Speaking of this master and disciple, they had not seen each other for ten years.
The reason for this was an incident during a house call ten years ago.
At the time, Fu Hongyuan had already gained some fame in Shangjing, but compared with his master, Hua Mingyuan, he still fell far short.
One time, a friend of Hua Mingyuan's fell ill and came to him for help.
They had originally asked Elder Hua to personally treat the illness.
But Elder Hua happened to be unwell those days, so he sent his disciple Fu Hongyuan to take a look instead.
Fu Hongyuan naturally went gladly. After all, what kind of people could afford to seek treatment from Elder Hua?
Since he intended to make a living as a physician, building connections with the powerful and wealthy would certainly benefit him.
The patient's condition had not been serious to begin with, but due to Fu Hongyuan's carelessness, he mixed up two medicinal ingredients, causing the patient's illness to worsen.
Because of that, the family did plenty to ruin Elder Hua's reputation in public.
When Elder Hua learned about it,
he expelled Fu Hongyuan from his school in a fit of anger. From then on, the master and disciple never contacted each other again.
At first, Fu Hongyuan did not take it seriously.
During the New Year, he even brought gifts to visit his master's home.
In his view, it had only been a minor mistake.
Nor had it caused the patient any irreparable harm.
His master had expelled him only because he was angry at the time.
Once enough time had passed and his master's anger had subsided, he would be able to return to his master's side.
But Fu Hongyuan had miscalculated. Elder Hua's anger was not so easy to