Old Li kept saying he was extremely busy, but his face showed no sign of it.

Old Lan and the others also looked like they were waiting to see a show, and it was clear that they were in a very good mood.

Bai Lao and Yu Danqing had no idea what they were up to.

But judging from their expressions, you could tell they had ill intentions.

However, Bai Lao and Yu Danqing were not afraid of them.

Since Mr. Li had invited them, they went into the private room and sat down.

While pouring tea for Bai, Old Li sighed and said, "By the way, Old Bai, you must already know about the fact that the prescription given by the Crown Princess is exactly the same as a prescription recorded in Master Zhang Heyun's 'Notes on Pharmacy'."

Bai Lao and Yu Danqing were stunned when they heard this.

Seeing their expressions, Old Master Li looked surprised: "We discovered this yesterday morning. What? Didn't the Crown Princess and His Highness the Crown Prince tell you?"

Mr. Bai and Yu Danqing were indeed unaware of this matter.

Hearing this, they finally understood what Old Li was up to.

However, if that were really the case, they didn't believe that Ye Xingxue wouldn't explain it to them clearly.

Seeing their furrowed brows, Old Li smiled subtly, but sighed, "Actually, when we found out about this, we mentioned it to the Crown Princess, but she said it was just a coincidence and told us to try again. We knew it couldn't succeed, but we still tried all night, and the result... sigh..."

"It's one thing for the Crown Princess to be concerned about her image, but we didn't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to be so lacking in tact as well. After learning the truth, he didn't even tell you."

Li Lao's assistant, Xiao Ma, started editing the information as soon as Bai Lao and Yu Danqing entered the room.

As soon as Li finished speaking, he finished editing the message and posted a status update on the StarNet.

"We just ran into Mr. Bai and Principal Yu, and we found out that they still don't know the truth of the matter. This is simply outrageous!"

"After all, the Crown Prince of the Lingliu Empire knows about this. We originally thought His Highness would tell Elder Bai and Principal Yu about it, but we didn't expect... The ancients said that even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman, and it seems that there is some truth to that."

"Sigh, I feel sorry for all the hardworking masters, and I also hope that there will be fewer people in this world who pretend to know what they don't."

Mr. Li's first post has already attracted a lot of attention.

Netizens on the Lingliu Empire also felt that he was subtly criticizing Ling Luo.

But after Ling Luo demonstrated her strength in ancient martial arts a couple of days ago, they changed their opinion of her, thinking that she was ruthless and taciturn, and not the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Besides, since they were going to have dinner together, Ye Xingxue must have been there too. If Ling Luo was inconsiderate, they didn't believe Ye Xingxue would let her run wild.

Therefore, they felt that Mr. Li's assistant was talking nonsense and trying to gain attention.

Just as they were arguing with netizens from the Imperial Guard Empire, their expressions changed when they saw the latest update from Elder Li's assistant.

Since he dared to bring up Elder Bai, Yu Danqing, and even Ye Xingxue directly, it means that the matter might be true.

Upon seeing this, netizens from the Imperial Guard Empire were extremely pleased with themselves.

"Didn't you just say that they were talking nonsense? Now you've got what you asked for, are you happy?"

"If you still don't believe me, then go ask your Crown Prince and your headmaster yourselves. Let's see if they dare to deny it!"

"Little Ma's words are quite amusing. He says things like 'even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman.' But in my opinion, it's just that your little prince is blinded by lust, easily swayed, and has lost his own judgment. Hahahaha~"

"Actually, I felt something was off the moment he actually married his crown princess. But the netizens in his empire, who clearly knew exactly what was going on, pretended to be clueless, trying to save face for him, saying he was responsible and a real man. I almost laughed myself to death, hahaha!!!"

Mr. Bai and Yu Danqing were unaware of these online rumors.

Upon hearing this, Elder Bai and Yu Danqing exchanged a glance.

Old Bai said, "We were unaware that the prescription the Crown Princess gave us was exactly the same as a prescription recorded in Master Zhang's 'Notes on Medicine,' but with the Crown Princess's guidance many times, we did successfully develop the medicine."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on Li Lao's and the others changed.

Especially Mr. Li and his assistant.

If they really succeeded in preparing it, then—

Looking at their expressions, Elder Bai smiled and said, "I happen to have a prepared potion with me. If you don't believe me, would you like to take a look?"

Before they could speak, Old Bai had already taken out the medicine.

"If you don't believe me, you can each take a little back and study the components and medicinal effects of the herb."

Elder Lan and the others were not from the Imperial Guard Empire.

When they and Elder Li were criticizing certain people and things within the Lingliu Empire, they could collude with Elder Li.

But they won't miss out on good things.

Hearing this, he leaned over and said with a smile, "Since Lao Bai and Principal Yu are so generous, we won't stand on ceremony."

Old Bai smiled and said, "No need to be so polite."

As Bai spoke, he glanced at Li and said calmly, "Li, thank you for your concern for our Crown Prince and Crown Princess. I will check back to see if the Crown Princess's prescription is really copied from Master Zhang's. But Li, you haven't even tried it yourself yet, and you're already criticizing someone else's prescription. Isn't that going too far?"

I haven't read "Notes on Pharmacy" by Mr. Bai, but I know what kind of book it is.

Many people have tried to recreate the prescriptions in the book, but none have succeeded.

So, Elder Bai won't believe anything that says they're exactly the same.

He was more inclined to believe that after hearing that the prescriptions were similar, Elder Li and the others doubted Ling Luo's abilities and didn't bother to properly prepare the medicine.

Or perhaps Ling Luo sensed their belittling and contempt, so she gave them a fake prescription.

Old Li certainly didn't give it a proper try.

He tried twice more, but after failing, he stopped trying properly.

He didn't expect it to actually work.

His face turned extremely ugly after being teased by Elder Bai.

His assistant, Xiao Ma, seeing this, knew that things had reached this point and were a fait accompli. He immediately logged into the personal terminal, went to the social media platform, and deleted all the posts he had made.

The netizens of the Yulin Empire were engrossed in the gossip when they discovered the post was gone, and they began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"What happened to Xiao Ma? Why was the post deleted?"

"Could it be that the royal family over there has lobbied against it?"

"They're probably just being mindful of the influence of the two empires, giving the Lingliu Empire some face, hahaha~"

But netizens in the Lingliu Empire don't think so.

"In my opinion, he deleted it because he was afraid of being held accountable by our royal family after things had blown up so much."

"Trying to run away after spreading rumors? Do they really think our royal family is easy to bully? The Crown Princess can just sue them!"

"He didn't even dare to say his name. Even if he were to sue, he probably wouldn't succeed. What a coward!"

The people of the Imperial Guard Empire were displeased upon seeing this.

"So much time has passed. If it were really just Xiao Ma talking nonsense, would he have had the chance to post a second message? Anyone with a brain knows that it was your empire's Crown Prince and Crown Princess who saw the news online, couldn't sit still, and 'talked' to our Xiao Ma."

"We've given you some face, and you're taking advantage of it? If you anger us, we'll really show you the evidence, and you'll be the ones who lose face!"

"that is!"