The Invincible Doctor of the Female Village Chief-Chapter 640: Check Your Arrogance at the Door
No wonder Bai Jingjing and the others were surprised; there were just too many herbs piled up in this warehouse.
In front of the walls all around, there were rows of wooden shelves with different kinds of herbs displayed on them, and in the gaps in the shelves were many large and common herbs stacked with moisture-proof materials.
Bells were everywhere, stretching as far as the eye could see, densely packed with herbs they didn’t recognize.
Xiangyang scratched his head: "I’m getting dizzy looking at this; if I don’t look carefully, every herb seems the same!"
Liu Zixuan shook his head with a smile: "As they say, an insider looks at the details; an outsider looks at the excitement. The business you’ve done before was different, so it’s natural that you’re not well-versed in herbs."
"From what you’re saying, Mr. Liu, you seem to know a bit?" The Sixth Elder asked with a half-smile.
The Fifth Elder said, "This Mr. Liu indeed knows quite a bit about herbs, and he also has some unique insights into the path of the National Doctor."
Liu Zixuan waved his hand: "The Fifth Elder is too kind; I only know a little bit."
As he spoke, Liu Zixuan picked up an herb from the left shelf, but just as he was about to sniff it, the Sixth Elder suddenly exclaimed: "Put it down immediately!"
This voice echoed in the space, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Liu Zixuan chuckled, "What’s wrong?"
"This is Gray Luminous Grass; if the surrounding temperature exceeds three degrees, it will immediately turn into ashes. This herb is quite rare," the Sixth Elder said as she prepared to snatch it from Liu Zixuan’s hand.
Liu Zixuan stretched out his hand towards the Sixth Elder and then smiled: "Let me correct you; Gray Luminous Grass doesn’t turn to ashes at over three degrees. To be precise, it’s at 2.75 degrees. When your finger’s temperature exceeds 2.75 degrees, the Gray Luminous Grass will immediately wither and then turn to ashes after two seconds."
"You!" The Sixth Elder was taken aback for a moment; what Liu Zixuan had just said was incredibly precise, even among the Medical Immortal Sect, there were very few doctors who knew this.
Liu Zixuan spread his fingers to point at the Silver Needle between them: "Sixth Elder, don’t worry; I’m not squeezing the Gray Luminous Grass with my fingers but with a Silver Needle."
"Where did you learn from?" The tone of the Sixth Elder’s question to Liu Zixuan suddenly changed. Earlier, she had somewhat underestimated Liu Zixuan. Actually, it wasn’t really about underestimating; she just felt that Liu Zixuan, being such a young man, wouldn’t know much even if he understood a bit about National Doctors and herbs.
But now, just by a slight action, the Sixth Elder had the illusion that Liu Zixuan’s medical skills and knowledge of herbs were far superior to most people in the Medical Immortal Sect.
Initially, it was because of his understanding of Gray Luminous Grass; secondly, it was because of the way he was manipulating the Silver Needle with his fingertips. This method is one that ordinary National Doctors simply cannot achieve.
"Sorry, my master has forbidden disclosure!" Liu Zixuan’s calm words gave the Sixth Elder a sense of mystery.
The Sixth Elder frowned a bit: "Would you be interested in joining our Medical Immortal Sect?"
"Sixth Elder, what are you saying!" The Fifth Elder hurriedly walked over: "Mr. Liu is a distinguished guest; how can he join the Medical Immortal Sect so hastily!"
"Fifth Elder, I have a feeling that Mr. Liu’s medical skill might be above ours!"
"What?" The Fifth Elder’s eyes widened immediately, also feeling that the tone seemed inappropriate, quickly addressing Liu Zixuan: "Mr. Liu, sorry, I didn’t mean to belittle you. It’s just that the Sixth Elder’s words were somewhat abrupt."
Liu Zixuan smiled: "She indeed spoke abruptly; how can my little medical skills compare to yours!"
"Manager Xiang, come over here a bit." Liu Zixuan didn’t continue but kept a mysterious front to them. When handling affairs, one must lay the groundwork step by step; if you directly reveal your true prowess, it would inevitably arouse suspicion in the Medical Immortal Sect.
Xiangyang strode over: "Mr. Liu, how is it looking?"
"As for cooperation, I don’t see any major issues."
"That’s really great; let’s go outside to discuss it in detail," the Fifth Elder hurriedly said.
Liu Zixuan shifted the topic: "Fifth Elder, don’t be anxious; I haven’t finished talking yet."
"What else do you have to say?" The Fifth Elder asked.
"There’s no problem with cooperation, but there’s one thing I need a reasonable explanation for." Liu Zixuan pointed at those herbs, asking in a deep voice: "I took a quick glance, and the potency of these herbs has dissipated by a third. Originally, one herb could cure ailments, but now it’ll take one and a half, so the price will surely take a significant hit!"
"Defective products?" Although Xiangyang didn’t understand herbs, he picked up on some things from Liu Zixuan’s words, his face immediately darkening: "Fifth Elder, are you planning to fool us with defective products?"
"How could they be defective products!"
The Fifth Elder frowned, saying: "Mr. Liu, perhaps you’re mistaken. The potency of herbs dissipates, but that’s a natural property. How could it be a third?"
"Do you think I’m deliberately nitpicking?" Liu Zixuan asked playfully.
"Mr. Liu, you’ve only looked at this area in front; why not go inside to have a look?" The Sixth Elder added.
"No need to go inside; at least a third of the potency of all the herbs in this warehouse has dissipated." Liu Zixuan crossed his arms: "I came here accompanying Manager Xiang, for business purposes, not to nitpick under my identity as a National Doctor."
"But from your words, I sense a deliberate intention to make things difficult." The Sixth Elder’s delicate eyes flicked sideways, snorting coldly: "I’ve been managing this warehouse for over twenty years. Every herb has been purchased by me and then sold together, and the situation you described has never happened."
"Mr. Liu, I was just thinking you have done quite a bit of research on medical skills and herbs, even more than me and the Fifth Elder. But now, it seems I overestimated you!"
There was already a tinge of suppressed anger in the Sixth Elder’s words.
Bai Jingjing nudged Liu Zixuan’s arm, lowering her voice so only the two of them could hear: "Are you really nitpicking or serious?"
"Of course, it’s serious." Liu Zixuan smiled mysteriously, gazing at the Fifth and Sixth Elders: "I’ve already said what I need to say, whether you believe it is up to you. If there’s no reasonable explanation, this cooperation cannot proceed normally."
"I don’t think you ever intended to cooperate." The Sixth Elder said angrily: "Since you entered, you’ve seemed uninterested, except for when you picked up the Gray Luminous Grass and looked more serious but never properly."
"And now, just looking at the few herbs under your nose, you’re claiming our herbs have problems; isn’t this deliberately nitpicking?"
Liu Zixuan snickered at this: "Calling you an elder is being courteous; now it’s you who is seeking our cooperation. We can take these herbs or leave them. Hold your arrogance back, or it might come back to slap you in the face!"
