I’d Rather Be in a Relationship than Cultivate - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Bitterness In Their Hearts

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ordinary cauldrons were simply unable to withstand the might of that medicinal pill. Not long after trying to refine another pill, another cauldron exploded. This time, Yan Xin was unable to dodge in time, ending up with her entire face covered in smoke.

For three whole days, Yan Xin had almost never left her room. When she was sleepy, she would fall asleep. When she was hungry, she would open the door to get food. She had worked so hard to refine the medicinal pill without sleep or rest and wasted so many good ingredients in the process, and now, her newest problem was that her cauldron had exploded.

“How’s it going?” Qingcang had bought her almost all kinds of cauldrons that were said to be very useful and valuable for collectors, but the result was always the same. The cauldron exploded every time she tried to refine a pill. How could they withstand the might of this pill?

“Are there still any cauldrons left?” Of the seven or eight cauldrons he’d bought, two were completely useless, and three or four had been completely blown to pieces. The rest were still holding on, somehow.

“No way, not even one?” Qingcang was very surprised. It was no wonder the Xie family had to wait five years for a single pill to be available for sale. In fact, it was possible that their previous research was either unsuccessful, or that the quantity produced was relatively small, but now, since they were able to refine more pills, they could finally bring them out for auction.

“I managed to make one, but it isn’t very pure.” This pill could be used to save lives, which was why Yan Xin pursed her lips tightly, looking as if she was doomed to die if she did not succeed in making more.

“But we are leaving tomorrow. What can we do about the pills?” She couldn’t let Xie Mingyu and the others know that she was refining the pill, so when she was with them, Yan Xin definitely couldn’t refine any more of them. Right now, the only thing she could do was take advantage of the time she had left to refine more pills. If only these cauldrons weren’t so unreliable…

“It’s okay. Being able to refine one or two pills in in such a short time is no small feat.” Even as she said this, Yan Xin still didn’t dare to relax. She looked at the cauldrons lying by the side.

“The pill is about to be formed.” She immediately clasped her hands together and raised them above her head, then made various hand gestures as she muttered to herself.

This was the first time Qingcang had seen Yan Xin refine pills. He also had a cautious look on his face; if the cauldron exploded again, it would be troublesome. He took out his phone and sent a message, telling the bodyguards to continue looking for the appropriate cauldron.

This mission was actually not simple. They had to find a good cauldron, but they could not let anyone else know about it. To say the the bodyguard felt a little bitterness in their hearts wouldn’t be incorrect.

Suddenly, the cauldron emitted wisps of black smoke as Yan Xin looked at it very seriously. Then, the lid of the cauldron was opened, and a small, black thing flew directly toward Yan Xin.

“Haha, another success!” She happily grabbed the pill that was rushing toward her.

“Be careful!” she cried. Then, before he had time to look at the others, she rushed over and suddenly slammed into Qingcang, who tumbled onto the ground with their combined weight.

“Bang!” The power the cauldron contained was too great, and it was turned into ashes in an instant.

The two of them looked at the ashes with lingering fear. Many broken shards of the cauldron were stabbed into the spot where the both of them had been standing just now. Qingcang let out a sigh of relief at the sight.

However, when he was about to get up, he realized that Yan Xin, who was pressing down on him, had suddenly become very heavy. Moreover, her head was pressing against his chest. He was so scared that he did not dare to move. He lowered his head and looked again, only to see Yan Xin’s long eyelashes. Traces of exhaled air landed on his chest, causing him to tremble..