NOVEL NEXT Chapter 52: The Final Battle
Although the audience had some reservations about Yuan Hongming's direct concession, the referee on stage had agreed to Yuan Hongming's request to concede. Then, he promptly handed over the antidote prepared by Wang Ye to Yuan Hongming.
From the previous three events, Wang Ye had already scored higher than Yuan Hongming. Now, with Yuan Hongming conceding directly, he completely lost the entire competition.
Thus, this round was a very easy win for Wang Ye. He didn't even have to drink the poison and went straight into the final round.
"Let us all congratulate Wang Ye for making it to the final round!"
"Next, please take a short break, the final round will begin shortly."
After the announcement, Wang Ye immediately walked off the stage and returned to Chen Li and their group.
"Doctor Wang, what's up with Yuan Hongming? Why did he just give up?" Tan Long curiously approached Wang Ye and asked when he saw him getting off the stage.
Wang Ye only gave a light smile, "Their scheme, that's all!"
"Scheme? Doctor Wang, did you notice something?" Tan Long continued to inquire.
"Act according to circumstances, let nature take its course," Wang Ye answered briefly with eight words.
Even though he did not know what He Lei and the others were truly up to, he believed he had enough ability to cope with their machinations.
Fang Feifei, standing nearby, watched Wang Ye's serious expression and couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her lips upward. At that moment, she greatly admired Wang Ye. She admired Wang Ye's confidence and his calm demeanor.
On the other hand, Chen Li looked somewhat worried. Although Wang Ye had easily won this round, the opponent's actions were clearly intentional. Therefore, Chen Li worried whether Wang Ye could handle the next round.
Because just now, Chen Li had purposely observed Mr. Lu and discovered that beyond his medical skills, he definitely had other abilities.
Thus, Chen Li worried that in the final round, Mr. Lu might use other tactics. Otherwise, if it was just a matter of medical skills, Chen Li wouldn't have any concern about Wang Ye's competencies.
Wang Ye turned and observed Chen Li, sensing something was off.
Then, Wang Ye asked Chen Li, "Senior sister, what's wrong? Are you worried about something?"
"Junior brother, you must be careful in the upcoming final," Chen Li did not say much, just cautioned him.
Before the final, He Lei and his group naturally gathered together to discuss their last move.
"Yuan Hongming, what was that about just now? I told you to lose to Wang Ye, but who told you to concede outright?" He Lei demanded.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Hongming explained innocently, "Young Master He, I didn't intend to concede deliberately; I truly couldn't take it anymore! The poison prepared by Wang Ye was too disgusting, and I couldn't find the antidote at all."
"Nonsense, I saw you on stage, and you were perfectly fine," He Lei had scrutinized carefully; apart from some slight swelling on Yuan Hongming's face, there were no significant issues.
"Young Master He, you don't understand, that young man's poison was extremely insidious. After drinking it, my whole body was itchy and burning hot."
Seeing that He Lei was not inclined to let Yuan Hongming off the hook, Yang Junsheng quickly intervened, "Young Master He, let's discuss this later! Right now, let's focus on the bigger picture."
Hearing this, He Lei gave Yuan Hongming a cold look and then said, "Mr. Lu, it's your turn now. During the test of the prescription, make sure Wang Ye drinks first."
"Alright, Young Master He, I understand," Mr. Lu agreed.
He Lei gave these instructions out of concern for potential changes. Wang Ye was no pushover, so he surely must have guessed something might happen.
In the final round, Wang Ye would definitely give his all. Moreover, Yuan Hongming's recent concession would certainly make Wang Ye even more suspicious.
"Everyone, the stage is ready; the final competition is about to begin. Please welcome the two contestants to the stage!"
On stage, the host called out vigorously.
The audience immediately responded with exclamations. The atmosphere was as intense as the final round of a boxing match.
Wang Ye and Mr. Lu successively stepped onto the stage.
Before the competition began, the host made a point of having the two shake hands first.
During the handshake, Wang Ye and Mr. Lu exchanged glances and immediately felt a murderous aura.
"Be careful," Mr. Lu said darkly to Wang Ye in a low voice.
"You too!" Wang Ye responded boldly.
"The competition officially begins, first round, herbal medicine identification!"
After the announcer's declaration, two judges brought the medicine boxes in front of them.
Inside the medicine boxes were herbs crushed almost to powder.
The challenge was to see who could identify the most herbs from the contents the fastest.
An ordinary person could distinguish only a few by their scent at most.
But Wang Ye and Mr. Lu were no ordinary individuals.
The two began to identify the herbs together while simultaneously writing down the names on paper.
In just two minutes, they both had written down twenty to thirty types of herbs.
After five minutes, both raised their hands, signaling they had finished identifying.
The two judges stopped their timers to confirm the time.
"The time difference between the two competitors, a millisecond, is negligible!" the judge announced.
With the time being the same, the next aspect to consider was the accuracy of their identifications.
After a comparison and confirmation by the judges, a surprising result surfaced.
"Both competitors have identified all the herbs contained in the medicine boxes. This round is a tie," announced the judge.
This result stunned everyone.
This was the first tie in so many rounds of the competition.
"These two are incredibly strong! To identify all the herbs at the same time."
"Exactly, the herbs in that box were all powdered. Identifying all of them truly shows masterful expertise."
"Indeed, with both competitors so closely matched, it's hard to say who won this first round!"
While the audience discussed, the judges on stage were deliberating on how to handle the tie.
Eventually, they reached a unanimous decision.
"Ladies and gentlemen, for the fairness of this competition, the judging panel has decided to award each side three points for the first round," the host announced the judges' decision.
Although there was a millisecond time difference, it could be attributed to the error made by the judge responsible for timing. It would be unfair to decide based on this time difference.
Thus, the round ultimately ended in a tie.
This decision appeared to be undisputed by anyone.
Therefore, the second event started promptly.
This event was about prescription formulation. Each competitor had to accurately formulate five prescriptions within ten minutes.
After receiving the prescriptions, they both immediately began formulating.