The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

Si Xingxuan's palms were sweaty and his fingertips were icy cold as he gripped the token.

He didn't even dare to look at the jade disc, staring intently at Tang Xixue's back, his lips moving as if he were silently reciting something.

"Junior Martial Aunt... she can definitely do it. She has never let anyone down, not even once."

Jiu Fangzhi's gaze also fell on the Q&A wall, and a rare hint of uncertainty appeared in his deep eyes.

Beneath the mask, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and his fingers unconsciously tightened beneath his wide sleeves.

"Junior Sister. If you can solve this problem that no one has been able to solve for three hundred years, how proud our Master would be if he knew in the afterlife."

"Weaving."

Tangxi sat quietly behind the curtain at night, even her breathing became soft.

He kept looking at her.

From the moment she raised her hand, his gaze never left her.

Seeing the jade disc fall silent, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

His eyes were filled with worry.

He could see every word she wrote clearly, and he noticed her composure and confidence.

"Zhizhi, your brother is here. Whether the jade disc shines or not, you've already won."

Xie Jinlian, who had been leaning against the armrest of her wheelchair, now sat up straight.

He didn't say anything, but his gaze towards Tang Xixue grew even more tender.

"Zhizhi, I never doubted, and I always firmly believed, that you would succeed."

Hua Rongshi stood on the outskirts of the crowd, no longer waving his peach blossom fan, but just clutching it in his hand, the fan ribs almost breaking from his grip.

"My wife—she's finished writing, why isn't it lit yet? I'm so worried. Could that broken jade disc be damaged? I brought a hammer with me."

"If it dares not light up, I'll threaten it with a hammer."

Bei Chenji stood at the highest point of the stands, his purple eyes deep and unfathomable.

"Little Xue'er, you've never needed anyone's approval. You are the pinnacle of medicine. That's what I said!"

He Lichen sat upright in the main seat, his expression still as aloof and composed as ever.

"Zhizhi. The mystery of this Q&A wall has been solved today."

Kong Sangyu held Bai Tang in her arms.

"Sister Zhi. I believe in you. From the moment you pulled me out of the sea, I believed you could do anything."

"Click."

Just then, the dark gold characters cracked open.

Like the first crack of a frozen river in spring, countless fine cracks spread from the center of the writing outwards.

Golden light poured out from the crack.

It grew brighter and brighter, more and more intense.

Finally, it transformed into a golden pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

The entire Valley of Divine Medicine was illuminated.

Tangxi Xue, atop the high platform, was enveloped in this light, her robes shimmering with flowing golden light.

It was as if someone had gathered all the starlight from the heavens and draped it over her alone.

It was as if she were being crowned!

Someone covered their mouth, unable to speak.

A teacup slipped from someone's hand and shattered into pieces, but no one looked down to look.

Someone slowly stood up, staring blankly at the golden pillar of light, their lips trembling slightly.

"She solved it..."

"That problem...it's been three hundred years...and finally someone has solved it."

"She's right, the medical profession has a worthy successor!"

Si Xingxuan's eyes instantly reddened, and her voice trembled.

"Junior Uncle! I knew it! I knew you could do it!"

As Jiu Fangzhi looked at the pillar of light, the thin lips that had been tightly pressed together under the mask finally slowly relaxed.

It turned into a very faint smile.

"Master, you're right... Junior Sister is indeed your most prized disciple. I acknowledge that."

Before his junior sister joined the sect, Ghost Doctor Jiu Fang knew that he was the most valued disciple of the Medicine God.

Until, my junior sister arrived.

Master said that Junior Sister is the most talented, even Zhe Yue is not as good as her, and Sui Xing is not as good as her.

At the time, the Ghost Doctor was somewhat unconvinced, but his junior sister was so adorable that he didn't bully her because of it.

Zhe Yue, who was most unconvinced, eventually came to accept it wholeheartedly.

But now, the Ghost Doctor finally understands his master's words.

"Ah, my Oori... so be it."

Tang Xiye took a deep breath and slowly leaned back in her chair.

He glanced down at his fist, which he had unconsciously clenched, and smiled silently.

His weaving never required him to worry.

Xie Jinlian's smile was faint, yet she couldn't shake it off.

"Zhizhi. I knew it..."

Hua Rongshi's peach blossom fan was finally waved again, its speed as joyful as the fluttering of butterfly wings.

"Ahhh! She solved it! Did you see that?! That's my wife!!!"

"Peacock, be quiet! You're disturbing me!"

Bei Chenji gave his cousin a cold look, and almost couldn't resist slashing at him with his Purple Snow Sword.

"Zhizhi, at this moment, the entire Nine Provinces are looking up to you."

He Lichen slowly stood up.

He gazed at Tang Xixue's figure within the golden pillar of light.

A smile of extreme pride appeared on his lips.

"Such elegance and bearing make him worthy of being the foremost physician in the Nine Provinces."

Kong Sangyu lowered her head and quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve.

Bai Tang tilted her head back and called out to him.

"I... I didn't cry. It was just windy. I wasn't crying from excitement."

On the examiners' panel, several renowned medicine masters stood up simultaneously.

The eldest disciple, the Medicine King, with his loyal heart, trembled slightly with his long, silvery-white beard.

"Junior Sister... even our Master couldn't answer this question."

"After three hundred years, the obsession of Senior Yun Ya Zi has finally been answered."

The second senior brother, the Medicine King of the Green Bag, stared in shock at the Q&A wall.

He had read more medical texts in his life than most people could stack them up, but he couldn't understand this question.

The third senior brother, the Medicine King, had his mouth agape, but he was too excited to utter a single word.

"That's great! Junior Sister passed the test. She's truly our pride."

Fourth Senior Brother, Tai Su Medicine King, remained expressionless.

But his hands, which held needles for years, remained steady throughout his life, never trembling even slightly with the finest needles.

At this moment, however, he was so trembling that he couldn't even hold the teacup on the table steadily.

Liu Xinyi stood there, gazing at the golden pillar of light, without uttering a word.

Her eyes were red, very red.

She simply straightened her back and gripped the rolled-up white silk in her hand even tighter.

"Senior Yun Ya Zi... someone has solved your problem."

"Junior Sister, she is the guiding star of our Divine Medicine Valley."

The wind gently lifted Tang Xixue's veil, revealing the soft curve of her chin.

Her eyes reflected the golden light that filled the sky.

There was no pride, no smugness.

There is only a kind of composure that comes from the very core of one's being.

"Senior sisters and senior brothers, Jingzhi, I didn't disappoint you, did I?"

She gently withdrew her hand, her fingertips slowly withdrawing from the jade disc.

The pillar of light still stood between heaven and earth, lingering for a long time.

It's as if someone spent three hundred years lighting a lamp.

Now the lamp has finally found its lamplighter.

"Question 3 - Correct."

Liu Xinyi's voice was a little hoarse, but every word she spoke was firm and resounding.

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

That applause wasn't just polite formality, nor was it perfunctory praise.

It is the respect of doctors for doctors, and the heartfelt admiration of those who are also on the long road of medicine.

Some people clapped until their hands turned red, but they wouldn't stop, as if they wanted to shatter all the three hundred years of waiting and regret in this moment of applause.

Liu Fengchun turned around and said something to the person next to him.

"Junior sister, she is really amazing."

After saying that, her eyes welled up with tears. She quickly turned her head away and wiped her face haphazardly with her sleeve.

"Let us all strive together."

Tang Xixue turned around and nodded slightly to the audience below the stage.

"I'll be waiting for you in the Crystal Heaven."

The token in her hand already had three spirit patterns.

Three markings, three barriers—she was the first person qualified to embark on the Heavenly Path of the Glazed Heaven Secret Realm.

Amidst the watchful eyes of the crowd, she slowly walked onto the path leading down from the clouds.

The steps were formed from clouds and mist, and with each step, ripples spread silently beneath one's feet.

Her steps remained unhurried, her skirt brushing against the cloud-like steps, like a green plum blossom falling from the clouds.

Aloof and solitary, never striving or competing, yet possessing a myriad of charms.

She shines brightly in her field!

Si Xingxuan had already stood up.

He watched her walk step by step towards the clouds, his eyes red-rimmed and his nose red as well.

"Junior Martial Uncle... is unparalleled!"

He was absolutely ecstatic.

As expected of his idol, the Heavenly Physician of Destiny.

This question requires not only a thorough understanding of medical principles, but also an understanding of Taoist principles; neither can be lacking.

Throughout the millennia, only a handful of people in the medical field of China have been able to integrate these two approaches.

He Lichen slowly sat back in the main seat and picked up the teacup beside him.

The tea had gone completely cold.

"My Zhizhi should be like the bright moon—illuminating the nine provinces and every healer who gropes alone in the darkness."

"The path of medicine in the Nine Provinces is not lonely!"

"Zhizhi, in the secret realm of Liuli Heaven, you will surely be able to successfully claim the crown of the God of Medicine!"