Chapter 251

Everyone in the living room was stunned; that was an exaggeration.

The Second Young Master Lu Xin stood up: "Speak of other matters. By your account, many in our family have been blessed by this fortune; even Third Uncle and our Hou Fu have been blessed."

Qin Bi chuckled, and Qin Yan asked, "Has the Third Branch been blessed as well?"

Jiang Shi hurriedly signaled Qin Bi with her eyes: "Don't drag others into this. Leave the Third Branch alone; just solve the problem for the An Yuan Marquis's heir. You can't handle more than that; your magic power is limited, your magic power is limited..."

Qin Bi was furious, as if she were a fraud. The An Yuan Marquis's heir's eyes flickered. It was so obvious, yet he had no choice. Even if Qin Bi were deceiving him, the An Yuan Marquis's heir did not intend to seek another shaman.

They had looked for one before, but after comparing the two, Qin Lang's spells were more effective.

Only the sufferer knows the pain, and the An Yuan Marquis's heir had compared who possessed superior magic.

"Just speak of my matter," the An Yuan Marquis's heir said.

He had no interest in how the Third Branch fared.

"This..." Qin Bi hesitated, then said, "The Third Branch must indeed be mentioned. As for being blessed, if you don't believe it, I must explain item by item. For instance, in earlier years, your entire family cared for the orphans and widows of the Second Branch, showing favor everywhere. The Third Branch supported the elders, not only preventing the Second Branch from supporting them but also providing meals. The Second Branch never cooked, always eating the Third Branch's food."

The Second Young Master Lu Xin quickly said, "For our Hou Fu, providing meals costs little."

The implication was that they did not care, and there was no need to keep mentioning the meals.

Qin Bi sneered, lowered her gaze in thought, then smiled: "Yes, food costs nothing, but for your Hou Fu and the Third Branch, the Second Branch counts every single grain of rice. Try eating one of her meals."

Qin Yan and the others looked at the Lu family young masters. Lu Xin and the rest had nothing to say, pouting. Sigh, the Second Branch had only treated them to one meal, and it was leftovers. Qin Yan withdrew his gaze. Fine, Qin Bi had hit the mark.

Qin Yan lightly flicked dust that wasn't there from his robe. Wasn't this the oddball Qin He spoke of? A terrible relative.

In Qin Bi's view, all this was nonsense: "Being blessed seems unnoticed, but it is no small matter. If one absorbs too much fortune, and since your Second Aunt is poisonous, nothing good will come of her absorbing fortune. Your Third Aunt is gone, isn't she? She was cursed by your Second Aunt."

Upon hearing this, several young masters of the An Yuan Marquis's household nearly could not stay seated.

"What?" The An Yuan Marquis's heir also stood up.

Luo Bi continued to provoke and frighten him: "There is also an aunt in your family who was close to your Second Aunt; she is a widow. She has a close female friend who is also a widow. One of your distant aunts, who had a good relationship with her, is now also a widow. And one more, I won't mention her name; she is a new widow this year."

Now everyone could not stay seated. This was too terrifying. Was it true or false?

Lin Shi, the most timid and most concerned for her life, moved farther away from the Lu family young masters.

Qin Bi added, "Anyone who associates with her gets cursed."

Everyone perked up, eyes widening.

Qin Bi was very satisfied with the result she saw, snorted, and continued: "Do not worry; she does not curse her own son."

Therefore, do not expect her to curse her son to death to vent her hatred; that is impossible.

"Rong Heir Consort," the An Yuan Marquis's heir's younger illegitimate brother also felt uneasy and somewhat skeptical. He rose from his stool and approached Qin Bi: "Since my Third Aunt passed away, my Second Aunt and her son have come to our Hou Fu to eat. It has been so many years. Only recently, when my eldest brother fell ill, did we stop feeding her. Yet she keeps coming to our Hou Fu to find my eldest brother. The more she speaks, the more she insists. This, this, is there no harm?"

With metaphysical arts, it is better to believe in them than not; it is too terrifying.

"There is harm," Qin Bi said. "It depends on how ruthless you are. If the Hou Fu hardens its heart, she will suffer a backlash. All the fortune and luck she absorbed will rebound upon her. If the Hou Fu continues to indulge her, it will no longer be minor illnesses or small disasters in the future."

The An Yuan Marquis's heir's face changed, and Qin Yan could no longer stand by watching the spectacle; he sobered his expression.

Qin Lang looked utterly confused. The Second Young Master Lu Xin moved a stool and sat obediently before Qin Bi, asking, "Rong Heir Consort, is there a way to solve this? The teleportation array is easy to arrange; all us brothers will listen to you."

Qin Bi glanced at him, then swept her gaze over the other Lu family young masters: "Do you believe me?"

"Better to believe in it than not," the Second Young Master Lu Xin declared with determination. "My eldest brother and we are the closest; the Second Branch is more distant. We must prioritize my eldest brother."

"Good." Seeing the sincerity of the Lu family young masters, Qin Bi rose and said, "To use magic, we must go to your An Yuan Marquis's household."

The An Yuan Marquis's heir hurriedly asked, "Do you need anything?"

Qin Bi thought briefly: "A testing stone capable of measuring fortune value."

The Lu family young masters were frightened. Oh mother, regardless of whether it was true or false, this matter could not be delayed. The An Yuan Marquis's heir and the Second Young Master and others left first to return and prepare the testing stone.

Qin Bi said she would follow shortly. Jiang Shi followed. Lin Shi dared not, hesitating, then gritted her teeth and stamped her foot, following anyway. Qin Bi glanced at them and ignored them. If they wanted to follow, let them!

Qin Lang naturally went as well. Qin Yan asked Qin Bi, "Do you truly have the ability, or are you deceiving the An Yuan Marquis's household? Will you use the power of the Half-Sage you mentioned?"

If she were to use some Half-Sage power, he would go along to see.

"It mainly relies on the testing stone," Qin Bi said. "The power of the Half-Sage must also be usable."

Qin Bi went to instruct her legitimate mother, He Shi, to watch the children. She quickly returned to the front courtyard. Qin Yan took a deep breath, called Qin Xun to go with him, thinking that if the deception went poorly, he could help smooth things over.

It was already past noon when the group arrived at the An Yuan Marquis's household.

The An Yuan Marquis and the An Yuan Marquis's Lady received the guests. The An Yuan Marquis's Lady did not believe Qin Bi's words at all. The children, including Lu Xin, had already returned and reported, so the An Yuan Marquis and his wife were somewhat worried.

"This matter..." the An Yuan Marquis's Lady asked hesitantly, "How do you plan to resolve it? Expelling her from the clan is not an option."

Qin Bi glanced at her. Before she could strike hard, the An Yuan Marquis and his wife had already defended her.

Snorting, Qin Bi said, "No rush. I will not decide for your Hou Fu how to resolve this; how to act depends entirely on you. My purpose in coming is merely for the ten teleportation arrays."

If not for the ten teleportation arrays, given this family's indulgence of a poisonous woman, she would have been too lazy to intervene.

Qin Bi was so blunt that the An Yuan Marquis's Lady felt displeased. She knew it was only for the expensive reward. Her smile faded: "Shall we perform the spell? Where shall we perform it?"

Qin Bi looked at her with contempt and asked, "Where is the testing stone?"

The Second Young Master Lu Xin held the testing stone, standing in the courtyard.

Qin Bi signaled Qin Lang to open the box: "I said the Second Branch absorbed fortune, and you did not believe me. Let us test the An Yuan Marquis's heir's fortune value instead."

The An Yuan Marquis and his wife were puzzled. The An Yuan Marquis nodded to his son: "You test your fortune value."

Testing stones for spiritual roots are common among cultivation families; they test spiritual roots, but testing fortune value is extremely rare.