Life extension

Her hands are cold.

Su Chen pinched Hao's wrist and immediately injected a ray of pure Yang magic power, which penetrated into the Empress' body and traveled through the meridians and organs.

At the same time, ripples of spiritual thought enveloped him, searching for the lesions in his body.

After a while, Su Chen frowned.

The empress knew that this man had no ill intentions, so she did not struggle and allowed him to check his pulse and diagnose and treat her. It was not until Su Chen frowned that he asked, "Can my disease be cured?"

"Your Majesty's illness is not serious, it is just typhoid fever. You can recover in ten days with normal medication."

Su Chen raised his head as he spoke. Only then did the empress see his face clearly. She saw that his face was old and his facial features were ordinary. She had never seen him before.

Of course, she also knew that since the other party wanted to hide it, it was impossible for him to see her with his true face.

"However, your body functions have been almost exhausted, and there is not much life potential left. If a person is a lamp, you have burned too hard. You originally had more than ten years to live, but now you are almost at the end of your life.

When the lamp dries up, ordinary medicinal stones are useless."

The empress' situation is worse than imagined.

Her illness is actually not serious. Normally, she should have recovered by now.

But the problem is that these years of hard work have severely exhausted her heart and blood, and her body functions and immunity have declined rapidly, which makes her unable to withstand even a small case of typhoid fever.

Now in this situation, it is too late to take supplements.

Hearing this, the empress looked calm. In fact, the imperial doctor in the palace had already reminded her. Although she did not dare to say it so clearly, the meaning was the same.

"How long do I have?"

"If you stay calm and recuperate, and don't care about state affairs, you may have three years."

"Nowadays, state affairs are heavy, and many hidden dangers are unresolved. It's not that I am greedy for power, but that the crown prince cannot shoulder the important responsibilities of the family and the country. I can't rest..."

"If Your Majesty continues to work so hard, it will take up to half a year."

"Half a year?"

When she heard that she only had half a year left, a look of unwillingness flashed in the empress's eyes. She retracted her hand and looked up into the distance.

He sighed softly and said: "Half a year is too short and too late. Now the southern tail is too big to be lost and it has become a serious problem. I originally planned to wait until King Nanning died before cutting down the vassal and reorganizing it, but I didn't expect that I would go ahead of him.

.The position of crown prince has not yet been established, and I have not yet had time to clear the way for him..."

As she said that, she turned her head and looked at Su Chen steadily.

The voice unconsciously took on a hint of request.

"I can't die, at least not yet. Since you said you are here to help me, sir, is there any way to extend my lifespan?"

"The lifespan of mortals is determined by destiny. Even I cannot escape the limit. Even if there is a way to increase lifespan, it is not something you and I can master now."

Su Chen shook his head, playing the role of an ordinary innate master very well.

But then, he changed the topic again.

"But it's not that you don't live long enough, it's that your body is severely deficient. Ordinary drugs can't make up for it, but if you take care of it properly, you can still delay it for a certain period of time."

During the conversation.

He waved his hand, the magic power lingered, and the two porcelain bottles fell into his palm.

This magical technique made the Empress' eyes light up.

"This is the elixir made by me, called Guiyuan. After taking it, it can nourish the body's essence. Ordinary people take it, increase qi and blood, and prolong life. There are ten pills here. You can take them every half a month to delay the time for half a year."

When the empress heard this, she took one of the porcelain bottles with both hands, but she was still a little unwilling.

It can only be postponed for half a year. Including her original life span, it is only one year, which is still too short!

There were many things that she had no time to arrange and prepare for.

After all, renovating the south is a huge project that cannot be completed overnight. She cannot just issue an imperial edict and have King Nanning step down. That would be unrealistic.

However, she was not in a hurry and looked at the other porcelain bottle in Su Chen's hand.

She knew that since the other party took it out, there must be another way.

really.

Su Chen, under the black robe, hesitated for a moment, and then handed over another porcelain bottle.

The voice became serious.

"To be honest, I don't recommend you to take the elixir here. This elixir is called the Life-Sustaining elixir. You should have heard of it. Taking this elixir can increase your life span by one year, and it is also effective for you. But this elixir is very toxic.

It is strong and will affect the mind, so I can only give you one at most, otherwise the mind will be severely corroded and the country will be harmed. I will have to take action personally to prevent you from harming the common people..."

Of course the Empress has heard of the Life-Sustaining Pill.

It was an elixir that Emperor Ao was obsessed with refining in the past, and attempted to achieve immortality with it.

But the final outcome has been clearly recorded in history books.

Even the talented and resourceful Emperor Ao became increasingly drowsy in his later years, and he was unable to survive in his later years, which was caused by taking too many life-sustaining pills.

"Just take one. Depending on your mental perseverance, the impact should not be big. So you only have two years at most. The deadline has come, and there is nothing I can do. If you want to do anything, you'd better seize the time."

"Two years is still too short, but you can still give it a try."

The empress accepted the two bottles of elixirs, then supported her sick body, got out of bed, and bowed to Su Chen.

As an emperor, she has not saluted anyone for many years.

There is no one in this world worthy of her attention.

Except for Su Chen in front of me.

"Sir, you are so kind to me. On behalf of all the people in the world, I would like to thank you."

Su Chen accepted her bow calmly, and then said: "You have devoted your life to state affairs and devoted yourself to it. You are worthy of being a sage and wise king, and you are beneficial to the people. Otherwise, I will not intervene. Okay, even though I have given you the gift

The elixir is given, but you should not work too hard and rest properly so that it lasts longer."

Finished.

Su Chen no longer planned to stay for a long time, there was only so much he could do.

Give the empress some time to deal with the aftermath, and also pave the way for Prince Jin.

In the past few years, Su Chen also taught Prince Jin some principles for governing the country at appropriate times.

If Prince Jin can successfully ascend the throne, I believe that with his ability, he can stabilize the national destiny of Chu State, or even go further.

"Sir, please stay."

At this time, the empress suddenly called him.

Su Chen stopped walking and did not look back.

The empress continued: "I don't have much time left, and I'm afraid I may not have the chance to see you again, sir, so I have some questions, please clarify them."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"The agreement between my husband and my ancestor is to take action for the Chu State. Does this time count?"

After hearing this, Su Chen probably knew what she meant.

He said: "Forget it. But don't worry, when the next prince takes the throne, I will still take action when necessary."

"Thank you sir."

When the empress heard this, she seemed to be relieved, and the look in her eyes seemed to be more happy than hearing that she could live a few more years.

She knew that her time was running out, and the country would definitely be passed on to Prince Jin. What she was most worried about was that Prince Jin's foothold was unstable.

If this senior supports and protects him, Xiao Jin should have no worries, and Chu State can at least continue its national destiny for another generation.

"The last question, Chu Feng dares..."

The empress didn't say "I" for the first time. I thought the question she wanted to ask must be more sensitive.

Su Chen turned his head slightly.

The empress hesitated again and again, but finally said: "Sir, he doesn't like fame and fortune, so he hides his identity and calls himself the black-robed ancestor. I shouldn't have explored too much. But after all, I have to entrust the country's destiny after death, so I dare to ask...

Sir, do you recognize the old friend in Kwai Garden?"

When Su Chen heard this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Why did the empress mention Kuiyuan?

He asked himself that he had done a good job in disguising himself. Even people who were in the same innate realm could not see any clues about the appearance changed by Qian Huan Gong.

How did she connect herself with Kuiyuan?

Perhaps she saw the confusion in his eyes, a sly look flashed in the empress's eyes, and she smiled and said: "Sir, if you want to keep a low profile, you will definitely not show your true colors to others. Although you describe it well, you still have the faint fragrance of sunflowers. I

I have lived there for ten years and will never admit my mistake..."

Good guy.
To be continued...