Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue rejected Li Nanzhi’s advances, then revealed her true appearance to Ye Lingling and discussed faking a pregnancy. Ye Lingling stayed overnight, while Lin Luo felt pushed aside as the two women prepared to share a bed.

• Li Nanzhi embraced and tried to kiss Qian Renxue, but Lin Luo interrupted and she ran away in tears.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance to Ye Lingling and told her that she planned to fake a pregnancy.
• Qian Renxue invited Ye Lingling to stay overnight, and Ye Lingling agreed to share her bed.
• Qian Renxue denied that Lin Luo usually slept beside her and kicked his pillow away, leaving him to walk off looking dejected.
• Ye Lingling criticized Qian Renxue’s conservative clothes and said they did not do justice to her looks.

Ye Lingling criticized Qian Renxue’s outdated clothes and persuaded her to go shopping, while Qian Renxue worried over Lin Luo and found him asleep in the main hall. The next morning, Lin Luo startled the women awake, and he and Ye Lingling set off for the academy as Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling made plans to shop.

• Ye Lingling inspected Qian Renxue’s clothes, called them old-fashioned, and convinced her to shop for new ones the next day.
• Unable to sleep because she worried about Lin Luo, Qian Renxue found him asleep on the main hall floor and carried him to a bed.
• Lin Luo burst into Qian Renxue’s room the next morning and shouted to wake her and Ye Lingling before fleeing.
• Qian Renxue chased Lin Luo with a rolling pin, then saw him and Ye Lingling off to the academy.
• Ye Lingling reminded Qian Renxue about their shopping plans, while Qian Renxue dismissed Lin Luo’s questions.

The day before the full-month banquet, Lin Luo reached Soul Power level 25 and prepared to reveal his Martial Soul and Soul Rings at the emperor’s request. On the morning of the banquet, Xue Qian, Xue Fu, and Yu Luoyi unexpectedly arrived at the crown prince’s bedchamber.

• Lin Luo’s classmates and teachers treated him more kindly after his visit to the Moonlight Pavilion, while his Soul Power rose to level 25 and his other ten tags reached lv2.
• Qian Renxue showed Lin Luo clothes she had bought with Ye Lingling, and he chose a black outfit before changing into gold to cheer her up after she lost their bet.
• Qian Renxue wore a revealing nightgown Ye Lingling had bought and let Lin Luo sleep in her arms, despite telling him he needed to get used to sleeping alone.
• The morning of the banquet, She Long told Lin Luo that Qian Renxue had gone to see the old emperor and reminded him to reveal his Martial Soul and Soul Rings at the banquet.
• Xue Qian, Xue Fu, and Yu Luoyi arrived at the crown prince’s bedchamber, and Lin Luo let them inside while warning Xue Fu about a ghost in one of the rooms.

Lin Luo and the others sneaked into the imperial kitchen with Guang Ling, while Dugu Bo prepared a second assassination plan after learning that Xue Qinghe had been the target of his previous attempt. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu sensing powerful killing intent somewhere in the imperial palace.

• Yu Luoyi and Xue Qian asked Lin Luo about the palace maid and the imperial kitchen, and Guang Ling appeared and led the children out through a back door.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu arrived at the crown prince's residence to check on Lin Luo, but She Long reported that he had already left with his classmates.
• Guang Ling smuggled dishes from the imperial kitchen to the loft, and he and the children began vomiting after tasting the food.
• Dugu Bo read Tang San's letter, realized that Xue Qinghe had been the woman targeted in his earlier assassination attempt, and considered killing both Xue Qinghe and Lin Luo.
• Qian Daoliu sensed powerful killing intent coming from somewhere in the imperial palace.

Bo Saixi warned Lin Luo that a Titled Douluo’s killing intent targeted him and Qian Renxue, and Lin Luo suspected Dugu Bo had come to silence them. He persuaded Bo Saixi to let him go to Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where Qian Renxue was in danger.

• Qian Daoliu sensed killing intent in the palace and told Bibi Dong that it came from someone above the Soul Douluo level.
• After Guang Ling and the others tried the imperial kitchen’s food, Bo Saixi appeared and sent them away while keeping Lin Luo with her.
• Bo Saixi told Lin Luo that a Titled Douluo’s killing intent near Xue Ye’s bedchamber was aimed at him and his mother, Qian Renxue.
• Lin Luo suspected Dugu Bo had discovered Qian Renxue’s identity and come to kill them before the earlier assassination attempt was exposed.
• Lin Luo demanded that Bo Saixi let him go to Qian Renxue, and she relented after he said he would hate her if he did not see Qian Renxue that day.
• Lin Luo rushed toward Xue Ye’s bedchamber, believing Qian Renxue would be Dugu Bo’s first target.

Lin Luo arrived at Xue Ye’s bedchamber just as an assassin revealed himself, and he unleashed his power to confront Dugu Bo. He told Qian Renxue to leave the fight to him.

• Yu Luoyi warned Yu Yuanzhen that the imperial kitchen’s food was poisonous, then clarified that it only tasted terrible.
• Xue Qian and Xue Fu warned Xue Xing about the food, but he scolded them for sneaking into the imperial kitchen and asked whether they had seen Lin Luo.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu searched the banquet venue for Lin Luo and the assassin but found neither.
• Lin Luo reached Xue Ye’s bedchamber and spotted a dark figure preparing to attack.
• Lin Luo unfurled his twelve wings and struck the assassin with blue-violet lightning, identifying him as Dugu Bo.
• Xue Beng called for Xue Ye’s protection as the consorts fled, while Lin Luo signaled Qian Renxue to leave the fight to him.

Lin Luo and Qian Daoliu drove Dugu Bo from the palace toward the banquet area, where Lin Luo pursued him as Bibi Dong’s plan unfolded. Dugu Bo released his Martial Soul among the guests, spreading poison as the chapter ended.

• Lin Luo slowed Dugu Bo with Angel Binding and struck him with a fused attack, giving Qian Renxue time to evade.
• Qian Daoliu appeared and broke Dugu Bo’s right arm, then Bibi Dong told Lin Luo to pursue him toward the banquet area.
• Qian Renxue sent Lin Luo after Dugu Bo while telling Xue Ye that the assassin had fled toward the banquet area.
• Dugu Bo ran into invisible golden barriers and was forced toward the banquet, where his escape route narrowed.
• Dugu Bo released his Jade Phosphorus Snake King Martial Soul, and poisonous gas spread among the guests.

Lin Luo killed Dugu Bo during the banquet, with help from a hidden expert who restrained the poison and held Dugu Bo in water. Xue Ye revealed Lin Luo’s Twelve-Winged Angel Martial Soul and declared him Heaven Dou’s heir, Prince Luo, before ordering the banquet to continue.

• Dugu Bo threatened to poison the palace, but a hidden woman’s water technique trapped him and contained his poison gas.
• Lin Luo descended with his Twelve-Winged Angel Martial Soul and killed Dugu Bo with a sword.
• Xue Ye arrived, praised Lin Luo, and claimed a hidden expert guarded the palace.
• At Salas’s prompting, Xue Ye revealed Lin Luo’s Martial Soul and named him his grandson, Heaven Dou’s heir, Prince Luo.
• Salas left to report to the Pope, and Xue Ye ordered attendants to dispose of Dugu Bo’s corpse and continue the banquet.

After Lin Luo publicly killed Dugu Bo, the imperial banquet continued under Bo Saixi’s watch, and the guests vomited after tasting her food. Back in their chambers, Qian Renxue learned that Dugu Bo had been connected to Tang San, while Lin Luo resolved to face him himself.

• Lin Luo left Xue Ye’s side to sit with Qian Renxue and teased her during the banquet.
• Bo Saixi made Xue Ye taste her food, prompting the guests to eat and then vomit while the palace residents avoided the dishes.
• Qian Renxue and Lin Luo returned to their chambers, where they shed their heavy robes and fanned each other.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo’s death had removed their greatest enemy in the imperial palace.
• Qian Renxue said Dugu Bo had recently associated with the ten-year-old Tang San, but doubted he had arranged the assassination attempt.
• Qian Daoliu ordered an investigation into Tang San, and Lin Luo decided he would settle matters with him in a future showdown.

After the crown prince’s wedding banquet, Lin Luo waited outside the bedchamber as an old matron arrived to guide the young prince in bedroom matters. Meanwhile, Gu Yuena encountered Xiao Hong at Star Lake and asked when the fox would be able to take human form.

• At the academy cafeteria, Lin Luo agreed that Xue Ke should leave the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team, leaving the team one member short.
• At Star Lake, Xiao Hong bared her teeth at Gu Yuena, then broke a canine biting her hand; Gu Yuena learned from Xiong Jun that Xiao Hong would need about four more years to take human form.
• Three days later, the crown prince’s wedding banquet proceeded without the disastrous food, and guests learned the angry head chef had refused to cook for them.
• That night, an old matron told Lin Luo she had come to guide the inexperienced crown prince in bedchamber matters, and Lin Luo waited for Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling to return.

Lin Luo, Qian Renxue, and Ye Lingling dealt with the old matron Xue Ye had sent to supervise the wedding night. After Ye Lingling pretended to make suggestive sounds until the matron left, the three shared a bed, and Lin Luo woke the next morning in Ye Lingling’s arms before returning to Qian Renxue.

• Lin Luo learned that the old matron had helped dozens of couples and asked Qian Renxue to send her away.
• Qian Renxue told the old matron to leave, but the matron insisted she had to ensure the crown prince could produce an heir and agreed to wait nearby before reporting back.
• Qian Renxue asked Ye Lingling to make suggestive sounds to convince the matron that the task was complete, while Lin Luo stayed in the room.
• Lin Luo interrupted Ye Lingling’s performance, and Qian Renxue pulled him behind the bed curtains; after hearing them, the old matron left satisfied.
• Qian Renxue, Ye Lingling, and Lin Luo shared the bed for the night, and Lin Luo woke in Ye Lingling’s arms before sneaking back to Qian Renxue.

After learning that Tang San was connected to the Clear Sky Sect and the plot against Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu focused on finding the sect’s hiding place. Pressured by Xue Ye to produce an heir, Qian Renxue faked Ye Lingling’s pregnancy and arranged for a baby girl to be presented as their child.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Daoliu that Tang San’s father was Tang Hao and that a hidden Titled Douluo had protected Tang San; they suspected the Clear Sky Sect was behind the assassination plot.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu decided not to spy on Tang San and instead prioritized locating the Clear Sky Sect’s lair.
• When Xue Ye asked whether there was news, Qian Renxue claimed she had good news about a pregnancy to avoid further pressure.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Luo and Ye Lingling to fake a pregnancy, bribed the imperial physician, and arranged for a newborn to be found for the supposed birth.
• More than nine months later, a midwife presented a baby girl to Xue Ye, who left without holding her; Lin Luo realized he now had a fake little sister.

Four years after Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling adopted Xue Lian, Lin Luo and the others were called to receive early promotion to the advanced academy. Xue Fu found Lin Luo in the cafeteria, where he read Guang Ling’s note explaining that he had taken Jiao Jiao to the Far North to investigate her son’s suspicious death.

• Ye Lingling named the baby Xue Lian, and Qian Renxue welcomed her as part of the family.
• Four years later, Qian Renxue played hide-and-seek with Xue Lian, who missed Lin Luo and Little Mommy.
• A Soul Master summoned Xiong Chumo, Xue Qian, Xue Fu, Yu Luoyi, and Lin Luo to the education committee’s office for early promotion.
• Xue Fu insisted they wait for Lin Luo, then ran to the cafeteria to find him.
• Lin Luo read Guang Ling’s note saying he had taken Jiao Jiao to the Far North to investigate the truth about her son’s death.

Lin Luo advanced to the first-year class at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and learned that a school ball was coming, while his recent quarrel with Qian Renxue weighed on him. He returned to the crown prince's palace unsure whether to go inside before Ye Lingling arrived.

• Meng Shenji registered Lin Luo and his friends for the advanced academy, and Lin Luo revealed that his Soul Power was Level 45 but refused to show his Soul Rings.
• Xue Fu offered to be Lin Luo's partner for the school advancement ball, but he postponed deciding.
• Lin Luo recalled that he and Qian Renxue had quarreled after he stayed out at night searching for the missing Guang Ling and Auntie Jiao.
• She Long told Lin Luo that Qian Renxue seemed to be in a good mood, and Lin Luo returned to the palace.
• Lin Luo stood outside the brightly lit palace, hesitating over whether to wait for Ye Lingling before going in.

Lin Luo returned to the palace after quarreling with Qian Renxue, and both avoided speaking to each other until Xue Lian and Ye Lingling pushed them toward reconciliation. At dinner, Lin Luo finally spoke to Qian Renxue, mentioning that he needed a dance partner for an academy event.

• She Long reminded Lin Luo of how he had once risked his life for Qian Renxue, then drove away as Lin Luo entered the palace.
• Lin Luo and Qian Renxue bumped into each other, exchanged no greeting, and went their separate ways; Qian Renxue vented her anger on Xue Lian's doll.
• Qian Renxue tried to keep Xue Lian from seeking Lin Luo, but Xue Lian refused to shun her brother.
• Ye Lingling returned and asked whether Qian Renxue had made up with Lin Luo, only to learn that he was ignoring her; Lin Luo overheard Qian Renxue complain about him.
• At dinner, Xue Lian cried until Lin Luo and Qian Renxue began speaking and sharing food, and Lin Luo told Qian Renxue he needed a dance partner.

Lin Luo asked Qian Renxue to help him relearn court dancing, while their tense dinner conversation turned into a playful exchange of mother-son affection. During practice, Lin Luo stepped on Qian Renxue’s foot, and they both fell to the floor.

• Qian Renxue grew annoyed when Lin Luo mentioned asking Bo Saixi to be his dance partner, and Ye Lingling suggested Qian Renxue help him practice instead.
• Qian Renxue refused to respond until Lin Luo called her “Honored Mother,” then relented and continued eating with him.
• Xue Lian asked why Qian Renxue acted as both a father and a palace maid outside, and Ye Lingling told her she would understand when she grew up.
• After dinner, Qian Renxue noticed how much Lin Luo had grown, and Ye Lingling teased them for showing mother-son affection.
• Lin Luo and Qian Renxue began practicing court dancing, but he stepped on her foot and they fell to the floor.

After Qian Renxue took out her anger on Lin Luo during dance practice, Ye Lingling reminded him of his childhood promise to stay with his family, leaving him troubled about how he had treated Qian Renxue. At the start of senior academy, Xiong Chumo revealed he had a dance partner arranged through his family, while a girl in class caught Lin Luo’s attention with her laughter and voice.

• Qian Renxue repeatedly slapped Lin Luo during dance practice, claiming his clumsy movements were the reason, and went home happy.
• Ye Lingling told Lin Luo that Qian Renxue still remembered his childhood promise to stay with his family, and said Qian Renxue spoiled him too much.
• Lin Luo and Ye Lingling arrived at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and joined Xue Fu, Xue Qian, Yu Luoyi, and Xiong Chumo as first-years in senior academy Class One.
• Xiong Chumo said his family had arranged for him to dance with a girl from a distant relative’s family, though he knew neither her name nor what she looked like.
• Qin Hanyu introduced himself as the homeroom teacher and assigned students to practice court dancing, while a girl’s laughter and question drew Lin Luo’s attention from the back of the class.

Lin Luo and his classmates settled into their new school life while trying to identify the third red-haired girl in their class. The group began discussing how to choose a seventh teammate for the Soul Master Tournament, and the mysterious girl remained unseen.

• Xue Fu switched seats to sit beside Lin Luo and told him that she, Lin Luo, Xue Qian, and Xiong Chumo had been assigned to the same dorm room.
• Xiong Chumo said he remembered a girl from his relatives' family as possibly having red hair, while Xue Qian noted that only two red-haired girls were obvious in their class.
• Xue Fu revealed that her twin red-haired roommates had mentioned a third red-haired girl, and Lin Luo spotted a tall girl with wine-red hair leaving the cafeteria.
• Yu Luoyi ran after the girl but returned without seeing her face, while Xue Qian, Xue Fu, Xiong Chumo, and Lin Luo discussed choosing a seventh teammate for the tournament.
• Lin Luo said they should first consider students in their own class and left to practice court dancing.

Lin Luo returned home, where Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue discussed his recent absences and their concerns about Tang San. Their questions about whether Lin Luo had a girlfriend left Qian Renxue convinced he might be hiding something, while Lin Luo walked away without explaining.

• Yu Luoyi vowed to win over Xiong Chumo's mysterious relative, and Lin Luo left the cafeteria before heading home from the academy.
• A burgundy-haired girl watched Lin Luo's carriage leave the academy gates.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall had a lead on the Clear Sky Sect and discussed Tang San's concealed strength and his recent contact with Xue Beng.
• Qian Renxue worried Tang San might pose a threat to Lin Luo at the Soul Master Tournament, and Bibi Dong said she would secretly investigate him.
• Lin Luo returned home, greeted Bibi Dong warmly, and denied having a girlfriend or doing anything improper during his recent absences.
• Qian Renxue panicked over the possibility that Lin Luo had been seeing prostitutes, while Bibi Dong tried to reassure her.

Xue Lian accidentally carried Qian Renxue’s stocking into Lin Luo’s room, where Qian Renxue later discovered it and mistakenly suspected her son had taken it. The chapter ended with Lin Luo returning from the Great Soul Arena and touching something strange on his bed.

• Xue Lian played with Qian Renxue’s stocking, took it into Lin Luo’s room, and fell asleep on his blanket.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling discussed Lin Luo’s romantic interests and worried about his growing up.
• Xue Qian invited Lin Luo to the Great Soul Arena, where Lin Luo fought five matches.
• Qian Renxue searched Lin Luo’s room and found her missing stocking, then put it back and resolved to guide her son without confronting him directly.
• Lin Luo returned to his room, lay on the bed, and accidentally touched something strange.