The Grandmaster's Farming & Healing Log

He Ling, a breathtaking beauty marked by a 'cursed' plum blossom, was the village outcast. Every day meant endless labor, vicious gossip, and the cruel hand of his abusive aunt, all while his youth withered away with no hope of marriage or escape. Enter Qi Yue, a devastatingly handsome, 'black-bellied' master seeking quiet retirement from the treacherous Jiang Hu. But this wasn't just a return to the countryside; it was a fated encounter. Qi Yue saw beyond the rumors, sensing the pure soul beneath the outcast's suffering, and his forgotten healing arts stirred. With hidden powers and a calculating mind, Qi Yue begins to unravel the village's deep-seated superstitions and the chains binding He Ling. But saving his fated one from a lifetime of torment may expose his own dangerous past, risking both their lives for a love deemed impossible. Can a retired grandmaster defy fate itself?