49 Dark Cloaks

  Xia Ming smiled slightly, and he wasn't proud of this result at all. The host, a fat man, gave the maid a signal with his eyes, and the maid immediately understood and brought out another medicine tray.

  Pangzi wanted to confirm again whether Xiaoming could really identify medicine with his eyes closed!

  Under the instruction of Pángzi, the maid brought out another medicine tray. This medicine tray looked a bit special, with black inlays that seemed ancient, and on it was placed a shallow white herb. The herb didn't look remarkable, like an ordinary roadside weed.

  But when this herb appeared, a small number of pharmacists in the field changed their expressions slightly, and even Medicine King's face moved slightly, saying to Xiūs beside him: "It's actually this spiritual grass... This kid may not be able to distinguish it now."

  Xiu Si's face showed a pleased expression: "Haha, for this spiritual grass, our Black Dragon Union has lost many brothers, but it was all worth it!"

  "It's actually White Jade Spirit Grass." Luo Ge, who had seen much and knew a lot, also spoke up.

  Baiyulingcao is an extremely rare herb, so rare that the other rare herbs are not worth mentioning in comparison. More importantly, Baiyulingcao has a very strong confusing aura, its appearance and smell are almost indistinguishable from those of ordinary wild grass, making it difficult to distinguish without careful identification.

  It seems that Fatso wants to use this White Jade Lingcao to test Xiaoming's true or false identity.

  If Xia Ming is indeed a master pharmacist, he should be able to see through it, otherwise, he is very likely to be a fake master of pharmacy!

  Bai Yulingcao was placed between Xiaoming's nostrils, and Xiaoming faintly felt a hint of herbal fragrance, his face suddenly revealing a pleased smile.

  It turned out to be this kind of spiritual grass...

  In an instant, Xiaoming almost completely understood everyone's thoughts and calmly smiled: "Bai Yulingcao, mostly grows among roadside weeds, extremely difficult to discover and identify. However, on a specific day each month at midnight, it emits a faint glow, which is the biggest difference between Bai Yulingcao and wild grass. Moreover, Bai Yulingcao is often used in the preparation of rare potions for wizards' promotion. This Bai Yulingcao was picked less than two months ago, what a great thing!"

  Full score!

  The pharmacists looked at each other, and they couldn't help but think that if it were them, could they have guessed it like the young man? The answer to the question made these pharmacists' old faces slightly red with shame.

  On the stage, Xiūsī's heart was even more turbulent, and the young man in front of him was indeed a true master of medicine without a doubt. What surprised Xiūsī even more was Xiaoming's last sentence - "The time for harvesting this White Jade Spirit Grass is not yet two months", which was completely guessed correctly by Xiaoming. This White Jade Spirit Grass was indeed discovered by Xiūsī nearly two months ago, and he had never expected that there would be a demonic beast around it, and after losing many lives, they were finally able to obtain this White Jade Spirit Grass.

  This young man had merely sniffed at the White Jade Spirit Grass and yet was able to deduce its properties with uncanny accuracy, truly formidable!

  Xiu Si was shocked and overjoyed at the same time. This Medicine Assembly had actually attracted such a mysterious pharmacist, perhaps his son could really be saved...

  The audience burst into applause and cheers, with everyone marveling at the feast before their eyes.

  "Haha, our little brother is indeed formidable, this time I'm saved!" In the crowd, Soros transformed into a black-clothed strongman, not afraid of being recognized by the Black Dragon Union, and laughed.

  "Heh heh, it's all thanks to my keen eye for spotting talent. Otherwise, you'd be waiting to be torn apart by the Black Dragon Union..." Lan Ning said in a hushed tone with a smile.

  ……

  "Hmph, it's just a trivial blindfolded medicine identification, yet it has won so much praise. It seems that the Medicine Assembly is nothing more than this..."

  A low, muffled voice came from one of the pharmacists, who was dressed in an unusually strange attire, with his entire body shrouded in black robes and a hood, making it impossible to discern his build, while his voice was also indistinguishable as male or female, young or old, hoarse and rough, full of mystery.

  In the midst of a sea of praise and admiration, a discordant note suddenly appeared, and everyone's gaze was instantly focused on this black-robed figure.

  Xia Ming was slightly stunned, and at this time, the maid had already removed his eye mask, so he could see the black-robed person's strange attire. Before that, he hadn't paid much attention to this strangely dressed black-robed person, after all, the pharmacists in this world all have some eccentric habits, and dressing up a bit 'unconventional' is not particularly eye-catching.

  "Your Excellency, it seems that you have a bias towards our pharmaceutical conference..." The fat man said with a smile, as the host of this pharmaceutical conference, he would not allow anyone to disrupt it.

  The man in black hummed softly and continued in a low, muffled voice: "Isn't it? A mere blindfolded recognition drug is blown out of proportion by you people. This trivial trick, I mastered at the age of sixteen!"

  Perceiving the disdain in Hei Pao's words, the fat man's face squeezed out a smile and said: "Oh? If it's really as you say, then you must be a master pharmacist. Would you be willing to give us a demonstration and broaden our horizons?"

  Facing this mysterious black-robed man, the fatty was also very cautious. If the black-robed man really had skills as he claimed, then it would be a win-win situation and Su would absolutely not make things difficult for a master pharmacist. But if he came to stir up trouble on purpose, humph, the largest underground force on Cang Yan Island, the Black Dragon Union was not to be trifled with!

  "What's difficult about it?" The man in black robes said proudly, covering his eyes with the robe, "Come on."

  The fat man gave a wink, and the maid immediately changed several plates and brought out more than ten different kinds of herbs.

  "Your Excellency is indeed refreshing! Then, let's begin!"

  The maid first presented a kind of herb emitting a faint green glow, and the man in black only asked once before quickly putting it down, saying in a hoarse voice: "Green Light Orchid, growing in dense forests, with a very subtle fragrance, can be used to prepare more than 20 kinds of medicines, including..." This mysterious man in black rattled off the names as if they were familiar treasures, and actually listed all the medicines that could be prepared from the herb, shocking the pharmacists.

  "This person..." Xiaoming also sensed the extraordinary nature of the black-robed man, this person indeed had a very deep understanding of pharmacology, not ordinary at all.

  The audience immediately applauded and cheered, and for a time the atmosphere was even more lively.

  On the stage, Shu and Yao Wang exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes. Xiaoming's appearance was already unexpected, but this black-robed man who suddenly appeared seemed to be no less impressive. Adding the previous Master Luo Ke, this Medicine Assembly is absolutely exciting.

  When did the island of Azure Flames have so many formidable alchemists? This question has been puzzling both Medicine King and Suss, as apart from Master Locke who had a reputation, that mysterious young man and the black-robed person seemed to have appeared out of thin air, without leaving any clues.

  The maid continued to serve the medicine tray, and the man in black responded fluently, almost every time he smelled it, he could speak out, and his answers were very detailed, even citing examples, which made everyone admire him endlessly.

  "Awesome, really awesome!"

  "This trip to the pharmaceutical conference was worthwhile, haha, it's been an eye-opener..."

  For a moment, all attention was diverted to the man in black.

  Xia Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, with an indescribable feeling in his heart. He had a vague sense that he couldn't quite put into words. Although he couldn't see the black-robed person's face or distinguish their voice, Xia Ming felt as if he had seen this black-robed person somewhere before...

  Unfortunately, it had been several months since he came to this world, and Xiaoming had seen too many people. For a moment, Xiaoming couldn't recall who the black-robed man was...