"Auntie, there's quite an art to taking this," Li Yichen said casually. "You need Rootless Water as the medicinal catalyst, and you have to take it at noon for it to work."
Jiang Peiyan listened with rapt attention, her eyes sparkling.
In truth, Li Yichen was just making it all up. People were like that: the more complicated and mysterious the procedure, the more effective they believed it would be.
If you told them to swallow it with plain boiled water, they might actually start questioning whether it was real.
After listening to Li Yichen's instructions, Jiang Peiyan said with some disappointment, "Huh? Where am I supposed to find Rootless Water now?"
Li Yichen casually pulled out a bottle of mineral water. "I already prepared it for you, Auntie."
"Really? Thank you so much!" If he hadn't been her daughter's boyfriend, she would have gone over and kissed him. She wholeheartedly approved of this thoughtful son-in-law.
Li Yichen checked the time. "It's noon right now. Would you like to try it?"
"Shall I give it a try?" Jiang Peiyan's eyes lit up. She was a woman, after all, and cared about her looks. The prettier a woman was, the more she cared.
"Mom, go on, try it!" Ouyang Xuanxuan was intrigued too. Although she trusted Li Yichen, she still wanted to see for herself whether it worked.
Just then, Ouyang Hai quietly turned toward Li Yichen and whispered, "Xiao Li, you're sure about this, right? If it doesn't work, we're all going to suffer. A woman who's lost her mind is capable of anything."
"Heh..." Li Yichen immediately grinned. To be honest, he had only heard about it from Black and White Impermanence. He had never actually tested it and had no idea how well it would work.
He scratched