Chapter 269 So infuriating it's almost unbearable.

Qin Langzhong used the mutton-fat jade pendant to his advantage, which infuriated Lin Yuesha. It seemed that the lesson she had taught him last time was not enough.

"In that case, let's stay."

Seeing this, Xiao Qi said gently, "Doctor Qin, my sister and I did not see the jade pendant."

"You say you didn't see it, so you didn't see it? Unless you search them."

Seeing that Xiao Qi spoke in a mild tone, Qin Langzhong thought he was easy to bully and became even more demanding.

"Body search? What makes you think you can do that?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cha immediately objected. She thought that Doctor Qin was going too far, and that he was just holding a grudge against her young lady for losing a bet and paying out four hundred taels of silver, thus losing face.

If you're not as skilled as others, whose fault is that?

"Besides, who knows if you actually lost the jade pendant? Maybe you're just trying to scam me!"

Bai Cha was a good-natured person, but she was still thoroughly annoyed by Doctor Qin. The young master was too soft-hearted, and the young lady herself couldn't argue with Doctor Qin, but as a servant, she didn't care about saving face.

"What a joke! Don't you even know who our Physician Liao is? He's the young master of Shennong Herbal Hall. Would he really try to scam a poor wretch like you?"

Qin Langzhong, relying on his master's power, immediately stood up and sneered at the white tea.

Lin Yuesha found it somewhat amusing. Sure enough, father and son are the same. That Young Master Qin only knows how to use the word "poor and stingy."

"Dr. Qin, in the end, our family should thank you the most."

Xiao Qi gave a sincere and honest smile and bowed to Doctor Qin. "My family is poor, indeed very poor. I can't even afford a set of academy clothes and I'm still ridiculed. I am deeply grateful for Doctor Qin's help.

"Strange, when did I, Qin, ever sponsor you?"

Qin Langzhong was puzzled; he didn't remember ever dealing with the scholar in front of him.

"You must have a bad memory. The four hundred taels you and my sister wagered has already helped me a lot."

Xiao Qi's unspoken meaning was that his family had indeed been very poor before, and they were almost struggling to make ends meet. Thanks to Doctor Qin's generous help, they finally had some money and could no longer be considered poor.

Qin Langzhong almost vomited blood. Neither of these siblings was any good. This was heartbreaking, and they were rubbing salt into his wounds.

Lin Yuesha took a step back and clutched her stomach. So, never try to reason with a kind old man. If her older brother weren't so easy to bully, Lin Yuesha would have thought he was just being sarcastic.

Look at how angry Doctor Qin is; his face is turning blue and purple, and if he can't catch his breath, he'll pass out.

Throughout the entire process, Physician Liao didn't utter a single word. Instead, he lowered his head and focused intently on searching for his jade pendant.

He searched around the Hu family's house, then came out rubbing his temples.

"Doctor Liao, have you found the jade pendant?"

Qin Langzhong asked the question cautiously, a stark contrast to his previous arrogant demeanor.

"No, perhaps you forgot it somewhere else?"

Doctor Liao shook his head, having returned empty-handed. He decided not to waste any more time and went back to continue studying medical books.

"Dr. Liao, you haven't searched these people yet. They might have picked them up."

Qin Langzhong stepped forward, glanced smugly at Lin Yuesha and the others, and continued to sow discord and cause trouble.

No, it won't.

Liao Langzhong shook his head. If the other party had really found it, they would definitely hand it over to him; it was impossible for them to hide it away.

"That's not necessarily true. What if they get greedy and want the money..."

Qin Langzhong continued to persuade him earnestly, but Liao Langzhong had no interest in it at all.

Honestly, it's quite remarkable that such a unique place as Jishetang exists in such a chaotic and corrupt environment.

"Who would pick up something that doesn't belong to them? No one would."

Liao Langzhong firmly believed that he had accidentally dropped it somewhere, rather than that someone had intentionally hidden it.

There are still more good people than bad in this world.

Lin Yuesha clicked her tongue. Was Doctor Liao serious? It was rare that he hadn't been influenced by Doctor Qin after spending so much time with him.

"You must be the young master of Shennong Herbal Hall."

The female doctor stepped forward and stated that the group had not seen the jade pendant, but she still wanted to fight with the doctors from Jishetang.

"good."

Physician Liao finally looked up and faced Physician Yan directly. The two discussed that the medical competition would be held early the next morning, because if it was any later, Hu and his companion would be gone.

"If there is no solution by noon tomorrow, then we'll call it a draw."

When Physician Liao heard that Female Physician Yan might have a solution, his eyes lit up.

He was eager to exchange medical knowledge with Dr. Yan, but the two were currently in opposing positions.

"good."

The two groups parted ways, and Bai Youran couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, didn't you say you had no choice?"

If there's no other way, what if we lose...

"There's no other way, but solutions have to be found; they're not so easy to come by."

The female doctor Yan was not thinking about medical battles, but about healing the sick and saving lives.

Bai Youran didn't say anything about it.

The news of the medical duel between Jishetang and Doctor Yan at Chenshi tomorrow morning will spread quickly, and major gambling dens will start placing bets with odds of 1 to 10.

Of course, even so, very few people who bet on Dr. Yan won.

Lin Yuesha took out two hundred taels of silver and used it as collateral to pawn Doctor Yan.

Gambling has its wins and losses, and even if she loses, it doesn't matter. After all, she only got the money because of Doctor Yan's help.

If we win, then everyone will be happy.

On the return journey, Doctor Yan did not stay with the others; only Bai Youran and her brother Bai Dingfeng remained, along with their maid Ruyi.

Bai Dingfeng suggested that since it was a rare day off, he should take advantage of the opportunity to have another meal with Lin Yuesha. However, he was not familiar with her and was too embarrassed to bring it up.

He tried to find a topic to talk about for a long time, but found that Xiao Qi didn't respond and didn't want to keep him at all.

"Tingyun, you are very knowledgeable. May I ask you for some guidance?"

Bai Dingfeng hesitated for a while, but finally decided to be shameless and proposed to study with Xiao Qi.

Bai Youran twitched her lips. She really couldn't stand it anymore. Her older brother was just trying to freeload, but couldn't he at least come up with a less lame excuse?

"Let's do it another day."

Xiao Qi refused. He had a rare day off, and before he could even spend some quality time with his younger sister, three uninvited guests arrived.

It was already past noon, and the brother and sister showed no sign of leaving; they were like stubborn leeches.

"Sister Bai, I'm going to visit the Jiang family this afternoon."

Seeing that her elder brother didn't seem to like Bai Dingfeng, Lin Yuesha thought that Bai Gongzi had a very good temper. Although she didn't understand why, she still stood on her elder brother's side.

Moreover, the incident just happened yesterday, and Longjing is currently helping out at the Jiang family's place; I wonder how he is doing.

Jiang Baozhu is the kind of person who dislikes troubling others.

"good."

Having said all that, the two had no choice but to part ways. As they parted, Bai Dingfeng glanced resentfully at Lin Yuesha's retreating figure and sighed.

I don't know when I'll have the chance to freeload another meal.

"Brother, if you really like Yue Sha's cooking so much, why don't you marry her?"

Bai Youran casually offered a terrible idea.

However, she was just saying it casually; the two families were of vastly different social standing, and she doubted her parents would agree.