Chapter 117: Longevity Elixir

"The longevity elixir left by the late Emperor?" After Chu Danqing finished listening to what Emperor Taichang said, his eye twitched involuntarily.

Roughly speaking, the late Emperor had left behind two miraculous pills that could grant immortality if consumed.

The implication was that this monster and the assassins had been attracted by this longevity elixir.

The meaning was to have Chu Danqing go find these two longevity elixirs.

"That's right." Emperor Taichang nodded: "My health has always been poor, as Aiqing knows."

"I don't trust anyone else to go find them."

Once Chu Danqing heard this, he felt it was troublesome.

It was easy to say, but where was he supposed to find the so-called longevity elixir? Otherwise, should he mix some weak healing potion into Four-Joy Meatballs?

Besides, he suspected that the so-called longevity elixir was simply the delirium caused by the previous Emperor Taichang's low sanity.

A piece of Excellent-tier quality equipment, how could it have the effect of immortality?

"What Your Majesty says is very true, then where should I go to find them?" Chu Danqing asked.

He could go find them, but he needed a target.

It just so happened that he could use this opportunity to make a big fuss to help himself complete the trial mission.

"The Imperial Hospital." Emperor Taichang said such a term: "Those two longevity elixirs were stored by the late Emperor in the Imperial Hospital."

"It's just that I had Commandant Li search for them before, but nothing was found."

"I still value you, which is why I'm letting you go find them." Emperor Taichang said this, but Chu Danqing knew that it was simply because Li Wanwu wasn't suitable to handle it while acting as a blade.

"Yes, I will certainly not fail Your Majesty's trust." Chu Danqing immediately agreed.

Whether he could find them or not was another matter; he would agree first.

The previous Emperor Taichang obtained power with the help of the Spellbook of the Flesh Scholar; even if there were any "longevity elixirs" left behind, they were definitely not good things.

"I'll give you three days, you must find them." Seeing Chu Danqing agree, Emperor Taichang gave him a deadline.

"Within three days, I will certainly present the longevity elixir to Your Majesty!" Chu Danqing patted his chest and said.

He estimated that there weren't any; he didn't see the Paradise not giving him a mission.

How could a non-existent thing be completed?

The Paradise is tolerant and generous; it won't issue missions that can't be completed.

After responding, he left directly and learned the skill he obtained from Xu Yi on the way.

【Spirit Wisdom and Clarity (Passive) LV. MAX: Summoned creature spirituality +1】

Dense knowledge appeared in Chu Danqing's mind.

Then he looked at Da Bao; his intelligence hadn't changed, but he found that the blood rage power in his body had become a bit more agile.

This agility was spreading and growing.

"It seems to be another high-level attribute." Chu Danqing muttered; this passive skill was full-level upon learning and couldn't be improved.

Excellent-tier skill, no flaws naturally meant a smaller bonus.

After returning to his residence, Chu Danqing prepared to rest.

He had been up for a day and a night; even if he didn't feel tired with his attributes and skills, he still had to rest.

As a result, as soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Zhuo Bufan waiting for him with an anxious expression; it was clear he had sneaked in secretly.

He had a bad premonition in his heart, feeling that he might not be able to sleep tonight.

"Brother Zhuo, what's the matter?" Chu Danqing asked.

"Commander Chu, you're finally back." Seeing Chu Danqing, Zhuo Bufan stood up hurriedly: "My junior brother Zhao Mingqian is in trouble."

"Didn't he leave the capital? What trouble could he be in?" Chu Danqing asked, puzzled.

With the timing of Zhao Mingqian's departure, he had perfectly missed all the storms, so how could he be in trouble?

"It's a long story, please help, Commander Chu." Zhuo Bufan described the situation to Chu Danqing roughly.

Roughly speaking, after leaving the capital, he met a group of lamas from the Canglong Sect of Sushen, and after a conflict, he was captured.

After listening to the description, Chu Danqing was speechless: "The reason?"

"I'm not very clear; after Miss Yuan escaped to report to me, she fell into a coma." Zhuo Bufan said.

He also felt tired; first his father was in trouble, fortunately, he was fished out.

As a result, before he could settle down, his own junior brother was in trouble.

He couldn't beat the enemy when he went to save people, so he could only ask Chu Danqing for help.

"Fine, then I'll mobilize troops to suppress this group of lamas." Chu Danqing said.

It just so happened that he had authority in his hands, so why go alone?

No matter how strong the lamas are, can they be stronger than the Imperial Yulin Army?

Just mobilize a small team to go; under the powerful bows and crossbows, the other party would have no choice but to surrender if they didn't want to be shot into a sieve.

Experts? Even if the Jade-Faced Rakshasa and the Iron Palm Flying Dragon met a fully armed elite Yulin Army, they would both die if they joined forces.

Zhuo Bufan was waiting for this sentence from Chu Danqing; otherwise, why would he come to beg Chu Danqing?

Although he was a Jianghu person, his father was an official in the court, so he naturally understood the gap between so-called experts and the army.

"You should know where they are, right?" Chu Danqing asked.

"I know, please mobilize troops quickly, Commander Chu; I will lead the way." Zhuo Bufan answered immediately.

With this sentence from him, Chu Danqing took Zhuo Bufan out to mobilize manpower.

He didn't mobilize too many people, just fifty.

He couldn't mobilize too many; after all, he had just started work today, and the duty of the Imperial Yulin Army was to guard the Imperial Palace.

If he mobilized too many, it would be easy for people to impeach him.

But these fifty people were enough; those lamas of the Canglong Sect were only seven people.

After a rapid march, the Imperial Yulin Army cooperated to break down the door and rushed in, starting a battle on the spot.

After about three seconds, the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling came from inside.

After another minute, the sound stopped.

The Imperial Yulin Army dragged out four corpses and three lamas who were not lightly injured.

Zhuo Bufan followed to rescue Zhao Mingqian; Zhao Mingqian was in a coma, so Chu Danqing let Zhuo Bufan feed him a bottle of weak healing potion and stuffed two medicinal diet buns into his mouth.

Zhao Mingqian then slowly woke up.

Chu Danqing let the Imperial Yulin Army interrogate what these few Canglong Sect lamas were doing in the Taichang Dynasty, and then looked at Zhao Mingqian.

"Brother Zhao, how were you caught by these few lamas?" Chu Danqing asked.

"It was good luck; I hadn't left the capital yet and was preparing dry rations..." Zhao Mingqian looked at the lamas and continued: "I met these seven people on the road."

"By chance, I heard these seven lamas talking about Li Wanwu."

"We followed them all the way before we found out that these people were Sushen people looking for Li Wanwu."

"I also heard the seven lamas say they were ordered by Li Wanwu to go to the Imperial Hospital to take the Red Pill."

"Coral and I rushed to the Imperial Hospital first and took the so-called Red Pill to hand over to you."

"I didn't expect these seven lamas to arrive just in time; after a fight, we were no match, so I could only give the Red Pill to Coral to take away, and I stayed behind to cover and was captured."

It turned out that Zhao Mingqian and Yuan Shanhu hadn't left the capital at all.

He had just learned from Emperor Taichang that the longevity elixir was in the Imperial Hospital, but Zhao Mingqian had gotten his hands on it first.

"Mr. Chu, this Li Wanwu is indeed colluding with Sushen." Zhao Mingqian said: "The Canglong Sect is highly valued in Sushen."

"Oh no!" Zhuo Bufan suddenly said: "Commander Chu, you mobilized troops to come here, which must have been noticed by Li Wanwu."

"This person is so cunning, I'm afraid he will follow the vine to find my mansion."

"That Red Pill..." Zhuo Bufan's face changed: "I'm afraid it won't be kept."

"Let's go, let's go see." Chu Danqing said immediately.

Chu Danqing ordered the Imperial Yulin Army to drag the surviving lamas back for a good interrogation, and then they rushed all the way to the Zhuo mansion.

Upon arrival, they were indeed a step late; Yuan Shanhu's room had been searched.

The brocade bag containing the Red Pill had disappeared; it was clearly taken away.

Chu Danqing fed Yuan Shanhu a weak healing potion and medicinal diet buns; after she woke up, it was confirmed.

The thing was lost.

"I smelled the pill; it is definitely not a good medicine."

"Ordinary people would be better off dead if they ate it, and if a physically weak person took it, they would die within a day." Yuan Shanhu said confidently.

The confusion technique she excelled in was born from poison techniques, and she was extremely proficient in medical and poison principles.

"Is it obvious? Would it be visible if a royal physician checked the medicine?" Chu Danqing asked.

"The refiner's medical and poison skills are extremely high; I'm afraid the group of wine-and-meat bags in the Imperial Hospital won't make it." Yuan Shanhu said: "To find the flaws, you need a medical saint or a poison master to examine it carefully."

"I also benefited from the martial arts left by my mother, which allowed me to smell some clues." Yuan Shanhu meant it wouldn't work.

"Could it be that Li Wanwu intends to offer this Red Pill to His Majesty?" Zhuo Bufan's face showed horror.

Otherwise, how could it involve the Imperial Hospital?

"His Majesty is looking for this Red Pill; he thinks it is the longevity elixir left by the late Emperor." Speaking of this, Chu Danqing laughed out of speechlessness.

This is no longevity elixir; it is clearly a life-shortening poison.

"People shouldn't have gone far; let's go chase them back!" Zhao Mingqian was about to move to chase.

Chu Danqing stopped him: "No need, that's too troublesome."

"Miss Yuan knows poison, so she must know some medical principles, right?" Chu Danqing looked at Yuan Shanhu and asked.

"I know a little; what does Mr. Chu mean?" Yuan Shanhu didn't quite understand.

"You help me prepare a medicine that looks and tastes the same, and roll it into the shape of a Red Pill." Chu Danqing said with a smile.

It doesn't matter if the Red Pill is intercepted; Chu Danqing will directly make another one; whoever takes it out first is the real one.

"Remember to roll it into two pills, and then soak the Red Pill in it." Chu Danqing took out the weak healing potion and weak energy potion.

"You must make the two Red Pills you roll completely absorb the medicinal liquid in my hand!"

Once Chu Danqing said this, everyone immediately understood Chu Danqing's idea.

It's too troublesome to find it back; just make Li Wanwu's real Red Pill unusable.

"But what if His Majesty also believes in Li Wanwu?" Zhuo Bufan asked worriedly.

"Cold mix." Chu Danqing spread his hands: "I can't find the Red Pill anyway."

"Otherwise, leave it to you guys?" Chu Danqing didn't have the confidence to take back the Red Pill from the Investigative Bureau.

Who knows where they hid it; it's better to wait for Li Wanwu to finish being a "blade," and then Chu Danqing will kill him, which is more cost-effective.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 118 =====