"Now that you've been exposed, you want to hit people?"
"If you knew this would happen today, why did you do it back then?"
"Looking at him, he clearly wants to hit someone. I heard rumors before that he came back from the dead, and I found it strange. How could someone so young possess such powerful medical skills? Turns out he's a fraud!"
"..."
The crowd's murmurs grew more animated.
Huang Shanshan rushed out and quickly said to Li Se, "Don't be impulsive."
Only then did Li Se release the man. Because reporters were constantly filming the clinic, it attracted quite a crowd, preventing the clinic from opening normally.
Ignoring them, Li Se walked into the clinic and apologized to Huang Lao and the others, "Huang Lao, Hua Lao... I've implicated you due to my issues."
"This has nothing to do with you. Someone deliberately wants to smear you," Elder Huang said with a grim expression.
"Li Shenyi, come out!"
At that moment, a shout came from the clinic entrance.
Li Se and the others walked out of the clinic to find several people standing at the entrance. The ones who had just called out to Li Se were among them.
"Zhao Xinze?" Elder Huang recognized one of them.
"Elder Huang, is that Zhao Xinze from the Wenbu school among the eight major schools of Traditional Chinese Medicine?" Li Se asked, surprised.
"Yes, it's him!" Elder Huang nodded. "I didn't expect this fellow to show up."
"Elder Huang, it's been a while," Zhao Xinze greeted Elder Huang directly. "I can't believe after so many years, you've resorted to living by deception?"
"Don't make hasty judgments without evidence!" Elder Huang retorted coldly.
"Look quickly, it's the national TCM master Zhao Xinze!"
"And that renowned physician Gao Han!"
"And Wu Lin!"
"These are all national TCM masters!"
"..."
The identities of the three were quickly recognized; they were all famous physicians.
Li Se had also heard of these three. There were eight major schools in Traditional Chinese Medicine: the Shanghan school, the Hanliang school, the Yishui school, the Gongxie school, the Butu school, the Ziyin school, the Wenbu school, and the Wenbing school. These three national medical grandmasters were representatives of these eight schools.
Zhao Xinze was from the Wenbu school, Wu Lin was from the Shanghan school, and Gao Han was from the Yishui school!
Li Se frowned, surprised that representatives from these three schools had come to the clinic. Moreover, the three arrived with an aggressive stance, clearly intending trouble.
"Let's cut to the chase, Li Shenyi. Since you claim to have the art of bringing the dead back to life, why don't we have a medical competition? If you lose, you must withdraw from the TCM world, and this Jisheng clinic must close!" Zhao Xinze no longer engaged in pleasantries with Elder Huang, his gaze sharp as he looked at Li Se.
"Do you dare to compete?" Gao Han asked in a deep voice.
They paid no mind to how many senior TCM practitioners were in the Jisheng clinic. In their view, they were all the same as Li Se, solely profiting from deception.
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Li Se replied calmly. "But if I lose, I have to quit the TCM world and close the clinic. What about you? What happens if you lose?"
"Us lose?" Zhao Xinze scoffed. "Don't misunderstand. We are competing with you, not with Elder Huang or the others behind you, understand?"
"I'm asking what you will do if you lose to me," Li Se stated calmly.
"Pfft..."
His words drew laughter from many bystanders.
Even Zhao Xinze and his companions couldn't help but laugh. They were representatives of the eight major schools; how could they possibly lose to a young upstart? Perhaps this Li Se wasn't just a fraud but also possessed some medical knowledge, but compared to them, he was far behind. As long as Elder Huang and the others didn't intervene, Li Se would be at their mercy.
"You think you can win against us?" Zhao Xinze asked with disdain.
"Why can't I?" Li Se countered with a smile. He paused and continued, "You can't just allow me to lose but not win. And if you don't state what happens if you lose now, and then you actually lose, you won't face any consequences. Isn't that a risk-free transaction?"
"Then what do you propose?" Zhao Xinze asked coldly.
"It's simple. I've heard that each of the eight major schools has its own set of acupuncture needles. If you lose, you can leave, but leave your needles behind!" Li Se said with a smile.
"You're truly greedy!" Gao Han said, his face darkening.
"What, are you scared?" Li Se shrugged. "If you're afraid of losing, then please leave. Don't pass by our Jisheng clinic again."
"Why would we be scared?" Zhao Xinze naturally didn't believe he would lose. "I promise you, if you win, all three of us will give you our acupuncture needles!"
"Good, it's a deal. With so many people as witnesses, don't go back on your word!" Li Se certainly didn't mind acquiring more sets of acupuncture needles. He possessed the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate himself, and the clinic had the Taiyi Jiugong Lianhuan Needles. However, with so many senior TCM practitioners, one set of needles wouldn't suffice. Now that someone was offering them, he wouldn't refuse.
"This guy is so arrogant, daring to compete in medical skills with three national medical grandmasters!"
"He even wants the needles from the national masters. I wonder how he'll cry later."
"He'll be kicked out of the TCM world!"
"..."
Many people scoffed.
Not far away, Liao Changqing and his assistant were observing the scene. These reporters were arranged by them, the onlookers were also arranged by them, and even the three challenging schools were arranged by them. This was an opportunity for instant fame. Although these schools already had reputations, as the saying goes, who would refuse more money? As long as they could defeat Li Se, their fame would soar even higher. With the promotion from their Legend Media, it would be hard not to make a profit.
"You dared to reject my packaging, so I'll make you infamous!" Liao Changqing said smugly. With control over media resources, whether Li Se was a medical god or not was his call.
The assistant fawned, "Mr. Liao, I estimate that Li Se will come crawling on his knees begging you for mercy then."
"That's for sure. But he's already missed his chance. Once he's infamous, trying to regain his reputation is basically impossible, even for me. However, if he begs me, I might consider reporting less about him." Liao Changqing said with a smile.
"Mr. Liao, you're brilliant!" the assistant continued to flatter.
Liao Changqing clearly didn't believe Li Se would win. While he didn't understand much about TCM, he knew that given Li Se's age, even if he knew TCM, at most he would only know the superficial aspects. The three schools he had summoned were all national medical grandmasters. As long as the senior TCM practitioners in the clinic didn't intervene, Li Se was bound to lose.
"You refused me, you hit me, just wait to come here and beg me for mercy, ha ha..."