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## Credits

### Illustrator

Xiao Tong Kong

The **10th chapter** of the novel is titled *"Huan Hua"* in English, and 《幻花》 in Traditional Chinese. It was published in volume 2 by Seven Seas (April 19, 2022), and in volume Template:Novel/Chinese/Volume by Pinsin Studio (September 15, 2022) in Chinese.
It contains original web novel serialization chapters 47-50.

## Web Novel Chapters Included

*note - This is temporary until the references are properly updated and the full chapter synopsis is made, to ensure that the references on unedited character pages are not rendered fully broken until then. This is an exact copy paste of the preexisting Web Novel Chapter 49 page. For simplicity's sake, the full old chapter 50 recap has been placed on the chapter 11 page, despite part of it taking place in chapter 10.*

### Chapter 49

Qingqiu continues spectating the three female leads bicker. Sha Hualing blames Qin Wanyue for not stopping Xiao Gongzhu from causing a scene in front of the lord. Qin Wanyue is ashamed and wants to die due to the criticism. Sha Hualing then turns her attention to Xiao Gongzhu and questions why she is so aggrieved, saying that she has been living a life of luxury. Xiao Gongzhu responds with anger, insulting Sha Hualing for being a seductive wild fox of a demon who has no right to speak to her in the Huan Hua Palace. Hualing counters by calling Gongzhu lazy, sleeping and eating like a pig. Gongzhu becomes hysterical and refuses to leave *her* palace.

Qingqiu discovers some shocking truths: Sha Hualing is not treated as a wife but as a subordinate, and her working conditions are inhumane. Liu Mingyan has not exchanged love tokens with the male protagonist, and Ning Yingying's love for him seems to have faded. Xiao Gongzhu is aggrieved and confined at home, and Luo Binghe only treats her like a pig to raise. Qin Wanyue has attempted to devote her life and body to Luo Binghe without success and is now working as a nursemaid for Xiao Gongzhu. Lastly, Qiu Haitang, who was supposed to go NTRing with Luo Binghe, is still wandering around outside.

He observes the changes in the genre as female characters no longer pursue the protagonist, and supporting characters are more intelligent. However, he is perplexed by the fact that Binghe has not pursued any female characters, yet has not lost any of his "coolness points." While pondering, he is surprised to find himself in the familiar surroundings of Cang Qiong Mountain, Qing Jing Peak.

Qingqiu finds himself in the Binghe's dreamscape and realizes that his appearance has been restored to its original state, leaving him feeling insecure. As he tries to find a place to hide, he encounters disciples who appear to have real facial features and expressions, unlike the typical wooden and slow expressions of dreamscape creatures. Shen Qingqiu is in awe of Luo Binghe's talent to create such a detailed enchantment.

While wandering around the bamboo forest outside Qing Jing Peak, Shen Qingqiu encounters a fifteen-year-old white-clothed teenager who is out of breath and flushed. He realizes that this is a younger, more innocent version of Luo Binghe that he hasn't seen in a long time. In contrast to his current dark demeanor, this version of Luo Binghe is full of fresh and tender appearance.

A young Luo Binghe is training under Qingqiu's guidance. Qingqiu had previously treated Luo Binghe poorly, and was trying to make up for his past actions and teach Luo Binghe properly. In this scene, Luo Binghe has just finished running ten laps around Qing Jing Peak, as per Shen Qingqiu's instruction. Shen Qingqiu had given him this task as part of his efforts to teach Luo Binghe correct walking and body technique. Deliberately failing, Binghe rams into his Shizun's arms. Sighing, Qingqiu tells him to rest instead of running more laps. Elated, Binge asks his Shizun what he would like to eat.

Shen Qingqiu watches as the two figures leave, reflecting on the memories that Binghe chose to include in his dreamscape. He wonders why the memories of their time together on Qing Jing Peak were included, despite the mistreatment Binghe endured at his hands. He begins to consider that perhaps Binghe valued their master-disciple relationship more than he had thought. Despite the mistreatment, Shen Qingqiu realizes that he had still given Luo Binghe some positive memories, which could be reminisced upon. However, he also wonders if Luo Binghe may have a masochistic tendency, as memories of punishment do not seem to fit the category of "beautiful" memories.

Suddenly, he senses Binghe's gaze on his back and finds himself face to face with Binghe. Qingqiu does not attempt to run but instead tries to appear natural, knowing that running would be futile in Luo Binghe's home court. He realizes that Binghe's intense gaze, and he musters up the courage to meet his gaze. Luo Binghe eventually sighs and murmurs that being able to dream is still nice, and Shen Qingqiu realizes that he has successfully passed himself off as a creation in Luo Binghe's own dreamscape.

Qingqiu feels sympathy for Binghe, who he perceives as a fallen stallion protagonist, without a single wife by his side, compared to the splendor of Proud Immortal Demon Way. When Luo Binghe approaches Shen Qingqiu to talk, Shen Qingqiu amiably responds. Binghe is surprised by his reaction, having been accustomed to Shen Qingqiu's aloofness in the past. Despite his suspicions, Shen Qingqiu continues the conversation, wondering if Luo Binghe has masochistic tendencies based on his behavior.

 File:Novel 2-8.png  Distracted by his own thoughts, Qingqiu subconsciously moves his hand to pat Binghe's head. Barely patting him twice, when Binghe firmly grips his wrists unexpectedly and bites his lips in a kiss, shocking him. It turns out that Luo Binghe had been using Qingqiu to gain "coolness points" instead of his harem like in the novel. This revelation leaves Shen Qingqiu in disbelief.

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Luo Binghe kisses Shen Qingqiu, thinking he's a figment of his imagination