Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1224 - 1221_1

Seeing the man in blue hesitating, the others who finished the poison test couldn’t help but urge him:

"Since he has announced your antidote can cure all kind of poisons, hurry up and drink brother, the sun is about to set!"

"Exactly. We’re waiting for the last test as well! Just do it quickly! You are hesitating too much, are you even a man?"

"If you’re too afraid to try the poison, why bother participating in the poison competition? Did you join this poison contest just to embarrass yourself? Your hesitation is not manly at all!"

"Sigh, don’t force him, it’s understandable. My poison skills are even more remarkable than mine. And so, his fear is justified!" Xi’er said at this time.

"If you’re scared, admit defeat right away. Not being afraid to take responsibility is the real sign of a man! What’s the point in being afraid now? If I were in his position, I would have just tried it, even if it takes twenty years, I’ll still be a man!"

"Brother! You have high spirits! I like it!" Xi’er clenched his fists and greeted the man to show his respect.

"Pardon me, pardon me! I am just too straightforward!" The man replied to Xi’er and prodded the man in blue:

"Brother, don’t waste time, drink quickly! Everyone else has tried the poison, it’s not fair if you don’t!"

"Yeah, hurry up!"

"Quick, I can’t stand the wait!"

...

Under the prompting of everyone, the man in blue braced himself and picked up the bottle of poison. He opened the lid, preparing to pour the venom into his mouth. Suddenly, he turned around and used his Qinggong skill to run off the mountain, "I’m not playing this game anymore!"

"Tsk, he actually ran away, what kind of person is this!" Someone couldn’t help but express disdain at this sight.

"He completely disgraced our poison masters, people like him shouldn’t be allowed to participate in this Poison Contest in the future!"

"Scumbag! Claiming to be worthy yet he acts worse than a coward!"

"He’s spineless! This is an absolute disgrace!"

....

Everyone angrily criticised him, but unfortunately, the man in blue couldn’t hear them anymore.

Shangguan Xuanyi watched the departing figure of the man in blue, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

The elder with the aura of a transcendent immortal then said, "Alright, he will be permanently disqualified from participating in the Poison Contest! A person without an ounce of dignity really doesn’t deserve to be a poison master!

Now let’s see who has won the third challenge. The winners can stay and enter the final round. The losers should not be discouraged. Improve your poisoning skills over the next three years and then participate in the next competition!

We hope to meet again here three years later! I am looking forward to seeing all of you again!"

Everyone happily said goodbye and promised to meet again in three years.

Xiao’er looked at the elder surprisingly, unexpectedly, the man with a saintly demeanor who seemed above worldly concerns could also say such stirring words.

After the third challenge, only twenty-five participants remained.

These twenty-five were now considered members of the Li Clan.

The last challenge was to cure the poison of four people. Whoever could completely detoxify all four would win and become the clan head of the Li Clan!

If no one could detoxify all four people, then the person who detoxified the most would win.

After the elder stated the rules of the competition, he took everyone to see the four poisoned people.

Four poisoned people were staying in four different rooms.

Among the four poisoned people, two were unconscious from the poisoning, one had poisonous sores all over his face, and the other had lost all strength in his body, unable to stand steadily.

The saintly elder divided them into four groups, each with six people, except for one group which had seven. Xiao’er and her three friends were all in different groups.

Seeing this, Xiao’er said: "Sir, you did this on purpose to split us, didn’t you!"

The saintly old man heard these words and stroked his beard: "Young friend, you’re really smart. Yes, it’s intentional!"

"Why?" Xi’er asked with dissatisfaction.

"Isn’t it obvious? I am worried about you cheating," replied the saintly elder casually.

"We have excellent characters, impossible to cheat! You are belittling us!" Xi’er retorted indignantly.

"That’s great. Keep up this good character of yours! Now, let the contest begin!"

Xi’er: "......"

Keep up with good character? She wished they could all be in one group! How could Shangguan Xuanyi and Shangguan Xuanyao not recognize what kind of poison a person has been exposed to! If they were separated, how could they help each other! Xi’er thought frustratingly.

It’s rare to see someone make Xi’er eat humble pie, so Xiao’er couldn’t help laughing.

....

Twenty-five people were quickly led by the poison master to see the four poisoned people.

There were seven people in Xiao’er’s group, and their first task was to cure the person with a face full of poisonous sores.

The seven people took turns to approach and asked about the person’s poisoning.

Xiao’er initially planned to ask last so she could lazily say that everything she wanted to ask had already been asked, so there was no need for her to ask anymore.

Unfortunately, everyone decided that she should ask first because they thought her poison skills were the best.

The minority is subordinate to the majority. Overpowered by the many, Xiao’er could only step forward, prepared for whatever comes.

Xiao’er symbolically asked the poisoned person some questions, such as when he was poisoned, what he had eaten before being poisoned, and so on. She then checked his pulse like a doctor would, went outside, and wrote the detoxification formula.

Of course, the antidote formula was not thought up by Xiao’er, it was told to her by the golden python.

But it’s not easy to say if it’s easy to detoxify this person’s poison. It’s also not difficult to say if it’s difficult. Because the poison he was exposed to comes from a deep-sea fish.

As long as you know the source of the toxin, you can detoxify it. However, Xiao’er had never heard about this particular fish, the blue marlin, which could spray a blue toxic juice to attack its enemies. This toxic juice, upon contact with human skin, would cause the skin to fester and form sores.

Regular detoxification medicine doesn’t work for this poison. The blue marlin’s poison needs to be combated with poison.

Xiao’er wrote down the detoxification formula and handed it to the saintly elder.

The elder glanced at it and then took another look at Xiao’er: "Not bad!"

Being able to figure that out showed he had come into contact with many types of poisons! The blue marlin is rare in this world! As it lives in the depths of the sea, it’s hard to catch, and few people know about it.

Xiao’er just smiled and didn’t argue, thinking: Of course it’s good! It was the golden python who told me!

Next, Xiao’er and her group went to see a man who was in a state of unconsciousness due to poisoning.

Since the man was unconscious, there was nothing to ask.

Everyone just checked his pulse, looked at his condition, and examined his hands and feet to determine what kind of poison he was poisoned with.

However, they were all poison masters, not doctors, and their pulse reading skills were not very proficient.