Meng Ke

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and School Years

Meng Ke was raised by her mother, who had worked in her father’s jewelry store. Her mother discovered during pregnancy that he already had a family, left him, and opened a small jade shop to support herself and her daughter. Meng Ke describes herself as an illegitimate daughter 54.

Her classmates knew that her family was well-off and involved in antique collecting, but she rarely discussed it. She attended high school with Shen Jingchuan, who secretly loved her for seven years and changed his university application to attend Capital Normal University with her. Meng Ke remembered him as handsome, dependable, hardworking, and free of romantic entanglements; only after his confession did she recognize that their frequent university encounters had been deliberate 24 26 27.

Courtship and Business Partnership

When Shen Jingchuan sought to sell an inherited Balin Fuhuang jelly stone to repay family debts, Meng Ke first offered him her savings so that he would not have to part with it. She then arranged an inspection by three collectors, secured a sale for 520,000 yuan, and refused a commission 25.

During their subsequent meal, Shen Jingchuan confessed his long-standing feelings. Meng Ke gave him permission to pursue her, beginning a relationship that quickly became affectionate. Their business partnership also expanded: she appraised his imperial-green jadeite rough, organized seal-stone auctions, and arranged the production and gradual sale of jadeite jewelry 26 35 38 58.

She introduced Shen Jingchuan to Professor Wen through a century-old wild ginseng root. That connection later helped them acquire the West Mountain courtyard for eighteen million yuan. They discussed renovating it as their marital home and putting both names on the property 52 62.

Huang Zeyu’s Harassment and Attack

Huang Zeyu, a persistent suitor, continued addressing Meng Ke intimately despite her repeated objections. She firmly introduced Shen Jingchuan as her fiancé and warned him afterward that Huang’s wealth and connections made retaliation possible 59.

Meng Ke was later ambushed in a parking lot. Her enhanced alertness and strength helped her get inside her car, shut the door against an attacker, and drive away despite a baton strike cracking the window. She contacted the police and Shen Jingchuan, who accompanied her through the investigation 115 116.

The investigation connected the attackers to a Brilliance Group security company, although the case initially closed without solid evidence against Huang himself. Shen Jingchuan subsequently discovered another plot to abduct Meng Ke and kill him. After Huang’s disappearance, Elders Yang, Li, and Wang promised to protect her; people were soon stationed near her shop. Meng Ke later reported that the Huang family and Brilliance Group had been brought down, attributing the intervention to Elder Yang 119 123 124 143.

Supernatural Disclosure and Cultivation

Shen Jingchuan brought Life-Extending Pills when he formally visited Meng Ke’s mother. After Meng Ke and her mother were rejuvenated, they questioned him about the medicine. He demonstrated supernatural abilities and explained his absences as visits to an isolated cultivation site where electronics did not work. Both women promised secrecy 193 196 197.

Later, he tested Meng Ke’s aptitude and discovered her Five Spirit Root. He described the source of his resources as a “secret realm,” taught her the Five Elements Qi Refining Instruction, and helped her begin cultivating. She enthusiastically practiced Divine Sense and the Fireball Technique, particularly eager to learn flight 285 286 287.

Earth’s scarce Spiritual Qi slowed her progress. Shen Jingchuan supplied a Second-Tier Spirit Gathering Formation, Spirit Stones, and High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pills, and later returned every two or three days to guide her cultivation 364 403.

Wedding Preparations and Estrangement

Meng Ke pressed Shen Jingchuan to make their marriage plans definite rather than evade the subject through teasing. He promised a proper proposal and wedding. Her mother approved the marriage, and Meng Ke met his extended family, who warmly welcomed her 293 362 364 365.

As the wedding approached, Meng Ke and her mother handled the arrangements. She invited the elders who had helped them, Shen Jingchuan’s relatives, and her own father, hoping the occasion might improve her parents’ relationship 405.

The day before the wedding, Shen Jingchuan revealed that his ancestral ring allowed travel to another world, then confessed his other relationships. Meng Ke accepted the ring’s existence but was devastated by his infidelity. She left for her mother’s home and canceled the wedding rather than marry a man who already had wives elsewhere 406 407 408.

She remained withdrawn afterward, going only between work and home and sending Shen Jingchuan no messages. Although he later instructed Elder Yang to send auction proceeds to her, the supplied account records no reconciliation 413 421.

Appearance

• Face: Beautiful, with clear, bright eyes and a noticeable touch of tenacity in her features 59.
• Build: Slender and proportionate, described as delicate without appearing weak 59.
• Hair and complexion: Long hair, fair skin, and a slender neck; she wears her hair loosely pinned up during one morning commute 56.
• Rejuvenation: After taking a Life-Extending Pill, she says she looks about eighteen or nineteen. Shen Jingchuan jokingly exaggerates that she looks younger still 196.
• Eyesight: Previously slightly nearsighted; after strengthening her Divine Sense, she can distinguish distant objects clearly 287.

Personality

Meng Ke is generous and discreet about her wealth. She offers financial help before agreeing to sell Shen Jingchuan’s heirloom and refuses to profit from his initial sale. In business, she favors amicable dealings and can quickly set aside romantic embarrassment to concentrate on preparing an auction 24 25 38 116.

She is affectionate, playful, and deeply trusting of Shen Jingchuan. Even when she recognizes that his explanations conceal a larger secret, she avoids pressing him and worries about distracting him during supposedly dangerous trips. Her willingness to give him privacy extends to offering him the choice not to explain his supernatural powers 57 58 115 196.

That trust does not override her boundaries. She rejects Huang Zeyu’s possessiveness, insists on a proper marriage, and refuses to accept Shen Jingchuan’s other wives. Her decision to cancel the wedding reflects the same intolerance of romantic betrayal that shaped her mother’s life 59 293 408.

She approaches cultivation with enthusiasm and endurance, silently bearing the pain of receiving her cultivation method. She is also alert to modern surveillance, reminding Shen Jingchuan that drones and satellites might capture private activity in their courtyard 286 287.

Abilities & Skills

Jade and Antique Appraisal

• Identifies exceptionally pure glass-type imperial-green jadeite and values the rough at more than 300 million yuan, while cautioning that its full worth depends on the quality inside 35.
• Oversees the conversion of jadeite into bracelets and pendants for gradual sale 58 60.
• Distinguishes the relative commercial value of gold, jadeite, and mutton-fat jade in a large treasure collection 372.
• Has some knowledge of valuable medicinal herbs, but explicitly does not consider herself an expert herb dealer 52.

Auctions and Procurement

• Maintains a collectors’ group and prepares detailed photographs showing stone grain, seal faces, and characteristic markings 38.
• Hosts a closed-door auction attended by fifty-two guests, selling all the seal stones for more than twenty-seven million yuan 38.
• Handles gradual sales of Shen Jingchuan’s gold and jade to fund modern-world purchases 371 372.
• Arranges grain purchases and warehouse storage; Shen Jingchuan later asks her to procure another ten thousand tons for refugee relief 390.

Five Elements Qi Refining Instruction

• Cultivation method suited to her Five Spirit Root 286.
• Initially learns its circulation routes through direct Divine Sense transmission from Shen Jingchuan 286.
• Relies on Spirit Stones, pills, and a Spirit Gathering Formation because Earth lacks sufficient ambient Spiritual Qi 286 364.
• Is advised to cultivate for no more than six hours daily and maintain her ordinary daytime routine 288.

Divine Sense

• Initially can only make a glass wobble; after medicinal assistance, she lifts and lowers it without touching it 287.
• Experiences sharper hearing and clearer vision after strengthening it 287.
• Imprints a formation-access jade token with her Divine Sense 405.
• Does not demonstrate independent flight; her early Divine Sense is too weak for the object control needed to begin learning it 287.

Introductory Techniques

• Fireball Technique: Produces an egg-sized fireball and launches it at Shen Jingchuan. His protective shield blocks it completely; her first attempt nearly singes her when she hesitates 287.
• Azure Wood Rejuvenation Instruction: Receives this injury-treatment technique, though no personal use is documented 287.
• Cleaning Technique: Receives the everyday cleaning spell along with other introductory techniques 287.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• BMW: Her car, used for commuting and driven by Shen Jingchuan on occasion 56.
• Life-Extending Pill: Takes one of Shen Jingchuan’s upgraded pills and gains a noticeably younger appearance 196 288.
• Second-Tier Spirit Gathering Formation: Supplied with approximately one to two thousand Spirit Stones to support cultivation on Earth 364.
• High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pills: Receives a batch of one hundred, in addition to pills already in her possession 364.
• Spirit-Nurturing Formation jade token: Personalized access key for their planned marital courtyard 405.
• Gold earrings: A first-meeting gift from Shen Jingchuan’s aunt 365.

Relationships

• Shen Jingchuan — High school classmate, boyfriend, cultivation instructor, and intended husband. Their relationship breaks down when he reveals his other wives immediately before their wedding 24 26 286 406 408.
• Mother Meng — Raised Meng Ke alone, supports her marriage plans, and shelters her after Shen Jingchuan’s confession. Meng Ke asks her to notify the guests that the wedding is canceled 54 362 407 408.
• Father — An unnamed jewelry-store owner who already had a family when her mother became pregnant. Meng Ke nevertheless invites him to her wedding in hope of reconciliation between her parents 54 405.
• Professor Wen / Elder Wen — Long-standing acquaintance whom she helps obtain rare wild ginseng. He later asks about her mother’s rejuvenation 52 288.
• Elder Yang — Influential protector who intervenes after the attack and helps secure her safety 116 124.
• Elder Li and Elder Wang — Join Elder Yang in guaranteeing her protection and are invited to the planned wedding 124 405.
• Huang Zeyu — Rejected suitor whose possessiveness escalates into plots against her and Shen Jingchuan 59 119.
• Shen Jingchuan’s relatives — Welcome her as his prospective bride; she gradually relaxes into their family gathering 364 365.

Notable Quotes

“All right, look at you, so pitiful. I’ll give you a chance to pursue me.” 26

“Jingchuan, if it puts you in a difficult position, you don’t have to tell us.” 196

“Am I supposed to know he has wives elsewhere and still rush to the altar with a man who has one foot in several boats?” 408