Little Ling'er really wanted to say that her mother could control five furnaces at the same time.
But she couldn't say it, because her mother had told her to keep a low profile.
So she said with a smile, "Grandpa, just because you don't know something doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
"Your mother can really control two pill - refining furnaces at the same time?" Li Song asked in shock again.
"Sure," Little Ling'er nodded, pointing at the pill - refining furnace. "Look, isn't my mother moving on to the next step in pill - refining?"
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at the pill - refining furnace in unison.
Logically speaking, by this stage, the medicinal herbs should have been wasted.
But Feng Yuqin had indeed moved on to the next stage.
It was precisely because of this that everyone's attention was finally drawn to Feng Yuqin.
"Old Wu, are we dreaming?" an old man in a green robe beside him asked Old Wu.
Old Wu pinched the other man, and a scream followed.
"It's not a dream," Old Wu said.
The old man in the green robe: "..."
The others also looked completely stunned.
At this moment, Little Ling'er spoke up again, "If I were you, I'd focus on learning from her."
Everyone: "..."
Normally, pill - refiners didn't want others to watch them, for fear that others would learn from them.
Now Little Ling'er was openly telling them to learn, and they felt it was so strange.
Li Song came to his senses and said to Old Wu and the others, "I think this little girl is right."
Hearing this, everyone finally focused all their attention on Feng Yuqin and the pill - refining furnace.
As they concentrated, they soon noticed the differences in Feng Yuqin's pill - refining steps.
Most importantly, they found that when Feng Yuqin was refining pills, not a single bit of the medicinal herbs was wasted.
"How is this possible?" Old Wu was extremely shocked.
"Even when we're refining pills we're quite familiar with, we usually waste about 40% of the medicinal herbs. How did she manage to waste not a single bit?" The old man in the green robe was also full of shock.
Hearing this, Li Song heaved a sigh of relief.
He knew better than anyone how arrogant these old men were.
The fact that they had such a reaction now meant that Feng Yuqin's pill - refining skills were much more powerful than theirs.
As long as Feng Yuqin was skilled at pill - refining, there would be a glimmer of hope for the poisoned people in the city.
"It's just that your pill - refining skills are no good," Little Ling'er said.
Xiaobao also spoke up, "If your pill - refining skills are no good, you'll waste medicinal herbs. My mother won't waste any medicinal herbs unless she wants to."
If such words had been said before, they would surely have invited ridicule from Old Wu and the others.
But now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they believed what Xiaobao said was true.
As for Little Ling'er saying that their pill - refining skills were no good.
They looked at Feng Yuqin refining pills and then recalled their own skills.
Compared with Feng Yuqin's, it seemed... they really were no good.
This realization made them look a bit embarrassed.
After all, their attitude before had been really...
Little Ling'er had been observing everyone's expressions.
Seeing that these people could recognize their own problems, she blinked her big eyes and asked, "Do you still think that older people must be more powerful?"
The few people didn't expect Little Ling'er to ask such a question, and they blushed in shame.
Little Ling'er continued, "My mother is very powerful. My mother has also said that there's always someone better. So there might be someone more powerful than my mother. But since my mother can make the antidote pills for the people in your Li City this time, she's the most powerful."
Old Wu had been the most vocal before, but now he quickly admitted defeat, "Yes, yes, yes. Your mother is the most powerful. We should all learn from your mother."
Not to mention anything else, just Feng Yuqin's method of refining pills without wasting any medicinal herbs was worth learning.
Little Ling'er was very smart. Just by looking at Old Wu, she knew what he was thinking. She said with a smile, "You're not my mother's disciple, so my mother won't teach you."
Old Wu looked at Feng Yuqin and then at Little Ling'er. He asked obsequiously, "Then... does your mother accept disciples?"
"She doesn't," Little Ling'er said. "Apart from me, my mother won't teach anyone else."
"Can't you make an exception? I'll definitely be a good disciple," Old Wu began to persuade Little Ling'er.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Old Wu.
Li Song's mouth twitched.
He didn't expect Old Wu to say such a thing.
"Shameless," the old man in the green robe said.
Old Wu glared at him, "If this girl accepts disciples later, don't regret it."
The old man in the green robe: "..."
Just then, the fragrance of the pills suddenly wafted out.
Everyone was stunned again.
"Is there something wrong with my nose? I can actually smell the fragrance of the pills?" an old man in a black robe said.
"I can smell it too," the old man in the green robe said.
Old Wu wanted to rush to the pill - refining furnace, but he was afraid of disturbing Feng Yuqin, so he could only stretch his neck to see what was going on.
Little Ling'er explained to everyone, "There's nothing wrong with your noses. My mother is almost done refining the pills."
"What?" Everyone was greatly shocked, and even Li Song looked at Feng Yuqin and the pill - refining furnace in shock.
"Are you sure your mother is almost done?" Old Wu stared at Little Ling'er and asked.
Little Ling'er glanced at the pill - refining furnace and nodded, "Yes, she's already done."
Old Wu and the others: "..."
Then, they watched as Feng Yuqin took out a handful of pills from the pill - refining furnace.
Yes, a handful.
They stared blankly.
Normally, they only made a few pills at a time.
When had they ever seen a whole handful of pills from one furnace?
Most importantly, wasn't Feng Yuqin's pill - refining time too short?
It hadn't even been half an hour, right?
She had already refined a furnace of pills?
Moreover, this handful of pills was more than the number they could make in a whole day, right?
Everyone looked at Feng Yuqin in horror and asked, "What kind of monster are you?"
Feng Yuqin: "..."
Little Ling'er glared at Old Wu and said, "You're the monster, and your whole family are monsters."
Old Wu: "..."
"I'm not scolding your mother. I'm praising her," Old Wu said to Little Ling'er with a big smile.
Come on, Feng Yuqin was so good at pill - refining, and this little girl was her daughter. She was like a little princess. How dare he offend her?
Hearing this, Little Ling'er blinked her eyes and looked at Feng Yuqin.
Feng Yuqin didn't say anything. Instead, she handed the pills to Li Song, "If there are any poisoned people in the city lord's mansion, you can try these first."
"These... will do?" Li Song looked at the pills in his hand in disbelief. He always felt that Feng Yuqin had given him the pills very casually.
The pill - refiners he had met would always carefully put the pills into small porcelain bottles after they finished refining.
But Feng Yuqin just casually handed him a handful of pills.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he reached out to take the pills from Feng Yuqin's hand.