Ethan Thorne returns from cultivation, reunites with old friend Skye Sullivan. Thorne family's Greenleaf Apothecary is short on funds. Second Uncle uses rent reduction to arrange marriage. Ethan fights back to protect his family's clinic. Proficient in medicinal cuisine, ancient medical texts, and physiognomy. Medical skills questioned, he resolves illnesses, tracing the root to find troublemakers' hideout.