Li Se had originally thought that Qiao Weiwei would take him to a prominent figure's home or a wealthy person's residence, but it turned out to be an orphanage.
"Fairy Sister..."
As soon as Qiao Weiwei entered the orphanage, a group of children swarmed forward. They surrounded her, clearly very fond of the beautiful sister.
At that moment, Li Se stared blankly. For some reason, Qiao Weiwei truly seemed like a fairy in his eyes. Then, the corner of his mouth turned up. He truly hadn't expected Qiao Weiwei to have this side to her.
"Lanlan, how have you been lately?" Qiao Weiwei hugged one of the very cute girls.
"Fairy Sister, Lanlan has been very good. I eat on time, although sometimes I feel dizzy..." Lanlan said crisply.
When Li Se saw Lanlan, he couldn't help but walk over, grasp Lanlan's arm, and check her pulse.
"Who is this brother?" Lanlan asked, looking confused.
"Could it be Fairy Sister's boyfriend?" Many children began to guess.
Qiao Weiwei's face blushed, "Where did you all hear these things? You're not learning anything good."
"Fairy Sister is shy," many little boys giggled.
"Li Se, can you tell what illness she has?" Qiao Weiwei asked.
"Congenital heart disease," Li Se's expression darkened slightly. "Due to the heart's weak pumping function, causing venous congestion and insufficient arterial blood perfusion, the heart cannot adequately expel enough blood to meet the body's metabolic and developmental needs. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this falls under categories such as palpitation, fright, qi stagnation, blood stasis, and collapse. The primary causes are external factors like pathogenic influences and internal factors like insufficient qi, blood, yin, and yang of the heart. If not treated promptly, it often leads to death!"
Upon hearing "death," Qiao Weiwei's face turned a little pale. "Can you treat it?"
"Yes, but this illness will cause some sequelae. When she grows up, she will be prone to anger and joy; many emotions will be amplified," Li Se sighed lightly.
"At least it can be treated," Qiao Weiwei was somewhat relieved.
"Carry her inside," Li Se said.
Soon, they arrived in a small room in the orphanage. Lanlan lay on a small bed. Li Se took out his silver needles and was about to perform acupuncture on Lanlan when the door was pushed open. A man who looked like a human but acted like a dog walked in. The moment he saw Li Se about to perform acupuncture, he shouted, "What are you doing?"
Immediately, a group of people followed him in.
"This kid is holding silver needles. Is he trying to harm a child?"
"Oh my god, he looks okay. And that woman is very beautiful. I didn't expect them to be this kind of people."
"This is truly detestable. We should call the police and arrest him."
"..."
These people, without differentiating right from wrong, began to curse.
"You've misunderstood. This is Traditional Chinese Medicine, performing acupuncture on Lanlan," Qiao Weiwei tried to explain.
"Acupuncture?" The man who looked like a human but acted like a dog strode in. He first stared at Qiao Weiwei with an ardent gaze for a while before looking at Li Se with disdain. "TCM acupuncture? What a joke! At his age, can he still be a TCM practitioner? He really doesn't know his limits. If he causes any adverse effects, can you bear the responsibility? Step aside. I've already invited an internationally renowned doctor to treat her."
"As expected of Tang Yao's son, the philanthropist, Tang Yan!"
"The son is like the father!"
"Come on, take pictures quickly and promote it well!"
"..."
A group of sycophants behind him continually flattered him.
Reporters were also present, and more than one. Their cameras were all aimed precisely at Tang Yan.
"This is all I should do. When I learned that a child in this orphanage was seriously ill, I immediately offered a large reward to renowned doctors worldwide, and thus invited the eldest disciple of the Ghost Doctor, Peng Tianyu!" Tang Yan said proudly.
When Peng Tianyu appeared, all the cameras focused on him, clicking rapidly.
Li Se was taken aback. He had indeed seen Peng Tianyu before, at the banquet yesterday, along with that Feng Xiuming. However, Peng Tianyu hadn't said a word from beginning to end. He hadn't expected to meet him here today.
As for the title "Ghost Doctor," he had naturally heard of it. He was a master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and essentially everyone who studied TCM knew of this Ghost Doctor. It was just that over the years, the Ghost Doctor had not become an imperial physician, and many people felt it was unjust for him.
"Dr. Peng, the rest is up to you now," Tang Yan said respectfully.
Peng Tianyu walked towards Lanlan with his hands behind his back. He glanced at Li Se, surprised for a moment, then said indifferently, "TCM is vast and profound. It is because of people like you that TCM is considered a fraud or unorthodox by others. Move aside, and let me show you what true TCM and true acupuncture are!"
*Clap clap clap!*
Enthusiastic applause.
"Make sure to capture everything clearly," Tang Yan instructed.
The reporters immediately nodded.
"Putting on a show!" Qiao Weiwei was very disgusted by these people.
"Beautiful lady, what do you mean by putting on a show?" Tang Yan, however, approached with a smile. "We entrepreneurs are just contributing our small part. You must have heard of my father, the renowned philanthropist. We've sponsored countless orphanages like this and treated many children. Alas, this is what we should do!"
Qiao Weiwei sneered. These so-called philanthropists were merely people seeking fame. They simply wanted to gain a good reputation. There were plenty of such businessmen. She wouldn't argue with Tang Yan.
Li Se paid no attention to Tang Yan and instead watched Peng Tianyu. He had initially thought that as the Ghost Doctor's eldest disciple, his medical skills wouldn't be bad. Who knew that Peng Tianyu merely took a casual pulse and performed some perfunctory acupuncture? It was merely a basic set of acupuncture techniques, which others couldn't understand anyway.
"I will prescribe another herbal formula. After drinking it for a period, her illness will be completely cured!" Peng Tianyu said with a smile, walking in front of the camera.
"As expected of the Ghost Doctor's disciple!" everyone praised.
Peng Tianyu waved his hand, "This is our duty. Over the years, my teacher and I have treated countless suffering people. We firmly believe that one day, everyone will be free from the torment of illness!"
"Healing the world!"
"This is the divine doctor we need, unlike some people who don't understand TCM but go around deceiving others, truly disgracing TCM!"
"..."
More people praised, while some also mocked Li Se.
At this moment, Li Se's expression became somewhat gloomy. "The Ghost Doctor is also just a fame-seeker. I thought he was quite capable, but it turns out he's nothing special."