Chapter 493: You Are the Ones Who Should Apologize

Chapter 493: Chapter 493: You Are the Ones Who Should Apologize

The Divine Doctors were gritting their teeth in frustration, but there was nothing they could do about him.

Despite being looked down upon by the Korean Medicine practitioners, Cheng Yuan wasn’t annoyed in the slightest. Without refuting them, he said calmly, "So, here’s a thought: if your Korean Medicine’s greatest Acupuncture Saint, Park Hao, can’t even beat a junior from our Traditional Chinese Medicine, just how embarrassing would that be?"

The Divine Doctors instantly understood the key to his argument, and their faces lit up with smiles!

’Divine Doctor Cheng is a genius!’

’What a brilliant move to seize the initiative!’

The expressions on the Korean Medicine side immediately soured. ’What this kid said actually makes sense!’

’They shouldn’t have belittled him so much!’

’If Teacher Pu loses, the reputation of our Korean Medicine will be...’

For a moment, the Korean doctors and the military officer all looked toward Park Hao, their gazes slightly anxious.

Park Hao remained completely unflustered. He said calmly, "In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are meaningless!"

The Korean Medicine practitioners calmed down. ’That’s right. In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are meaningless!’

’Teacher Pu will surely win!’

Park Hao turned and looked at Jiang Daoyue with a mocking gaze. "Let me confirm one last time, Divine Doctor Jiang. Are you certain this young man is to be my opponent?"

"I am absolutely certain."

Park Hao nodded in satisfaction. "Very well! Young man, so you can’t say I’m taking advantage of a junior, I’ll let you know I’m ready. We can start the competition whenever you are!"

One of the Korean doctors stepped forward, cleared his throat, and announced, "Since both competitors are ready, I will now announce the rules! Today’s competition is divided into three rounds:..."

Before he could finish, he was rudely interrupted by Cheng Yuan.

"Hey, you, hold on a second. Don’t be in such a hurry to announce the rules! Where’s my prize? Why don’t I see my prize?"

Prize??

Cheng Yuan had mentioned a "prize" again, leaving everyone confused. They had no idea what he was talking about.

The Korean doctor asked with a look of annoyance, "Kid, what prize? Make yourself clear."

Cheng Yuan replied calmly, "If I recall correctly, Mr. Pu brought an Alchemy Furnace with him—the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron. He also declared that he would hand it over to anyone who could defeat him. Mr. Pu wouldn’t go back on his word, would he?"

Only then did everyone understand what was going on.

When Park Hao first came to Dragon Country to issue challenges, the nation’s Divine Doctors wanted nothing to do with him and were unwilling to give him the opportunity.

So, as a last resort, Park Hao put up his prized treasure—the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron!

Only then did the Divine Doctors start accepting his challenges.

After making a name for himself in Dragon Country, Park Hao no longer needed to use the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron as bait; he could issue challenges directly to the Divine Doctors.

Park Hao himself had all but forgotten about the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron.

After all, Park Hao had never once considered the possibility of losing.

He never expected it to be brought up again today.

Park Hao gave a faint smile. "I did indeed say those words, and I certainly won’t go back on them. The Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron is currently at the consulate. Let’s compete first. As long as Mr. Cheng can defeat me, I will definitely hand over the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron!"

Cheng Yuan snorted. "Sorry, Mr. Pu, but I don’t trust the sportsmanship of Country H. You people even cheat in the World Cup! I must see the prize first."

PFFT! The practitioners on the Traditional Chinese Medicine side couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

’Divine Doctor Cheng is really twisting the knife!’

The faces of the Korean Medicine contingent turned ashen with rage.

"Nonsense! Country H does not fix matches! That’s slander against our country! The people of Country H are honorable and upright! Our sportsmanship shall not be tarnished!"

The military officer from Country H took two steps forward, glaring coldly at Cheng Yuan. "Apologize! You must apologize to us! As a military officer of Country H, I must defend my country’s dignity!"

Cheng Yuan didn’t back down in the slightest, abruptly activating his Double Pupil!

BOOM!

A fierce Spiritual Shock slammed into the military officer’s Sea of Consciousness!

As if struck by lightning, the military officer staggered back several steps, his face a mask of terror as he stared at Cheng Yuan.

’A demon! This man is a demon!’

If several of the Korean doctors hadn’t caught him, he likely would have collapsed.

Cheng Yuan snorted. "This is Dragon Country! This is our turf! What gives you people from Country H the right to act so arrogantly here? You were the ones who came to our country to provoke and slander Traditional Chinese Medicine! You are the ones who should be apologizing!"

Cheng Yuan’s words were forceful and rang with conviction!

The spirits of the Divine Doctors soared!

"Divine Doctor Cheng is right! You Korean Medicine practitioners started this! You’re the ones who should apologize! Traditional Chinese Medicine will not be humiliated!"

"It’s true that Country H has no sportsmanship, Divine Doctor Cheng wasn’t wrong! Why on earth should he be the one to apologize?!"

"Park Hao made the promise himself. Why didn’t he bring the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron? Does he have any integrity whatsoever?"

The Korean Medicine practitioners were thoroughly berated, but they didn’t dare to flare up again.

After all, their biggest backer, the military officer, had already been scared witless by Cheng Yuan.

Park Hao stared daggers at Cheng Yuan, secretly vowing to utterly crush this foul-mouthed kid. Only that would quench the hatred in his heart.

"I have always been a man of my word! It’s just the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron, right? I’ll have it brought over! Military Officer Jin, please go and retrieve my Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron."

"Alright."

Military Officer Jin, already terrified of Cheng Yuan, couldn’t wait to get away from the tense scene and scurried off in a flash.

Park Hao looked at Cheng Yuan with a beaming smile. "Mr. Cheng, Military Officer Jin has gone to retrieve the cauldron. May we discuss the rules now?"

Since his main objective for this trip was the Eagle-shaped Pottery Cauldron, Cheng Yuan finally nodded in satisfaction. "You may."

After their brief confrontation, Park Hao no longer dared to underestimate the young man before him. He began to personally announce the competition rules.

"According to the agreement between myself and Dr. Jiang, today’s competition will consist of three rounds: diagnosis, prescription, and acupuncture."

"The patients will be selected from those registered to see Divine Doctor Jiang today. Since we are on his home turf, I will be the one to select ten patients. Would Mr. Cheng agree that this is fair?"

The Divine Doctors on the TCM side frowned slightly. This arrangement would have been perfectly fair if the competitor were Divine Doctor Jiang, but for Cheng Yuan, it was rather unfair!

He had neither favorable timing nor a home-field advantage!

Even his popular support would depend on his performance in the moment.

But Cheng Yuan didn’t care about any of that. He simply said, "Fair."

Park Hao smiled faintly. "Since Mr. Cheng has no objections, then I’ll ask Mr. Jiang to bring out the registration list!"

Jiang Daoyue shot Cheng Yuan a questioning glance. When Cheng Yuan gave a slight nod, Jiang Daoyue brought the registration list over.

"This is today’s registration list. In total, there are seven VIP patients and fifty-nine regular patients. Please, Mr. Pu, select ten of them."

A sharp glint flashed through Park Hao’s eyes.

He had made extensive preparations for today’s competition!

Among the names on the registration list, Park Hao spotted two he recognized.

Park Hao put on a magnanimous air. "There’s no need to draw lots. We’ll take regular patients numbers 1 through 8, plus VIP patients 6 and 8. What do you think, Mr. Cheng? If you disagree, I’ll allow you to swap one of them out."