Both My Parents Are Supremes—Why Should I Fear a Child of Destiny? - Chapter 23:

Chapter 23: Brought Back an Alchemist

The voice of the Empress Yao Chi left Luo Ningshuang frozen on the spot. This mysterious powerhouse from beyond the region actually believed her fiancé was a calamity?

Her hesitation at that moment did not escape Su Ming’s eyes. He stopped focusing on her appearance and began observing her more carefully.

“No ring, no bracelet… could it be that thing?”

Staring at the necklace around Luo Ningshuang’s neck, Su Ming had his answer. Her golden finger was hidden within that necklace.

“Empress Yao Chi, what nonsense are you spouting?” Luo Ningshuang directly questioned.

“I… I don’t know the exact reason. My memory hasn’t fully recovered, but I can sense it—this man in front of you is a tremendous harbinger of disaster! If you stay with him, you’ll meet a tragic end!”

Faced with the Empress Yao Chi’s warning, Luo Ningshuang sneered in her heart: “He’s a calamity? If it weren’t for that faint connection between us, I would’ve been expelled from Jixia Academy half a year ago. If it weren’t for him, I’d still be endlessly refining pills day and night in the academy’s alchemy room. Do you know who’s to blame for all this? You!

Because of you, my cultivation fell, and my innate Dao patterns were suppressed. In a world where strength reigns supreme, even a three-year-old could understand what awaits someone without cultivation. Empress Yao Chi, haven’t you realized? To me, you’re the real disaster!

Listening to Luo Ningshuang’s rebuttal, the Empress Yao Chi dared not say another word. She was well aware of Luo Ningshuang’s hatred toward her. If not for the Jade Pool Heavenly Lock being fully bound, Luo Ningshuang would’ve thrown it into a foul ditch without even looking at it again.”

“But, but he really is—”

“Shut up!” Luo Ningshuang swept her hand across the Jade Pool Heavenly Lock, completely sealing the Empress’s voice. As the current master of this treasure, it was the only thing she could do.

Su Ming watched Luo Ningshuang’s agitation closely, clearly seeing the anger in her eyes.

“Looks like she had a fight with her old ancestors…”

He could completely understand such situations. If the cheat came all at once, that’d be fine. But if you had to suffer before getting your powers, it could grind someone down. You were once a genius praised by all, only to fall into mediocrity overnight—that kind of fall wasn’t something everyone could bear.

In the original plot, Luo Ningshuang was supposed to appear three years later, which meant her golden finger would drain her cultivation for another three years. If it were him, he wouldn’t survive such torment either.

“Ahem.” Su Ming coughed twice and said to Luo Ningshuang,

“We already know each other’s names. No need for further introductions.”

He pointed.

“The guest room on the east side of the courtyard is yours. If you need anything else, look for Uncle Meng. Though you’ve joined me, I don’t want to raise a pretty vase for decoration in the future…”

Such blunt words made Uncle Meng’s eyes widen. Wasn’t that a bit too harsh? Wouldn’t that hurt her feelings?

But when he looked at Luo Ningshuang, he realized she didn’t show a hint of rejection. She calmly accepted everything Su Ming said.

This kind of mentality is truly rare.

In fact, Su Ming was merely repeating the contents of the letter he had once given to Luo Ningshuang. Compared to being raised like a decoration, she preferred earning equal treatment through her own abilities. What Su Ming said hit exactly the mark she hoped for.

“I’ve reviewed your profile. Alchemy is one of the few skills you can rely on right now.”

As he spoke, Su Ming tossed a pill furnace into the corner of the courtyard. It was the Xuan Yang Leaving Fire Cauldron, taken from the sect’s treasury—ranked among the top five pill furnaces on the Heaven Primordial Continent.

He then placed ingredients and fuel to the side and said,

“Start with a batch of Qi Nourishing Pills.”

“Alright.”

Luo Ningshuang responded simply, walked over to the materials, swiftly selected what she needed, then activated the Xuan Yang Leaving Fire Cauldron. With just a bit of spiritual Qi, an intense heat instantly ignited inside the furnace.

Normally, such high temperatures would incinerate everything nearby, but now the heat remained completely contained inside the cauldron without leaking a trace. The more advanced the furnace, the better it contained heat, and the more stable the inner conditions became—almost no chance of explosion.

After confirming the temperature, Luo Ningshuang began adding the ingredients in batches with swift, precise movements—far more skilled than many veteran alchemists.

Uncle Meng watched her carefully, then leaned close to Su Ming and whispered,

“Young Master, the Young Lady’s alchemy skills are no worse than some of the alchemy elders in the Trinity Saint Sect…”

Hearing this, Su Ming showed no change in expression, but was inwardly delighted. This indirectly proved the value of his fiancée. Once her cultivation recovered, her future in alchemy would go even further.

[Ding! Successfully altered the fate trajectory of the female lead. Gained 4,000 Destiny Points.]

Hearing the notification, Su Ming looked toward Luo Ningshuang, who was still deeply focused on refining, completely undisturbed by anything outside.

When all the ingredients inside the furnace turned to medicinal liquid, she collected it and sealed it into a container, waiting for it to condense.

“Young Master, I’ve never seen this kind of alchemy technique before…”

“Uncle Meng, are you sure you’ve never seen it?”

This time, it was Su Ming who was surprised. Uncle Meng wasn’t just an ordinary protector. He had lived for over a thousand years on the Heaven Primordial Continent and had his lifespan extended by Su Wu with precious pills, becoming Su Ming’s guardian.

He understood the continent better than most sect ancestors. If even he had never seen this kind of alchemy technique, then either Luo Ningshuang’s technique came from an ancient era… or it came from another world entirely.

Su Ming leaned toward the latter. His fiancée really was luckier than Chu Fan.

At this point, the Qi Nourishing Pills were finished. A large clump of semi-solid medicine formed from the liquid, and Luo Ningshuang immediately used a mold to press it into pills. A fresh batch of Qi Nourishing Pills was ready.

“Uncle Meng, evaluate them.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Ningshuang directly handed all the pills to Uncle Meng. He picked one up and his eyes flashed with surprise.

“Superior pill patterns… their effects are 20% stronger than ordinary Qi Nourishing Pills.”

“That’s not all,” Luo Ningshuang added confidently.

“Because of my technique, the materials are used 20% more efficiently, and the output increases by 30%.”

This was currently the only thing she could show for herself, so she was filled with confidence. She looked toward Su Ming, waiting for his final verdict.

“I’ll supply the ingredients for pill refining. After selling them, I’ll deduct 30% of the spirit stones for cost. The rest is yours. If you don’t want spirit stones, I can exchange them for equivalent cultivation resources. Is that acceptable?”

“I accept.”

[Ding! Successfully altered the fate trajectory of the female lead. Gained Destiny Points.]

Whether they’d get married in the future could wait. The key now was keeping her by his side as an alchemist.