I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 309 - 307: Three Lives Bound as One

The crimson blood-like talisman pattern wrapped around her wrist like a mark growing from the skin.

The old, tree-bark-like skin reverted to its original smooth and delicate state, appearing even fairer against the talisman pattern.

"What is this?"

"It’s the Same Birth Talisman." Chu Yunyi lifted his left hand, the wide sleeve sliding down to his elbow, revealing his upper arm. On his wrist was an identical talisman pattern, only slightly lighter in color than Li Xing’s.

"Look, I have it too."

Li Xing stared intently at Chu Yunyi’s smiling eyes and asked through gritted teeth, "What is the Same Birth Talisman for?"

"It’s a type of Life and Death Contract, divided into a master contract and a subordinate contract. The holder of the master contract can share the life span of the holder of the subordinate contract."

In her heart, Li Xing was in turmoil, but her tone grew calmer: "I guess, my darker one is the master contract, right?"

Chu Yunyi nodded: "That’s right."

"I reverted to my younger self by absorbing your life force?"

"Yes."

Great, no wonder he turned white-haired again, just wonderful! Li Xing’s anger level kept rising.

"What if you die too?"

"Under normal circumstances, the death of the subordinate contractor does not affect the life span of the master contractor, but now that we’re sharing my life span, if my life force is depleted, we’ll both die."

Chu Yunyi gently patted the back of Li Xing’s hand, comforting her: "But don’t be afraid, with this talisman mark, in your next life, and the life after that, I’ll find you and stay by your side to protect you."

"I don’t need your protection!"

Enraged, Li Xing looked around for a weapon but found none, so she simply grabbed a pillow and hurled it at Chu Yunyi.

"You bastard! I painstakingly activated your Innate Holy Body so you could cultivate well and enjoy life, not so you could be my blood bag!"

Unsatisfied even after throwing the pillow, Li Xing’s eyes turned red as she grabbed Chu Yunyi by the collar, pulling him close and shouting:

"I don’t want to share life and death with you; whatever this damn talisman is, undo it for me!"

Upon hearing Li Xing’s words, a hurt expression appeared in Chu Yunyi’s eyes: "Ah Xing, I asked for your consent, and you said you’d spend the rest of your life with me; you, you were actually lying to me. I understand, I, a native of Qianyuan, am not worthy of a cultivator, so it’s fitting for you to resent me..."

His exceptionally handsome face wore such a pitiful expression, anyone would be confused. Li Xing knew he was just playing the victim, but her heart betrayed her by feeling a twinge of pain, and her grip involuntarily loosened.

"I... I didn’t lie to you." Li Xing lowered her eyes and mumbled, "You’re alright, I don’t resent you."

"Just not resenting me?"

"Uh—no, I do like you. I like you quite a bit."

Chu Yunyi’s eyes lit up instantly, and he leaned in closer, happily saying, "In that case, the Same Birth Talisman is perfectly fitting as our love talisman."

"No way!" Li Xing snapped back to her senses, enchanted logic abandoned her, and she sternly said, "There’s no room for discussion; it must be undone!"

Chu Yunyi smiled, his cool and refined face suddenly radiant like a spring sun: "Once the Same Birth Talisman is effective, it can’t be undone. If you insist on undoing it, then kill me."

"You—!"

Their noses almost touched, breaths intertwined, and their eyes held a drunken haze.

Li Xing sighed, uncertain whether she felt more pity or complaint.

"Even if you share your life with me, it’s only dragging on a few days more. You have the Innate Holy Body, destined to become sacred, is it worth it to die so nebulously?"

"Worth it!" Chu Yunyi replied without hesitation, "Dragging on one more day is one more day of hope to find the Boundary Heart Stone."

"What if we never find it?"

Chu Yunyi’s eyes gleamed with playfulness as he retorted, "Didn’t you say you’re lucky, always helped by benefactors, turning danger into safety? How could we not find it?"

Li Xing glared at him angrily, her cute expression amused Chu Yunyi: "Even if we can’t find it, I will walk with you on the Yellow Springs Road."

Li Xing lowered her head, her crow-feather-like lashes covering her reddened eyes, and after a while, murmured:

"Idiot."

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The story of Li Xing saving Qianyuan, under the directives of the Elder Council, quickly penetrated every corner of the continent through various information channels.

In gratitude to save Li Xing’s life, the entire Qianyuan Continent was swept by a frenzy to find the Boundary Heart Stone. Unfortunately, this mass effort yielded no substantial progress.

As time passed, those searching for the Boundary Heart Stone grew increasingly anxious and frustrated, with those close to Li Xing even developing symptoms of anxiety.

Yet Li Xing and Chu Yunyi, the ones involved, remained unexpectedly calm, leisurely spending their days in the Heaven-Reaching Tower from start to finish.

Ji Jingtang came daily to report progress to Li Xing, seeing their appearance grow older with each passing day, feeling both anxious and pained.

Datang City.

The vegetables in the Li Family’s garden hadn’t been picked for a month; the abundance of fruits and beans was uncountable, the plants bending like bows under the weight of the ripe produce, the vines even collapsing the frames.

Suddenly, a humming sound emerged from deep in the earth, and the green rice in the center of the garden began to shake rhythmically, with ripe grains pattering to the ground.

As the humming grew louder, the earth cracked open, and a large flowerpot shot from the ground, flying a circuit above the garden, then slowly descended before the courtyard gate.

"Pfft—"

The flowerpot’s protective shield opened, and a tender little hand with five dimples emerged from the pot, grabbing the rim to heave itself out, and a green-coated chubby doll "zoomed" out of the pot, landing firmly on the ground.

Hands on hips, belly round and protruding, the little doll shouted, "Hey—! Is anyone home? I’m Hui Hui, I’m awake!"

The Li Family’s small house was incredibly spacious at this moment, Hui Hui’s childish voice echoing within, unanswered for a long time.

"Strange, where has everyone gone?"

Hui Hui waddled with short legs into the living room, making a round of the inside and outside, remarkably surprised by the absence of people.

"Master, master! I’m back eh—!"

Just as she finished speaking, Hui Hui suddenly clutched her chest, an incredulous expression on her face.

Her white, chubby little face scrunched up like a bun, with mist gathering in her big purple eyes, eventually turning into a flood surging out.

"Waaah—! Li Xing, you big liar, you promised to wait for me, how could you even dissolve our master-servant contract!"

Without the master-servant contract, Hui Hui could no longer sense Li Xing’s presence, let alone know where she was.

After crying for a while, Hui Hui finally wiped her face and with short legs, ran out the front door.

Li Xing’s life was simple; if not at home, she must be in Harssas City, where Hui Hui planned to find her, then point at her and ask why such a lovely Hui Hui was no longer wanted!