I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 310 - 308: Seeking Her Master Across a Thousand Miles

Chapter 310: Chapter 308: Seeking Her Master Across a Thousand Miles

After Hui Hui advanced in rank, she could transform into a human form, but her cultivation hadn’t recovered yet, so she couldn’t fly. With the stride and strength of a child, crossing half a city was incredibly difficult.

Hui Hui wanted to take the city bus, but she had neither a light brain nor star coins, so she was rejected several times when she tried to flag down a bus. She finally managed to climb onto a bus using her small size to her advantage and hid under a seat, only to be discovered by the bus’s AI robot, which grabbed her by the collar and mercilessly threw her off.

Hui Hui rolled around on the ground like a meatball, eventually lying face down, unmoving.

A northern wind blew past, bringing endless desolation. Hui Hui suddenly lifted her head, her face and forehead covered in dirt, yet her expression was fiercely adorable. She shook her fist vehemently at the bus driving off into the distance and yelled:

"Damn, damn you! Just you wait! When I find that big baddie Li Xing, I’ll definitely have her smash you into scrap metal!"

After venting, Hui Hui got up from the ground, oriented herself, and started sprinting toward the city center on her little short legs.

She ran from morning until the sun began to set, and only then did Hui Hui see the silhouette of the Teleportation Port. Her once clean and fair face had become smeared with dirt and sweat.

"Phew—Phew! This is strange, what are people in Datang City busy with? Even the shops are closed!"

Hui Hui had thought she could hitch a ride with a kindhearted person, but it turned out she didn’t see a soul along the way. Overhead, however, many flying devices seemed to be in a hurry, producing sonic booms as they rapidly headed out of town, not even noticing a small child running forward below, let alone offering her a ride.

Hui Hui limped into the teleportation port’s hall, where noises and commotion hit her—turns out the city’s desolation was due to everyone gathering at the port.

These people were either waiting to be teleported away or had just arrived from other cities. Familiar ones clustered together talking and discussing, resulting in countless intermingling voices.

Hui Hui looked up and saw on the high display in the hall that over seven thousand people were waiting for teleportation. Even if the teleportation array operated nonstop, it would be her turn only by tomorrow.

What troubled her more was that she didn’t even have a single low-grade crystal stone on her. She had no idea where to get the ten thousand needed for teleportation fees!

Her specialty was identifying spirit plants; selling a rare one to cover the teleportation fee was feasible, but she would have to go outside the city for that. Without transportation, Hui Hui couldn’t muster the energy for another run.

The quickest way was to find someone willing to help her at the teleportation port.

Hui Hui timidly scanned the crowd; these people were swirling with evil qi, their aura cold and hard. Clearly, they were martial masters who had long fought in the Star Beast Forest, and their expressions revealed urgency.

Their towering stature and build felt overwhelming for the little Hui Hui, akin to facing giants.

Even though Hui Hui was socially adept, asking a group of tough-looking strangers for help was still daunting.

Hui Hui’s little fat foot slowly retreated a step, feeling timid. But recalling Li Xing’s gentle smile instantly filled her with courage.

Hui Hui clenched her fists to cheer herself on, then stride boldly toward the nearest group, selecting a burly man standing alone and tugged at his clothes.

The burly man looked down to see a child not even as tall as his calf, looking up at him. This child was covered in dirt, her face smudged; if not for her rounded figure that didn’t suggest malnutrition, he would have thought she was a neglected street kid.

"Kid, what’s up, lost your way?"

Though the burly man’s voice was loud, his tone wasn’t bad, giving Hui Hui great encouragement. She took advantage of the situation, clung to the burly man’s leg, and, using her pampering strength with Li Xing, shouted, "Uncle, be kind, give me ten thousand please!"

The burly man was dumbstruck; ten thousand, that wasn’t just kindness but a huge sum!

Children speak carelessly, so the burly man wasn’t angry at Hui Hui’s outrageous request but rather didn’t take her words seriously.

"Don’t clown around, go play elsewhere!"

He slightly lifted his leg, and Hui Hui’s small hands couldn’t hold on anymore, retreating several steps, almost sitting on the ground.

Seeing the burly man turn away to talk with acquaintances, ignoring her completely, Hui Hui pursed her lips, looking for the next target.

"Miss, are you going to Harass City? Can you take me along, I’m very obedient!"

"No, you’re too young. Long-distance teleportation makes you sleep all day, and I’m too busy to care for you."

"It won’t! I’m very healthy and won’t sleep! Just take me to Harass City, and I won’t bother you afterward!"

"Even so, no! Where are your family? Are you lost? Stay here and don’t move, and I’ll call the authorities!"

At the mention of calling the authorities, Hui Hui turned and fled.

"Brother, lend me ten thousand!"

"Where’s this little beggar from, scram!"

"Uncle..."

"Kid, this isn’t the place for you, go home!"

...

After approaching seven or eight people in a row, all refusing her with various excuses, Hui Hui was both anxious and aggrieved, her tears could no longer be held back as she started crying.

"Aaaaaa—, Li Xing, these people are so mean, if you have any conscience left, come and get me quickly, boohoohoo!"

A tall, thin young man, with freckles sparsely on his face, happened to be passing by Hui Hui and stopped abruptly upon hearing her crying, puzzled, he asked:

"Who did you mention? Li Xing?"

Hui Hui hiccupped as she cried, intermittently replying: "Yes, yes, it’s Li Xing, she’s a big bully..."

Ma Le squatted down, carefully studying Hui Hui, and the doubt in his eyes grew more intense.

"What’s your relation to Li Xing?"

"She’s my mistress... uh, former mistress. I’ve been with her for twelve years, then she abandoned me without a thought, she’s so heartless..." Overcome with emotion, Hui Hui’s tears gushed again just as she stopped crying.

Ma Le’s eyebrows knitted, his expression turning cold: "I didn’t know Li Xing had someone like you around."

Hui Hui got angry, her chubby little hand slapped the ground, and she shouted with a puffed face: "How could there not be? I’m Big-mouth Flower Hui Hui!"

Ma Le’s mouth formed an O-shape, his face full of disbelief.

With a humph, Hui Hui shook her body, and the twin bun hairstyle of her loli head instantly transformed into a Big-mouth Flower. A child’s body topped with a purple wooden fish-shaped head filled with sharp teeth, the fear factor skyrocketed.

"Holy crap—!"

Though Hui Hui’s transformation lasted only 0.1 seconds, Ma Le was scared enough to slump on the ground, after which he nervously glanced around. Seeing no one had noticed Hui Hui’s anomaly, he breathed a sigh of relief, took her hand, and quietly advised: "Don’t randomly show your true form; it’ll cause trouble."

Ma Le didn’t know why Big-mouth Flower could turn into a human, but on the Qianyuan Continent, there have always been legends of Star Beasts and Spirit Plants taking human form. Li Xing was a cultivator, it wouldn’t be surprising if her battle pet spirit plant had some reputation and could become human.

But better to keep it secret; after all, this child encounters things only to cry, seemingly unable to protect herself, and Ma Le himself wasn’t much of a fighter. If someone with malicious intent became interested, things would get tricky.