Chapter 301

"You..." Qin He whispered, "unreasonable."

The Jiang Shi cultivator glanced at Qin He, who seemed to mutter something.

Qin He was convinced she was the most fortunate in the Hou Fu; she saw no point in arguing with others about this. To avoid losing ground, she took another low-grade high-quality summoning artifact from her storage bag, this one depicting a summon beast.

Holding it in her hand, Qin He summoned the beast.

The summon beast was a fox, joining the team hunting demon beasts.

Over twenty Lan-rank summon beasts and Lan-rank summon plants clashed with Lan-rank high-grade demon beasts. In the air, the fortune of various cultivation families flowed; the Jiang Shi and Shen Shi clans had the most powerful fortune. The demon beasts approached the Jiang Shi disciples several times, only to be bitten hard by the summon beasts nearby.

The fortune of the Qin Yan Marquis Prefecture was slightly weaker than others, enough to protect the Qin He Shizi, but not the others. Everyone else was injured to some degree, and the summon beast Qin He had just summoned was also hurt.

Everyone cast envious glances toward the families with powerful fortune. Qin He looked along with them, feeling uneasy. She should be the one in the spotlight. As the female lead, why hadn't she started her rampage yet?!

"System," Qin He thought silently.

The System said: Host, what is it?

Qin He asked, "Isn't my fortune value very high?"

The System replied: Yes, Host. You purchased fortune value; your fortune is not low.

After confirming her fortune value was not low, Qin He felt more confident. Some cultivators were injured and withdrew from the summoning team, while new teams of cultivators arrived to join the battle.

In the small space of the low-grade demon beast realm, Lan-rank high-grade demon beast crystals were highly valuable, coveted by every cultivator.

Above the battlefield, the fortune of various cultivation families circled. Mobilizing fortune revealed which family was strongest; some cultivation families managed to remain unharmed amidst the danger.

Among the great cultivation families, Qin He stood out less, causing a huge psychological gap for her.

Qin Tang's team was overjoyed; it was more than joy—they were anxious. Their usual noble composure vanished; they feared moving too slowly and missing a spiritual bird.

"Oh dear, oh dear..." Rong Juan was sweating with anxiety, pointing at a cluster of concentrated spiritual birds: "Over there, over there! They're running that way. Don't dawdle. These are spiritual birds; catch them quickly."

Qin Xun, caught off guard, let a spiritual bird escape. He was frustrated: "It could have been caught."

Qin Tang, quick-eyed and ruthless, still failed to catch the spiritual bird at his side. He gritted his teeth but told Qin Xun, "Stop complaining. Catch them quickly. We might never encounter this many spiritual birds in our lives."

This was true. Everyone shivered and redoubled their efforts to chase the spiritual birds.

The flock of spiritual birds was herded here, then herded there. Catching one was so hard. Even Qin Tang and Rong Juan, usually so patient, grew anxious and frustrated.

Qin Bi caught one, and Qin Lang went over to tie it up: "Take it back as a treasure for my little nephew."

Qin Bi smiled, feeling frustrated: "They're hard to catch! The spiritual birds are cowardly, but they're strong. If you don't grab them right, they run away."

Qin Lang quickly tied up the spiritual bird and continued chasing through the flock with Qin Bi. Qin Tang was glad he had found a quiet spot; with so many spiritual birds, he feared others would cut in.

Qin Tang's team had low cultivation and lacked the strength to fight over spiritual birds.

Qin Bi was also worried. She and Qin Xun looked up at the Hou Fu fortune in the sky. Whether other cultivation teams came to snatch the birds depended on the Hou Fu fortune. Logically, with good luck, there would be no unexpected trouble.

By the time their team caught fifty spiritual birds, Qin Lang was delighted: "Not a single team has come."

It wasn't just that no cultivation team had come. As Qin Bi and Qin Tang stood together with Rong Juan and Jiang Xu, the fortune in the sky could no longer hold back. It flowed, and more fortune diverted from the Qin He Shizi's side toward them.

"Hiss..." Qin Tang and the others looked shocked.

They had never seen this situation and were somewhat confused.

Soon, Qin Tang and the others understood. One by one, the spiritual bird-ducks ran out, quacking as they rushed toward the river. Who could count how many? So many!

"Oh my heavens!" Rong Juan was stunned.

Everyone froze for a second, then immediately pounced to intercept the spiritual bird-ducks entering the river to hunt fish. With such favor from fortune, dawdling would invite lightning strikes; failing to collect anything would be deserved.

Surrounded by spiritual birds, quacking and cowardly, if they couldn't catch them now, they might as well die.

Things got interesting next. The fortune of the Qin Yan Marquis Prefecture occasionally diverted a portion to Qin Tang's team. The cultivation families fighting demon beasts couldn't help but be surprised.

The Qin He Shizi, carrying the main fortune of the Hou Fu in the demon beast small space, was the favored son of heaven. Who else was so favored by fortune? Waves of fortune were drawn to him; fortune rarely acted this actively.

"Did your Hou Fu send two teams?" a young Jiang Shi cultivator asked Qin Yan.

Qin Yan held his summoning artifact and nodded: "Yes, I am with Qin He."

This cultivator asked, "Who is your other team?"

"Qin Tang." Qin Yan had nothing to hide; it wouldn't hurt for the Fourth House to have a reputation for good fortune.

The cultivator thought for a moment and paused.

A middle-aged cultivator said, "Your Qin Yan Marquis Prefecture's other team is receiving great favor from fortune in this demon beast small space."

Qin He's younger sister, holding her summoning artifact nearby, became displeased: "My sister Qin He is the most fortunate in the Hou Fu. She gave birth to a first-rank little princess, a lucky treasure who swallowed two auspicious clouds at birth. Her fortune value is very high."

People from various cultivation families glanced at Qin He. Qin He declared solemnly, "I am indeed the most fortunate in the Hou Fu."

Did they believe her? No one was stupid enough to believe whatever anyone said. Yet, if this person was so certain, they grew suspicious. With demon beasts being slain, no one had the mind to think too deeply.

The Qin Yan Marquis Prefecture was not particularly outstanding; only the Qin He Shizi had a reputation. So, aside from a moment of curiosity, no one paid much attention.

A Jiang Shi disciple killed a demon beast, leaving six Lan-rank high-grade demon beasts. Most cultivators focused on killing the beasts; those with fortune were favored by the fortune in the air.

The Qin He Shizi was the favored son of heaven surrounded by fortune. Qin He blended into the crowd. Ignored to the point of desperation, Qin He said, "System, what's going on? Why is all the fortune going to Qin Bi?"

System: Let me check.

Moments later, the System said: Your fortune value and fortune points are still the highest.

Qin He was not blind: "But the fortune is not on my side."

The System asked: Do you want to exchange fortune points?

Qin He gritted her teeth: "Exchange."

The System immediately exchanged fortune points for Qin He. The fortune of the Xue Wang Prefecture began to favor Qin He. Originally, all the fortune of the Xue Wang Prefecture was on the Xue He Shizi, but now a portion was diverted to Qin He.

With this portion of fortune from the Xue Wang Prefecture, Qin He's luck improved slightly compared to before.