Chapter 195: No One Can Erase Her Merit

Qin He went first to the Hou Fu to find Qin Yan's wife, glanced around, and asked, "Where is my eldest cousin?"

"He is not here." Qin Yan's wife stepped forward and said, "We will go ourselves."

Qin He thought this was fine; as long as Qin Yan's wife was present, no one could erase her contribution. Cui Shi, Zhu Shi, and He Shi arrived one after another. Worried about missing the moment of summons, Qin He gritted her teeth, took out a teleportation array, and activated it.

Cui Shi raised an eyebrow; this was a heavy investment.

Glancing at Qin He, Cui Shi assumed Qin He was confident. Taking a deep breath, Cui Shi thought that if Qin He successfully summoned rain, the Hou Fu would not need to spend a sum of cultivation resources.

In the blink of an eye, the group arrived at the Hou Fu's fertile fields. At that moment, the wind blowing from the sky made the crops in the fields sway. It was not hot in the morning, but not particularly cool either. Qin He felt even more confident; this was a sign of stifling heat and impending rain.

Earlier, the heir apparent Qin Yan had already made arrangements, placing several water-element beast crystals. Qin He stood firm in the farmland, took a deep breath, took out the summoning artifact, and began the summoning.

In Jingcheng, dark clouds suddenly covered the sky early in the morning, and the strong wind made things fly everywhere.

With such a commotion, no one could sleep. Everyone ran to the streets in confusion, looked up at the sky, gathered together to discuss this sudden weather change, with some feeling expectation and others uncertainty.

"Is it going to rain?" someone asked uncertainly.

The shopkeeper said, "It looks like it."

A person nearby added, "Don't tell me it's another bluff that won't result in rain."

Who could know? The crowd grew larger and larger. People from noble families also came out of their homes, gathering to observe the sky and cloud layers. Inside the palace, the Great Yan Emperor led his ministers out to the hall.

The Great Yan Emperor looked up at the gathering dark clouds and said to the Minister of Revenue, "This time it really looks like rain."

The Minister of Revenue showed a hint of joy in his eyes and nodded, "It doesn't seem to be just wind."

The Prime Minister immediately ordered, "Go check the coverage area of the dark clouds."

"Yes, yes, yes..." The Great Yan Emperor pointed at the cloud clusters swirling and flying across the sky, "Go check quickly and report back immediately."

The Imperial Guard received the order and left by activating a teleportation array.

After observing for a moment, the Great Yan Emperor could not hold back. He reached out his hand and said, "Bring the summoning artifacts. I will summon the rain myself and enhance this rainfall."

As long as one possesses a summoning artifact inscribed with rain, any cultivator can summon rain. However, if affinity is insufficient, the summoning will only waste the artifact and fail to bring rain.

The Great Yan Emperor's affinity was acceptable, mainly because he had good fortune.

As for the ministers, they were all products of passing the imperial examinations or came from powerful aristocratic families. Their cultivation bases were sufficient for summoning capabilities; assisting the Great Yan Emperor in summoning a moderate rainfall was no problem.

Eunuch Fu hurriedly fetched the summoning artifacts, bringing over a dozen artifacts inscribed with rain. As the Great Yan Emperor personally summoned the rain, the ministers naturally could not just stand by and watch. They selected over a dozen people to participate in the rain summoning.

The Great Yan had been so eager for rain that his throat felt like it was smoking. Seeing the sky covered in dark clouds, he naturally wanted to keep it.

With the Great Yan Emperor personally leading the ministers to summon rain, the common people on the streets cheered and jumped for joy, watching eagerly as the howling wind moved the cloud layers, with clusters of dark clouds gathering in the sky.

The noise on the street was too loud, so the heir apparent Rong Juan sent someone to investigate.

The heir apparent Rong Juan, accompanied by his advisors, watched Qin Bi summon the weather. Qin Yan looked at the dark, heavy cloud layers gathering in the sky and felt a strange sense of familiarity. Did Qin Bi happen to summon during a rainy day? Qin Yan dared not think it was Qin Bi who summoned it, mainly because the scale was too large.

Qin Lang blinked, thought for a moment, and realized he hadn't provoked Qin Bi. "My sister isn't going to bluff people again, is she?!"

The strong wind driving the cloud layers blew for half a shichen, yet it still did not rain. Qin Lang found it strange and asked, "Sister, can it rain?"

Qin Bi put away the summoning artifact and said, "It's barely enough."

The advisors: "..."

Qin Yan was stunned, "Are you not summoning anymore?"

Qin Bi smiled lively, "I will eat first before we talk."

Rain was so important to the Great Yan. Qin Yan said, "Summon first."

"Eat first," Qin Bi insisted, giving a clear answer, "If this summoning doesn't bring rain, I will summon again after we eat. Have you eaten? If not, go have breakfast."

The heir apparent Rong Juan spoke, "Let us have breakfast first."

Qin Yan and Qin Lang had no choice but to follow and have breakfast. After walking a few steps, Qin Yan looked up at the sky again. It wasn't raining. Alas, Qin Yan sighed, unable to understand why Qin Bi treated the summoning as a game.

In a short while, the dark clouds dispersed.

The first strategist Lin Yao wanted to speak but held back, finally saying nothing. The Great Yan urgently needed rain; if the Heir Apparent's Wife could summon a rainfall, that would be ideal. These repeated interruptions in the summoning process made one wonder if it was due to insufficient spiritual power or intentional.

If it was intentional, that would be excessive and show a complete lack of understanding of priorities.

In the farmland of the Hou Fu's estate, Qin He's summoning initially had wind, but later the wind stopped. Qin He felt anxious. She looked at the clouds in the sky, then looked again; the cloud layers gradually brightened.

Cui Shi spoke, "Qin He, if you cannot summon heavy rain, summoning a light rain is also acceptable."

Sweat gradually appeared on Qin He's forehead. "I just summoned heavy rain and consumed a lot of spiritual power. I should have known to summon a light rain. I shouldn't have been greedy. The cloud layers have dispersed."

Cui Shi saw that the summoning had failed. "Stop summoning."

Qin He unwillingly interrupted the summoning. Qin Yan ran over. By now, the sun had come out. Qin Yan used a handkerchief to block the glaring sunlight while observing the sky and asked, "What should we do? Should we summon again?"

Everyone looked at Qin Yan's wife; the decision-maker was the Marquis's wife.

Before Qin Yan's wife could speak, Qin He said, "Didn't Sister Qin Bi say she would summon? I will stop summoning. Where is the rain Sister Qin Bi summoned? I heard she is summoning at the Wang Fu."

Her summoning had failed, and Qin Bi had not succeeded either. Qin He deliberately brought up Qin Bi at this moment.

Qin Yan's wife ordered the guard, "Go to the Wang Fu and check if they have summoned."

The guard activated a small teleportation array and left. Inside the Rong Wang Fu, breakfast had just been finished.

Seeing the guard, Qin Yan walked over and said, "They haven't summoned yet. Just wait."

Qin Yan looked at Qin Bi in confusion. Qin Lang also turned his head in surprise. They had clearly summoned! The wind was howling, yet it wasn't raining. The dark, heavy sky was too terrifying; they couldn't even be sure it was summoned by Qin Bi.

Unless it actually rained, this was not the usual scale for a summoning by the Immortal Sects.

The heir apparent Rong Juan went to see the children, while the advisors looked at each other in silence.

The guard activated the teleportation array, left, and returned to the Hou Fu farmland to report.

"They haven't summoned yet?" Qin Yan's wife nodded.

Qin He immediately said, "I can continue summoning."

Cui Shi stared at Qin He and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure your spiritual power is sufficient to summon?"

Qin He looked serious and nodded affirmatively, "Yes. For the people of the Great Yan, if I can bring rain to all the farmlands, I have no problem exhausting my spiritual power. How much more so for summoning rain for our Hou Fu? I will definitely do my utmost."