Recaps

Qing Mo saved the pregnant Jing Ni from Web and brought her to live at the Imperial Preceptor's Residence, then discussed the Yin-Yang School's motives with Ying Zheng. After the school was allowed to enter Great Qin, Qing Mo continued overseeing agricultural reforms and finally met Dong Jun and the Moon Goddess.

• Qing Mo healed Jing Ni, declared her dead to Web, and sent its assassins away after warning them to erase her records.
• Qing Mo brought Jing Ni home, arranged a room and midwives for her, and left for the palace after learning the Yin-Yang School had arrived.
• Qing Mo told Ying Zheng that the Yin-Yang School sought to benefit from Great Qin and might be interested in the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon; Ying Zheng allowed the school to enter Qin and gave the Moon Goddess an idle Protector post.
• Qing Mo supervised fertilizer production outside Xianyang while Dong Jun rebuked the Moon Goddess for complaining about the smell.
• Qing Mo met Dong Jun and the Moon Goddess and led them to a nearby courtyard to talk.

Qing Mo confronted Dong Jun and Moon Goddess about the Yin-Yang School’s value to Great Qin, revealing his knowledge of the future and assigning the sect work that would serve Qin. After learning the fate she had once faced, Dong Jun resolved to kill Yan Dan, while the Yin-Yang School accepted Qing Mo’s plans for its service in Great Qin.

• Qing Mo told Dong Jun and Moon Goddess that his knowledge of the future surpassed the Yin-Yang School’s divination, then said he knew Donghuang Taiyi sought the Azure Dragon Seven Stars and a path to immortality.
• Qing Mo warned Dong Jun that he knew she had been ordered to approach Yan Dan, and revealed that in her original future she helped Yan Dan, betrayed the Yin-Yang School, and was eventually captured by Donghuang Taiyi.
• Qing Mo learned that the Yin-Yang School had brought nearly fifty disciples to Great Qin and ordered Moon Goddess to kill Jing Ke and lead the disciples in protecting road construction and dealing with bandits.
• Qing Mo told Dong Jun that her original future ended with Yan Dan using and abandoning her, and Dong Jun asked to kill Yan Dan; Qing Mo said she could do so once Yan Dan left Qin.
• Qing Mo ordered Dong Jun to invite the School of Medicine to Xianyang to establish the Great Qin Medical Academy, and Dong Jun agreed.

Jing Ni gave birth to her daughter Yan at the Imperial Preceptor's Residence, where Qing Mo cared for them and gave the infant a golden longevity lock. At court, Qing Mo presented Ying Zheng with a Black Dragon egg and introduced a National Fortune Cultivation Method for Great Qin's officials.

• Jing Ni gave birth to a healthy daughter, Yan, while Qing Mo waited outside and ordered servants to care for her during confinement.
• Qing Mo visited Jing Ni the next morning, gave Yan a golden longevity lock, and told Jing Ni to recover before she tried to repay him by serving him.
• Jing Ni asked Butler Zhao what Qing Mo liked, and Butler Zhao told her that Qing Mo had ignored gifts and women but had personally brought her to safety.
• Qing Mo brought Ying Zheng a Black Dragon egg at court, and Ying Zheng's blood caused it to hatch into a small black dragon that bonded with him.
• Qing Mo explained that Great Qin's officials could cultivate by drawing on national fortune, gaining longer lives and stronger bodies while risking deadly backlash if they betrayed Great Qin.
• Qing Mo entrusted the cultivation method to Ying Zheng, who would choose three to five cultivators each year, and the officials eagerly pledged their loyalty.

Qing Mo rewarded Great Qin’s officials with dragon fragments and longevity pills, then sent Mo Xuan to Han State to trade glass balls for gold and Jade Tiger’s manor. Mo Xuan delivered the proceeds and a small box to Zi Nu in Xinzheng, who recognized Qing Mo’s involvement.

• Qing Mo explained that dragon egg fragments could be used as rewards and refined one hundred pills, making Wang Jian visibly younger with the first.
• Qing Mo entrusted the remaining pills to Ying Zheng and left the court, then collected more than thirty flawless glass balls from the workshop and rewarded its craftsmen.
• Qing Mo ordered Mo Xuan to sell the glass balls to Jade Tiger for five hundred gold each and the deed to Beauty-Viewing Manor, then deliver the proceeds and a small box to Zi Nu.
• Mo Xuan intimidated Jade Tiger into accepting the deal, returned three nights later, and collected sixteen thousand five hundred gold and the manor deed.
• Mo Xuan arrived at Purple Orchid Pavilion and told Zi Nu that the National Preceptor had sent him, prompting her to recognize Qing Mo’s involvement.

Mo Xuan delivered Zi Nu gold, Beauty-Viewing Manor, and a gemstone necklace from Qing Mo, who promised to visit her on the eighth of next month. Moon Goddess reported that Jing Ke had escaped her curse, and Qing Mo learned the Heavenly Dao had protected him; afterward, Qing Mo rewarded Moon Goddess and gave Jing Ni a Blood Bodhi as he claimed her devotion.

• Mo Xuan presented Zi Nu with a chest of gold, the deed to Beauty-Viewing Manor, and a purple gemstone necklace, and told her Qing Mo would visit on the eighth of next month.
• Zi Nu accepted the gifts and ordered Hong Yu to move people and the gold into Beauty-Viewing Manor, while Wei Zhuang witnessed Mo Xuan vanish at extraordinary speed.
• Jing Ni massaged Qing Mo while he worked, then Moon Goddess arrived and confessed that Jing Ke had escaped after her Fear Curse failed.
• Qing Mo examined the events and discovered that the Heavenly Dao had suppressed the curse and ensured Jing Ke’s escape, so he excused Moon Goddess and gave her a Blood Bodhi.
• Qing Mo instructed Moon Goddess to oversee Qin’s bandit recruitment and road construction, then gave Jing Ni a Blood Bodhi and demanded her complete devotion; Jing Ni agreed.

Qing Mo ignored the nobles seeking his audience, gave Jing Ni a pill that would preserve her beauty, and returned with her to Purple Orchid Pavilion. There, he greeted Zi Nu with a poem and joined her in a private room, while she remained unwilling to give him her body.

• Qing Mo refused the nobles and their gifts, telling Jing Ni that anyone seeking pills or cultivation methods should approach the King of Qin.
• Qing Mo gave Jing Ni a Beauty-Forging Body-Shaping Pill, and she swallowed it before learning it would preserve her youthful appearance.
• Zi Nu prepared herself for Qing Mo's visit, wearing the purple gemstone necklace he had sent her.
• Qing Mo arrived at Purple Orchid Pavilion with Jing Ni and recited a poem for Zi Nu before embracing her by the waist.
• Zi Nu led Qing Mo to a private room and poured him Osmanthus Brew, but she remained unwilling to let him claim her body.

Qing Mo gave Zi Nu a pill that would preserve her beauty forever, and she accepted his advances and support. He also promised her Jade Tiger’s businesses and caravans after revealing that glass was made from ordinary sand, then prepared to explain MSG.

• Zi Nu questioned Jing Ni’s identity, and Qing Mo explained that the former Web assassin had left the organization and now served him.
• Zi Nu thanked Qing Mo for Beauty-Viewing Manor, but asked for more time before giving herself to him.
• Qing Mo gave Zi Nu a pill that would preserve her youthful beauty, and she swallowed it before thanking him and kissing his cheek.
• Qing Mo showed Zi Nu a bottle of MSG, explained that transparent glass was made from sand, and recounted how Jade Tiger had paid heavily for common sand.
• Qing Mo promised Zi Nu that Jade Tiger’s businesses and trade caravans would be hers after he dealt with him, and she leaned against Qing Mo as he prepared to explain MSG.

Qing Mo gave Zi Nu the MSG recipe and Double-Sided Embroidery technique to help her support struggling women, while growing closer to her and Jing Ni. After a peaceful stretch in which he introduced Movable-Type Printing and published storybooks, Gai Nie arrived at the Imperial Preceptor’s Residence, apparently drawn by Qing Mo’s Youth Song.

• Zi Nu accepted Qing Mo’s MSG recipe, kissed his cheek, and watched as Jing Ni asked him for a poem; Qing Mo recited “Chrysanthemum Rhyme” for her.
• Qing Mo gave Zi Nu a double-sided embroidered fan and taught her the technique, which she intended to pass on to women in need.
• Qing Mo kissed Zi Nu, then departed with Jing Ni and returned to the Imperial Preceptor’s Residence, where Jing Ni prepared for the night with him.
• During the following peaceful period, Qing Mo introduced Movable-Type Printing and produced storybooks, including Youth Song.
• Jing Ni brought Gai Nie to meet Qing Mo, and the young swordsman bowed respectfully before the Imperial Preceptor.

Qing Mo confirmed that the sword realms and Sword Immortals in Youth Song were real, agreed to a sword challenge with Gai Nie, and warned him against betraying Qin in the future. After ordering the Yin-Yang School to execute Xu Fu, Qing Mo met Gai Nie in a public duel and began overwhelming him with precise attacks.

• Qing Mo told Gai Nie that Youth Song described a world he had visited and agreed to challenge him in exchange for two years of his salary.
• Qing Mo warned Gai Nie that a future promise to Jing Ke might lead him to leave Qin and urged him to remain loyal to Ying Zheng.
• Qing Mo ordered Moon Goddess to have Donghuang Taiyi kill Xu Fu, and Donghuang Taiyi delivered Xu Fu's head within a day.
• News of the duel drew many swordsmen and officials to Xianyang, where Ying Zheng joined Qing Mo to watch Gai Nie challenge him.
• Qing Mo fought Gai Nie with a wooden sword, exploited flaws in his Vertical Swordsmanship, and forced him to use Hundred-Paces Flying Sword.

Qing Mo defeated Gai Nie in a sword challenge, demonstrating several powerful techniques before knocking him unconscious with Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect. In Han State, Wei Zhuang learned of the duel and asked Zi Nu to notify him before Qing Mo’s next visit so he could challenge him too.

• Qing Mo countered Gai Nie’s Hundred-Paces Flying Sword and demonstrated Moonlit Evening, Flower Morning, National Mourning, and Rite of Souls, leaving Gai Nie badly injured.
• Qing Mo summoned swords from across Xianyang and used Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect, knocking Gai Nie unconscious before Ying Zheng sent guards to carry him away for treatment.
• Qing Mo tossed his wooden sword into the crowd, and news of the duel spread across the other six states.
• Zi Nu told Wei Zhuang about Gai Nie’s challenge, and Wei Zhuang asked her to alert him before Qing Mo’s next visit so he could request a duel.
• Wei Zhuang reflected on the sword immortals in Youth Song, while Qing Mo considered making Wei Zhuang comb his hair with Shark Tooth as the price of a challenge.

Qing Mo rewarded the Yin-Yang School for its work on Great Qin’s cement roads, dismissed the news that Crown Prince Dan had escaped, and reassured Jing Ni that she could cultivate and bear his children in the future. While fishing with Jing Ni, he encountered Yan Lingji fleeing Nightfall’s Hundred Birds and killed her pursuers with a glance.

• Moon Goddess reported that cement roads were half complete and that the Mohist School had helped Crown Prince Dan escape, and Qing Mo promised the Yin-Yang School a place in next year’s National Fortune Cultivation Method.
• Jing Ni worried that she could not bear Qing Mo children, and he told her he did not want children yet but would help her cultivate so they could remain together.
• Qing Mo and Jing Ni went fishing, where Yan Lingji ran toward them while being chased by Nightfall’s Hundred Birds.
• The Hundred Birds mistook Qing Mo and Jing Ni for Yan Lingji’s accomplices and attacked them, while Yan Lingji tried to keep the pursuers from harming the pair.
• Qing Mo destroyed every Hundred Birds pursuer with a glance, leaving Yan Lingji horrified by the bloody scene.

Qing Mo forced Yan Lingji to fish after rescuing her from Hundred Birds, then gave her a lighter and a compass to help locate Tian Ze. Yan Lingji set out to gather allies and rescue her master, while Qing Mo declared that she would eventually belong to him.

• Jing Ni stopped Yan Lingji from leaving and made her thank Qing Mo for saving her from Hundred Birds.
• Yan Lingji secretly used the Fire Charm Technique on Qing Mo, but he remained unaffected and revealed that he knew who she was.
• Qing Mo made Yan Lingji fish for him, and after she caught seven or eight large fish, he gave her a red lighter.
• Yan Lingji asked Qing Mo to help rescue Tian Ze, and he lent her a compass that pointed toward what she sought.
• Qing Mo warned Yan Lingji that if he saved her again, she would belong to him, and she watched him leave with Jing Ni with newfound curiosity.

Qing Mo sent Jing Ni to bring Li Si to Xianyang and ordered him to spend several months farming before Qing Mo would consider meeting him. After Jing Ni returned, Qing Mo shared a warm meal with her and Qing Yan, while Ying Zheng accepted the arrangement and continued his work.

• Qing Mo sensed Li Si had arrived in Xianyang and sent Jing Ni to find him.
• Jing Ni met Li Si and led him to a farmstead, where she explained that he must cultivate the land and harvest its crops before Qing Mo might meet him.
• Li Si swallowed his frustration, accepted Qing Mo's conditions, and went to begin farming.
• Jing Ni returned to Qing Mo's residence and found him grilling meat for Qing Yan, Da Bai, Little Tail, and Yinzi.
• Qing Mo taught Jing Ni to grill skewers, and she thanked him for treating Qing Yan with affection.
• Ying Zheng heard that Li Si had been assigned to farm and let Qing Mo's plan proceed.

After months of farming to prove his resolve, Li Si met Ying Zheng and Qing Mo, who tested his knowledge and gave him a chance to serve Great Qin. Qing Mo then entrusted Li Si with overseeing the production of luxury goods and key workshops, leaving him in charge of Great Qin’s wealth and supplies.

• Li Si cultivated his fields for several months before Ying Zheng and Qing Mo arrived to inspect his work and question him about Great Qin’s reforms.
• Jing Ni led Li Si to a secluded courtyard and told him to report to Qing Mo the next morning.
• Qing Mo showed Li Si liquor, perfume, soap, and scented soap, explaining how selling them as luxury goods could weaken the other six states and enrich Great Qin.
• Qing Mo gave Li Si a Dragon-Head Bronze Token and assigned him responsibility for the liquor, luxury goods, papermaking, and salt-production workshops.

Qing Mo assigned Li Si to manage luxury goods and black-market sales, then took Ying Zheng and several generals on a flight across the world to show them distant lands. After Ying Zheng learned of Macedon’s past approach toward Great Qin, he resolved to strengthen the empire before turning west, and Qing Mo brought the group to the Western Regions.

• Qing Mo gave Li Si the Dragon-Head Bronze Token and instructed him to sell scarce luxuries to nobles while directing profits toward Great Qin’s development.
• Ying Zheng asked Qing Mo when Great Qin should begin its campaign against the six states, and Qing Mo promised to answer after showing him something the next day.
• Qing Mo flew with Ying Zheng, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, and Li Si from Qilin Hall to survey lands beyond the Nine Provinces.
• Qing Mo explained that Alexander’s Macedon had once expanded eastward, angering Ying Zheng, who chose to strengthen Great Qin before considering a western campaign.
• Qing Mo brought the group to the Western Regions and described it as a valuable trade route and a necessary passage for future western campaigns.

Qing Mo persuaded Ying Zheng to delay unifying the Six States until Great Qin had built a stronger foundation, while preparing a trade mission to the Western Regions. He then traveled toward Han State to assess Han Fei and recruit him for Great Qin, leaving Jing Ni with him in the carriage.

• Qing Mo explained to Ying Zheng and his ministers that Great Qin should strengthen its resources before unifying the Six States and expanding into the Western Regions, Baiyue, India, and overseas lands.
• Qing Mo ordered Li Si to organize a Western Regions trade mission, gather intelligence, and appoint Dong Jun as its guard captain; he gave Li Si a Blood Bodhi for her.
• Li Si invited Dong Jun to lead Yin-Yang School members on the mission, and Dong Jun accepted after receiving the Blood Bodhi.
• Qing Mo set out for Han State to test Han Fei and help Ying Zheng recruit him, leaving a divine-sense avatar to oversee Great Qin.
• Qing Mo relaxed with Jing Ni in his luxurious carriage as they traveled toward Han State.

Qing Mo traveled to Han State with Jing Ni, learned about the turmoil in Xinzheng, and reunited with Zi Nu at the Purple Orchid Pavilion. When Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Wei Zhuang came to meet him, Qing Mo’s killing intent triggered Reverse Scale’s appearance, and he seized the sword spirit before it could attack.

• Qing Mo and Jing Ni switched carriages at the Qin-Han border, and Qing Mo promised to reward Jing Ni throughout their journey.
• In Xinzheng, a Qin intelligence agent told Qing Mo that Han Fei had solved the stolen military-funds case and was investigating Left Marshal Liu Yi’s death with Zhang Liang.
• Qing Mo and Jing Ni visited Zi Nu at the Purple Orchid Pavilion, where Qing Mo greeted her affectionately and the three shared drinks.
• Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Wei Zhuang entered the private room to meet Qing Mo, but Qing Mo focused on Zhang Liang and released killing intent.
• Reverse Scale appeared to protect Han Fei by freezing time and space, but Qing Mo remained unaffected, seized the sword spirit, and began cracking its sword.

Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Wei Zhuang met Qing Mo at Purple Orchid Pavilion, where Reverse Scale’s spirit revealed itself and Qing Mo explained why he had briefly wanted to kill Zhang Liang. After Wei Zhuang paid to challenge Qing Mo, Qing Mo began explaining the Five Sword Dao Realms and revealed that Black and White Xuan Jian had survived and grown stronger.

• Han Fei begged Qing Mo to spare Reverse Scale, and the sword spirit fled back to Han Fei’s residence.
• Qing Mo identified the sword as Reverse Scale and explained that it had chosen Han Fei as its master; he also admitted that he had briefly wanted to kill Zhang Liang because of Zhang Liang’s future actions against Great Qin.
• Qing Mo dropped his intention to kill Zhang Liang, and Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Wei Zhuang joined the others for Wangyou wine.
• Zhang Liang asked why Xie Xuan became a Sword Immortal through reading, and Qing Mo answered that Xie Xuan loved books themselves, not merely reading.
• Wei Zhuang offered Qing Mo money to accept a sword challenge, and Qing Mo called Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie beginners before outlining the first three Sword Dao Realms.
• Qing Mo said Black and White Xuan Jian had survived, been rescued by the Web, and become stronger, prompting Wei Zhuang to clench his hand.

Qing Mo explained the Five Sword Dao Realms to Wei Zhuang and agreed to a future sword challenge, while warning Zi Nu that Hong Yu was in danger because someone had mistaken her for Nong Yu. After Zi Nu became Qing Mo’s woman, Jing Ni announced that the King of Han had summoned him to a palace banquet.

• Qing Mo described the fourth and fifth sword dao realms, praised Gai Nie’s potential, and prompted Wei Zhuang to vow to surpass his senior brother.
• Qing Mo agreed to Wei Zhuang’s sword challenge after Zi Nu spoke on his behalf, offered him a choice of sword techniques, and asked to borrow Shark Tooth afterward.
• Qing Mo warned Zi Nu that Hong Yu might be killed within days because an assailant intended to target Nong Yu, then linked the danger to Fire Rain Agate and named several people tied to the mystery.
• Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and Wei Zhuang left, while Zi Nu stayed with Qing Mo and became his woman that night.
• The next morning, Jing Ni told Qing Mo that the King of Han had invited him to a banquet at the royal palace.

Qing Mo left Zi Nu and Jing Ni at Purple Orchid Pavilion and went to the Han royal palace, where Princess Honglian repeatedly pressed him to reveal Qin State’s secret manufacturing methods. Han Yu intervened before Qing Mo could answer, then led him to a banquet where he met Han Wang An and Tide Enchantress Madam Mingzhu.

• Qing Mo told Zi Nu to rest and followed the King of Han’s envoy to the palace while Jing Ni brought Zi Nu food and offered to share what she knew about Qing Mo.
• Princess Honglian stopped Qing Mo, praised his inventions, and demanded that he teach her how to make them.
• Qing Mo asked Honglian if she truly wanted to know the secret methods, but Han Yu arrived and warned her to apologize.
• Han Yu led Qing Mo to the palace banquet, where Han Fei, Zhang Kaidi, Ji Wuye, and other Han officials greeted him.
• Han Wang An welcomed Qing Mo and offered him the seat of honor, while Tide Enchantress Madam Mingzhu stood beside the king.

Qing Mo attended Han Wang An’s banquet, accepted the king’s hospitality, and gave him magical tea that impressed the court. As Qing Mo prepared to leave, Madam Mingzhu lured him to a secluded hall under the pretense of carrying a message from Han Wang An, and he sat down as if he were the master of the room.

• Qing Mo unsettled Madam Mingzhu with a glance as he took his seat at Han Wang An’s banquet.
• Han Wang An toasted Qing Mo and anxiously sought his favor, while Qing Mo promised to speak well of Han State to Ying Zheng.
• Qing Mo produced a box of glowing tea leaves and gave it to Han Wang An, astonishing the king and the assembled officials.
• Madam Mingzhu poured wine for Qing Mo and was shaken again when he looked at her with his abyss-deep gaze.
• After the banquet, a palace maid summoned Qing Mo to a side hall, claiming Han Wang An wanted to speak with him.
• Qing Mo found Madam Mingzhu waiting amid fragrant incense and calmly took a seat, recognizing that she was his target.

Madam Mingzhu tried to drug and bewitch Qing Mo so she could obtain wealth-making methods and longevity treasures, but his guards exposed her scheme and he confronted her ambitions and misery. The chapter left Tide Enchantress consumed by resentment and envy as she questioned why she could not gain strength, dignity, and control over her own fate.

• Madam Mingzhu used a special incense and seductive arts while asking Qing Mo for a favor, hoping to secure his luxury-goods methods and life-extending treasures.
• Ten Black Ice Platform guards appeared unaffected by the incense, and Qing Mo ordered them to stand down after revealing they were his personal guards.
• Qing Mo exposed Madam Mingzhu's drugged incense and warned that his ten guards could overwhelm the Han Royal Palace; she admitted her scheme and begged him for mercy.
• Madam Mingzhu served Qing Mo tea, and he identified her desire for wealth and longevity before describing her ambition and resentment at being used and confined in the palace.
• Qing Mo revealed that Bai Yifei was her cousin, shocking Tide Enchantress and stirring her anger toward Bai Yifei, Han Wang An, and Ji Wuye.
• Tide Enchantress reflected on her lack of choice and envied Qing Mo's power, wishing to gain strength and control over her own fate.

Madam Mingzhu revealed herself as the Tide Enchantress and offered Qing Mo her secret incense and antidote to prove her loyalty. Qing Mo claimed her as his own, gave her a pill that restored her beauty, and she invited him to stay the night.

• Madam Mingzhu pleaded with Qing Mo for a chance to gain power and admitted she was the Tide Enchantress, one of Nightfall's Four Fierce Generals.
• The Tide Enchantress explained that she had controlled Han Wang An with incense and offered Qing Mo her incense formula and antidote.
• Qing Mo refused the offerings, told Mingzhu that she had been one of his targets, and ordered her to call him Master.
• Qing Mo gave Mingzhu a Beauty-Shaping Body-Casting Pill, and she swallowed it, regaining a youthful and more beautiful appearance.
• Mingzhu admired her transformed reflection and asked Qing Mo to stay so she could serve him.

Qing Mo won Tide Enchantress’s loyalty, gave her a token for long-distance communication, and instructed her to help undermine Ji Wuye. Back at his residence, he discussed Han State’s decline with Zi Nu and Jing Ni and revealed a supply of Ginseng Fruit.

• Qing Mo seduced Tide Enchantress, who pledged herself to him and received a wooden token that enabled long-distance voice and face-to-face communication.
• Qing Mo told Tide Enchantress to conceal their arrangement, wait for him, and seize a chance to eliminate Jade Tiger and Straw Cloak when Han Fei’s reforms brought him into conflict with Ji Wuye.
• Qing Mo returned home and told Zi Nu and Jing Ni that Madam Mingzhu was Tide Enchantress and had become loyal to him.
• Qing Mo argued that Han State was doomed by its weakness and Han Wang An’s indifference, while Zi Nu maintained hope in Han Fei and Wei Zhuang.
• Zi Nu said Vulture had not appeared at Purple Orchid Pavilion, and Qing Mo said he had asked Wei Zhuang to watch for him.
• Qing Mo reassured Zi Nu about taking time to adjust to his preferences, then produced rows of Ginseng Fruit for her and Jing Ni.

Qing Mo gave Zi Nu and Jing Ni Ginseng Fruits, which they ate with gratitude, and let Jing Ni save two for her daughter, Qing Yan. After spending the night with Jing Ni and letting Zi Nu rest, Qing Mo brought Zi Nu breakfast the next morning.

• Qing Mo explained the Ginseng Fruits’ extraordinary lifespan effects and gave them to Zi Nu and Jing Ni to eat.
• Jing Ni asked to save some fruit for Qing Yan, and Qing Mo allowed her to keep two.
• Zi Nu and Jing Ni ate the remaining fruits, then Jing Ni prepared Qing Mo’s bath while he carried Zi Nu to bed and told her to rest.
• Qing Mo bathed with Jing Ni while Zi Nu slept through the night in the side room.
• The next morning, Qing Mo brought Zi Nu a breakfast he had cooked himself, surprising her.