I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 158 - 156: White Hair

Due to a rushed bath, Chu Yunyi’s hair wasn’t properly managed and was still tied at the back, making him look carefree and untamed.

Li Xing walked behind Chu Yunyi, looking at his silhouette, and suddenly let out a chuckle. Chu Yunyi kept walking, slightly tilting his head and raising an eyebrow at her, silently inquiring.

"When I was young, I heard people say that becoming a talisman master would make one bald. Coincidentally, the classmates around me who were studying talismans also didn’t have much hair, which made me somewhat fearful of talismans for a time. It wasn’t until I grew up that I realized not every talisman master’s hair is affected; there are still talisman masters with thick hair, like you."

Far away, Qi Ming suddenly sneezed out of nowhere. He rubbed his nose and continued practicing the talisman array. As Qi Ming moved, a few strands of blue curly hair fell to his feet, blown away into oblivion by the breeze stirred up by the talisman array...

Hearing the compliment in Li Xing’s words, Chu Yunyi felt very pleased.

"Learning talismans consumes a lot of brainpower; hair is closest to the brain, so naturally it’s affected, and hair loss is a common side effect. However, the higher the talent, the smaller the impact, so not every talisman master is bald."

Li Xing nodded, unable to resist glancing at Chu Yunyi’s hair again.

If a short haircut is the gold standard for testing handsome men, then a tied-up hairdo is the standard for testing top-tier handsome men.

The shape of the skull, the volume of hair, hair texture, and hairline must meet the golden ratio to tie the most handsome hairdo, and Chu Yunyi happens to be perfect in all these aspects. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"I think this hairstyle suits you better now."

Chu Yunyi replied with a smile, "Really? Then I’ll stick to this hairstyle from now on."

"Yes, yes, if the hair color were even darker, it’d be perfect!"

Chu Yunyi has pale skin; his snow-white hair lends him an ethereal and unworldly aura, but it’s too cold—unlike now, where he’s full of youthful vitality and energy.

"I originally had black hair."

Li Xing was shocked, "Ah—?" So Chu Yunyi originally had black hair? How severe is this premature greying!

"I was injured once when I was young, and ever since then, my hair started turning white, with no new hair growing black anymore."

Li Xing felt pity, guessing that it had damaged his primordial blood, causing such symptoms.

"Ah, I see. It’s okay. I have a formula that can turn white hair back to black. Whenever you tire of your current hair color, come buy Black Hair Pills from me. Considering we’re acquaintances, the price is negotiable!"

Chu Yunyi, filled with amusement, replied softly, "Alright."

Using the Transmission Array, they appeared in the main hall. As the light of transmission faded, Li Xing dashed towards the grey-clothed elder, shouting while running:

"Senior, senior! We’re out, quickly stop the timer!"

The grey-clothed elder lifted his eyelids, first giving Li Xing a blank stare, then fixed his gaze on Chu Yunyi.

Although he couldn’t see it, he could clearly sense Chu Yunyi’s vigorous vitality and substantial Elemental Power, not restraining from exclaiming, "Oh?"

"You kid really went to do Artifact Refining?"

Despite Chu Yunyi coming out of the Artifact Room every time looking as calm and composed as now, Chu Hui knows this nephew too well. He can remain unfazed even when the skies fall; he has deep scheming abilities and won’t show a trace of fatigue to outsiders even when he’s on the verge of collapse. Only when the client leaves does this kid freely collapse, leaving Chu Hui, the elder, anxious.

But this time, it was different. Apart from a slight depletion in spiritual power, the Primordial Spirit remained unchanged, which wasn’t the expected state after a talisman master refines artifacts.

Chu Hui’s gaze shifted to Li Xing, wondering if these two might have been too lively in the Artifact Room, causing them to neglect the proper work altogether?

The more Chu Hui thought, the more suspicious it became; he unconsciously released his spiritual power to examine Li Xing’s condition, but it was intercepted by an even mightier spiritual power.

Chu Yunyi frowned, "Ninth Uncle."

Interrupted by Chu Yunyi’s spiritual pressure, Chu Hui regained his senses, profoundly realizing his inappropriate behavior and cleared his throat to cover his embarrassment.

"Ahem, understood, understood, you’re quite protective..."

Chu Yunyi restrained his aura, lowered his gaze silently, as though nothing had happened. He disliked others using spiritual power to explore Li Xing, even if it came from his own elder.

Li Xing, noticing her cry for half a day was ignored, couldn’t help but feel anxious, waving her hand in front of Chu Hui’s eyes.

"Senior, did you hear me? Sen—ior—!"

Chu Hui glared, "Noisy! I’m blind, you know, not deaf!"

Li Xing grinned, her voice ingratiating, "Senior, there’s still an hour and twenty-eight minutes left from three days, hehe."

"This old man’s smart clock has a timing function; no need for your reminder."

Li Xing rubbed her hands together like a fly nearby, "Ah yes, yes, yes! So how about refunding the rental cost?"

Chu Hui pursed his lips, waved his hand to transfer a sum of money to Li Xing, hoping to shake off this persistent mushroom-head. Surprisingly, Li Xing shouted louder than before:

"Wrong, wrong—!"

"What’s wrong?"

"The money!" Li Xing began calculating on her fingers: "The daily rent is 150,000 star coins, averaging 6,250 star coins per hour, 104 star coins per minute. You should refund me 9,162 star coins!"

Chu Hui felt overwhelmed, never encountering such a customer who cared about each coin, feeling he had arrived at a vegetable market.

"Refund whole amounts, not fractions; anything less than half an hour isn’t included in the refund range."

Li Xing took a cold breath, turning to Chu Yunyi with a shocked expression, asking, "Is this true?"

Chu Yunyi pondered for a moment, shook his head, "I don’t know."

Li Xing quickly turned back, angrily shouting at Chu Hui, "Look, he said there’s no such thing!"

"Are you deaf? He said he doesn’t know!"

"You’re family. As the grand uncle, if you lie, should he, a junior, point it out? He doesn’t dare oppose you, so he can only say he doesn’t know!"

Chu Hui became furious, "Nonsense!"

"Then tell me, he’s been here so many times, he couldn’t have come out exactly on time every time, why doesn’t he know about the ’refund whole, not fractions’ rule?"

"The Chu family is so rich, he wouldn’t care about rent money. This kid has never mentioned refunding, so naturally, he doesn’t know!"

"Oh—!" Li Xing said mockingly, "He didn’t mention it, so you don’t explain it. The rules of the Heaven-Reaching Tower sure are secretive. He’s wealthy and doesn’t mind, but I’m poor. Today, either you put the refund rules of Heaven-Reaching Tower in black and white before me, or refund me 9,162, not a single star coin less!"

Chu Hui laughed in anger, "What if I don’t?"

Li Xing, with an extremely serious expression, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Then I’ll report to the ten Great Elders that you’ve embezzled funds for personal gain."

"You—presumptuous!"

A massive spiritual pressure surged towards Li Xing, yet it was offset by another spiritual power of similar magnitude. The turbulent aura swept toward the edges of the hall, centered around the three people, roaring and howling.

Chu Hui glanced at his indifferent nephew, then at the righteous-looking Li Xing, internally cursing with every expression of annoyance.

Raising his hand to refund the remaining money, Chu Hui irritably waved, "Before I change my mind, hurry up and scram!"

Chu Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Ninth Uncle, I shall visit you another day!"

"Senior, not over yet, his money still hasn’t been refunded! To err is human; even rich people value their money! Hey, hey, hey, Chu Yunyi let go—"

Chu Yunyi grabbed Li Xing, running out of the Heaven-Reaching Tower before Chu Hui completely lost his temper.