Man proposes, Heaven disposes!
"In the twenty-first year of the First Emperor's reign, His Majesty sent General Xu Fu overseas to the immortal mountain of Wuqishan to seek an elixir of immortality."
Li Si seemed to sink into his memories as he spoke slowly.
"General Xu Fu spent ten years bringing back many spiritual materials and immortal medicines from Wuqishan, including the Thousand-Year Longevity Fruit."
"But the Thousand-Year Longevity Fruit has no effect before it ripens, so His Majesty appointed General Xu Fu to lead all the qi practitioners in the country in refining an elixir of immortality. General Xu Fu spent six
years and countless resources before finally refining the elixir."
"However, no one wanted an emperor who would live forever, especially Zhao Gao."
Fatty suddenly interrupted him. "Why didn't Zhao Gao want Qin Shi Huang to live forever? Wasn't he Qin Shi Huang's favored minister and confidant?"
Li Si glanced at him. "Because he had already forged the edict of succession. If His Majesty didn't die, he would have to!"
Fatty: "..."
"Actually, no one at the time believed an elixir of immortality existed. They thought Xu Fu was merely deceiving His Majesty to win his favor, but Zhao Gao was a cautious
man. He wouldn't allow anything to go wrong."
"So he used his authority to have Consort Li, who had recently entered the palace, test the medicine for His Majesty."
"Wait, Consort Li?!"
This time, Gu Cheng interrupted him.
Li Si nodded. "That's right. Consort Li was the princess of a small kingdom in the Southern Border. To seek Great Qin's protection, she was presented to His Majesty as a consort."
"Uh, all right. Go on."
Gu Cheng's expression was very surprised, very strange.
"After Consort Li took the medicine, nothing unusual happened."
"But because His