“I hope I won't be asked to when the time comes!” Li Se sneered and didn't linger. As soon as he left, Lin Wanqiu quickly followed.
“What are you talking about? Would I ever ask you?” Ye Fang said dismissively. In her opinion, even if Li Se had some ability, could he be better than the imperial physicians? A young kid could cure an illness that even imperial physicians were helpless against? Besides, she had a grudge against this kid!
“From now on, don’t let this kid step into my Lin family’s house again!”
Ye Fang snorted coldly and then turned to leave.
Lin Junhao was also helpless. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing, only sighed softly.
As they left the Lin family, Lin Wanqiu kept apologizing. “Li Se, I’m sorry, it’s my fault. Please don’t take it to heart. My mother is because…”
“Because she’s from the Ye family?” Li Se suddenly said.
Lin Wanqiu paused and nodded. “Yes, she’s from the Ye family. Our Lin family has a marital alliance with the Ye family. However, our Lin family has absolutely no part in what the Ye family has done!”
Li Se was just guessing. It was mainly because Lin Wanqiu’s mother had reacted a bit too intensely upon seeing him, which made him suspect she was from the Ye family. It was not unusual for these prominent families to have intermarriages. With the Ye family’s capabilities, marrying into the Lin family was perfectly normal. It was just that the Ye family was already married into the Lin family, and now they were planning to marry into the Tang family. It seemed they had quite the ambition. However, this had little to do with him. As long as they didn’t provoke him, everything was fine.
“Your grandfather’s condition is very bad, but even if I wanted to treat him, I couldn't. So, I can only apologize,” Li Se sighed softly and then took his leave of Lin Wanqiu.
Looking in the direction Li Se had left, Lin Wanqiu was somewhat dazed. She knew that it would be very difficult to ask Li Se to treat her grandfather again in the future. Just as she was about to go in, her father, Lin Wunan, returned.
“Wanqiu, what’s wrong?” Lin Wunan asked, seeing his daughter staring in one direction.
“Dad, Li Se was just here,” Lin Wanqiu said.
“Oh?” Lin Wunan frowned slightly. “Can he cure your grandfather?”
Lin Wanqiu shook her head and recounted everything that had just happened.
Lin Wunan fell silent. Actually, he was quite optimistic about Li Se’s medical skills. After all, when so many imperial physicians were helpless, Li Sanye was still treated by Li Se. If Li Se were to treat his own father, there might indeed be a chance, but the hope was not great, mainly because his father’s condition was really terrible.
“Don’t blame your mother. After all, the Ye family has indeed had enmity with him recently. You shouldn’t get involved either,” Lin Wunan instructed.
“Dad, but he might really be able to cure Grandpa…” Lin Wanqiu said with some unwillingness.
Lin Wunan shook his head. “Your grandfather’s situation is different. Even if he came, it might not be useful. We’ll see if there’s a chance in the future.”
Lin Wanqiu wanted to say something more, but Lin Wunan stopped her, waving his hand. “Alright, let’s go in.”
Actually, letting Li Se come to take a look was no big deal, but it just so happened that Li Se had recently offended the Ye family, and Lin Wunan’s wife was from the Ye family, which made things difficult for him. If Li Se could really cure his father, then he would naturally ask him to. But the problem was, could he really cure him? In any case, he didn't hold out much hope!
When he returned to the clinic, Huang Shanshan pouted. “You have so many confidantes.”
“Shanshan, it’s a misunderstanding. She came to ask me to treat her grandfather…” Li Se hastily explained. After a long explanation, he finally managed to appease Huang Shanshan.
Huang Shanshan smiled and made a scissor gesture. “Anyway, I’ve told the other sisters that if you’re still unfaithful, or if you bring us another sister, we’ll cut you off, so you won’t flirt around everywhere!”
Li Se felt a chill in his shorts and gave a sheepish smile. It seemed he still had to restrain himself.
Meanwhile, at the mayor’s residence.
“Mayor Han, your physical condition has stabilized,” Sun Bai was examining the mayor of Jingcheng City, Han Minglang.
“Imperial Physician Sun, thank you for your trouble,” Han Minglang smiled. On the surface, his body seemed fine, but in reality, he had a hidden ailment. This hidden ailment was very difficult to detect. Even with various Western medical examination equipment, no illness could be found. In the context of Western medicine, once no problem could be found, no diagnostic plan could be made.
Sun Bai, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, could detect something, but he couldn't determine the exact illness. However, he could prescribe a regimen. “Mayor Han, there is one person who might be able to treat your illness.”
“Are you referring to the divine physician who treated War God Li Zhan a few days ago?” Han Minglang immediately knew who he was talking about.
Sun Bai nodded. “He has opened a clinic in Jingcheng now. If you have time, you can ask him to come over. With his ability, I think there’s a real chance!”
Han Minglang himself didn’t know what illness he had, but he often fainted. Normally, it was nothing, but sometimes he would faint at critical moments. Initially, he would faint once every ten days to half a month, but now it was becoming more frequent. If it got any worse, he might have to retire early.
“I understand!” Han Minglang nodded.
“Then Mayor Han, I’ll take my leave now,” Sun Bai left quickly.
Han Minglang called his secretary over. “Please contact the attending physician at the Jishe Chinese Medicine Clinic. Imperial Physician Sun seemed to call him Divine Physician Li just now.”
“Okay!” The secretary nodded and withdrew.
After half a day of consultations, there were indeed patients coming to see him. Although all of them were cured immediately, it was still difficult for Li Se to build a reputation in a short period. After all, it was a newly opened clinic, and he was so young. Even though he was well-known in Qingyun City, coming to Jingcheng was like starting from scratch.
Moreover, there was a famous Chinese medicine clinic across the street, and the attending physician there was said to be very skilled. Therefore, everything had to be done slowly.
At this moment, a black Audi A6 stopped at the entrance. Just by looking at the license plate, one could tell it was not ordinary. It seemed to be official. A man in a suit got out and walked straight into the clinic.
“Which one is Divine Physician Li?” the man in the suit asked indifferently.
“I am,” Li Se replied.
When the man in the suit saw Li Se, his brow furrowed. He was too young, outrageously young. However, thinking that this was the mayor’s request, he couldn’t say anything. He said in a commanding tone, “I am Mayor’s Secretary Huang Jiamu. Take your medical kit and come with me immediately!”