Seeing this, a jealous scholar walked towards Tang Youyou. Looking at the person in front of him, he asked coldly, "Well, do you still think you haven't done well enough in this way?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou immediately nodded. "Of course. I didn't make enough pills this time, and their shapes aren't round enough. They're simply sub - standard."
However, what was considered sub - standard in her eyes became something that made those scholars envious to the point of madness!
The scholar who had spoken before now had an ashen face. He never expected that the person in front of him would have such remarkable skills.
But the more capable Tang Youyou was, the more she was envied by others. Suddenly, a deluge of scolding came at Tang Youyou. These people used the most vicious words to describe Tang Youyou's staying out all night as shameless.
She listened to the scolding in a daze, and a faint killing intent emerged in her eyes. These people seemed to be constantly provoking the resentment in her heart.
Just when she couldn't bear it any longer, a coughing sound came from afar. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man with white hair. Supported by two disciples, he barely made it to the examination venue.
This was the Second Elder, as the legend went.
Although this man was old, his eyes were sharp. Wherever his gaze fell, he took in all the details of the people's faces in front of him.
The moment she saw this man, Tang Youyou felt that he was extremely dangerous, so she tried her best to reduce her presence and let him examine her at will.
After a moment, the Second Elder slowly walked down the steps. In full view of everyone, he walked straight up to Tang Youyou.
His hoarse voice echoed in Tang Youyou's ear.
"Are you the young scholar the Fifth Elder took away before?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded secretly. "Yes, I am."
As soon as her voice fell, she heard the man sneer. Then he walked back up to the high seat, looking down at her from above. After sitting down unhurriedly, he tapped the ground lightly with his walking stick and said slowly, "I've seen so many people like you who use dirty means to get ahead. I'm already used to it. But there's one thing I still need to tell you. In the Qingyun Sect, even those with real skills can only barely survive for a long time, let alone you?"
In just a few words, Tang Youyou was once again pushed to the forefront of the storm. She stood in the crowd, quietly staring at the person on the high seat.
Unlike the onlookers around her, who could only slander the strong, for them, admitting someone's ability was more painful than being beaten up.
In this regard, Tang Youyou seemed very quiet among this group of people.
The Second Elder watched as the last scholar finished making his pills. Then he slowly walked down and began to check their furnaces one by one.
In the furnaces, everyone's pills were of various shapes. Looking at these people's works, the Second Elder's brows frowned more and more tightly, and a "Chuan" - shaped wrinkle appeared on his forehead.
After quickly skimming through, his gaze finally stopped on the ten round pills in one furnace. Even after half an hour, the fragrance of the pills still lingered.
The old man walked towards Tang Youyou's pills. He reached out and picked up one, bringing it to his nose and taking a light sniff. His tightly - knitted brows instantly relaxed.
He glanced at the woman behind him, the senior sister of these disciples. "Who made this?"
This woman was coy and reluctant to say more for a long time. Then she heard the Second Elder urge again, "Just say it. Who made this?"
The senior sister said, "It's the scholar who took first place in the first round of the exam, Tang Wuxie."
"Tang Wuxie. I didn't expect this child to have such skills. I thought he was just a good - for - nothing, but he does have some abilities."
After saying this, the Second Elder slowly said, "Today, all the pills made by the scholars here should be bottled separately. I'm going to take these things back. After a real confirmation, I will naturally announce the results."
Hearing the Second Elder's order, those disciples didn't dare to be negligent. Each of them buried their heads and quickly collected everyone's pills.
Tang Youyou just stood quietly on one side, looking at the Second Elder's expression and showing a strange smile.
She just watched as these people put her pills into bottles and one by one sent them to the Second Elder's residence.
This also caused a lot of jealousy among some people. Thinking that the senior sister had spoken up for Tang Youyou just now, they were afraid that Tang Youyou would leave a good impression on the Second Elder.
Tang Youyou was also unhurried. She walked to a far - off corner and sat on the ground without any regard for her image, calmly waiting to see what would happen.
Unlike her calmness, every scholar was trembling all over. Their eyes were filled with panic, afraid that they would be the ones to be eliminated.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, everyone except the Second Elder had arrived.
The senior sister glanced at Tang Youyou, then picked up the list in her hand and began to read it to herself.
"Tang Wuxie, second place in the second round..."
As the woman spoke, her tone also became strange.
It was a long time before everyone heard the woman stop reading the names.
In this round, there were a full forty people whose names weren't called. Those who were able to stay all breathed a sigh of relief.
They subconsciously looked at Tang Youyou. Finally, they understood that Tang Youyou's abilities might really be above theirs.
Thinking of this, many people who knew Tang Youyou's skills put aside their pride and walked towards Tang Youyou, just hoping to get her help.
But just as they were about to approach Tang Youyou, they only saw Yun Ze standing beside her.
Yun Ze looked at these people mockingly. Standing in front of Tang Youyou, he said, "Some people always think they have the charisma to make others support them unconditionally, but they don't know how disgusting their previous actions were."
Hearing this, some of the people who were going to curry favor with Tang Youyou quickly backed away. Tang Youyou glanced at Yun Ze beside her and silently shook her head.
Even if he hadn't said anything, she wouldn't have paid the slightest attention to these people, because human nature was full of jealousy, especially among strangers. She hated trouble the most.
Tang Youyou whispered to Yun Ze, "In the future, you don't need to worry about such things. It's a waste of breath to say even a single word to unimportant people."