"So amazing!"

"Indeed!"

Even though Han Yueyue and the others knew for a long time how formidable Hu Xiaobei was, seeing the flame maintain its stability for so long still left them in awed murmurs...

In their eyes, this was no longer just a flame but an art—an art that was pleasing to behold...

...

"What a show-off!"

Not far away, Jun Feng heard their exclamations and growled in jealousy!

He was about to explode, really about to explode...

At this moment, his hatred for Hu Xiaobei had reached a terrifying peak!

Upon hearing Jun Feng's frenzied sneer, Su Ao squinted his eyes, speaking seriously, "Although Hu Xiaobei indeed is putting on a show, his control over the flame is quite commendable. It seems he indeed has some skills. We might have underestimated him earlier!"

Amateurs watch the show, but experts see the technique!

Su Ao was definitely an expert, so he understood the difficulty of such stable flame control, and knowing this, he had significantly changed his opinion of Hu Xiaobei...

Realizing that Su Ao had started to praise Hu Xiaobei, Jun Feng was completely annoyed.

"Divine Doctor Su, you shouldn't boost others' morale at your own expense! Your skills far exceed his!"

Glancing at the exasperated Jun Feng, Su Ao frowned, "I was just stating the truth! Also, even if his flame control is good, it doesn't change the fact that he can't cure her, because her condition is really a deadlock that he can't resolve."

"That's good! That's good!"

Responding in this manner, Jun Feng started laughing wildly again.

Jun Feng didn't care about anything else, as long as Hu Xiaobei could be embarrassed, that was enough for him!

...

"Done!"

Half an hour later, Hu Xiaobei stopped the flame...

At that moment, everyone knew that Hu Xiaobei had finished brewing the medicine...

The closest to Hu Xiaobei, Qu Linger, was extremely tense as everyone murmured to themselves.

Because she knew this pot of medicine could decide her mother's fate.

If it worked, everything would be fine.

But if it didn't, things would be really troublesome.

"Daughter, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, or I'll be nervous too!"

Sensing Qu Linger's tension, her mother gently squeezed her hand.

...

Life and death are a matter of fate, wealth and prestige depend on heaven.

She had gone through so much before that she had gradually come to terms with it.

So, she could accept any outcome, hoping her daughter could do the same.

"Yes, Mom, I'm not nervous, and you shouldn't be nervous either!"

Qu Linger looked at her, quickly assuring her.

At that moment, although Qu Linger was still very nervous inside, she didn't show it anymore.

...

"Auntie, this is the medicine I brewed. Drink it; it will condition your body and benefit your recovery."

Under everyone's gaze, Hu Xiaobei brought the medicine and spoke softly to Qu Linger's mother.

"Okay!"

After decisively agreeing, she quickly reached out to take it.

However, just as she reached out, a chilling voice was heard.

"Hold on!"

Upon hearing such a cold interruption, she looked in surprise at the speaker, finding it to be none other than Su Ao, who wore a gloomy expression.

"What now?"

Qu Linger spoke up, agitated, not waiting for her mother to react.

At this moment, she really wanted to know what was on Su Ao's mind.

In her view, he had no right to speak, yet he insisted on talking nonsense.

Hearing Qu Linger's irritated words, Su Ao frowned, responding coldly, "I have my reasons, I won't harm you."

After saying this, Su Ao didn't wait for Qu Linger to respond; he turned to Hu Xiaobei and said coldly, "Hu Xiaobei, I observed your medicine brewing process earlier. Your flame control is commendable, indicating you indeed have some skills."

Listening to such meaningless blabber, Hu Xiaobei frowned and impatiently said, "Stop with the nonsense! Get to the point."

At that moment, Hu Xiaobei really didn't want to exchange any more words with him, as dragging on like this would seriously affect the medicine's efficacy.

Confronted by a firm dismissal, Su Ao's eyes flickered, "Fine! Then I'll get to the point. I want to test you to see if you're qualified to heal. Do you mind?"

"Test?"

"Yes! I'll ask one question, and if you can answer it, I'll acknowledge you and won't stop you anymore."

Hearing this, Hu Xiaobei laughed...

Soon, Hu Xiaobei retorted disdainfully, "Idiot, do you think I need your approval?"

"Regardless of what you say, I'm asking you one question now; do you dare to answer?"

"Yeah, aren't you so arrogant? Take up the challenge, take it!"

Upon hearing Su Ao's words, Jun Feng, standing beside him, jumped around frantically.

Glancing at the frantically jumping Jun Feng, Hu Xiaobei looked at Su Ao and said, "Since you want to ask, then ask."

Receiving Hu Xiaobei's agreement, Su Ao nodded, speaking in a deep voice, "Listen closely; my question is about timing the melting of herbal ingredients. Often, it's difficult to get the timing right; I want to know how to master the timing accurately."

After asking, Su Ao looked at Hu Xiaobei with some tension...

This question had troubled him for a long, long time; he could never find a solution.

Today, he hoped to find a solution from Hu Xiaobei...

Noticing his tension, Hu Xiaobei squinted and spoke indifferently, "The answer to this question is actually very simple. If you think carefully, you'll definitely figure it out."

"What do you mean? Are you trying to fool me?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's vague response, Su Ao frowned deeply.

He thought Hu Xiaobei was bluffing or didn't actually know what to do...

As Su Ao spoke irritably, Hu Xiaobei looked at him intently and asked, "What do you think is the most important quality for being a competent doctor?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's question, he impatiently frowned, "It's certainly intuition!"

"You're wrong! The most important is compassion! Without compassion and the ability to consider things from the patient's perspective, one will never succeed."

"What do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean? I'm saying you're not fit to be a competent doctor! Earlier, after assessing her condition, you didn't even try to attempt anything, just sentenced her to death as if it was right?"

"I..."

Not giving him a chance to argue, Hu Xiaobei continued, "Before, when you saw the precious herbs I brought, you wanted to take them for yourself; was that right?"

"I..."

"Now, knowing her condition is worsening, you're pestering me with these meaningless questions; is that right?"

"I..."

The three consecutive questions left the originally arrogant Su Ao utterly dumbfounded...

...

"Every word pierces the heart!"

The onlookers whispered praises at Hu Xiaobei's inquiry...

Of course, while they found the questions piercing, they also saw reason in them.

Previously, Su Ao had indeed gone too far.

"Think about it carefully; if you can repent, there's still hope for you. If not, I hope you never think of saving others again."

Having said that, Hu Xiaobei didn't say anything further...

Su Ao was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and quietly closed his eyes.

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