After listening to Temple Host Zhu explain the Lesser Rejuvenation, Ding Songyan's first reaction was:
"Deadly poison-a deadly poison that only works on old monsters!"
If he fed it to the Devil Lord, Qin Guanchan, who was around three hundred years old, the man would first become five years younger, then lose all the lifespan he had gained through breakthroughs and life-extending items. In the end, with a lifespan of around a hundred years and an age of over two hundred and ninety, he might not merely drop dead on the spot, but turn to bones in an instant.
More importantly, the Lesser Rejuvenation was not poison. Immunity to all poisons or being a poison incarnate would have no effect on it whatsoever. Even Ding Songyan himself would fall victim unless he used the Return All Things to One ability of being-and-nonbeing myriad forms qi to dissolve its medicinal power the instant he swallowed it.
The only problem was how to trick-no, persuade-the Devil Lord into taking the Lesser Rejuvenation... Ding Songyan could think of no way and could only sigh with regret.
Temple Host Zhu looked toward Xie Fengchao and the others, smiling warmly and kindly.
"Discuss among yourselves how to divide these five pills. I won't interfere."
He had the Pill Attendant set the tray on the wooden table.
Before Zheng Zhuxi could politely defer, she heard Xie Fengchao say with a smile:
"Miss Zheng, you deserve the greatest credit this time. If you don't choose first, none of us would dare touch them."
After what had happened, the young master of the Xie family felt that calling her Heroine Zheng was far too distant, while addressing her by name or as young lady Zheng would be too familiar.
Zheng Zhuxi turned to look at Ding Songyan. Only