Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan agreed with Ning Dazhuang that the family’s medicinal herbs were ready to harvest and prepared drying racks using the Heavens Trash Recycling Station. After inspecting the fields, he decided they would harvest the polygonatum first and let the Solomon’s seal mature for a few more days.

• Ning Dazhuang reminded Ning Chuan that the polygonatum and Solomon’s seal were nearing harvest time and that Manager Qian had paid a nine Gold Soul Coin deposit for them.
• Ning Chuan used the Heavens Trash Recycling Station to make four sturdy, ventilated drying racks from discarded timber.
• Ning Dazhuang prepared the harvest tools before dawn, and Ning Chuan examined the two herb plots.
• Ning Chuan chose to harvest the polygonatum first, explaining that the Solomon’s seal needed another three to five days and that the polygonatum rhizomes had to be handled carefully.

Ning Chuan and Ning Dazhuang harvested their high-quality Solomon's Seal, and Manager Qian visited to inspect the crop. Impressed by its exceptional appearance and fragrance, Manager Qian said the price could be negotiated if its medicinal effects tested well.

• Ning Chuan used Soul Power to assess a Solomon's Seal and carefully dug up its large, intact root while teaching Ning Dazhuang how to harvest the plants.
• Ning Dazhuang learned to harvest under Ning Chuan's guidance, and the family gathered the Solomon's Seal in bamboo trays as Ning Xiaohe and Liu Lan watched and helped.
• Manager Qian of Ji Shi Tang arrived with an apprentice and examined the freshly harvested Solomon's Seal.
• Manager Qian recognized the crop's exceptional quality, asked whether it had been grown in the family's medicinal field, and said its price was negotiable if its medicinal effects tested well.

Manager Qian praised the Ning family’s Solomon’s Seal, arranged for Ji Shi Tang to process it, and inspected their Polygonatum odoratum. The family celebrated the promising sale while waiting for the next harvest and the final payment.

• Manager Qian judged the Solomon’s Seal unusually potent and said it might be worth over thirty percent more than ordinary cultivated herbs after testing.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan weighed the harvested Solomon’s Seal with Manager Qian and his apprentice, and Ning Chuan calculated that the dried batch could earn far more than the deposit.
• Ning Chuan asked Ji Shi Tang to process the herbs, and Manager Qian agreed to charge a five-percent fee and settle payment after processing and testing.
• Manager Qian inspected the Polygonatum odoratum and arranged to return in three to five days to harvest, weigh, and process it.
• Manager Qian offered Ning Chuan’s family a fair sales channel through Ji Shi Tang, then departed with the Solomon’s Seal.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan rejoiced over the promising income, while Ning Chuan reminded them to care for the remaining herbs and they planned a celebratory lunch.

Ning Chuan and his family harvested a superb batch of Solomon's Seal, which Manager Qian and Master Li judged to be exceptionally valuable. The family received the final payment for their previous crop, while Ji Shi Tang took the new harvest for processing and promised a high price.

• Ning Chuan used his Soul Power to select a plump Solomon's Seal rhizome and showed Ning Dazhuang how to harvest it without damage.
• Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, Ning Xiaohe, and Ning Chuan harvested the Solomon's Seal and arranged the rhizomes in trays.
• Manager Qian arrived with Master Li, who examined the harvest and said its quality could approach that of low-grade spirit plants.
• Manager Qian told the family the new crop would earn far more than the agreed premium and had it weighed for processing.
• Manager Qian paid Ning Dazhuang twelve Gold Soul Coins and thirty-five Silver Soul Coins as the balance for the previous crop, which had sold for forty percent above market price.
• Manager Qian and Master Li took the new harvest to Ji Shi Tang, promising to return with the processed Solomon's Seal and final payment in about twenty days.

After selling the Solomon's Seal to Ji Shi Tang, the Ning family used their new money to celebrate with a meal at Drunken Moon Restaurant. They left the restaurant content and happy after sharing a lavish feast.

• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan realized the family had received a large payment for the Solomon's Seal, and Ning Dazhuang decided to take everyone out to eat.
• Ning Dazhuang led Liu Lan, Ning Chuan, and Ning Xiaohe through Helsing City to Drunken Moon Restaurant.
• Ning Chuan ordered several signature dishes after Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan grew nervous about the menu prices.
• The Ning family shared the meal, and Ning Dazhuang paid the bill and tipped the attendant.
• Ning Chuan left Drunken Moon Restaurant behind his happy family, feeling peaceful.

After reaching Soul Power level thirty-six, Ning Chuan watched his younger sister Ning Xiaohe practice the nine forms of the Spirit Rhino Bull Fist and patiently corrected her technique. The siblings shared breakfast with their mother, Liu Lan, and Ning Chuan told Xiaohe to rest before practicing again.

• Ning Chuan finished cultivating and noted that his Soul Power had naturally advanced to level thirty-six.
• Ning Xiaohe practiced all nine forms of the Spirit Rhino Bull Fist in the frosty backyard while Ning Chuan watched.
• Ning Chuan praised Xiaohe's progress, then demonstrated and corrected her stance, breathing, and force for each form.
• Liu Lan brought the siblings millet porridge, and they paused their training to eat together.
• Ning Chuan told Xiaohe to rest after her morning practice and review his instruction later only if she still had energy.

Ning Dazhuang returned home with the full payment for the Solomon's Seal, giving the Ning family over eighty Gold Soul Coins in savings. The family celebrated their improved prospects and credited Ning Chuan's medicinal knowledge and their shared hard work for their success.

• Ning Dazhuang returned home carrying a receipt and a bulging money pouch from Ji Shi Tang.
• Ning Dazhuang told Liu Lan, Ning Chuan, and Ning Xiaohe that Ji Shi Tang had paid fifty Gold Soul Coins and fifteen Silver Soul Coins for the Solomon's Seal.
• Ning Dazhuang explained that the herb's medicinal effects exceeded expectations, so Manager Qian had raised the price and promised to buy their future herbs at the highest price.
• Liu Lan accepted the money pouch and celebrated the family's savings of more than eighty Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan praised Ning Chuan for helping the family succeed, while Ning Chuan credited his parents' hard work and their cooperation.

Ning Chuan helped his family plan winter repairs for their drafty house and used the Inheritance Space to supply excellent timber. The family inspected the lumber in the backyard, and Ning Dazhuang prepared to buy the remaining materials and begin work.

• Ning Dazhuang proposed repairing the family home during winter, and Ning Chuan offered to use timber from his Inheritance Space instead of buying lumber.
• Ning Dazhuang listed the beams, pillars, rafters, doors, and window materials they needed while Liu Lan noted other supplies for the repairs.
• Ning Chuan searched the Station and selected suitable fir, elm, pine, and other timber from its storage area.
• Ning Chuan brought the timber into the backyard, where Ning Dazhuang praised its exceptional quality and Liu Lan and Ning Xiaohe admired it.
• Ning Chuan reminded his father to buy lime, mortar, hemp fibers, nails, and window paper, and Ning Dazhuang said he would prepare for the repairs.

Ning Chuan took his family to Hundred Flavors Restaurant to celebrate settling the Solomon's Seal payment and securing timber for their house repairs. The family enjoyed a lavish meal together, more at ease with their improved circumstances.

• Ning Chuan suggested that his family celebrate their good fortune by dining at another restaurant, and Ning Dazhuang chose Hundred Flavors Restaurant.
• Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, Ning Xiaohe, and Ning Chuan dressed for the outing and walked through Helsing City to the eastern district.
• Ning Dazhuang confidently ordered signature dishes and other food for the family in a private room at Hundred Flavors Restaurant.
• The family ate the restaurant's dishes together, praising the food and enjoying their comfortable meal.

Ning Dazhuang's family returned home to find Sun Dehai of Seven Treasures Pavilion offering them better terms for their medicinal herbs than Ji Shi Tang had offered. Ning Dazhuang honored his existing agreement with Ji Shi Tang, and the chapter ended with him and Liu Lan asking Ning Chuan what they should do.

• After the family returned from Hundred Flavors Restaurant, Ning Dazhuang found Sun Dehai and his servant waiting outside their home.
• Sun Dehai introduced himself as Seven Treasures Pavilion's medicinal-herb procurement manager and explained that the pavilion had heard about the family's high-quality herbs sold to Ji Shi Tang.
• Sun Dehai offered long-term purchases at twenty percent above market price, along with seeds and cultivation guidance.
• Ning Dazhuang declined to break his agreement with Manager Qian, so Sun Dehai left the family herb seeds and cultivation notes as a gift and invited them to consider future cooperation.
• After Sun Dehai departed, Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan turned to Ning Chuan for advice.

Ning Chuan advised his parents to preserve their existing partnership with Ji Shi Tang while keeping Seven Treasures Pavilion as a possible future partner. His family agreed to wait and see, accepting the guild’s seeds and booklets as a goodwill gesture.

• Ning Chuan explained that the family’s limited herb output and promise to Manager Qian made it unwise to abandon Ji Shi Tang for Seven Treasures Pavilion’s higher offer.
• Ning Chuan proposed supplying Ji Shi Tang as agreed while politely postponing direct cooperation with Seven Treasures Pavilion until the family expanded its production.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan agreed to follow Ning Chuan’s plan and accepted Seven Treasures Pavilion’s seeds and cultivation booklets.
• Ning Chuan suggested studying the booklets and trying the seeds in spring, and his parents relaxed as Liu Lan went to prepare dinner.

Ning Chuan and his family spent a month repairing their dilapidated home, using sturdy materials and glass panes Ning Chuan provided to make it warmer and brighter. The renovations ended with the family celebrating their renewed home and preparing to face winter in comfort.

• Ning Dazhuang bought repair supplies and pork while Ning Chuan and Liu Lan sorted the lumber and prepared the tools.
• Ning Dazhuang, Ning Chuan, and Liu Lan worked together to replace rotten rafters and reinforce the walls as Ning Xiaohe watched.
• Ning Chuan added materials and an insect-repelling solution to improve the repairs, then provided glass panes that brightened the house.
• The Ning Family repaired the roof and walls, replaced windows and doors, fixed the staircase, and built a storage shed while Liu Lan made curtains and cushions.
• Ning Dazhuang admired the finished home and said the family could face winter in peace, while Liu Lan prepared a celebratory meal.

Seven Treasures Pavilion pressured Ji Shi Tang to stop buying the Ning Family’s medicinal herbs, leaving the family’s plans for their fields and livelihood uncertain. Ning Chuanchuan accepted the decision without blaming Ji Shi Tang, but the chapter ended with Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan grieving over the loss of their sales channel.

• Manager Qian visited the Ning Family at breakfast and revealed that Ji Shi Tang would no longer buy their medicinal herbs because of Seven Treasures Pavilion’s pressure.
• Manager Qian offered extra compensation for the Solomon’s Seal, but Ning Chuanchuan refused it and said the family understood Ji Shi Tang’s predicament.
• Ning Chuanchuan thanked Manager Qian for his past consideration and left open the possibility of working together again.
• Manager Qian gave Liu Lan Cold-Proof Ointment, thanked the family, and left.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan despaired over Seven Treasures Pavilion cutting off the family’s path to sell their herbs.

After Ji Shi Tang ended its cooperation with the Ning Family, Ning Chuan reassured his parents that their reputation remained intact and that Seven Treasures Pavilion still had strong reasons to buy their high-quality herbs. His family regained its confidence and decided to wait for a favorable offer while continuing their daily work.

• Ning Chuan reminded Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan that they had honored their agreement with Ji Shi Tang and had not acted for profit at the expense of their reputation.
• Ning Chuan argued that Seven Treasures Pavilion wanted the Ning Family's unusually high-quality herbs and would be eager to secure an exclusive supply.
• Ning Chuan urged his parents to stay calm and wait for Seven Treasures Pavilion to make an offer, noting that the family had savings and other ways to earn a living.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan took heart from Ning Chuan's reasoning and decided to continue preparing for spring planting and finishing the shed.
• Ning Chuan asked Ning Xiaohe to practice her martial arts forms while he thought things over.

Sun Dehai visited the Ning family to offer New Year’s greetings and negotiate a long-term partnership with Seven Treasures Pavilion. Ning Chuan secured agreement in principle to a priority supply arrangement that protected the family’s independence, leaving the contract details for later.

• Sun Dehai brought holiday gifts to the Ning family and said he had come to discuss cooperation with Seven Treasures Pavilion.
• Ning Chuan questioned the proposed herb prices and secured transparent quality assessments, a three-year purchasing guarantee, advance payments, and cultivation support.
• Ning Chuan challenged Seven Treasures Pavilion’s demand for exclusive supply and argued that the Ning family should not surrender control of its livelihood.
• Ning Chuan proposed a priority supply agreement and offered to pay for seeds, techniques, and loans at market rates or deduct their costs from future sales.
• Sun Dehai accepted Ning Chuan’s proposal in principle and said they would discuss the contract details later.

Ning Chuan negotiated the details of a three-year priority supply agreement between the Ning Family and Seven Treasures Pavilion, securing clear terms on pricing, quality, payment, seeds, delivery, and termination. Sun Dehai left to draft the contract, and Ning Chuan reassured his proud parents that he would handle the family’s affairs.

• Sun Dehai and Ning Chuan defined priority supply as covering saleable medicinal herbs and agreed on a price benchmark thirty percent above the pavilion’s internal valuation, with review and reassessment procedures.
• Ning Chuan secured quarterly payment within ten days and declined an advance deposit, proposing that any future financing be handled as a separate market-rate loan.
• Ning Chuan requested trial-planting seeds and cultivation materials for Blood Ginseng, Purple Ganoderma, and Honeysuckle, and agreed that herbs grown from the pavilion’s seeds would go to it first.
• Ning Chuan and Sun Dehai agreed on reference-only planting plans, pavilion-funded collection, and a three-year term with renewal and termination provisions for serious breaches.
• Sun Dehai promised to deliver a draft contract for the Ning Family’s review in three days, then left after exchanging farewells with Ning Chuan and his parents.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan praised their son, and Ning Chuan told them to focus on the medicinal fields while he handled the rest.

Ning Chuan studied medicinal herbs and considered how to protect his family from possible threats linked to the Seven Treasures Pavilion. He found a Mother-Child Induction Teleportation Bell set in the Heavens Trash Recycling Station and summoned it to use for his family’s safety.

• Ning Chuan studied Blood Ginseng, Purple Ganoderma, and Honeysuckle to prepare his family for trial planting with the Seven Treasures Pavilion.
• Ning Chuan entered the Heavens Trash Recycling Station and worried that the Seven Treasures Pavilion might try to control his family’s herb-growing techniques.
• Ning Chuan searched for reusable items that could protect or relocate his family, since the Five Thunder Talisman was limited and difficult to replace.
• The Station identified a Mother-Child Induction Teleportation Bell set that could warn Ning Chuan of danger and teleport his family members to him.
• Ning Chuan chose the bell set and summoned its four Child Bells and one Mother Bell into his palm.

Ning Chuan gave his family Mother-Child Induction Teleportation Bells and explained how to bind them as protective treasures. After his parents and sister bound their Child Bells with blood, he prepared to explain how the bells worked.

• Ning Chuan finished cultivating, then joined his family downstairs for breakfast.
• Ning Chuan gave Child Bells to Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe and explained that they were protective treasures linked to his Mother Bell.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan agreed to bind their bells with blood, trusting Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan pricked each family member’s finger, and their blood was absorbed by the bells as connections formed.
• Ning Xiaohe overcame her fear of the needle and bound her Child Bell; Ning Chuan then prepared to explain how to use the bells.

Ning Chuan taught Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe how to use the Child Bells to teleport to him in an emergency and warned them to keep the bells secret. After practicing, his family felt safer and returned to their daily tasks.

• Ning Chuan explained that gripping a Child Bell while thinking of him would teleport its holder to him within fifty li, with a one-day cooldown.
• Ning Chuan warned his family about the risks of being held by outsiders during teleportation, post-teleport dizziness, and the need to keep the bells secret.
• Ning Chuan threaded the Child Bells onto red cords, showed his family how to conceal and activate them, and rehearsed emergency situations with them.
• Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe ate breakfast with renewed reassurance after learning how to use the bells.
• Ning Dazhuang went to turn the backyard soil, Liu Lan began preparing to sew thicker socks, and Ning Xiaohe went to practice her fists.

Ning Chuan and his family finalized a medicinal herb cultivation contract with the Seven Treasures Pavilion. After the agreement was signed and the first payment delivered, Ning Chuan reminded his parents that they must carefully manage the fields and grow quality herbs.

• Sun Dehai arrived at the Ning Family home with an accountant and presented the contract drafted from their earlier discussions.
• Ning Chuan reviewed the contract and its attachments, confirmed the terms and prices, and found no issues.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan pressed their fingerprints onto the contract, and Ning Chuan signed his name before Sun Dehai sealed and signed for the Seven Treasures Pavilion.
• Sun Dehai gave Ning Dazhuang the first payment and advance deposit, and said the seeds and copied manuals would be delivered that afternoon.
• After Sun Dehai left, Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan celebrated the partnership, while Ning Chuan urged them to tend the medicinal fields carefully and grow the finest herbs.