"Doctor Yu, do you know him?" Huangpu Ze asked doubtfully.
Yu Tianran nodded. "Mr. Huang, when you fainted earlier, he wanted to treat you. Fortunately, I stopped him in time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
His words carried a hint of seeking credit.
Huangpu Ze's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. If Li Se had truly treated him, he didn't know if he would still be alive today. His face grew a little colder as he said, "Shiqing, that's thoughtful of you, but Imperial Physician Gu is already on his way. We don't need other doctors."
"Heh, if I'm not mistaken, it's precisely because of this 'Doctor Yu's' treatment that your condition worsened, isn't it? And you still feel fortunate that he treated you?" Li Se scoffed. Although he hadn't seen the subsequent events, just looking at Huangpu Ze's complexion told him his condition had worsened. This was the consequence of incorrect treatment.
"You're talking nonsense!" Yu Tianran's face flushed red. "How could it be because of me that his condition worsened? What do you know? To dare question my medical skills at such a young age! My teacher is Imperial Physician Gu, a true imperial physician, do you understand?"
"Your teacher is your teacher. Just because your teacher's medical skills are good doesn't mean yours are as well. If it wasn't for your incorrect acupuncture, how else would Mr. Huang's condition have worsened?" Li Se questioned coldly.
"My medical skills are not for you to dictate. At your age, how can you be a divine doctor? It's simply laughable. I think you're just a fraud!" Yu Tianran said, becoming somewhat flustered.
"That's enough!" Seeing that the two were about to continue arguing, Huangpu Ze reprimanded them in a low voice. He first glanced at Yu Tianran, then at Li Se, before saying, "My condition will be handled by Imperial Physician Gu."
It was clear that even if Li Se was right about his condition worsening due to incorrect acupuncture, he still didn't believe Li Se. How could he entrust his treatment to someone so young? He might as well continue waiting for Imperial Physician Gu!
"Mr. Huang, Imperial Physician Gu will arrive soon. This person who suddenly appeared, I suspect he's just trying to curry favor with Mr. Huang," Zhang Yi said with a cold smile. He definitely wouldn't miss an opportunity like this to mock Li Se.
"I brought him here. What, are you implying that I'm trying to curry favor too?" Yao Shiqing said with some displeasure.
Zhang Yi smiled. "Miss Yao certainly doesn't need to. But one must be wary of those with ulterior motives. Miss Yao is pure-hearted and might not understand the intricacies of this."
Yao Shiqing raised an eyebrow. Wasn't Zhang Yi indirectly calling her foolish with his words?
Huangpu Ze frowned. He clearly found Zhang Yi's words reasonable, not because he thought Yao Shiqing was foolish, but because he believed Li Se was a fraud. He pointed towards the door and said, "Shiqing, have him leave!"
"Uncle Huang, he can really cure your illness..." Yao Shiqing wanted to speak up for Li Se.
"What, Miss Yao means that even Imperial Physician Gu can't cure it, but he can?" Zhang Yi chuckled.
"Shiqing, I know you're concerned about my condition, but it's precisely because of your concern that you're being exploited by this kind of person. Have him leave. With Imperial Physician Gu here, there will certainly be no problems," Huangpu Ze said calmly.
Yao Shiqing ultimately said nothing. She looked at Li Se with some apology, wishing she hadn't brought him if it meant he'd be questioned like this.
Li Se also didn't try to defend himself. Since they didn't believe him, he wasn't going to offer his goodwill to someone who was being cold.
However, at this moment, a helicopter flew in from outside. When the helicopter landed, a very spirited elderly man dressed in a Tang suit disembarked.
"Teacher!"
"Imperial Physician Gu!"
This elder was none other than Gu Tianhe, formerly an imperial physician in the capital, now working as a doctor in the Zhang family's sanatorium. It was precisely because of his status as an imperial physician that many high-ranking officials were willing to seek treatment at the Zhang family's sanatorium, thus gathering considerable influence for the Zhang family.
"An imperial physician! This is the demeanor of an imperial physician!"
"This is my first time seeing an imperial physician. I heard imperial physicians only treat important leaders in the capital."
"I heard the Zhang family paid a considerable price to invite Imperial Physician Gu!"
"..."
Many people were discussing in hushed tones.
"Imperial Physician Gu!" Even Huangpu Ze had to be respectful upon seeing Gu Tianhe. This was the status of an imperial physician.
Gu Tianhe nodded slightly, then extended his hand. "Let me feel your pulse."
Huangpu Ze immediately extended his hand.
Meanwhile, Yu Tianran on the side asked doubtfully, "Teacher, when Mr. Huang fainted earlier, I gave him acupuncture, but it didn't seem to have much effect."
Gu Tianhe said nothing, focusing on taking the pulse. After a moment, he said, "There are no major issues. I can restore it with a round of acupuncture."
"Then I'll trouble Imperial Physician Gu!" Huangpu Ze finally felt completely at ease.
Li Se, standing nearby, frowned slightly. How could Gu Tianhe, an imperial physician, fail to detect Huangpu Ze's problem?
"Since Imperial Physician Gu says so, then there must be no problem. Unlike some people, who insisted on exaggerating Mr. Huang's condition. Is this to fawn over him?" Zhang Yi, seeing that Li Se hadn't left, taunted him again.
Many people's gazes turned towards Li Se, all filled with contempt.
"What's going on?" Gu Tianhe asked, confused.
"Teacher, when Mr. Huang fainted earlier, this kid wanted to treat Mr. Huang. Fortunately, I stopped him in time. However, he questioned my medical skills and even claimed my acupuncture was incorrect and would worsen Mr. Huang's condition. He's nothing more than a clown," Yu Tianran said with a cold snort.
Gu Tianhe glanced at Li Se with disdain in his eyes but didn't say anything. In his view, such a person didn't even qualify to speak with him.
He took out his silver needles. Gu Tianhe was an imperial physician, and his set of silver needles was also quite valuable, featuring phoenix patterns.
"Life-saving Phoenix Needles!" Li Se exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Tianhe, upon hearing this, also glanced at Li Se with surprise. Indeed, his set of silver needles was the Life-saving Phoenix Needles, extremely precious. His expression carried a hint of pride as he prepared to perform acupuncture on Huangpu Ze.
"Imperial Physician Gu, the acupuncture is incorrect. If you truly insert the needles, Mr. Huang will likely not survive for another half hour," Li Se shook his head. These silver needles were precious, and Gu Tianhe's reputation was also great, but even so, incorrect acupuncture would cause severe damage to Huangpu Ze's body.
Yu Tianran had already administered incorrect acupuncture once. If Gu Tianhe did the same this time, Huangpu Ze truly wouldn't survive for another half hour.
However, his words caused quite a stir in the venue.