Five Flavors Medicine Master was a rather amiable old man. When he saw his disciple come calling, he pulled him over to eat together.
Xiu Zhi was in no mood for it, but his master insisted, so he could only force himself to finish a tasteless meal.
After eating, Xiu Zhi rushed to wash the dishes. As he washed, he said, "Master, the adopted son of the Zhou Family has a personal guard named Ku Tang. He is very likely a Fourth Grade medicine master!"
He went on to recount his probing over the past year, presenting in full the samples of several great medicines Lian Feihong had commissioned.
Five Flavors Medicine Master did not touch those great medicines. After giving them a cursory glance, he analyzed, "Good medicine tastes bitter. He calls himself Ku Tang—Bitter Decoction—so he clearly harbors lofty ambitions!"
This Spirit Medicine Master was one of the few grandmaster-level medicine masters in the capital.
Unlike his senior brother, Three Flavors Medicine Master, who served the Sovereign, Five Flavors Medicine Master lived among the common folk. His greatest interests were collecting folk remedies and improving all kinds of medicinal ingredients, while taking disciples on the side.
A moment later, Xiu Zhi had finished washing the dishes, wiping the table, and sweeping the floor. He stood respectfully before his master.
"Master, there are five flavors in medicine—sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty. He only has one, bitterness, while you possess all five. Aren't you far more accomplished than him?"
Seeing his disciple be so foolish, Five Flavors Medicine Master sighed. "Then by your reasoning, wouldn't my senior brother, Three Flavors Medicine Master, be inferior to me?"
The moment those words came out, Xiu Zhi immediately fell silent. No one dared say such a thing!
"Listen well. My title of