Chapter 112 Unable to Refute
In the second competition, almost half of the people were killed. Now there are still about 300 people on the field. The spacious venue in the front yard of Yaowang Temple was suddenly half empty.
The third competition began soon. This time, eight judges selected eight disease cases and asked the contestants to write down all the methods to solve the diseases. Only those who answered five correctly could proceed to the final competition.
Lin Qian had encountered these eight cases while traveling, and they were not difficult for her at all.
She was the first one to hand in her paper.
The people from the eight major families already knew Lin Qian's identity, including Ye Zelan and Ge Yuanqing. Lin Qian smiled at them.
Lin Qian has been in Beijing for such a long time, but she has not yet visited the two of them. She is afraid that going now will bring unnecessary trouble to them, so she plans to visit them after the medical competition.
Lin Qian smiled and nodded at the two of them, and was about to leave when the old Huangfu Patriarch, Huangfu Mingxiong, suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait, what are you writing about? I've never heard of or seen anything like it before."
The prescriptions written by Lin Qian were all recorded in medical books from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the Republic of China and modern times. Of course, the person who created this imaginary dynasty had never seen them.
Huangfu Mingxiong did not carefully read the prescription written by Lin Qian. When he saw that the answers were different from the answers, he spoke out directly. His purpose was to kick out Lin Qian, the unstable factor.
Lin Qian's identity as Commander Lin's daughter has long been no secret. They can't afford to offend her, but they can make Lin Qian withdraw from the medical competition.
"Old man Huangfu, really, how come you are still alive after two years? It's such bad luck to see you!" Lin Qian said to the head of the Huangfu family.
"How dare you! Patriarch Huangfu is a veteran in the medical field. How can you speak to him like that?" A middle-aged man next to Patriarch Huangfu spoke.
Lin Qian narrowed her eyes and looked at him. She already knew this man's identity yesterday. He was Meng Yi's cousin and the current head of the Meng family, Meng Yuan.
"I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be a beast like you. Are you comfortable sitting in my master's position?" Lin Qian asked him with a smile.
A flash of anger suddenly crossed Meng Yuan's face. Just as he was about to scold Lin Qian again, Ge Yuanqing beside him burst into laughter: "Hahaha! What Qianqian said is exactly what I think. I wanted to ask for a long time."
Ye Zelan also smiled, but there was hatred in his eyes.
"You! You guys!" Meng Yuan stood up suddenly and pointed at Ge Yuanqing and Lin Qian.
"If you want to make a noise, go out. The competition is still going on here and we need quiet." Bai Hongfei suddenly said coldly.
At this time, the head of the Huangfu family suddenly spoke and handed Lin Qian's answer sheet to Bai Hongfei: "Master Bai, you might as well take a look at this first. The answer she wrote is completely different from the answer sheet."
Bai Hongfei picked up Lin Qian's answer sheet and couldn't help but frowned. Sitting next to him was the Taoist priest from the Medicine King Temple, Taoist Master Sun. He also leaned over to look, took a look, and frowned.
"Different from the answer? The prescription I prescribed is a hundred times better than yours. It works quickly, has no side effects, and won't rob Peter to repair Paul." Lin Qian glanced at Huangfu Mingxiong and said disdainfully.
Huangfu Mingxiong sneered: "Nonsense, if there is such a recipe, how could I not know it?"
Lin Qian thought, of course you don’t know, if you knew, you would have traveled through time.
Ignoring Huangfu Mingxiong, Lin Qian looked at Bai Hongfei and Taoist Sun, waiting for them to speak.
After reading for a long time, Meng Ziling and Qu Lingxiao both handed in their papers, but the other two were still reading and whispering to each other from time to time.
"What happened?" Meng Ziling and Qu Lingxiao asked, with worry in their eyes.
Lin Qian glanced at Huangfu Mingxiong and said loudly, "Someone is old and blurry-eyed and is trying to trouble me. Don't worry, just go down and wait for me to recover."
Lin Qian stood there until the last person handed in their paper. Then Bai Hongfei and Taoist Sun said to Lin Qian, "We have some questions in our hearts, and we hope Miss Lin can help us answer them."
Lin Qian nodded: "Excuse me."
Taoist Priest Sun spoke first. "To treat asthma, Miss Lin prescribed Erchen Decoction, with ephedra, cinnamon twig, roasted licorice root, and apricot kernel. May I ask, what is the function of roasted licorice root? Its inclusion in this prescription seems rather inappropriate."
Before Lin Qian could speak, Huangfu Mingxiong spoke first. He frowned and looked at Bai Hongfei and Taoist Sun and said, "Valley Master Bai, Taoist Sun, why are you asking this? I just read her answers and they make absolutely no sense to me. Why are you taking it so seriously?"
At the end, Huangfu Mingxiong looked at the two of them with suspicion in his eyes.
Bai Hongfei was a serious and taciturn person. Seeing Huangfu Mingxiong asking questions, he directly handed Lin Qian's answer sheet to him without saying much, and then continued to look at Lin Qian and asked her to continue speaking.
Lin Qian said, "Roasted mugwort can harmonize the various herbs. These four herbs combined can induce sweating, relieve exterior symptoms, open up the lungs, and calm asthma."
Taoist Sun suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.
Bai Hongfei then asked, "Can Rehmannia root bark, Morus alba bark, and Licorice root really cure lung heat?"
"Rehmannia root bark is cold in nature, sweet in flavor, and enters the lung, liver, and kidney meridians, having antipyretic properties. Morus alba bark enters the lung meridian and has lung-clearing, asthma-relieving, diuretic, and swelling-reducing properties. You know that, right? Adding licorice root to the mix, it replenishes qi, eliminates phlegm, and relieves coughs, while also providing a soothing effect."
Isn't this more economical than Beimu Gualou Powder and Qingzao Jiufei Decoction, and more effective?"
Fritillaria and Trichosanthes powder and Qingzao Jiufei soup are the standard answers.
When Huangfu Mingxiong heard this, his face turned pale. He picked up Lin Qian's answer sheet and looked at it carefully.
After Lin Qian finished speaking, Bai Hongfei bowed and said, "Thank you, Miss Lin, for clearing up my doubts. I'd really like to know who taught you these prescriptions."
Lin Qian glanced at Meng Yuan and said, "My master, Meng Yi, was unjustly dismissed and left the capital for a distant land. He devoted himself to studying medicine and wrote more than ten medical books, which he passed on to me."
"So that's how it is. Your master is a very skilled doctor. I can't wait." Bai Hongfei also looked over there and said.
"Have I passed my exam now?" Lin Qian asked Huangfu Mingxiong.
Huangfu Mingxiong looked at Lin Qian's answer sheet in his hand and wanted to crumple it up and throw it away, but he couldn't.
He had carefully read Lin Qian's answer sheet, and the prescription written on it was so perfect that he could not refute it.
"Master Huangfu, tell me! How are my niece Qianqian's grades?" When Ge Yuanqing saw Huangfu Mingxiong being humiliated, he immediately supported Lin Qian.
"Grade A, all correct." Huangfu Mingxiong said finally.
Lin Qian smiled and said to Huangfu Mingxiong seriously, "Old Huangfu, you are old and your eyesight is dim. You should step down and let others take over."
Then he approached Huangfu Mingxiong and lowered his voice, "And your position as Dean, you worked so hard to secure it back then. It was really hard for you."
Huangfu Mingxiong's pupils shrank, and he blurted out: "How did you know?"
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