Just as Zhang Xuan was heading to the Apothecary Guild, Zhao Ya had also returned to her living quarters.
"I can finally resolve it!"
Looking at the medicinal herb that Miss Zhang had given her, a tinge of excitement appeared on her fair, jade-like face.
That kind of discomfort had tormented her since she was young and she had long reached her limits. Upon hearing that it could be resolved, she couldn't hold it in any longer.
"First, I should grind this medicinal herb into powder and swallow it with water..."
Just as she was about to find something to grind the medicinal herb into powder, she heard footsteps. Butler Yao Han was walking over sneakily.
"Xiaojie, I... will be leaving now. Did anyone find trouble with you?"
He had offended Elder Shang Chen's grandson and fought with other teachers. In order to prevent trouble, he left the academy and only returned after seeing that Zhao Ya was almost done with her lessons.
"Find trouble with me? Who would find trouble with me? " Zhao Ya looked at Yao Han and said, "I say, Uncle Yao, you don't have to be so suspicious. Teacher Zhang really treats me very well and is a very capable teacher. I beg you not to find trouble with him anymore!"
She knew that her father's butler didn't trust Miss Zhang, so she tried to persuade him.
"Treats you well? Hmph, xiaojie, you have grown up in the city, so you shouldn't have seen how sinister people can be... "Yao Han harrumphed. Just as he was about to finish his words, his eyes suddenly fell on the medicinal herb in Zhao Ya's hands. He froze and trembled uncontrollably.
"Xiaojie... This medicinal herb... Where did you get it from?"
"This?"
Lowering her head to take a look, Zhao Ya raised the medicinal herb in her hands and said, "This was given to me by Miss Zhang. I am feeling a little unwell, so he gave me this to crush and swallow!"
"Miss Zhang gave it to you? How is that possible? How can a poor teacher like him... "Yao Han was filled with disbelief.
"What's wrong, Uncle Yao? Is there something wrong with this medicinal herb?" Zhao Ya knew that the other party was a composed person and he must have his reasons for his expression.
"It's not that there's something wrong with it, but... it's too precious! If I'm not wrong, this is... Frigid Sun Mother Grass! "Yao Han said.
"Frigid Sun Mother Grass?" Zhao Ya was confused.
"This is the Mother Root of the Frigid Sun Grass. Its medicinal effect is ten times that of a normal Frigid Sun Grass! Frigid Sun Grass isn't worth much, but it's extremely rare and precious. In the past, when I accompanied the City Lord to travel to other kingdoms, I saw it once. One stalk was worth no less than 100,000 gold coins! "
Hearing that it was worth so much money, Zhao Ya was taken aback. "Uncle Yao, did you... see wrongly?"
"I can't be mistaken. This is definitely the Frigid Sun Mother Grass! This is the most expensive medicinal herb I have ever seen, and I have a deep impression of it. How could I have remembered wrongly? "Yao Han took a closer look at it and couldn't help but confirm it.
"Frigid Sun Mother Grass? 100,000 gold coins? "
Zhao Ya shuddered.
"You said … this was given to you by that Zhang Xuan … Miss Zhang?"
Yao Han was filled with disbelief as he changed the way he addressed Zhang Xuan to Miss Zhang.
Wasn't he the worst teacher in the academy? Isn't your salary the lowest and you don't have much money?
To give away such a precious medicinal herb in a single move …
"That's right!" Zhao Ya nodded her head.
Back then, when Miss Zhang gave it to her, she casually tossed it to her as though it was worthless. It wasn't even packaged. She had always thought so too … 100,000 gold coins! It was sufficient for her to buy a house in the capital.
Furthermore, it wouldn't be a small house.
Other people would make a big deal out of their gifts, hoping that everyone would know how valuable it was. Yet, this Miss Zhang created a cultivation technique for her and gave her such a precious medicinal herb. Yet, she didn't claim credit for it and didn't seem to mind it at all. If not for Uncle Yao recognizing it, she would have probably eaten it up, treating it as something worthless …
Thinking of this, Zhao Ya felt indescribably moved and her eyes reddened.
"I can't accept this, it's too valuable!"
Straightening her body, Zhao Ya stood up with determination in her eyes.
Even though she hoped to resolve the problem with her body, as a student, she couldn't allow herself to ask for something without repaying anything in return!
Usually, it was students who gave gifts to their teachers. Yet, Miss Zhang had done so much for them. It was one thing if she didn't know about it, but now that she knew about it, if she were to accept it calmly, she wouldn't be human!
"Uncle Yao, how many gold notes do you have on you?" She turned around and asked.
"Only 20,000!" Yao Han rummaged through his pockets and took out a few gold notes.
Even though he was the butler of Baiyu City, he was only here to send xiaojie to school. As such, he didn't bring much money with him.
"Give it all to me!" Grabbing the gold notes, Zhao Ya didn't stop at all and hurriedly walked out.
Worried, Yao Han followed closely behind her.
Soon, he arrived at the classroom, but there was no one around.
Zhang Xuan's dormitory was empty as well.
Seeing the anxious look on xiaojie's face, Yao Han had no choice but to pull some strings and soon, he found out that Miss Zhang had gone to the Apothecary Guild.
When Zhang Xuan left, he didn't conceal his tracks. As the butler of the City Lord Residence, he had his connections and means of gathering information.
"Apothecary Guild? Could it be that this medicinal herb … Miss Zhang bought it there? "
Zhao Ya clenched her fists tightly. After a moment of hesitation, she gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle Yao, let's go and look for Miss Zhang!"
If she didn't pass the money to the other party, she wouldn't be able to accept this medicinal herb!
If others treated her as a scholar of the country, she would treat others as a scholar of the country!
She had already known the value of such a precious medicinal herb. How could she, Zhao Ya, possibly do such a thing without even saying a word before consuming it?
Soon, they arrived at the Apothecary Guild.
At this place, it was easy for them to gather information about another person. Soon, the two of them found the furious Wen Xue.
"You said that … Miss Zhang is currently taking the apprentice apothecary examination?"
"Miss Zhang? You said that the profligate … Zhang Xuan is a teacher? "Wen Xue was perplexed for a moment before nodding her head." Un, he went to take the apprentice apothecary examination! "
"Apprentice apothecary?"
Zhao Ya and Yao Han stared at one another.
Especially Yao Han, his face was filled with disbelief.
"An apprentice apothecary has to memorize the medicinal properties and pharmacology of a medicinal herb. Just the medicinal herbs alone require more than a hundred thousand. Without several years of research and study, it is impossible to pass the examination …"
Zhao Ya didn't know much about the occupation of apothecary. However, as the butler of Baiyu City, Yao Han was well aware of the difficulty of the apprentice apothecary examination.
Such a young and useless teacher went to take the apprentice apothecary examination?
"He shouldn't be able to pass … I know that this examination is difficult …" Yao Han couldn't help but ask.
"Shouldn't be able to pass? That's what I was thinking too! " Recalling the previous matter, Wen Xue still felt incredulous. She bit her lips and harrumphed, "There are a total of three tests for the apprentice apothecary examination. Not only did he pass the first test, he even scored full marks. Right now, he is moving on to the second test!"
"Full marks?" Yao Han's body swayed.
The first test was on the properties of medicinal herbs. Countless people were stuck here, unable to advance. Yet, this teacher whom he had always thought of as trash passed the test successfully and scored full marks …
To casually give away a medicinal herb worth a hundred thousand gold coins, make xiaojie willingly become his student, and score full marks in the first test …
Is he really the rumored trash?
For the first time, Yao Han doubted the rumors.
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