Festival of Lights · Diwali
Shi Wen inherited his grandfather’s ranch, built up a small herd, and began settling into life in J Province. He befriended Yan Kexing and his students, while expanding his livestock and learning how to manage the ranch.
Shi Wen expanded his ranch by buying sheep and sick cattle, caring for the animals, and planning silage crops, while Yan Kexing and local contacts helped him secure advice and financing. The stretch ended with Shi Wen joining Fu Meng’s family to gather wild chive blossoms and learn to make Chang Qingqing’s sauce.
Shi Wen expanded his ranch, adopted new animals, harvested hay and wool, and found a prized breeding ram. After helping Yan Kexing rescue two orphaned tiger cubs, Shi Wen agreed to raise them at the ranch with Yan Kexing’s help and official support.
Shi Wen expanded his ranch with woolly pigs, silage, pigeon eggs, and beehives while helping with a feral pig hunt and grading sheep. The arc ended with Reheman delivering six beehives to the pasture as Shi Wen planned where to place them.
As winter brought cold, predators, and new work to Shi Wen’s ranch, he protected his animals, took in a wolf pup, and learned that Yan Kexing was a Yinglong. The stretch ended with Shi Wen helping Sikewell deliver a calf at Deng Yanma’s farm.
Shi Wen cared for the ranch through a blizzard, helped recover a snow leopard and a wounded wolf king, and deepened his relationship with Yan Kexing. After the storm, the group gathered creeping pine and berries in the mountains, while Yan Kexing warned Shi Wen that the others would soon leave for a week-long survey.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch through new forage plans, livestock purchases, and a major lambing season while working with Yang Yiqing and the Abnormal Affairs Bureau. The arc ended with Shi Wen and Zhu Ji arriving at Red Blossom Ranch to acquire sheep and sainfoin seeds.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch with new livestock, managed its animals and crops, and agreed with Yan Kexing to foster a fox cub. The arc left Shi Wen and his friends searching the mountains for lingzhi on a spring outing.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch, cared for an injured racehorse and a weak calf and camel, and sold unusually fine wool for a substantial profit. The arc ended with him riding Shi Suo on a journey with Sikewell to treat livestock in remote pastures.
Shi Wen helped the community, recovered Zhake’s missing horses, released and revisited the tiger cubs, and supported neighboring ranchers with their animals and livestock. The stretch ended with Shi Wen and Yan Kexing helping fight a wildfire in the Agouna Mountains before heading home.
Shi Wen helped restore the burned mountain, built up the ranch, and discovered that his qilin bloodline had awakened as he joined efforts to protect wildlife and livestock. After a sandstorm struck, he set out with Yan Kexing to search for Qile Moge’s missing sheep.
Shi Wen recovered lost sheep, harvested the ranch’s crops and honey, and took in a snow leopard cub while building ties with researchers and neighbors. The stretch ended with new discoveries in the mountains, chicken work, breeding plans, and a community forage harvest.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch with sheep pigs, Heavenly Horses, and a forty-year lease on two nearby mountains while caring for the animals and sharing the ranch’s produce. The arc ended with Shi Wen and Yan Kexing discovering an old apple orchard and arranging to replace the ranch’s aging fence.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch, took on new livestock and helped villagers while managing the animals’ unexpected behavior. The stretch ended with Shi Wen sending Shi Suo away temporarily after the mares pursued him during breeding season.
Shi Wen’s ranch flourished through lambing season and the sale of pet lambs, while his bond with the animals deepened. His Qilin abilities awakened wings, and the arc ended with him and Yan Kexing preparing to meet Changfeng, a possible white tiger with a Divine Beast Bloodline.
Shi Wen and Yan Kexing cared for the ranch’s animals through the New Year, investigated unusual meerkats, and took on new work with a depressed panda and foaling mares. The stretch ended with horse buyer Zhan Chongyun considering Shi Wen’s terms for purchasing the ranch’s stallions.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch’s livestock operations, rescued and housed several eagles, and discovered cistanche that became a popular new product. He turned down large-scale expansion while promoting local mutton and managing the breeding season.
Shi Wen cared for the ranch animals, rescued wildlife, and expanded the ranch’s crops and products. The arc ended with green juice milk attracting attention while Shi Wen continued planting and tending the ranch.
Shi Wen helped with flood relief, sold his prized mutton, and gathered rare mushrooms with his friends. After tests raised questions about the ranch’s potent ingredients, he paused sales until research confirmed their safety, while planning new livestock breeding work.
Shi Wen expanded the ranch, harvested high-value honey, led a veterinary outreach trip, and returned to share acorn tofu with Yan Kexing. After a rampaging steer and a search for hornet nests, Shi Wen and Yan Kexing removed a huge nest, leaving Zhu Ji eager to try the pupae.