Chapter 34: She, Qin He, is the actual transmigrated female protagonist

The Emperor of Great Yan was overjoyed, his entire plump body radiating good fortune.

When Rong Jun left the palace, he took several stalks of spiritual vegetables with him.

Some ministers saw this and stared wide-eyed, feeling that his achievements overshadowed the sovereign.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Great Yan summoned the minister and unleashed a torrent of verbal abuse: "Minister Rong has gone home to raise his children, and you still claim his achievements overshadow the throne? What are your true intentions?!"

With that, the entire court fell into respectful silence.

When Qin He returned to her maiden home, she heard that Qin Tang, Qin Bi, and the others had made significant gains.

Qin He was astonished. "How could this be?"

"Exactly." Her legitimate younger sister pouted, clearly displeased. The Second and Fourth branches of the family were distant; seeing Qin Tang and the others gain so much made her feel resentful. "She’s usually so weak and frail. It must be that her cousins saw her have a child and are intentionally looking after her to curry favor with the Prince Rong's manor. She looks like she has no combat value at all; how could she possibly hunt demon beasts?"

At the mention of the child, the smile on Qin He's face froze, and a sense of stifling frustration rose in her heart.

Even after transmigrating, she hadn't become a princess or an empress.

She had been mesmerized the first time she saw He Yan, but he possessed a fate that cursed his wives and left him without heirs. When He Yan came to the Second Branch to propose marriage, she was initially secretly delighted; he was a man of such elegance and grace that she couldn't help but fall in love.

But who could have imagined that as a transmigrated female protagonist, she would nearly die of rage upon engagement because He Yan's fate would supposedly cause her death?

Why was Qin Bi fine? Qin He was supposed to be the transmigrated protagonist.

The Rong Heir also had a fate that cursed his wives and left him without heirs, yet Qin Bi married into the family without issue and even bore children. No matter how Qin He thought about it, she couldn't accept it. Fortunately, Qin Bi had no spiritual roots, so Qin He magnanimously chose not to hold a grudge.

Now, not only did Qin Bi have spiritual roots, but her trip to the Demon Beast Realm small dimension had also yielded significant gains.

Qin He felt a knot in her chest, while her younger sister stood by, brimming with discontent.

When Qin Yan heard that Qin He had arrived at the Marquis of Qin Yan's manor, she rushed excitedly to the Second Branch.

Upon seeing Qin He, Qin Yan brought up Qin Bi: "Didn't Sister Qin Bi just test for spiritual roots? Her talent is very low, yet she managed to earn so much from her trip to the Demon Beast Realm small dimension."

Qin He's sister sneered disdainfully, "No matter how much she gains, she can't compare to my Sister Qin He. Sister Qin He went to the Demon Beast Realm and even refined pills; she made a fortune."

"Really?" Qin Yan asked in confusion, then said joyfully, "Sister Qin He, do you know how to refine Spirit Condensing Pills? If you do, could you give me one? I want to awaken my spiritual roots."

Seeing her daughter running back drenched in sweat, Qin He leaned down to wipe her brow and asked, "Sister Qin Bi knows how to refine Spirit Condensing Pills?"

"Yes," Qin Yan said. "If only I could awaken my spiritual roots."

As Qin He's mind raced, Qin Yan continued in an innocent manner, "I wish I could visit Sister Qin Bi more often. If we were close, I could ask her for a Spirit Condensing Pill. The other sisters are even planning to show their faces at the Fourth Branch when Sister Qin Bi visits. After all, she is the Heir's Consort now. She is truly lucky."

Both the He Heir and the Rong Heir were criticized for having fates that cursed wives and left them childless, yet neither of them affected Qin Bi. As she said, some people just stumble into luck and hit the jackpot.

Had they known the "cursed wife" fate was no issue, Qin Bi wouldn't have had her current status.

In truth, Qin Yan felt regret; she didn't want to marry into a merchant family—being an Heir's Consort would have been so much better.

"Yes, she is truly lucky," Qin He said. She knew perfectly well that Qin Yan meant Qin Bi had simply stumbled upon luck during her training in the Demon Beast Realm rather than possessing high talent, but it still made her feel uncomfortable.

Heavy-hearted and stifled, Qin He soon took her child and returned home.

The next day, Qin He's "Fortune Baby" fell ill; the little girl was listless and refused to eat.

Upon hearing this, He Yan entered the palace and said to the Emperor of Great Yan, "Your Majesty, the daughter of the Xue Heir has suffered heatstroke and cannot eat. I wonder if Your Majesty might bestow a portion of spiritual vegetables upon her?"

"Spiritual vegetables are precious; even I do not eat them often," the Emperor said. "Why bestow them upon a subject's child?"

"She is a child born of auspicious clouds," He Yan replied. "Qin He's child possesses very high fortune value. Two auspicious clouds—is that not enough to merit a gift of spiritual vegetables from Your Majesty?"

After a pause, He Yan added, "I shall have no children in this life; I will raise this child as my own."

The Emperor was left speechless. Since He Yan was destined to be childless, if he treated Qin He's child as his own, the child deserved the same treatment as Rong Jun's children.

The eunuch brought several stalks of spiritual vegetables to He Yan. The Emperor, in a good mood, said, "Take them to the child. The summer is hot; take great care of the little one so she doesn't overheat."

He Yan expressed his thanks and left the palace with the vegetables.

Overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, Qin He quickly prepared a vegetable soup for her child.

When Rong Jun learned of this, his expression changed as he held Rong Yang, a flash of killing intent crossing his eyes. Qin Bi, who was playing with the child nearby, also felt uneasy upon hearing the guard's report.

She was the villainess, after all; it would be strange if she felt comfortable.

After eating the spiritual vegetables, Qin He's child immediately regained her spirit. He Yan even went to the Spiritual Plant Street to find spiritual fruits for her. After eating them, the little girl's ailments vanished instantly.

With some free time, Qin He called upon the system to begin refining. She produced a large number of Spirit Condensing Pills and gave them to Qin Yan. "Give a few to Qin Yan. Refining these was extremely difficult; don't forget my kindness."

Qin Yan was overjoyed. He could already imagine that with these Spirit Condensing Pills, the Marquis of Qin Yan's manor would become a cultivation clan.

Considering those in the family with and without talent, Qin Yan decided to try and give everyone one pill. When the Marquis saw the abundance of Spirit Condensing Pills, he was also overjoyed.

He summoned everyone without spiritual roots to the front hall and distributed the pills. Whether they could awaken their spiritual roots depended on their fortune, as luck played a significant role in the success rate.

That day, Qin Yan and the others who successfully awakened their spiritual roots were jubilant, their every word praising Qin He.

"Qin He is too amazing! She said she would refine Spirit Condensing Pills, and she actually did it."

"Exactly, Sister Qin He is much more capable."

Qin He was satisfied. For a time, almost no one in the manor mentioned Qin Bi or Qin Tang's training in the Demon Beast Realm; nothing was more exciting than awakening spiritual roots.

Even though the entire manor was now catering to her, Qin He still felt it was somewhat insufficient.

When Qin Bi learned that the Marquis of Qin Yan's manor had become a cultivation clan, she wasn't surprised at all. Qin He had a "golden finger" and had long possessed the ability to lead the manor into cultivation.

However, Qin He did not want to give her efforts away for nothing. It wasn't that she had changed her mindset, but rather that she couldn't stand the gains Qin Bi had made in the Demon Beast Realm, which was why she had suddenly produced so many pills.

That wasn't enough. Over the next few days, after consulting with He Yan, Qin He sent her child to train in the Demon Beast Realm small dimension. The little girl was only half a year old and could only speak a little.

He Yan arranged for many talented junior cultivators to accompany them, treating Qin He's child almost like his own flesh and blood.

Qin Bi smiled. It was quite a task for He Yan, raising someone else's child.