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

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

"If you're not scared, what do I have to fear?" Chiang Xiao got stirred up by his words, her competitive spirit flaring up. She quickly creased the Talisman Diagram down the middle and ripped it along the crease.

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

The pair locked eyes in a tense standoff.

Yet, even 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 it's not meant to work this way, then what's the proper method?

Meng Xinian inquired, "Do these two pieces of the diagram differ in any way?"

Chiang Xiao shook her head, replying, "Not a huge difference, only a little. The part you have shows a crescent moon, but mine displays a full circle."

Those stand as the sole distinctions across the entire diagram.

Meng Xinian examined the diagram and suggested, "Maybe it requires outdoor use? Somewhere open with a view of the moon? Stay put here, I'll head to the yard to check it out."

Saying so, he grabbed his portion of the Talisman Diagram and stepped out.

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

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 breeze whooshed past her ear. In an instant, she found herself right beside Meng Xinian.

Meng Xinian felt the abrupt breeze nearby and thought an assailant was approaching. 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 jumped in surprise.

Only then did he truly look and notice Chiang Xiao's face full of shock and confusion.

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

Good grief.

Over ten meters distant.

Had Chiang Xiao dashed across, her footsteps would have echoed clearly.

Besides, even sprinting full tilt, she couldn't cover it that rapidly.

It happened almost instantly, landing her behind him in a flash.

Without such incredible velocity, where would that fierce wind have come from?

"Little, this..."

Chiang Xiao quickly composed herself, vigorously shaking her head as she explained, "I swear I didn't run over just now! No idea what's going on—my sight went fuzzy, and boom, I was beside you."

At the same moment, their eyes dropped to the Talisman Diagram pieces they held.

Right then, those Talisman Diagram halves in their grasp burst into flames without any source, growing dark, edges curling up, before crumbling into ashes that floated away.

The entire event unfolded in mere seconds, leaving only a mild warmth on their fingertips, nothing painful.

They stood there equally dumbfounded, eyes fixed on their now-empty palms, until moments later when they lifted their heads to stare at one another blankly.

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

Usable only once.

Meng Xinian's eyes lit up suddenly as he seized her hand, drawing her back inside the room and shutting the door.

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

Chiang Xiao remained a bit puzzled.

Get what exactly?

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

Should she cross paths with Hu Xiangyong and real peril arise, she could instantly reach him and flee from Hu Xiangyong!

For their current situation, this Talisman Diagram serves as a vital, highly useful safeguard!