Of the twenty-two people, except for the eight who had just criticized Xie Xihe, the others were the ones who had laughed the loudest earlier.
It was impossible not to feel nervous when Mr. Mu called me aside.
But after thinking about it carefully, they felt that they had just laughed and had not committed any serious mistakes, so they would not be punished. So they calmed down and looked in the direction of Mr. Mu curiously.
After calling the person aside, Mu Lao put it aside for the time being and said in a louder voice, "Bring the things up."
As soon as these words were spoken, the already quiet square suddenly became so still that you could hear a pin drop, and everyone focused their attention and looked behind Mu Lao.
Sure enough, they saw Zhang Fangxuan appear at the edge of the square holding a large bamboo basket. The basket blocked their view, so they couldn't see the items in the basket clearly, but they could hear a crisp sound like jade colliding.
Everyone's eyes lit up!
It really is Gu Dan!
Mr. Mu really got enough ancient pills!
Amidst the excitement, only Ji Danyun looked unhappy.
Just look at the size of the basket. If the basket is really filled with ancient pills, then the quantity of this batch of ancient pills is even more than the total amount of each month in the past.
After she refused to supply the ancient elixir, Mu Lao got more ancient elixir...
"Don't worry, I've got people keeping an eye on him. Elder Mu hasn't left the academy for the past month. You're the only ancient pill master in the academy right now. Without you, how would he find so many ancient pills?" Dong Qiwen noticed Ji Danyun's mood and lowered his voice, "He's definitely just bluffing."
"We don't have to do anything, just watch the show quietly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fangxuan walked up behind Mu Lao. Mu Lao reached out and took out a white jade bottle from the bamboo basket. He said, "Today is the once-a-month ancient pill distribution day. Before I start distributing the ancient pills, I have three things to announce."
Everyone withdrew their gaze from the large and small jade bottles in the bamboo basket and looked at Mr. Mu again.
Old Mu opened the white jade bottle in his hand and poured it into his palm. Immediately, three round ancient pills rolled out, and a refreshing pill fragrance filled the air.
There is no need to distinguish them carefully, everyone can tell by just smelling the scent that these are the three most commonly distributed ancient pills in the academy: Recovery Pill, Enhanced Essence Pill, and Healing Pill.
but……
There was a hint of doubt in the students' eyes, and they looked at the three ancient pills with some confusion.
Although they are the same ancient pills, I always feel that these three seem to be different from the previous ones.
It seems... the luster is better, the shape is rounder, and even the fragrance of the elixir is stronger?
The students were a little confused about the situation and were even more curious about where Mr. Mu got these ancient pills. They all looked at Mr. Mu with shining eyes.
After everyone had finished their inspection, Elder Mu continued, "Starting this month, the academy will cancel the student evaluation process. Every student will receive a bottle of ancient pill every month."
He raised the white jade bottle in his hand and said, "It is a bottle of ancient pills like this, containing one each of the Restoration Pill, the Enhancement Pill, and the Healing Pill."
After a pause, he continued, "In addition, the academy will re-activate the bounty list and regularly release various tasks. Any student who completes a task will receive the corresponding ancient dan reward."
There were no excited exclamations as imagined. The students and mentors looked at each other in confusion, and some even couldn't help but raise questions.
"Master Mu, this isn't appropriate. The students are still young, and most of them don't have strong self-control. If they take excessive amounts of pills without assessment and restriction, I'm afraid the poison in their bodies will become more and more serious, affecting not only their foundation but also causing harm to their bodies."
Mu Lao smiled slightly: "This is the third thing I want to announce."
His gaze swept across the area, finally landing on Xie Xihe. Elder Mu raised his voice again and said, "After Elder Zhong, Instructor Zhang Fangxuan, and Instructor Fang Xun and I personally took these pills, we've confirmed that these new versions of the ancient pills are poison-free and have no other side effects!"
"In other words, from now on..."
"That's impossible!"
Before Mr. Mu could finish his words, a decisive voice sounded, interrupting him.
Ji Danyun walked across the crowd and came in front of Mu Lao, and said again with certainty: "This is impossible."
"All medicines are toxic. Although the ancient pills are different from ordinary pills, they are still made from medicinal herbs, so it is impossible for them not to have some toxicity."
"There are no side effects." Ji Danyun's eyes were fixed on the ancient pill in Mu Lao's palm. With rare stubbornness, he said again, "This is absolutely impossible."
Old Mu frowned.
He didn't expect that Ji Danyun, who had always been aloof and self-respecting, would stand up and speak at this time.
As the only known ancient alchemist in the academy, her words had a great influence, as could be seen from the instant cooling of everyone's enthusiasm.
Old Mu's brows furrowed even tighter, and he subconsciously looked at Xie Xihe.
He was sure that these ancient pills had no side effects, but he didn't know how Xie Xihe did it. If he couldn't produce convincing evidence, even if he was the vice president, he wouldn't be able to make everyone trust him instead of Ji Danyun.
Xie Xihe caught his gaze, and after a brief pause, he took over the topic, saying, "It's true that medicine is partly poisonous. Normally, anything containing medicine is toxic. But by the same token, as long as it's poisonous, it can be cured and eliminated."
"As long as the toxicity is removed during the refining process, it will be fine."
The tone was so understated that even someone as calm as Ji Danyun almost laughed out loud.
"It's easy to say you're removing the toxicity, but do you know how high the flame temperature reaches when refining the ancient elixir? It's already extremely difficult to refine and fuse the various medicinal ingredients under such high temperatures. How could they possibly spare the energy to remove the toxicity?"
“No one could do that,” she asserted.
Xie Xihe raised his eyes and looked at her: "Don't be so sure, you just can't do it."
Too lazy to waste time talking to her, he nodded his chin in the direction of Mr. Mu and said, "It's not up to you to decide whether it's possible or not. Why don't you just try it on the spot?"
Elder Mu's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Yes, since someone has raised an objection, it must be resolved. How about this, Student Ji, you personally select ten instructors and students to take the ancient pill on the spot and let the facts speak for themselves!"
Ji Danyun wanted to say that there was no need for that, because she said it was impossible, but when she turned around and saw Xie Xihe's casual and calm face, she suddenly felt depressed.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Okay!"
She also specially selected and randomly pointed at the eight student mentors closest to her, plus herself and Dong Qiwen, making exactly ten people. Each person took a Zengyuan Pill and swallowed it on the spot.
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