MEDICAL MASTER

Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Chapter 111 - A True Guru!

It was Chen Cong.

"He's Chen Cong, practicing here every day."

Li Ji introduced.

Over there, Chen Cong had started training.

"Not a martial arts practitioner yet?"

Luo Shu watched for a while and then curled his lips out of boredom. He said, "That person can't be a guru or he wouldn't have had a good opinion of this fellow. He's pretty hard working, training so late at night. But he's not yet a martial arts practitioner and that guru thinks highly of him?"

"He didn't think highly of him."

Said Li Ji, shaking his head. "The mysterious man simply gave some pointers. That can't imply a good opinion of him at all."

The pair chatted along while waiting.

At last,

After over one-hour wait, there was no mysterious man.

"I'm positive that the man you've been talking about is not a guru."

Said Luo Shu bluntly.

"Why?"

Li Ji was taken by surprise.

"Hmm!"

Luo Shu pursed his lips and said, "All the gurus in this world practice diligently. Even an average martial artist needs to discipline himself. Let alone a guru. If he was a guru, daily drill is essential. You told me he showed up here at 3 am so his practice should start at 3 am. Now we are looking at 3:30 and there's no one. Can he be a guru?"

"I told you already."

Li Ji had a wry smile as he continued, "He was only passing by. His training spot is not here. And this is holiday now."

"The holiday has finished. If it's not here, where is it?"

Asked Luo Shu.

"I don't know."

Li Ji laughed bitterly and then added in a confident tone immediately, "But I'm certain that he trains nearby. Not far from here."

"Boo!"

Luo Shu rose, pulling the police dog, and said, "What are we waiting for then? Get up and move about. Let's look into every hole and corner."

After,

They got up and began searching around.

Equipped with night vision devices, they could see everything clearly in their surroundings. No living being could escape from this military thermal image night vision device.

They moved quietly without disturbing Chen Cong from his training.

They searched here and there.

Soon,

Li Ji reached a peak next to Yaowang Mountain.

Looking towards the Central Lake,

After one quick glance,

His entire body couldn't help shivering.

"Found him!"

Li Ji turned around with excitement. He waved and shouted quietly at Luo Shu, suppressing the emotion in his heart.

Hearing Li Ji's call,

Luo Shu ran over with the police dog.

He took a careful look.

On the little island in the Central Lake was a figure sitting cross-legged.

"The mysterious man! It's him. I'm certain!"

Li Ji was excited.

Finally he got a chance to reveal the mysterious man's veil.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Luo Shu moved and rushed towards the island in the middle of the lake with a police dog.

Li Ji followed closely behind.

They ran at full speed all the way.

Soon they arrived at the Central Lake.

And at that time.

Fang Qiu was sitting on the island and practicing.

He sensed two streams of breath, one familiar and one strange. The familiar one was clearly Li Ji's.

He's back?

Fang Qiu opened his eyes, with an irritated look on his face.

Obviously, Li Ji came for him and managed to find him.

How did he find him?

Simple. Some infrared night vision device.

He didn't conceal his body heat as he thought Li Ji was gone. To his surprise, Li Ji returned with a stranger.

He knew they came for him.

But he had no interest to waste time on them.

Just as the two of them arrived at the Central Lake and prepared to make their way to the island, Fang Qiu moved and flew away.

Wearing the night vision device,

Li Ji and Luo Shu saw his movement clearly.

They were stunned instantly.

They saw,

Fang Qiu walking on the water.

Water under him had no ripples and remained still as he strode forth. It was as if he was walking on solid earth instead of water.

Luo Shu was completely shocked.

No matter how Li Ji had described the mysterious man to him, he always thought he was bragging.

But now he was looking at this with his own eyes.

He knew Li Ji had told him the truth.

Stepping on water and leaving no trace.

The mysterious man could really do that.

As a first-class Martial Superior, Luo Shu knew how difficult it was.

At least he couldn't do it.

Very few people he knew could do this.

They dared not think about it.

Walking on water without a trace was as hard as flying. Only those real gurus could do it.

A guru was really hiding in this School of Chinese Medicine!

"Did you see it?"

Li Ji glanced at the stunned Luo Shu proudly and said, "Isn't this a guru?"

"Impossible!"

Suppressing the shock in his heart,

Luo Shu regained his cool and pondered on it. He said, "A guru can't be this young. He has probably learned some special skill."

The number of gurus was very small.

There were only a handful of them.

There were so few of them that Luo Shu dared not jump to conclusion.

Let alone a student guru!

"Is there such a skill?"

Li Ji pursed his lips.

"We'll test it out if he is a guru or not."

Luo Shu glared at Fang Qiu intensely from behind and stamped with his right foot quickly. A stone by his side was immediately blasted and blown away. He caught it in his hand.

A rock of the size of a fist.

"Hit!"

With the rock in his hand, Luo Shu swung his right arm and threw it out with all his force at Fang Qiu.

"Hmm?"

Having sensed Luo Shu's strike, Fang Qiu came to a sudden stop.

He turned around and gazed at the flying rock coldly.

Then.

He narrowed his eyes.

A water arrow shot out of the lake and smashed the rock half way.

"I've said all I can say. Why do you have to disturb me?"

A chilling question came across the lake.

"Who's obscuring?"

Asked Luo Shu loudly.

In fact, the shock in his heart was already overwhelming.

He shouted loudly to give himself some courage.

As soon as he saw that water arrow, he knew that mysterious man in front of him was a guru.

Because only gurus could do that.

Every bush and tree could be their weapons.

A student guru was hiding in Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine. He couldn't believe this but he couldn't deny the reality any longer.

The truth is the truth.

"Leave now. Bother me more and you're at your own risk!"

Fang Qiu ignored Luo Shu's question and dropped a cold threat before striding away on water.

Luo Shu looked towards Fang Qiu's direction.

He found

The night vision device stopped working.

Fang Qiu's figure vanished from his eyes completely.

"Stop!"

Extremely anxious, Luo Shu yelled out.

Fang Qiu simply ignored it.

He continued his leave.

"Now you believe me?"

Looking at the direction in which Fang Qiu had disappeared, Li Ji glanced at Luo Shu and asked.

"If this news spread out, the entire martial arts world would be stirred."

Luo Shu took a deep breath as he thought to himself.

A guru!

Why would such a super expert stay in a Chinese medicine school willingly?

He could walk on water without a trace and use anything in nature as his weapon. This man was indeed powerful!

In the dark,

The two of them stood by the lake and gazed at the direction in which Fang Qiu had vanished. The deep shock remained on their faces.

A long moment of silence.

"Finally we found him. Then he left."

Li Ji looked at Luo Shu with a bitter smile and asked, "What do we do now?"

Luo Shu heaved a sigh quietly and gazed into the emptiness.

Pointing his finger at the police dog, he said, "Easy. It's time for it to shine."

Li Ji glanced at the police dog and then the pair turned to the island in the middle of the lake where Fang Qiu was training earlier. They shared a smile of understanding.

"It's too far. How can we get there?"

Li Ji took one step forward but only to realize that it was very difficult to access the island in the middle of the water.

"Swim."

Said Luo Shu before jumping into the lake with the police dog.

Li Ji quickly followed on.

Two men and one dog quickly swam towards the island in the middle of the lake.

Half way into the journey,

"Splash..."

A burst of water suddenly came.

There were ripples and waves on the lake.

They stopped at once, their face changed.

They saw

A flow of water rose from the middle of the lake and rushed towards the island.

The stream was very powerful.

It washed and brushed the entire island completely as if ocean waves.

Seeing this,

Li Ji and Luo Shu were dumbfounded.

"Hurry!"

With no time to think, Luo Shu sped up towards the island.

Li Ji followed closely behind.

Arriving at the island in the middle of the lake,

Luo Shu dragged the police dog to the spot where Fang Qiu had trained. He let the dog smell around.

In the end,

The police dog showed no response.

Apparently, it couldn't get any smell.

"It must be the mysterious man. He didn't want us to follow him."

Li Ji smiled helplessly.

Luo Shu was completely shocked.

That night the wind was gentle. How could the lake water suddenly rise and rushed on the island?

In other words,

That mysterious man was responsible for the waves.

But the mysterious man had already left.

Away from the scene, how did he do this?

He controlled the water remotely to wash off his scent on the island?

Is it possible?

Luo Shu was lost. He didn't think it was possible but it was right in front of his eyes. After experiencing it himself, how could he not believe it.?

Indeed,

It was done by Fang Qiu.

Away from the island in the middle of the lake, Fang Qiu knew they had a police dog before their arrival.

Hence,

He stood still in a distance where they couldn't see him and watched them.

At last, he saw Li Ji and Luo Shu attempted to continue their pursuit with the police dog's help. He moved the water to wash the island.

"It looks like I can't train on this island anymore."

Fang Qiu sighed as he left quietly.

Over here,

"Now we have nothing left."

Soaked wet, Li Ji looked depressed. "We shouldn't have come over. Now I'm all wet. Very uncomfortable."

"What do you mean you have nothing left?"

Luo Shu rolled his eyes on Li JI.

"What can we do?"

Li Ji asked, pleasantly surprised after a moment of confusion.

His friend had other plans!

"Rest assured. I have many plans."

Luo Shu chuckled and then continued, "Before coming here, I took a look at their school BBS in hopes of gathering some information. I found many posts about a mysterious man's chivalrous deeds."

"Yeah. And?"

Asked Li JI.

"It becomes easy since he likes to be chivalrous."

Afraid of being heard by the mysterious man, Luo Shu lowered his voice and whispered to Li Ji's ear, "We can make an accident to force the mysterious man to reveal himself."

"How?"

Li Ji frowned.

"Wait for my news."

Luo Shu put on a mysterious smile.

Chapter 112 - Think Before Acting!

10 o'clock in the morning.

"Help! Someone's fallen into water!"

"Can anyone swim? Help!"

All of a sudden,

Anxious calls echoed across the university.

The National Day holiday was not over so there were not many people staying in school. No one responded to the call.

Reading in his dorm room, Fang Qiu's ears moved.

Hearing the call for help,

"Someone's fallen into water?"

Without hesitation, he stood up and changed into the mysterious man outfit. He flew quickly towards the Central Lake.

Arriving at the Central Lake, Fang Qiu landed on a tree branch, standing up in the air.

He took a careful look at the lake.

A sneer appeared on his face.

In the gloominess there was a trace of anger!

He gave a snort of fury.

"Swoosh..."

Fang Qiu revealed himself.

Diving down from the sky, he landed on the lake and walked towards the spot where bubbles kept rising up.

Reaching the spot,

Fang Qiu felt cold.

"Come out!"

An angry voice burst out of his throat.

No one came out.

"You are not coming out?"

Fang Qiu's face turned gloomy as his right arm reached out and grabbed the air.

The water began surging abruptly.

"Gurgle..."

A column of water suddenly rose from the lake. A figure could be seen in the water column

This man,

Was dragged out of the lake by Fang Qiu through air.

"Swish!"

His right arm swung.

The man he had grabbed was thrown to the ground at once.

Falling into a swoon.

After throwing the man to the ground,

Fang Qiu, still standing on the lake, slowly turned around and glared at the bush with rage in his eyes. He said, "Get the heck out!"

Hearing that,

Two figures rose instantly from the bush.

These two

Were none other than Li Ji and Luo Shu.

"Master, we didn't mean to offend you."

As soon as they came out, knowing the mysterious man was enraged, Li Ji apologized at one. "We really want to talk to you but you've been avoiding us. So we came up with this unwise plan."

At this point,

Li Ji pointed at the man thrown to the ground by Fang Qiu and went on to explain, "He's an armed police officer. We asked him to pretend falling into water. It was not really an accident."

"Master, please pardon us."

Luo Shu felt very awkward. This idea was his.

The mysterious man revealed himself.

It was quite similar to the harmonious scene he had imagined.

"Master, could you spare some time to have a chat with us?"

"Idiots!"

Shouted Fang Qiu angrily.

Not many things could enrage him but that time he was really mad!

Those two had gone too far!

"Didn't you complete your elementary education?

"Don't you remember the boy who cried wolf?

"This time you might fool me. What if I didn't come next time when someone actually fell into water all because of this? Someone might die because of your fraud!

"You are servicemen. Do you have any intelligence or not?"

Asked Fang Qiu furiously.

He wasn't mad for being tricked. These two acted rashly with no consideration of possible consequences.

Hearing that,

Li Ji and Luo Shu exchanged a glance in blank dismay.

Their face took on a ghastly expression with fear immediately.

Fang Qiu was right.

This trick might lead to awful consequences. This time it was fine but what about next time? And the time after?

"Quit these tricks!"

Fang Qiu gazed at the two with cold eyes and said, "And don't bother me again. I know what you want. I'll serve my country but not as part of the military. You have your duty and responsibility and I have mine. We are following different ways but we share the same goal!

"You may leave. Don't be so reckless next time!

"Use your brain!"

After

His body moved.

He vanished without a trace.

By the lake,

Li Ji and Luo Shu looked at each other, sharing the same expression of guilt and fear.

They thought it was a perfect plan.

At last, it did draw the mysterious man out as they had expected.

However,

They hadn't thought about the possible consequences at all before putting it into action.

It was a university and all the students here were adults. But who dared foresee that no one would be drowning here in the future?

What if someone really fell into water and the mysterious man didn't go to his rescue because of their trick?

There must be swimmers in this school but who could guarantee no accidents were to take place?

It would be a human life if something went wrong.

"I'm sorry."

Luo Shu muttered to Li Ji. "I came up with this idea and arranged everything. I wanted to get the mysterious man to come out so badly that I didn't think about the consequences at all. As a soldier, I shouldn't have done this. It was my bad."

"I had my share of responsibility."

Li Ji heaved a sigh and continued, "If I wasn't so determined to find the mysterious man, you wouldn't have taken a day off to come to this school with me and this wouldn't have happened in the first place.

"The start of this matter was me."

Luo Shu remained silent.

He knew he was wrong. So did Li Ji.

They had no excuses for this matter. Li Ji was too stubborn, desperate to find the mysterious man. Luo Shu didn't think thoroughly and took the wrong path.

"Forget about what happened today. Don't let it bother you."

After a long moment of silence, Luo Shu said, "We are soldiers. Protecting our homes and defending our country is our bound duty. We can't make stupid mistakes like this again. We will keep an eye on each other from this day."

"Yes."

Li Ji nodded and asked, "What shall we do the next?"

"Make a report."

Answered Luo Shu. "Our current strength is not enough to investigate the mysterious man. The only thing we can do now is to report this to the seniors. No matter what, we must dig this man out.

"His strength is too impressive."

"I've never seen a youth this powerful. He's the very first one."

"It would be a great pity if he didn't come to serve the country."

Li Ji nodded his agreement to Luo Shu's words.

The mysterious man was so powerful that he felt frightened.

More importantly, he was so young.

Actually too terribly young!

They didn't know much about this mysterious man besides his chivalrousness. But could chivalrousness be enough to assure that the mysterious man would change his temperament completely one day?

Could they trust his promise about serving the country and let him go just like that?

No.

"In the report... This incident..."

Li Ji looked at Luo Shu, hesitant.

"Include it in the report."

Said Luo Shu firmly. "Everyone deserves a fair punishment for their wrong deeds. If the seniors decide to punish me, I won't shirk my responsibility."

"Okay. We report it. I won't hide from it!"

Li Ji nodded his determination.

Admit the mistake.

Correct the wrong.

It had always been the fine tradition of our army.

"By the way!"

Luo Shu suddenly changed the topic. "Although not yet a martial arts practitioner, Chen Cong does have some strength. Try again to bring him onboard."

"Yes."

Li Ji agreed with a nod.

Very soon, the two left with that unconscious armed police officer.

Over here,

Fang Qiu returned to his dorm room.

He took off the outfit and went back to his books.

He left the room for the canteen at noon.

After the meal,

Fang Qiu received a Wechat message from Zhou Xiaotian.

"The youngest, we are on the train back to school. Should be there before dinner."

Seeing this message,

Fang Qiu replied directly,

"Be straightforward."

He didn't believe that Zhou Xiaotian would send him this message for no other reason.

"Heheh. After the previous couple of days, your brothers are exhausted and broke. We didn't eat well for days."

It didn't take long for Zhou Xiaotian to reply.

"And?"

Asked Fang Qiu,

"I mean... Don't you think you should treat us to a good meal for our wellbeing?"

Zhou Xiaotian sent a sneer.

The emoji was followed by a toadying sticker.

"Why?"

Fang Qiu added the classic nose picking emoji and said, "I didn't ask you to go on a trip."

"What about the great opportunity I created for you?"

Zhou Xiaotian replied on Wechat. "Don't you forget that I called to tell you about Jiang Miaoyu's injury!

"If you didn't know about Jiang Miaoyu's injury, you wouldn't have the chance to escort her back.

"That was some long journey. Something must have happened on the way. Don't forget who made the well after drinking from it! It's important to be grateful."

Fang Qiu had no words to say.

He replied a series of ellipsis dots.

"Talk to me!"

Seeing Fang Qiu's ellipsis dots, Zhou Xiaotian sent another message.

"I'll take your silence as a yes!"

"Fine! Dinner's on me."

Fang Qiu replied helplessly.

He had money then. A meal wasn't a big deal.

"The youngest is the best. +3."

"What does the +3 mean?" Fang Qiu was confused.

"Your three dorm brothers all think you are the best."

Fang Qiu sent ellipsis dots again...

He closed Wechat without a word.

He went back to reading.

Still the Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon.

He had read it for a few dozen times but his memory points were quite different every time as if he could grasp more and more.

Of course, the most important is

Every time, Fang Qiu read carefully without skipping a single word.

Time flew by.

"Dee-dee-dee..."

As Fang Qiu was deeply absorbed, his mobile rang abruptly in his trousers pocket.

He took it out and glanced at it.

It was from Zhou Xiaotian.

"Arrived?"

Fang Qiu was puzzled.

He checked time on his phone and realized it was already 17:30.

"Hello."

Fang Qiu answered.

"The youngest! We have arrived."

Said Zhou Xiaotian happily. "Come out. We won't go back to the room yet. Food and drinks first. We'll be waiting for you at the gate. Hurry up."

"Why at the school gate?"

Asked Fang Qiu, completely lost.

"Dinner!"

Said Zhou Xiaotian with a trace of anger. "The youngest, don't go back on your words. You have agreed to treat us to a big dinner. What's the deal?"

"We don't have to go out for a big dinner."

"Where do we go then?"

Hearing that, Zhu Benzheng, Zhou Xiaotian, Sun Hao with their suitcases had a bad feeling.

Chapter 113 - Apprentice Plan Program Announcement

"The second floor of the school canteen!"

Said Fang Qiu very sincerely.

"Hopy crap! The youngest, we've travelled far through mountains to have a good meal with you and you are taking us to the seconf floor of the school canteen?"

The trio's screams and shouts came through the telephone immediately.

Fang Qiu quickly moved the mobile away from his ear and waited for the trio to quiet down before asking, "Are you going or not?"

"Yes!"

The trio answered through their clenched teeth.

"It doesn't taste great but we'll still empty your wallet!"

The trio hung up and went straight to the canteen without their suitcases.

As soon as they found Fang Qiu on the second floor of the canteen, they ordered several fancy dishes without delay.

But it was a school canteen after all. The fancy dishes weren't too expensive.

The price doesn't matter as long as it looks great.

"Hang on a minute. The youngest."

Half way through the meal, Zhou Xiaotian suddenly came up with a question.

"Before the national day holiday, you were whining about being poor. How come you are so generous now? Heheh. Are you pricked by conscience?"

"Nonsense."

Fang Qiu took a big bite. He realized that the trio would take all the food if he didn't fight for it.

"I was short of money at that time. Now I'm fine. I wanted to treat myself to a better meal anyway. The three of you are just here to keep me company."

"Please let us keep you company more in the future!"

Sun Hao murmured as he picked several pieces of meat into his bowl.

Zhu Benzheng and Zhou Xiaotian nodded madly without stopping their chopsticks.

Seeing this, Fang Qiu was speechless.

What kind of roommates were these?

"How was your trip?"

Fang Qiu changed the topic.

"Super!"

Zhu Benzheng summarized the answer into one word.

"We had great fun. It was awesome."

Sun Hao posed as if with extreme pleasure and bragged about his enjoyment.

"Yeah. You didn't see how pretty Mount Tai is..."

Zhou Xiaotian chipped in.

"Since it was so awesome and I completely missed out. Shouldn't you make it up to me with a meal?"

Fang Qiu looked at the trio with a grin.

The trio paused for a second.

Then...

"Come on! This one is delicious. Have some more!"

Zhu Benzheng picked one big chunk of fat for Sun Hao.

Sun Hao was so touched almost with tears in his eyes. In return, he gave Zhu Benzheng a fish tail.

Zhou Xiaotian buried himself in food.

Fang Qiu had no word to say to the trio.

He heaved a sigh.

No words were needed. He better fought for some food.

"By the way."

Something suddenly came to Zhou Xiaotian's mind as the four of them sat there after the meal, feeling their bellies. He asked Fang Qiu, "How is it going with Jiang Miaoyu? I've created such a great opportunity for you. You have grabbed it, haven't you?"

"I'm sorry but I have to focus on study."

Answered Fang Qiu, proudly.

"Phew..."

The trio booed at the same time.

They looked down upon Fang Qiu.

You wouldn't have gone to Mount Tai if you were really focusing on study.

"Let's go. Meal is over. Time to go back."

Said Fang Qiu.

The four of them got up.

Back to their dorm room.

The journey and the food exhausted them. The trio lay on bed without moving.

Over here,

Fang Qiu began watching the copper coin after some reading.

He concentrated.

"Left, right..."

With his eyes locked on the two bound copper coins, Fang Qiu put forth his strength.

Half an hour later,

The copper coins moved.

Fang Qiu was delighted.

He saw clearly how the two bound copper coins moved upwards, different from watching one copper coin.

The two bound copper coins tilted to the left under Fang Qiu's mental power.

Reaching the angle where they had been stuck before,

Surprisingly, they continued moving upwards.

This scene,

Gave him great joy.

Moving past that angle meant he had overcome gravity.

Besides joy,

Weariness hit him right after.

Fang Qiu fell asleep happily.

The next day, 3 am.

When his roommates were still asleep, Fang Qiu got up and left the dorm.

He didn't go to the Central Lake.

Instead, he headed into the woods next to the Central Lake.

"I can't go to the island in the middle of the lake anymore. Yaowang Mountain is too big a target. I'll have to train in this forest."

Fang Qiu thought about it and turned around looking for a suitable spot.

It was a pity about the island in the middle of the lake.

After a long search, he couldn't find a good spot.

At last,

Fang Qiu found a very thick tree at the depths of the woods.

"Here."

Believing no one would come so deep into the woods, Fang Qiu muttered to himself. He jumped directly up to the top of the tree.

He sat on a tree branch as thin as a little finger and began practicing with his eyes shut.

Strangely,

The branch under Fang Qiu was still perfectly straight as if there was no weight on it.

At the same time.

By the Central Lake,

Li Ji and Luo Shu sat in the open on the grass around the lake.

"Do you think he will come?"

Asked Li Ji quietly.

"I don't know."

Luo Shu shook his head and said, "He was really enraged by what we did yesterday. And we found his training spot. Maybe... He's not coming."

"We must wait even if he's not coming."

Li Ji nodded and continued, "We must wait until he shows up and we must apologize."

Luo Shu nodded.

The two of them sat and waited.

In the end,

They waited until daybreak but Fang Qiu didn't come. They left with a bitter smile helplessly.

Over here.

Fang Qiu finished his training at the depths of the forest, returned to the dorm room, changed into another set of clothes, and left for breakfast.

That day was Saturday.

The one-week long national day holiday ended that day.

All the students returned last afternoon.

And class would resume that day.

Fang Qiu checked his schedule and saw no class.

After breakfast, he went back to his room to read.

Zhou Xiaotian and Sun Hao were still sleeping.

They were really exhausted from this trip.

Zhu Benzheng was not in the room.

In a blink of an eye, it was 10 o'clock.

"Wake up!"

When Fang Qiu was completely enthralled reading, Zhu Benzheng suddenly returned with joy and surprise all over his face. He pushed Sun Hao who was still lying in bed, and then pushed Fang Qiu. At last, he ran to Zhou Xiaotian and removed the thin blanket from his belly. He shouted, "Wake up! Good news!"

Fang Qiu straightened his upper body and looked at Zhu Benzheng.

Zhou Xiaotian and Sun Hao pushed themselves up in a lazy way.

"What good news comes so early in the morning?"

Said Sun Hao with a yawn.

"Right. Can't you let me sleep? My whole body aches. Especially my calves. It hurts!"

Zhou Xiaotian complained.

The after effect of climbing Mount Tai began to show.

Despite their complaints, Zhu Benzheng said with excitement, "The Apprentice Plan program is out!"

"What?"

After a moment of confusion, Zhou Xiaotian and Sun Hao woke up instantly.

The pain was no longer a big deal.

They quickly got out of bed.

Hearing that, Fang Qiu put on a gentle smile.

It had been talked about for a while. It should have come out a lot earlier if there was not this national day hoiliday.

"The program has been uploaded to the BBS along with a 50-people Apprentice Plan list!"

Looking at Sun Hao and Zhou Xiaotian with longing on their faces, Zhu Benzheng went on, "Some of them were still teaching and some are retired. And all the subjects are covered, such as acupuncture and medicine..."

"This fast?"

Hearing that, Sun Hao turned on his laptop on the desk and logged into the BBS.

As expected,

As soon as he logged in the BBS,

Sun Hao saw a public notice from the school official account.

"Public Notice about the Apprentice Plan Program."

Bold red capital letters were eye-catching.

He clicked on it.

He took a careful look.

Sun Hao began to read.

"Among all the Chinese medicine universities, our school is the first to confirm the Apprentice Plan program. During the national day holiday, we've deviced and examined the program strictly and decided to officially open the Apprentice Plan program today.

"The following famous teachers are ranked in no particular order. There is no limit to the number of their apprentices. All students can be interviewed."

"Zhang Zhenzhong: Male, professor, deputy director of Orthopedics of the Second Affiliated Hospital. Doctor in medicine."

"Personal Profile: Professor Zhang Zhenzhong, currently the deputy director of the Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine.

 Specialized in applying traditional bone setting techniques to treat various bone diseases. His main focus is spine setting and providing prevention and cure for neck, shoulder, waist and leg pains. His skill in medication for the recovery of bone injury is superb. 

He's in charge of 3 municipal projects. He led the completion of the Clinical Evaluation on the Brain Benefiting Massage Treatment for Vertebral Artery Type Cervical Spondylosis is rewarded the municipal science and technology progress Third Prize..."

Sun Hao's words reached their ears clearly.

"Holy crap! That's impressive."

Zhou Xiaotian stood up in surprise and jumped onto Sun Hao's bed. He leaned over to Sun Hao and looked at it carefully.

Then he turned around to tell Fang Qiu,

"The youngest, he's in the same field with you!"

Zhang Zhenzhong?

Fang Qiu thought for a moment and recalled a round-faced middle-aged doctor.

He met him once in the department of orthopedics.

"Yang Shuwen: Male, director professor, postgraduate student tutor, retired.

"Before his retirement, he worked as the director of the internal medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine. Specialized in treating stroke, dementia, headache, tremor, stomach pain and geriatric diseases. He assisted in guiding 7 masters of geriatrics over three years, one of which is currently pursuing his doctor degree.

"Personal research direction: Chinese medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics. Clinical and experimental studies on Chinese medicine for geriatrics and its anti-aging effect."

As he read,

Sun Hao couldn't help feeling amazed.

"They are all brilliant!"

Zhou Xiaotian said excitedly.

"Of course brilliant!"

Sun Hao rolled his eyes at Zhou Xiaotian and continued, "They are doing this program. Of course the school will bring in some brilliant teachers."

"Hmm... My masters are awesome."

Zhou Xiaotian nodded his agreement like crazy.

"There are more down there. You take your time."

Zhu Benzheng said with a smile.

He also felt very excited.

Next to them,

Fang Qiu was reading as usual.

He had a master already.

He hadn't officially become his apprentice but it was all the same if not better.

Not to mention

His master was the legendary Xu Miaolin. Numerous students in this university were longing to dig Xu Miaolin out and become his apprentice.

They would envy Fang Qiu to death when they found out his master was Xu Miaolin.

With Xu Miaolin, Fang Qiu didn't need to think about this Apprentice Plan. Reading was more practical for him.

Chapter 114 - Pay Down 300,000!

And over there.

The reading continued.

"Li Meiyan, female, a professor of Science of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, a doctoral supervisor, a leader of a provincial key discipline—Acupuncture and Massage, the Director of the Key Research Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine, an outstanding scientist in the province, a leader of provincial academy and technology, an excellent expert with outstanding contributions in the province, the Vice President of the Provincial Acupuncture Society!"

Sun Hao read.

"Jesus, she has so many titles?"

"It sounds like my supervisor is very awesome!"

Zhou Xiaotian opened his eyes wide which were bigger than frogs'.

"Don't interrupt! Who is your supervisor? Shame on you!"

Sun Hao glared at Zhou Xiaotian with a face of contempt and continued reading.

"Personal profile: Good at using acupuncture to treat eye diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa, Amblyopia, Macular Degeneration, Asthenopia and pain symptom such as Cervical Spondylosis, Stiff Neck, Periarthritis Humeroscapularis, Arthralgia, Gout, Knee Osteoarthritis, Protrusion of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc, Migraine, etc."

"Professor Li Meiyan has been engaged in the research on acupuncture of Chinese Medicine for a long time, has taken charge of two provincial planning projects one after another, and has gained outstanding achievements of the researches on acupuncture points, evidence-based acupuncture, innovation in acupuncture methods, and internationalization of acupuncture. 

She has won the second prize in National Award for Science and Technology Progress once, the second prize in National Teaching Achievement once, and the first prize in Provincial Science and Technology Progress twice. She has directed one person to win the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China and she is recognized as an important leading figure in the field of acupuncture research at home and abroad!"

After finishing reading.

Sun Hao let out a long sigh of relief.

Because there was really too much information about this professor.

"My supervisor is so awesome. She actually has got a national award?"

Zhou Xiaotian marveled with his eyes lit up, "She deserves to be my supervisor!"

"Could the supervisors be more awesome than the last one on the list?"

Zhu Benzheng asked as he sighed with emotion.

Sun Hao continued to look down without hesitation.

They had already decided to be apprenticed, so they had to know all the teachers first and then chose the one that suited them best.

In the dormitory.

Sun Hao went on reading.

On the campus outside the dormitory, everyone was competing to inform those students who had just returned to the university. When they heard the news, they instantly became very happy and excited.

Here.

Because of the spread of the news.

On the campus BBS, there was a constant stream of postings which were about the discussion of the apprentice plan.

"Comprehensive postings. Everyone, come to talk about the fifty teachers!"

It seemed that because the new postings were too messy, which made the BBS full of miasma. The BBS administrator directly sent a highlighted posting, which attracted all the people who were discussing this matter.

"Wow, I have heard Ms. Li Meiyan before. I did not expect that she actually has got so many honors and she has also produced an awesome doctoral student. She is really something!"

"Mr. Zhang Zhenzhong is my idol!"

"It seems that only Mr. Yang Shuwen's honors are relatively few, but Mr. Yang Shuwen is really good at teaching classes and his medical skills are very excellent."

"Isn't it nonsense said by upstairs? Among these fifty supervisors, whose medical skills are not excellent?"

"The 70-year-old supervisor has been retired for ten years. His honors look like the best of all, but I don't know if he is still able to teach."

"The main thing is to find a supervisor that is suitable for you. Every supervisor has his own strengths. Before choosing a supervisor, you should think clearly about which discipline you want to specialize in, so as not to waste your time and supervisors'."

"Is the supervisor chosen by you?"

"I agree with what upstairs say!"

"Don't be excited, everyone. We can choose a supervisor, but the real selection qualification is still in the hands of the supervisors. There will be interviews next. Do you think that you can succeed in being apprenticed after you choose the supervisor?"

On the BBS.

The students discussed a lot.

"So weird. Why is Supervisor Xu Miaolin not on the list?"

"I urge Supervisor Xu Miaolin to come out!"

"Supervisor Xu Miaolin is No.1 in my mind. Why is he not on the list?"

"It's a pity. If Supervisor Xu Miaolin is on the list, I have to be apprenticed to him anyway!"

"Yes. I don't know what the university is thinking about? They unexpectedly didn't arrange Mr. Xu Miaolin!"

"Supervisor Xu Miaolin is the future star of the Chinese Medicine industry. With his guidance, our grades will definitely improve very very much. The university did not list Mr. Xu Miaolin unexpectedly. This is really a pity!"

Many students, after reading the list of supervisors, found that Xu Miaolin was not on the list. They immediately couldn't help roasting. Of course, most of them felt regrettable.

After all, Xu Miaolin's legendary experience had already spread in the university.

Everyone was looking forward to the emergence of Xu Miaolin.

This result made those who were full of expectations for Xu Miaolin feel very disappointed.

In the girls' dormitory.

"How come?"

Having seen the list of supervisors on the BBS, Jiang Miaoyu, who was still healing her wounds in bed, couldn't help frowning and said with great regret, "It's impossible that Mr. Xu Miaolin is not on the list. He is really something. Why is he not on the list?"

Although she didn't know why.

The list had been fully announced. Jiang Miaoyu's desire to be apprenticed to Xu Miaolin had completely come to nothing.

This made her kind of helpless and very regrettable.

However.

Just when everyone in the university was enthusiastically discussing the list of the 50 supervisors, the university released a second notice.

"Tomorrow(Sunday), at 9AM, fifty supervisors will be present on the playground and conduct interviews!"

"All the students on campus can go for consultations. Supervisors will conduct on-site interviews. After passing the interview, you can be apprenticed on the spot with the permission of the supervisor."

"Of course, supervisors' taking apprentice will all be on a voluntary basis."

"Hope that all of you can get good results in the interview tomorrow!"

The content of this notice was very short.

It just briefly announced the time and place of the interview.

Despite simple.

As this notice came out.

It immediately caused a great sensation among all the students of the university.

"My god. It's so fast. Since when has the university been so fast?"

"Yes. They discussed the winter heating through a whole winter. Now it's summer and they haven't given a result!"

"The university leaders are afraid that other universities will take the lead, so they carry out this apprentice plan first!"

"Our university is too vigorous. No sooner did it announce the information of the fifty supervisors than the interview will directly start tomorrow?"

Many people were shocked.

No one had ever expected that the interview would come so fast.

At the same time.

There were also many students who started being nervous and worried.

"What to do? I am not ready yet!"

"Yes, the holiday just ended and we just came back to school. There will be interviews tomorrow. How could it be possible to prepare for it?"

"Crap. The university just doesn't give us any time."

"Can we pass the interview tomorrow this way?"

"There is still one day and I have to hurry to read books. In any case, I have to pass the interview, otherwise, I will be screwed."

Many students were anxious.

Because the interview really came too suddenly.

Many people, after hearing this news, were more nervous than during the exams. They all rushed to read books to prepare for the next day's interview.

Of course.

There were also many confident people who were still indulging in the list of the fifty supervisors and choosing the best one in their minds.

At the same time.

Fang Qiu, who didn't pay any attention to the interview at all, was carrying a box with 300,000 yuan in cash inside with a smile and walking to the reading room in the library.

As the National Day holidays ended, the library opened normally.

It was full of people inside.

They were all cramming for tomorrow's interviews.

They were in expectation of and worried about tomorrow's interviews while Fang Qiu had come for the apprentice.

As he got inside the room.

Xu Miaolin was sitting in a chair, reading a book as expected.

"Hello, Mr. Xu!"

Fang Qiu called Xu Miaolin reverently and then moved his right hand to put the lockbox in his hand with 300,000 yuan in cash on Xu Miaolin's desk directly.

"Hmm?"

It was seemingly because he was reading the book too spellbound, when he heard the call, Xu Miaolin just looked up.

He saw Fang Qiu and then looked at the lockbox on the desk, curiously asking, "What is this?"

"Money!"

Fang Qiu said seriously, "Three hundred thousand."

"Oh?"

Xu Miaolin didn't come to sense for a while. When he came to himself and understood what Fang Qiu said, he was shocked instantly.

He looked at Fang Qiu in astonishment.

"You have got all the money?"

In his opinion, Fang Qiu couldn't be so fast.

"Could this fellow be a rich second generation?"

"Yes."

Fang Qiu nodded.

"Well..."

Looking at the lockbox on the desk, Xu Miaolin scratched his head and curiously asked, "Are you a rich second generation?"

Fang Qiu shook his head.

"Then are you an official second generation?"

Fang Qiu shook his head again.

"Then is your father a rich second generation?"

Fang Qiu, "..."

Looking at the speechless eyes of Fang Qiu, Xu Miaolin smiled in embarrassment. He muttered to himself for a while and asked, "You didn't do anything illegal to get it, did you?"

"If I have done something illegal, I can't get so much money within such a short period of time?"

Fang Qiu said helplessly.

"Yes."

Xu Miaolin touched his chin and said as he nodded.

Then he looked at Fang Qiu with a puzzled and questionary look.

Fang Qiu said sincerely, "Don't worry. This money is as open as the day."

"OK!"

Since Xu Miaolin couldn't see any other emotions besides sincerity from Fang Qiu's face, he no longer pursued the source of the money. He said as he nodded, "Since you have brought the 300,000, the condition of the agreement between you and me has been reached. I will accept the money and you go back to read the books. When you finish reading all the books that I have asked you to read, come back to me."

"Remember. You can't even miss once!"

Xu Miaolin reminded him seriously.

"OK!"

Fang Qiu nodded.

As he was about to get up to leave.

Xu Miaolin, who had accepted the lockbox, suddenly shouted, "Wait!"

Fang Qiu turned back.

"Are you just going to leave?"

Xu Miaolin asked mysteriously.

"Hmm?"

Fang Qiu doubted. "If not, how should I leave?"

"Do you believe that I can break down this box with my head?"

Asked Xu Miaolin.

Fang Qiu shook his head.

"Then why don't you give me the password?"

Xu Miaolin looked at Fang Qiu speechlessly. "Are you still going to let me break down the box with my head?"

"Sorry! Sorry! Password is 123."

Said Fang Qiu hastily with an embarrassed smile.

Xu Miaolin just nodded and then he suddenly thought of something. He muttered to himself and asked, "Do you have time tomorrow afternoon? If so, go to see a patient with me."

Chapter 115 - I Am Going To Be Self-Taught!

"See a patient with him?"

Fang Qiu was moved inwardly.

"There is no doubt that I will gain a lot of benefits if I follow Xu Miaolin to see patients.

"And Xu Miaolin mentioned it because of this certainly. He is going to teach me something in person. Even if not, he will let me observe and study on the spot."

He was very moved and wanted to say yes to Xu Miaolin, but tomorrow was Sunday.

He had to see patients in the hospital.

After muttering to himself for a while, Fang Qiu finally smiled wryly and said,

"Sorry, tomorrow is Sunday. I have to go to the hospital to see patients."

"See patients?"

Xu Miaolin looked at Fang Qiu with a puzzled look and asked, "Where are you going to see patients? Are you a doctor now?"

"Just an assistant physician."

Fang Qiu explained, "It was introduced by Mr. Shen Chun. I go to the Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital to see patients every Sunday. It's a part-time job."

"Good!"

Xu Miaolin just knew that Fang Qiu saw patients in the hospital and said in surprise, "It seems that I have still looked down on you. No sooner did you enter the university than you became an assistant physician. Good! Good!"

"Since you have to see patients, then forget it."

"Anyway, you can hardly learn anything if you follow me tomorrow. Asking you to go with me is mainly because I'm afraid that you will think the 300,000 yuan in vain. I want you to see how awesome I am!"

Xu Miaolin said with equanimity.

Fang Qiu, "..."

"I thought that he is going to teach me. As a result, he just let me see whether he is awesome or not!"

Xu Miaolin waved at Fang Qiu.

"See you. Spend more free time reading books. When you finish reading the books, come back to me."

"Of course, if there is something that you don't understand when you read, you can come to me."

"OK."

Fang Qiu nodded, bowed, and turned away to leave.

Xu Miaolin looked at the lockbox on the table, patting it lightly. He neither opened it nor tried the password that Fang Qiu said.

Instead, he muttered to himself.

"Is the amount I set a little bit small? It doesn't seem to be effective."

"If I had known that this guy got 300,000 so fast, I would have said one million!"

"What an unwise move!"

Xu Miaolin said regrettably.

He reached out and put the lockbox under the table.

He didn't know if he had said one million, Fang Qiu would have had enough money...

Here.

Fang Qiu returned to his dormitory.

He found Zhou Xiaotian, Sun Hao, and Zhu Benzheng still gathering together and staring at the list of the supervisors on the BBS in the notebook, discussing while watching.

"I think that Ms. Li Meiyan is good because her attainments of acupuncture have almost reached the peak. Although she has retired and doesn't give lessons usually, she should be very gentle and careful compared to the male supervisors. If I'm apprenticed to her, I can definitely have a tremendous achievement. After all, she has produced a prize-winning doctor."

Zhou Xiaotian said as he longed for it, "I will definitely be the second prize-winning person directed by her!"

"You are wrong!"

Sun Hao took Fang Qiu's floating dust, shook it gently, and said with a mysterious look, "How can you see that she is gentle? Although she is very capable, she couldn't have produced such an excellent doctoral talent without enough strict teaching! She is so strict, so let me be apprenticed to her!"

At the sound of this, Zhou Xiaotian looked fiercely at Sun Hao with a face of contempt.

"I think you have to see it from two sides."

Zhu Benzheng said seriously, "First of all, it is definitely right to follow Ms. Li Meiyan, but do you really like acupuncture?"

"In addition, regardless of the teaching ability of Ms. Li Meiyan, it can be seen that her teaching method is definitely not the same as other teachers' from the fact that she can produce a doctoral talent. If you want to be apprenticed to her, you have to think carefully first if you can throw away the traditional teaching methods."

"The most important point is that Ms. Li Meiyan has received so many honors and she is certainly second to none in the acupuncture field. Even if she has retired, she must have a lot of things to do. She can't spend all her time on the students. In my opinion, being apprenticed to her not only requires sufficient understanding to study independently but also needs to endure long-term loneliness."

At the side.

Zhou Xiaotian and Sun Hao looked at Zhu Benzheng, dumbfounded.

They didn't expect that the oldest could analyze so many things on the surface.

Both of them gave Zhu Benzheng a thumbs-up immediately.

"Awesome!"

The two of them praised in admiration.

"Ha ha, it's nothing to me. You can surpass me after studying for hundreds of years."

Zhu Benzheng proudly laughed.

The two of them immediately gave him a look.

"Can you stop bragging?"

Hearing the discussion from his three roommates.

Fang Qiu, who just returned to the dormitory, couldn't help shaking his head and smiling. Then he sat at the desk and read a book himself.

The three of them also did not bother about Fang Qiu but continued to discuss.

"I think Mr. Zhang Zhenzhong is good, but he seems to be a bit harsh judging from his name."

"Judging from the name, I feel that Ms. Zhao Kaihui should be very kind."

"Actually, I want to be apprenticed to Mr. Shen Chun, but there are too many people who want to be apprenticed to him. I'm not sure if I can pass the interview tomorrow."

The three of them discussed for another long time.

Sun Hao just turned his head and asked as he looked at Fang Qiu who was reading a book, "The youngest, you look so calm. Have you already chosen one? I feel that you don't pay any attention to the apprentice thing at all."

"I am going to be self-taught."

Said Fang Qiu while reading a book.

"Awesome!"

Sun Hao immediately gave a thumbs-up to Fang Qiu and then said in agreement, "The youngest, I agree with your idea. You can continue to fly forward and don't need to wait for us!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Benzheng also gave a thumbs-up. "You dare to ignore everything. Despite the bustling world, you can keep a leisurely and comfortable mood. The youngest, you can continue to be stronger! Come on! We have faith in you!"

"Yes! Go for it!"

Zhou Xiaotian said the punch line with a sad face, "The youngest, you just focus on self-study and don't worry. When we finish our apprenticeship, realize our potential, and make a name for ourselves, we will definitely get you a job of filling prescriptions and won't let you unemployed!"

Fang Qiu was very speechless.

"What kind of roommates are you?

"I did befriend the wrong guys!"

"You guys!"

Fang Qiu put down the book in his hand and turned to look at the three of them, saying, "I don't know why you are so confident. Being apprenticed needs to be interviewed. Although you have chosen for a long time, it's still not sure whether you will be accepted by them tomorrow!"

Thinking of the apprentice meeting tomorrow, he had some words to remind the three of them.

"The youngest, what you said is wrong."

Zhou Xiaotian said with a rarely serious face, "How can you belittle your friends this way?"

"That's right!"

Said Zhu Benzheng and Sun Hao.

Fang Qiu, "..."

"Then why did you just belittle me?"

"Let me ask in another way."

Fang Qiu asked helplessly, "Do you have any strength which can make the supervisors you have chosen accept you certainly?"

He wanted to remind the three of them to dig up their own strengths.

So that they would have something to show tomorrow.

The three of them looked at each other.

Sun Hao took the lead to stand up, assumed a heroic posture with his back straight, and said, "I have a body that dares to sacrifice for the Chinese Medicine and a strong enough heart!"

"What? Do you want to be an experimental mouse?"

Asked Fang Qiu.

"Hey! Don't interrupt! It's not easy to brew emotions."

Sun Hao glared at Fang Qiu and said unflinchingly with his back straight again, "For the cause of Chinese Medicine, I can devote my youth, my mid-life, and even the rest of my life! For the cause of Chinese Medicine, I can abandon all the distracting thoughts. I won't pick up a girl but only focus on studying Chinese Medicine well to contribute my tiny strength to the development of Chinese Medicine! I believe I can!"

"That's right!"

Zhou Xiaotian also stood up and looked at Fang Qiu with a serious look, saying, "I also can do it. My body and my heart are always ready to be dedicated to the cause of Chinese Medicine!"

"I agree!"

Zhu Benzheng also stood up and proudly said with his head up, "My dream is to carry forward Chinese Medicine. I dare to sacrifice, to fight, and to create a future as much as I can!"

"I believe we can do it!"

The three of them said in a chorus.

After that, the three of them neatly posed a movement like rushing into the sky.

Looking at his three roommates.

Fang Qiu really couldn't help it but laughed.

"When have you rehearsed?"

Hearing that, his three roommates became angry.

"You are not respectful to us!"

Zhou Xiaotian accused him indignantly.

"You don't trust us!"

Sun Hao also said angrily.

"You have no dreams!"

Zhu Benzheng said justly and severely.

"We, on behalf of all the people of Chinese Medicine—"

Zhu Benzheng took the lead as he looked at Sun Hao.

Sun Hao took the hint and said, "Condemn you!"

Zhou Xiaotian said, "Despise you!"

Zhu Benzheng finally ended it, "And laugh at you!"

"When are you going to take part in contributing to Chinese Medicine?"

Asked Fang Qiu curiously.

"Once we are apprenticed, we will take actions and will never go back on our words!"

Zhou Xiaotian also said.

Zhu Benzheng and Sun Hao nodded their heads.

Fang Qiu, "..."

"Pray that the three of them can distinguish themselves among over 30,000 people in the university and succeed in being apprenticed."

"You'd better dig up your strengths and show them tomorrow, trying to conquer the teachers at one stroke."

Fang Qiu reminded.

Hearing this, the three of them began to think about their own strengths.

And Fang Qiu continued to read.

At 4:00 pm.

Because there would be interview assessments tomorrow, a large group of people began to work in the playground, some moving umbrellas, some lifting tables and chairs, and some sweeping up as well as drawing lines.

At first glance, it was a very lively scene.

At the same time, every student in the university was making preparations hard to welcome the upcoming interview assessments.

At 7:00AM the next day.

.

The playground was full of people.

It looked like very lively, as if new students were entering the university for registration.

In addition to the dense people, there were fifty Roman umbrellas on the playground, lining up in a row.

Under each umbrella, there was a long table and some wooden chairs.

Obviously.

These fifty sets of tables and chairs were prepared for the fifty supervisors.

However.

The tables and the chairs at this time were empty.

After all, it was impossible for the university to let the supervisors come to the playground first and wait for the apprentices. But it was obviously reasonable to let the apprentices wait for the supervisors.

In Room501.

"Hurry up. The playground is full of people. We have to go to queue up quickly."

Sun Hao, who had just finished breakfast, hurried into the dormitory and shouted.

"So early?"

Zhou Xiaotian was surprised.

"Queue early, interview early! In order to attend more interviews, other students will definitely rush to queue up early. If a supervisor doesn't pick me, I can still go to look for the next supervisor."

Zhu Benzheng has packed everything and was ready to go.

Chapter 116 - The Apprentice Plan Is Really Proposed by a Student?!

"Yes, we have to hurry up!"

Sun Hao said hastily.

"The youngest, go with us."

Zhou Xiaotian said to Fang Qiu who was reading a book as he packed up.

"I won't go."

Fang Qiu shook his head and said, "I will stay and read books. Anyway, I will neither be interviewed nor be apprenticed. It is a waste of time for me."

He had already been apprenticed, so today's apprentice meeting had nothing to do with him.

So it wouldn't matter if he didn't go.

"No, you have to go!"

Sun Hao immediately answered, "We are friends, do you know?"

"Our bright future will be decided today. Even if you won't be apprenticed, don't you have to stay with us at our crucial moments?"

"That's right!"

Zhou Xiaotian echoed. "You can also see the scene of our apprenticing so that you won't say we have no action."

"Let's go together."

Zhu Benzheng also persuaded, "Don't always stay in the dormitory and read books. It's rare that our university is so bustling. Just take it as a walk! The point is what if you meet a right teacher. Won't it be a pity if you don't go this time?"

Fang Qiu smiled bitterly.

He really didn't want to go.

However, it would be ungracious to refuse them.

He also couldn't say that he had found a teacher.

"Hurry up. What are you waiting for?"

Sun Hao came forward, grabbed Fang Qiu's arm, and said, "If you stay any longer, I will secretly take a nude-photo of you and upload it to the BBS!"

"You win!"

"OK!"

Fang Qiu answered Sun Hao, put down the book in his hand speechlessly, and lightly let out a sigh. Without taking anything, he came down from the bed, quickly put on shoes, and rushed to the playground with his three roommates.

When they came to the playground, they were all dumbfounded.

The playground was full of people.

"It's really a sea of people. It has never been so lively even when welcoming new arrivals!"

Zhou Xiaotian was shocked by the scene in front of him.

"There have never been so many people in the playground!"

Fang Qiu was also surprised at the scene in front of him.

He hadn't expected it to be such a big event.

It was estimated that all the students were in the university were here.

A total of more than 30,000 people all gathered in the playground, which could be imagined why the scene was so lively.

"The senior over there is so pretty!"

Said Sun Hao as he stood on tiptoe to look at somewhere.

"Where? Where?"

Zhu Benzheng and Zhou Xiaotian hurriedly looked around.

Fang Qiu quickly took hold of the three of them and said, "Don't forget why are you coming here?"

The three of them hurried to return to normal.

They immediately decided a gathering place and then dispersed to inquire about the news around.

Fang Qiu just wandered around the playground.

Wherever he went, what he heard were all praises and expectations of the apprentice meeting.

And inner nervousness as well as encouragement to others.

"My god. Before I inquired, I even didn't know that all the doctoral students have come here!"

Sun Hao said with emotion as the four of them met near the rostrum at 8:45 am.

Both Zhu Benzheng and Zhou Xiaotian nodded in a grim face.

"Things are in a bad way!"

"There are too many competitors who are too strong. Compared to them, we are just rookies who know nothing and who can do nothing!"

"Cheer up and believe in yourself!"

Fang Qiu immediately encouraged them as he found the three of them lack of self-confidence.

"OK!"

The three of them nodded hard.

At this time.

Vice President Chen Yinsheng and several school leaders came.

Under the gaze of all the students, they walked to the rostrum.

Chen Yinsheng walked in the front of the rostrum and picked up the microphone. Looking at the students who were filled with passion in front of him, he was very happy.

"Since we have such students, why should we worry about the prosperity of our university?"

"Why should we worry about the prosperity of Chinese Medicine?"

"Please be quiet."

Said Chen Yinsheng as he took a deep breath.

All the students present quieted down instantly.

The entire playground was terribly quiet.

All the eyes were focused on Chen Yinsheng.

Chen Yinsheng said loudly without being fearful for these eyes, "Everyone, today is the first day of the official opening of the apprentice plan of University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine."

"I can see great enthusiasm from everyone's face. I am very pleased and also very moved."

"But what touches me more are the fifty professional supervisors who spare no effort to contribute to the university!"

"Many of them are old professors who have already retired. Some people have been teaching at the university for decades while some have been treating patients in hospitals for decades. Each of them has made outstanding contributions to the university and they have dedicated all their youth to the University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine!"

"Even today, when they should sit pretty, they still choose to stand up and contribute to our University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine!"

"Actually, our university management also talked about it, saying that we shouldn't let these retired old professors work anymore because their contributions to the university have been very huge and they should enjoy their lives quietly."

"But when these old professors heard the news that they could teach students, they all chose to give up their comfortable lives and the opportunities to make money. Instead, they chose to guide the students and continue to make contributions to the development of Chinese Medicine!"

"They are selfless devotees and the real doctors of Chinese Medicine!"

"Come on, let's applaud these selfless seniors! They are our role models!"

The applause burst out.

The sound rent the air.

Everyone applauded genuinely.

Thinking that these old professors still came out to teach them despite the age over seventy years old, they were grateful and moved genuinely.

What's more, not only the old professors but also some current school leaders and the directors of the hospital had come out. "Although they are so busy, they are still willing to come out to help us and lead us by the hand.

"How lucky we are!"

Most of them determined to study hard after being apprenticed inwardly and to repay the university and the teachers for their directions!

The applause stopped.

Chen Yinsheng continued to say emotionally, "Since the supervisors are making contributions selflessly, I hope that you can also cherish the opportunities and don't waste the painstaking efforts of the supervisors!" .

"I hope that everyone can cherish this opportunity which seems to be easy to get. Everyone needs to remember one sentence: Those gotten easily can be lost more easily!"

"You must treasure this opportunity!"

"Everyone, you have to know that if you don't study hard, it won't only be a personal matter, but it will also have an impact on every teacher and every student at the university!"

"A student who doesn't study hard will take up a quota and this quota is very likely to squeeze out a self-motivated student!"

"In this case, you will not only ruin yourself but also others, even the earnest teachings of the teachers!"

"So I hope that everyone can study hard and make great progress as well as improvement. Can you do it?"

Chen Yinsheng asked aloud.

In the playground.

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Including Fang Qiu!

"Good! Very good!"

Chen Yinsheng said aloud, "Remember, this is what you have promised me. As a man of indomitable spirit, you have to be faithful to your promise and never break your word!"

"In addition, there is one thing that you may not know. I didn't want to say it at first, but to motivate you, I want to tell you."

"Since you have the opportunity to be apprenticed to famous supervisors today, not only should you thank Qi Kaiwen, the Director of Hospital of Chinese Medicine and the Vice President, Zhang Xinming because the apprentice plan has been gradually formed under the promotion of the two of them."

"But you also need to thank a person who is a student like you. The apprentice plan was just proposed by him!"

Boom!

Hearing this.

All the students present were shocked!

"A student?"

"Is the apprentice plan really proposed by a student???"

"The grapevine is actually true?!"

Not only the students but also the teachers who joined in the fun were shocked.

They did not expect that it was actually put forward by a student.

"The most important thing is that it has been adopted by the university!"

"It has never happened since the founding of the university!"

"It turned out to be proposed by a student."

In the crowd, Jiang Miaoyu thought about it.

"Who on earth is it?"

"Jesus! It's really a student. This student is really something! Screwed! Screwed. There is one less quota of the apprentice because this guy will definitely be chosen."

Sun Hao said depressingly after being shocked.

Zhu Benzheng and Zhou Xiaotian were also shocked and depressed.

Hearing the words of the Vice President, Fang Qiu was stupefied indeed at the side.

He had never expected that the Vice President actually said this in front of everyone at this time.

"Is he going to expose me?"

Sure enough.

On the rostrum, Chen Yinsheng stretched out to beckon everyone to be quiet.

The playground quieted down immediately.

Everyone's attention was focused on Chen Yinsheng to see if he would announce the identity of this student.

They were quite curious inwardly. "Which great man proposed the apprentice plan to the university management?"

"This student is a freshman."

Said Chen Yinsheng.

Everyone was even more shocked.

"This is exactly the same as the grapevine on the BBS."

Some of them were admiring the people who spread the grapevine while some were looking in shock at the freshmen group.

"A freshman put forward such a constructive suggestion just when he entered the university?"

"Is this too exaggerated?"

"This is not the point."

Chen Yinsheng continued saying, "The reason why I said that he is a freshman is to ask each of you to learn from this student. He is a student and you are also students. All of you are good!"

"So if you have any constructive suggestion afterward, please put forward more to the university. I'm thanking you on behalf of the university!"

Just as everyone was going to applaud.

Chen Yinsheng suddenly continued to say a sentence, bringing a stunning piece of big news.

"His name is Fang Qiu!"

He knew how much trouble this student would have when he mentioned the student's name in front of everyone.

"But this student has put forward such a suggestion that is beneficial to everyone. I need to mention his name!"

Therefore, he said it in public.

In order to thank the student named Fang Qiu.

As expected.

Just after that.

All in an uproar!

"Fang Qiu?!"

"Is that Fang Qiu who has become a celebrity on the BBS?!

"Is that Fang Qiu who sang together with the campus belle at the Mid-Autumn Evening Party?"

"Is that Fang Qiu who sang at the Start-of-Term Ceremony?!"

"It's actually him?!"

Swish!

The moment when Zhou Xiaotian, Sun Hao and Zhu Benzheng, who were standing together with Fang Qiu, heard Fang Qiu's name, they immediately dispersed in all directions.

Keeping Fang Qiu at a distance, each of them goggled at Fang Qiu in disbelief.

As if they were looking at an alien!

"It is actually Fang Qiu???" .

Standing next to Jiang Miaoyu, Yuan Bei was shocked.

"It's actually him. Why has he never told us?"

Huang Manman said, "My god, this person is too awesome and too tolerable! After doing such a big thing, he could have never said it!"

Chapter 117 - Meet and Greet Starts Now!

How could it be him?

Jiang Miaoyu was also filled with shock.

That innocent, harmless looking bookworm. How could it be him?

She looked around quickly.

Searching for Fang Qiu.

But as soon as she turned around, she froze, remembering that night he didn't return to his dorm.

She immediately fell silent.

On the other side of the crowd.

Hearing Fang Qiu's name, the president of the student union Li Qingshi was shocked at once.

How could it be Fang Qiu?

Did he step on the heavenly dog's shit?

It was too hard to believe or accept for him.

Studying in the same class with Fang Qiu.

Zhou Zhen had always been an admirer of Jiang Miaoyu but he noticed that Jiang Miaoyu had become even less interested in him after the trip. At that very moment, he turned to Fang Qiu with envy and hatred on his face.

He wasn't refusing to accept it. He was completely convinced.

But he hated him so, so much!

Outside the crowd.

Liu Feifei, the teacher in charge of Fang Qiu's class was shocked and confused at first, but immediately burst into a laugh.

She thought to herself, "This young man with all smiles is surprisingly full of artful ideas."

When everyone was stunned.

Fang Qiu couldn't help smiling wryly.

He was taken by surprise as well.

He didn't expect Chen Yinsheng to reveal his full name in front of so many people.

Damn it.

He knew he wouldn't be able to avoid attention from then on.

On the rostrum.

Chen Yinsheng remained silent, watching the students discussing passionately.

After a long while.

He resumed his speech when the discussions began to quiet down.

"Okay! I've said a lot. I won't waste more time of yours."

"Here I announce. The teacher-student meet and greet starts now."

After his announcement.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

A salvo of shots rang off.

Students turned around from their heated discussions and shock.

Including the trio of Zhu Benzheng, Sun Hao, and Zhou Xiaotian.

They saw.

A salute gun had been placed by the wide street leading to the sports ground.

Accompanied by the salvo.

50 tutors strode over, smiling.

Seeing the supervisors.

The audience burst into thunderous applause.

Through the applause, the 50 supervisors chatted and laughed, walking on the red carpet.

Approaching their spot among the 50 ones.

"Chen, I've never had admiration at you and I'm still not. Wait for my apprentice to beat yours. Haha!"

Said a slightly overweight, short young man with grey hair but in high spirit to the thin and tall young man with a poor physique next to him.

"You?"

That thin and tall old teacher cast a disdainful glance at him and replied, "A student I instruct for three days would be better than one of yours for a year!"

"Haha... The only thing I can't compete with you is bragging!"

Said the short and fat old teacher.

"I have many specialties. We shall see!"

The thin and tall old teacher let out a laugh and added, "Don't blush with embarrassment then."

Next to them.

A conservatively dressed female teacher of proportional build walked together with a male teacher.

"Yang, haven't you always dreamt about competing with me?"

The female teacher gazed at the male and laughed, "We can compete on our apprentice. What do you say? Let's see if your apprentice is better or mine."

"Deal!"

The male teacher smiled and said, "It is said that a gentleman doesn't fight women. This time let's have a match! However, you are too busy to mentor your apprentice. The victory will be mine!"

"Don't be too sure about it!"

The female teacher shook her head and continued, "I don't have to teach him personally. His perception is more important. This is too early to talk about victory or loss. Are you this confident?"

"I certainly am!"

Said the male teacher, very sure of himself.

"Then you will be disappointed."

The female teacher chuckled.

In the group.

Several old men gathered together.

"Li, you have retired for over a decade. Do you still have the energy to teach?"

A younger looking old man looked at an obviously aged man and said, "If you can't, quit now. Don't waste these students' youth at your own expense."

"Hmm..."

The aged man gave a cold snort and responded, "However weak I'm now, still better than you."

"Ha. Don't be so serious?"

The younger man laughed and said, "These students are quite different from those we taught in the past. They have the drive and enthusiasm but are hard to control. Take it easy. Your health is the most important."

"Cut the crap!"

The aged man glanced at him and said, "Wait and see. My apprentice is way better than yours."

"Fine. I'm waiting!"

The younger man shook his head with a smile.

As they talked and laughed cheerfully.

The 50 supervisors arrived at their own spot and sat down.

A name card was placed on each wooden desk. It was not hard to find.

However.

As soon as the 50 supervisors took their seat.

Students dashed into the sports ground and surrounded each and every supervisor tightly.

Zhu Benzheng, Sun Hao, and Zhou Xiaotian had no time to deal with Fang Qiu and his secret.

They made a spurt towards the supervisors after throwing a threatening glare at Fang Qiu.

They got in the queue with little care about who they were queuing for!

"Mr. Yang, which boneset technique should we grasp first, the touch, the force, or getting familiar with the bones and channels?"

"Mr. Ma, please tell us..."

"Mr. Song..."

As they circled in.

The thickly dotted students began to consult one after another.

It looked...

More like an interview than a meet-and-greet.

Some supervisors were apparently puzzled.

They didn't expect it.

Such high passion and enthusiasm from the students.

Of course, the supervisors remained calm and answered questions patiently.

For a moment.

The 50 Roman umbrellas were packed with people.

Students outside the crowd were struggling to squeeze in. It was a very lively scene.

On the rostrum.

Chen Yinsheng watched this with a grin.

Student's high passion was beyond his expectation.

At first, he was quite concerned that the result wouldn't be as good as his imagination. Then this scene completely relieved him.

If this result couldn't be considered good, what could be?

By his side.

Eight leaders of Medical University of Jiangjing, Huizhou University of Chinese Medicine, Medical University of Huizhou, Jingbei University of Chinese Medicine, Medical University of Jingbei, Zhongzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Medical University of Zhongzhou, Jiangchang University of Medicine and Pharmacology had travelled far there to learn from this experience.

"Vice President Chen."

Said the leader of Medical University of Jiangjing with a smile, "This Apprentice Plan of your school is going really well."

"Thank you for your kind words."

Chen Yinsheng made modest remarks happily.

"If this was not good, what would you consider good?"

The leader of Medical University of Huizhou approached and said, "Look! How flourishing! I bet University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine will rise soon!"

"That's right!"

The leader of Zhongzhou University of Chinese Medicine nodded in agreement, "To be honest, seeing the passion and enthusiasm of your students and the selfless dedication of your aged teachers at this meet-and-greet, I'm really impressed."

"Yeah. I admire your school spirit."

The leader of Jiangchang University of Chinese Medicine chipped in.

"I can't argue that."

Chen Yinsheng folded up his smile and glanced across the spectacular event on the sports ground. He said, "As I said earlier, these old teachers have devoted their entire life to our school and cultivated countless talents. At the retirement age— some of them have already retired for years— they are willing to contribute more to our school and to Chinese Medicine. I'm really grateful and I feel very fortunate to have them in our school."

The leaders of the other universities nodded in unison.

Indeed.

This thing wouldn't happen everywhere. The willingness of these old teachers showed their loyalty to the school and their reluctance to part with Chinese Medicine.

This was their emotion and sincere heart.

Outside the sports ground.

Fang Qiu was alone as his roommates went to consult different supervisors.

Looking at the tumultuous scene, Fang Qiu couldn't help frowning.

"Something might go wrong if this continues."

"With so many students consulting, the interview and test prepared for today might not be able to take place."

Fang Qiu looked round. His eyes shone as he saw Chen Yinsheng. He quickly walked towards the rostrum.

"President Chen."

At the edge of the rostrum, Fang Qiu called.

In the middle of his chat with the other seven school leaders, Chen Yinsheng turned around and looked at Fang Qiu with a confused expression.

"Hello. What do you need?"

He didn't recognize Fang Qiu.

"I'm Fang Qiu."

Said Fang Qiu.

"Oh?"

Chen Yinsheng was shocked but soon resumed his cool. He said in a surprised tone, "You are student Fang Qiu?"

"It's me. Nice to meet you, present."

Answered Fang Qiu.

Next to them.

The seven leaders from other universities also turned their eyes to Fang Qiu and glanced at him from head to toe.

This was the student who suggested this Apprentice Plan?

Realizing how young Fang Qiu was.

The eight men were shocked.

Heroes indeed come from the younger generation!

"I was about to look for you. Surprisingly, you are here for me."

Gazing at Fang Qiu, Chen Yinsheng joked before putting on a serious face. "I'd like to thank you on behalf of the school for such a good suggestion. You have contributed greatly to the school and helped your classmates with better learning opportunities."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Fang Qiu smiled politely.

"By the way, how can I help you?"

Asked Chen Yinsheng with a smile.

"Three things."

Said Fang Qiu bluntly. "First of all, I hope the school can organize students to form a line in front of each supervisor."

"Right now it is too chaotic and accidents might happen. It's not easy for supervisors to communicate with students either. It's a meet-and-greet but it's also an interview and test. If this continues, the supervisors won't be able to interview anyone but answering questions. Each student's time should be limited or it won't be fair for students in the back."

Chapter 118 - Talent!

"The second thing is that I hope the school can prepare some mung bean soup. It's already in the autumn but today is really hot. I'm afraid students might suffer heatstroke waiting in the long queue."

Said Fang Qiu.

Hearing that.

Chen Yinsheng nodded immediately and agreed, "Okay. I slipped up there. I'll get on it right now. What's the last thing?"

He became curious.

So were the other university leaders.

"The last thing is about the freshmen."

Looking at the aroused crowd, Fang Qiu continued, "I think all freshmen must first learn well the elementary knowledge with a supervisor or without."

"Because they have just entered the university, getting a supervisor without a solid foundation might result in their arrogance and unrealistically high aim, and they might fall behind on their courses."

"To avoid this, I suggest all students who have successfully found a mentor must complete each and every course with at least 85 points or we need to keep them here and see how they behave!"

"Those without a mentor are not in our consideration this time. But for those who fail to get 85 points again..."

"I suggest kicking them out!"

Next to them.

Having heard Fang Qiu's advice, the leaders from seven different universities suddenly had lights in their eyes.

Great idea!

If this program could be carried forth following this student's suggestion, they could keep the students on the ground and encourage them to study harder!

This would be a great thing both for the school and for the students. In the meantime, this could also reduce those supervisors' pressure and offer them some basis to lay special emphasis on some certain part of their tutoring.

At first.

The seven leaders from other universities couldn't believe a freshman had come up with such a great Apprentice Plan program.

Then, they were convinced.

"Excellent."

Like those leaders from other universities, Chen Yinsheng's eyes brightened upon hearing Fang Qiu's suggestion. He nodded his approval at once.

To treat the matter with due consideration, he said, "Student Fang Qiu, thank you for your brilliant suggestions. I'll have a thorough discussion with the school management about your last piece of advice. The other two I'm getting on them right now."

Despite what he had said, he knew this plan could work!

He couldn't help taking a long gaze at Fang Qiu.

This student is really talented!

First, he provided this Apprentice Plan idea. Then, he came up with improving advice.

Farsighted and meticulous.

Heroes come from the younger generation indeed!

He used to think this Apprentice Plan was only a result of Fang Qiu's fortuitous smartness. At the moment, he realized that the plan was drafted after careful consideration otherwise he wouldn't be able to provide additional suggestions.

"OK."

Fang Qiu continued with a nod, "President, see you."

"Go ahead."

Chen Yinsheng nodded with a bright grin.

Fang Qiu turned around and left.

Behind him.

The eight leaders from other universities surged forth at once.

"President Chen, your school has enrolled a great student."

One of them praised genuinely.

The others nodded in agreement.

Faced by their compliments, Chen Yinsheng was all smiles without words.

Then he said with some embarrassment, "Please excuse me for a moment."

He left hastily for a discussion with the management.

Over here.

After Chen Yinsheng's leaving, the eight university leaders turned their eyes back to sports ground crowded with a mass of bobbling heads.

"This Apprentice Plan program seems to be going really well."

The leader of Medical University of Jingbei remarked in admiration.

"We are all pretty set about this Apprentice Plan program. Based on the result of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine, it will be improved significantly."

Said the leader from Medical University of Huizhou before he suddenly changed the topic. "Compared to the set matter, I'm more curious about that student Fang Qiu."

"You are envious, aren't you?"

The leader of the Zhongzhou University of Chinese Medicine poked fun.

Who of them wasn't envious?

Able to provide constructive suggestions and remedy omissions and correct errors, he was very much a talent!

School was invented to cultivate talents. Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine discovered a great one.

Why didn't they have someone like this in their school? At least they hadn't found anyone.

"More or less. But the most important thing is... Do you know if this student Fang Qiu has signed up for the coming quiz?"

Asked the leader of Medical University of Huizhou out of curiosity.

Hearing that.

The other eight people were confused for a moment. Then they shook their head in unison.

They were all leaders of universities but they had no time to read carefully who were on the list for a quiz.

Looking back at it.

If this Fang Qiu had the ability to participate in the quiz, Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine had really enrolled a genius!

"Don't make a fuss about nothing."

The leader of Zhongzhou University of Chinese Medicine said, shaking his head. "This student Fang Qiu did offer some constructive suggestions. They sounded great but it can't speak for his ability in Chinese Medicine."

"Better to be safe than sorry."

Said the leader of Medical University of Huizhou after a moment of thinking. "Think about it. If he didn't have enough knowledge and skills, where could he find the courage to make suggestions to his school leader? He's only a freshman. Would an average student's advice make the management of this Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine study and discuss carefully? I don't think this student is simple."

Hearing that.

They nodded their agreement.

They had no idea if Fang Qiu was on the list for the quiz but they all decided to give it a good look once they returned.

15 minutes later.

Chen Yinsheng came back to the rostrum by the sports ground.

He greeted the eight leaders from other universities with a nod and then grabbed the microphone.

"Everyone, attention."

Looking at the chaotic scene on the grass, Chen Yinsheng shouted loudly.

The noise was instantly suppressed.

The entire sports ground became quiet.

Students recognized President Chen's voice and turned to the rostrum immediately.

"I understand you are all highly enthusiastic about this Apprentice Plan."

Looking down at the crowd, Chen Yinsheng continued, "However, this meet-and-greet is an interview, not a Q&A session. Students are required to show respect to our supervisors. Do not push or squeeze. Please form a line in front of each tutor and take turns to communicate with the supervisors."

"Each student's communication with one supervisor is limited to one minute!"

"Ah?"

Everyone was startled.

Only one minute?

What could one do in one minute? They could hardly complete their self-introduction.

Those in the front fell into a dark mood but those in the rear felt very happy.

If the time limit was set longer, when would it be their turn?

There were over 30,000 students and only 50 supervisors.

One minute for each student meant every supervisor would get 600 minutes on average.

That would be 10 hours!

Which supervisor could stand completely concentrated for 10 hours?

One minute was actually pretty long when they came to this realization.

The students did as ordered when the shock went away.

Soon.

A long line was formed in front of each supervisor's desk.

"Great!"

Seeing the students queuing in line, Chen Yinsheng nodded and praised, "Students of our Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine are indeed talents of high qualities! There's mung bean soup and Herba Agastachis Syrup available at eight sites around the sports ground. If anyone feels uncomfortable, take a rest and be careful with heatstroke."

"At last, I'd like to make one announcement."

Chen Yinsheng spoke to all the students on the sports ground through the microphone, "After a careful study and discussion, the school management has decided to lay down a hard and fast rule before the official start of the Apprentice Plan program."

Everyone present was confused.

A hard and fast rule?

In simple words, that would be a rule for all to observe and shouldn't be violated under any circumstances.

The 50 supervisors were also puzzled.

They had no clue what was going on.

"This rule applies to all students enrolled in our university!"

Chen Yinsheng continued, "This Apprentice Plan program is open to all students to apply while many of you have not yet gained a solid understanding of elementary knowledge or theories. The school management has reached a unified decision that the students who intend to become an apprentice must score at least 85 points on all your courses."

"Of course for those who didn't have 85 points but were able to pass the interview, the position will be held for you. However, if you can't score 85 points in the next end-of-term exams, you will be kicked out directly."

Hearing that.

The 50 supervisors on the sports ground nodded their approval in unison.

This would be a good thing both for them and for all the students.

Without a solid foundation, studying with them would only set their aim too high.

However, the students didn't think this way.

"85 points. You must be kidding me! Whose idea is this? Where is the humanity?"

"That's enough for some scholarship!"

"My lord. This is killing me!"

"Damn it. I have already failed a course... I wanted to catch up quickly with a private tutor's help... How can I even get a supervisor with this rule?"

"The requirement is so high. Should I just quit?"

"Yeah. This is too strict!"

Piteous cries instantly came out one after another across the sports ground.

Hearing these comments, Fang Qiu immediately took his leave.

Afraid someone might find out it was his suggestion. This would cause public wrath.

Some students thought differently.

"Becoming an apprentice is a great opportunity. Although I have failed some course, I have time. It will be okay as long as I can improve my results by the next exams."

"That's right. If I give up now, I'll be slack in my future study. And I can't even think about getting a supervisor if I'm unable to improve my results."

"The president is urging us to study harder."

"Just 85 points. I'll get it next time."

"Yeah. There's nothing to be afraid of. Just 85 points."

Listening to those scholar-tyrants.

Those who were disheartened clenched their teeth and made up their mind to get 85 points in the next exams.

85 points!

I'm going all out!

No more games!

Less romantic strolls!

After all.

It was never a piece of cake to become an apprentice in school.

This was a once in a lifetime opportunity that no one should miss!

They came around.

Students stopped complaining and returned to the interview in good order.

At the same time.

Chen Yinsheng found some senior students to help as the 50 supervisors' assistants.

Some of them wrote down every student's name and contact in the line so the supervisor could make some remark during the interview.

This should help them figure out which students met their requirements better.

The interview went on in an orderly way.

More and more people gathered on the sports ground.

Other teachers also came out of curiosity.

Chapter 119 - Someone Has Passed Out!

On the rostrum.

"A grand occasion like this is rarely seen."

The eight leaders of other universities began discussing again.

"Yeah. It's not common to see a sea of people."

Said the leader of Medical University of Huizhou.

"One institute would be okay. It's kind of scary to gather students from all the institutes."

The leader of Zhongzhou University of Chinese Medicine nodded in agreement.

"Looks like University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine is going to become an instant hit."

The leader of Jiangchang University of Chinese Medicine nodded and said, "I bet this will be on TV soon. What a great opportunity to give wide publicity! If those high school students saw this, many of them would apply!"

"It is unfortunate that we are one step too late."

The leader of Medical University of Jiangjing shook his head with a wry smile. He said, "Why did this Fang Qiu come to the University of Chinese Medicine, not our Medical University?"

"Do you think the management of University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine would forget to conduct propaganda through this?"

Asked the leader of Medical University of Zhongzhou.

"No way."

The leader of Medical University of Huizhou shook his head at once and added, "This program has become such a big deal. You are a school leader. So are they. When they decided to launch this Apprentice Plan, they must have thought about all the pros and cons carefully. They won't miss such a great opportunity for propaganda."

The other six leaders of other universities shook their head with a sigh.

They each thought to themselves.

How awesome it would be if this opportunity fell on them!

However.

University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine had already taken the lead. They couldn't just sit and wait.

Eight of them said goodbye to Chen Yinsheng and got ready to take their leave.

They knew clearly.

They must report this situation to their university before University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine's fire spread across the country.

Maybe.

They could still take advantage of University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine's fire and conduct some propaganda.

After saying their goodbye, the eight leaders of othis universities left in a rush.

On the other side.

Having arrived at the sports ground very early and seen this spectacular event, Qi Kaiwen didn't give a speech on the stage but kept his smile bright.

As the Director of the School of Chinese Medicine, how could he not smile seeing how much his students were striving to make progress?

"Finally, I've done something great."

Qi Kaiwen thought to himself.

Since he took the office, he hadn't done many practical things. Similar to his predecessors, he gave attention to whatever deserved it and remained careful and precise whenever he could. He felt he had been repeating the same thing over and over again without contributing much to the university.

Sometimes, he had no interests in doing certain things but he had to sitting in his office.

His heart had finally set when this Apprentice Plan officially started.

Likewise.

Zhang Xinming, the associate Director of the School of Chinese Medicine was also on the sports ground though not by Qi Kaiwen's side.

"This is great!"

Looking at those passionate students on the sports ground, Zhang Xinming also felt very happy.

In his opinion.

This was an achievement of his official career. The future results of the students would be the future achievements of his.

Thinking about the rising of students' results, school's reputation, and his position, Zhang Xinming couldn't help laughing.

The only downside of this was that Qi Kaiwen got the bigger half of it.

A blemish in an otherwise perfect thing!

Time flew by quickly.

In a blink, three hours passed.

It came to 11 o'clock in the morning.

One hour before lunch, a student suddenly fell in a faint after a three-hour long wait at the end of the line under the scorching sun.

"Ah?"

His sudden fall frightened the students nearby.

They ran forward and tried to lifted him up.

Supporting him by the arms, a student called, "Help! Someone has passed out!"

Hearing the call.

The crowd on the sports ground made a racket.

They turned to look.

Most of the students remained in line and felt anxious and helpless watching other students queuing ahead of the fallen student.

"What's going on?"

Hearing the shouts, Chen Yinsheng immediately turned to look.

Then he questioned the staff nearby angrily, "Didn't you prepare mung bean soup? Why would our student pass out?"

Next to him.

The staff member looked miserable and replied, "President, I've prepared more than enough mung bean soup as requested but none of these students came to drink." "They've queued for so long that they don't want to leave the line and start again."

Chen Yinsheng was shocked by the answer.

He expected this situation.

He couldn't help remarking with emotion.

"These kids... I don't know what to say about them."

It was great that the students were passionate. But as the Vice President, he didn't want to see any student pass out for an interview.

"Send medical staff to treat the fallen student. Bring buckets and sanitary cups to offer mung bean soup to students one by one!"

Ordered Chen Yinsheng.

"Got it!"

The staff member answered.

Before he left.

The supervisor of the line in which the fallen student had been queuing suddenly stood up.

His name was Zheng Guoqing.

An acupuncture and moxibustion professor.

"Make some room, please."

Zheng Guoqing shouted as he made his way towards the student in a faint.

Seeing him approaching, the students in the line gave way.

Over here.

Having been wandering around the sports ground, Fang Qiu headed over at once.

In front of the student in a faint.

Zheng Guoqing squatted down and began to examine the student.

After a quick check-up, he felt relieved.

An idea came to his mind and he saw it as a great opportunity.

He inspected carefully and spoke to the students around him.

"Have a look!"

Zheng Guoqing continued, pointing at the student on the ground, "This student's body is hot but doesn't have much sweat. This is an obvious symptom of hot body with little sweat."

As he spoke.

He felt the student's pulse.

"His pulse is light and thin as if a soft piece of paper floating on the water. When I press down slightly, it always disappears. This is the classic pulse moist."

After feeling the pulse.

Zheng Guoqing reached out his arm and opened his mouth to check the coating on his tongue closely.

"The coating on his tongue is white and greasy."

Then.

Zheng Guoqing gently asked the student who had already regained consciousness after being pinched the philtrum, "Student, how do you feel? Any discomfort?"

"My head spins and hurts. My chest feels oppressed. I also feel a little bit nauseated and drained. And drowsy."

The student struggled to answer.

"Hmm."

Zheng Guoqing nodded slightly and continued, "Hot body with little sweat, dizziness, headache, chest distress, nausea, fidgetiness, thirst, sleepiness, white coating on the tongue, and pulse moist. These are typical symptoms of heatstroke. But don't worry. These are mild symptoms."

"Acute patients would feel extremely hot, very thirsty, dry lips and hot skin, anxious and disoriented. They might also get a cramp or a spasm..."

As he spoke.

Zheng Guoqing returned to his desk and took out a set of silver needles.

He went back to the student suffering sunstroke.

Zheng Guoqing took out one silver needle and pushed it into an acupoint. He said, "To treat a patient suffering mild sunstroke, we mainly work along the Du meridian and insert fine needles at the Shouyang and Mingjing points."

"The points we need here are Dazhui, Quchi, Hegu, and Neiguan."

As he mentioned each acupoint.

Zheng Guoqing inserted one needle.

His technique was extremely accurate.

A few minutes later.

Zheng Guoqing packed the needles away.

The student who had fallen to the ground in a faint with no strength left in his body was able to get up on his own.

Recovered.

Zheng Guoqing said with a smile, "Have some mung bean soup and take a rest."

"Thank you, teacher. Mung bean soup won't be necessary."

The student said sincerely but he didn't leave, insisting on staying in the queue.

He knew he would never make it if he left then.

No matter what, he had to stay in line even if he might pass out again.

As he refused to leave, those staff members quickly came with mung bean soup and a sunshade for him.

Seeing his quick recovery, those students present came around.

"Wow! This supervisor is amazing!"

"It only took him a few minutes to treat him!"

"I had sunstroke before and it took me a very long time to get to my feet. Teacher Zheng Guoqing is really good. Insert several needles and the patient is cured."

"Acupuncture and moxibustion are this magical?"

Listening to the students marveling with admiration.

Zheng Guoqing had a gentle smile on his face as he returned. He said loudly, "This is just an elementary use of acupuncture. Real experts can treat all sorts of diseases. Work harder and you will achieve something in acupuncture and moxibustion, able to heal the wounded and rescue the dying."

After his words, the discussions became more enthusiastic.

"I have decided. I'm going to learn acupuncture!"

"Not boneset?"

"I have changed my mind. Acupuncture is so powerful and effective. Of course I'm going for acupuncture and moxibustion!"

"Me, too!"

"And me!"

For a while.

More emotional sighs came and many students came to Supervisor Zheng Guoqing's queue from other lines.

The lines for those 50 supervisors were more or less the same long.

After this.

Supervisor Zheng Guoqing's line was almost doubled at once.

Many students came with admiration in their eyes.

Seeing this.

Supervisor Zheng Guoqing smiled merrily in his seat.

What a lovely surprise!

But over there.

Other supervisors changed their face.

"This cunning fox... It's not nice for him to attract students like this."

"Ahh. How could I not think of this move? It should have been me!"

"No! All my students are going to him. Who can I teach?"

They muttered to themselves secretly.

The supervisors rose and asked if any student in the line felt unwell.

After their question, there were students feeling ill.

Several students raised their hands.

The supervisors began to show off their specialties in front of the students.

Some of them.

Gave detailed explanations, covering pathology and causes.

The others acted quickly with the power of a thunderbolt.

They cured sick students in the twinkling of an eye.

Watching from afar.

The 50 supervisors were having a competition.

For a while.

The atmosphere at the sports ground was heated.

Students were still queuing but no longer bored.

The crowd exclaimed in astonishment across the sports ground.

Over here.

"Brilliant!"

Fang Qiu continued wandering around the sports ground. He watched carefully at their methods and techniques as he passed each supervisor.

It was a real eye-opener for him.

"Chinese Medicine is awesome!"

Remarked Fang Qiu with emotion.

Chapter 120 - All Parties Are Moving

At the same time,

The eight leaders from other universities of Chinese medicine called to report the grand occasion of the interview at Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine as soon as they left the campus.

Running in the forefront was of course Medical University of Jiangjing from the same city.

The leader of Medical University of Jiangjing was Liu Guohua, a middle-aged man in his 40s.

After leaving Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine,

Liu Guohua rushed back to the medical university in the same city.

On his way back, he phoned the school management to hold a meeting.

Medical University of Jiangjing.

The conference room for the management.

"How was it?"

As soon as Liu Guohua arrived, the school management members asked immediately.

"It was completely banana!"

Panting heavily, Liu Guohua answered, "You have no idea. It was a sea of people. Students suffering sunstroke refused to leave."

"No way!"

"That crazy?"

The school leaders in the conference room suddenly became astonished.

"Tell us more. How is Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine implementing the Apprentice Plan program?"

One of them urged immediately.

"Just an interview."

Liu Guohua took a sip of water and continued, "Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine this time is investing heavily. They have invited 50 well reputed teachers to be the mentors. Do you know that Li Meiyan? Even she has come out of retirement. And Zhang Zhenzhong and Shen Chun... All influential figures! Originally I thought it was just a list of big names to keep up appearances. I didn't expect all of them to come. They are all very serious about it."

"Such a big game?"

One person blurted out in shock.

"Wait for more."

Liu Guohua said with a wry smile, "The most important thing is that there is a student named Fang Qiu in their school."

"A student?"

Everyone present was confused.

What could a student have anything to do with this?

They asked questions.

"Before there was a rumor that this Apprentice Plan program was suggested by a student to the management of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine."

Said Liu Guohua, "This news has been confirmed. Chen Yinsheng has confirmed it personally.

"And this student is not simple. When I was there, he provided three more pieces of advice to Chen Yinsheng and they were all brilliant!

"Most importantly, he's only a freshman. Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine has enrolled a genius!"

A freshman?

This outstanding?

Everyone was shocked.

"What advice? Share with us."

One person asked the question on everyone's mind.

They were all very curious about this student's advice.

"The first two were just normal."

Liu Guohua explained, "The first one was about observing order during the interview, requesting students to queue up and complete their interview within a limited time. The second, he suggested to prepare mung bean soup for students in case of sunstroke. These two are no big deal that most people could come up with them. Chen Yinsheng was simply too excited to think about it.

"The best was the last."

Everyone in the conference room immediately raised their ears.

"He suggested a hard and fast rule regarding students' basic skills that they must get at least 85 points on each course. For those who have failed to meet the requirement for the first time, their position will be held for them temporarily. If they fail again, they'll be kicked out directly."

Ah?

Everyone on the scene was astonished.

85 points!

It was a high score in university.

And it was set as a basic condition for the apprenticeship.

This condition was fairly strict. However, thinking about the good learning atmosphere this proposal could bring, they were amazed.

Very good advice!

Seeing their expression, Liu Guohua suggested immediately, "So we must hurry. We can't let Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine have an exclusive claim to this fame. We are in the same city. Soon, Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine will definitely use the media for mass propaganda. We must start to draft a plan right now and carry it out. We might have a chance to take advantage of this opportunity to do some propaganda.

"The most important thing is that we can't be inferior to them though we are not specialized in Chinese medicine."

All the leaders nodded.

We must do it!

And make it big!

We can't let Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine step on our head!"

Of course, Medical University of Jiangjing was not the only one.

The relevant leaders of other schools reported the situation over the phone because they were unable to return at once.

Everyone who was at the interview made it sound urgent. They had started developing a plan to send back to their school as soon as possible. They couldn't be the first but they aimed to be one of the first three.

Half an hour later,

Seven written reports about Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine's Apprentice Plan and the grand scene at the interview were respectively sent back to the seven universities outside of Jiangjing.

Because of the phone call ahead,

The management of those universities were well prepared. As soon as the materials arrived, they organized institute directors and staff in higher positions to discuss.

Huizhou University of Chinese Medicine. Conference room.

"According to this report, this student interview of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine was indeed an unprecedented grand event!"

The old principal exclaimed while reading the materials. "I didn't expect such a constructive proposal to have come from a freshman."

"This Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine has got themselves a true talent by chance!"

A friendly looking director in suit commented with a smile.

"It was just a piece of advice. Is it enough to make him a talent?"

Said a dean, with a tone of dissatisfaction.

As a dean.

How could he easily admit the gift of a student from another school? Moreover, as a member of the senior management, he had never thought of such a brilliant Apprentice Plan. It was proposed by the president of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine and it was all thanks to this Fang Qiu.

Admitting the gift of Fang Qiu would be admitting his incapability in work compared to Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine.

"Not just one. It's a whole system."

The old principal gently shook his head and said, "Besides this apprentice plan program, this student Fang Qiu has provided three more suggestions. The first two were about the student interview. We can put it aside. This last one is very good."

"What's the third one?"

Asked the director.

"A hard and fast regulation on results of study."

Answered the old principal. "This student suggested the school to limit the apprenticeship and tutors' utmost care to students with a score of 85 or higher to prevent some students from aiming too high without a solid foundation. If they are unable to get a good result in the next exams, the tutors will kick them out."

Hearing that,

Everyone in the conference room had lights in their eyes.

That dean felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't thought of this at all.

This hard and fast rule sounded harsh but it was actually an excellent spur to the students, encouraging them to work harder.

If all the students could give their best effort on study, the school's overall performance would inevitably rise.

This would be a great thing.

"This Fang Qiu is not simple."

The old principal sighed and said, "It is unfortunate that he is not with us or this great opportunity would be ours."

"President, what shall we do?"

Asked the director.

"What shall we do?"

"Carry it out now!"

The old principal made up his mind and said decisively, "Contact our experienced teachers and convince them. It would be okay if they could only do part-time. We must complete this Apprentice Plan program as soon as possible. We can't let Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine monopolize the limelight. We must grab this opportunity. We are not the first one but we can't be the last!"

Jingbei University of Chinese Medicine. Conference room.

"I didn't expect this Apprentice Plan to become such a big deal."

A senior member of the school management stood by the conference table, handing the just received materials to the president. He said, "Looks like our school should take action quickly as well."

"Send out the notice and introduce the Apprentice Plan to the students. Contact our teachers in active service and retired and convince them to take participation."

After reading the report, the principle gave order.

Then he added, "Pay attention to a student called Fang Qiu in Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine and see if he's on the list of contestants for the quiz."

"Ah? Fang Qiu is a freshman?"

Asked a dean with shock.

He was already astonished enough to find out that such a proposal was from a student. He didn't expect him to be a freshman at all.

"That's right."

The president nodded and said, "This student made three suggestions to the leaders of Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine and the management there valued them dearly. Soon it will be the freshman quiz. If he didn't have any talent, the school management wouldn't have taken this student so seriously. If he is on the list for the quiz, this year's quiz won't be that simple."

At the same time,

Other Chinese medicine schools also held meetings to study and discuss.

After just one hour,

The eight Chinese medicine schools issued notice and immediately began to carry out the Apprentice Plan program. The shools were busy contacting their experienced teachers, giving announcements, and doing propaganda.

With the actions of the nine universities including Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine, other Chinese medicine schools across the country were stirred.

After seeing the relevant details,

The top management of those Chinese medicine schools were stunned.

They learned that the news they had received became a reality.

It might even become a hit!

"Looks like all Chinese medicine schools across the country are to go through great changes!"

"Apprenticeship will become the mainstream of all the Chinese medicine school in this country."

"Apprenticeship is the general trend!"

Surprised and emotional,

All the Chinese medicine schools across the country began to organize discussions immediately.

As the discussions went on, detailed reports reached the top leaders of those Chinese medicine schools all over the country.

After,

The name Fang Qiu quickly spread among the management of different Chinese medicine universities across the country.

Just like the leaders of the other seven universities, the management of these Chinese medicine schools were amazed to find out such a great proposal was made by a freshman.

Without any doubt.

The name Fang Qiu left a deep impression on these university leaders.

Over there, Chinese medicine schools all over the country were busy working on their own apprenticeship program as the intervie continued in Jiangjing University of Chinese Medicine in an orderly way.

On the sports ground, Fang Qiu was still wandering about, observing those tutors' healing methods.

Perhaps due to the great excitement,

Xu Miaolin also came to the sports ground.

"Mr. Xu, what brought you here?"

Seeing Xu Miaolin, Fang Qiu immediately went forth to greet him.