Chapter Summaries

Yang Tiancheng offered Chen Zheng up to fifty million a year to make Drunken Life, Dreaming Death, but Chen Zheng refused and left with Su Cheng and An Jing. Yang Tiancheng’s granddaughter Xuefei tried to stop him, then let him pass, while Yan Susu warned her not to provoke Chen Zheng.

• Yang Tiancheng offered Chen Zheng ten million, then twenty million and finally fifty million a year to work as his winemaker, but Chen Zheng refused each offer.
• Yan Susu accused Yang Tiancheng of wanting the recipe for Drunken Life, Dreaming Death, and the bar’s customers agreed that the wine could be worth a fortune.
• Chen Zheng left with Su Cheng as they supported An Jing, despite Yang Tiancheng asking him to reconsider.
• Yang Tiancheng’s granddaughter Xuefei leaped in front of Chen Zheng and demanded that he answer her, but Chen Zheng called her unreasonable and walked past.
• Yan Susu told Xuefei not to provoke Chen Zheng because she might fall in love with him, and Xuefei denied that could happen.

Yang Xuefei learned that Chen Zheng possessed a transcendent artifact and Yan Susu warned her not to provoke him. Chen Zheng accompanied Su Cheng to the Su Family villa after a huge eagle attacked Su Ziming, where Wen Tailai revealed that the bird had Grandmaster-level strength.

• Yan Susu showed Yang Xuefei the white jade bottle Chen Zheng had given her and warned her that neither she nor the Yang Family could afford to provoke him.
• An Jing told Chen Zheng she had quit her job and kissed his cheek before returning to bed.
• Su Cheng learned that something had happened at the Su Family villa, and Chen Zheng went with her as her bodyguard.
• Su Ziming explained that a huge bird of prey had attacked him and that Wen Tailai had saved his life.
• Wen Tailai told Chen Zheng that the eagle had Grandmaster-level fighting prowess.

Chen Zheng defeated a black wolf sent to kill Su Ziming and crippled the beast-commanding master who controlled it. The master’s disciple was left wondering who could have overcome him as the black-robed old man asked to be taken back to Kunlun.

• Wen Tailai said a secluded Kunlun sect had once practiced taming birds and beasts before a calamity wiped it out.
• A puppy transformed into a black wolf and lunged at Su Ziming, but Chen Zheng kicked it out of the hall and broke its bones.
• Chen Zheng sent eerie and golden light into the wolf, then told Wen Tailai to have the wolf and giant eagle taken to the kitchen for a beast feast.
• Su Ziming thanked Chen Zheng, who assured him the person commanding the beasts would be powerless for a long time.
• The black-robed old man celebrated a surge in cultivation, then lost all his True Essence and collapsed after Chen Zheng’s gift took effect.
• The old man asked his disciple to take him back to Kunlun, while the disciple wondered who had defeated his master.

Chen Zheng prepared a Beast Banquet whose miraculous effects healed Wen Tailai’s injuries, increased his internal energy, and restored Su Ziming’s vitality. After An Jing ate the food at Su Cheng’s home, her unusual constitution overwhelmed her again, and Su Cheng asked Chen Zheng to clear her own true qi as well.

• At the Su Family villa, Wen Tailai and Su Ziming tasted Chen Zheng’s Beast Banquet and were astonished by its flavor and effects.
• Wen Tailai’s injuries healed and his internal energy increased, while Su Ziming felt his strength and vitality surge.
• Chen Zheng explained that the Beast Banquet benefited cultivators, and Wen Tailai thanked him before continuing to eat.
• At Su Cheng’s home, An Jing recognized Chen Zheng’s cooking, ate the Beast Banquet, then became overheated and collapsed when her true qi overwhelmed her mind.
• Su Cheng helped An Jing into the bedroom, then told Chen Zheng her own true qi felt disordered and asked him to clear it too.

Chen Zheng treated Su Cheng with his unusual technique, then encountered Jin Yunmei and a group of Korean students on campus. After a handshake, Jin Yunmei recognized his skill and asked to become his disciple, and Chen Zheng said he only had maidservants before she ran after him.

• Chen Zheng told Su Cheng that he had developed his technique to unblock a tyrannosaurus rex’s meridians.
• The next day, Korean students confronted Chen Zheng at Nan University and introduced Jin Yunmei, who challenged him to exchange moves.
• Chen Zheng clasped Jin Yunmei’s hand, then released it and walked away without fighting.
• Jin Yunmei admitted defeat and asked Chen Zheng if she could become his disciple.
• Chen Zheng said he had no shortage of female disciples, only maidservants, and Jin Yunmei ran after him.

Jin Yunmei researched Chen Zheng and recalled how easily he had defeated her. At a coffee shop, Chen Zheng caught a sniper bullet aimed at Chen Zhi and went after the hidden attacker.

• Jin Yunmei searched online for information about Chen Zheng and resolved to learn more despite recognizing the danger he posed.
• Jiang Rou asked Chen Zheng how far things had progressed between him and Su Cheng, and Chen Zhi teased Jiang Rou about being jealous.
• Chen Zhi sensed danger as a sniper bullet pierced the coffee shop window and flew toward her.
• Chen Zheng caught the bullet barehanded, stunning Chen Zhi, Jiang Rou, Su Cheng, and the bystanders.
• Chen Zheng told Chen Zhi to leave the matter to him, then walked outside to confront the sniper.

After Chen Zheng saved the Xining Chen Family's young heiress, Gun King fled Nan City, but Chen Zheng appeared in his car and confronted him. Gun King attacked and tried to escape, but Chen Zheng killed him with his own bullet.

• Gun King called to report that his mission had failed because a young man had caught his bullet, then fled the building in a Land Rover.
• Gun King drove onto the highway and relaxed after leaving Nan City's urban area.
• Chen Zheng revealed himself in the back seat, and Gun King threatened to crash the car and warned that someone planned to attack the Xining Chen Family.
• Gun King stopped the Land Rover and fired at Chen Zheng, but the bullet halted before reaching him.
• Chen Zheng vanished, and the bullet turned around and struck Gun King in the forehead, killing him.

Chen Zheng considered Qin Yi’s offer to star in her television adaptation before An Jing recruited him as her boyfriend for a confrontation at her father Lu Weiguo’s home. There, An Jing kissed Chen Zheng in front of her family and rejected the proposed match with Chengzhi, while Lu Weiguo agreed not to force her.

• Chen Zhi told Chen Zheng that she and Jiang Rou were returning to Xining, and Jiang Rou confessed that she liked him before leaving.
• Novelist and screenwriter Qin Yi offered Chen Zheng the male lead in her xianxia romance adaptation, and he agreed to consider the role and exchanged contact details with her.
• An Jing called Chen Zheng, asked him to be her boyfriend for the night, and brought him and Su Cheng to Lu Weiguo’s home to settle a dispute.
• At the house, An Jing kissed Chen Zheng in front of Lu Weiguo, Second Uncle Qi, and the refined-looking Chengzhi, declaring that she liked younger men.
• Lu Weiguo told Second Uncle Qi not to force the proposed match because An Jing already had a boyfriend, leaving Second Uncle Qi furious.

Qi Chengzhi tried to pay Chen Zheng to leave An Jing, then used a mind trick against him and suffered a terrifying backlash. Chen Zheng stayed with An Jing as Qi Chengzhi fled in panic.

• Qi Chengzhi offered Chen Zheng five million, then ten million, to leave Nan City, while An Jing angrily rejected the offer.
• Chen Zheng kissed An Jing, and she responded willingly, angering Qi Chengzhi and leaving Su Cheng feeling like a third wheel.
• Qi Chengzhi threatened Chen Zheng and tried to drive him insane with his gaze, but Chen Zheng remained unaffected.
• Chen Zheng said Qi Chengzhi’s trick had backfired, and Qi Chengzhi saw him as a monstrous creature before fleeing and falling in the hallway.

After Qi Chengzhi’s attack backfired, Chen Zheng returned to Su Cheng’s home with An Jing and Su Cheng, who both kissed him. Chen Zhi then sent him information revealing that Misty Rain Tower was an assassin organization, while its leaders discussed sending Catherine to investigate Chen Zheng.

• Qi Chengzhi left with the old man from the Qi family, who threatened Chen Zheng, but Chen Zheng dismissed the threat as harmless.
• An Jing kissed Chen Zheng as a reward, and Su Cheng kissed his other cheek before retreating to her bedroom, where she wondered whether he could read her thoughts.
• Chen Zhi sent Chen Zheng a file identifying Misty Rain Tower as an assassin organization and naming Gun King as the assassin who had attacked her.
• Chen Zheng read the file and judged Misty Rain Tower’s members weak compared with himself.
• At Misty Rain Tower’s headquarters, a white-robed man and William discussed Chen Zheng’s unusual abilities, and William proposed sending Catherine to investigate or make him a blood thrall.

Chen Zheng agreed to audition for Qin Yi’s cultivation-transmigration drama and impressed the crew by effortlessly portraying an unfathomable expert in his first scene. Director Xu and the crew were left stunned, while Chen Zheng said that playing an expert was easy for him.

• Chen Zheng accepted Qin Yi’s invitation to audition and asked An Jing and Su Cheng to drive him to the set.
• At the set, Lu Yun and Director Xu doubted that Chen Zheng could lead the drama, but Qin Yi insisted on casting him and Yanran supported her decision.
• Director Xu explained the opening scene, in which the male lead appeared in Yanran’s home and subdued her with the bearing of a peerless expert.
• Chen Zheng performed the scene with a glance and a line that stunned Yanran, Director Xu, Lu Yun, and the crew.
• Chen Zheng asked whether he had passed and told Director Xu that, although emotional scenes might be difficult, playing an expert was easy.

Chen Zheng impressed Director Xu during his audition and then kissed Yanran during a wall-pin scene, leaving her flustered and Lu Yun furious. Yanran said she enjoyed acting with Chen Zheng, while Qin Yi praised her choice of lead, unaware that the script matched Chen Zheng’s real past.

• Chen Zheng’s first audition scene impressed Yanran and Director Xu, while Lu Yun resented the newcomer’s success.
• Director Xu began the wall-pin scene, and Chen Zheng’s performance drew Yanran into the role.
• Chen Zheng kissed Yanran for real, surprising her and prompting An Jing and Lu Yun to accuse him of taking advantage.
• Director Xu rebuked Lu Yun for causing trouble, and Lu Yun silently stewed over his humiliation.
• Yanran admitted she liked acting with Chen Zheng, and Qin Yi said he seemed to have returned from a xianxia world.

Chen Zheng impressed Director Xu and Qin Yi with his acting, while rumors about his connection to Yuwei Group’s heiress spread through the crew. Lu Yun withdrew from the drama, and Qin Yi decided Chen Zheng would be its sole principal male character.

• Director Xu praised Chen Zheng’s acting, and Yanran exchanged contact details with him, making Lu Yun jealous.
• A crew member reported that Chen Zheng had left with a woman in a custom pink Rolls-Royce, leading the crew to suspect she was Su Ziming’s daughter and Chen Zheng’s girlfriend.
• Qin Yi said she would ask Chen Zheng about his connection to Yuwei Group, then decided he suited her male lead perfectly.
• Director Xu warned Lu Yun that some people were beyond his ability to cross, and Lu Yun withdrew from the drama.
• Qin Yi approved Lu Yun’s departure and decided to revise the script so Chen Zheng would be the only principal male character.

Lu Yun learned that Chen Zheng was a trained martial artist and decided to leave Nan City, while Yan Susu’s reunion with her sinister senior brother Yin Zhao turned Jasmine Bar into a threat. As Yan Susu prepared to face Yin Zhao, Chen Zheng caught her hand.

• Lu Yun watched a video of Chen Zheng kicking a taekwondo expert away and decided to leave Nan City the next morning.
• At Jasmine Bar, Yan Susu asked Chen Zheng whether he had any more Drunken Life, Dreaming Death, and offered to help him brew it.
• An Jing teased Yan Susu about wanting Chen Zheng, then drank with him as the proprietress flirted back.
• Yin Zhao arrived and ordered the customers to leave, then revealed that he was Yan Susu’s senior brother and threatened her, An Jing, Su Cheng, and Chen Zheng.
• Yan Susu told Chen Zheng to take An Jing and the others away while she handled Yin Zhao, but Chen Zheng caught her hand as she stood.

At Jasmine Bar, Yin Zhao threatened Yan Susu and her companions, believing his breakthrough had made him an unbeatable Ancient Martial Arts Grandmaster. Chen Zheng calmly endured Yin Zhao’s palm strike, crippled him with the backlash, and left Yin Zhao’s lackeys terrified.

• Yin Zhao mocked Chen Zheng and demanded that he kowtow, while threatening Yan Susu and the other women.
• Chen Zheng dismissed Yin Zhao and his three lackeys as morons, then walked toward Yin Zhao as Yan Susu tried to stop him.
• Yin Zhao struck Chen Zheng in the chest, but Chen Zheng remained unharmed.
• Yin Zhao’s meridians ruptured from the backlash, and he dropped to his knees before Chen Zheng.
• Yin Zhao’s three lackeys realized Chen Zheng was a genuine expert and backed away in fear.

Chen Zheng crippled Yin Zhao’s three lackeys and left the Jasmine Bar with An Jing and Su Cheng. Later, he used a high-end channel-clearing technique to resolve An Jing’s True Qi disturbance, opening her conception and governing vessels and likely advancing her to the Grandmaster Realm.

• Chen Zheng crippled Yin Zhao’s three lackeys, then left the Jasmine Bar with An Jing and Su Cheng.
• Yan Susu watched Chen Zheng leave, realized she was captivated by him, and turned her attention coldly to the kneeling men.
• At Su Cheng’s home, An Jing’s True Qi surged after she drank alcohol, and Chen Zheng explained that her constitution had not absorbed the banquets’ effects.
• Chen Zheng brought An Jing to her bedroom and used a high-end channel-clearing technique while Su Cheng watched.
• Chen Zheng opened An Jing’s conception and governing vessels, and Su Cheng wondered whether she should ask him to do the same for her.

An Jing discovered that she had become a Grandmaster, while Chen Zheng was confronted at Nan University by Qi Xiejia, who sought revenge for Qi Chengzhi. Chen Zheng defeated Qi Xiejia and stripped him of his abilities.

• An Jing woke up and sensed that her True Qi had more than doubled and her Ren and Du meridians had opened, making her a Grandmaster.
• Chen Zheng walked beside Mirror Lake at Nan University, where Qi Xiejia blocked his way and demanded that he restore Qi Chengzhi.
• Qi Xiejia attacked Chen Zheng with hallucinations created by mental power, but Chen Zheng saw through them and dispelled them.
• Qi Xiejia launched a Soul-Chasing Divine Needle at Chen Zheng's forehead, but it bounced off without leaving a mark.
• Chen Zheng kicked Qi Xiejia into a tree, leaving him spitting blood and unable to use his True Qi or mental power.

Chen Zheng crippled Qi Xiejia and later met Catherine, a new foreign teacher who lured him to her apartment. When Catherine revealed she was a vampire and tried to bite him, her fangs shattered against his skin and Chen Zheng knocked her down.

• Chen Zheng left Qi Xiejia alive but crippled, and Qi realized he would be forced to live with the torment of losing his former power.
• Jin Yunmei watched Chen Zheng defeat Qi Xiejia and was overwhelmed by his strength.
• At Nan University’s cafeteria, Catherine approached Chen Zheng, praised his three-pointer, and invited him to her apartment.
• Chen Zheng agreed to meet Catherine that evening, despite Su Cheng’s suspicions.
• At her apartment, Catherine revealed her fangs and tried to bite Chen Zheng’s neck, but her fangs shattered against his skin.
• Chen Zheng slapped Catherine to the floor, leaving her staring at him in terror.

Chen Zheng defeated Catherine, a Vampire sent to test him, and branded her with the character for “slave,” leaving her convinced she belonged to him. After learning Catherine was a Vampire connected to the Emperor Organization, An Jing resolved to train harder so she could surpass Chen Zheng’s new maid.

• Catherine tried to bite Chen Zheng, but her fangs shattered against his skin.
• Chen Zheng branded the character for “slave” on Catherine’s back and left before she realized he was gone.
• Catherine photographed the mark and feared she could never escape Chen Zheng’s control.
• Chen Zheng returned to Su Cheng’s home, where An Jing teased him about visiting Catherine.
• Chen Zheng told An Jing and Su Cheng that Catherine was a Vampire he had marked as his maid, and they recognized her connection to the Emperor Organization.
• An Jing asked Chen Zheng to clear her channels with his advanced techniques whenever he was free so she could defeat Catherine.

At Nan University, An Jing rejected Professor Li Wen’s attempt to pair her with Qi Chengzhi and publicly kissed Chen Zheng. Chen Zheng then challenged Li Wen’s contempt for him by painting a mountain so lifelike that the lecture hall was captivated.

• An Jing argued with Li Wen after he criticized Chen Zheng and urged her to choose Qi Chengzhi instead.
• An Jing declared that she loved everything about Chen Zheng and kissed him in front of the students.
• Li Wen disowned An Jing as his student and insulted Chen Zheng, who calmly said that he knew how to paint.
• Chen Zheng painted a mountain while the students watched, and Li Wen recognized that he had genuine skill.
• Chen Zheng finished the painting and asked Li Wen whether it counted as art, but Li Wen stared at it in a daze as the students felt the mountain had come alive.
• An Jing called Chen Zheng a god of painting and watched him with admiration.