Everyone looked at Li Se, their faces tinged with strangeness. It was mainly because Li Se was too young. At this age, his medical skills were probably just so-so. Could he save both?
"Are you a doctor?" Liu Dawei asked with a frown.
"I am," Li Se nodded.
"Which hospital are you from?" Liu Dawei continued to ask.
"I am not employed by any hospital," Li Se shook his head.
Liu Dawei looked disdainful. "You dare to brag here without even being employed by a hospital? It's laughable. I am an authoritative obstetrician from Renai Hospital. If I say only one can be saved, then only one can be saved!"
"That's because you are incompetent!" Li Se sneered.
Liu Dawei was somewhat annoyed. As an authoritative obstetrician, he was proud of his skills, but now he was called incompetent by a young lad. How could he not be angry?
"Get lost quickly and don't cause trouble here. If it really results in the death of both mother and child, can you bear the responsibility?" Liu Dawei shouted angrily.
"Can you really save both?" the man asked urgently.
"Of course!" Li Se nodded.
"Can I trust you?" The man hesitated. If Liu Dawei acted, there was still a sixty percent chance of saving one. But Li Se was too young, and he didn't know Li Se's medical skills.
"Yes!"
"Then..." the man was about to say something.
Liu Dawei then berated him, "You need to think clearly. If I treat her, there's still a high probability of saving one. If you let this incompetent doctor who appeared out of nowhere treat her, you'll likely not even save one!"
The people around felt that Liu Dawei was right. After all, this was about human life. If they really let this young man treat her, who knew if even one could be saved.
"I don't allow him to treat. We don't even know if he's a doctor, yet he dares to mess around here. I won't agree!" The elderly woman also spoke up.
"Kid, I don't know who you are, but please get out of here and don't disturb my treatment. If anything happens, you won't be able to bear the responsibility!" Liu Dawei said coldly.
However, Li Se didn't even pay attention to Liu Dawei. He looked at the man and said quickly, "If you hesitate any longer, both mother and child will die. Even if this Liu Dawei acts, he won't be able to save one. As for the so-called sixty percent chance, is that a high probability?"
"You dare to question me?" Liu Dawei was enraged.
The man struggled internally for a long time, then looked at his wife's pained expression. He immediately nodded, "Okay, I believe you!"
Li Se no longer hesitated and went to the pregnant woman's side.
"Nonsense, this is utter nonsense!" Liu Dawei was somewhat angry. "I'm telling you, if anything happens, don't come looking for me!"
"I will bear it myself!" the man gritted his teeth.
"Are you crazy?" The elderly woman scolded. "What if something happens to my grandson? I won't agree to let this kid treat her. It's like gambling with my grandson's life."
"Mom, shut up!" the man roared.
The elderly woman was startled by the roar and immediately stopped speaking.
Li Se did not hesitate at all. He took out the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate and sterilized them with spiritual energy. However, just as he was about to insert the needles, Liu Dawei next to him shouted, "You're a TCM practitioner?"
"So what?" Li Se frowned. He hated being interrupted the most when performing acupuncture.
"TCM can also treat illnesses?" Liu Dawei sneered. "I advise you to think carefully. If this is really handed over to a TCM practitioner, it's a sure way to lose both mother and child."
The man hesitated for a moment, but quickly said firmly, "I believe him!"
Although he didn't know why he believed, he had a feeling that he should trust the young man in front of him.
"It's a desperate attempt. You'll regret it later!" Liu Dawei snorted coldly.
The people around felt that the man had gone mad, allowing a young person to treat her, and moreover, it was TCM. Who didn't know how difficult TCM was? It took years of accumulation to become a master. But look at how old Li Se was. Could he be a master at this age?
Li Se completely ignored the discussions around him. At this moment, he had to be fully focused because the pregnant woman's life was hanging by a thread. With the slightest carelessness, both mother and child could die at any moment. As for Liu Dawei's so-called saving the mother or the child, in his opinion, he wouldn't be able to save either.
As the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate were applied, the pregnant woman's body stopped convulsing, and she calmed down considerably, with less pain on her face.
"It's working!" The man's face lit up with joy.
Liu Dawei's expression was uncertain, then he seemed to think of something and said sarcastically, "It has nothing to do with him. It's because the emergency treatment I just performed has taken effect."
However, no one paid attention to him. Who would believe that his emergency treatment had produced the effect?
After half an hour of acupuncture, Li Se's face had become much paler. With a wave of his hand, the needles of the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate returned to his hand. Then, he infused spiritual energy again and began to perform the Nine Needles of Heavenly Doctor!
This involved two lives. Only by using both the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate and the Nine Needles of Heavenly Doctor could there be a chance to save these two lives. However, after performing the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, his exhaustion was immense, and his body began to tremble.
Seeing this, Fang Xiuxiu quickly asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Li Se shook his head and continued to perform the treatment. This time, he began to apply the Nine Needles of Heavenly Doctor. In medical books, it was said that the Nine Needles of Heavenly Doctor was a technique to bring the dead back to life, with three needles for life, three for death, and three for regenerating flesh and bone. It was also known as the Nine Needles of Defying Heaven.
But in reality, it wasn't that miraculous. No matter how powerful the needle technique was, it still depended on the person performing it. Moreover, for this set of needle techniques to truly defy life and death, it had to be combined with qigong. Otherwise, the effect of the needle technique would be greatly reduced.
Another fifteen minutes passed, but the pregnant woman still showed no signs of waking up.
"Doctor, how is my wife?" the man asked anxiously.
"How else could she be?" Liu Dawei said grimly. "She's beyond saving. She hasn't woken up after so long, it looks like both mother and child are lost. Only you would believe in TCM. Do you regret it now?"
Saying that, he looked at Li Se and continued to make sarcastic remarks, "And you, you will bear full responsibility for this medical accident. Whether you go to jail or compensate, you figure it out yourself. You learned some superficial TCM and dared to treat people here. Who gave you the courage!"
Upon hearing Liu Dawei's words, the elderly woman became agitated. "Give me back my grandson, give me back my grandson! If anything happens to my grandson, I'll have you pay with your life, I'll have you pay with your life..."
"Ah!" It was at this moment that the pregnant woman finally woke up, crying out in pain.
"She's awake?" Everyone around was greatly shocked.
Li Se's expression was grave. "Prepare for the delivery!"