Promotion to Doctor! Opening a Clinic, an Old Acquaintance Arrives!

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed.

The pharmacists and doctors of Miraculous Garden had all returned, and the Xu Family Manor incident had also settled down.

Lu Changsheng continued to hold consultations, just as he always had.

That day, a senior steward surnamed Zheng from Miraculous Garden arrived at the medicine shop with a smile.

"Which one of you is Lu Changsheng?"

Lu Changsheng raised his head, glanced at the steward, and replied, "I am Lu Changsheng. Is there something you need, Steward?"

"Congratulations, Doctor Lu. Starting today, you are a doctor of Miraculous Garden and may truly open a clinic and receive patients!"

"By convention, an ordinary doctor receives four taels of silver a month, plus a share of the medicine shop's earnings."

Many of the apprentices in the shop were stunned.

Lu Changsheng was becoming a true doctor so quickly?

It had not even been two full years since Lu Changsheng entered Miraculous Garden.

In two years, he had gone from a little beggar to a respected doctor in the turn of a hand.

"Thank you for the trouble, Steward Zheng."

Lu Changsheng quickly came back to his senses.

After all, this had long been within his expectations.

With Master Wu Jing personally stepping forward, how could Miraculous Garden possibly refuse to give Wu Jing face?

"Changsheng, you have completed your apprenticeship."

"Remember: a healer must have the heart of a parent."

Wu Jing gave Lu Changsheng a few words of advice.

"It is all thanks to Master's excellent guidance."

Lu Changsheng bowed deeply to Wu Jing.

"Doctor Lu, Miraculous Garden has many medicine shops under its name. You may choose one in which to hold consultations."

"You must choose carefully. Shops in good locations can bring in quite a substantial share each month."

"If the location is remote, though, the share will be much smaller."

Steward Zheng reminded him.

He would not normally give such a reminder to an ordinary doctor.

But Lu Changsheng was Wu Jing's disciple, so naturally he was different.

Steward Zheng still had to give Wu Jing face.

Lu Changsheng looked at the map of medicine shop locations Steward Zheng handed him.

Each of the shops listed only had one doctor. Yet a medicine shop needed at least two doctors, lest some unusual circumstance arise and leave the shop without a doctor to call upon.

Even Wu Jing's shop actually had a second doctor.

It was simply that Wu Jing's reputation was too great, so the second doctor was often overlooked.

Lu Changsheng did not particularly care about the share.

He already had quite a bit of silver himself.

Besides, Miraculous Garden gave him four taels of silver every month. That was already quite a good arrangement.

An ordinary courtyard in Nanyang City only cost around forty taels of silver.

Lu Changsheng could buy a courtyard after working as a doctor for one year. That was absolutely generous compensation.

No wonder so many apprentices fought desperately to become doctors.

A doctor's treatment was even better than that of Miraculous Garden's martial guard escorts.

Since he had no great demands regarding the share, Lu Changsheng did not care much about the shop's location either.

Thus, he chose a place relatively close to Miraculous Garden, yet not in the center of Nanyang City—a slightly more out-of-the-way location.

"I choose this location!"

Lu Changsheng made his choice.

A somewhat remote location would ensure there were not so many patients that Lu Changsheng would be too busy even to practice martial arts.

As long as there were patients, that was enough. There was no need for too many.

Being a doctor was merely a public identity for Lu Changsheng.

His true identity was a martial artist—and one who aspired to stand at the summit of the Martial Path!

"You are certain you want this location?"

"I'm certain."

Steward Zheng was somewhat surprised.

However, he believed Lu Changsheng understood what he meant. Since Lu Changsheng had still chosen this location, there was no need for him to continue persuading him.

"Alright. Tomorrow, you'll begin seeing patients at Miraculous Benevolence Hall."

Lu Changsheng nodded.

Afterward, Wu Jing gave Lu Changsheng a day off, allowing him to rest well and make preparations.

Lu Changsheng thought it over. If he was going to see patients at the pharmacy, he would need to bring along someone familiar with him. That would save him a great deal of trouble.

So he went to Zhang Huan and asked directly, "Zhang Huan, are you willing to come with me to work at Miraculous Benevolence Hall?"

"I am. Of course I am."

"Thank you, Doctor Lu."

Zhang Huan was beside himself with joy.

His previous efforts had not been in vain.

Though he was an Apprentice, Apprentices were not all the same.

Once he followed Lu Changsheng to the new pharmacy, he would become one of Lu Changsheng's trusted men.

Even as an Apprentice, he would be Lu Changsheng's foremost Apprentice.

When the time came, he would receive some of the pharmacy's benefits, and Lu Changsheng himself might even give Zhang Huan some extra money for his hard work.

Even if he remained an Apprentice, Zhang Huan would be able to live quite well in the future.

"Good. Then make your preparations properly. Don't be late for Miraculous Benevolence Hall tomorrow."

Naturally, Zhang Huan repeatedly promised that he would not be late, his heart filled with gratitude toward Lu Changsheng.

After that, Lu Changsheng left the pharmacy.

The next day, Lu Changsheng went straight to Miraculous Benevolence Hall.

In Nanyang City, nearly every pharmacy with the character "Miraculous" in its name belonged to Miraculous Garden.

"Doctor Lu, you're here."

"I've already cleaned up your area."

At that moment, Zhang Huan came running out from Miraculous Benevolence Hall and spoke respectfully.

Lu Changsheng nodded.

Zhang Huan had that kind of quick-wittedness, and he was diligent as well. So early in the morning, he had already tidied up Lu Changsheng's place.

There was even a pot of hot tea brewing on the table.

"You've put thought into this."

Lu Changsheng was very satisfied.

He glanced at the table beside his.

That belonged to another physician at Miraculous Benevolence Hall.

Lu Changsheng had already learned about the situation beforehand. The man was called Wang Ruhai, in his forties, and had been at Miraculous Benevolence Hall for more than a decade. He could be considered a Senior Physician.

Before long, a middle-aged man entered from outside.

He sat down at the physician's station.

Lu Changsheng immediately knew who he was, so he rose and took the initiative to greet him. "Would you be Doctor Wang?"

"I am Lu Changsheng, a physician who has just arrived at Miraculous Benevolence Hall. I hope for much guidance from Doctor Wang in the future!"

Wang Ruhai hurriedly rose and returned the courtesy. "Doctor Lu is too polite. You are Elder Wu's sole disciple to complete his apprenticeship, and you must have inherited Elder Wu's True Disciple teachings. It is I who should seek much guidance from Doctor Lu in the future."

Lu Changsheng now had a clear sense of him. Wang Ruhai was humble and kind to others.

Someone like that would certainly not be difficult to get along with.

Since the two of them would be working together at Miraculous Benevolence Hall in the future, there would be no ugly friction between them.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two returned to their respective seats.

Then patients began arriving.

Although Miraculous Benevolence Hall was somewhat out of the way, it was still an old-established pharmacy. Naturally, it had its regular customers, most of whom were local neighbors.

There were quite a few patients.

Lu Changsheng officially began seeing patients on his own.

In the blink of an eye, another month passed.

The weather grew ever colder, and the number of patients at Miraculous Benevolence Hall gradually increased.

Though Lu Changsheng was young, he had studied under Wu Jing and possessed a solid foundation in medicine. Over the past month, he had won the patients' trust and firmly established himself at Miraculous Benevolence Hall.

Even when he encountered difficult or complicated illnesses that he could not resolve, he would go and consult his Master, Wu Jing.

Basically, there were no major problems.

On this day, Lu Changsheng received a female patient.

The female patient wore a tight red robe that showed off her graceful figure, but her face was veiled, making her features impossible to see.

Yet Lu Changsheng recognized her identity at a single glance.

Li Hongzhuang!

This female patient was actually an acquaintance of Lu Changsheng's—Li Hongzhuang.

But hadn't Li Hongzhuang left Nanyang Prefecture long ago? Why had she returned now?

However, Li Hongzhuang apparently had not recognized Lu Changsheng.

After all, when Lu Changsheng had appeared before Li Hongzhuang in the past, he had worn black clothes and covered his face, disguising himself. Naturally, she could not recognize him now.

"Where does it hurt?"

Lu Changsheng asked.

"I may have suffered some injuries..."

Li Hongzhuang hesitated slightly, but still spoke.

"Injured?"

Lu Changsheng placed his fingers on Li Hongzhuang's wrist and began taking her pulse.

"Your internal organs are injured, and your qi and blood are depleted."

"You practice martial arts, don't you, miss?"

Lu Changsheng said.

"Yes, I practice martial arts. I accidentally injured myself while training..."

Li Hongzhuang explained.

Lu Changsheng merely smiled and did not dig into the matter.

These internal injuries had not come from training—they had been inflicted by someone.

Moreover, judging by Li Hongzhuang's condition, she had likely already reached the Organ Refining realm. Otherwise, she would not have endured until now with injured internal organs.

"It's nothing serious. The injuries to your internal organs aren't severe."

"I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Rest and recuperate for a while, and you'll make a full recovery."

Lu Changsheng promptly wrote out a prescription.

"Thank you, Doctor."

Li Hongzhuang let out a faint sigh of relief.

Afterward, Li Hongzhuang bought the medicine according to the prescription and hurried away.