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 ofmon poisons. But I guess it won''t be long before he finds out that


    there is something wrong with the pills. When he runs out of Longevity Pills, he will probably think that


    he would rather die than live without them," Harper carefully said. "He had slowly poisoned his own son


    to harm his health and get rid of him. And now, the son has also poisoned him and turned him into a


    drug 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."


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    "Yes, Your Majesty." In a hurry, Andy fetched a Longevity Pill for the emperor. Only when the emperor


    took it without dy 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 there


    were only a few Longevity Pills left inside the box, he was a little worried. These days, the emperor


    wouldn''t feel well unless he took a few pills every day. However, he was now down to thest 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 his


    mind. Then, he replied, "Well, Prince Francis'' condition has be stable. It seems that his life is no


    longer in danger."


    "That''s not what I''m asking about!" the emperor sneered, feeling so irritated. He was actually asking


    Andy if Harper was able to reproduce the Longevity Pills sessfully.


    Rubbing the back of his head, Andy helplessly said, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, but would you please


    tell 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, Lady


    Harper had to look after him. I''m afraid she hasn''t found the time to research on and reproduce the


    Longevity 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 Longevity


    Pills to the Imperial Academy of Medicine? After all, Imperial Physician Hodge Su, who happens to be


    the disciple of Scott, the original developer, is quite knowledgeable when ites to the Longevity


    Pills. Even if Lady Harper sessfully 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 that


    out loud. Matthew was such a cruel man, while Harper was a very domineering woman. It would be


    difficult to keep the emperor safe from the couple if they wanted to do something evil. Even if Harper


    could somehow develop the Longevity Pill sessfully, the imperial physicians probably wouldn''t allow


    the emperor to take it, even if they couldn''t find anything wrong with it. All of them were well aware of


    Harper''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 to


    take Harper''s life so many times. Based on his understanding of the woman, there was no way she


    would forgive him so easily. And considering what had happened in his birthday banquet, the emperor


    wasn''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 Academy


    of Medicine were left with no other choice but to put aside whatever it was that they were doing and


    focus on the development of the Longevity Pill instead. As Scott''s disciple, Hodge actually knew most


    of the medicinal materials used to make the Longevity Pill. But when he listed down the medicinal


    materials that they would need to make it, all of the other imperial physicians helplessly looked at each


    other in dismay. And the reason for that was because the saussurea involucrata from the Snow


    Mountain, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma, along with ginseng, another ingredient with a history of a


    hundred years were included in the list. Unfortunately for them, only the ginseng was avable at the


    moment. The Ganoderma had been used to treat Francis. The saussurea involucrata, on the other


    hand, had been taken away by Matthew to y up to Harper.


    "Hodge, is there anything else we can use as substitutes for the saussurea involucrata and the


    Ganoderma?" The imperial physicians all felt deeply troubled. It had taken Scott years to develop the


    Longevity Pill. Unexpectedly, the emperor ordered them to develop it in only three days. They believed


    it was an impossible task.


    "Since we don''t have the Ganoderma with a history of a thousand years, all we can use is the one with


    a history of a hundred years. And since we don''t have any saussurea involucrata from the Snow


    Mountain, we can just use themon one. In any case, we have to procure all the necessary


    materials before we can begin to reproduce the Longevity Pills. I''m afraid that we''re all going to be in


    big trouble if we fail to fulfill His Majesty''s request," Hodge tly answered. Needless to say, he was


    worried 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 avable."


    "If they are unavable, we have to find something simr to use as a substitute. We have to make the


    Longevity Pills in three days by all means necessary," Hodge added at once. It had taken his teacher


    half a lifetime to collect all the precious medicinal materials. Although there were rare medicinal


    materials in the Imperial Academy of Medicine, they were notplete. Right now, there was a very


    urgent matter at hand. Given that he didn''t really have much time to think about it, all he could do was


    try his best to find the medicinal materials.


    "Hodge, Lady Harper has remarkable medical skills. We can ask for her advice. Perhaps she''ll be able


    to reproduce the Longevity Pill," someone suggested.


    A bitter smile appeared on Hodge''s face. After all, if Harper could make the Longevity Pill, the task


    wouldn''t have been assigned to them in the first ce. For that reason, he guessed that the emperor


    didn''t want to risk letting Harper develop and make the Longevity Pill. And even if she managed to


    make 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 to


    be examined strictly only in order to prevent him from being poisoned again. If the imperial physicians


    were unable to develop the Longevity Pill in time, the consequences would be


    unimaginable!