Chapter 479: Little Xiangyun Unpacks Its Small Bundle

Eh? Little Xiangyun bounced out of the formation.

The destination was the county office.

Qin Bi saw it; Little Xiangyun was very curious. Qin Bi smiled, then turned to see Qin Lang's Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud. Her smile deepened; the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud was truly a tiny little ball.

How big was the little cloud ball?

About the size of a child's palm; it had collapsed from exhaustion the last time it was summoned.

Don't let its small size fool you. It had planted several pots of spirit vegetables watered with luck-based rain and snow. The Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud was round and solid, not just a wisp of smoke; that was what truly exhausted it.

Qin Tan retracted the formation: "The Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud cannot be summoned again. Summoning it again consumes spiritual power, and it will dissipate into nothingness. Qin Lang, you and your fourth uncle should reclaim the wasteland. Once it is ready, the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud can farm it, and the cultivation cloud ball will grow larger."

"I know." Qin Lang was worried about Qin Bi. Qin Bi loved farming, and the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud's main function was five grains and abundance, meaning farming: "Sister, the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud really cannot be summoned again."

Qin Bi hesitated, then smiled wryly. She glanced at the sky and said to Qin Tan: "Third Uncle, don't you feel our luck on this journey has been unusually good?"

Qin Tan felt nothing: "You think our luck is good?"

Qin Bi lowered her eyes, her face full of smiles: "No mistake about it."

Qin Tan waited to see. They had just arrived; if their luck was indeed good, that would be wonderful. Luck and fortune were mysterious things.

On the mountain edge outside the county town, a small wild space could be torn open. Qin Tan first informed the Assistant County Magistrate, then took Qin Di and others out of the county town.

Activating the formation was unnecessary; it was a waste. The distance was short. Qin Bi and Qin Lang would take a carriage, while Qin Tan and Qin Di rode horses. In this cultivation world, formations were not cheap.

Qin Tan was only a County Magistrate; he had to live frugally.

About ten li outside the county town, there were mountains. The terrain was not high. There were farmlands by the mountain edge. Farmers, unable to stay idle in winter, went up the mountains to gather mountain goods and chop firewood. Seeing Qin Tan and Qin Di on horseback with guards, they looked on with curiosity.

Arriving at the mountain edge, Qin Tan found a suitable spot and produced a Grade Lan Mid-tier magic treasure. He tore open a patch of wild land in the void beside the mountain. The wild lands were even more lacking in rain; the soil was so dry it seemed to be smoking.

Little Xiangyun flew over to inspect, its eyes sour. It had been surprised when it first arrived at this county.

The Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud also flew over, seeing only desolation.

Qin Di took out a hoe, intending to turn the soil first. Since they had just arrived, there was no rush to use a summoning treasure to call forth plants for plowing. The ground was so dry it was smoking; low-grade summoned plants could not dig it.

Qin Tan's summoning treasure was merely an ordinary magic treasure, at most depicting a small vine or bean sprouts. Using such a thing to turn even a small patch of land would cause it to lose its leaves.

Qin Di was strong; using a hoe to turn the soil was feasible.

Seeing this, Qin Lang also took a hoe to turn the soil. Once the land was ready, the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud could summon a little rain or snow to plant something.

However, it was winter, cold and frozen; planting anything was difficult.

The guards had arrived and joined in turning the soil. Reclaiming wasteland was also a form of training. Nearby farmers heard about it and came with hoes; farming households loved reclaiming wasteland.

Qin Bi was not in a hurry to summon or turn the soil. Instead, she said to Qin Tan: "Third Uncle, I feel the luck is very strong. How about you, my father, Qin Lang, me, plus the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud and Little Xiangyun, we summon rain and snow?"

Qin Tan narrowed his eyes, half-skeptical. He felt no trace of this luck.

Qin Lang had always had some fortune since childhood. Qin Lang said nothing. Qin Bi's feeling made Qin Tan ponder; summoning was no trouble, as long as they had a summoning treasure depicting rain or streams.

Qin Tan's concern was the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud. His cultivation base was low; he possessed no magic treasure. The Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud could be considered his first magic treasure. After the last summoning, the little cloud ball had shrunk to the size of a child's palm.

"Sister." Qin Lang took his hoe and approached: "If we summon again, my Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud will vanish."

Qin Bi ignored him and continued to persuade Qin Tan: "Third Uncle, the county under your jurisdiction has some luck and a bit of spiritual energy. Combined with us from Qin Yan Marquis Fu, we can summon rain and snow once. Besides, Qin He is not here. She and the eldest cousin and others went to the wild lands; that place is not the same as this small wild space you tore open, Third Uncle."

Qin Bi lowered her voice, but Qin Lang was close enough to hear. She said: "Third Uncle, the luck this time is very strong. We have the right number of people, favorable timing, location, and harmony. The rain and snow we summon might be substantial. You are the County Magistrate; even a small amount of rain and snow would benefit you."

Everything Qin Bi said was pure guesswork.

Qin Tan was tempted. Great Yan lacked rain and snow. The county under his jurisdiction had seen only a little snow this winter. If it were truly as Qin Bi said and they could summon rain and snow, even a tiny amount of snow, it would benefit the crops.

"Very well." Qin Tan asked: "What preparations are needed?"

With luck, nothing else mattered. Qin Bi said: "Just one summoning treasure per person is enough."

Qin Tan gave Qin Di a summoning treasure depicting rain. Qin Bi and Qin Lang each had their own. Little Xiangyun saw this and thought, "Oh my," then quickly went over with its small bundle on its back.

Qin Bi needed Little Xiangyun's help to summon. She asked: "What is in your small bundle?"

Little Xiangyun shook open its small bundle. Qin Bi was speechless; there was nothing inside.

It was all just for show; in reality, it had no belongings at all.

Everyone held a summoning treasure and began to summon. The Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud and Little Xiangyun immediately assisted. Just then, a small luck ball from above the group flew to the space between the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud and Little Xiangyun.

This little cloud ball was quite plump. Its size was not large, but it was undeniably round and chubby.

Qin Di was shocked: "The luck ball of Qin Yan Marquis Fu??????"

Qin Tan held his summoning treasure and examined it closely: "Indeed, it is the small luck ball of our Qin Yan Marquis Fu."

Plump was good; it meant abundant luck. Qin Tan was excited.

Qin Lang was excited too. He turned around: "Sister, are we going to summon another luck-based rain and snow again? The little prince is not here, so it probably won't summon rain and snow carrying luck."

In moments, wind rose in the sky, a cold breeze blowing.

This meant snow was coming. Qin Lang, excited, kept talking: "This time there is the small luck ball of Qin Yan Marquis Fu again. Once the rain and snow are summoned, Qin He will say it is her luck again."

"No." Qin Bi smiled proudly: "She doesn't know. The wild lands where Qin He and the eldest cousin went are far from here. We kept it completely secret; Qin He has no idea we are summoning rain and snow."

Qin Lang's eyes lit up. Not going with the eldest cousin and the others was the right choice.

As they spoke, something extraordinary happened. Heavy snow began to fall directly from the sky.

Qin Tan immediately sent people to check. This heavy snow covered almost all the farmlands in the county. That was not enough; the small luck ball was still transferring luck to the wild lands.