The helicopter landed directly at the military sanatorium. Quite a few imperial physicians were already waiting, with Sun Bai at their head. When many people at the sanatorium saw such a young man disembark, their expressions were astonished.
"So young?"
"Can he handle a condition that so many imperial physicians couldn't treat?"
"I heard he's a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner."
"No way, such a young TCM doctor?"
"..."
Immediately, various questioning voices arose, but they dared not speak too loudly or question him directly. After all, this was someone recommended by Sun Bai and Li Zhongfu. Even if some of the sanatorium staff thought this young man was a fraud, they wouldn't dare say it to his face.
Several imperial physicians frowned. Among this group, only Sun Bai and Zhang Weidong knew Li Se's capabilities; they had personally witnessed Li Se's medical skills. But others didn't believe it. Even if these two praised him to the heavens, it wasn't impossible that they were exaggerating. Such a young TCM doctor was far beyond many people's scope of understanding.
"Little friend Li, we meet again," Sun Bai said with a chuckle.
"Take me to see the patient," Li Se knew that if they had called him, the patient's condition must be very serious. He dared not be the slightest bit negligent.
"Alright, I'll take you now!" Sun Bai immediately nodded.
"Imperial Physician Sun, won't this be inappropriate?" one of the imperial physicians spoke up. Primarily, Li Se was too young, and they couldn't doubt his medical skills. The issue was that so many imperial physicians were helpless, and a young person could help? Wasn't that a joke?
"What do you think is inappropriate?" Sun Bai retorted.
"He's too young," the imperial physician stated plainly. "There are young doctors, and in Western medicine, there are indeed such young doctors. But in traditional Chinese medicine, there absolutely aren't. Moreover, even the most skilled Western doctors cannot surpass our medical skills."
"Yes, why did they find such a young doctor?"
"Could he be better than us?"
"Alas, this is just fooling around."
"..."
Following the lead of that imperial physician, many people immediately began to question him openly. This sanatorium was the Imperial Hospital, gathering the best doctors. Even they couldn't find a solution, and bringing in a young person would solve it? Wasn't this an insult?
"Everyone, please don't judge Little Friend Li by his age; his medical skills are truly formidable, and he also..." Sun Bai was about to reveal that Li Se was already an imperial physician.
However, at this moment, Li Shengguo walked over and urged, "Since you're here, quickly go see my third brother."
"Good!" Sun Bai immediately nodded and led Li Se over.
The others couldn't say much more, especially since the patient's family had already agreed. What could they say? But they still felt uncomfortable, feeling that their own abilities were being questioned and insulted.
As Li Se passed by Li Shengguo, their eyes met, but Li Se didn't think much of it and quickly headed towards the ward. Li Shengguo, however, looked thoughtful.
In the resuscitation room, Sun Bai spoke about Li Shengjun's condition as they walked. Upon hearing it, Li Se also frowned. The injury was truly not just ordinarily severe. No wonder so many imperial physicians were helpless. Even for him to treat it would be quite tricky.
However, when Li Se saw Third Master Li, he couldn't help but freeze. This fellow looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Sun Bai asked, puzzled.
"I seem to have seen him somewhere before? He looks so familiar," Li Se said strangely.
"Heh heh, perhaps you've seen him recently," Sun Bai chuckled casually. "Why wouldn't he look familiar? He looks so much like you. Although he really wanted to say, 'This is your father,' he decided against it. This was, after all, the Li family's own business, and if Li Se knew now, it might affect his treatment. Because no matter how powerful one's medical skills are, they can be influenced by emotions."
"Can you do it?" The imperial physician who had questioned Li Se earlier spoke again.
"Old Wu, if even Little Friend Li can't do it, then truly no one can be treated," Sun Bai frowned.
Wu Yang snorted disdainfully. He wouldn't believe that someone of Li Se's age could surpass their medical skills, especially since they were imperial physicians. How could they be surpassed by a young person, and moreover, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner?
"Imperial Physician Sun, I think we should reconsider."
"Yes, we cannot be desperate and seek help from anyone."
"..."
Many people began to advise him one after another.
"If you disagree, you can go and talk to the patient's family," Sun Bai said, displeased.
Everyone then shut up obediently. Since Li Shengguo had agreed, what else could they say?
"I wonder how this little miracle doctor is assessing the situation? What's his confidence level?" Wu Yang asked in a sarcastic tone.
Li Se was somewhat annoyed by this imperial physician and said faintly, "Seventy percent!"
"Seventy percent?" Wu Yang was stunned upon hearing this. "What did you say? You said you have a seventy percent chance of treating him? Are you joking?"
"How can it be seventy percent? Does he really think of himself as a miracle doctor?"
"Seventy percent, he really dares to say it. Even with so many of us imperial physicians treating him, we can only temporarily save his life. He claims a seventy percent probability just like that?"
"Alas, as expected of a young person, unreliable."
"..."
Many imperial physicians shook their heads. From the moment Li Se spoke of seventy percent, they felt that this young man was likely lacking in medical skills. Moreover, he hadn't even examined the patient for long before claiming seventy percent. This was too dismissive.
"What, is there a problem?" Li Se frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of coldness. He never showed kindness to those who doubted his medical skills.
If it were any other time, Wu Yang would have exploded. How dare this brat speak to him like this? He was an imperial physician, an imperial physician in the capital! Yet this brat showed such disrespect to him. But he was too lazy to argue with Li Se now. He turned to Sun Bai and said sternly, "Imperial Physician Sun, I object to him treating the patient!"
"Yes, how can we let him treat the patient?"
"Absolutely not."
"Even if the family agrees, we cannot agree. We must be responsible for the patient!"
"This is too reckless!"
"Seventy percent, indeed. Isn't he afraid of making a fool of himself!"
"..."
This group of imperial physicians strongly opposed Li Se's treatment. Although Sun Bai and Zhang Weidong had highly recommended Li Se and praised him profusely, they were still only willing to believe what they saw with their own eyes. They were very certain that this Li Se was definitely not capable.