I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 306 - 304: Reunion

When Li Xing woke up again, it was already the evening of the second day. Despite clearly having slept for a long time, she felt even more exhausted than before falling asleep, with a persistent ant-biting pain in her meridians and Dantian.

Hearing the sound of Li Xing getting up, two female Tower Guardians walked in respectfully to assist her with dressing and grooming, bringing easily digestible food. Unfortunately, Li Xing had no appetite and didn’t even finish half a bowl of porridge.

A clear male voice sounded outside the door, "Ah Xing, can I come in?"

"Yes."

Li Xing waved her hand, and the Tower Guardians withdrew respectfully, just brushing past Chu Yunyi who was entering. Chu Yunyi glanced over the meal, his eyes darkening slightly.

"Ah Xing, if you’re still feeling tired, go lie down for a while."

"It’s already this late, I won’t lie down." Li Xing was really afraid that if she lay down, she’d fall asleep again, wasting precious time.

"Have the elders sent any letters?"

Chu Yunyi slowly shook his head, "No news has returned yet. Don’t worry, the Merchant Guild of Qianyuan Continent, under Jiang Hongfei’s instructions, has issued a high reward to all Qianyuan people to find the locations where the Chaotic Power is abnormal. The four major legions and the Freedom Army have also joined the search teams. With more people, there’s more power; there should be results soon, just wait a bit longer."

Li Xing nodded, "Alright."

Chu Yunyi gently tucked a stray lock of her hair behind her ear; amid the jet-black strands were quite a few silver threads.

"Ah Xing, I have some good news for you, you’ve become an elder sister."

Li Xing’s eyes suddenly brightened, "Did Aunt Anna give birth? When did this happen?"

Seeing her regain some spirit, Chu Yunyi’s lips uncontrollably curved into a smile, "Yesterday at dawn."

"Yesterday?"

Li Xing recalled that Anna’s due date was next month; giving birth yesterday seemed quite sudden—could anything have gone wrong?

"Was Aunt Anna in normal labor? And Uncle Li, did he—is he..." If Li Yi had become a puppet, suddenly bursting with Elemental Power, it could very well harm defenseless Anna, causing her to give birth prematurely.

Chu Yunyi pressed Li Xing’s shoulder, gently pushing her back into the chair, thoughtfully adding a cushion to her waist.

"Uncle Li isn’t a puppet; only five or six puppets appeared in the City Lord Guard Team in all of Datang City, without affecting the city’s facilities. Aunt Anna gave birth a month earlier than expected; the baby’s weight is light, but the heart, lungs, brain, and other vital organs are fully developed, so there’s not much of a problem. The baby just needs to be kept in an incubator for a while and can be taken home once the weight reaches standard."

Li Xing breathed a big sigh of relief, thinking that Mingzhen must have looked down on the combat power of lower city dwellers, disdaining wasting Three-Eyed Worms on them.

"Aunt Anna is weak, and Uncle Li needs to stay by her side to care for her; don’t tell them about my situation for now."

Chu Yunyi nodded, "I know. I’ll send a Flying Device to fetch them when Aunt Anna gets discharged, so the little one can come along too." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Okay, thank you."

"Qingtian, Ah Xiao, and Xiao Ming are in the drawing room; do you want to see them?"

"Of course!"

Li Xing stood up, but because she got up too quickly, she blacked out and fell backward, landing once again in Chu Yunyi’s embrace. Without a word, Chu Yunyi skillfully picked Li Xing up and carried her out.

Li Xing looked up at Chu Yunyi’s sharply defined jaw, feeling a little shy. If Qingtian and the others saw her unable to even walk steadily, they’d be even more worried.

Just as Li Xing was debating whether to ask him to put her down, Chu Yunyi seemed to sense her thought and gently set her down.

Chu Yunyi pointed at the drawing room door, giving Li Xing a gentle smile, "Go ahead; I’ll wait for you here."

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After receiving Chu Yunyi’s message, Ye Qingting and the others immediately rushed to the Heaven-Reaching Tower but seeing that Li Xing was resting at the time, they couldn’t bear to disturb and had waited until now.

Cui Tianxiao anxiously rubbed the hem of his clothes, unable to recall how many times he’d looked towards the door. Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in his vision, flashing a pair of small tiger teeth at him.

Cui Tianxiao shouted excitedly, "Xing ah——!"

Ye Qingting and Qi Ming both looked up sharply, finally seeing the person they had been thinking about day and night, and their eyes became somewhat moist.

Li Xing slowly entered the room and sat down, calmed her breath, and with a smile said to the three, "Sorry to keep you waiting."

The three were very familiar with Li Xing, and could easily tell she was even struggling to walk right now. Remembering what Chu Yunyi had told them, they felt as if there was a heavy stone in their hearts, making it hard to breathe.

Looking at her three friends with whom she’d shared many moments of bonding, scenes flashed like a moving carousel in her mind.

"After the island incident, I neglected you. That was my mistake."

Ye Qingting’s nose tingled, almost bringing him to tears.

"Ah Xing, Cousin has already explained the truth to us. In that situation, it was wise of you to keep your distance. You don’t need to apologize; it’s us who are at fault for not being able to help you."

Indeed, their distancing was very correct. He and Ah Xiao had unknowingly become hosts for the Three-Eyed Worm. If Li Xing had continued to share everything with them as before, Mingzhen would have immediately gotten wind, ruining all plans.

Qi Ming’s eyes were red, probably having cried before Li Xing arrived. "Sister Xing, you weren’t wrong; we were, not noticing what was hidden, thinking, assuming—"

Li Xing laughed lightly, "Thinking I didn’t care for you anymore?"

Qi Ming’s face reddened, nodding silently.

"Blame no one but Mingzhen the Outer Heaven Demon!"

Cui Tianxiao was still filled with dread whenever he recalled shooting a Thunder Arrow at Qi Ming. If not for Qi Lang’s Pocket Watch automatically activating a protective talisman array, if something had befallen Xiao Ming, he’d never forgive himself.

"Picking outstanding Elemental Spirits as vessels, hiding among humans—Mingzhen truly deserves no pity! I’ve investigated: every ten to twenty years, there would be exceptional dual-inclined talents like Lin Zhian within noble families, who pass away at a young age. People used to think it was fate’s jealousy of genius, but upon reflection, Mingzhen was merely switching to a new vessel, discarding the old one, so naturally, it was ’death’."

Ye Qingting agreed with Cui Tianxiao’s viewpoint. "Fortunately, Mingzhen was killed by Ah Xing, so he’ll no longer harm Qianyuan people."

Ye Qingting watched Li Xing’s face and regretfully said:

"But the thing I regret most in this whole affair is that you’re not really my cousin."

Cui Tianxiao also expressed his sentiment, "Xue Han has quite the sinister sense of humor, deliberately making Wei Chen infiltrate the Chu Family as Aunt Lan’s maid, letting us chase across Qianyuan looking for Yun You, unaware that the true Yun You was right before our eyes!"

If not for Xue Han wanting to retaliate against Chu Yu before his death and revealing the truth, who knows how long this secret would remain hidden.

Cui Tianxiao nudged Ye Qingting, teasing, "There’s no need to feel regret; it’s good that Xing Er isn’t your cousin, or else Chu God would be too pitiful!"

Ye Qingting and Qi Ming quickly nodded in agreement, their gazes towards Li Xing were filled with subtle implications.

Li Xing awkwardly scratched her face and changed the topic, "By the way, how about Wei Chen—Chu Yunyou and Lady Ye?"

"Initially, your One-Leaf-Blind Elixir was effective, but after Mingzhen took over Cousin’s body, his control over the Three-Eyed Worms improved, rendering the elixir almost ineffective. Yun You, compelled, sought the weakest point desperately."

"Fortunately, Aunt and Uncle Ning are fine, managing to confine Yun You with a talisman array. After Mingzhen’s death, Yun You returned to normal, just heavily depleted of Elemental Power, now recuperating on the island."