"Ah." Zhu Yanyi thought about what she needed to learn. Her main focus was alchemy, so she glanced at Mi Xiao and said slowly, "Are there books on alchemy?"
Gu Jun looked at Zhu Yanyi. "You want to learn alchemy?"
"Pills and medicine go together. Alchemy is part of medical arts, so I naturally want to learn it," Zhu Yanyi answered seriously.
"The Sage Academy has many such books. Don't worry, you can go study them directly then," Mi Xiao answered earnestly before Gu Jun could reply.
Gu Jun looked helplessly at Mi Xiao. She understood now that Zhu Yanyi’s earlier behavior was intentional. Since it was in the past, she wouldn't mind. But Mi Xiao had a simple heart and worried Zhu Yanyi might still be angry, so she hurriedly mentioned the books.
Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "Really? There are books? Then I must go see them."
"Yes, yes! Our academy has many books. There is a huge library, especially the third floor, the top floor. It has the best books," Mi Xiao said. "Unfortunately, I don't have the qualification to go up. But Yanyi, you are so amazing, you can definitely go up and read."
"Cough, cough." Gu Jun was truly speechless. Mi Xiao had basically sold out all the secrets of their library.
Mi Xiao glared at Gu Jun. "Why are you coughing? I didn't say anything wrong."
"Yes, yes, you didn't say anything wrong. You were very right," Gu Jun had to say.
Mi Xiao then looked at Zhu Yanyi with a flattering expression, hoping for praise.
Zhu Yanyi held back her laughter, nodded, and said seriously, "Hmm, you spoke well. So I am curious about the Sage Academy. I will try hard in this competition. At least, I will defeat twenty of their first-rate opponents."
"Yes, yes!" Mi Xiao’s eyes lit up. "What about my food?"
Zhu Yanyi coughed. "Let's change the food ban from ten years to three years. After all, you did something wrong, so you need punishment."
"Sigh," Mi Xiao sighed. "Food… I can't eat it. How will I live?"
Gu Jun shook her head nearby. "Yanyi and her husband won't cook for you, but you can eat outside. There are shops outside."
Mi Xiao was stunned, then slapped her head. "Right! How silly am I? I can eat outside first. Although I can't eat Yanyi and Lord Yan's food for three years, I can survive on other shops' food."
Seeing Mi Xiao so confused, Zhu Yanyi couldn't help but laugh loudly.
Yan Aohan smiled slightly beside her. Only Gu Jun smiled bitterly, seeing his junior sister favoring outsiders.
Mi Xiao looked at them laughing so happily, feeling a bit strange. Why were they laughing like that?
After laughing, the topic returned. Gu Jun looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Yanyi, are you really sure about those twenty people?"
Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have accepted the challenge."
One must have some spirit of adventure. To others, this seemed risky, but Zhu Yanyi knew this was the best way. Success would be a permanent solution. As long as she was here, Chinese medicine in Huaxia would not fall but develop rapidly. Her job was to buy time for its progress.
The next morning, Yan Aohan took Zhu Yanyi to the competition venue. Gu Jun and Mi Xiao also went to watch as spectators, which Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan did not refuse.
Upon entering the venue, Hun Junlan and her two companions were already there. Zhu Yanyi entered the competition seat with her three students as usual.
The opposing team had four people for the first match. Zhu Yanyi scanned them. The one on the far left looked scholarly, wearing glasses. That was Zhang Lang, the poison doctor who used animal venom to treat patients. Whether she harmed or saved people didn't matter to Zhu Yanyi. She just needed to defeat her poison skills.
"Little Divine Doctor, I am first. My name is Zhang Lang," Zhang Lang said. His attitude seemed good, gentle, if one ignored the hidden gloom in his eyes.
Zhu Yanyi wore a warm smile. Cockroach. She looked her up and down. She truly had the vibe of a cockroach. "Doctor Zhang, how shall we compete?"
"How? Do we decide?" Zhang Lang looked at Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "I said Huaxia is a hospitable nation, always enthusiastic. I have set the rules, but letting you decide the method is fine."
Zhang Lang waited for this. "Little Divine Doctor, I am a poison doctor. I refine poison. How about we compete using poison?"
Hearing this, the audience frowned slightly. Using poison? How?
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "You set the method, I will set the subject."
"What subject?" Zhang Lang asked, confused.
"Using poison requires someone willing to bear it. How many poison rounds does Doctor Zhang plan?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Zhang Lang calmly.
Zhang Lang said, "Since using poison, one round decides the winner. We each provide one person. I poison your assistant, you poison mine. See who can detoxify first."
"I thought it would be two rounds. Since it's one round to decide, we don't need assistants. Just you and me. You poison me, I detoxify. I poison you, you detoxify. See whose detoxification is faster and more effective. How is that?" Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Also, I allow you to use gu poison."
Zhang Lang’s face changed slightly. She had planned to use gu poison, but didn't expect Zhu Yanyi to say it directly. Secretly using it and openly allowing it were two different things.
Zhu Yanyi’s clear eyes looked at Zhang Lang, as if asking what she thought. Zhang Lang felt trapped. If Zhu Yanyi hadn't allowed gu poison, she felt eighty to ninety percent confident. But now, she was afraid. However, she couldn't retreat now.
"Fine, it's settled. Whoever begs for the antidote loses," Zhang Lang said, refusing to admit his gu poison would lose.
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "I think so too. Rest assured, since I agreed, I won't go back on my word. First, this is a live broadcast. People here and those watching TV are watching. Second, do you think you can make me ruin the name 'Little Divine Doctor' by backing out?"