I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 153 - 151: Return to Harssas

After attending the banquet at the Chu family, feeling quite relieved, Wen Dao finally led the Harssas Band to head back home.

Due to the outstanding performance of the Unyielding Team in the competition, Wen Dao graciously granted a ten-day vacation. After the competition, Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming all received summons from their families to return home. Since the time Li Xing arranged with Chu Yunyi hadn’t arrived, she decided to return to Datang City first to see Li Yi and Anna. Therefore, the four of them did not return with the school team but headed home directly from the Teleportation Port in Tianyi City.

Outside the Teleportation Port of Tianyi City, Cui Tianxiao was holding Li Xing’s hand, chattering:

"Xing, are you sure you don’t want to come home with me for a few days? Although our chef isn’t as good as the Chu family’s, he’s still three-star. Isn’t it worth a try?"

Li Xing politely declined: "No, Uncle Li and Aunt Anna are waiting for me at home. I’ll visit next time when I have the chance."

Cui Tianxiao scratched his head: "I also want to see Sister Anna... Principal Wen is so stingy. Either don’t give a vacation or extend it. Ten days, and I can’t even finish visiting all my relatives!"

This time, after making a name in the competition, Old Man Cui had already informed him that upon returning, he must lead and thank the Cui family for their support and care. The Cui family is large, with members living scattered over twelve upper towns, so visiting all of them in ten days is indeed rushed.

Cui Tianxiao understood well that his relatives, whom he hadn’t seen for years, didn’t genuinely care. His father was purely flaunting his child’s success under the guise of gratitude.

Rather than spending the vacation bickering with blood relations, he’d prefer to enjoy eating, drinking, and having fun with friends, but unfortunately, he couldn’t disobey his father’s orders.

Ye Qingting: "Ah Xing, my grandfather asked me to tell you that the doors of the Ye family are always open for you. No matter when you come, you are the most honored guest."

Qi Ming echoed: "Sister Xing, the Family Head from my family also said the same, welcoming you to visit anytime!"

Li Xing nodded and said: "Got it, please pass my regards to the elders. I’ll visit to express my gratitude in due course."

After saying their goodbyes, they each entered the Teleportation Port to head home.

Since the Element Testing Instrument incident, Li Xing had become a household name in Datang City, being a rare encounter with a Double Heaven Armor living in Datang from a young age, making all Datang citizens proud.

And after the first match, Li Xing’s wonderful performance turned the vast majority of Datang residents into her fans.

Thus, as soon as Li Xing arrived at Datang Airport, she was recognized by fans. Enthusiastic Datang citizens surrounded her, asking for autographs and photos.

Initially, the situation was manageable, but as more people gathered, those outside had no idea what was happening. They just heard someone shouting Li Xing’s name inside and were so excited they pushed forward, almost causing an accident. As the center of this congestion, if not for her successful body refinement, Li Xing would have been crushed.

Li Xing barely escaped back home, thinking she could enjoy a few peaceful days, only to find it was even more chaotic.

Upon hearing that the Datang Star had returned to visit relatives, distinguished guests from various circles in Datang City flocked to visit the Li family, queuing hundreds of meters with flying devices in front of their small house.

The saying goes that you don’t hit a smiling person. When people come with gifts, they can’t be ignored. Besides, Li Yi is now the principal of Datang Academy, a respectable figure. Though not one to curry favor, necessary courtesies must be observed.

Li Xing didn’t feel tired, as she just needed to sit there smiling to become the talk of the guests. The ones struggling were Anna, newly discovered to be pregnant and lazy, yet forced to be hospitable, forcing both Li Yi and Li Xing to worry about her.

To avoid disturbing her family, Li Xing stayed only one day, then conspicuously announced her return to campus special training, leaving Datang City for Harssas.

Before leaving, she specifically visited Lao Guan’s store to deliver some of the popular Red and Blue Medicine, moving Lao Guan to tears.

Once the transfer light screen descended and she stepped onto Harssas’ territory, Li Xing finally let out a long breath, feeling she was truly back.

With her hands in her pockets, Li Xing leisurely strolled back to the "Have a Store" shop, only to hear Yang Dawei’s hoarse voice before entering:

"Wang Liang! Did you send the itching powder to Liyang City? The buyer is urging again! Hurry, hurry! Tell them the limit is one gram per ID, no more!"

"Zhang Long, notify the clients from Haiwei Castle: the ’Surefire Pill’ is on preorder; even with extra payment, they’ll have to wait. The earliest is the beginning of next month for shipping!"

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu! Stop sleeping and check where the batch of herbs Master Li ordered is!"

Yang Dawei had been busy to the point of madness these days. The stock left by Li Xing had long sold out, and the preorder orders were endless. Had it not been for closing offline stores, the few of them couldn’t keep up.

Worrying when business was bad, and worrying when business was too good, Yang Dawei was truly in bittersweet joy.

"Sigh, I wonder when Master Li will return..."

Yang Dawei was mumbling when he suddenly lifted his head to see Li Xing at the door. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and, confirming it wasn’t a sleep-deprivation-induced illusion, let out a yell and lunged forward: "Master Li—! I’ve missed you so much!"

Zhang Long and the others, seeing Li Xing, also looked at her as if seeing a savior, tears welling up in their eyes.

"Junior Sister Li Xing, I, Zhang Long, never thought I’d play a customer service girl this lifetime, constantly chit-chatting like that. It’s killing me!"

"Sister Xing, help us out, won’t you?"

Li Xing was also startled. Although "Have a Store" was small, with capital improvements, it was now like a tiny but fully equipped place. Virtual screens and space cabinets, everything was complete, and the store looked quite tidy.

But the scene before her, littered with paper boxes and packaging bags, looking like a garbage dump, was indeed still "Have a Store"?

Zhang Long, Wang Liang, and Qian Xiaowu were all disheveled and unshaven, empty gazes devoid of any martial master traits. Anyone who didn’t know might mistake them for homeless scavengers.

Li Xing pushed away the bird-like Yang Dawei, keeping a stern face while asking: "What’s going on here?"

Yang Dawei: "Master Li, you shone brightly in the competition, thanks to your fame, ’Have a Store’ also became popular, with more orders than we can handle. We even sprint to the bathroom these days, yet plenty of orders are still pending..."

"Where are your colleagues?"

"The colleagues are in the underground warehouse. Truth be told, they’re in worse shape than we are."

Li Xing suddenly had a bad feeling: "Show me the order details!"

Yang Dawei pulled over a virtual screen, opened a document, and as his fingers moved over it, Li Xing’s expression gradually turned to horror.

"Quick, stop accepting orders!"

Yang Dawei, being a money grubber, sold so many preorders. Was he trying to work her to the bone!

Yang Dawei grimaced: "Master Li, we stopped accepting orders long ago; these are all from the day of the competition."

"Sold so much in one day?"

Li Xing held her forehead, regretting bitterly. She shouldn’t have listened to Yang Dawei and run those ads. This time, she overextended.

Although she wanted to earn more money, she needed time too. With her bone age point approaching, she couldn’t possibly devote all her energy to Alchemy. How could she possibly complete all these orders?

On second thought, though, online transactions were also contractual in nature. If she defaulted, even delaying delivery, no matter the quality of the goods, the buyers wouldn’t feel her sincerity, leading to complaints.

If that happened, it wouldn’t just affect "Have a Store;" Li Xing’s reputation would also plummet. Earning money from selling medicine would be difficult in the future.

One way or another, these orders must be completed on time!