Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 573

"Father, Congratulations! You have successfully made the Longevity Pill at last!" Scott's son congratulated his father for his achievement. After years of research, he finally made a treasure that was previously thought to be impossible.

"Years of painstaking effort has finally come to fruition," Scott said in excitement. In order to prepare the Longevity Pill, he had spent a lot of effort, right from finding all kinds of precious and rare medicinal materials, to performing and revamping the laborious procedures. It was all an extremely complex schema, finally on the victory podium.

"Congratulations, Father! You have made your wish come true. But, I have a question. What's the use of the pill?" Scott's daughter-in-law asked curiously. As a miracle-working physician, Scott had studied innumerable wondrous pills all his life. Now, the Longevity Pill was an extremely valuable pill, and something that was extremely hard to ask for.

Scott took the box and said with a smile, "It prolongs your life. Put away the box in case of need."

"You are asking us to put it away?" the couple asked, a little surprised. Why would he ask them to keep such invaluable pills away?

"Yes. The pill was made from innumerable treasures, costing half of my life's painstaking efforts. Naturally, I can't give it to outsiders. You should be careful to keep it well." The old physician smiled and turned his eyes towards his grandson playing with another child in the courtyard. The expression on his face became softer and softer. "Now, I plan to stop refining pills and live an ordinary life. I will have my retirement and wish to spend more time with my grandson pleasantly. From now on, you and your wife will take care of everything in our mansion."

The whole family was enjoying a blissful moment, and had no idea that danger was approaching. The reason for Walden's withdrawal earlier was not because he gave up, but he was waiting patiently for the dark night, when he could kill all of the family members and grab the pills.

The nightfall was earlier in the mountainside. It was early evening, but the air was abnormally quiet. Not even the birds were chirping their songs. Usually, this was the time when the birds would fly back to their flocks, swooping, singing and playing. But on that night, everything was so hushed.

The two children were playing hide and seek in the courtyard. Scott was fiddling with medical herbs in the pharmacy, and the young couple were busy preparing some intricate things for tomorrow. There were people coming and begging for the medicines, and the couple would show up to greet them.

When Walden led his men and broke into Scott's mansion, the old physician remained unaware, but the couple noticed it. They both were skilled fighters and always did well to defend their mansion from troublemaking people. Since people with different backgrounds always visited their mansion for medicines, the couple were always prepared to deal with customers not so friendly.

"Who is it? How dare you break into our mansion at night?" the couple yelled out with swords in their hands. They moved forward, but suddenly, as they saw the hostage held by the assailants, the couple almost got frozen with fear.

"My boy!"

"Who the hell are you? Let go of my son!"

"If you want your son alive, give me the Longevity Pills." Though Walden spoke slowly, he didn't have much time to waste with these people as the birthday banquet was drawing nearer. He had to get the Longevity Pill tonight.

"It's you!" The couple were quick to realize the assailants who were dressed all in black. They were the same men who had come asking for the pills in the daytime. But as they couldn't get them, they were determined to grab them instead.

Walden narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't have time for this petty talk. Hand over the Longevity Pills and I will spare your lives. Otherwise, I'll start the bloodshed with your son."

Walden grabbed the child's head. It was agonizing for the little boy who was struggling while he was being dangled. He cried out loudly out of fear and pain.

"You two, don't test my patience," Walden said coldly. "Choose one, the pill or the child."

Before the couple could say something, they heard a loud roar.

"How dare you!" It was Scott. As soon as he heard the noise, he rushed out. What he witnessed was his grandson held under coercion by someone, and the boy wailing out.

Walden's eyes were cold. "Physician Scott, it would be better if you come out and make your choice between your grandson and the Longevity Pill. You are a wise man. Do you consider the Longevity Pill to be more worthwhile than your own grandson's life? You know, you can refine more pills in the future, but if you lose your grandson…"

"You monster. How can you be so vicious? You came to my home late at night and kidnapped my grandson. You are doing all this for the pill!" Scott was raging. Ordinarily, they would never have remained off guard. But today was indeed a special day. He had successfully refined the Longevity Pills, making his dream come true after so many years of painstaking efforts. They had relaxed their vigilance, and the young couple had drunk a lot due to their happiness. The mansion's security alarm was shut down and no one knew how that happened. All this contributed to today's disaster.

"Father."

"Give them the pill!" The physician walked towards his son and daughter-in-law and whispered something. At the same time, the couple stepped back to take the pill.

Seeing this, Walden grinned. "Physician Scott, you finally agreed this time. Earlier, I offered you ten thousand taels of gold and begged for the pill. But you still turned me down, and I was left with no other option."

"Well, the situation is different now." Scott ground his teeth furiously. The robber was a man who had earned all his fortunes, but still made the mistake of taking his gains for granted. If it was not for his grandson, or the fear of him getting hurt, Scott would never have conceded their demands.

In an instant, the young couple came back with a box in their hands. Walden recognized it, as he had seen the same box previously in the day. The box contained the Longevity Pills in it. Walden breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Open it and let me have a look."