Hearing Xu Le say this, Li Wen's expression grew a little darker.
"Old Moen might be a thoroughgoing lecher, but there's nothing wrong with his character. At least all his former women were devoted to him. So we ought to show some proper respect to a man with one foot in the grave. If the old bastard won't die... uh!"
By the end, even Li Wen didn't know how to continue.
Xu Le blinked. He knew Li Wen had misunderstood him.
Extending someone's life was certainly difficult, but it wasn't entirely impossible if one really wanted to do it.
Longevity Fruit, for example? Or perhaps... Xu Le thought of the Yellow Soap, but its existence was too unusual. Not only were its properties unstable, but it was also far too cloudy.
Among the pieces of Yellow Soap, Xu Le had obtained only a few with relatively high purity. The rest were all murky crystals.
His overall assessment was that they looked like transparent shit!
Shit brimming with vitality, at that.
Its effects were unknown, as was its method of use.
"Ahem, Uncle Li, you've misunderstood. I meant that since Mr. Moen is so rich, he could buy special items, things like Longevity Fruit..."
Li Wen glanced at Xu Le, unsurprised that he knew about Longevity Fruit.
"You think he hasn't eaten any? Of all the Longevity Fruit produced within Zion's territory, almost forty percent or more ends up in Old Moen's hands to keep him alive."
"Doesn't that still leave sixty percent?" Xu Le said instinctively.
"No matter how rich he is, he's still just one man. In the Dark Age, there are always things an ordinary person can't control. And he's lucky he was born in Zion. If he were in another city-state..."
Li Wen didn't continue, but Xu