Chapter 779: Provoking the authorities of Medical City (2/2)
She raised up the first bowl and said seriously, “Ladies and gentleman, the two drops of blood in this bowl were dripped in as soon as they left the subjects’ bodies. They spread out in the water and then combined as one. Actually, you can’t really call it a mixture, because all they’ve done is fill up the water equally. That doesn’t mean they’ve truly combined!”
Silence swept across the crowd. Everyone perked up their ears to wait patiently, afraid to miss another word.
“Thus, Academy Head Gu’s proclamation that ‘any blood will mix in water’ is wrong!” Han Yunxi cleared her throat and raised her voice. “It’s more accurate to say that any blood can dissolve in water. Blood itself has multiple components, but most of it is made up of water. That’s why it dissipates so quickly in liquid.”
The crowd didn’t completely comprehend her explanation, but they did understand the part where she denied Gu Yuntian’s claims.
“Is it true just because you say so? Where’s your proof?” Gu Yuntian’s face had turned a little red--either from embarrassment or anger, it was hard to tell. Perhaps it was even rage from humiliation.
Han Yunxi now picked up the second bowl and grinned. “Academy Head Gu, I thought you already understood. It seems that I’ve overrated your skills.”
“You!” Academy Head Gu narrowed his eyes at her. If not for the crowd, he would have locked this woman up ages again. Now he began to regret giving her a chance at all, but even the most powerful pharmacist was at a loss to create a pill that cured regrets.
Ignoring his rage, Han Yunxi launched into an earnest explanation. “I expect that everyone’s seen the state of affairs in this bowl already. Human and cat blood didn’t mix, correct?”
“That’s because you didn’t put your blood directly into the water, but waited until it dried. Of course it wouldn’t mix!” Department Head Lin retorted.
“That’s right!” Han Yunxi admitted openly. “I didn’t use any tricks. All I did was wait for the blood to dry a bit before placing it into the water. Congealed blood has no way of dissolving openly in liquid. Thus, cat blood added afterwards would only spread throughout the water, not mix with my blood. Everyone can take another look.”
Once again, the second bowl was passed through the crowd. Everyone saw the situation exactly as Han Yunxi described. Cat blood had dyed the bowl red, but human blood remained mostly inert at the bottom in a ball. It didn’t combine with the other blood type. Han Yunxi’s counterexample proved that Gu Yuntian’s theory was wrong! She showed that blood was simply dissolvable in water, not combining with all other blood types.
The facts were right before their eyes and being spread throughout the crowd. People broke into whispered discussions. Despite their incredulity that an unknown girl could have such Heaven defying skills to deny Academy Head Gu’s findings within a few sentences, they had no way to refute her claims. Gu Beiyue watched Han Yunxi from a distance with a mix of happiness and admiration in his eyes. Even he considered himself inferior before this woman. Perhaps even Long Feiye wouldn’t expect such a good show at the Apricot Woods Conference!
By now, Long Feiye should have left Celestial Mountain. I don’t know if he’s gotten the latest news from here yet.
“Academy Head Gu, do you have anything to say?” Han Yunxi smiled.
Academy Head Gu was rendered speechless. He refused to admit that this young woman could be better than him and simply asked coldly, “Just who are you? Who sent you here? What’s your relationship with Gu Qishao?”
Han Yunxi simply changed the topic with a chuckle. “Academy Head Gu, I’ve won. Don’t you owe me something now? Everyone all heard you say that I can state my terms!”
Before Gu Yuntian could ask any more questions, she seized the chance to challenge him first. “Could it be that Academy Head Gu can’t bear to lose?”
Gu Yuntian fell silent. Offstage, the crowd was already in a hubbub as his image fell in their hearts. He was someone that could be provoked and challenged after all!
“Academy Head Gu, the country holds generation after generation of talented youths. The rear waves of the Yangtze River drives on those before them!”
“Hehe, Academy Head Gu, I’m gratified to see such a junior!”
“Miss, who is your master? Can you reveal them to us?”
“Miss, your master must be an expert hidden from the world, not someone from the medical academy, right?”
Now all of the crowd had their attention on Han Yunxi. Gu Yuntian had not only lost face for himself, but all of Medical City despite their control over Cloud Realm’s medical community. But it was true that there was a hermit whose medical expertise far surpassed anyone’s imaginations, to say nothing of the academy head’s level of skill. Han Yunxi’s victory today reminded everyone of something they’d all forgotten: the world was full of medical experts that hadn’t yielded to Medical City’s authority. Neither did they acknowledge Medical City’s rules and regulations upon the medical community.
Aside from Gu Yuntian, even Medical City’s upper echelons were caught between indignation, animosity, and shame. Plenty more were admiring and assured of Han Yunxi’s skills--Third Elder Shen and old Luo Zuishan amongst them. In the face of such prestige, Han Yunxi should be happy, but she couldn’t. Her eyes drifted to Gu Qishao as traces of grief flickered past her eyes.
Little Qi, Yunxi still couldn’t help you in the end!
But Gu Qishao only smiled at her. Unlike his cool and malicious grin, this one was full of beautiful sincerity. It was as bright as a sky full of stars, as gorgeous as a sea filled with flowers.
Poison lass, it’s enough that you walked shoulder-to-shoulder with me on this path.
You don’t need to be by my side for the rest. Qi gege can still keep walking on my own!