Li Se chuckled at these words, looking at Wu Yang with a half-smile, and said, "If you want to retire, just say so. Why beat around the bush?"
Hearing this, Wu Yang snorted coldly but didn't engage in verbal sparring with Li Se. He said, "I'm just asking if you dare!"
"I think he doesn't dare!"
"How can this possibly be cured? It's clear he's just trying to get close to the Lin family. If he can't cure him, the Lin family will hold him accountable!"
"Kneeling and apologizing would be considered light."
"At a time like this, he's still putting on a show. He truly doesn't know how he's going to die!"
"..."
Several doctors spoke with disdain.
Li Se smiled and said, "Since you want to retire, why would I not dare?"
"Heh, with so many people from the Lin family here, if you can't cure him later, and you don't kneel and apologize, you won't be able to leave the Lin family!"
Wu Yang sneered coldly, then looked at Lin Wu Nan and continued, "Mr. Lin, I hope you can be a witness."
"Alright!" Lin Wu Nan nodded.
Wu Yang said smugly, "Kid, Mr. Lin is your witness. You'd best not play any tricks..."
However, before he could finish, Li Se impatiently interrupted, "Stop blabbering and get out. You're so annoying!"
Wu Yang was enraged but didn't say anything more. He walked out of the room. Once these Western doctors left, only Li Se, Lin Wu Nan, and the others remained in the room.
"To dare to gamble with Imperial Physician Wu, you truly don't know your place." Ye Fang said with some mockery. Deep down, she had a sliver of hope that Li Se couldn't cure him. No, she was certain he couldn't. If even an Imperial Physician was helpless, how could this barefoot doctor possibly cure him?
Li Se wrote down a prescription and handed it to Lin Wu Nan, saying, "Simmer this prescription into one dose!"
"Alright!" Lin Wu Nan immediately had someone go to prepare the medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine preparation takes a little time.
Meanwhile, Li Se was gently massaging Elder Lin. His Zhenqi circulated in his palms and was then transmitted through his palms to every acupoint, nourishing every nerve.
"Will this help?" Ye Fang couldn't help but mock again.
"What? Do my father's actions require your questioning?" Li Se retorted.
Ye Fang was furious, almost to the point of killing. Fortunately, Lin Wu Nan and Lin Jun Hao were not in the room at this moment, only she and Lin Wan Qiu.
"Mom, you..." Lin Wan Qiu's expression was strange. She remembered what her mother had said at the Lin family entrance earlier. If she had to beg Li Se, she would call him Dad. She wouldn't actually do it, would she?
"It's nothing!" Ye Fang snorted coldly. She couldn't stand to be here any longer and turned to leave. She didn't want to see Li Se again. However, before leaving, she glared fiercely at Li Se, wishing he could cure the illness, but if he couldn't, she would make this barefoot doctor pay the price!
After Ye Fang left, Lin Wan Qiu couldn't help but say, "Li Se, you... made my mother call you Dad?"
"Do you want to call me Dad too?" Li Se teased.
"I refuse to!" Lin Wan Qiu's pretty face blushed, and she said with a hint of resentment, "You're so bad!"
Her demeanor and tone, like a shy young woman, made Li Se gaze at her in a daze. An unhealthy image flashed in his mind: the image of Lin Wan Qiu calling him Dad...
However, Li Se quickly suppressed these distracting thoughts. He was treating an illness now, and too many distracting thoughts would affect the treatment's effectiveness.
About an hour later, the medicinal soup was delivered. The medicine had a strong aroma. At this moment, Wu Yang followed in, his face full of doubt. "Mr. Lin, you absolutely must not let Elder Lin drink this medicine. Look, the smell of this Chinese medicine is too strong. I just looked at the prescription; every ingredient has been increased by one and a half times. In such a situation, it can kill people!"
At this moment, a doctor standing nearby quickly said, "Mr. Lin, I have some understanding of traditional Chinese medicine. I've studied the prescription just now. You must have heard that 'medicine has three parts poison.' In this prescription, every ingredient is in excess dosage. Even ordinary people might have problems if they take it, let alone Elder Lin. In his physical condition, he absolutely cannot drink this, or he will surely die!"
Hearing this, Lin Wu Nan hesitated. The medicinal soup did indeed have a rather strong smell, and even Wu Yang and the others said the dosage in the prescription was too large. Since it was his father who would be drinking this medicinal soup, he had to be cautious.
"I said earlier that I don't want Western doctors present when I'm treating patients. Why are you all jumping around here?" Li Se frowned.
"Kid, you're trying to kill Elder Lin!" Wu Yang shouted coldly.
"This dosage will kill him," the doctor who spoke earlier chimed in.
"What do you understand?" Li Se said impatiently, "If I explain it to you, will you understand?"
Wu Yang said, "Whether we understand or not, we are also doctors, and we know very well that an excessive dosage of medicine can kill people. I've seen your prescription; every dose has been increased. You are intentionally trying to kill Elder Lin!"
Li Se didn't want to argue with Wu Yang. Instead, he looked at Lin Wu Nan and said, "Mr. Lin, since you've invited me to treat him, you should trust me. If you don't trust me, I can leave directly!"
"Dad, Li Se's medical skills are fine," Lin Wan Qiu quickly said.
"Fine?" Ye Fang laughed. "Even the Imperial Physician says this prescription's dosage is too large, and 'medicine has three parts poison.' Every ingredient has been increased in dosage. This is clearly an attempt to kill the Elder!"
Lin Jun Hao wanted to say something, but ultimately said nothing. He knew the final decision rested with his father, and he knew Li Se's identity. There was no reason for Li Se to kill his grandfather, as it served no purpose.
After a moment of thought, Lin Wu Nan said, "Young friend Li, I believe you!"
"Mr. Lin, you're being impulsive!" Wu Yang was shocked. He truly hadn't expected Lin Wu Nan to choose to believe Li Se. What a joke.
"Wu Nan, this is an Imperial Physician!" Ye Fang exclaimed.
"Who isn't an Imperial Physician?" Li Se scoffed.
"What do you mean? Are you saying you're also an Imperial Physician?" Ye Fang sneered. "If you are an Imperial Physician, I'll call you what I called you before!"
"Heh, Madam Lin, some things should not be said too definitively, but since you insist, I won't be polite."
Li Se smiled, then pointed at Wu Yang and said, "Go ask him if I am an Imperial Physician!"
"Imperial Physician Wu, is he an Imperial Physician?" Ye Fang asked anxiously.
"Just an Imperial Physician who got in through the back door, nothing special!" Wu Yang said disdainfully. He was convinced that Li Se's status as an Imperial Physician had no substance, that he had only become one by backdoor dealings.
But these words almost made Ye Fang faint. How could she be so ill-spoken? Was she about to call this guy Dad again?