Chapter 1039 Park Jin-guk is Stunned
"King Yama Song, hurry up! Are you afraid to eat it? If you're afraid, then you lose. It's two out of three. If you concede again, you'll be defeated by me."
Park Jin-guk, knowing Song Yanwang's pride, said with a smile.
Song Yanwang happened to see Park Jin-guk's increasingly rosy complexion, and his heart sank.
Had the poison he painstakingly concocted been detoxified by Park Jin-guk?
Was this a joke?
Was this something a human could do?
At this moment, he felt even more despair.
"If I eat it, I'll eat it. What am I afraid of?"
Song Yanwang saw the expectant gazes of the surrounding audience. He was unwilling to concede, but his heart was conflicted. What if he couldn't detoxify the Nine Nether Yellow Springs poison? Wouldn't he die?
To die for traditional Chinese medicine sounded good, but how many people could actually do it when the moment came?
He slowly picked up the medicine, and as he was about to put it to his lips, he finally dropped his arms and said dejectedly, "I... I concede..."
Everyone erupted in an uproar!
Song Yanwang had actually conceded!
This Song Yanwang was a disgrace to Jiangnan Province!
The crowd below was first surprised, then they stood up and began to accuse Song Yanwang.
Song Yanwang's old face turned red. He had long imagined the consequences of conceding, but he hadn't expected the scolding to be so severe.
Park Jin-guk sneered, "King Yama Song, it seems you're not all that great."
Song Yanwang heard this and wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
"King Yama Song concedes, and our H country wins!"
"H country is mighty!"
The people from H country present shouted in unison.
The people of Jiangnan Province, although they wanted to argue, were speechless with the facts before them. They could only let their anger swell in their chests.
Especially those in the VIP section of the Medical Association had extremely grim expressions. They hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He just conceded?
Elder Zhang returned to rest for a while, but then returned out of worry. He happened to witness this scene, and his heart was filled with despair.
Would Jiangnan Province really lose like this?
Park Jin-guk smiled faintly and raised his hand to signal for quiet.
The people from H country immediately fell silent, and the surroundings also quieted down.
Park Jin-guk looked at Elder Zhang and sneered, "President Zhang, your traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Jiangnan Province are too cowardly. You don't even dare to compete in this. Are there any other participants from Jiangnan Province?"
Song Yanwang, hearing himself called a coward, was so angry he almost fainted, but he couldn't say a word. Might makes right, after all.
Elder Zhang's face darkened, and he turned to a Chinese medicine practitioner beside him, "Elder Yao, why don't you go?"
Elder Yao's face turned green upon hearing this.
Although he was over seventy years old, his body was still strong, and he could live for several more years. He didn't want to risk his life.
But if he refused in public, it would be embarrassing.
Just as he was in a dilemma, he suddenly had an idea and quickly said:
"President Zhang, it's not that I'm disrespecting you, but I haven't been feeling well these past few days, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. It's a struggle for me to even be here today. Otherwise, I would have taken sick leave and stayed home."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding people scoffed, "Elder Yao, we live in the same complex, and I saw you jogging this morning!"
Elder Yao's old face turned red, "I was just exercising."
"Tsk, you're lying to ghosts!"
"Master Yao, your medical skills are superb, please don't refuse any longer!"
"That's right, with Master Yao's medical skills, he can definitely defeat that Korean doctor!"
The crowd, thinking "let my friends die before me," urged Master Yao to step forward.
Master Yao looked at the faces in front of him, and a million "grass-mud horses" galloped through his mind. Why weren't they going? Why were they asking him to go?
In any case, he was determined not to go and insisted that he was ill and unable to compete.
Elder Zhang knew that Elder Yao didn't want to take the lead. He looked at him with a questioning gaze, and Elder Yao immediately lowered his head and shook his head helplessly.
He then asked several more elderly Chinese medicine practitioners, but they all found various excuses to evade, not wanting to participate.
At this moment, everyone thought of Elder Fang, who was feeling unwell.
Back then, Elder Fang claimed to be sick and unable to compete, and they had all accused him. But now, they felt that Elder Fang was truly brilliant. If they had known, they would have all claimed to be sick and stayed away.
Elder Zhang was furious, but they still refused, almost causing Elder Zhang to vomit blood again.
Seeing this, Park Jin-guk shamelessly insulted them. Some even took videos and posted them on social media, where the comments quickly reached thousands, all of them accusatory and abusive!
"It seems that your Jiangnan Province is not as good as your other thirteen provinces. I'm ashamed for you all!"
Park Jin-guk cursed contemptuously, his gaze flicking towards Chen Xuan. He wanted Chen Xuan to come out and fight.
Elder Zhang gritted his teeth, stood up in anger, and said, "Then this old bone will do it!"
Everyone was moved. Elder Zhang had just vomited blood from anger at Park Jin-guk, but now he was asked to duel Park Jin-guk. This was truly touching...
Many people felt sorry for Elder Zhang and began to curse the Jiangnan Province Medical Association as a bunch of cowards!
Those people flushed red, but still did not step forward.
At this moment!
"Elder Zhang, I'll do it!"
Chen Xuan shook his head helplessly, stood up, and spoke slowly to Elder Zhang.
"Mr. Chen, you'll do it?"
Elder Zhang's icy heart surged with a trace of warmth upon seeing Chen Xuan.
However, he still shook his head, "Mr. Chen, there's no need. I'll do it. You are still young, and I probably won't live for many more years. With your ability, you will surely support the entire Chinese medicine community."
Although Chen Xuan's medical skills were superb, Elder Zhang still felt that Chen Xuan could not deal with Park Jin-guk. Even if he went up, it would be no different from sending him to his death. Since it was sending him to his death, it might as well be him, the president of the Jiangnan Province Medical Association.
Elder Zhang knew he was no match, but he wanted to use his blood and life to preserve the last shred of dignity for the entire Jiangnan Province Chinese medicine.
Chen Xuan said confidently, "Elder Zhang, how do you know I'm not capable? In my opinion, the Nine Nether Yellow Springs is nothing to be afraid of!"
"What? You mean you can detoxify the Nine Nether Yellow Springs?"
Elder Zhang was greatly surprised.
Chen Xuan smiled and nodded, "Yes, I can detoxify the Nine Nether Yellow Springs poison. I'll go."
Elder Zhang found it hard to believe. After repeatedly confirming, he finally decided to let Chen Xuan compete.
Chen Xuan walked onto the stage and looked at Park Jin-guk standing opposite him with a smile.
"Heh heh, Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan, you've finally come on stage. Your death day has arrived."
Park Jin-guk's entire face contorted with excitement upon seeing Chen Xuan appear.
"Death day? I think this time next year will be your death day!"
Chen Xuan smiled faintly.
"Hmph, you talk tough!"
Park Jin-guk was dismissive and sneered, "Hurry up and taste the Nine Nether Yellow Springs I've prepared for you!"
"Why the rush? I haven't prepared the poison yet."
Chen Xuan wasn't angry and said with a smile.
"Alright, then I'll let you prepare the poison, so you can't say I'm bullying you."
Park Jin-guk didn't believe at all that Chen Xuan could prepare any potent poison.
Chen Xuan smiled slightly, looked at the thirty-three herbs in front of him, and slowly said, "Angelica dahurica, three grams. Honeysuckle, five grams..."
Hearing the herbs Chen Xuan was picking, Park Jin-guk suddenly felt a sense of familiarity and scoffed, "Heh heh, are you going to make me a complete tonic pill? My body is strong and can eat anything, I don't need a complete tonic pill at all."
Chen Xuan said nothing and continued to pick the herbs.
However, Chen Xuan's movements were very skilled. He could even pick them without using a scale.
This set of movements was fluid and natural, earning a few praises from Park Jin-guk. The movements were precise and accurate, and more importantly, not a single gram was off. This was not something an ordinary person could do. It would require years of practice, and even more importantly, talent.
If one lacked talent, even after practicing for ten or eight years, they might not be able to achieve such skill.
Chen Xuan picked the herbs while stating their names and weights.
Park Jin-guk's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Chen Xuan in shock, "You you you... How do you know the preparation method for the Nine Nether Yellow Springs?"