Chapter 480

Li Shimin could hardly wait; he pushed open the door and walked straight in.

On the bed, an old man with white hair and beard, emaciated to nothing but skin and bone, stirred at the noise and struggled to sit up.

"Your Majesty!"

"Lie back down quickly." Li Shimin felt moved. "Shubao, you must not move now. Here, swallow this elixir—we'll speak of matters later."

"Your Majesty, what is this?" Qin Shubao stared at Li Shimin. "Your appearance—like you're eighteen. Have I nearly died and started hallucinating?"

"General, His Majesty has truly regained his youth."

"Your Majesty has gained a divine connection and came today specifically to save you. General, please take the elixir!" the old servant exclaimed, trembling with excitement.

Qin Shubao was stunned.

He had studied under renowned masters and was born into a military family—how had he lived his whole life without knowing such an elixir existed in the world?

"Your Majesty, is this elixir truly precious?" Qin Shubao hesitated. "I am old and worn out—please do not waste it."

"I never knew you could be so timid and hesitant!" Li Shimin was speechless. "Where's the bold, decisive Qin Shubao from your youth?"

Without another word, he tossed the Bone-Refining Elixir straight into Qin Shubao's mouth.

The elixir melted on contact; Qin Shubao felt a warm current surge through his gut. His withered body gradually regained strength; his wrinkled skin visibly stretched taut, restoring its former fairness and smoothness; his shriveled muscles swelled, and in an instant, the emaciated old man transformed into a robust youth.