Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye coached Liu Ruyan and the musicians on livestreaming, from building a persona and providing emotional value to thanking viewers for gifts. He prepared Liu Ruyan for her first show that night, and she left ready to take the next step even if only a few viewers came.

• Lu Ye explained that livestreaming meant marketing a person's looks or talents on Douyin, and Liu Ruyan understood why viewers stayed for her performances.
• Lu Ye taught the musicians to choose a consistent persona and joked with them about claiming to be a Titled Douluo.
• Lu Ye demonstrated emotional value by complimenting Shen Qilan's makeup, then coached Liu Ruyan to answer praise naturally and thank viewers sincerely for gifts.
• Lu Ye said the next topic was equipment, and Shen Qilan told him Liu Ruyan's clothes were finished.
• Liu Ruyan worried that few people might attend her first livestream, but Lu Ye encouraged her to make those who came feel it was worthwhile.
• Shen Qilan arranged for Liu Ruyan's clothes to be brought over and fixed her hair as they prepared for the show that night.

Lu Ye helped Cloud Sound Workshop prepare stylish outfits and lighting for Liu Ruyan’s first official livestream, while Soul Beasts posted videos of their own. He left Ning Rongrong at Shrek and learned that Gu Zheng had rearranged his evening to watch Liu Ruyan’s livestream.

• Lu Ye showed Shen Qilan the outfits and sheer stockings he had designed, and suggested selling the clothes through a shop window.
• Liu Ruyan and Shen Qilan modeled their outfits, and Lu Ye helped adjust the lighting before approving Liu Ruyan’s announcement video for her evening livestream.
• Bi Ji posted a video of an adult beast helping a young one, Xiong Jun hesitated to post a boastful comment, and the Silver Dragon King filmed a private clip beneath the lake.
• Lu Ye visited Shrek, where Ning Rongrong told him she had informed her family she was safe and said Xiao Wu had shown her Liu Ruyan’s new outfit.
• Gu Zheng prepared for Liu Ruyan’s livestream by finishing his chores and cultivation early, then watched her announcement video again.

Lu Ye helped Cloud Sound Workshop prepare outfits, lighting, and an announcement for Liu Ruyan’s first official talent livestream that night. As the livestream drew interest, Gu Zheng rearranged his evening so he could watch.

• Lu Ye and Shen Qilan discussed the new outfits and stockings, and Lu Ye suggested selling the designs through a women’s clothing store.
• Liu Ruyan and Shen Qilan modeled their outfits while Lu Ye adjusted the lighting and approved the filming setup.
• Liu Ruyan recorded an announcement for her livestream that night, naming its start time and first song.
• Bi Ji posted a video of a young Soul Beast escaping fallen branches, while Er Ming and Xiong Jun checked reactions to their own videos and the Silver Dragon King filmed silver light in secret.
• Lu Ye visited Shrek, where Ning Rongrong said she had told her family she was safe and asked about Liu Ruyan’s livestream.
• Gu Zheng moved his evening tasks earlier and settled in to watch Liu Ruyan’s livestream announcement.

Liu Ruyan performed live for her growing audience, and Gu Zheng, Lu Ye, and Gu Rong watched from different places. After Gu Zheng sent her flowers, the Gold Pattern Workshop's young master sent two hundred and asked about the dance that would follow.

• Gu Zheng joined Liu Ruyan's livestream, and she recognized him and promised to play the complete piece he had requested.
• Liu Ruyan steadied herself as the audience grew, then played while Gu Zheng listened quietly with his friend.
• Lu Ye watched Liu Ruyan recover from a brief pause and told the shopkeeper to direct people who wanted a phone to buy one.
• Gu Rong sent Liu Ruyan ten flowers, and she thanked Senior Bone Douluo during the stream.
• Gu Zheng sent Liu Ruyan ten flowers, then the Gold Pattern Workshop's young master sent two hundred and said he looked forward to the dance.

During Liu Ruyan’s livestream, Ye Heng competed for her attention with increasingly expensive gifts, while Gu Zheng and others watched her perform a fan dance. Liu Ruyan thanked her supporters and resumed the show, leaving Ye Heng having spent money meant for suppliers and Gu Zheng abandoning his attempt to outbid him.

• Ye Heng sent flowers to Liu Ruyan, but Han Chi’s larger gift briefly drew her attention and prompted Ye Heng to send more.
• Liu Ruyan performed a fan dance live, demonstrating that her fan tricks were real and sharing playful remarks with viewers.
• Gu Zheng watched Liu Ruyan dance and began preparing to send money, while his friend teased him about competing with Ye Heng.
• Lu Ye joined the livestream, and Liu Ruyan greeted him and credited him and Master He for her outfit.
• Ye Heng spent the supplier money in his pouch on a thousand flowers after viewers discussed the Gold Pattern Workshop.
• Liu Ruyan thanked the supporters and asked them to enjoy the dance; Gu Zheng put away his money and asked her to continue.

Er Ming filmed a little beast discovering its reflection, while Xiong Jun's presence repeatedly frightened it away. At the bottom of the lake, the Silver Dragon King studied how lighting and camera angles affected her recordings and asked Di Tian to replay the beast's video.

• Xiong Jun interrupted the little beast's cautious exploration of its reflection, and Er Ming edited the moment into a video that drew amused comments.
• Xiong Jun tried filming other Soul Beasts, but one froze and another ran out of frame, so Bi Ji explained that they feared him.
• The Silver Dragon King compared recordings of Liu Ruyan and adjusted the silver light to make details clearer on camera.
• The Silver Dragon King noticed Shen Qilan assisting Liu Ruyan and asked Di Tian to replay Er Ming's video of the little beast.
• Xiong Jun tried hiding behind a tree to film the little beast, but Er Ming pointed out that his foot stuck out past the trunk.

Liu Ruyan completed her livestream after recovering from a lamp going out, then learned that hundreds had watched and her performance had earned more than forty gold. Encouraged by the viewers and the support of her musicians, she told Lu Ye she wanted to perform a dance she had never posted before next time.

• When a gust put out a lamp during Liu Ruyan's performance, she kept dancing, tapped her fan to restore the rhythm, and reassured viewers she would not end the livestream.
• At the Heaven Dou Royal Academy residence, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling watched Liu Ruyan demonstrate her earrings and hairstyle while Yu Tianheng and Yu Feng stayed quiet.
• Liu Ruyan performed one final song, thanked the viewers, and ended the livestream as Gu Zheng decided to put down his phone and practice swordsmanship.
• After the broadcast, Lu Ye told Liu Ruyan that more than nine hundred people had visited and over five hundred had watched at once; her gifts totaled forty-one gold, three silver, and six copper.
• Liu Ruyan withdrew the earnings for the musicians to divide and told Lu Ye she wanted to perform a previously unposted dance next time.

Shen Qilan, Liu Ruyan, and Master He organized measurements and showcased Cloud Sound Workshop’s clothes online, leading to a garment sale and a customer’s praise for the earrings. The workshop began treating online orders as a real path for its work, while Liu Ruyan carefully replied to the people who had supported her.

• Shen Qilan asked Master He to review customers’ vague clothing measurements, and Master He helped establish clearer size and alteration guidelines.
• Liu Ruyan modeled a dress in a video so viewers could see how it fit while sitting and moving, and Master He stressed that buyers should check the measurements.
• Dugu Yan received the earrings she had ordered, tried them on with Ye Lingling’s help, and sent the workshop a photo praising them.
• Shen Qilan crossed the earrings off the available stock when their maker saw Dugu Yan wearing them, then received an order for a measured light-colored dress.
• Master He checked the buyer’s photo to confirm the dress length fit, and Lu Ye advised the workshop to record measurements and make sure Master He ate.
• Liu Ruyan replied to audience members, thanked Gu Zheng for his encouragement, and told him her next performance had not yet been scheduled.

Ning Rongrong skipped most of her assigned running and went to Soto for a meal, where Lu Ye found her and asked about her training. He walked her back to the academy, leaving her to face the consequences herself as he prepared to speak with Flender that evening.

• Ning Rongrong left her run with Oscar unfinished and went into Soto to eat.
• Lu Ye encountered Ning Rongrong while handling the shop handover, then spoke with her after finishing his business.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she had not completed her training, and Lu Ye refused to cover for her if her father asked.
• Lu Ye walked back toward the village with Ning Rongrong, who replied to Oscar that she was on her way back.
• At the academy gate, Li Yusong told them Flender was away, and Lu Ye left a handover letter before Ning Rongrong entered alone.

Ye Heng faced his father’s anger after spending workshop money on a gift, then proposed selling finished goods directly through the platform. With Ye Zhengchuan’s cautious approval, he prepared an afternoon stream to show the goods and draw in the people who had followed him the night before.

• Ye Zhengchuan confronted Ye Heng over the ten gold coins he had borrowed from the workshop’s funds and the eight gold coins he had spent himself.
• Ye Heng used comments on his new followers’ profiles to persuade his father to sell strap buckles and copper clasps directly instead of supplying Shopkeeper Ge.
• Ye Zhengchuan checked the samples and costs, agreed to pay the waiting creditors what he could, and let Ye Heng prepare the goods for sale.
• Lu Ye reviewed Ye Heng’s application to open a display window and approved it after asking him to clarify the specifications.
• Ye Heng posted a video inviting viewers to his afternoon stream and offering twenty clasps, while Stove Old Han agreed to test one publicly.
• Ye Zhengchuan corrected how Ye Heng showed the buckle on camera and helped him prepare, and Ye Heng asked his father to stay for the stream.

Ye Heng livestreamed the Gold Pattern Workshop’s clasps, demonstrating their construction and selling them for four silver a pair. When Shopkeeper Ge’s assistant arrived to collect the same batch, Ye Heng kept the broadcast going and held firm on the price, leaving the workshop’s relationship with the shop uncertain.

• Ye Heng began the livestream by giving away twenty hanging clasps and demonstrated how a phone case fastened securely to a belt.
• Ye Heng showed Han Chi and the viewers how the wrist clasps worked, while Ye Zhengchuan explained their construction and care.
• Ye Heng listed the clasps for four silver a pair and demonstrated how to fit one onto an old belt without using Soul Power.
• Han Chi bought a pair, tested them on his bracers, and confirmed that they were sound, prompting more viewers to order.
• Ye Heng acknowledged that Shopkeeper Ge had sold the same clasps for eight silver and showed the viewers their simple packaging.
• Zhou Fu warned Ye Heng that Shopkeeper Ge’s assistant had come to collect the batch, but Ye Heng kept the livestream running and refused to change the price.

Ye Heng and Ye Zhengchuan sold out their workshop’s clasps through a livestream, earning 160 gold and settling urgent debts. Shopkeeper Ge realized the Gold Pattern Workshop no longer depended on his business, and his own assistant had bought a pair at full price.

• Ye Zhengchuan refused Shopkeeper Ge’s assistant’s pickup slip and demanded that the shop settle its outstanding balance first.
• Ye Heng demonstrated the wrist clasps’ strength on his father’s worn belt while Ye Zhengchuan explained which clasps fit different straps.
• Viewers bought all 300 pairs of locking strap clasps, and Ye Zhengchuan stopped Ye Heng from selling an uninspected crate before the remaining hanging clasps sold out.
• Ye Zhengchuan divided the 160 gold in sales toward debts and craftspeople, then praised Ye Heng for getting things done.
• Shopkeeper Ge learned that his assistant had bought a pair of wrist clasps for four silver and saw that the workshop had sold its goods without him.