Miracle Doctor, Abandoned Daughter: The Sly Emperor's Wild Beast-Tamer Empress Chapter 198: Duel, Battle of the Court Alchemists (part One)

After a series of discussion, the dowager and the king ca to a conclusion of having the competition using a two out of three-win format. They themselves will be acting as the judges.

This first round will be judged by . Both of you, co with now. Leading both girls away, the dowager eventually led the group over to the dicinal storehouse of the palace.

Separated into two departnts, there are the raw ingredients room and the Dan pill room. The one they entered was the latter where it mainly contained the commonly used third to fourth grade pills of average quality.

According to the rules of the palace, the mbers of the royal family are permitted to take a certain number of Dan pills from this place each month based on their rank; however, this only applied to anything below the fifth grade. If they wished to take out anything better, the person in question must get the permission of the dowager, otherwise its out of the question. Then theres the sixth grade and up Dan pills. Unless the king himself hands down a decree, those extrely valuable dicines are off limits to even the princes and princesses.

Looking at the dazzling number of dicinal bottles on the cabinets, Ling Yue and Lady Yao were both stern in their faces, unsure what the dowager intends to test them on.

At a wave of her hand, two eunuchs stepped over to blindfold the girls. As a court alchemist, the first task one must do is to discern the different ingredients and its quality. There are ten Dan pills here without label. Within one incense worth of ti, I want the two of you to write down their nas and grade using only your nose. At that, ten bottles were placed before Ling Yue and Lady Yao.

An alchemist usually relies on the color, taste, and sll to discern a Dan pills quality. Therefore, being blindfolded undoubtedly brings a great limitation to their accuracy.

As the king and the old dwarf watched on from the side in anticipation, the two contestants on the other hand were much calr than the audience. In rely half the ti allotted to them, the nas of the ten bottles were all written down without exception.

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After having the eunuchs collect the papers, the dowager only needed a glance to decide the winner. The result has co out. The first round of the contest goes to Princess Yue.

As soon those words ca out, Lady Yaos complexion instantly changed for she had absolute confidence in her answers. For the her whose been trained under a great ntor at an early age, such things like a simple blind fold cant possibly hinder her.

Lets assu that little twerp did guess all the answers correctly, the most it would be was a tie. So why, why would I lose?

The only answer Lady Yao can co up with in her head was the dowager being partial in her judgent.

As much as she wants to question the results, shes in no position to challenge that decision. However, there was one person present who can, and thats the king. Sending His Majesty The King a mopey face of great injustice, Lady Yaos art of seduction was hard at work again.

Mother, this is clearly unfair. Yao Yaos paper and Princess Yues paper are identical. Even if we must give a result, it should be a tie. The king had stolen a look earlier and saw for himself theres no difference in the nas.

Oh? So the king is questioning his own mothers decision now? Lady Yao, Princess Yue, both of you co forward and see for yourself. The dowager shoots an angry glare at her son in the process to show her discontent.

Taking this all in, Master Longyu began shaking his head at the foolish king. For a son to not know his own mothers character, such a sha.

Its undeniable that the dowager didnt take well to Lady Yao, but it doesnt an she will beco bias in her judgent. If the king had any insight to his mothers personality, he will know shes a person of standard and wouldnt stoop into the grey zone during monts like these. The more he defends this new concubine, the more he will invoke the ire of the dowager.

At the old queens order, Ling Yue and Lady Yao did as instructed and ca forward to verify the answers. Its like the king said, the nas were exactly the sa with only one exception to the last na on the list

Lady Yao, do you have anything to say?

For the last bottle, Lady Yao had written Bruise Healing Dan Pill while Ling Yue wrote Blue Patterned Bruise Healing Dan Pill.

Lady Yaos personal skill was without a doubt excellent and could accurately discern all ten bottles without fail. What she didnt do was state the grade of the item, which Ling Yue did instead. After all, rely relying on the sll and touch of the finger doesnt allow one to discern the color on the surface. Theres no difference in texture so how can she tell?

As for why Ling Yue would be able to do what Lady Yao couldnt, she had much to thank for her spirit smoke. One touch, thats all she needed for the smoke to run through the item to give her a perfectly clear image.

So is there any other objections in pronouncing Princess Yue as the winner? The old queen mockingly reiterates the question with her foul mood.

Lowering his head ekly, the king didnt dare utter another word as he made a defeated smile in front of the dowager. As for Master Longyu, this old dwarf nods with a gratified face at his apprentice while Lady Yao kept her silence on the side with her head hung low.

Away from everyones sight, a glimpse of dangerous light flashes by Lady Yaos eye real quick that none in the room managed to catch. If earlier she was still underestimating the girl, then now only vigilance remains.

Coming up was the second round handled by the king himself. This ti, he had no intentions of letting the little girl co out on top of his favored woman. Since my beloved consort and Princess Yue had already tested their ability to discern a Dan pill, the next contest should be about ones skill to concoct one. After all, the most important aspect of a alchemist remains to be just that. Based on the kings tone, one can tell hes a bit anxious.

After a short musing, an idea hit him.

I will also prepare a list of Dan pills for the both of you to choose from. The ti limit this ti is one hour. Whoever can refine the best final product shall be the winner. With a wave, the eunuchs in wait motioned over with the ink and paper for the king to showcase his calligraphy. Of course, neither girls are permitted to look at the words while he perford.

Though that was supposed to be the case, but in reality, thats not true.

As the kings favorite consort, there had been plenty of opportunities for Lady Yao to help the king prepare the ink and brushes, aning she can tell what the guys writing based on the movent of the strokes.

Not anxious nor slow, Lady Yao was the first to pick. From among the dozens of papers with their backs facing up, she picked out a fourth grade Dan pill from the batch. Then next ca Ling Yues turn. Under the witness of Lady Yao, she too flipped over a paper of her choice. On it were the words Seven heart Dan pill.

When seeing the na on the paper, the dowagers eye imdiately shrank inward for she knew what it ant. Unlike Lady Yaos fourth grade pill, this one was a fifth grade item, way harder to refine.

Though a fifth grade Dan pill may not seem like much, but among the court alchemists in the palace, only a six-cauldron alchemist would have the skills and experience needed to complete the task!