After an unknown amount of time passed, Gu Ningyue nodded gently, her ears filled with Man Qianshan's cheer.
Seeing Man Qianshan's undisguised joy, Gu Ningyue took a sip of milk from her cup and said, "Don't get too excited too soon. I'm very busy lately, and I don't know when I'll be able to teach you. Also, learning this is very tough."
Man Qianshan nodded, "Yeah, I know. How did the saying go? To persuade someone to study law is like thousands of cuts; to persuade to study medicine is a curse from above. I really want to learn, Master, don't worry, no matter how tough it gets, I can endure it."
Gu Ningyue responded indifferently and was not impressed by Man Qianshan.
Because when she first became an apprentice to Xia Yingbai, she made the same determined promises.
It wasn't until she lived with Xia Yingbai that she realized she had answered too readily.
