Chapter Summaries

Xiao Cheng worried that Jia Lie'ao was plotting against him, then checked his shop's quest progress and left with Xiao Wu. He met Ya Fei outside the Mittel Auction House and accepted her invitation to visit her room.

• Xiao Cheng suspected Jia Lie'ao and his father of harboring ill intentions and considered using Xiao Wu to teach them a lesson.
• Xiao Xun'er bought Peanut Nougat, Mung Bean Cakes, and Sticky Rice Strips from Xiao Cheng's shop.
• Xiao Cheng checked his Personal Panel, saw that his quests were progressing slowly, and left the shop with Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Cheng met Ya Fei outside the Mittel Auction House and told her that Sticky Rice Strips had inspired Master Gu Ni to enter seclusion.
• Ya Fei invited Xiao Cheng to her room, and he followed her upstairs with Xiao Wu.

Xiao Cheng visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House, where her flirtation left him flustered before he changed the subject to his shop. After returning to Ruyi Zhai, he checked his quests and opened the New Year's Gift Package, which gave him dumplings, a half-price coupon, and a random weapon draw opportunity.

• Ya Fei asked Xiao Cheng whether she would do as someone he fancied, and he awkwardly changed the subject to his shop's pastries and promotions.
• Xiao Cheng left the auction house and returned to Ruyi Zhai, where Xiao Yi Xian told him the Mung Bean Cakes had sold well.
• Xiao Cheng promised Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er that he would make them something delicious the next day, planning to cook dumplings.
• Xiao Cheng checked his Personal Panel and saw that the New Year's Gift Package countdown had nearly ended.
• The New Year's Gift Package gave Xiao Cheng a half-price coupon, two portions each of Three Delicacies, Pork and Scallion, and Mushroom and Beef Dumplings, and a random weapon draw opportunity.
• Xiao Cheng decided to use the coupon as a benefit for returning customers and fell asleep dreaming of dumplings.

Xiao Cheng made dumplings for breakfast with Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er, then opened Ruyi Zhai with a half-price promotion on all pastries. Customers rushed to the shop and formed a long queue, leaving Xiao Cheng hopeful that he would complete his mission.

• Xiao Cheng cooked three kinds of dumplings, and Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er enjoyed them with vinegar and dumpling soup.
• Xiao Cheng used a New Year's Discount Coupon to make all pastries at Ruyi Zhai half price for one day.
• Xiao Cheng put up a sign advertising the promotion outside the shop.
• Xiao Lu and his companions rushed in to buy pastries, and Yue'er told them to line up and order one at a time.
• More young members of the Xiao Clan and the Ao Ba Pa Family crowded into Ruyi Zhai, forming a queue that stretched more than ten meters outside.

Ruyi Zhai’s half-price sale drew customers and attention from across the Jia Ma Empire, while Xiao Cheng worked to keep the pastries stocked. In the Imperial Capital, Nalan Su set out for Wutan City hoping the shop might help cure Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison.

• Xiao Cheng saw the crowds buying pastries quickly, went to the back kitchen to make more, and completed the Mung Bean Cakes quest.
• Xiao Ning and Xiao Xun'er learned of the sale and headed to Ruyi Zhai, while Little Zhen hid in its cat house from the crowd.
• Ge Ye reported the sale to Yun Yun, who sent him to buy pastries after mentioning that Gu He had entered seclusion following his visit to Ruyi Zhai.
• Mitel Tengshan ordered his steward to buy pastries from Ruyi Zhai, saying they could help improve the family’s strength.
• Nalan Jie objected when Nalan Su revealed that he had sent Nalan Yanran to break off her engagement to Xiao Yan, but eventually accepted Nalan Su’s reasoning.
• Nalan Su decided Ruyi Zhai might help treat Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison and personally led servants toward Wutan City.

Xiao Cheng kept Ruyi Zhai busy as crowds gathered for its promotion, then drove Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group out after they tried to cut the line and harass Xiao Yi Xian. Mu Li left threatening revenge, while Xiao Cheng reassured Xiao Yi Xian and the shop resumed serving customers.

• Xiao Cheng completed a side quest and received the Sachima recipe while preparing pastries for the booming promotion.
• Ya Fei admired Ruyi Zhai's growing popularity, and Ge Ye and a Mitel Family steward arrived and joined the queue.
• Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group shoved past customers and entered Ruyi Zhai without waiting in line.
• Mu Li flirted with Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Cheng ordered Xiao Wu to throw the mercenaries out of the shop.
• Mu Li threatened Xiao Cheng as the group left, and Xiao Cheng reassured Xiao Yi Xian before restoring order.

Ruyi Zhai’s pastries drew crowds and boosted Xiao Family Market’s revenue, while Ge Ye and Jia Lie Bi recognized Xiao Cheng’s strength and influence. Jia Lie Bi plotted to turn the Wolf Head Mercenary Group against Ruyi Zhai, and Nalan Su arrived in Wutan City seeking pastries for his father’s illness, ending up at the back of the line.

• Customers discussed how Sticky Rice Strips could improve Dou Skill proficiency, while Ge Ye and the steward suspected Xiao Wu was far stronger than they were and resolved to build good relations with Xiao Cheng.
• Ruyi Zhai’s half-price promotion raised Xiao Family Market’s revenue, prompting Jia Lie Bi to examine the pastries Jia Lie'ao had bought.
• After eating a Sticky Rice Strip, Jia Lie Bi gained insight and broke through to become a four-star Great Dou Master.
• Jia Lie Bi decided Xiao Cheng had powerful backing and sent Jia Lie'ao to recruit Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to deal with Ruyi Zhai.
• Nalan Su arrived to buy pastries for his ill father, and Ge Ye warned him about the troublemakers Xiao Cheng had expelled.
• Nalan Su accepted that he had to follow the rules and joined the back of the line.

Xiao Cheng managed Ruyi Zhai’s busy half-price sale, raised his realm, and checked his quest progress while Nalan Su waited in line and reconsidered the shop’s strength. In Qingshan Town, Xiao Yan learned he had missed the sale and set out for the Monster Mountain Range, still regretting the lost chance to buy pastries cheaply.

• Xiao Cheng spotted Nalan Su in the queue, raised his realm from Two-star Dou Zhe to Four-star Dou Zhe, and checked that his Peanut Nougat quest had reached sixty-three sales.
• Nalan Su noticed he could not see through Xiao Wu’s cultivation and realized Ruyi Zhai had powerful backing.
• Xiao Yan finished cultivating in Qingshan Town and asked Old Yao whether they would go to the Monster Mountain Range.
• Old Yao told Xiao Yan about Ruyi Zhai’s half-price sale, and Xiao Yan lamented missing it before setting out for the Monster Mountain Range.

Ge Ye, the Mitel Family steward, and Nalan Su bought pastries at Ruyi Zhai, where Nalan Su sought a remedy for his father's Scorching Poison. Later, Jia Lie Bi tried to recruit Mu Li to help deal with Xiao Cheng, and Mu Li left to consult his father before agreeing to a plan.

• Ge Ye and the Mitel Family steward bought pastries at Ruyi Zhai and hurried away.
• Nalan Su bought Mung Bean Cakes and Peanut Nougat after Xiao Yi Xian said the cakes could detoxify, then left for the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Cheng privately condemned Nalan Su and decided to make the newly learned Sachima recipe the next day.
• Jia Lie Bi offered Mu Li and his father a chance to increase their strength in exchange for cooperating against Xiao Cheng.
• Mu Li said he would discuss the offer with his father before deciding, while Jia Lie'ao silently resented Mu Li's contempt.

After a busy promotion day, Xiao Cheng made sachima and opened a quest to sell 120 pieces within seven days. Completing it would unlock the Virtual Training Space, while failing would force him to wear a Lolita dress.

• Xiao Cheng celebrated Ruyi Zhai's successful promotion with dumplings alongside Xiao Yi Xian, Yue'er, and Little Zhen.
• Xiao Cheng bought ingredients from Xiao Dian and made sachima, which Xiao Dian priced at 200 Gold Coins per piece.
• Xiao Cheng introduced the sachima to Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er and had Xiao Yi Xian add its price to the list.
• Xiao Cheng received a seven-day quest to sell 120 pieces of sachima, with a Lolita dress as the failure penalty.
• Xiao Dian explained that the Virtual Training Space let Xiao Cheng practice skills with simulated opponents without bodily harm, and Xiao Cheng looked forward to using it.

Xiao Ning bought pastries from Ruyi Zhai, while Ge Ye and Mitel Tengshan discovered the benefits of its Sticky Rice Strips and Mung Bean Cakes. Yun Yun considered visiting Xiao Cheng, and the Mitel Family decided to seek his cooperation as Xiao Cheng wondered how Xiao Yan was progressing and resolved to learn Eight Extremes Collapse from him.

• Xiao Ning bought Sachima, Peanut Nougat, and Honeyed Shortbread from Xiao Cheng's shop after Xiao Cheng warned him not to pursue Xiao Yi Xian.
• Ge Ye presented Yun Yun with pastries, and eating Sticky Rice Strips improved her Dou Technique mastery and cultivation, earning Ge Ye a reward.
• Mitel Tengshan found that Sticky Rice Strips improved his combat technique proficiency and Mung Bean Cakes increased his Dou Qi circulation speed.
• Mitel Tengshan ordered his steward to seek cooperation with Ruyi Zhai and support Xiao Cheng if he opened a shop in the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Cheng worried that few customers had bought Peanut Nougat and thought about Xiao Yan, resolving to trade pastries for instruction in Eight Extremes Collapse.

Gu Ni and Xiao Mei discovered that Xiao Cheng's new Sachima had random effects, improving Gu Ni's cultivation and sharpening Xiao Mei's mind. Xiao Cheng suspected the pastry could enhance different abilities, though he remained unsure of its full range.

• Gu Ni returned to Ruyi Zhai, paid Xiao Cheng for his previous purchase, and said his study of a third-rank elixir formula had nearly succeeded.
• Gu Ni bought two Sachima, and after tasting one, absorbed a surge of energy that advanced him from a Three-star Great Dou Master to a Four-star Great Dou Master.
• Gu Ni thanked Xiao Cheng, found that another bite brought no further breakthrough, bought salty Small Fried Dough Twists, and left.
• Xiao Mei visited the shop, bought a Sachima, and felt her mind become clearer and stronger after eating it.
• Xiao Cheng concluded that Sachima randomly enhanced different abilities and wondered whether it could also alter a person's innate physique.

Nalan Jie discovered that Ruyi Zhai’s Mung Bean Cakes eased his Scorching Poison, so he sent Nalan Su to Wutan City to seek cooperation. At the shop, Xiao Cheng drew Gu He into Dou Dizhu, turning the Sixth-grade Alchemist into a devoted card player.

• Nalan Su gave Nalan Jie a Mung Bean Cake from Ruyi Zhai, and it noticeably eased the Scorching Poison.
• Nalan Jie warned Nalan Su not to investigate the shop and ordered him to travel to Wutan City to negotiate cooperation.
• Yue'er challenged Xiao Cheng and Xiao Yi Xian to Dou Dizhu, agreeing that the loser would wear a paper strip on their forehead.
• Gu He returned to the shop, explained that his previous visit had inspired his alchemy studies, and said he wanted to study the pastries.
• Xiao Cheng introduced Gu He to Dou Dizhu, and Gu He quickly won round after round before asking whether Xiao Cheng had invented the cards.
• Xiao Cheng sent Xiao Yi Xian to watch the counter and began playing more rounds against Gu He.

Xiao Cheng accepted a time-limited quest to hunt magical beast meat in the Monster Mountain Range, with Xiao Wu accompanying him. After arranging for Xiao Yi Xian to watch the shop, he teleported away to begin the quest.

• A Mitel Family steward asked Xiao Cheng to open a Ruyi Zhai branch in the Imperial Capital, but Xiao Cheng refused.
• Ao Ba Pa bought five pieces of Sachima after learning about the new pastry through the Xiao Clan and Ao Ba Pa Family's cooperation.
• The system assigned Xiao Cheng a one-day quest to hunt magical beast meat in the Monster Mountain Range, threatening to teleport him to the Black Corner Region if he failed.
• Xiao Cheng learned that he could bring Xiao Wu and would be teleported back to the shop after completing the quest.
• Xiao Cheng left Xiao Yi Xian in charge, took Xiao Wu to a secluded corner, and teleported to the Monster Mountain Range.

Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu searched the Monster Mountain Range for magical beast meat suitable for his new pastry and encountered Xiao Yan. After Xiao Wu killed a He Yuan, Xiao Cheng completed his quest and was teleported back to Ruyi Zhai with the recipe.

• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu hunted Fire Pattern Wolves, but Xiao Dian rejected their meat as unsuitable for the pastry quest.
• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu met Xiao Yan after he killed a Crimson Ice Snake, and Xiao Yan agreed to hunt with them.
• Xiao Cheng, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Yan watched a Purple Lightning Leopard fight a He Yuan until Xiao Wu killed both beasts while protecting them.
• Xiao Cheng submitted the He Yuan meat for his quest, received the Shredded Pork Floss Pastry recipe, and told Xiao Yan he was leaving.
• Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wu moved away, and the system teleported them back toward Ruyi Zhai.

Xiao Cheng returned to Ruyi Zhai, rejected Nalan Su’s proposal to open a branch with the Nalan Family, and taught Master Gu He to make Mung Bean Cakes. Meanwhile, Mu Li and Jia Lie Bi agreed to ambush Xiao Cheng when he left the shop alone, leaving him unaware of their plot.

• Xiao Cheng returned to Ruyi Zhai by teleportation and asked Xiao Dian about the supply of He Yuan meat for his new Shredded Pork Floss Pastry.
• Nalan Su asked Xiao Cheng to cooperate with the Nalan Family to open a branch in the Imperial Capital, but Xiao Cheng refused and sold him seventeen Mung Bean Cakes.
• Xiao Cheng taught Master Gu He to make Mung Bean Cakes and decided to prepare Shredded Pork Floss Pastry in the afternoon.
• Mu Li and Jia Lie Bi agreed to wait for Xiao Cheng to leave Ruyi Zhai alone and then ambush him.

Xiao Cheng taught Gu He to make Shredded Pork Floss Pastries, and Gu He’s first bite raised his cultivation by a minor realm. Xiao Cheng set the pastries’ price and sales limit, while his Peanut Nougat mission remained just short of completion.

• Xiao Cheng showed Gu He how to make Mung Bean Cakes and then guided him through preparing Shredded Pork Floss Pastries.
• Xiao Cheng tried to persuade Gu He to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, but Gu He decided to stay and study at Ruyi Zhai.
• Xiao Cheng and Gu He prepared, filled, and baked the pastries, and Xiao Cheng considered making Gu He his apprentice.
• Gu He tasted a pastry and absorbed mysterious energy that raised his cultivation by one minor realm.
• Xiao Cheng asked Xiao Dian for the price and learned each pastry cost 388, with each person limited to three.
• Xiao Cheng sent Gu He to tell Xiao Yi Xian the price and limit, then checked his Personal Panel and saw the Peanut Nougat mission was nearly complete.

Xiao Cheng created an All-in-One Package to fulfill a system quest, then rejected Nalan Yanran’s arrogant attempt to persuade him to cooperate with the Nalan Family. He let the confrontation go for Gu He’s sake and returned to playing cards with him.

• Xiao Cheng accepted a five-day quest to create a pastry package and sell one hundred sets, then priced the All-in-One Package at 1,300 Gold Coins.
• Customers praised the package, and Gu He asked Xiao Cheng what to do next before learning Train Game and winning several rounds.
• Nalan Yanran entered Ruyi Zhai, recognized Gu He, and learned that he had become Xiao Cheng’s assistant.
• Nalan Yanran urged Xiao Cheng to cooperate with the Nalan Family, but he refused and ordered her to leave.
• Nalan Yanran left after warning Xiao Cheng to reconsider, and he told Gu He he would let the incident go before resuming their game.

Xiao Cheng handed Jia Lie Te the poisoned Cream Cake, drew the Thunderclap Art and Sky Thunder Blade, and learned the Dou Skill before the system sent him back to the Monster Mountain Range for another challenge. He was teleported away to kill three second-tier magical beasts and one third-tier magical beast.

• Xiao Cheng gave Yue'er his place in the Connect the Train game with Gu He, then saw Jia Lie Te arrive to collect Jia Lie'ao's Cream Cake, which he had decorated with poisonous fruits.
• Xiao Cheng checked his panel and found the Peanut Nougat side quest complete, then used his draws to obtain the Thunderclap Art and Sky Thunder Blade.
• The system issued Xiao Cheng a three-day challenge to kill three second-tier magical beasts and one third-tier magical beast in the Monster Mountain Range.
• Xiao Cheng learned Thunderclap Art in the kitchen and tested it by coating his fist in lightning.
• Xiao Cheng asked to be teleported to the Monster Mountain Range, and the system transported him before he could finish complaining.

Xiao Cheng hunted magical beasts in the Monster Mountain Range, completed his challenge mission, and advanced to Five-star Dou Zhe. Back at Ruyi Zhai, he found Mu Li and his companions waiting with Mu She, the Two-star Great Dou Master leading the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

• Xiao Cheng killed a second-tier Fire Wolf with the Thunderclap Art while searching the Monster Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan tested his progress with Eight Extremes Collapse, then left the range planning to return to Wutan City.
• Xiao Cheng killed more Fire Wolves and defeated a third-tier Purple Lightning Leopard with his lightning attacks and Sky Thunder Blade.
• Xiao Cheng completed the challenge mission, returned to Ruyi Zhai, and raised his realm to Five-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yi Xian called Xiao Cheng to the front, where he found Mu Li and the others standing beside Mu She.

Xiao Cheng dealt with Mu She’s probing visit to Ruyi Zhai and suspected that Mu She and Jia Lie Bi were plotting against him. The next morning, Xiao Xun'er bought a new pastry, and Xiao Cheng checked his shop quests and cultivation progress.

• Mu She visited Ruyi Zhai, questioned Xiao Cheng indirectly, bought an All-in-One Package, and invited him to Qingshan Town.
• After Mu She left, Xiao Cheng suspected he and Jia Lie Bi were waiting for a chance to move against him.
• The next morning, Xiao Cheng taught Gu He to make pastries while Xiao Yi Xian and Yue'er prepared the shop.
• Xiao Xun'er arrived early, bought a Shredded Pork Floss Pastry, and joked with Xiao Cheng about the shop's earnings.
• Xiao Cheng checked his Personal Panel and saw his quests, sales progress, and Five-star Dou Zhe realm.