From birth, the Crown Prince was cold-hearted and indifferent; even his father and mother, who raised him, could not control his emotions.

But when he was holding this little girl in front of him just now, he felt so comfortable that he almost sighed out loud. This feeling came on very strongly, as if he, who had always been incomplete, had finally found his other half.

The last time he hugged her, his emotions were also very turbulent, but at the time he only thought it was because it was the first time he had been so intimate with a girl.

After all, he is a normal man, and he has all the normal reactions that one should have when waking up every morning. It was also the first time he had hugged a girl, so it was inevitable that he would be a little excited.

This was the third time he had held the little girl in his arms. Given his personality, he was almost as calm as still water, and he really shouldn't be acting like a young lad.

The decision he had already made was now even more resolute. Since the future would unfold as the little mirror had predicted, he naturally had to strike first and seize the initiative.

After all... he's always been domineering.

The Crown Prince stared at Fang Ruotang with predatory eyes. She was too unprepared and didn't react at all. Instead, she craned her neck to look into Miss Cao's courtyard.

Seeing the maid bustling around fetching water.

Unable to resist, he called out, "Miss Cao, are you ready? Are you able to come out and receive guests now?"

It's not her fault; she's just very curious.

The young maid had already noticed a large group of people guarding the courtyard gate, a group of officials led by the master. Although she didn't understand what had happened.

But he honestly replied, "My eldest daughter is changing her clothes and will be out shortly."

Not long after, Miss Cao came out. She had undergone a complete transformation. Her skin glowed, and her hair was as black as ink. The fine lines that had appeared at the corners of her eyes over the years due to too many worries had all disappeared. She looked like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, standing in front of people with some nervousness and discomfort.

"Sister Yue?"

Ignoring the fact that the people standing in front of him were all of higher rank, Imperial Censor Cao pushed his way to the front and looked at the young woman in front of him, somewhat disbelieving that she was his own daughter.

"father."

When Cao Yuedi saw her father, her panicked emotions immediately calmed down. She had just looked in the bronze mirror amidst the maid's surprised expression, and she had been startled as well.

"This is amazing, Miss Cao! How come you suddenly look so much younger? Did you have some kind of extraordinary encounter?"

Everyone present was sensible, but they needed an opportunity for Fang Ruotang to openly and honestly reveal what had happened.

Cao Yuedi was the catalyst. At her father's prompting, she glanced at Fang Ruotang and, seeing that she had no reaction, revealed that she was a fairy and had bestowed upon her a magic elixir.

Fang Ruotang straightened her chest, looking like a child playing house, waved her hand, and said to everyone, "I was fortunate enough to receive guidance from an immortal and have some affinity with the immortals."

Fang Ruotang deliberately kept quiet, trying to appear somewhat ethereal and otherworldly.

But the little mirror kept urging her in her heart to take the initiative to tell her about the evolution of the Heavenly Dao, because this world could not be saved by her alone.

In the Dharma-ending Age, natural disasters and man-made calamities are frequent.

Fang Ruotang pouted, but she understood the gravity of the situation and knew that this was not the right time for her to put on airs.

Her little mouth opened and closed as if reciting a text. The little mirror said a sentence, and she said a sentence. After she finished speaking, she nodded to the prince.

That's the situation.

The prince's usually stern face softened slightly, and he even seemed about to laugh. The little girl had tried to fake a large bust, but failed, and was a little unhappy about it!

"Very well, I understand," the Crown Prince replied, deliberately inquiring about the elixir, "Are elixirs easy to obtain?"

“Of course it’s not easy.” Fang Ruotang replied firmly, afraid that these people would think it was easy and each of them would ask her for a large quantity of medicine, and then she would be unable to get the medicine.

The other ministers present unanimously agreed that the elixir seemed quite easy for Fang Ruotang to obtain; at least in their view, this product of advanced civilization was very kind to her.

"Is there any way to obtain the elixir of immortality?" the prince asked again.

The little mirror urged immediately.

[Tell him quickly to become your male concubine. If he agrees, I'll give him a yield of 3,000 catties of grain per mu. You only have one year to prepare, so don't procrastinate, or many people will die.]

Fang Ruotang mentally pressed down the small mirror.

She replied to the prince, "I don't know! I have to wait for the Immortal Lord to contact me. After all, I am just a minor immortal messenger and cannot influence his opinion. I also don't know when he will appear."

Fang Ruotang lied through her teeth, and everyone remained silent for a while, then for a while longer, until finally the Crown Prince broke the silence.

"If the Immortal Lord has any further instructions, Miss Fang, please tell him the truth. No matter the cost, as long as you can get the Immortal Lord's help."

The Crown Prince's words were an explicit statement.

He felt that he hadn't explained himself clearly enough, and the young girl opposite him might not understand.

However, Fang Ruotang didn't understand at the moment, since she had deliberately concealed the little mirror and the task he had issued, so she naturally wouldn't think of the Crown Prince's words in that direction.

The other old foxes present understood. Apart from Prime Minister Fang, who was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring, the other ministers all looked relieved.

I was worried that the Crown Prince wouldn't agree, but now it's all good.

"Okay, okay." Fang Ruotang agreed somewhat perfunctorily, then moved closer to Prime Minister Fang, "Grandfather, let's go back!"

The excitement is over.

I got up before dawn to go to court, and it's been so long since I've been up until now.

She was exhausted and weary, but thankfully she had the wisdom to take a body-strengthening pill yesterday; otherwise, her original body probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such torment.

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