Divine Level Witch Doctor

There was no denying it: Lingzi was alluring.

But unfortunately for her, she couldn’t hook Zhao Yuan.

This wasn’t just because Zhao Yuan had already seen that she was no simple character. It was also because after his Cultivation of the Four Saints Technique and the Creation Technique, it wasn’t just his physical body that had been tempered and strengthened—his mind had been as well.

It would take more than a petty trick like this to captivate his soul.

However, while Lingzi failed to enthrall Zhao Yuan, she successfully captivated others.

Her gorgeous face and stunning figure had already drawn the furtive glances of many in the restaurant. Now, upon seeing her faint smile as she licked her lips, these men were instantly mesmerized. A series of CRASHES and CLATTERS rang out as some of them, who had been holding plates while getting food, lost their grip and dropped them after being bewitched by Lingzi.

Seeing this, Lingzi giggled coquettishly, but in her heart, she was thinking about Zhao Yuan. ’He can remain so composed in the face of my Soul Hooking Technique. How interesting.’

However, she didn’t grow too suspicious, nor did she connect the Curse on Kobayashi Haruo to Zhao Yuan.

She hadn’t detected anything unusual about him. In her eyes, Zhao Yuan’s mind was simply more resolute than an ordinary person’s. And the Yang Qi and Vitality of such people were the most delicious.

So she began to set her sights on Zhao Yuan, wanting to get her hooks into him and, just as she had with Kawashima Haruhiro, devour his Yang Qi and Vitality bit by bit.

After breakfast, Zhao Yuan returned to his hotel room to rest for a bit. Half an hour later, Ma Guotao and the others came to get him, and they all headed to the hotel’s conference hall together.

The conference hall, located on the sixth floor and large enough to hold several hundred people, was already quite full. Besides the official guests attending the conference, there were also many students they had brought with them.

The guests’ seats were near the front. As for the students, they were unfortunately relegated to huddling in the back rows. Even so, this was a tremendous honor for them! Many of the students were holding up their phones, taking pictures.

When Zhao Yuan and his group walked into the conference hall, many people turned their gazes toward them.

Although these people had all heard of Zhao Yuan, not many of them actually knew what he looked like. They did, however, recognize the group of experts and professors from West Hua Medical University. Finding the youngest person among them—wouldn’t that be Zhao Yuan?

Instantly, a wave of low murmurs rippled through the conference hall.

”Look, that’s Zhao Yuan.”

”That’s the young man? He looks rather handsome, but to think he’s such an arrogant and ignorant fool!”

”Young people get a little bit of skill and think they own the world. He’ll suffer for it eventually. Today will be just the beginning.”

”And Ma Guotao, Xiao Xianlin, and the others... Zhao Yuan is just messing around, and they don’t even try to stop him. I really don’t know what they’re thinking.”

”This year’s Chinese Medical Exchange Forum is going to be quite a show! It might even turn into a complete farce.”

Hearing these discussions, the group from West Hua Medical University was indignant. However, they didn’t argue with anyone. Instead, they sneered inwardly. ’Go ahead, mock and ridicule all you want. Just wait and see how you get your faces slapped later!’

Soon, everyone found their seats. The Chinese Medical Exchange Forum had arranged the seating so that medical experts from the same university, hospital, or region were placed close together. This thoughtful arrangement made it easier for everyone to converse, as they wouldn’t have to sit with strangers, not knowing how to even start a conversation.

At 9:30 AM, with an announcement from a high-ranking official of the local health department, the Chinese Medical Exchange Forum officially began!

Since it was an academic forum, there were no performances. The entire opening ceremony was very simple. After the kickoff ceremony concluded, the chairman of the Chinese Medical Exchange Forum, Kang Fengyu, took the stage to speak.

Chairman Kang was a Great God in the medical world, and as soon as he stepped on stage, he was met with thunderous applause. He spoke eloquently for several dozen minutes, covering everything from the development of medicine abroad to the situation at home, summarizing the present and looking toward the future. His speech was brilliant and was interrupted by applause multiple times. When he finished, he gave a slight bow of thanks and stepped down from the stage amidst another round of applause.

Afterward, an invited foreign expert representative also went on stage to give a speech. Just like Kang Fengyu, the foreigner received enthusiastic applause as soon as he took the stage.

The next person on stage was Tao Hua, a student of Qiao Zhixue, who was speaking on behalf of the younger generation of doctors. His speech wasn’t long, only two minutes. Even so, he was very emotional, which made him stutter a little, but the experts and professors in the audience still gave him warm applause to encourage him.

The applause gave Tao Hua the courage to deliver the rest of his speech well. Although it consisted mostly of platitudes, it still received waves of applause.

After Tao Hua stepped down, the host announced, ”Our next speaker is Zhao Yuan from West Hua Medical University!” After saying Zhao Yuan’s name, the professional host, who had been hired from Huashang TV Station, began to list Zhao Yuan’s achievements and contributions for the year. As he read from the notecard, he marveled to himself, ’My goodness, the person who made such huge achievements and contributions is only a freshman? Since when are freshmen so fierce?’

Soon, the introduction was finished.

Based on the previous speakers, this should have been the moment for enthusiastic applause to welcome Zhao Yuan to the stage. But when the host finished speaking, only a sparse smattering of applause could be heard in the vast conference hall. The majority of the audience not only refrained from clapping but also stared at the approaching Zhao Yuan with cold, even disdainful, expressions.

This was completely unexpected. The atmosphere in the conference hall instantly hit rock bottom. Even the professional host was dumbfounded, unsure of how to smooth things over.

In the audience, the group from West Hua Medical University gritted their teeth in frustration. ’These people are despicable! To think they’d use a trick like this to protest!’

At this moment, all they could do was pray that Zhao Yuan wouldn’t be affected, that he wouldn’t falter. He had to give a good speech—the more brilliant his explanation of the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*, the better! Only then could they deliver a resounding slap to the faces of these self-righteous fools!

On stage, Zhao Yuan hadn’t expected them to react this way either.

But he wasn’t intimidated.

’Giving me the cold shoulder, are you? Just wait until my speech is over. We’ll see if you can still be so cold then!’

Walking up to the lectern, Zhao Yuan spoke in a deep voice, ”I am honored that the Chinese Medical Exchange Forum has thought so highly of me, issuing me a Level A invitation and allowing me to speak at this important moment. I am very moved, and I am very grateful to the Chinese Medical Exchange Forum. Alright, enough with the pleasantries. I’ll get straight to the point and talk to you all about the *Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor*...”

He ignored the expressions and reactions of the audience and began to speak, his words flowing eloquently.