Chinese Medicine: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 575: Chapter 575: Live Demonstration

After ten spins, only three people were left barely standing.

Next up was something even more brutal—the balance beam.

A wooden beam, only ten centimeters wide and half a meter off the ground, stretched for about five meters.

The result was no surprise.

The only three "survivors" wobbled and fell off after taking less than two steps onto the beam.

A total wipeout.

The crowd of onlookers let out gasps of amazement and sighs of regret.

"That’s way too hard. There’s no way anyone can succeed."

"Yeah, seriously. Chugging that much so fast... once the alcohol hits, your brain goes numb. Forget the balance beam, you’d have trouble just walking on flat ground."

"The design of this competition is just insane."

Despite this, the crowd’s excitement only grew. Everyone wanted to see if a miracle would happen.

Finally, it was Li Xu’s group’s turn.

Before the competition started, Li Xu’s group of four, with a shared understanding, pulled bottles of a kudzu root drink from their pockets and downed them in one go.

The people around them didn’t pay much attention, assuming it was some kind of sports drink or just water.

Then, the challenge began.

In front of each person were two enormous draft beer mugs filled with a golden liquid—unfiltered Tsingtao draft.

This type of unfiltered draft beer, having skipped filtration and high-temperature pasteurization, retained a large amount of active yeast. It had an extremely rich malty aroma and a full-bodied, fresh taste.

But this also meant its kick was far stronger than regular beer. It was colloquially known as the brother of "Life-taking Wusu."

"Bottoms up."

As a whistle blew, the twenty contestants raised their mugs and began to drink heavily.

Each person had to down a full two liters.

It was also a huge test of stomach capacity.

Li Xu drank steadily. Once the two liters of beer were down, the feeling of a bloated stomach and the impact of the alcohol hit him instantly.

But he didn’t panic. He could clearly feel the "protective film" in his stomach kicking in. The moment any dizziness surfaced, it was quickly neutralized.

Ding Kaifang was an old hand at this; he even let out a satisfied burp after finishing.

The most surprising were Song Sisi and Lin Xiaoyu.

Although the two young women struggled a bit, their stomachs bulging as if they were about to throw up, they somehow forced themselves to finish every last drop.

This scene earned waves of applause from the audience.

After all, you don’t see many young women who can drink two liters of unfiltered draft beer.

In contrast, the two old-timers, Wang Yong and Xiao Haoping, made it look much easier. They gulped it down in a few big swallows, wiped their mouths, and looked as if they wanted more.

Next came the long fifteen-minute wait.

This was the hardest part.

As time passed, the alcohol began to race through their bloodstreams.

At first, Wang Yong and Xiao Haoping were flushed and boasting to others. But slowly, their eyes started to glaze over, their words began to slur, their bodies swayed involuntarily, and a top-heavy feeling washed over them like a tide.

As for Li Xu’s group of four...

As the waiting time dragged on, the effects of the Kudzu Root Pearl Tea fully activated.

Not only did they not get dizzier, but their eyes grew clearer and their complexions gradually returned to normal, as if they had just been drinking water instead of alcohol.

"Time’s up! Get ready for ’elephant spins’!" the host shouted.

Everyone bent over and started to spin.

Although Li Xu’s group felt some physiological dizziness from the rapid spinning, their minds were clear and unaffected by the alcohol’s paralyzing effects.

After ten spins, aside from a slight wobble to regain their balance, they remained standing steadily.

As for the others...

The scene was too painful to watch.

After spinning, more than ten people crashed into each other like headless flies, then toppled over like a row of dominoes.

Wang Yong and Xiao Haoping, despite their high tolerance, also stumbled about as if walking on cotton. They barely managed to stay upright by bracing their hands on their knees.

"Alright! This group actually has six people still standing! That’s incredible!" the host yelled excitedly. "Especially these four, our handsome guys and lovely ladies! They look to be in great shape!"

"Next up, the third and final test—the balance beam!"

Wang Yong took a deep breath and shakily stepped onto the beam.

He tried his best to keep his balance, but it was futile.

He hadn’t gone a meter before his legs gave out and he fell with a THUD onto the safety mat below.

Xiao Haoping fared even worse, falling off after his very first step.

A collective sigh swept through the crowd.

At that moment, Li Xu stepped up.

His expression was calm and his steps were steady. He walked across the five-meter-long balance beam step by step, as stable as if he were on solid ground.

Right after, Ding Kaifang also crossed successfully.

What made everyone’s jaws drop was Song Sisi and Lin Xiaoyu.

Although the two young women walked cautiously, even stretching out their arms for balance, their composure and stability were nothing like that of someone who had just chugged two liters of unfiltered draft beer.

They succeeded too.

Silence.

A dead silence.

Then, the entire venue erupted in thunderous applause.

"My God, how is that possible?"

"All four of them passed?! And two of them were women?"

"This is unfiltered draft! It’s basically a strong beer! Most people get dizzy drinking it. Are they made of iron?"

"Cheating! They’re definitely cheating!" someone couldn’t help but shout. "Were they drinking fake alcohol? Or is this an inside job?"

The voices of doubt grew louder, and some people even started to jeer.

Ding Kaifang had long anticipated this scene.

Not only was he not angry, he actually smiled.

’Just as planned.’

He took the microphone from the host and said loudly, "That’s right. It *is* an inside job."

The whole crowd was in an uproar.

’What’s going on?’

’He admitted it?’

’So openly?’

’Isn’t that a bit too arrogant?’

Some of the more clear-headed people in the crowd realized that if he dared to say such a thing, there had to be a reason.

Ding Kaifang cleared his throat and announced, "Friends, I am Ding Kaifang, the general manager of Feng City’s Ding’s Pharmaceutical Factory. And the man beside me..."

He pointed at Li Xu, his voice rising an octave, "is none other than the famous ’Divine Physician’—Doctor Li Xu!"

A commotion immediately went through the crowd.

"Li Xu? The same Li Xu who has cured many difficult and strange illnesses and also developed those super effective eye drops?"

"The Divine Physician who can bring people back from the dead?"

"Oh my God, it’s really him."

Ding Kaifang continued, "Everyone just saw us. We drank real alcohol, and a lot of it. So why aren’t we drunk? Why could we walk the balance beam like it was nothing?"

"That’s because—we have a secret weapon."

He pulled a bottle of the kudzu root tea from his pocket and held it high:

"This is Doctor Li’s latest creation—Kudzu Root Pearl Tea!"

"It quickly sobers you up, protects your liver, and clears your head! We each drank a bottle before the competition, which is why we can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk and remain as steady as Mount Tai!"

"And the competition rules don’t forbid drinking hangover-curing tea. Therefore, what we did was perfectly reasonable, high-tech cheating."

As soon as he said this, the entire place went wild.

Everyone’s attention instantly shifted from the competition to the small bottle.

"Is he for real? It’s that miraculous?"

"Holy crap! If it really works like that, I’ll be invincible at business dinners!"

"This was developed by Divine Physician Li! His reputation is a guarantee! I want to buy some!"

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