"Does it not count?" Zhu Yanyi asked again.
"It does not count. If you lost, you lost," Merck said directly.
"Okay." Zhu Yanyi stood up and walked to Zhang Lang. "How do you feel?"
Zhang Lang gave a bitter smile. "If I wasn't sure I was poisoned, I wouldn't have felt it at all."
Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "If you could feel it, my poison would be too weak." She didn't use her hands. Instead, she snapped her fingers. Like magic, the black color on Zhang Lang's face faded away at a visible speed.
Everyone watched with wide eyes, almost popping them out.
"Poison doctor, poison doctor. First poison, then cure. I poisoned you to show you that you are not the only one who knows poison. I cured you with poison to show you that poison, when used correctly, is a good medicine. Do you understand now?" Since it was a live broadcast, Zhu Yanyi was direct and polite.
She wanted the world to know that poison can be a cure. It depends on who uses it. Medicine is not wrong. Poison is not wrong. Using them to hurt people is the user's fault.
Zhu Yanyi wanted to tell the world: poison doctors are not scary. The scary part is the person using the poison.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Merck. "I heard you have another poison doctor here. Why not come out? Let's finish the competition today. I don't like fighting one today and one tomorrow."
Merck was stunned and looked at Wang Shulang beside him.
Wang Shulang didn't expect Zhu Yanyi to mention her. She thought for a moment, stood up, and walked over. Zhang Lang sighed helplessly when she saw Wang Shulang. Then she said to Zhu Yanyi, "Little Divine Doctor, I admit I lost this round."
"Hmm. Go rest well. Drink more hot water. It is good for you," Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Poison doctors are not scary. The scary part is the person using poison. I hope you, as a poison doctor, understand this."
Zhang Lang said nothing more. He just stepped aside. He lost, so he had no right to complain.
Zhu Yanyi faced Wang Shulang. "Mr. Wang, right? You are also a poison doctor, correct?"
Wang Shulang nodded. "Little Divine Doctor is right. I am indeed a poison doctor."
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "Since I moved your match forward from the day after tomorrow, you can decide how we compete. This is compensation for you."
Wang Shulang looked at Zhu Yanyi. "How about this? We make poison on the spot, taste it, identify the ingredients, and then cure it. What do you think?"
"Sure," Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly and gestured for her to proceed. "Mr. Wang, please go ahead."
Zhu Yanyi returned to her spot. She wrote down several herb names and asked Miaopu to prepare them.
People who make poison know that they don't use all the herbs listed. Usually, a few are enough.
Zhu Yanyi wrote only twelve herbs. She only needed seven. These herbs were usually for curing diseases. No one thought they could make poison.
Zhu Yanyi used a mortar to crush some herbs and a grinder to crush others. Soon, all herbs became powder. The powders looked similar.
Then she started mixing them. From selecting herbs to crushing them, making the medicine, and forming pills, it took only half an hour.
Zhu Yanyi put the pills in a glass bowl, covered it with a glass dome, and started reading a book.
Someone nearby laughed at her relaxed attitude. "Little Divine Doctor, aren't you in a hurry?"
Zhu Yanyi looked at the person and said calmly, "Doctors cannot be impatient. People say haste makes waste. The same is true for doctors. Hurrying is bad for patients. Although this is a medical test, it is about making poison. So, we must be even more patient."
"But you are already done," the person said, confused.
"Yes, I am done. But Mr. Wang Shulang is not done yet. We Chinese people have patience. Be good and wait." Her tone sounded like she was teasing her for being slow. Everyone suddenly thought they were overthinking it.
(⊙o⊙)…
Everyone inside and outside the arena was speechless. But Zhu Yanyi's relaxed attitude made everyone laugh.
"True Little Divine Doctor. Such good style."
"Little Divine Doctor's style shows the grace of our great China."
"But Mr. Wang Shulang and Zhang Lang look Chinese too."
"There are bad people in China too. Otherwise, why are they called Cockroach and Weasel?"
(⊙o⊙)…
The discussion continued outside.
About twenty minutes after Zhu Yanyi finished, Wang Shulang also completed her poison. She brought out a glass bowl.
She placed the bowl on the middle table. Zhu Yanyi smiled, put down her book, stood up, and took the bowl. They exchanged bowls.
Zhu Yanyi looked at the contents, sniffed slightly, and said, "Your poison uses nine plants: White Sea Mango, Cycas, Lythrum, Colchicum, Locust, Daphne, Foxglove, and finally, Poppy."
Zhu Yanyi looked at Wang Shulang. "Honestly, I admire your knowledge of poisonous plants. Who would think these plants are poisonous? You used nine kinds."
"Little Divine Doctor, are you afraid to eat it?" Wang Shulang's eyes showed pride.
Zhu Yanyi laughed. "I am not afraid. Your poison is useless to me. I didn't want to discourage you, but since you insist, I will eat it." Zhu Yanyi casually threw the pill into her mouth. Then, she slowly took a bottle of diluted Medicine Spring water from her medical box, drank it, and said, "Done. I am cured."
Actually, Zhu Yanyi didn't need to drink the water. She was immune to all poisons. Even without the water, she would be fine. But she drank it to hide her special constitution from others.