Chapter 530: Unforeseen circumstances at the Grand Medicine Testing Convention (1/2)
Chapter 530: Unforeseen circumstances at the Grand Medicine Testing Convention
By revealing everything that went on behind the scenes, Head Elder Xie was completely antagonizing Jun Yixie.
Although Han Yunxi was surprised, she quickly understood that Head Elder Xie was offending Jun Yixie for Medical City to see. By displeasing the Hundred Poisons Sect and even all of Northern Li Country, he could curry favor with Medical City and consolidate strength for his position as Head Elder. The gains were far greater than the losses. Here was killing two shots with one arrow. It had to be said that Xie Deyi wasn’t the leader of the Council of Elders for nothing. He was a complex man! Moreover, behind him stood Ouyang Ningnuo, another man hard to deal with.
Han Yunxi dropped her head and muttered to Long Feiye, “Let’s not end up making the wedding clothes1 for the Xie Clan!”
It was Han Yunxi who had helped Head Elder Xie believe that Mu Yingdong and Jun Yixie were long in cahoots. But if all their effort ended up leaving the Xie Clan unscathed, then she would definitely cry.
Long Feiye only glanced at her and murmured back, “Just wait.”
With His Highness Duke of Qin’s words, Han Yunxi felt better as well. The best part of the show must be coming up later!
The agreement with the Mu Clan Head’s seal was being passed around the crowd. When it reached Lady Lianxin, she only glanced at it before shooting Mu Yingdong a hateful glare! Mu Yingdong could only stand rooted to the spot as if struck by lightning. His face was so black it might as well be charred. He was so stiff that he couldn’t budge a muscle, aside from his pair of trembling hands. His mind was completely blank, his senses still fighting to recover from the shock!
After all, Head Elder Xie’s attitude had been suspicious to him from the start, but he never expected to be so thoroughly tricked! Or for developments to get to this point!
How was he supposed to explain himself with such ironclad evidence? How could he cut his losses?
He could only acknowledge his mistakes!
“Head Elder Xie!” Mu Yingdong suddenly shouted. “Head Elder Xie, this one was wrong! It was a gross error on my part. It’s all because Jun Yixie used bribes and threats on me. This one dotes on my daughter and wanted to earn more benefits for Medicine City, so I agreed to Jun Yixie’s demands! This one may have collaborated with Jun Yixie in secret, but this one had long planned out everything. Once Linger was married, this one was to hand over the other snow mountain to the Council of Elders for public use by Medicine City!”
His words were practically a joke. Who would believe them now?
Head Elder Xie was about to retort when Lady Lianxin rose to her feet. “Mu Yingdong, you’re an absolute fool! How could you accept any offers from the Hundred Poisons Sect?”
Jun Yixie already looked gloomy after Mu Yingdong turned him into a scapegoat, but Lady Lianxin’s curse only turned his expression darker… Still, he didn’t say a word.
“Fifth Elder, this one was a fool! I deserve death! But, this one only wanted to protect my daughter and the city, ah! For the sake of Northern Li’s imperial clan, this one…aye!” Mu Yingdong seemed unable to explain any further, and trailed off with a regretful tone as he boxed his ears.
Lady Lianxin laughed coldly. “You’ve lived for so long but you’ve still made such a griveous error. Hurry and get out of here to reflect on your mistakes!” Then she turned to face Head Elder Xie. “Head Elder Xie, this is the Grand Medicine Testing Convention. Everyone came to show off their pharmacy skills, so it’s better to avoid airing your Medicine City’s dirty laundry here. Take care of things once everyone’s gone home! As for the Hundred Poisons Sect members….heheh, I think Medicine City would agree with Medical City that nobody welcomes them here!”
Lady Lianxin was indeed a daughter of the Mu Clan. As Mu Yingdong’s third younger sister, she was also the only female on Medical City’s Council of Elders. In the span of a few sentences, she had protected Mu Yingdong, rejected Jun Yixie, and paraded out Medical City as pressure against Head Elder Xie. First she would chase off Jun Yixie, then send Mu Yingdong home, and finally sweep the whole incident under the rug. Once the Grand Medicine Testing Convention was over, there would be plenty of chances for the Council of Elders to decide on how to punish Mu Yingdong.
To be honest, many of the spectators were disappointed by the results. They thought they’d get to see a good show from the Mu Clan, but Medical City’s Fifth Elder, Lady Lianxin, had blocked all that. Head Elder Xie would have to give her face even if he didn’t want to. Despite her young age and ordinary medical skills, Lady Lianxin was able to climb into the position of an Elder. Who didn’t know her methods at Medical City? It was obvious!
But Head Elder Xie didn’t yield. Instead, he grew more stubborn and came straight to the point. “Lady Lianxin, these are our Medicine City’s personal affairs. You’re not the one to decide whether Mu Yingdong can go back!”
Lady Lianxin stood ramrod straight, surprised by the turn of events. But she quickly calmed down. “Head Elder Xie, we Medical City denizens naturally have no say in Medicine City’s affairs. I am merely making a suggestion; after all, I and the rest of the audience are all here to see a competition, not your city’s scandals.”
Tsk tsk, what formidable words! In the distance, Han Yunxi almost wanted to clap.
“As the head of the association, I announce that the Grand Medicine Testing Convention will break for one hour! There are tea and snacks within the hall, may everyone partake of them at their leisure!” Head Elder Xie refused to budge a step as he countered with his next move.
Lady Lianxin clenched her hands into fists, but she had nothing more to say. Now all she could do was nurse this grudge for the future. She refused to believe that Head Elder Xie was targeting Mu Yingdong simply because of some ‘private agreement.’ Meanwhile, none of the audience members were willing to leave the scene despite the break. Even Jun Yixie, who had been asked to leave twice, refused to move a muscle.
He said coldly, “Head Elder Xie, this lord has come as a representative of Northern Li’s imperial clan with a sincere desire to improve relations between Medicine City and Northern Li’s imperial clan via marriage. I never expected you to use this lord as a pawn to get rid of dissendents. Heheh, weren’t you the very one who told this lord to find the Mu Clan head and sign the agreement?” Jun Yixie was bearing the role of Northern Li’s Duke of Kang to ask for a hand in marriage. If he screwed up here, he would be in heaps of trouble once he returned to Northern Li. No matter what, he had to stay and fight for his principles.