Episode 3 recap: Zhao Tan Tan convinced Cui Chen to seduce the Golden-Faced Fox.
Harboring deep resentment towards Cui Chen, Zhao Tan Tan learned that Shasha had been making porridge for him. She took the initiative to take over the task of delivering the porridge, secretly adding a drug to it. When Cui Chen saw Zhao Tan Tan delivering the porridge and observed her behavior, he suspected that the porridge had been drugged. Zhao Tan Tan, feeling caught, quickly made up a story, claiming that Shasha had specially made the porridge and urged Cui Chen not to disappoint her. She attentively handed the porridge to Cui Chen's lips.
Cui Chen found the porridge too hot, so Zhao Tan Tan helped blow on it to cool it down. At that moment, they heard the sound of birds chirping, and Zhao Tan Tan knew it was Xue Yi preparing to check on the situation. When she turned around, Cui Chen had already finished the porridge, so she left. Xue Yi came to find Zhao Tan Tan because she discovered that the highly toxic waste medicine stored in the box had gone missing. Upon learning that Zhao Tan Tan had put it in Cui Chen's porridge, she was shocked and quickly went with Zhao Tan Tan to assess the situation.
By that time, Cui Chen had already been poisoned, but he forcibly suppressed it with his cultivation. Worried about the situation, Zhao Tan Tan saw the Xilan Flower Mark emitting black smoke and couldn't help but poke it with her hand, witnessing the scene of Lotus Pattern and Cui Chen kissing. In reality, Cui Chen also kissed Zhao Tan Tan, which startled her. She believed that Cui Chen taking advantage of her was despicable, so she slapped him and knocked him down on the bed.
Xue Yi called upon the Huai Tree Spirit to diagnose and treat Cui Chen. The Huai Tree Spirit discovered a strange spiritual energy in Cui Chen's body and suspected it was related to Zhao Tan Tan. Subsequently, the spirit ground down some foot skin, which could cure various ailments, and instructed Zhao Tan Tan to administer it to Cui Chen the next day. Zhao Tan Tan was extremely disgusted and held her nose, asking the Tree Spirit to put it aside.
The next day, when Cui Chen woke up and found Zhao Tan Tan in his room, he was puzzled. Seeing that Zhao Tan Tan was about to awaken, he quickly pretended to continue sleeping. Xue Yi arrived to deliver news that someone from the Tianyin Palace specifically requested to see Zhao Tan Tan. As Zhao Tan Tan stepped on the porridge that Cui Chen had spat out the previous day, feeling her leg going numb, she recalled the strange situation where Cui Chen had claimed the porridge was too hot but then drank it in a split second. She opened the bucket by the bedside and found the porridge poured inside, instantly realizing that she had fallen for Cui Chen's trick. She punched Cui Chen in the chest and scolded him as a big liar.
The Tianyin Palace sent Miao Yu and Hua Xiang to Qingyuan Sect this time with the intention of taking the Huai Tree Spirit with them. Zhao Tan Tan disagreed and made it clear that she was the one who defeated the Huai Tree Spirit after Miao Yu and Hua Xiang were beaten up by it. She demanded a large sum of money if they wanted to take the Huai Tree Spirit and also insisted on receiving the full payment for the three-hundred-year contract rent.
Upon learning that people from the Tianyin Palace had arrived, Cui Chen rushed over. Miao Yu and Hua Xiang were fans of Cui Chen, and upon seeing their idol, they almost forgot the purpose of their visit. Fortunately, they noticed Zhao Tan Tan, who was constantly talking, and it reminded them of their mission. Realizing that they couldn't defeat Cui Chen, they demanded that Qingyuan Sect capture the Golden-Faced Fox and hand it over to them. They wanted to expose Qingyuan Sect's attempt to snatch their business from the Tianyin Sect.
Zhao Tan Tan was quick to agree, much to the frustration of Qing Zhu Feng and Cui Chen. Since Zhao Tan Tan had agreed, they had no choice but to cooperate. Cui Chen immediately volunteered to do the task, but Zhao Tan Tan refused to acknowledge him as her senior martial brother and the pride of Qingyuan Sect. She decided to capture the Golden-Faced Fox herself to prevent Cui Chen from challenging him by setting the rule of three rounds with two wins.
In terms of cultivation, no matter how many more years Zhao Tan Tan spent cultivating, she wouldn't necessarily catch up to Cui Chen. Therefore, she resorted to tricks and challenged Cui Chen to see who could stare without blinking for the longest time, which Cui Chen won in the first round. In the second round, they competed to see who could stack building blocks without them falling, and Cui Chen deliberately knocked them over to let Zhao Tan Tan win. In the third round, they competed to see who could get hold of the shape-shifting artifact that Qing Zhu Feng had been holding in his arms. Cui Chen went directly to Qing Zhu Feng and borrowed it without hesitation, which made Zhao Tan Tan's elaborate plan of sneaking into Qing Zhu Feng's room quite amusing. Cui Chen intentionally let Zhao Tan Tan win.
Zhao Tan Tan learned that the Golden-Faced Fox was quite fond of handsome men, and the best-looking person in Qingyuan Sect was Cui Chen. She believed that if the Golden-Faced Fox saw Cui Chen, it would definitely take the bait. So she went to Cui Chen and made a plea, asking him to go down the mountain with her. Cui Chen, recalling Zhao Tan Tan's previous intentional challenges to stop him from leaving the mountain, decided to tease her.
In order to achieve her overall plan, Zhao Tan Tan finally convinced Cui Chen. In the town, where there were more men than women, it was common for individuals to showcase themselves in order to attract potential partners. Zhao Tan Tan pushed Cui Chen onto the stage, and the women in the crowd became excited upon seeing his handsome appearance. At that moment, a young man named Qiu Gongzi tried to steal the limelight, leading to a competition and causing chaos in the venue.
To avoid the enthusiastic women, Zhao Tan Tan and Cui Chen mixed into the queue but were eventually reported and kicked out.
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