It was astonishing that the Great Han Ming Country had taken first place in the first round!
This... was simply unbelievable.
It should have been the Pill Tower, how could it have been them?
And moreover...
On Daxia's home ground, with so many experts present, to be beaten by the Koreans for first place was undoubtedly a huge humiliation!
The Pill Tower faction erupted on the spot.
"Impossible!"
"Host, is this result a mistake?"
"How could the Great Han Ming Country possibly be first, shouldn't our Pill Tower disciples be ranked first?"
"We are not convinced, there must be something fishy going on!"
"..."
Countless people in the audience, having a preconceived notion that the Pill Tower would win this round, were naturally not convinced by this outcome!
"I demand..."
"To go on stage and re-examine your test results!"
Zheng Zhongtian stood up, his face full of rage, and roared loudly.
Under his authority, the host could only agree, "Elder Zheng, please."
Zheng Zhongtian did not reply.
With a cold snort, he stepped onto the stage with a stern face to conduct the re-examination.
"Elder Zheng, you must give us justice!"
"Elder Zheng, please check carefully, don't give them any opportunity!"
"Elder Zheng, don't let those Great Han Ming Country Koreans be arrogant..."
The disciples of the Pill Tower shouted loudly.
Zheng Zhongtian remained silent and began his inspection.
One, two, three...
While inspecting, he compared it with the results, and also identified the medicinal herbs himself to see if there were any problems with the given answers.
But as he checked...
Zheng Zhongtian's expression grew grim.
By the tenth herb, the Pill Tower disciples had indeed misjudged two!
And the Great Han Ming Country...
Was entirely correct.
By the twentieth herb, the Pill Tower disciples had already made five mistakes!
And the Great Han Ming Country...
Was still entirely correct!
This made Zheng Zhongtian's expression darken.
Until...
All the medicinal herbs were checked.
The Pill Tower disciples had indeed made a total of thirty mistakes!
And Cui Zhengjin of the Great Han Ming Country...
Was entirely correct!
The host said helplessly, "Elder Zheng, please announce the results of your re-examination."
Everyone below fell silent, waiting to hear what Zheng Zhongtian would say.
Zheng Zhongtian mumbled.
He opened his mouth several times, and closed it several times.
Finally, he could only say with great annoyance, "The result announced by the host is correct."
The crowd below erupted into renewed clamor.
The first round, the identification of herbs, was indeed won by the Great Han Ming Country!
Moreover, the Pill Tower had unwisely questioned the opponent.
And when the result came out, the Pill Tower turned out to be the one looking foolish, having lost face!
This... undoubtedly made the Pill Tower appear narrow-minded and have lost a great deal of face!
Everyone fell silent.
On Daxia's land.
Losing was one thing.
But to have such a scene occur, it was like putting their face on the ground for others to stomp on!
At this moment.
Every person from Daxia felt a blush of shame.
"Hahaha..."
An arrogant laugh echoed through the venue. It was one of the experts from the Great Han Ming Country!
He was the lead physician of the Great Han Ming Country's delegation, Park Chang Ho!
Park Chang Ho walked onto the stage, looking condescendingly at everyone, and said in broken Daxia language, "You Daxia people are really interesting."
"You can't identify herbs yourself, yet you doubt the divine physician of our Great Han Ming Country."
"And the result... is utterly laughable!"
"But it's normal."
Park Chang Ho's contemptuous gaze swept across the crowd, "Xia Medicine originated from our Great Han Ming Country, and you have only learned a superficial part of it..."
"Compared to our Great Han Ming Country, you Daxia pigs are like grandchildren in Xia Medicine, not worth mentioning!"
These words undoubtedly enraged everyone present.
As long as they were from Daxia, hearing the name "Daxia pig," they would likely not have a good expression.
"When our Daxia was great, you Great Han Ming Country were probably still playing with mud!"
"Who the hell do you think you are, talking such crap!"
"Who are you to bark like that?"
"You still have the nerve to say medicine originated from your Great Han Ming Country, where's your shame?"
"The Great Han Ming Country is just a bunch of..."
The crowd erupted in curses.
The entire venue was a cacophony.
And Fang Yongzheng, Zheng Zhongtian, Hua Tianyi, and the others, their faces were extremely grim.
But after all, Daxia had lost the first round.
If they were to join in the cursing, it would likely make the Great Han Ming Country people even more arrogant.
Park Chang Ho sneered at them. After the cursing subsided, he slowly said, "You people only rely on your numbers and your loud voices!"
"But today is the Medical Arts Convention, and in the end, it's about medical skills!"
Speaking of which.
Park Chang Ho suddenly looked at Fang Yongzheng and the others, "Hua Tianyi, the Sect Master of the Pill Tower, Senior Elder Zheng Zhongtian, Fang Yongzheng of the Medical Association..."
"You all consider yourselves the vanguards of the medical arts."
"Then I will give you an opportunity to defeat me today!"
"I challenge all three of you simultaneously. If any one of you wins, then you win..."
"But if all three of you lose, then you will have nothing to say, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The entire venue once again erupted into a frenzy.
He was too arrogant.
To challenge three at once, he clearly didn't regard Fang Yongzheng and Hua Tianyi as equals.
If his arrogant spirit wasn't crushed today, then Daxia's physicians would never be able to hold their heads up in front of them!
"Good!"
"If you want to compete, then compete!"
"We Daxia physicians are not afraid to fight, come on!"
This matter concerned the dignity of Daxia as a nation and a people, and the three could not refuse. They agreed almost simultaneously.
As their words fell.
Hua Tianyi, Fang Yongzheng, and Zheng Zhongtian stepped onto the stage one by one.
The three stood together, facing Park Chang Ho from a distance.
"Speak, what do you want to compete in?"
Hua Tianyi spoke without yielding.
Three against one was already a significant advantage.
If they were to choose the event themselves, they would be too ashamed to do so.
"Let's compete in... poisoning."
"Whoever is faster will win."
Park Chang Ho's nostrils pointed skyward, disdainfully, "If all three of you are not as fast as me, then admit that Xia Medicine originates from our Great Han Ming Country!"
"Alright."
Hua Tianyi narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "If you lose, then get lost back and eat more Brain Platinum for a few years!"
Park Chang Ho sneered, "No problem."
Immediately.
The host randomly picked a prepared poison and distributed it to the four of them.
The four of them swallowed it without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye.
Symptoms of poisoning began to appear.
Hua Tianyi's face turned pale, he broke out in a cold sweat, and foamed at the mouth.
Fang Yongzheng felt a tightness in his chest, trembled uncontrollably, and black blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
Zheng Zhongtian's whole body convulsed, his mind was disoriented, and slowly, blood flowed from all seven orifices, a horrifying sight!
Park Chang Ho, while sweating, had blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and his face was flushed red!
All four were poisoned!
But due to differences in their physical constitutions, the symptoms of poisoning varied.
"Swish!"
"Whoosh..."
"Chua chua chua—"
"..."
Soon, the four of them gathered their strength and, based on the provided medicinal herbs, each prepared an antidote and took it.
Zheng Zhongtian was the first to take it.
However, his symptoms did not alleviate in the slightest; blood flowed more from his seven orifices!
Fang Yongzheng was the second to take it.
Similarly, his symptoms did not alleviate; more black clots appeared in the blood flowing from his mouth, indicating that the poison had taken hold.
Hua Tianyi was the third to take it.
Still, his symptoms did not alleviate; his mouth foamed with fresh blood and bits of flesh, a terrifying sight!
As for Park Chang Ho...
After taking the antidote, his symptoms slowly disappeared.
In less than ten seconds, he had fully recovered; he had successfully detoxified himself!