Chapter 198

Great Yan longed for rain; even the Emperor and the common people were so anxious their throats smoked.

What did the Heir's Wife say?

They said it would rain heavily, yet the Heir's Wife insisted not a single drop would fall.

Even those with good tempers couldn't take it; the advisors' faces turned black. One by one, they told Heir Rong, took a magic treasure from the table depicting rain and streams, and enhanced the rainfall.

Heir Rong did not stop them; as a powerful minister of Great Yan, a heavy rain for the realm was the best outcome.

Even if it only rained over Jingcheng, it would be good.

Qin Yan took out two magic treasures, intending to give one to Qin Lang. Although the boy already possessed many magic treasures, Qin Yan had prepared one for him. Before he could hand it over, young Rong Yuan extended his small hands.

Qin Yan paused and gave one of the magic treasures to Rong Yuan.

The young prince took out his own magic treasure. Qin Bi, ignoring everyone else, immediately spoke sharply when she saw her son would expend spiritual power: "Rong Yuan, no rain."

The little dumpling looked up: "A vast mass of rain clouds."

Qin Bi was speechless: "Running back and forth just for fun."

She herself had stirred it up; how could she not know? No one could predict the rain accurately unless the wind wasn't summoned by her. If she summoned the wind, she could blow it however she pleased; if it wasn't summoned by her, that would be strange.

The young prince waved at Rong Yuan: "Brother Rong Yuan, summon quickly."

The two of them worked together, using the weather to enhance the summoning.

Qin Bi simply stopped pretending to hold the magic treasure. Smiling, she picked up Rong Yuan so he couldn't run, grabbed a handful of boiled melon seeds for the little dumpling, and said: "Eat seeds, let others summon."

Qin Bi placed the seeds into the magic treasure, which was originally a tea bowl, perfect for holding seeds.

The corner of Heir Rong's mouth twitched. Qin Yan and others watched the rolling dark clouds in the sky with excitement. On the streets below, all cultivators had mobilized, and even the sons of noble families ran excitedly out of their mansions.

In the palace, the Emperor of Great Yan skipped his afternoon nap and rushed out to the hall.

"Magic treasure, magic treasure..." the Emperor of Great Yan reached out.

Eunuch Fu hurriedly brought a mid-level magic treasure, but it was too late; even if it hadn't been, it likely wouldn't have mattered. By the time the Emperor of Great Yan took the magic treasure, the Prime Minister and the Six Ministers arrived, and the dark clouds dispersed.

"Deceiving people again!" the Emperor of Great Yan stomped his foot in anger.

At the same time, Qin He was summoning outside Jingcheng. When the strong wind finally subsided, Qin He's vision went black. The Heir's Wife rushed over to support her. Qin He's head throbbed unbearably, and she swayed as if about to collapse.

The Marquis of Qin Yan's wife, Cui Shi of the second branch, and the wife of the fifth branch stood up and immediately ordered servants to take Qin He back.

"Go back immediately," the Marquis of Qin Yan's wife said. "Stop summoning."

She could not blame Qin He; summoning must be done within one's limits.

With this commotion, anyone who didn't know might think her natal family had treated Qin He poorly and forced her to summon.

This time, Qin He did not argue. Qin Jue and Qin Yan escorted Qin He back.

Inside Rong Wang Fu, everyone's expression improved. The frantic summoning had indeed caused the massive cloud formations to disperse. So, what had they been rushing to do? It would have been better not to summon at all from the start.

Just then, Qin Bi held up a magic treasure again and began to summon.

Instantly, a violent gale arose, and dark clouds covered the sky. Heir Rong and Qin Yan's eyelids twitched. Qin Lang hesitated, thinking, "This, this... it's better not to summon along with her!"

This time, the First Strategist had learned his lesson. Lin Yao asked Qin Bi, "Heir's Wife, will it rain this time?"

Qin Bi replied, "No."

Lin Yao stumbled. Heir Rong laughed in anger; she was so honest!

Qin Lang waved his hand: "Sister, if it won't rain, stop summoning. What use is just wind?"

"If it won't rain, why summon?" Qin Yan laughed in anger: "Wasting spiritual power for nothing."

"Since no rain was summoned, not much spiritual power was consumed." Qin Bi smiled. She didn't mind telling Qin Yan; in plain terms, she was speaking directly to him: "Qin He wanted to compete with me in summoning all day? I'll just blow wind without rain to play with her. If I don't exhaust her spiritual power until she vomits blood, I'm not Qin Bi. Is it that easy to take advantage of me, Qin Bi?"

Everyone's expression changed. So, the lack of rain these past few days was all because of Qin He.

A thing that accomplishes nothing but causes trouble; how much time has Qin He wasted?

Since the problem lay with Qin He, it was easy to explain. Qin Yan immediately activated a teleportation array and went to the Marquis's estate's fertile fields. By then, Qin He had already left. A group of ladies stared blankly at the dense cloud layer.

"Where is Qin He?" Qin Yan asked.

"She went back," the Heir's Wife said. "Qin He expended a lot of spiritual power. I saw her complexion was very poor. It's all my fault; I should have stopped her. If Qin He gets injured, it will be hard to explain to Xue Wang Fu."

"I'll go over there," Qin Yan said, activating the teleportation array.

The Heir's Wife hesitated about whether to return home and asked urgently, "Has Qin Bi started summoning? If she really can't summon rain, forget it. Heir Rong is harder to deal with than Heir Xue."

Qin Yan's expression was hard to describe. He looked up at the sky: "These dark clouds were summoned by Qin Bi. The cloud layer is thinner outside Jingcheng; it is densely packed with dark clouds over Jingcheng itself."

"What?" Lady Zhu heard this and said, "It's better to rain on the fields than on Jingcheng."

Qin Yan: "..."

"Don't count on it," Qin Yan said. "It won't rain."

With those words, Qin Yan left and teleported to Xue Wang Fu a moment later.

At that time, many common people had gathered outside Xue Wang Fu. Qin Yan asked and learned what had happened: Qin He had returned with damaged spiritual power and was supposed to rest after taking an elixir, but then dense dark clouds appeared.

Qin He, worried about missing the chance to show off, forced herself to get up and summon outside the mansion.

Qin Yan didn't ask others; listening to the noble young men in the crowd discussing him, he understood. Before summoning, Qin He had said, "It doesn't matter if my spiritual power is damaged; my heart is set on the fields of Great Yan, otherwise I cannot be at peace."

The people of Great Yan were grateful, and the crowd grew larger and larger.

Qin Yan's nose nearly twisted from anger. Why couldn't Qin He just be quiet? No wonder the dark clouds were so dense this time; it was to trick Qin He into continuously expending spiritual power. But what could Qin Yan do knowing this? He couldn't expose the truth.

Unless Qin He learned her lesson, Qin Bi would not bring rain.

Qin Yan, this cousin, usually didn't take sides, but now he didn't know what to say. Qin Bi had finally seen through Qin He, accurately gauging her intentions. This time, she wouldn't just let Qin He off easy; she would make sure Qin He didn't have a good time.

Moreover, Qin He had delivered herself right into her hands.

See? In calculating people's hearts, Qin Bi is superior. Qin He could barely stand, yet to greedily seize credit, she forced herself to get up and summon to claim this merit. If it weren't for the appearance of a 100% chance of rain, Qin He wouldn't have gotten up to summon.

Qin Yan felt no softness and turned to leave.

When Qin He vomited blood and fainted, Qin Lang ran back to Rong Wang Fu in a panic: "Sister, you can summon rain now. Qin He vomited blood and fainted."

"No," Qin Bi said willfully. "Qin He made me unhappy. I won't summon."

The crowd was stunned. You don't beat people like this! Taking out her anger on Qin He and dragging others into it!