Meng Qingxue had lived for twenty-four years and had never suffered such great humiliation and injury.
How could the Meng Family’s cherished pearl be bullied by outsiders like this?
But it indeed happened on the competition stage, with so many people watching.
Moreover, Meng Qingxue didn’t lose because Ying Zijin intentionally made a deadly poison for her.
It was all because she overlooked the blind spot that Ying Zijin had switched the order of the medicinal ingredients, resulting in a wrongly refined antidote.
And because her body couldn’t stand the cold, the cooling nature of the Energy Dissipating Pill caused great harm.
The Meng Family understood this reasoning, but none of them could swallow this indignity.
Meng Qingxue was also raised in front of Meng Wan’s very eyes.
Madam Meng had encountered an evil doctor during her pregnancy with Meng Qingxue and, though not captured, her body was damaged.
Meng Qingxue was born frail, and the Meng Family elders were very distressed, meticulously caring for her until now.
"We needn’t compete." Meng Wan tapped on the table, placing a pill on the surface, indifferently, "Eat this pill, endure for three minutes, and I’ll give you the antidote."
Ying Zijin slowly turned her head.
The girl had stunningly beautiful features, with a cool and distant expression.
The slightly uptilted phoenix eyes, however, added a trace of enchantment.
Her beauty was breathtaking.
Meng Wan’s gaze faltered.
She had learnt about Meng Qingxue’s affection for Fu Yunshen and now had to admit that Ying Zijin truly possessed a remarkable appearance.
"Meng Wan, Senior, this is going too far." Hall Master Li’s expression changed, "What did Miss Ying do wrong, to deserve to eat this pill?"
If he wasn’t mistaken, this pill was the Heart-Eating Pill.
If ingested, how long would the pain last?
"I didn’t say she was wrong. On the contrary, I quite appreciate her talent in refining medicine." Meng Wan spoke casually, "But seeing Qingxue suffer because of her irks me. Is that not allowed?"
As she spoke, she looked at the girl again, smiling, "Of course, you have elders to back you up, and I welcome that. But the question is, do you?"
Meng Wan was one hundred and twenty years old, and the oldest Great Elder of the Pill Alliance was only eighty.
Who could compare to her in medical skill?
Ying Zijin rolled up her sleeves, calmly, "My family’s elders aren’t as shameless as you."
Meng Wan’s face immediately darkened.
She had always been held in high regard, with the younger generations showing her respect. Who dared speak to her like this?
Just as Meng Wan was about to scold her, someone interrupted.
"Meng Wan, you truly become shameless with age." Laughter came through, laced with derision, "A person over a hundred years old, nearly in the grave, now wants to compete in medical skill with a young girl?"
"What’s the point of bullying the junior? Why not we have a competition?"
Meng Wan frowned and looked up.
It was a woman in her early thirties, with a kind face, and elegant in appearance.
Surprised, Hall Master Li immediately knelt down, "Alliance Leader!"
The Pill Alliance Leader, Qiu Man, was also one hundred and twenty years old.
She was a level seven Pill Master, representing the pinnacle of the Pill Alliance’s medical skills!
Very few from the Ancient Medical Field lived past a hundred years old, and altogether they would definitely not exceed a hundred.
Meng Wan’s expression changed, her voice squeezed through clenched teeth, "You’re still alive."
The Pill Alliance’s leader had not appeared for years, with the Pill Alliance stating she was in closed-door cultivation.
"How can I die before you?" Qiu Man glanced at Meng Wan indifferently, "Weren’t you about to compare alchemy? Let’s do it! Right now!"
"Let everyone else see, when facing someone of the same level, whether you dare to be arrogant!"
With Qiu Man’s return, the Elders Council and the Vice Alliance Leader also entered.
Surrounded by so many people, Meng Wan’s aged face grew flushed with anger, her complexion burning with pain.
She could no longer stay and left with her face ashen.
"Tsk, just a Heart-Eating Pill? I thought it was some grand medicine." Qiu Man scoffed, "If the Meng Family sends someone else, tell them I’ve returned. They can come whenever they like."
Ying Zijin was part of the Pill Alliance, and the alliance had long been in need of a genius.
Although Lin Qingjia was also a member, she was ultimately from the Lin Family.
Ying Zijin had to be well-protected by the Pill Alliance.
Qiu Man personally asked someone to bring the medicine for Ying Zijin from the Medicine Repository and then added, "You took more than a month’s leave, what was it for?"
Ying Zijin replied concisely, "Watching TV dramas."
She took a step back, nodding slightly, "I’ll take my leave now."
Qiu Man nodded and then wondered, "What in the world is a TV drama?"
With hesitation, Hall Master Li took out his phone, "It’s this."
Qiu Man frowned, "How did these people get inside?"
Hall Master Li hurriedly explained, "No, no, no, Leader, this is a recording, the high technology of the outside world."
Qiu Man waved her hand dismissively, "Troublesome, I’m heading to the Alchemy Room."
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