Chapter 5 — Bloody Moon Dew

In my heart I laughed coldly, but on my face was a hesitant and awkward look.

“Your Majesty, if you want to harmonize an immortal's physique with the impurity of mortals, it is necessary to use the 'rootless water' as the basis, combined with forty-nine types of extremely pure spiritual herbs, to be able to refine it into a medicinal pill."

The "water of no origin" is the morning dew - that's not difficult. But the forty-nine types of spiritual herbs were all deliberately and carefully selected by me.

Most of them are rare but useless drugs, used to blind people. As for the things that really work, there are only a few types - and they are the catalyst that makes their bodies increasingly stiff, the toxins seep into the core without even knowing it. Page Phong Luong Minh Nguyet The Emperor immediately issued an order, using eight hundred miles to quickly mobilize from his internal treasury, to search all over the world to search for the medicinal herbs I requested. Before long, medicinal pearls from everywhere rushed into the royal palace. The power that only the emperor can wield has now become a sharp weapon for my great revenge. I use the enemy's power to open my own path of revenge. This feeling - it's hard to describe in words, just one word: pleasure! But… it's still not enough. I need a more perfect reason to explain the "miraculous effectiveness" of this "antidote", and also need a way to strengthen the relationship between me and Ta Vo Cuu. Therefore, after all the medicinal ingredients were fully gathered, we made a more "strict" requirement.

“Your Majesty, although the medicinal materials are enough, there is still the most important medicine guide missing.”

“What medicine is it?” the emperor asked.

“It's... dragon energy.” — I raised my head, my eyes were respectful and passionate.

“The fairy pill needs to be conditioned by the true dragon's energy to be able to exert its greatest effect.

But in this world, there is the purest dragon energy, besides Your Majesty, there are only princes." The emperor's eyebrows frowned slightly - he was suspicious, immediately understanding the meaning behind my words. I pretended not to see that suspicious look and continued: "But Your Majesty's dragon energy is strong and pure. If used directly, the medicinal properties will be too strong and difficult to control. It is necessary to use the prince's gentle and pure dragon energy as a medium."

"And His Highness Seventh..." - I changed my tone, bringing Ta Vo Cuu into the story - "His Royal Highness Seventh's body has been weak for a long time, with the least amount of impurities in his body, dragon energy is pure and gentle, it is the most suitable choice as a medicine."

My words, mixed with truth and falsehood, cleverly struck the emperor's deepest thoughts. Using Ta Vo Cuu's blood as a medicinal guide not only helped explain the origin of the medicine's "effectiveness", but also made the emperor even more taboo and control this son. A weak child, surviving only by the grace of royalty — is the easiest thing to hold. The Emperor pondered for a moment, then finally nodded in approval. He even thought my proposal was very wise and looked at me with approval. I was given an independent palace — named Moon Flower Palace — and my status immediately became supernatural. No one in the palace dared to underestimate me anymore. When they saw me, they all respectfully bowed down and called out "Moon Immortal Miss". Under the pretext of alchemy, I turned the Moon Flower Palace into a forbidden area, except for a few close friends, no one was allowed in or out. Here, we officially begin our great career My "knitting practice". I used the precious elixirs offered by the emperor, mixed with poisonous herbs that could hasten death, and refined them into "antidote" pills that looked magical and had a strange fragrance. After that, I took a few drops of blood from Ta Vo Cuu, dripped it onto each pill, saying it was "mixed with dragon energy". Ta Vo Cuu looked at me doing everything, his eyes were complicated.

“What are you doing?” — he asked me.

I put the newly refined pill in front of him. In the candlelight, the pill glowed with an indescribably strange color.

“I'm just giving them what they desire most…” I replied softly — “…a beautiful lie.”

The first pill, I personally presented to the Emperor and Queen Mother. They respectfully swallowed it as if they were swallowing a sacred object. Three days later, a miracle happened. The scars on their skin, unexpectedly, gradually faded and eventually disappeared without a trace. They were so happy like crazy! As for my "immortal body" theory, I believe it even more without any doubt. Countless gold, silver, jewels, brocade and silk flowed into my Moon Flower Palace like water. The Emperor even issued an edict to exempt me from all court formalities. I did not need to kneel when meeting the Emperor and the Queen Mother. Page Phong Luong Minh Nguyet I became the most special existence in this palace. But we understand clearly — it's all temporary. That medicine just forces the toxins in their bodies to sink deeper, like drinking poisoned wine to quench their thirst, lying to themselves. Their bodies will become stiff and rotten from the inside, inch by inch. I periodically check their pulse, each time respectfully saying:

"Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to the Queen Mother, your immortal body is becoming more and more pure, and you are close to the great path."

I look at their satisfied and greedy faces, but in my heart there is only coldness and unrelenting sarcasm. Longevity? No, what you expect is a long and painful death. I began to take advantage of the trust that the emperor and the Queen Mother had given me, using the excuse that "alchemy requires tranquility", swapping out all the palace staff in the Moon Flower Palace, replacing them with my own people. These people were all bribed by me with money and favors, carefully selected from the lowest class of slaves in the palace. They are my eyes and ears, hidden deep in the heart of this palace. At the same time, I also ordered them to secretly investigate: besides the Emperor and the Queen Mother, at the bloody banquet in the past, there were also those who shared my mother's flesh and blood. Very quickly, a list covered in blood was presented to me. Minister of War, Minister Vuong Duc Hai, Minister of Military Affairs Ly Tung, Ministry of Home Affairs of Lang Trieu Khiem, and... Great General guarding the border - Lam Tieu. I looked at each name written on that piece of paper, murderous intent rolling in my eyes like a surging wave.

— One guy, don't try to escape.

06

The enchantment of "eternity" is boundless, but its quantity is limited. Human greed, once ignited, will burn everything - including themselves. I looked at the list in my hand, and a sinister plan gradually took shape in my mind. I want them to — kill themselves. During a time of diagnosing the Emperor's pulse, I deliberately pretended to be absent-minded and "honestly reported": although there was no shortage of medicinal herbs for alchemy, the medicine - that is, "dragon energy" - was extremely difficult to find.

“Your Majesty has not yet Tuong, Lord Seven's lower body is weak, every time he takes blood, he has to recuperate for half a month. Therefore, each month you can only prepare at most three antidotes.”

As I spoke, I silently observed the emperor's face. In his eyes, obvious selfishness was evident.

“Three pills?” — he pondered — “Then I keep two, mother one, just enough.”