An ageless face was almost every woman's ultimate dream. But most women would choose to freeze their age in the prime of their beauty. If their appearance were forever fixed in a little girl's body, that dream might lose its appeal.
If the price also included sluggish reactions, failing memory, no sense of taste, and a body that stiffened without Soft Exercise, then probably no one would willingly become like that unless they had no other choice.
As early as six years ago, Doctor Baizhu of Bubu Pharmacy had successfully developed a formula for the Elixir of Immortality by studying Qiqi's zombie body. It could turn the dying into zombies, stabilizing their condition in the gap between life and death so they could cling to existence.
Although the formula had saved many people on the brink of death since its introduction, it had also stirred considerable controversy in Liyue Harbor. In particular, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, led by Hu Tao, firmly opposed it, believing the act showed contempt for death.
But the dying's desire to live, and their families' reluctance to part with their loved ones, were not to be underestimated. Even though Baizhu repeatedly informed the patients of the formula's side effects, they still resolutely chose to become zombies.
In truth, this method of becoming a zombie was equivalent to a weaker version of Impure World Reincarnation. Although it allowed people to live a while longer, over time, they would ultimately develop the same bleak weariness of life that Chiyo had.
Over those six years, the patients who became zombies lasted two and a half years at most, and only four months at the shortest, before seeking out the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor themselves and asking Hu Tao to send them on their way.
After witnessing the medicine's effects, Hu