"Hmph!"
Elder Sears, a man who had lived for decades, was undoubtedly crafty. He chuckled dismissively at William Cole's question. "William Cole, this Snow Lotus soup is for saving lives, and there's a limited supply," he said.
"Why should I waste one on myself when each one I drink means one less to save a life, and when I'm not even poisoned?"
"Stop trying to scaremonger here with your talk of life force overdrafts. These are just your groundless claims! You can't provide any evidence, so what gives you the right to say there's a problem with the Snow Lotus powder?" Elder Sears said, still scoffing. He insisted there was nothing wrong with the Snow Lotus powder, challenging William Cole to prove him wrong.
Plus, any symptoms induced by Snow Lotus wouldn't show up for three months.
By that time, everyone would've moved on from considering them as genius doctors, and they'd long be gone by the time the damage from the Snow Lotus powder manifests.