Although Queen Mother of the West had no concept of the conservation of energy, the inexplicable disappearance of the immense medicinal power within Zhang Chen's body still caught her attention and stirred her curiosity.
Facing the pill she offered again, Zhang Chen's face was filled with guilt. "Old Ancestor, this lowly one is dull-witted and poorly endowed. How could I take more pills? That would clearly be wasting your precious treasures."
He feared angering Queen Mother of the West, who might then dismantle his body piece by piece.
"Enough nonsense. Take the medicine!" Queen Mother of the West urged Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen felt helpless at her words and secretly thought, You forced me to take this. You can't fly into a rage out of humiliation and take me apart. With that in mind, he happily picked up a whole gourd of pills and poured them straight into his mouth. Now that he knew medicinal power could be converted into points, he was naturally unafraid of being burst apart. No matter how much energy there was, he did not fear it.
As the pills entered his stomach, immense medicinal power rampaged through his body. Zhang Chen's Golden Finger activated, and all the Experience Points figures began to leap wildly, soaring in an instant. Yet within only a few breaths, the medicinal power in his body vanished without a trace, as though it had never existed.
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Chen looked pitifully at Queen Mother of the West, as though he were the victim.
Queen Mother of the West slowly withdrew the finger resting on Zhang Chen's brow. Her eyes fixed on him unblinkingly. Only after a very, very long while did she slowly retract her hand and spit out several icy words: "Rotten wood cannot be carved!"
Zhang Chen lowered