Bai FengJiu is infatuated with the Emperor, Dong Hua. After his presence rescues her from an incident in demon territory, she enters his palace as a fairy maid ostensibly to repay her perceived debt of gratitude.
Little Jiu infiltrates heaven as an immortal maid in order to pay back Imperial Lord Dong Hua. Imperial Lord's cooking skills put Si Ming's resolve to the test. Zhi He keeps Dong Hua out of Jiu's reach.
After Jiu's pastries are praised, Princess Zhi He demands to be taught how to make them to please Dong Hua. Dong Hua tricks the leader of the Green Demon Clan into doing chores around the palace.
Yan Chiwu is frustrated because Dong Hua won't fight him so bribes Nie Chuyin for a solution. Jiu makes a deal surrendering her pelt for three years. Jiu and Ji Heng both find themselves fighting alongside Dong Hua.
Jiu loves the closeness of her relationship with Dong Hua but wonders how he would react if she revealed the truth. Zhi He is jealous of the attention Jiu receives, even as a pet.
Dong Hua's future bride arrives at the palace and Jiu learns what jealousy and pride are. En encounter with another of Dong Hua's pets puts her in jeopardy.
Bai Feng Jiu leaves a farewell gift for Dong Hua. Her nine tails are recovered. Cheng Yu is upset at Dong Hua for Jiu's broken heart. Zhi He learns about the wedding at the last minute. The bride's entourage arrives.
In the mortal realm, a child is born to the Emperor on a day of disasters. Jiu hears that Dong Hua has been reborn in the mortal world early and worries about his tribulations. Nie ChuYin continues to seek the Soul stone.
Song XuanRen leads the army to battle and Jiu worries. The Emperor is ill and passes on the responsibility of the Lingbi Stone. Nie Chuyin is also after the stone. Ji Heng hasn't regained her memories. XuanRen searches for Xiao Jiu.
Jiu finds out that her initial interference derailed the destined path Song XuanRen needs to follow. She returns to the mortal realm to correct her mistake. Chun Wan (Ji Heng) and Ling Xiang begin their mission.
Cheng Yu devises a plan to test Ji Heng's memory but there is no reaction. The Emperor is impressed with the plans he is shown and decides to put them into production. He continues his search for the woman in the water secretly.
After Jiu showed her female self to the king, he makes her his concubine. Chu Wan suspects the Spiritual Jade Stone to be in the King's bedroom. Bai Feng Jiu's immortal health continues to deteriorate.
QingTi has difficulties creating the weapon that Song and Jiu designed. The King develops strong feelings for Jiu resulting in a mix of bliss, jealousy and despair. Chu Wan struggles to win the King's affection.
The palace is in disarray because of the chief eunuch's poisoning. Song Xuanren commands General Ye to find evidence that exonerates Xiao Jiu. As Jiu stays silent about her origin, Xuanren begins to loses his trust in her.
Song XuanRen shows Jiu the location of the Spiritual Jade Stone and asks for her help with the trap mechanisms in the underground palace. Empress Dowager keeps herself apprised of rising star Xiao Jiu who stole her son's heart.
Chu Wan grows suspicious of the trips outside the Palace that the King and Jiu make. Floods in the south demand the King's full attention and as a result Jiu has to finish their work by herself.
Yan Chiwu rescues Chu Wan from prison, only to discover she has amnesia. Nie Chuyin coerces Song XuanYing into helping him. The Dowager Empress disapproves of Jiu's behavior. An outing upsets XuanRen.
Song XuanRen is pressured by the Empress Dowager to choose an Empress. Si Ming discusses the mortal trials with Jiu. Nie Chuyin continues to pursue the Spritual Jade using Song XuanYing. The crowning ceremony is set.
With Jiu and QingTi captured, the King has tough decisions to make that do not agree with his heart. Song XuanYing uses Nie Chuyin's distraction and elemental dagger to enter the Emperors' tomb complex to find the Spiritual Jade.
Song XuanYing fights his way through the underground palace. The Empress Dowager is distraught over his betrayal. Song XuanRen completes his mortal trial. Bai FengJiu seeks a way to repay Ye QingTi for his sacrifice.
Dong Hua finished his love trial, but only recovered part of his cultivation. Chuyin gives the Immortal Soul Capturing Jade to Miao Luo. Bai Feng Jiu returns to Qing Qiu.
Bai Feng Jiu agrees to marry Cang Yi, while drunk and heartbroken. Liang Song and Cheng Yu prepare the Thousand Flower Grand Ceremony together. Dong Hua remembers parts of his mortal trial in a dream but is confused by the official record.
Song Lian tricks Yu into spending more time with him. Preparations for Bai Qian's wedding into Heaven are in full swing. Dong Hua travels to Qing Qiu to welcome the bride and search for his lost fox. Jiu gets in trouble during the wedding.
Lian Song protects Cheng Yu after a mishap. Jiu tries to avoid Dong Hua whenever possible. Jiu fights off a fiery beast but is nearly overcome before Dong Hua saves them. Bai Qian punishes Jiu with a banquet of potential suitors.
After drinking a lot of fruit wine, Bai Feng Jiu is very honest with Dong Hua. Jiu opposes Zhi He's return to Heaven and the feud between them grows stronger. Bets are being made about who Dong Hua is going to marry.
Lian Song improves his new weapon, though Chong Lin may not see it that way. Bai Feng Jiu refuses to reverse her shape-shifting and endures Dong Hua's provocations. Yan Chiwu finally gets his duel with Dong Hua.
Since Chiwu and Jiu have landed in Sanskrit Mountain they cannot get out for another sixty years and fill their time with studies. Chiwu sees Ji Heng and confronts her. The students create a trap for their teacher.
Dong Hua turns into a handkerchief to experience things from Jiu's point of view, who makes good use of the situation. What is Si Ming hiding from Song? The list of competitors for the school's decennial competition will be announced.
Ji Heng and Jiu are paired up during a tea competition. Ji Heng confesses to Dong Hua. After taking the wrong tunnel, Jiu stumbles across what looks like an intimate moment. Yan ChiWu takes encouragement wherever he finds it.
Bai Feng Jiu tries to make sense of all things romantic by consulting Yan Chiwu. Miao Luo puts things in motion to break free from Dong Hua's hold. Jei Liu explains to Yan Chiwu how relations in Sanskrit Mountain really are.
The party that Bai Feng Jiu organized does not go very well. Miao Luo plays with Ji Heng's insecurities, directing her to cause a rift between Imperial Lord and Bai Feng Jiu. Meng's cricket dies and he mourns the loss with wine.
The decennial competition is about to start and Imperial Lord's training methods are hard on Jiu. Ji Heng, influenced by Miao Luo, uses a softer touch to prepare Yan Chiwu. Lian Song comes down to watch the spectacle.
Lian Song gets Si Ming drunk so that he tells him the story between Dong Hua and Bai Feng Jiu. Jiu tries to steal the chestnut, but enters a dream realm, maintained by A'Lanruo, long deceased sister of Queen Ju Nuo. Dong Hua follows her.
Bai Feng Jiu thinks she's dreaming, so she kisses Imperial Lord without holding back. In order to heal her primordial spirit, Dong Hua sends her shadow off into the dream and she wakes up as Princess Xiangli Aranya, without any memories.
Aranya tries to make sense of everything without telling people she lost her memories. Teacher Su Moye tests Aranya and recognizes her as Bai Feng Jiu. Bai Feng Jiu has to overcome her fear of snakes.
Aranya learns the relationship with her two sisters, but Bai Feng Jiu's fear of snakes prevents her from restoring the relationship with her pet snake. Dong Hua keeps searching for Jiu's primordial essence at the banquet.
The trap Moye and Aranya have set works out perfectly and they watch the rare blooming of Yueling flowers. Dong Hua inspects Junuo's baby and concludes it's not Bai Feng Jiu's primordial spirit. Aranya is imprisoned to repent.
Dong Hua, in Xi Ze's body, takes care of Aranya and learns how much he disappointed Bai Feng Jiu. Su Moye is questioned about his role in this dream by Dong Hua. Outside Prince Meng and Chiwu worry and grow restless.
A grand scheme by the sisters JuNuo and ChangDi is turned around by Su Moye and Dong Hua. Chen Ye has figured out that the primordial spirit that entered his beloved Aranya is not Aranya herself and distances himself from her.
At JuNuo's execution, Su Moye urges Jiu to act as the original Aranya did, confusing Chen Ye more. Miao Luo learns that a piece of her power has been shielded in Bai Feng Jiu's body so enters the dream to retrieve it. Dong Hua interrupts.
Feng Jiu wakes up, yet still within the dream, with her memories restored. Dong Hua and Miao Luo's illusion battle inside the dream and he gets hurt protecting his Xiao Bai. Feng Jiu has a hard time believing Dong Hua's sincerity.
Aranya continues to send letters to Shen Ye and eventually pulls scholar Wen Tian into the deceit. Shen Ye is confused after the confrontation. Sugar foxes are received - by some delightedly but others are distraught.
Dong Hua romances Bai Feng Jiu by taking her out. She buys him treats at the market. Miao Luo shows up and interrupts their interlude. Shen Ye gets drunk and belligerent. Dong Hua gets jealous and worried.
Dong Hua moves into Aranya's mansion for a while but leaves to work on the magic weapon. Su Moye reveals more of Aranya's story, what he knows, to Jiu. Queen JuNuo succumbs to Jie Lu's plea and tells her a little more.
Aranya arranges for Chen Ye and Ju Nuo to say their goodbyes. Dong Hua gets very jealous of Chen Ye as Feng Jiu explains her perspective on Aranya to him.
Aranya gets called to the palace and the Queen Mother rides back with her to inspect the progress of the sword Chen Ye is making; but this is not the reason for her visit. Aranya's memories and spirit merge with Bai Feng Jiu.
With the magic mirror created, Dong Hua and Su Moye look into the past to find out what really happened. They learn how Aranya died, the queen's plot and the disappearance of the seasons.
Dong Hua and Su Moye discover the origin of Chen Ye and Aranya. Chen Ye wants Bai Feng Jiu to complete the dream and perform the dangerous Phoenix formation. Miao Luo sees an opportunity to become stronger.
The bird tribe decides to seal in Miao Luo, but she fights back with the help of Chuyin. Feng Jiu and Hua prepare for their wedding. Meng learns Bai Feng Jiu's true identity and learns to deal with unrequited love.
