Chapter 532: No More Showing Off

Su He Shizi was speechless; as for Qin He, she had always considered herself to possess max-level fortune.

"Impossible," Su Er Young Master interjected, his tone certain: "We weren't gathering things together, so we don't even know where Qin He and Qin Yan are. How could Qin He claim our harvest is her luck?"

You don't steal credit like this; it has nothing to do with her.

If they were gathering things together, Qin He could claim it was her luck; but since they weren't together, there's no way to force a connection.

Su He Shizi thought the same, but Qin Tan's group knew Qin He's character well. In previous instances, whenever someone summoned, she claimed it as her merit; when they caught a spirit duck, she claimed it as her fortune.

Qin He thinks everything belongs to her.

Others might not know, but the Third and Fourth Branches know only too well. Even Rong Juan and Jiang Xu, who frequently visit the Beast Realm's small space with Qin Bi, know that Qin He likes to make things up out of nothing.

"Last time, when Qin Tang and the others caught spirit ducks, Qin He said it was her luck," Qin Tan spoke up. "Qin Bi's worry is not excessive. It would be better if Qin He didn't claim it as her luck. If she does claim it as her luck, we should be on guard."

Qin Tan is Qin He's own third uncle, yet he speaks this way. Su He Shizi felt that Qin He must have another side within the Marquis Fu; otherwise, people wouldn't be so wary of her.

If elders dislike someone, there is always a reason.

"Exactly," Rong Juan said. He was chubby and had a good temper. He wiped a small sweet radish on his clothes and ate it, saying, "Last time, when catching spirit ducks, they called Qin He Shizi several times. How did it become her luck? What does she have to do with it! It makes people feel very uncomfortable."

Su Er Young Master frowned; indeed, it made people uncomfortable.

Jiang Xu suggested, "Let's not mention luck when we return."

Qin Bi chuckled and said, "If you don't mention luck, Qin He will know our harvest is great, and she will naturally link it to luck. She will assume it is her luck as a matter of course."

The young masters of Su Guogong Fu didn't believe it; who could be so shameless?

Qin Bi said no more: "Just don't mention our harvest, so she can't link it to herself."

"Agreed," Su He Shizi turned to Su Er Young Master and the others, saying, "Show off less when we return."

Su Er Young Master laughed, smiling cheerfully: "I was planning to show off our harvest as soon as we returned. Fine, I won't show off. Not that I'm boasting, but our harvest this time was truly great."

Speaking of the harvest, everyone laughed.

They had gathered many things, and everyone was in high spirits, their faces beaming with joy.

The young illegitimate son of the Third Branch kept rummaging through his storage bag, a smile on his lips. Such a young boy rarely smiled, but he had become much more cheerful these past two days. He frequently took stock of his assets.

Qin Bi still wanted to go see the stream where she had found river snails, so she remained silent.

The young men of Su Guogong Fu ran off to dig up vines and plants that looked like wild vegetables. Su Er Young Master didn't want to leave either: "Let's stay one more day. We haven't cleared everything out. Next time, we won't have such good luck."

If they didn't dig up all the spiritual energy sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes, they felt unwilling, as if they were losing out, like something had been lost.

See? They thought the same as Qin Bi.

Qin Bi turned to Qin Tan and Qin Di and said, "Third Uncle, Father, I also want to gather a bit more spiritual food."

She wasn't the main deity; the Third and Fourth Branches tried their best not to make her worry.

Since Qin Bi had spoken, Qin Tang also said, "Qin Bi has children at home. She wants to gather more things for them. We can stay one more day, return tomorrow, and gather a bit more."

"Yes," Rong Juan said. "Let's search for spiritual energy sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes again."

Everyone agreed. Qin Tan said, "Since everyone wants to gather more, let's search again. Leaving the Beast Realm's small space is rare; eating spiritual food is a special occasion, so we should search again."

At present, spiritual energy sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes grew in the soil. If you wanted to eat them, you could simply find and dig one up without much effort. But if you left the Beast Realm's small space, you would have to buy spiritual food on the Spiritual Plant Street.

As for the price, it's better not to mention it.

Besides, spiritual food includes spiritual vegetables and spiritual fruits, with thousands of varieties, each with a different price.

Sometimes, even if you want to eat something, it might not be available for sale.

For example, small sweet radishes and spiritual energy sweet potatoes are sold on the Spiritual Plant Street in winter, but small sweet radishes might not be available. Rare spiritual foods have prices that ordinary cultivators cannot afford.

Qin Bi rarely encountered the prices of spiritual food, but she could guess that spiritual energy sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes were not cheap. Therefore, she thought that since luck had delivered the spiritual food right to her doorstep, she felt she was losing out if she didn't gather it all clean.

Moreover, it would seem like she wasn't living properly or being diligent.

Qin Bi wanted to scour everything that could be gathered clean.

The two groups had stayed in this area for several days and were familiar with it. Having agreed to stay one more day, everyone went to find places they thought would yield results. Qin Bi called Qin Lang and Qin Xun, along with Rong Juan, and went to the stream where she had found river snails.

Qin Bi felt there were still river snails. Upon arriving, she saw that indeed, quite a few snails had gathered again.

"There's such a good thing???" Rong Juan exclaimed with surprise.

"Rong Yang and Rong Chi would definitely love to eat them," Qin Bi said, overjoyed at seeing the river snails. She took two baskets out of her storage bag: "Help me catch them. If we can find chili peppers, that would be wonderful."

Lin Yao, who had come along, said: "..."

That would truly be luck beyond cure.

Qin Bi thinking this way was not wrong. Mainly because this time, Su He Shizi brought luck with him, combined with the luck of Qin Tan's group, the two groups had been extremely smooth in the Beast Realm's small space.

When things go smoothly, you want them to go smoother. Finding river snails made them dare to dream of chili peppers.

Qin Lang and Rong Juan laughed. Chili peppers? Indeed, stir-fried river snails with chili peppers were explosively delicious. Thinking of this, they swallowed saliva. Rong Juan only hoped that after the Rong Shizifei finished catching, she would leave him half a jin or a jin to try for freshness.

Rong Juan dragged a basket, found a spot, and looked down: "The quality is quite good."

Qin Bi added, "The shells are also sturdy."

Rong Juan began scooping them up. Qin Lang and Qin Xun also dragged a basket. Qin Bi thought for a moment and took out another basket.

Lin Yao had sharp eyes. He walked upstream and downstream, then returned: "Give me another basket."

Qin Bi took another basket out of her storage bag. Lin Yao lifted the basket, found a spot, and everyone busied themselves scooping. They worked until near evening, and all the baskets were full.

Qin Bi was delighted. After Qin Xun and Lin Yao added some water to the baskets, they stored them in their storage bags.

Qin Bi said, "You continue catching river snails."

She had enough.

"Oh my," Rong Juan said happily, his eyes fixed on the scattered river snails in the stream: "I think I can catch a few more jin."

Everyone had their own assets. They each took small wooden buckets, small baskets, or small crates from their storage bags and searched for river snails in the stream. Just picking them up yielded quite a few. Qin Bi, meanwhile, searched for river shrimp.

Believe it or not, she really found quite a few.

Qin Bi hurried to catch them. Shrimp with spiritual energy were strong; some jumped to the stream's edge. Qin Bi quickly picked them up. This kind was best for children. While catching, she kept her eyes on the stream, searching.

By the time Qin Bi could no longer find shrimp, Qin Lang and the others had caught several jin of snails.