The young girl grabbed the gluttonous worm that was blissfully unaware of anything, stuffed it into a wooden box—the only possession she inherited from her father—and then grabbed the box and dashed out of the bedroom at full speed, screaming without a thought for her own safety.

    "Fire... There's a fire!"

    Panic ensued, and the servants ran towards the sound of the young girl's voice.

    However, the girl didn't say anything else; she simply pointed to everyone to help extinguish the fire and headed straight to Elder Five's room.

    The unconscious body of Elder Five was haphazardly carried out by two male servants.

    The girl looked painfully at her Grandpa Three's library. Although there weren't many books in that room, she hadn't read even half of them; losing them to fire would feel like a significant loss.

    As the flames were only raging in her bedroom at that moment, she asked someone to fetch Elder Three.

    Several servants joined forces to throw water to douse the flames, but no matter how much water they used, it seemed impossible to quench the fire. So, she instructed the servants to soak a cloth in water and beat it over the flames.

    This method proved to be effective.

    Soon, the flames that had engulfed the room were extinguished, but the fire had spread too quickly, and more than half of the house had been consumed by flames.

    Fortunately, the library and Elder Three's room remained undamaged.

    The young girl sat down, exhausted, gazing at the half-burned house. Her mind raced, thinking only of how she would explain herself.

    "Little Seventeen," a familiar voice made the girl look even more miserable.

    Elder Three, out of breath, approached with the servant he had sent for.

    The first thing he did was to check on Yi You and her brother to make sure they were safe and then sighed in relief.

    Staring at the house damaged by fire, Elder Three blinked several times before looking at the little girl, whose face was smeared with soot like a street beggar, and couldn't help but feel pity.

    Seeing the girl sitting with a dejected look, raising her face to Elder Three as if she was on the verge of tears.

    When the situation had calmed down, concern turned to anger. Elder Three's face reddened, his brows furrowed tightly.

    "What the hell happened? How could my house catch fire all of a sudden?"

    Since he didn't yet know the cause, he intended to ask first, to scold or blame, but he wanted to hear the reason. However…

    His gaze fell upon two trees intertwined, tall enough to reach the roof, covered in bright green leaves.

    Looking again, he saw the red fruits surrounded by flames.

    This... this…

    Isn't this the flame pomegranate?

    The seeds used to grow these were easy to come by, but fully mature flame pomegranates were rare.

    Normally, flame pomegranates grow in very hot areas, like near volcanic fires or where there is molten lava rock. How did it end up in the middle of the manor?

    No, in his house.

    ...And there were dozens of them.

    "I didn't know what was happening. I was just sitting and reading in the room, and suddenly these two trees grew out of the floor and wrecked the house. Grandpa Three, I really didn't know anything about it, I promise," she pleaded.

    The young girl, acting as if she were a scared calf, hastily made excuses, but... she spoke with a face full of innocence, secretly crossing her fingers behind her back,

    ...unseen by anyone.

    However, her words did not even slightly register with Elder Three, who was in shock.

    Before he could utter a word, there was a loud "thump!"

    The flame pomegranate fruits fell to the ground, their thick skins bursting open to reveal numerous seeds.

    Normally, ripe flame pomegranate fruits remain on the tree for up to two years before falling, leaving only seeds which are of no further value.

    With that, Elder Three quickly jumped onto the flame pomegranate tree, a series of jade boxes were brought out and filled, then stowed away in a universal bag.

    "Three," originally Great Elder was in conversation with Elder Three, but because he followed and did not run as swiftly as Elder Three, he arrived later.

    Upon arriving, his eyes widened at the sight of Elder Three hopping around collecting flame pomegranate fruits, but…

    The speed of Elder Three still wasn't as fast as the ripening and falling of the fruits.

    "Go get Six," Great Elder shouted to a servant by his side with a commanding voice before leaping onto the tree himself.

    Yi You watched them in confusion.

    By the time they had finished collecting, and gently descended to the ground, the girl was about to say something when she saw the flame pomegranate trees quickly wither and die.

    Moments later, a new batch of dozens of fruits ripened again.

    The two elders were dumbfounded; when had flame pomegranates become so readily available? However... they did not care to ask any questions and hurriedly leaped back onto the tree tops.

    "Father, Uncle Three," Yi You heard Uncle Six's voice…

    ...who was also like a grandfather to her.

    As soon as he saw the flame pomegranate fruits, his eyes nearly popped out, and then, without any hesitation, he hurriedly climbed up to help collect the precious fruits.

    "Tell Ten to bring more jade boxes," Great Elder ordered loudly while still perched on a tree branch.

    When Elder Ten arrived, he listened to no one and fearlessly climbed to the top of the tree as well.

    The four men busied themselves collecting the valuable fruits.

    Soon, the incident spread throughout the manor, and people came to see the flame pomegranate tree, but by the time they arrived, the tree had already stopped producing flowers and fruits, and the fallen ones had turned into seeds. They instructed the servants to collect these seeds and store them in the herbal storage room.

    A discussion was necessary about what to do with the flame pomegranate fruits.

    After Yi You had washed and cleaned herself, her face, previously dirty with dust and soot, was now clear and bright as befitting a young lady. She headed to Uncle Big's library.

    The adults asked for the cause; she just put on an innocent face with a genuine smile, assuring everyone she knew nothing.

    The strange calabash and the troublesome worm, she could not tell anyone about those. They were what her father had left for her; how could she know what might be spread if she told anyone?

    The more people know, the more danger it brings to her life.

    It wasn't her fault; it was her possession of the jade.

    She might not have known about this before, but Uncle Big and Elder Two had taught her a lesson.

    Just then, a familiar voice interrupted their conversation in the library.

    Speak of the devil, and the devil appears.

    Yi You couldn't help but grimace, before quickly hiding behind the chair where Great Elder was seated, perfectly concealed due to her small stature.

    "Uncle Three, Great Uncle, I heard that the flame pomegranate tree here has borne fruit," Liu Tai, who had arrived too late to see the ripe flame pomegranate fruits on the tree, hurried in to see the two elders.

    "Yes," Great Elder responded coolly.

    "So, so we are rich now, aren't we?" Liu Ta Ji said happily.

    The more treasures in the family, the more he could buy Qi herbs to penetrate barriers. All the benefits would be his alone. After all, he was a genius, and the family must support him to be correct.

    The two elders looked at each other and smiled coldly.

    "It means that we have enough money to expand our family," Elder Three remarked.

    Liu Tai and Liu Ta Ji, hearing this, became even more excited, unaware of the implication of Elder Three’s words.

    "This matter does not require your intervention," Great Elder stated sharply.

    "But this belongs to the family..." he was cut off mid-sentence by Elder Three's loud interjection.

    "This was found by Seventeen and moreover, it happened in my house, how can it be the family’s? To claim it as family property, you must first ask if I agree," Elder Three said with a stern face.

    The over a hundred flame pomegranate fruits that were collected all appeared while she was present. Even though they did not know the cause, it could be argued that it was her achievement.

    This was an agreement the two elders had reached to prevent those two from being greedy again.

    The father and son left, not too disheartened. After all, the people in the family needed to support him as the genius.

    Whatever he obtained, in the end, everything would belong to them.

    Watching the departing figures, the four men in the room looked at each other and shook their heads.

    The little figure peeked out from behind the chair, understanding the situation.

    After the fire incident, Elder Three had to temporarily move to Elder Five's house until his original house was rebuilt. However...Liu Yi You requested to move back to her own old house, the Yi You's house, claiming she was more accustomed to her original house.

    But the real reason was her fear that something else might happen.

    The day of turmoil passed, and the day for the girl to go out and see the auction of her paintings also arrived.