Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 517 It wasn’t Huo Xingzhou who delivered the fake goods

Chapter 517: Chapter 517 It wasn’t Huo Xingzhou who delivered the fake goods

Huang Bingyi, accompanied by a group of judges, walked to the first row.

His expression was serious as he meticulously inspected each long needle, even going as far as to smell them and use the needles to poke at his own acupoints to identify any irregularities.

This level of dedication moved countless people.

It was said that Master Huang practiced medicine meticulously, even testing medicines on himself.

That was why he had never married, fearing he would disrupt another girl’s life.

Bang!

A loud noise.

A young man beside Lu Yingxue had weak knees and half-sat on the ground, his face deathly pale, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.

Huang Bingyi put down the long needle in front of him, his piercing eyes sharp: "With ill intentions, you’ve dipped the needle tip in drugs. A rat who sneaks and slides by, unworthy to be a practitioner of Chinese medicine. Do you walk out yourself today, or shall I have the security escort you out?"

Lu Bannong tactfully said, "Zhao Zehan has broken the rules, and loses his qualification."

Security escorted the young man out, intensifying the already tense atmosphere.

Everyone knew that ranking in the top ten at the needle testing conference meant fame and fortune were assured, with a guaranteed spot on the list of distinguished talents. Moreover, a prize of two hundred thousand along with countless patients who would seek them out.

A future full of promise.

With high rewards, there were those who would risk taking crooked paths.

They wanted to win!

In the audience, many suspicious eyes turned towards Qiao Xi.

She was the one who could least afford to lose among them!

"This is a last-minute addition to the process, could it be possible that Qiao Xi, in order to win..."

"In the forums, the rules of the North-South Division in Chinese medicine have been explained. She broke the rules; only by securing the top position could she avoid punishment. It was President Lu back then who pitied her talent and added this rule."

"At first I thought adding the process was just a joke, but Master Huang, with his discerning eyes, had long before seen through their tricks."

Qiao Xi could feel many eyes on her, but she didn’t think too much of it.

Instead, she focused her gaze on the front row.

Huang Bingyi picked up Lu Yingxue’s Golden Needle for examination, and to Qiao Xi’s astonishment, she found that Lu Yingxue’s Golden Needle and the somewhat aged needle packet were exactly the same as hers.

Qiao Xi checked again and indeed, they were the same!

The needle packet was old but clean, embroidered with a plump Ginseng.

In Li Shizhen’s "Compendium of Materia Medica", the first type of Chinese medicine introduced in the fifth volume on mountain herbs is Ginseng.

But the relatively young Qiao Xi didn’t know that in the old days, Master Huang Bingyi, a successor of the Gold Needle Technique, loved to incorporate Ginseng in his potions—a widely known beautiful narrative.

Owing to some past grievances between Cheng Han and Huang Bingyi, the latter had never mentioned these minor details.

But to the older generation, the embroidered Ginseng on the needle packet would immediately be associated with Huang Bingyi.

Qiao Xi was now utterly confused.

Many speculations arose in her mind.

But one thing!

The needle packet had been given to her by Huo Xingzhou; he would never harm her!

As to why Lu Yingxue’s Golden Needle was identical to hers, she had no idea!

Qiao Xi’s gaze remained fixed on the front row, eager to see the outcome.

She saw Huang Bingyi pick up Lu Yingxue’s needle packet, his gaze lingering noticeably longer when it fell on the embroidered plump Ginseng.

Lu Yingxue stood gracefully, her long hair in a lazy side fishtail braid, still wearing a light green long dress with bound sleeves.

She was arguably the most stunning scenery among the contestants, neither flamboyant nor demonic, but refined and ethereal.

A trace of joy filled her eyes as she watched Huang Bingyi.

This entire scene was magnified by the cameras onto the big screen within the venue, eliciting waves of amazed praises.

"You can tell Miss Lu really admires Elder Huang; the excitement in her eyes is almost spilling out! It’s like she’s at a fan meetup!"

"Who would have thought that the usually calm and cool Miss Lu could have such a cute side."

"Didn’t you all notice? The gold needles Lu Yingxue is using are the last set that Elder Huang retired with. The embroidered ginseng is a signature of Huang Bingyi. My grandfather told me this..."

Huang Bingyi put down Lu Yingxue’s needle pack, and said in a deep voice, "The needles are fine."

The smile in Lu Yingxue’s eyes deepened, "You have always been a senior I admire. I use you as a benchmark, naturally, I wouldn’t resort to any underhanded methods. Moreover, this set of needles was yours..."

Huang Bingyi tapped her needle pack and said, "I’ve always regretted carelessly giving away that last set of gold needles. I’ve searched for over ten years and haven’t found them... they were like old friends to me."

He acted without thought, which became his life-long regret.

Lu Yingxue, very considerately, said, "After this round of competition, I am willing to return it completely to Zhao. A gentleman does not snatch others’ favorites, and I am the same."

Complete return to Zhao refers to how the famous minister Lao Xiangru took the flawless Heshibi back to Zhao Country.

Huang Bingyi took a glance at her and said indifferently, "I won’t just take advantage of a junior, but there is only one Heshibi."

After finishing his words, he moved to check the next contestant’s needles.

Lu Yingxue stood in place, momentarily unable to grasp the meaning of his words.

Why mention that there is only one Heshibi?

Lu Yingxue frowned, her gaze fixed on him, seeking an answer.

Until.

Huang Bingyi approached Qiao Xi.

The cameras throughout the venue focused on them, especially giving a close-up of Qiao Xi’s needle pack with the embroidered plump ginseng, which looked very familiar.

The crowd was astounded!

It was the same!

Identically the same!

Xiang Mingzhu seized the opportunity to mock, "Qiao Xi, the gold needles used today by my cousin Lu Yingxue are the last set from Elder Huang, and the needle pack embroidered with ginseng is his signature. Where did your set of gold needles come from?"

"Don’t say you also admire Elder Huang and painstakingly found his gold needles."

Her words were fierce, clarifying the cause and consequence.

Many complex gazes fell on Qiao Xi.

"Are the gold needles she’s holding fake?"

"She wanted to please Elder Huang, and ended up accidentally bringing fake gold needles. There’s a good show to watch now; Elder Huang detests such deceitful, fawning behaviors the most."

"How funny! She even claims to be a disciple of the National Doctor? Those in the know are aware that Cheng Han has a strained relationship with Huang Bingyi, so how could she possibly have his gold needles?"

"I’d rather believe that the gold needles in Lu Yingxue’s hands are real than believe Qiao Xi!"

The discussions inside the venue were spirited, overwhelmingly leaning one way.

Most of them trusted Lu Yingxue’s character more, instinctively dissatisfied with the rookie Qiao Xi.

After all, Lu Yingxue had been renowned in the Chinese Medicine Community for ten years, her good deeds over the years have spread far and wide!

Even Sun Weimeng was getting anxious.

He grabbed Huo Xingzhou’s hand and asked, "This set of gold needles was given to Qiao Xi by you; can you confirm if they are genuine? If she offends the judges before the contest even starts, can Qiao Xi still win? With only one set of real gold needles, either Lu Yingxue or Qiao Xi has a fake one. Huo Xingzhou, you aren’t caught in someone else’s trap, are you?"

His handsome face flushed red as he blurted out a stream of words.

Huo Xingzhou glanced at Young Master Zhong lazily leaning back in the VIP seat to the left and said softly, "Sun Weimeng, the one who should be worried isn’t us."

The one who sent the fake goods is Imperial Capital’s Bell!

Not him, Haicheng’s Huo Xingzhou!

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.