Chapter Summaries

Song Yanqing let Xuan Ling take Shang Shujue back to Qingqiu, where Shang Shujue’s spiritual power returned and he sought answers about why it vanished beyond the mountain. While sleeping at his parents’ graves, Shang Shujue began dreaming of his infancy and an unknown immortal lord.

• Xuan Ling explained Shang Shujue’s situation, but Song Yanqing told him to take the fox back to Qingqiu.
• Xuan Ling left Song Yanqing money and a fox clan communication butterfly, and Song Yanqing posted an explanation that ended the public and wildlife bureau’s concerns.
• Shang Shujue returned to Qingqiu, where his seal lifted and he could transform freely again.
• Shang Shujue asked Grandpa Clan Leader why his spiritual power disappeared outside Qingqiu, and the clan leader suggested visiting his parents’ graves.
• Shang Shujue visited his parents’ graves, spoke to them about his power and Song Yanqing, then fell asleep and dreamed of his infancy and a purple-and-gold-robed immortal lord.

Shang Shujue dreamed of the immortal lord removing the immortal gold seed, then woke at his parents’ graves and realized he could finally leave Qingqiu. After joining Xuan Ling and the others in J City, he learned that Tuantuan had already introduced him to his girlfriend, shocking Ling'er and the others.

• In a dream, Shang Shujue saw the immortal lord remove the unchanged immortal gold seed and explain that their paths of the Dao did not align.
• Shang Shujue woke before his parents’ graves, concluded he was free to leave the mountain, and ran off.
• His parents appeared after he left and discussed the destined match between the Dao Venerable and the Sovereign, then disappeared with the offerings.
• Shang Shujue persuaded the clan leader to let him go down the mountain and obtained permission to get his clan token from Xuan Ling.
• In J City, Ling'er and Yi Shuang told Shang Shujue he could charge things to Tuantuan and described how worried Tuantuan had been when he went missing.
• Shang Shujue said he had called Tuantuan after returning and that Tuantuan had introduced him to his girlfriend, leaving Ling'er, Xuan Ling, Ling Yu, and Yi Shuang stunned.

Shang Shujue wandered the human world for a month before returning to the restaurant where he had first met Song Yanqing. He gave Song Yanqing his fox tag and fled, leaving the captain silently holding it.

• Ling'er learned from Shang Shujue's memories that he was dating a purple fox, while Yi Shuang and Ling Yu wondered if she was related to Hu Yuntuo and sent him her image.
• Shang Shujue explored the human world, grew tired of being photographed, and returned in fox form to the restaurant where he had met Song Yanqing.
• Song Yanqing and his companions spotted Shang Shujue in the flower bed, and the group began taking photos of him.
• Shang Shujue carried his fox tag to Song Yanqing and nudged it into his hand before darting into the bushes.
• Song Yanqing put the tag in his pocket and told his companions to stop filming and come inside.

Shang Shujue secretly entered Song Yanqing’s home and waited for him, then revealed his human form and demanded food. Song Yanqing spent the night catering to the hungry, bite-prone fox, who was still asking for more food at three in the morning.

• Shang Shujue used a trick to bypass Song Yanqing’s security cameras, entered his home, and fell asleep in the sun as a fox.
• Song Yanqing changed his plans and went home instead of sleeping at the training base, while his teammates speculated about his sudden decision.
• Song Yanqing found Shang Shujue waiting inside; Shang Shujue transformed into a youth, leapt into his arms, and bit his neck.
• Shang Shujue complained of hunger during a thunderstorm, and Song Yanqing cooked egg noodles and fried pork bites for him.
• Song Yanqing recalled Shang Shujue biting him repeatedly over food and discomfort, then got up to make him another meal when he claimed to be hungry again at three in the morning.

Shang Shujue cared for the exhausted Song Yanqing, slept curled up with him, and woke intending to bite him after hurting his tail. Breakfast distracted him, while Zheng Fengyue called Song Yanqing about a magazine photo shoot and interview that promised the club a large share of sales.

• Shang Shujue washed the dishes with spiritual power, carried the sleeping Song Yanqing to bed, and curled up against him in fox form.
• Song Yanqing woke overheated beneath Shang Shujue’s tails, turned on the air conditioning, and slept soundly beside him.
• Shang Shujue hurt his tail, blamed Song Yanqing, and rushed out of the bedroom intending to bite him, but breakfast distracted him.
• Song Yanqing made breakfast and told Shang Shujue to wash up before eating.
• Zheng Fengyue called Song Yanqing about Wenhui Magazine Publishing House’s esports issue, photo shoot, and interviews, explaining that the club would receive sixty percent of sales.

Song Yanqing learned that Wenhui Magazine Publishing House had offered the esports club a suspiciously lucrative partnership, then ate breakfast with Shang Shujue, who explained the meaning of his Fox Token. Song Yanqing agreed that accepting it made him Shang Shujue’s, while Shang Shujue happily decided to stay with him for a while.

• Song Yanqing told Zheng Fengyue to have Jian Songchuan and the others train while he investigated the magazine partnership, and Zheng Fengyue agreed to hold Zhou Lin back.
• Shang Shujue ate the fried eggs Song Yanqing had made, and Song Yanqing shared the rest of breakfast and poured him milk.
• Song Yanqing said Shang Shujue could stay or leave, prompting Shang Shujue to accuse him of taking his Fox Token and trying to kick him out.
• Shang Shujue explained that the Fox Token protected Song Yanqing and marked him as Shang Shujue’s, obligating Song Yanqing to provide for him.
• Song Yanqing accepted that he was Shang Shujue’s, and Shang Shujue decided to stay at his home while he rested.

Song Yanqing met Yi Shuang, a Wenhui Magazine Publishing House department head, at the JSY Club and learned the magazine planned to provoke conflict between esports clubs through its interview. After JSY prepared answers and the interview went smoothly, Yi Shuang reminded Song Yanqing about Shang Shujue before leaving.

• Song Yanqing drove to the JSY Club and sensed a familiar aura from Yi Shuang, who wore Wenhui Magazine Publishing House clothing.
• Yi Shuang recognized Shang Shujue’s Fox Token on Song Yanqing and asked whether Shang Shujue was staying at his home; Song Yanqing confirmed it.
• Yi Shuang told Song Yanqing that Wenhui had assigned her to use provocative interview questions to stir up rivalry, and Song Yanqing promised to explain the matter to the manager.
• Song Yanqing found Zhou Lin, and the JSY Club prepared answers to the loaded questions while Yi Shuang reassured the Wenhui staff they could ask them as planned.
• The interview proceeded smoothly, and Yi Shuang gave Song Yanqing reminders about Shang Shujue before leaving with the Wenhui staff.

After Yi Shuang explained the meaning of Shang Shujue’s Fox Token, Song Yanqing became embarrassed and worried about the fox’s upcoming first heat. Shang Shujue misread Song Yanqing’s reaction and cheerfully imagined taking him back to Qingqiu as his chef, leaving the two with very different expectations.

• Yi Shuang told Song Yanqing that Shang Shujue had given him his Fox Token and asked him to help the fox through his first heat if needed.
• Zhou Lin reminded Song Yanqing to focus on training for the upcoming tournament in Country F, and Song Yanqing returned to practice.
• Song Yanqing brought food home for Shang Shujue, then hurried away after the fox asked him to stay and eat together.
• Shang Shujue noticed Yi Shuang’s scent and guessed that he had seen the Fox Token on Song Yanqing.
• Shang Shujue decided Song Yanqing would make a good chef to bring back to Qingqiu, while Song Yanqing returned to the club blushing over what he thought the Fox Token meant.

Song Yanqing kept balancing JSY Club duties with caring for the child at home, while the team joked about family and retirement. At the market, he witnessed Yi Shuang reject Gu Lanxuan, who claimed they had once loved each other, and leave him behind.

• Wenhui Magazine Publishing House's esports periodical succeeded, and Yi Shuang sent copies and commemorative badges to JSY Club.
• Zhang Yibei and Shen Zeyu discussed Song Yanqing's care for the child and Shen Zeyu's plans to retire after the tournament and marry his fiancée.
• Shen Zeyu teased his teammates about their closeness, while Jian Songchuan and Lu Fengxing barely responded.
• Song Yanqing bought groceries and saw Yi Shuang arguing with Gu Lanxuan in the market parking lot.
• Gu Lanxuan insisted that Yi Shuang had once promised to love him, then tried to kiss him; Yi Shuang slapped him and said he did not know him.
• Yi Shuang drove away, and Gu Lanxuan left in tears and laughter as Song Yanqing watched in silence.

Shang Shujue clung to Song Yanqing after he came home and mistook his growing desire for him as hunger. After Song Yanqing warned that Emotion-Forgotten Water could make Shang Shujue forget him, Shang Shujue vowed not to drink it and settled in to watch a drama about a fox and a scholar.

• Shang Shujue leapt into Song Yanqing's arms when he came home and complained that he was late.
• Song Yanqing told Shang Shujue about seeing Yi Shuang handle the Gu family's spoiled young master himself.
• Shang Shujue explained that Yi Shuang had once been heartbroken and had drunk Emotion-Forgotten Water, then admitted he felt strangely hungry for Song Yanqing.
• Shang Shujue considered trying Emotion-Forgotten Water after hearing that it made foxes smarter, but Song Yanqing asked whether he wanted to forget him.
• Shang Shujue promised not to drink the water and returned to the sofa, where he became absorbed in a television drama about a fox and a scholar.

Shang Shujue became angry while watching a tragic fox drama, then read a romance about two esports players and began imagining himself with Song Yanqing. He hid under the quilt when Song Yanqing called him to dinner, growing warm and hungry as Song Yanqing tried to coax him out.

• Shang Shujue raged at the tragic drama and snapped at Song Yanqing after he touched his ear.
• Shang Shujue found a story about Fox and Butterfly in Song Yanqing’s esports magazine and became absorbed in their romance.
• Shang Shujue realized the story’s protagonists were lovers, blushed while looking at Song Yanqing, and hurried into the bedroom with the magazine.
• Song Yanqing called Shang Shujue to dinner, found him hiding beneath the quilt, and tried to pull it away.
• Shang Shujue complained that Song Yanqing was annoying as his warmth, hunger, and appetite intensified.

Shang Shujue entered his first heat, and Song Yanqing recognized what was happening and stayed with him through the two-day episode. Afterward, Shang Shujue woke with intimate memories of Song Yanqing and, still treating him as his mate, asked him to make food.

• Song Yanqing realized Shang Shujue had a fever, then recognized from Yi Shuang's warning and the Fox Token that Shang Shujue had entered the Qingqiu fox clan's mating season.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue became intimate, and Song Yanqing carefully comforted him when his ears and tail emerged.
• Song Yanqing asked Zhou Lin and Zheng Fengyue for three days off and stayed with Shang Shujue as his heat continued into the second day.
• On the third morning, Shang Shujue woke beside Song Yanqing and remembered what had happened during his heat.
• When Shang Shujue said he was hungry, Song Yanqing misunderstood and kissed him, then bathed him and went to cook after Shang Shujue asked for food.

Shang Shujue told the Qingqiu group chat that he had gone through his first heat and found a mate, then left them to investigate Song Yanqing. The foxes discovered Song Yanqing was Ling Yunting’s girlfriend’s cousin and started looking into him.

• Shang Shujue read the foxes’ chat about life in the human world and Ling Yu’s pursuit of Mu Qingrang.
• Shang Shujue announced that he had gone through his first heat and was now an adult, prompting the foxes to demand details about who had claimed him.
• Shang Shujue said he and his mate would visit Qingqiu together and directed the foxes to ask Yi Shuang about him.
• Yi Shuang shared Song Yanqing’s name and photo with the group after Shang Shujue left the chat.
• Ling Yunting recognized Song Yanqing as his girlfriend’s cousin, and the foxes handed the investigation to him.

Hu Yuntuo recognized Song Yanqing in Yi Shuang’s photo and revealed that he was searching for the person whose heart he had broken. Shang Shujue exposed Hu Yuntuo’s past and gave the clan leader his coordinates, while Ling Yunting and Shang Shujue realized Song Yanqing and Song Yun were family; the chapter ended with Shang Shujue leaving the chat to join Song Yanqing for dinner.

• Hu Yuntuo asked Yi Shuang about Song Yanqing’s team photo and called the person he sought a faithless lover.
• Shang Shujue told Hu Yuntuo that he had broken his sweetheart’s heart and made him drink Emotion-Forgotten Water, then warned him not to approach the man.
• Hu Yuntuo recognized Song Yun as resembling Xuan Ling and learned from Ling Yunting and Shang Shujue that she was Ling Yunting’s girlfriend and Song Yanqing’s cousin.
• Hu Yuntuo demanded Ling Yunting’s location, but Shang Shujue sent the clan leader Hu Yuntuo’s coordinates, prompting the clan leader to pursue him.
• Ling Yunting sensed the clan leader’s magic, and Shang Shujue left the group chat to find Song Yanqing, who carried him to dinner.

Xuan Ling ignored Shen Luxing’s persistent vigil outside the pet shop while Shang Shujue told Song Yanqing that his cousin Song Yun might be connected to the Qingqiu fox clan. Shang Shujue invited Song Yanqing to visit Qingqiu as his mate, and Song Yanqing agreed to go after his competition.

• Xuan Ling noticed that Shen Luxing’s bodyguards were scaring away customers, but told his assistant to ignore Shen Luxing and continued his work.
• Shen Luxing learned that Xuan Ling had gone to the back courtyard, then waited patiently for him to return.
• Shang Shujue told Song Yanqing that Song Yun was dating his friend and might resemble a senior from Qingqiu, raising the possibility that she had fox-clan blood.
• Song Yanqing avoided discussing the person Hu Yuntuo had wronged, and Shang Shujue agreed to leave the matter alone.
• Shang Shujue asked Song Yanqing to return to Qingqiu with him as his mate, and Song Yanqing agreed to go after his competition.

Song Yanqing agreed to take Shang Shujue with him to the base after Zhou Lin asked him to return for urgent training needs. After waking, Shang Shujue excitedly accepted Song Yanqing’s promise to take him out, and they got ready to leave together.

• Zhou Lin called Song Yanqing and asked him to return to the base, suggesting he bring Shang Shujue and stay with him in an empty room.
• Song Yanqing agreed to go later and went back to sleep while holding Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue woke up angry after dreaming Song Yanqing had stolen his cake and grilled sausages, and Song Yanqing promised to buy him treats.
• Shang Shujue eagerly agreed when Song Yanqing promised to take him out more often and rushed to choose clothes.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue washed up, put on masks, and set off together.

At the JSY Club base, the players finished a practice match while Zhou Lin, Zheng Fengyue, and Shen Zeyu waited for Song Yanqing to arrive with the child he had been raising. When Song Yanqing’s rarely used bulletproof car reached the club, the team recalled the dangerous ambush that had led him to acquire it and wondered who the child was.

• Shen Zeyu received acupuncture and a hand massage while the players practiced, then asked Zhou Lin why Song Yanqing had not arrived with the child.
• Zheng Fengyue shared parenting advice with Shen Zeyu until Zhou Lin warned them that the training-room cameras were recording.
• Jian Songchuan’s blue team won the practice match, and Zheng Fengyue announced a break before the team reviewed their mistakes.
• After waiting nearly two hours, Zhou Lin heard that Song Yanqing’s car had arrived and went with the others to watch from the hallway.
• The team recognized Song Yanqing’s bulletproof “Shield Soldier” and remembered the rainy-night ambush that had prompted him to have it built.
• Shen Zeyu speculated that the child might be an important orphan being hunted, but the others doubted his mystery-novel theory.

Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue to meet his teammates, and they prepared pizzas as gifts before heading to see them. Shang Shujue’s abilities and beauty drew attention at the gate, while the couple arrived together wearing matching bracelets.

• Shang Shujue noticed people watching their Shield Soldier, and Song Yanqing explained that his teammates recognized the car.
• Captain Lin and Captain Wang saw Shang Shujue in the passenger seat, were stunned by his beauty, and opened the gate for them.
• Song Yanqing worried that Shang Shujue’s looks could attract trouble, but Shang Shujue explained that his Soul of Spirit Purification prevented malice and made people forget him afterward.
• Song Yanqing took Shang Shujue to his dorm room, where he could rest or use the facilities while Song Yanqing prepared the gifts.
• Shang Shujue bought pizzas for Song Yanqing’s teammates, and the two arrived holding hands and wearing matching fox- and dragon-themed bracelets.

Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue to the esports training room after promising to take him sunbathing after training. The team mistook Shang Shujue for a child, then discovered he was an adult and had prepared gifts meant for little kids.

• Shang Shujue admired a grassy field and asked Song Yanqing when he could go sunbathing there, and Song Yanqing promised to take him after training.
• Shang Shujue kissed Song Yanqing affectionately by a window, and Song Yanqing stopped him because cameras were watching.
• Lu Fengxing, Zhang Yibei, and Zhao Lisheng ambushed Song Yanqing at the training room door, but Song Yanqing dodged while protecting Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue nearly revealed that he was a fox, so Song Yanqing covered his mouth and warned him not to speak carelessly.
• Song Yanqing introduced Shang Shujue as a relative's kid, and Shen Zeyu gave him a toy water gun meant for a young child.
• Shen Zeyu apologized for mistaking Shang Shujue for an eight- or nine-year-old, while the others realized their own gifts were also meant for little kids.

Song Yanqing brought Shang Shujue to the team room, where the players welcomed him with pizza and toys. Shang Shujue revealed that he considered himself Song Yanqing’s partner, and Song Yanqing later carried his sleepy companion back to the dorm.

• Song Yanqing set out pizzas for the players, who gave Shang Shujue an assortment of toys in thanks.
• Zhao Lisheng introduced the players, and Shang Shujue introduced himself as Xiao Jue.
• When Shen Zeyu asked how Shang Shujue was related to Song Yanqing, Shang Shujue said he did not know and asked what kind of relative a partner counted as.
• The players reacted in shock, and Lu Fengxing explained that they had not expected the seemingly uninterested Song Yanqing to have a boyfriend.
• Song Yanqing returned with water, and Shang Shujue leaned against him before asking to be carried to the dorm.
• Song Yanqing picked up Shang Shujue’s shoes, carried him on his back, and left with him.