As Li Se’s voice faded, everyone’s gaze turned to him. Tian Anming hadn’t paid attention to Li Se when he first entered, but now Li Se had jumped out, demanding ten million as his consultation fee.
“Who are you?” Tian Anming frowned. If Li Se were an elderly Chinese medicine practitioner, he might have believed him, but at only twenty-something years old, when even the veteran physician Hua De was helpless, what could a young man do?
“Husband, this is Doctor Huang’s brought,” Xu Qing said.
Tian Anming naturally knew Huang Shanshan, the granddaughter of Old Man Huang, but he truly didn’t understand Li Se and didn’t pay much attention. As for ten million, how could he possibly let a young man treat his daughter? He waved his hand, saying, “Even the divine physician Hua cannot help, and you think you can cure my daughter? Xu Qing, give them their consultation fee and let them leave.”
Xu Qing nodded and symbolically gave Huang Shanshan a small consultation fee.
Li Se glanced at the girl on the hospital bed. The reason he asked for ten million as a consultation fee was because Xu Qing had been more willing to believe a foreigner than him just now, even pulling out his silver needles. That was why he had asked for ten million. However, seeing the situation, the other party clearly didn’t believe him. He said, “I can treat her!”
“Young man, you must have your own principles in everything you do. If you lose your principles and bottom line, what difference is there between you and an animal?” Hua De said somewhat displeased. In his opinion, Li Se was just greedy for money. Given the patient’s condition, even he couldn’t help, let alone a young man.
Tian Anming didn’t give Li Se a chance to speak and said coldly, “Please leave!”
“Let’s go.” For some reason, seeing how these people treated Li Se, Huang Shanshan also felt a bit angry and pulled Li Se to leave.
Hua De watched Li Se’s retreating back and snorted with displeasure, “It’s because of people like this who are swindling and deceiving that my Chinese medicine is called deceitful and harmful. Alas.”
There were many reasons for the decline of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Firstly, it was profound and complex, making it very difficult to learn, unlike Western medicine, which had medical equipment and a set of standard treatment procedures. Chinese medicine had none of these. Secondly, there were too many swindlers and deceivers, which had led many Chinese people to be disappointed with Chinese medicine, even afraid to let Chinese medicine practitioners treat them, lest they be cheated.
“Divine Physician Hua, is there really no way?” Tian Anming looked at his daughter on the hospital bed, his heart aching.
Hua De shook his head, “To cure this illness, I fear only the imperial physicians from the capital can help. However, it’s not easy to invite them. Oh, right, I remember that the First Hospital had a divine physician some time ago. The son of the richest man and the mayor’s wife were all helpless, but that divine physician cured them. You might want to invite this divine physician.”
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope appeared on Tian Anming’s face. He quickly said, “I’ll go ask the mayor right away. Who is this divine physician?”
He immediately called the mayor, who answered after a short while. Mayor Ding Peng asked, “Director Tian, what is it?”
“Mayor Ding, may I ask if you know a divine physician?” Tian Anming asked cautiously.
“Yes, his medical skills are truly remarkable. Director Tian, is something wrong with your health?” Ding Peng praised Li Se’s medical skills to the skies; he was a divine physician indeed.
“Mayor Ding, it’s like this…” Tian Anming explained his daughter’s situation, sighing, “Now my daughter’s condition is getting worse and worse. She’s my only daughter. Mayor Ding, could you introduce me to this divine physician?”
“Of course, no problem. How about this, I will speak to this divine physician in advance and give you a contact method. You can contact him directly then. Remember, you must be respectful to this divine physician. You know Imperial Physician Sun, right? Even he can only assist this divine physician and even recommended this divine physician to apply for imperial physician status!” Ding Peng cautioned.
Tian Anming took a deep breath, “Mayor Ding, I understand.”
After hanging up the phone, Ding Peng called Li Se. It connected immediately. After some pleasantries, he got to the point, “Divine Physician Li, a patient wishes to ask you for treatment.”
“Mayor Ding, you are too kind. Tell me the address, and I will go directly,” Li Se said with a smile.
“Divine Physician Li, he will contact you shortly and also send someone to pick you up,” Ding Peng smiled. After chatting for a while longer, they hung up the phone.
As soon as he hung up, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in!”
The office door was opened, and the secretary walked in. He placed a document on the desk and said, “Mayor Ding, the Imperial Physician Review Committee from the capital has sent a document.”
“Oh?” Ding Peng was surprised, “Could someone in Qingyun City have applied for imperial physician status?”
“Yes, and you know this person too,” the secretary nodded.
Ding Peng immediately knew who it was, “Could it be Divine Physician Li? Didn’t he refuse Imperial Physician Sun’s recommendation?”
“You’ll know when you read the document,” the secretary said.
Ding Peng opened the document. Upon reading it, his expression changed, his eyes filled with solemnity. After a long time, he murmured, “To be recommended by both Imperial Physician Sun and the Li family simultaneously. In such a situation, Divine Physician Li doesn’t need to apply himself anymore. Remarkable, two imperial physicians at the same time…”
Wait!
Ding Peng suddenly thought of something. Is there a connection between the Li family and Divine Physician Li?
It was hard not to make that connection, after all, Imperial Physician Li had never met Li Se, nor would he recommend Divine Physician Li based on some words from Imperial Physician Sun. There was only one possibility: Li Se had a great relationship with the Li family.
Thinking of this, Ding Peng felt a sense of unrest in his heart. My goodness, could this Divine Physician Li be a descendant of the Li family?
After all, the Li family was a prominent family in the capital, a true family of Chinese medicine practitioners, imperial physician level. The current Li family was involved in both politics and the military. In the vastness of China, how many families could compete with the Li family?
“By the way, Mayor Ding, there’s one more thing,” the secretary said at this moment, “The US Medical Association has organized a group of authorities and is preparing to come to Qingyun City.”
Ding Peng frowned slightly, “The US Medical Association organizing authorities, what are they coming to do?”
The secretary explained, “Some time ago, the Vice President of the US Medical Association publicly apologized to Chinese medicine. The US Medical Association intends to compete with Chinese medicine.”
“Are these people bored?” Ding Peng said with some helplessness, but since they were coming, they should naturally compete. “Go inform Old Man Huang and the others. Oh, right, have Divine Physician Li participate as well. With him here, it would definitely promote our national essence.”