BDSMST -Chapter 140 Returning to the Estate, A New Beginning

After resting in Medicine King Valley for another five days, Jiang Suisui and her companions finally set out on their journey home.

During these five days, Jiang Suisui did not remain idle. She took out some of the high-yield crop seeds from her space—such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes—which had already been improved, and gave them to the Guardian Clan. She also carefully taught them how to plant and cultivate these crops.

For these people who had lived almost completely isolated from the outside world—relying mainly on hunting and gathering for food—these crops, which could provide a stable food supply, were as valuable as another rebirth.

Meanwhile, Bai Yutang behaved like a greedy scholar. He buried himself in the inheritance stone walls and the countless medical books and classics left behind by the Medicine King, copying and studying them day and night without rest. He wished he could cram all the knowledge of Medicine King Valley directly into his mind.

Bai Ling’er and Gu Xuan, with the special permission of the High Priestess, entered the Mechanism Vault of Medicine King Valley. Inside were various ingenious mechanisms and unfinished creations made by the Medicine King in the past. The two children lingered there endlessly, utterly awed by the Medicine King’s boundless imagination and masterful craftsmanship.

On the day of departure, almost the entire village—men, women, young and old—came out to see them off. They escorted Jiang Suisui and her group all the way to the waterfall curtain that marked the entrance to Medicine King Valley.

“Spring Master, take care on your journey,” the High Priestess said, holding Jiang Suisui’s hand, her eyes filled with reluctance.

“High Priestess, please take care of your health as well. I’ll have to trouble you with the matters of the valley,” Jiang Suisui replied. “Once things outside are settled, I’ll come back to visit you again.”

Wuhuan and several young members of the Guardian Clan volunteered to serve as guards and porters. They tied the heavy chests of medicinal herbs and ores to their backs with special vines and moved lightly as swallows at the front of the group. They planned to escort the Spring Master safely all the way to the outskirts of Mount Woniu.

Passing through the deep tunnel and crossing the dark swamp, when the familiar sunlight of the outside world once again shone upon them, everyone felt as though they had stepped into another lifetime.

The journey back was far smoother than the journey there. With Wuhuan and the others—living maps who knew the terrain well—leading the way, they avoided many dangerous areas. In less than three days, they had already left the vast Woniu Mountain Range.

At the outer edge of the mountains, Wuhuan and the others finally stopped. Although the restriction in their bloodline had been lifted, the habits formed over hundreds of years still left them with a sense of awe and unfamiliarity toward the world beyond the mountains.

“Spring Master, this is as far as we will escort you,” Wuhuan said, carefully setting down the chest he carried on his back.

“Thank you for your hard work,” Jiang Suisui said as she took out several items from her baggage—salt, cloth, and iron tools from the outside world—as gifts in return. “Take these back with you. If you ever need anything in the future, you can send someone to find me at the estate in Woniu Village.”

Looking at the supplies—which seemed incredibly precious to them—Wuhuan and the others were filled with gratitude. They bowed deeply to Jiang Suisui once more before turning and disappearing into the dense forest.

After reuniting with Wei Ziqian, who had been waiting with a guard team on the outskirts, the group finally returned in grand procession to Woniu Village.

When Jiang Suisui and her convoy appeared at the village entrance, the entire village erupted in excitement. The villagers poured out from their fields and homes, gathering along both sides of the road to warmly welcome them back.

“Madam has returned!”

“The Marquis has returned!”

Children ran through the crowd, cheering joyfully. The adults wore simple yet sincere smiles. To them, Jiang Suisui and Gu Yan were not merely the masters of the estate—they were the benefactors who had led them to a better life.

Returning to the familiar estate, walking into the familiar courtyard, and smelling the familiar aroma of cooking in the air, Jiang Suisui finally felt her heart completely settle.

Medicine King Valley had been like a fairyland, but this was her true home.

Steward Wang and the household servants had long been waiting at the gate. Seeing that everyone had returned safely, the heart he had kept hanging in worry for more than a month finally relaxed.

Over the next few days, the estate gradually returned to its usual busy and lively rhythm.

After returning to the estate, everyone quickly immersed themselves in their own tasks.

Gu Yan handed the high-quality ores they had brought back to a master blacksmith invited from the capital. Using these superior materials, he planned to forge an entirely new batch of weapons and armor for his personal guard.

Bai Yutang, meanwhile, locked himself inside the pharmacy. He carefully sorted and stored the rare medicinal herbs one by one, then began experimenting with new prescriptions based on the knowledge he had learned in Medicine King Valley.

Bai Ling’er and Gu Xuan also moved their “research base” from the workshops of Medicine King Valley to a much larger artisan courtyard built on the back hill of the estate—constructed specially with Gu Yan’s approval.

True to her promise, Jiang Suisui assigned the estate’s best carpenters, blacksmiths, and stonemasons to assist them. The two children held their design drawings and spent every day in the courtyard, pointing and instructing the craftsmen as they produced all kinds of strange and unusual mechanical parts.

After dealing with the backlog of affairs at the estate, Jiang Suisui shut herself inside her study.

She did not hurry to organize the medicinal herbs, nor did she immediately begin planning how to promote the new crops. Instead, she sat quietly at her desk, carefully reviewing every experience from this journey to Medicine King Valley in her mind.

From obtaining the recognition of the Spring Heart Bracelet, to passing the three trials, and finally receiving the complete inheritance, her life had undergone a tremendous transformation.

She was no longer just a transmigrator with a small portable space.

Now she was the true master of Medicine King Valley, holding medical knowledge, agricultural technology, and mechanical inheritance powerful enough to change an entire era. Even the space within her body had evolved into a real small world capable of continuous growth.

She knew the responsibility on her shoulders had grown much heavier.

She thought about the possible great plague that might erupt outside Medicine King Valley. She thought of the countless people in this era struggling against famine and disease. And she remembered the Medicine King’s final warning:

“The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.”

She spread out a sheet of paper, picked up a brush, and began writing down her plans.

First:
Use the inheritance of Medicine King Valley and the medicinal herbs in her space to research and stockpile special medicines capable of combating large-scale epidemics.

Second:
Gradually promote the high-yield crops matured in her space in a reasonable way, so that more people could be freed from hunger.

Third:
Integrate the Bai family’s medical resources with Gu Yan’s military connections to establish her own complete system—covering medicinal herb cultivation, pharmaceutical research, and the training of medical personnel.

What she wanted to do was not merely treat illnesses and save lives, but to fundamentally transform the backward medical and agricultural conditions of this era.

It was an immensely ambitious goal—perhaps even unrealistic.

Yet as Jiang Suisui looked at the plans she had written down one by one, her eyes shone with a light she had never had before.

Her life was about to begin a brand-new chapter.

Just as she was immersed in planning for the future, Steward Wang knocked gently on the door outside.

“Madam, a courier from the Jinling Prefecture Office has delivered an urgent letter.”

The officials at the prefectural office did not dare handle the matter themselves and had come specifically to seek Jiang Suisui’s opinion.

Envoys from overseas?

Reading the contents of the letter, Jiang Suisui looked somewhat surprised.

She had not expected that her small agricultural products would attract attention from overseas so quickly.