Episode 5 recap: Three people join forces to open a grocery store.
Ye Wu Zhi practiced the "Unwavering Technique," a cultivation method that required her to suppress her emotions and had age restrictions. Liu Yun Xiao was Ye Wu Zhi's senior martial brother. Due to reaching the age limit without succeeding in mastering the Unwavering Technique, he was expelled from the inner sect. Before leaving, he expressed relief and confessed that he had written a love letter, addressed to Ye Wu Zhi. Ye Wu Zhi was taken aback and couldn't help but look at Liu Yun Xiao. Her master reminded her not to be affected and instructed her to continue her diligent cultivation.
One day, Ye Wu Zhi noticed that Xie Cheng Huan, a disciple from the outer sect, came to the inner sect to practice and claimed it was for a rendezvous. He believed that Ye Wu Zhi had come for the same purpose because he had written her a love letter. This made Ye Wu Zhi feel delighted.
The cultivation method Ye Wu Zhi practiced prevented her from lying, so she honestly stated that she hadn't seen the love letter. Although she knew Xie Cheng Huan, she didn't have a good impression of him and bluntly expressed her opinion that he was attention-seeking and had extremely weak martial arts skills, lacking any merits. Xie Cheng Huan was deeply hurt by her words. However, what he didn't expect was that the sect leader had secretly read the love letter he had written to Ye Wu Zhi and was hiding nearby. The sect leader caught him in the act and called for a sect assembly. Xie Cheng Huan was punished with a three-month confinement and Ye Wu Zhi was praised as a meritorious informant. Ye Wu Zhi couldn't defend herself or reveal that her master had read the love letter. As a result, she faced ostracism from her fellow disciples. Everyone feared she would report them behind their backs, and no one wanted to eat with her. From then on, Ye Wu Zhi lived a secluded life, focusing solely on her cultivation without any disturbances.
In order to divert pursuers, Meng San Xi was willing to sacrifice all her silver tickets, which greatly impressed Ye Wu Zhi. However, both Yan Si Fang and Meng San Xi believed that she underestimated men. Yan Si Fang immediately uncovered a plaster on Meng San Xi's back, revealing a silver ticket hidden inside. Upon closer inspection, Ye Wu Zhi found that there were only ten taels of silver, which left him puzzled. Meng San Xi could not believe it either. When she realized there were only ten taels, she felt heartbroken. After all, she had originally hidden one thousand and ten taels, but now there were only ten taels left. How would she survive? Yan Si Fang opened a shop on the street, and the three of them decided to stay there for the night. Meng San Xi recalled the time when she had strong martial arts skills and lived comfortably on the rewards from the government. She never expected to fall so far today, so she put on a pitiful act. Ye Wu Zhi finally realized that Meng San Xi wanted to borrow money, but she didn't have much money in her pocket. She could only lend five taels to Meng San Xi, so that both of them would have fifteen taels. Yan Si Fang had just deposited a large sum of money in the bank, making him the richest among the three. When Meng San Xi learned of this, she quickly flattered him. The three of them agreed to go together to withdraw the money the next day.
Meng San Xi lost her jade pendant and couldn't prove that the money was hers, so she couldn't withdraw any money. The shopkeeper who had served her yesterday had already achieved financial freedom and was enjoying life, so there was no one who could prove that Yan Si Fang was Yan Si Fang. Now Yan Si Fang had a large sum of money in the bank, but she couldn't touch it. At this moment, she remembered that the cashier had given her ten taels as a thank-you for helping her with a big deal. That was all the money she had now.
Ye Wu Zhi went out to meet Liu Feng, who had the same purpose as her. She learned that the only three people who wanted to investigate the Sanqi Sect were themselves. The other two had higher martial arts skills but only received two to three taels of monthly payment. She couldn't help but worry about her livelihood. The other two scraped together some money and gave it to Ye Wu Zhi. Now she had thirty taels in her hands. Meng San Xi suggested that they all work together to open a shop because there was no grocery store in the southern city. They decided to open a grocery store and debated over the name. Finally, they settled on "Nameless Grocery Store." Meng San Xi firmly believed that the grocery store could make money and took out ten taels as the initial investment. Yan Si Fang, in order to avoid working too hard, also confidently contributed her only ten taels. Ye Wu Zhi, however, contributed thirty taels, which puzzled her. Why did she have to contribute double the amount of money and work double the amount of labor? Meng San Xi quickly reassured her that it was a matter of ability and workload.
When Yan Si Fang went to find the shop owner to sign the lease agreement, the shop owner was moved to tears. This made Yan Si Fang think that the other party was overly exaggerated. On the opening day, as she watched the crowd gather and then disperse, she began to have doubts. Gu Twenty-Nine, who was from the same industry, came to visit and bought the most expensive item in the store, indicating that this shop was a famous declining store in Muyun City. All the previous owners had failed to survive for more than three months before closing down, which is why people loved to come and watch the spectacle. Some people in Muyun City collected protection fees, but Ye Wu Zhi believed that her martial prowess was high enough that she didn't need to pay. However, these people were unscrupulous and even resorted to throwing feces at night, which disgusted everyone.
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