The judge walked to the center of the competition venue.
Chu Liuyue went forward and passed her jade box over.
The judge opened the box, and a strong and fresh medicinal fragrance hit his nose.
His eyes brightened up, and he picked up the pill.
The five horizontal purple lines were very clear and bright on the smooth, green pill. The color of the fifth line was much lighter than the first four lines, but the line was smooth, clean, and pure—it also looked good.
"This is indeed a fifth-grade pill!" stated the judge with certainty as the gaze he directed at Chu Liuyue was filled with admiration. "Even though it's inferior-grade, the fragrance is clean, and the color is pure. It's good, very good!"
He said 'good' and 'very good,' which showed his recognition of Chu Liuyue's abilities.
