Phoenix Warrior of Full-Time Magister

Chapter 127 Azure Lotus Pavilion

When Yunhua returned to the expo, Zhao Manyan had just finished making a phone call. Only then did he realize that Yunhua was nowhere to be seen. Just as he was about to go to her, Yunhua had already returned.

Zhao Manyan quickly stepped forward and asked, "Yunhua, where did you go? How come you disappeared all of a sudden?"

Yunhua said irritably, "If you had been on the phone any longer, you probably wouldn't have even noticed I left for a while. Honestly, you were so focused on the call that you didn't hear me even after I called you several times."

Zhao Manyan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I wanted to tell my grandfather the good news first. We were probably too engrossed in our conversation, so I didn't hear you leave. Where's Dr. Ai Yin? What did you go about?"

"My senior uncle said he gave me a gift to welcome me. He just took me to pick it up, and then said he had other things to take care of, so he told me to come back first."

"That's a real pity. I'd love to chat with such a beautiful female PhD student more."

Yunhua: "————, just a friendly reminder, my master is already over forty years old this year. Dr. Ai Yin was born at the same time as my master. How old do you think my senior is?"

Zhao Manyan raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something, but then immediately said nonchalantly, "So what? You can't tell anyway."

These frank words left Yunhua speechless for a moment, but fortunately Zhao Manyan quickly changed the subject.

"What gift? Is it valuable?"

Yunhua said calmly, "It's just a motorcycle, nothing special."

Seeing that Yunhua was unwilling to say more, Zhao Manyan did not ask further, but said, "I have handed over the negotiations with Anti-Entropy to others, so there is nothing for me to do now. Let's continue our stroll."

"Wait a minute." Yunhua raised her hand to stop Zhao Manyan's steps, and then said, "You just made a call, now it's my turn. I need to make a call too, it'll be right away."

Zhao Manyan asked with some surprise, "You're making a call too? Are there other people planning to do business with Anti-Entropy?"

After hearing this, Yunhua glanced at Zhao Manyan speechlessly and said, "I'm not a middleman, of course I have to call my master. Since I've run into my senior uncle, I should at least tell my master."

"Hey, Doctor, are you still busy?"

A slightly tired voice came from the other end of the phone: "Speak quickly! I just need to rest for a bit; I have to start the experiment soon."

Sensing that Dr. Mei was not in a good state, Yunhua stopped rambling and recounted everything that had happened since she met Dr. Ai Yin.

"Dr. Ai Yin also said that she's my senior in the martial arts school, is that true?"

Dr. Mei scoffed, "Senior Sister? She's really shameless! She only enrolled in that teacher's class a few days before me, yet she dares to call herself my senior sister. I'm a super-level mage now, while that guy is only a high-level sound-based mage."

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Yunhua quickly pressed, "So you really know her?"

"Yes, apart from the part about my senior brother, everything else is true. We have indeed been in contact, so there's no need to worry."

"You mean she also gave you a motorcycle?"

"Yes, they say it's a new product that Anti-Entropy is researching."

Dr. Mei was silent for a moment, then said to Yunhua, "Since they're giving it to you, just accept it. Why not take advantage of a good deal? Just remember to let me see it when you get back."

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Dr. Mei, who was far away in Shanghai, frowned and began to think about what Yunhua had just said.

Although Ai Yin wasn't lying, Dr. Mei still felt something was strange. Were they really that close?

(And I think I've heard the name Anti-Entropy before? I remember Otto had some shares in it, was he the one who made it?)

After making the call, Yunhua and Zhao Manyan strolled around the expo together. There were many novel items, but the price of each one was beyond Yunhua's budget.

Zhao Manyan was indeed wealthy, but he was only interested in beautiful women and magical artifacts, so the two of them didn't buy anything along the way.

Gradually, Zhao Manyan got bored, so he said to Yunhua, "It's about time, let's go check out the quiz and then go back."

"A trivia quiz? Are there actually competitions held here?"

Zhao Manyan: "Yes, they hold this event every time Qinglian Pavilion appears, and it has been going on for a long time."

,"green----"

Before Yunhua could speak, Zhao Manyan continued, "Qinglian Pavilion is a group that specializes in cultivating medicinal herbs. Its industries are spread throughout the country and even overseas. Whenever they participate in various conferences, they hold an event called 'Asking the Way with Green Wood.'"

"Actually, they just put out a bunch of herbs they've cultivated, then find a group of pharmacists to see if they can identify what those herbs are and what their effects are. Those who do well get extra rewards."

Yunhua: "Don't the organizers of the expo have any objections?"

Zhao Manyan shook his head: "The Qinglian Pavilion is quite powerful, and they said this is how they exhibit their products. All the herbs are ones they can cultivate, in order to showcase the strength of the Qinglian Pavilion."

"It is said that this event is very popular among medical students, and some even regard it as an honor."

"That sounds interesting, let's go check it out."

Upon arriving at the Qinglian Pavilion's exhibition hall, what came into view was a large pile of herbs that Yunhua had only seen in books, along with two staff members.

"That's Ghost Bamboo? This is Ice Grass, that's Black Mercury Flower, and there's even Jade Bone Fruit!"

Yunhua called out several names in succession, exclaiming in surprise, "These things have very demanding growth environments, how come the Azure Lotus Pavilion can cultivate them?"

"Since it's displayed, it's definitely allowed. Otherwise, wouldn't that ruin your own reputation? But I didn't expect you to recognize it!"

"I am a pharmacist, even though I've studied poisons."

Zhao Manyan nudged Yunhua with his shoulder and said, "Why don't you give it a try? This event will last for several more days anyway."

Yunhua was also a little tempted. Since there was no registration fee for participating, she figured she might as well give it a try.

Just as Yunhua was about to tell the staff, Zhao Manyan suddenly shook Yunhua violently and pointed to the side, saying, "Yunhua, look, that person looks like Mu Ningxue!"

When Yunhua looked up, she saw long, silvery-white hair and a uniquely cold demeanor. The person Zhao Manyan was pointing to was indeed Mu Ningxue.

There were three other people with her, two of whom were around thirty years old, wearing glasses and looking very knowledgeable.

The last person was someone Yunhua was very familiar with; that was Mu Ningxue's father—Mu Zhuoyun.