Dr. Cao’s face twitched. Should he kneel? He was, after all, a Western medicine authority. How could he kneel?
“Dr. Cao, fulfill the bet,” a doctor beside him sighed. This was the doctor who had just recognized Li Se’s mastery of manipulating needles with his Qi. He continued, “The greatest physicians balance Qi, Chinese medicine uses needles, and lesser physicians use medicine. This is true, profound Chinese medicine!”
Dr. Cao hadn’t expected such high praise from his colleague. In the end, he could only obediently kneel and apologize before quickly leaving. He was too ashamed to stay any longer.
Li Se wrote another prescription for Madam Zheng, instructing, “One dose a day, do not stop the medication. Even after recovery, you will only have two years of lifespan at most!”
“I understand,” Madam Zheng said, wiping her eyes. Living another two years was already quite good, far better than the Western doctors preparing for her funeral.
This was essentially just keeping her alive by a thread, still relying on medication for maintenance. The cost was quite high, and ordinary families truly couldn’t afford it, but this was the extent of what Li Se could do.
“Thank you very much!”
As Li Se left the Zheng residence, Zheng An’an ran out, her delicate face flushed as she expressed her gratitude. While Li Se wasn’t paying attention, she stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek before running back into the Zheng residence.
Li Se was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting to be kissed by this young lady. He touched his cheek, smiled, and didn’t dwell on it too much.
He then drove his car to a deserted spot, got out, and leaned against the car door. After a moment, he said lightly, “Come out. You’ve been following me all this way, aren’t you tired?”
Soon, a figure slowly emerged. It was none other than Ye Tianqi.
“It’s you?” Li Se was somewhat surprised. “You defeated subordinate, dare to show your face again? Seeking death?”
Ye Tianqi’s mouth twitched. ‘Damn it, you are truly shameless! If it wasn’t for another Hua Jin martial artist back then, I wouldn’t have lost to you!’ However, now was not the time to bicker with Li Se. He sneered, “Very interesting. I initially thought you boosted your strength through some secret technique, but after observing you, you seem to have no period of weakness at all. Is it because you are a doctor?”
“Whatever the reason, why don’t you try and find out, loser?” Li Se beckoned dismissively.
Arrogant, utterly arrogant!
Honestly, Ye Tianqi really wanted to make a move. His previous defeat to Li Se was mainly due to a Hua Jin martial artist ambushing him. If it weren’t for that martial artist, he wouldn’t have lost to Li Se. And today, he was very sure that there was no such martial artist by Li Se’s side.
This might be an opportunity!
Moreover, Li Se had likely boosted his strength through a secret technique back then, and now he should still be in a weakened state. It was just that his medical skills were so superb that they masked this weakness, making it seem like nothing was wrong. In reality, his strength must have declined.
“Heh, then I really want to try.” After assessing the situation, Ye Tianqi smiled. He suddenly shot forward like an arrow, throwing a punch towards Li Se’s face. The aura of a peak Hua Jin martial artist erupted, causing the very air to tremble.
His punch quickly met Li Se’s, which felt like hitting an iron plate. Ye Tianqi felt a slight pain in his fist. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Li Se was meeting his punch with his own. Most importantly, why did he feel that Li Se’s explosive power was even greater than his own?
However, both of them were peak Hua Jin martial artists. If they were to clash head-on, Ye Tianqi wouldn’t be at a disadvantage. After the initial impact, a booming sound was heard, and their auras began to collide.
Ye Tianqi spun in mid-air and brought down a heavy kick.
Li Se blocked the kick with his arm and simultaneously threw a punch towards Ye Tianqi’s chest. But Ye Tianqi’s reaction speed was astonishingly fast. Even in mid-air, he managed to flip again, using his arms to block Li Se’s punch.
With a boom, Ye Tianqi was forced back several steps by the force of this punch but immediately charged forward again.
Ye Tianqi intended to trade blows, but Li Se certainly wouldn’t engage in a direct confrontation. Silver needles appeared in his hand, and several needles shot out.
“Damn it!” Ye Tianqi’s eyes widened. This was the use of hidden weapons to injure! However, as a peak Hua Jin martial artist, he once again dodged the needles, but Li Se had already appeared before him.
A sense of crisis washed over him. Soon, his chest felt a sharp pain, and he was sent flying backward.
That wasn’t all. Li Se pursued him on foot, quickly delivering several more punches to the flying Ye Tianqi.
“Ugh…” Ye Tianqi cried out in pain and crashed heavily onto the ground, feeling as if his entire skeletal structure was about to come apart.
“This time, with no other martial artists intervening, you are still the loser,” Li Se stated calmly.
Ye Tianqi remained silent, but inwardly, he was utterly terrified. Could this guy have truly broken through his limits? It was impossible. Even if he had broken through, he couldn’t have defeated him so easily. After all, Ye Tianqi was a seasoned peak Hua Jin martial artist. How could he be so vulnerable before Li Se?
Li Se took out his phone and called Qilin. About ten minutes later, Qilin arrived in his car.
“Take this person and restrain him. Don’t let him escape,” Li Se instructed.
“Yes!” Qilin nodded.
“By the way, he’s an ancient martial artist, a peak Hua Jin practitioner… Forget it, if something serious happens later, you probably won’t be able to stop him.” For safety’s sake, Li Se inserted a silver needle into Ye Tianqi’s body.
Ye Tianqi instantly felt his body go limp. He exclaimed in horror, “What did you do to me?”
“I just sealed your extraordinary meridians and eight channels, effectively making you a cripple!” Li Se said indifferently.
Ye Tianqi’s expression turned grim. However, only having his extraordinary meridians and eight channels sealed was still better than truly becoming crippled. For an ancient martial artist like him, becoming crippled would be something he could never accept; it would be more painful than death.
Meanwhile, at the military sanatorium.
Ye Zhizhuo found it strange that Ye Tianqi hadn’t replied. Had something happened? He then proactively called Ye Tianqi, but there was no answer. At that moment, he knew that Ye Tianqi had met with trouble.
“Li Se…” Ye Zhizhuo said with a dark expression.
“Dad, will my arm ever heal?” Ye Bowen’s voice came from the hospital bed. Despair and unwillingness filled his eyes. Was he destined to become crippled?