"Calm yourself, young brother. I have not disciplined strictly and have caused you to be startled."
"Your Majesty, about our transaction..."
"No problem!"
The Emperor of Tianng Country agreed readily, because he truly wanted to know whether he was poisoned, or suffering from an incurable congenital disease.
"Very well! Please give so ti, I need to refine the antidote on the spot."
"Granted!"
The Emperor imdiately announced the dismissal of court, and then all the civil and military officials moved to the Alchemy Room to see if this young man could really refine the antidote.
After selecting a few herbs from the National Pharmacy and retrieving so from the Immortal Ring, Lin Yifan focused on refining the elixir.
A certain Imperial Physician from the Imperial Hospital, hearing that soone could cure the Emperor's ailnt and was even refining the antidote on the spot, rushed over in great curiosity to watch.
Likewise, the Empress and other Concubines also hurried over.
Zhang Yaoyao and Hong Niang, who were visiting the palace, followed the Empress to the Alchemy Room to join in the excitent.
The Alchemy Room wasn't very large, and before these mbers of the harem arrived, it was already crowded. When they did arrive, it beca even more packed.
The Imperial Palace and several concubines approached the Emperor to inquire about so basic situations.
The Emperor urged them not to ask more questions as he did not want to disturb Lin Yifan's alchemy.
Although the Emperor was seriously ill now, his majesty was intact. The Empress dared not act rashly and fell silent; the other concubines mostly hoped for the Emperor's recovery, so they wisely stayed by his side without causing trouble.
Standing behind the Empress, Zhang Yaoyao and Hong Niang were quite surprised to find that the detoxifier was the bastard they had been wanting to catch.
They didn't expect this young man to have the courage to co to the palace, was he tired of living?
Lin Yifan's alchemy process proceeded thodically, and soon, the fragrance of dicine filled the air.
Slling this dicinal aroma, the Imperial Physician who had been brewing decoctions for the Emperor was taken aback.
Because the antidote's aroma was exactly the sa as what was recorded in the books.
He began to feel uneasy, because once the Emperor recovered, he would be the first to be held accountable.
Sitting beside the Emperor, the Empress glanced at Imperial Physician Zhao hiding among the crowd and noticed his panicked expression, sensing that sothing was amiss.
She secretly transmitted a ssage to Imperial Physician Zhao to inquire about the situation.
Imperial Physician Zhao did not hide anything and spoke directly.
Upon learning that the elixir refined by the young man might actually be the real antidote, the Empress also began to feel anxious.
She was the instigator of this matter, and if exposed, neither she nor her royal son's life and future would stand a chance.
However, Imperial Physician Zhao had already been bribed by her, but she wasn't sure if this lackey would turn against her and drag her down.
There was one way to stop this crisis, which was to launch a coup.
In fact, she had secretly raised troops long ago to prevent the Emperor from naming the Fourth Prince as Crown Prince on his deathbed.
For the throne, they could only stage a coup to seize power.
Of course, only she and a few ministers she had bribed knew about this plan. The Crown Prince was unaware of the inside story.
She had troops, but not enough; mobilizing them now would not be tily. Moreover, there were many loyal ministers on site, each of whom was incredibly strong. If she staged a coup under such illegitimate circumstances, it would fail miserably.
After thinking it over, she abandoned this plan and considered other thods.
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her mind, and she cast a venomous glance at Lin Yifan.
If this young alchemist were to die tragically, would there be no one left to save the Emperor?
Thus, she ordered her n to act in secret and attack Lin Yifan.
Several hidden weapons appeared in the crowd, and in the next mont, they shot out from all directions, aiming straight for Lin Yifan.
Feeling this powerful assault that he could not resist, Lin Yifan felt a bit scared, wondering whether he should escape into the Immortal Ring.
However, he knew that the Emperor of Tianng Country would not stand by and watch him be killed.
Sure enough, the mont these hidden weapons appeared, they were all knocked down by a cold snort from the Emperor of Tianng Country.
It was the aura of the Mysterious Immortal Fifth Realm, and in the presence, no one's power was higher than this.
The sudden attack and the sudden fury left the civil and military officials as well as the palace concubines shocked and frightened.
When the Son of Heaven is enraged, heaven and earth tremble. If targeted by him, one is likely to be dood.
"Who did this?"
Everyone was curious.
This was an act that should not have occurred, because in the presence of the Son of Heaven, such an offense was an affront to heavenly might, punishable by death. Who was so tired of living?
The Emperor did not expect that soone would act under his nose. It seed that his illness was indeed as the young brother had said—an act of sabotage.
His icy gaze fell upon Imperial Physician Zhao, who had always instilled the idea of an incurable illness, causing him to drink bowl after bowl of decoction, missing every chance to recruit talents nationwide to treat it.
When fixed with the Emperor's stare, Imperial Physician Zhao shivered.
Though he hadn't acted just now, he had committed more acts than anyone else.
He had anticipated such an outco but didn't expect it to happen at the mont when sothing significant was about to be achieved, leaving him feeling as though his life was coming to an end.
Not only he, but also the officials bribed by the Empress shivered, unsure of what to do.
The Empress remained silent, her complexion exceedingly grim.
Sitting beside the Emperor, she was feeling quite uneasy.
For so reason, she felt that the Emperor had already guessed sothing, but just hadn't exposed her yet.
The civil and military officials and various princes, who once thought Lin Yifan's words in the Golden Luang Hall were laughable, suddenly had a subtle change in attitude.
If Lin Yifan was speaking falsely, then the attack would not have occurred.
However, in the eyes of the Crown Prince, there was another interpretation.
He believed that the attackers targeting Lin Yifan were arranged by Zhang Yaoyao or Hong Niang, as these two won loathed Lin Yifan deeply and wished not to see him alive.
The crisis resolved, Lin Yifan breathed a sigh of relief and continued refining the elixir.
After this incident, the Alchemy Room beca extrely quiet, with even the sound of mosquitoes audible.
The atmosphere was like dark clouds covering the sky; the Emperor's gloomy face was intimidating, and no one dared to cause trouble.
The Empress also kept quiet, not daring to send people to secretly attack Lin Yifan again.
After nearly an hour, the antidote was finally refined.
Since it was a high-level elixir, Lin Yifan exhausted almost all of his strength, and because his poison hadn't been fully eradicated, he was having difficulty holding on in this internal and external crisis.
"Your... Your Majesty, here... here's your antidote!"
Lin Yifan's face was pale, and he almost didn't have the strength to speak.
Seeing Lin Yifan's dedication to saving him, the Emperor of Tianng Country was moved, quickly transferring a breath of cultivation power to Lin Yifan to help him hold on.
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