After handing over the matters here to Qilin and the others, Li Se returned to the villa. For some reason, he felt a hint of exhaustion at that moment.
"Husband..."
As soon as he entered the house, Qiao Weiwei walked over, her eyes red-rimmed.
"Weiwei, what's wrong?" Li Se asked, confused.
"It's my father... he suddenly fell critically ill," Qiao Weiwei cried.
"Weiwei, I'll go back to Qingyun City with you," Li Se said urgently.
It was already nine o'clock in the evening, and Li Se naturally wouldn't choose to drive back. After all, the distance from the capital to Qingyun City was nearly a thousand kilometers, and driving would be too slow.
After booking a flight directly, Li Se and Qiao Weiwei boarded the plane back to Qingyun City.
Around four in the morning, the plane arrived in the capital. As soon as he disembarked, a car stopped at the entrance. It was none other than Lightning.
"Boss!" Lightning called out.
Li Se and Qiao Weiwei quickly got into the car, and then headed to the hospital.
At the hospital, many members of the Qiao family had already gathered, including Grandpa Qiao.
"Brother Li, you must save Guohua!" Grandpa Qiao was extremely excited to see Li Se arrive, as he believed Li Se's medical skills were highly advanced.
"Old Qiao, don't worry, I will do my best," Li Se nodded solemnly.
Qiao Guohua had been in a car accident and was currently undergoing emergency treatment in the operating room. Li Se couldn't just barge in. However, upon learning of Li Se's arrival, Director Tang hurried over.
"Divine Doctor Li, it's been a while," Director Tang shook hands with Li Se.
"What was Uncle Qiao's condition earlier?" Li Se asked quickly.
"The situation is not optimistic," Director Tang said with a grave expression. "The car accident was very severe, and his internal organs have been injured..."
After a brief explanation of the condition, it was clear that the car accident was extremely serious. Even Li Se frowned upon hearing this, realizing that even with his intervention, he didn't have a hundred percent chance of success.
"Divine Doctor Li, shall I arrange for you to enter the operating room immediately?" Director Tang inquired.
"Yes!" Li Se nodded.
The operating room door opened, and Li Se joined the team. Some Western medicine doctors were performing the rescue, but upon seeing Li Se, they all respectfully nodded.
In this hospital, everyone knew Li Se now. He was a miraculous divine doctor whose mastery of Chinese medicine was beyond compare, having created several medical miracles within the hospital!
"Divine Doctor Li!"
"Divine Doctor Li!"
The doctors in the operating room were all immensely respectful of Li Se.
Li Se nodded, then walked to the operating table and glanced at the patient's condition. His expression turned solemn.
A doctor beside him saw Li Se's expression and understood that the rescue was going to be difficult. He also explained to Li Se the specific internal injuries and conditions.
Li Se took out his golden needles and began to apply the Huanyang Needle Technique. The golden needles were all inserted into Qiao Guohua's body, and true qi was channeled into the needles, causing them to tremble.
Qi controls needles!
Most of the Western medicine doctors were witnessing Li Se's skill for the first time. They were astonished, wondering how many people in the country could surpass such acupuncture skills.
After the golden needle technique was completed, Li Se took out the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles and seamlessly inserted them, performing the entire set of acupuncture.
The fact that Li Se had to consecutively use the Huanyang Needle Technique and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles was enough to indicate the severity of Qiao Guohua's condition.
But it was still not enough.
After the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles were applied, Li Se's face had already turned a little pale, and sweat beaded on his forehead. Someone beside him immediately wiped away the sweat.
Seeing Li Se's state, the doctors couldn't help but worry.
"Divine Doctor Li, can you handle it?" a doctor asked with concern.
"Yes!" Li Se nodded solemnly.
Although his strength was considerable now, Qiao Guohua's injuries were too severe. The Huanyang Golden Needles and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles were applied with almost all his effort, draining more than half of his true qi. Crucially, it was not over yet, and he had to persevere.
After the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles were completed, the final step was the Tianyi Nine Needles.
The Tianyi Nine Needles was Li Se's most formidable acupuncture technique. He used the Huanyang Golden Needles and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles as preparatory steps for this ultimate technique.
"Three needles to live, three needles to die, three needles to regrow flesh and bone!"
This single phrase was enough to proclaim the Tianyi Nine Needles as the undisputed pinnacle of acupuncture.
Taking a deep breath, Li Se began to perform the Tianyi Nine Needles. The nine needles were inserted simultaneously, with true qi flowing into each one. Every needle was placed with absolute precision. This technique consisted of only nine needles, and being able to execute all nine was akin to being a reincarnated Hua Tuo.
After finishing the Tianyi Nine Needles, Li Se was completely exhausted and collapsed onto the ground.
"Divine Doctor Li..."
He could faintly hear people calling out to him, but soon, Li Se lost consciousness.
After an unknown period of time, Li Se awoke to find himself lying against a very soft body. Opening his eyes, he saw Qiao Weiwei.
Beside her were Jiang Ranran, Xia Bingyun, Xia Shuyu, Yu Yan, and Fang Xiuxiu.
Their faces were etched with worry. They hadn't seen him for some time and had naturally missed him dearly.
However, Li Se couldn't bring them all to the capital at once, as he wasn't confident in his ability to protect everyone there. This was why Jiang Ranran and the others had not yet traveled to the capital.
"How long have I slept?" Li Se sat up from Qiao Weiwei's embrace, shaking his head.
"It's now ten o'clock in the morning," Qiao Weiwei said with red eyes.
"How is Uncle Qiao?" Li Se asked.
"He's still in a coma," Qiao Weiwei replied.
Li Se immediately got up, but his body was still weak, and he swayed a couple of times as he stood.
"Husband, you should rest first," Qiao Weiwei quickly stopped him.
"Weiwei, I must go and see Uncle Qiao again," Li Se said firmly.
Qiao Weiwei was deeply moved.
Soon, Li Se returned to the operating room. Qiao Guohua was still lying there, his body covered in silver needles.
When performing the Tianyi Nine Needles, Li Se had not specified when the needles could be removed. Therefore, the hospital staff had not dared to remove them prematurely.
"Divine Doctor Li, are you feeling better?" Director Tang asked urgently.
"I'm fine now," Li Se waved his hand. He glanced at Qiao Guohua and asked, "Have you checked him?"
"Yes!" Director Tang nodded. "After your treatment, Mr. Qiao's condition has improved significantly, but... as I said, the injuries are too severe. Even though there's an improvement, it's still very serious!"