Collecting Experience Until I Am The Desolation

Chapter 4

"From now on, you're an internal affairs apprentice!" Liu Changyue smiled kindly as he sized up Yang Chen and then looked at Liu Xiaomei.

"How old are you, by the way?"

"Fourteen."

"Oh, okay! Good!" Liu Changyue was relieved as he was the same age as Xiaomei.

"Work hard and don't be arrogant. In the future, you can take a look at the prescriptions in the study. You can also use the brush and ink as you wish. Try to make your own prescriptions."

Yang Chen's talent was definitely unquestionable, but his character and personality needed time to be considered.

When it came to taking in disciples, talent was usually secondary. The most important thing was still character. Thus, Liu Changyue was not in a hurry. There was still a long way to go.

Liu Changyue left the room and announced his decision.

"It's good to be literate. You can memorize fast and remember fast."

"It's only been a week, and you've already become an apprentice in housekeeping."

Gao Cheng and the others were envious.

"This world is really unfair." One of them felt a little bitter. He was short and had a pockmarked face.

He had expected to take two years to become an internal affairs apprentice.

In addition to him, many of the old apprentices who had been here for a few months or even a year also had mixed feelings of jealousy, bitterness, and various other emotions.

When Liu Changyue left, Liu Xiaomei tiptoed and put her arm around Yang Chen's shoulder. Suddenly, there were waves that stacked up and crashed down.

Yang Chen was shocked. He didn't expect this young Senior Sister to be so aggressive. He couldn't tell at all.

'You really can't judge a book by its cover.'

"My father already has the intention to take in a disciple. If you do your best, you might be able to become my father's disciple in one or two years," Liu Xiaomei smiled.

"Then when can I learn the Qi cultivation technique?" Yang Chen thought to himself.

"Tomorrow at seven o'clock, you can go to the backyard and wait." Liu Xiaomei tiptoed again, wanting to touch Yang Chen's head. In the end, she gave up helplessly and left the small room while rubbing her feet.

"Anyway, from now on, you will be an internal affairs apprentice. Move to the backyard.”

"Yang Chen will be our junior brother from now on."

Song Jia patted Yang Chen's shoulder and brought him to the backyard. He had a full beard, a strong body, and a hearty laugh.

He shouted and called everyone over. There weren't many internal affairs apprentices, and Yang Chen was the eleventh.

"Call me Senior Brother!" Song Jia patted Yang Chen's back.

"Greetings, Senior Brothers!" Yang Chen's body trembled. This palm force was like a drum. He was indeed a martial arts practitioner.

"Although we apprentices cannot be considered as master's official disciples, we are still considered half disciples."

"We are different from the chores apprentices outside. We are also the face of the apothecary. We have to pay attention to our words and actions when we walk in the city. Don't cause trouble for Master."

"The business of apothecaries has always been about making peace with others, and peace is precious," Song Jia instructed earnestly.

"Then what makes one an official disciple of Master?" Yang Chen was curious.

"Naturally, it's to become a martial artist. Master only has two official disciples. The two senior brothers often travel between the villages and towns under the city to save people and spread their names. When they are busy, they will only come back once or twice a month."

"You'll be able to see Second Senior Brother after tomorrow's practice," Song Jia added. Then, he brought Yang Chen for a stroll in the backyard.

The backyard was wide, and the long corridor from east to west was sixty to seventy meters long.

The fragrance of flowers and willows, the rockery, and the streams were like the boudoir of a delicate young lady, making people feel relaxed and happy.

It was different from the large shared house in the front yard, where a room could fit five to six people, or even seven to eight people. The environment was stinky and hot.

Two apprentices of the internal affairs department shared a room, and there was no longer the deafening snoring. There was also no pungent foot odor, and the outhouse that they had to line up every morning for a seat was gone.

Each room had a separate small room, which was called a private bathroom in the words of his previous life. They also had a maid to do their laundry and cook for them. Therefore, it could be said to be a world of difference.

As Yang Chen was an odd number, he was allocated a room of his own.

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At dawn the next day, Yang Chen was woken up by the crow of a rooster. He had just pushed the door open when...

He discovered that Song Jia and the others were already standing on the fake mountain.

When Yang Chen got closer, he realized that the rockery, which he thought was just for decoration, had more than a dozen spots that had been polished.

Did whatever Qi Nurturing Technique actually need to be practiced on the fake mountain? Yang Chen's heart was filled with question marks.

After a while, Senior Sister Liu Xiaomei and Master Liu Changyue also arrived. There was also a tall man who was as refined as Liu Changyue.

"Greetings, Master! Senior Sister! Second Senior Brother!" Everyone cupped their fists and saluted.

Yang Chen followed suit.

"This must be our Little Junior Brother." The second brother, Gao Ruyang, smiled warmly.

He walked to the side of a large rock and suddenly exerted his strength, directly lifting up the stone that weighed at least two hundred Jin. Then, he walked to the side of the rockery with ease and put down the stone.