Chapter 481: Great Tang Old Comrade: Will Fight Again for the Qin Wang Across the World

The old servant stood dumbfounded.

This immortal elixir truly lives up to its name!

In just an instant, it turned a dying man into a robust youth.

Even though he had anticipated it, the old servant still felt his heart race, nearly choking on his breath and dropping dead.

Li Shimin saw this, patted his shoulder, and sent a pulse of true qi into him, saying: "Go tell the servants below to come and pay their respects, and get to know our Grand Marshal anew."

"Yes."

The old servant snapped back to himself, feeling his body strong and healthy, and bolted out the door.

"The Grand Marshal has gained immortal fortune!"

"The Grand Marshal has regained his youth."

Moments later, when the servants of Qin Fu saw Qin Shubao walk out of the sickroom, they all froze in place.

"So there truly are immortals, and true immortal medicine!"

"The Grand Marshal is blessed with great fortune—he was granted an immortal elixir by Your Majesty!"

"Our Qin Fu will not fall apart; it can endure for decades, even forever."

As servants of Qin Fu, as long as Qin Shubao lived, they naturally had food and drink.

If Qin Shubao died, their good days would end.

"We salute the Grand Marshal!"

Qin Shubao waved his hand: "Rise. Bring me clean clothes—I'll accompany Your Majesty to Cheng's residence shortly."

"Yes."

437 Moments later.

Qin Shubao donned a green robe, gripped his twin iron clubs, and strode forth with heroic vigor, following behind Li Shimin as his bodyguard.

"I told you not to make such a fuss. My strength now? Unrivaled under heaven," Li Shimin said, exasperated.

Qin Shubao shook his head: "How can Your Majesty travel without a bodyguard? Your strength is mighty, but protocol must not be neglected."

"Fine, do as you wish."

As the two walked down the street, they couldn't help but recall their youth, wandering together through Changancheng.

As they sighed and reminisced, they arrived at Cheng's residence.

"Go tell Cheng Zhijie that Lao Li is here."

"Yes."

The gatekeeper at Cheng Yujin's residence was no ordinary man—he had sharp eyes. Seeing Qin Shubao and Li Shimin, he bowed quickly and rushed to announce them.

After waiting a while, a flurry of hurried footsteps sounded, and an elderly man with white hair, towering and sturdy as a iron tower, stepped out to greet them.

"Your Majesty?!"

"Shubao!"

"What is this…?"

"The rumors from the palace are true!"

Li Shimin laughed and scolded: "I summoned all my ministers to court, yet you pretend to be ill and don't even come see an old friend?"

"Your servant is guilty!" Cheng Yujin's eyes reddened as he moved to kneel. "I feared I might get entangled in something I shouldn't! Now that I see Your Majesty has truly regained your youth, as the rumors say, I am at peace."

"Sigh!" Li Shimin knew that since taking the elixirs, his temper had grown volatile and frightening. He stepped forward and pressed his hand on Cheng Yujin's shoulder. "No more words—let's go inside and talk."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Call me Qin Wang!"

"Your Majesty… Qin Wang!"

Inside the residence, Li Shimin did not dismiss the servants. He took out an elixir directly.

"Here, Zhijie—take this elixir, then we'll talk."

Cheng Yujin was stunned: "Is this the immortal elixir that restores youth?"

"This is called the Bone-Washing Elixir," Li Shimin said with deep emotion. "Originally, it was meant for cultivators to purify their bones and enhance their innate talent. But for us mortals, it is the elixir of rejuvenation. Just one pill—enough to restore your youth and grant you decades more of life."

"Your Majesty, this is too precious."

"Is our friendship not precious?" Li Shimin's face darkened. "Do you want me to shove it into your mouth like I did with Shubao?"

"Swallow it quickly—once you're young again, we've more houses to visit!"

"Yes."

Cheng Zhijie hurriedly took the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then, before all their eyes, Cheng Yujin rapidly grew younger—even his protruding general's belly shrank and vanished.

"Master has become young again!"

"This is an immortal elixir!"

The servants of Cheng's residence trembled in heart: "In my lifetime, I've actually witnessed this—so the legends of immortals are true!"

"Let's go to the next house."

Half a day passed.

Li Shimin led Qin Shubao and Cheng Yujin to several households, restoring the youth of Changsun Wujie, Li Jing, and Li Shiji.

Instantly, all of Changancheng erupted.

Li Shimin openly restored youth to people without concealment, and the news spread faster than anyone could imagine.

The next day, every person in Changancheng knew the full story.

"Immortal elixir."

"There truly are immortals. Our Great Tang is a land blessed by heaven!"

"Earlier, Your Majesty had the Ministry of Revenue promote a grain that yields several thousand jin per mu. I thought it was bragging. Now it seems it's real—this must be immortal grain bestowed by the realm of immortals."

"Long live the Great Tang!"

While the common folk of all Chang'an were celebrating, inside and outside the palace, one person's fate in each place underwent a tremendous turn.

"Why has Your Majesty suddenly cast me into the Cold Palace?" Wu Gong was utterly baffled. "Logically speaking, now that Your Majesty has regained his youth, he should like beauties even more!"

Outside the palace.

A horse carriage slowly headed toward Shu.

Upon the carriage, Li Zhi's expression was blank and dazed.

"Clearly I was the Imperial Prince Father Emperor doted on most—why have I suddenly fallen out of favor? And being exiled to Shu, this isn't fair!"

Of course, he absolutely dared not say such words aloud, only muttering them in his heart.

Ever since Father Emperor grew younger, he had felt the look in Father Emperor's eyes toward him change.

From doting to distaste, no longer the same warmth as before.

"What on earth did this palace do wrong to earn Father Emperor's displeasure?"

Li Zhi could never in his wildest dreams imagine that Li Shimin's dislike of him was simply because of a history of the Tang.

The Imperial Garden.

Li Shimin's eyes swept over the seated guests. Among them sat Cheng Zhijie, Li Jing, and others who had been rescued the day before.