Catalog only. The chapter bodies were not read. No quoted lines, no free-preview paste, no claim that a welcome row, a restarted chapter 1, or the newest button is the first door.
Search Prodigal of the Ming or 明朝败家子. The Qidian page does not print an English title. The mobile book page is book 1011705052, author 上山打老虎额.
作品相关 is one extra, 番外：忆前生今世. The next 正文卷 continues at 第一百零七章：太子殿下威武. The story volume is named 正文卷 and opens on 第一章：不要放弃治疗. The newest row is 新书：我的父亲太努力了. 541.91万 characters is the shelf label. The mobile page said 完本, updated 2024-05-07, category 历史·两宋元明. The catalog listed 1908 rows.
Start at 第一章：不要放弃治疗
Open 第一章：不要放弃治疗 on Qidian and follow that catalog from 正文卷, not from the newest button. The Chinese original, 明朝败家子, is the book page. On 15 October 2026 the mobile page called it 完本, author 上山打老虎额, category 历史·两宋元明, updated 2024-05-07, with 541.91万 characters. The catalog listed 1908 rows. The public pitch was not copied here.
The newest button is not the door
The newest timestamp points at 新书：我的父亲太努力了. 541.91万 characters is a shelf label, not a dare. You are deciding whether 第一章：不要放弃治疗, filed under 历史·两宋元明, is your door. 完本 is a status.
Who should start here
Try it if a search for Prodigal of the Ming or 明朝败家子 sent you and you want this Chinese original by 上山打老虎额, on book 1011705052. 回到明朝当王爷 is 月关, not this pen name. Nearby door: Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince.
Leave it if you want a newcomer’s first chance at training, checked scene by scene. That door is the RMJI opening guide. The shelf is the Prodigal of the Ming reading series. The index is where to start.
Sources and limits
Checked on 15 October 2026, from public Qidian pages only. The desktop book URL returned an anti-bot stub; the mobile book page and catalog loaded. No chapter body was copied. The character total is the 总字数 on the book record.