Chapter 77: She Doesn't Care

Rong Juan was also surprised, but a spirit fruit is good.

Spirit fruits, spirit rice, and the like can be grown by cultivators in the Immortal Sects; those with spiritual power leaning toward Wood, Earth, or Water spiritual energy can grow them. Besides that, people with high fortune and high luck can also grow them.

How Qin Bi grew them remained unknown, and Rong Juan did not care.

Rong Juan placed the spirit fruit into Rong Yang's hand: "Eat it. Your mother grew it for you."

"It's so sour," Qin Bi told Rong Yang.

Rong Juan: "..."

Rong Yang took a big bite: "It's not sour."

Qin Bi: "???!!"

How could it not be sour? Just now, when she ate it, it was clearly sour. Qin Bi was puzzled. She took a tiny bite from the fruit in Rong Yang's hand. Good heavens, it was so sour it could kill a person; they were all fooling her.

"So sour," Qin Bi pouted, saying to the child Rong Yang in her arms: "I'm not playing with you anymore."

The child panicked: "It's not sour, it's not sour."

Qin Bi didn't believe it. She said to Rong Juan, "Taste it again."

Rong Juan showed a look of confusion. Rong Yang handed the fruit over. Rong Juan tasted it, then stared at Qin Bi for a long moment before saying, "Do you think I'm on your side, or on the child's side?"

Fine, Qin Bi understood. Even the young master found it not sour.

Rong Yang held the fruit and ate. Entering winter, the child hadn't had fruit for a long time. Ordinary fruit was unavailable, let alone top-grade spirit fruits freshly picked from the tree.

The advisors cast envious glances. Qin Bi's mouth twitched. If Rong Yang hadn't truly liked them, and if there weren't so few spirit fruits, she would have shared one with the advisors just to make them taste how sour it was.

Watching Rong Yang eat, Qin Bi's cheeks ached from the sourness. She handed the child over to Rong Juan.

Giving such a sour fruit to a child wouldn't do. Qin Bi counted a few nearly ripe fruits and asked Rong Juan, "Young Master, are these spirit fruits high in spiritual energy? Can they be exchanged for a high-grade beast crystal for Rong Yang?"

This woman. Rong Juan said, "These are top-grade spirit fruits. Even the Immortal Sects rarely grow them."

Top-grade spirit fruits? Qin Bi's eyes lit up. She pointed to a few nearly ripe fruits and said, "Pick all of these. Can they be exchanged for a high-grade beast crystal from the Immortal Sect? Rong Yang wants one."

Rong Juan narrowed his eyes. Rong Yang paused in his fruit-eating.

He Yan was Rong Yang's father; their whole family knew this. This time, He Yan had killed a high-grade beast and given it directly to Qin He. Qin He received a high-grade beast crystal.

Rong Yang wanted one, but his father, He Yan, had not given him one.

What He Yan did not give, Qin Bi wanted to give to Rong Yang.

He Yan wanted to give the things he obtained from the small space in the Beast Realm to Qin He. Let him. According to Qin Bi, she didn't care, but Rong Yang cared. Rong Yang was concerned. Therefore, Qin Bi would have to consider it.

High-grade spirit fruits couldn't be exchanged for a high-grade beast crystal. Exchanging for a slightly lower-grade one would do.

Rong Juan had been reborn for several lives. In every life, he had been an emperor. In this life, he rarely had a wife and child to hold in the palm of his hand. Naturally, he did not want to shortchange them. If others shortchanged them, he felt pain.

His heart went cold. Very good. He Yan, well done.

Rong Juan held Rong Yang and picked spirit fruits. "Don't worry about it," he said.

Rong Yang also tilted his head, looking at which ones were ripe, calculating in his mind how many to pick. He loved eating spirit fruits. After exchanging them for a high-grade beast crystal, if they could still leave him one spirit fruit, that would be wonderful.

Qin Bi listened to Rong Juan. She stood aside, about to take the child, but Rong Juan did not give him to her.

After picking three spirit fruits, Rong Juan hesitated, then gave one more to Rong Yang, who was looking on eagerly. Qin Bi watched from the side, puzzled. Just two spirit fruits, and such sour spirit fruits at that. Could they really be exchanged for a high-grade beast crystal?

Indeed, they couldn't. But Rong Juan had no intention of going to the Immortal Sect.

Taking two spirit fruits, Rong Juan carried Rong Yang and stepped into the front courtyard. Lin Yao and the advisors followed and left.

Rong Juan did not go to the Immortal Sect. Arriving at the front courtyard, he activated the teleportation array to go to the small space in the Beast Realm. He found Rong Wang's group, gave the two spirit fruits to Rong Wang, while Rong Yang still held one.

Rong Wang had been hunting beasts in the Beast Realm for some time. Taking the spirit fruit, he exclaimed in surprise, "Where did these top-grade spirit fruits come from? I've never seen this kind of spirit fruit before. Keep it for the child!"

Rong Yang immediately said, "Give it to Grandfather to eat."

These words warmed the heart. Rong Wang smiled, gave the fruit back to Rong Yang, and Rong Yang looked at Rong Juan.

"Father," Rong Juan said. "Rong Yang wants a high-grade beast crystal."

Rong Wang understood. He put away the spirit fruit. If one were to kill a high-grade beast, one would indeed need spirit fruits.

Rong Juan and Rong Wang discussed the rare treasures of the small space in the Beast Realm. Rong Wang hugged Rong Yang. The little fellow cut a piece of spirit fruit to share with his grandfather. Now it was settled. Rong Wang drove Rong Juan and Rong Yang away and immediately went to find a high-grade beast.

Rong Juan activated the teleportation array to return, sneering. What kind of thing is the Fu Bao that the Duke of Yan and the Duchess of Yan dote on so much? His Rong Yang also has someone who dotes on him. It's just a high-grade beast crystal.

Rong Juan and Rong Yang went out once but did not return with a high-grade beast crystal. Qin Bi was somewhat puzzled. By the next day, Rong Wang activated the teleportation array and sent back two high-grade beasts.

Rong Yang was overjoyed, beaming with happiness. He jumped a little and stroked the beast.

"My grandfather killed it for me," Rong Yang boasted, standing on the beast.

Qin Bi nodded. "Mm, you are truly fortunate."

Rong Yang grinned, stroking the beast and refusing to get down. Rong Juan dug out the high-grade beast crystal, gave one to Rong Yang, and handed the other to Qin Bi. "Keep this for my child. Give it to him when he is born."

Rong Juan was destined to have no children. This child was hard-won; he cherished him as a treasure.

Qin Bi did not take it. "You keep it for him."

Fine. Rong Juan put it away.

Rong Yang knew it was being saved for his younger brother. He was quite happy about it.

The front courtyard was lively. This time, since Rong Wang had killed a high-grade beast for Rong Yang, Rong Juan unusually did not give his illegitimate brothers a cold look. Several illegitimate children gazed at the high-grade beast with eyes full of envy.

It was merely envy; they dared not act presumptuously in front of Rong Juan.

Qin Bi returned to her courtyard, dug up a cabbage from the vegetable patch, and left it there without further care. She said to the maid, "Take it to the main kitchen. Tonight, let everyone in the manor taste the cabbage grown by our own family."

The maid bent down to lift the cabbage. "Oh my goodness, so heavy?"

The maid was somewhat dazed. The cabbage in the courtyard looked big, but that was only appearance. Only after actually lifting it did the maid realize how heavy it was. The old woman also went over to lift the cabbage.

"This single head must weigh over ten jin," the old woman said as she lifted it.

The old woman carried the cabbage to the main kitchen. Everyone asked a question along the way. Nothing else; in Great Yan, no one had ever seen such a huge cabbage. Upon arriving at the main kitchen, everyone was once again amazed.

At lunchtime, the advisors took a bite of the cabbage and froze.

Lin Yao took another bite, then hurried to Rong Juan's courtyard in the young master's residence. "Young Master, this cabbage is a spirit vegetable. Although it has very little spiritual energy, the vegetable patch in our fiefdom..."

Rong Juan's eyes lit up, and Qin Bi was equally delighted; she had guessed that if spiritual fruits grew in one field, there could not be only spiritual fruits.

Rong Juan's pupils contracted: "Go dig up a cabbage and taste it."