“President Du, it won’t take too long!” Fu Qingfeng said with a faint smile. For an ordinary person, he really didn’t need much of his time.
“Kid, I’ll make you understand what it means to offend me and steal the golden needles!” Gu Tianhe said with a cold laugh.
“How dare you?!”
But just as Fu Qingfeng was about to make a move, Du Jinglong, with a dark expression, rebuked him.
“President Du, what’s wrong?” Fu Qingfeng looked puzzled. Why did Du Jinglong seem so angry?
Gu Tianhe and the others were also confused. Was Du Jinglong going to protect this Li Se?
Thinking of this, Gu Tianhe quickly said, “President Du, this kid stole the golden needles from the Eight Great Schools and spoke disrespectfully to me. He almost caused Mr. Huang to die. He must pay a price!”
“Stole golden needles and spoke disrespectfully?” Du Jinglong chuckled disdainfully. “Gu Tianhe, are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
Du Jinglong’s attitude made Gu Tianhe a bit strange. He said, “It’s impossible to be mistaken. He does have golden needles, and he spoke disrespectfully to me. Everyone present can testify!”
“That’s right, we can testify!” Zhang Yi immediately chimed in.
Yu Tianran added, “His medical skills are poor. If I hadn’t stopped him in time, Mr. Huang might have died from his treatment. Fortunately, thanks to my teacher, Mr. Huang is now safe and sound.”
“Nonsense!” Du Jinglong was furious. “Little friend Li’s medical skills are poor? You people are truly ridiculous. Do you know who he is?”
“Who?” Seeing Du Jinglong’s expression, Gu Tianhe had a bad feeling.
“Gu Tianhe, I won’t deny that you were once an imperial physician, but you should know how you retired. As for little friend Li…”
Du Jinglong’s face was angry and extremely grave as he said word by word, “He is a newly appointed imperial physician!”
Newly appointed imperial physician!
But as these four words fell, it was like a bolt from the blue.
Everyone present widened their eyes, almost unable to believe what they heard. If these words had come from someone else, they wouldn’t have paid much attention. But coming from the head of the Imperial Physician Review Committee, there was no room for doubt!
“Du… President Du, you mean, he’s an imperial physician?” Huangpu Ze asked, his voice trembling.
“Of course, I personally reviewed it. Moreover, the Imperial Physician Gold Medal was personally delivered to little friend Li by General Xiao. Are there any problems?” Du Jinglong said with a stern face.
At this moment, Gu Tianhe and the others were speechless. Not only was Li Se already an imperial physician, but he had also received the medal personally from General Xiao. How could they not know General Xiao? He was a generation’s God of War!
Although Gu Tianhe was a seasoned imperial physician, he had never enjoyed such treatment. His body trembled involuntarily. He recalled the two times he had treated Huangpu Ze. Others might not know, but how could he not? He had stolen Li Se’s credit.
It was over now!
“Huangpu Ze, do you remember what I said earlier? Your so-called understanding is just your understanding. In my eyes, it’s ignorance!” Li Se said with a cold snort, seeing everyone’s expressions. He felt a little relieved.
“Divine Doctor Li, I…” Huangpu Ze was full of regret now. Especially in the private room today, he knew that Li Se had treated him, but he still gave the credit to Gu Tianhe. His purpose was simple: to please Gu Tianhe. Moreover, if he thanked Li Se, it would indirectly offend Gu Tianhe, and he didn’t want that to happen.
On the contrary, at that time, he thought that even if Li Se’s medical skills were good, he was ultimately just an ordinary doctor, not worth mentioning. But he never expected that his status would far exceed his imagination!
Li Se waved his hand and said calmly, “As I said earlier, I haven’t completely healed you. You won’t live for more than seven days. Since you trust Gu Tianhe so much, let him find a solution!”
Upon hearing this, Huangpu Ze’s face turned extremely pale. If he hadn’t known Li Se was an imperial physician, he wouldn’t have believed such words. After all, Li Se had said something similar before. But at this moment, he had no choice but to believe!
“Impossible!” Gu Tianhe retorted. “Perhaps you are an imperial physician, but I have examined his condition. His body is already unharmed. There will definitely be no problem!”
No matter what, he had been an imperial physician. If he had checked and found no issues, how could he not live for seven days?
“The two needle treatments were incorrect. The internal organs have long been severely damaged. If you can’t detect it, it means your medical skills are limited. I heard you were a retired imperial physician; could it be due to misdiagnosis?” Li Se said with a cold smile.
As soon as these words came out, Gu Tianhe’s face turned extremely ugly, as if his tail had been stepped on.
Traditional Chinese Medicine is different from Western Medicine. Western Medicine has a set of medical equipment for examination, and the probability of misdiagnosis is actually very low. However, Traditional Chinese Medicine relies on experience. Although ‘wang, wen, wen, qie’ (looking, listening, asking, touching) are only four words, they contain much more than just four words.
Thump!
Huangpu Ze didn’t hesitate any longer. He knelt before Li Se and begged, “Imperial Physician Li, please, treat me. I know I offended you before. I am willing to compensate, I am willing to give half of my assets!”
The Huang family’s assets were not inferior to Yao Jingtai’s. Half of their assets would be tens of billions!
Li Se, however, remained calm. He was contemplating something. Tens of billions were indeed a lot, but at this level, they were no longer as concerned about money.
After a moment of thought, Li Se nodded and said, “Yes, but there’s one more condition!”
“What condition?” Huangpu Ze hurriedly asked.
“Loyalty. I want the absolute loyalty of the Huang family!” Li Se said calmly.
Huangpu Ze’s expression flickered, but he quickly said firmly, “Yes!”
“Get up!” Li Se not only took the tens of billions but also made the Huang family serve him. This was also preparation for his future trip to the capital.
“Um, Imperial Physician Li, I apologize for my previous rudeness…” Fu Qingfeng was a little embarrassed. If he had known that Li Se was the imperial physician who would treat him this time, he would never have dared to make a move.
Li Se glanced at Fu Qingfeng and said, “Your old ailment has recurred. To be honest, it’s still because the person who treated you back then wasn’t skilled enough. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been hidden all along, causing this old ailment to recur and only worsen. Are you in great pain every few hours now?”
Gu Tianhe, standing nearby, heard this and his face turned somewhat red. But at this moment, he couldn’t refute Li Se’s words. At that time, he had only managed to control Fu Qingfeng’s condition, and he didn’t expect it to worsen after recurrence.
Fu Qingfeng gave Gu Tianhe a cold glance and then said, “Imperial Physician Li, is there a way to treat it?”
“Of course!” Li Se nodded, but then he smiled and said, “But… why should I treat you?”