Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2453 - 2389: Linked Across a Thousand Miles

Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Chiang Xiao and Meng Xinian decided to test the Thousand Mile Talisman Diagram, a twin design from her ancient booklet, despite the risks posed by their enemies. Meng Xinian volunteered to try it first, preparing meticulously with gear as if heading into unknown territory, while Chiang Xiao drew the diagram and secured it on his wrist before they stepped out of the Space. As they waited expectantly, nothing occurred—no disappearance, no reaction—leaving them puzzled. Examining it together, Meng Xinian suggested the twin halves might need separate use, sparking Chiang Xiao's realization about its potential mechanics.

Meng Xinian remarked, "Then let's give it a shot together. You're not scared, right?"

"If you're not scared, what do I have to fear?" Chiang Xiao got fired up by his challenge, her fighting spirit suddenly blazing. She quickly creased the Talisman Diagram right in the middle, then ripped it cleanly along that line.

She passed one piece of the Talisman Diagram to Meng Xinian, while clutching the remaining part herself.

The pair locked eyes in a tense standoff.

Yet after gazing intently for quite some time, absolutely nothing happened.

"This can't be, it's truly odd."

Chiang Xiao let out a sigh.

If that's not the right way to activate it, then what's the proper method?

Meng Xinian inquired, "Do these two pieces of the diagram show any real differences?"

Chiang Xiao shook her head and replied, "Not a huge difference, only a small one. Your piece features a crescent moon, whereas mine shows a full circle."

Those stood as the sole distinctions across the entire diagram.

Meng Xinian examined the diagram closely. "Maybe it requires being used outdoors? In a wide space where the moon is visible? Stay put here, I'll head to the yard and check it out."

Saying that, he grabbed his portion of the Talisman Diagram and stepped outside.

Meng Xinian moved swiftly, covering the distance to the yard in mere moments.

Chiang Xiao gripped the other portion of the Talisman Diagram inside the room, on the verge of shouting for him, when her sight suddenly hazed over, and a sharp breeze whooshed past her ear. In an instant, she found herself right beside Meng Xinian.

Meng Xinian felt the abrupt rush of air nearby and thought an assailant was striking. With Chiang Xiao still indoors, she couldn't possibly arrive so swiftly. On reflex, he swung his arm back and seized her shoulder.

"Brother Xinian!" Chiang Xiao barely processed it, instinctively crying out his name.

Meng Xinian jolted in surprise.

Only then did he truly look and catch sight of Chiang Xiao's face, filled with shock and confusion.

He gradually shifted his eyes toward the door of their room.

Good lord.

Over ten meters distant.

Had Chiang Xiao dashed there, the sound of her steps would have reached him.

Besides, even sprinting at full speed, she wouldn't achieve such velocity.

It happened in the flash of an instant for her to appear at his back.

Without that incredible swiftness, how else would it whip up such a fierce wind?

"Little, this..."

Chiang Xiao had already steadied her nerves, shaking her head right away and explaining, "I swear I didn't run over just now! I have no clue what occurred—my sight went fuzzy, and boom, I was standing beside you."

At the same moment, they both glanced down at the pieces of the Talisman Diagram they held.

But right then, the portions of the Talisman Diagram in their grasps burst into flames without any source, growing dark, edges curling inward, before crumbling into ashes that floated away.

The entire event wrapped up in mere seconds, leaving only a mild warmth on their fingertips, nothing painful at all.

Both stood there equally dumbfounded, eyes fixed on their now-empty palms, and after a beat, they lifted their heads to exchange bewildered stares.

Chiang Xiao whispered, "It's a one-time Talisman Diagram..."

Usable only once.

Meng Xinian's eyes lit up in a flash, as he seized her hand and tugged her back inside the room, shutting the door firmly.

"Little, don't you get it yet?"

Chiang Xiao remained a bit foggy-headed.

Get what exactly?

Meng Xinian explained, "The Thousand Mile Talisman Diagram truly enables teleportation! But unlike my earlier assumption, the holder of one half can solely transport to wherever the other holder is! If that's truly how it works, no matter your location, I can rush straight to you in a heartbeat."

Even facing Hu Xiangyong, should real peril arise, she could instantly appear by his side and flee from Hu Xiangyong!

For them in this moment, this Talisman Diagram proved to be an utterly vital tool for survival!