Chapter Summaries

Paimon mistook Xu Qing for the Traveler and joined him, Aemeath, and Phoebe Chibi in a joking argument about eating her. Several days later, Xu Qing cultivated in the town built around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Hsin helped him dress before Aemeath burst into the room.

• Paimon awoke from a nightmare, recognized Xu Qing as the Traveler, and insisted she would help him recover his memories.
• Xu Qing and Aemeath teased Paimon about eating too much and joked about stewing her, while Phoebe Chibi also wondered whether she would taste good.
• Xu Qing, Aemeath, and Phoebe Chibi left the lake together, with Paimon shouting after them when she realized they had called her a big fish.
• Several days later, a town styled after Xuanfang City stood around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Xu Qing cultivated in its master bedroom.
• Hsin told Xu Qing he was overworking himself, kissed him to stop him from saying something inauspicious, and helped him dress and wash.
• Aemeath burst into the room and pounced toward Xu Qing.

Aemeath woke Xu Qing before dawn and persuaded him to take the group out for breakfast at Chef Guga’s shop. On the way, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, joined them out of curiosity and was maneuvered into paying for everyone.

• Aemeath woke Xu Qing and reminded him that he had promised to go shopping with her, then waited while he practiced swordsmanship.
• Paimon and Phoebe Chibi joined Xu Qing and Aemeath, and the group argued over whether sweet, savory, or spicy tofu pudding was best.
• Xu Qing, Aemeath, Paimon, and Phoebe Chibi walked through Heaven Dou City, where locals believed the floating pair were unusual Martial Souls.
• Qian Renxue recognized the group from her investigation into their connection with Dugu Bo and decided to follow them.
• Qian Renxue accepted Paimon's invitation to breakfast, and Aemeath suggested that the crown prince should pay for everyone.

Aemeath, Xu Qing, and their companions ate at Chef Guga’s expanded food shop while Qian Renxue questioned them about their origins and their connection to Dugu Bo. After Xu Qing revealed that Dugu Bo was his subordinate, Aemeath proposed replacing Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Aemeath Academy, shocking Qian Renxue.

• Paimon and Phoebe Chibi ordered a hundred portions of every dish, and Qian Renxue agreed to pay for the meal.
• The group chose different kinds of tofu pudding, and Aemeath and Xu Qing fed each other while Qian Renxue watched their closeness with suspicion.
• Qian Renxue questioned Aemeath and Xu Qing about where they lived and studied, and Xu Qing told her to ask directly instead of pretending to be casual.
• Qian Renxue explained that Dugu Bo’s respectful welcome had made her curious, and Xu Qing told her Dugu Bo was his subordinate.
• Aemeath asked Qian Renxue what she thought about changing Heaven Dou Royal Academy into Aemeath Academy, and Qian Renxue stood up in alarm.

After Aemeath joked about renaming Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qian Renxue grew suspicious of her and Xu Qing, especially after learning that Dugu Bo had become Xu Qing’s subordinate. Qian Renxue ordered an investigation while trying to convince himself that Aemeath had only been joking.

• Aemeath joked about renaming Heaven Dou Royal Academy after herself, unsettling Qian Renxue before she said she had only been teasing him.
• Qian Renxue thanked Xu Qing and Aemeath, then left the private room with Snake Lance Douluo and Ci Xue Douluo.
• At the crown prince’s residence, Qian Renxue and the two Douluo discussed Dugu Bo’s submission and their inability to sense Xu Qing’s or Aemeath’s Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue reviewed Yu Xiaogang’s records and considered whether Xu Qing and Aemeath had low Innate Soul Power despite their mysterious backing.
• Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance Douluo to investigate their origins and check Spirit Hall’s awakening records without alerting them.
• Alone in the study, Qian Renxue tried to persuade himself that Aemeath had been joking and that nobody would dare insult the empire so openly.

Aemeath renamed Heaven Dou Royal Academy Aemeath Academy overnight, forcing Qian Renxue to confront the takeover. After seeing the academy’s battered administrators and sensing Xu Qing and Aemeath’s overwhelming power, Qian Renxue conceded and left.

• Aemeath persuaded Xu Qing to support her plan to rename Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then headed to the academy with him and their companions.
• Ci Xue Douluo told Qian Renxue that the academy’s sign had been replaced with Aemeath Academy’s name and snow leopard statues, while Xue Xing had been badly beaten.
• Qian Renxue visited the academy and found Aemeath, Xu Qing, and their companions in the dean’s office, with Xue Xing and the education committee members subdued.
• Aemeath confirmed that she had renamed the academy, and Xu Qing dismissed Qian Renxue’s objection about the imperial family’s authority.
• After sensing the threat from Aemeath and Hsin and hearing warnings from her Titled Douluos, Qian Renxue accepted defeat and left.