The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 606: Rejuvenation Pill (Happy New Year's Eve!)
Although Xu Fu could not be said to have held a high position of power during these years, he was still highly honored.

He could also do what he liked most, making elixirs, and had enough resources. There was no happiest thing in life like this. Xu Fu felt that he had achieved perfection in life.

Of course, he has been a little anxious in the past two years.

He was a shrewd man, and he knew very well that he could get everything he had today because Ying Zheng had high expectations of him. But if Ying Zheng's expectations were not met, then all the honors he had received today would turn into a disaster for him a thousand times over.

This holy king, who is praised by everyone, also has his own methods. The king's vicious dog Yan Jin, the commander of the Black Feather Guard, is a ruthless character who can stop children from crying at night.

Over the years, Xu Fu has put in a lot of effort, spent all his time and used all his knowledge to try to refine the elixir that Ying Zheng wanted.

But how can it be that easy?

Living forever is what everyone dreams of, but except for a few legendary figures, no matter how talented you are, whether you are a king, a general, or a hero, you will eventually turn into a pile of dust.

If one has enough food and clothing, has a high level of cultivation, and takes good care of himself, he can live a few more years, which is considered good. But once he becomes unwell or gets sick, he may die in a moment.

Birth, aging, sickness and death cannot be prevented by human power.

The most difficult thing is life and death.

At least there is room for old age and illness.

A life of luxury, a comfortable and relaxed mood, and by taking supplements at any cost and taking good care of yourself in daily life, you can naturally stay young.

As for illness, at least there are cures. And illness is often not caused suddenly, but is a small disease that gradually becomes a big one, but it is usually ignored. As long as you take precautions, take precautions, and prevent it before it happens, and solve it when there are just signs, there is nothing to be afraid of. Most people will not be so unlucky that they will get an incurable disease before they reach a certain age.

This life span is the most difficult to extend.

As you get older, your body gradually ages and your blood gradually decays. This is inevitable. This is the principle of the operation of heaven and earth. If you want to go against the principle of heaven and earth, you need to seize the creation of heaven and earth and steal the essence of heaven and earth.

There are only two ways to solve this problem now.

One is to slow down this process, and the other is to replenish blood and qi and enhance life.

But neither of these two is easy to do.

The human body is so complex and exquisite, and each person is unique. There are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, and there will never be two people who are exactly the same.

Life and death are relative yet unified. From the moment we are born, we begin to die, and as long as we move, we will consume our lives. This process cannot be stopped and it is difficult to slow down.

Xu Fu discovered from hundreds of samples that there is a substance that determines human life and aging. This substance determines the length of human life. As long as a person is still breathing, his life will continue to decline.

How to prevent the decay of this substance or how to replenish this substance is the key to the problem.

Now the key problem has been found, but the key to the problem is that we can’t find the key to solving the problem.

Xu Fu tried and found that he could accelerate the decay of this substance, but he couldn't slow it down; he could overdraw it in exchange for increased strength, but he had no idea how to replenish it.

At most, it will slowly decay like an ordinary person.

Drugs and methods to supplement Qi and blood cannot fundamentally solve this problem. They can make a person stronger and healthier, but they cannot prolong life. If used excessively, it may even accelerate the decline, which will backfire and shorten life.

Over the years, Xu Fu had tried countless drugs and hundreds of raw materials, but none of them could gently reduce the attenuation, let alone replenish this substance.

Although I have refined many magical pills, if the most basic needs cannot be met, everything else is useless.

If you don't do things in a timely manner, you will get nothing even if you work yourself to death.

However, after investing so much time and effort over the years, it is not without effect.

When Xu Fu was thinking whether he should achieve some success to appease Ying Zheng's mood, he saw Zou Shi pushing open the door of the alchemy room with a gloomy face and walking in.

Xu Fu's heart skipped a beat at the moment, knowing that something bad must be going on.

Ever since Xu Fu became a doctor of the Qin Dynasty and his alchemy skills were highly valued by Ying Zheng, Xu Fu could be said to be second to none in the Yin-Yang School. Even the newly promoted Xing Hun and the current candidate for the head of the Yin-Yang School had to treat him politely.

You know, Zou Shi was also a doctor, so the two were at the same level in the Qin officialdom.

However, having said that, Xu Fu was still far inferior to Zou Shi. Although Xu Fu had some ambitions, they were not big, and he did not dare to confront Zou Shi directly.

Of course, Zou Shi treated him very politely and with respect. With Zou Shi's character and means, it was easy for him to deal with Xu Fu.

Zou Shi rushed in with a gloomy face. This was an unprecedented situation. Xu Fu was not stupid, so how could he not see it?

Although Xu Fu was unhappy, he still lowered his posture and hurriedly stood up to salute. He bowed respectfully and said respectfully: "Disciple greets the master. I wonder what important matter has the master come to visit you in such a hurry?"

Zou Shi sat down in the main seat without saying a word.

Xu Fu felt even more uneasy and hurriedly served Zou Shi a cup of tea himself.

He said, "Master, please have some tea." Zou Shi took the teacup and placed it directly on the table beside him.

He lowered his eyes and said indifferently, "The king is very dissatisfied."

When Xu Fu heard this, he was so frightened that he trembled.

He didn't bother to be polite and asked directly: "What happened? Could it be the king?"

Zou Shi let out a long breath, frowned, and said unkindly: "The king summoned me today to inquire about the progress of alchemy. The king is very dissatisfied."

Zou Shi's tone became more and more severe, even scolding: "Now five years have passed, countless money has been spent, but the king has not got what he wanted. The king is already wondering if he has been fooled!"

"You made such a promise at the beginning, but did you know what the consequences would be if it failed?!"

"Now that the king has clearly expressed his dissatisfaction, what do you have to say?"

Xu Fu was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, "Master, refining the elixir of immortality is against the will of heaven, how can it be easy?"

"You have seen how hard I have worked these years. I will never slack off."

"Over the years, my disciples have made unexpected gains from refining elixirs of longevity, and there are more than ten kinds of elixirs with miraculous effects."

"I also want to satisfy the king's needs immediately, but it is really difficult. I have tried my best and still cannot solve the most difficult problem. But the problem has been found, and it can be solved once it is found."

Zou Shi frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "What the king wants is the result, not the attitude, and certainly not the reason."

Xu Fu said aggrievedly: "I didn't say I could definitely refine it in the past. I tried my best. And didn't the Taoists also get no results?"

Zou Shi almost laughed out of anger and said coldly, "Are you trying to play word games with the king?"

"Enough!" Zou Shi shouted.

"When you accepted this mission, you should have known that you had no way out!"

"You said these words to me. If you said them to the king, your head would be rolling on the ground by now!"

"Do you want to bring eternal damnation upon the Yin-Yang family? You should know that the most terrifying thing in this world is not death, but a life worse than death!"

"You haven't been to the Dark Prison of the Black Feather Guard, have you?"

Xu Fu shuddered, thinking about the dark prison, and his whole body was shaking like a sieve. Of course he had been there, and he went there often, after all, he often went there to get experimental materials.

Even a man like Xu Fu, who no longer took human life seriously and even liked to see life distorted, was still so frightened at the thought of the dark prison that he couldn't even stand. He didn't even dare to think about how terrible it would be for himself to go in.

Especially when he thought of the guy who always smiled so brightly and often had his eyes narrowed when laughing, Xu Fu felt his legs go weak.

No matter what, he couldn't understand why some people loved to torture their own kind and treat this as an art.

Xu Fu was so frightened that his voice was trembling. He said hurriedly: "I know I am wrong! I am guilty!"

"I just said something out of confusion and nonsense. Master, please do not report it to the king."

"I will not, and it is impossible for me to, drag down the Yin-Yang Family. I grew up in the Yin-Yang Family and was trained by the headmaster. The Yin-Yang Family is my home, and I am dedicated to the development of the Yin-Yang Family in Daqin."

Seeing that it was almost done, Zou Shi snorted coldly and said slowly: "It's good that you understand the seriousness of it. Don't have any fluke mentality, and don't have any stupid ideas!"

"Not just you, not just me, the Taoists will also be called over by the king."

"The King is already very dissatisfied. We cannot let him wait any longer. We must first produce some results to appease the King!"

Xu Fu finally calmed down, but cold sweat had already soaked his back.

He quickly replied: "Master, I have achieved results!"

Zou Shi became more alert and asked hurriedly, "Tell me about it."

Xu Fu said: "What the king wants most are two kinds of elixirs, one for prolonging life, and the other for maintaining youth."

"There is indeed no solution to prolong life at present, but the disciples who maintain their youth have achieved some results."

"My disciple has developed a rejuvenation pill that can keep a person's complexion unchanged. Taking it regularly can help maintain beauty and restore a person's youthful appearance."

Zou Shi nodded and felt relieved. As long as there were results, it was good.

As long as you can maintain your beauty and keep your body healthy, you can make the noble person less anxious and without a sense of urgency, and you can buy enough time to refine the life-extending medicine.

Zou Shi said with satisfaction: "Okay, it would be better if we take it out earlier, so that the king and the nobles won't worry about it. As long as people don't look old, they won't worry about their lifespan, at least they won't worry about it in their hearts."

(End of this chapter)