Spirit Plant Department.
Minister Ma Shengxu resolutely faced Cui Daqi and Wang Ba:
"Even if it damages my dignity, I can't possibly use these effeminate objects!"
Wang Ba helplessly pleaded, "Martial Uncle Ma, it's not a Youth Keeping Pill, but a spirit food, recently concocted, that rejuvenates and revives youth..."
"I don't want..."
Without a second thought, Ma Shengxu refused.
But he was held back by a glance from Cui Daqi.
"Old Ma, come, let's step aside to talk."
Ma Shengxu gave Cui Daqi a puzzled look, but he immediately followed him outside.
Watching the two depart, Wang Ba could only shake his head helplessly.
He never imagined that Minister Ma would refuse, seeing the potion as a kind of cosmetic, disdaining to accept it.
Once outside, Ma Shengxu anxiously spoke to Cui Daqi:
"Old Cui, as a master of a department, how can I apply these girly things to my face? Can I still have my dignity?"
Cui Daqi made a helpless gesture, waving his hand in response: