Chapter 244: Snatching the Grain Abundance Cloud

The teleportation array activated, and in moments they returned to Jingcheng.

Qin Lang happily wanted to take his low-grade Grain Abundance Cloud home, but Qin Bi and Rong Yuan fought over it; Qin Bi flashed aside to block him, Rong Yuan climbed onto the small cloud, and the little dumpling grinned with a wide smile.

"Sister!" Qin Lang was nearly crying: "The flying cloud is mine."

"Let Rong Yuan play with it for two days first." Qin Bi certainly wouldn't yield to Qin Lang; the best things were for her own child: "And Rong Chi will surely like it too; you are so big already."

Qin Yan, Qin Tang, and the others were dumbfounded, trying to coax one side then the other, while He Zu and Lin Yao helped Qin Bi and Rong Yuan, blocking Qin Lang's path. Qin Bi and Rong Yuan were triumphant, simply refusing to give it up.

Rong Yan, helpless, finally said: "Young Lady of the Heir, Qin Lang doesn't mean to withhold it from the young heir; can't you see? Having obtained a personal flying cloud, Qin Lang just wants to show it off at home."

Qin Lang nodded vigorously: "I want to show it to Qin Yan and the others, and even Qin He's illness is troubling me."

Qin Bi scoffed: "Who cares about her!"

Qin Lang was deeply aggrieved: "It's not easy to get a personal flying cloud; I'm the only one in our entire family who has one; even Qin He doesn't have one. Sister, just let me take it home for Grandfather and the others to see."

Qin Lang had already conceded quite a bit, yet Rong Yuan sat atop the small cloud, and Qin Bi didn't budge an inch.

It was Qin Yan and Qin Tang who couldn't stand it anymore. Qin Tang said: "Qin Bi, Qin Lang isn't that old. He just obtained a flying cloud magic treasure; let him have his way. Let him show it off at home, and tomorrow Rong Yuan can play with it for a day."

Qin Bi thought for a moment; tomorrow she still needed to continue summoning rain.

With the Grain Abundance Cloud, there was no need to summon ordinary rain. She, a half-immortal emperor reborn or transmigrated, had lost her immortal power and could only fight Qin Lang over this low-grade Grain Abundance Cloud.

While Qin Bi hesitated, Qin Xun said: "Can't Qin Lang use half-immortal power to summon another Grain Abundance Cloud?"

Qin Bi gave a speechless smile: "His cultivation base isn't high enough. Without the Heir of An Yuan Marquis seeking his fortune-telling services to accumulate cultivation, he might not even be able to summon such a low-grade Grain Abundance Cloud."

Finally, Qin Bi said grumpily: "A half-immortal must tell fortunes and cast divinations for people."

Qin Xun: "..."

Qin Yan and the others suddenly understood, finally realizing why the Grain Abundance Cloud had been summoned and not left. Half-immortal power worked like this: casting divinations and telling fortunes could achieve the effects of cultivation.

Qin Tang and Qin Xun were fine with it, knowing Luo Bi's past life was from the half-immortal realm; hearing this, they pondered deeply, looking as if they too needed to figure out how to tell fortunes and cast divinations for people.

Qin Yan, Lin Yao, and Rong Yan, upon hearing that casting divinations could summon a Grain Abundance Cloud, were utterly confused. Lin Yao, being a strategist, knew a bit about fate and destiny, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

After discussing for a long while, Qin Bi and Rong Yuan took the Grain Abundance Cloud home. Rong Yuan, being young and eager, would play with it first, show it to the little milk dumpling upon returning, and then send it back to Qin Lang.

"Sister, Rong Yuan," Qin Lang said: "Don't you dare trick me."

Qin Bi smiled and said: "I won't trick you."

Having snatched Qin Lang's Grain Abundance Cloud, Qin Bi cheerfully called Rong Yuan to hurry away. The small cloud carried the child, Rong Yuan's round, black eyes widened, and he laughed gaily.

The Heir of Rong arrived to pick them up and, spotting the Grain Abundance Cloud, was surprised.

Learning that Qin Lang had summoned it using half-immortal power, the Heir of Rong asked nothing. Qin Lang, dragged away by Qin Xun, looked back three times with every step. Upon returning to the Marquis Manor, he frantically sought out Marquis Qin Yan to show off.

Did Marquis Qin Yan and his wife believe it? Sorry, they didn't.

Qin Yan stepped forward: "It's true. Qin Lang has learned a form of immortal power through his swindling; he summoned a flying cloud. Qin Bi called it a Grain Abundance Cloud, and it indeed can make rain."

Marquis Qin Yan stood up: "Let me see."

Qin Yan and the others fell silent. "Let you see"? It had already been snatched away by Qin Bi and Rong Yuan.

Who would believe it without seeing the Grain Abundance Cloud? Marquis Qin Yan sat back down.

Qin Lang had only this one teleportation array, yet he couldn't wait to activate it and rush to find his father, Qin Tan. Qin Tan had just returned from outside to the county office; hearing Qin Lang's words, he was half-believing, half-doubting.

Taking out the teleportation array, Qin Tan activated it and returned to Jingcheng with Qin Lang.

After Qin Bi and the two little dumplings had admired the Grain Abundance Cloud for a while, Qin Yan and Qin Xun accompanied Qin Lang on a visit, and only then did they hand the Grain Abundance Cloud over to Qin Lang. The dejected Qin Lang immediately became happy and hurriedly left.

That night, the entire Marquis Manor erupted in chaos.

In the entire Marquis Qin Yan Manor, only Qin Lang possessed a flying cloud; who wouldn't envy him? Fortunately, it was late at night; otherwise, Qin He's legitimate younger sister and Qin Yan would have run to Xue Wang Manor to tell Qin He.

Qin Tan was formidable as well; the next morning upon returning, he demanded to take the Grain Abundance Cloud away.

Qin Lang was about to cry again: "I should have known better than to call Father back."

Qin Tan glanced at him sideways: "Look at your pathetic state."

Qin Lang, unconvinced, shouted loudly: "I want to summon one myself."

The three branches of Marquis Qin Yan Manor were in a heated dispute. Lady Zhu was speechless, unsure whom to side with. Qin Tan, having passed the imperial examination, wouldn't casually snatch his son's cloud; if he wanted to take it to the county office, it must be for some purpose.

But this son wasn't picked up from the street; Qin Lang was nearly in tears.

Fortunately, Rong Yuan missed the Grain Abundance Cloud and asked Qin Bi to accompany him to the Marquis Manor first. Once Qin Bi and the little dumpling arrived, Qin Tan couldn't snatch it away. Qin Lang happily took the cloud and left with Qin Bi.

Qin Tan laughed in anger. Qin Yan, Qin Xun, and Rong Yan quickly followed; today, Qin Tang did not go.

They first went to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to activate the teleportation array. Upon arriving in the Barbarian Lands, Qin Bi and Rong Yuan's melon vines had grown well, stretching another segment. Qin Bi summoned the Grain Abundance Cloud to bring light rain.

"Make it rain on my fields this afternoon," Qin Lang negotiated with Qin Bi, his tone ingratiating.

Qin Lang worried that if he didn't coax his sister Qin Bi a bit, she wouldn't give him the Grain Abundance Cloud. He could clearly see how much Qin Bi and Rong Yuan loved this cloud, and he himself had no authority over his own cloud.

"Fine," Qin Bi nodded in agreement.

Qin Yan, Rong Yan, and the others were extremely envious. Looking at Qin Lang's melon vines, they had grown, though not as fast as Qin Bi's, which was already impressive. These were spirit melon seedlings; even Qin Yan was envious.

Except for the two powerful ministers' heirs, even wanting to eat a spirit melon made it hard to buy one.

For the next two days, the group busied themselves in the Barbarian Lands. Small watermelons had already formed on Qin Bi's spirit melon vines, making Qin Yan, Rong Yan, and the others incredibly envious. Qin Bi had also reclaimed over an acre of land nearby.

Watermelon seeds were planted. Qin Bi began to make it rain continuously—light rain. She couldn't summon heavy rain, but a fine, dense drizzle would do; continuous rain allowed the soil to absorb moisture more thoroughly.

As for the Heir of An Yuan Marquis, Qin Lang was not worried. If the Heir of An Yuan Marquis did not come seeking him, it meant things were fine.

On this return trip from the Barbarian Lands, Qin Bi and her group encountered the young servant of the Heir of An Yuan Marquis before the teleportation array at the Ministry of Revenue.

The young servant had come for no other reason than to deliver a message: Qin Lang had been providing fortune-telling services to the Heir of An Yuan Marquis, and it had been quite accurate. Whenever something happened at the Marquis Manor, the Heir of An Yuan Marquis would have the young servant relay the message to Qin Lang.