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[Liao-Fan]: My father passed away when I was young,

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 and mother persuaded me to learn medicine instead of becoming a scholar. 

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Mother said to me:

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[Mother]: Learning medicine will be a good way to support yourself 

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and also to help others.

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Besides, having a skill on hand, you will never have to worry about making a living,

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 and you can even become famous through your medical skills.

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This has always been an ambition your father had for you.

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[Liao-Fan]: One day, at the Compassionate Cloud Temple,

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I met an elderly but distinguished looking man who had a long beard 

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and had such a look of a sage that I immediately paid my respects to him.

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 The old man told me:

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[Old Man]: You are destined to become a government official.

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You can attain the rank of Erudite First Level Scholar next year, 

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why aren't you study for the exam?

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[Liao-Fan]: So I told my mother's instructions to give up scholarly study for learning medicine.

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Then I asked for his name, birthplace, and residence. 

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[Old Man]: He replied: My last name is Kong. 

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I came from Yunnan Province.

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I have inherited the knowledge of Mr. Shao,

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 who developed the art of prediction very well.

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By calculations, I'm supposed to pass it on to you.

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[Liao-Fan]: Therefore, I led Mr. Kong to my home and told my mother about him.

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Mother told me to treat him well and said:

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[Mother]: Since Mr. Kong is so good at predicting the future, he must also know our past.

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Let's ask him and test his authenticity.

