As soon as he heard that the elders had arrived, Qinwang Rong was the first to rise and greet them.
If these elders were to be placed in the Empire, they would be first-rank officials. They were one level lower than the king, who was second only to one person and above tens of thousands of people.
Han Yunxi smiled coldly in her heart. Long Fei Ye was right after all. Emperor Tianhui still didn't have the power to threaten Medical City.
Long Tianmo's disappearance had left Emperor Tianhui furious, demanding an explanation from Medical City. Now that Long Tianmo had been sent back for no reason, the medical academy hadn't given them any explanation. Instead, the proud Qinwang Rong had lowered himself first.
But after careful consideration, it wasn't that Qinwang Rong lacked backbone. After all, Medical City's power was truly frightening.
The three great clans of the medical academy and Medicine City controlled all of Cloud Realm Continent's medical industry. They had the power to decide the life and death of any doctor. In other words, these two powers controlled the lives of all the people in the world!
A single illness could claim a person's life, whether it was a lofty emperor or a lowly slave. A single plague could destroy a battalion of soldiers, a city, or even a country.
If the three great empires of Cloud Realm Continent could win over Medical City and Medicine City, they'd surpass the other empires and become the true overlords of Cloud Realm Continent.
From another perspective, the consequences of offending Medical City and Medicine City were easy to imagine.
Of the five elders of the medical academy, only three had come this time.
In Han Yunxi's impression, elders were usually old men with white hair and ruddy complexions. They had the air of a transcendent being, but of the three people who came in, two were men and one was a woman. Only one of them was an old man, while the other two could only be considered middle-aged.
The old man had a white beard and a white beard, his features benevolent, like an amiable old immortal. The middle-aged man had a stern expression and didn't smile at all. The middle-aged woman was dressed smartly and had good looks. It was obvious at a glance that she was a formidable woman.
"Why are there elders even younger than the directors?" Han Yunxi asked in a low voice.
"That old man is Third Elder Shen Jueming, one of the three Sage Doctors of the medical academy. The other two are Fourth Elder Li Tianci, a member of the Medical Primogenitor like the two directors. The other is Fifth Elder Lady Lianxin …"
When Gu Beiyue finished his introduction, he lowered his voice even more, "Madam Lianxin is a godly doctor."
In the medical academy, there were two major systems. One was the administrative management system, which consisted of directors, council of elders, vice deans, and academy deans. Different ranks held different levels of power in the medical academy. The second was the medical skill hierarchy, which was the basis of all of Cloud Realm Continent's medical community. From low to high, there were nine ranks: medical apprentice, medical scholar, medical doctor, medical grand doctor, divine doctor, medical ancestor, medical sage, immortal doctor, and sovereign doctor.
Luo Zuishan and Xi Yubo were both Medical Ancestor level figures. They were both directors and belonged to the management.
Gu Beiyue's medical skills were at the level of a divine doctor, but he had yet to enter a medical school.
Generally speaking, those who were skilled in medicine also had high authority. However, there was actually an elder at the level of a Godly Doctor in the Elders Guild. It seemed that the medical academy was not a place where strength was the only thing that mattered. This Lady Lianxin should be an exception.
Looking at Lady Lianxin, Han Yunxi couldn't help but think of Han Congan. Han Congan's medical skills were at the level of a godly doctor, but he was also a director. This was the exception that Lady Tianxin had given him.
Just what kind of exceptions were allowed in the medical academy's administrative system?
"Why was she able to enter the Council of Elders?" Han Yunxi asked hastily.
"I'm not sure about that. I only know that she's the daughter of Medicine City's Mu Clan," Gu Beiyue replied honestly.
Han Yunxi was lost in thought. The Long Fei Ye had relied on Medicine City's Wang Clan to find out much about the medical academy. It looked like the higher-ups of the medical academy still gave face to the three great clans of Medicine City.
Aside from the three great clans of Medicine City, what other powers would the medical academy give face to?
Could it be that Lady Tianxin came from Medicine City as well?
Han Yunxi was lost in her thoughts when Lady Lianxin looked over. "You're Lady Tianxin and Han Congan's daughter?"
Han Yunxi was surprised. "That's this junior! Fifth Elder knows my mother? "
But Lady Lianxin was especially arrogant. "I've only heard of her."
She had no intention of continuing the topic, but simply went straight to the point. She explained the details of the consultation in a concise and comprehensive manner.
This was a public consultation held in the consultation hall of the Council of Elders. The three elders would be in charge of the consultation, while Luo Zuishan and Xi Yubo could only watch from the sidelines. If they had any doubts, they could raise them for discussion after the consultation concluded.
Although Lady Lianxin was the lowest ranked elder, she seemed to be the one in charge. The other two elders hadn't opened their mouths since entering the room.
"Tianning's crown prince is already in the consultation hall. Everyone, please."
Lady Lianxin rose to her feet as soon as she finished speaking. The other two elders and Qinwang Rong rose at the same time, but no one else seemed to have any intention of leaving.
Everyone knew that Long Tianmo's stomach was gone.
Han Yunxi had been discussing the matter with Gu Beiyue for a long time. She had no clue about Long Tianmo's "relapse" to begin with. Now that they hadn't seen him or felt his pulse, they had no idea where to start. The two of them stared at Luo Zuishan, hoping to see the same self-confidence on his face.
Unfortunately, Luo Zuishan wasn't his usual confident self. Instead, he was knitting his brows with a heavy heart.
Xi Yubo, on the other hand, had his head bowed. His entire person seemed to have dimmed considerably.
"Director Xi, let's go," Qinwang Rong urged in a low voice.
He could tell that Xi Yubo was uneasy. Last night, he and Xi Yubo had gone to see Long Tianmo's stomach. He'd asked him again and again about the state of the illness, whether it was cured or diseased. Xi Yubo hadn't given him a direct answer.
Xi Yubo glanced at Qinwang Rong as if he wanted to say something, but Qinwang Rong didn't object and held back.
The three elders and Qinwang Rong remained standing while the others remained seated. The room was silent as the atmosphere suddenly turned strange.
"What, do the two directors have something else to say?" Lady Lianxin asked with a frown.
Luo Zuishan was about to speak when Xi Yubo spoke up at the same time. "Fifth Elder …"
As soon as the other spoke, they all fell silent.
"Just what's going on?" Lady Lianxin didn't have much patience, so the other two elders sat back down.
Xi Yubo looked at Luo Zuishan, and Luo Zuishan looked at Xi Yubo. Both of them had ulterior motives and didn't speak for a long time.
"Director Luo, you were the one who proposed the consultation. If you have something to say, say it first," Lady Lianxin ordered.
Luo Zuishan's heart was filled with grievances. He hadn't proposed the consultation, okay? He'd been forced!
Gu had said that Long Tianmo was fake, so Long Tianmo had to be fake. With a fake Long Tianmo for a consultation, and a public one at that, only the heavens knew what kind of trouble this matter would cause!
No matter what kind of trouble it caused, not to mention the matter of the gu, even if it was a public consultation, the medical school's reputation might be damaged. As the person who proposed the consultation, he couldn't escape responsibility.
Han Yunxi saw Luo Zuishan's hesitant appearance and her heart grew cold. It seemed that Long Tianmo's illness was out of Luo Zuishan's control. Xi Yubo was going to win.
"Luo Zuishan!" Lady Lianxin was enraged. She was a full 30 years younger than Luo Zuishan and had inferior medical skills, but her status was still there. Her anger still intimidated Luo Zuishan.
"Elders, let's postpone the consultation. I suspect that Tianning's crown prince is a fake," Luo Zuishan finally spoke up.
Everyone was stunned by his words, but Qinwang Rong was the most shocked. He grew anxious. "What's going on? What right do you have to say that? "
Han Yunxi looked at Gu Beiyue in disbelief. Gu Beiyue was also looking at her, making the two of them even more confused.
"Luo Zuishan, what do you mean by those words?" Third Elder finally spoke up.
"His stomach … it's, it's just that judging from the crown prince's condition, it's impossible for his stomach to go down in a few days," Luo Zuishan explained without much confidence.
As long as he told them about the gu, Third Elder would definitely believe him. But he couldn't say it.
For one thing, the real Long Tianmo wasn't here, so he had no proof. For another, he didn't dare say it in public.
Although he didn't have much confidence, Luo Zuishan's explanation was still acceptable.
"A fake?" Han Yunxi finally began to think things over. Long Fei Ye had warned her that Jun Yi Xie would do something to the Long Tianmo. Perhaps Jun Yi Xie hadn't done anything to the real thing, but sent over a fake instead.
"As Old Man sees it, whether or not the crown prince's stomach can go down in such a short time is a question we should discuss during the consultation," Third Elder said as he glanced at Xi Yubo.
Logically speaking, Xi Yubo should've jumped out to refute Luo Zuishan's words. He had more right to speak about the Long Tianmo's stomach.
But Xi Yubo was very quiet right now. Unlike his calm exterior, his heart had long been restless.
Why was Luo Zuishan so certain that the Long Tianmo he'd sent over was a fake? Did he know he'd planted Gu?
Impossible. Luo Zuishan knew about the gu arts, but he definitely didn't know how to use them, nor could he tell.
He'd only learned a bit of them by chance.
Seeing Xi Yubo's silence, Third Elder lost his patience. "Someone come, immediately arrange for a consultation."
At these words, Xi Yubo couldn't sit still any longer. "Hold it! I also suspect that the Tianning crown prince sent over is a fake. Director Luo's words are reasonable. There's no way the Tianning crown prince's stomach could go down in such a short time. "
Gu could only be dispelled by experts in the field of gu.
Aside from himself, no one else could dispel the Gu Arts he'd planted. If he wanted to believe that a Gu Arts expert still existed in this world, he might as well believe that the Long Tianmo lying in the consultation hall right now was an imposter.
How could he have any chance of winning against a fake crown prince? Heaven knows if Han Yunxi and the rest were putting on a show to get an imposter to come in for the consultation?
Xi Yubo's words shocked the crowd even more. Could it be that the Long Tianmo really was a fake?
"How could it be a fake? That's clearly Mo 'er!" Qinwang Rong didn't believe it.
"For the sake of caution, why don't we postpone the consultation?" Xi Yubo suggested. It was rare for him to be on the same side as Luo Zuishan.
"How do we test whether it's real or fake?" Han Yunxi murmured.
Gu Beiyue could only shake his head. Whether it was real or fake, this matter was completely beyond anyone's control.
Should they postpone it or not?
Was it real or fake?
While everyone was exchanging glances in the silent room, a medical apprentice ran in to report, "Third Elder, Tianning's crown prince has woken up!"
The unconscious Long Tianmo had finally woken up …
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