Chapter 464: Contesting over quantities (2/2)

“Then I’ll tell you. This old fellow made the antidote, so the leftovers belong to me. Nobody’s taking them away from me!” Gu Qi Sha said in an arrogant tone.

“And this wangfei’s already said that I don’t understand such customs. Are you handing over the powder or not?” Han Yunxi’s words took on the hint of a threat while Long Feiye rose to his feet. For all appearances, he looked like an assassin that Han Yunxi had brought along who would kill with her command. Resenting the sight, Gu Qi Sha refused to budge.

Still, when Long Feiye went for his sword, he quickly spoke up, “Forget it, forget it! This old man used up all the Serpent Fruit, all right?!”

“All of it? That’s enough for a bottle and a half of antidote. Assuming you made a full bottle of antidote, there’d still be enough to fill half of another one. So where’s that half-full bottle?” Han Yunxi asked.

Gu Qi Sha fell silent again.

“Where is it?” Han Yunxi pressed. “What, does His Highness Duke of Qin have to step out if this wangfei’s words won’t move you?” This wasn’t stepping out, but simply going to get rid of the offender!

A reluctant Gu Qi Sha finally threw a packet of snake powder over. “This is all that’s left!”

Han Yunxi knew this fellow hadn’t been spewing a shred of truth just then. Fortunately, her detox system was capable of doing very fine measurements, or else she’d be swindled thoroughly by him. She took the Serpent Powder and lightly weighed it in her hand before determining that it was about 1.5 liang (~75g). Gu Qi Sha said he only used one liang and seven qian (~85g)of the original Serpent Fruit, so the sizes of the Panoptic Red Lotus and Bear chuan couldn’t be much bigger. Otherwise, there would be less Serpent Fruit left. In other words, Gu Qi Sha couldn’t have made much antidote from the ingredients.

The original three liang two qian (~160g) Serpent Fruit, when used fully, could make one and a half bottle’s worth of antidote. Judging from that ratio, Han Yunxi could find out how much one liang and seven qian would yield her. But ratios like this weren’t deadset, as a completed prescription would cause the ingredients to react and change quantities. The actual calculations for such things was a complicated and difficult process.

But thanks to the detox system, Han Yunxi didn’t even have to wrack her brains for the answer. She simply said, “Gu Qi Sha, you used one liang and seven qian of Serpent Fruit, which is only enough to filled the bottle six-parts full with antidote!”

Six parts, or 60%!

But if Gu Qi Sha said he’d given Long Feiye a full bottle, then the remaining four parts were nothing but junk! Gu Qi Sha had done nothing but slap his own face today!

At this, Long Feiye’s lips drew up into a smile. Gu Qi Sha had been lying from the start, but this woman could break through his fabrications easily. After listening through the entire exchange, he had to admire her logic and calculation skills.

Naturally, so did Gu Qi Sha!

He figured that Han Yunxi would be able to tell the fake bits mixed into the actual antidote, but never thought she’d come up with such a precise ratio as well. He was planning to lure her into doing the actual calculations right here, but Han Yunxi had already gotten her numbers. The results only looked like a slap to his face, but that was precisely what he wanted. He was beyond thrilled by the state of things, but had to feign shame and anger.

“Han Yunxi, that’s enough! Isn’t it just a bit of antidote that I stole? I’ll just return it to you!” So speaking, he dug out a bottle from his robes and tossed it to Han Yunxi, who immediately weighed it in her hand. The bottle was only one part full!

Just then, she’d determined that Long Feiye’s eight parts full bottle only contained four parts of true antidote. Adding that to Gu Qi Sha’s portion only gave her a bottle five parts full, which meant one part was still missing! She slammed the bottle on the table and cried, “Gu Qi Sha, it’s already come to this, but you still want to hide some for yourself? There’s still one portion missing, now hand it over!”

Gu Qi Sha lost his temper too. “This old fellow gave you guys a full bottle of antidote that was filled halfway with the real thing!”

“You’ve been lying from the start, so do you think I’ll trust your words now? You obviously gave Long Feiye a bottle that was only eight parts full! And yet you still insist otherwise!” Han Yunxi retorted.

Gu Qi Sha suddenly sprang to his feet. “Han Yunxi, this old fellow might be full of nothing but lies, but I’m saying the truth now. You can go ask Long Feiye yourself whether or not I gave him a full bottle!”

Han Yunxi would never do that because she found it unnecessary. Coldly, she asked, “Why should this wangfei believe you?”

Actually, Gu Qi Sha had prepared everything ahead of time, but now he kept quiet on purpose and refused to speak. A mocking smile rose to Han Yunxi’s smile before she confidently sat down to wait! Long Feiye was waiting as well. The actual quantities had all been brought to light, but even math wouldn’t be able to prove who got how many parts between him and Gu Qi Sha. The lack of evidence meant that it was hard for either side to prove their point.

Besides, what kind of evidence could they have? No one else had seen the bottle of antidote when he took it away, nor was it accurately measured to determine its contents. Now was a contest to see who could earn Han Yunxi’s faith more. Long Feiye continued to expressionlessly drink his tea while Han Yunxi had already started settling accounts in her head.

Suddenly, Gu Qi Sha looked up and said, “Qin Wangfei, I do have proof!”

Immediately, Long Feiye glanced over. Han Yunxi, on the other hand, couldn’t fathom where Gu Qi Sha could get evidence for such a situation. Gu Qi Sha picked up the bottle that held the antidote and took a light sniff before pouring out all its contents.

Han Yunxi shot him a doubtful look. “What are you doing?”

Gu Qi Sha didn’t speak, but smashed the bottle on the ground until it shattered into pieces. Both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi were puzzled by the sight. Just what is he doing?

Gu Qi Sha took care to pick up all the shards and and piled them on the table.

“Gu Qi Sha, what kind of proof is this?” Han Yunxi couldn’t help asking.

Gu Qi Sha’s features toyed with a smile before turning all the pieces around so that the insides were facing the sky. At this, both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi noticed an unusual detail about these fragments…