"Mr. Wang, have you succeeded in refining the Youth Preserving Pill?"
Having grown closer, Li Zili had changed the way he addressed Wang Chen, his tone carrying a few more shades of respect and sincerity.
But that could not conceal the anxiety in his heart.
There was no helping it. Over the past half month, Wang Chen had shut himself away in Hundred Fragrance Garden, unconcerned with worldly affairs, while Li Zili, the emperor, had been driven to distraction over the distribution of the Youth Preserving Pills.
Though he was a majestic sovereign, once it involved the people beside his pillow, his children, relatives, and old brothers who had followed him through life and death, matters became exceptionally complicated.
Even so, the Great Wei emperor did not dare put any pressure on Wang Chen.
"By luck."
Wang Chen smiled and handed over a white jade pill bottle. "Your Majesty, there are five Youth Preserving Pills inside. We owe each other nothing now."
He had originally promised Li Zili three Youth Preserving Pills, but the second batch had gone exceptionally well today, yielding thirteen finished pills in total.
That was why Wang Chen had decided to give the other man five.
After all, without the Thousand-Year Xuan Ginseng and the Nine Provinces Cauldron provided by the Great Wei emperor, he would not have been able to refine them either.
Yet what Wang Chen had not expected was that after Li Zili received the pill bottle with delight written all over his face, he revealed an awkward smile. "Mr. Wang, actually, I would like to ask you to refine another batch of Youth Preserving Pills. What conditions would you require?"
Wang Chen was surprised. "Five still aren't enough? These Youth Preserving Pills are ineffective on men."
"I do not care."
Li Zili