Episode 23 recap: In the city of Muyun, old acquaintances appeared.
This time, Wuming Department Store jumped straight to the first place in the rankings. Ji Ming Zhao couldn't help but show off a little. He called out to Ji Ming Xin with Meng San Xi, Ye Wu Zhi, and Yan Si Fang in front of the leaderboard, asking her to open her eyes and see that Wuming Department Store was now in first place. But Ji Ming Xin didn't show up at all.
Unwilling to be lonely, Ji Ming Zhao went to show off his ranking to Gu Nian Jiu. Gu Nian Jiu got second place this time, which was already the top for the Liang family. However, she envied Ji Ming Zhao's freedom. Ji Ming Zhao extended an olive branch to Gu Nian Jiu, saying that he had a big plan coming up and wanted to invite Gu Nian Jiu to join. However, Gu Nian Jiu had her own plans and didn't agree to Ji Ming Zhao.
The yamen in Muyun City suddenly announced that the reward for first place, the Potian Sword, was changed to a poetry collection written by Ying Bai Chi and a ten-thousand-liang purchasing voucher from the Ying family's commercial firm. This news left Ji Ming Zhao, Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ye Wu Zhi dissatisfied, and they couldn't help but express their disappointment with a sigh.
A new city lord arrived in Muyun City, and the people welcomed him along the way. Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ye Wu Zhi initially didn't think much of it, but they unexpectedly found that the new city lord resembled their old acquaintance. The three couldn't help but chase after him to get a closer look. Ji Ming Zhao noticed this strange behavior and found it curious.
Meng San Xi, Yan Si Fang, and Ye Wu Zhi were lost in their own thoughts beneath the leaderboard. No matter what Ji Ming Zhao said, they just casually responded without sincerity. This made Ji Ming Zhao a little angry, so she told the three to go back to the store and daydream.
With her first-place ranking in mind, Ji Ming Zhao wanted to celebrate and tell Ji Ming Xin the news. She specially arranged a group of people to rehearse with her, determined to make Ji Ming Xin feel ashamed for underestimating her in the past. Ji San Jie (Third Sister Ji) came out of the store and saw Ji Ming Zhao standing on a chair, thinking that she had forgotten her keys.
Ji Ming Zhao specifically asked to see Ji Ming Xin, but Ji Ming Xin had already gone out early to deposit money. Her parents went with her to the bank to show off because all the shops were losing money last month, except Ji Ming Xin's shop, which earned over thirty thousand liang. When Ji Ming Zhao learned about this and heard Ji San Jie mention that Ji Ming Xin lent her twenty thousand liang to get by, she no longer had the face to boast to Ji Ming Xin. She had to quickly seek financing to expand her store and strive for more profits.
Just as Meng San Xi returned to the store, he wanted to spread some news, so he asked Yan Si Fang and Ye Wu Zhi to watch the store while he rushed off.
Meng San Xi criticized Lao Wang Noodle Shop for providing inaccurate information about the prices, which made the shopkeeper very angry. The shopkeeper decided to bring out the cash register and refund Meng San Xi, but Meng San Xi refused. The shopkeeper knew that Meng San Xi was trying to swindle the information because he couldn't afford the real prices. The shopkeeper then mentioned Dai Meng Hui leaving the Dai family to seek revenge for Dai Da. Over the years, Dai Meng Hui became poorer and poorer, but he persevered and worked hard, earning the title of one of the Five Sons of Muyun. It showed that he didn't waste his time in the yamen.
Ye Wu Zhi always wanted to gamble whenever she had money. Following her inner desires, she asked Yan Si Fang to watch the store and rushed to the gambling house. At the door, Qi Gai asked Ye Wu Zhi for a penny, intending to congratulate her on her good gambling luck, but before he could finish speaking, Ye Wu Zhi lost all her money and came out empty-handed.
Qi Gai saw the fiery look in Ye Wu Zhi's eyes and felt that he could turn things around with a steel plate. He quickly protected his own money. Ye Wu Zhi noticed that the person selling chestnuts next to the gambling house was her senior brother Zhou Yang. She went up to greet him, but he didn't want to recognize her at all. Ye Wu Zhi pointed out the scar on his neck, which was caused by their sparring in the past. Zhou Yang quickly adjusted his collar but still refused to acknowledge Ye Wu Zhi and walked away.
Yan Si Fang's parents brought their children to Wuming Department Store to buy things. Yan Si Fang saw their happy appearance and felt a mixture of envy and pain. While looking for money, she couldn't help but hide under the counter and cry. When Ye Wu Zhi returned to the store, her eyes were also moist. Ji Ming Zhao happened to bring people back for a visit and said that the two of them wanted to cry on their own. She asked them to put up a sign saying "Temporarily Closed" and not allow anyone else to enter.
Meng San Xi and Ye Wu Zhi went to receive the award on behalf of Ji Ming Zhao and recognized the new city lord and his guard as members of their martial arts sect. They were invited to the city lord's mansion as guests. The city lord, Gao Zi Yu, was Meng San Xi's senior brother. He wanted to explain the situation concerning their sect, but Meng San Xi stubbornly believed that they had all become immortals and ascended to heaven, refusing to acknowledge Gao Zi Yu.
Ye Wu Zhi's martial uncle was intimidated by the members of the Sanqi Sect, and he managed to escape with the surviving eleven people by feigning death. They hid in the market, hoping to stay alive. However, Ye Wu Zhi, who had learned the Wumang Technique, would bring them danger. That's why Zhou Yang and Zhao Shifu dared not acknowledge Ye Wu Zhi.
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