"Doctor, yes, I really have hemorrhoids!" The middle-aged woman immediately rushed to Li Se upon hearing this.
The reaction of the middle-aged woman stunned the surrounding people. They clearly didn't expect Li Se to be right, and it was too unscientific! Could he really tell their illness at a glance?
Even Wen Heqia was somewhat surprised, as he hadn't noticed anything amiss at first glance.
Li Se said, "Hemorrhoids are mainly caused by wind-heat and damp-heat accumulating in the intestines, damaging the meridians and leading to constipation and bleeding after defecation. If treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine, it can generally be done through oral administration, external washing, and external treatment."
"Doctor, can mine be cured?" The middle-aged woman was already suffering greatly from this condition, but Western medicine required surgery, which she dared not undergo, so she had been delaying it.
"Of course, it can. Acupuncture can be used, and it will have an effect in one session." Li Se said confidently.
"Nonsense!" Wen Heqia's voice rang out at this moment, "Hemorrhoids can be cured with just one acupuncture session? That's obviously impossible. Acupuncture can alleviate symptoms, and with the addition of Chinese herbal medicine, it still takes some time to recover. How can one session have an effect?"
Hearing Wen Heqia's words, the middle-aged woman began to hesitate.
"Madam, my teacher was once an imperial physician and is now the founder of Miaoshutang and its chief physician. People wanting to see my teacher for treatment are already booked until next year. Do you think my teacher would lie to you?" Ji Chun said.
The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up, but then she turned back to Wen Heqia and said, "Then I will definitely trust you. Please treat me. I don't want that young man to treat me; he might be a swindler!"
"Kid, now that the patient is actively seeking my teacher, there's nothing I can do," Ji Chun said sarcastically.
Wen Heqia saw no impropriety in this. He glanced at Li Se and said indifferently, "I originally wanted you to treat first, but you are too reckless. I cannot gamble with the patient's health!"
With that, he took the middle-aged woman's pulse. After about a minute, he had a clear understanding and smiled, "I will perform acupuncture on you and prescribe my herbal formula. In about a week, you will no longer feel any pain."
"Thank you, Imperial Physician Wen!" the middle-aged woman said gratefully.
Li Se frowned and said, "Your Miaoshou Acupuncture technique is indeed quite good, but as I said, it has flaws. If you cannot precisely control the condition, your Miaoshou Acupuncture technique will only be counterproductive."
"Presumptuous!" Wen Heqia reprimanded, "How I, Wen Heqia, practice medicine is not for you, a mere nobody, to dictate!"
He was truly angry. This fellow had repeatedly claimed his acupuncture technique had issues, and even a clay figure would have some temper.
"He's really bold, this is the how many times he's dared to say Elder Wen's acupuncture technique has flaws."
"Is he desperate for fame?"
"Heh, got lucky and figured out what illness it was, now he's showing off?"
"This kind of young person just lacks a good thrashing from society."
"..."
Mocking voices kept sounding.
Li Se felt somewhat helpless. It seemed this Wen Heqia was full of confidence in his self-created acupuncture technique. However, since the other party insisted on this, he had no choice. After the acupuncture treatment, they would know how significant the flaws in the Miaoshou Acupuncture technique were.
Actually, he didn't really want to engage in a medical duel with this Wen Heqia, but since the other party had initiated the provocation, he naturally didn't mind using Wen Heqia's reputation to boost the publicity for his clinic. As long as he won this time, there would likely be few people in the capital who wouldn't know about Ji Shi Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.
"Kid, watch closely. Today I will show you what true Miaoshou Acupuncture technique is!" Wen Heqia snorted coldly and took out a set of silver needles.
Each silver needle had intricate embroidery, appearing lifelike.
"This is the Flower Needles!" Li Se exclaimed.
"You have good taste!" Wen Heqia snorted.
However, Yang Wen and Ji Chun remained silent. Although the Flower Needles were precious, their value was only around one to two million. They knew Li Se possessed the Yang Shou Golden Needles, which were countless times more precious than these Flower Needles.
Therefore, in this regard, both of them surprisingly said nothing.
Wen Heqia asked the middle-aged woman to lie down and began to perform the Miaoshou Acupuncture technique. His needle insertion speed was fast and quite precise.
"His medical skills are quite good, much better than that Ji Chun and Yang Wen," Li Se commented.
Wen Heqia couldn't be bothered to respond to Li Se. His medical skills did not require a young brat's affirmation. After the acupuncture concluded, he quickly wrote a prescription, handed it to the middle-aged woman, and instructed, "Take one dose daily, and in a week, you will be fully recovered."
"Thank you, Elder Wen!" the middle-aged woman said gratefully.
"Kid, you lost the first round!" Ji Chun sneered.
"It was all within expectations."
"Indeed, there was no suspense at all."
"This kid can never win against Elder Wen."
"..."
Many people were discussing animatedly.
"Kid, do we still need to compete?" Wen Heqia said indifferently.
"You haven't won yet," Li Se replied, shaking his head.
Wen Heqia found it amusing, "Look at the patient yourself. She could barely walk when she came in, and now she is already..."
Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged woman cried out. She was bleeding and in unbearable pain.
Many people were stunned to see this scene. What was happening?
"How could this be?" Wen Heqia was also shocked.
"Do you know why I said your Miaoshou Acupuncture technique has flaws?" Li Se said mockingly.
"How could it be my technique's problem?" Wen Heqia found it difficult to accept.
Li Se did not bother arguing with Wen Heqia. He went directly to the middle-aged woman and, with a few silver needles inserted, the middle-aged woman's pain clearly subsided significantly.
After further acupuncture, Li Se casually discarded the prescription Wen Heqia had written and said, "Your illness has been cured by me. You don't need to take any medicine."
The middle-aged woman had been startled earlier, and there were still bloodstains on her trousers. However, when she stood up, it was as if nothing was wrong. She could even jump around lively, her face full of surprise, "Thank you so much, Doctor, thank you so much! I shouldn't have judged you by your appearance earlier!"
At this moment, everyone was speechless. After Wen Heqia's acupuncture treatment, the middle-aged woman had clearly been in great pain, but Li Se had resolved it with a few quick needles. Wasn't that too easy?
"How can this be? Impossible!" Wen Heqia said incredulously.