Ye Bowen's arm had been examined by several imperial physicians, all to no avail. This made Ye Zhizhu's expression grim. His own son had been crippled by Li Se.
"Is there truly no other way?" Ye Zhizhu asked coldly, looking at the imperial physician beside him. This physician was none other than Wu Yang.
Wu Yang shook his head, his face filled with helplessness. "There's nothing more we can do. I suggest amputation and then fitting a prosthesis."
A prosthesis?
Ye Bowen almost broke down. He shouted frantically, "I don't want to be amputated! I don't want a prosthesis... I don't!"
His emotions were starting to crack, and he became frenzied. His eyes turned red, as if he wanted to kill someone. And the person he most wanted to kill was, naturally, Li Se.
Ye Zhizhu's brows furrowed deeply. "Is this truly the only way?"
"It is the only way," Wu Yang nodded. As an imperial physician, he had done his utmost. If it could be cured, he would have cured it.
"Perhaps... we could try traditional Chinese medicine?" a subordinate beside them suggested at this moment.
"Traditional Chinese medicine?" Wu Yang suddenly thought of someone. However, he didn't mention the person, merely shaking his head with a smile. "Traditional Chinese medicine is no match for Western medicine. Even we Western doctors have declared amputation necessary, so traditional Chinese medicine surely can't help."
The subordinate couldn't help but say, "But not long ago, when War God Li's injuries were so severe, our Western medicine was also helpless, and he was finally treated by a young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine..."
He was about to continue, but upon noticing Wu Yang's gaze, he immediately dared not speak further.
Ye Zhizhu's brow furrowed tightly. He had heard about this matter, but he didn't know who the person was. He then looked at Wu Yang and asked, "Who is that traditional Chinese medicine practitioner?"
Wu Yang said, "Mr. Ye, this practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine might have just been lucky, or had connections to become an imperial physician. He isn't even at this sanatorium and basically never comes here. After treating War God Li, who knows where he ran off to."
"Imperial Physician Sun knows," the subordinate quickly added.
Wu Yang was somewhat indignant, but he couldn't say much more now. He truly disliked Li Se. However, given the current situation, Ye Zhizhu would most likely seek Li Se to treat the condition.
If Li Se could cure it, Wu Yang would surely be labeled as incompetent.
The thought itself was incredibly frustrating.
"Quick, go and summon Imperial Physician Sun!" Ye Zhizhu said swiftly.
About five minutes later, Sun Bai arrived at the ward. Upon seeing Ye Zhizhu, he respectfully said, "Mr. Ye!"
The status of an imperial physician naturally paled in comparison to these influential figures from top families. Imperial physicians held prestigious positions precisely because they treated these important individuals.
"I heard you know the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who treated War God Li?" Ye Zhizhu asked quickly.
"Yes, I do. Is it for your young master?" Sun Bai inquired.
Ye Zhizhu sighed lightly. "Western medicine can only offer amputation."
Sun Bai nodded. "I understand. If he were to come, there should be no problem. I'll call him now!"
With that, he walked out of the ward and made the call to Li Se.
...
After Qilin had captured Ye Tianqi, Li Se planned to drive over to see Qiao Weiwei and check on the management of the chamber of commerce. However, just as he reached the entrance of the chamber of commerce, he received a call from Sun Bai.
"Elder Sun," Li Se addressed Sun Bai with great respect. Sun Bai was the first imperial physician he had met, and he held a naturally respectful attitude towards such experienced traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, even if Li Se's own medical skills surpassed theirs.
"Divine Doctor Li, are you free now?" Sun Bai asked with a smile.
Li Se glanced at the entrance of the chamber of commerce and, after some thought, replied, "Imperial Physician Sun, is it a rather difficult patient?"
"Yes!" Sun Bai nodded. "A young scion of a prominent family has had both his arms crippled. Western medicine can only offer amputation. I've examined him and am helpless, so I'm calling you."
A prominent family's scion!
Both arms crippled!
Li Se's gaze held a peculiar glint, as he already knew who it was. It was rather obvious; who else could it be but Ye Bowen? However, since Sun Bai had called him, he naturally couldn't refuse directly. He smiled and said, "Elder Sun, that prominent family's scion is Ye Bowen, isn't he?"
"Eh, you know?" Sun Bai sounded surprised.
"Of course, I know," Li Se's lips curled up. "How about this, Elder Sun, please hand the phone over to that Ye Zhizhu."
Sun Bai was astonished. What was going on? He had a bad feeling about this. It was mainly because Li Se seemed to know so much about the situation here and even knew the Ye family.
Without much hesitation, Sun Bai approached Ye Zhizhu and said, "Mr. Ye, the call is for you."
Ye Zhizhu blinked in surprise but quickly took the phone, a smile appearing on his face. "I am Ye..."
"I know you are Ye Zhizhu," Li Se interrupted him.
Damn it!
Ye Zhizhu froze. That voice sounded so familiar, as if he'd heard it somewhere before, and it had an incredibly annoying tone. He quickly realized who was on the other end of the line, and his face immediately darkened.
It was Li Se!!!
He immediately recalled something. At the engagement banquet, Li Se had revealed three identities, one of which was an imperial physician!
This meant that the person who had treated Li Shengjun was none other than Li Se himself!
Although he knew about this, he hadn't investigated it deeply. He never expected it to be Li Se!
"That's right!"
Ye Zhizhu suddenly remembered something else: his son Ye Bowen had been forced by Li Se to apologize previously. Wasn't that because of Li Shengjun's attending physician?
"I'll be damned if I forgot about this!"
Ye Zhizhu's expression was very displeased. He hadn't paid much attention to this matter before, but now he recalled everything – Li Se was indeed Li Shengjun's attending physician at the time.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Zhizhu knew that the only person who could restore his son's arms now was probably Li Se. He tried his best to calm himself and said, "Li Se, since it's you, I won't beat around the bush. If you can cure my son, I promise the Ye family will stop bothering you!"
Sun Bai, listening from the side, raised an eyebrow. It seemed the Ye family and Li Se did not have a good relationship; they even appeared to have a conflict.
"Ye Zhizhu, what you're saying..."
Li Se, however, smiled. He smiled quite brilliantly. "It's as if I'm afraid of you bothering me. Haven't your Ye family caused enough trouble recently?"