The Good For Nothing Seventh Young Lady's

Chapter 305-307: Sharp Eyes and Deft Hands

ko 305 – Sharp eyes and dexterous hands (1)

The smile was so deep that it could make others unable to say a word.

If Shangguan Xiao noticed that the tip of Shen Yanxiao's mouth was curved, of course, he would not be as confident as he was now.

Choosing what potion to make, refining herbs, and concocting was not at all difficult for him. Shen Yanxiao all smiled as she looked at the group of students on one side, who were acting as if they were facing their sworn enemies, yet were also excited to begin with.

Only when the mentor finished his speech about the competition did his head move.

In his mind, he looked for a potion that was “worthy” to make, and as soon as the mentor said all the rules, he thought of such a potion.

He had seen this potion a few days ago when he watched Ye Qing practice his skills in concocting potions. It was not that Ye Qing was having trouble while concocting this potion. But at that time, he would be depressed over concocting the Blood Feast Potion, so he occasionally practiced.

Clearly, as Ye Qing's assistant, Shen Yanxiao saw the entire process of how she concocted the potion. Also, Ye Qing was attentive enough to teach him how to refine this potion.

The potion that Ye Qing made, even if it was just for practice, would not be an ordinary potion.

It shouldn't be a problem if he used it for this competition.

The only sad thing was that he did not know the name of the potion.

Shen Yanxiao was pondering about it. But, it seems that he was not required to explain it. Once he finished concocting the potion, the mentor could judge for himself. So, he decided to let this matter go.

These past few days, Shen Yanxiao had studied different intermediate-level potions. However, one of his opponents was Shangguan Xiao, so he had to be more careful. He did not think that the talented student, who was at the top of the Pharmaceutical Branch, would be defeated by ordinary intermediate level potions.

After making up her mind, Shen Yanxiao no longer thought too much about it.

After a while, as soon as the official competition started, all the participating students ran to the medicinal herbs as quickly as possible and started looking for what they needed.

Shen Yanxiao walked unhurriedly while watching that hurried back, not even evaluating them.

His gaze was neither gentle nor fierce, but the crowd of students watching could not help feeling fear.

“How could Shen Jue walk so casually? If he was not in a hurry then those powerful medicinal herbs would be snatched away!” The new students, who had come to encourage Shen Yanxiao, were now unable to remain calm.

Three thousand medicinal herbs sounded overwhelming, but many of those medicinal herbs could not be used by those at their current level. There were only dozens of types of herbs that these students could utilize. Also, a hundred students would snatch away the potions of others with all their might!

However, Shen Yanxiao just walked around leisurely, very careless, ah!

Lin Xuan also couldn't help but sweat while looking at Shen Yanxiao.

“Don't worry, maybe he's just thinking about what potion to make. After all, the potion formula taught was different for each class. Maybe Shen Jue still thinks about it.” Lin Xuan's heart was beating extremely fast like a drum. Normally, Shen Yanxiao was like a cloud that had a relaxed and indifferent attitude. But, it was racing against time now, how could he remain that way!

Indeed, not the anxious emperor but the depressed eunuchs! [1]

The students who had first arrived at where the medicinal plants were, began to search for what they needed in the pile of medicinal herbs.

However, looking at the medicinal plants in front of them that all looked almost the same, they almost shed tears.

They did not know who would think of such a competition, actually mixing different types of medicinal plants that had a similar smell and appearance. Even if they relied on the characteristics of medicinal plants, it would still be difficult to distinguish the medicinal plants they needed from the others.

[1] Simply means "emperor" or leader, Shen Yanxiao was not the least bit anxious but her subordinates or "eunuchs".

The smile was so deep that it could make others unable to say a word.

If Shangguan Xiao noticed that the tip of Shen Yanxiao's mouth was curved, of course, he would not be as confident as he was now.

The Princess Wei Young

Shen Yanxiao: Stupid. You are just one of the cannon fodder that the writer prepared for me to slap. Laugh while you still can.

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Chapter 306 – Sharp and deft eyes (2)

This was not only a test of their sight and smell, it was also a test of their knowledge of medicinal plants to the point of being flawless!

For some time, all the participating students were in a bad mood.

Shen Yanxiao slowly went to where the medicinal plant was located. Looking at the similar medicinal herbs mixed together, he raised an eyebrow.

Many medicinal herbs were only slightly different from each other. This test is the same as the Lou De test during the entrance exam.

However, even the smallest difference is still a difference. It will usually depend on the persistence of the person in paying attention to the details to know which one is right.

As soon as the seal of the two was opened, Shen Yanxiao's memory had reached the photographic level. He could remember many things easily and could see small differences immediately.

Adding to the time he studied under Ye Qing's teachings and also helping Ye Qing, Shen Yanxiao had been purifying around hundreds of different kinds of medicinal herbs every day for him. The various types of medicinal herbs that passed through his hands were already close to a thousand. As for the herbs needed for the particular potion he wanted to make, he had refined it at least four or five times.

For such a thing, if he still made a mistake, then he could hang himself.

If others were to have a headache just from distinguishing medicinal herbs, then for Shen Yanxiao this was not difficult. Placing his hands behind his back, he walked past the various types of medicinal herbs, looking at each of them carefully to find the herbs he needed.

Immediately, he stopped at the place where all the purple flowers were stacked. He slightly bent his body and took out a purple flower that had five petals from among the pile of flowers.

In the crowd, when Pu Lisi saw Shangguan Xiao's goal, he slightly nodded in satisfaction.

Although Shangguan Xiao was not the first to arrive, he was the first to find the medicinal herbs he needed. He was heading to the next potion he needed right now.

As soon as Pu Lisi saw that Shangguan Xiao had no trouble coping with it, he turned his gaze towards the little demon.

Shen Yanxiao stood among a pile of medicinal herbs, lazily looking at each one of those plants. He was completely dazed, and he had a confused appearance.

"Stupid," said Pu Lisi.

What's so great about this kid? Why did Ye Qing like him? Amidst the competition, this brat was even completely confused and could not even find the herbs he needed. Surely, he could not compare to Shangguan Xiao.

Shangguan Xiao was his assistant in name only; in fact, he was actually his student. Today, he appeared and accompanied Shangguan Xiao here, only to see his disciple teaching the smelly child that infuriated him endlessly.

As long as Pu Lisi was proud of himself, Shen Yanxiao made a move.

First, he went to the front of the pile of yellow medicinal herbs, then crouched down on the pile of medicinal herbs and searched around for something.

A moment later, from the pile of medicinal herbs, he took out a bunch of yellow grass as thick as a thumb.

Pu Lisi's eyes narrowed as he looked at the clump of grass in Shen Yanxiao's hands, and the corner of his mouth smirked.

The grass in Shen Yanxiao's hands looked like a medicinal herb called twilight grass. This kind of medicinal herb was sometimes used in making intermediate level potions. However, from what Pu Lisi could see, the grass in Shen Yanxiao's hand was actually not twilight grass but a kind of medicinal plant that was very similar to the dusk grass – Crepis grass.

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Chapter 307 – Sharp eyes and deft hands (3)

Crepis grass has a number of toxins. If used correctly it can save lives, but if the measurement is inaccurate it can send the person to the next life. It is a very powerful medicinal herb that requires one to fully understand the right dosage.

Even senior students would not dare to use it in concocting potions, so what else for Shen Yanxiao who had just become a freshman.

It was clear that Shen Yanxiao had taken crepis grass instead of twilight grass.

Pu Lisi's mouth had a trace of sneering. The only difference between the twilight grass and the crepis grass is the veins in the grass, but this kind of detail is a small difference, but some people can see this difference.

Pu Lisi knew that when Shen Yanxiao plucked the crepis grass, she had already lost.

"Naive boy, I want to see how stupid you are." Pu Lisi's mood improved greatly. If Crepis grass was used in concocting potions instead of twilight grass, it would result in a small explosion. And when that time came, Shen Yanxiao's face would be confused, and she would become a laughing stock.

He believed that after Shen Yanxiao had done such a shameful thing, Ye Qing would not save this stinking brat anymore!

Pu Lisi was in a good mood after glancing at Shen Yanxiao, knowing that he would fail. Then, he turned his gaze towards Shangguan Xiao afterward.

After ten minutes of searching, some students finally distinguished some medicinal herbs. But they are far from their goal. Many students even gave up concocting the potion they originally planned to make and instead just looked for some medicinal herbs needed for some low-tier potions.

And since there were only a few medicinal herbs needed to concoct a low level potion, the speed of searching for medicinal herbs was naturally faster.

Rather than failing to find all the medicinal herbs and being knocked out, they were more willing to concoct low-tier potions.

That way, they could also enter the top ten.

Everyone was looking for the medicinal plants they needed, but currently, Shangguan Xiao had found over ten types of medicinal plants. However, his pace did not slow down, and he continued to search for more.

This made many students who were watching secretly amazed.

"In the end, what kind of potion would Shangguan Xiao make even though he had collected over twenty types of herbs, he was still looking for more?" A student asked.

Intermediate level potions usually only required at least ten different types of medicinal herbs. The more medicinal herbs needed, the harder it was to concoct. Therefore, concocting potions that had twenty types of herbs to the top was more difficult.

The more they watched Shangguan Xiao as he constantly took more medicinal herbs and placed them on his chest, the more everyone looked forward to the competition.

Other than their feelings of anticipation, the students were even more excited for the upcoming drama due to Shen Yanxiao, who had been silent for a long time.

In fact, Shen Yanxiao's petite figure was easily missed within this crowd of hundreds of people.

And right at this moment, the tiny figure was blocked from their sight by the figure of an unknown participant.

“Did that kid named Shen Jue take a medicinal herb? Why can't I find him?” A second-year student stretches her neck to find a petite figure that can be easily overlooked.

“That's it,” Another student pointed to a petite figure who had just come out from behind another contestant.

Just to see that, to make things comfortable, Shen Yanxiao had prepared a cloth sack where she could put all the medicinal herbs inside, so that they would not get lost. The students watching could not see what the contents were, so they were very unsure how many potions he had obtained in the end.

Since the figure was blocked for quite some time, they could only see his figure from time to time. Even the students present at the place, as well as the mentors, were unsure how many potions he had gathered in the end.

Even Pu Lisi only saw him pick up crepis grass. As for the other medicinal herbs that were put into the cloth sack, he could not even see the root hair.