Chapter 363 — Keep the Good Things for Yourself
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"Longevity and Detoxification Pill?" Kang ** repeated the name in some astonishment. "How come I've never heard of such a thing?"
"A divine physician gave it to me, and I don't have many," Wei Zhao said. "Once this elixir is taken, it swiftly expels the impurities and toxins accumulated within the body, achieving the goal of prolonging life. After taking it, one may add five to ten years to one's lifespan!"
"My God! Something that good? No way, boss — why give a treasure like this to him?" Kang **'s words left Tang Zhi and Xiaofen in the car somewhat speechless.
"Isn't he your second grandfather?" Wei Zhao was rather speechless himself.
"That's true enough, but he hasn't treated my family well these past years. A fine thing like this, I'd rather keep it for myself... rather give it to Xiaofen to eat!" Kang ** had meant to say he would eat it himself, but then he thought of Xiaofen beside him and said instead.
Xiaofen was a little touched, but she said, "We're young, we don't need to take this, do we?"
"Xiaofen is right!" Wei Zhao nodded. "You're young; even if you detoxify, there's not much to expel. It's especially effective for the elderly."
"So that's how it is!" Kang ** said, enlightened. "But a fine thing like this, giving it to him is a waste — better to keep it for ourselves!"
"When the time comes that you need to take it, I still have some; I've saved one for you." Wei Zhao smiled. "This one should still go to your second grandfather."
"All right..." Kang ** looked at the pill with some pain in his heart. "Boss, you're not fooling me, are you? This thing is really that miraculous?"
"It's not miraculous — there's a scientific basis for it. The more toxins accumulate in the body, the greater the harm to the body, especially for those advanced in years. If one doesn't take care when young, the toxins in the body pile up more and more." Wei Zhao explained, "The function of this thing is to expel the toxins from the body; as for any other effect, there really is none."
"I see!" Kang ** nodded in understanding. "All right, then, for the sake of his being my second grandfather, I'll give it to him."
Wei Zhao drove toward the provincial capital, Donghai City. Donghai was the seat of the province, not far from Songshan City but not too close either — about a three-hour drive.
Wei Zhao's beat-up van couldn't go very fast. Other cars took a little over three hours; Wei Zhao had to drive more than four. There was no help for it — the van's speed wouldn't pick up, and if it did, it was liable to rattle itself apart.
By the time the four of them reached the provincial capital, Donghai City, it was already past six in the evening.
"Where do we go now?" Once off the expressway, Wei Zhao was utterly hopeless with directions, knowing nothing at all about the provincial capital Donghai.
"Wait, I'll call and ask!" Kang ** signaled Wei Zhao to pull the car over to the side of the road first, then dialed his parents' number.