“He is an Imperial Physician?”
“My heavens, so young?”
“How did the Imperial Physician selection committee review this? How could they allow someone like this to become an Imperial Physician?”
“…”
The doctors who followed Wu Yang looked incredulous, but their voices had clearly become much quieter. After all, if this person truly was an Imperial Physician, they couldn't afford to offend him.
“Can I drink this medicinal soup now?” Li Se sneered.
No one spoke. Lin Wu Nan immediately had someone slowly help Elder Lin drink the medicinal soup. Once the soup was consumed, coupled with Li Se's activation through his true qi, the medicinal properties of the soup began to release. The dosage of this soup had been increased, and for a moment, Elder Lin’s body began to convulse.
“Something’s wrong!” Wu Yang shouted.
“Quiet!” Li Se snapped. The golden needles appeared in his hand, but this time he wasn't using the Yang Revival Needle Technique. Instead, he employed the Nine Needles of the Heavenly Physician. This technique comprised nine needles in total: the upper three for life, the middle three for death, and the lower three to mend bone and flesh. Each set of three needles represented a stage.
In the blink of an eye, Li Se had already administered three needles. After these three, Elder Lin’s convulsing body calmed down. He then proceeded with the middle three, and two of the lower three needles!
In less than a minute, eight of the Nine Needles of the Heavenly Physician had been applied. After finishing the eighth needle, Li Se’s complexion had become slightly pale. The final needle, used with a regular silver needle, was the most crucial: it regulated yin and yang, and separated life from death. This needle was inserted into a critical pressure point!
When the last needle was inserted, Li Se felt as if his entire body had been drained, and he almost collapsed to the ground, but he managed to hold on. After the Nine Needles of the Heavenly Physician were completed, Elder Lin's complexion was visibly recovering at a rapid pace.
“Dad!”
“Grandpa…”
Lin Wu Nan and the others were visibly excited. Even though they didn't understand medicine, they could read the complexion. His color had clearly become much more ruddy.
“I… I’m alive?” Elder Lin asked, a little dazed. He looked at the young man in front of him, feeling a sense of familiarity. He knew that it was this young man who had saved him.
“Young man, thank you!” Elder Lin expressed his sincere gratitude.
Meanwhile, Wu Yang and the others were dumbfounded, utterly unable to believe what they were witnessing. How could the person they had already pronounced as beyond saving be healed?
“This is bad!” Wu Yang suddenly thought of something and shouted again, “This is a deathbed resurgence!”
“It must be a deathbed resurgence!”
“As expected, he died from drinking the medicine!”
“Impulsive punishment…”
Several doctors were absolutely certain it was a deathbed resurgence.
“Then you can check!” Li Se frowned. He genuinely had no good feelings towards Imperial Physicians like Wu Yang. Moreover, he knew that Wu Yang was also the patron of that Zhou Yuan. They were the same type of people, lacking medical ethics.
“Of course, we need to check!” Wu Yang immediately led his men over to examine. After a round of checks, they all fell silent, because Elder Lin’s condition had indeed improved significantly compared to before, and there seemed to be no immediate danger to his life. Although he still suffered from heart failure, his condition was clearly developing in a positive direction.
“Imperial Physician Wu, what do you say?” Ye Fang asked urgently, eager for the results.
“Recovering… quite well!” Despite his reluctance to admit it, Wu Yang had to concede that Elder Lin had indeed improved considerably. But he truly couldn’t understand how a few needle insertions could lead to such recovery.
“How could this be?” Ye Fang was also incredibly frustrated.
“Young Friend Li, thank you. If you need anything in the future, please don’t hesitate to ask. I, Lin Wu Nan, will do my utmost. Here are ten million!” Lin Wu Nan produced a check and handed it to Li Se, his gratitude genuine.
Li Se did not stand on ceremony and accepted the check, saying, “Elder Lin needs to rest. I will come back for a follow-up examination in a week. If there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave.”
“Wan Qiu, quickly escort Young Friend Li!” Lin Wu Nan said quickly.
“Alright!” Lin Wan Qiu nodded.
As he passed by Ye Fang, Li Se gave her a meaningful smile, which unsettled her immensely, making her complexion extremely unpleasant.
“Imperial Physician Wu, it seems you can retire early.” Li Se said with a playful smile as he approached Wu Yang.
Wu Yang's expression was even more grim than Ye Fang's. He didn't respond; how could he? After all, he was the one who had initiated the bet with Li Se.
“What, Imperial Physician Wu… ah, no, you shouldn’t be an Imperial Physician anymore. Since you’re retiring, you can only be called Wu Yang from now on,” Li Se said with a chuckle.
“Don’t push your luck too far!” Wu Yang was furious.
Lin Wu Nan quickly intervened to smooth things over, saying, “Wan Qiu, why aren’t you escorting Young Friend Li?”
“Oh, alright. Li Se, let’s go.” Lin Wan Qiu knew her father wanted to give Wu Yang a way out. Regardless, he was still an Imperial Physician.
Li Se couldn't be bothered to say more to Wu Yang. He figured the bet would probably be voided, as there was no written agreement. People like this were typically sore losers, and if the other party refused to honor it, he couldn’t do anything about it. He could only mock him a few times if they met again.
After leaving the Lin residence, just as Li Se was about to get into his car, his body went weak, and he collapsed into Lin Wan Qiu’s arms. Immediately, a soft sensation and a refreshing fragrance wafted towards him, giving him the urge to sleep.
“You… what’s wrong?” Lin Wan Qiu blushed slightly and hurriedly pulled Li Se into the car. However, Li Se had already fallen asleep in her arms.
For a moment, Lin Wan Qiu didn't know what to do. She could only let Li Se lie in her arms, her heartbeat involuntarily quickening.
Soon, her heart rate did quicken because Li Se’s hands began to grow restless. She cursed inwardly, thinking how this fellow was still so disobedient even while asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, when Li Se woke up, he felt refreshed and invigorated. He had been exhausted from the acupuncture on Elder Lin, and combined with the comfort of Lin Wan Qiu’s embrace, he had fallen asleep.
“Um, excuse me, I’m sorry. I was just too tired,” Li Se said apologetically. However, he noticed that Lin Wan Qiu’s clothes seemed somewhat disheveled. What happened? He vaguely recalled grabbing something soft and bouncy in his dream. Could it be…?
“No… it’s fine!” Lin Wan Qiu’s face was burning hot. She didn’t say much more to Li Se and quickly alighted from the car, leaving.
Watching Lin Wan Qiu’s retreating figure, Li Se slapped his forehead. He wondered if he had done something to this young lady while he was asleep.
Perhaps that wasn't a dream, but reality?