Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo returned home after a long absence and reunited with his dogs, Da Hai, and his worried family. At his parents’ house, he discovered that Chen Hui had a girlfriend and offered to raise his allowance if she met his approval.

• Chen Mo arrived at his home, reunited with Big Yellow, Big Gray, and Little Red's family, and cleaned them with a Cleansing Technique.
• Da Hai greeted Chen Mo and said he would return the next day to discuss matters with him.
• Chen Mo went to his parents’ house with Big Yellow and Big Gray, easing his parents’ worries with his return.
• Chen Hui returned and told Chen Mo about the vegetable field and Gourd Valley.
• Chen Mo asked Chen Hui whether he had a girlfriend and offered to increase his allowance if she met his approval.
• Chen Hui blushed, agreed to show Chen Mo her photo, and took out his phone.

Chen Mo looked over his younger brother Chen Hui’s girlfriend, Li Shan, and quietly worried that she might not be a good match for him. He promised Chen Hui more spending money and returned to family chores, where he reunited with Chen Ping and Shang Yiman.

• Chen Hui showed Chen Mo photos of Li Shan and asked him to keep their relationship secret.
• Chen Mo asked about Li Shan and Chen Hui’s relationship, then agreed to give Chen Hui one thousand yuan a month.
• While picking vegetables, Chen Mo encouraged Chen Hui to focus on his studies and promised him 20,000 yuan if he passed the level-six English exam.
• Chen Ping and Shang Yiman arrived, and Chen Ping teased Chen Mo for being away for more than ten days.
• Chen Mo welcomed Shang Yiman and told Chen Hui to make tea for Chen Ping, prompting Chen Hui to hurry off.

Chen Mo reunited with his family and learned that Chen Ping and Shang Yiman were doing better while the distillery was being built according to Xi Zhihan’s plans. The family shared lunch together, but they agreed to wait another month before moving into the new house.

• Chen Ping guessed that Chen Mo had promised Chen Hui extra living expenses, and Chen Mo confirmed it with a thumbs-up.
• Chen Mo learned that Shang Yiman had been helping Chen Ping and had sent Stars to kindergarten; he thanked Shang Yiman.
• Chen Ping reported that Xi Zhihan had overseen the distillery plans and construction, while Fourth Uncle and Uncle Delin had made several trips to town for permits.
• Chen Hui brought tea, and the family and Shang Yiman shared lunch while Fu Huili prepared food for Big Yellow and Big Gray.
• Chen Hui asked to move into the furnished new house, but Chen Ping insisted they wait another month for it to air out.

After returning home, Chen Mo visited Uncle Delin and Fourth Uncle to thank them for helping his family and the liquor factory. He learned that the village chief appointment was still stalled, then left Fourth Uncle’s house with Big Yellow and Big Gray while villagers asked to reserve puppies.

• Chen Mo brought cigarettes and liquor to the Village Committee Office and visited Uncle Delin, who told him that the county had delayed the village chief appointment.
• Chen Mo left Uncle Delin’s office and brought gifts to Fourth Uncle, who poured him two taels of homemade liquor.
• Big Yellow and Big Gray waited outside Fourth Uncle’s house and escorted Chen Mo as villagers praised the dogs.
• Chen Mo told villagers that all the puppies from the first litter had already been reserved.

Chen Mo inspected the nearly completed first phase of the valley project and praised Engineer Zhou’s team, while arranging preparations for the next phases. Back home, he shared a meal and drinks with Da Hai and sent prepared gifts for his grandparents and uncles with Uncle Fu Huiwen.

• Chen Mo toured the construction site with Engineer Zhou, checked the buildings with his Spiritual Sense, and approved the first-phase work.
• Chen Mo asked Engineer Zhou to finish the remaining work, buy plants to absorb formaldehyde, prepare for the next phases, and arrange for Xi Zhihan to sign the contracts.
• Chen Mo returned home, fed Little Red’s family, Big Yellow, and Big Gray fish from Inside Universe Bead, and welcomed Da Hai with a wild rabbit for dinner.
• Chen Mo brought liquor from the basement and asked Uncle Fu Huiwen to prepare snacks for his meal with Da Hai.
• Chen Mo gave Uncle Fu Huiwen labeled packages for his uncles and grandparents, and said he would visit his grandparents after handling his other matters.

Chen Mo caught up with Da Hai over a meal, hearing about the thriving vegetable fields, the flower garden, and visitors trying to buy Gourd Valley. He reassured Da Hai that he would handle the visitors and explained why he planned to keep the flower garden rather than expand vegetable production.

• Da Hai told Chen Mo that the vegetable fields were thriving, more than eight hundred mu of hillside crops were growing well, and flower seedlings covered the hillside in Gourd Valley.
• Da Hai warned Chen Mo that the insect-repelling medicinal liquid was nearly gone, and Chen Mo agreed to prepare more within a few days.
• Da Hai described a group that had repeatedly asked to buy Gourd Valley, and Chen Mo told him not to worry and to keep managing the fields.
• Da Hai asked why Chen Mo had planted so many flowers, and Chen Mo explained that vegetable supplies would soon meet demand while the flower garden would bring even greater profits.
• Chen Mo said he planned to continue planting flowers after the first harvest, and Da Hai promised to care for both the Vegetable Fields and Flower Garden.

After seeing Da Hai home safely, Chen Mo let his younger brother Chen Hui stay the night at his house. Chen Hui learned that Chen Mo’s vegetables sold for ten yuan per kilogram and left even more impressed by his older brother’s success.

• Da Hai left Chen Mo’s house drunk, and Chen Mo sent Big Yellow to follow him home.
• Chen Hui arrived late at night, and Chen Mo told Big Gray to let his younger brother into the courtyard.
• Chen Mo answered his mother’s call and confirmed that Chen Hui was safe, then agreed to let him stay until morning.
• While waiting for Big Yellow to return, Chen Mo and Chen Hui talked about the vegetable business and the Gourd Valley development project.
• Chen Mo told Chen Hui that the vegetables sold for ten yuan per kilogram and warned him not to spread the price.
• Chen Hui promised to keep the information secret and resolved to build something of his own like Chen Mo.

Chen Mo welcomed Chen Hui to his villa and arranged a room for him, then planned to visit their grandparents the next day. After Chen Hui fell asleep, Chen Mo went to the basement to continue dealing with the giant snake and resolved to strengthen his cultivation while he was home.

• Big Yellow returned and cautiously watched Chen Hui until Chen Mo introduced him as his younger brother.
• Chen Mo showed Chen Hui to a second-floor guest room and brought him supplies for washing up.
• Chen Mo and Chen Hui agreed to visit their grandparents the next day, while Chen Hui declined to move into the new family house before the housewarming.
• After waiting for Chen Hui to fall asleep, Chen Mo went to the basement and considered how to subdue the giant snake.
• Chen Mo decided to expand his Spiritual Sense and consolidate his peak state at Qi Refining Layer Ten.

Ni Ni returned to Shangshi, stopped Ni Shouye and Ni Chengli from taking over the company, and reclaimed control of its shares. After visiting her comatose father, she left to sign more share transfer agreements, unaware that Ni Shouye had shed tears in his hospital bed.

• Ni Ni learned that Ni Shouye had kidnapped her assistant, while bank restrictions blocked Ni Shouye and Ni Chengli from transferring company funds without her authorization.
• Ni Ni returned to Shangshi, persuaded several shareholders to change sides, and drove Ni Shouye and Ni Chengli out of the company.
• Ni Ni reclaimed shares from Ni Shouye, Ni Chengli, and their allies, restored her trusted staff, and arranged further measures before leaving the company.
• Ni Ni visited her comatose father, told him about her troubles and Chen Mo, and resolved to stop tolerating her relatives' attacks.
• Ni Ni's assistant brought her signed share transfer agreements, and Ni Ni headed back to the company to sign them.
• After Ni Ni left the ward, two tears slid from the corners of Ni Shouye's eyes.

Chen Mo inspected the fish ponds and newly built Flower Garden during a late-night patrol, replenishing the fish and setting up formations across the hillside. After chatting with Chen Jingui, he returned to the villa and practiced Internal Circulation instead of absorbing the residual Mental Power.

• Chen Mo replenished the fish ponds from his Universe Bead and added Stream Water to them.
• Chen Mo set up a Spirit Gathering Array and other formations across the Flower Garden hillside, using nearly all his ordinary Formation Bases.
• Chen Mo encountered Chen Jingui on patrol at Gourd Pass and gave him cigarettes before they parted ways.
• Chen Mo returned to the villa after three in the morning and began Internal Circulation in the basement Practice Room.

After returning home, Chen Mo resumed overseeing his farm and arranged to give Da Hai medicinal insect-attracting liquid. Xi Zhihan called to report that toner was nearly sold out and planned to visit that afternoon to collect the remaining stock.

• Chen Mo returned from his morning practice and greeted Old Man He, Grandma Yin, and the other elders on his way home.
• Chen Mo checked the vegetable-sorting work at the factory building, spoke with Da Hai about the herbal liquor, and told him to collect the insect-attracting liquid at noon.
• Chen Mo turned down Manager Hao’s requests to increase current vegetable and fish supplies, then checked in with Ding Lanhua and the other office workers.
• Xi Zhihan told Chen Mo that toner sales had nearly exhausted his stock and said she would transfer the proceeds and visit that afternoon.
• Chen Mo told Xi Zhihan that he had only two thousand bottles left, but she insisted he reserve them for her and ended the call.

Chen Mo received six hundred million yuan from toner sales but kept cultivation as his priority. He arranged for Chen Hui to work in the fields, then met Hu Hai Tian, who had come to see him.

• Chen Mo learned that Xi Zhihan had sold all three thousand bottles of toner in less than a month, earning him six hundred million yuan.
• Chen Mo offered Chen Hui farm work for wages and arranged for Da Hai to assign him tasks and Ma Youwei to supervise him.
• Chen Hui agreed to work and hurried off to report to Da Hai.
• Chen Mo told his parents about the arrangement, and they approved.
• Hu Hai Tian caught up with Chen Mo, who teased him about his poor fitness and told him the liquor could help regulate his body.

Hu Hai Tian told Chen Mo how popular his liquor had become, and Chen Mo agreed to supply him with ten thousand jin while refusing to increase the amount. After preparing the liquor, Chen Mo returned to treating patients and went to the Special Affairs Administration ward, where Li Puhe was waiting for him.

• Hu Hai Tian complained that demand for Chen Mo's liquor had overwhelmed his supply and forced him to hide from people seeking it.
• Chen Mo agreed to provide Hu Hai Tian with ten thousand jin of liquor, but refused his request for more.
• Chen Mo warned Hu Hai Tian that the supply would last only about a month and that he could not provide liquor that had not met his standards.
• Chen Mo moved the liquor he had stored Inside Universe Bead into his basement to prepare it for pickup.
• Chen Mo went to the Special Affairs Administration ward, where Li Puhe welcomed him and asked him to treat their patient.

Chen Mo treated patients sent by the Special Affairs Administration while preparing to distribute his liquor with Hu Hai Tian. After Hu Hai Tian left with the shipment, Xi Zhihan warned Chen Mo to be careful around him.

• Chen Mo treated two unconscious patients corroded by Alien Energy, extracting some of it and planning to continue treatment in later sessions.
• Hu Hai Tian asked Chen Mo to accompany him while workers loaded ten thousand bottles of liquor onto a truck.
• Xi Zhihan arrived from West City, saw Hu Hai Tian, and waited while the workers finished loading the shipment.
• Hu Hai Tian drove away with the liquor to distribute it to customers who had placed orders.
• Xi Zhihan warned Chen Mo that Hu Hai Tian was arrogant and might trick him, and Chen Mo said he understood the risks of their arrangement.

Chen Mo delivered two thousand bottles of toner to Xi Zhihan, treated patients and checked on the elderly men, then caught up with his sister Chen Ping about the distillery. He promised to inspect the finished building the next day as the family prepared for equipment installation and recruitment.

• Chen Mo loaded two thousand bottles of toner into Xi Zhihan's car, and she accidentally drove onto the curb while reaching for her phone before heading toward West City.
• Chen Mo explained care instructions for two patients to Li Puhe and Chang Wenbin, then examined the elderly residents and wrote prescriptions and dietary notes.
• Chen Ping confronted Chen Mo for neglecting the distillery, which had been built and was awaiting equipment delivery and installation.
• Chen Mo offered to repay Fourth Uncle for the equipment down payment and told Chen Ping to let Uncle Delin recruit reliable, hardworking laborers.
• Chen Mo promised Chen Ping that he would inspect the distillery the next day.

Chen Mo spoke with Ni Ni about the car he had lent her and agreed to let her treat him to a meal when he visited Shangshi. He then called Shen Tingting, whose feelings for him deepened as she considered how to win her grandfather’s approval, and Li Na teased her about their relationship.

• Ni Ni called Chen Mo to thank him for helping her leave NT City and asked how to return his car.
• Chen Mo told Ni Ni to keep or dispose of the car and agreed to contact her when he visited Shangshi so she could treat him to a meal.
• Chen Mo called Shen Tingting, and they talked for over an hour.
• Shen Tingting reflected on her devotion to Chen Mo and planned to seek her grandfather’s approval for their relationship after returning from training.
• Li Na asked Shen Tingting whether her call had been from her lover, and Shen Tingting openly confirmed it.

Chen Mo absorbed the remaining source body of Bei Ningyun’s Spiritual Body, repairing the hidden injuries caused by his rapid advancement and greatly expanding his Spiritual Sense. He remained at the peak of Qi Refining Layer Ten, but woke with his body and mind feeling renewed.

• Chen Mo prepared formations, medicines, and Restrictions before entering his Sea of Consciousness to absorb Bei Ningyun’s source body.
• As Chen Mo absorbed the source body, his Spiritual Sea expanded and his Meridians gradually recovered from their hidden injuries.
• Chen Mo’s Mental Power surged after a long period of stillness, and his Spiritual Sense eventually reached nearly three hundred meters.
• Chen Mo found that his Meridians had healed, his Internal Circulation felt smoother, and his cultivation remained at the peak of Qi Refining Layer Ten.
• Chen Mo cleaned himself, then practiced the Wang Family’s Long Fist with Big Yellow and Big Gray, feeling the restraint in his body and mind finally lift.

Chen Mo inspected the nearly completed distillery and delegated equipment, supply, and financial responsibilities to Fourth Uncle, Chen Ping, and Shang Yiman. After treating patients sent by the Special Affairs Administration, he set out to visit his grandmother but encountered two cars approaching him.

• Chen Mo drove to the distillery with Chen Ping, Fourth Uncle, and Shang Yiman and inspected its workshops and unfinished Office Building.
• Chen Mo told Fourth Uncle to order the equipment and arrange supplies, while Chen Ping and Shang Yiman would help manage the business and its finances.
• Chen Mo left the distillery and treated four patients at the container ward, drawing Alien Energy from two of them.
• Chen Mo checked on the old man and old woman, then headed out to visit his grandmother.
• Chen Mo saw two cars driving toward him as he stepped onto the road.

Nangong Xue arrived at Chen Family Village seeking a miracle doctor for her ailing mother, but Chen Mo and Li Puhe both denied knowing of one. After learning that Nangong Xue was Qiu Yanghua’s niece, Qiu Yanghua realized his earlier boasts about Chen Mo’s medical skill had brought her there.

• Chen Mo passed Nangong Xue’s party on the road, and her assistant stopped him to ask whether Chen Family Village had a miracle doctor.
• Chen Mo said he knew of no miracle doctor, and Li Puhe also denied that one was there before shutting the gate.
• Nangong Xue asked her assistant to stop questioning villagers and called someone for help.
• Qiu Yanghua came out, and Nangong Xue explained that she had come because she had heard of a miracle doctor who might treat her mother.
• Qiu Yanghua recognized that Nangong Xue had heard about Chen Mo through his own earlier stories of Chen Mo’s medical skill.

Nangong Xue learned from Qiu Yanghua that the young doctor Chen Mo lived in a nearby villa and went to confront him after realizing he was the man who had denied being the doctor earlier. Chen Mo continued to reject the title of miracle doctor, leaving Nangong Xue to speak with him herself.

• Qiu Yanghua explained to Nangong Xue that Chen Mo accepted patients only when he chose and did not make house calls.
• Nangong Xue learned Chen Mo lived in the villa nearby and realized he might be the young man her assistant had questioned earlier.
• Nangong Xue sent her assistant to knock on Chen Mo's gate, and Chen Mo pretended not to know why they had come.
• Chen Mo confirmed his name but denied being a miracle doctor, and Nangong Xue stepped forward to speak with him.