Recaps

Over lunch, Shen Jingchuan confessed to Meng Ke that he had liked her since high school. Meng Ke teased him before giving him a chance to pursue her, then left to return to her shop.

• Meng Ke ordered lunch for herself and Shen Jingchuan, who thanked her for helping him sell a rough stone.
• Shen Jingchuan reflected on his newfound confidence and how kindly Meng Ke had treated him.
• Meng Ke asked why Shen Jingchuan had never had a girlfriend, prompting him to confess that he had liked her for seven years.
• Shen Jingchuan explained that he had feared he was not good enough for Meng Ke and asked if his confession came too late.
• Meng Ke teased Shen Jingchuan by saying it was too late, then told him she would give him a chance to pursue her.
• Meng Ke left to mind her shop while Shen Jingchuan sat stunned by her answer.

Meng Ke realized she had long cared for Shen Jingchuan and gave him a chance to pursue her. Shen Jingchuan planned a cautious jade business, reassured Meng Ke about his trip to the mountains, and repaid the relatives who had helped his family.

• Meng Ke reflected on Shen Jingchuan’s longstanding feelings and recognized that she had feelings for him too.
• Shen Jingchuan messaged Meng Ke that he was going into the mountains to look for goods, and she warned him to stay safe.
• Shen Jingchuan decided to focus on selling mirrors and to keep his business small while finding a residence to conceal his crossings.
• Shen Jingchuan called his maternal uncle and transferred him two hundred thousand to repay the loan.
• Shen Jingchuan repaid the money owed to his second uncle and younger maternal aunt as well.

Shen Jingchuan stocked up on mirrors in his modern apartment and returned to the other world, where he planned to sell them and buy a home. Back there, he ate while the three girls attended him and asked the twin sisters to dress in different colors so he could tell them apart.

• Shen Jingchuan ordered over a hundred mirrors online and considered buying a courtyard house with silver from the other world.
• Shen Jingchuan bought twelve mirrors at a supermarket and thirty-one more at a variety store, then stored them away.
• Shen Jingchuan noticed that carrying the heavy box upstairs no longer left him out of breath, then changed clothes and traveled back to the other world.
• Shen Jingchuan struggled to distinguish Su Qingshu from Su Qinghua and asked them to wear dark and light clothes, respectively.
• Shen Jingchuan ate a meal while Xiaoyue, Su Qingshu, and Su Qinghua served him.

Shen Jingchuan received a provisional household registration through Lin Weiyuan, then sold twenty-two mirrors for one thousand taels and found a furnished garden house he wanted to buy. He agreed to the seller’s minimum price of eight hundred taels and checked the taxes and brokerage fees, which he could afford with the money from the mirrors.

• Lin Weiyuan gave Shen Jingchuan a household registration document and explained that he had registered him as a county resident under a collateral branch of the Lin Household.
• Shen Jingchuan sold twenty-two mirrors to Shopkeeper Wang for one thousand taels of silver notes.
• Shen Jingchuan visited the official brokerage and asked to see a quiet, spacious house.
• The clerk showed Shen Jingchuan a furnished three-courtyard garden house built for a merchant from the Chu Kingdom.
• Shen Jingchuan agreed to buy the house for eight hundred taels and asked about the deed tax and brokerage fees.

Shen Jingchuan bought Liu Zhong and his family of four from the official brokerage to staff his newly purchased residence, appointing Liu Zhong as steward. He left them to clean and provision the house before returning to the escort agency to arrange matters for Qingshu and Qinghua.

• Shen Jingchuan agreed to buy servants and inspected the people registered at the official brokerage.
• Shen Jingchuan chose Liu Zhong for his bookkeeping skills, and Liu Zhong begged him to keep the family together.
• Shen Jingchuan bought Liu Zhong, Madam Liu, Liu Hu, and their daughter, completing the transfer paperwork for all four.
• Shen Jingchuan brought the family to his residence, gave Liu Zhong ten taels for household expenses, and appointed him steward.
• Shen Jingchuan instructed Liu Zhong's family to clean and equip the residence, then left for the escort agency to arrange matters for Qingshu and Qinghua.

Shen Jingchuan bought a house and prepared to move out of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, where he had been staying with Chief Escort Lin’s household. Lin Qingyao sent Yue'er with him to help until Qingshu and Qinghua learned how to manage the household, while Ju'er worried that Yue'er’s service to an adult man would damage her marriage prospects.

• Shen Jingchuan told Chief Escort Lin that he had bought a house and would move out that day, declining a farewell dinner.
• Shen Jingchuan told Yue'er to return to Lin Qingyao, and Yue'er admitted she could not bear to leave either of them.
• Lin Qingyao learned that Shen Jingchuan was leaving and went with Yue'er to see him off.
• Lin Qingyao assigned Yue'er to help Shen Jingchuan until Qingshu and Qinghua learned how to attend to him, and Yue'er happily agreed.
• Shen Jingchuan left with Yue'er, Qingshu, and Qinghua, while Ju'er muttered that Yue'er's prospects for marriage would suffer.

Shen Jingchuan settled into his new residence with Yue'er and the Su sisters, then went with Liu Hu to buy horses and a carriage. At the horse market, he became fascinated by the fierce Whirlwind Horses and decided to try approaching one.

• Shen Jingchuan introduced Yue'er, Su Qingshu, and Su Qinghua as his younger sisters and arranged living quarters for them and Liu Zhong's family.
• Shen Jingchuan invited the three girls to share a meal with him, treating them as family.
• Shen Jingchuan sold twenty-odd mirrors to Shopkeeper Wang for twelve hundred taels before heading to the horse market with Liu Hu.
• Liu Hu explained the different horse breeds and warned Shen Jingchuan that Whirlwind Horses chose their own masters and could be dangerous to approach.
• Shen Jingchuan admired the black Whirlwind Horses and felt eager to test whether one would accept him.

Shen Jingchuan visited a horse market and negotiated a written price agreement before approaching the Whirlwind Horses. After a stallion and two mares all accepted him, he agreed to buy the three horses for 1,040 taels, leaving the broker to handle the paperwork and related costs.

• Liu Hu warned Shen Jingchuan that horse dealers might raise their prices if a Whirlwind Horse recognized him, so they secured written prices of 400 taels for a stallion and 320 for a mare.
• Shen Jingchuan fed an apple to the strongest black stallion, which accepted him and nuzzled him.
• Two black mares approached Shen Jingchuan and accepted milk candy from him, convincing him that they had chosen him too.
• The broker offered to cover the paperwork, contract tax, and branding if Shen Jingchuan bought all three horses, while Liu Hu asked him to provide basic gear.
• Shen Jingchuan agreed to buy the stallion and both mares for 1,040 taels, and the three horses reacted cheerfully as the broker prepared to complete the sale.

Shen Jingchuan brought three Whirlwind Horses back to his residence after buying feed instead of saddles, and discovered that they obeyed only him. Liu Hu agreed to care for and guard them, while Shen Jingchuan planned to equip them with spiked horseshoes.

• Shen Jingchuan passed on the tack shop's saddles and bought alfalfa, beans, and concentrated feed for the horses.
• On the way home, passersby recognized the horses as rare Whirlwind Horses that had accepted Shen Jingchuan as their master.
• At the stable, Shen Jingchuan gave Liu Hu permission to feed the horses, and the mares waited for his approval before eating.
• Liu Hu explained that Whirlwind Horses were difficult to steal and could fight with spiked horseshoes, so Shen Jingchuan planned to have sets forged for all three.
• Liu Hu offered to live beside the stable and guard the horses, and Shen Jingchuan praised him before heading into the inner courtyard.

Shen Jingchuan brought Meng Ke a huge jadeite rough, and she identified it as exceptionally pure glass-type imperial green worth at least 300 million yuan. The stone’s full value remained uncertain until it was cut open.

• Shen Jingchuan returned to the modern world and replied to Meng Ke’s message, arranging to show her a treasure the next day.
• Shen Jingchuan packed the jadeite rough into his backpack and traveled to Meng Ke’s shop.
• Meng Ke welcomed Shen Jingchuan and accepted his vague explanation for where he had been.
• Shen Jingchuan placed the jadeite rough on Meng Ke’s table, and she examined its clear, flawless interior with a flashlight.
• Meng Ke identified the stone as true ice glass-type imperial green and estimated that the rough was worth over 300 million yuan, with a much higher potential value if its quality continued throughout.

Shen Jingchuan entrusted Meng Ke with selling his valuable jadeite rough and accepted her recommendation to have it crafted into finished pieces for the greatest return. After she secured the stone, he revealed more rare seal blanks, leaving Meng Ke stunned by the collection.

• Meng Ke explained three ways to sell Shen Jingchuan's jadeite rough and recommended processing it into finished pieces for the highest profit.
• Shen Jingchuan told Meng Ke to manage the stone and its sale, saying he trusted her and did not need the money urgently.
• Meng Ke promised to oversee the stone's processing and sell the finished pieces, and the two shared an awkward, intimate silence.
• Meng Ke locked the jadeite rough in a storage box.
• Shen Jingchuan unfolded more than a dozen seal blanks, including Tianhuang and chicken blood stone, and Meng Ke asked where he had found them.

Shen Jingchuan refused to reveal the secret source of his goods, but reassured Meng Ke that they were legitimate and safe. Meng Ke told him she trusted him and would face any trouble with him, then kissed him, leaving both of them overwhelmed by their new closeness.

• Shen Jingchuan kept the source of the goods secret and assured Meng Ke that they were not stolen or connected to anything illegal.
• Meng Ke stopped questioning him and said she trusted him, urging him to tell her if he ever faced trouble he could not handle alone.
• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke held hands and leaned close across the table.
• Meng Ke kissed Shen Jingchuan, and he returned the kiss after a brief stunned pause.
• After they parted, Meng Ke blushed and looked away while Shen Jingchuan savored the moment and felt his love for her deepen.

After sharing a tender goodbye with Meng Ke, Shen Jingchuan returned home and ordered traditional clothes online for himself and the three little girls. Meng Ke auctioned the seal stones for more than twenty-seven million, while Shen Jingchuan reconsidered how hard he needed to pursue wealth.

• Meng Ke and Shen Jingchuan ate together, then watched each other depart with quiet affection.
• Meng Ke photographed the seal blanks and invited her collectors' group to a closed-door auction at her shop.
• Fifty-two guests examined the stones, and Meng Ke sold every piece for a total of more than twenty-seven million.
• Shen Jingchuan returned home, stored the delivered mirrors in his space, and ordered six outfits for himself and more than fifty clothing items for the three little girls.
• Shen Jingchuan reflected that the prospect of selling jadeite for hundreds of millions had reduced his desire to chase greater profits.

Shen Jingchuan bought weapons and horse tack for his friends and three horses, then arranged to inspect a factory that made replica antique carriages. Meng Ke called to report that she had sold his seal blanks for more than 27 million yuan, and she arranged to transfer him 25 million after tax.

• Shen Jingchuan chose ten combat-ready swords and sabers as gifts for the Lin family, Liu Hu, and future guards.
• He ordered each of his three horses a riding saddle and a complete harness set sized for their large frames.
• Shen Jingchuan found a replica antique carriage factory in Zhuozhou and arranged to visit it the next morning.
• Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan that she had sold his seal blanks at an auction for more than 27 million yuan and had paid the taxes.
• Shen Jingchuan told Meng Ke to transfer 20 million yuan and keep the rest, but she offered to send him 25 million and hold the remaining change.

Shen Jingchuan returned to the other world for dinner, then traveled to Zhuozhou to commission a heavily customized carriage. He left Factory Director Zhou preparing a detailed plan and quote, with the possibility of larger orders if the sample was successful.

• Shen Jingchuan returned to the other world, where Xiaoyue and the other girls pampered him before he went back to his room and crossed into the modern world.
• Shen Jingchuan traveled to Zhuozhou after receiving five million yuan in bank deposits.
• Shen Jingchuan met Factory Director Zhou and requested a detachable four-wheeled carriage with a titanium-alloy frame, bulletproof glass, rubber tires, and reinforced suspension.
• Shen Jingchuan added foldaway booth seats, storage, a kitchenette, and a bathroom to the carriage design.
• Shen Jingchuan asked Factory Director Zhou for an itemized quote and hinted at future bulk orders, prompting Zhou to promise a fair price and careful workmanship.

Shen Jingchuan ordered a prototype horse carriage in the modern world, then returned to the otherworld to sell larger glass mirrors and buy wild ginseng. He left the medicine shop with two roots and continued building up goods across the two worlds.

• Shen Jingchuan bought seasonings, apples, and snacks in the modern world, then put them into his storage space.
• Shen Jingchuan approved Factory Director Zhou's 288,000-tael carriage prototype and paid a 100,000 deposit.
• Shen Jingchuan returned to the otherworld, ate a meal served by Yue'er, Qingshu, and Qinghua, then went to the general store.
• Shen Jingchuan sold the shopkeeper five larger glass mirrors for eight hundred taels in silver notes.
• Shen Jingchuan bought two wild ginseng roots, said to be over 160 years old, for two hundred taels.

Shen Jingchuan invited Lin Weiyuan and his sons to a housewarming meal, then shared apples with the stable horses and his maids. He left the horses protesting as he gave them the names Big Black and Little Black, while the remaining mare awaited her turn.

• Shen Jingchuan arranged to host Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, and Lin Yue for dinner three days later.
• Shen Jingchuan brought apples to the stable, where the horses and three maids eagerly ate them.
• Shen Jingchuan offered Liu Hu an apple and shared the last one between the two mares after the stallion refused it.
• Shen Jingchuan named the protesting stallion Big Black and the all-black mare Little Black.
• The mare with four white hooves watched anxiously as Shen Jingchuan prepared to name her next.

Shen Jingchuan named his third horse Treading Snow, settled into a routine between the two worlds, and prepared weapons and food for his meeting with the Lin father and son. The chapter ended with him bringing unfamiliar seasonings to the kitchen and preparing Madam Liu and Cui'er for the evening guests.

• Shen Jingchuan named the white-hooved horse Treading Snow and appeased Big Black, Little Black, and Treading Snow with milk candy.
• Shen Jingchuan traveled between the two worlds over several days, buying supplies in the modern world and bringing them to the other world.
• Shen Jingchuan summoned ten newly forged sabers and swords, asked Liu Hu to sharpen them, and let him keep one for self-defense.
• Shen Jingchuan bought hotpot ingredients and seasonings, then returned to the other world to prepare food for the Lin father and son.
• Shen Jingchuan brought bottles and jars of unfamiliar seasonings to Madam Liu and Cui'er and offered to show them how to use them.

Shen Jingchuan taught Madam Liu and the maids to cook with modern seasonings, then invited Lin Weiyuan’s family to the Shen Residence. Lin Qingyao and Ju'er joined the group, who gathered in the second courtyard.

• Shen Jingchuan taught Madam Liu and Cui'er to make tomato-braised beef brisket and stir-fried mutton, then explained how to prepare hot pot.
• Yue'er, Qingshu, and Qinghua joined Shen Jingchuan for a meal and eagerly ate the dishes he had taught the household to make.
• Shen Jingchuan visited the Zhenyuan Escort Agency and invited Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, and Lin Yue to the Shen Residence.
• Lin Weiyuan agreed to let Lin Qingyao come along, and Shen Jingchuan also welcomed Ju'er.
• Shen Jingchuan led the guests into the second courtyard after they were greeted at the residence.

Lin Qingyao and the Lin family learned that Shen Jingchuan’s three Whirlwind Horses had all acknowledged him, leaving them astonished and envious. Shen Jingchuan realized his casual answer sounded like a humblebrag and changed the subject by inviting them to see the gifts he had prepared.

• Yue'er led Lin Qingyao to the stables, where Lin Qingyao recognized Shen Jingchuan’s three horses as Whirlwind Horses.
• Liu Hu told Lin Qingyao that the horses were affectionate with Shen Jingchuan, and she realized all three had acknowledged him as their master.
• Lin Qingyao told Shen Jingchuan about the horses, prompting Lin Yue, Lin Shan, and Lin Weiyuan to ask to see them.
• Big Black, Little Black, and Treading Snow crowded around Shen Jingchuan while the Lin family watched in amazement.
• Lin Weiyuan explained how rare it was for even one Whirlwind Horse to acknowledge a master, and Shen Jingchuan felt embarrassed by his apparent boast.
• Shen Jingchuan invited the Lin family back to the main hall to see the gifts he had prepared.

Shen Jingchuan gave Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, and Lin Yue fine sabers and Lin Qingyao a short sword, then secured Lin Weiyuan’s agreement to teach him basic martial arts. The group accepted the gifts and shared a hot pot meal with Shen Jingchuan’s potent liquor.

• Shen Jingchuan presented Lin Qingyao with a short sword and offered three sabers to Lin Weiyuan and his sons.
• Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, Lin Yue, and Lin Qingyao admired the exceptional weapons, then hesitated to accept the costly gifts.
• Shen Jingchuan asked Lin Weiyuan to teach him martial arts, and Lin Weiyuan agreed to teach him basic techniques while withholding the Lin Household’s secret arts.
• Lin Weiyuan and his sons accepted the weapons as gifts for teaching Shen Jingchuan, and Lin Qingyao kept her short sword.
• Shen Jingchuan served the group hot pot and strong liquor, which they enjoyed as they ate and chatted.

Shen Jingchuan learned how Lin Weiyuan’s escort was attacked by mysterious killers targeting a scholar, and accepted the carriage Lin had bought afterward. The next morning, Shen brought new saddles to the stable, where they fit his three horses perfectly, and he prepared to try mounting Big Black.

• Lin Weiyuan told Shen Jingchuan that more than twenty men in black attacked his escort and focused on a scholar traveling with them.
• Lin Weiyuan explained that the attackers killed the scholar and his coachman, while Qingyao escaped after Shen Jingchuan rescued her; he offered Shen the carriage he had bought from the county head constable.
• Shen Jingchuan accepted Lin Weiyuan’s carriage and returned to the modern world for the night.
• Shen Jingchuan collected six saddles delivered to his home and brought them to the other world.
• Shen Jingchuan and Liu Hu fitted riding saddles to Big Black, Little Black, and Treading Snow, then checked the three pack saddles.
• Shen Jingchuan put the riding saddle on Big Black and got ready to mount him with a backward jump.

Shen Jingchuan mounted and rode Big Black, then received a carriage and horse from the escort agency. After Big Black fought the new chestnut horse and overturned the carriage, Shen Jingchuan inspected the damage and discovered a wooden box beneath the broken driver’s seat.

• Shen Jingchuan vaulted onto Big Black and rode him around the courtyard before affectionately petting him and the other horses.
• An escort delivered a black-lacquered carriage and a chestnut horse on behalf of Chief Escort Lin, and Shen Jingchuan thanked him.
• After lunch, Shen Jingchuan heard a crash and found Big Black standing over the injured chestnut horse beside the overturned carriage.
• Liu Hu explained that Big Black had started a fight by stealing the chestnut horse’s feed, and the horse had grazed his leg during the scuffle.
• Shen Jingchuan sent the chestnut horse to a separate stall and examined the damaged carriage, finding a black-lacquered wooden box beneath the broken driver’s seat.

Shen Jingchuan opened the hidden wooden box and found six unfamiliar milky-white crystals and an old breathing manual. He decided the manual seemed harmless and worth learning for its health benefits.

• Shen Jingchuan told Liu Hu to have the chestnut horse treated, keep it apart from Big Black, and arrange for a carpenter to repair the carriage.
• Shen Jingchuan fed Big Black, Little Black, and Treading Snow milk candy and returned to his bedroom to inspect the wooden box.
• Shen Jingchuan found a concealed button on the box and pressed it, causing the lid to unlock safely.
• Shen Jingchuan unwrapped six cold, semitransparent milky-white stones and found a thread-bound booklet beneath them.
• Shen Jingchuan read the booklet's title, "Everlasting Spring Breathing Instruction," and judged its breathing exercises worth learning.

After Shen Jingchuan hid the crystals and booklet from the scholar’s carriage in his ring, the ring absorbed the crystals’ Spiritual Qi and awakened its artifact spirit, Xian'er. Xian'er introduced herself and appeared as an illusory woman in Shen Jingchuan’s mind.

• Shen Jingchuan decided not to tell Lin Weiyuan about the box because he feared being drawn into the conflict behind the scholar’s murder.
• Shen Jingchuan stored the crystals and booklet in his ring, which began glowing in nine colors.
• Xian'er spoke to Shen Jingchuan and explained that she was the ring’s artifact spirit, awakened after the ring absorbed the Spirit Stones’ Spiritual Qi.
• Shen Jingchuan found that the six crystals had turned into grayish-white powder inside the box.
• Xian'er formed an illusory image of a woman in Shen Jingchuan’s mind.