Chapter 131: You Merely Picked Up What Was Already There

If Qin Bi acted, she would truly kill Qin He.

Qin Tan and Qin Di did not believe Qin He was harder to kill than the two groups from the immortal sects; whether Qin Bi killed Qin He or merely crippled her spiritual root, neither Qin Tan nor Qin Di wished to see it.

Qin Yan clearly thought of this as well: Qin He was in the wrong and had messed up the matter, so she deserved punishment.

Waving his spiritual power, Qin Yan sent Qin He flying.

Only a thread of Qin He's spiritual power was drawn out; as the Young Master of the Qin Yan Marquis Fu acted, the penalty could hardly be called light. In the cultivation world, restoring that single thread of spiritual power would take a year of cultivation.

"I have drawn out a thread of your spiritual power," Qin Yan said. "Consider it your punishment."

The Xue Young Master hurried over to support and shield Qin He. Wiping the blood from her lips, Qin He, though unwilling, let tears fall in grievance: "Eldest Cousin, for so many years I have earned silver for the Marquis Fu and even contributed Spirit Pills, allowing our clan to become a cultivation family. Even if I have no merit, I surely have endured hardship."

Qin He felt it was not worth it, yet dared not utter a single word of complaint.

Before Qin Yan could speak, Qin Bi interjected: "So, does that mean you can ignore reason? If it were not your Beast Realm small space, you would still claim it as yours. Handling it lightly is already treating you well."

"I did not," Qin He declared with righteous indignation. "Do you treat your own sisters with such aggression?"

The matter was settled; Qin Bi had lost interest. "Aggressive? Perhaps. I originally wanted Qin He to apologize, but never mind. Clearly, Qin He shamelessly stole credit, and now it seems I am bullying my own sisters."

Qin Yan sighed with relief; if Qin Bi had continued to press the matter, he too would have grown dissatisfied.

Qin He's legitimate younger sister replied in a whisper: "You are bullying your own sisters."

Very softly, for fear of being struck.

Qin Bi glanced at her and ignored her; she was not the type to strike people at every turn.

The Xue Young Master still wished to seek justice for Qin He, even if it meant breaking with the Young Master of the Qin Yan Marquis Fu and later confronting the Qin Yan Marquis himself. Now that Qin Bi had ceased her anger, the Xue Young Master fell silent, his face dark.

"Qin Bi," Qin Yan said, turning to the matter at hand, "open the Beast Realm small space."

"Just now, while I was inside the Beast Realm small space, I found another entrance," Qin Bi called to Qin Yan as she walked away. "Come, let us open the other entrance. Father, you and Third Uncle need not come."

Qin Bi deliberately glanced at Qin He and the others; the people of the Xue Wang Fu wore expressions of fury.

Being angry would do no good. Qin Bi had more to say: "Lest I open the Beast Realm small space and Qin He again claim her luck opened it, wait here. Eldest Cousin and I will go open the other entrance."

Qin Tan glared at Qin He and the others, then nodded in agreement. Qin Bi remained on guard, knowing they had nothing to say after Qin He's recent antics.

The legitimate daughter of the Second House's eyes flickered; she shifted her foot but dared not follow.

Qin Jue said nothing. Qin Yan followed Qin Bi, while Lin Yao carried Rong Juan away.

The Beast Realm lacked no mountains or stones. To the west lay rocks; circling around, they searched. The others waited with complex feelings. Neither Qin He nor the Xue Young Master intended to leave; Qin He was lost in thought.

The Xue Young Master, who hated Qin Bi to the core, took out an elixir and made Qin He swallow it.

About the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Qin Bi and the others returned. Qin Yan's expression was somewhat cold; Lin Yao, carrying Rong Juan, kept his head down. Qin Bi was the most joyful, smiling broadly as she walked toward her own group.

"I opened it," Qin Bi said, barely able to contain her smile.

Qin Yan frowned at Qin Bi. Qin Tan and the others rejoiced and immediately rushed forward.

Qin Bi turned to the Xue Wang Fu group and sneered: "This time you won't claim the Beast Realm small space was opened by Qin He's luck, will you?"

"You cheated!" Qin He's legitimate younger sister, furious, finally grasped the truth: "Now I understand why my sister Qin He could not split open the Beast Realm small space. The entrance was not here. If you had not deceived us, my sister Qin He would have found the entrance and surely split it open. Her luck value is very high. When my sister Qin He was accepted as a disciple by the immortal sect, you were still an ordinary person."

In good spirits, calm and unhurried, Qin Bi mocked: "So you mean the Beast Realm small space could be opened only because it benefited from Qin He's high luck value?"

"Do not deny it," the legitimate daughter of the Second House pointed at Qin Bi. "You could open the Beast Realm small space only because you benefited from my sister Qin He's light."

The legitimate daughter of the Second House pointed at Qin Bi, while Qin Bi pointed at Qin He: "You are shameless! I opened it, yet you claim it as yours."

"Though you do not wish to admit it," Qin He, though injured, straightened her back and declared, "my fortune value and luck value are higher than yours. Only I can open the Beast Realm small space. Just now I used all my spiritual power to split it; you merely picked up what was already there."

Qin Tan and the others halted, hissing. Another argument was brewing.

Yet Qin Bi ignored Qin He and said to Qin Yan, who stood aside: "Eldest Cousin, look at her conduct. She refuses to repent. Qin He claims I picked up what was already there. Take her to pick it up for free then. Give it to her."

The people of the Xue Wang Fu rejoiced and instantly grew bold.

"I told you so. Our Young Master's wife has high luck value."

"Exactly. They even claimed she split it open. Now, out of guilt, she won't admit it."

"It was not she who opened the Beast Realm small space."

Qin Yan hurriedly tugged Qin He: "Let's go. We must gather the items."

Qin Tan felt dizzy with anger; Qin Yan's face was black as ink as he blocked Qin He and her group.

"Eldest Cousin," the legitimate daughter of the Second House asked, puzzled, "what do you mean? My sister Qin He opened the Beast Realm small space. You do not think Qin Bi opened it, do you? She is too ashamed to claim it. Clearly, she merely borrowed my sister Qin He's luck."

Qin Yan's forehead veins throbbed with rage. Suddenly, he struck, sending a wave of spiritual power that knocked Qin He flying again. Everyone was shocked. The Xue Young Master unleashed his spiritual power, preparing to counterattack Qin Yan.

Qin Yan looked down at Qin He, who lay on the ground coughing blood, and said, "My punishment just now was too light. I shall make up for it now."

The Xue Young Master could not strike. Qin Yan was the Young Master of the Marquis Fu and could discipline members of the Marquis Fu, including the married Qin He, unless Qin He severed ties with her family. Without her clan's support, she would be unable to move a single step in the cultivation world.

Qin Yan and the legitimate daughter of the Second House hurried over to help Qin He up. The group did not pursue the matter further and rushed to the Beast Realm small space to gather items.

"What is going on?" Qin Tan shouted angrily at Qin Yan and Qin Bi.

Qin Yan remained silent. Qin Bi said, "It was not opened. There was never another entrance to the Beast Realm."

At these words, everyone's expressions turned stunned. Qin Tan and Qin Di finally understood why Qin Yan's face had been so grim. Qin Yan had followed Qin Bi around in a circle; he had not opened any Beast Realm small space at all.

It was merely a test of Qin He's character, to see if she would repeat her old tricks.

See? She claims again that she opened it.

For years, Qin Yan and Qin He had run shops together and enjoyed a good relationship. Even now, they felt ashamed on Qin He's behalf. Shameless as she was, she had been played by Qin Bi. If the cultivation families of Jingcheng learned of this, they would laugh themselves to death. What face could she possibly show when stepping outside?