I stormed down the mountain, took down all the big shots in the city, and the female CEO dragged me

"You say you know about elixirs, how about we have a contest?"

The business of elixirs is the foundation of the Song family and also their most profitable source of wealth.

If they were to ruin their reputation with a promise, the Song family would likely be branded as fraudsters.

"Brother Yuan, you'll beat him to a pulp!" Zhang Ruonan cheered Xu Yuan on, clenching her little fist. She had absolute confidence in Xu Yuan.

"How do you want to compete?"

Xu Yuan asked curiously. He wasn't a competitive person, but he was willing to try anything that was fun. Otherwise, what was the point of coming to the human world?

"Let's compare it to alchemy."

Song Wenxuan was confident in his alchemy skills.

He had been under the tutelage of Master Songyang for many years. While he could not say that he had reached his master's level, he was still superior to alchemists of the same age, even those ten years older than him.

Looking at Xu Yuan, he spoke eloquently, but Song Wenxuan couldn't detect any trace of alchemy skills in him; he was just a charlatan who talked a good game.

"You and I will choose a pill that has already been refined, and then break it down to find out what materials were used to refine it. This is the first step."

"Based on the medicinal materials you have decomposed, go to the medicinal garden outside to find the relevant medicinal materials."

Song Wenxuan pointed towards the herb garden outside: "Use the herbs you selected to refine the same pills, and let them judge who refined the better and purer one."

He looked at the five people he had brought with him. The five people usually knew something about pills, otherwise Song Wenxuan would not have brought them into the Pill Pavilion.

"Of course, if you don't believe them, we have the equipment."

It can be detected using instruments.

Xu Yuan followed the direction he pointed and saw the metal instrument placed in the corner.

"If I win, you'll return the alchemy cauldron you got at the auction, and from now on, whenever you see me outside, you'll have to call me 'Master.' Do you dare?"

"That's going too far!"

Zhang Ruonan spoke up in criticism. She had absolute confidence in Xu Yuan, but it was too humiliating to expect Xu Yuan to call him "Master" whenever he saw him.

What if you lose?

"no problem."

Xu Yuan raised her hand to stop Zhang Ruonan from saying anything more: "What if I happen to win by sheer luck?"

"Whatever you say, goes?" Song Wenxuan said magnanimously.

Xu Yuan nodded: "Calling me 'Master' is just a fit of pique, it's meaningless. I prefer something more practical."

"If I win, I don't need much; just give me the green herbs you have stored upstairs."

He smelled that peculiar fragrance as soon as he entered the room.

"Green Miracle Grass?"

Song Wenxuan frowned slightly and subconsciously looked up.

Surprisingly, Xu Yuan even knew about Green Wonder Grass.

It's a deal.

"Brother Yuan, what is that herb you mentioned used for?" Zhang Ruonan asked curiously.

Xu Yuan smiled calmly: "The Green Wonder Grass can restore your Qi and replenish your Yang, suppress evil and ward off misfortune. If you take a portion of it to make a pill, it can repair the Yang Qi and blood you lost when you were unconscious."

"You don't want a lucky jade pendant? I can make something even more powerful than the other half for you. Wearing it will definitely be more effective than a lucky jade pendant."

"real?"

Zhang Ruonan excitedly grabbed Xu Yuan's arm and shook it back and forth: "Brother Yuan, so you did all this for me? You're so good to me, I love you to death."

Ignoring the people watching, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Xu Yuan on the cheek.

Song Wenxuan's face turned green when he saw this.

"Let's get started."

He waved to the waitress beside him, and she brought over a pill and presented it to Xu Yuan.

"The Healing Pill was made by Master Songyang himself. I was not involved and did not see the production process. It is fair to both of us."

"How about we analyze and manufacture this one?"

"I'm fine with it." Xu Yuan said casually, one hand behind her back. "You go first."

Song Wenxuan didn't stand on ceremony. Wearing gloves, he picked up the pill and began to examine it carefully.

First he looked with his eyes, then he smelled with his nose, his expression serious.

The waitress laid out a sheet of white paper on the table next to her, waiting for Song Wenxuan to write down the names of the medicinal herbs on it.

The five people Song Wenxuan brought sat on benches not far away, watching the scene unfold. The middle-aged woman in the middle was filming a video with her phone.

Who do you think will win?

"It must be Young Master Song. He has been following Master Songyang for many years, and his family is in the business of medicinal herbs and elixirs. It's a piece of cake for him."

"I think so too. Look at that boy, he's so young, he looks like he's still in school. How could he possibly understand these things?"

"Not necessarily. Judging from the boy's confident demeanor, he must have some skill."

"No matter what, I believe in Young Master Song."

After looking at the pills, Song Wenxuan put them back in the brocade box, turned around, picked up a pen, and began to write the names of the medicinal materials on a piece of paper.

The waitress offered Xu Yuan gloves, but Xu Yuan waved them away, saying he didn't need to hold them to look at them.

Xu Yuan glanced down at the healing pills in the brocade box, then lowered his head to sniff them. He couldn't help but look up at the female staff member next to him.

"Your perfume is too strong. You should wear less next time."

The female staff member was taken aback at first, then blushed and smiled, taking two steps back.

Unaffected by the wish, Xu Yuan walked to the other table, picked up a pen, and began to write, while Zhang Ruonan leaned close beside him, watching with wide eyes.

"I didn't expect that Brother Yuan's handwriting is so beautiful."

Song Wenxuan finished writing first, and someone immediately came forward to collect the paper, folded it in half, and prevented anyone from seeing it.

When the female staff member went to collect the pill formula written by Xu Yuan, Zhang Ruonan quickly put the formula away first.

"I'll keep it for you, in case you do anything wrong."

Song Wenxuan didn't mind: "I trust Miss Ruonan."

There were many people watching, and even if Xu Yuan wanted to change his mind, he wouldn't be able to escape his notice.

After writing down the formulas, they didn't rush to compare them. Instead, they waited until the pills were made before making a final judgment.

Song Wenxuan pointed to the back door: "The herb garden is in the back. Would you like to go first or should I?"

"When in Rome, do as the host does."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Song Wenxuan went to the herb garden first to find the herbs he needed, while Xu Yuan was kept inside the room to prevent him from seeing Song Wenxuan picking the herbs.

Xu Yuan was only allowed to pick medicinal herbs when Song Wenxuan was about to return.

With his familiarity with the herb garden, Song Wenxuan found all the medicinal herbs in less than half an hour. Upon returning to the Medicine and Pill Pavilion, he immediately began working diligently, refining the pills according to the established procedures.

Xu Yuan walked slowly through the herb garden, picking herbs while observing the different types of herbs in the garden.

"There are quite a few rare medicinal herbs."

He noticed that below the mountain was a bottomless abyss, with mist rising faintly from it.

"No wonder this place can nourish so many medicinal herbs, now I understand."

Seeing that Xu Yuan had not returned for a long time, Song Wenxuan had already lit the alchemy furnace. He was confident that the outcome was a foregone conclusion.

"I told you, that guy is no match for Young Master Song."

The five people sitting on the stools were also excited that they had guessed correctly.

If Young Master Song wins later, he'll be so happy he might even give them a discount.

As steam rose from Song Wenxuan's alchemy furnace, Xu Yuan returned to the Medicine and Pill Pavilion at a leisurely pace.