Chapter 584: Spiritual Fruit

Cui Xiao nodded: "Qin Lang's Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud has put in a tremendous effort."

Lu Yuan punched his fist: "Impressive."

Qin Yuan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the eldest branch of the Qin Yan Marquis Fu, asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing," Lu Yuan said. "We split into two teams to patrol the surroundings."

Thus, Cui Xiao and his wife Qin Yuan formed one group, while Lu Yuan and his wife Qin Wu formed another; they defended all around. Others guessed something was happening and asked Cui Xiao and Lu Yuan for details.

Cui Xiao and Lu Yuan were tight-lipped and simply refused to say.

"What exactly is going on?" Qin Yuan asked her husband softly.

"Uncle Third and the others are summoning rain," Cui Xiao said.

Qin Yuan: "..."

"Why summon rain in the Beast Realm's small space?" Qin Yuan didn't understand. "If rain is needed, they should summon it back in Great Yan. The Beast Realm's small space has no crops."

Cui Xiao said, "Don't mention it."

If he told Qin Yuan the truth, she would surely think he was talking nonsense. Flowers, plants, and trees growing wildly in an instant was comparable to immortal techniques of the Immortal Sects; the people of the Qin Yan Marquis Fu lacked such knowledge.

On the other side, Qin Wu also asked Lu Yuan, "Defending against what?"

"People from your Marquis Fu are summoning rain," Lu Yuan said in a low voice.

Qin Wu froze: "Is Qin He here too?"

Lu Yuan shook his head: "I don't know."

Lu Yuan returned as soon as he saw the rain; the grass and trees on the ground grew with the wind. No wonder everyone was eager to cultivate immortal arts. These Immortal Sect techniques were truly formidable; a single rainstorm made flowers, plants, and trees begin to grow.

Lu Yuan came from a great immortal cultivation family, but he was from a collateral branch and had never seen such powerful rain-summoning.

Next, Cui Xiao and Lu Yuan led the defense, and everyone took it much more seriously. At least Qin Yuan and Qin Wu knew what was happening. Qin Jue and the others couldn't find anything, so Lu Yuan found another patch of land for them.

"There are medicinal herbs here," Lu Yuan said. "Search the surroundings."

Qin Jue felt puzzled but didn't ask further. Everyone stared at the ground, searching for medicinal herbs among the plants. Qin Yuan still muttered to herself; in her view, she gained much more when she was with Sister Qin He.

Perhaps it was because of Qin Bi that Sister Qin He didn't stay with them.

By mid-afternoon, Qin He Shizi and Qin Tan, who had joined in the summoning, were extremely excited. Some high-quality timber had already grown. If they cut it down and took it back, it would be perfect for building houses.

The guards and servants dared not cut anything themselves; they only defended the surroundings.

Qin Lang, however, looked up worriedly at his Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud and called out to Qin Bi: "Sister, my Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud has shrunk again. It consumes too much spiritual power; don't let it run dry."

"Cousin, Third Uncle," Qin Bi said, holding a tea bowl. "How about we end the summoning?"

Qin He Shizi and Qin Tan glanced over the area within sight. The Huang Li trees were all bearing fruit; every single one was ripe. The scent of the Huang Li was strong, making one's mouth water.

The two exchanged a glance. Qin Tan said, "End the summoning."

As soon as he spoke, everyone withdrew the summoning together.

"My heavens!" Qin Xun looked delighted as he surveyed the flowers, plants, and trees all around. "Now we have a lot to gather. Qin Lang, Qin Bi, hurry and pick a few Huang Li to eat."

Qin Lang quickly retracted his weakened Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud and called to Qin Bi: "Sister, let's go pick Huang Li. Just smelling them makes one crave them. I could already smell the ripe Huang Li just now."

Qin Bi, beaming with joy, followed Qin Xun, with Lin Yao, Qin Tang, and Qin Lang following behind.

Qin Tan said to Qin He Shizi, "Let Qin Bi pick first."

Qin Yan naturally had no objection. Not only did the Qin Yan Marquis Fu rely on the Rong Wang Fu, but this summoning was done using Qin Lang's Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud. As Qin He Shizi, he shouldn't steal the credit. Qin Tan intended to let Qin Bi pick the spiritual fruits first, so he let her go ahead.

Qin Yan and Qin Xiang led guards and servants to cut shrubs, vines, and bamboo trees suitable for weaving baskets, while Qin Tan and Qin Di led the illegitimate sons to chop down sandalwood and other trees. There was no time to dig up the medicinal herbs on the ground.

There was no help for it; there weren't enough hands.

Qin Bi picked a few Huang Li of the finest appearance and first distributed them to Qin Xun and the others. Everyone took a bite; it was incredibly sweet.

"Ouch," Qin Bi said angrily.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yao asked quickly.

Qin Bi covered her mouth: "I bit my cheek."

"Be more careful," Qin Tang said.

No sooner had he spoken than Qin Lang cried out: "Ouch."

Well, another one who bit his cheek. These Huang Li were incredibly fresh; they had just grown, and as soon as they were picked, they were eaten. The skin was thin and crisp, and the taste was extremely sweet. People with impatient tempers were prone to biting their cheeks.

After eating the Huang Li, Qin Bi and the others began to harvest.

Those with resources could see that the guards and servants were cutting shrubs and quickly weaving baskets. Qin Yan and Qin Xiang brought them over. Qin Bi looked at the countless fruits, realizing they couldn't possibly pick them all.

"Come help quickly," Qin Bi called to Qin Yan and Qin Xiang.

Qin Yan leaped onto a tree and began picking fruit rapidly. Each person took one tree; once a bag was full, they would go down and empty it into a basket. Even so, they couldn't keep up. There were only a few dozen Huang Li trees in the patch, and those were easier to pick.

The main issue was the trees and branches suitable for weaving baskets; they couldn't keep up with that.

While picking fruit from the trees, Qin Bi and Qin Yan discussed calling over all the sons of the Qin Yan Marquis Fu to help gather things. After some deliberation, they went to ask Qin Tan. Qin Xiang went to summon the others from the Qin Yan Marquis Fu.

As soon as Qin Xiang stepped out of the marked-off area, he ran straight into the two groups led by Cui Xiao and Lu Yuan.

"Go gather things," Qin Xiang said. "We can't keep up."

Lu Yuan went to call Qin Jue and the others over. When the group arrived at the gathering spot, they were all struck dumb, as if hit by lightning. The trees were fine, and branches and vines were everywhere.

As for the medicinal herbs on the ground, it was even more incredible.

The most eye-catching sight was the patch of Huang Li trees. Every tree was laden with fruit; the golden-yellow Huang Li were fully ripe. One didn't need to take a bite to know how delicious they were. Qin Yuan swallowed her saliva.

Qin Yan still foolishly asked, "There's such a good place??????"

Qin Xiang and Cui Xiao looked at her. It was pure fantasy. How could there be such a good place? Everyone worked together to summon the rain that made everything grow. Such a good place didn't belong to the Qin Yan Marquis Fu.

Qin Han was overjoyed: "Spiritual fruits? Let's pick one and eat it first."

Qin Xiang's face fell: "No. More than half of these things belong to the Rong Wang Fu. You are here only to help. If you want to work, start cutting branches and vines. If you don't want to work, stand aside."

Qin Han looked incredulous: "All this stuff, all for the Rong Wang Fu??????"

Qin Yan stepped forward: "Do you have an objection?"

Jiang Mo tugged Qin Han, her tone sharpening: "Qin Han."

Qin Han shut her mouth unwillingly. Qin Yan did not trust Qin Han and Qin Yuan, so he assigned them to cut branches and vines, sparing them from picking spirit fruits; if they picked and ate them, they would think the fruits belonged to their family.

"Let Jiang Ren go pick the spirit fruits," Qin Han said, her face stiff.

Jiang Ren was a child; not giving her even one spirit fruit would be unreasonable.

Meeting such a situation, Lin Yao stepped forward to handle it: "Miss Qin Han, you cannot be impolite just because we are relatives."