Chapter Summaries

Han Enci persuaded some shareholders to leave with him, while Lin Fei ordered the remaining disloyal executives fired. He paid their compensation with his own black card, and the conference room was left to Lin Fei and the Ji father and daughter.

• Han Enci asked shareholders loyal to his father to leave with him, and several agreed.
• Liu Cheng mocked those who left and rallied the remaining executives against Ji Yaoguang and Lin Fei.
• Lin Fei declared the executives fired, and Ji Chongwei backed his decision.
• The finance manager challenged whether the Ji Group could afford the compensation, so Lin Fei produced a black-and-gold credit card with about three billion on it.
• The executives demanded payment, received compensation, and left the conference room.
• Lin Fei watched the departing executives and remarked that people abandoned their lives for petty profit but protected themselves when great deeds awaited.

After Ji Chongwei revealed that the Yao Family would supply chips, he and Ji Yaoguang planned how to steady the Ji Group while Lin Fei offered further help. Liu Long, believing the company was doomed, mocked Lin Fei about his car, unaware that a Bugatti Veyron was about to arrive.

• Ji Chongwei told Ji Yaoguang that the Yao Family would supply the Ji Group with new chips, and Lin Fei suggested adding two hundred million to the contract to repay Yao Zhicheng.
• Ji Yaoguang and Ji Chongwei discussed reassuring employees, while Lin Fei said he would have Yao Zhicheng publicize the cooperation.
• Liu Cheng and the other dismissed executives celebrated their expected prospects with the Song Family, and Liu Cheng assured Liu Long that he would look after him.
• Liu Long lounged in the lobby after work and mocked Lin Fei for not owning a car.
• Lin Fei said he had a car and waited for a dealership employee to arrive with his Bugatti Veyron.

Lin Fei took delivery of a Bugatti Veyron, humiliating Liu Long, and casually offered it to Ji Yaoguang, who refused. The next day, Song Qingyun and Song Hao worried over the Ji Family’s defiance before Song Lantian burst in with news of a crisis.

• Liu Long mocked Lin Fei for not having a car until Xiao Zhong arrived in a Bugatti Veyron and handed Lin Fei its keys and documents.
• Lin Fei challenged Liu Long over his earlier insults, and Liu Long left in humiliation.
• Lin Fei offered the Bugatti Veyron to Ji Yaoguang, but she declined because it was too valuable.
• Song Qingyun suspected the Ji Family had found a new chip supplier, while Song Hao dismissed the possibility.
• Song Lantian burst into the living room and angrily demanded to know whether Song Qingyun and Song Hao had heard what happened.

After the Yao Group announced it would supply Huashun Chips to the Ji Group at standard prices, the Song Family realized it had lost its business advantage and faced a major crisis. Song Lantian ordered Song Qingyun to protect the company’s remaining talent, while Song Hao wondered whether Lin Fei had arranged the Yao partnership and angrily rejected Liu Cheng’s offer of former Ji Group executives.

• Song Lantian told Song Hao and Song Qingyun that the Yao Group would supply Huashun Chips to the Ji Group, and they confirmed the news on the company’s Weibo account.
• Song Lantian warned that the Ji Group’s new chip supply could devastate the Song Family’s market share and rejected Song Hao’s plan to beg the Ji Family for forgiveness.
• Song Lantian told Song Qingyun to go to the company and retain valuable employees, including by offering reasonable salary increases.
• Song Hao wondered whether Lin Fei had helped the Yao Family partner with the Ji Family.
• Liu Cheng called Song Hao to invite him to a banquet with former Ji Group executives, but Song Hao cursed at him and denied wanting the resigning employees.

After the Yao Group’s partnership with the Ji Family sent the Song Family into decline, Han Enci’s decision to stand by the Ji Family won his father’s approval and brought the Han Family hope of rising. Lin Fei then set out with Ji Yaoguang to watch Wu Moling’s decisive battle with Bai Zhan, warning Wu Moling not to kill him.

• Song Hao cut Liu Cheng off, and Liu Cheng learned from the Ji Group’s pinned Weibo post that the Yao Group had partnered with the Ji Family, leaving him to regret abandoning them.
• Han Lin freed Han Enci after learning the Ji Family would supply Huashun Chips long-term, and he praised his son for backing the Ji Family.
• Han Enci warned Han Lin not to offend Lin Fei and suggested that Lin Fei had helped bring about the Yao Family and Ji Family partnership.
• Lin Fei watched local media reverse their coverage, condemning the Song Family and praising the Ji Family.
• Lin Fei left with Ji Yaoguang for Wu Moling and Bai Zhan’s decisive battle, telling Wu Moling not to kill Bai Zhan.

Lin Fei watched Wu Moling face Bai Zhan in a fierce battle atop Mount Qingcheng, where the two grandmasters’ fight drew a crowd of spectators and livestreamers. Wu Moling gained the upper hand, but Bai Pojun urged his son to end the fight quickly, and the old Daoist realized Bai Pojun had taught him a special move.

• Lin Fei arrived at Mount Qingcheng with Wu Moling and Ji Yaoguang, where Nightmare spotted the two grandmasters watching the duel.
• Wu Moling stepped forward to face Bai Zhan, who opened with a forceful attack that she blocked and countered.
• Bai Zhan unleashed a heavy downward kick, but Wu Moling endured it and quickly seized the initiative, forcing him backward.
• The old Daoist swept dangerous stone fragments away from the crowd as Ji Yaoguang worried about Wu Moling, while Lin Fei remained calm.
• Bai Pojun told Bai Zhan to end the fight quickly, and the old Daoist asked whether Bai Pojun had taught him that move.

Wu Moling faced Bai Zhan’s full-powered Hundred Fierce Fist Wind Fang and defeated him with True Martial Ultimate Strike. The old Taoist identified the phantom behind her as Great Emperor Zhenwu, leaving the crowd stunned by her power.

• Bai Zhan and Wu Moling traded blows, both suffering injuries, before Bai Zhan announced he would go all out.
• Bai Zhan pushed his body to its maximum load, shattered the square, and charged at Wu Moling with Hundred Fierce Fist Wind Fang.
• Wu Moling answered with one punch, sending Bai Zhan flying and severely injuring him.
• Bai Pojun rushed to treat Bai Zhan while Lin Fei remained calm, certain that Wu Moling’s True Martial Ultimate Strike had decided the match.
• The old Taoist recognized the faint figure behind Wu Moling as Great Emperor Zhenwu, shocking the crowd.

Wu Moling defeated Bai Zhan with True Martial Ultimate Strike, leaving everyone wondering who her mysterious teacher, Master Lin, was. Meanwhile, Nightmare abandoned the assassination mission and negotiated a higher payment with Black Rose as he planned a different approach.

• Wu Moling defeated Bai Zhan with True Martial Ultimate Strike but suffered severe exhaustion and an injured arm.
• Bai Pojun asked Wu Moling about her technique and her master; she called him Master Lin after noticing Lin Fei's warning glance.
• Old Daoist Ye and Bai Pojun could not identify Master Lin, while Nightmare realized Black Rose had concealed the danger of two Grandmasters watching the duel.
• Nightmare abandoned the mission and told Black Rose that Wu Moling had defeated Bai Zhan and learned her technique from Master Lin.
• Black Rose wondered whether Master Lin was the mysterious man who had threatened her, but Nightmare insisted he had a plan and demanded three million for completing the mission.

Nightmare proposed a scheme to draw Perfected Tao Qian out of seclusion by framing the Ji Family for Old Master Song’s assassination, while Lin Fei waited for the cautious assassin to act. On the balcony, Lin Fei told Ji Yaoguang they had spent two thousand years together in a previous life, but she refused to see those memories and asked him to let the past stay in the past.

• Nightmare outlined a plan to implicate the Ji Family in Old Master Song’s murder and make Perfected Tao Qian a suspect in the plot.
• Lin Fei returned safely to the Ji Family villa and concluded that the Dark Night Organization’s assassin was too cautious to take the apparent opportunity.
• Yao Zhicheng called Lin Fei to say he would reach Rongcheng the next day, and Lin Fei told him to arrange a meeting with Ji Yaoguang.
• Ji Yaoguang asked Lin Fei why he treated her so well, and Lin Fei said it was because she was Yaoguang.
• Lin Fei revealed that he and Ji Yaoguang had spent two thousand years together in a previous life and offered to show her those memories.
• Ji Yaoguang refused to learn about her previous life, saying she wanted to live as herself and asking Lin Fei not to bring up the past again.

Ji Yaoguang rejected Lin Fei’s feelings, but he remained convinced she would eventually remember their past life. Later, she finalized a business deal with Yao Zhicheng, and Lin Fei asked him about a bracelet bestowed by Emperor Shun.

• Ji Yaoguang told Lin Fei she had no romantic feelings for him, and he accepted her decision while believing she would eventually awaken her memories as Empress Yaoguang.
• Ji Yaoguang, Wu Moling, and Lin Fei went to meet Yao Zhicheng, who arrived early and apologized to Lin Fei.
• Yao Zhicheng deferred to Ji Yaoguang on whether to eat or discuss business, then offered her a price so low that she worried he would lose money.
• Ji Yaoguang finalized the contract and insisted that the Ji Family add another two hundred million to the payment.
• After Ji Yaoguang left, Lin Fei asked Yao Zhicheng where the bracelet bestowed by Emperor Shun was.

Lin Fei gave Yao Zhicheng a life-extending Daoist art and ordered him to help find the villain who had threatened Ji Yaoguang as a child. Meanwhile, Nightmare broke into the Song Family home and killed Song Lantian while disguising himself to implicate Wu Moling.

• Yao Zhicheng told Lin Fei that Yao Xinyi still remembered him and intended to marry him, but Lin Fei told her to find someone else.
• Lin Fei taught Yao Zhicheng the Seven-Star Lamp Life-Extension Method, which could extend his life by twelve years if the lamp stayed lit for seven days.
• Lin Fei told Yao Zhicheng to use his connections to find the villain who had targeted Ji Yaoguang when she was nine, and identified the Divine Shaman Lineage curse as a clue.
• Nightmare infiltrated the Song Family home wearing makeup and perfume meant to resemble Wu Moling.
• Nightmare smashed into Song Lantian's room and killed him, then escaped through a window as Song Hao arrived.

After Song Lantian was assassinated, Song Hao blamed Ji Yaoguang’s bodyguard Wu Moling and brought the police to the Ji Family villa. Wu Moling shattered a gate flying toward Lin Fei, and Captain Wang ordered the officers to aim their guns at them.

• Nightmare fled after killing Song Lantian, and Song Hao discovered that his grandfather was dead.
• Song Hao identified the masked killer as Wu Moling from her appearance and perfume, while Song Qingyun vowed to seek justice and contacted the police.
• Before dawn, police surrounded the Ji Family villa, and Captain Wang ordered the iron gate broken down when no one opened it.
• Captain Wang rammed the gate with a police car, sending it flying toward Lin Fei, but Wu Moling stepped in front of him and shattered it with a punch, injuring her hand.
• Song Hao accused Wu Moling of using the same moves that killed Song Lantian, and Captain Wang ordered the officers to prepare to fire.

Police came to the Ji Family villa to detain Wu Moling for Song Lantian’s murder, citing a witness’s description, her ability, and the scent of her perfume. Lin Fei suspected someone from the Dark Night Organization had impersonated her, and Wu Moling went with the officers after he assured Ji Yaoguang that the truth would come out.

• Captain Wang told Ji Yaoguang that Wu Moling was suspected of killing Song Lantian, and Song Hao accused Ji Yaoguang of ordering the murder.
• Captain Wang cited the killer’s resemblance to Wu Moling and the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle scent at the scene, while Wu Moling said she had been home alone.
• Ji Yaoguang offered to vouch for Wu Moling, but Captain Wang dismissed her testimony, and Lin Fei concluded that someone had framed Wu Moling to provoke a conflict between the families.
• Captain Wang ordered the officers to take Wu Moling into custody, and Ji Yaoguang tried to stop them until Lin Fei reassured her.
• Lin Fei told Wu Moling to go with the officers and promised no one would frame her, so she agreed cheerfully.

After Wu Moling was arrested, Lin Fei persuaded Jiang Tianling to delay closing the case and investigate the Dark Night Organization, while the Song Family grew furious at the investigation. Song Qingyun decided to summon Tao Yingwu to attack the Ji Family.

• Police escorted Wu Moling away in handcuffs and leg irons.
• Lin Fei told Ji Yaoguang that the Song Family would pressure the police and that others were trying to implicate her, then called Jiang Tianling.
• Jiang Tianling asked whether Wu Moling was guilty, and Lin Fei identified the Dark Night Organization as the real culprit.
• Jiang Tianling agreed to delay closing the case for half a month and collect all Skynet footage near the Song Family's residence.
• Song Hao smashed belongings in the villa and accused Jiang Tianling of helping the Ji Family, while Song Qingyun shared his suspicions.
• Song Qingyun told Song Hao to contact his senior brother Tao Yingwu and vowed that the Song Family would kill the Ji Family.

Song Hao drove a Ferrari into Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang, but Lin Fei rescued Ji Yaoguang and survived the crash. Lin Fei crippled Song Hao and defeated Tao Yingwu with one kick, then offered them a chance to apologize and leave as Tao Yingwu conceded defeat and Song Hao waited for his senior brother’s next move.

• Song Hao rammed his Ferrari into the courtyard, intending to kill Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang.
• Lin Fei swept Ji Yaoguang out of harm’s way, tore off the Ferrari’s door, and dragged Song Hao out before stamping on him and breaking his bones.
• Tao Yingwu confronted Lin Fei, but Lin Fei kicked him through a tree and left him badly injured.
• Tao Yingwu wondered whether Lin Fei was a Grandmaster, and Lin Fei dismissed that realm and told the two men to apologize and leave.
• Tao Yingwu admitted defeat, while Song Hao fell silent after reading his senior brother’s look and expected him to use a secret move.

Tao Yingwu attacked Lin Fei with poisoned needles and believed he had incapacitated him, but Lin Fei proved immune to the poison and turned on him. As Tao Yingwu fled, Lin Fei calmly asked whether he could get away.

• Tao Yingwu treated Song Hao's injuries, cleaned up the wreckage, and pretended to apologize to Lin Fei.
• Tao Yingwu secretly struck Lin Fei with three Hundred Poisons Needles, then claimed Lin Fei would soon die and gave Song Hao another poisoned needle.
• Song Hao prepared to attack Ji Yaoguang, but Lin Fei crushed his shoulder and broke his leg, revealing he could still move.
• Lin Fei pulled the needles from his body and revealed that he had absorbed their poison without harm.
• Tao Yingwu fled toward the courtyard as Lin Fei asked, "Can you get away?"

Lin Fei crippled Tao Yingwu and nearly killed Song Hao, but let Song Hao leave at Ji Yaoguang’s request. Back at the Song Family villa, Tao Yingwu vowed to summon Perfected Tao Qian to kill Lin Fei.

• Lin Fei destroyed Tao Yingwu’s meridians, and Song Hao tried to escape over the courtyard wall.
• Ji Yaoguang persuaded Lin Fei to spare Song Hao, who drove away with Tao Yingwu in the damaged Ferrari.
• Lin Fei warned Ji Yaoguang that Song Hao would not appreciate her mercy, then explained that he had pretended the Hundred Poisons Needle affected him for amusement.
• Song Hao and Tao Yingwu returned to the Song Family villa, where Song Qingyun learned what had happened and suspected Lin Fei was connected to Master Lin.
• Tao Yingwu dismissed Song Qingyun’s concerns and said he would call Perfected Tao Qian to kill Lin Fei.

Perfected Tao Qian threatened Lin Fei and the Ji Family, demanding that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation and Ji Yaoguang surrender to the police. Lin Fei refused to back down, and Tao Qian announced a martial gathering at Dujiangyan to consolidate Rongcheng’s ancient martial arts world.

• News spread that Tao Qian would kill Lin Fei and wipe out the Ji Family unless they obeyed his demands, while Rongcheng’s martial artists speculated about Lin Fei’s strength and his link to Master Lin.
• Ji Yaoguang learned of the threat and worried that the law could not stop a Grandmaster, but Lin Fei told her he would crush Tao Qian if he came.
• The Ji Family spread Lin Fei’s defiant response throughout Rongcheng, drawing widespread skepticism and speculation that Master Lin had arrived.
• Tao Qian reached the Song Family villa and ordered Song Hao to announce a martial gathering at Dujiangyan in two days, threatening to visit any family that refused to attend.

Tao Qian arrived in Rongcheng to force its ancient martial families to submit to the Medicine Sect, promising Song Hao that the Song Family would receive their possessions. Lin Fei dismissed the threat and sent Tao Qian a warning, but two days later Jiang Tianling called with news that a problem had arisen.

• Tao Qian told Song Hao that the Medicine Sect intended to unite Rongcheng's ancient martial families and that the Song Family would gain their worldly possessions once they submitted.
• The Bai brothers decided to meet Tao Qian, while Old Daoist Ye agreed to attend the gathering.
• Lin Fei dismissed Tao Qian's ambition and warned Song Hao and Tao Yingwu to tell their master to come face him; the two men fled in fear.
• After two days passed without Tao Qian appearing, Lin Fei received a call from Jiang Tianling, who said there had been a problem.

Lin Fei used his divine sense to review sixteen surveillance feeds at once and identified Nightmare, the assassin pursuing Song Lantian. He told Jiang Tianling that he had first seen Nightmare on Mount Qingcheng.

• Lin Fei went to the police station after Jiang Tianling said officers were struggling to search the surveillance footage.
• Lin Fei had the officers leave, then ordered Jiang Tianling to play all sixteen feeds at eight times speed.
• Lin Fei paused the footage and identified a man as Nightmare, noting that he had entered the building opposite the Song Family's villa and later the mall restroom.
• Lin Fei pointed out that Nightmare wore women's eye makeup beneath his sunglasses to disguise himself from surveillance.
• Jiang Tianling questioned Lin Fei's claim that he had seen Nightmare three times, and Lin Fei said the first sighting was on Mount Qingcheng.