Chapter 133: Is Her Luck Worth It?

The new small space of the Beast Realm is filled with treasures everywhere; who could possibly remain calm?

Their hearts stirred with desire, but fell silent the moment they saw Qin Yan.

The heir to the Qin Yan Marquisate may be powerless against outsiders, but he is more than capable of dealing with people from the Marquisate; Qin He is no exception, let alone Qin Yan and the legitimate daughter of the second branch, who are merely novice cultivators.

Qin He swallowed the elixir to stabilize her spiritual power.

The Xue He Shizi went nearby to scout, killed a beast, and his subordinates prepared the roasted meat. Only then did everyone gather to wait for the meal. Having eaten nothing all day, they were all starving.

Qin He took out her summoning artifact, which depicted water—a thin stream—and a few sparse plants, some weeds, and half a tree. With a serious expression, she summoned a jar of water.

"I'm dying of thirst." Qin Yan carried the jar and poured water out, licking her chapped lips.

A little water was poured into a bowl; someone nearby took it and drank first, relieving their thirst.

The jar was small, holding only two jin of water, enough for just a few people. With the water already in their flasks, everyone could quench their thirst, but the game meat wasn't cleaned as thoroughly as usual. Qin He could only force herself to summon a little more water.

In the past, Qin He's summoning artifact primarily summoned water, allowing her to clean herself thoroughly, making her look more beautiful than others. Compared to Qin Yan and the others, who were covered in dust, she was like a fairy from a sect or a genius of her family.

Today, having been beaten and drained of her spiritual power, she was not as she used to be.

Qin He had never felt so aggrieved. Full of resentment, she thought they were all ungrateful wolves. Seeing that only one jar of water had been summoned, Qin Yan said, "Sister Qin He, there's too little water. Summon a bit more!"

Qin He felt a blockage in her chest and nearly vomited blood.

"Didn't you see that Qin He is weak?" the Xue He Shizi said in an unfriendly tone, casting a sidelong glance at Qin Yan.

Only then did Qin Yan notice Qin He's pale face. She carefully retreated to the side, pretending she had said nothing. The legitimate daughter of the second branch, however, showed great concern for Qin He. She poured some water and walked over, and the Xue He Shizi took the bowl.

Qin He shook her head, clutching the half-full jar: "I'm taking this to my eldest cousin."

The Xue He Shizi was displeased: "He showed you no mercy."

Qin He straightened her expression: "He is my cousin."

Qin He acted as if she were magnanimous and unbothered. Even the Xue He Shizi felt it was unfair to Qin He. The people of the Marquisate were too excessive. Even if Qin He had made a small mistake, why did they have to injure her?

Once they return, the Wang Fu will certainly have words with the Hou Fu.

As the sky grew dark, crystals provided light, and the illumination was adequate.

Qin Yan was talking with his younger illegitimate brother, his mood not very good. To keep an eye on Qin He, he hadn't had time to collect anything. He had surveyed the entire small space of the Beast Realm; there was plenty of work, and no one could afford to be idle.

If it were another family, Qin Yan guarding the area would be understandable. The problem was that Qin He was causing him trouble.

Qin He had never handled matters poorly before, but this time Qin Yan thought she was utterly stupid, doing nothing but causing trouble.

His younger illegitimate brother tugged on Qin Yan. Qin Yan turned aside and saw Qin He approaching. Qin He was holding the jar: "Eldest cousin, I summoned water. It wasn't much, so I've set aside half a jar for you."

The new small space of the Beast Realm had water. Qin Yan would not tell Qin He. He refused: "No need."

Qin He frowned, puzzled: "Did I do something wrong? I brought water for my eldest cousin, and he is unwilling to accept it. If this is about the matter of this small space in the Beast Realm, I don't think I was wrong."

Qin Yan did not want to hear her nonsense. There was no need to dwell on this. No matter how much Qin He spoke, Qin Yan was not blind. Qin He's fortune value and luck value were indeed good, but this small space in the Beast Realm had nothing to do with her.

Continuing to argue about this would waste mental energy. Qin Yan reached out and took the jar: "Enough. Go back and rest."

Qin He wanted to speak but held back. Qin Yan turned around. Qin He still had enough sense to see the situation; she took a step and left. The eldest branch's illegitimate son, passing Qin Yan, watched her. Seeing Qin He's unyielding attitude, he felt uneasy.

"She shouldn't be causing trouble for the Marquisate," the eldest branch's illegitimate son said.

The Marquisate expended manpower and resources to collect items, yet Qin He followed along and caused trouble. The eldest branch's illegitimate son's good impression of Qin He dropped sharply. What could be more important than the Marquisate collecting items?

Didn't Qin He understand? She wasn't stupid.

"Qin He stubbornly believes that she opened this new small space in the Beast Realm." Qin Yan's face showed no expression. Knowing Qin He well, he knew she never let herself lose out; whatever was hers, she would never give to others.

"Is her luck value worth it?" The eldest branch's illegitimate son shook his head in disagreement: "She treats others as if they are blind. Just as Qin Bi said, if she claims she opened it but Qin He cannot, continuing to pester is shameful."

Qin Yan handed over the jar: "Do you want to drink?"

His younger illegitimate brother did not take it: "The new small space in the Beast Realm has water. It is clean and clear, and tastes better than summoned water."

Qin Yan held the half-full jar with nowhere to put it. He didn't want to drink it either. Summoned water was not as good as natural water. Given a choice, why would Qin Yan drink the bitter summoned water?

After all, water was scarce. Qin Yan had nowhere to put the jar and almost returned it to Qin He. They were not short of water, but Qin He's group was!

Thinking of Qin He's aggrieved expression if he refused to take it, Qin Yan sighed.

At this moment, in Qin He's group, the legitimate daughter of the second branch muttered, "There isn't enough water. Sister Qin He has a good temper and shared the little water she had with them. They won't necessarily remember Sister Qin He's kindness. It was clearly Sister Qin He's luck that opened the small space in the Beast Realm, yet they insist on believing Qin Bi."

The vassal families of the Xue Wang Fu were roasting meat. No one responded; everyone was too tired from the day to have the energy for idle talk.

Qin He looked pale. The Xue He Shizi was busy running back and forth. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

In the new small space of the Beast Realm, Qin Tan directed the collection of items without a moment's rest. Even though it was dark, the guards and servants were still weaving baskets, cutting trees, and stripping willow branches.

Qin Bi stopped worrying about anyone else and returned carrying two Spirit Plant Chickens.

Rong Juan quickly caught them: "Ho, Spirit Plant Chickens! Good stuff! I didn't expect this small space in the Beast Realm to have Spirit Plant Chickens."

"Clean them up and eat."

"Raise them."

Qin Bi and the little milk bun spoke at the same time. The little milk bun tilted his head: "Let's eat them."

Rong Juan quickly cleaned them up. The third branch's young illegitimate son ran to fetch water. The water was clean, clear, and sweet. The young illegitimate son looked at the spring and wished he could carry it all back. He filled the bucket and carried it back.

Qin Lang was envious of the activity and eating over there. He ran over and stayed for a while. Seeing the spring water just drawn into the bucket, he drank a bellyful even though he wasn't thirsty. This spring had been found in the mid-afternoon, and everyone had been in a panic about how to bring the water back!

After drinking his fill, Qin Lang hurried back to collect items. There was no time for play now.

The cleaned Spirit Plant Chicken was small, weighing about two jin or so.

There were two of them, and no one in the group was an outsider. Qin Bi said, "Rong Yu and I will eat one."

Rong Juan was stunned, then laughed, and took out one chicken.

Lin Yao came over, responsible for stewing the chicken. He grabbed a handful of mushrooms, freshly picked, which had been brought by the Marquisate's young masters. This was just for Qin Bi and Rong Yu to eat. The little milk bun waited on the side, took out five-spice melon seeds, and shared them with Qin Bi.