Recaps

Shi Wen sold his wool to Zhang Deyuan and noticed that some of Zhang’s sheep were sick. After a vet confirmed they had bluetongue disease, Shi Wen learned that his warning had helped prevent more serious losses; the chapter then followed him as he began taking manure to a fermentation pit on his pasture.

• Shi Wen sold seventy-three jin and six liang of first-grade wool to Zhang Deyuan for 4,785 yuan.
• Shi Wen warned Zhang Deyuan that several sheep looked sick and might have a contagious disease.
• Shi Wen studied his books at home while worrying that he might have misjudged the sheep.
• Fu Meng told Shi Wen that Sikewell had confirmed bluetongue disease and treated Zhang Deyuan’s sheep before the illness spread.
• Shi Wen agreed to let Zhang Deyuan thank him in person, then began hauling livestock manure to a fermentation pit.

Shi Wen received Zhang Deyuan’s thanks for spotting bluetongue in his sheep, then discussed buying half-grown ewes from him. Zhang offered to let Shi Wen choose from his flock at wholesale price, and Shi Wen offered to pay extra.

• Shi Wen finished dumping manure and went to the gate when Heiwa barked, where he met Zhang Deyuan and Fu Meng.
• Zhang Deyuan thanked Shi Wen for noticing the sheep’s illness and said the bluetongue outbreak was under control.
• Shi Wen explained that the affected sheep had seemed listless and swollen, then hosted Zhang Deyuan and Fu Meng for tea.
• Zhang Deyuan offered to let Shi Wen choose suitable half-grown ewes from his own flock at the price he had paid.
• Shi Wen offered to pay Zhang Deyuan twenty yuan per jin instead of the nineteen yuan per jin Zhang had paid, but Zhang refused the extra payment.

Shi Wen bought seventy-eight young ewes from Zhang Deyuan at a discounted price and isolated them at his ranch. After Fu Meng sent him a video of two sheepdog puppies up for adoption, Shi Wen went to Star Pet Hospital to see them.

• Shi Wen inspected Zhang Deyuan's flock and marked seventy-eight of the best young ewes for purchase.
• Zhang Deyuan offered Shi Wen a discounted price, and Fu Meng witnessed their deal as Shi Wen paid more than sixty thousand yuan.
• Zhang Deyuan asked Shi Wen to keep the bluetongue disease situation quiet, and Shi Wen agreed before taking the new sheep to his ranch and isolating them.
• Shi Wen asked Fu Meng and Zhang Deyuan to help find affordable local sheepdogs, and Fu Meng sent him a video of two puppies at a pet hospital.
• Shi Wen visited Star Pet Hospital and found the two local sheepdog puppies up for adoption.

Shi Wen adopted two puppies to help Heiwa watch his sheep, then left them at the pet hospital when Yan Kexing asked him to calm a Tibetan wild ass trapped in a marsh. As Yan Kexing drove him toward the Agouna Mountains, Shi Wen realized Yan knew his ranch well.

• Shi Wen befriended two puppies at the pet hospital, despite their very different temperaments, and decided to adopt them as sheepdogs.
• Shi Wen registered to adopt the puppies and bought them food, treats, and medicine, along with beef snacks for Heiwa.
• Yan Kexing called Shi Wen for help calming a stressed Tibetan wild ass trapped in a marsh near the Agouna Mountains.
• Shi Wen left the puppies at the pet hospital and joined Yan Kexing in his car.
• Shi Wen told Yan Kexing about buying more sheep and adopting the puppies, and noticed that Yan was familiar with his ranch.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing joined a rescue effort to free a Tibetan wild ass trapped in a swamp. Shi Wen calmed the animal and secured a rope around it, and Yan Kexing tied the knot before they prepared to move back.

• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing arrived at the swamp, where rescuers explained that a Tibetan wild ass had charged in while chasing a car and could not be freed.
• Shi Wen put on waterproof trousers, approached the trapped wild ass, and calmed it by stroking its neck.
• Shi Wen looped a rope around the wild ass’s belly, front legs, and neck while Yan Kexing passed him the rope.
• Yan Kexing joined Shi Wen in the swamp and tied a secure slipknot as the wild ass trembled and fell quiet.
• Yan Kexing told Shi Wen to move back a little once the knot was ready.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing helped rescue a Tibetan wild ass trapped in a marsh, then drove to N City People's Hospital to have Shi Wen’s eyes examined. The results showed that his vision was excellent despite his history of wearing glasses.

• Shi Wen, Yan Kexing, and the volunteers used a vehicle and worked together for more than two hours to pull the Tibetan wild ass free.
• A veterinarian examined the exhausted animal and found nothing seriously wrong.
• Yan Kexing persuaded Shi Wen to visit N City People's Hospital for an eye examination on their way back to N City.
• The doctor tested Shi Wen’s vision and found his visual acuity was 5.3 in both eyes, surprising Shi Wen, who had worn glasses for years.

After learning that Yan Kexing had a nonhuman bloodline, Shi Wen returned to the ranch with two puppies and tested himself using strips from the Abnormal Affairs Bureau. The results showed a dramatic rise in his Divinity and Abilities, leaving Zhu Ji stunned.

• Shi Wen confirmed that his eyesight was healthy, then asked Yan Kexing about his bloodline, and Yan Kexing admitted he was not of human blood.
• Yan Kexing said his bloodline was classified and that Shi Wen might learn the truth as he continued to grow.
• Shi Wen picked up two puppies and brought them to the ranch, where Heiwa barked jealously at the newcomers.
• Shi Wen soothed Heiwa, cared for the ranch animals, and then tested himself with the strips from the Abnormal Affairs Bureau.
• Zhu Ji saw Shi Wen's latest test data: his Divinity had reached 538 and his Abilities 364, more than twice their May 6 levels.

Zhu Ji reviewed Shi Wen’s extraordinary ability test data and visited him with his assistant, Duan Kuo, to learn more about his situation and see the ranch. Shi Wen showed them the livestock shed, where the puppies Le Wa and An Wa greeted them with barking.

• Zhu Ji called Yan Kexing after seeing Shi Wen’s remarkable test data, but Yan Kexing admitted he was biased because Shi Wen was his friend.
• Shi Wen took his newly purchased sheep out to graze while Zhu Ji and Duan Kuo waited outside the ranch gate.
• Zhu Ji called Shi Wen, introduced himself as the Provincial Anomaly Management Office director, and explained that they wanted to visit and learn more about his abilities.
• Shi Wen rode to the gate, welcomed Zhu Ji and Duan Kuo, and led them around the ranch.
• Shi Wen brought Zhu Ji and Duan Kuo into the livestock shed, where Le Wa barked and Zhu Ji asked about the puppies’ names.

Shi Wen received intermediate Ability user status and applied for a ranch subsidy, then used the first payment to plan to expand his dairy herd. When Zhang Deyuan warned him about widespread livestock illnesses, Shi Wen asked whether sick cows could be bought cheaply, leaving Zhang stunned.

• Zhu Ji classified Shi Wen as an intermediate Ability user and told him he could apply for special funding.
• Shi Wen submitted an application for a three-hundred-thousand-yuan subsidy, and fifty thousand yuan arrived a week later.
• Shi Wen contacted Zhang Deyuan about buying three to five dairy cows for the ranch.
• Zhang Deyuan warned Shi Wen that illnesses were spreading among livestock and suggested waiting for the weather to clear.
• Shi Wen asked whether sick cows would be much cheaper, and Zhang Deyuan questioned why he wanted to buy them.

Shi Wen considered buying sick cattle, but Zhang Deyuan, Fu Meng, and Sikewell warned him about the risks and urged him to gain experience first. Shi Wen accompanied Sikewell to treat a herd with mucosal disease, where they found one cow dead and three others still sick.

• Shi Wen explained that buying sick cattle could help sellers recover losses while allowing him to purchase livestock cheaply, but Zhang Deyuan warned him about disease and quarantine risks.
• Zhang Deyuan told Fu Meng about Shi Wen's plan, and Fu Meng and Sikewell each tried to dissuade him; Sikewell offered Shi Wen work as a veterinary assistant instead.
• Shi Wen accepted Sikewell's offer and accompanied him to a neighboring town to treat a herding family's cattle with mucosal disease.
• Shi Wen and Sikewell encountered a dead cow with bloody mucus, ulcerated skin, and rotted hooves, and Sikewell recorded the case and arranged for the carcass to be buried and the site disinfected.
• Shi Wen followed Sikewell into an old cowshed to examine the family's three remaining sick cows, which lay panting with ulcerated mouths and foul-smelling saliva.

Shi Wen bought three severely ill cows despite Sikewell’s warnings, determined to try to nurse them back to health. He brought them to his warehouse, where Sikewell stressed that they must remain strictly isolated.

• Sikewell examined the sick cows and warned Shi Wen that their condition was grave and that sick livestock could devastate a herding family.
• Shi Wen insisted on buying the cows and explained that he would isolate them by his warehouse and vaccinate his healthy livestock.
• The owners and nearby herders agreed to sell Shi Wen all three cows for three thousand each, and they completed a witnessed written agreement.
• Sikewell arranged a safe-disposal vehicle to transport the cows to Shi Wen’s home, where Shi Wen settled them in the empty warehouse.
• Sikewell instructed Shi Wen to maintain strict isolation and disinfect himself before tending to healthy cattle and sheep.

Shi Wen cared for three sick cows, but one died despite his efforts. Sikewell and Tang Duohai removed the carcass and discovered the other two cows had recovered enough to go into heat, leaving Shi Wen to consider how he would breed them.

• Shi Wen found that two sick cows had improved while the gravely ill cow had worsened, and he cared for them before the sickest cow died.
• Shi Wen called Sikewell, who arrived with his assistant Tang Duohai to document and remove the dead cow and disinfect the storeroom.
• Shi Wen reported that the other two cows were agitated and bleeding, and Sikewell and Tang Duohai laughed when they realized the cows were in heat.
• Sikewell explained that the cows' heat meant they had recovered, then advised Shi Wen on their care and breeding options for a future cycle.

Shi Wen’s two surviving cows recovered and entered heat, so he asked Sikewell to artificially inseminate them. Afterward, Shi Wen hoped they would safely give birth to healthy calves.

• Sikewell explained cattle breeding to Shi Wen, then drove away with the dead cow and contaminated materials.
• Tang Duohai told his card-playing friends that Shi Wen’s two remaining cows had nearly recovered and gone into heat, prompting them to discuss Shi Wen’s skill and luck.
• Shi Wen asked Sikewell to artificially inseminate the cows and explained that he planned to hire workers to make silage soon.
• Sikewell examined the healthy-looking cows, checked the frozen local brown-cattle semen with Shi Wen, and inseminated both cows.
• Sikewell gave each cow a vitamin injection, and Shi Wen hoped they would safely deliver their calves.

Shi Wen managed the herd, stopped Le Wa from chasing the geese, and checked the fallow cornfield as he planned to reclaim it. He later visited Fu Meng to discuss the cows’ pregnancies and his plan to breed the sheep in October.

• Shi Wen drove the cattle and sheep with help from Heiwa, Le Wa, and An Wa, while the geese followed the herd.
• Le Wa chased the geese despite Shi Wen’s calls, then tripped and fell; Shi Wen checked the dog for injuries and scolded it before rewarding Heiwa for helping.
• Shi Wen left the dogs to watch the herd and inspected the old cornfield, finding dark, loose soil that could be used after plowing and fertilizing.
• Shi Wen visited Fu Meng and said Dr. Sikewell expected the two cows to give birth next May if cared for well.
• Shi Wen told Fu Meng he planned to breed the sheep in October so their lambs would be born in March, when spring forage would be available.

Shi Wen arranged to buy fermented manure and hire workers to plant fifty mu of silage corn, then Yan Kexing offered to show him a new variety. At the growing base, Shi Wen learned that Yucheng Silage No. 9 had promising yields and nutritional value.

• Shi Wen asked Fu Meng for five thousand kilograms of fermented manure and planned to plant fifty mu of silage corn to reduce winter feed costs.
• Fu Meng recommended local workers to plow and sow Shi Wen's land, though they could not come for a few days because it was peak planting season.
• Shi Wen accidentally video-called Yan Kexing, who asked about his silage corn plans and offered to take him to see Yucheng Silage No. 9.
• Shi Wen visited the growing base with Yan Kexing and heard a staff member describe the variety's yield, palatability, disease resistance, and protein content.

Shi Wen bought expensive Yucheng Silage No. 9 seeds for his ranch, and Yan Kexing offered to lend him money before accepting an invitation to visit and stay overnight. When Yan Kexing spotted a stack of papers by his team on Shi Wen’s desk, Shi Wen realized his private reading had been exposed.

• Shi Wen read the paper on Yucheng Silage No. 9 and agreed to buy enough seeds for his fifty mu of land at thirty-six yuan per jin, with technical support included.
• Yan Kexing offered to lend Shi Wen money, but Shi Wen explained that he had received part of a 300,000-yuan subsidy and was carefully budgeting.
• Shi Wen invited Yan Kexing to tour the ranch and stay the night, and Yan Kexing praised the lively grounds.
• Shi Wen brought Yan Kexing into the house and offered to prepare a guest bed.
• Yan Kexing noticed the papers by his team on Shi Wen’s desk, and Shi Wen realized Yan Kexing had seen them.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing spent a quiet afternoon together before heading out to watch the sunset, where Shi Wen's dogs brought them enormous mushrooms. Yan Kexing identified them as delicious mushrooms and warned Shi Wen to avoid eating unfamiliar kinds.

• Shi Wen changed the subject when Yan Kexing asked what he thought of the research paper, and the two made a bed together.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing worked quietly at home, then went outside to watch the sunset.
• Shi Wen's dogs returned from herding cattle and sheep with large mushrooms in their mouths.
• Yan Kexing identified the mushrooms as delicious mushrooms, which the dogs had likely dug up, and explained how to distinguish them from similar species.
• Yan Kexing cautioned Shi Wen against eating mushrooms he could not confidently identify.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing brought home mushrooms the dogs had found and cooked them after the dogs stopped Shi Wen from leaving. Yan Kexing finished stir-frying the mushrooms, and Shi Wen kept the dish inside to cool before serving it.

• Yan Kexing confirmed that the mushrooms Heiwa and the other dogs had brought back were safe to eat.
• Shi Wen tried to leave with Yan Kexing to watch the sunset, but An Wa, Le Wa, and Heiwa blocked his way until he agreed to cook the mushrooms.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing cleaned the mushrooms, and Yan Kexing took over the preparation and cooking.
• The three dogs waited outside the kitchen with their bowls as Yan Kexing stir-fried the mushrooms.
• Shi Wen took the finished dish back inside to let it cool while the dogs jumped and whined for food.

Yan Kexing cooked a meal that delighted Shi Wen, and the two shared an intimate evening on the ranch. While showing Yan Kexing around, Shi Wen explained his three-year plan and the financial constraints holding back the ranch’s expansion.

• Yan Kexing prepared stir-fried mushrooms, beef, and eggplant with loofah and egg drop soup, and Shi Wen served rice and soup to the dogs.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing ate together, and Shi Wen praised the dishes, especially the delicious mushrooms and eggplant.
• After washing the dishes, Shi Wen invited Yan Kexing to walk beneath the stars and showed him around the ranch.
• Shi Wen told Yan Kexing he planned to build the ranch’s infrastructure and bring in livestock over three years, hoping to turn a profit that year.
• Yan Kexing suggested Shi Wen consider a loan to expand the ranch, and Shi Wen explained that he lacked suitable collateral for one.

After accepting Yan Kexing’s help to secure a loan, Shi Wen used the money to fund his livestock operation and struggled to give his sheep a medicated bath. Sikewell helped him and the dogs contain the flock, and Shi Wen turned to care for his exhausted dogs before attending to Sikewell.

• Shi Wen accepted Yan Kexing’s offer to introduce him to a local bank, and borrowed 700,000 yuan with Yan Kexing as guarantor.
• Shi Wen drove the sheep toward a pool of medicated water to treat their parasites and prevent insect bites.
• The sheep resisted fiercely, exhausting Shi Wen and his three dogs as they tried to herd them into the pool.
• Sikewell arrived on his motorcycle and helped Shi Wen block the sheep and pen them in the medicated water.
• Shi Wen let the sheep out after they had soaked, then gave water and dried meat to the tired dogs before turning to Sikewell.

Shi Wen visited the sick cattle Sikewell had found and examined two pregnant dairy cows with mucosal disease. He agreed to buy them for three thousand each, but their owner objected to the price.

• Sikewell examined Shi Wen’s four cows and confirmed that the two pregnancies were stable.
• Sikewell told Shi Wen about five sick cows for sale, and Shi Wen went with him to inspect them.
• Shi Wen and Sikewell visited a household with two seriously ill dairy cows that were pregnant and still producing milk.
• Shi Wen examined the cows and agreed to buy both for three thousand each, but the owner objected to his offer.

Shi Wen bought five pregnant, sick dairy cows and began caring for them at his ranch. After milking one cow while keeping the dogs out of the warehouse, he fed the sick cows and tended to the rest of his livestock.

• Shi Wen negotiated with a wealthy cattle-raising family and bought their two pregnant cows for 6,600, then bought three more sick, pregnant dairy cows with Sikewell’s help.
• Shi Wen brought all five cows to the ranch and housed them in the disinfected old warehouse.
• Shi Wen went to the warehouse before dawn with Heiwa, checked the cows, washed them, and applied medicine.
• Shi Wen milked one cow while An Wa and Le Wa tried to sneak into the warehouse for milk, then shut all three dogs outside.
• Shi Wen fed the sick cows fresh grass, sent the dogs to drive the healthy cattle and sheep out to graze, and cleaned the livestock shed.

After a rainy night, Shi Wen woke and went outside to find the courtyard and grassland blanketed in white and red flowers. He stood at the courtyard entrance, looking out at the flowers stretching to the mountains.

• Shi Wen woke to rain and set an alarm for ten more minutes of sleep.
• After getting up, Shi Wen drank warmed milk and put on rain gear to go outside.
• Shi Wen opened the door and found the courtyard covered in white and red flowers.
• Shi Wen saw white flowers swaying across the grassland all the way to the foot of the mountains.

Shi Wen admired the wild chive blossoms at his ranch before Fu Meng invited him over for lamb and homemade chive blossom sauce. After finishing his ranch chores, Shi Wen joined Fu Meng and his family for lunch, where he was served lamb broth, tender meat, and the sauce.

• Shi Wen identified the flowers covering his ranch as wild chive blossoms, photographed them with his dogs, and posted the pictures to WeChat Moments.
• Fu Meng called Shi Wen and invited him to eat lamb with his family and try Chang Qingqing's homemade chive blossom sauce.
• Shi Wen fed the dogs, moved hay for the livestock because the pasture was wet, and finished his ranch chores.
• Shi Wen brought pastries to Fu Meng's home, where Chang Qingqing welcomed him and Fu Meng prepared the stewed lamb.
• Shi Wen ate lamb and drank broth with Fu Meng's family, and Chang Qingqing offered him chive blossom sauce to try.

Shi Wen enjoyed Fu Meng’s family’s mutton with Chang Qingqing’s chive blossom sauce and asked to learn how to make it. As Chang Qingqing taught him, Zhang Deyuan arrived at Shi Wen’s home.

• Shi Wen praised Chang Qingqing’s chive blossom sauce after tasting it with Fu Meng’s mutton.
• Shi Wen agreed to let Chang Qingqing gather chive blossoms from his pasture and teach him to make the sauce.
• Fu Meng, Chang Qingqing, their children, and Shi Wen gathered chive blossoms using metal scoops.
• Chang Qingqing showed Shi Wen how to prepare the blossoms and grind them with onions, chilies, and other ingredients.
• Zhang Deyuan called out for Shi Wen, who answered from the kitchen and told Le Wa to stop barking.