The moment this was said, Jiang Ranran’s expression shifted slightly.
Bai Shaotian was also present, looking smug. This Li Se was truly arrogant, daring to question Elder Jiang’s medical skills. Elder Jiang was a renowned traditional Chinese medicine physician whom he had invited at great cost!
“Grandma, Li Se’s medical skills are indeed very good. What he’s saying can’t be wrong,” Jiang Ranran naturally had to defend Li Se, speaking urgently.
The Old Madam snorted contemptuously, “Do you think we’re all fools? How can someone his age have profound medical skills?”
“One must be down-to-earth.”
“I don’t think this kind of man should be with Ranran.”
“He’s not genuine, pretending to be a highly skilled physician – isn’t that just trickery and deception?”
“Compared to Young Master Bai, he’s worlds apart!”
“…”
The members of the Guo family began to point fingers at Li Se.
Elder Jiang scoffed, “Since you study traditional Chinese medicine, you should also know that it is vast and profound. Without decades of cultivation, one cannot achieve much. You are so young yet speak such bold words, and I am using the Taiyi Divine Needle. You dare to question even this needle technique, how dare you?!”
The Taiyi Divine Needle was an supreme acupuncture technique in traditional Chinese medicine, even on par with renowned techniques like the Heavenly Physician Nine Needles and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles!
Now, to be questioned by a mere youth, how could Elder Jiang not be furious?
It was precisely with this Taiyi Divine Needle that he could stand proudly in the medical community, and he had even applied for the position of Imperial Physician!
Anyone who could apply to be an Imperial Physician certainly possessed extremely high medical skills!
“Kneel and apologize!” The Old Madam reiterated her demand.
However, Li Se completely ignored the Old Madam. If not for Jiang Ranran’s sake, given the Old Madam’s attitude, he would have turned and left long ago. Amidst the hostility and ridicule of the entire Guo family, his expression remained calm. He even took a step closer to Elder Jiang and said, “Your Taiyi Divine Needle is merely superficial, not even superficial at that. And you dare to call yourself a divine physician?”
Undeniably, Elder Jiang’s medical skills were indeed acceptable, but compared to Sun Bai and Elder Huang, he was far inferior.
The Taiyi Divine Needle was a supreme acupuncture technique, and not many people mastered it today. Yet, this Elder Jiang, having only learned the superficial aspects, dared to call himself a divine physician – that was too presumptuous.
“Presumptuous!”
“How dare you question Elder Jiang like this?”
The Guo family members all roared in anger.
Elder Jiang’s reliance was the Taiyi Divine Needle, yet now he was told that his Taiyi Divine Needle was merely learned superficially. He immediately became furious, “You dare to say my Taiyi Divine Needle is only learned superficially?”
Li Se said calmly, “Yes, you have only learned the superficial aspects.”
Elder Jiang laughed in anger, “You mean to say you understand the Taiyi Divine Needle?”
A joke, it was an utter joke!
“Elder Jiang, why bother with someone like him?” Bai Shaotian said with a smile. This Li Se was simply foolish. With what happened today, he probably wouldn’t even need fair competition.
Such a person was not worthy of being his opponent.
Elder Jiang waved his hand, his face darkening, “Perhaps this brat is also a divine physician.”
“I wouldn’t call myself a divine physician,” Li Se said, looking at Elder Jiang. “The silver needles you chose earlier, corresponding to the acupoints, are Baihui, Sishencong, Fengchi, Renying, Taiyang, Neiguan, Yanglao, Guanyuan, Qihai, Xuehai, Zusanli, Juliao, Sanyinjiao, Yongquan, and so on. Baihui is a point on the Du Channel; it can be used to purge excess or tonify deficiency, and it is the meeting point of the three Yang meridians and the five Shu points. Sishencong is located about one cun anterior and posterior to Baihui; the anterior and posterior points are on the Du Channel, while the left and right points are close to the Bladder Meridian. The Bladder Meridian relates to the Kidney, the Du Channel traverses the spine and relates to the Kidney, and the brain relates to the Heart. Qi communicates with the mansion of the primordial spirit.”
When Li Se spoke of Elder Jiang’s earlier acupuncture techniques, the latter was utterly stunned.
“This kid…” Elder Jiang’s face was filled with shock.
“Therefore, it can regulate diseases generated by the mansion of the primordial spirit,” Li Se said, then looked coldly at Elder Jiang, “But what does this have to do with a vegetative state?”
“Although the Taiyi Divine Needle is powerful, the diseases treated by this acupuncture method are not vegetative states at all. You should know that the Taiyi needle technique treats diseases by targeting acupoints; needles are never ineffective. If the needle technique is not appropriate for the illness, how can it be treated? You’re a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, don’t you understand this principle?”
Facing Li Se’s questioning, Elder Jiang was, at this moment, somewhat speechless.
But he was, after all, renowned as the number one divine physician in Tiancheng. In front of so many people, this was a huge loss of face, and it also significantly affected his title as a divine physician.
At this point, the members of the Guo family, hearing Li Se’s well-reasoned words, fell into contemplation.
“Nonsense!” Guo Fufu berated, “You’re clearly spouting gibberish, saying things we don’t understand. How can you question Elder Jiang’s medical skills?”
The Old Madam nodded, “Kneel and apologize to Elder Jiang, otherwise, you’ll never be able to be with Ranran!”
“Shut up!”
Li Se shouted coldly.
This voice seemed to carry an invisible force, causing the Old Madam’s body to tremble. She actually felt a trace of fear.
“How dare you speak to our Old Madam like that?” The Guo family members were enraged.
“Purely talking nonsense!” Elder Jiang snorted. Although he knew Li Se was right, if he admitted it now, his title as the number one divine physician in Tiancheng would cease to exist.
Therefore, even if Li Se was correct, what of it?
Who would believe him?
“Nonsense?” Li Se smiled. He immediately understood Elder Jiang’s thoughts.
Elder Jiang said calmly, “Since you are so skilled, then tell me, how should it be treated?”
Although Li Se spoke eloquently and hit the nail on the head, Elder Jiang still did not believe Li Se’s medical skills were high. He himself studied traditional Chinese medicine and was very aware of the difficulty of this path; it relied on experience and the accumulation of years. How could a young man in his early twenties possess such profound medical skills?
Elder Jiang flicked his sleeve and said, “Don’t just spout nonsense after learning a bit of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge. Truly performing treatment is completely different from the theories you’ve learned. Don’t just copy knowledge from books; it’s useless!”
Li Se stood with his hands behind his back and said, “Treat the illness by finding the right medicine. For this vegetative state, the best is the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, supplemented with herbal medicine, and it can awaken.”
“You know the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles?” Elder Jiang said disdainfully.
Li Se walked to Grandpa Guo’s side and removed all of Elder Jiang’s silver needles.
“What are you doing?” The Old Madam roared.
“Dare to pull out the needles?”
“If something happens to the old master, you will be fully responsible!”
The Guo family members were all furious.
Elder Jiang also sneered, “Don’t mess around if you don’t understand, otherwise, if you fail to cure, you’ll go to jail.”
Li Se ignored them. He knew these people would definitely try to stop him from performing the acupuncture, so he moved with incredible speed. After removing the needles, he simultaneously inserted thirteen silver needles, instantly piercing into Grandpa Guo’s body.
“Ranran, let’s go.”
Having done all this, Li Se turned and pulled Jiang Ranran away.
“You’re not allowed to leave!” The Old Madam blocked his path with her cane, her aged face filled with fury.
The Guo family members also glared at Li Se.
But Elder Jiang, standing by, exclaimed, “The Gui… Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles?”