Tang Zi Yan/Synopsis

### Jing Men Arc

   Zi Yan is first seen playing basketball as a crowd of boys watch her along with Chu Qing. As Qing walks away, Zi Yan stops him and asks him if she knows him to which he claims that they're from the same school, so they certainly crossed paths before, but she tells him she wasn't referring to that. Zi Yan asks Qing if he's interested in learning how to play basketball and Qing snatches the basketball from Zi Yan's grasp and challenges her. She agrees and gives the condition that if she wins he'll become her boyfriend. In turn, if she loses, she'll do whatever Qing wants her to do. Zi Yan loses to Qing. To fulfill the condition, Qing asks her to go on a date with him, but Zi Yan in turn tells him he needs to get 'stronger', leaving Qing perplexed.

Some days after at school, Zi Yan comes to Qing's class and asks him to join her for lunch. Qing agrees to get lunch with Zi Yan, and on their way, Zi Yan realizes that Qing might be someone important to her as she feels safe and warm beside him. When Qing teases her, Zi Yan seems to act more feminine, unlike most women in this world. At a restaurant, Qing orders spicy rice noodles fitting Zi Yan's taste, much to her surprise and embarrassment. Before they could take their order, two women suddenly attack Zi Yan from behind, but Qing was quick to react and he uses a bowl of hot noodles to catch them off guard. Qing vows to protect Zi Yan and defeats the two attackers, much to Zi Yan's surprise. Zi Yan asks why he saved her, and Qing replies that he feels he's known her for a long time, promising to assist her family using new medicine formulas once the auction ends.

At school in her class, Zi Yan is found by Qing and ends up helping her with her homework, piquing a crowd's interest in the two's relationship. Qing asks Zi Yan to come with him, and he gives her one of his protective artifacts.

   Zi Yan appears at the middle school reunion with her friends and Qing sits next to her and both of them flirting with each other. She watches as Qing humiliates Zhou Bu Qun due to him trying to be the center of attention causing Buqun to leave.

The next day, Zi Yan contacts Qing to come to the Basketball Club after school. As she watches the boys practicing, Qing comes and sits next to her. They talk about a new medical formula and not long after started flirting with each other. Zi Yan romantically kisses him but their moment is cut short when Bu Qun throws a ball at them. As punishment, Zi Yan orders the boys to run 50 laps around the court.

Zi Yan appears later at Shi Zhen Auction House biding a high price for a certain item.

The next day at school in her class, Zi Yan is reported by one of her friends that Qing is cheating on her with a girl named Songcha Oran in his class. She, Tao Yunyao, and their friends approach Oran then Zi Yan approaches Qing. When seeing Qing hugging Oran, she gets jealous. During lunch break, Zi Yan asks Yunyao to head back to class first so she can speak to Qing alone. She tells Qing that the medical formula he gave her is poison. She also tells him to stop training in material arts and if she sees him doing that, she will break up with him.

   In the Sport Club Office at school, Zi Yan is angry with Qing when he reveals he slept with Ye Chen Xi at a motel. This makes Zi Yan want to kill Chen Xi though Qing would not allow it. This gets the 2 in an arm wrestling match and if he wins, Zi Yan won't kill Chen Xi, but if she wins, she'll kill her. Unfortunately, she lost to him. As Qing leaves the office, Zi Yan tells him that even if they don't get married, she won't let him go and will involve him in her life forever.

At the sports run in school, Zi Yan is told by Yunyao about Qing's behavior. Zi Yan tells her that she was the one to have Buqun tell Qing to be in the basketball game.  During the basketball game, Zi Yan ends up making a bet with Li Huanger to which Zi Yan puts Qing in the game. The team wins by default when Qing reveals that Team 2's captain is a girl.

Three days after the game, Zi Yan is at the Material Arts Training Center Pavilion which is owned by her nanny, Ting Yu. She sees that Qing got her message and comes into the boxing ring. During their fight she pins him down and romantically kisses him. Her goal was to have sex with him. As the 2 get it on, they are interrupted by Zi Yan's nanny who wants to speak with Qing alone. Her nanny also brought Bu Qun, Wu, and Zhang Xifei under Zi Yan's request. She punishes the trio for what they tried to do to Qing during the basketball game. Finishing up, Zi Yan hears a load explosion coming from her nanny's office seeing that he got into a fight with Qing. Zi Yan and Qing walk home together talking about love and possible getting married, however they are soon interrupted by a Taoist woman. She's told by Qing to leave to which she does.

During the night, Zi Yan along with her aunt Tang Zhi are looking for Qing. She soon gets a message from him that he's alright.

The next day, Zi Yan sees Qing talking with her mother and father. She's kissed by Qing then leaves with her parents.

During the night, Zi Yan catches up to Qing on Vermillion Bird Road why he took 2 two days of school off. Aside from that, She informs him about the 10 Great Experts in Jinmen. Later, she contacts Qing reminding him about his bet with his homeroom teacher about taking the exams for the Top 10.

The next day, Zi Yan along with Yunyao has lunch with Qing and Ye Mao. She learns about her friend's background when Mao confesses his feelings for Yunyao.

The day after, Zi Yan is seen playing basketball. Yunyao informs her that Qing cheated on the exams and both go to the staff room to find out that it was actually another student who did. Zi Yan congratulates Qing for making it to the Top 10.

    When Li You Wei transfers to the school, Zi Yan's been followed by him all day much to her annoyance. When witnessing You Wei insulting Qing, she's had enough and tells him not to bother her ever again.

Finding out that You Wei is trying to kill Qing and Qing is going to kill You Wei in revenge, Zi Yan tries to stop Qing by reasoning with him that she'll kill You Wei for him, but Qing refuses and continues forward. Shortly after, she and her mother try to stop Qing together, but the two are held back by Chen Xi and her mother. Their fight was interrupted by Li Yan, an Elder, and unexpectedly, Meng Zui.

During the Li Family's revenge, though not seen, Zi Yan has been looking for Qing since he has not been coming back to school. She would confront Bu Qun, Wu, and Xifei everyday when Qing didn't show up asking them desperately if they knew about Qing's whereabouts.

A week after the Ye Family meeting, Zi Yan is at home comforting her mother who's sick after Jie lost to the Ye family's medicines at the auction house. A bodyguard reports that even if the family raises their prices of the medicinal materials, they can't suppress the Ye family and states when Qing Mei was alive, she invested almost all of her financial materials and their inventory is enough to supply their Qingye No. 2 for 3 years. Upon hearing this, Jie coughs up blood and Zi Yan calls for a doctor.

While Qing was out to find the green dragon, Zi Yan came to his home two days before Qing got back letting his sister, Chu Xiao know of giving him an admission ticket for the collage entrance exam and that he promised to join at the National University. After all the exams where finished, Zi Yan gives Qing a ride home. At Qing's house, the two notice Xing Wei at the front and as Qing is dropped off, Zi Yan heads home.

A month later, Zi Yan calls Qing to congratulate him for being admitted to the National University and that she too has been admitted knowing they'll see each other at the University.

### Imperial Capital Arc

A couple days after Zi Yan came to the University, at night, she visits Qing in his room at the Male Dormitory. Qing apologizes for not being able to see her on their first day of registration since he was with Chen Xi and Hua Hua to which Zi Yan understands. She comments on how he teamed up with the Ye sisters and her mother being angry for losing in the last auction. She also admits that she still loves him and will not let him go giving him a kiss. She declares that her family will not be beaten by the Ye family so easy. They both get a message from the teacher to come to the playground in the morning for military training.

The next day, Zi Yan, Qing, and all new students come to the playground to be trained by three military instructors with one of them being Di Cai to see if all students are worthy of being at the University. Zi Yan is asked by one of the girls if she has a boyfriend to which Zi Yan says she does and the girl asking if Zi Yan's boyfriend can introduce her to other men. During lunch, Zi Yan joins Qing who is sitting alone commenting on his isolation on the first day which can lead to dropping out. When Cai approaches the two, they leave in a hurry.

During night at the Male Dormitory in Qing's room, Zi Yan lets Qing know that he's provoked several big clans in the Capital which will be troublesome. Qing tries to get intimidate with Zi Yan, but is stopped by her due to the menstrual period even though she wants to do it with him and leaves the room.

The next day during lunch, Zi Yan saves Qing from a boy who tried to dump food on him and runs off. Zi Yan and Qing notices Ji Lian throwing her lunch at the boy.

The day after, the military training ends with Zi Yan being one of the students and elite. She talks to one of the female students who's in a wheelchair, but Zi Yan gets pushed away by the girl.

A couple nights later, Zi Yan confronts Lian asking her why she sneaks into Qing's room in the middle of the night and if Lian is responsible for his disappearance. Lian tells her that even if Zi Yan is Qing's girlfriend, she doesn't know much about his background. As the two girls fight, Lian's red rope on her wrist appears with a message from Qing saying the Chu Family has him trapped in their house and needs her to find a way to save him. Lian tells Zi Yan that Qing is in trouble and leaves telling her not to interfere leaving Zi Yan speechless.

Three days later, Zi Yan is in the Male Dormitory wait for Qing in his room to return. When Qing enters, Zi Yan hugs him in tears but pushes him back when Qing said it was a small matter he had with the Chu family. When asked who the girl on the wheelchair was that shoved her when the military training was done, Zi Yan says it's her cousin, Xiao Chu Xue from the Xiao Family. She explains that her father was from that family, but the family was dissatisfied when he got married to her mother and broke contact with him. She says the people from Xiao took the initiative to come to her in order to restore contact with them. Zi Yan tells Qing that her father is dead and her cousin was poisoned in her mother's womb and couldn't walk. She get's a call fro her grandmother, Xiao Lu to come to the Xiao house for dinner. Qing will come with her just in case if the Xiao family bullies her.

Zi Yan and Qing arrive at the Xiao mansion where the meet Chu Xue and her cousin's mother, Xiao Qing who've been waiting. Zi Yan introduces Qing as her boyfriend to which Chu Xue criticizes her for bring a man to the house calling her shameless though her grandmother and mother remind her of the current state she's in to which Chu Xue agrees to being pathetic. Zi Yan and Qing prepare to leave, but Lu wishes them not to go. Qing decides to take a look at Chu Xue's legs which are being covered with a blanket to see they're poisoned revealing it's "Xuan Ming Cold Poison" and if Chu Xue wasn't born in a family of Imperial Physicians, she wouldn't make it past three years and she would die of torture and pain. Lu says she tried for years to studied the poison and prolong Chu Xue's lifespan. Qing says Chu Xue doesn't have much time. Chu Xue says for the past three years she had no feeling in her legs. Qing says he can cure her poison, but the process is very painful and needs a few medicinal materials that are extremely difficult to find. He wants Chu Xue to soak for one hour every day for seven days and then start treatment a week later. Lu trusts Qing to cure Chu Xue. Zi Yan is taken inside the house for which Lu wanted to speak with her. In a room, her grandmother gives her a black box which was supposed to be returned to Zi Yan's father, but couldn't due to Lu being unhappy to which is why Lu called Zi Yan back. Upon opening it, a shocking Zi Yan can't accept it what's in it. Lu says how good Tang Jie was to her son and if it wasn't for her grandmother's stubbornness, both she and her son would not see each other again. Zi Yan lets Lu know that her father's biggest mistake was not being able to see his mother. In the moment, Lu cries as Zi Yan comforts her.

As night comes, Zi Yan and Qing leave the mansion. As they walk, Zi Yan notes that Qing and her cousin are very affectionate when he gave her white roses. Qing teases Zi Yan about the the two girls different personalities making Zi Yan wanting to punch him, but is caught of guard when Qing presents her with the white roses confessing he likes her. Zi Yan returns Qing's feelings that she's wanted him when she first saw him. As they continue to walk, Zi Yan wants to go to a love hotel to which Qing agrees to. At the hotel, Zi Yan puts shackles on Qing in the bed. As Zi Yan gets on top of him, she tells him not to use his spiritual powers or she'll ignore him again. However, Qing uses his strength to break the shackles, gets on top of Zi Yan, and forces her to beg him which then the two proceed to have sex.

The next day, Zi Yan is angry at Qing, but feels embarrassed on how she begged him during their night together and runs off.

Three days later at the Xiao mansion, Zi Yan, her aunt, and her grandmother are outside of a room hearing her cousin's cries as Chu Xue is being operated by Qing using needles and having his powers to extract the poison from her legs. Qing successfully gets all the poison out of Chu Xue's legs and is happily thanked by the family by saying if he need help with anything, they'll be there for him.

A month has past and Zi Yan, Qing, and Lu watch as Chu Xue is practicing her walking with the help of her mother. Zi Yan and Qing are given necklaces made from her powers which have a white small rose in a small ball. Both she and Qing take their leave and head back to school.

After the battle between the Chu family and An Lan with Qing killing his grandmother, Zi Yan comes to the house right after Chen Xi and Hua Hua does and is upset at Qing for not telling her about him taking down An Lan. Qing says he didn't want to get her involved. The girls start fighter over Qing but become furious when learning from Chu Xing Yuan that on the first day a military training, the lace news of Qing and the princess (Di Cai) spread out.

In the Chu house, Zi Yan and Chen Xi are fighting while Qing's wounds are being treated kindly by Chu Xue. Zi Yan and Chen Xi end up busting into Qing's room. Qing tries to stop them but gets a double slap by both girls and being called a scumbag. Hua Hua reveals to Chu Xue that she, Chen Xi, and Zi Yan like Qing and are his lovers.

Some days later, Zi Yan is next seen alongside with Chen Xi walking together. They both notice Qing being kissed by a blonde girl in a car. The girl introduces herself as Gong Yue, Qing's fiancee. Once again, Zi Yan and Chen Xi get angry at Qing and try to punch him only for Yue to block their attacks. This gives Qing the chance to escape the girls' wrath.

Two days later, Zi Yan and Chen Xi have been waiting for Qing at the Male Dormitory for him to return. As Qing comes back, both girls appear behind him still being angry at him and take him to his room to get answers. Zi Yan learned from Chen Xi that despite him being Yue's fiancee, he's also Zui's husband. Qing apologizes to Zi Yan for keeping her in the dark. Chen Xi noticed on the day Qing was admitted to the National University, Zui disappeared and asumes Qing is looking for her. He says it's true and he doesn't want Zi Yan and Chen Xi to interfere making them to promise him they won't. Qing asks them why they're together. They both just don't want to loose to each other in their battles. He asks them if both of them are friends to which both Zi Yan and Chen Xi quickly denies it.

Outside of the Dormitory, Zi Yan and Chen Xi still wonder about their feelings for Qing. Zi Yan asks Chen Xi even though she knew Qing is married if she still wants to be with him. Chen Xi points out that even if Qing is a scumbag, he's one of the brightest stars being one star that is dazzing. Zi Yan is asked by Chen Xi if she still likes Qing and wants to be with him. Zi Yan admits she likes Qing alot, but wonder if she can ever be with him thinking about all the girls that surround him.

A couple nights later, Zi Yan is at the Hunter Bar in the underground boxing arena sparring with Chen Xi. She still can't beat Chen Xi and admits defeat for now. Qing and Hua Hua meet up with them and toasts to do their best for the next day's material arts tournament.

Zi Yan appears at the Material Arts Hall deciding not to compete and sits in the stands with Hua Hua and Chu Xue. As the girls watch Chen Xi's fight against Li Le, Qing along with Wu Tang and Bai Jing Feng sit with them. Soon, Yue, Gong Shu, Cai, and Ji Mu win their fights. They watch as Lian goes up against her opponent, Bai Mei. Lian wins her fight by using trickery making the crowds hate her. As the rounds end, Zi Yan, Chu Xue, and Hua Hua meet up with Qing and Chen Xi and walk together.

The next day in the semi-finals, Zi Yan, Hua Hua, and Chu Xue watch as both Qing and Jing Feng with their matches. The three girls cheer Qing to win all the way. The girls are surprised when Jing Feng wins his match against Nie Rong Rong. However, as Qing fights against Le, they are shocked when Le summons all of her power QI. Le strikes Qing hard, but Qing survived with minor injures. As Qing and Le use their powers at full for a final strike, the Material Artists protect everyone in the arena and as the dust settles, Qing and Le are shown lying on the backs. However, Qing manages to stand up thus winning the match. He's taken by the medical team for treatment and transmitted to the Imperial Hospital.

Zi Yan visits Qing at the hospital who hasn't awaken yet and Chen Xi just arrives with a broken leg she got from her last match making it to the top six. The two discuss about how Le lied for hiding her true strength during the competition with the people investigating in the matter. Hua Hua arrives with dinner. After they ate, Zi Yan and Chen Xi take their leave keeping Hua Hua to watch over Qing at night. Zi Yan comes back to discover that Le is in the room preparing to kill Qing. She demands Le to tell her who ordered her to have Qing killed, but a mask woman who Le's with pins Zi Yan down and all Zi Yan can do is watch helplessly as Le prepares to kill Qing. However, Qing briefly awakens with his wounds being completely healed and overpowers both Le and the mask woman giving them heavy injuries. As both women make a run for it, Zi Yan notices Qing's hair is much longer, but reverts back to normal and falls back to sleep. Han Shuang approaches Zi Yan and uses hypnosis on her. Zi Yan reveals to Shuang that Le and her alley had attempted to assassinate Qing and with that, Shuang puts Zi Yan to sleep making Zi Yan to forget her when she wakes up.

The next day, Zi Yan is seen with Chen Xi, Hua Hua, and Chu Xue as Qing finally wakes up. Zi Yan reveals to Qing that he beat up Le and her alley, but Qing doesn't seem to remember anything of last night. They all watch the finals on TV seeing Gong Shu and Gong Yue face off. As they watch the fight between sisters, the girls noticed Qing acting a little weird. Qing decides to leave the room so he can be alone as he's got to much on his mind. Qing soon returns to his room to fine only Zi Yan and Chen Xi saying that Chu Xue had to leave and Hua Hua went to see her off. The girls inform him that Yue had lost to Shu. The next match shows both of the Ji sisters, Mu and Lian face off. Qing tries to explain to Zi Yan he doesn't have feelings for Chu Xue, but Zi Yan says her cousin does have feelings for him and it's all thanks to Qing's charm habit. Zi Yan bites Qing's cheek which gets Chen Xi's attention. Angered by this, Chen Xi tries to punch both of them, but Qing dodges it while protecting Zi Yan. As the jealous between both girls continue, Qing decides to leave them be and gets out of the room quickly.

After part one of the semi-finals is done with Lian declaring her needs, Zi Yan and Chen Xi are gotten by Hua Hua from Qing for the four of them to help Lian move. They break into the Ji Family's house to help Lian move out, but her mother, Ji Min forbids her to leave the family and to start her own business. Soon, this leads to Lian challenging Min to a fight to win her freedom. The four of them watch from a far distance of Lian and her mother's battle. Qing rushes to protect Lian, but gets wounded by Min. Qing informs that someone tried to kill Lian with a hidden weapon. Qing finds water droplets on the dry grass, gets a sample of it, and he, Lian and Min go to the Xiao house to identify the droplets.

After Zi Yan, Chen Xi, Hua Hua, and Qing gets Lian settled in her new house, they get treated to dinner by Lian as a thank you for helping her move her stuff.

Six days later, during the final stage of the Material Arts Competition in the medical room, Zi Yan is seen alongside with Qing, Chu Xue, and Hua Hua visiting Chen Xi who had lost to Cai. They're all soon approached by the Empress and Wu Su. The Empress came to visit Chen Xi being impressed by her and taking a liking to Qing. In the fourth and final round, Zi Yan, Hua Hua, and Chu Xue watch as Qing battles and defeats Shu. They're happy as Qing wins becoming the first male champion of the Material Arts Competition in history.

The next day at school, Zi Yan notices Qing getting admired by women and some men, but also getting picked on my some. She steps in and scares them saying Qing is the champion of the Material Arts Competition and the fans have no power. She goes to her class. After class, she calls Qing asking where he is. Qing says he's at a new dorm. Zi Yan says she applied for off-school campus residence for him being improved and the house has been bought for you. Qing says that the vice-principle, Zhou Man arranged the dorm for him and brought him to it. However, Zi Yan says the real Man had just finished teaching in her class and after that, Zi Yan came looking for him and saw him go into the woods alone. Zi Yan soon finds Qing after he came out of a tree. She states that the place he was in is a forbidden place and a lot of students who had been there have disappeared there for no apparent reason. She and Qing head to the off-campus believing it's safer. Qing enters the house which is behind the school that Zi Yan got for him and likes it. Both of them have a heated moment.

Two days later, Zi Yan is contacted by Chen Xi letting her know about an assassination attempt on Qing during the hunt for Fei Lian. Zi Yan and Chen Xi wait for Qing to come back at his place. As Qing returns, they comment on how he's been taken care of in the Palace by the Empress after she brought him there for recovery. Chen Xi informs him that Jiang Lian has been missing and her mother has been searching for her and that the military supervision department has been dispatched. By using the invisible rope on his wrist, Qing contacts Lian who had also tried to contact him. Qing let's the girls know Lian is not in danger, but is on house arrest by her mother.

The next day, Zi Yan along with Chen Xi and Hua Hua go to the Silk Water Resort where Qing and his classmates are at having a collective activity. The girls approach and ask Qing if he wanted to go for a swim together. All four of them go have fun in the ocean, but seem to have gotten the attention of others. Soon, the girls get pulled underwater by a energetic force, but Qing manages to save them. The girls see Qing confronting an older woman who's married believing he likes her and she like him, but gets pushed back by the husband. The girls ask Qing if he like that kind of generation to which the girls become disgusted.

At night in his house, while Qing is laying on his bed, Zi Yan approaches and asks him if there's something wrong with the older woman he met. Qing believes it's the power of Zui and wonders if there's any spells that can change someone's appearance. Zi Yan believes it can be possible. Qing comments how Zi Yan has changed and no longer jealous. Qing cares about the women he loves, but doesn't know who he loves must and Zi Yan says to just forget about it. As the two make love, Qing gets a call saying someone came to the Hunter Bar to smash the field and wants Qing to come right away.

Twelve days after, Zi Yan along with the Supervision Department, Yue, and Hua Hua came to the Hunter Bar looking for Qing and Chen Xi after their phone signals were lost in the Hunter. Jane, who they confronted and her subordinates says they're not here, but the girls continue to look for them by hitting the people and trashing the place for ten days. Soon, everyone hears a loud boom from a distance seeing a wall break down revealing a powerful Qing and a powerful Chen Xi together while carrying Liu Man's lifeless body. Zi Yan, Yue, and Hua Hua are happy their alright while Jane is shocked that Qing and Chen Xi were able to break out of the prison as no warriors that are in the Holy Realm could do so. Chen Xi is furious at Jane for betraying Man after how much Man had trust her. Jane says she followed Man for so many years and when she was about to die, Man handed Hunter to a little girl and a man and not to her. Chen Xi goes forth to attack Jane. Zi Yan and the other girls watch as Qing and Chen Xi battle Jane revealing she's at level four in the Holy Realm. Luckily, Qing and Chen Xi manage to defeat and kill Jane along with her subordinates thus becoming the new leaders of Hunter.

Days later, Zi Yan attends the Empress's birthday in the royal palace alongside with Lian, Chen Xi, and Qing. An An is approaching the Empress with cover tray. The Empress tries to make An An go back to recover, but An An refuses stating she's healthy and the time has come for the lies to stop calling the Empress her aunt which surprises everyone. An An reveals the truth that her real name is Di Xi and being the daughter of the three kings and the three kings rebelled and lived to this day only because of the Empress's mercy. Xi pulls out a dagger and Shang goes to the Empress's side believing Xi came to kill the Empress. Xi knew she was powerless when she couldn't save her uncle and cousin from her mother, but today she asks for relief and wants her aunt to let go and start a new life. Xi grips the dagger tight causing her hands to bleed, but soon blood comes out from her eyes and mouth and collapse. Qing runs to Xi to discover the knife has poison on it and Shang confirms it's the green snake lotus. The Empress states to Xi in anger that she thinks she can be freed by dying and will arrest everyone who's related to her now and kill them. Qing says right now Xi needs to be saved. Xiao Qing can't save her, but Qing says he can save her and goes to the recovery room. At night, Zi Yan is seen standing next to Chen Xi outside as they both can feel an endless power flowing through the air.

Two days later, Zi Yan, Chen Xi, and Hua Hua are at the palace dormitory hiding behind a tree watching Qing and Zui bid farewell to Xi who now is free to live her own life. Qing and Zui spot the tree women since they have not seen Qing in two days making Zui a bit angry at Qing. All four women confront each other knowing they are all love rivals for Qing. Even though Qing is with Zui, the girls state that he belongs to everyone and he is not a person who covets power, and it is uncertain who will die in the end. Zui comes to an agreement saying all four of them will play fair to which they all agree on. Zi Yan, Chen Xi, and Hua Hua plan to protect Zui while being at the canonization ceremony.

Zi Yan, Qing and her love rivals, along with Ji Lian who followed them goes to Qing's place to discuss and get the information on the Girls Palace and report it to the Empress. They get the info on the seven elders as well of the army of women they have in order to attack during the canonization ceremony of the concubine. Qing's harem will attend anyways even if the Girls Palace attacks. Qing gives his harem his newly refined jade talisman and when attacked, the protection formation will be activated.

Three days later, Zi Yan appears next to Chen Xi and Hua Hua in the Altar during the Canonization Ceremony for the forty-eighth princess of the empire for Si's return. Soon, elders and warriors of the Xuan Nu Palace arrive and begin their assault. Zi Yan, Chen Xi, and Hua Hua confront Li Le who is with them. Le attacks them, but the three girls are protected by the jade shields thanks to Qing. Soon, the girl warriors withdraw from the battle after Si was successfully poisoned.

In the Empress's office, she inform she met the Head of Li Ye Village Head and agrees that this time Gu Heng will bring something imperial, but was worried about losing the treasure and asked her to send someone to protect her. Zi Yan, Chen Xi, Lian, and Chu Xue, decide they will go with Qing who agrees to go, and Qing decides for Chu Xue to stay in the Capital and wait for them to return.

At night Zi Yan, Chen Xi, Qing, and Lian arrive in the Miasma Forrest with the air being covered in poison. One of the villagers cries for help as she is covered in blood approaching the group. Qing tells the girl to take them to the village which is under attack by the Xuan Nu Palace. They arrive in time to save the village leader, Zhai Zhu from almost getting killed by the seventh elder, Xi Ning. Qing prepares to finish of Ning, but the elder manages to escape. The group are introduced to Ling Ruo Chan who is a young Gu Master having the egg cups who will go with them. The group and Ruo Chan take their leave.

In the middle of the night, The group and Ruo Chan stop at a hotel to spend the night. Ruo Chan takes a shower right before Zi Yan, Chen Xi, and Lian join her. She runs out in embarrassment after being called out by Lian. By morning, the group returns to the Capital.

Fourteen days later outside the palace dormitory after Si has taken her third pill, Zi Yan, Chen Xi, and Lian go see Qing and Ruo Chan, but like before, Ruo Chan runs off in embarrassment. Zi Yan asks Qing how Si is doing and Qing says she's currently stable, and the poison in the body is slowly dissipating. Zi Yan is relieved, but feels depressed. She notices an insect jumping towards her, but smacks it away. She calls out to Qing only to see him happily taking with Chen Xi and Lian feeling sad.

At night Zi Yan is with Chen Xi and Qing. Zi Yan says that everything in the palace is over asking Qing if he can't you go back to school with her. As he's about to say, Chen Xi interrupts saying she and Qing also have a lot of things to do in Hunters and Zi Yan should go back to school herself and wait for him. Zi Yan gets mad seeing that Qing stands beside the other girls and not her and runs off.

In an ally, Zi Yan is upset that Qing won't stand by her side. Her body starts to act strange unaware the insect that jumped at her earlier is inside her body. Zi Yan hears a voice calling out her and asks who it is to which the voice replies she is her revealing Zi Yan's bad side.

Seven days later, Zi Yan calls Qing telling him she wants to meet him right away and now. However, Qing says it is the critical period of Si and has to stay by her side and if Zi Yan is in a hurry, he will find someone to help you first. This makes Zi Yan angry knowing the palace will guard Si and not him. Qing tells her not to cause trouble, but Zi Yan states she's troubled by him knowing he has Si, Hua Hua, and Chen Xi in his heart and wonders about the the secret connection he has with Lian. She brings up about how he went against her family with her, causing the Tang family to fall and her mother to fall ill. She demands to know what she really is to him. Qing decides he will find her, though Zi Yan states he's just pities her and hangs up.

Zi Yan is fighting with the voice inside her and Qing arrives to see her in trouble. Qing asks her what happen and he'll help her, but Zi Yan angrily tells him to go away. However, Zi Yan suddenly embraces him not wanting him to leave and be by her side in an evil tone voice. Qing briefly attacks her. Zi Yan believes he lied to her, but Qing says he didn't and she's not herself. A strong barrier around Zi Yan is formed a spell circle under Zi Yan's feet is formed. Four people in black robes appear around Zi Yan completing the task of the insect inside her. Qing breaks the barrier and kills the four people, but is stabbed by Zi Yan in shock which also shocks her as well. The insect in Zi Yan forms its final form of being a butterfly causing her to transform into Butterfly Zi Yan. Xuan Nu Palace's first elder Yue Hong arrives and commands Butterfly Zi Yan to kill Qing. Butterfly Zi Yan fights Qing giving him a massive scratch, but Qing manages to use his power to hold her down. Hong uses a stone (Tian Zhu) on Qing absorbing into his body making him weaker and having his spiritual powers gone and about to be finished, but Qing uses his remanding powers to escape taking Butterfly Zi Yan with him.

Butterfly Zi Yan and Qing hide in a where house and Qing contacts Qian Shan for help, but Hong manages to find them due to the insect's cocoon. Hong unties Butterfly Zi Yan stating if Zi Yan is the one who killed Qing, she will be possessed by intoxication from now on and falling down completely will be driven by Hong forever. Hong orders Butterfly Zi Yan to finish the mission to kill Qing to which Butterfly Zi Yan thrusts her claw into Qing. Qing tells her he has always cared about her and even if this is his second go in life, she is his first love and not to be so obsessed with him. Qing collapses which cause Zi Yan to awake and cry for him causing one of Zi Yan's wings to change white. The insect's cocoon that Hong has has crumbled. Hong orders Zi Yan to kill Qing, but Zi Yan is now control of her body. She confronts and kills Hong. Zi Yan takes Qing to the Xiao mansion for treatment.

The next morning as Chu Xue treats Qing, Zi Yan states she helped Qing get rid of the toxins. Zi Yan goes with her Aunt Xiao Qing about her condition to find out there's a Gu insect in her. Xiao Qing tries to open Zi Yan, but the insect responses in defense, not attack. Xiao Qing tells Zi Yan she should have Ling Ruo Chan take a look though being young, Ruo Chan may not be good as the traitor Shi Lan. The bodyguard tells Xiao Qing that the Empress and Qian Shan arrive to know how Qing is. From a distance while hiding, Zi Yan listens to the women's conversation of how this all happened and that Di Si who's recovered and awakened is now a different person. Chu Xue confronts the women telling them that Qing's injuries are healed, but his spiritual powers are gone and he's like an ordinary person. The Empress notes that Si and Ruo Chan are too close to each other and orders Shan to monitor their movements and to lead a team of secret guards to protect Qing to make sure something like this doesn't happen again. Zi Yan remembers the Hong saying about Tian Zhou believing it has something to do with Qing loosing his spiritual powers. At night, Zi Yan stays by Qing's side and is happy to see him awake. She explains that she can't get the Tian Zhu out from is body and blames herself. Qing doesn't blame her saying the Tian Zhu is only temporarily suppressing his spiritual power as he can feel it. Zi Yan states that there seems to be something wrong with Si when she woke up and seems to have become a different person blaming herself again. Qing says it's not her fault knowing it's really his fault for ignoring her first. Zi Yan is happy that Qing doesn't hate her. Qing is worried about Si asking Zi Yan to come with him to which Zi Yan says she'll protect him.

At the palace dormitory, Zi Yan hides as Qing confronts Si and Ruo Chan. She can tell how different Si is not being happy to see Qing. Ruo Chan is revealed to be a man. When Ruo Chan's Gu insect, Xiao Tang tries to attack Qing, Zi Yan steps in to protect him. Zi Yan's butterfly form surprises both Si and Ruo Chan. Zi Yan explains that Xuan Nu Palace's first elder tricked both her and Qing and almost lost their lives. Ruo Chan states to Zi Yan that the mother cocoon is dead and she and the Butterfly Gu are one, but not truly one revealing she's half human and half Gu being a pity that Zi Yan can't change back to human, but Ruo Chan has a way to make her back to human form. However, Qing doesn't trust Ruo Chan believing he'll do something to Zi Yan, but Zi Yan tells Qing she'd rather die than to be a monster. Qing warns Ruo Chan if he does anything to Zi Yan, he will kill him. While Qing and Si are outside waiting, Ruo Chan comes and Qing demands to know if Zi Yan is alright. Zi Yan steps out being back to human, but passes out in Qing's arms. Ruo Chan says that during her time of being a Gu, Zi Yan overdrawn too much physical strength and would be fine by resting a few days. Qing warns Ruo Chan a second time saying if Zi Yan doesn't wake up in those days, he will kill him. Zi Yan is carried by Qing and both leave.

At Qing's house, Zi Yan is resting and being watched over by Qing. A few days after, Zi Yan wakes up being happy she's still herself. Qing is happy that Ruo Chan didn't do anything to her. Zi Yan is also happy to see Qing got his spiritual powers back. As Zi Yan mentions the issue with Si, Qing had already planned to go back to the palace taking Zi Yan with him.

At the palace, Si tells the Empress she's going to marry Ruo Chan and go back to Li Ye Village with him. The Empress angrily objects to Si's choice believing she's gone crazy. Si grimly states how her mother is nothing more than worrying about no successor to the Empire and seeing how she cares about Qing a lot saying her mother should marry him instead. At that moment, Zi Yan and Qing arrive. Qing viciously slaps Si for her stupidity saying that her brain has also been eaten by Gu worms. Si is mad at Qing for hitting her and tries to hit him back, but he stops her. Si sees that Qing got his spiritual power back. As Qing carries Si to the bed, the Empress pulls Zi Yan out of the room with her to wait in the hallway. A few minutes later, Zi Yan and the Empress are approached by Qing and Qing asks the Empress to watch over Si as he and Zi Yan have to take care of some business.

Outside, Zi Yan and Qing go to a building in the palace where Ruo Chan is staying in to confront him again. Zi Yan can sense Gu worms everywhere in and out of the place believing that Ruo Chan's attack range is up and that they must be careful. As they open the doors, an army of Gu butterflies swarm around them. As Zi Yan and Qing walk in, they're put in an illusion. As Qing manages to free himself from the illusion, Zi Yan sleeps peacefully. Later, Zi Yan is carried by Qing leaving Ruo Chan's room after Qing and Ruo Chan negotiate.

### Empire Versus Xuan Nu Palace Arc

Some days later, word gets out that Xuan Nu Palace have destroyed Jing Men. Zi Yan is kept at the Xiao house by her grandmother not to go out there.

Soon, Zi Yan appears to Qing at Hunter Bar thanking him for saving her mother's life, not only that, her mother and grandmother have reconciled after so many years of having a rock between them and Zi Yan doesn't have to be caught up in the future.

A few days later on the helipad, Zi Yan and Ruo Chan leave with Qing on a helicopter and lands to Yunjiang village to meet with Wan Ya, Colonel of the Local Army. Ya complements on Qing being the first man who can control Dragon God and having the honor to receive him and her people have already investigated what he explained to her. Ya states as Yunjiang River as the center, Xuan Nu Palace preformed a wide range of enchantment and concealment techniques with several counties around Yunjiang River all covered in it. Ya sent people to check the border, but no one came back. Qing says he, Zi Yan, and Ruo Chan will go to the border. Ya states it will be dangerous.

In the forest, Zi Yan, Qing, and Rou Chan find the boundary and they use stealth to enter into it. They are able to pass the enemies defense without getting caught. They reach cloud mountain where Di Can is located inside the cave as Qing will go alone having Zi Yan and Ruo Chan wait outside. Soon, Qing and Can bust out of the cave into the skies as Zi Yan and Ruo Chan watch from below, but the battle has gotten the attention of the Xuan Nu Palace warriors. Qing sends a voice message to Zi Yan and Ruo Chan that they both need to get far away as possible. Zi Yan wants to stay, but Ruo Chan tells her about Qing and Can's previous battle and both destroyed to Xuan Nu Palace's island. As Qing defeats Can, the Holy Stone attacks and overpowers Qing preparing to finish him as Zi Yan and Ruo Chan watch. Zi Yan decides to go rescue Qing and if she can't rescue him, she'll die with him transforming into her butterfly mode. She manages to save Qing with unexpected help from Di Xi and with that, Zi Yan, Qing, and Ruo Chan escape.

Qing is seriously injured and tells Zi Yan to fly them to the cave behind the waterfall which happens to Qing's past home. Inside the cave, the three approach a dead end, but Qing uses a formation to open the end and goes in while returning to human form, but Zi Yan and Ruo Chan are not able to go in. Qing eventually returns to them saying he will go out first and both Zi Yan and Rou Chan will wait for the Imperial Army to attack before going out.

The day after, Zi Yan and Ruo Chan get Qing's signal to attack and battle the Xuan Warriors alongside with the Imperial Army. The holy stone lets out a massive screech and inhales people's cultivation and take their lives making Qing to set up a boundary protecting him, Zi Yan, Ruo Chan, the army, and some of the Xuan Warriors. Qing saves the Six Elder, Feng Xi when holy stone reveals her of being a spy. Zi Yan watches as Qing uses the spell Dao Yun to separate the holy stone from Can's body pushing Can out of the spell and binding the stone. Qing destroys the holy stone thus the war has come to an end.

### Epilogue

Three years later, now with peace in the Empire, Zi Yan is in the Royal Palace alongside with Chen Xi, Hua Hua, Lian, Ruo Chan, Yue, and Shu. The group picks up Qing, Zui, and their son Chu Ning to celebrate the young prince's birthday party as they all head to the Banquet Hall.