Chapter 619 Chief Judge?
"Is the youth group competition about to begin?"
Seeing the staff members entering, Li Jiajia recognized one of them as the one who had led her to the lounge earlier and told her that she would be notified when it was time for the youth group finals.
It must be time for the youth group finals, and they were here to inform her.
"Li Jiajia, what are you doing here? The youth group competition is about to start, I haven't had time to tell you..."
The staff member was also surprised to see Li Jiajia and said hurriedly.
"Then quickly take me there."
Li Jiajia nodded indifferently.
She didn't take it to heart at all, still standing there unhurriedly. In her opinion, she was an important contestant, and even if she was late, they wouldn't do anything to her.
The staff member, however, said, "Miss Li, please wait a moment, I have other matters to attend to."
After speaking, without waiting for Li Jiajia to reply, the staff member turned to Elder Zhang and said, "Elder, the youth group competition is about to begin. Elder Ma is not feeling well, and the President wants you to be the chief judge for the youth group finals!"
Boom!
Hearing this, Li Jiajia was struck by lightning and looked at Elder Zhang as if she had seen a ghost.
She pointed at Elder Zhang and said tremblingly, "You... you said he is the chief judge of the youth group? Isn't he a contestant in the Medicine King Competition?"
"What a joke! Our Elder Ma is highly respected and won the championship of the Medicine King Competition twenty years ago. How could he participate in the Medicine King Competition? Elder Ma just had an upset stomach, so our President personally decided to let Elder Zhang be the chief judge for the youth group competition."
The staff member said, "Miss Li, don't worry, our Elder Zhang has always been fair and just."
Hearing this, Li Jiajia's hands and feet turned cold.
She had already insulted the chief judge as an old fossil!
She also wanted him to fawn over her!
She also wanted to slap him!
Heaven, what a sin she had committed!
Now she regretted it deeply.
Chen Xuan suppressed a smile, thinking that she had brought this upon herself.
Li Jiajia saw Chen Xuan's smile, her face a mixture of shame and anger, and she gritted her teeth. But she couldn't care less and hurried to Elder Zhang, pleading:
"Elder Zhang, I was wrong. I really didn't know you were the chief judge of our youth group finals. If I had known you were the chief judge of our youth group finals, I wouldn't have dared to insult you even if you gave me a hundred more lives!"
"I hope you can forgive me!"
As she spoke, Li Jiajia faked slapping herself twice, blinked her eyes, and squeezed out a few tears.
"Now you want me to forgive you?"
"Didn't you want to slap me just now?"
"Didn't you want me to fawn over your smelly feet just now?"
"Didn't you just call me an old fossil?"
Elder Zhang sneered and looked at Li Jiajia with a detached expression.
The staff member immediately understood what was happening and looked at Li Jiajia as if she were an idiot.
Even if Li Jiajia didn't know Elder Zhang was a judge, she shouldn't have insulted him like that. After all, Elder Zhang was highly respected in the provincial medical community, and even Elder Huang treated him with great respect.
She seized the opportunity and said, "According to our competition rules, Chinese medicine practitioners should have compassion and noble character. If there is any behavior of insulting the judges or other out-of-line behavior, it proves that their character is problematic, and they have the right to be disqualified from the competition, with the result being elimination."
The meaning was clear: Elder Zhang could have Li Jiajia kicked out with a single word. Her fate was in Elder Zhang's hands.
"Elder Zhang, I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn't have insulted you. I am the top seed in the youth group finals!" Li Jiajia couldn't care about anything else and pounced forward, grabbing Elder Zhang's feet.
Elder Zhang kicked Li Jiajia away.
Li Jiajia felt her embrace loosen and was even more devastated and disheartened.
Suddenly, Elder Zhang looked at the staff member and frowned, "She made it into the youth group finals? What was her score?"
Before the staff member could speak, Li Jiajia, sensing a glimmer of hope, blurted out, "Elder Zhang, I made it into the finals with the first-place score in the youth group."
Seeing Elder Zhang's gaze, the staff member confirmed, "Yes, Elder Zhang, she's not lying."
Elder Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it. Given your good performance, I'll let you participate in the competition. However, if you dare to slander Chen Xuan again, don't blame me for being impolite."
Elder Zhang still held a tolerant attitude towards his medical juniors. In his opinion, Li Jiajia was still young and perhaps arrogant and ill-tempered, and she could change in the future.
Li Jiajia felt as if she had been granted a great pardon and said ecstatically, "Thank you, Elder Zhang, thank you, Elder Zhang!"
Elder Zhang's concession, in Li Jiajia's eyes, was Elder Zhang's affirmation of her strength. She had wanted to mock Chen Xuan a few times, but remembering Elder Zhang's words, she obediently shut her mouth.
However, she was curious, how could a great figure like Elder Zhang be so close to Chen Xuan?
Just then, another staff member rushed in and hurriedly said to Chen Xuan, "Mr. Chen, the finals of the Medicine King Competition are about to begin, please enter quickly!"
Chen Xuan stood up and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."
After speaking, Chen Xuan looked at Elder Zhang again and clasped his hands, "Elder, I'll head in first then."
Elder Zhang pulled Chen Xuan's arm and said regretfully, "Chen Xuan, I won't have time to watch your competition. It's such a pity."
He had a look as if he had missed something that would be regrettable for a lifetime.
In the group stage, Chen Xuan's miraculous acupuncture techniques had already made him exclaim with admiration. He felt a great sense of regret that he wouldn't be able to witness Chen Xuan's prowess in the finals.
Li Jiajia's face turned green, her eyes flashing with surprise.
This guy actually made it into the finals!
This was the Medicine King Competition!
Moreover, the admiration in Elder Zhang's eyes was like a slap in the face.
However, Li Jiajia didn't take it to heart. She glared at Chen Xuan resentfully.
Just you wait, my aunt will make you suffer!
At this moment, Chen Xuan followed the staff members to the finals venue.
The finals venue was crowded. Compared to the previous group stage, the surrounding arrangements looked more professional.
The audience was also of a higher caliber. Besides Chinese medicine practitioners, there were many well-dressed and noble rich people.
These wealthy individuals were mostly from the pharmaceutical industry and were very much looking forward to today's Medicine King Competition.
Being able to curry favor with the Medicine King would bring them great benefits. On the one hand, it would enhance their family's reputation. On the other hand, the richer people were, the more they feared death, and knowing a famous doctor was equivalent to having a second life.
On the elevated stage sat several men, most of whom were old and in their twilight years.
These were all highly respected figures in the Jiangnan Province medical community. The square-faced middle-aged man sitting in the middle was Qin Weizhong, the president of the Jiangnan Province Medical Association!
In the competition area below, a man and a woman were already seated: the previous Medicine King, Elder Huang, and Li Hongyan.
Elder Huang was surprised that Li Hongyan had managed to break through the group stage, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Perhaps it was good luck, she had stumbled upon a windfall. In any case, she would become his stepping stone.
"Why isn't he here yet?"
Li Hongyan looked impatiently towards the passageway.
She already knew that Chen Xuan was in another group. As for whether Chen Xuan had advanced from the group stage, Li Hongyan was not sure. She was now eager to get the answer.
After all, for her triumphant return today, Li Hongyan was not only aiming for the title of Medicine King but also to humiliate Chen Xuan.