Chapter 516 She kissed him in public
Sun Weimeng swallowed hard, and said in a flattering tone, "When did you know that?"
He and Qiao Xi still wanted to keep it a secret from Huo Xingzhou, for fear of upsetting him.
Huo Xingzhou snorted coldly: "At the first opportunity."
How could such news escape his ears?
He had been waiting for Sun Weimeng to confess all along the way, but he was like a mute. These two people actually wanted to hide such an important matter from him.
"hey-hey."
Sun Weimeng laughed dryly twice and looked at Qiao Xi for help.
Qiao Xi took Huo Xingzhou's arm, a smile on her face: "Young Master Sun is also venting his anger for me. The bet was set up by someone. The other party came prepared, but we are not pushovers either. I will definitely get through this round safely."
After the first round of confrontation, Qiao Xi actually had a rough idea of his opponent's strengths.
The second round is her strong point, and she will definitely occupy one of the ten places!
"Besides, even without this bet, would they let me go?"
She shook the man's arm coquettishly.
"Um."
Huo Xingzhou responded indifferently.
Qiao Xi moved closer and coaxed him, "Don't be angry. Give me the needle bag. I'm going to prepare for the competition."
Huo Xingzhou stuffed the needle bag into her hand and Qiao Xi took it.
She asked in surprise, "Why this set? You said last time you found it at an auction house, and it even came with this needlework bag embroidered with ginseng."
Huo Xingzhou smiled faintly: "It's just right to use this set of golden needles today. I hope my little genius doctor can be successful!"
Qiao Xi pursed her lips and looked around, and found that not many people were looking at them.
So she stood on tiptoe, quickly kissed Huo Xingzhou on the cheek, and trotted into the competition venue with light steps.
Sun Weimeng was stunned.
“She…you…”
Qiao Xi is introverted and a little old-fashioned.
She would never do anything overly intimate at home, but she actually kissed Huo Xingzhou in the Chinese medicine clinic.
Sun Weimeng felt sour in his heart: "I didn't have enough breakfast, but I ate all the dog food."
Huo Xingzhou looked at him coldly: "If you lose, I will let you and Chen Xun go to the Arctic to get natural gas."
Sun Weimeng felt a chill on his back and immediately shrank his neck.
Arctic conditions are harsh.
Huo Xingzhou sneered and strode towards the VIP seats. His eyes accidentally met Zhong Yi's, and he sensed the hostility that still lingered in her. The corners of Huo Xingzhou's mouth fell slightly, and he stretched out his slender fingers to gently stroke the right cheek that Qiao Xi had kissed.
This move seemed to be a silent provocation.
Zhong Yi immediately turned his head and his face became even uglier.
Wan Jiang was trembling with fear as he sat by. Young Master Zhong had been using his beauty to lure men these past few days. He watched with trepidation as he maneuvered between the two cousins, fearing he would be exposed.
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Five minutes to ten.
The TCM clinic was fully occupied, even more packed than the first round. Even the aisles in the back were packed, creating a jam. The TCM Association had no choice but to deploy eighty security guards to maintain order.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Ceremony is held once every ten years, and no one who gets the news wants to miss it.
Sudden.
The crowd was noisy and restless!
"Mr. Huang Bingyi!"
"It's really Mr. Huang, the successor of the golden needle technique. He's here!"
"Look at the side door in the arena! It's really him!"
"Today, Huang Bingyi serves as the judge, and Lu Bannong, as the president, is responsible for reading out the rules and procedures and ensuring order. As expected, the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine still values qualifications and ability! Decades ago, the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine was a thriving field with hundreds of schools of thought, each with its own strengths! That was a glorious era..."
They all stretched their necks to look at this old man who had once shocked the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and the live cameras of TV stations and media were all focused on him.
His hair was gray and his back was slightly hunched.
Although he looks very old, he takes every step very steadily. It can be seen that the old man is still in good health.
His face was covered in wrinkles, and behind his reading glasses, his eyes were calm and composed, as if seeing through the world. His expression was somewhat serious. People said he had an eccentric temper and was difficult to get along with. He spoke bluntly and rarely gave anyone face.
He was surrounded by members of the Chinese Medicine Association, and Lu Bannong politely and respectfully led the way for him.
"Mr. Huang, please be careful of the steps. Please take a seat on the judges' panel. There are high-definition screens here. If you want to see the details of a contestant's performance, just click on it. I heard you like Maojian tea, so I asked them to prepare the best Maojian tea, paired with sweet but not greasy snacks."
This round of examination focuses on acupuncture and herbal medicine, which is considered practical.
So the equipment has caught up.
As the times develop, traditional Chinese medicine also keeps pace with the times.
As soon as Huang Bingyi appeared on the judges' seat on the podium, the other four senior judges stood up and greeted him with a bit of respect in their words.
As Huang Bingyi is ninety years old, he deserves the respect of these people.
What's more, he once occupied half of the traditional Chinese medicine community.
"You don't have to treat me specially. I'll treat others the same way as you do." Huang Bingyi sat on the chair and put the pot of freshly brewed Maojian tea aside.
Lu Bannong was met with a rebuff, but he kept smiling. "Okay, then tell the staff if you have any needs. For today's acupuncture and decoction competition, I've arranged twenty volunteers, who will be randomly assigned to the contestants by drawing lots. Let's see how good they are in practice."
Huang Bingyi responded expressionlessly and asked, "Is it the uniformly distributed needle, or did you bring your own?"
Lu Bannong said kindly, "They brought their own. These young people must have their usual set of needles, so we relaxed the requirements."
Huang Bingyi took off his reading glasses and flipped through a book in front of him that explained the rules and procedures for the acupuncture competition. He asked, "Aren't there pre-match inspections for long needles? Young people these days are very smart, and Western medicine also has many effective drugs that can quickly affect pulse conditions."
If medicine is applied on the needle tip, it will affect the fairness of the competition.
A dark light flashed across Lu Bannong's eyes, and he quickly said, "You are very thoughtful. I will send someone to check it out now."
"I'll go in person. I heard the last set of gold needles I used appeared at the needle trial meeting, so I'll take a look."
Lu Bannong said modestly, "Those are the golden needles my daughter Yingxue painstakingly obtained. She admires your acupuncture skills very much and has even tried to learn and improve them from the notes you left behind."
Huang Bingyi glanced at him and said nothing, then stood up and slowly walked down the stairs.
The judges behind him also followed suit, not daring to slack off at all.
Lu Bannong's gaze fell on Huang Bingyi's back, and he felt a little uneasy.
I always feel like the situation is out of control.
Huang Bingyi's authority was so great that even the other judges could not help but show some respect to him, and the needle testing conference was clearly headed by him.
If he favored Qiao Xi...
Lu Bannong denied his own guess in his heart. Huang Bingyi and Cheng Han seemed to have a bad relationship back then and had quarreled several times.
Lu Bannong picked up the microphone and tested his voice.
Then he looked at the audience and announced that a new procedure would be added to check the needle kits brought by the contestants.
There was some commotion in the venue.
The twenty contestants for the second round had all taken their seats. Lu Yingxue still stood in a prominent position in the front row. Qiao Xi sat a little further back, with Xiang Mingzhu to her left, Shen Xuanzhi to her right, and Li Songwen directly behind her.
Qiao Xi straightened his back and caught a glimpse of a person standing in the first row, trembling slightly.
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