Li Sui carried in the water jar filled with dirt. Li Huowang used a knife to open the wax seal before prying the box open.0

A small drop of mercury dripped out and landed on his red robes before dripping onto the ground, creating numerous tiny puddles of mercury.0

“I never thought the lessons I learned from my science teacher would be so useful now. Mercury can evaporate at room temperature. If I hadn’t sealed it in the box with wax, I would’ve needed to source more just to skin myself.”2

Li Huowang took off his clothes and carried the box filled with mercury toward the big jar full of soil.0

Both the Empress Dowager and the princess stood at the top...0