Longevity, a dream yearned for by countless individuals, yet unattainable for most.
For these mere four words, many would readily surrender everything.
After all, who wouldn't wish for a longer life?
And now, Yuan Qingshan claimed that the small pill he gave to the white-haired man could extend his life by ten years.
How could this not send the onlookers into a frenzy!
Thus, gazes as sharp as those of hungry wolves immediately fixed upon the white-haired man.
Previously, they had refrained from objecting or causing trouble due to the influence of the Precious Medicine Pavilion and their uncertainty regarding the pill's effects.
However, once Yuan Qingshan explained the efficacy of this small pill, the situation took a dramatic turn.
When the stakes reach a certain level,
No one would care about the rules of the Precious Medicine Pavilion.
Their sole concern would be why the pill wasn't in their possession.
Evidently, the white-haired man quickly noticed this shift.
Therefore, before the crowd could react,
The white-haired man promptly popped the pill in his mouth.
"Gulp!"
As the small pill went down his throat, the white-haired man immediately felt as if his body, nurtured by spring rain,
Was becoming revitalized and elastic. The wrinkles on his face began to slowly dissipate.
The dark circles under his eyes vanished at this moment.
Most astonishingly, the white hair that covered his head even transformed into a normal, jet-black hue.
"I've become younger!"
"This pill really works!"
"Long live the Precious Medicine Pavilion!"
"The divine doctor is the best!"
Feeling the changes in his body, the white-haired man began to shout and rave like a madman.
The other onlookers, having witnessed the white-haired man's transformation firsthand, became even more agitated.
All their attention now shifted to the two maidservants behind Yuan Qingshan.
More precisely, their gaze was drawn to the wooden boxes held by the two maidservants.
"Charge!"
"Snatch the divine medicine!"
"With this divine medicine, we can live a decade longer!"
"That's right, snatch the divine medicine!"
"Everyone charge together!"
Finally, someone in the crowd let out a roar.
All the onlookers erupted into chaos, and the scene became utterly uncontrollable.
"What are you doing!"
"This is the territory of my Precious Medicine Pavilion!"
"The Trial Pill Assembly is for us to distribute pills, and you must abide by the rules of my Precious Medicine Pavilion!"
"Are you not afraid of being blacklisted by my Precious Medicine Pavilion for attempting to snatch them now?"
Witnessing the rioting crowd before him, Yuan Qingshan was utterly panicked.
He hadn't anticipated that after dealing with Zhao Ritian, who was causing trouble,
He would now face an even greater predicament!
In fact, if only the remaining two pills were snatched by these rioting masses,
Yuan Qingshan might not have been overly flustered. After all, these three pills were initially intended to build the reputation of the Precious Medicine Pavilion.
As for who eventually consumed them and benefited, Yuan Qingshan didn't particularly care!
What he feared was that these rioters, after snatching the two pills, would not be satisfied.
And consequently threaten the pills and medicinal ingredients within the Precious Medicine Pavilion behind him!
This was not unfounded worry. Yuan Qingshan, who understood the wickedness of human nature, knew that
Once human desire is ignited,
It cannot be easily sated!
At this moment, he was already regretting his earlier decision.
Initially, he had only considered the benefits the Trial Pill Assembly would bring to the Precious Medicine Pavilion,
Without contemplating the potential problems it might entail!
And by the time he realized this, it was clearly too late.
The only thing he could do now was to suppress the greed of the people present to the best of his ability.
Only by intimidating all of them could his pills and the Precious Medicine Pavilion behind him be saved from peril.
However, while this was easier said than done,
Yuan Qingshan currently had fewer than ten people around him.
Trying to stop this frenzied crowd of a thousand was clearly a fool's errand.
Thus, at this moment, apart from feigning composure and uttering threats, he was incapable of doing anything.
Seeing the encircling crowd begin to reach for the wooden boxes in the maidservants' hands,
Yuan Qingshan broke out in a cold sweat!
"Sigh!"
"I really don't understand why they're fighting over a few pills!"
"Alas, it's because I'm the one who refined them!"
"It's best to avoid any incidents!"
With a soft sigh, Zhou Xuan, who had previously dragged Zhao Ritian out of the crowd, returned.
Looking at the chaotic crowd and Yuan Qingshan and his companions trapped within,
Zhou Xuan's mind stirred, and powerful true qi immediately erupted from his body, pressing down on the crowd before him.
He then channeled his true qi to cover his right hand and, with a swing of his palm, dispersed the people closest to Yuan Qingshan and his companions!
"Stop this now!"
"Otherwise, do not blame me for being impolite!"
"These pills were all refined by me!"
"If you want them, you can come directly to the Precious Medicine Pavilion to purchase them later!"
"Anyone who dares to snatch them again will be my enemy!"
"As for my enemies, I guarantee that neither they nor their families will ever obtain a single pill!"
After dispersing the crowd, Zhou Xuan's resonant voice echoed throughout the street.
Witnessing Zhou Xuan's extraordinary display and hearing the threats in his words,
All the rioting people fell silent at that moment.
As if nothing had happened before!
"Alright, Pavilion Master Yuan, you may proceed!"
"If even one more person disobeys the rules, I will no longer refine pills!"
"And all of you will not be able to obtain another pill!"
"Think carefully about how you should proceed!"
Leaving these words behind, Zhou Xuan decided not to concern himself with the situation any further.
He believed that after his pronouncement, no one would act rashly again.
After all, doing so would be tantamount to offending everyone else present.
Picking up Zhao Ritian beside him, Zhou Xuan got into the taxi heading back to the Hui family.
He had decided to close the pharmacy for the day.
He wanted to go and confront the Zhao family first!
Indeed, after Zhou Xuan left, no further rioting occurred.
Everyone dutifully completed the entire Trial Pill Assembly process under Yuan Qingshan's arrangements.
However, no one noticed that in a tall building far from the crowd,
A man in a black trench coat was using binoculars to observe everything that had just transpired.
Then, the man slowly took out a mobile phone from his pocket and pressed the dial button!
"Hello, Patriarch!"
"The person has been found!"
"Confirmed!"
"He is the child of those two!"