• Aired:2023-10-25, Last updated: 2023-10-29 10:06

Episode 8 recap: Cui Chen was busy preparing medicine and messing with Qiu Yue Bai.

Zhao Tan Tan fell out of the barrier and became extremely anxious when she saw that Cui Chen hadn't come out yet. Ignoring the fact that the toad spirit's toxic gas was becoming uncontrollable, she forcefully pried open the barrier, creating a small gap. Zhao Tan Tan held the barrier open while worrying about Cui Chen and couldn't help but plead for him to come out quickly. Fortunately, Cui Chen rushed out at the last moment, and Zhao Tan Tan immediately embraced him tightly. This made a glimmer of affection appear in Cui Chen's eyes, but it quickly faded away.

Cui Chen noticed that the toad spirit couldn't suppress the toxic gas anymore, so he quickly grabbed Zhao Tan Tan and flew up to the lotus pond. As soon as they left, the toad spirit released the pent-up toxic gas, causing the cultivators around the lotus pond to collapse instantly. Elder Er, who had taken the antidote pill, was overjoyed and casually grabbed a cultivator to absorb their spiritual energy. Cui Chen noticed that Zhao Tan Tan showed signs of poisoning and quickly sucked out the toxic gas for her, allowing her to concentrate on meditating while he went to stop Elder Er.

With his profound spiritual power, Cui Chen easily overpowered Elder Er, leaving him battered and bruised. One of Elder Er's subordinates saw Zhao Tan Tan vulnerable and secretly made a move, but Zhao Tan Tan dodged. However, a lotus seed in Zhao Tan Tan's hand accidentally fell and rolled to Elder Er's feet. Elder Er immediately picked it up and absorbed its spiritual energy, causing his power to surge. He lifted all the fallen cultivators from the ground and swept them toward Cui Chen.

Cui Chen didn't consider Elder Er a threat at all and quickly defeated him, leaving him battered and covered in white feathers. Elder Er revealed his true form but was trapped under a cast-iron pot by Zhao Tan Tan and turned from a white goose to a black one. Qiu Yue Bai suddenly appeared, and thinking it was an attack, Zhao Tan Tan injured Qiu Yue Bai. Qiu Yue Bai took advantage of this and exaggerated his injuries, claiming to be in pain, which made Zhao Tan Tan feel guilty. She wanted to stay and take care of Qiu Yue Bai, but Cui Chen, recognizing the difference between men and women, actively offered to stay and look after Qiu Yue Bai himself.

Zhao Tan Tan was ecstatic to obtain the lotus seed for the first time, and this time Cui Chen didn't compete with her for credit. However, he found it amusing to see how eager Zhao Tan Tan was to get the lotus seed, so he playfully teased her. Zhao Tan Tan, caught off guard, ended up diving into Cui Chen's embrace, and both of them felt something different. Cui Chen honestly handed the lotus seed to Zhao Tan Tan, and she, in turn, changed her usual lively demeanor and left while holding the lotus seed.

Qiu Yue Bai called for noodles and hid in his room to eat, but unexpectedly, Zhao Tan Tan and Cui Chen suddenly arrived. Qiu Yue Bai was afraid that Zhao Tan Tan would discover his pretense, so he claimed that the noodles were eaten by Mo Yan.

Cui Chen knew very well that Qiu Yue Bai wasn't actually sick. So, taking the opportunity to prepare medicine for Qiu Yue Bai, he added various seasonings and made it smell so bad that it made people want to vomit. He brought the medicine to Qiu Yue Bai to drink.

Qiu Yue Bai tasted a sip and immediately made a bitter face, reluctant to drink it. However, Zhao Tan Tan, who was beside him, persuaded him that good medicine tastes bitter and even helped hold the bowl for him. Qiu Yue Bai had no choice but to drink the medicine. He saw Cui Chen smiling with a hidden meaning, and he understood that Cui Chen was deliberately teasing him, forcing him to get better.

Zhao Tan Tan had already reached the Golden Core stage, and Qiu Yue Bai took the opportunity to propose to become his disciple. It was only then that Zhao Tan Tan realized that he could indeed take on disciples and happily prepared for it. Cui Chen, in the role of a senior master, explained the rules and regulations to Qiu Yue Bai, speaking in such detail that Zhao Tan Tan felt drowsy. Qiu Yue Bai patiently listened to the end, not expecting that what Cui Chen had just explained was only an outline, with additional specifics.

Qiu Yue Bai had no choice but to listen attentively. When Cui Chen finished speaking, both Qiu Yue Bai and Zhao Tan Tan were eager to complete the ceremony. However, Cui Chen had more to say. After Qiu Yue Bai became his disciple, he not only had to dedicate his worldly possessions to the Qingyuan Sect but also had to attend to the daily lives of both Cui Chen and Zhao Tan Tan. Qiu Yue Bai could accept all of this except for the prohibition against romantic relationships between people of different generations. In the end, Qiu Yue Bai, who was eager to become a disciple, couldn't help but hate the idea.

The toad spirit found Zhao Tan Tan and Cui Chen and thanked them for saving its life. It specially gave them the Golden Toad Robe as a token of gratitude. The toad spirit had lived for five thousand years and had a fondness for collecting various manuscripts. It could be said that there was nothing it didn't know. Zhao Tan Tan immediately asked the toad spirit about the origin of the mark between Cui Chen's eyebrows. The toad spirit recognized it as the Passionate Orchid Mark, a curse that could only be activated five times, but it didn't know the method to break it.

According to the toad spirit's manuscripts, the Lotus Seed was in the possession of the Qionghua Sect. Zhao Tan Tan and Cui Chen wanted to go to the Qionghua Sect to find the Lotus Seed. Qiu Yue Bai volunteered to accompany them. Once Zhao Tan Tan entered the Qionghua Sect, she discovered that they were using the pretense of true love to amass wealth and refused to pay a registration fee of ten taels of silver, which earned her disdain from Zou Man Qian.