused to help the Ji Family, Lin Fei arranged for the Yao Family to supply the chips the Ji Group needed. That evening, Meng Zhe arrived at the Su Family villa claiming to have something from Song Hao for Ji Yaoguang.

• Wu Moling gained strength from the complete Spirit Mountain Immortal Art and grew more confident she could protect Ji Yaoguang, while becoming more fearful of Lin Fei.
• Ji Yaoguang and Ji Chongwei returned from unsuccessful talks with the Song Family, and Lin Fei learned that the Song Family had refused to help the Ji Family.
• Lin Fei decided not to attack the Song Family and asked Ji Chongwei whether it was the only supplier of the needed chips; Ji Chongwei explained that the Yao Family made a more advanced chip.
• Lin Fei called Yao Zhicheng, who agreed to sell the Ji Family a large batch of Huashun Chips, expected to be ready in about half a month.
• At dusk, Meng Zhe arrived at the Su Family villa and shouted for Ji Yaoguang to open the door, saying Young Master Song had sent him with something.

Ji Yaoguang accepted an invitation to the Qing family's CEO's birthday banquet but refused to attend as Song Hao's date. When Meng Zhe humiliated her and Lin Fei, Lin Fei struck him and stomped on him.

• Meng Zhe delivered Song Hao's invitation and threatened Ji Yaoguang, who agreed to attend the banquet but refused to be Song Hao's date.
• Meng Zhe dropped the invitation and stepped on it, demanding that Lin Fei pick it up, while Wu Moling and Ji Yaoguang tried to intervene.
• Lin Fei punched Meng Zhe in the abdomen, knocking him to his knees, then stomped on him after Meng Zhe yelled at him.

Lin Fei forced Meng Zhe to retrieve Song Hao’s invitation, while Ji Yaoguang worried that the attack could bring trouble to the Ji Family. Elsewhere, Nightmare watched Wu Moling from afar and arranged for Bai Zhan to test her strength.

• Lin Fei beat Meng Zhe until he picked up Song Hao’s invitation and handed it to Ji Yaoguang.
• Meng Zhe left the Ji Family’s villa, inwardly swearing revenge on Lin Fei.
• Nightmare observed the villa from a high-rise and decided he needed someone to test Wu Moling.
• Nightmare called Black Rose and pressured her by revealing her affair with Bai Zhan.
• Nightmare asked Black Rose to have Bai Zhan challenge Wu Moling, but she dismissed the idea that Bai Zhan could lose.
• Nightmare wondered who had trained Wu Moling, unaware that she had received only a casual pointer.

Qing Fen personally invited Lin Fei to his daughter’s birthday banquet, which Lin Fei accepted, while Qing Lixue remained dismissive of him. Bai Zhan then arrived at the Ji Family villa, asked about Ji Yaoguang’s poisoning, and left a challenge letter for Wu Moling; Lin Fei calmly faced him, unaware that Bai Zhan mistook his composure for a bodyguard’s toughness.

• Qing Fen visited Lin Fei to apologize for not yet gathering the spirit herbs and personally invite him to his daughter’s birthday banquet.
• Lin Fei accepted the invitation because Ji Yaoguang would also attend, then offered Qing Fen a game on his enormous Go board.
• Bai Zhan arrived at the Ji Family villa looking for Wu Moling and asked Lin Fei about Ji Yaoguang’s poisoning.
• Lin Fei asked whether Bai Zhan was from the Bai family and whether he knew about Ji Yaoguang’s collapse, but Bai Zhan denied any involvement.
• Bai Zhan left a challenge letter for Wu Moling by launching it into a wooden pillar with his internal force, then praised Lin Fei’s composure.

Wu Moling received a challenge from Bai Zhan, the feared martial fanatic, and accepted after Lin Fei urged her not to back down. News of the match spread through Rongcheng's martial arts community, where Bai Pojun dismissed the idea that anyone in the city could surpass him.

• Lin Fei told Wu Moling that her gift was waiting by the pavilion, where she found Bai Zhan's challenge letter instead.
• Wu Moling and Ji Yaoguang discussed Bai Zhan's brutal record, while Lin Fei said Bai Zhan's strength was unimpressive.
• Lin Fei urged Wu Moling to accept the challenge and defend Ji Yaoguang, reminding her of her heritage as a descendant of the Ten Shamans of Spirit Mountain.
• Wu Moling called Bai Zhan and accepted his challenge.
• News of Wu Moling's acceptance spread through Rongcheng's ancient martial arts chat group, and Bai Pojun scoffed at the thought of anyone in Rongcheng surpassing him.

Nightmare and Black Rose plotted against each other over Ji Yaoguang, while Lin Fei gave Wu Moling a powerful technique to help her defeat Bai Zhan. Lin Fei then went to buy a car, where the salesman Liu Yang showed him a cheap Alto and misjudged his means.

• Nightmare suspected Black Rose was hiding something, unaware that she planned to make him and Lin Fei destroy each other.
• Lin Fei told Wu Moling she had a sixty percent chance against Bai Zhan and gave her the True Martial Ultimate Strike, warning her that using it could injure her.
• Lin Fei left Ji Yaoguang and Wu Moling to visit a car dealership before the Qing family's banquet.
• Liu Yang treated Lin Fei dismissively and recommended a white Alto, assuming Lin Fei could not afford a more expensive car.

Lin Fei demanded to see the dealership’s most expensive cars despite Liu Yang’s insults, then calmly chose a limited-edition Bugatti Veyron priced at twenty-five million. Xiao Zhong dropped her documents when Lin Fei showed her a black card, leaving the purchase about to proceed.

• Liu Yang mocked Lin Fei for rejecting cheap cars and insulted him when he asked to see the most expensive models.
• Lin Fei’s cold glare terrified Liu Yang, but Liu Yang still called him a troublemaker and asked security to remove him.
• Xiao Zhong intervened and offered to help Lin Fei, while Liu Yang mocked her for wasting her time.
• Lin Fei told Xiao Zhong to show him the Rolls-Royces and then asked to see the dealership’s most expensive car.
• Xiao Zhong showed Lin Fei a limited-edition Bugatti Veyron priced at twenty-five million, and Lin Fei said he would buy it.
• Lin Fei held out a black card, and Xiao Zhong dropped the documents in her arms in surprise.

Lin Fei bought a Bugatti Veyron with his Centurion Black Gold Card, leaving Liu Yang humiliated and Xiao Zhong with a million in commission. Lin Fei left the dealership after arranging for the car to be delivered to the Ji Family villa the next day.

• Xiao Zhong led Lin Fei to the front desk, where he said he had chosen the Bugatti Veyron despite Liu Yang's mockery.
• Lin Fei handed Xiao Zhong his black card and paid for the twenty-five-million Bugatti Veyron, shocking Liu Yang and proving the card was genuine.
• Lin Fei reminded Liu Yang of his promise to kneel and kowtow, and Liu Yang apologized and begged him to overlook the insult.
• Lin Fei asked Xiao Zhong when he could collect the car, then left his contact details and arranged for the dealership to deliver it to the Ji Family villa.
• Lin Fei left the dealership, while Xiao Zhong celebrated her million commission and Liu Yang bitterly regretted his behavior.

Lin Fei arrived by taxi at the Qing family's banquet and ignored the guests' surprise at his plain clothes. While waiting for Ji Yaoguang, he spotted Meng Zhe and Han Enci, and Meng Zhe vowed to deal with him.

• Lin Fei declined Qing Fen's offer of a ride and arrived at the Qing family's villa by taxi shortly before the banquet began.
• Two guards questioned whether Lin Fei was the invited guest, but let him enter after checking his invitation.
• Lin Fei learned from Qing Fen that Ji Yaoguang was with his daughter and that Song Hao had tried to pester her.
• Lin Fei wandered through the hall, spotted Meng Zhe and Han Enci, and inferred that Song Hao had arranged treatment for Meng Zhe's injuries.
• Meng Zhe recognized Lin Fei and called him a lousy bodyguard, declaring that he would deal with him.

At the Qing family's banquet, Meng Zhe accused Lin Fei of sneaking in to steal antiques, while Lin Fei remained calm and waited for Chairman Qing. Qing Fen arrived, recognized Lin Fei, and was horrified that anyone had mistaken him for a thief.

• Meng Zhe recognized Lin Fei as Ji Yaoguang's bodyguard and decided to use the banquet to take revenge, while Han Enci slipped away from him.
• Lin Fei admired the deteriorated bamboo fragments on Qing Fen's antique shelf, recalling their connection to Qing Yuntian and the Di people.
• Meng Zhe publicly called Lin Fei a thief, and other guests joined in after hearing he had arrived by taxi and been questioned at the entrance.
• Lin Fei calmly challenged Meng Zhe and sat down to wait for security and Chairman Qing, while Han Enci claimed Lin Fei was only a Ji Family bodyguard.
• Qing Fen arrived, saw Lin Fei greeting him with a wineglass, and stopped short in shock as Meng Zhe mistook his reaction for anger at Lin Fei.

At Qing Lixue’s birthday banquet, Qing Fen recognized Lin Fei and exposed Meng Zhe’s false accusation, then ordered Meng Zhe and his father to resign. The guests were left wondering who Lin Fei was to command such respect from Qing Fen.

• Meng Zhe tried to report Lin Fei as a thief to Qing Fen, but Qing Fen ignored him and bowed to Lin Fei instead.
• Qing Fen asked Lin Fei how to deal with the person who had slandered him, and Lin Fei told him to handle it as he saw fit.
• Qing Fen questioned Meng Zhe about his invitation and his father’s connection to Tiancheng Industrial, then ordered him to apologize to Lin Fei.
• Lin Fei dismissed Meng Zhe, and Qing Fen told him to have both himself and his father submit their resignations to the shareholders’ meeting.
• The guests watched Meng Zhe nearly collapse and wondered who Lin Fei was to receive such deference from Qing Fen.

After Meng Zhe insulted Lin Fei and was thrown out of the Ji Family villa, his father revealed that the family was deeply in debt and faced ruin. At the banquet, Song Hao learned what happened and rejected Meng Zhe’s plea for help.

• Qing Fen ordered the guards to throw Meng Zhe out after Meng Zhe begged for forgiveness and invoked his father’s connection to Qing Fen’s son.
• Meng Zhe called Meng Tiancheng, who berated him for offending Lin Fei and explained that the family owed over three million and had nothing left.
• Meng Zhe decided to ask Song Hao for help, while Meng Tiancheng doubted Song Hao considered him a true friend.
• Qing Lixue and Ji Yaoguang arrived at the banquet, and the guests focused on them before the birthday cake was cut.
• Song Hao learned that Meng Zhe had been thrown out, then answered Meng Zhe’s call and told him to scram.

Song Hao decided not to help Meng Zhe after learning he had offended Qing Fen, while Qing Lixue mistook Lin Fei for a charlatan despite his connection to her father. At Qing Lixue’s birthday gathering, Song Hao mocked Lin Fei and challenged him to produce a supernatural gift.

• Song Hao refused to plead with Qing Fen on Meng Zhe’s behalf and wondered why Qing Fen respected Lin Fei.
• Qing Lixue examined Ji Yaoguang’s amber necklace and learned it held a Barrier Talisman from Lin Fei, whom she called a charlatan.
• Qing Lixue accused Lin Fei of deceiving her father, then tried to lead Ji Yaoguang away.
• Song Hao gave Qing Lixue a Dior diamond bracelet and invited Ji Yaoguang to sit with him, but Lin Fei refused on her behalf.
• After Qing Lixue told Song Hao that Lin Fei had fooled her father into calling him an Immortal Master, Song Hao mocked Lin Fei and demanded to see his birthday gift for her.

At the banquet, Song Hao tried to expose Lin Fei as a fraud and used the Ji Family’s plight to announce that Ji Yaoguang was his fiancée. As Song Hao basked in the crowd’s congratulations, someone suddenly slapped him.

• Song Hao publicly accused Lin Fei of being a charlatan, but Lin Fei dismissed him and warned him to stop provoking him.
• Qing Lixue rebuked Lin Fei, while Ji Yaoguang defended him before falling silent under Song Hao’s threatening look.
• Song Hao claimed the Ji Family would join his through marriage and insisted Ji Yaoguang was his fiancée, threatening her with the consequences for her family.
• Ji Yaoguang denied agreeing to marry Song Hao, but Manager Liu and other guests congratulated the pair to curry favor with Song Hao.
• As Song Hao celebrated his supposed good fortune, someone blurred into view and slapped him across the face.

At the Qing family's banquet, Lin Fei slapped Song Hao for falsely claiming Ji Yaoguang was his fiancée, and Qing Fen stopped the guards from throwing him out. Qing Fen sided with Lin Fei and ended the dispute, then slapped his daughter Qing Lixue when she called Lin Fei a charlatan.

• Lin Fei slapped Song Hao, knocking him into nearby guests and dislocating his jaw.
• Song Hao reset his jaw and shouted at Lin Fei, while Qing Lixue demanded that security remove him for causing trouble at her family's banquet.
• Qing Fen returned and ordered Qing Lixue to stay quiet, then asked Han Enci to explain what had happened.
• After hearing Han Enci's account, Qing Fen said the matter ended there, signaling that he would stand with Lin Fei rather than Song Hao.
• Qing Lixue called her father senile for siding with Lin Fei, and Qing Fen slapped her across the face.

At Qing Lixue’s birthday banquet, Qing Fen defended Lin Fei against Song Hao and declared that anyone who opposed Lin Fei opposed him. After Song Hao left in anger, Qing Fen asked Lin Fei to speak privately, while Song Hao called his senior brother.

• Qing Fen slapped Qing Lixue for offending Lin Fei, and she stormed out of the banquet.
• Qing Fen accused Song Hao of provoking Lin Fei and sullying Ji Yaoguang’s reputation, then challenged Song Qingyun to answer for him.
• Qing Fen declared that anyone who opposed Lin Fei opposed him, shocking Song Hao and the guests.
• Song Hao threatened Qing Fen and left the banquet after losing face.
• Qing Fen apologized to the guests and invited Lin Fei to speak with him privately.
• At the villa entrance, Song Hao finished a cigarette and called his senior brother.

Lin Fei gave Qing Fen Barrier Talismans to protect the Qing family and watched Ji Yaoguang give one to the distraught Qing Lixue. As Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang left the Qing family’s villa, Song Hao confronted them and demanded that Ji Yaoguang leave with him.

• Qing Fen offered to help Lin Fei against the Song Family and asked him to protect the Qing family from the Bai family.
• Lin Fei wrote several Barrier Talismans for Qing Fen to distribute among the Qing family.
• Ji Yaoguang gave her Barrier Talisman necklace to Qing Lixue, who accepted it after learning it was a birthday present.
• Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang left the Qing family’s villa after the banquet ended on a sour note.
• Song Hao confronted Ji Yaoguang outside and threatened her, while an arrogant young man stepped between him and Lin Fei.

Lin Fei stood up to Song Hao and Tao Yingwu, who backed down when guests gathered to watch. Song Hao then tried to pressure Ji Yaoguang into cooperating with the Song Family, but Han Enci abruptly fled instead of joining him.

• Song Hao taunted Lin Fei while Tao Yingwu invoked his master, Perfected Tao Qian, but Lin Fei dismissed the name and challenged Tao Yingwu to attack.
• Tao Yingwu prepared to strike, then held back when guests came out of the Qing family's villa and gathered to watch.
• Song Hao threatened Ji Yaoguang and claimed the Ji Family would have to accept the Song Family's terms because of its Tonggao Chips.
• Liu Cheng sided with Song Hao and urged Ji Yaoguang to cooperate, deepening her fear that the Ji Group's leadership would turn against her.
• Song Hao called Han Enci over, but Han Enci made an excuse and hurried away, leaving Song Hao stunned.

At a banquet, Han Enci abandoned Song Hao and fled rather than risk offending Lin Fei, while Song Hao and Liu Cheng tried to pressure Ji Yaoguang over the Ji Family’s chip supply. The next morning, Ji Yaoguang learned that Liu Cheng had gathered senior executives to stir up trouble at the board office.

• Han Enci fled after Song Hao called out to him, leaving Song Hao humiliated in front of the banquet guests.
• Liu Cheng helped Song Hao save face, and Song Hao warned Ji Yaoguang that the Ji Family would eventually have to yield over its chip supply.
• Lin Fei claimed that better chips could devastate the Song Family, but Song Hao and Liu Cheng dismissed the possibility and Liu Cheng defied Ji Yaoguang’s authority.
• Lin Fei left the banquet with Ji Yaoguang and reassured her that the Song Family and its ungrateful allies would face consequences.
• The next morning, Ji Yaoguang’s secretary called to report that Liu Cheng had brought senior executives to cause trouble at the board office.

Ji Yaoguang arrived at an unprecedented Ji Group meeting as Ji Chongwei placed his authority behind Lin Fei and let him take charge. Lin Fei divided the attendees over whether to pressure the Ji Family into submission, and Han Enci publicly sided with the Ji Family.

• Ji Yaoguang arrived at the packed conference room with Wu Moling and Lin Fei, where Ji Chongwei had gathered the Ji Group’s board, shareholders, and senior management.
• Ji Chongwei ordered the attendees to let Lin Fei in and offered him the chairman’s seat, then declared that Lin Fei’s decisions were his own.
• Lin Fei asked those unwilling to force the Ji Family to bow to the Song Family to leave, and Ji Chongwei promised they would not lose out.
• Several attendees left, while Liu Cheng challenged Ji Chongwei and questioned how he would protect the remaining people’s interests.
• Han Enci stood and declared that the Han Family would never force the Ji Family into submission, stunning Liu Cheng.