6. Apprenticeship (3)
You Song took Gao Ran and her personal maid Qiao'er in a carriage for more than an hour before arriving at the Twilight Academy.
Only then did Gao Ran know that it turned out that the Twilight Academy was built in a mountain outside the city.
Although Gao Ran had already learned a few days ago, this Twilight Academy is one of the few academies in Yunxiang Kingdom that requires students to board all of them. However, she had thought that this academy would be located in the middle of the city, like other academies—if not in a busy area, at least somewhere on the outskirts of the city......
But I didn't think that this academy was built in the mountains far away from the capital......
"It feels like a royal summer resort......" As long as he remembered that this academy was the royal "exclusive academy", Gao Ran naturally thought of the "summer resort......
As soon as they entered the gate of the academy, they saw an old man in coarse clothes, somewhat unkempt, with white hair, but his eyes were bright, and he walked towards them quickly.
"Hahaha, Komatsu, you're finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" the old man shouted loudly as he walked quickly.
"Senior Zhao, long time no see!" You Song saw the person coming, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply to the other party with both hands in his fists.
"Hahaha, it's been a long time! I want to think about the sound of your piano very closely! How about playing a song to me in a while?
"No, no!" You Song hurriedly stopped, "Senior Zhao, this is the only one in the world for the senior's Jade Mingqin......! Besides, even if you borrow it, your predecessors may not be willing to lend it...... However, the seniors can rest assured that there is a piano with them below. Why don't we get down to business in a moment...... How about I play another song for Senior Zhao?"
Hearing this, Gao Ran had basically guessed it......
The white-haired "Senior Zhao" in front of her should be her "master" - the famous "medical saint" of Yunxiang Kingdom, Zhao Yi.
And the "old Yu" that Zhao Yi said in his mouth should be the "Qin Sage" who is also famous in Yunxiangguo, Yu Chuan.
"Master!" Gao Ran took the initiative to step forward, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed respectfully to Zhao Yi.
"Don't, don't!" Zhao Yi hurriedly stopped.
After he held Gao Ran and forced her to withdraw her hands, he continued a little ruffianly, "Oh, I haven't even taken you as a disciple!
"Oh. Gao Ran listened, but he didn't suffer any blows, but just responded very calmly.
She had already expected such an outcome.
She glanced at Qiao'er beside her and asked her to take out the Rubik's Cube from her baggage.
After she took the Rubik's Cube in Qiao'er's hand, she held it in front of Zhao Yi very respectfully with both hands, "That...... Mr. Zhao...... Call you that, you're okay with that, right?!"
"Hmm......" Zhao Yi frowned, "It's okay! However, my 'students' usually call me 'old man'! I let them call me that!
When Gao Ran heard this, he immediately reacted, "Oh, then I'll call you 'old man' in the future! It's too respectful, and I'm not used to it!"
After that, she immediately changed to a more casual tone of speech, and even her standing posture was no longer respectful as before, but more casual and lazy.
After that, she changed from the previous "holding with both hands" to the current "holding with one hand", and handed the Rubik's Cube to Zhao Yi.
"Old man, this is my gift to you!"
"Huh?!"
Zhao Yi took the Rubik's Cube from Gao Ran's hand in surprise, and then stared at the Rubik's Cube with bright eyes......
"Hey--this thing is so strange! I've been all over the world, old man, but I've never seen anything like it! Tell me, girl, what the hell is this?!!Where did you get it?!"
"Hehe, of course you haven't seen it! Because, I 'invented' it! It's the only thing in the whole world! But that's only temporary......"
"What?!You invented it?!" Zhao Yi first looked at Gao Ran with some surprise, and then thought of something, and asked a little puzzled, "Girl, since you said that you invented this thing...... Then why do you say that this 'only thing in the whole world' is only temporary?!, could it be that in the near future, someone will be able to make something like you?!"
"No!" Gao Ran said directly without thinking about it.
Then, she began to explain, "This thing is called a 'Rubik's Cube.'" It can be rotated back and forth, left and right. The way it works is to first disrupt all the original neat colors on the six sides, and then restore them back. Don't think it sounds simple, but if you really try to restore it...... You'll see, it's actually quite a bit of a brain drain! However, I love games like this. So, I did it before, and it was just for myself. It's just that the other day, I heard that you're actually very funny...... So, I thought, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone! Since there are interesting things, I should naturally take them out and share them with you! What's more, I'm pretty sure that you have never seen this Rubik's Cube before! Wouldn't it be a pity to miss such a novel and fun thing......?!
Speaking of this, Gao Ran deliberately revealed a rather "painful love" look, "It's just that I made this Rubik's Cube with great difficulty...... Now that I've given it to you, I'll have to make it all over again...... Alas...... Who calls us 'like-minded people'?
Although Gao Ran's eyes were very "sincere" when she looked at Zhao Yi, the corners of her mouth still inadvertently showed a faint sly evil smile.
However, Zhao Yi, who has always been rough-witted, didn't notice this at all. He was just a little surprised by the five-year-old girl in front of him, who was obviously only meeting him for the first time, but he was not afraid of him at all, and he even showed him such a natural appearance of "good brothers...... I can't help but feel that this little girl is quite interesting!
"Hehe, you're a funny girl!'You've said everything!'Truth' is all you've said!If I want to stop admitting that we are 'fellow believers', it will make me seem stingy!hahahaha......" At the end, Zhao Yi couldn't help laughing.
"What an unruly old man! Master, I like it!" Gao Ran obviously liked the old man in front of her who allowed her to be neither big nor small.
"I'll give you this Rubik's Cube! You can play slowly! First of all, I won't be able to restore it in a quarter ......of an hour!
That's what he said, but Gao Ran thought in his heart, "Just kidding! I can restore it in 20 seconds, where do I need a 'quarter of an hour' so long?! A moment in ancient times, it should be about fifteen minutes......
Thinking of this, Gao Ran couldn't help but roll his eyes at the sky, and then continued what he said earlier, adding premeditatedly, "Don't say that I hit you! If you want to learn, I can teach you...... However, I have the conditions!"
How could Zhao Yi, who has always been so strong, stand such a blatant provocation from a five-year-old girl? !
"Teach me?!What can you little girl teach me?!"
Having said that, he spun around for a while since he got the Rubik's Cube, but found that after he messed up, he really couldn't restore it...... Don't talk about six sides...... Even if it is to restore one side, he thinks it is quite difficult!
Because of this, when Zhao Yi said that just now, he was a little lacking in confidence......
"There's a play!" Gao Ran found Zhao Yi's weakness at the moment, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot, "Yes, I'm just a little girl, how can I have any capital to teach you?!, but if you want to say that I have anything better than you...... Hehe, this Rubik's Cube, I can really be stronger than you!"
After that, Gao Ran directly snatched the Rubik's Cube from Zhao Yi's hand without saying hello, and quickly restored it in front of him - almost just a few blinks of an eye......
Seeing Zhao Yi's eyes widen in surprise, and he didn't even feel that his mouth was open, Gao Ran's vanity was somewhat satisfied-after all, it was also a kind of ability to make this "medical saint" who had already traveled all over the world and famous all over the world so surprised!
Even if he has such a skill, he is actually a blessing from his previous life...... However, even so, just thinking that he still has this ability, Gao Ran still feels that this is still a thing to be happy about!
"And she won't get carried away, it's just a small way to satisfy her vanity, what's not to do?!" Gao Ran had apparently given herself a reason that she thought was "reasonable" that would allow her to accept the admiration of others, especially the respected "medical saint" in front of her.
"How?!I'm good, right?!You're definitely not better than me!But if you want to learn, I'm willing to teach you...... But it's the same thing I said before - I'm conditional!"
"What conditions?!" Although he was reluctant on the surface, Zhao Yi still couldn't deny that he really wanted to learn in his heart......
"Accept me as a disciple and teach me all your skills!
After Zhao Yi heard this, he immediately pretended to be a little annoyed, "Hmph! You little girl, you really dare to think about it!"
After saying that, Zhao Yi's face suddenly turned cold, and a shuddering majesty instantly rushed towards Gao Ran, and the momentum was ...... It was as if it was going to engulf her in an instant!
However, Gao Ran was not deterred by Zhao Yi's sudden burst of powerful aura, but still maintained her original plain expression, and responded very calmly and slowly, "Yes! I not only dare to think, but I also dare to say it! A gentleman is frank, and a villain is often a relative! I Gao Ran has always been a person who dares to think and do, and dare to act! That's what I think! I don't think there's anything wrong with me thinking like this?! I teach you what you want to learn, you teach me what I want to learn, we are 'fair trade'! I don't think there's anything wrong with myself doing this?!"
Zhao Yi didn't expect that Gao Ran was not only not overwhelmed by the momentum he deliberately leaked, but also looked at him with an indifferent face, and there was a faint firmness in his eyes, and he said her true thoughts so frankly...... Moreover, she is only five years old now......
Zhao Yi looked at Gao Ran for a long time, and then finally smiled again, "Not bad! Interesting! Little girl, I promise you, I will seriously consider your mention ......"
"Okay! think about it slowly, but ......"
The words were only halfway through, and immediately after that, Gao Ran immediately threw another "bombshell" at Zhao Yi......
She then added, "But, don't blame me for not reminding you, I'm only giving you three days to think about it! If you don't plan to take me as an apprentice after three days, then I'll drop out of school and go straight to the 'First Class Academy' to study medicine." Anyway, I never planned to be the 'best in the world' in the future...... So, I don't have to worship you as a teacher! You're just my best choice! To put it mildly, even if I don't choose you, I can choose someone else. I believe that there are many people in this world who are very powerful in medicine and poison! It's just that they may not be as powerful as you! However, for me, apprenticeship is just to lay a good foundation in medicine. What I value more is my own ability to innovate! So, even if it weren't you, I believe that there are many people who can help me lay a good foundation for this medical theory! You are my best choice, but not my only choice!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yi's face had turned pale. At this age, it was the first time he had heard anyone speak to him so arrogantly—and the other party was only a five-year-old girl!
He didn't know if he should be angry, or just just laugh at her when she was a child?!
"But ......"
Just as Zhao Yi was still thinking about what kind of mentality he should choose to look at Gao Ran's rude words just now, Gao Ran continued very uninterestingly, "Don't blame me for not reminding you that a special person like me is the only one in this world! Since I can 'invent' a Rubik's Cube today, then I can continue to 'invent' more novelties that you have never heard of and seen in the days to come." Also, I'm a pretty good cook, and I can make a lot of good things that you've never eaten before...... If you don't take me as an apprentice, then don't think about it! In the end, it will only be you, not me, who will lose even more! Think about it yourself!"
After speaking, Gao Ran smiled at Zhao Yixie quite confidently, and then left directly. Without looking back, she threw him a very "chic" back of leaving--no way, who made her current body only five years old?! Even if she really wanted to walk away in a chic way, in the end, she could only let others see the somewhat funny back of a "child learning to walk with an adult......
Fortunately, Gao Ran himself didn't know anything about this...... Otherwise, she would have to die of shame and anger!
Gao Ran scolded in his heart as he walked, "Since you are both playful and greedy, you are still good at music...... And I, not only have my father's piano skills 'greedy' you, but also my own novel ideas that 'confuse' you, plus my body itself has a brilliant talent...... I don't believe you're not tempted......?! I want to see if your itchy heart can really endure it for so long?!"
Zhao Yi didn't react for a while, but just watched Gao Ran leave in surprise, walking farther and farther, until he finally disappeared from his sight completely......
Facts have proved that there is one thing, Gao Ran guessed correctly - Zhao Yi's heart at the moment is indeed as itchy as a cat scratching......
It's just that his old face can't be pulled down for a while, so he can only pretend to be calm and pretend that he is okay, "calmly" accepting the solemn apology made by You Songdai Gao Ran to him......
"It's okay...... it's okay," although he said this, he was thinking in his heart, how to find a step for himself so that he could calmly accept Gao Ran, a disciple who entered the room?!
Anyway, he wouldn't admit it, he wanted to take Gao Ran as an apprentice, and more so because of what she had just said—the novelties that only she could make in the whole world, and all kinds of delicious things that he had never eaten......
"Goo-dong-" Thinking about it, Zhao Yi couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "I really want to taste it......"
Although Gao Ran was just a five-year-old girl in his eyes, for some reason, he believed all the words Gao Ran said without even thinking about it! Moreover, he didn't doubt it at all......
After perceiving his mentality, Zhao Yi suddenly had a very "bad" premonition - for some reason, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have met a "nemesis"!
And his "nemesis" is this little girl who is about to become his first disciple, only five years old, but dares to talk to him no matter how big or small - Gao Ran.