My husband Can Cultivate

Chapter 621 Southern Territory National Medicine Conference

Although the people around him said nothing, their gazes were enough to ignite a raging fire in Gu Lingshan’s heart.

Humiliation! This was an immense humiliation! Never in his life had he suffered such a tremendous disgrace! He swore to himself that he would take revenge! Definitely! At this cocktail party, he had intended to win over Li Qingyan, secure a deal with the Qifei Group, and showcase his abilities and charm. But the result was this pathetic mess, which made him furious! He had wanted to publicly humiliate Yang Qi, but instead, it was he who ended up being humiliated. He was too ashamed to face anyone.

At that moment, he saw the unconscious Driver Jiang. He was immediately enraged. He walked over and splashed ice water on the man to wake him. "You damn bastard, this is all your fault! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this mess."

He was purely looking for a punching bag. This driver, who was essentially a dog he kept, naturally became the perfect outlet for his anger.

As he was hitting him, a voice suddenly cut in, "Gu Lingshan, get your ass out here!"

It was Yang Qi’s voice, and it made Gu Lingshan jump in fear.

Gu Baiyi frowned. "Don’t be afraid. Just stay close to me this time. I’ll protect you!"

He gave Gu Lingshan a medicine pill and then led him out to the parking lot.

Yang Qi pointed to the overturned Mercedes and said coldly, "Did your driver do this?"

"It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me! You clearly crashed into it yourself! The security guard can testify!" Driver Jiang was already at his breaking point; how could he dare to admit it?

"Hmph. You must mean Security Liu, right?" a regal voice interjected.

Jia Mengxue walked over with the security manager and Security Liu in tow.

"Yes, him!" the driver exclaimed.

"Liu, tell us, what exactly happened?" Jia Mengxue asked.

Security Liu bowed his head. "It was Driver Jiang who rammed the car. He was angry that Mr. Yang took that parking spot. He even asked me to delete the surveillance footage and give false testimony for him."

Hearing this, Driver Jiang was completely stunned. How could this be? How could Security Liu dare to say that?

"You’re spouting nonsense!" Driver Jiang roared.

"Fine. Then let’s look at the surveillance footage," Jia Mengxue said with a wave of her hand. The security manager brought over a laptop and played the video.

The footage was perfectly clear.

BANG!

Gu Lingshan exploded with anger and kicked his driver.

Driver Jiang was in absolute misery, nearly fainting from the pain again.

"Pay up," Yang Qi said flatly.

"Fine, I’ll pay," Gu Lingshan conceded. He hadn’t brought any experts with him. Furthermore, Gu Baiyi’s talent lay in Medical Skills, not combat, so he chose to follow the principle that a wise man doesn’t fight a losing battle. Besides, what could he do when they had undeniable proof?

"How about this? We can forget the car’s price. For lost work and emotional distress, let’s say one hundred million in compensation. I imagine Young Master Gu can afford such a small sum, right?" Yang Qi said with a grin.

Extortion! Such blatant extortion! everyone around thought. Demanding one hundred million in compensation for a car worth a few hundred thousand was truly insane.

But Gu Lingshan didn’t say a word and chose to pay.

He was seething internally. Sooner or later, he would get it all back with interest. He wouldn’t go back until he had brought down the Qifei Group.

"Thank you," Yang Qi said with a smile.

"Mr. Yang, I’ll have someone give you a ride," Jia Mengxue offered with a smile.

"Thanks."

Li Qingyan and Yang Qi left the hotel in a car provided for them.

Gu Lingshan and Gu Baiyi also left. They had to start thinking about tomorrow’s National Medicine Conference. At that event, they were determined to utterly disgrace the Divine Doctors of Jingnan Prefecture and secure first place once again. This would give them the leverage they needed to deal with the Qifei Group.

"You dare to challenge me? I’ll see you dead and buried with no grave!" Gu Lingshan roared.

「The next day, Elder Chen Guo came to pick up Yang Qi to attend the Southern Territory National Medicine Conference together.」

The so-called National Medicine Conference was somewhat less grand than the recent Jingnan Prefecture Elixir Medicine Conference. It was clearly an internal competition; calling it a symposium or a friendly exchange would have been more appropriate. The attendees were all practitioners of National Medicine from the eight prefectures of the Southern Territory. The gathering was small and not broadcast live, so its influence was limited. However, this was normal, as it was simply an internal contest for dividing resources. It didn’t matter if outsiders knew about it.

The National Medicine practitioners from the eight prefectures all took their respective seats.

Elder Chen Guo handed Yang Qi a book titled the Southern Territory Divine Doctor List.

Yang Qi immediately noticed a pattern: among the eight prefectures, Jingnan Prefecture was indeed the weakest, having the fewest members on the Southern Territory Divine Doctor List. The list contained a total of one hundred names. Su Mansion was clearly the strongest, with its members making up the majority. Every other prefecture was stronger than Jingnan Prefecture. It was no wonder Jingnan Prefecture ranked last.

The Southern Territory Divine Doctor List was quite authoritative. Unless an anomaly like Yang Qi appeared, the list was generally accurate.

He looked at the top ten on the Divine Doctor List and saw that not a single one was from Jingnan Prefecture. Within the top twenty, Jingnan Prefecture had only one person, ranked sixteenth. Su Mansion, however, had the most, with a staggering eight members in the top twenty! This meant nearly half the Divine Doctors in the top twenty of the Southern Territory Divine Doctor List were from Su Mansion. It was no wonder Gu Baiyi was so arrogant and the Gu Family so brazen.

The eight prefectures of the Southern Territory did not include Sea City. Otherwise, this list would have to be completely redone. Sea City had far too many Divine Doctors.

On this list, the person ranked first was not Gu Baiyi but a man named Xue Renyi. Gu Baiyi was ranked second.

"Since everyone is here, let’s begin!"

This year’s Southern Territory National Medicine Conference was hosted by Old Master Lei Qingtian of Lei Mansion. Although he knew nothing of medicine, the judges he invited were all famous doctors from major hubs like Capital City and Sea City. Among them was the renowned Medicine King from Medicine King Mountain, a truly prestigious figure.

The rules of the competition were simple. The one hundred competitors were each assigned a number. For instance, after Yang Qi joined the conference, he was assigned number fifty-one. The one hundred participants would compete in pairs, with opponents decided by drawing lots. The winners would advance to the next round, while the losers were immediately eliminated.

The prefecture whose doctor secured first place would be ranked first! The one who took second would be ranked second, third place would rank third, and so on.

In truth, while it looked like a group competition, it was really a contest between the top talents. The prefecture with the strongest expert would have the easiest path to victory.

Next was the drawing of lots. This step was crucial. If you had bad luck and drew a powerful opponent, you would be eliminated. Here, prefectures with more participants had a distinct advantage.

The crowd below watched the drawing of lots and began to buzz with discussion.

"Who do you all think will come out on top this year?"

"Divine Doctor Xue, probably. He’s been consistently excellent for years!"

"Gu Baiyi is also a strong contender. But since both he and Divine Doctor Xue are from Su Mansion, Su Mansion is bound to take first place again this year!"