Indentured Contract Void, Promoted to Apothecary!

Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, another two months had passed.

On this day, Lu Changsheng was still following Elder Wen as usual.

Suddenly, Elder Wen let out a long sigh and looked at Lu Changsheng with satisfaction. "Changsheng, you can actually graduate now."

"Graduate?"

Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised.

He had only been studying under Elder Wen for a few months. He could already graduate?

Following Elder Wen, Lu Changsheng had learned many things.

Especially the identification of medicinal herbs and an understanding of their properties.

These were all Elder Wen's accumulated experience, things money could not buy.

Many medicinal herbs were not even recorded in the Medical Sutra, yet Elder Wen knew them like treasures in his own home.

And Elder Wen had not kept his knowledge to himself; he had imparted nearly everything he knew to Lu Changsheng.

"Yes. This old man has taught you everything I can. There is nothing more for me to teach you."

"You can now become a true apothecary."

"I will report this to Miraculous Garden. Someone will naturally discuss your Indentured Contract and compensation with you then."

Elder Wen's face was full of satisfaction.

He had seen geniuses before, but never one this gifted.

In merely a few months, Lu Changsheng had risen from an Apothecary Apprentice to a genuine apothecary.

"Thank you, Elder Wen."

Lu Changsheng bowed to Elder Wen.

He knew that with Elder Wen's standing, once he reported it upward, the matter was basically settled.

Sure enough, that afternoon, a steward from Miraculous Garden came to find Lu Changsheng.

This steward was surnamed Zheng. He was a member of the Zheng Clan and one of Miraculous Garden's upper ranks.

Steward Zheng looked at Lu Changsheng with a smile, then took out an Indentured Contract and an employment contract. Smiling, he said, "Lu Changsheng, you have been at Miraculous Garden for exactly one year and one month."

"According to the Indentured Contract, you still have one year and eleven months remaining."

"However, Elder Wen has reported that you may already become an apothecary. Miraculous Garden has a rule: once one becomes an apothecary or Doctor, the contract is changed to an employment contract."

"Take a look at the employment contract first. If there is anything you do not understand, you may ask me."

Lu Changsheng carefully examined the employment contract.

He nodded inwardly.

He had already inquired about the circumstances of Miraculous Garden's apothecaries beforehand.

An apothecary received two taels of silver each month. During major festivals, Miraculous Garden would also grant various Reward Silver payments.

Moreover, after serving Miraculous Garden for over thirty years, one could designate a descendant to become an Apothecary Apprentice directly, without having to begin as a Menial Apprentice.

In short, Miraculous Garden's treatment was absolutely the best in Nanyang City, without equal.

Lu Changsheng had never considered leaving Miraculous Garden.

Thus, he nodded. "No problem."

"Very well. Please sign your name on the contract, then leave your thumbprint."

Lu Changsheng signed and pressed his thumbprint. Steward Zheng then handed him the Indentured Contract, which Lu Changsheng glanced at before directly burning.

Though with Lu Changsheng's current strength, he did not truly need to care about the Indentured Contract.

Still, since he could openly shed his status as a servant, Lu Changsheng was naturally delighted.

From this day onward, in the eyes of the authorities, Lu Changsheng was an apothecary, no longer a servant.

Steward Zheng left with a beaming smile.

Apothecaries were assigned their own courtyards. After a simple packing, Lu Changsheng moved into his new courtyard.

The courtyard was quite good. Though not luxurious, it was secluded and peaceful, with no one to disturb him.

"An apothecary..."

After some thought, Lu Changsheng took out the Eight Treasures Blood Replenishing Powder and lightly tasted it.

Then, Lu Changsheng closed his eyes.

"There is Angelica, Ginseng, Deer Antler..."

Lu Changsheng named the precious medicinal herbs in the Eight Treasures Blood Replenishing Powder one by one.

Especially the eight ingredients.

As an apothecary, it was easy for him to identify the medicinal herbs contained in medicinal cuisine.

But preparing it himself would be difficult.

After all, the most important thing in preparing medicinal cuisine was proportion.

The proportions between the medicinal herbs had been painstakingly worked out by generations of Doctors, at tremendous cost and effort.

Moreover, medicinal cuisine was meant for the human body. One needed a Doctor's dialectical way of thinking to understand the body, so as to better prepare medicinal cuisine.

Lu Changsheng had always wanted to prepare medicinal cuisine himself. First, buying medicinal cuisine was too expensive. Second, the Eight Treasures Blood Replenishing Powder was becoming less and less effective, and he hoped to prepare stronger medicinal cuisine himself.

But without understanding Medical Principles and without dialectical thinking, it was simply impossible to prepare medicinal cuisine.

"It seems becoming an apothecary alone is not enough. I must become a Doctor."

"However, for an apothecary to become a Doctor, he must take a Doctor as his master."

"I have neither kin nor connections in Miraculous Garden. I do not know which Doctor has the most brilliant medical skills. Besides, even a highly skilled Doctor might not necessarily accept me as a disciple."

Lu Changsheng considered it. Becoming a Doctor could only bring benefits, no harm.

Even in martial arts training, one needed a sufficiently deep understanding of the human body.

Since ancient times, medicine and martial arts had been inseparable; there was reason for that.

Thus, Lu Changsheng became even more determined to become a Doctor.

At Miraculous Garden, the only person of considerable standing Lu Changsheng knew was Elder Wen.

With that thought, Lu Changsheng immediately rose and went to find Elder Wen.

"Elder Wen, I have already become an apothecary."

"But I wish to become a Doctor. Does Elder Wen have anyone to recommend?"

Lu Changsheng asked directly.

Elder Wen raised his head. Rather than being surprised, his face was full of satisfaction.

"Good. I was not mistaken about you. With your talent, it would be too great a pity if you did not practice medicine."

"Miraculous Garden has many Doctors, but those worthy of being called Famous Doctors are few and far between."

"Among them, Doctor Wu Jing is a great Famous Doctor of his generation. Not only in Nanyang City—even looking across the entire realm, he can be called a Famous Doctor."

"If you can study under Doctor Wu Jing, your future will surely be boundless."

Elder Wen spoke.

"Doctor Wu Jing?"

Lu Changsheng fell into thought.

He had heard of Doctor Wu Jing. He was indeed a Famous Doctor.

But he seemed to have an eccentric temperament, and Lu Changsheng had never heard that Doctor Wu Jing had any outstanding disciples.

A Doctor with high medical skill might not necessarily know how to teach disciples.

But Lu Changsheng was not afraid.

His Comprehension was very high. Even if he merely watched at Wu Jing's side, he could still learn seven or eight parts out of ten.

"Elder Wen, I do not know Doctor Wu Jing. I fear..."

Elder Wen waved his hand. "No matter. This old man is close friends with Doctor Wu. I will go speak to him for you. There should be no problem."

"Go back and rest for now. Just wait for this old man's news."

"Then I must trouble Elder Wen!"

Lu Changsheng gave Elder Wen a deep, formal bow.

He said no more unnecessary words. He merely engraved Elder Wen's kindness firmly in his heart, intending to repay it when the opportunity arose.

Having just become an apothecary, Lu Changsheng had several days off.

Since there was nothing else to do, Lu Changsheng continuously circulated his blood and qi in the courtyard.

Over the past two months, along with the improvement of his Comprehension, his understanding of the Six Heavens Blood Strengthening Technique had deepened further and further.

No matter how high one's Comprehension, it could not replace the various medicinal cuisines required by the Blood Strengthening Realm. But the higher one's Comprehension, the deeper one's understanding of martial arts, and the more efficient each circulation of blood and qi became.

With greater efficiency, cultivation naturally became faster!

Thus, over these two months, Lu Changsheng's Six Heavens Blood Strengthening Technique advanced rapidly.

Once, twice, three times...

Lu Changsheng completely immersed himself in circulating his blood and qi.

He did not know how much time had passed.

Boom.

Lu Changsheng felt his entire body tremble, and a scorching aura radiated from him.

It was as though a blazing flame were burning within his body.

Lu Changsheng could clearly sense the mass of blood and qi within him swelling wildly at a rate visible to the naked eye.

And this time, the surge in blood and qi was no longer like before. It rapidly spread throughout his body, faintly about to engulf him from head to toe in its swelling tide of blood and qi.

At the same time, a line of small text appeared before Lu Changsheng's eyes.

Six Heavens Blood Strengthening Technique perfected. Comprehension +6.