Chapter 21: The Trial

Li Ling entered the Medicine God Temple alone, and as soon as he entered, he fell into a kind of illusion, he became a teenager, and his qualifications were dull, and he was forced by his master to learn medical skills all day long.

"In two days, my father will test your ability to pick up medicine, are you ready?" Fluttershy asks Li Ling with concern. Thinking of her father's cruelty last time, she is still a little scared, her senior brother has always been very weak, and he can no longer withstand the toss.

"Don't worry, I can handle it!". Li Ling said confidently.

In the past few days, he had seen those herbs, which were similar to those he had used in his previous life, but the types were a little scarce, and he concluded that the medical level of this place was much worse than his previous life, and he was sure that he could cope with any aspect of the test.

Fluttershy smiled at him, a smile on her immature little face, and she noticed that Li Ling seemed to have changed a lot since she was punished by her father last time, and she was much more mature and stable. This is exactly what the father and son have been looking forward to.

When the two of them entered the medicine hall again, Fluttershy became inexplicably excited, and her palms were soaked with sweat, although Li Ling was full of confidence in herself, she still didn't think well of her senior brother who didn't do things properly.

Fluttershy had already made up her mind that if Li Ling made any mistakes, she would do her best not to let her father hurt her again, and she didn't want to go through that fearful day again.

The old doctor glared at them fiercely, her mother was a failure, Fluttershy was not used to her mother, and this was where she stayed at a girl's house.

He snorted coldly and then took out three prescriptions and gave them to Li Ling: "The old rule, the work of a cup of tea, if you can't finish it, don't have dinner today!"

Li Ling silently picked up the prescription, and then walked to the counter and began to take the medicine according to the prescription.

Fluttershy is about to get closer, but her father pulls her out, and she tries to resist, but on second thought, time is pressing, so it's better not to disturb her brother.

This time Li Ling did not live up to her expectations, before the time came, he picked up all the medicinal materials, but he still looked a little hesitant, he picked up a medicinal herb and wanted to put it on the table, but after thinking for a moment, he threw it into the counter. And at this time, the time just happened.

Li Ling's action made Fluttershy suddenly nervous, indecision is a big taboo for doctors, it seems that the lesson of the senior brother today is inevitable, I just hope that my father will not do too much.

"Good, you've finally grown a little bit!". The old doctor stroked his beard and said to Li Ling with a smile.

It's the first time Fluttershy has grown so big and seen her daddy be so kind to her brother, so she grabs the prescription and examines the three piles of herbs on the table one by one.

"That's not right, Daddy, Senior Brother obviously took one less medicinal herb!" Fluttershy crosses the prescription again, and she's still wondering if she's confused about it.

The old doctor glanced at Fluttershy, although her daughter was smart, but she didn't like to study medicine like his wooden brother, but now it seemed that she could give her to Li Ling with peace of mind.

"Ling'er, can you explain it to her?" the old doctor commanded, and then said to Fluttershy, "I don't usually know how to study by heart, but now I know my shortcomings, right?"

"The last recipe uses two herbs, hay and euphorbia, but when these two herbs are used together, they often have toxic side effects, and this recipe is intended to clear heat and detoxify, so I kept the licorice and gave up the euphorbia. Li Ling told them everything he thought in his heart, father and daughter.

"Very well, I wouldn't agree with you if you were exactly right, but now I can trust this pharmacy and Fluttershy to you!" The old doctor solemnly said to him that at this moment he had made up his mind to let Li Ling inherit his mantle.

"I see!". Fluttershy was still reflecting on what Li Ling had said, but her face turned red when she heard her father's promise to Li Ling, and although she had thought about it more than once, her heart was still beating hard when it arrived.

Now that Li Ling has passed the test, the old doctor is naturally very satisfied, and he hands over the work of collecting medicine to Fluttershy, and Li Ling moves on to the next step of his apprenticeship: copying prescriptions.

The old doctor likes to take him with him even when he goes to the doctor, not only to let him learn more things, this kid is quick with his hands and feet, and he is good at socializing, and he can indeed help a lot of things.

Slowly, his skills became exquisite, and finally one day, he was able to work independently, and when he generously went to the pharmacy to diagnose patients, everyone pinned their hopes on him. After more than ten years of apprenticeship, he is finally about to leave the school.

The old doctor followed him step by step, for fear of a little mistake, but after observing it with concern for a few days, he was completely relieved.

Fluttershy smiles as she says that her brother has finally passed his father's test, and he's going to be independent!

Finally, the old doctor is completely relieved, and after Li Ling and Fluttershy get married, he simply says goodbye to the two of them and drifts away.

Li Lingchu was in power, so he naturally wanted to carry out a renovation, and now he already knew that there was only one pharmacy in this town, Baicao Garden, and now he was the only doctor left.

There are many rich families in the town, but there are more poor people who can't afford to see a doctor, and Li Ling's approach is that the rich will double the consultation fee and the poor will only receive a symbolic shell at a time.

Those rich people can't go all the way to other towns because of a minor illness or disaster, and besides, they don't care about this little money yet.

The poor people received the favor and could not forget the couple, and their prestige in the town gradually increased.

Time flies, decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and when Master and Fluttershy have grown old, Li Ling is grief-stricken, and when he is about to end his life, his expression becomes in a trance again.

"Is this a dream?". Li Ling shook his head a little incredulously, if it was really a dream, why was it so clear what was happening inside?

Li Ling shook his head, now is not the time to dwell on these things, they all said that no one has ever come out of the Medicine God Temple alive, but he has not encountered any risks?

It's just that when he returned his gaze to the ground, he was stunned, and there were white bones everywhere.