Chapter 214: Shopping

Marquis Qin Yan was initially displeased because of Qin He.

Later, it rained continuously, a downpour like a pouring basin. Marquis Qin Yan forgot his anger, looked at this field, then that field, overjoyed, almost laughing out loud.

"This rain..." Marquis Qin Yan said to Qin Di, "It doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon."

Qin Di nodded, "It's been coming down at this rate the whole time."

No wonder Qin He stole the credit for the rain. With this intensity, it truly compared to a major sect summoning a heavy downpour. Of course, there was a difference from a sect summoning; when a major sect summoned rain, the Great Yan would follow with continuous rainfall afterward.

As for how this rain would turn out, no one dared to say.

Who would dare to comment on what Qin Bi summoned?

"Who struck Qin He with lightning?" the Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan kept asking Qin Lang.

"Who struck Qin He with lightning?" Qin Lang, being quite shrewd and knowing he needed to protect his sister, said, "Qin He just had too many schemes, repeatedly stole credit, and even turned the blame around, so heaven struck her with lightning."

The Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan nodded. Since Qin He herself claimed heaven struck her, it was fitting she got struck.

After that commotion, the Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan suddenly dropped his noble airs, pointed at his own fields, and said, "It rained on my land. Will you pay? Name a price, and I'll give it immediately. If you want beast crystals? I'll have to go home."

Having finished speaking, the Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan looked at the Heir of Su, then at the Heir of Qin. Whose rain was this? Don't stubbornly claim it was just rain from the sky. If the rain from the sky matched a summoning, you couldn't pretend you didn't benefit.

The Marquis Prince Anyuan Fu was reasonable, not like Qin He, that sharp-tongued person with no self-awareness at all.

The Heir of Su looked at the Heir of Qin. Qin Yan said, "We'll discuss it first."

With those words, the Heir of Qin signaled Qin Lang to find Qin Bi. The rain Qin Bi summoned, whatever reward was asked, had to be approved by Qin Bi. The Qin Yan Hou Fu had already produced enough trouble with one Qin He.

Qin Lang activated the teleportation array and landed at the Rong Wang Fu.

"Did it strike Qin He?" Qin Bi asked.

Qin Lang washed a small teacup and handed it to Qin Bi. "It struck her. She's unconscious again. She still has breath; the Heavenly Dao is protecting her, so she probably won't die, but she'll definitely be quiet for a few days."

Qin Bi's hidden anger finally subsided. If the Heavenly Dao openly protected Qin He, she wouldn't mind dealing a fatal blow.

If it protected her tightly, she would kill Qin He.

Qin Lang mentioned the reward for the rain and reported the approximate acreage of several families. "The acreage is about the same as our Marquis Fu. Sister, what reward do you want? The Heirs of Marquis Prince Anyuan and the others are sensible enough to propose compensation themselves, unlike Qin He, who wants to snatch benefits without giving anything."

"Reward?" Qin Bi pondered.

This fictional cultivation world differed from what Qin Bi knew. Cultivation here was difficult; flying on clouds was extremely rare, and the magic arts were too low. The only rewards Qin Bi could think of were silver or beast crystals.

However, she was not part of the Heavenly Dao. According to the rules of this fictional cultivation world, this rain should not require a reward.

Everyone has their own fate. Without cause, Qin Bi did not wish to interfere.

"See," Qin Bi teased her youngest son. The little milk bun made "ah ah" sounds. Qin Bi was in a good mood. After a while, she said, "If the ground is thoroughly soaked, let the reward be spiritual food. Rong Yang and Rong Chi both love spiritual food."

"That works," Qin Lang nodded.

Qin Lang returned to the Marquis Fu fields. What met his eyes was still the heavy rain and dark, oppressive clouds. Qin Lang went to talk to the Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan, along with several other noble young masters gathered together.

"We'll talk after the ground is thoroughly soaked," Qin Lang said. "If you can provide spiritual food, use spiritual food as the reward."

One young master blinked. "If the ground isn't thoroughly soaked, no reward is needed?"

Qin Lang glanced at him. "If you think it's appropriate, then no reward is needed."

Qin Lang was just delivering a message; he didn't insist on a reward. They should decide for themselves. If they didn't want to pay, that was fine; next time, they wouldn't be included. The Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan and the others exchanged glances and went back to discuss.

This rain was powerful; even after night fell, it was still pouring.

Marquis Qin Yan, Qin Tan, and Qin Di were speechless. Saying it wouldn't rain, it didn't rain at all; saying it rained, it seemed to never end. Let it rain. The soil was severely lacking water; a heavy downpour was exactly what was needed to solve the immediate crisis.

Night fell, bringing another overcast day, and it grew dark unusually fast. Qin Tan and the Heir of Su stayed behind. The Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan also arranged for several people to stay, while everyone else returned.

The Rong Heir's fiefdom also received heavy rain, a torrential downpour.

Guard Yan stayed behind. Lin Yao took the young Heir back before nightfall.

Early the next morning, the Marquis Fu and several other families went to the fields. Rong Yang also accompanied Lin Yao to the Rong Heir's fiefdom, specifically to check his fields, picked a basket of early-maturing tender corn, and brought it back to boil and eat.

With such a huge commotion, the Great Yan Emperor naturally knew. The Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Six Ministries went to court to report to the Great Yan Emperor. Hearing that Qin He was protected by the Heavenly Dao, they were shocked. How could someone protected by the Heavenly Dao be struck half to death?

Could someone protected by the Heavenly Dao be struck?!

The Great Yan Emperor hissed, unable to figure it out. But as an emperor, he feared the Heavenly Dao the most. Not knowing was one thing, but now that he knew Qin He was protected by the Heavenly Dao, the Great Yan Emperor had to weigh his options.

"Go deliver a portion of spiritual food to the Princess of Xue," the Great Yan Emperor ordered.

The Prime Minister, full of schemes, immediately said, "People protected by the Heavenly Dao are hard to kill. Wait until Qin He wakes up and have her summon rain. A girl of fortune carries a bit of luck that others do not."

Hearing this, the Great Yan Emperor sent another portion of spiritual fruit.

Rong Yang returned home and told Qin Bi. Qin Bi narrowed her eyes and smiled lightly. If the Emperor pinned his hopes on Qin He, then let our fortunate Great Yan Emperor die of envy. If the land floods, you won't get a single drop of rain.

This rain was truly powerful, as if it were holding a grudge against someone, pouring with all its might.

It rained for two days straight until several families' fields were thoroughly soaked. Even then, it continued to pour as medium rain. The Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan saw this, acted decisively, stopped dawdling, and went to the Spiritual Plant Street to browse and buy spiritual food and spiritual fruit.

The most perceptive was the Second Young Master Su, who had mentioned it to Qin Lang beforehand.

On the day of shopping, Qin Lang took the little bun, Rong Yang. Qin Lang held the child and said, "Just buy things for my little nephew."

The Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan looked at the Second Young Master Su. What did that mean? Was this rain related to the Rong Wang Fu? The Second Young Master Su had helped move the clouds. Who summoned them was clear; he knew exactly from whose fields the clouds were moved.

Several young masters went shopping. The Second Young Master Su asked the little bun, "What spiritual fruit do you like to eat?"

"I like all fresh spiritual fruit," Rong Yang said.

That was easy to arrange. The Heir of Marquis Prince Anyuan was also a foodie. Seeing fresh spiritual fruit, he bought two; he also bought a spiritual melon. Rong Yang held the spiritual fruit, eating as he went, buying and tasting whatever melons or fruits looked fresh.

The young masters had all brought silver and beast crystals; they were not short on silver or beast crystals.

Rong Yang shared the food he received with Qin Lang, which made them very happy.