An ageless appearance is almost every woman's ultimate dream. However, the vast majority of women would choose to freeze their age at the prime of their youth. If one's appearance were forever frozen in the form of a young girl, that dream might not be so desirable.
If you add to that the side effects of becoming slow to react, suffering from memory loss, losing the sense of taste, and having a stiff body unless one performs flexibility exercises, then, unless absolutely necessary, no one would want to become like that.
Nowadays, Dr. Baizhu of Bubu Pharmacy had, as early as six years ago, successfully developed a prescription for an elixir of immortality by studying Qiqi's zombie body. This allowed those on the verge of death to turn into zombies, stabilizing their state in the cracks between life and death, just barely hanging on.
Once this prescription was released, although it had saved many dying people, it also caused quite a bit of controversy in Liyue Harbor. In particular, Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, led by Hu Tao, strongly opposed it, believing this act to be a contempt for death.
However, never underestimate the desire for life in those on the verge of death, nor the attachment of the patients' families to their loved ones. Even though Baizhu repeatedly informed the patients of the side effects of this prescription, they still resolutely chose to become zombies.
In fact, this method of becoming a zombie is equivalent to a weakened version of Edo Tensei. Although it allows one to live a little longer, in the long run, it will eventually lead to the kind of negative, world-weary situation seen with Chiyo.
In the span of six years, among the patients who became zombies, the longest one lasted only two and a half years, and the shortest only four months, before they took the initiative to find Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and request that Hu Tao send them on their way.
Having witnessed the effects of this medicine, Hu Tao smiled with satisfaction. It was nothing more than her clients delaying their check-in with her, and after this operation by Baizhu, the souls of those clients crossed that line very decisively.
Because during that extra time they lived, they had basically fulfilled their obsessions, and their relatives and family members had also prepared themselves mentally for their passing. This was much better than them lingering in the mortal world for more than a decade due to illness, and Hu Tao was happy to see it happen.
She had feared that Baizhu had researched a method to create a unique zombie like Qiqi; that was the only thing she could not accept.
Seven years had not left any trace on that small figure. Whether it was his identity, his physique, or anything else, Qiqi was still the herb-gathering boy of Bubu Pharmacy, still carrying a herb basket on his back, tirelessly and fearlessly gathering herbs among the towering mountains and ridges.
Miyashiro knew that this was the Orders Qiqi had given himself. Once the Orders were issued, Qiqi's body would act naturally and would not stop until the goal was achieved. As for how to cancel the Orders, Miyashiro knew it well.
Watching the figure climbing carefully on the steep cliff in the distance, a playful mood suddenly arose. After settling Ningguang, his figure vanished into thin air. Ningguang also understood Miyashiro's intentions and sat silently on a rock, watching the scene in the distance.
Qiqi's goal this time was the few stalks of Violetgrass on the cliff wall. This medicinal herb, which only grows on cliffs, is the nightmare of all herbalists, but of course, it is also the herb with the highest purchase price for pharmacies. After all, wealth is sought in danger.
Although Qiqi looks delicate and fragile, he is definitely at the level of a grandmaster in the herb-gathering world today. For him, picking herbs is already a daily routine.
Qiqi stared intently at the Violetgrass above his head, his short legs and short arms coordinating as he constantly dodged and moved on the cliff, getting closer and closer to his goal.
Just when Qiqi was only one step away from the target, those few stalks of Violetgrass actually disappeared into thin air right in front of him.
Seeing this scene, Qiqi was stunned on the spot. Apparently, his slow brain could not process this strange and bizarre sudden situation in time. Before he could make any reaction, a pair of hands appeared under his armpits from behind, and easily lifted him into mid-air.
Qiqi's body was still as cold and stiff as ever. When he was suddenly lifted up and finally remembered to struggle with all his might, a voice that was both strange and somewhat familiar to Qiqi rang in his ears, "Qiqi, long time no see, I like you the most."
Do not misunderstand; the 'I like you the most' here is not Miyashiro having some insane, improper thoughts about Qiqi, but rather a mysterious spell recorded in Qiqi's notebook that can cancel Qiqi's current Orders.
Apart from Miyashiro, the only people who know this spell are those who understand Qiqi very well, like Baizhu and Yaoyao. Unfortunately, when Baizhu does this kind of thing, he never has any genuine feelings, so the effect of the spell is greatly diminished.
Yaoyao has now grown into a young woman and has his own career to strive for, while Qiqi is still in the form of a young girl. Although the relationship between them is still close, the frequency of their meetings has obviously decreased significantly.
Qiqi had actually not heard such a spell for a very long time.
Sure enough, Qiqi, who had just been thinking about struggling, immediately calmed down in Miyashiro's hands after hearing this spell. He turned his head with a puzzled look on his face. Appearing before Qiqi was Miyashiro's grinning face, as well as the few stalks of Violetgrass placed on Miyashiro's chest.
Qiqi's eyes were incredibly pure, yet incredibly unreal. He tilted his head slightly, placed his small hand to his mouth, and asked with a puzzled look, "Who are you? Why are you holding Qiqi?"
Hearing Qiqi's reply, the smile on Miyashiro's face froze, and he instantly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He suddenly remembered when he first came to this world, it was Qiqi who carried him back when he was seriously injured, and it was Qiqi who led him, penniless, to gather herbs in Jueyun Karst to pay off his debts.
Now, after more than seven years, he had gone from being an outsider to becoming a Regent of the country, enjoying a wonderful life of wealth, luxury, and many wives and concubines. As for Qiqi, everything remained unchanged from when they first met. In order to survive, he had been enduring the side effects of being a zombie, and now he had even forgotten what he looked like.
Seeing the smile disappear from Miyashiro's face, Qiqi thought he had done something wrong and said with his head lowered, "Do you know Qiqi? Sorry, Qiqi's memory is not good, and I forgot you."
Seeing this, Miyashiro teleported Qiqi back to the ground, patted his hair, smiled again, and said, "Yes, I am Miyashiro, Qiqi's friend. It is written in your notebook."
Hearing this, Qiqi muttered, "Notebook? Oh, right, I have a notebook, Miyashiro..."
Qiqi seemed to have some impression of this name, but not much. In the end, he still took out his notebook, which was full of signs of use, and flipped through it page by page.
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