Arc 2The Mountain Cabin

Ye Huan expanded his farming plans, sold his jadeite, and returned home to support his family while building a life around the mountain cabin. The arc left him livestreaming with Jingjing and Mimi as Disco reunited with Xiaobai.

  • Ye Huan entered the mountains with Disco and Saihu, confronted a huge boar, and found valuable plants and wild ginseng.
  • Ye Wuju handed Ye Huan his treasured heirlooms, including jadeite that Ye Huan later sold for eighty million yuan.
  • Ye Huan arranged new livestock shelters, a mountain cabin, and vegetable farming plans while helping his family and treating Xiao Huo with Ye Wuju.
  • Ye Huan drove to Jinling for his class reunion, sold the jadeite, bought gold, and returned home with gifts for Jingjing and Little Tangyuan.
  • Ye Huan gave Ye Wuju the cash from the sale, then received martial arts and acupuncture manuals and was warned to keep his abilities hidden.
  • Ye Huan welcomed his aunt and her family, while Ye Wuju gave Mimi and Ye Huan one hundred thousand yuan each and Ye Huan offered to support his parents through the farm.
  • Ye Huan began a cabin livestream with Jingjing and Mimi, showed viewers his planned treehouse, and introduced Disco as Xiaobai’s wild wolf father.
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Ch. 26Leveling up

Ye Huan discovered that his Spirit Spring Space had doubled in size and broke through to what he estimated was level five, gaining improved senses and a powerful Fireball Spell. After the rain stopped, he checked the swollen river and prepared to explore the mountains for plants and animals to bring back to the space.

  • Ye Huan measured the Spirit Spring Space and found it had grown to 1,320 square meters, then wondered whether growing crops and raising animals had caused it to expand.
  • Ye Huan completed 36 cultivation circulations, broke through again, and noticed improved hearing, eyesight, and night vision.
  • Ye Huan tested his stronger Fireball Spell and watched it burn Chinese cabbage and an iron scale weight to ash.
  • Ye Huan spoke with Disco about going into the mountains, but decided they would wait until the rain stopped and conditions were safer.
  • After the rain eased, Ye Huan checked the river and saw that its water had risen almost to the road.

Ch. 27Into the Mountains After the Rain

Ye Huan went into the mountains with Disco and Saihu to explore and test the strength he had gained at level five. After the dogs drew a huge wild boar into a confrontation, Ye Huan negotiated compensation and left with a few valuable leaves.

  • Ye Huan ignored his parents' concerns, equipped himself, and entered the mountains with Disco and Saihu.
  • Ye Huan tested his new strength by leaping onto a high branch, then searched the forest and gathered plants for his space.
  • Disco and Saihu confronted a huge boar, which charged them and then threatened them again when Disco approached its piglets.
  • Ye Huan confronted the boar with his machete and demanded compensation for its attacks on his companions.
  • The boar led Ye Huan to a sheltered spot near its valley, where he found familiar valuable leaves and agreed to let the encounter go.

Ch. 28Another One Acquired

Ye Huan found a nearly 780-year-old wild ginseng beyond Wild Boar Ridge and returned home with a large haul of game. After Grandpa warned him to avoid going deeper toward a dangerous pool, he asked Ye Huan to bring down his bundle.

  • Ye Huan dug up a valuable wild ginseng, transplanted wild tea plants into his space, and met Disco with several animals he had hunted.
  • Ye Huan offered Disco spirit spring water before the wolf returned to the mountains, then brought the game home with Saihu and Ye Dafa.
  • Ye Huan showed Grandpa the ginseng, and Grandpa estimated it was about 780 years old; Ye Huan decided to keep it.
  • Grandpa warned Ye Huan not to venture past Wild Boar Ridge toward a nearby pool, then asked him to bring down his bundle.
  • Ye Huan went upstairs and brought the bundle down after taking it from his space.

Ch. 29The handover

Grandpa handed Ye Huan the family’s collection of precious medicinal ingredients, animal products, and antiques, explaining their histories and uses. Ye Huan stored the treasures safely and planned to keep most of them, while considering selling the valuable jadeite for gold.

  • Grandpa gave Ye Huan boxes of treasured items, including rhinoceros horn, bear gall, old ginseng, ancient jade, and glass-type jadeite.
  • Grandpa told Ye Huan about the tiger hide, tiger penis, tiger bone wine, injury medicines, and other goods kept in his secret room.
  • Ye Huan said he wanted to preserve the collection as family heirlooms, and Grandpa agreed.
  • Ye Huan explained that the jadeite could be worth at least ten million, and Grandpa asked him to sell it and set aside some money for Ye Huan's aunt's family.
  • Grandpa completed the handover, and Ye Huan carried the bundle upstairs and stored the treasures in his space.

Ch. 30Nocturne

After the storm, Ye Huan’s family shared a lavish dinner and discussed restarting vegetable deliveries and rebuilding their damaged animal shelters. Ye Huan later walked through the village with Jingjing, met his second uncle setting river traps, and ended the evening admiring the moon with her.

  • Ye Huan and his family ate a feast with Bai Jie and Jingjing while Ye Huan’s father discussed making a vegetable delivery once the road was passable.
  • Ye Huan told his father to ask about sturdy pigpens and chicken coops, and decided the family should keep their remaining poultry after the storm’s losses.
  • Ye Huan’s parents delivered meat to friends, while Ye Huan took Jingjing out for a stroll with Xiaobai and Saihu.
  • Ye Huan met his second uncle setting traps by the river and asked him to save some small fish if he caught any.
  • Ye Huan walked through the quiet village with Jingjing, learned from the village chief that Eighth Grandpa and his family had left, and admired the moon with Jingjing.

Ch. 31Inspection

Ye Huan cultivated, chose a safer site for new livestock pens, and watered pear and kiwifruit trees with spirit spring water. After his father reported that Gu Family Cuisine was thriving, Ye Huan discussed the new livestock and the difficulty of setting prices for the pigs, cattle, and sheep.

  • Ye Huan sorted through his grandfather’s treasures, cultivated through the night, and reflected on his family and the possibility that his grandmother was still alive.
  • Ye Huan inspected the mountain, found that a flash flood had destroyed part of the old chicken coop, and selected a safer site for new pens.
  • Ye Huan watered the pear and kiwifruit trees with spirit spring water and decided to let the fruit grow in season.
  • Ye Huan’s father said Gu Family Cuisine was busy and that Manager Du wanted more fruit for customers to take home.
  • Ye Huan learned that chicks, ducklings, and goslings had arrived, but worried that selling his pigs, cattle, and sheep would be difficult because he could not agree on a fair price.

Ch. 32Fishing for Crayfish

Ye Huan arranged help for his livestock and orchard, planned several construction projects, and took Jingjing and Little Tangyuan to fish for crayfish while livestreaming. The children filled their buckets as Ye Huan caught only a dozen, leaving him embarrassed in front of the viewers.

  • Ye Huan agreed to raise pigs for a potential buyer and asked Grandpa to find two villagers to tend the livestock and orchard.
  • Ye Huan told his mother to hire more help if needed, then entrusted the construction boss with refurbishing his home and building houses for Bai Jie and Da Hu's grandfather.
  • Ye Huan also commissioned a small, fortified cabin with a bathroom and fireplace for the orchard on the back hill.
  • Ye Huan took Jingjing, Little Tangyuan, Little Flower, and two dogs to a ditch to fish for crayfish, then started a livestream.
  • Jingjing and Little Tangyuan filled both their buckets in half an hour, while Ye Huan caught only a dozen crayfish and drew teasing comments from viewers.

Ch. 33A Family Dinner

Ye Huan hosted a family dinner after Little Tangyuan and Jingjing caught a haul of crayfish, gathering relatives to share a feast. Over drinks, he said he was taking a break from the village cooperative but offered to help his cousin and his wife grow vegetables if needed.

  • Little Tangyuan and Jingjing caught many crayfish while Ye Huan gathered river snails and ended his livestream as rain approached.
  • Ye Huan invited Little Tangyuan to dinner and welcomed Second Uncle, who brought cleaned small fish and shrimp.
  • Ye Huan and his family prepared stewed game, chicken soup, fish with griddle cakes, crayfish, and other dishes for dinner.
  • Ye Huan's family and relatives ate together, while Jingjing praised Disco and Xiaobai ate nearby.
  • Second Uncle asked whether Ye Huan would manage the cooperative, and Ye Huan said he would take a break but would help his cousin and his wife grow vegetables.

Ch. 34Acupuncture

Ye Huan and his relatives discussed village farming and Bai Jie’s share of land before Ye Wuju was summoned to treat Ninth Uncle’s feverish son, Xiao Huo. Ye Wuju brought Xiao Huo’s fever down with acupuncture, but warned that the boy had suffered a severe fright and nearly died.

  • Ye Huan told his relatives that mountain-spring vegetables could sell for three to five yuan per jin and discussed setting up an agricultural products company.
  • Ye Huan’s mother asked for land to be allotted to Bai Jie, and Ye Huan’s grandfather agreed to give her a plot of about two mu.
  • Ninth Uncle, Ye Daquan, rushed to Ye Wuju’s home and begged him to treat Xiao Huo, who had a high fever and was babbling.
  • Ye Wuju examined Xiao Huo and used acupuncture while Ye Huan assisted by lowering the boy’s temperature.
  • Ye Wuju told Ye Daquan that Xiao Huo had suffered a fright and would have died if they had waited longer to call for help.

Ch. 35A chill through the heart

Ye Wuju used his Chill Through the Heart Needling Technique and medicine to save Xiao Huo, while Ye Huan secretly helped with Spirit Spring Water. Back home, Ye Huan’s father and second uncle drank together as Ye Wuju explained that his son was coping with the realization that Ye Huan had surpassed him.

  • Ye Wuju rebuked Ye Daquan for delaying treatment and explained that Xiao Huo might have died without his intervention.
  • Ye Huan secretly fed Xiao Huo Spirit Spring Water while Ye Wuju treated him with acupuncture.
  • Xiao Huo woke, and Ye Wuju prescribed three packets of herbs before later removing the needles and restoring his movement.
  • Ye Daquan and his wife kowtowed to Ye Wuju, who then took Ye Huan home.
  • Ye Huan’s father and second uncle drank heavily at home while Ye Wuju told Ye Huan that his father was adjusting to his success.

Ch. 36Work Begins

Ye Huan oversaw renovations and construction on his family’s house, Bai Jie’s house, and a mountain safe house while arranging care for his livestock. He agreed to sell his rare jadeite for 80 million yuan and planned to keep the windfall quiet from his parents.

  • Ye Huan continued cultivating at night after watching his grandfather’s strength and wanting to become stronger.
  • The renovations on Ye Huan’s house were completed, and construction began on Bai Jie’s house and Ye Huan’s mountain safe house and livestock shelters.
  • Ye Yingying told Ye Huan that her friend would buy his glass-grade imperial green jadeite for 80 million yuan, and Ye Huan agreed to meet her in Ping'an County town.
  • Miss Zhou arranged to meet Ye Huan at Maokong Coffee House the next morning and asked him to bring his ID and bank card.
  • Ye Huan told his grandfather about the sale, agreed to give him five million yuan, and promised not to tell his parents.

Ch. 37A Deal Worth Tens of Millions

Ye Huan sold his jadeite to Miss Zhou for eighty million yuan and handled the tax and banking arrangements. He planned to collect five million yuan in cash to give his paternal aunt’s family, then returned home and told his grandfather.

  • Ye Huan met Miss Zhou at Maokong Coffee House, sold her the jadeite for eighty million yuan, and signed their contract.
  • Ye Huan paid twenty percent personal income tax on the sale at the local tax office.
  • Ye Huan deposited fifty million yuan in a three-year fixed deposit and arranged to collect five million yuan in cash the day after next.
  • Ye Huan bought a bed, bedding, clothes, and a laptop while shopping in the county town.
  • Ye Huan showed his grandfather the bankbook and said he would collect the cash the day after next; his grandfather said transferring the money to the relatives would amount to the same thing.

Ch. 38Time for a get-together

Ye Huan and his grandfather discussed sharing money with relatives, then Ye Huan planned a Saturday class get-together in Jinling. He prepared to leave on Friday and promised Jingjing a toy before heading out.

  • Ye Wuju explained that he wanted to give relatives some money because they still visited him, and Ye Huan said he had no objections.
  • Chen Xixi told Ye Huan the get-together would be held Saturday evening at Lehe Hotel near Jubao Mountain in Jinling.
  • Ye Huan booked a room at the Buckingham Grand Duke and planned to drive to Jinling, attend the gathering, and return Sunday.
  • Ye Huan told his family about the trip and reassured his grandfather that he would keep the money safe.
  • Ye Huan asked Jingjing to keep Great-Grandpa company while he was away and promised to bring her a big toy.

Ch. 39A class reunion

Ye Huan drove to Jinling for his first college reunion after withdrawing cash and buying gold on the way. At the gathering, he caught up with old friends and classmates, and Li Zifei’s greeting hinted that Ye Huan’s former reputation as a computer whiz had not translated into success after graduation.

  • Ye Huan withdrew five million yuan, bought five kilograms of gold bars, and drove overnight to Jinling.
  • After checking into his hotel and resting, Ye Huan messaged Chen Xixi and drove to the Lehe Hotel for the reunion.
  • Ye Huan reunited with Xiaoshuai and Lin Li, telling them he had returned home to work on organic vegetables.
  • Li Zifei arrived late, and Chen Xixi began the reunion dinner with a toast.
  • Ye Huan chatted and drank with his old classmates as some circulated to exchange business cards and boast about their positions.
  • Li Zifei toasted Ye Huan and recalled that he had once been known as a computer whiz, though he had faded into the crowd after entering society.

Ch. 40A minor clash

At the class reunion, Ye Huan and his former classmates talked about marriage and family before Wang Hui rushed downstairs after receiving a message. Ye Huan intervened when a drunk driver insulted and shoved Wang Hui and her husband, and the police arrested the couple after the man attacked an officer.

  • Lin Li followed Ye Huan's Kuaidou account and asked about Xiaobai, while she and Xiaoshuai discussed their families pressuring them to marry.
  • Wang Hui said her husband had driven her to the reunion and was waiting in the car, so Ye Huan invited him to join them.
  • After receiving a message, Wang Hui hurried outside, where Ye Huan found her supporting her husband and arguing with a drunken couple over a car collision.
  • Ye Huan stopped the drunk from shoving him and told Wang Hui to call the police.
  • The drunk shoved an officer and was arrested along with his wife, and Wang Hui and her husband thanked Ye Huan before heading home.

Ch. 41A heart-to-heart

After a university reunion, Ye Huan told Chen Xixi and the others about his profitable vegetable business and declined her offer to work in Magic City. The next day, he stayed in Jinling to sightsee, bought gold, and tried local food before posting a video.

  • Lin Li, Xiaoshuai, and the other classmates left, while Ye Huan stayed to chat with Chen Xixi, Li Zifei, and Ding Yan.
  • Chen Xixi invited Ye Huan to join her team in Magic City, but he declined because he was content farming at home.
  • Ye Huan explained that his organic vegetables sold for thirty yuan a jin and showed the group videos of his home and farm.
  • Ye Huan drove Chen Xixi and Ding Yan to Xianlin, then went back to his hotel and slept.
  • The next morning, Ye Huan stayed in Jinling to sightsee, visited several gold shops, and bought ten jin of gold.
  • Ye Huan ate duck blood vermicelli, soup dumplings, and shaobing, then uploaded a short video of the meal.

Ch. 42Wandering around Jinling

Ye Huan visited Yanziji Park, witnessed a young woman jump into the Yangtze River after her boyfriend tried to break up with her, and then drove home. He arrived eager to see Jingjing and settle into the completed mountain safe house.

  • Ye Huan chose to visit Yanziji Park instead of Qixia Temple and walked along the Yangtze River.
  • A young woman jumped into the river after arguing with her boyfriend, and bystanders rescued her.
  • The police learned that the couple had argued over her family's demands for a large bride price, the apartment, and a home for her younger brother.
  • The boyfriend ended the relationship, citing her family's demands and her behavior with male friends, while the police stopped her from jumping into the river again.
  • Ye Huan bought gifts for Jingjing and Little Tangyuan, then drove home thinking about his new safe house in the mountain woods.
  • Ye Huan arrived home and lifted Jingjing into his arms as Saihu and Xiaobai came out to greet him.

Ch. 43Going Home

Ye Huan returned home with Jingjing and presents, then spent his first night in the new mountain cabin. The next morning, he took Jingjing and Xiaobai to see the workers building Jingjing's house.

  • Ye Huan brought home boxes of plush toys for Jingjing and gave Grandpa the cash, which he stored in his space for safekeeping.
  • Ye Huan and Grandpa discussed the sturdy cabin, and Ye Huan spent the night there drinking beer and enjoying the view of the woods.
  • Ye Huan woke late, then promised Jingjing she could stay in the mountains with him that night.
  • Ye Huan took Jingjing and Xiaobai to check on Jingjing's house and saw the workers making progress on the busy construction site.

Ch. 44Livestreaming again

Ye Huan livestreamed a tour of Ye Family Village and went fishing at a pond with Jingjing and Xiaobai. After catching something large, he discovered it was not a fish.

  • Ye Huan explained Huzi's low martial arts level and said Spirit Spring Water could help improve his strength.
  • Ye Huan livestreamed while showing viewers the village river, its fields, and a deep pond near the village entrance.
  • Ye Huan met Ye Dacai fishing at the pond, where he had caught a bighead carp, and went home to fetch his own fishing gear.
  • Ye Huan set Jingjing and Xiaobai safely away from the water, arranged his phone to film, and began fishing as the audience grew past five thousand.
  • Ye Huan hooked a large creature and reeled it ashore, revealing that it was not a fish.

Ch. 45A Huge Haul

Ye Huan caught a huge bighead carp and a softshell turtle marked with a character for longevity, then brought them home to prepare dinner. The family cooked the fish and planned for Jingjing to stay with Ye Huan in the mountain cabin.

  • Ye Huan caught a large softshell turtle and decided to keep it in the courtyard pond after spotting a character for longevity on its shell.
  • Ye Huan landed a bighead carp weighing at least thirty jin and called Xiaobai to fetch Grandpa and the electric tricycle.
  • Ye Huan took the fish and turtle home, placed the turtle in the pond, and ended his livestream without seeing viewers' offers to buy his catch.
  • Ye Huan prepared the bighead carp, sent some fish to Little Tangyuan's house, and asked Bai Jie to cook fish head with tofu and chicken for dinner.
  • Ye Huan arranged for Jingjing to stay with him in the mountain cabin, while his father discussed shelving and greenhouses and Ye Huan stressed that they needed to withstand heavy winter snow.

Ch. 46Secret manuals

Ye Huan’s family discussed his aunt’s visit and decided to delay giving her the five million yuan his grandfather had set aside. His grandfather passed Ye Huan two ancestral martial arts booklets and urged him to live quietly, while the family shared a meal and reflected on their improved lives.

  • Ye Dafa told Ye Wuju that his eldest daughter and her family were returning because her husband had lost his job.
  • Ye Wuju told Ye Huan to hold back the five million yuan and give his aunt two hundred thousand yuan privately instead.
  • Ye Wuju gave Ye Huan the Ye Family martial arts manual and a secret manual on acupoint sealing and acupuncture, warning him to guard them and keep his abilities hidden.
  • Ye Huan stored the manuals safely in his space and joined Ye Wuju and Ye Dafa for dinner.
  • Ye Huan, Ye Wuju, and Ye Dafa drank together and reflected on how much more comfortable their lives had become.

Ch. 47Telling stories

Ye Huan told Jingjing a bedtime story beneath the stars, then shared breakfast with her the next morning. As his aunt and cousin arrived for a family visit, his grandfather weighed how much money to give them while hoping to avoid a family quarrel.

  • Ye Huan took Jingjing to the mountain cabin, showed her the stars, and told her a version of “The Little Girl Who Sold Missiles.”
  • Ye Huan slept in the cabin while Jingjing watched cartoons, then carried her home for lunch.
  • Jingjing retold the story to Bai Jie and Ye Huan’s mother, who laughed and scolded Ye Huan for telling it.
  • Ye Huan learned that his aunt and her family were coming, and his grandfather considered giving them fifty thousand in installments.
  • Ye Huan’s cousin arrived with his family, while Bai Jie took her meal to the construction site and left Jingjing with Ye Huan.

Ch. 48His scheming aunt

Ye Huan’s aunt questioned his new cars, the family’s farming income, and whether he had sold their grandfather’s treasures, prompting Ye Wuju to defend him. The meal ended with Ye Huan’s mother revealing that their vegetable business was earning well, while his aunt still tried to advise the family on their money.

  • Ye Dafa told Ye Huan’s aunt that Ye Huan had bought him a pickup, and Ye Wuju rebuked her when she suggested Ye Huan might have sold his treasures.
  • Ye Huan took his cousin’s daughter Mimi to play with Jingjing, while his aunt changed the subject after seeing Ye Wuju’s anger.
  • Ye Huan’s aunt criticized vegetable farming, and Ye Wuju scolded her for looking down on farmers until Ye Huan calmed him by pointing out Mimi was frightened.
  • Ye Huan’s aunt questioned the profitability of the vegetable business, and Ye Huan said he paid Bai Jie five thousand yuan a month and offered to pay his parents ten thousand each.
  • Ye Huan’s mother explained that a county restaurant had contracted to buy all their vegetables, and that Ye Dafa only needed to deliver the harvest each morning.

Ch. 49One hundred thousand

Ye Huan’s family gathered at Grandpa’s home, where Grandpa gave one hundred thousand yuan each to Mimi and Ye Huan. After relatives learned about Ye Huan’s costly cabin and livestock business, their conversation about his earnings and prices went awry, and Li Zichuan angered his wife by complaining about Grandpa’s gift.

  • Grandpa gave Mimi and Ye Huan one hundred thousand yuan each, and Mimi’s mother accepted Mimi’s money for her.
  • Jingjing chose to sleep with Ye Huan at his cabin on the back hill, and Ye Huan carried her there with cured meat and sausages.
  • Ye Huan’s mother revealed that his cabin had cost two hundred thousand yuan and that he was raising livestock, prompting his aunt to ask about his earnings.
  • Ye Huan’s mother and aunt misunderstood each other while discussing his income and possible price negotiations with buyers.
  • Li Zichuan called Grandpa’s gift stingy, and Mimi’s mother slapped him and scolded him for his selfish remark.

Ch. 50Disco Came to Pay Child Support Again

Ye Huan took Jingjing and Mimi on a livestream to show viewers his woodland cabin and the site where he planned to build a treehouse. The stream ended with Xiaobai’s wild wolf father, Disco, appearing and nuzzling his son.

  • Ye Huan told Jingjing a bedtime story, then fell asleep in his recliner with Xiaobai nearby.
  • Grandpa asked Ye Huan what to do with the vegetable patch allocated to Jingjing’s mother, and Ye Huan suggested growing vegetables to support her and Jingjing.
  • Ye Huan began a livestream with Mimi, Jingjing, Xiaobai, and Saihu, showing viewers his cabin and its panoramic roof.
  • Ye Huan showed viewers a large tree where he planned to build a treehouse.
  • Disco arrived after howling, and Ye Huan introduced Xiaobai’s wild wolf father to the livestream viewers.
  • Disco nuzzled Xiaobai while the viewers reacted to the wolf’s name.
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