CHAPTER 1518: 326, HURRY UP AND LEAVE (ONE MORE UPDATE)_2

She glanced at the man kneeling on the ground and then at the ladies surrounding her, and softly said, "If this gentleman wants to become an apprentice, the master must first see what your foundation is like, right? My little sister doesn’t just accept disciples casually."

Upon hearing Lin Yuan say this, Wen Jingming immediately lifted his head excitedly and patted his chest, saying repeatedly, "I am very good, very good! I recognized words at the age of three, and by five, I was studying the Inner Canon of Huangdi with my father. Master, haven’t you already tested me? I will definitely satisfy you!"

Tested already?

Lin Yuan looked suspiciously at Xiao Linshuang, and seeing a flicker in her eyes, she knew that Wen Jingming was not lying.

Cough cough.

Clearing her throat, Lin Yuan continued, "Whether your medical skills are sufficient is still up to the master to decide. Where is there room for self-praise like a boastful seller? Alright, go upstairs, let your master check your foundation and comprehension. If the foundation is good but comprehension poor, tsk tsk, then forget about becoming an apprentice."

Learning medical skills is not just about diligence; intelligence and perseverance are also very important. Xiao Linshuang initially won over Lao Fan with her cleverness and continued because of her strong will. Otherwise, how could a five-year-old child have gained Lao Fan’s favor to impart his lifelong knowledge?

"Yes, yes, Princess Pingxi is right, comprehension is crucial," Wen Jingming nodded repeatedly, immediately got up from the ground, and prepared to follow Lin Yuan and the others upstairs for the test.

Hearing this person reveal himself, Lin Yuan was somewhat surprised and couldn’t help but take a second look at him, confirming she hadn’t seen him before going upstairs.

As there was business to be handled and Wen Jingming couldn’t be taken into Xiao Linshuang’s private room, he had to speak upstairs.

Upon reaching the upstairs, Shui Xian and Du Ruo let those serving ladies take a break and then the two guarded the staircase, not allowing others to come up.

Once only the three of them were left on the second floor, Lin Yuan looked at Xiao Linshuang and then at Wen Jingming, momentarily unsure where to start.

Wen Jingming was excited, his eyes full of light, "Master, start testing me! What will you test first? Herbs, medical theory, or acupuncture? I am knowledgeable in all of them!"

Seeing Wen Jingming in his silly eager-to-be-apprenticed manner, Lin Yuan was momentarily speechless. Couldn’t he see that her allowing him to come upstairs for a test was just an excuse?

Was this man genuinely clueless or just pretending to be stupid?

Xiao Linshuang looked helplessly at her elder sister, curling her lips as if to say, "See, big sister, this guy is just this dumb!"

Lin Yuan shook her head, now taking the time to really look at Wen Jingming. He was not that old, probably at least twenty, with fair and clean looks. His hair wasn’t as meticulously combed as other men’s, with a few strands messily flying about.

Moreover, when they first met, this guy immediately kneeled, and now his knees were still slightly dusty, but he didn’t seem to care, not even bothering to dust them off.

Lin Yuan had her thoughts: Wen Jingming was a man who didn’t sweat the small stuff. You could say he’s carefree and romantic or reckless and irresponsible. But for a medic, such a character was unacceptable; being lax is disrespectful and irresponsible toward patients.

Furthermore, Lin Yuan felt that Wen Jingming’s eagerness to become an apprentice was too much like zealously chasing an idol, a fleeting enthusiasm being all too apparent.

Glancing at Xiao Linshuang’s distressed face, Lin Yuan silently shook her head. Xiao Linshuang probably found him too troublesome and didn’t want to take him as a disciple, but she felt that this disciple really needed to change his personality; otherwise, he probably wouldn’t make a good doctor.

"Ah, Wen Jingming, just give up already! My master didn’t accept you as a disciple, how can I accept you? Do you want to make me go back and get scolded by my master or even expelled from the lineage?"

Xiao Linshuang looked unhappy as she earnestly persuaded Wen Jingming to leave quickly.

On the side, Lin Yuan finally understood; it turns out that Wen Jingming had previously sought out Lao Fan to be his master! Unfortunately, Lao Fan probably recognized Wen Jingming’s issues more clearly than Xiao Linshuang, so he didn’t accept him.

Wen Jingming waved his hands continuously, "No way, master, my mentor loves you so much, how could he bear to expel you from the lineage? Besides, he would be delighted and hardly upset if you accepted such an excellent disciple like me. How could he be angry?"

Pfft!

Lin Yuan couldn’t help but laugh out loud; how thick-skinned must Wen Jingming be to so confidently praise his own excellence? If he really were that excellent, would he need Lao Fan’s disciple to take him as an apprentice?

Moreover, Xiao Linshuang didn’t want to take him as a disciple either.

Xiao Linshuang found it both funny and annoying, "Yes, Young Master Wen, you indeed are excellent! If you are so excellent, then why did my master not take you as his disciple in the first place? And to bother yourself from the palace all the way to Frost Pavilion to seek my apprenticeship. Tsk tsk, and to think, a grown man like you becoming the apprentice of a young girl, aren’t you embarrassed?"

"Not at all..."

Before Wen Jingming could finish, Xiao Linshuang continued, "Oh right, and your father. Isn’t he the Imperial Physician at the Imperial Medical Bureau? To become an Imperial Physician is no easy feat; your father is amazing, why don’t you let him teach you, instead of learning from a little-known girl like me?"

Hearing Xiao Linshuang mention his father, Wen Jingming looked embarrassed, scratching his head with a sheepish laugh, "Hehe, not hiding it from you, master, actually, my father also wanted to become an apprentice, but he lost a bet, so the opportunity was passed to me!"

What?!

Lin Yuan and Xiao Linshuang looked at each other, not knowing what to say.