After Yiyi formally became an apprentice, Guo Ming was even more strict, telling her to start training at the pharmacy the next day after finishing her meal.

"Okay, Master, I’ll go over first thing tomorrow morning."

When the next day came, Yiyi went to Wuming Pharmacy early in the morning, and Guo Ming was already waiting by the side. When he saw Yiyi approaching, he waved at her.

"Master."

Yiyi clasped her fists and greeted.

"Hmm."

Guo Ming nodded at this, then said, "Starting today, I will teach you a set of palm techniques, and you must study it carefully."

Upon hearing this, Yiyi quickly said, "Don’t worry, Master, I will definitely study hard."

After practicing a set of palm techniques, Yiyi was soaked in sweat.

"Alright, we’ll leave it here for today. Too much isn’t always good. Take your time to ponder over what you’ve learned today when you get home." Ever since Yiyi formally became an apprentice, Guo Ming’s attitude towards her had softened a little. Not much, but better than his previous aloofness.

After packing up, Yiyi prepared to leave, but she thought about how Fei Erya hadn’t returned yet, so she decided to visit the Fei family.

However, upon arriving at the Fei family, she found that Er Ya wasn’t there.

"Where is Er Ya?"

Seeing Yiyi, Fei Wenya raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you doing here?"

"Where’s Er Ya?" Seeing Fei Wenya respond with a question instead of answering, Yiyi frowned even more.

"How would I know where she’s gone? She’s not at home anyway, so hurry up and leave; our family doesn’t welcome you." Fei Wenya looked at Yiyi with annoyance, eager for her to leave quickly.

Yiyi gave Fei Wenya a deep look and said, "I hope you really don’t know where Er Ya is, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Don’t think you can scare me. Let me tell you, if you don’t leave right now, I’ll throw you out." Fei Wenya interrupted Yiyi, her expression full of malice.

After casting one last look at Fei Wenya, Yiyi left directly.

However, she didn’t go far and instead asked around the neighbors.

"You’re asking about Er Ya? Do you have some business with her?"

Yiyi was inquiring with an elderly lady, who didn’t answer but instead scrutinized Yiyi suspiciously.

"Hello, ma’am. I’m Er Ya’s classmate. I went to her house to find her, but her sister said she didn’t know where Er Ya went. That’s why I’m asking around."

Upon hearing this, the elderly woman looked angry.

"Humph... How could Fei Wenya not know where Er Ya went? These days, Er Ya’s been working in her place. Meanwhile, she’s either resting at home or wandering around while Er Ya suffers and toils for her."

Hearing this, Yiyi’s eyes darkened.

So Fei Wenya really does have issues.

"Ma’am, do you know where Er Ya went to work? I need to find her for something, something very important." Right now, Yiyi didn’t have time to argue with Fei Wenya; she just wanted to find Er Ya quickly.

Following this trajectory, it was clear that Er Ya had been working in Fei Wenya’s place back then, which meant the accident must have happened while Er Ya was covering for Fei Wenya.

Thinking of this, Yiyi’s expression turned anxious.

Seeing Yiyi’s anxious look, the old lady quickly said, "Don’t worry, girl, I know where Er Ya is. She’s at the factory over in the West Suburb. You better hurry over and check."

"Thank you, ma’am."

After that, Yiyi hurried to the West Suburb.

Upon arriving at the West Suburb, she found there were two factories. Knowing it wasn’t time to panic, she first visited a carton factory for inquiries and, finding no one, moved on to a canning factory for more questions.

"You’re looking for Fei Erya? Wait a moment, I’ll go find her for you."

Upon hearing this, Yiyi quickly said, "Thank you very much."

It seemed others were aware of Er Ya working in someone else’s place, yet nobody managed it.

Before Yiyi could think further, Er Ya was already running over from afar.

"Er Ya..."

Seeing Fei Erya, Yiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could finish that breath, she witnessed a perilous scene.

Without time to think, Yiyi ran forward and shouted loudly, "Er Ya, quickly dodge!"

Hearing Yiyi’s words, Fei Erya was momentarily stunned, frozen in place.

At this moment, the guard who went to find Fei Erya finally reacted too, shouting loudly, "Ah, quickly dodge, quickly dodge."

Yiyi finally reached Fei Erya’s side and hugged her, rolling to the side.

"Bang..."

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground echoed dully, making everyone’s heart skip a beat.

Holding Fei Erya, Yiyi rolled several times under the momentum before stopping.

"Whew... It’s good we’re alright, good we’re alright."

The guard patted his chest with lingering fear, then hurried to check Yiyi and Fei Erya, "Are you two alright?"

Fei Erya struggled to her feet, and upon seeing the billboard fallen ahead, felt a deep sense of fear. If Yiyi hadn’t pushed her away just now, she likely wouldn’t have lived to see another day.

"Er Ya, are you okay?"

Yiyi was somewhat worried upon seeing Fei Erya’s pale complexion.

Hearing Yiyi’s words, Fei Erya immediately shook her head and said, "Yiyi, I’m fine. Thank you so much for just now. If it weren’t for you, I... I couldn’t have dodged in time."

"Between us, there’s no need for thanks."

However, Yiyi’s face then turned stern, "Er Ya, this clearly isn’t your job. Why are you here working in Fei Wenya’s place?"

"I... I..."

For a moment, Fei Erya couldn’t speak, finally said with a somber expression, "My mother saw I got into Jing University and thought my future work would be easy. And these days, my sister’s been somewhat tired, so she hoped I could help my sister during this period. After this, they’d never bother me again."

Originally, she also disagreed, but thinking her mother and sister wouldn’t trouble her anymore in the future nor make unreasonable demands, she agreed, albeit not expecting such an incident to happen.

Hearing this, Yiyi said no more and straightforwardly said, "Alright, let’s get going now."

The guard also reacted.

"No wonder you seemed unfamiliar to me; turns out you were working in place of your sister."

"Thank you for the trouble, sir; my classmate and I will head back now."

Yiyi directly pulled Fei Erya away with a lingering sense of dread. If she hadn’t impulsively decided to look for Er Ya today, who knows what might have happened? Another accident might have occurred.

Seeing Yiyi angry, Fei Erya quickly spoke softly beside her, "Yiyi, don’t be angry anymore; I’ll definitely be more careful in the future."

Hearing this, Yiyi directly turned around, looking straight at Fei Erya and saying, "Er Ya, I once told you to stay at my house for the summer holiday, but you didn’t listen. Now you’re replacing Fei Wenya to work here. Do you understand how dangerous it was today? If it went wrong, you’d lose your life."

"I... I... I’m sorry."