Chapter 480 Slap in the Face, Identity Restored [1 Update]
Yan Ruoxue is very confident.
She had dealt with people at the International Virus Center and knew they were ruthless.
If her new findings hadn't been recognized, the International Center for Virology would never have paid any attention to them.
Since the International Virus Center responded to her, it must have entered the C virus she discovered into the virus database.
So after receiving the email, she came to the inner courtyard immediately.
The moment Ji Li saw Yan Ruoxue, a feeling of disgust welled up inside her.
She tugged at the girl's sleeve and whispered, "Ying Shen, she did it on purpose again."
"Don't worry." Ying Zijing yawned, looking languid. "We'll see."
If the International Virus Center really considers the C virus a new discovery, she'll have to question the Fifth Poison Master's abilities.
The dean also knew about the C virus and was very concerned about it.
A new discovery can bring considerable honor to the Ji family.
He moved closer to look at the words on the computer screen.
The C virus you discovered has already been entered into your internal virus database. Please be careful and cautious in the future to avoid making this mistake again.
A screenshot was attached to the email.
This is a sentence from an email sent by Yan Ruoxue.
[Please have the International Virus Center approve the C virus as soon as possible; every second of delay will result in significant losses.]
Therefore, the email specifically mentioned this screenshot—
[This reply serves as a reminder. The International Virus Center is still happy to continue cooperating with the Ji family in the future, but the Ji family is urged to exercise extreme caution.]
It's almost as if they've written "Don't be arrogant" on it.
"Wow!" Ji Li laughed after reading it. "Professor Yan, you're already more capable than the International Virus Center!"
The dean's expression also darkened, and his voice became somewhat indifferent: "Professor Yan, you've gone too far this time. What happened?"
Before the 20th century, scientific research in China was somewhat lagging behind.
Now that Imperial University is in place, things have begun to stabilize and even move ahead.
The Ji family's international standing has only risen in the last decade.
There are many other families in the same field as the Ji family in O Continent, just waiting to seize upon the Ji family's mistakes.
Mistaking something that has already been discovered for something new is not a big deal; there have been many such cases before.
But the dean has never seen anyone write a paper as definitively as Yan Ruoxue, and even say that it is their loss if the International Center for Virology does not record the C virus she discovered.
He knew Yan Ruoxue was used to being arrogant, but this time she was genuinely so angry that she laughed.
Yan Ruoxue is indeed formidable, and the inner courtyard generally goes along with her in everything.
But since it concerns the Ji family's honor, everything must be done according to the rules.
Upon hearing this, Yan Ruoxue froze.
She stared at the email reply in disbelief, panicking: "Dean, I..."
The International Center for Virology responded to her because she was provoked by her words?
But she didn't feel there was anything wrong with it when she wrote it; she was used to being assertive, so she just wrote it that way.
If she had known it would turn out this way, she should have had someone else check it again and delete the sentences with strong tones.
“Professor Yan, I don’t know if the International Virus Center suffered any losses,” the dean interrupted her, “but you certainly suffered losses, Vice Dean Liu.”
Liu, the vice president in charge of the merit list, stepped forward and said, "President."
“Take a look at the regulations,” the dean said. “How many merit points will be deducted for Professor Yan’s mistake this time?”
Yan Ruoxue suddenly looked up: "Dean!"
“Professor Yan, please remember this.” The dean remained unmoved. “The Ji family, their surname is Ji.”
After reviewing the document, Vice Dean Liu said, "According to Article 14, two thousand merit points need to be deducted."
The dean waved his hand: "Then deduct it."
Yan Ruoxue's face turned slightly pale, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on her back.
Two thousand merit points is not a small amount; she would need to conduct an A-level experiment to earn them.
However, a Level A experiment can take anywhere from three months to three years.
She was trying to reach the 20,000 merit points level, and losing so many points would waste a lot of her time.
Ying Zijing, with one hand in her pocket, nodded slightly: "I've finished reading it. You're quite ridiculous."
This time, Yan Ruoxue remained silent.
She had lost her previous arrogance, and her face was burning with pain.
Without even looking up, Yan Ruoxue picked up her laptop, stumbled, and hurriedly left.
Ying Zijing turned around: "Dad, let's go."
"Serves her right." Ji Li huffed, "Let her be arrogant, and now she's suffered a setback."
There are many people in the world more capable than Yan Ruoxue, and they know how to keep their talents hidden.
Wen Fengmian simply smiled.
He was never worried about Ying Zijin's academic abilities.
She is eager to learn and studies diligently.
In matters like this, he only trusts Ying Zijin.
The dean hesitated for a moment, then called out to the girl, "Miss Ying, how did you know that the C virus had been discovered?"
Ying Zijing didn't stop this time, but instead replied, "Read more books, go to bed early, and you won't go bald."
"..."
To kill someone is to destroy their spirit.
The dean was rebuffed by Wen Fengmian, and was even more speechless by Ying Zijin, and could only watch them leave.
"It seems we underestimated the ability of the ISC finals champion." The dean sighed. "We originally thought this was a theoretical knowledge competition, at most at the level of college students, but we didn't expect her knowledge to be so extensive."
After all, there are so many people in the Ji family, including many professors, yet they didn't know that the C virus had been discovered long ago.
Upon hearing this, the two vice deans exchanged a glance and both became wary.
It seems that Wen Fengmian's return this time is truly to restore his former status.
**
The three left the inner courtyard.
Although Ji Li felt relieved, she was still a little worried: "Yan Ruoxue cut off our family's supply of experimental materials just because I didn't go to her experiment. She's really angry this time. Will she cause trouble again?"
Ying Zijing said calmly, "Let her find it, like playing whack-a-mole."
Completely baffled, Ji Li thought: "???"
Wen Fengmian coughed twice and smiled slightly: "What your cousin means is that if she shows up, you should fight back until she's dead. The process is very enjoyable, and the result is very satisfying."
Ji Li: "..."
Ying Zijin: "..."
Although that's exactly what she meant, why does her dad's explanation feel a bit off?
"Yaoyao, the experiment is over, you should get some rest." Wen Fengmian nodded. "Haven't seen Yun Shen in a long time, have you? Go see him, young people should get more exercise."
"Hmm." Ying Zijing paused for a moment. "I'll go back and get some sleep first."
Yesterday, after Fu Yunshen requested to sleep with someone, he did indeed come over.
However, when he arrived, she had already asked Wen Fengmian and Ji Li to stay in the guest room next to the laboratory, leaving her alone in the laboratory to continue her experiments.
Therefore, Wen Fengmian was unaware of this matter.
But she didn't go to sleep in the end; she listened to stories all night.
Ji Li suddenly stopped, pointed to the large screen at the entrance, and said excitedly, "Ying Shen, look, the merit list has changed."
The list of meritors displays the top one hundred.
Yan Ruoxue was originally ranked 49th, but after having 2,000 merit points deducted, she dropped to 64th.
The further you go, the greater the difference in merit points becomes.
The difference between first and second place is a full 50,000 merit points.
Ying Zijing looked up and glanced at it: "What's the use of the merit list anymore?"
"Let the family members see it." It was Wen Fengmian who spoke. He said calmly, "The higher the merit points, the more things the ancient martial arts world will give, including some ancient martial arts and ancient medical resources."
Some moves in ancient martial arts can be practiced without internal energy.
However, these techniques will not be passed on to outsiders.
Ying Zijing pondered: "Ancient medical resources?"
“Ah, I know that.” Ji Li nodded. “Our main family values biochemistry a lot because they want to see if they can compete with ancient medicine with high technology.”
Ancient martial arts families don't like to use external high technology, but they do have it.
The Ling family is one, and so is the Ji family.
There are many ancient martial arts families, hundreds of them, large and small.
But the number of ancient medical families can be counted on one hand.
Therefore, not every ancient martial arts family has the ability to form an alliance with an ancient medical family.
The Ji family didn't have that. Whenever something happened, it was very inconvenient to consult ancient doctors, so they focused on scientific research.
Yan Ruoxue's research on chemistry, coupled with her ability to condense internal energy, made the Ji family even more attentive to her.
"I'm afraid that won't work." Ying Zijing nodded slightly.
Only alchemists and poison masters could rival ancient doctors.
Both of these, like divination, depend on talent.
"Who knows?" Ji Li shrugged. "Anyway, with my merits, I probably won't ever be summoned by the main family in my entire life."
Ying Zijing turned her head: "You want to go to the ancient martial arts world?"
"A little." Ji Li scratched her head. "I'm curious, I really want to know what the ancient martial arts world is like."
"The ancient martial arts world is no different from ancient times. The houses there are also ancient ones, and there's fighting and killing every day." Ying Zijin said slowly, "Don't go to the Ji family either. The Ji family isn't anything special."
Ji Li was stunned: "Ying Shen, could it be that you..."
She suddenly recalled that day when Ji Yiyuan sent two martial arts practitioners to break into her home. The two practitioners suddenly had epilepsy, and the crisis was averted.
Now it seems that Ying Zijing must have done something.
Ji Li was in a daze when she remembered a slogan from the super topic.
Ying Shen, she is all-powerful.
**
Three days later, O Continent gave a reply.
This proved that the medicine Wen Fengmian finally made was even more effective than they had imagined, so they sent some supplies to the Ji family.
The inner court was very pleased, not only restoring Wen Fengmian's identity, status, and all merit points, but also adding another three thousand.
On the current merit list, Wen Fengmian is ranked forty-third.
Ying Zijing and Ji Li, as members of the experiment, also earned their own merit points.
Upon learning of this, Ji Yiyuan flew into a rage once again, slamming his fist on the table in anger: "Damn it, even Miss Yan couldn't handle them. They're really lucky."
Moreover, Yan Ruoxue had clearly instructed Manuel to block Ji Yihang's access to experimental materials, yet Ji Yihang still managed to obtain them, which is simply unbelievable.
Ji Yiyuan was even angrier: "If Ji Yihang's experiment succeeds again, it will really be a disaster."
For many years, he had wanted to expel Ji Yihang and his faction from the Ji family.
"Dad, I have an idea." Ji Yundong thought for a moment, "Didn't the main family send you two invitations to the auction?"
Ji Yiyuan frowned: "What?"
“I remember there was a medicine on the auction list that could cure many diseases,” Ji Yundong said. “Isn’t Ji Yihang’s father-in-law sick? And there’s no cure for him right now.”
“Dad, you can have Ji Yihang withdraw from the experiment, and then you can give him the invitation. We only need one invitation anyway.”
Ji Yiyuan's expression brightened: "Not bad, Yun Dong, you're really something."
After saying that, he took out the invitation and immediately went to find Ji Yihang.
**
At this time, Ji Yihang was still conducting experiments.
Ji Yiyuan's arrival put him on high alert: "Ji Yiyuan, what trick are you up to now?"
“I won’t play any tricks. I’ll give you something. Do you know about the annual auction in the ancient martial arts world?” Ji Yiyuan waved the invitation in his hand. “There’s an item up for auction that can cure your father-in-law’s illness. So, if your experiment application fails, I’ll give you the auction invitation. How about that?”
"You don't want to see your father-in-law die young, do you? If he dies, do you think you alone can protect your wife?"
Because of her appearance, Madam Ji was once targeted by a member of the main family in the ancient martial arts world.
But Madam Ji's father had made many contributions to the Ji family, so the main family had never made a move, but that member never gave up.
Ji Yihang was always aware of this matter and never allowed his wife to go to places with few people.
With many people around, ancient martial arts practitioners would not reveal themselves in order to keep their secrets.
Ji Yihang's eyes turned red: "Ji Yiyuan!"
"Don't be fooled by the fact that your niece got merit points as soon as she returned to the Ji family," Ji Yiyuan clicked his tongue. "She's really quite impressive, but do you think she can give you an invitation to the ancient martial arts world auction?"
It's past midnight.
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Just so you know, last time I reduced my updates because of exams, and some people criticized me for updating less.
I was going to stop updating this time because I wasn't feeling well.
I also write six or seven thousand words in two updates a day. I could easily write four updates of four thousand words each, just like other authors. More chapters make it seem like I'm updating more. Some people who read pirated versions even join verification groups and privately message me to curse me... well, maybe it's because I used to update a lot more _(:」∠)_
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