Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

"Your Highness, does a Longevity Pill actually exist?" asked the guard. He had begun to doubt whether

the legends were true.

Many people had been shut outside, but there were also many people who were granted entrance and

then got what they came

for. This fact suggested that the physician was actually not a mean man, and that the only reason why

he refused to give them

the Longevity Pill was that it did not exist anywhere in the world.

"Felix said there is such a pill; therefore, the physician must have it. Moreover, I'm sure you have

smelled this remarkable scent

over the past few days," Walden said, taking a deep breath. A faint medicinal fragrance floated out of

the old physician's

mansion.

"That's the herbal fragrance," the guard exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, it is, and it smells thicker than before," Walden said in excitement. "The Longevity Pill will be

ready soon!"

"Can the Longevity Pill really prolong one's life as the rumor says?" the guard asked again with

curiosity, as if he found it hard to

believe.

"Have you ever heard of the Reviving Pill?" Walden countered.

"Yes, I've heard of it. It's a secret pill and His Majesty has it," the guard replied unhesitatingly.

"The Reviving Pill was created by this physician's old master. I'm sure you have witnessed its effect.

When Aunt Harper was

dying, she took the Reviving Pill and she recovered. Rumor has it that this physician has created a kind

of pill which is even

better than the Reviving Pill, and that pill is none other than the Longevity Pill," Walden replied

confidently. "The question is, how

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can we get the Longevity Pill?"

"That physician is short-tempered. The last time we saw him, he didn't even spare us a polite glance.

Should we visit him

courteously again?" the guard asked again.

"Of course we should. I'm not one to give up so quickly. Let's pay him a few more visits," Walden said,

scoffing at the idea of despairing so soon. "He will give me the Longevity Pill without a doubt." The

crowd waiting outside the physician's house suddenly smelled a strong medicinal aroma from inside,

and they heard a happy voice inside the house. Upon hearing that, Walden threw aside the empty wine

bottle and said, "He just made it!" "Your Highness!"

"Let's go and request the pill!" Walden said with a smile. "You two follow me in, and the rest of you wait

outside for my signal." "Yes, Your Highness." Walden knocked on the door again, and the physician's

apprentice opened the door. Upon seeing him, he frowned and said, "What? It's you again! My master

said he doesn't have what you want. Please leave." One of the guards immediately pressed his foot

against the door and said, "Please go to tell your master that we are here for the pill, and we are willing

to offer as much gold as he wants." The young man wanted to close the door, but he was prevented by

the strong guard exerting all his strength to push the door the other way. The guard succeeded in

pushing the door open quickly enough. The young man was so angry and anxious that his eyes almost

turned red. He had never seen such rude guests before.

"Go and tell your master what he just said," Walden said in a slow and mild voice, looking at the young

man who was on the

verge of tears.

The young man could do nothing other than stamp his feet. He could see that he was powerless to stop

them, so he led them to

the main hall and said, "Please wait in the main hall here, and I will go to inform my master."

Walden nodded gently. After the young man left, he walked in the direction of the smell. There was no

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doubt now that the

Longevity Pill had been refined successfully. If the physician refused him again, he would not be so

polite and would take the pill

by force.

The physician was overjoyed to have successfully made the Longevity Pills. As he filled the box with

the pills one by one, his young apprentice rushed in and said, "Master, that man is here again. He is in

the main hall now..." But before he could finish his words, Walden's voice came. "Physician Scott, it

seems that your Longevity Pills have been created successfully." Walden strode in and fixed his eyes

on the box in Scott Wei's hand. The box was filled to the brim with pills. Walden had the object of their

journey within his sight. Scott Wei frowned and instinctively covered the box and hid it behind his body.

"Mister, I've already told you that I don't have the

Longevity Pills. Please go back now."

"Physician Scott, I'd like to offer you ten thousand taels of gold for those pills there," Walden said with a

large grin. "Look, why

don't you just hand over the box you are holding now? What do you think?"

"No, I can't give it to you!" Scott Wei refused indignantly. He had put all his heart and soul into the

making of these pills, so he

would not surrender to them so easily.

"You can stipulate any terms that are in my power to fulfill. All I need is the box in your hand now. I'm a

man of word," Walden

offered once more. He was absolutely determined to accomplish his mission.

"No matter what you offer me, my decision is fixed. I need these pills to deal with other things!" Scott

Wei said with absolute

certainty. "There is no room for negotiation. Please go back."

"Physician Scott, I suggest you reconsider that decision," Walden said in an icy tone. The Longevity

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Pills were right in front of

him, and it was out of the question to return empty-handed. If Scott Wei didn't hand them over, Walden

would be determined to

snatch the pills by force.

"I've no need to reconsider. I've said that I won't change my mind. I will neither give away, exchange,

nor sell the pills to anyone!"

Scott Wei stated decisively, with an unmistakable firmness on his face.

"Well, since you are so unmovable, I can't persist anymore. Goodbye," Walden said as he turned away

all of a sudden and

walked out. Even his attendants found his behavior was inconceivable. Since when did he become

such an agreeable person? It

was just too shocking to be true, that he would turn away compliantly after the physician's refusal.

But they didn't dare to speak up. After Walden said he would leave, they followed him out the door

promptly. Scott Wei was

worried that Walden might come back again, so he sent his disciple to watch them in secret. When he

confirmed that they had

gone indeed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

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