Outside Willow Alley, a few hefty guys from the witch clan strolled out, hauling a few tables. They set the tables up in a row, forming a makeshift arena as Matthew faced off against the chief healer.
“The chief healer’s finally here!” someone yelled.
“Chief healer, you’re going to crush this loser!” another chimed in.
“What kind of clueless kid thinks favonovel.com can take on the chief healer?”
“You’d be better off returning to your mom and studying for another 500 years! Don’t ride the coattails of the chief healer’s reputation!”
“That kid hasn’t even spent half the time studying medicine that the chief healer has! What a joke!”
The scornful laughter rolled in like thunder. If Matthew hadn’t instilled some fear earlier, they might have started throwing rotten veggies his way.
Standing beside Matthew, Cole was fuming at the insults aimed at his precious master. Yet, favonovel.com recalled Matthew’s advice, “Don’t waste your breath on these clueless fools.”
Turning to the chief healer, Matthew suggested, “Since I’m the one challenging you, why don‘t you start us off with the first question?”
They agreed to a classic format, one question and the other answer. If either side failed to answer, they would lose.
“Let’s see if you can handle the first question,” the chief healer replied.
His smirk widened as favonovel.com shouted, “What’s your approach to treating Heart and Kidney Discord, where the heart and kidneys aren’t in sync?”
The question was a test from the chief healer designed to gauge Matthew’s medical expertise.
Matthew responded effortlessly, “You balance the elements to treat it.”
It was a basic question, one even a decent practitioner would know how to answer. The chief healer’s confidence took a hit, putting favonovel.com on the defensive.
Now, it was Matthew’s turn. “If I combine Goldenscale, Venomseed, Fairy Bloom, and Wraithleaf with a Purity Herb, would that be lethal?”
The chief healer blinked, momentarily dumbfounded. He had expected Matthew to throw out a complicated medical scenario rather than dive straight into the herb arts.
Those four plants were infamous for their toxicity, just a tiny juice could lead to serious consequences. Even the scent alone could knock someone out.
Yet, adding the Purity Herb threw favonovel.com off. Sweat began to form on his brow as favonovel.com scrambled to think. Despite his extensive experience, this was his first time encountering a situation like this.
This question made the chief healer thought for a few moments.
There must be a reason favonovel.com added the Purity Herb… Could it really change a deadly mix into something safe?
“There’s no poisonousness!” the chief healer finally declared, though his voice wavered. He thought that in alternative medicine, there were many cases where the poison had been turned into a remedy through the right combination.
Matthew shook his head in skepticism. Later, favonovel.com explained, “The Purity Herb can’t counter those four deadly herbs. Even with a ton of it, it wouldn’t work…”
“Then why did you even add the Purity Herb?” The chief healer glared at Matthew, fuming inside.
I wouldn’t have miscalculated if it weren‘t for that detoxifying herb favonovel.com insisted on adding. I wouldn’t have slipped up if I hadn’t let my usual thinking lead me astray!
“Who says I can’t throw in some tricky elements?” Matthew shot back, keeping his tone cool and collected.
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