Like a puddle of mud that has lost its support, only the chest is still heaving violently.
After a long silence, he managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth, his voice terribly hoarse: "Summon... the head of the Imperial Hospital."
Before long, an elderly man with white hair and beard was secretly led into the secret hall by the shadow guards.
He was none other than Shen Ji'an, the head of the Imperial Hospital of the Shuofeng Dynasty.
With lowered eyes and humbled demeanor, he was so respectful that he seemed to bury himself in the dust, even his breathing was extremely soft.
During this period, Chief Shen was already exhausted.
His Majesty's health deteriorated rapidly. It was neither illness nor poisoning, and no matter what methods he used to investigate, the conclusions all pointed to the same cruel truth:
Life is about to be completely extinguished, and lifespan is nearing its end.
He exhausted all his efforts and used up all the precious medicines treasured in the palace, but he could only barely keep the disease from fading away.
Special makeup was even needed to barely maintain the imperial dignity in the imperial court.
But now... he knows that the oil lamp is on the verge of going out.
Xiao Lin's trembling finger pointed to the half-eaten pill on the table: "Inspect it."
Shen Ji'an carefully picked up the dark wooden box, and when his eyes fell on the half pill inside, his old eyes suddenly narrowed!
Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this old minister... needs to obtain a small amount of cinnabar powder for careful examination."
After receiving approval, he took out a jade knife as thin as a cicada's wing and carefully scraped off a fine layer of powder from the edge of the pill.
He placed the powder in his palm, brought it close to his nose and took a deep sniff, his face showing even greater shock.
He then stuck out his tongue and carefully licked all the powder into his mouth.
"Your Majesty! This...this is..." Shen Ji'an's voice trembled uncontrollably with excitement, "Could this be an elixir of immortality?"
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