Chapter Summaries

Li Jia woke in the body of Lijia Fans in a Greek-mythology world and learned that she had to protect Persephone and prevent the War of the Gods to earn a healthy body and return home. After discovering Hera was still unmarried to Zeus, Li Jia resolved to change the events that would lead to Persephone’s birth, but she was now headed to a divine attendants’ selection.

• Li Jia woke beside the ruins of the Olympic Park, realized she had been reborn in another body, and learned from the system that she had entered a Greek mythology book.
• The system assigned Li Jia the task of protecting Persephone and stopping the War of the Gods, warning that failure would destroy the world and kill her.
• Li Jia learned that Hera was still young and unmarried to Zeus, and planned to prevent their marriage so Demeter could bear Persephone without becoming Hera’s target.
• Madam Anna knocked Li Jia down and scolded her for losing her temper, prompting Li Jia to recall that Lijia had been abused by her uncle’s family and had died after being chosen as an attendant candidate.
• Li Jia told Madam Anna that she was happy to be chosen for the Night Banquet and said she hoped her parents would help her be selected by a god.

Li Jia prepared dinner and learned from her system that Conrad planned to send her to the Divine Mountain’s Night Banquet in Melina’s place. She agreed to go willingly, secured a dress and gold from the Vance Family, and looked forward to meeting the romance target.

• Li Jia secretly saved a piece of lamb while preparing dinner for the Vance Family.
• Li Jia’s system explained that Conrad wanted her to attend the Night Banquet willingly, and that she had a one-in-ten chance of being chosen by the romance target.
• Conrad told Li Jia to attend the Night Banquet in Melina’s place, and Melina insulted her before leaving the dinner table.
• Li Jia agreed to enter the Divine Mountain willingly and asked for a suitable dress, prompting Fleur to offer Melina’s clothes for alteration.
• Conrad gave Li Jia a bag of gold coins for expenses at the Divine Mountain, and she counted and bit the coins after returning to her room.

Li Jia went to the Night Banquet in Melina’s place, confronted Melina and Conrad, and revealed she knew Conrad had tampered with her father’s will. Hermes escorted her to the Divine Mountain, where she learned which gods would choose attendants and questioned his praise of Aphrodite.

• Li Jia wore Melina’s hidden gown to the Night Banquet, and Melina angrily accused her of stealing it.
• Li Jia threatened to make Melina attend instead, prompting Fleur to defend her and Conrad to slap Melina and affirm Li Jia’s Vance name.
• Li Jia reminded Conrad of Fenrick’s silver coin and the will clauses he had altered, then boarded Hermes’s pegasus carriage as Lijia Vance.
• Hermes explained that Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hestia, and Hermes were the chief gods.
• Hermes told Li Jia that Athena, Apollo, Demeter, Artemis, and Hera were choosing attendants, and praised Aphrodite as the easiest god to serve.

Lijia Vance arrived at the Divine Mountain to face a new selection trial and learned that the candidates had to choose and swallow Oath Ice Crystals before passing through the mountain’s Restriction. After the conquest system identified a target with blonde hair and red eyes, Lijia chose Hera’s red crystal and began her attempt to win the divine lord’s favor.

• Hermes warned Li Jia not to choose red before leaving her at the mountain gate.
• The candidates learned they had to swallow an Oath Ice Crystal and cross the Divine Mountain’s Restriction alone.
• Li Jia spoke with Linai and learned that Linai wanted to serve Artemis.
• The conquest system announced that the target had appeared, and Li Jia recognized a blonde woman with red eyes nearby.
• Li Jia chose Hera’s red crystal despite the other candidates’ warnings and told the veiled woman she would be honored to serve her.
• The candidates swallowed their crystals, and a thorn-and-starlight stairway appeared at the mountain entrance.

Li Jia entered the Divine Mountain’s trial after choosing Hera, while the gods watched and discussed her unusual choice. In the red passage, she faced the original Li Jia’s memories of losing her parents and being unable to protect their belongings, then walked barefoot through the thorns toward the crying child.

• Li Jia asked the system about the changing plot and her target’s affection; it gave her an Affection Hourglass whose sand had not begun to fall.
• Eight candidates entered the Divine Mountain after two were killed for failing to submit, and the gods watched them choose their color-coded paths.
• Linai wished Li Jia well before Li Jia climbed the red stairs and entered a forest filled with decay and an infant’s cries.
• Li Jia experienced the original heroine’s memories of her parents’ shipwreck and saw Conrad steal her father’s silver coins while she remained too afraid to act.
• Thorns covered the ground around the crying child, and Li Jia crossed them barefoot until her soles bled, then crouched before the child and told her not to cry.

Li Jia confronted the childhood self whose guilt and memories haunted her, then faced a fire trial after Poseidon interfered. Hera rescued her, and Li Jia left unconscious in Hera’s arms, while Hera punished Poseidon for meddling with her disciple.

• Li Jia comforted her childhood self and learned that the girl had entrusted her unfulfilled wish to Li Jia, bringing their compatibility to one hundred percent and protecting Li Jia from the flames.
• The divine rulers watched Li Jia’s memories, and Hera was stirred by what she saw while Athena, Zeus, and others judged Li Jia’s choices.
• Poseidon used his trident to send flames toward Li Jia, but the childhood self vanished after asking Li Jia to care for their father’s silver coin.
• As Hera approached, Li Jia pretended to collapse and let Hera catch her, then fell unconscious in her arms.
• Hera carried Li Jia out of the fire and transported her to her divine residence, while silver snakes attacked Poseidon in the temple.
• Hera warned the other divine rulers that Poseidon had no right to discipline her disciple.

Hera rescued the injured Li Jia from Poseidon and suspected that someone had taken over her body, but the Wandering Soul Technique revealed no second soul. Hera made Li Jia her only disciple through a Master-Servant Contract, then warned her that leaving would mean death.

• Hera punished Poseidon for hurting Li Jia and carried the exhausted girl back to her residence.
• Hera suspected Li Jia was possessed and began using the Wandering Soul Technique to search her soul.
• Li Jia's system woke her, evaded the technique, and went into a deep sleep after warning her to pursue Hera herself.
• The Wandering Soul Technique showed Hera that Li Jia had only one soul, so she made her a disciple and linked them with a Master-Servant Contract.
• Li Jia woke, noticed the ring on her finger, and Hera explained that she would die if she left.

Li Jia settled into Hera’s residence and learned about the goddess from Winslow while Hera secretly endured divine punishment for harming a fellow god. The chapter ended with Li Jia learning that Hera personally carried out her duties and was revered throughout the realm.

• Li Jia failed to remove the ring Hera had placed on her and worried it would kill her when she returned to the modern world.
• Winslow and Doreen brought Li Jia food, and Winslow explained that Hera’s residence housed only the four of them and that Hera protected those under her care.
• Doreen helped Hera endure twelve wounds of divine punishment in a hidden room, and Hera ordered her not to reveal that she was recovering.
• Doreen told Winslow she and Hera would be away, while Li Jia spent three days learning her way around Hot Spring Ravine with Winslow.
• Winslow explained that Hera personally fulfilled her divine duties, protected women and unhappy couples, and had the strongest divine power alongside Zeus.

Li Jia and Winslow bonded over cooking and spent a carefree afternoon grilling food by a pool. Hera secretly watched over them and, after questioning what made a qualified God Lord, ordered Li Jia to meet her in the main temple the next day.

• Over three days, Li Jia and Winslow grew close as Li Jia suggested new desserts and Winslow eagerly made them.
• Li Jia and Winslow grilled chicken and pork by the pool, while Hera and Doreen watched them from a distance.
• After eating, Li Jia and Winslow fell asleep in rocking chairs, and Hera used her remaining divine power to shield them from the rain.
• Doreen asked whether Hera had ended her seclusion early to check on Li Jia, and Hera instead asked what made a qualified God Lord.
• Hera told Doreen through divine sense to have Li Jia come to the main temple the next day.

Li Jia woke to learn that Hera wanted to see her and would give her a palace, then met the divine ruler in the opulent main hall. Hera watched the frightened Li Jia like a cat playing with a mouse, leaving their first encounter tense and unresolved.

• Doreen woke Li Jia and Winslow, scolded Winslow for letting them sleep outside in the rain, and told Li Jia that Hera wanted to see her the next day.
• Doreen said Hera would arrange a palace for Li Jia, and Li Jia fell asleep excited about having a home of her own.
• Winslow dressed Li Jia in a pale blue chiton, applied makeup, and led her to Hera's main hall.
• Hera ordered Li Jia to come forward and raise her head, and Li Jia fell to her knees after meeting the goddess's gaze.
• Hera watched Li Jia in silence, tapping her heel as Li Jia felt trapped in a game of cat and mouse.

Li Jia tried to win Hera’s favor by claiming she loved her and swearing lifelong loyalty, while concealing her plan to prevent Hera from marrying Zeus. Hera ordered Li Jia to move into her inner chamber, gave her a divine mark through their Master-Servant Contract, and left Li Jia trapped in the lovestruck role she had invented.

• Hera questioned Li Jia about becoming her disciple, and Li Jia compared Hera’s eyes to cherries before claiming she wanted to serve her because she loved her.
• Li Jia knelt, kissed Hera’s fingertips, and swore lifelong loyalty; Hera appeared pleased and touched Li Jia’s cheek.
• Hera ordered Li Jia to move into the inner chamber, and Winslow mistakenly celebrated the arrangement as a chance for Li Jia to sleep beside Hera.
• Hera agreed to have clothes made for Li Jia and revealed that their Master-Servant Contract had placed a Silver Serpent Divine Mark inside Li Jia’s body.
• After Hera vanished, Winslow offered to help Li Jia, while Li Jia silently cursed the system for failing and leaving her stuck pretending to be in love.

Li Jia moved into Hera’s bedchamber and fell asleep in Hera’s bed, where Hera secretly held her and called her a little liar. After waking and eating, Li Jia met the goddess of weaving, who took her measurements and began making her clothes.

• Winslow brought Li Jia and her bedding to the Deep Hall, where Li Jia washed and went to sleep in Hera’s bed.
• Hera returned, covered the sleeping Li Jia, then lay beside her and held her as she slept.
• Li Jia woke in Hera’s arms but stayed still, then fell asleep again and woke at dusk to find Hera gone.
• Li Jia followed the smell of food and ate the meal waiting in the Deep Hall.
• Winslow and the goddess of weaving visited Li Jia, who chose colorful fabrics and clothing styles before the goddess took her measurements.

Li Jia enjoyed her new life at Hot Spring Ravine as the Goddess of Weaving made her custom clothes, while she began to wish Hera would avoid marrying Zeus. That night, Hera joined Li Jia in bed, learned she feared the dark, and the long-absent system finally returned to guide her conquest plan.

• Li Jia spent her days relaxing with Winslow and learned that Hera resolved mortals' relationship problems to earn worship and offerings.
• The Goddess of Weaving delivered clothes designed from Li Jia's ideas, and Winslow paid her generously for them.
• Li Jia began to hope Hera would not marry Zeus and decided to keep birds away from her.
• Hera came to the Deep Hall at night and lay beside Li Jia, who admitted she had always feared sleeping in the dark.
• The system booted up, praised Li Jia for getting close to Hera, and she asked what to do next.

Li Jia asked Hera to take her along when Hera left the Hot Spring Ravine, hoping to grow closer to her and gain her favor. Hera agreed and brought Li Jia to breakfast before setting out to inspect the Temple of the Goddess of Marriage, while Winslow and Doreen suspected Hera was enjoying Li Jia’s company.

• Li Jia and the system discussed how she could become important to Hera and gain enough favor to influence Hera’s future marriage to Zeus.
• Li Jia asked Hera to take her along on her outings, and Hera readily agreed.
• Hera told Li Jia to get ready to accompany her to inspect the Temple of the Goddess of Marriage.
• Li Jia dressed in her black-and-red uniform and joined Hera in the main hall, where Hera seated her on her lap and fed her breakfast.
• Winslow took Doreen to pack food and explained that Hera had specially arranged breakfast for Li Jia.

Li Jia visited the Temple of the Goddess of Marriage with Hera, Doreen, and Winslow and learned how Hera handled marriages, divorces, and relationship disputes. After seeing Hera work through petitions, Li Jia left with Winslow to explore the mortal world, with Hera reminding Winslow to take her to lunch.

• Li Jia gave the goddess of weaving permission to mass-produce her bag designs, and the goddess promised to make her future clothes for free.
• Hera took Li Jia, Winslow, and Doreen by peacock-drawn chariot to the Temple of the Goddess of Marriage.
• Winslow explained that the temple handled marriages, divorces, and relationship disputes, and Li Jia remembered a neighbor who had suffered domestic abuse without protection.
• Li Jia watched Hera carefully judge relationship petitions and came to see her work as a form of justice that protected people in vulnerable situations.
• Winslow asked Hera for permission to show Li Jia the mortal world, and Hera agreed, telling Winslow to keep an eye on Li Jia and take her to lunch.
• Winslow and Li Jia left the palace together to explore the mortal world.

Li Jia explored Fragrant City Spring Capital with Winslow, where a fortune-teller warned that Li Jia’s fate was bound to another person’s and that saving her might cost a life. Back at Hot Spring Ravine, Winslow told Doreen she believed Hera had feelings for Li Jia, while Li Jia and Hera’s relationship remained unspoken.

• Li Jia and Winslow toured Fragrant City Spring Capital, sampled market food, and secretly ordered tools from a blacksmith.
• An old fortune-teller told Li Jia that she did not belong in this world and that her fate was entangled with another woman's; she warned that one life could be exchanged to save another.
• Winslow dismissed the fortune-teller's warning, and Li Jia returned to the palace with doughnuts for Doreen.
• Hera and Doreen carried the sleeping Li Jia and Winslow back to Hot Spring Ravine, and Hera smiled as she held Li Jia.
• Winslow told Doreen that Hera's unusual attentiveness and their outing showed that Hera had feelings for Li Jia, but Doreen gave little response and sent Winslow to rest.

Hera bathed and cared for Li Jia in her hidden private hot spring, then brought her back to the inner hall. Li Jia recovered her snacks, but Hera stole one of her doughnuts before they went to bed.

• Hera carried the exhausted Li Jia to the Yellow Springs private bath and bathed with her.
• Li Jia asked to use the spring daily, and Hera allowed her to come alone and taught her how to reveal the hidden bath.
• Hera dried Li Jia, dressed her in pajamas, and used Shadow Escape to take her back to the inner hall.
• Li Jia found her backpack and enjoyed her milk and doughnuts, pleased that her snacks were still crisp.
• Hera took one of Li Jia's doughnuts and ate it, so Li Jia decided to buy an extra portion next time.

Li Jia accompanied Hera, Winslow, and Doreen to the Polar Night Fortress, where Hera revealed they had come to dissolve a bond contract. The contract belonged to the dragon Mofeiliya and his abducted bride, Luoleila.

• Li Jia learned that the story's plot required her to accompany Hera to the Polar Night Fortress, where the key hint was courage.
• Li Jia packed a large suitcase, and Doreen and Winslow helped her travel with Hera to the fortress.
• During the journey, Li Jia played card games with Winslow and Doreen, while Hera rested and handled official business.
• At the fortress, Li Jia put on warm clothes and covered up how she knew their destination by blaming Winslow.
• Hera led the group through the fortress and told Li Jia they had come to dissolve Mofeiliya and Luoleila's bond contract.

Li Jia and Hera investigated the bond between Princess Lorella Pokape and the dragon Mofeiliya after learning that Lorella’s parents had petitioned to dissolve it for the royal family’s reputation. They entered Pokape’s capital to gather evidence, while Hera reflected on her growing attachment to Li Jia.

• Li Jia read the petition and learned that Pokape II and the queen, not Lorella, had requested the bond’s dissolution to restore the princess’s marital history and arrange another political marriage.
• Li Jia argued that Lorella might have married Mofeiliya willingly, and Hera said they would investigate before deciding what to do.
• Hera chose to visit Pokape’s capital and hear what people there knew before going to the dragon’s lair.
• Winslow tested whether the group was invisible by taking a child’s rattle, then secretly paid a rose-pastry vendor after Li Jia took food without money.
• Hera remembered Artemis’s advice to care for and protect her attendant disciple, and declared that no one would dare bully Li Jia.

Hera, Li Jia, Doreen, and Winslow gathered information about the evil dragon Mofeiliya at a tavern in the Pokape capital, learning that a witness believed the dragon was female. Their conversation about marriage and Li Jia’s unknown homeland unsettled Hera, while Li Jia and Hera ended the outing teasingly close.

• Li Jia enjoyed snacks at Gathering Moon while Doreen offered a gold coin to server Felix in exchange for local stories.
• Felix described seeing the dragon Mofeiliya near the Lait River ten years earlier and claimed its human form was not male.
• Winslow paid Felix for the secret, and Li Jia argued that people of the same sex could marry if they loved each other.
• Hera wondered where Li Jia had truly come from and whether she would eventually leave, then agreed with Li Jia’s view of love and marriage.
• Li Jia called Hera “big sister,” and Hera called her “little sister” in return before letting the sleepy, full Li Jia rest in her arms.