I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 150 - 148: Misunderstanding

"Can I take a closer look at the beads?"

Li Xing took off the Glazed Hand Bracelet and placed it in Chu Yunyi’s palm. The emerald green beads in the cold white of his palm appeared even more vividly bright.

Chu Yunyi pinched one with his spiritual power, carefully observed it for a while, then returned the bracelet to Li Xing and sent a message using his optical brain.

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Freedom Army Headquarters Building.

Chief Zhao was catching up on sleep after interrogating suspects all night, only to be rudely shaken awake.

"Hey, Chief, stop sleeping. The Young Master has sent a message!"

Chief Zhao sat up yawning, with a large piece of eye gunk at the corner of his eye.

"Mmm... what orders does the Master have?"

Zhou Wu handed Chief Zhao a list: "The Young Master needs these materials. Chief Zhao, quickly go to the warehouse and find them, then send them to the Young Master as soon as possible."

Chief Zhao took the list and walked towards the warehouse while checking it over: "Tsk tsk tsk, the Master is going to do some Artifact Refining. Judging by the materials, it doesn’t seem to be for himself. It’s strange, it’s been a long time since the Master took on a job refining for others. I wonder which deity managed to invite the Master to lend a hand!"

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After a while, Chu Yunyi received a reply and said to Li Xing, "There’s a material missing from my private collection that will take time to find someone to fetch. We’ll start refining in seven days; will that be convenient for you?"

Li Xing nodded in agreement.

The flower viewing and fertilization had taken quite some time. They both, being the Young Master of the Chu family and a top-seed candidate, were the stars of the banquet and couldn’t be away for too long, so they had to return.

Just as they were about to step out of the range covered by the branches of the Moon Cherry, Li Xing’s wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone.

Li Xing was startled; this person managed to evade her Divine Sense and approached without any warning.

What a powerful Concealing Technique!

Li Xing turned her head to see a delicate and incredibly beautiful woman looking at her with a gentle face.

The woman blinked her beautiful eyes, coquettish and shy, and said, "Ah, why are you here too? Are you here to find me?"

This person’s Wood Element Spirit was abundant, and her aura was perfectly hidden amidst the trailing tassels of the Moon Cherry, no wonder she could easily grab her wrist.

Chu Yunyi didn’t expect to encounter Ye Lan here and blurted out, "Mother? Why are you here?"

Li Xing: Mother?!

Is this Mrs. Chu? Chu Yunyi’s biological mother? Ye Qingting’s second aunt?

Li Xing had heard so many stories about Mrs. Chu tonight and already felt sympathy for the woman. Seeing her in person now, she felt even more sorry for her.

Such a beautiful person, even as a woman, I find her pitiful, yet she’s become a sacrificial pawn for family interests, lost in madness for so many years.

"Shh——!"

Ye Lan panicked, raising her finger to make a silencing gesture to Chu Yunyi, then looked around secretively before speaking in a lowered voice:

"I finally managed to get away from Xiao Chen, so keep your voice down, don’t draw her over here!"

Chu Yunyi: ...

"Mother, it’s already very late, you should rest now. Come, let me help you back." Chu Yunyi stepped forward, wanting to assist Ye Lan away, but she rudely slapped him. Chu Yunyi’s pale hand clearly displayed five finger marks.

Li Xing: ... For Ye Lan to hit Chu Yunyi like that, her Primordial Spirit level must not be low.

"Rest, rest! You’re just like Xiao Chen, always telling me to rest! I’ve slept all day, I don’t want to sleep anymore!"

Ye Lan wouldn’t listen, and Chu Yunyi couldn’t forcefully make her leave, so he patiently coaxed her: "Alright, if you don’t want to sleep, then don’t sleep. How about I accompany you on a walk?"

Ye Lan might really be angry with Chu Yunyi, as she pouted: "I don’t need you to accompany me! I want Yun You to accompany me!" After saying this, Ye Lan gazed blankly at Li Xing, her eyes full of anticipation, waiting for her to nod.

Li Xing: "... Why is she looking at me? Hmm, wasn’t Chu Yunyi’s missing sister named Yun You?"

Chu Yunyi vaguely sensed something bad: "Mother, she isn’t Yun You, wasn’t Yun You always in your arms, have you forgotten?"

Ye Lan’s smile slowly froze, gazing at her empty hands, lost in thought.

Chu Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that in the next moment, she would surely fuss about going back to take care of the child, but unexpectedly, Ye Lan suddenly raised her head and firmly declared:

"No! It’s been seventeen years, Yun You has grown up into a young lady, I can’t always hold her in my arms!"

Li Xing: What the heck? This thought process is surprisingly sound, not like a madwoman.

Not only was Li Xing surprised, but even Chu Yunyi was taken aback. Ye Lan had been stuck in memories from seventeen years ago, suddenly syncing with the timeline. If not for the emptiness still in the depths of her eyes, Chu Yunyi would have thought she was back to normal.

Pulling Li Xing along, Ye Lan carefully observed her for a while and satisfactorily said, "My Yun You has grown so beautiful, just too thin, you must eat well from now on!"

Li Xing looked at Ye Lan, then glanced at Chu Yunyi, who had an apologetic face, and nodded.

"Don’t worry, I always eat seriously."

"That’s good, that’s good!" Ye Lan held onto Li Xing’s hand tightly, afraid she might run off: "Tonight the moonlight is beautiful, let’s go! I’ll take you to see the Moon Cherry, it’s gorgeous! Eh——?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Ye Lan just then realized that the Moon Cherry, which was originally pure white, had already changed into green foliage.

"The flowers have wilted? I came too late..."

Ye Lan’s regret was so profound that even Li Xing felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing it. She removed the flower hairpin from her head and offered it to Ye Lan, consolingly saying:

"They haven’t all wilted; there’s still one left, it’s for you——!"

Ye Lan took the flower hairpin, examined it carefully for a while, shook her head, and placed it back in Li Xing’s hair:

"This flower is a gift from the Moon Cherry, it’s very precious, keep it safe and don’t give it to anyone!"

"Oh, alright."

Although Ye Lan was mad, her knowledge of plants and control over the Wood Element Spirit were clearly above Li Xing’s, she must have been a formidable Healing Master in the past.

Ye Lan’s moods came quickly and left even quicker. In the blink of an eye, she forgot her regret about the missed Moon Cherry and pulled Li Xing along, heading out.

"The Chu family has a banquet tonight, let’s go and have something delicious!"

The strength of a mad person is considerable, and Li Xing didn’t dare to struggle too forcefully, so she could only follow Ye Lan towards the banquet. Chu Yunyi dismissed the hastily-arriving Wei Chen and followed behind Ye Lan and Li Xing, striding towards the banquet hall.

Mrs. Chu’s long unseen appearance at the banquet suddenly caused the entire hall to fall into silence, as if the mute button had been pressed, with everyone’s eyes focused on Ye Lan and Li Xing, whom she was holding.

The servants were at a loss, and several loyal to Chu Yu wished to step forward to stop them, but were intimidated by Chu Yunyi’s gaze. They dared not act rashly and could only sneak out to send a message to Chu Yu, who had left to change clothes.

Ye Lan walked straight through the crowd, seemingly unaware of anyone else, leading Li Xing directly to the buffet area, where she personally selected several of the signature dishes and placed them in front of Li Xing, then sat beside her, hands on her chin, watching.

Though Ye Lan was mad, she retained memory of certain basic conventions. The dishes she selected were indeed the tastiest among all available, something Li Xing had personally verified, though she didn’t mind eating some more.