Chapter Summaries

Chen Shi'an returned to Pure Dust Temple with Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu, and the girls explored the home where he had grown up. He introduced them to his deceased master, Chen Yunshou, and the chapter ended with each girl receiving a protective Mountain Spirit coin.

• Chen Shi'an brought the three girls into Pure Dust Temple, where they put their bags in his room and teased Lin Meng Qiu about having shared it with him before.
• Chen Shi'an fetched water, prepared tea, and persuaded Fat Cat to weed the courtyard in exchange for a chicken drumstick.
• Chen Shi'an invited the girls to join him in offering incense, tea, and wine to his master, Chen Yunshou, and told him about their lives together down the mountain.
• Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu each offered incense, and Wen Zhixia narrowly avoided being burned by falling incense ash.
• Chen Shi'an gave each girl a Mountain Spirit coin from the altar as a welcome gift from his master.

After arriving at the Pure Dust Temple, Chen Shi'an showed Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu around, and they squabbled over sleeping arrangements before settling in for the night. The girls helped with chores while Chen Shi'an prepared dinner, and the chapter ended with everyone sharing a meal at the temple.

• Chen Shi'an showed Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu the temple, and they argued over who would sleep in his room before agreeing that he would take the bed and they would sleep on the floor.
• Li Wanyin made the beds and cleaned the temple while Chen Shi'an gathered ingredients to make qingtuan.
• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu asked Chen Shi'an for chores, competed at washing vegetables, then joined Fat Ink in pulling weeds for a chance to win a chicken leg.
• Chen Shi'an cooked dinner as the girls worked, and the warm, peaceful afternoon made him feel that they had become part of his life at the temple.
• Chen Shi'an served Li Wanyin the first chicken leg for her work, gave Fat Ink another, and offered the remaining duck legs to Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu.

Chen Shi'an helped Li Wanyin, Lin Meng Qiu, and Wen Zhixia bathe and settle in for the night at the Taoist Temple before taking them onto the roof to watch the stars. After he cleared the mist from the sky, the three girls admired the brilliant view together.

• Chen Shi'an heated bathwater for Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu, who took turns bathing and roasted sweet potatoes by the stove.
• Li Wanyin washed Chen Shi'an's clothes, and the group hung their laundry in the courtyard before photographing the stars.
• Chen Shi'an led the three girls up a ladder onto the roof, where they carefully followed him to the ridge and sat beside Fat Cat.
• Chen Shi'an swept the mist from overhead, revealing a remarkably clear, brilliant starry sky that left the three girls amazed.

After stargazing, Chen Shi'an helped Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin down from the roof, where each girl leapt into his arms in turn. They settled into his room for the night before their early tea-picking work, and the chapter ended with them urging him to play cards instead of sleeping.

• Chen Shi'an led the three girls down from the roof, where Wen Zhixia jumped into his arms and Lin Meng Qiu followed her example.
• Li Wanyin fell backward from the ladder into Chen Shi'an's arms, and their awkward encounter left her flustered.
• Chen Shi'an offered hot water, and the three girls soaked their feet while sitting on his bed.
• When Chen Shi'an tried to sleep in his master's room, the girls insisted he stay in his bed while they slept on the floor.
• The girls teased Chen Shi'an about picking tea and then persuaded him to get up and play cards.

Chen Shi'an played cards with Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu, and the stakes led to the girls spanking him after he lost a rematch. The group kept playing despite Chen Shi'an trying to call it a night.

• Wen Zhixia brought out playing cards, and Chen Shi'an beat the three girls repeatedly at Fight the Landlord.
• Wen Zhixia proposed that the first player to five points in twenty-one could spank the other three, and Chen Shi'an reached the target first.
• Chen Shi'an spanked Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu, who each honored the bet.
• The girls insisted on another game, and Wen Zhixia reached five points before Chen Shi'an.
• Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu pinned Chen Shi'an down and took turns spanking him.

After the girls settled in for the night at the Taoist Temple, Wen Zhixia sleepwalked into Chen Shi'an’s bed and clung to him. He carefully carried her back to her bedding without waking the others, then struggled to fall asleep again.

• Chen Shi'an and the three girls prepared to sleep, and Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu competed over the sleeping spot nearest his bed.
• Li Wanyin hugged Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu as they chatted about Lin Meng Qiu’s figure, then the girls quieted down and fell asleep.
• Around three or four in the morning, Wen Zhixia woke cold, mistook Chen Shi'an’s bed for her own, and climbed under his quilt beside him.
• Chen Shi'an caught Wen Zhixia’s wandering hand and gently lifted her out of his bed without waking her or the other girls.
• Chen Shi'an tucked Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin into their quilts, then returned to bed but could not settle his aroused Daoist Root.

Chen Shi'an prepared breakfast and tea-picking gear while Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin slept in at the Taoist Temple. After they dressed as tea-picking girls, the group set off together for the tea garden on the Back Mountain.

• Chen Shi'an woke before the girls, left them sleeping, and made breakfast while Fat Cat patrolled the mountain.
• Fat Cat woke Li Wanyin, who struggled to free herself from Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu before waking them for breakfast.
• The four ate together, then Chen Shi'an explained how to use the tea-picking baskets and aprons as they prepared to leave.
• Chen Shi'an helped Lin Meng Qiu untie her straw-hat cord, and he offered Li Wanyin and Wen Zhixia aprons to take home.
• Chen Shi'an took a group selfie with the three girls and Fat Cat, then led them toward the Back Mountain tea garden.

Chen Shi'an took Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin through a bewildering array to his secluded tea and herb gardens, where he showed them the ancient tea trees and taught them to pick tea. The group began harvesting, with Chen Shi'an gathering premium leaves from the thousand-year-old Pu'er tree and Fat Ink reluctantly helping pull weeds.

• Chen Shi'an led the three girls through the mountain forest, explaining the birds and describing the tea garden and its unusually old Pu'er tree.
• The group passed through a bewildering array and emerged at the hidden terraced tea garden, where the girls admired the scenery.
• Chen Shi'an demonstrated how to pick tea, and Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu began harvesting their own rows.
• Chen Shi'an climbed the thousand-year-old Pu'er tree to collect its tenderest buds while the girls picked tea below.
• Chen Shi'an called Fat Ink away from its sunny resting spot and ordered it to pull weeds, promising it chicken drumsticks for lunch.

Chen Shi'an and the three girls finished picking tea and shared a picnic beneath an ancient tea tree. After lunch, Lin Meng Qiu asked him to press harder as he massaged her sore shoulders, while Wen Zhixia and Li Wanyin dozed against him.

• Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu grew tired of picking tea, while Li Wanyin encouraged them to finish the harvest with her.
• Chen Shi'an promised the girls lunch, an afternoon outing, a hot-spring soak, and massages if they kept working.
• The girls finished the last row as Chen Shi'an cooked tea-scented roast chicken and bamboo-tube rice beneath the ancient tea tree.
• The group ate the picnic, then rested against the tea tree as Wen Zhixia and Li Wanyin fell asleep on Chen Shi'an's shoulders.
• Lin Meng Qiu asked Chen Shi'an to massage her sore shoulders, then told him he could press a little harder.

After picking tea, Chen Shi'an took the three girls and Fat Cat into the mountains to gather mushrooms, wildflowers, and fish. Wen Zhixia gave him a bouquet before the group found a hot spring pool.

• Chen Shi'an led the girls back to the Taoist Temple, spread the tea leaves out to wither, and then took everyone into the forest to gather food.
• Li Wanyin found Jianshouqing, and Chen Shi'an identified the poisonous mushrooms while Fat Cat ate them without ill effects.
• Lin Meng Qiu mistook a poisonous parasol mushroom for a shiitake, while Wen Zhixia gathered wildflowers and gave Chen Shi'an a bouquet of ninety-nine flowers.
• Chen Shi'an guided the girls in gathering mushrooms and wild vegetables, then helped them catch stream fish as Fat Cat stole some from the bucket.
• The group left the stream and crossed damp, steaming rocks, where they discovered a small hot spring pool.

Chen Shi'an brought Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu to a hot spring deep in the mountains, where their initial embarrassment gave way to a playful water fight. The chapter ended with Chen Shi'an tickling the girls’ feet as they laughed and begged him to stop.

• Chen Shi'an showed Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu the hot spring and explained that he and his master had fixed it up years earlier.
• The girls realized they had not brought swimsuits, and Chen Shi'an persuaded them to soak in their underwear after teasing them about bathing naked.
• Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu changed behind a large rock and joined Chen Shi'an in the spring.
• Wen Zhixia splashed Chen Shi'an, and Lin Meng Qiu and Li Wanyin joined her in attacking him with water.
• Chen Shi'an fought back, then caught the girls’ feet underwater and tickled them until they laughed and begged for mercy.

Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin finished their hot-spring outing, teasing one another as they changed and prepared to head home. The group left the mountain together, safe with Chen Shi'an leading the way.

• After the water fight, Chen Shi'an returned to the hot spring and struggled to steady himself while the three girls teased him about blushing.
• Chen Shi'an got out, changed behind the bushes, and told the girls to get dressed before the weather turned cold.
• Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin changed behind a rock, removing their soaked undergarments and putting on dry outer clothes.
• When Chen Shi'an asked whether they were wearing undergarments, the three girls called him a pervert and lined up behind him as he led them home.
• As the light faded, the girls relaxed and chatted about being hungry while following Chen Shi'an through the mountain woods.

After a day of gathering food in the mountains, Chen Shi'an and the three girls prepared dinner together at the Taoist Temple and enjoyed a meal made from their harvest. That night, Chen Shi'an showed them how to attract fireflies into paper lanterns, leaving them delighted and eager to try it themselves.

• Lin Meng Qiu lit the stove but forgot to add water to the wok, so Chen Shi'an hurried to cool it before it cracked.
• Wen Zhixia steamed rice while Li Wanyin washed vegetables and mushrooms and helped Chen Shi'an prepare the ingredients.
• Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin agreed that everyone would leave early the next morning to visit Wen Zhixia's family and bring them mountain food.
• Chen Shi'an cooked a plentiful dinner from the day's harvest, and the three girls ate until the extra roasted sweet potatoes were gone.
• Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin watched and chased fireflies in the courtyard after dinner.
• Chen Shi'an attracted fireflies into a paper lantern, and the three girls copied his trick and made lanterns of their own.

Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin enjoyed the fireflies and stars at the Taoist Temple while their families called, and Chen Shi'an finished processing tea in the courtyard. After releasing the fireflies and climbing down from the roof, the girls went to help Chen Shi'an make tea.

• Wen Zhixia spoke with her mother by video call, and Li Yilan invited Lin Meng Qiu and Li Wanyin to dinner the next day.
• Wen Zhixia showed Li Yilan Chen Shi'an making tea, and Chen Shi'an said they would leave at seven and arrive before ten.
• Wen Zhixia and Li Wanyin recorded as the girls released their fireflies into the night sky.
• Lin Meng Qiu nearly fell when a firefly brushed her nose, but Wen Zhixia and Li Wanyin caught her.
• The girls climbed down the ladder and Wen Zhixia offered to help Chen Shi'an make tea.

Chen Shi'an processed tea with help from Li Wanyin while Wen Zhixia and Lin Meng Qiu took turns bathing. After drying Wen Zhixia's hair and bringing Lin Meng Qiu more hot water, he promised to help clean the tea stains beneath her fingernails once she finished bathing.

• Chen Shi'an taught Li Wanyin to roll tea leaves, and she blushed when he guided her hands.
• Wen Zhixia asked Chen Shi'an to dry her hair, showed him a pinprick from picking flowers, and left after he blew on it.
• Lin Meng Qiu tended the stove until Chen Shi'an told her to bathe, then hurried to the bathroom when he promised she could tend the fire afterward.
• Chen Shi'an pan-fried the tea while Lin Meng Qiu bathed and brought her another bucket of hot water when she ran short.
• Lin Meng Qiu asked Chen Shi'an how to remove tea stains beneath her fingernails, and he offered to help after her bath.

Chen Shi'an finished roasting tea while Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu played cards and punished whoever lost. After Chen Shi'an joined them, the girls postponed their own massages and offered to massage him instead.

• Lin Meng Qiu joined Wen Zhixia and Li Wanyin for twenty-one after her bath, and admitted that Chen Shi'an had washed her hands for her.
• Wen Zhixia repeatedly beat Lin Meng Qiu at cards and spanked her while Li Wanyin watched and took her own turn as loser.
• Chen Shi'an finished roasting the tea, showered, and returned to find Wen Zhixia spanking Lin Meng Qiu on his bed.
• Chen Shi'an joined the card game, and all three girls lost the next round and received spankings from him.
• The girls declined Chen Shi'an's offer to massage them immediately, saying they would save it for later, then offered to massage him instead.

Chen Shi'an let Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu massage him, but their increasingly playful attention left him flustered. After the girls toppled onto him in a heap, they went to sleep while Chen Shi'an stayed awake reciting the Heart-Calming Mantra.

• Chen Shi'an lay down for a massage, and Wen Zhixia pulled off his shirt while Li Wanyin massaged his legs and Lin Meng Qiu held his hand.
• Wen Zhixia kneaded Chen Shi'an's back, Li Wanyin massaged his thighs, and Lin Meng Qiu interlaced her fingers with his.
• The girls climbed onto Chen Shi'an to step on his back, legs, and arm, and Lin Meng Qiu's tickling reaction sent all three tumbling onto him.
• Chen Shi'an sent the girls back to their bedding and ordered everyone to sleep.
• The three girls quickly fell asleep, while Chen Shi'an remained awake reciting the Heart-Calming Mantra.

On the last morning of the holiday, Chen Shi'an and the three girls offered tea and incense to his master before packing up the Taoist Temple. They headed down the mountain together, with Fat Ink following after them.

• Chen Shi'an prepared tea and breakfast, then told his master's spirit tablet that he was leaving the mountain until summer vacation.
• Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Meng Qiu joined Chen Shi'an in offering incense and tea to his master.
• The four cleaned and packed the Taoist Temple, and the girls said they hoped to return when they had time.
• Wen Zhixia learned that she had climbed into Chen Shi'an's bed while half asleep on an earlier night, and Li Wanyin asked why he had gone outside last night.
• Chen Shi'an closed the Taoist Temple's door and led the three girls down the mountain as Fat Ink followed them.

Chen Shi'an and the three girls descended the mountain, traveled back to Shangping County, and waited for Wen Zhixue to pick them up. They rode with him to Wen Zhixia's house for lunch, where Lin Meng Qiu remained nervous about visiting.

• Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin took pictures on the way down the mountain with Chen Shi'an and Fat Cat.
• The group reached the village, delivered fresh tea to Aunt Li, and traveled by three-wheeler and bus to Shangping County.
• While waiting for Wen Zhixue, the exhausted girls leaned on Chen Shi'an and fell asleep standing; he startled them awake by pretending a teacher was coming.
• Wen Zhixue arrived, welcomed the group into his car, and drove them toward Wen Zhixia's home for lunch.
• Wen Zhixia told Wen Zhixue about the tea they had picked, while Lin Meng Qiu nervously resolved to invite Wen Zhixia to her own home next time.

Chen Shi'an, Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu visited Wen Zhixia’s home, where her parents welcomed them and praised Chen Shi'an’s fresh tea. As Chen Shi'an and Wen Zhixia began cooking, the other guests joined them, leaving Wen Zhixia’s parents to realize they were the only ones waiting in the living room.

• Uncle Wen drove Chen Shi'an, Li Wanyin, and Lin Meng Qiu to Wen Zhixia’s home, where Wen Zhixia welcomed them inside.
• Wen Zhixia gave Li Wanyin and Lin Meng Qiu slippers, secretly pleased that Lin Meng Qiu’s pair pinched her feet.
• The fat cat startled Li Yilan in the kitchen, and Chen Shi'an and the others hurried in to check on her.
• Chen Shi'an shared freshly picked tea with the Wen family, and Uncle Wen marveled at its flavor.
• Wen Zhixia and Chen Shi'an went to prepare dinner, and Li Wanyin and Lin Meng Qiu soon followed them into the kitchen.
• Wen Zhixue and Li Yilan realized that all their guests had gone to help cook, leaving the hosts alone in the living room.