Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 224: Two hundred and twenty-three, Match (2)

Chapter 224: Two hundred and twenty-three, Match (2)

Luo Qianqing felt his heartbeat getting faster and his anxiety mounting.

Suddenly, he had a realization, his eyes brightened instantly, and he took a deep breath, quickly focused his mind and calmed his spirit, and looked towards the old man. He was so foolish, how could he only think of this method now?

Seeing this, Luo Shu’s lips curled into a smile.

Luo Qianqing carefully sensed for a while, then reached out to grab the pen on the table and started writing.

"Look! The person from the Divine Doctor Family has started writing."

"What’s going on with the Divine Doctor Family this time? How come one after another they are so unexpectedly skilled?"

"Come on, Xiao He, cheer up! How can you lose to the Divine Doctor Family?"

While surprised, the crowd was also anxious for their own sect’s contestants. They had already lost one match, how could they lose this one too? If they lost to the Ghost Doctor Sect or Medicine Valley, they could somewhat accept it, but to lose to the Divine Doctor Family, which had always been at the bottom and looked down upon by them—how could they bear this?

On the judges’ bench, the judges from the Ghost Doctor Sect and Medicine Valley retracted their gazes, frowned, and looked towards Luo Xiuyi and company.

"The Divine Doctor Family has made significant progress this time! Truly surprising!"

"It seems that the Divine Doctor Family is going to take the lead again in this round."

"Brother Luo, could you share the secret of victory?" The tones of the crowd carried a hint of sourness.

Luo Xiuyi chuckled, "What secret of victory? It’s simply the children’s own efforts." Seeing the sour expressions of the crowd, he felt extremely exhilarated; after so many years, he finally had a moment of pride.

"I’m done!" Luo Qianqing put down his pen, announcing loudly.

The Medical Hall Shopkeeper approached, picked up Luo Qianqing’s answer, and presented it to the judges.

Luo Qianqing turned to look at the two beside him, only to see Xiao He had also begun to answer, while the female disciple from the Ghost Doctor Sect was still staring at the old man. From her slightly trembling hands, one could discern her state of mind.

After waiting for roughly a minute or two, the female disciple from the Ghost Doctor Sect finally picked up the pen and quickly started writing on the paper.

The Medical Hall Shopkeeper waited until the disciples from Medicine Valley and the Ghost Doctor Sect had finished, immediately presenting their answers to the judges.

The judges glanced at the answers, asked the old man to come forward for a pulse check, and then had the Medical Hall Shopkeeper lead him away.

One of the judges from Medicine Valley stood up, somewhat listlessly announced, "The first place this time is still the Divine Doctor Family, with Medicine Valley second, and the Ghost Doctor Sect third. The two families that are currently lagging behind need to step it up!"

The people from the Divine Doctor Family saw Luo Qianqing return and happily embraced him.

"Do you know, I was almost frantic with worry, thankfully you didn’t let our Divine Doctor Family down."

"Qianqing, you are truly amazing!"

"We’ve won again! Let’s keep this momentum going, everyone!" The crowd cheered with high morale.

Compared to the lively scene at the Divine Doctor Family, the two sects that lost were sitting there quietly, their faces filled with reluctance, anger, and loss...

"Today’s competition ends here. We will continue here at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. Everyone go back and rest well, and strive to be in your best shape for the competition tomorrow," announced the judge from the Ghost Doctor Sect as he stood up.

There was supposed to be a third match today, but considering the condition of the Ghost Doctor Sect and Medicine Valley disciples, they clearly weren’t fit to continue. So, after discussion, the remaining match was postponed to the next day. Naturally, this decision was made by the Ghost Doctor Sect and Medicine Valley.

Luo Shu stepped forward to say a few words to Luo Xiuyi and an elder of Ghost Doctor Sect, then left the medical hall with Lu Hanmo.

The street was bustling. On both sides of the road, stalls sold various snacks, beaded flowers, and some strange and unusual items.

The area around Wild Man Valley was already full of bizarre legends, so many small vendors took advantage of the hype to sell things like so-called Immortal Herbs and Talismans.

Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo, hand in hand, wandered all over the street.

"Shushu, is it that kind of wild fruit you want to buy?" Lu Hanmo asked as he noticed a woman, dressed in a blue cotton-padded jacket, selling red wild fruits in a basket not far ahead.

Luo Shu followed the direction of Lu Hanmo’s pointing hand, saw the wild fruits in the basket, and immediately smiled, "That’s the kind of wild fruit. I’ve eaten it before; it’s very sweet."

Holding tight to Lu Hanmo’s hand, Luo Shu quickly walked towards the stall. In truth, she didn’t care much about eating; what she cared about was walking the streets with Hanmo, sharing experiences, and feeling pampered by him.

"Old lady, how much is one pound of these wild fruits?" Luo Shu asked.

"One dime per pound," the old lady replied with a smile. Many people had asked about the price of the wild fruits today, but most thought it was too expensive, so there weren’t many buyers.

"Weigh them out, we’ll take them all," Lu Hanmo said indifferently. If Shushu liked them, he would buy them all. They wouldn’t spoil in Shushu’s storage space anyway.

"Alrighty!" The old lady happily nodded, picked up the scale from the ground and began to weigh, "Six and a half pounds; let’s call it six pounds for you two."

"With the basket," Lu Hanmo took out a yuan and handed it to the old lady, lifting the basket from the ground.

The old lady nodded, smiling as she took the money, "I’ll be selling wild fruits here again tomorrow. If you like them, come back for more."

After roaming the streets for a while, Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo leisurely walked in the direction of the Ghost Doctor Sect. When they left the medical hall, they had already told the elder from the Ghost Doctor Sect that they would make their own way back.

The journey was picturesque, and the two of them stopped now and then, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Lu Hanmo offered a wild fruit to Luo Shu’s mouth, and she smiled as she opened up to eat it. She also took a wild fruit and held it to Lu Hanmo’s mouth. They had washed the fruits earlier when they were by a stream. But even unwashed, the fruit of that era was free of any pollution.

"Let’s take the mountain path!" Lu Hanmo suggested with a smile. Ghost Doctor Sect was on the other side of the mountain, and it would be faster to take the mountain road. Plus, he wanted to see if they could find more of the wild fruit on the mountain, maybe uproot a few wild fruit trees to plant in Shushu’s space.

"Alright!" Luo Shu agreed with a nod. Since their first meeting, this was not the first time they had traveled mountain paths together. The first time was when they were searching for wild ginseng, the second time was when the railway tracks were bombed, and they had to walk in the mountains for several days, and then there were the hills behind the training camp...