Chapter 266: Profiting from Monster Spirit Stones

Qin Yan had already instructed that Su He Shizi bought only one spirit melon.

The Minister of Revenue and Su He Shizi returned quickly, and the Minister of Works and Qin Tan's friend returned just as swiftly; unfortunately, the uncracked spirit melons were no longer for sale to them.

The reason was nothing else: the little milk bun Rong Chi was young but a glutton.

Earlier, everyone buying spirit melons was fine; the little one was busy gnawing on a melon and didn't notice. When he saw everyone leaving with their melons, the little milk bun was stunned, flapping and wanting to go back, but they were already gone!

The little milk bun pouted, clear eyes brimming with tears.

This made Rong He Shizi heartbroken; Rong Yang hurriedly waved his hands: "Not selling, not selling, leave them all for Rong Chi to eat."

The little milk bun pouted and cried, leaning on Rong He Shizi's shoulder in grievance.

The young prince hadn't left; he stayed, claiming to help, but actually just to mooch melons. Now he rushed to the fields to call Qin Bi back. Qin Bi walked out of the farmland, saw the little one's aggrieved look, and couldn't help but laugh.

Qin Bi took the little milk bun and teased him: "Everyone else has left; why didn't you watch the melon?"

Rong He Shizi said: "Rong Chi understands."

Qin Bi laughed: "He's only a few months old; what could he understand!"

After speaking, Qin Bi deliberately told the little milk bun: "I sold them all to them."

The little milk bun froze, then became utterly aggrieved, stretching out his tiny hands toward Rong He Shizi. What could Rong He Shizi do? He couldn't bear to scold the elder, and the younger was cherished in the palm of his hand.

Rong He Shizi wouldn't be as childish as Qin Bi; he took the little son over to coax him.

Qin Bi leaned in and continued teasing: "Really crying?"

The little milk bun could cry over this; Qin Bi couldn't help wanting to deliberately tease him.

The little milk bun had just been coaxed, but when Qin Bi deliberately teased him again, he pouted and cried once more.

Rong He Shizi: "······"

Qin Bi laughed; Rong Juan was utterly helpless, patiently coaxing the little milk bun.

Qin Bi giggled; Rong He Shizi couldn't bear to scold her. Qin Tang scolded her: "The child is so small and already crying, yet you still tease him."

Fine, Qin Bi behaved, took the little one back to coax him. She was good at coaxing; holding the little milk bun, she made an "ah-wu" sound to play with the child, and the little milk bun immediately guffawed with joy.

Rong He Shizi: "······"

Qin Tang: "······"

At noon, they left a squad of guards; the others transported the spirit melons and departed the Wilderness.

Actually, leaving guards wasn't necessary. Qin Tan, Qin Yan, and others were still fighting over the Five Grains Abundance Cloud to irrigate the farmland. The reclaimed fields were never without people; no one dared to target the spirit melons.

When the Minister of Revenue and Su He Shizi's group hurried back, Qin Bi and Rong Yang had just arrived at the Wilderness.

The young prince hadn't left at all; he stayed in the Wilderness all noon. Seeing the Minister of Revenue and others, the young prince said: "Spirit melons aren't for sale, spirit melons aren't for sale, go back all of you."

The Minister of Revenue and Su He Shizi didn't believe him. Could they trust the Minister of War's grandson? The Minister of War was the shrewdest; he had bought the most spirit melons that morning, so naturally, the young prince sided with his grandfather.

If they drove everyone away, would the Minister of War monopolize the spirit melons?

Hah, the Minister of Revenue went to find Rong Yang.

"Young He Shizi," the Minister of Revenue said, "buy spirit melons."

Rong Yang said: "Not selling."

The Minister of Revenue was stunned, and Su He Shizi and the others were stunned too. They bought only one spirit melon to eat, and now they were gone? If they had known this earlier, they would have rolled up their sleeves in the morning and fought to grab two more spirit melons.

"I'll buy two good ones," Su He Shizi said.

Qin Bi looked at him strangely. The good ones were even less for sale. Selling a basket of cracked melons had made the little milk bun cry in panic; if she sold the good ones too, the little one would be heartbroken.

"Not selling!" the young prince waved his hand.

The young prince showed no shyness, acting as if he were part of the Rong Wang Fu.

Gazing at the spirit melons scattered on the ground, the crowd refused to leave.

The Minister of Revenue simply toured the farmland, growing happier the more he looked. Reclaiming such a large farmland in the spirit-energy-scarce Wilderness, with crops actually growing, was something neither the surrounding Great Chu nor the Rong Di could achieve.

Immortal sect cultivators looked down on the Wilderness, likely because they were helpless against the compacted soil.

Su He Shizi and the others were determined to buy spirit melons. Qin Bi, thinking that Rong Yang and Rong Chi needed connections in the court to accumulate qi and numerical values, hesitated a moment, then called Rong Yang close.

The young prince also ran over. Qin Bi: "······"

If she were still a concubine-born daughter of the Hou Fu as before, Qin Bi could not have approached an imperial prince.

"Rong Yang," Qin Bi pointed to the melons in the field with poor appearance, "sell these misshapen melons and cracked dates. Keep only the good melons. Ask Su He Shizi and the others if they want these inferior-quality melons."

The young prince immediately nodded his small head: "We want them, we want them."

Qin Bi: "······"

The young prince waved his hand: "I'll take them all."

The Minister of Revenue rushed over: "Young Prince, this won't do. Your grandfather bought six spirit melons this morning. You're taking even the inferior ones too? That's not fair."

With the Minister of Works added, the crowd was numerous and powerful, fighting the young prince for the inferior-quality spirit melons.

Rong Yang smiled, collecting spirit stones until his hands went numb. Rong He Shizi had given him two storage bags specifically for monster spirit stones: one for high-grade monster spirit stones, one for low-grade monster spirit stones.

The inferior-quality spirit melons were also cool and refreshing, priced the same as the cracked melons.

Su He Shizi and the others each bought two spirit melons and left. Before departing, Su He Shizi went to find Qin Yan and glanced at Qin Yan's melon field, momentarily stunned, blinking his eyes.

"Did you plant these?" Su He Shizi asked.

"Ah," Qin Yan said, "I planted them."

Su He Shizi stared intently at Qin Yan: "Did your Qin Yan Hou Fu gain some great opportunity?"

A Hou Fu young master would never farm. Suddenly growing such a melon field; without some great opportunity, who would believe it? Su He Shizi turned his head, gazing at the surrounding fields. There must be a great opportunity.

Qin Yan could only say: "The summoned rain was good."

Su He Shizi was actually surprised, not expecting such a reason. Summoning artifact abilities varied wildly, strange and diverse; different effects were not surprising. Su He Shizi felt somewhat envious.

"If the Rong Wang Fu sells spirit melons, tell me immediately," Su He Shizi instructed.

Qin Yan smiled and nodded: "Fine. Spirit melons are too brittle; they crack easily."

After inspecting Qin Yan's melon fields, Xue He Shizi gave advance notice: "If you sell your melons, let me know first."

Qin Yan continued nodding: "Agreed."

Only then did Xue He Shizi depart. The skin of the fresh spirit melons was too brittle; a mere touch would crack them, and one would split every now and then, making Lin Yao, Qin Tan, and the others picking the melons proceed with extreme caution.

Qin Bi said, "Eat two."

"Very well." The guard sliced the melons.

With so many people present, two spirit melons were cut, allowing each person a small piece. The advisors and guards took a bite and found it sweet enough to reach their hearts; Rong Juan and Jiang Xu also received a small piece.

Taking a bite, "Ouch," Rong Juan said, "No wonder the Young Master loves spirit melons. They are truly crisp and sweet, and they cool you down after eating."

Holding a spirit melon, Jiang Xu hesitated and asked, "Young Master, may I take this home for my maternal grandfather? He is injured."