Recaps

Shen Jingchuan learned that the ring could refine ordinary items and that storing Spirit Stones could restore Xian'er and strengthen its abilities. After its refinement improved his food, he returned to the modern world, received the full payment for his jadeite, and went to meet Meng Ke.

• Xian'er explained that the ring could refine items, and that Spirit Stones would nourish her and help restore the ring's abilities.
• Shen Jingchuan let Xian'er rest, then fell asleep after their conversation left him dizzy and tired.
• Back in the modern world, Shen Jingchuan ate ingredients from the ring and felt their refined quality ease his fatigue.
• Shen Jingchuan saw that Meng Ke had transferred the full twenty-five million and read her estimate that the jadeite could sell for five or six hundred million.
• Shen Jingchuan researched jade appraisal and medicinal herbs through the night, then went to Meng Ke's jade shop the next morning.

Shen Jingchuan gave Meng Ke a century-old wild mountain ginseng root, leaving her to decide whether to sell it to Professor Wen in exchange for his valuable favor. Meng Ke and Shen Jingchuan drove to Professor Wen’s residence, where the guards let them through.

• Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan that Professor Wen was seeking century-old wild mountain ginseng, and Shen Jingchuan revealed he had one.
• Shen Jingchuan gave Meng Ke the ginseng and told her she could sell it, keep it, or use it as she wished.
• Meng Ke sent Professor Wen photos of the ginseng, and he called to say he was almost certain it was the kind he wanted and asked her to bring it to him.
• Meng Ke agreed to take the ginseng to Professor Wen, and Shen Jingchuan went with her.
• Meng Ke drove Shen Jingchuan to Professor Wen’s residence at West Mountain, where guards recognized their appointment and let them enter.

Meng Ke and Shen Jingchuan brought his rare wild ginseng to Professor Wen, who bought it at the regular market price and promised them medical help in the future. After spending the afternoon together, Meng Ke revealed that she was an illegitimate daughter of a wealthy, influential family.

• Meng Ke introduced Shen Jingchuan to Professor Wen, who examined the ginseng and confirmed it was at least 150 years old.
• Shen Jingchuan let Meng Ke decide the terms, and Professor Wen offered twice the highest market price and promised them his medical assistance.
• Meng Ke declined the extra payment, and Professor Wen insisted they stay for lunch before seeing them off.
• Meng Ke and Shen Jingchuan shopped, watched a movie, and went to dinner at her favorite private kitchen.
• While discussing their university days and her wealthy family, Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan she was an illegitimate daughter.

Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan about her parents’ history and admitted that she feared being lied to, and he promised to cherish her. She lent him a car, taught him to drive, and they shared a kiss before he drove home.

• Meng Ke explained that her father had concealed his existing family from her mother, who raised her alone, and said her mother had never forgiven him.
• Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan she feared being deceived or disappointed, and he promised to stay by her side and cherish her.
• Meng Ke offered Shen Jingchuan her BMW because he lacked a license plate quota, saying she would drive her mother’s car instead.
• Meng Ke taught Shen Jingchuan the car’s controls and let him practice driving before he drove them to her apartment complex.
• Shen Jingchuan kissed Meng Ke outside her building, and she hurried inside, blushing, while he drove home slowly.

Shen Jingchuan brought new clothes and glass mirrors for Xiao Yue'er, Su Qingshu, and Su Qingyue, then began learning martial arts from Lin Weiyuan. After practicing a breathing method from an old booklet, he felt warmth spread through his body and his training fatigue fade.

• Shen Jingchuan promised Xiao Yue'er more candy, then surprised her, Su Qingshu, and Su Qingyue with new clothes and glass mirrors.
• Shen Jingchuan scolded Big Black for injuring the new bay horse, named the horse Little Red, and made Big Black promise not to bully him again.
• Shen Jingchuan visited the Lin Escort Agency, where Lin Weiyuan taught him the Three-Body Posture and three basic saber moves.
• Shen Jingchuan studied the Everlasting Spring Breathing Instruction and practiced its breathing and Qi-circulation method for the afternoon.
• Shen Jingchuan finished practicing with warmth spreading through his body, and his soreness and fatigue eased.

Over the week, Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke grew closer while he continued practicing in the other world. At lunch with Professor Wen, Shen learned that the ginseng he had supplied dramatically improved the old chief’s health, and Professor Wen asked him to find more, offering tens of millions for a root.

• Shen Jingchuan practiced his saber and breathing instruction in the other world while his relationship with Meng Ke advanced in the modern world.
• Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan that Professor Wen had invited them to lunch, and they accepted the invitation.
• Professor Wen asked Shen Jingchuan whether he could find more of the unusual ginseng he had supplied before.
• Professor Wen explained that the ginseng had helped the old chief recover and had made his internal organs function as if they were four or five years younger.
• Shen Jingchuan suspected the ancestral ring’s Spiritual Qi had enhanced the ginseng, but he concealed his knowledge and said he had found it by chance.
• Professor Wen offered ten million or tens of millions for another root, leaving Meng Ke stunned by the offer and newly aware of Shen Jingchuan’s hidden depths.

Shen Jingchuan agreed to seek more rare ginseng for Professor Wen, who needed it for Elder Yang, and later obtained two roots nearly two hundred years old. He arranged to bring them to the sanatorium with Meng Ke.

• Shen Jingchuan told Professor Wen that finding more ginseng depended on a fortuitous opportunity, and Professor Wen asked him to try for the sake of a high-status patient.
• Professor Wen reported to Elder Yang that Shen Jingchuan would contact his connections, and Elder Yang warned him not to pressure the young man.
• Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan not to risk himself or reveal secrets he wanted to keep, and he reassured her that he would not do anything illegal.
• Shen Jingchuan went to the other world, sold mirrors, and stored five old mountain ginseng roots in his ring's space.
• Three days later, Shen Jingchuan called Professor Wen and said he had obtained two nearly two-hundred-year-old roots, then offered to bring them over with Meng Ke.

Shen Jingchuan brought Meng Ke two exceptional old mountain ginseng roots, sold them to Professor Wen for fifty million yuan, and strengthened their connection. Professor Wen later told Elder Yang that the ginseng could further restore his health, and Elder Yang persuaded Professor Wen to take some as well.

• Shen Jingchuan picked up Meng Ke and took her to the nameless courtyard to meet Professor Wen.
• Shen Jingchuan presented Professor Wen with two ginseng roots, which Professor Wen estimated were at least 180 years old and agreed to buy for fifty million yuan, including the difference owed for the previous root.
• Professor Wen transferred the money to Meng Ke, and Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke left after lunch.
• Professor Wen told Elder Yang that the ginseng had helped restore his health and that another course could improve his physical condition further.
• Elder Yang offered Professor Wen some of the ginseng, and Professor Wen agreed to take it and record its effects.

Shen Jingchuan accompanied Meng Ke to her jewelry store, where her persistent suitor Huang Zeyu confronted them and Shen Jingchuan knocked him down with a single slap. After Meng Ke explained Huang Zeyu’s background and past harassment, Huang called for help and began plotting against them, unaware he was heading toward his death.

• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke met Huang Zeyu outside her jewelry store, and Meng Ke introduced Shen Jingchuan as her fiancé.
• Huang Zeyu tried to give Meng Ke a Cartier gift and block their way, so Shen Jingchuan slapped him down and broke several of his teeth.
• Meng Ke explained that Huang Zeyu had harassed her for years and warned Shen Jingchuan that Huang’s wealthy family had connections and indulged him.
• Shen Jingchuan reassured Meng Ke that he would handle any trouble, while privately reflecting that he would kill anyone who crossed his limits.
• Huang Zeyu drove away furious and made two phone calls to begin plotting against Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke.

Shen Jingchuan focused on building wealth and connections so he could find Spirit Stones, while continuing to travel between worlds and care for Xian'er. After Professor Wen invited him to dinner, Shen learned that the ginseng he had supplied had restored the old superior’s health, and he considered providing more roots to help the man’s ailing comrades.

• Meng Ke told Shen Jingchuan that the polished jade bangles and other pieces were top-grade glass-type jade and could sell for at least four hundred million.
• Shen Jingchuan decided he needed to build wealth, connections, and a reputation in the other world to improve his chances of finding Spirit Stones.
• Professor Wen invited Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke to dinner at his home to discuss an important matter.
• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke noticed that Professor Wen looked considerably younger when they arrived at his compound.
• Professor Wen explained that Shen’s ginseng had restored his old superior’s health to that of a sixty-year-old and that two ailing comrades might also benefit.
• Shen Jingchuan weighed the risks and decided that supplying a few more ginseng roots could earn money and build useful connections.

After Elder Yang learned that Shen Jingchuan was looking for a home, he arranged for Secretary Zhou to show him an empty courtyard house at West Mountain Separate Garden. Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke toured the spacious, modernized residence, and he recognized the gift as a gesture from Elder Yang.

• Professor Wen told Elder Yang that Shen Jingchuan had agreed to ask around for more medicine, while Elder Yang said he would not pressure him and hoped only to help his weakening old comrades.
• After learning Shen Jingchuan was looking for a house, Elder Yang ordered Secretary Zhou to offer him a courtyard house bought by his second son, with all costs charged to a private account.
• Professor Wen invited Shen Jingchuan to view a house on West Mountain, and Shen Jingchuan agreed to meet Secretary Zhou at Meng Ke's shop.
• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke rode with Secretary Zhou to West Mountain Separate Garden and arrived at the courtyard house known as Zero One.
• Secretary Zhou described the property's size and modern amenities, and Shen Jingchuan realized Elder Yang had arranged the viewing as thanks for his help.

Shen Jingchuan agreed to buy the Yang Household’s West Mountain courtyard for its original cost of eighteen million after Professor Wen explained that paying market price would reject Elder Yang’s kindness. As Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke left, they planned to make the property their marital home, while he considered repaying the favor with wild ginseng.

• Meng Ke admired the courtyard as Secretary Zhou described its maintenance, garage, and other facilities.
• Shen Jingchuan insisted on paying for the residence, and Secretary Zhou called Professor Wen for guidance.
• Professor Wen offered the courtyard at its original cost of eighteen million, and Shen Jingchuan accepted the arrangement.
• Secretary Zhou promised to prepare the transfer paperwork and explained that the villa district had discreet security.
• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke discussed renovating the courtyard as their marital home and putting both their names on it.
• Shen Jingchuan decided to pay the agreed amount and later deliver wild ginseng to repay Elder Yang’s kindness.

Shen Jingchuan settled into the West Mountain Separate Courtyard, brought Meng Ke to plan how to furnish it, and rented a secluded warehouse for transferring supplies. After Factory Director Zhou delivered the custom carriage, Shen Jingchuan stored it in his space and considered how it could connect him with the upper circles of the other world.

• Shen Jingchuan moved into Courtyard No. 1 and decided to use it as a home and for small supplies, while handling bulk shipments at a separate warehouse.
• Meng Ke toured the courtyard, claimed the sunny guest room for herself, and planned how to furnish and arrange the rooms and garden.
• Shen Jingchuan rented a 1,200-square-meter warehouse beyond the Sixth Ring Road, complete with climate controls, surveillance, and a freezer room.
• Factory Director Zhou delivered the finished custom carriage, and Shen Jingchuan inspected it and paid the remaining balance.
• Shen Jingchuan used his space to store the carriage and realized he could use it to build ties with the upper circles of the other world.

Shen Jingchuan brought a custom four-wheeled carriage into the other world and decided to build a large luxury-carriage business to reach its wealthy elite. He tested the carriage with Liu Hu and the horses, while curious passersby watched.

• Shen Jingchuan told Meng Ke he was going to look for ginseng, then traveled to the other world.
• Shen Jingchuan summoned his custom black four-wheeled carriage outside the north house and decided to sell such carriages on a large scale.
• Shen Jingchuan showed the carriage to Liu Hu, who marveled at its design and craftsmanship.
• Big Black refused to be harnessed, so Shen Jingchuan chose Little Black and Treading Snow to pull the carriage instead.
• Liu Hu drove the carriage around the street to test it as pedestrians slowed to look, while Shen Jingchuan shut the protesting Big Black inside the stable.

Shen Jingchuan test-drove his new four-wheeled carriage to the Lin Household Escort Agency and showed it to Lin Weiyuan and his sons. The Lin family marveled at its design, and Lin Weiyuan asked whether it was awkward to drive.

• Shen Jingchuan inspected the carriage's smooth suspension, roomy interior, hidden bed, bathroom, and tea station during the ride.
• Liu Hu drove the carriage through the city, drawing curious stares from pedestrians.
• Shen Jingchuan arrived at the Lin Household Escort Agency and asked to see Chief Escort Lin.
• Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, and Lin Yue followed Shen Jingchuan to the gate and examined the striking four-wheeled carriage.
• Lin Weiyuan asked Shen Jingchuan whether the carriage felt awkward while moving.

Shen Jingchuan showed Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, and Lin Yue the four-wheeled carriage and asked them to assess whether it would sell. After they experienced its smooth ride and clever features, they were astonished by its comfort and practicality.

• Shen Jingchuan explained that the carriage was an exclusive technique of the Shen family and asked Lin Weiyuan to judge its market potential.
• Shen Jingchuan invited Lin Weiyuan, Lin Shan, and Lin Yue aboard, and Liu Hu drove them around the street.
• Lin Yue, Lin Shan, and Lin Weiyuan marveled at how quietly and steadily the carriage traveled over the uneven road.
• Liu Hu turned the carriage around smoothly, surprising Lin Yue with its maneuverability.
• Shen Jingchuan showed the men a sealed portable privy and a built-in tea room, and Lin Yue praised their designs.

Shen Jingchuan showed the Lin Household the carriage’s convertible bed and glass roof, then explained his plan to build and sell four-wheeled carriages locally using imported steering mechanisms. Lin Weiyuan praised the tiered business plan, and the group ended their discussion considering the carriage venture’s potential.

• Shen Jingchuan transformed the carriage’s seat into a bed and showed the Lin Household the glass pane in its roof.
• Lin Weiyuan declared that wealthy households, merchants, and escort teams would eagerly buy the carriage if its price was right.
• Lin Shan and Lin Yue discovered that Whirlwind Horses pulled the carriage and marveled at them from a distance.
• Shen Jingchuan told Lin Weiyuan that he would open a local workshop, supplying steering mechanisms while local craftsmen built the carriages.
• Shen Jingchuan outlined low-cost local models, refined models assembled from imported components, and a limited number of expensive complete carriages.
• Lin Weiyuan praised Shen Jingchuan’s plan to target different buyers with passenger and freight carriages at several price levels.

Shen Jingchuan proposed that the Lin Household run a carriage-making workshop while his Shen Household supplied the indispensable core components. After they agreed to share the workshop’s net profits, the chapter left them discussing the next steps.

• Shen Jingchuan offered the Lin Household the carriage workshop, with the Shen Household supplying core parts and plans while the Lin Household managed production and sales.
• Lin Weiyuan worried that powerful rivals might seize the business, but Shen Jingchuan explained that without the Shen Household’s components, a stolen workshop would be useless.
• Lin Weiyuan agreed the Lin Household could proceed and suggested sharing profits if necessary to protect the partnership.
• Lin Weiyuan proposed a fifty-fifty split, but Shen Jingchuan negotiated his share down to twenty percent.
• Lin Weiyuan accepted the twenty-percent arrangement, and the group began discussing the workshop’s next steps.

Lin Qingyao visited Shen Jingchuan and admired his four-wheeled carriage before inviting him to attend Chang'an’s Mid-Autumn poetry gathering. Lin Weiyuan arranged for Shen Jingchuan to travel there with the Weiyuan Escort Agency, and Lin Qingyao eagerly insisted on joining them.

• Lin Qingyao visited Master Lin and Shen Jingchuan, then went with Lin Shan and Ju'er to see Shen Jingchuan’s carriage and Whirlwind Horses.
• Lin Qingyao joined Shen Jingchuan and the Lin family for a meal and told them about Hongwen Academy’s Mid-Autumn poetry gathering in Chang'an.
• Shen Jingchuan considered traveling to Chang'an, and Lin Weiyuan offered to have him accompany the Weiyuan Escort Agency’s shipment.
• Lin Weiyuan told Lin Shan and Lin Yue to protect Shen Jingchuan on the journey and agreed that the young people could attend the gathering.
• Lin Qingyao insisted on going with them after Lin Yue teased her, then hurried out with Ju'er.

Shen Jingchuan learned that armor was legal but too heavy and cumbersome for ordinary escort runs, then sought lighter custom protection for people and horses. Professor Wen agreed to connect him with a military-standard protective equipment factory, leaving Shen Jingchuan to discuss the specifications with its manager.

• Shen Jingchuan asked Lin Yue whether the Great Qian court prohibited civilians from owning armor, and Lin Yue and Lin Shan explained why heavy armor was impractical on escort runs.
• Lin Yue and Lin Weiyuan said Shen Jingchuan's Whirlwind Horses could carry armored riders and horses, which could make them powerful defenders for an escort party.
• Shen Jingchuan returned to his modern-day home and searched for suitable armor online, but found only heavy or flimsy options.
• Shen Jingchuan messaged Meng Ke, then called Professor Wen and described a fabricated friend who needed lightweight protective gear for mountain journeys.
• Professor Wen agreed to contact a factory that supplied the military and police and have its manager call Shen Jingchuan to discuss custom equipment.

Shen Jingchuan ordered custom lightweight armor for his companions and horses in Great Qian, then commissioned a heavy spear for himself. With the armor scheduled for delivery in fifteen days and the spear in seven, he prepared to strengthen his protection before the journey ahead.

• Shen Jingchuan arranged for six men’s suits, seven horse armor sets, and one fitted women’s suit, then collected measurements from the Lin Household, his groom, and his horses.
• Shen Jingchuan sent the measurements to Zhou Qisheng and paid 500,000 yuan for seven human armor suits and eight horse armor sets with expedited delivery.
• Shen Jingchuan decided he needed a weapon suited to his growing strength and chose a custom 2.8-meter tiger-head spear.
• Shen Jingchuan paid a deposit for the spear and told the Longquan workshop to use genuine materials and finish it within seven days.

Shen Jingchuan prepared to leave for the provincial capital in search of Spirit Stones, equipping himself and the Lin siblings with specially made lightweight armor. The group finished outfitting their horses and prepared to set out.

• Shen Jingchuan reassured Meng Ke that he would be careful during his trip, despite her worries about him losing contact in remote mountain areas.
• Lin Shan, Lin Yue, and Lin Qingyao arrived at Shen Jingchuan's courtyard to collect him for the journey.
• Shen Jingchuan had Lin Yue test Big Black's horse armor, revealing that metal plates beneath the cowhide could withstand a saber strike.
• Shen Jingchuan demonstrated the strength of the horse armor with his spear and explained that the custom equipment was lightweight and protective.
• The Lin siblings put on their armor and fitted their horses with the matching gear, marveling at its quality and ease of use.

Shen Jingchuan set out from Yuxi Prefecture with Lin Qingyao and an escort party, taking Xiaoyue along after she revealed she had prepared for the journey. On the road toward Chang'an, he galloped Big Black across the open countryside, then stopped on a hill to practice with his spear and wait for the others.

• Shen Jingchuan prepared the horses and carriage for departure, then agreed to take Xiaoyue along while telling Su Qingshu and Su Qinghua to stay home.
• The party left Yuxi Prefecture through the south gate, drawing attention with its four-wheeled carriage and Whirlwind Horses.
• The escort procession headed toward Chang'an and passed through drought-stricken countryside.
• Shen Jingchuan urged Big Black into a gallop and raced ahead of the escort runners before slowing the horse.
• Shen Jingchuan stopped on a hill, practiced a few spear moves, and waited for the party to catch up.

Shen Jingchuan traveled south with the Lin family escort, whose brothers tried to pay him for the valuable armor and horse barding he had provided, but he refused. The convoy was stopped by Chief Hu and hundreds of starving bandits demanding two hundred taels, and Lin Yue drew his spear to confront them.

• Lin Yue and Lin Shan offered to pay Shen Jingchuan for the armor and barding, but he insisted they treat them as payment for his escort.
• The convoy traveled toward Chang'an, and Lin Shan learned that Chief Hu's bandits had blocked the official road despite receiving the customary passage money.
• Lin Shan rode ahead to negotiate, while Lin Qingyao stayed back and Shen Jingchuan followed to observe.
• Chief Hu demanded two hundred taels because drought had left his three hundred-odd followers starving, and he refused Lin Shan's offer of fifteen taels.
• Lin Yue drew his spear and challenged Chief Hu, declaring that the Zhenyuan Escort Agency would not be intimidated.

Lin Yue, Lin Shan, and Shen Jingchuan charged a bandit force and routed it with their armored horses and weapons. The bandits fled into the woods, and the three riders returned to the convoy unharmed.

• Lin Yue wounded the bandit chief and charged into the bandits, knocking attackers down with his spear while their weapons failed to pierce his armor.
• Lin Shan and Shen Jingchuan joined the fight, and Lin Shan pulled the wounded chief from his horse with a spear strike.
• Shen Jingchuan and Lin Shan broke through the crowd, while Lin Yue fought his way out from the other side.
• The three riders charged again, broke the remaining bandits’ courage, and sent them fleeing up the mountainside.
• The Lin brothers pursued some fugitives before returning with Shen Jingchuan to the convoy, leaving the escort hands stunned.