It is said that three strikes and you're out, but this Li Se had questioned Gu Tianhe's medical skills repeatedly and claimed Huangpu Ze would not live long. How could anyone not be enraged?
Huangpu Ze could have overlooked Li Se's words for Yao Shiqing's sake, but this fellow was going too far!
"I'm just telling the truth, why should I apologize?" Li Se sneered.
"How dare you!" Huangpu Ze roared. "Do you know the consequences of offending me, Huangpu Ze, and Imperial Physician Gu?"
"You should worry about your own consequences first," Li Se said calmly.
"You..." Huangpu Ze was furious.
"Uncle Huang, let's go eat," Yao Shiqing said, worried that if they continued to argue, it would escalate into an unresolvable conflict. Besides, no matter what was said now, Huangpu Ze and the others would not believe Li Se.
"Hmph!" Huangpu Ze snorted and left.
After casting a cold glance at Li Se, Gu Tianhe also departed.
"My son, you must not offend Imperial Physicians," Chen Xiulian said with a face full of worry. She clearly knew how terrifying the status of an Imperial Physician was.
"Don't worry, Mom, it's fine," Li Se smiled. He really wanted to say, your son here is also an Imperial Physician! kuAiδugg
Huangpu Ze and his group arrived at the large private room. Coincidentally, Li Se was in the adjacent room. Both parties glanced at each other, their faces filled with anger.
"This scoundrel!" Gu Tianhe snorted.
"Imperial Physician Gu, why bother getting angry with such a young man?" Huangpu Ze said.
"That's true," Gu Tianhe nodded. Perhaps Li Se's medical skills were decent, but his status was too low. Compared to himself, they were not on the same level.
"Uncle Huang, I don't think Divine Physician Li's words are necessarily unreasonable," Yao Shiqing couldn't help but say.
"Shiqing, you still don't think he's a fraud?" Huangpu Ze said, somewhat displeased.
Gu Tianhe said with a cold face, "If what he says is reasonable, then you mean I, this Imperial Physician, am a fraud?"
Yao Shiqing cast an annoyed glance at Gu Tianhe and said, "Yesterday, who saved Mr. Huang, others may not know, but you should know yourself clearly!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I know very well. It was the 'immortal physician' you mentioned who saved him," Gu Tianhe said, somewhat annoyed.
"Shiqing, that's enough!" Huangpu Ze reprimanded. "What is going on with you? I must speak with your father. You've been terribly deceived by this fellow!"
"Mr. Huang, it's also normal. Miss Yao is still a bit naive," Zhang Yi said with a smile.
Yao Shiqing was so angry she could barely speak.
"After this meal, I must call your father..." Huangpu Ze was very angry. He had a very good relationship with Yao Jingtai, so he cared a lot about Yao Shiqing's affairs. However, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly trembled violently and vomited a mouthful of blood, splattering all over the dishes on the table.
"Uncle Huang?"
"Mr. Huang!"
Everyone was greatly alarmed.
Gu Tianhe raised an eyebrow. Could it be that, as the young man had just said, the acupoints from yesterday could only temporarily prolong life? But it didn't make sense. After the acupuncture, he had meticulously examined Huangpu Ze's body and only relaxed when he confirmed there were no problems. Why was he spitting blood again?
"Imperial Physician Gu, quickly save Mr. Huang!" the secretary exclaimed anxiously. He was puzzled; since being treated by Yu Tianran, why did Huangpu Ze seem to be constantly spitting blood?
Gu Tianhe did not dare to delay and immediately took out his silver needles, inserting them into the same acupoints as yesterday. However, this time, it had no effect at all.
"Teacher, how is it?" Yu Tianran asked.
Gu Tianhe said with a somber face, "We must perform the life-saving Phoenix Acupuncture Technique!"
After another session of acupuncture, Huangpu Ze's condition worsened, and his life force began to rapidly decline.
"He's gone, he's gone. He's truly gone this time. Prepare for the funeral," Gu Tianhe said, shaking his head. He had exhausted all the methods he could think of, yet he could not save Huangpu Ze.
"But you are an Imperial Physician, how can you be so helpless?" the secretary cried out.
"Fate determines life and death, wealth and honor are bestowed by heaven," Gu Tianhe said calmly.
"I'm going to find Divine Physician Li!" Yao Shiqing immediately ran out of the private room.
"How laughable. Can that brat's medical skills be better than mine?" Gu Tianhe scoffed.
"My teacher has declared him dead, so no one can help now," Yu Tianran said with a cold snort.
Huangpu Ze didn't really want to come. After all, Huangpu Ze didn't believe him at all. But at Yao Shiqing's pleading, he still came. However, upon seeing Huangpu Ze's condition, his expression changed slightly. It was even more serious than he had imagined.
Seeing Li Se arrive, Gu Tianhe was extremely displeased and said, "What use is it to call him here? Even I, this Imperial Physician, am helpless, so no one can save Mr. Huang. Make him leave!"
"That's right, get lost!" Yu Tianran shouted.
"Gu Tianhe, your medical skills are nothing special. Compared to Imperial Physician Sun, you are not in the same league!" Li Se sneered.
"What did you say?" Gu Tianhe was furious. His withdrawal from Imperial Physician status was related to Sun Bai. He did not expect Li Se to mention Sun Bai at this moment, which made him extremely angry.
"How dare you speak to my teacher like that?" Yu Tianran said angrily.
Zhang Yi also rebuked, "Imperial Physician Gu is the number one divine physician in our sanatorium, and his status as Imperial Physician is well-deserved. What are you, that you dare to boast here?"
"If you two continue to blabber, Mr. Huang will truly be beyond saving," Li Se said, frowning.
"I said he's already beyond saving, so what use is it for you to come?" Gu Tianhe said angrily.
The secretary's expression changed rapidly. He said urgently, "This young divine physician, you must save Mr. Huang!"
"What do you mean?" Gu Tianhe looked coldly at the secretary. "Are you questioning what I said?"
"I dare not!" the secretary said with a grim face. "But we should at least try."
"Heh heh, ridiculous!" Gu Tianhe sneered a few times. "Since you insist on doing such a futile thing, then so be it. Don't blame my medical skills if it fails later; it's likely this brat's fault!"
"Desperate people grasp at straws. This kind of barefoot doctor will only make Mr. Huang worse," Yu Tianran snorted.
"What? Is it worse than you declaring him dead?" Li Se was very angry.
Gu Tianhe slammed the table in anger and said, "Since you are so confident, then treat him. I want to see what capability you have!"
These people watched coldly.
Li Se immediately took out his Huanyang Golden Needles and quickly inserted them into Huangpu Ze's body. While Gu Tianhe's needling yesterday was fast and accurate, it paled in comparison to Li Se's today. He directly tossed the silver needles out, which was Qi controlling needles!
However, Gu Tianhe's attention was not on this. He was certain that Huangpu Ze was beyond saving, so he didn't pay attention to Li Se's needling technique. But these golden needles made his eyes light up.
"It's actually Huanyang Golden Needles!"
Gu Tianhe's expression changed drastically, and greed soon appeared in his eyes.
These golden needles, this Imperial Physician must have them!