After saying it many times, the Emperor believed it himself. He thought it was because of his old age, so he became even more obsessed with the Lifespan Extension Pill.
"What did the Emperor say? Is there any news from the people he sent?" Five days without any news was not a good sign for Gu Chengyu.
"They say news has indeed arrived, and they are on their way to the Daoist master's sect!"
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but sigh; perhaps at the brink of life and death, nobody can cross that hurdle!
Everyone wants to live. The closer one is to death, the more they cling to the pleasures of the world.
Especially as an Emperor, holding the entire nation in his hands, controlling the lives and deaths of all his subjects—what a supreme power this is?
Reluctant to part with the wealth and glory of the world, reluctant to let go of the vast empire before him, too much reluctance drove the Emperor to extremes.
