Female Novel
Chapter 659 Develop The New Longevity Pill (Part Two)
"When will the poison begin to take effect in the emperor's body?"
"Its effect is not like those of common poisons. But I guess it won't be long before he finds out thatthere is something wrong with the pills. When he runs out of Longevity Pills, he will probably think thathe would rather die than live without them," Harper carefully said. "He had slowly poisoned his own sonto harm his health and get rid of him. And now, the son has also poisoned him and turned him into adrug addict in order to let it consume his body and spirit bit by bit. You could say it's retributive justice."
In the Tranquil Hall, the emperor had been feeling quite unwell. "Andy, bring me the pill."
"Yes, Your Majesty." In a hurry, Andy fetched a Longevity Pill for the emperor. Only when the emperortook it without delay did he finally feel at ease. He felt so relieved and was no longer on edge.
"How many pills have I taken today?" the emperor slowly asked.
"Your Majesty, you have already taken three pills today," Andy quickly answered. Seeing that therewere only a few Longevity Pills left inside the box, he was a little worried. These days, the emperorwouldn't feel well unless he took a few pills every day. However, he was now down to the last few pills.If the new Longevity Pills couldn't be replenished in time, the emperor would surely fly into a fit of rage.
Nodding his head, the emperor then asked, "Is there any news from Harper?"
"News?" Andy echoed, looking at the emperor in confusion. Suddenly, a thought cropped up in hismind. Then, he replied, "Well, Prince Francis' condition has become stable. It seems that his life is nolonger in danger."
"That's not what I'm asking about!" the emperor sneered, feeling so irritated. He was actually askingAndy if Harper was able to reproduce the Longevity Pills successfully.
Rubbing the back of his head, Andy helplessly said, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, but would you pleasetell me what is it that you're asking about?"
"The Longevity Pills."
"Your Majesty, we haven't heard anything from Lady Harper yet. Since Prince Francis is sick, LadyHarper had to look after him. I'm afraid she hasn't found the time to research on and reproduce theLongevity Pills yet."
"Tell her to develop and make the Longevity Pills as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty..." Andy hesitated for a while. "How about assigning the task of developing the LongevityPills to the Imperial Academy of Medicine? After all, Imperial Physician Hodge Su, who happens to bethe disciple of Scott, the original developer, is quite knowledgeable when it comes to the LongevityPills. Even if Lady Harper successfully develops it, I'm afraid..."
'I'm afraid you won't dare to take it!' Andy thought to himself. Of course, he would never dare to say thatout loud. Matthew was such a cruel man, while Harper was a very domineering woman. It would bedifficult to keep the emperor safe from the couple if they wanted to do something evil. Even if Harpercould somehow develop the Longevity Pill successfully, the imperial physicians probably wouldn't allowthe emperor to take it, even if they couldn't find anything wrong with it. All of them were well aware ofHarper's excellent medical skills, and that she could easily kill someone secretly with such ease.
With Andy jogging his mind, the emperor came to a sudden realization. After all, he had attempted totake Harper's life so many times. Based on his understanding of the woman, there was no way shewould forgive him so easily. And considering what had happened in his birthday banquet, the emperorwasn't sure about Matthew's opinion.
"Tell the Imperial Academy of Medicine to develop the Longevity Pill at once!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As soon as they received the order from the emperor, the imperial physicians in the Imperial Academyof Medicine were left with no other choice but to put aside whatever it was that they were doing andfocus on the development of the Longevity Pill instead. As Scott's disciple, Hodge actually knew mostof the medicinal materials used to make the Longevity Pill. But when he listed down the medicinalmaterials that they would need to make it, all of the other imperial physicians helplessly looked at eachother in dismay. And the reason for that was because the saussurea involucrata from the SnowMountain, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma, along with ginseng, another ingredient with a history of ahundred years were included in the list. Unfortunately for them, only the ginseng was available at themoment. The Ganoderma had been used to treat Francis. The saussurea involucrata, on the otherhand, had been taken away by Matthew to play up to Harper.
"Hodge, is there anything else we can use as substitutes for the saussurea involucrata and theGanoderma?" The imperial physicians all felt deeply troubled. It had taken Scott years to develop theLongevity Pill. Unexpectedly, the emperor ordered them to develop it in only three days. They believedit was an impossible task.novelbin
"Since we don't have the Ganoderma with a history of a thousand years, all we can use is the one witha history of a hundred years. And since we don't have any saussurea involucrata from the SnowMountain, we can just use the common one. In any case, we have to procure all the necessarymaterials before we can begin to reproduce the Longevity Pills. I'm afraid that we're all going to be inbig trouble if we fail to fulfill His Majesty's request," Hodge flatly answered. Needless to say, he wasworried as well, because making the Longevity Pill was no walk in the park.
"That being said, there are still several other medicinal materials which are not available."
"If they are unavailable, we have to find something similar to use as a substitute. We have to make theLongevity Pills in three days by all means necessary," Hodge added at once. It had taken his teacherhalf a lifetime to collect all the precious medicinal materials. Although there were rare medicinalmaterials in the Imperial Academy of Medicine, they were not complete. Right now, there was a veryurgent matter at hand. Given that he didn't really have much time to think about it, all he could do wastry his best to find the medicinal materials.
"Hodge, Lady Harper has remarkable medical skills. We can ask for her advice. Perhaps she'll be ableto reproduce the Longevity Pill," someone suggested.
A bitter smile appeared on Hodge's face. After all, if Harper could make the Longevity Pill, the taskwouldn't have been assigned to them in the first place. For that reason, he guessed that the emperordidn't want to risk letting Harper develop and make the Longevity Pill. And even if she managed tomake it, the emperor probably wouldn't dare to take it.
After being persecuted by the former crown prince, now the emperor cherished his own life very much.He ordered imperial physicians to feel his pulse every day just in case, and all the food for him had tobe examined strictly only in order to prevent him from being poisoned again. If the imperial physicianswere unable to develop the Longevity Pill in time, the consequences would beunimaginable!