Chapter 623: Hmph, I’ll bite you all to death (1/2)

Chapter 623: Hmph, I’ll bite you all to death

Was that it?

Han Yunxi thought curiously, while Pill King began to panic. He was terrified of Gu Beiyue saying the full formula next.

Anything else?

Of course there was something else!

Gu Beiyue was as gentle as ever even when defying all odds. He pondered thoughtfully before he began to list the various ingredients and their necessary quantities. “Three liang of tendril-leaved fritillary bulb, one liang of melon beach wormwood, one liang of skywinter grass, one single lily plant…”

Pill King was already stunned before Gu Beiyue completed his list. He looked towards his elder companion, who was wearing an equal expression of shock. How….could this be possible? Even a fifth-rank Divine Doctor could cure Halfday Cough? Are his medical skills even stronger than Academy Head Gu’s? That’s incomprehensible! If that’s the case, why would Gu Beiyue have spent all those years in Tianning’s Imperial Physician Courtyard? Why did he end up working as a mere doctor for Pill Fiend Pharmacy? He didn’t even need to ask anyone for favors. As long as he went to the medical academy with those skills, he’d easily gain an official post and be recognized by Academy Head Gu himself for his worth. His rise in the ranks would be meteoric!

As long as Gu Beiyue had the ambition, he could even take the medical academy for himself someday!

Soon enough, Gu Beiyue finished listing all the ingredients. There were a total of 17 different items, all of them an exact match to the prescription in Pill King’s possession!

“This has to be a coincidence!” Pill King was convinced. Gu Beiyue ignored him to look towards the other man. “Is junior’s prescription accurate?”

Although the old man didn’t want to admit it, he still nodded his head. “Yes, completely accurate! This is the prescription to cure Halfday Cough. As long as it’s stuck on the patient, it’ll treat the illness promptly.”

Han Yunxi was thrilled. “Then hurry up and hand over the medicine!”

The old man stroked his beard in hesitation. He finally understood why Pill King was so insistent on keeping Han Yunxi as a disciple here. She had a startling ability to identify medicine, while Gu Beiyue’s medical skills were extraordinary. If both of them could stay, then nobody would need to worry about the future of their cottage. He was reluctant to part with them and still didn’t release the medicine.

“Where’s the medicine?” Long Feiye demanded coldly.

While the man was still hesitating, Pill King spoke up. “You have to find the medicine yourselves. The Medicine Requesting Cave never stores common medicinal ingredients!”

“What do you mean by that?” Even the even-tempered Gu Beiyue had lost his cool.

But their old examiner actually teamed up with Pill King to open up the stone door behind them. “Once you step out of the Medicine Requesting Cave, you’ll see 100 mu of medicinal plants. Hehe, a few youths like you should have the skills to find the ingredients in no time. This old man will wait until you’ve returned to bring you to the third trial. Remember, you only have two hours total for all three trials. Better hurry back fast.”

He was even more vile than Pill King. No matter how nicely he spoke, he was nothing but a sham!

“Despicable!” Gu Beiyue cursed. They only had one hour total left for the third trial. How were they supposed to find ingredients before then? Moreover, the Halfday Cough would react very soon. Once it did, it’d attack the vital organs. Which one of them would have the strength to search for ingredients then? Both Pill King and the examiner were seizing on this loophole to make things difficult. How could they have any face to say those words?

Gu Beiyue glared at them, making the two squirm from their guilty conscience. Neither of them dared to retort and only pretended they hadn’t heard anything at all. If this was anyone else, they’d definitely treat them fairly, but miracle workers like Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue weren’t talents they wanted to lose!

Trying to ask others for favors on their turf was just asking to be under their control. Gu Beiyue looked towards Long Feiye next, who returned the look with his own. Aside from fighting it out, neither men could think of another solution. But Han Yunxi only asked coldly, “Once we find the ingredients, do we still have to boil them?”

There was a mocking tone to her words. Pill King and the examiner exchanged glances. The former ended up having the thicker skin, and answered back, “That’s your business. Rules of the second trial state that you have to cure yourselves to pass!”

Han Yunxi only gave a derisive snort. Fine then! She already had the ingredients on hand! She had two dimensional storage spaces on hand, so where would she be if she couldn’t get ingredients like those instantly? The detox system’s greatest strength was creating antidotes by itself. As long as she had the necessary items, she could make whatever she needed. And she hadn’t forgotten to replenish her stores every time she went to Medicine City, too.

“Doctor Gu, can you repeat those 17 ingredients again?” Han Yunxi asked.

Gu Beiyue was at a loss. “This…”

“If she tells you to repeat them, then just do it!” Long Feiye muttered. He had no idea what Han Yunxi was planning, but he had enough experience to know better. In other words: listen to her!

Gu Beiyue had no choice but to obey. But as soon as he said Springsee, Han Yunxi took a pack of medicinal powder from her bag and declard, “Here’s Springsee!”

Everyone was stunned. What kind of tempo…is she going on now?

“You…how much medicine did you bring?” Pill King asked uncertainly.

Han Yunxi looked over with a threatening flare. “All of them. Hmph, it’d scare you to death if you knew!” Then she coughed a few times and urged Gu Beiyue, “Hurry, time’s running out!”

Both Gu Beiyue and Long Feiye were equally frightened by her actions. But the former didn’t think twice before repeating the rest of the list. “Summerhalf, Autumnstone, Wintergrass…”