Chapter 307: Finally Married High

The Xue Wang Fei stood up, intending to go personally, yet hesitated.

"Send someone," the Xue Wang said. "Send an advisor; he can inquire clearly while maintaining propriety. If the spiritual bird sent back wasn't from the Wang He Shizi's wife, there would be no loss of face."

The Xue Wang Fei nodded, and the Xue Wang dispatched a plump, eloquent advisor to the Qin Yan Hou Fu.

Once the man left, the Xue Wang Fei spoke: "Within the Hou Fu, Qin He is considered fortunate. Others could send spiritual birds back; how could Qin He return with nothing? Moreover, in that group, only Qin He and our Xue Qing carried many magic treasures."

Large teleportation arrays are not cheap; could others afford to produce them? Certainly not.

The Xue Wang Fei's defense of Qin He was for Xue Qing's sake. The Xue Wang had other sons besides Xue Qing. The Wang He Shizi's wife, Qin He, was a concubine-born daughter of the Hou Fu; the only thing she could offer was high fortune.

"The Rong Wang Fu can also produce large teleportation arrays," the Xue Wang reminded the Wang Fei.

"The Rong He Shizi married Qin Bi because his fate brings death to wives and leaves him childless," the Xue Wang Fei dismissed, showing great disdain. "Large teleportation arrays are used up one by one; would the Rong He Shizi be willing to give so many?"

The Xue Wang said nothing; this depended on the Rong He Shizi's thoughts.

If the fate of bringing death to wives and leaving no children was broken, and the Rong He Shizi disliked Qin Bi, he could choose a noble young lady from a high family as his Wang He Shizi's wife. A concubine-born daughter was, after all, inferior in status.

In that case, giving magic treasures to the fourth branch's concubine-born daughter of the Qin Yan Hou Fu required careful consideration.

Neither the Xue Wang nor the Xue Wang Fei believed Qin Bi could make the Rong He Shizi protect her wholeheartedly.

The Xue Wang Fu's advisor arrived at the Qin Yan Hou Fu. Upon hearing the visitor was an advisor and not a servant, the Qin Yan Hou stepped out to the front courtyard. The Qin Yan Hou Fu's Lady thought for a moment and called for Qin Qi and his wife to come as well.

Qin Qi was puzzled and asked Cui Shi, "Why has someone from the Xue Wang Fu come?"

Cui Shi thought briefly, "They probably think Qin He has sent something back."

Qin Qi frowned. "Since Qin He's first expedition to the small space in the Beast Realm, she has never sent anything back. Each time, she returns directly after the expedition ends. When has she ever sent anything back? Why would the Xue Wang Fu think Qin He could send something back?"

Cui Shi had no reply, and Qin Qi fell silent, following behind the Qin Yan Hou Fu's Lady.

In the Hou Fu's front courtyard, the Qin Yan Hou met the Xue Wang Fu's advisor directly in the yard. He had no time to go to the guest hall for tea and a detailed discussion; speak quickly, as the entire Hou Fu was busy.

Lacking any sense of timing, they had chosen the very moment of their greatest busyness.

The Xue Wang Fu's advisor bowed to the Qin Yan Hou, saying, "My Lord Marquis, I am ordered to ask how the luck of our Wang He Shizi's wife and the Wang He Shizi has been in the small space of the Beast Realm, and if they have collected anything."

The Qin Yan Hou detected the probing intent in these words but found them not unpleasant, replying, "There has been no movement from the group of your Wang He Shizi's wife and the Wang He Shizi."

The advisor was stunned. What did it mean that there was no movement from their Wang He Shizi's wife and the Wang He Shizi's group? With spiritual birds being sent back trip after trip, surely there would be some for their Wang He Shizi and his wife.

"This..." the advisor chose his words carefully. "The spiritual bird sent back today was not sent by our Wang He Shizi's wife and the Wang He Shizi, was it?"

After going in circles, he finally asked the question.

The Qin Yan Hou and others looked at the advisor, who quickly explained, "Our Wang He Shizi's wife has always been fortunate. If there are many spiritual birds in the small space of the Beast Realm, the Wang He Shizi's wife should be able to catch some too."

The Qin Yan Hou remained expressionless. "Wait until Qin He and your Wang He Shizi return and ask them. We did not go to the small space of the Beast Realm, so we are unclear about the situation there."

The Qin Yan Hou was very busy; he left this matter to the second branch, Qin Qi and his wife, and departed.

The Qin Yan Hou Fu's Lady also felt there was no need to speak much with the Xue Wang Fu's advisor. Once the Qin Yan Hou and the Hou Fu's Lady left, Qin Qi said to the advisor, "The spiritual bird sent back by the fourth branch should have nothing to do with Qin He."

"But..." the advisor said, "Our Wang He Shizi's wife has a high fortune value; she should not have returned empty-handed."

Qin Qi and Cui Shi exchanged a glance. They knew best whether Qin He had fortune. She did have fortune, and Qin He had received many good things from the Yan Guogong Fu. However, to say her fortune value was extremely high was not entirely true.

But this could not be said. Since the second branch had finally produced a concubine-born daughter married into a high family, they must boast and portray Qin He as fortunate. Otherwise, with a noble family like the Xue Wang Fu, Qin He's position as Wang He Shizi's wife would be unstable.

"The small space of the Beast Realm is full of dangers; avoiding injury is already fortunate," Cui Shi said. "Collecting items requires not only fortune but also good luck; one cannot force too much."

Cui Shi's words left Qin He a way out. If Qin He could collect items, that would be better. Even if she did not collect many, the Xue Wang Fu could not blame her, for who could guarantee a full harvest when entering the small space of the Beast Realm?

After the advisor left, Cui Shi sighed.

"Bang!" A sound made Cui Shi and Qin Qi pause.

Guards hurriedly closed the main gate while children scrambled up the walls. The quacking spiritual birds were in a panic. The Qin Yan Hou and Qin Tan directed the catching of the spiritual birds and ducks. Another group of spiritual birds had just been teleported back, truly astonishing and incredible.

This teleportation array was small, and the number of spiritual birds sent back was few, yet already many had been returned!

Added together, this was extraordinary.

At this moment in the small space of the Beast Realm, nearing dusk, Qin Yan and Qin Tang and others caught their breath; they were exhausted. The Hou Fu's luck carried by Qin Yan could bring good fortune, but it did not mean that if one stood still, the spiritual birds and ducks would run according to one's will.

Oh, if you wanted to drive them to the teleportation array, they would all rush over in a flurry.

It was not that supernatural; everyone still had to cooperate to drive them. The spiritual birds and ducks were alive, and some would still run away. Yet Qin Tang and the others still felt their luck was good enough; they could sense whether their fortune was good or bad.

"Eldest Cousin," Qin He contacted Qin Yan using a summoning artifact, suppressing her anger. "You cannot ignore us."

Everyone sat on the sandy ground, listening to Qin He speak through the summoning artifact. No one paid her attention. Qin He had not been idle all day, constantly urging and urging; she was very annoying.

Qin Jue took out a bamboo tube, poured a cup of water, handed it to Qin Bi, and then poured water for the others.

Having just drunk some water to quench their thirst, Qin He continued to contact Qin Yan, her tone anxious and impatient. "Eldest Cousin, Qin Yan is injured. What are you doing? Why are you silent?"

Qin He's tone was indeed not good. Facing the ferocity of high-level beasts, Qin He was angry that the third and fourth branches were fighting for the Qin He Shizi. The value of high-level beasts was known to all cultivators; she was too immature.

Qin Lang drank some water and said, "Eldest Cousin, you must not go."

How could Qin Yan dare to leave? The harvest here was too great. "I will not go."

As for Qin Yan being injured? Even if she were dead, Qin Yan could not leave. The number of spiritual birds and ducks caught this time was far too large. Just thinking of the approximate quantity made Qin Yan excited; for him to leave would be foolish.