Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “A Master Appears”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Yuan family gathers in the hospital while Old Master Yuan lies unconscious after suffering a severe cerebral condition that has left him in a vegetative state.
• A family argument breaks out over the absence of Second Sister’s husband. Yuan Huapeng accuses him of being snobbish and uncaring, while Second Sister defends her husband and argues that a son-in-law cannot be expected to respond like a biological son.
• Doctor Ye attempts to calm the family and explains that, in traditional medical terms, Old Master Yuan’s illness may involve blocked meridians. Treatments that promote blood circulation or relax the sinews might theoretically help, though he remains cautious.
• Young Yuan Youwei, remembering how Master Feng’s medicine helped him lose weight and improve his health, suggests that clearing the meridians might awaken his grandfather.
• The family realizes that Youwei previously took a Body-Tempering Pill, which Master Feng claimed could strengthen the body and clear the meridians.
• Hope rises, and the family discusses contacting Master Feng. Doctor Ye asks for the medicine’s prescription or treatment principles, but the family has neither and is reluctant to pressure the mysterious master.
• Li Ting finally calls Master Feng. He rejects the idea of giving the pill to Old Master Yuan, explaining that the man is over eighty and might not survive the painful body-tempering process.
• The chapter ends with Second Sister demanding a direct answer about whether Master Feng can treat their father, despite the warning about the medicine’s danger.

Character Developments

• Yuan Youwei shows unexpected insight and confidence. Though treated as a child, he genuinely remembers Master Feng’s treatment and believes it could help his grandfather.
• Yuan Huapeng is protective of his family and wary of Master Feng. He knows the master’s unusual temperament and hesitates to contact him.
• Li Ting demonstrates a mother’s attentiveness by remembering the medicine’s name and responsibly confirming the treatment’s risks before encouraging its use.
• Second Sister is aggressive and emotionally driven, but her anger comes from desperation to save her father. She presses the family to pursue every possible option.
• Doctor Ye remains professionally cautious. He is skeptical of the pill but does not dismiss it outright because conventional medicine offers little hope.
• Master Feng is established as powerful, mysterious, and strict. He refuses to exploit the family’s desperation and emphasizes the physical danger of his treatment.

Significant Themes

• Desperation versus rational judgment: The family is willing to consider an obscure medicine because conventional treatment has failed, yet the risks make them hesitate.
• Family conflict under pressure: Fear and grief intensify old resentments, causing arguments over responsibility and loyalty.
• The limits of conventional medicine: Doctor Ye’s uncertainty highlights the possibility that traditional or unconventional methods may succeed where modern medicine cannot.
• Trust and secrecy: The family must rely on their limited knowledge of Master Feng and respect his warning not to publicize or casually disturb him.
• The vulnerability of the elderly: Master Feng’s refusal emphasizes that a treatment effective for a young, healthy child may be fatal for an elderly patient.

Character Interactions

• Yuan Huapeng and Second Sister clash over her husband’s absence, exposing competing ideas about family duty.
• Eldest Sister repeatedly mediates the arguments and redirects everyone toward their father’s condition.
• Youwei asks his mother about meridians, then tries to convince the adults that his experience with Master Feng’s pill is relevant.
• The adults initially dismiss Youwei’s claim as childish, but his successful treatment makes them reconsider.
• Doctor Ye interacts cautiously with the family, neither endorsing nor condemning the medicine.
• Li Ting acts as the bridge between the family and Master Feng, while Master Feng’s blunt refusal creates a new obstacle to saving Old Master Yuan.

Chapter Summary: “The Obsessive-Compulsive Crow”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Yuan family discusses whether their unconscious, eighty-year-old patriarch can be treated with Feng Jun’s “Tiger-Wolf Medicine.”
• Yuan Huapeng contacts Feng Jun, who explains that the medicine might have an effect but is extremely dangerous. It consumes a large amount of vital energy, and the elderly man—already unconscious for over two months—would almost certainly not survive it.
• Old Ye supports Feng Jun’s warning, noting that the patriarch’s age, weakened organs, and likely calcified blood vessels make hemorrhaging or cerebral hemorrhage a serious risk.
• The family considers sending the old man to Mairui Country for treatment and asks Xu Ruofang to contact Xu Leigang about possible alternatives. However, Xu Leigang’s phone is off because he is cultivating intensely to master the third diagram and catch up with Wang Haifeng.
• Meanwhile, Feng Jun is pleased by the increasingly intelligent behavior of the mysterious crow living around his villa.
• Zhang Caixin discovers the crow collecting cigarette butts. It deliberately gathers two at a time, arranges them together, and carries them to the trash can.
• Feng Jun claims the crow is simply unusually intelligent, citing crows’ ability to solve problems and gather food efficiently. Zhang Caixin remains skeptical but fascinated.
• The crow repeats the behavior, reinforcing the impression that it is intentionally imitating Feng Jun and trying to please him in exchange for access to the villa’s stronger spiritual energy.
• Zhang Caixin becomes absorbed in interacting with the bird, even attempting to give it an apple core while insisting that it is merely “human garbage,” not food.

Character Developments

• Yuan Huapeng and the Yuan family: Their hope for a miraculous cure is tempered by the realization that Tiger-Wolf Medicine may kill the patriarch. They become cautious and divided between pursuing aggressive treatment and avoiding further suffering.
• Feng Jun: He remains firm about refusing to treat Elder Yuan because of the medicine’s fatal risks. He also becomes increasingly aware that the crow is unusually intelligent and may be seeking access to his spiritually powerful courtyard.
• Old Ye: He provides a practical medical perspective, translating Feng Jun’s vague warning into concrete dangers such as organ failure and cerebral hemorrhage.
• Xu Leigang: His dedication to cultivation is emphasized; he is unreachable because he is pushing himself to improve rapidly.
• Zhang Caixin: Her curiosity and playful side emerge strongly. Though still uncertain about Feng Jun and his secrets, she becomes intensely interested in the crow and begins engaging with it enthusiastically.
• The crow: It demonstrates deliberate, patterned behavior rather than ordinary animal instinct, suggesting heightened intelligence or spiritual influence. Its actions imply that it wants to earn Feng Jun’s approval and gain entry to the courtyard.

Significant Themes

• The limits of healing: The chapter stresses that powerful medicine is not automatically beneficial; treatment must account for a patient’s age, vitality, and ability to endure the process.
• Risk versus hope: The Yuan family’s desire to save their patriarch conflicts with the very real possibility that treatment would hasten his death.
• Intelligence and spiritual influence: The crow’s behavior blurs the boundary between natural animal intelligence and supernatural transformation.
• Human shortsightedness versus animal instinct: The crow instinctively recognizes the value of the courtyard’s spiritual energy, while Zhang Caixin—despite being human—has not yet recognized what she may be missing.
• Humor amid tension: The serious medical dilemma is contrasted with the absurd image of an “obsessive-compulsive” crow cleaning up cigarette butts, creating a lighter and more playful tone.

Character Interactions

• The Yuan siblings and their relatives debate Elder Yuan’s treatment, with Huakun attempting to find safer alternatives and the family looking to Feng Jun, Old Ye, and Xu Leigang for guidance.
• Feng Jun’s conversation with Yuan Huapeng establishes his unwillingness to risk the old man’s life for an uncertain cure.
• Zhang Caixin questions Feng Jun repeatedly about the crow, challenging his explanations and teasing him about secretly training it.
• Feng Jun tries to downplay the crow’s intelligence while privately understanding that it may be consciously imitating him.
• Zhang Caixin’s fascination with the bird draws her further into Feng Jun’s unusual world, even as she remains unaware of the courtyard’s deeper significance.

Chapter Summary: “I Can Predict”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun observes that the crow is wary of Zhang Caixin, but the bird readily accepts apple cores and settles into the courtyard. Feng Jun is pleased because he hopes Zhang Caixin will gradually become attached to the place.
• Zhang Caixin leaves before dinner, promising to persuade her sister, Zhang Hong, to move into the courtyard with her. Feng Jun is encouraged by the possibility, imagining that both sisters might eventually become involved in his cultivation plans.
• After Zhang Caixin fails to contact him the next day, Feng Jun restrains himself from pursuing her. He reflects that he has become too distracted by women and should focus more on important matters, such as preparing supplies for the Phone Plane and bringing protective Golden Armor Talismans to his parents.
• He buys a wooden clothes rack so the crow can build a nest in the courtyard, further establishing the bird’s place there.
• Hao Fengjing summons Feng Jun to China Trade City. She gives him a detailed five-day travel plan for East Snow Isle and invites him to accompany her.
• Concerned about Hao Fengjing traveling alone—especially because of the dangers of the snowy tourist destination—Feng Jun agrees to book a ticket on the same flight, though he remains uncertain whether his many responsibilities will allow him to go.
• Their conversation becomes increasingly flirtatious. When Hao Fengjing asks what reward he wants for accompanying her, Feng Jun bluntly answers, “You.” She does not reject him outright, saying they do not know each other well enough yet.
• Feng Jun then shows Hao Fengjing his impressive stock-market gains. She examines his trading records and discovers that he has profited from nearly every transaction through accurate buying and selling.
• He claims to possess predictive abilities. Hao Fengjing initially treats this as a joke, but challenges him to prove it. Since the market is already closed and Feng Jun cannot yet predict the next day’s movements, he refuses—unless there is something in it for him.
• Hao Fengjing offers to have dinner with him if he predicts correctly, creating a new test of his abilities and a possible romantic opportunity.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Becomes increasingly aware that his romantic pursuits are distracting him from his larger goals. Although he tries to appear detached and principled, he remains strongly interested in both Zhang Caixin and Hao Fengjing. He also becomes more direct and confident in expressing his attraction, openly asking Hao Fengjing for “You” as a reward.
• Zhang Caixin: Shows growing openness toward Feng Jun’s courtyard and lifestyle by considering whether she and her sister should move there. However, her lack of follow-up leaves Feng Jun uncertain about her intentions.
• Hao Fengjing: Appears more polished, confident, and relaxed than before. She demonstrates independence through her willingness to travel alone, but also playfully uses the trip as an opportunity to draw Feng Jun along. She is skeptical of his claimed predictive powers yet curious enough to challenge him.
• The Crow: Becomes more integrated into the courtyard, with Feng Jun deliberately providing a structure for it to build a nest.

Significant Themes

• Desire versus self-discipline: Feng Jun struggles between pursuing romance and concentrating on cultivation, family responsibilities, and his interplanar business.
• Trust and proof: Hao Fengjing refuses to accept Feng Jun’s extraordinary claims without evidence, prompting her challenge for him to demonstrate his predictive abilities.
• Romantic negotiation: Their interaction relies on teasing, indirect testing, and bargaining, with Feng Jun becoming increasingly forthright while Hao Fengjing maintains playful emotional distance.
• The tension between extraordinary power and ordinary life: Feng Jun possesses unusual abilities and wealth, yet still worries about travel plans, family explanations, clothing, dinner invitations, and social acceptance.
• Gradual attachment: Feng Jun attempts to make the courtyard attractive to Zhang Caixin and the crow, hoping familiarity will eventually lead to deeper loyalty and involvement.

Important Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Zhang Caixin: He encourages her connection to the courtyard and hopes she will bring Zhang Hong with her. Her promise gives him hope, but her later silence forces him to hold back rather than pursue her.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing: Their meeting shifts from travel planning to overt flirtation and then to a discussion of Feng Jun’s stock-trading success. Hao Fengjing tests his honesty and abilities, while Feng Jun uses the chance to advance their romantic relationship.
• Feng Jun and the Crow: Feng Jun accepts the crow despite its aloofness toward Zhang Caixin and builds a clothes rack to support its nesting, showing his willingness to accommodate the creature in his growing household.

Chapter Summary: “Calamity of Bloodshed”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun meets Hao Fengjing for afternoon tea, but their conversation centers on whether they will have dinner or a late-night snack together. Their teasing reveals mutual romantic interest.
• To prove his predictive abilities, Feng Jun uses the “People Nearby” function on his phone and discovers a new type of warning attached to a man named Qi Zhenting: within half an hour, he will suffer a “calamity of bloodshed” involving a metal-type injury.
• Feng Jun speculates that this ability may only predict events occurring within the next thirty minutes. He also wonders why similar warnings did not appear for people he previously fought, considering whether time limits or karmic connections affected the ability.
• Pretending to perform a fortune-telling ritual, Feng Jun tells Hao Fengjing that the man in the gray coat will soon be injured.
• Hao Fengjing recognizes Qi Zhenting and becomes alarmed. Before either of them can intervene, a large chandelier falls onto Qi and the woman accompanying him.
• Qi is badly injured and loses a significant amount of blood after being cut by metal and lightbulb fragments. His female companion suffers only a sprained ankle.
• A server who had mocked Feng Jun becomes terrified and fascinated after witnessing his prediction come true. She secretly photographs him, hoping to discover his identity.
• Hao Fengjing leaves without openly checking on Qi, concerned that her absence from work and relationship with him could raise questions. Feng Jun follows and asks whether she intends to contact Qi, prompting her sarcastic remark about having to explain why she was with him.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun demonstrates greater mastery of his supernatural or predictive abilities. He discovers that the system can reveal imminent disasters affecting strangers, though the exact rules remain unclear.
• He is curious and analytical, attempting to understand the limits of the thirty-minute prediction window and its connection to karma, past enemies, and prior encounters.
• Feng Jun also shows a morally detached side. Although he realizes Qi is in danger, he does not intervene immediately because the injury is not expected to be fatal and he does not know whether Qi deserves it.
• Hao Fengjing becomes visibly embarrassed by Feng Jun’s romantic implications, confirming that she likely has feelings for him. However, she remains cautious because of her government position and her connection to Qi Zhenting.
• Qi Zhenting is introduced as someone connected to Hao Fengjing, though the nature of their relationship is not fully explained. His injury becomes the practical demonstration of Feng Jun’s ability.
• The young server shifts from amused skepticism to fear and awe after Feng Jun’s prediction comes true, suggesting that the event challenges her previously ordinary worldview.

Significant Themes

• Fate versus intervention: Feng Jun can foresee danger but must decide whether he has a responsibility to prevent it.
• Limits of supernatural power: The prediction appears restricted to events occurring within roughly thirty minutes, and Feng Jun remains uncertain about how karma and prior relationships affect what he can perceive.
• Moral ambiguity: Feng Jun’s willingness to let the accident happen reflects his uncertainty about justice, responsibility, and whether foreknowledge makes him accountable.
• Romantic tension and secrecy: Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing’s flirtation contrasts with her need to conceal their relationship or association, especially because she is supposed to be working.
• Clash between rationality and the supernatural: The server’s disbelief turns into fear when Feng Jun’s seemingly absurd ritual accurately predicts the accident.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing exchange playful, suggestive remarks about dinner, revealing attraction and mutual teasing.
• Feng Jun performs a fake fortune-telling act for Hao Fengjing, while she initially mocks him but soon becomes serious after recognizing Qi Zhenting.
• Hao Fengjing relies on the server to investigate the accident, avoiding direct involvement herself.
• The server first laughs at Feng Jun, then becomes fascinated and frightened by his apparent powers, secretly taking photographs of him.
• After the incident, Feng Jun asks Hao Fengjing whether she will contact Qi. Her sarcastic response implies that Qi may be a romantic partner—or that she wants Feng Jun to think so—adding tension and ambiguity to their relationship.

Chapter Summary: “Useless Precise Prediction”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun confirms that Hao Fengjing’s husband is the man he previously “predicted” would be injured after touching another woman. Hao is upset that she fled the scene despite her husband’s infidelity, but Feng’s explanation and humor help improve her mood.
• Feng invites Hao to a late-night meal, believing his accurate prediction gives him a valid excuse, but she refuses because she expects to visit her injured husband after teaching her evening classes.
• Hao chooses to continue working and turns off her phone to avoid interruptions. Before driving away, she warmly praises Feng’s predictive ability, leaving him both pleased by her improved mood and disappointed that their time together has ended.
• Feng decides to use the afternoon to discuss selling gold with Liang Haiqing at Henglong. Liang assures him the company will buy any amount at the highest allowable price and asks whether he will attend a major jewelry conference. Feng declines, partly because he suspects people such as Young Master Dou may be watching the event.
• Back at the villa, Xu Leigang discusses the possibility of using Feng’s Body-Tempering Pill to treat Old Master Yuan, a stroke patient in Long City. Xu believes the treatment has a strong chance of working but says the patient’s depleted vitality may require an Origin-Nurturing Pill as well.
• Feng is irritated that the Yuan family wants access to the Origin-Nurturing Pill, since he has limited supplies and considers the Yuan family outsiders. However, he becomes interested when Xu explains that they are willing to trade explosives, which Feng has found highly useful in the Phone Plane.
• Feng refuses to travel to Long City or Hejiang and sets demanding terms: payment must be made in gold rather than Xia Nation currency, the deal must account for his unpleasant previous trip to Turkey, and the Yuan family must provide at least 200 tons of explosives and 2,000 detonators.
• He emphasizes that even using both pills cannot guarantee Old Master Yuan’s recovery. When the Yuan family hears that the patient must be moved to Yang City, Yuan Huakun reacts angrily, while Xu Ruofang argues that Yang City is much closer and the treatment has already been endorsed by another branch of the family.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun remains emotionally reserved but shows growing concern for Hao Fengjing. He avoids pressing her about her unhappy marriage, while also displaying confidence and pride in his cultivation abilities and bargaining position.
• His attitude toward worldly authority becomes increasingly detached. He refuses to be impressed by Old Master Yuan’s military and political influence, believing his cultivation path matters more than mundane power.
• Hao Fengjing reveals the painful reality of her marriage: her husband is unfaithful, yet she still feels obligated to maintain appearances. She demonstrates independence by prioritizing her work and income over immediately visiting him.
• Her mood shifts from humiliation and anger to genuine amusement and gratitude after speaking with Feng, suggesting increasing comfort and trust between them.
• Xu Leigang shows growing confidence in his medical and cultivation knowledge. He can independently assess the Body-Tempering Pill’s potential but remains respectful of Feng’s authority and cautious about acting without permission.
• He also begins to understand Feng’s pride and uncompromising principles, even while recognizing the practical benefits that curing Old Master Yuan could bring.
• Yuan Huakun is portrayed as arrogant and resistant to Feng’s conditions, particularly the demand to move the patient. Xu Ruofang, in contrast, is more pragmatic and willing to defend Feng’s proposed treatment.

Significant Themes

• Independence versus dependence: Hao wants financial independence so she no longer has to rely on her husband’s moods, while Feng similarly rejects dependence on political influence or powerful families.
• Pride and personal principles: Feng refuses to compromise his dignity or travel to people he distrusts, even when dealing with an influential family.
• The value of worldly power: The chapter contrasts the Yuan family’s belief in political and military influence with Feng’s growing conviction that cultivation places him above ordinary social hierarchies.
• Transactional relationships: Medical aid, gold, explosives, and pills are treated as negotiable commodities. Feng is willing to help, but only when the exchange is worthwhile and occurs on his terms.
• Emotional healing through humor: Feng’s awkward but sincere conversation helps Hao recover from humiliation, strengthening their developing bond.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing: Their exchange combines teasing, sympathy, and mutual amusement. Feng tries to turn his accurate prediction into an invitation, while Hao appreciates his humor and leaves him with a sincere compliment.
• Feng Jun and Liang Haiqing: Their meeting is professional and efficient. Liang recognizes Feng’s value as a gold supplier and attempts to draw him toward the jewelry conference, but Feng remains cautious.
• Feng Jun and Xu Leigang: Their master-disciple relationship is emphasized. Xu seeks permission and guidance, while Feng sets firm boundaries but offers the Origin-Nurturing Pill to Xu personally for free.
• Xu Ruofang and Yuan Huakun: They clash over Feng’s conditions. Yuan reacts with indignation, whereas Xu argues pragmatically that Yang City is accessible and the treatment is worth considering.
• Feng Jun and the Yuan family: Though they never meet directly, Feng’s conditions establish a tense, unequal negotiation. He is willing to help, but makes clear that the Yuan family’s status will not earn them special treatment.

Chapter Summary: “Changing His Mind”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Yuan family debates how to persuade Feng Jun to treat the critically ill Elder Yuan. They consider moving Elder Yuan to Mairui Country or Long City and discuss Feng Jun’s conflict with Young Master Dou.
• Although some family members distrust traditional medicine, they agree that Feng Jun should be personally invited to help. Xu Ruofang and Li Ting are initially chosen to travel to Yang City, with the Second Sister volunteering to negotiate any conditions.
• Before they can leave, Xu Leigang reports that Feng Jun is willing to come if the Yuan family provides two hundred tons of the required goods. The family immediately accepts, insisting that even several such shipments would be worthwhile if Feng Jun can save Elder Yuan.
• Feng Jun changes his mind after hearing about Hao Fengjing’s difficult family situation. Her injured husband, Qi Zhenting, is hospitalized after an accident, suffering numerous facial wounds and a badly injured calf.
• Qi Zhenting’s mother unfairly blames Hao Fengjing for her son’s injuries, despite Qi Zhenting’s own irresponsible behavior and the toxic state of their marriage. Hao Fengjing quietly endures the accusations, then takes extended leave from work.
• Hoping to escape the situation, Hao Fengjing plans to travel from Yang City to Long City and possibly continue to East Snow Isle. She asks Feng Jun for advice and mentions seeing the mysterious woman in red at the hospital.
• Feng Jun sympathizes with her and considers helping her travel. When obtaining tickets proves difficult, he decides to go to Long City himself. Xu Leigang uses the opportunity to suggest that Feng Jun visit Elder Yuan while there.
• Feng Jun agrees to travel the next day, effectively reconnecting with the Yuan family’s request after initially appearing unwilling.
• While waiting, Feng Jun watches a crow build a nest in his courtyard. He records it and posts the time-lapse video on Weibo, amusing his few followers and causing Li Ting to worry that he is wasting time instead of coming to treat Elder Yuan.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun remains independent and skeptical of being pressured, but his compassion for Hao Fengjing motivates him to change his plans. His willingness to visit Elder Yuan emerges indirectly rather than through the family’s negotiation.
• Hao Fengjing demonstrates patience and restraint by refusing to argue with her mother-in-law, but she also begins asserting herself by taking leave and deciding to leave the hospital environment.
• Qi Zhenting is portrayed as irresponsible and morally flawed, reinforcing that his injuries are not simply the result of innocent misfortune.
• Qi Zhenting’s mother becomes an example of unreasonable parental favoritism, blaming Hao Fengjing while excusing her son’s behavior.
• The Yuan family shifts from arguing over logistics and the legitimacy of traditional medicine to united acceptance of Feng Jun’s demands. Their desperation to save Elder Yuan overrides financial concerns.
• Xu Leigang acts as a mediator between Feng Jun and the Yuan family, carefully using Hao Fengjing’s travel situation to encourage Feng Jun to visit Long City.

Significant Themes

• Family loyalty and desperation: The Yuan family’s willingness to provide enormous resources shows the lengths they will go to save Elder Yuan.
• Compassion as a catalyst for change: Feng Jun changes his decision not because of money or pressure, but because he sympathizes with Hao Fengjing.
• Toxic family relationships: Hao Fengjing’s conflict with her mother-in-law exposes favoritism, misplaced blame, and the damaging effects of Qi Zhenting’s irresponsibility.
• Traditional medicine versus skepticism: The family’s argument reflects differing attitudes toward traditional medicine, but practical need ultimately outweighs ideological objections.
• Indirect connections and coincidence: Feng Jun’s attempt to help Hao Fengjing unexpectedly brings him back into contact with the Yuan family’s request.
• Everyday humor amid serious problems: The crow’s nest-building and Feng Jun’s playful Weibo post provide comic relief while also showing his relaxed, unconventional personality.

Character Interactions

• The Yuan family members bicker in their group chat but ultimately cooperate, with the younger and older generations offering opinions, criticism, and practical support.
• Li Ting and Xu Ruofang are selected as representatives because of their connections to Elder Yuan and Feng Jun’s associates, while the Second Sister positions herself as a negotiator.
• Hao Fengjing and her mother-in-law have a strained confrontation in the hospital, with the older woman verbally attacking her and Hao Fengjing choosing not to retaliate.
• Hao Fengjing reaches out to Feng Jun for travel advice, and his sympathetic response leads him to arrange a possible trip to Long City.
• Xu Leigang connects Feng Jun’s trip with Elder Yuan’s treatment, while the Yuan family promises to arrange the necessary plane tickets.
• Feng Jun’s Weibo post draws playful comments from Li Xiaobin and Yuan Youwei, while Li Ting anxiously urges the family to speed up their plans.

Chapter Summary: “Impatient”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Weihong sees a Weibo post featuring Feng Jun’s intelligent crow and becomes curious about visiting his Peach Blossom Valley estate. She decides to use the post as an excuse to go there with her younger sister, Zhang Caixin.
• After picking up Caixin, the sisters arrive at the villa, only to learn from Xu Leigang that Feng Jun has left Yang City for Long City. Xu refuses to let them enter because Feng Jun ordered him not to allow anyone inside while he was away.
• Weihong immediately senses that something is being withheld and leaves angrily. Caixin realizes her sister is jealous and upset, particularly because Feng Jun has traveled with another woman.
• Meanwhile, Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing fly to Long City in first-class seats arranged through the Yuan Family’s political connections. The seats were secured by manipulating ticket cancellations and official favors.
• Feng Jun refuses to let Xu Leigang accompany them, insisting that he remain behind to guard the villa.
• After arriving in Long City, Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing are met by Yuan Huapeng and Yuan Youwei. They arrange a luxury hotel suite and, after Hao insists, a separate room for her.
• Although Yuan Huapeng initially seems eager to take Feng Jun directly to the hospital, Feng Jun chooses to check into the hotel first. He later decides to visit the patient immediately rather than attend the planned welcome banquet.
• Hao Fengjing joins him at the hospital despite Feng Jun suggesting that she rest.
• Yuan Huapeng calls his older brother, Yuan Huakun, and advises him to treat Feng Jun respectfully and flatter him, since the Yuan family is asking him for help and cannot afford to act superior.

2. Character Developments

• Zhang Weihong: Her normally composed, socially adept exterior gives way to jealousy and irritation. She becomes interested in Feng Jun’s private life and reacts strongly when she learns he is away with another woman.
• Zhang Caixin: She remains more open and curious about Feng Jun’s estate, but she also understands her sister’s emotions and recognizes that Weihong is angry. Her promise to keep Feng Jun’s secrets creates tension between her loyalty to him and her sister’s demands.
• Feng Jun: He continues to value independence and propriety. He dislikes taking advantage of the Yuan family, resents excessive flattery and formal treatment, and insists on making practical choices rather than immediately accepting special treatment. However, he also enjoys the benefits of his growing influence.
• Hao Fengjing/Mei Jin: Her real name is revealed to Feng Jun, showing a deeper level of trust, though she asks him not to use it. She remains independent and careful about maintaining boundaries, insisting on a separate hotel room. She is also curious about Feng Jun’s work and chooses to accompany him to the hospital.
• Xu Leigang: He demonstrates loyalty to Feng Jun by obeying his instructions even when Zhang Weihong appears to have a close relationship with his employer.
• The Yuan family: They increasingly recognize Feng Jun’s power and their dependence on him. Yuan Huapeng understands that Feng Jun dislikes forceful or arrogant behavior and urges his family to adopt a deferential attitude.

3. Significant Themes

• Jealousy and romantic uncertainty: Zhang Weihong’s reaction reveals the emotional tension surrounding Feng Jun’s relationships, especially when another woman accompanies him.
• Power and influence: Feng Jun experiences the privileges of political connections through his first-class flight arrangements and hotel booking. The chapter highlights how influence can bypass ordinary procedures.
• Boundaries and secrecy: Caixin keeps Feng Jun’s unusual rooms and abilities secret, while Hao protects the separation between her public identity and private life. Xu also safeguards Feng Jun’s privacy.
• Propriety and obligation: Feng Jun is uncomfortable accepting favors because he feels obligated to repay them. Hao’s insistence on separate rooms reflects concerns about both personal boundaries and proper use of company funds.
• Humility versus arrogance: The Yuan family learns that they must approach Feng Jun as people seeking help, not as powerful hosts. Their success depends on respect and tact rather than status.
• Appearance versus reality: Publicly, Feng Jun is treated as an honored “master,” but internally he remains skeptical, impatient, and practical. Similarly, Hao’s explanation about company reimbursement conceals the more personal reason for requesting a separate room.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhang Weihong and Zhang Caixin reveal contrasting attitudes toward Feng Jun: Caixin is eager to visit and trusts him, while Weihong acts proud but is secretly interested and emotionally affected by him.
• Xu Leigang’s refusal to admit the sisters creates an awkward confrontation and indirectly exposes that Feng Jun is traveling with another woman.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing share a teasing but guarded relationship. Feng Jun jokes about making her happy, while Hao maintains emotional and physical boundaries.
• Yuan Huapeng treats Feng Jun with elaborate hospitality, but Feng Jun finds the behavior excessive and insincere. Their interaction shows the imbalance between the Yuan family’s need for Feng Jun and his reluctance to be treated ceremonially.
• Hao’s request for a separate room prevents Yuan Huapeng from making assumptions about their relationship and subtly protects Feng Jun’s dignity.
• Yuan Huapeng’s conversation with Yuan Huakun establishes the Yuan family’s strategy: they must abandon arrogance, flatter Feng Jun, and remember that they are asking him to save their family member.

Chapter Summary: “Northeast of Dengzhou”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing visit the hospital to examine the Yuan family patriarch, who is critically ill and in intensive care.
• The Yuan family’s second daughter forcefully orders the nurse to let Feng Jun inside, demonstrating the family’s desperation and confidence in him despite his youth.
• Feng Jun examines the old man’s pulse for several minutes and uses his internal energy to investigate the patient’s condition. He accurately deduces that:
  • The illness was treated too late.
  • The patient’s vital energy has been severely weakened.
  • Regular massages have helped maintain his condition.
  • His vital energy suffered another serious decline two days earlier.
• Feng Jun admits that he is not completely certain he can cure the old man, but the family interprets his “not one hundred percent certain” as a highly hopeful statement.
• The Yuan siblings begin discussing payment before treatment, since they feel they have no better option than relying on Feng Jun. Some family members remain skeptical because he is not medically trained and refuses to read the medical records.
• At a welcome dinner, Xu Tiejun and his wife arrive to thank Feng Jun for helping the Xu family. Xu Tiejun offers to provide transportation, guides, private access, and entertainment during their stay in Long City.
• The Yuan family’s eldest son asks how quickly Feng Jun might produce visible results. Feng Jun estimates seven to ten days.
• The Yuan family offers Feng Jun three hundred tons of the goods he requested if their father awakens. They also agree to a barter arrangement and to deliver the goods first.
• The goods will be collected “northeast of Dengzhou,” which Feng Jun realizes means at sea and likely connects to Luo Country, the fictional location he had previously used as a cover story.
• Satisfied with the terms, Feng Jun agrees to begin treating the old man the following day.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Demonstrates genuine, though unconventional, healing ability. He is honest about not being a doctor and refuses to pretend to understand medical records. His accurate diagnosis strengthens the Yuan family’s faith in him. He also shows restraint and fairness by accepting the offered payment without pressing for more.
• Yuan family’s second daughter: Initially looks down on others and behaves arrogantly toward the hospital staff, but her forceful attitude comes from desperation and a desire to show absolute trust in Feng Jun. She is willing to lower her pride when dealing with him.
• Yuan Huapeng: Initially uneasy about Feng Jun’s ability, but becomes impressed after witnessing his accurate examination. He helps manage his sister’s behavior and acts as a bridge between Feng Jun and the rest of the family.
• Yuan Huakun and the other siblings: Their desperation over their father’s condition makes them willing to trust Feng Jun despite his age and lack of formal medical credentials. They prioritize securing his help and settle on generous compensation.
• Xu Tiejun: Shows strong gratitude toward Feng Jun for helping his company recover. His generous offer to arrange travel and hospitality highlights his loyalty and financial influence.
• Hao Fengjing: Remains mostly quiet during the dinner but becomes visibly interested when Xu Tiejun mentions exclusive sightseeing opportunities.

Significant Themes

• Desperation and faith: The Yuan family turns to Feng Jun because conventional treatment has failed or can no longer offer hope. Their willingness to trust him reflects how desperation can override doubts.
• Appearance versus ability: Feng Jun looks extremely young and lacks medical credentials, yet his cultivation gives him insight that impresses experienced observers. The chapter contrasts formal qualifications with genuine capability.
• Trust and proof: The Yuan family’s confidence increases only after Feng Jun demonstrates that he can identify details about the patient without being told.
• Honesty versus pretense: Feng Jun openly admits that he is not a doctor and does not understand medical records, refusing to misrepresent his knowledge.
• Reciprocity and negotiation: The healing arrangement is framed as a barter. Both sides value directness, generosity, and fulfilling agreed terms.
• Hidden connections and international intrigue: The “northeast of Dengzhou” delivery point hints at Feng Jun’s growing connection to Luo Country and suggests that the requested goods may involve large-scale military or strategic resources.

Character Interactions

• The second daughter clashes with the hospital nurse, using her family’s influence to gain Feng Jun access to the ICU.
• Feng Jun’s solemn diagnosis frightens the second daughter, while Yuan Huapeng interprets Feng Jun’s cautious wording more optimistically.
• The Yuan siblings privately debate how and when to discuss payment, revealing both their anxiety and their concern about offending Feng Jun.
• Xu Tiejun publicly expresses gratitude and offers lavish hospitality, while Hao Fengjing eagerly questions him about restricted attractions.
• Yuan Huakun carefully negotiates the treatment terms with Feng Jun, offering three hundred tons of goods and agreeing to provide them before treatment. Feng Jun accepts and commits to beginning the cure the next day.

Chapter Summary: “Which Is More Valuable?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• At the Yuan family’s welcome banquet, Second Sister questions Feng Jun about what would happen if he failed to cure Old Master Yuan. Feng avoids discussing failure and instead highlights the greater value of his Origin-Nurturing Pill, which he claims is far more precious than the Body-Tempering Pill.
• Feng refuses to explain the pill’s ingredients or medicinal principles, saying the medicine was inherited from his sect in finished form. This reinforces his secrecy and controlled, mysterious image.
• Xu Tiejun asks about Feng’s master. Feng modestly claims his specialty is strengthening the body and preserving health rather than treating illnesses. Yuan Youwei enthusiastically reveals that Feng is an exceptionally powerful martial arts master.
• Second Sister begins cultivating a relationship with Mei Jin, to whom she gives the familiar nickname “Little Mei.” Her friendliness is partly genuine and partly strategic: she intends to use Mei Jin as a bridge to Feng Jun, a form of “wife diplomacy.”
• The banquet ends after nearly two hours. By then, Second Sister and Mei Jin have already become close, calling each other sisters. Feng agrees to begin treating Old Master Yuan the following morning.
• Later, Feng attempts to visit Hao Fengjing under the pretext of needing a shower. Hao refuses, warning him that their movements may be monitored and that any scandal could destroy her career and personal life.
• Feng initially insists that he is not afraid of being recorded, but he loses interest once he realizes Hao is genuinely anxious. He returns to his room rather than pressure her.
• The next morning, Yuan Huapeng learns that Feng went to Hao’s room wearing only a bathrobe and knocked, though she did not let him in. The Yuan family had been monitoring Feng as a precaution and had prepared possible leverage, particularly involving Mei Jin and Hao Fengjing.
• At the hospital, the Yuan siblings gather to witness the treatment. Feng produces a jade-green Origin-Nurturing Pill, whose unusual scent impresses everyone.
• He cuts off only about one-twentieth of the pill, explaining that Old Master Yuan’s weakened body cannot tolerate a full dose. The fragment is to be dissolved in water and consumed within half an hour.
• The family is astonished by the pill’s quality and the white mutton-fat jade container. Feng emphasizes that the pill is vastly more valuable than the bottle.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun continues to project confidence, authority, and mystery. He carefully controls information about his medicine and background, using scarcity and secrecy to increase the Yuan family’s respect and dependence on him.
• He also shows a limit to his recklessness. Although he tries to flirt with Hao Fengjing, he backs away when he realizes the danger to her, revealing that he is willing to respect genuine fear and vulnerability.
• Second Sister proves herself to be an astute negotiator and social strategist. She recognizes Feng’s confidence, understands the value of Mei Jin’s influence, and quickly begins building a relationship with her.
• Mei Jin remains relaxed and confident around Feng Jun but is more restrained in front of the Yuan family. Her composed behavior impresses Second Sister and makes her seem worthy of equal social treatment.
• Hao Fengjing is shown to be cautious and responsible. Unlike Feng, she fears the consequences of surveillance and scandal because she is an official and a married woman.
• The Yuan family demonstrates both respect and suspicion toward Feng. They treat him as an honored master while secretly monitoring him and preparing safeguards in case he fails or acts against them.
• Yuan Huapeng reveals a pragmatic and slightly cynical attitude: he is less concerned with Feng’s supposed impropriety than with whether Feng has actually become intimate with the woman in Room 7.

Significant Themes

• Value and rarity: The chapter repeatedly contrasts the value of the pill with the jade bottle, and the value of Feng’s medical abilities with ordinary wealth. The title reflects the family’s growing realization that the medicine is priceless.
• Trust versus precaution: The Yuan family respects Feng but does not trust him completely. Their surveillance and contingency plans show that alliances remain conditional.
• Power through mystery: Feng’s refusal to reveal the formula, combined with his extravagant presentation and confident claims, strengthens his authority.
• Social and romantic strategy: Relationships are treated as tools of influence. Second Sister’s attempt to befriend Mei Jin illustrates how personal bonds can become diplomatic assets.
• Responsibility and consequences: Feng is carefree about his own reputation, but Hao reminds him that others could suffer far more from scandal. His decision to retreat shows a tension between desire and consideration.
• Class and status: The characters constantly evaluate one another through wealth, medical knowledge, martial ability, social confidence, and connections.

Important Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Second Sister: Their negotiation is indirect and strategic. She probes the limits of his promise, while he responds by emphasizing the superior value of his medicine.
• Second Sister and Mei Jin: Second Sister deliberately establishes intimacy and equality, quickly transforming a first meeting into a political and personal alliance.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing: Their flirtatious messages reveal their attraction, but Hao’s anxiety forces Feng to recognize the potential consequences of their relationship.
• Feng Jun and the Yuan family: The family treats him with ceremonial respect, while Feng maintains an air of superiority and refuses to surrender control of his secrets.
• Feng Jun and Old Master Yuan: Their treatment relationship formally begins when Feng administers a small portion of the Origin-Nurturing Pill, setting up the chapter’s main medical and political test.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Feng Jun gives Elder Yuan a full Origin-Nurturing Pill, refusing to reduce the dosage despite the Yuan siblings’ concerns about its enormous cost and potency. The hospital requires the family to sign a waiver before administering it.
• Elder Ye intercepts the physician and insists on taking a tiny sample to test for toxicity. His initial analysis is inconclusive, and he asks for more, but the second sister refuses because the medicine must be administered within its limited effective period.
• The pill is fed to the unconscious Elder Yuan through a tube. Feng Jun personally monitors his pulse and internal condition for half an hour, prepared to intervene with internal energy or acupuncture if complications arise.
• The medicine slowly clears Elder Yuan’s channels and nourishes his body, though its absorption is inefficient because he has not previously taken a Body-Tempering Pill. Feng Jun confirms that the patient is stable and instructs the family to continue massaging him, promising to return the next day.
• After leaving the hospital, Feng Jun is met by Xu Tiejun, who has arranged a vehicle, driver, and tour guide for him. Xu’s wife is also caring for Feng Jun’s friend Hao Fengjing, leaving Feng Jun unable to avoid their hospitality.
• Elder Ye later reveals that he diluted a tiny amount of the pill and poured it on a dying daffodil. The flower rapidly revived and its buds visibly grew, astonishing the Yuan family and intensifying his desire to study the medicine.

Character developments

• Feng Jun demonstrates caution, responsibility, and impressive control. Although he is almost certain he could cure Elder Yuan himself, he relies on the pill as a more practical solution and remains ready to intervene if necessary. His irritation at the Yuan family and Xu Tiejun’s overenthusiastic hospitality also highlights his desire for independence and personal freedom.
• The Yuan siblings become increasingly reliant on Feng Jun while still struggling to understand his methods. Yuan Huapeng shows the strongest trust, recognizing that once they have chosen Feng Jun, they must accept his treatment without constant questioning.
• The second sister proves especially protective and practical, accompanying the physician, resisting Elder Ye’s request for more medicine, and prioritizing their father’s treatment.
• Elder Ye changes from cautious medical observer to fascinated researcher. The pill’s effect on the daffodil convinces him that it may have extraordinary medical potential, though he becomes overly excited about extracting its benefits for humanity.
• Xu Tiejun continues to act as an energetic and generous host, arranging extensive assistance for Feng Jun despite Feng Jun’s attempts to avoid being accompanied.

Significant themes

• Trust versus proof: The Yuan family wants evidence of the pill’s effectiveness, while Feng Jun expects them to trust his expertise. The treatment forces them to rely on him despite not understanding what he is doing.
• The limits of conventional medicine: Elder Ye’s testing cannot explain the pill, while Feng Jun’s cultivation-based abilities operate beyond ordinary medical knowledge.
• Extraordinary power and responsibility: Feng Jun could personally cure Elder Yuan, but recognizes that doing so repeatedly would create unreasonable dependence. His reluctance to become a permanent healer reflects the burden that exceptional abilities bring.
• Scientific curiosity versus practical priorities: Elder Ye wants to investigate the pill for the benefit of medicine and humanity, whereas the Yuan family insists that the scarce medicine must be reserved for their father.
• Skepticism and humility: The daffodil’s dramatic recovery is impressive, but Yuan Huapeng and Yuan Huakun caution against assuming that effects on plants will translate directly to humans or justify grand claims about saving humanity.

Character interactions

• Feng Jun and the Yuan siblings remain respectful but somewhat tense: they admire him, worry about the pill’s cost, and struggle with his concise, confident manner.
• The second sister and Elder Ye clash over the sample he wants to take, with her protecting the medicine and him emphasizing safety and research.
• Feng Jun’s silent monitoring of Elder Yuan contrasts with the family’s impression that he has “done nothing,” underscoring the gap between visible medical action and his subtle internal-energy techniques.
• Xu Tiejun’s teasing, informal behavior differs sharply from the Yuan family’s cautious formality, creating a lighter interaction as he insists on arranging Feng Jun’s outing.
• Elder Ye’s excitement over the revitalized daffodil is checked by the Yuan brothers, who challenge his idealistic claim that the pill could benefit all humanity.

Chapter Summary: “Unexpected (Second Update)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuan Huapeng defends Feng Jun’s secrecy, arguing that the Origin-Nurturing Pill is not being withheld out of selfishness but because it is prohibitively expensive. Elder Ye is offended by the remark and leaves frustrated.
• The Yuan family discusses ways to gain Feng Jun’s favor so he will continue treating Elder Yuan. The second sister plans to use Xiaomei’s influence, while Yuan Huapeng suggests exploiting Feng Jun’s relationships with attractive women. Yuan Huakun ultimately decides not to rush into such schemes.
• Feng Jun spends a day sightseeing in Long City with Hao Fengjing, visiting the Forbidden City. Their relationship remains ambiguous, but they enjoy each other’s company and share lively conversations with the guide. Hao Fengjing disguises the outing as a business trip when questioned by her mother-in-law.
• Feng Jun continues treating Elder Yuan by gradually increasing the dosage of the Origin-Nurturing Pill. On the fifth day, he administers nearly half a pill at once.
• Elder Yuan suffers a severe nosebleed shortly afterward, caused by his weakened body being unable to tolerate such a large influx of nourishment. Feng Jun realizes he accelerated the treatment too quickly and blames himself.
• The attending hospital director attempts to stop Feng Jun and administer conventional emergency treatment. Feng Jun refuses, insisting that the bleeding is safer than allowing pressure to build elsewhere in Elder Yuan’s body.
• Feng Jun uses his inner energy to protect Elder Yuan’s brain, then strikes more than a hundred times at major acupoints to stabilize and stimulate him. The Yuan family initially panics but eventually blocks hospital security from interfering.
• After checking Elder Yuan’s condition, Feng Jun produces a different pill—the Body-Tempering Pill—and cuts off one-quarter of it. He tells Yuan Huakun that this is the ideal moment to administer it, while making clear that the family still has time to stop him.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Shows confidence and medical knowledge but also recognizes his own inexperience and impatience. Under pressure, he becomes forceful and confrontational, refusing to surrender control of Elder Yuan’s treatment. His willingness to accept responsibility contrasts with his aggressive behavior toward the hospital staff.
• Yuan Huakun: Develops from a confident family representative into a frightened son caught between conventional medicine and Feng Jun’s unorthodox methods. Although he cannot fully trust the procedure, he ultimately chooses not to interfere because he believes the situation is already beyond the family’s control.
• The Yuan siblings: Initially panic at Elder Yuan’s bleeding, but their fear gradually shifts into cautious trust as Feng Jun’s treatment does not immediately worsen their father’s condition. They actively prevent hospital security from stopping him.
• Hao Fengjing: Continues to grow closer to Feng Jun during their sightseeing trip. Her willingness to spend the day with him, despite concealing the trip from her family, reinforces the unresolved romantic tension between them.
• The attending director: Represents conventional medical authority and professional responsibility. He sincerely wants to prevent harm, but his inability to guarantee that intervention would save Elder Yuan leaves him powerless against Feng Jun’s confidence and the family’s waiver.

Significant Themes

• Traditional versus conventional medicine: Feng Jun’s inner-energy techniques and pills clash sharply with the hospital’s emergency procedures. Neither side fully understands the other, creating intense conflict.
• Trust under uncertainty: The Yuan family must decide whether to trust Feng Jun despite frightening symptoms and the lack of predictable results. Their decision is based less on certainty than on the belief that conventional intervention may be equally dangerous.
• Responsibility and control: The liability waiver symbolizes the family’s acknowledgment that Elder Yuan’s treatment has moved beyond ordinary medical control. Feng Jun accepts personal responsibility, while the hospital director focuses on protecting the institution from blame.
• The danger of haste: Feng Jun’s regret over administering too much medicine too quickly emphasizes that even powerful remedies can become harmful when used without sufficient caution.
• Self-interest disguised as loyalty: The family’s attempts to influence Feng Jun through Hao Fengjing or other women are motivated by concern for Elder Yuan, but they also reveal their willingness to manipulate relationships for practical gain.

Character Interactions

• Yuan Huapeng sarcastically rebukes Elder Ye for questioning Feng Jun’s secrecy and motives.
• The Yuan siblings debate how to secure Feng Jun’s continued cooperation, revealing differing approaches to influencing him.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing enjoy a relaxed, companionable outing, though her concealed “business trip” creates an undercurrent of secrecy.
• Feng Jun and the attending director engage in an increasingly hostile confrontation over Elder Yuan’s treatment. Feng Jun dismisses the doctor’s objections, while the doctor insists that failing to intervene is irresponsible.
• Yuan Huakun becomes the key intermediary between them. He does not fully defend Feng Jun, but refuses to authorize the doctor’s intervention because he cannot guarantee it would help.
• The chapter ends with Feng Jun placing the next decision before Yuan Huakun: allow him to administer the Body-Tempering Pill or stop the treatment.

Chapter Summary: “Awake”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuan Huakun decides to risk giving Feng Jun’s Body-Tempering Pill to his comatose father, Elder Yuan, despite the attending supervisor’s objections about the patient’s inability to swallow.
• Feng Jun places the pill directly in Elder Yuan’s mouth and uses internal energy to help him swallow it.
• Elder Yuan immediately begins showing signs of recovery: he groans, moves, trembles violently, and starts sweating. Feng Jun explains that these reactions are the pill taking effect.
• Feng Jun gives Yuan Huakun the remaining medicine, instructing him to administer it in three doses, one every two days, then prepares to leave.
• Tension arises between Feng Jun and the attending supervisor, who accuses him of ignoring medical procedures. Feng Jun argues that emergency treatment should prioritize saving the patient and insists that he possesses his own professional expertise.
• The Yuan siblings attempt to persuade Feng Jun to stay, but their earlier hesitation and failure to defend him have damaged his trust. He leaves, refusing to answer their calls.
• The siblings argue over whether to stop Feng Jun from leaving or simply wait for the medicine to work. Yuan Huakun concludes that detaining him would turn a potential ally into an enemy.
• Elder Yuan awakens and complains intensely of unbearable pain. His family and the hospital staff realize that the pill has succeeded, though its effects are extremely painful for an elderly person.
• Because touching him worsens the pain, the medical staff struggle to examine or restrain him. After roughly half an hour, the pain subsides, though Elder Yuan becomes temporarily unresponsive.
• Elder Yuan regains consciousness again, asks for water, and begins speaking clearly enough to curse the medicine and complain about the lack of anesthesia.
• The hospital quickly learns that Elder Yuan, unconscious for over two months, has miraculously awakened.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun remains confident and uncompromising. He demonstrates the effectiveness of his medicine but becomes visibly displeased by the Yuan family’s hesitation and the doctor’s interference. His decision to leave emphasizes his pride and unwillingness to tolerate distrust.
• Yuan Huakun moves from desperation to relief, but he recognizes that his hesitation has offended Feng Jun. He becomes more rational afterward, understanding that preserving Feng Jun’s goodwill is more important than forcibly keeping him at the hospital.
• The Yuan siblings are initially ecstatic at their father’s first movement but become anxious when Feng Jun leaves before Elder Yuan awakens. Their reactions reveal both genuine concern and a degree of entitlement, particularly the eldest sister’s impulse to use the hotel’s influence to detain Feng Jun.
• Elder Yuan transitions from complete unconsciousness to painful but unmistakable awareness. His ability to complain, request water, and speak humorously signals the restoration of his personality and mental faculties.
• The attending supervisor remains skeptical and defensive about Feng Jun’s methods. Even after witnessing the recovery, he continues approaching the situation from conventional medical principles, though he ultimately acknowledges Elder Yuan’s improved condition.
• Feng Jun’s reputation is strengthened as the medicine produces a result that conventional medicine could not achieve: awakening a patient comatose for months.

Significant Themes

• Trust versus hesitation: The Yuan family’s lack of immediate trust nearly damages their relationship with Feng Jun, even though the treatment succeeds.
• Traditional or unconventional knowledge versus institutional medicine: Feng Jun’s internal energy and pill contradict accepted medical procedures, creating conflict with the hospital staff.
• The cost of healing: Recovery is portrayed as physically brutal, especially for the elderly. The pill restores Elder Yuan but subjects him to overwhelming pain.
• Pride and professional authority: Both Feng Jun and the attending supervisor defend their expertise, revealing how strongly people resist knowledge outside their own systems.
• Family desperation and responsibility: The siblings’ fear of losing their father drives their decisions, arguments, and willingness to take risks.
• Reversal of expectations: The “dangerous” treatment succeeds where ordinary medical care has failed, while the patient’s painful reactions initially make the family fear something has gone wrong.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Yuan Huakun: Their master-disciple relationship is strained by Huakun’s failure to intervene when the doctor challenged Feng Jun. Huakun tries to repair the relationship, but Feng Jun leaves coldly.
• Feng Jun and the attending supervisor: They clash over medical procedure and authority. The supervisor demands conventional safeguards, while Feng Jun insists that effectiveness matters more during an emergency.
• Feng Jun and the Yuan siblings: The siblings alternately plead with, defend, and attempt to manage Feng Jun, but their earlier indecision makes him unwilling to remain.
• The Yuan siblings among themselves: They argue over whether to stop Feng Jun, call him for help, or simply monitor their father. Yuan Huakun ultimately takes the most pragmatic position.
• Elder Yuan and his family: His awakening transforms their anxiety into joy. His complaints and curses reassure them that his consciousness and personality are returning.
• Elder Yuan and the hospital staff: The staff try to examine and comfort him, but their efforts intensify his pain. Their inability to control the situation further highlights the difference between Feng Jun’s methods and conventional treatment.

Chapter Summary: “Located”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Elder Ye approves of the attending director’s decision to intervene when Feng Jun was angered and left, though the Yuan family remains worried because Feng Jun is the only person who can continue treating Elder Yuan.
• Elder Yuan’s condition improves dramatically after taking Feng Jun’s medicine. He can eat porridge and steamed egg custard, though he still cannot open his eyes and remains physically weak.
• The old man quickly regains his appetite and demands meat and alcohol, causing the family and doctors considerable anxiety because Feng Jun left no clear dietary or medication instructions.
• Feng Jun leaves the Yuan-arranged hotel with Hao Fengjing, partly because he is offended by the hospital incident and partly because he wants privacy. He dismisses their driver, shops with Hao, and searches for a short-term rental to avoid having easily traceable hotel records.
• The Yuan family desperately searches for the pair. Mei Jin refuses to reveal their location, Xu Leigang’s calls go unanswered, and the family eventually uses a mobile app’s location services to track Feng Jun.
• Yuan Huapeng and the second sister find Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing outside their rental. Yuan Huapeng apologizes for the hospital’s behavior and asks Feng Jun to return to treat Elder Yuan.
• Feng Jun agrees to return the day after tomorrow, after explaining that Elder Yuan should avoid stimulating meats and receive nutritional supplements. He refuses to teach the family his emergency patting technique, saying it will not be needed again.
• The chapter ends humorously when Feng Jun realizes that the Yuan family’s sudden visit has once again ruined his plans to spend a private evening with Hao Fengjing.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Becomes more cautious and distrustful of hospitals and the Yuan family’s arrangements. He deliberately relocates and considers concealment, but still takes responsibility for Elder Yuan’s care and agrees to return. His growing interest in Hao Fengjing is clear through his shopping plans and desire for privacy.
• Hao Fengjing: Continues to follow Feng Jun’s lead without questioning his decisions, showing trust and cooperation. She enjoys their shopping trip but maintains her independence, refusing to let Feng Jun pay for everything.
• Elder Yuan: Shows remarkable recovery and a return of his strong-willed personality. His demands for meat and alcohol make him seem almost childlike, emphasizing both his vitality and impatience.
• Yuan Huapeng: Shifts from irritation and helplessness to humility. He sincerely apologizes, acknowledges Feng Jun’s importance, and even offers to discharge Elder Yuan from the hospital if necessary.
• The Yuan siblings: Their desperation highlights how dependent they have become on Feng Jun’s abilities. Their earlier failure to ask about the medicine’s precautions now creates additional difficulties.

Significant Themes

• Trust and respect: Feng Jun expects his abilities and instructions to be respected. The hospital’s interference damages his trust, while the Yuan family’s apology helps repair the relationship.
• Dependence on the extraordinary: Despite the presence of many medical experts, Elder Yuan’s recovery depends on Feng Jun, whose methods remain poorly understood.
• Privacy and surveillance: Feng Jun’s efforts to avoid hotels and the Yuan family’s use of location tracking emphasize the tension between personal freedom and others’ determination to find him.
• Responsibility and incomplete preparation: Feng Jun admits that his treatment arrangements were not entirely thorough, while the family’s failure to obtain instructions leads to confusion over diet and medication.
• Romantic and comedic tension: Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing’s developing relationship is repeatedly interrupted by the Yuan family, creating a contrast between serious medical events and lighthearted romantic frustration.

Character Interactions

• The Yuan family argues over how to continue Elder Yuan’s treatment and how to manage his demands for food.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing shop together, with playful romantic undertones and a mild disagreement over who should pay.
• Mei Jin protects Feng Jun’s privacy by refusing to tell the Yuan family where they are.
• Yuan Huapeng and the second sister confront Feng Jun, apologize respectfully, praise his abilities, and negotiate his return.
• Feng Jun gives limited medical advice, corrects their expectations about his emergency technique, and ultimately agrees to visit Elder Yuan again despite his lingering annoyance.

Chapter Summary: “Curry Favor Deliberately”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun chooses a four-star hotel near the hospital rather than returning to his previous lodging. He arranges two suites for himself and Hao Fengjing, while Yuan Huapeng’s older sister insists on paying the deposit to curry favor with Hao Fengjing.
• Feng Jun secretly retrieves three suitcases from a secluded courtyard after checking the hotel’s surveillance cameras, suggesting he is concealing or transporting unusual resources.
• He returns to the hospital with Yuan Huapeng to examine Old Master Yuan. After taking his pulse, Feng Jun discovers that the old man’s vitality has deteriorated sharply. Although the affected condition has improved, the old man still cannot open his eyes and will require another Origin-Nurturing Pill.
• The Yuan family is disturbed by the prospect of paying for another pill, since the earlier pills were purchased with quotas for three hundred tons of explosives. However, Feng Jun’s grim demeanor prevents them from questioning him directly.
• After Feng Jun leaves, Second Sister suggests arranging models for him through Xiaosai, having mistakenly concluded that Hao Fengjing is only a friend. Yuan Huakun relays the message to Yuan Huapeng in a distorted form, implying that Feng Jun may be interested in other women.
• That evening, Second Sister invites Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing to a concert. Hao Fengjing is enthusiastic because of her musical background. Feng Jun agrees reluctantly, but ultimately lets the two women attend together while he remains with Yuan Huapeng.
• Yuan Huapeng takes Feng Jun to a bar, partly because he wants company and partly because Feng Jun’s presence may keep his wife, Li Ting, from questioning his activities.
• During their journey, the two men become more familiar through joking and frank discussion about marriage, women, infidelity, and Yuan Huapeng’s past. Yuan Huapeng reveals that a foreign woman once sabotaged contraception, became pregnant, and tried to force him to divorce or support her abroad.
• They arrive at an upscale performance bar resembling one Feng Jun knows from Yang City. Yuan Huapeng is recognized and respectfully welcomed. He expects to meet Xiaosai, but the chapter ends when the person in charge is absent and only Xiaosai’s associates are present.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Becomes increasingly concerned about Old Master Yuan’s fragile condition and recognizes the limits of his pills against aging and mortality. He remains cautious and secretive, especially regarding the suitcases. His willingness to humor Hao Fengjing and socialize with Yuan Huapeng shows a more accommodating side.
• Hao Fengjing: Her enthusiasm for the concert highlights her genuine passion for music. She appears emotionally attentive to Feng Jun, though she does not openly pressure him to attend.
• Yuan Huapeng: Displays a more relaxed, humorous, and self-deprecating personality around Feng Jun. He is revealed to be less rigid than he appears and somewhat constrained by his wife’s scrutiny.
• The Yuan family: They continue treating Feng Jun with deference because of his ability to save Old Master Yuan, but their financial and transactional concerns become more apparent.
• Second Sister: Deliberately tries to win Hao Fengjing over through hospitality and subtly investigates Feng Jun’s relationship with her. Her attempt to arrange women for Feng Jun demonstrates both strategic matchmaking and a cynical understanding of his supposed preferences.

Significant Themes

• The limits of healing and human mortality: Feng Jun realizes that even powerful medicines cannot completely overcome old age and declining vitality.
• Strategic hospitality and manipulation: The Yuan family repeatedly uses lodging, payment, invitations, and potential romantic arrangements to influence Feng Jun.
• Miscommunication and distorted intentions: Second Sister’s message is relayed inaccurately, creating a false impression about Feng Jun’s romantic interests.
• Male camaraderie through frankness: Feng Jun and Yuan Huapeng grow closer by discussing embarrassing and morally complicated personal matters with humor.
• Appearances versus reality: Yuan Huapeng’s stern public image contrasts with his playful private personality, while the family’s apparent concern for Feng Jun is mixed with practical and financial calculations.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing continue their subtly flirtatious relationship, with Hao Fengjing looking to him for approval regarding the concert.
• Second Sister focuses on Hao Fengjing rather than Feng Jun, attempting to build goodwill through payment and personal attention.
• Yuan Huakun and Eldest Sister cautiously discuss the cost of another pill but avoid confronting Feng Jun.
• Feng Jun and Yuan Huapeng develop an unexpectedly candid friendship while drinking and trading jokes about women, marriage, and sexual relationships.
• At the bar, Yuan Huapeng is treated as a respected regular, while Feng Jun remains an outsider whose presence attracts curiosity.

Chapter Summary: “Vanity”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuan Huapeng and Feng Jun meet at a refined, quiet bar arranged by Xiaosai, a modeling and advertising company owner.
• Three female models—two tall women and the shorter, white-clad Xiaoqian—have been invited to accompany them. Yuan is initially satisfied with the selection because they appear fashionable but respectable rather than vulgar.
• Feng Jun and Yuan order beer, and the models behave politely without excessive flattery or overly intimate conduct.
• Yuan introduces Feng Jun as a wealthy, handsome martial-arts expert involved in the jade trade. This immediately increases the models’ interest.
• Xiaoqian questions Feng Jun about jade and online sales. Her blunt opinions about skilled labor, e-commerce, and the difficulty of earning enough money reveal her practical but somewhat naïve ambitions.
• Their conversation expands into Xiaoqian’s background: she works part-time as an e-commerce model and primarily as a translator, though she considers both careers financially inadequate. She openly says she wants to buy a home in expensive Long City.
• A fashionable woman arrives and summons Xiaosai, saying that Zhou Xiaotong is waiting to drink with him. Xiaosai quietly warns Yuan that an important member of the Zhou family is present, causing Yuan’s expression to change.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Remains observant and composed, trying to make the best of the social gathering. He evaluates the people around him critically but also offers Xiaoqian sincere career advice. His comments show practical experience and skepticism toward seemingly easy business opportunities.
• Yuan Huapeng: Displays arrogance and social confidence, treating the gathering as an arrangement meant to suit Feng Jun’s status. He values respectability and rules but is judgmental toward Xiaoqian, whom he sees as unwilling to endure hardship. His attitude shifts when he hears that Zhou Xiaotong is present.
• Xiaoqian: Emerges as outspoken, ambitious, and financially driven. She challenges conventional assumptions about labor and online commerce, explains her economic frustrations, and openly prioritizes home ownership and financial security. Although intelligent and independent, she lacks some worldly awareness.
• Xiaosai: Is presented as a relatively reputable businessman in the modeling industry, despite the questionable appearance of the evening’s arrangement. He tries to defend Xiaoqian’s personality and promotes a modern, internet-oriented business outlook. His nervous reaction to the Zhou family suggests he is socially subordinate to more powerful figures.
• The other models: Act as polite, professional companions. They are friendly without crossing obvious boundaries and help maintain the relaxed atmosphere.

Significant Themes

• Class and social status: The characters continually assess one another through wealth, appearance, occupation, and connections. Feng Jun’s wealth and Yuan’s introduction make him the center of attention.
• Respectability versus exploitation: Yuan distinguishes between “clean,” respectable models and women associated with nightlife, while the gathering itself blurs the boundary between legitimate business and transactional companionship.
• Ambition and economic pressure: Xiaoqian’s desire to own a home reflects the immense financial demands of Long City. Her dissatisfaction with translation and modeling highlights the difficulty of achieving stability through ordinary work.
• Traditional skill versus control of resources: Xiaoqian and Feng Jun discuss how craftsmen often earn less than those who control capital, resources, or distribution.
• Modern commerce and technology: The debate over selling jade online and the future of internet business reflects tensions between traditional luxury goods and emerging digital markets.
• Power and connections: The sudden mention of Zhou Xiaotong changes the mood, implying that family background and influential relationships can outweigh ordinary social standing.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Yuan Huapeng: Yuan acts as host and social mediator, while Feng Jun remains the guest of honor. Their interaction is polite but reveals Feng Jun’s independence and Yuan’s concern with status.
• Feng Jun and Xiaoqian: They engage in the chapter’s main intellectual exchange, debating online jade sales, translation work, and career choices. Feng Jun gives practical advice, while Xiaoqian responds frankly and refuses to accept conventional expectations.
• Yuan Huapeng and Xiaoqian: Yuan becomes visibly displeased by her blunt remarks and judges her as unwilling to work hard, while Xiaoqian notices and defends her choices.
• Yuan Huapeng and Xiaosai: Yuan treats Xiaosai as a useful but subordinate acquaintance, questioning his business choices and demanding explanations about the guests.
• Xiaosai and the arriving woman: The woman speaks to Xiaosai dismissively, demonstrating that despite his age and business position, he is deferential to her and to the powerful Zhou family.
• The group and Zhou Xiaotong: Though Zhou Xiaotong does not appear directly, his presence is introduced as a major development. The news immediately creates tension and signals a possible shift from a casual gathering to a politically or socially significant encounter.

Chapter Summary: “Curiosity”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun and Yuan Huapeng are spending time at a lively music venue when they learn that Zhou Xiaotong, a powerful and exceptionally beautiful woman, is present in a private room.
• Zhou Xiaotong arrives with a large group of wealthy young men and women, whose loud behavior disrupts the entire venue. Yuan Huapeng, despite his own influence, is unwilling to confront her and suggests leaving.
• Before Feng Jun can depart, someone from Zhou Xiaotong’s group calls him over because she had previously greeted him. Feng Jun accepts the invitation, partly to challenge their arrogant attitude.
• He sits beside Sister Hui, one of Zhou Xiaotong’s companions, and is challenged to drink a strong liquor. Feng Jun handles the first drink impressively despite its unpleasant taste.
• A handsome young dandy attempts to compete with Feng Jun by offering to finish a bottle of beer, but Zhou Xiaotong stops him and tells Feng Jun to eat before drinking more.
• Yuan Huapeng returns to take Feng Jun away, but Zhou Xiaotong becomes interested after learning that Feng Jun is skilled in ancient medicine and feng shui. She asks Yuan Huapeng to leave and says she has questions for Feng Jun.
• Zhou Xiaotong reveals that Yuan Huapeng is the younger son of Yuan Zihao and warns her companions to treat him respectfully.
• She continues teasing and provoking Feng Jun, challenging him to demonstrate his drinking capacity. Feng Jun becomes irritated and points out that any resentment she has should be directed at Yuan Huapeng rather than him.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Displays confidence, composure, and a willingness to confront arrogance. He refuses to be intimidated by Zhou Xiaotong’s status or beauty and responds to her provocations with humor and directness. His reputation as an expert in ancient medicine and feng shui begins attracting Zhou Xiaotong’s attention.
• Yuan Huapeng: Normally influential and self-assured, he becomes cautious and restrained around Zhou Xiaotong. His uneasiness suggests a complicated relationship or rivalry between the Yuan and Zhou families.
• Zhou Xiaotong: Introduced as a striking, aloof, and socially dominant woman whose presence commands attention. She appears contemptuous toward Yuan Huapeng but becomes curious about Feng Jun once she learns of his abilities. Her cold teasing may conceal a deliberate attempt to test or provoke him.
• Sister Hui: Acts as an intermediary and playful challenger, testing Feng Jun’s drinking ability before offering him her seat.
• The young dandy: Shows jealousy toward Feng Jun and tries to compete with him, but quickly backs down when Zhou Xiaotong intervenes.

Significant Themes

• Power and social status: Zhou Xiaotong’s influence is so great that even the venue owner and Yuan Huapeng tolerate her group’s disruptive behavior.
• Curiosity and first impressions: Feng Jun immediately recognizes Zhou Xiaotong’s unusual presence, while she becomes interested in him after hearing about his expertise.
• Pride and provocation: Drinking challenges and verbal sparring serve as tests of confidence, status, and masculinity.
• Family rivalry: The tension between Zhou Xiaotong and Yuan Huapeng hints at longstanding conflict between the Zhou and Yuan families.
• Appearance versus character: Zhou Xiaotong’s beauty and noble demeanor give her authority, but Feng Jun refuses to be overawed by appearances.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Yuan Huapeng joke about Zhou Xiaotong and her possible connection to Yuan’s personal life, establishing their relaxed friendship.
• Zhou Xiaotong gives Yuan Huapeng only a perfunctory greeting, emphasizing her disdain or superiority.
• Feng Jun clashes playfully but increasingly seriously with Zhou Xiaotong’s companions through the drinking challenge.
• Zhou Xiaotong subtly protects the young dandy from overdrinking while simultaneously challenging Feng Jun.
• Yuan Huapeng tries to remove Feng Jun from the situation, but Zhou Xiaotong reverses the arrangement by keeping Feng Jun behind to question him.
• The chapter ends with Feng Jun openly confronting Zhou Xiaotong, setting up a more direct exchange between them.

Chapter Summary: “Interesting”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Xiaotong questions Feng Jun about his rumored martial arts, feng shui, and medical abilities. Feng Jun jokingly downplays his skills, claiming he is merely strong and that Yuan Huapeng overestimates him.
• A young dandy insults Feng Jun, but Zhou Xiaotong immediately orders him to leave after Feng Jun criticizes his lack of manners.
• Zhou Xiaotong challenges Feng Jun to prove his drinking ability. If he can outdrink three of her strongest drinkers, she will acknowledge him as a martial arts master and drink with him personally.
• Feng Jun quickly defeats three experienced drinkers, consuming several jin of liquor. He remains largely unaffected because he can circulate his internal energy and expel the alcohol.
• Zhou Xiaotong postpones their own drinking contest, insisting that Feng Jun rest first. While pretending to sleep, Feng Jun notices Sister Hui secretly replacing his glass, suggesting that Zhou Xiaotong’s group intends to trick or drug him.
• Losing interest in the gathering, Feng Jun excuses himself to use the restroom. Two men follow him, but he escapes through his Phone Plane, changes clothes and appearance using the Thousand Faces Art, and walks out disguised as a middle-aged man.
• Zhou Xiaotong’s people discover that he has vanished from the restroom despite monitoring the exit. She reacts with surprise and fascination, calling the incident “interesting.”
• Feng Jun contacts Yuan Huapeng, who picks him up. Yuan explains that Zhou Xiaotong is notorious for keeping and “training” numerous attractive young men, revealing a morally dubious private life that contrasts sharply with her elegant public image.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Demonstrates confidence, humor, strong alcohol tolerance, caution, and resourcefulness. He is initially intrigued by Zhou Xiaotong but becomes disgusted when he suspects deceit and learns about her promiscuous reputation. His escape also reveals his willingness to use extraordinary abilities strategically rather than openly.
• Zhou Xiaotong: Appears cold, noble, and highly authoritative, but also curious, manipulative, and accustomed to controlling others. She respects competence and is intrigued by Feng Jun’s mysterious disappearance.
• Yuan Huapeng: Acts as Feng Jun’s source of information about Zhou Xiaotong. His ambiguous involvement in bringing Feng Jun to the gathering contributes to Feng Jun’s suspicion, though he later helps him leave.
• Sister Hui and Zhou’s followers: Reveal themselves to be watchful and possibly deceptive by replacing Feng Jun’s drink and monitoring his movements.
• The young dandy: Displays arrogance but immediately becomes submissive when Zhou Xiaotong dismisses him.
• The models accompanying Yuan: Reinforce Zhou Xiaotong’s reputation and openly praise Feng Jun’s appearance and masculinity.

Significant Themes

• Appearance versus reality: Zhou Xiaotong’s refined, glamorous image hides a predatory and promiscuous private life, while Feng Jun’s apparently ordinary behavior conceals extraordinary abilities.
• Power and control: Zhou Xiaotong attempts to test and manipulate Feng Jun, but he ultimately maintains control by recognizing the trap and escaping.
• Mystery and hidden abilities: Feng Jun’s use of supernatural techniques makes him increasingly difficult for others to understand or restrain.
• Reputation and gossip: Much of the chapter revolves around rumors concerning martial arts masters and Zhou Xiaotong’s private behavior, showing how reputations influence people’s expectations.
• Humor and social satire: Feng Jun’s internal jokes, the drinking challenge, and the exaggerated discussion of “young studs” undercut the chapter’s tension with comedy.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Xiaotong and Feng Jun engage in a tense, flirtatious exchange centered on his abilities and drinking capacity.
• Feng Jun dismisses the insulting dandy, while Zhou Xiaotong reinforces his authority by ordering the man away.
• Feng Jun competes with Zhou’s three drinking champions and easily defeats them.
• Sister Hui and the two male followers attempt to supervise Feng Jun, but he deceives them through disguise and supernatural movement.
• Feng Jun later questions Yuan Huapeng about Zhou Xiaotong, and Yuan confirms the rumors, leaving Feng Jun amused, incredulous, and increasingly repelled.

Chapter Summary: “Something to Look Forward To”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuan Huapeng and Feng Jun discuss a wealthy, powerful young woman known for her disturbing and unconventional preferences. Yuan admits he avoids her, reinforcing the bizarre and morally permissive atmosphere of Long City’s elite circles.
• The group relocates to a private KTV. The lobby manager shows Yuan exceptional respect, revealing the influence of the Yuan family.
• The three models accompanying Feng Jun and Yuan are revealed to be professional companions hired for socializing. Because their boss trusts Yuan and Feng Jun, they gradually relax and participate willingly.
• Everyone enjoys the evening. The women flirt with Yuan and Feng Jun, but Feng Jun remains uninterested, partly because of his recent encounter with Zhou Xiaotong and because Hao Fengjing is waiting at the hotel. The group separates after spending the night at the KTV.
• Feng Jun hopes to spend time alone with Hao Fengjing the next day, but Xu Tiejun, Second Sister, and Xu Ruofang arrive early and suggest shopping. Feng Jun and Xu Tiejun avoid the outing, while Hao Fengjing agrees to split up. The Xu and Yuan families host Feng Jun again that evening.
• The next day, Feng Jun returns to treat Old Yuan. Old Yuan’s physical condition has visibly improved: he has been cleaned, some medical tubes have been removed, and his body is more stable, though he still cannot open his eyes or move independently.
• Old Yuan warmly thanks Feng Jun and respectfully calls him “Master,” demonstrating his gratitude and dependence on the young healer. Old Ye and several senior medical specialists observe the treatment, quietly astonished that Feng Jun’s methods have surpassed conventional medicine.
• Feng Jun examines Old Yuan and realizes that, despite the apparent improvement, the old man’s vital energy remains dangerously depleted.
• He administers half an Origin-Nurturing Pill, followed later by a quarter of a Body-Tempering Pill. The medicines cause pain as they force vital energy through Old Yuan’s blocked meridians, but the reaction is milder than during the previous treatment.
• Feng Jun predicts that Old Yuan may be able to open his eyes that afternoon, though he refuses to guarantee when the old man will be able to sit up or walk. He explains that the main problem lies in Old Yuan’s head rather than his waist or legs.
• Old Yuan falls asleep, asking his sons to treat Feng Jun respectfully and care for him properly. As Feng Jun prepares to leave, Old Ye finally asks how the Body-Tempering Pill works.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Remains calm, self-assured, and detached from the indulgent social scene around him. He demonstrates increasing mastery of his healing abilities, accurately calculating Old Yuan’s likely recovery while remaining careful not to overpromise.
• Yuan Huapeng: Shows the privileges and influence of a powerful second-generation family member. Despite his worldly background, he is cautious around truly dangerous or perverse figures. He also becomes more relaxed and friendly with Feng Jun.
• Old Yuan: His condition improves significantly, and his gratitude toward Feng Jun deepens. Calling Feng Jun “Master” reflects both his respect and his belief that Feng Jun has rescued him from a life worse than death. Even while drifting into sleep, he attempts to protect Feng Jun’s position within the family.
• Old Ye: Shifts from skeptical observer to impressed and frustrated medical expert. He recognizes that Feng Jun’s treatment has achieved what elite specialists could not and becomes eager to understand the underlying principles.
• Hao Fengjing: Though she has limited direct action in the chapter, her presence remains important to Feng Jun. His preference for her company over professional companions suggests growing personal interest.
• The models: Initially cautious because of the unfamiliar social situation, they gradually become comfortable after seeing that Feng Jun and Yuan are courteous. Their flirtation emphasizes the transactional yet relaxed nature of their work.

Significant Themes

• Power and privilege: The opening discussion and the Yuan family’s treatment at the KTV highlight how wealth and political influence allow elites to behave differently from ordinary people.
• The contrast between appearance and reality: Old Yuan appears healthier externally, but Feng Jun detects that his vital energy is still severely depleted. Likewise, the apparently casual outing with the models is actually a carefully arranged professional engagement.
• Traditional healing versus conventional medicine: Feng Jun’s pills and methods achieve results that senior hospital specialists cannot match, challenging established medical authority.
• Trust and dependence: Old Yuan’s willingness to obey Feng Jun’s instructions and call him “Master” shows how complete trust can develop when someone provides otherwise impossible help.
• Restraint amid temptation: Feng Jun is surrounded by flirtation and indulgence but remains relatively uninterested, suggesting that his priorities and affections are different from those of the people around him.
• Hope and uncertainty: Old Yuan finally has something to look forward to—opening his eyes and possibly regaining movement—but Feng Jun emphasizes that recovery will be gradual and unpredictable.

Important Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Yuan Huapeng: Their conversation reveals their growing familiarity and mutual comfort, while Yuan’s comments expose Feng Jun to the strange behavior of Long City’s elite.
• Feng Jun and the models: The women become increasingly comfortable and flirtatious, but Feng Jun does not reciprocate strongly, maintaining emotional distance.
• Feng Jun and Old Yuan: Their relationship is defined by Old Yuan’s gratitude and Feng Jun’s controlled professionalism. Feng Jun offers treatment and hope but avoids making promises he cannot keep.
• Feng Jun and Old Ye: Old Ye silently observes Feng Jun’s superior results, then finally breaks his silence to ask about the medicine, setting up a likely confrontation or explanation concerning Feng Jun’s unusual abilities.
• Old Yuan and his family: Even while weak and nearly unconscious, Old Yuan instructs his sons to care for Feng Jun, showing that he understands the importance of preserving their relationship with the healer.

Chapter Summary: “Snow Is Coming Tonight”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Jun refuses Elder Ye’s request for samples of the Origin-Nurturing Pill and Body-Tempering Pill, bluntly asking why he should provide them. Yuan Huapeng also leaves, preventing the hospital from pressuring Feng Jun further.
• Elder Ye learns that Feng Jun’s assistance to the Yuan Family was secured through an enormous, undisclosed price—not ordinary payment. Eldest Sister exaggerates that the cost was enough to provoke a small-scale war, reinforcing Feng Jun’s mysterious power and value.
• Elder Yuan awakens to find that he can open his eyes and move his arms, marking a major improvement in his condition. Overjoyed, he asks to be taken outside to see the first snow of the year.
• While viewing the snow, Elder Yuan discusses Feng Jun’s demand for large quantities of explosives. The Yuan Family agrees to keep the materials from entering the country directly, distancing itself from the potentially dangerous operation.
• Elder Yuan also asks why Feng Jun is not staying in the Yuan Family’s hotel. His crude suggestion that the family arrange women for Feng Jun embarrasses Eldest Sister and reveals how illness has weakened his concern for propriety.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing tour the western mountains during the snowfall. Feng Jun worries that delays may prevent him from traveling to East Snow Isle and completing several important projects, including the Boiler-Backed Engine, cultivation diagrams, and finding an immortality technique for his parents.
• Hao Fengjing decides she may travel to East Snow Isle alone rather than return to Yang City before the New Year. Feng Jun asks Yuan Huapeng to arrange protection and assistance for her.
• As the snowfall intensifies, the group returns to the hotel. Inspired by the scene, Feng Jun proposes drinking wine and having a barbecue while watching the snow. Yuan Huapeng enthusiastically arranges the gathering despite the city’s restrictions on open-air fires.
• The barbecue takes place in a courtyard pavilion, though the heavy snow and lack of an open fire make it less comfortable than Feng Jun imagined. Eldest Sister joins them and jokes with Yuan Huapeng.
• Hao Fengjing leaves early, claiming to feel unwell. Eldest Sister accompanies her, apparently understanding the real reason for her departure.
• After the women leave, Yuan Huapeng, Feng Jun, and the driver, Little Wang, continue drinking. Little Wang asks Feng Jun about his escape from Zhou Xiaotong the previous day.
• Feng Jun recounts the encounter, leaving out important details and claiming he escaped by using the restroom as a distraction. He admits that Zhou Xiaotong handled the matter fairly and that he does not dislike her.
• The chapter ends when Zhou Xiaotong unexpectedly appears and coldly asks what Yuan Huapeng was about to say about her.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun remains confident, secretive, and unwilling to be exploited. His refusal to share medicinal samples emphasizes his control over his knowledge and resources. He is also shown as considerate toward Hao Fengjing, arranging escorts for her travels.
• Elder Yuan experiences renewed hope after recovering partial sight and strength. His desire to see the snow reflects his appreciation for life after coming close to death, though his blunt comments show that he has become less restrained after his illness.
• Elder Ye becomes increasingly desperate to understand Feng Jun’s medicines. His scientific curiosity and longing for the pills clash with Feng Jun’s refusal to cooperate.
• Eldest Sister acts as a practical intermediary and protector of the Yuan Family’s interests. She maintains the family’s dignity, conceals the true cost of Feng Jun’s help, and manages her father’s inappropriate remarks with patience.
• Yuan Huapeng continues to serve as an eager facilitator for Feng Jun, arranging travel, food, and even restricted barbecuing. His relaxed attitude contrasts with the seriousness of the family’s dealings.
• Hao Fengjing shows independence and emotional resolve by deciding to travel without Feng Jun rather than compromise her plans. Her sudden departure hints at a personal or physical issue not openly discussed.
• Zhou Xiaotong reappears at the end, creating immediate tension and suggesting that Feng Jun’s earlier account of their encounter may soon be challenged.

Significant Themes

• The value of recovery and ordinary joys: Elder Yuan’s delight at seeing snow emphasizes how precious basic experiences become after illness and near-death.
• Power, secrecy, and unequal transactions: Feng Jun’s medicines, wealth, and need for explosives place him far beyond the Yuan Family’s normal sphere of influence. The true terms of his assistance remain deliberately hidden.
• Scientific curiosity versus control of knowledge: Elder Ye wants to study Feng Jun’s pills, but Feng Jun refuses to surrender even small samples, highlighting the conflict between intellectual investigation and ownership.
• Mortality and urgency: Feng Jun’s concern about completing his plans before the New Year reflects his awareness of limited time and competing responsibilities.
• Social propriety versus informal relationships: The characters joke about sex, drinking, and barbecue restrictions, showing how familiarity and crisis have loosened traditional boundaries.
• Snow as atmosphere and symbol: The snowfall creates a moment of beauty, companionship, and reflection while also threatening travel and reminding the characters of winter’s harshness.

Character Interactions

• Feng Jun and Elder Ye confront one another over access to the medicinal pills, with Feng Jun decisively asserting authority.
• Eldest Sister mediates between Elder Ye and the Yuan Family while defending the importance of Feng Jun’s contribution.
• Elder Yuan and Eldest Sister share a tender but humorous exchange about the snow, recovery, Feng Jun’s explosives, and his personal habits.
• Feng Jun and Hao Fengjing discuss travel plans and conflicting obligations, revealing both mutual concern and a growing independence between them.
• Yuan Huapeng eagerly supports Feng Jun’s wishes by arranging the snow barbecue and assisting with Hao Fengjing’s journey.
• During the drinking session, Feng Jun’s casual discussion of Zhou Xiaotong leads directly to her unexpected arrival, ending the chapter on a note of confrontation and suspense.

Chapter Summary: “Will You Have a Drink with Me?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Xiaotong arrives at the snowy pavilion with three followers, interrupting Yuan Huapeng and Feng Jun’s private barbecue and drinking session.
• She argues with Yuan Huapeng over invading the gathering, accusing him of gossiping about her. Their exchange reveals a tense but familiar relationship in which Yuan is wary of provoking her.
• Zhou sits down and joins the meal, bringing her own warmed yellow wine, dried fruits, and prepared food in a well-stocked minibus. Her arrival suggests she intends to stay and compete with Feng Jun in drinking and verbal sparring.
• The conversation reveals that Zhou had drugged Feng Jun the previous day and had pursued him afterward. Feng openly condemns her behavior, while Zhou treats it as proof that he is exceptional enough to interest her.
• Zhou declares that she wants to “conquer” Feng Jun, but he responds with cutting remarks about her incomplete life, angering her enough to slap the table.
• Yuan Huapeng intervenes, warning Zhou not to bully Feng Jun. Neither side wants a full confrontation, and Zhou backs down temporarily because she is outnumbered.
• Zhou explains how she found Feng Jun: while visiting the hospital, she learned that he had awakened the comatose Old Master Yuan, a case modern medicine had failed to resolve. Her curiosity and lingering resentment led her to investigate and track Feng to the hotel garden.
• The group settles into drinking. Feng photographs the snowy scenery for his social-media account, “Luohua Shijie 18.” Yuan offers to have media friends repost it, while Zhou mocks both the account name and Yuan’s lack of initiative in following Feng first.
• Zhou’s female follower eventually checks her phone and reports that there is only one video, apparently connected to the events involving Feng.

Character Developments

• Feng Jun: Remains calm, sarcastic, and emotionally detached. He refuses to be intimidated by Zhou’s beauty, status, or aggressive interest, responding to her flirtation and threats with blunt insults. His reputation grows as Zhou learns he is also the healer who saved Old Master Yuan.
• Zhou Xiaotong: Becomes increasingly fascinated by Feng Jun. Her initial pursuit is partly revenge for being outmaneuvered and drugged-related conflict, but her interest deepens after discovering his medical, martial, and possibly mystical abilities. Although confident and domineering, she shows restraint when a physical confrontation could disadvantage her.
• Yuan Huapeng: Acts as a reluctant mediator. He dislikes Zhou’s intrusion and behavior but is careful not to provoke her because of her influence. Nevertheless, he defends Feng Jun when Zhou goes too far, revealing loyalty and a willingness to protect his guest.
• Zhou’s followers: Serve as silent attendants, bringing supplies and following Zhou’s orders. Their disciplined behavior emphasizes her status and authority.

Significant Themes

• Power and social status: The gathering becomes a contest of influence between Zhou, Yuan, and Feng. Zhou has wealth and followers, Yuan has family standing and connections, while Feng relies on skill, composure, and personal ability rather than background.
• Mutual provocation and attraction: Zhou and Feng’s insults conceal a growing fascination. Her desire to “conquer” him contrasts with his refusal to validate her or treat her as special.
• Reputation and hidden ability: Feng’s successful treatment of Old Master Yuan transforms him from an irritating stranger into a mysterious and valuable figure. His abilities draw attention despite his lack of formal status.
• Control beneath civility: Drinking, banter, and shared food create the appearance of a relaxed gathering, but everyone is testing boundaries and calculating the consequences of conflict.
• Public image and information: The hospital tries to suppress news of Feng’s treatment, while Zhou’s investigation and the possible video suggest that private actions may soon become public knowledge.

Character Interactions

• Zhou and Yuan Huapeng: Their exchanges are combative but familiar. Yuan challenges her intrusion, while Zhou mocks his authority and dares him to act against her. He ultimately sides with Feng without openly escalating the dispute.
• Zhou and Feng Jun: Their interaction is the chapter’s central conflict. Zhou flirts, threatens, and probes him, while Feng counters with indifference and deliberately insulting remarks. Their verbal duel reveals both hostility and mutual curiosity.
• Yuan Huapeng and Feng Jun: Yuan treats Feng as a valued guest and drinking companion. He supports Feng against Zhou and helps maintain the gathering’s social balance.
• Zhou and her followers: She commands them casually and expects immediate obedience, reinforcing her commanding personality and privileged position.