The square in front of Qingniu Medical Hall had been transformed into a massive garlic-scented stage. Huwa wore a "Game-Breaking Crown" woven from coptis leaves and gold foil, holding a megaphone that blasted the "Epidemic Prevention Victory Song" as he shouted: "Listen up, elders and townsfolk! Today we are holding the 'Game-Breaking Victory Banquet'! The dysentery bacteria were driven away entirely thanks to everyone's 'garlic' efforts!"
The moment his voice trailed off, the venue instantly turned into an ocean of joy. Dawa, the Tibetan apprentice, led a yak caravan carrying "Victory Prayer Wheels" that showered the air with Tibetan herbal fragrance powder, ringing out with Tibetan cheers every time they spun. Kim, the Silla apprentice, used abacuses to build a "Triumphal Arch of Arithmetic," the clicking abacus beads harmonizing with the epidemic prevention chants from the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art: "Three times three is nine, wash your hands for a long time; five times five is twenty-five, spit into the sputum bowl and count alive!" The most incredible part was Xiaotao Eatery's "Garlic Steamed Bun Honor Guard," where dozens of staff members held glowing steamed buns. Projected onto the buns were Huwa's "heroic deeds" of directing the epidemic prevention efforts—though, naturally, they were all crudely edited by himself.
The garlic steamed buns entered their "ultimate form." Huwa attached little wings and colorful ribbons to the buns, turning them into "Victo…
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