“Several Gexia, please.”
Guan Yue, the Director of the Hundred Beasts Garden, signaled the guards with his eyes. After they made way, he made a “please” gesture to Yu Yi and the other two.
Yu Yi nodded slightly and strode gracefully into the garden.
Jiang Shaoye stood frozen on the spot like a clown.
From start to finish, Yu Yi never once looked him in the eye. His previous actions now seemed utterly ridiculous and laughable.
If they were ordinary people, Jiang Shaoye would have been furious and tried every means to get his hands on a woman who looked down on him like Yu Yi.
But from the moment Yu Yi revealed the sword pavilion token, Jiang Shaoye chickened out.
She had ties to Sword Pavilion. Given Jiang Shaoye’s connections in the capital, if he tried to target Yu Yi, he’d be waiting for his entire network to collapse.
So he could only watch Yu Yi enter the Hundred Beasts Garden with the utmost respect, hoping she wouldn’t hold his earlier behavior against her.
Upon entering the Hundred Beasts Garden, Yu Yi felt an extraordinary tranquility in the surroundings. It seemed there was no sign of life. She looked around and indeed saw no animals.
“The Hundred Beasts Garden has no beasts. Did something happen?” Yu Yi asked.
“His Majesty was worried that the animals might also be affected by that ominous aura, so he sent people to relocate them to a safe place overnight,” Guan Yue answered.
“Hmm?” Yu Yi was confused. “I heard that the ominous aura permeates through the Yunyin Forest. How could it affect this city’s Hundred Beasts Garden?”
“It’s normal that you don’t know some things since this is your first time in the capital.”
After hearing Yu Yi’s question, Guan Yue actually grew more trusting of her.
The world’s famous physicians had all basically arrived in the capital within the last few days.
So when Guan Yue learned that Yu Yi and her group were recommended by Sword Pavilion, he dared not make rash assumptions about them. He assumed they were reclusive experts who paid no heed to worldly affairs.
And since Yu Yi knew little about the capital’s affairs, it was clearly her first time there, further confirming their identities as reclusive experts.
Although they didn’t look like reclusive experts, you can’t judge a book by its cover.
“Because the Hundred Beasts Garden is closest to the Yunyin Forest. If the ominous aura in the Yunyin Forest spreads, the first to be affected would be this Hundred Beasts Garden,” Guan Yue explained.
This was beyond Yu Yi’s expectations.
The Yunyin Forest was closest to here?
This was inside the capital city. If the Yunyin Forest was located outside the city, it should be closer to other places. How could the Hundred Beasts Garden be the first?
Where exactly was the Yunyin Forest?
“Although you were recommended by Sword Pavilion, the Yunyin Forest is His Majesty’s work of heart. If your abilities are insufficient, I still cannot take you to the Yunyin Forest,” Guan Yue said at this point.
“You mean you want to test our abilities?” Yu Yi caught Guan Yue’s implied meaning and asked.
“Exactly,” Guan Yue nodded. “Your timing is perfect. The other physicians are already in place. They should have started the test by now.”
“What a coincidence,” Yu Yi raised an eyebrow.
It seemed the speed competition with Ji Ruohan earlier had helped after all.
If Yu Yi had been a step late, she might have missed this opportunity to enter the Yunyin Forest.
After conversing with Guan Yue, Yu Yi became curious about the Yunyin Forest that the Yan Emperor had meticulously built.
But what intrigued her even more was the value of the nine “golden-crowned cranes.”
The Yunyin Forest was mysterious and noble, yet the Yan Emperor was willing to let it be destroyed by the Rot Qi just to save those golden-crowned cranes?
Which was more important became clear.
As Yu Yi and her group followed Guan Yue deeper into the Hundred Beasts Garden, several figures suddenly appeared ahead.
Taking a closer look, they saw several white-haired old men walking toward them dejectedly. They seemed about to leave the garden, shaking their heads and sighing nonstop.
“What’s the matter, masters?” Guan Yue hurried forward and asked the dispirited old men.
“Our medical skills… are insufficient to help His Majesty. We are ashamed, ashamed…”
“We need to improve our skills, we need to improve…”
These old men were the world’s famous physicians. Judging by their disappointed demeanor, they seemed to have failed the test and didn’t even qualify to enter the Yunyin Forest.
Suddenly, the old men noticed Yu Yi and the others and asked Guan Yue in confusion:
“Who are these young ladies…”
“Oh? Sword Pavilion actually recommended someone? That’s rare.”
“They are physicians recommended by Sword Pavilion,” Guan Yue answered.
“But even if they were recommended by Sword Pavilion, it doesn’t mean they can solve this matter…”
The old men shook their heads and sighed, looking unhopeful of Yu Yi and her group.
Although they didn’t reveal their identities and advise Yu Yi to leave using their reputation, saying such things was still somewhat unpleasant.
Sure enough, before Yu Yi could respond, another person couldn’t hold back.
Ye Qingluan, lying on Lan Ling’er’s back, yawned and said:
“Old men, since you’re not capable enough, just leave quietly. How dare you question others?”
Her voice was extremely lazy, but her words were exceptionally arrogant.
The old men immediately became anxious. However, out of the courtesy of their elder status, they didn’t jump up. Instead, they slowly looked at Ye Qingluan and said:
“You little girl who can’t even walk and needs to be carried, do you know our identities?”
“I am known as the ‘Three-Handed Medicine King’ in the outside world. It means ‘one hand grabs people, second hand grabs animals, third hand grabs plants.’ As long as it’s a living thing, I can prescribe medicine to heal it as good as new!”
“And the two beside me are even more heavyweight. One is the ‘Gate of the Yellow Springs,’ the other is the ‘Living Buddha of Miraculous Hands.’ They are two highly respected seniors in the entire medical world!”
“You are still young and don’t understand. We won’t blame you.”
Then, the old man with the title “Gate of the Yellow Springs” stroked his long beard and said to Ye Qingluan:
“I am called the ‘Gate of the Yellow Springs’ precisely because my medical skills can block everyone who shouldn’t die from the path to the Yellow Springs, letting them return to the human world. If even my abilities can’t pass the test, do you think you little girl can?”
As the atmosphere grew tense, Guan Yue, standing by, didn’t know what to do.
On one side were the top bigwigs of the medical world, and on the other were the honored guests personally recommended by Sword Pavilion. No matter which side he spoke for, he would inevitably offend the other.
Ah, being a person is really difficult.
However, in the next second, Ye Qingluan’s words completely blew up the already bad atmosphere.
Ye Qingluan twirled a strand of hair around her finger, casually yawned, and said:
“What Three-Handed Medicine King, Gate of the Yellow Springs, Living Buddha of Miraculous Hands.”
“They are all just a bunch of trash.”