Ling Yunxi listened to the comments from below the stage, her brows furrowed, but she didn't take them to heart. Suddenly, the crowd heard a voice.
"Yunxi, Yunxi!"
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Chenzhao waving at her from among the beastmen.
Noticing Ling Yunxi seeing him, Xiao Chenzhao shouted, "Yunxi, keep it up! Your father believes in you!"
Ling Yunxi smiled slightly and replied, "Mm!"
Upon hearing Xiao Chenzhao's voice, the other orcs also began to encourage the orcs competing on the stage.
They were only calling out Pu Yueling's name—
"Go Yue Ling, defeat her!" A powerful voice rang out from the beastmen.
"Yueling, we will always support you!" a female voice rang out.
"Yueling, defeat that wicked woman!" a voice rang out.
After hearing such a bold statement, the crowd quieted down considerably.
Seeing that Ling Huashuang did not react, the others continued to shout loudly.
"Defeat the wicked shepherd, defeat the wicked shepherd, defeat the wicked shepherd..."
The members of the Beast Academy listened coldly as the beastmen publicly called Ling Yunxi an evil female.
"Heh..." Jiang Yichuan sneered at the scene, saying disdainfully, "I don't know where she gets the confidence to compete with Pu Yueling."
"She is the female wolf who defeated many orcs of the wolf clan, and she is now the most prestigious among the wolf clan."
"You can still laugh? If she succeeds, she'll have to stay with us every day to study." Xuan Yize frowned with worry. "Then she won't have anywhere to hide."
"And you just lied to her and almost caused her to drown. You'll have your share of troubles later."
Upon hearing Xuan Yize's reminder, Jiang Yichuan's eyes darkened, and his face turned grim. "Don't worry, she will definitely not succeed. I don't want to see her every day."
"Let's see how it goes first," Xuan Yize said as someone came up from the stage.
"Um."
On the sacrificial altar—
A middle-aged male witch doctor walked onto the stage and stood in the center.
Looking at the crowd below the stage, whose eyes were all expecting a female to embarrass herself on stage, he couldn't help but sigh softly and shake his head.
He cleared his throat and said, "Although when you feel unwell, your first thought is to go to a shaman or have your family go in your place, what will you do when you grow up and feel unwell while hunting? That's when you'll see how important it is to learn some self-rescue skills."
"So today's first round of competition is about the accumulation of knowledge about herbs and the ability to smell."
Then an orc came up carrying a basket of herbs.
"Let me explain first that some of the plants here are medicinal herbs with medicinal value, while others are just simple grasses with nothing special about them."
"Two contestants, I will take out three kinds of plants one by one. The one who correctly describes their growing environment, usage and therapeutic effects twice out of three times will win this round of the competition."
"Are you ready?" he asked, looking at the two females on either side.
“Ready,” Ling Yunxi and Pu Yueling said at the same time.
When Pu Yueling saw Ling Yunxi speak to her at the same time, she couldn't help but give her a disdainful look.
The audience quieted down considerably and watched intently.
"Hmm." The witch doctor took out a bunch of purple flowers from the basket and showed them to them. "These purple flowers..."
“I know,” Pu Yueling said before the witch doctor could finish. “It’s called Purple Flower Ground Ivy. It’s everywhere in the wild and doesn’t have any special requirements for the environment. As long as there is soil, water and sunlight, it will be fine. It can treat snake and insect bites. Just crush it and apply it.”
"Wow."
As soon as Pu Yueling finished speaking, the orcs below the stage sighed in admiration, and many exclamations of surprise rang out.
"That kind of flower even grows in front of my house. I originally thought it was a weed, but I never expected it to be a medicinal herb."
"Yes, that's right, it is indeed *Viola yedoensis*." The shaman nodded slightly in affirmation. "You've basically answered correctly about its growing location, usage, and therapeutic effects."
Upon hearing the witch doctor's affirmation, the orcs below cheered.
"Yueling is amazing!"
"Go Yueling! Victory is yours!"
"Yunxi, keep going!" Xiao Chenzhao couldn't help but feel anxious for Ling Yunxi when he saw that she couldn't answer.
"Heh." Jiang Yichuan looked at Ling Yunxi on the stage. "Like a blockhead, now you know how embarrassing it is, right?"
"The purple-flowered ground ivy can not only treat snake bites, but also diarrhea. When boiled with dandelion, it can treat sore throat and clear heat and detoxify. When combined with plantain, it can..."
Ling Yunxi took this opportunity to add.
When the beastmen heard her talk about the effects, many questioned whether she was talking nonsense, while others remained skeptical.
At this moment, Pu Yueling frowned and glanced at Ling Yunxi beside her.
She had never heard of the functions the woman mentioned before, and she wondered where she had heard them from, which made her prefer to believe that the woman was making it up.
"By the way, it can also be used as a wild vegetable. It's a great addition to hot pot or fried with eggs," Ling Yunxi added.
"Is she crazy? Who would fill their stomach with wild grass? I think she's gone crazy from not eating meat for a while."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Upon hearing a mocking voice from within the crowd, the beastmen erupted in laughter.
"Tch!" Pu Yueling sneered disdainfully upon hearing this. She had almost believed it was real when she heard Pu Yueling's continuous output.
Upon hearing Ling Yunxi's answer, the witch doctor looked at her unremarkable appearance and was surprised that she knew so much.
This was a treatment method that he had spent several years researching and figuring out, and she had revealed it all.
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he nodded repeatedly, "Not bad..."
"Whoever answers first wins, so Pu Yueling wins this round."
As soon as the witch doctor finished speaking, the orcs cheered again.
"Wow, Yue Ling is the best!" the crowd cheered.
"That was close, she almost won," said an orc in the audience.
They didn't care what the witch doctor said afterward; they only cared about hearing his result: Pu Yueling had won.
This was Ling Yunxi's first time participating in the competition, and she didn't expect that she could answer before the witch doctor finished speaking.
"Yunxi, keep going!" Xiao Chenzhao shouted. "This round isn't over yet, there's more to come, don't be discouraged!"
“Next…” the witch doctor took out another herb.
"This is perilla, which grows in a humid, warm environment with plenty of sunlight and fertile soil."
"It can dispel cold, soothe the fetus, and detoxify fish and crab poisoning. It is mainly used to treat colds, stagnation of spleen and stomach qi, chest tightness and vomiting. It can also help pregnant women soothe the fetus."
"However, those with yin deficiency or qi deficiency should use it with caution. When suffering from a cold, boil it with ginger and scallions in water and drink the resulting liquid..."
Ling Yunxi continued to output a series of messages, and the beastmen on and off the sacrificial altar immediately fell silent, their eyes wide and their ears perked up in disbelief as they listened.
Her confident and eloquent manner made everyone momentarily forget her ugly and overweight appearance.
Some of the orcs even took notes while listening.
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