Chapter 18 The Tuition Fee Is Ten Thousand Yuan

"I want to heal the sick and save the dying."

Lu Feng truthfully answered what was in his heart. Ever since he saved that old man's child, he had felt that it was a very fulfilling thing to rescue people from suffering.

"Doctor Shang, you must have that feeling, that sense of accomplishment when you see a patient in great pain being cured by your own hands. Of course, what I want is not this sense of accomplishment. I just want to relieve others of their pain. I can't stand seeing others suffer, and I don't want my loved ones to suffer either. So I want to study medicine to heal the sick and save lives!"

Lu Feng spoke extremely sincerely, revealing his true emotions in his words.

He wanted to be outstanding, but there was no conflict between healing the sick and being outstanding. When he was able to get that job in the medical clinic before, he had actually made a decision in his heart, but he just didn't think about it. Now he had thought it through clearly!

Shang Wende carefully sized up Lu Feng and saw the sincerity in his eyes. A glint flashed in Shang Wende's eyes, but he shook his head and said, "Let me ask you, if a truly evil person is seriously ill, would you save him or not?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was completely stunned. He had never thought about this question at all.

Doctors have the duty to save lives. Logically speaking, they should save everyone. But what if a truly evil person, once cured, goes on to harm others?

But not saving him would also go against a doctor's duty. To save or not to save?

"I would save him. A doctor can't just stand by and watch someone die!"

Lu Feng gritted his teeth and made his final decision.

Upon hearing this, Shang Wende shook his head and said, "You're still young. You can answer this question for me later. I'll accept you as an apprentice, but you have to pay a tuition fee of ten thousand yuan. And there's no salary for working and studying medicine here."

A tuition fee of ten thousand yuan?

No salary?

Lu Feng immediately struggled in his heart. He only had 1,400 yuan on him now. Where could he get ten thousand yuan for the tuition fee? Even if he gave all the 1,400 yuan, it wouldn't be enough, and he wouldn't have enough for his living expenses.

But if he didn't pay, he would miss out on a great opportunity. Doctor Shang's medical skills were far more valuable than twenty thousand yuan.

What should he do?

Lu Feng felt that he had just seen a glimmer of hope, but now he was back in a difficult situation!

After struggling for a long time, Lu Feng decided that he definitely couldn't miss this opportunity. He felt that if he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life!

So Lu Feng asked hesitantly, "Doctor Shang, can I pay you this money later? I really don't have the money on me right now."

Lu Feng originally thought that Doctor Shang would disagree or get angry, but to his surprise, Doctor Shang didn't hesitate at all and directly said, "Yes, but I'll only give you one month. If you can't pay it within a month, pack your things and leave!"

There was no room for negotiation in Shang Wende's voice.

One month?

Lu Feng showed a look of distress. He gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "Okay, Doctor Shang. I will definitely pay you the ten thousand yuan tuition fee on time in a month."

In this month, he must find a way to do his best to get ten thousand yuan. If he really couldn't get it, he would have to leave. If that was fate, what could he do to change it?

"All right, I see. From today on, you're an apprentice. Go and help out!"

Shang Wende said impatiently without even looking up at Lu Feng.

Lu Feng nodded silently and turned to walk outside.

"Wait a moment."

Shang Wende suddenly sat up straight, reached into the drawer of the table and took out a medical book titled "Basic Knowledge of Acupuncture and Moxibustion", threw it to Lu Feng and said indifferently, "When you're free, read this book more. It's best to completely memorize it and learn to apply it. Combine it with that medical theory book. Don't read it for now. Keep it with you. Read it when I tell you to."

Lu Feng caught the book and saw the words "Limited Edition" on it. He showed a look of surprise on his face and said, "Yes, I'll remember that. Thank you, Doctor Shang."

"Okay, go ahead. If you pay the tuition fee within a month, you can also call me Master Shang or Teacher." Shang Wende said indifferently.

Lu Feng nodded firmly, his eyes showing determination, and said, "Yes, I'll remember. I will definitely make up the tuition fee within a month. Then Doctor Shang, you can rest. I won't disturb you anymore!"

After saying that, Lu Feng walked out of the inner room under Shang Wende's contemplative gaze.

In the spacious inner room, only Shang Wende was left. A low sigh escaped from his mouth: "Lao Wang, I can finally repay the favor I owe you. You old stubborn, you're really something. But what's the relationship between this little guy and you? You asked me to take on an apprentice, and the one you sent looks quite promising. Money is just a small matter, hehe..."

Seeing that Lu Feng came out with another medical book, Liu Huan showed a look of confusion on his face and immediately greeted him.

"Xiaofeng, why are you changing to another medical book?"

"Brother Liu, from now on, I'll call you brother."

Lu Feng said with a smile.

"Brother?!"

Liu Huan was shocked when he heard Lu Feng's words and hurriedly asked Lu Feng why he said that.

So Lu Feng told him what had just happened. Hearing that Lu Feng had to pay a tuition fee of ten thousand yuan, Liu Huan felt somewhat relieved. Not to mention whether this seemingly poor guy Lu Feng could come up with ten thousand yuan, even if he could, it didn't mean that Doctor Shang would value him. Because many people had come to　Apprenticeship before, and Doctor Shang always scared them away by asking for a high tuition fee. It could be said that the higher the price, the less satisfied Doctor Shang was with that person.

The ten thousand yuan already indicated that Lu Feng's status in Doctor Shang's heart wasn't very high.

"In that case, junior brother, you have to work hard. It seems that Master values you quite a bit."

Liu Huan patted Lu Feng on the shoulder and said insincerely. He now felt even more threatened. There were already two apprentices in the medical clinic, and in the end, Master would definitely choose one of them. Before, he was the only choice, but now Doctor Shang had other options, and his chance of being selected had decreased a lot, which wasn't a good thing for him.

I must find a way to drive this annoying guy away!

Liu Huan thought viciously in his heart.

Twenty minutes later, Shang Wende came out personally to remove the silver needles for the old lady. After gently helping her up, he turned to the old lady's eldest son and said, "Your mother is old and weak, which shows that she overworked when she was young. You two brothers must take good care of her. She can't do a lot of activities in the next six months. I'll prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine to nourish her blood and qi. Take it home and decoct it for her to drink!"

"Thank you, Doctor Shang. Thank you so much!"

The old lady's two sons were filled with gratitude. They expressed their thanks to Shang Wende, and then they also affectionately thanked Liu Huan and Lu Feng.

Lu Feng was happy for the old lady. She had raised two such filial sons. He was also proud of the profession of being a doctor.

Saving the dying and healing the wounded, and practicing medicine everywhere, it can be said to be of great merit.

As the saying goes in Buddhism: Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.

And the profession of a doctor is to heal the sick and save lives all their lives. When they leave this world, if there really are hell and heaven, they will surely reach the blissful world. Even if there isn't, they will leave this world happily, feeling that their lives haven't been in vain.

After seeing off the old lady's family, Lu Feng followed Liu Huan and busied himself. Although there weren't many people coming to the clinic for treatment, for some reason, Liu Huan's attitude towards him was a bit better than before. But this was just on the surface. He felt that the distance between them was getting farther and farther. And Liu Huan always made him do a lot of things. He would ask him to do this one moment and that the next. It seemed that he felt uncomfortable whenever he saw Lu Feng being idle for a while. But this amount of work was nothing to Lu Feng. He had been much more tired in the previous medical clinic.

In the afternoon, Lu Feng learned an important piece of information from Liu Huan. That is, although Shang Wende was the attending doctor in this medical clinic, he was also the owner of the clinic. And those silk banners were all sent by different people, and they were all from the past year.

Seeing those silk banners, Lu Feng became even more motivated.

It was only at six o'clock in the evening that Liu Huan told Lu Feng that it was time to get off work and he could leave.

After saying goodbye to Doctor Shang, Lu Feng went home.

On the way back to his residence, Lu Feng casually ate something. After filling his stomach, he took the medical book "Basic Knowledge of Acupuncture and Moxibustion" and quickly returned to his residence.

On the way, he had been thinking about the ten thousand yuan. For someone like him, the only way was to ask his parents for the money. But he didn't want to rely on his parents anymore. He had to rely on himself for everything! After thinking and thinking, there was no other way, so he decided to stop thinking about it.

After taking a shower in the communal bath in the courtyard, Lu Feng returned to his room and lay on the bed, flipping through the medical book.

He had just been reading for a short while when Lu Feng raised his eyebrows and then showed a look of joy on his face.

Quickly throwing the medical book "Basic Knowledge of Acupuncture and Moxibustion" aside, Lu Feng sat cross-legged and began to cultivate his inner qi.

Now, he had a goal to pursue, and he also had a master who gave him a chance. This filled him with strength, and the knot in his heart had been untied a lot. His cultivation was much smoother than before.

Two or three hours later, Lu Feng suddenly opened his eyes. A glint flashed in his eyes, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

He had finally made a breakthrough!

After two or three hours in a row, his inner qi had finally made a small breakthrough. Although it was small, it was like a ray of light suddenly shining through the darkness, allowing him to see the darkness a little more clearly.

Lu Feng suddenly jumped up from the bed. Relying on his feeling, his body was filled with a powerful sense of strength, and he almost couldn't help but let out a roar.

But he suppressed his inner impulse and transformed his excitement into strength. He punched the radiator, leaving a dent in it, and in the center of the dent was a fist print!

What great power!

Lu Feng was even startled by the effect of his own punch.

He thought that he should try to control it in the future. What if he accidentally killed someone?

Although Lu Feng thought so, he couldn't suppress his inner excitement. Who didn't want to become stronger?

When people are happy, they are in high spirits. With a joyful mood, Lu Feng was just about to continue reading when the mobile phone placed on the bedside suddenly rang.