"Miss Juey, we can use another spirit-manipulated beast to test if this Ethereal Spirit Pill is poisonous or not," Rocky suggested.
"Willie, please send someone to bring a spirit-manipulated beast here," Juey instructed as she agreed with Rocky's suggestion.
Willie then sent someone to bring a worthless spirit-manipulated beast so they could check if the pill was indeed poisonous or not.
The expressions on the three men's faces immediately changed when they saw that Juey was going to try the Ethereal Spirit Pill.
Guided by Rocky, Juey carefully fed the Ethereal Spirit Pill to the spirit-manipulated beast. After a short while, foam came out of the beast's mouth, and it fell on the floor thereafter.
"Look! The Xiao Clan's Ethereal Spirit Pill is poisonous!" the man shouted and pointed his finger at the spirit-manipulated beast on the floor.
"I never expected that the pills sold by the Xiao Clan are poisonous!"
"I gave my spirit-manipulated beast pills from the Xiao Clan. Is my beast also poisoned?"
"It looks like I will never buy any pills from the Xiao Clan again."
The people who observed the event caused a commotion. They speculated among themselves and expressed their disgust.
Disturbed, Willie shook his head and sighed. The more Rocky and Juey got involved, the more desperate they became.
"Miss Juey, what did you say?" Rocky shouted when the voices around them were so loud, and deliberately leaned closer to Juey.
Juey understood Rocky's action. She smiled sweetly and pretended to whisper something in his ear.
"Okay, I know." Rocky pretended he understood what Juey said and nodded his head. He looked around and said in a loud voice, "Attention everyone! Miss Juey has found the reason."
Everyone's eyes were once again focused on Rocky.
Harry and the other beast curers of the Xiao Clan were all stunned when they heard the announcement. They themselves felt hopeless and could not figure out the reason. But Juey, who was clueless about the Beast Curing Skill, had the answer.
"Miss Juey said the Ethereal Spirit Pill is indeed poisonous," Rocky declared with no hesitation.
Because of this, the people in the auction house became more agitated. Admitting that the Xiao Clan's pills were poisonous was like digging their own grave. The announcement did not help the situation a bit.
"However, it is not because the pill itself is poisonous. Someone added something to the pill that made it poisonous. Once the pill is ingested, the blood of a spirit-manipulated beast will clot and block its blood vessels. Soon it will become paralyzed, and will die," Rocky continued in a loud voice.
The crowd burst into an uproar once again when they heard this.
The man pretended to be calm and said, "This is what you are telling us, but who knows if it is true or not. Unless you show evidence, no one will believe what you just said."
"Of course, we can find the evidence. The Ethereal Spirit Pills were produced at the Magical Beast House. For sure, a strict security measure was set in place to protect the pills. This only means that the culprit had access to the Magical Beast House and its research facilities," Rocky explained, and then nodded towards Juey.
"Willie, can you tell us who has access to the Ethereal Spirit Pills?" Juey turned to Willie and asked in a serious voice.
"The Ethereal Spirit Pills are gathered and delivered by two disciples of the Xiao Clan. Then they will hand the pills over to a staff member of the Magical Beast House, so there should only be three people who have access to the pills," Willie answered after thinking for a while.
"Your Xiao Clan is just trying to find a scapegoat for all of this." The man in charge panicked.
"Butler Willie, they gave me money and instructed me to sprinkle a bag of powder on the Ethereal Spirit Pills. They promised me more money once it was done." Cornered by Willie, the disciple of the Xiao Clan did not dare to hide the truth. He hurriedly took out a bank note from his pocket and waved it in front of him.
This confused the onlookers. They whispered among themselves and speculated about who was telling the truth.
"Miss Juey..." Rocky turned to Juey and gave her another hint.
For a moment, Juey stared at Rocky with a blank expression on her face. As she figured out what he was trying to say, she said in an all-knowing tone, "They gave him the Cyan Sulphur, I am sure they also smell of Cyan Sulphur."
The man's face turned pale as he heard Juey's conclusion. He looked around him and realized that he was at a disadvantage. Without a word, he nodded to the two other men and pushed his way out of the crowd. Terrified, the three of them disappeared in a flash.
"I think it is settled. Those three men devised a way to tamper with the Ethereal Spirit Pills. Obviously, their goal was to destroy the reputation of Magical Beast House and the Xiao Clan. Good thing, Miss Juey saw through their evil plot. Guilty, they panicked and ran away. Don't you agree?" Willie explained as he put a lid on the case. He cast a stern glance at the fading figures of the three men.
"Miss Juey, you have hidden your real strength and talent for a long time!"
"They said that Miss Juey had no talent in beast healing. But now it seems like it was a piece of false information."
"I agree with you. Miss Juey must be as talented as Miss Mary in the Beast Curing Skill."
At this moment, the crowd showered Juey with unending praise and compliments.
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