17 His first and last disciple (1/2)

In her past life Xia Lian worked as a doctor before joining the military. Xia Lian became proficient in diagnosis and treatment of diseases thanks to her many years of working as a doctor. And the symptoms listed by Wu Gong are related to migraine, pox, flu which are a piece of cake for modern medicine.

But in Wu Gong's eyes she appeared like a monster. Such a fast and accurate diagnosis scared the wits out of him. He found a gem ah!

Only the polishing was still needed to make it shine..

But Wu Gong wanted to speak with her clearly before accepting her. After all his name was a taboo in all the major cities. That's why he settled in such a peaceful and remote village.

Xia Lian stopped at the last list of symptoms. Ear blockage and pain.. Ear wax problem. But how exactly was she supposed to find ear-drops in this era. So Xia Lian thought for a while and finally left the space blank.

Xia Lian handed the paper to the old man and looked at him confidently.

Looking at her calm expression, Wu Gong sighed ” Girl, I am more than happy to accept you as my disciple. But I need to tell you something. You can decide if you want to be my disciple or not after listening to me.”

Xia Lian stared at the grandpa Wu and nodded. After seeing that she nodded Wu Gong looked into the distance as if remembering something and spoke slowly.

” In our Qilin empire there is a medical union for advanced research. Our emperor started it with an idea of developing the medical field. My friend Li Shen and I lead the research unit.”

” At that time I got the idea of joining the cuts and wounds by sewing. I first experimented it on animals and it was a success. So I taught my friend what I knew about the surgery in the hope of developing it further.”

Speaking till here Wu Gong displayed a hurt expression on his face ” But, I never expected that he would betray me and steal my work. He also framed me for killing someone using a wrong surgical method. After that my glorious career and fame all came to an end.”

Wu Gong looked at Xia Lian and said with a self-mocking smile ” Girl, my name is the most cursed name in this country. If they know that you are my disciple, they will curse you in the same way. So, do you still want to be my disciple?”

Xia Lian looked at the old man with a dumb-founded expression ” Grandpa Wu, what does that have to do with me? Anyone in their right mind can tell that you are not a person who would kill. I believe that you did no wrong.”

” Also, I don't care about what others think or speak about me. I always follow my heart. I believe that you are innocent because my heart is saying so.”