Wu Li deliberately kept him in suspense and left some things unsaid, waiting for Old Master Gong to speak with Chen Yi in person.
Over the past few months, Wu Li had witnessed Chen Yi's medical talent and progress firsthand, and Chen Yi's character had also won his high praise.
In private conversations with Old Master Gong, Wu Li had commended Chen Yi on numerous occasions.
Occasionally, he would mention that his own health was not quite optimal, that his energy was failing, and that he might not be able to inherit the full mantle of the Gong Family's medical arts, having previously advised Old Master Gong to find another successor.
Especially a few days prior, after Chen Yi successfully treated an entire village afflicted by poison, Wu Li recommended him to the Old Master once again, acknowledging that Chen Yi's medical talent truly far surpassed his own.
Old Master Gong finally made his move, which led to this procurement assessment.
As it turned out, Wu Li sending Chen Yi to make the purchases alone had been Old Master Gong's idea all along.
This was the final test of his character.
With two hundred taels of silver, one only needed to look at the age and quantity of the acquired medicinal herbs to tell whether Chen Yi had embezzled any profits.
The result was crystal clear: the quantity was unquestionably correct—not even Wu Li himself would have skimmed from such an order.
As for the age of the herbs, they not only fully met the standards, but the majority of them we…
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