Chapter 61: Competition between women (2/2)

“Excellent, that’s how it’ll be!” he gave another weird laugh in excitement. “Your excellency will decide the topic. You’ll compete in…”

He stopped here. What to compete?

Pill Fiend fell silent. After getting used to that strange laugh, Han Yunxi felt that this silence was much more frightening. Though she was far away from him, she could still feel a terrifying and mysterious aura emanating from his being. Heaven knows what kind of freakish, horrific topic he’d choose?

Duanmu Yao raised her chin to gaze provokingly at Han Yunxi, determined to win. She was in an aggressive mood. No matter what the topic was, she had to showcase herself before Senior Brother today and thoroughly humiliate this ‘Qin Wangfei.’

Though Han Yunxi had no confidence, competing in anything was better than sparring. Her strength was much less than Duanmu Yao’s. She didn’t lose her disposition and raised an eyebrow to stare back. So what if she was a princess? She could sort out the princess of her own country, much less one from a bordering nation.

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After a long time, Pill Fiend slowly raised his head. “Your excellency’s thought it through!”

Immediately, everyone looked over to see him in a great mood, laughing eerily. “Hunting for medicinal ingredients! The two of you can compete in plant hunting!”

Hunting for medicinal ingredients?

“What kind of medicine? How do we hunt for them?” Duanmu Yao was doubtful. This was beyond her expectations.

“Your excellency will provide a prescription and a book of pictures of medicinal plants. You two can search the entire Pill Fiend Valley for the plants. Whoever gathers up all of them first wins.” Pill Fiend said smugly, very satisfied with his idea.

Duanmu Yao did some mental calculations. She didn’t understand anything about medicine, but what about Han Yunxi?

This woman was the useless trash of the Han family, though news of her becoming a divine doctor had drifted out from Tianning’s capital. Duanmu Yao still didn’t believe it, thinking that Han Yunxi had spread the rumors herself. Otherwise, why would she refuse to treat all the people who’d gathered at her house?

So Han Yunxi should be just like her, ignorant of any and all medicinal plants.

If that was the case, she’d be in the superior position. Pill Fiend Valley was so big that it’d take massive effort to search through the whole place for plants. A glance at Han Yunxi’s frail body convinced her that the woman couldn’t take the strain. Even if she could, her speed would pale in comparison!

Here Duanmu Yao immediately spoke up in a flattering tone. “His Excellency Pill Fiend truly is venerable. Even the topics he picks are different from everyone else. Though, I don’t know if anyone else can help us search for the plants?”

“Since it’s a competition between the two of you, outside help is naturally forbidden,” Pill Fiend replied.

These words gave Duanmu Yao even more confidence. Without Long Feiye’s help, how far could Han Yunxi walk on those pair of legs? And how quickly? She could easily fly a distance that would take Han Yunxi half a day to walk.

“Your Excellency Pill Fiend, I agree to this competition!” Duanmu Yao was delighted.

Pill Fiend was very satisfied and looked towards Han Yunxi. “Qin Wangfei, what about you?”

“It’s a bit difficult…” Han Yunxi admitted with a sigh.

“You could admit defeat now,” Duanmu Yao sneered immediately.

But Han Yunxi only said earnestly, “Although it’s a little hard, I was still born from a medical family. To compete in hunting for medicinal plants, wouldn’t Princess Changle think it’s unfair?”

Duanmu Yao gave a mocking laugh and said under her breath, “I hear you’re the first useless trash in Han family history, how pitiful! It’s no harm if this princess yields to you a bit.”

“In other words, Princess Changle thinks this competition is very fair?” Han Yunxi asked again.

Duanmu Baiye felt that something wasn’t right and wanted to speak, but Duanmu Yao had ulterior motives. Afraid that Han Yunxi would try to change the topic, she impatiently said, “Very fair. If you agree, then we’ll start right now.”

Han Yunxi looked completely helpless as she nodded her head. “All right.”

All right…if someone wanted to invite a snub, what could she do? Han Yunxi wouldn’t tell Duanmu Yao that she spent part of her studies in traditional Chinese medicine training to hunt for plants in the mountains!

The growth, habits, and properties of medicinal plants were all different. They grew in different places, and while some plants grew in clusters, other would never grow together. As long as one was familiar with the characteristics of these plants and rules of their growth, you could give her an entire valley–nay, an entire mountain–and she’d still find the ingredients quickly! She depended on such skills to earn her meals, so why wouldn’t she know her strengths?

Hearing Han Yunxi agree made Duanmu Yao smile. She couldn’t wait to see Han Yunxi lose the Life Blood Pill for Long Feiye.

“Very good, then don’t regret what you’ve agreed to. If you do, your excellency will be very unhappy!” Pill Fiend’s laughter sounded like he was joking, but it was also a warning. Only then did he lazily rise to his feet and walk gracefully to a table to write out a prescription.

With so many plants in Pill Fiend Valley, what kind of prescription would he choose?