Chapter 43
The two senior brothers from Luanqi Peak flew them silently into the emperor's bedroom on their swords and put them down in the shadows.
"Thank you, brothers!"
The two brothers waved their hands, one chuckling, the other half smiling, "Alright, you guys should recover quickly. This way you can order us around less often, which is much more practical than thanking us."
Ji Tang smiled and waved to his senior brother who flew up on his sword again.
They entered the bedroom without disturbing anyone.
When Jitang came this time, he clearly felt that the smell of medicine in the hall was much stronger than last time.
Tan Qingyue came out from behind the screen upon hearing the sound. Seeing Ji Tang, she hurriedly grabbed her hand and asked anxiously, "Have you refined the medicine?"
Ji Tang took out the porcelain bottle and said with a smile, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
"That's great!" Tan Qingyue cried with joy.
The waiting during this period made her look haggard. She didn't even bother to wipe away her tears. She hugged Jitang tightly and kept thanking him.
Ji Tang's cheeks were a little deformed from being hugged. He held up the porcelain bottle and handed it to Su Jinzhou, "Be careful not to drop it."
Su Jinzhou took it over.
Tan Qingyue hurriedly pushed Jitang away: "Yes, yes, don't drop it." Seeing that the porcelain bottle was gone from Jitang's hand, she asked nervously, "Where's the elixir? Where's the elixir?"
Ji Tang was helpless and grabbed her, "Don't be so excited, the more anxious you are, the more trouble you will cause. The medicine is in my hands. Let's go and give the medicine to Su Qianchen quickly."
The emperor behind the screen was barely breathing.
When several people came closer, he acted as if he didn't hear anything. His eyes were closed, and only his chest rose and fell slowly.
Tan Qingyue sat at the head of the bed and slowly lifted Su Qianchen up, letting him lean against her chest. She said to Jitang and the others, "When Jinzhou came to question him earlier, he tried his best to answer. Just nodding was exhausting. He wasn't asleep, but his eyelids were heavy and he couldn't open them."
Tan Qingyue: "I'm really nervous. Jinzhou, can you feed the pill to him?"
Su Jinzhou nodded, poured out the pill, moved closer, pinched Su Qianchen's mouth open, and stuffed the pill into his mouth.
The longevity pill melts in your mouth.
Tan Qingyue calmed Su Qianchen down and observed his reaction.
"When will this medicine take effect?"
Ji Tang: "It will take at least half an hour, just put him down, don't be anxious."
She said to Su Jinzhou, "Brother, I'll wait outside. Call me if anything happens."
One of them is Su Qianchen's queen, and the other is his brother. It is very convenient for them to lend a hand, but it is a bit awkward for her to stay here because of this relationship.
Jitang sat in the outer hall waiting.
As I got closer to the door, I could hear some suppressed crying.
There was a fragmented conversation coming from outside the door.
"The Emperor is also my husband, why can't I see him one last time?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm talking nonsense? The son I gave birth to for the Emperor is already forty-seven years old this year. Do you dare to say that he doesn't have royal blood?!"
"You! You're such a lunatic!"
Ji Tang was puzzled. If she remembered correctly that Su Qianchen only married Qingyue, how come he had a son now?
She walked to the door and looked out through the crack, only then did she discover a group of people kneeling outside. They all looked grim, most of them kept their heads down and remained silent, while some covered their faces and sobbed.
The old woman with a sharp voice was the last one in the last row. She was half kneeling and half standing, her eyes wide open, pointing at the elderly men in gorgeous clothes in the row in front of her, and it seemed that she had something else to say.
At this time, the young man in the front row shouted angrily: "Shut up! Don't disturb the emperor's rest!"
There was a sudden silence in the back, with only the sounds of two people kneeling.
Ji Tang recognized the young man. He was the legitimate son of his senior brother’s sixth brother, and now the crown prince of Su Jia Kingdom, Su Qinhuai.
Judging from their clothes, the people kneeling outside should all be royal relatives. Only the old woman in the last row was dressed in a rather shabby material, but it was not coarse linen, so she was better off than the rest.
Apart from them, Ji Tang did not see any guards or maids. He guessed that they were all dismissed. However, there were many auras around, which were very complicated. He thought they were the secret guards deployed.
Even when Su Qinhuai was kneeling, his back was very straight.
He suddenly looked towards the palace door, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.
Ji Tang did not try to restrain his breath, but his voice was soft. Yet, Su Qinhuai could still notice it. He must have practiced martial arts since he was a child.
Jitang opened the door slightly, but no one showed up. "Come in."
With just two words, everyone thought it was Tan Qingyue.
Su Qinhuai was about to bow and call someone when he entered the room, but when he looked up, he saw Ji Tang looking at him with a smile.
Su Qinhuai was stunned: "Master Jitang."
"My dear nephew, come here." She asked Su Qinhuai to sit on the Arhat couch, and the two of them sat on either side. Ji Tang asked, "Is what the woman outside said true?"
Su Qinhuai was afraid to sit down at first, but was pulled into a chair by Ji Tang. Then he answered respectfully, "It's true."
Ji Tang: "Didn't Su Qianchen only marry Qing Yue?"
When Su Qinhuai heard the emperor's name, his body trembled subconsciously and he said, "This...this is all old news..."
Ji Tang knew that he didn't dare to talk nonsense about his elders, so he didn't make things difficult for him. "If you don't want to talk, then don't talk. Just sit here and wait."
Su Qinhuai: "Yes."
With his elders present, Su Qinhuai could only sit properly, trying to minimize his presence. His mind wandered a bit, and he couldn't help but recall the time when he and his brothers were being examined by the Emperor as children. He had also lowered his head, fearing the Emperor would see him.
Perhaps it was because the front hall was too quiet, and Su Qinhuai was facing Ji Tang, so he felt a little uneasy.
He cautiously and secretly looked towards Jitang several times.
Jitang: "Anything to say?"
Su Qinhuai was pointed out and simply asked: "Master, is cultivation difficult?"
Ji Tang: "Of course it's not easy. Are you curious?"
Su Qinhuai smiled and sat upright facing Ji Tang: "I wonder if I can enter the path of cultivation?" He did not dare to call himself "this king" when facing Ji Tang.
Ji Tang was a little surprised, "You don't want to be the emperor?"
Su Qinhuai was frightened by her blunt question and turned pale. "No, that's not what I meant. I just suddenly remembered that Bianjian Zhenren also entered the path of cultivation when he was a prince, so I asked this question."
Ji Tang smiled knowingly and said, "He is extremely talented and has the potential to enter the path of cultivation. Of course, there was also some luck involved. He was discovered by his traveling master. Otherwise, he would have been the emperor by now."
When Su Qinhuai heard the word "Emperor", his heart trembled again.
Ji Tang: "If you are just curious, I can teach you a few simple techniques that can help you strengthen your body and prolong your life."
Su Qinhuai's eyes suddenly lit up.
Who doesn't want to live a long and healthy life? Especially when he saw the emperor's current health condition, he couldn't help but worry.
Su Qinhuai stood up and bowed respectfully to Jitang, "Qinhuai thanks Master Jitang!"
Jitang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Good nephew."
As he was speaking, Tan Qingyue's voice came from inside: "Jitang! Qianchen is awake, come in quickly!"
Ji Tang heard the joy in her voice and called Su Qinhuai to go in together.
Su Qianchen was helped up by Tan Qingyue and leaned in her arms.
His previously pale complexion was replaced by a rising blush, and his bloodless lips were also stained.
His eyes were full of smiles at this moment, and he couldn't hide his expression. When he saw Ji Tang coming in, he bowed to her and thanked her.
"Thank you, my beauty. This time it's all thanks to you and big brother!"
He had walked through the gates of hell, and now, instead of feeling sick and weak, he was completely refreshed. The vibrant vitality emanating from within made him feel like he had returned to his youth.
He wanted to shout out all the bad air he had before. It had been a long time since he had felt this refreshed and energetic body!
If he wasn't afraid that Tan Qingyue would worry, he would want to get out of bed and walk outside to breathe some fresh air.
When Jitang heard his light-hearted joke, he knew that the longevity pill had fully exerted its effect and Su Qianchen was no longer in danger.
She then relaxed and jokingly asked, "How do you want to thank me?"
Su Qianchen patted the back of Tan Qingyue's hand, signaling that she was fine. He hung his legs down under the bed and stood up without caring that he was not wearing boots.
However, I don’t know whether his body had not yet adapted to the sudden recovery or he was too excited and had lost control, but he leaned forward and was about to fall to the ground.
Tan Qingyue helped the person back in time.
Ji Tang: "Do you want to kowtow?"
Su Qinhuai didn't dare to raise his head when he heard this.
Su Jinzhou and Tan Qingyue smiled freely.
Su Qianchen's eyes were filled with resentment. "Is this how you treat patients?" He shook his head helplessly, and suddenly remembered to ask Jitang, "I took the longevity pill. How long can it extend my life?"
Ji Tang thought about it and said, "It's hard to say." Many people take longevity pills to have more time to practice and improve. Those people already have longer lifespans than ordinary people. She also speculated, "I guess a few hundred years should be fine."
Su Qianchen was very excited, "Hundreds of years!"
Tan Qingyue was also very happy: "I will definitely find Yan Chuiying in a few hundred years, and then I will ask Ji Tang to refine a longevity pill! If I'm lucky enough to find more herbs, then you can live a long life like us!"
Su Jinzhou frowned slightly, "If you want to refine pills again, you can learn alchemy yourself."
After he finished speaking, he turned to Su Qianchen and said, "You have received such a great favor from Ji Tang for no reason. You must remember it in your heart. I know you are not the type to rely on others. You should also learn the methods of cultivation from Tan Qingyue. If you can enter the realm of cultivation, you won't have to rely on these forbidden drugs."
Su Qianchen didn't know why his tone suddenly turned cold. The excitement and joy were enough to wash away this doubt.
"Of course!" He had tasted the sweetness of cultivation and was full of hope for it. He couldn't wait to get started. "Brother, I finally understand the feelings of you cultivators. We can still be brothers for hundreds of years. Please don't find me annoying!"
Su Jinzhou's eyes warmed up again. Su Qianchen was happy, so he was also pleased. "Okay."
After the two brothers finished speaking, Jitang brought up the matter outside the palace. "There are still so many people outside waiting for you to deal with them. They are all kneeling. The ground is already a bit cold in this season."
Su Qianchen stood up after hearing this and said, "It's time to resolve this. Big brother, Jitang, you two should stay in the palace for a while. We need to have a good talk!"
As soon as they left, Su Jinzhou and Ji Tang also returned to the Border Palace.
Back in a familiar place, Jitang moved without hesitation. She climbed onto the Luohan couch as usual, leaned back on the cushions and squinted.
Su Jinzhou smiled and said, "I'll have someone prepare some fruit."
Jitang saw him open the door and go out. He no longer had the demeanor of the prince he had decades ago.
He did everything himself at Ganri Peak. Although he would not go directly to the imperial kitchen in the palace, he would no longer order the palace maids around when telling them to do things.
Ji Tang waited for Su Jinzhou to come back and said, "Brother, you and Qian Chen haven't seen each other for many years. You can stay in the palace for a while and catch up with him. Don't worry about Haijin Yunjian Island and Weihai Palace. I will take care of it."
Su Jinzhou: "Even if I live in the palace, I can't stay there for a few days. Why don't I stay with you?"
Ji Tang waved his hand. "Since you're here, why don't you have a good talk with him? When you go into seclusion again, I don't know when I'll come out. A few hundred years seems like a long time to Qian Chen, but it's just a blink of an eye for us. Besides, there are no wind and thunder seas on the way to Haijin Yunjian Island, so it's safe for me to take the sea dragon boat. If I hadn't recovered yet, I would have wanted to fly over directly."
Su Jinzhou thought for a moment, "Alright, if you need anything, please contact me immediately using the Spiritual Communication Stone. Don't act impulsively, understand?"
"I know!" Su Jinzhou was obviously a few years younger than her, but when they were in contact, Su Jinzhou seemed older.
Ji Tang: "So I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so I won't tell Qingyue and the others. Brother, please tell them that we'll get together again when I'm back after I finish my work."
Su Jinzhou smiled, "I see. You don't need to worry about these little things. Go early and come back early, don't let Brother worry."
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