Chapter 585: Better to Bring a Few More Little Nephews

Lin Yao was dressed as a scholar, yet his expression was calm.

Glancing at Jiang Ren, Lin Yao said, "Children may dig for medicinal herbs, but there is no need for them to pick spirit fruits."

"What?" Qin Han was frustrated; even the First Strategist was using reverse psychology on her. "Are you worried about children eating spirit fruits? I was just considering that children can pick spirit fruits more easily. Isn't picking spirit fruits something women and children should do? Men should chop branches and trees."

Lin Yao was the First Strategist, yet he did not fall for this. In his eyes, Qin Han was showing off her skills before an expert, unaware of her own worth. As the First Strategist of the Rong Wang Fu, he had no intention of indulging Qin Han.

"Children are greedy." Lin Yao said, "But it is uncertain. Spirit fruits are not ordinary fruits; they cannot be given to anyone casually. Moreover, the cultivation world does not distinguish between men and women; everyone competes based on cultivation base. Miss Qin Han, the mindset of ordinary people does not apply in the small space of the Beast Realm."

Qin Han's face turned red with embarrassment, left speechless by his rebuttal.

Lin Yao had made it clear he did not believe Jiang Ren would eat the spirit fruits if she picked them. The Jiang Fu was a collateral branch of the Jiang Shi clan, belonging to the merchant class, yet still a collateral branch of a great family. For a young lady of the Jiang family to be seen as greedy, Qin Han felt both angry and annoyed.

Jiang Mo's expression was also unpleasant, but no one could blame him. Qin Han was too self-righteous. Lin Yao was neither from the Qin Yan Hou Fu nor a relative; there was no need to give Qin Han face.

The subordinates of the Rong He Shizi need not hold anyone in high regard.

"Jiang Ren." Jiang Mo said, "Go dig for medicinal herbs."

Jiang Ren walked away, looking back every few steps, carrying a small basket and holding a small knife. She wanted to pick spirit fruits. Although they said she wouldn't eat them, as long as she picked them, who would say anything if she ate one?

Once the First Strategist of the Rong Wang Fu blocked her, even her parents could do nothing.

Qin Yuan muttered, "She is just a child. What harm is there if she eats one spirit fruit? Sister Qin He is generous with everything, yet at the Rong Wang Fu, she has become so stingy."

Lin Yao turned to Qin Tan and Qin Yan, saying, "If we cannot afford the Hou Fu young ladies, we do not need their help."

The Qin He Shizi felt the Hou Fu children were extremely shameful. "If you do not want to work, go stand aside."

Qin Yuan opened her mouth to argue, but Qin Jue tugged her. Qin Yuan went to stand aside. Since most of the collected items belonged to Qin Bi, she refused to work.

Qin Jue approached and asked her in a low voice, "What is wrong with you?"

"Collecting things for Qin Bi." Qin Yuan said. "I will not collect."

"You..." Qin Jue was angry. "You are immature. We rise and fall together."

Qin Yuan replied in a low voice, "Only the Xue Wang Fu and we rise and fall together."

Qin Jue ignored Qin Yuan and had to explain to Qin Yan and Third Uncle.

"Qin Yuan is a bit tired." Qin Jue said. "Let her rest for a while before digging for medicinal herbs."

Who cared? Qin Yan and Qin Tan would not take their anger out on Qin Jue. They waved their hands, and Qin Jue immediately led the illegitimate sons and daughters of the Second Branch to chop branches and split trees. Normally, illegitimate daughters could dig for medicinal herbs, but since Qin Yuan was throwing a tantrum, the Second Branch could not afford to slack off.

As the others in the Second Branch worked diligently, no one bothered to argue with Qin Yuan.

The legitimate son of the Fifth Branch was young but possessed the bearing of a legitimate heir of the Hou Fu. The illegitimate sons and daughters could not cause trouble. The child took the lead in splitting trees, while Qin Tan guided everyone on how to conserve spiritual energy.

Qin Yan stopped picking spirit fruits and stayed there to keep the unruly Hou Fu children in line.

Qin Yuan originally wanted to say a few words for Qin Yuan and Qin Han, but being scolded and then ignored was too embarrassing. Cui Xiao pulled her, and Lu Xuan, along with the others from the First Branch, went to split trees with the Third and Fourth Branches.

"These trees are excellent." Qin Yuan split off a section of wood, picked it up to examine, and looked up to ask her husband Cui Xiao, "Did it just grow?"

Asking this, even Qin Yuan found it incredible. What rain could be so abundant? Flowers, grass, and trees grew rapidly. Qin Yuan glanced at the surrounding plants, all of which were lush and vigorous.

"It just grew." Cui Xiao nodded. "This area is good; we can collect here for several days."

Qin Wu coolly split trees using spiritual energy. "This Qin Yuan is too immature. Collecting things in the small space of the Beast Realm is urgent, yet she is throwing a tantrum? Who would indulge her?"

Qin Yuan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the First Branch, told her, "Say less."

Qin Cui, the legitimate son of the Fifth Branch, was not yet ten years old. The child spoke seriously, "Why say less? Our Hou Fu and the Rong Wang Fu rise and fall together. What is she complaining about? It would be better to bring a few more little nephews; bringing her wastes a spot."

Qin Jue heard a few words, stepped forward, and called Qin Yuan to chop branches. This was the small space of the Beast Realm, not their home; such willfulness was unacceptable. Qin Yuan lowered her head and went to work.

Qin Bi, Qin Tang, Qin Xun, Qin Lang, and Qin Xiang were picking spirit fruits. Seeing the situation here, they had no time to manage it. In the small space of the Beast Realm, there was no room for tantrums or willfulness.

As dusk approached, Qin Yan called out to Qin Bi, "We have chopped many trees. You should teleport back; if there is too much, we cannot protect it."

Qin Bi climbed down from the tree, took a few spirit fruits from the basket and gave them to Qin Yan. Qin Yan accepted and stored them. Qin Bi then selected a few misshapen fruits and went with Qin Yan to the place where trees were being split.

"You teleport these trees back." Qin Tan stopped his work and said.

Qin Bi nodded, "Mm."

Handing the spirit fruits in her hand to Qin Tan and Qin Di, Qin Bi said, "Eat them to quench your thirst."

Qin Yan distributed the ones he had collected to Cui Xiao, Lu Xuan, and others. Those digging for herbs were exempt; the work was not tiring, so there was no need for spirit fruits. Those chopping branches and splitting trees each received one spirit fruit.

If there were not enough, it did not matter. Qin Bi said to Qin Cui, the legitimate son of the Fifth Branch, "You go pick spirit fruits."

Qin Cui had received a spirit fruit, but he was young and inexperienced. He led the illegitimate sons and daughters of the Fifth Branch with great diligence. Qin Bi was not someone who did not care for her younger brothers.

Qin Cui refused, "I will split trees. I will split more and teleport them back."

Qin Bi looked at him, "Pick a few spirit fruits, then come back to split trees."

This boy's spiritual energy was not weak; how could he be left idle? Mainly, she wanted him to pick spirit fruits and eat a few more. Qin Cui was stunned. Qin Yuan pushed him, and the child went toward the spirit fruit trees.

Qin Bi took out a teleportation array and set it up. Everyone moved the trees and branches into the array, adjusting the protruding parts. Qin Tang and Qin Xun carried several baskets of spirit fruits and placed them into the array.

Qin Bi activated the teleportation array. Qin Xun entered the array and teleported back with it.

By now, it had grown dark. Since it was the first day in the small space of the Beast Realm, even for a great cultivation family with storage bags to hold items, it was impossible to teleport things back.

It was only the first day; how much could they collect? And they were teleporting it back?

Storage bags could usually hold everything, so only people from a few families were watching. The officials of the Ministry of Works were about to disperse, fortunately, the Minister of Works had not yet left.

Suddenly, there was movement at the place where the teleportation array was set; no one knew how much had been teleported.

"Bang," a loud sound rose, kicking up a lot of dust.