“You bastard, I’ll fight you to the death! You’re the one who caused my husband’s condition…” Ruan Cuiyun lunged at Zhu Long, claws extended, ready to fight him.
Zhu Long, being a man, pushed Ruan Cuiyun away and snorted, “What does this have to do with me? Did I tell him to eat more? It was clearly your husband’s own problem. How foolish can you be, eating all the medicine and then blaming me!”
“You caused it!” Ruan Cuiyun roared.
“Hmph, what does it have to do with me?” Zhu Long scoffed.
Li Se wasn’t surprised by Zhu Long, a doctor who would wash his hands of the matter so completely. But this wasn’t the time for arguing. He said, “Mrs. Wu, let’s examine Mr. Wu first.”
Ruan Cuiyun nodded and immediately led Li Se inside. Although Wu Chao had been weak in that regard yesterday, his overall health was still good. Yet, in just one night, his complexion had lost all its color, appearing extremely pale. Another doctor was already by the bedside.
“He’s beyond saving,” the doctor shook his head.
“No, he can still be saved!” Li Se said at that moment.
The doctor frowned and looked at Li Se, asking, “Who are you?”
“Old Chen, this is Dr. Li, who claims he can bring the dead back to life. We’ve already diagnosed him as unsavable, so he insists he can save him. Let him try then,” Zhu Long said sarcastically. After all, as long as Li Se touched Wu Chao, he could completely clear himself of any responsibility.
Doctor Chen frowned deeply. “Young man, he’s beyond saving. Why bother with this unnecessary act? Besides, traditional Chinese medicine cannot bring people back from the dead. Let’s just forget it.”
“He still has a breath left. As long as there is a breath, there is hope,” Li Se walked over, taking out the Huanyang Golden Needles, preparing to perform the Huanyang Needle Technique.
Originally, after his acupuncture yesterday, combined with Chinese herbal medicine, he would have recovered his virility in due time. Unfortunately, Wu Chao did not trust him and had excessively consumed the special medicine, which worsened his condition and even put his life in danger.
“What are you doing?” Doctor Chen shouted. “He’s already unsavable. Why are you taking out acupuncture needles? Are you trying to stab someone?”
“Old Chen, he thinks his medical skills are extraordinary and can cure people with just a few needles,” Zhu Long chuckled.
“This is completely absurd!” Doctor Chen said with a cold face. “If a few needles could bring people back to life, what need would there be for us Western doctors?”
“All of you, shut up! I am a family member, and I consent to him treating him!” Ruan Cuiyun yelled, placing all her hope on Li Se now.
“Mrs. Wu, don’t be impulsive!” Doctor Chen felt that Ruan Cuiyun was desperately grasping at straws. He was already unsavable, and bringing in a young TCM practitioner was simply preposterous.
“Listen to our advice. Let Mr. Wu leave comfortably in his final moments. Why continue to torment him?” Zhu Long chimed in.
“You have no right to speak here!” Ruan Cuiyun shouted at Zhu Long.
Li Se said in a deep voice, “Since you are all at a loss, what harm is there in letting me try to treat him? Are you just going to let the patient wait for death?”
“Can’t you understand human speech?” Zhu Long was getting angry. “We’ve already said he’s unsavable. Could our diagnosis be wrong?”
“That’s because your medical skills are inferior. I can cure him!” Li Se said with full confidence.
“Ridiculous, with you?” Doctor Chen was somewhat disdainful.
“If you can save him, I’ll quit practicing medicine for the rest of my life!” Zhu Long couldn’t believe Li Se’s medical skills could be that extraordinary. And it was still TCM; how could it possibly cure him? After all, Western medical equipment couldn’t possibly misdiagnose.
Li Se looked at Zhu Long and said, “You said it yourself, no more practicing medicine for the rest of your life!”
“If you can save him, I’ll resign on the spot!” Zhu Long coldly snorted.
“You’d better not regret it!” Li Se smiled.
“I can bear witness!” Doctor Chen certainly didn’t worry about Zhu Long actually resigning, as it was impossible to save him.
“I’ll bear witness too!” Ruan Cuiyun said with a cold expression. “My husband has a certain status and position. We will absolutely ensure that this Zhu Long is never allowed to practice medicine again!”
Zhu Long wasn’t panicked at all. “And what if he can’t save him?”
“How about I give you this set of golden needles?” Li Se played with the golden needles in his hand. These were genuine. “This set of golden needles is worth at least tens of millions!”
“Are you kidding me? Even if these golden needles were made of pure gold, they couldn’t be worth tens of millions!” Zhu Long didn’t believe it.
“Huanyang Golden Needles, don’t you even know?” Li Se scoffed.
“Oh, Huanyang Golden Needles?” Doctor Chen’s eyes lit up. He quickly took the golden needles and examined them, then gasped, “Indeed, they are Huanyang Golden Needles. This set of golden needles is indeed worth tens of millions.”
“Heh, in that case, it’s settled,” Zhu Long’s face revealed a greedy expression.
“Divine Doctor Li, can my husband truly be treated?” Ruan Cuiyun asked, crying.
“Of course!” Li Se nodded and walked to the bedside. He began to wield the Huanyang Golden Needles. To start, he used the Qi Fei Zhen, implanting the entire set of needles into Wu Chao.
“Is this Qi Fei Zhen?” Doctor Chen was surprised.
“Who are you trying to fool?” Zhu Long knew nothing about TCM, so in his eyes, Li Se was just randomly stabbing. “He doesn’t even check the acupoints before throwing out the golden needles, and he’s throwing them? Are you practicing darts?”
“Ignorant!” Li Se uttered contemptuously.
“Who are you calling ignorant?” Zhu Long was somewhat annoyed. “I graduated from a famous foreign medical university. How dare you call me ignorant? You have some nerve! Don’t beg me to return them later when you lose the bet on the needles!”
“Little Zhu!” Doctor Chen shook his head. “This Doctor Li might truly be extraordinary!”
He was much older than Zhu Long. Although he didn’t know TCM, he had seen it before. If he hadn’t mistaken it, what Li Se was performing was likely Qi Fei Zhen. In the entire TCM community, those who could perform Qi Fei Zhen were definitely few and far between. At least so far, Li Se was the first person he had seen capable of Qi Fei Zhen.
This time, Zhu Long was likely going to resign!
“Extraordinary?” Zhu Long still said with a dismissive look. “Old Chen, you’re worrying too much. At his age, how could he be extraordinary? Aren’t all TCM practitioners supposed to be old?”
“What he just performed was Qi Fei Zhen. In the TCM world, those who can perform Qi Fei Zhen are likely no more than ten people in all of China!” Doctor Chen said with a solemn expression.
“Then it’s even more impossible for him to perform it,” Zhu Long sneered. “Old Chen, you’re just too nervous. Since there are fewer than ten, how could he possibly do it? I estimate he’s just throwing them around randomly. If he can save Wu Chao, then I will quit practicing medicine for life!”
Doctor Chen was about to say something else, but at this moment, Li Se took out the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles and performed Qi Fei Zhen again. And this time, the needle technique was naturally that of the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles!
“My heavens…” Doctor Chen almost cried out. His expression changed drastically at this moment. He now realized that Li Se was not just extraordinary; the rumors were likely true!
Huanyang Needle Technique and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, performed with Qi Fei Zhen. Could this be an ordinary doctor?
This was simply a prodigy doctor!