The Chinese Medicine Hall was at a severe disadvantage at this moment. If they lost this duel, not only would they lose, but they might also become sinners, as a saying would spread that Chinese medicine had no capable practitioners. This would have a significant impact on Chinese medicine.
Meanwhile, in the capital, at the Li family.
"Shengguo, explain what's going on," an old man with white hair, wearing an old suit, exuded an aura of authority despite his age. He was another imperial physician, Li Zhongfu.
Li Zhongfu was somewhat angry because Li Shengguo had privately recommended a young man for the position of imperial physician without his consent.
This was something he could not permit!
The path of Chinese medicine was rigorous. Li Zhongfu had dedicated his life to promoting the prosperity of Chinese medicine and would never easily recommend a young man without confirming his medical skills.
Even though Sun Bai had also recommended him, he still disagreed. This recommendation had a high probability of making the young man an imperial physician, but he had to possess extremely high medical skills to avoid harming himself and others.
Therefore, Li Zhongfu was very angry, his tone filled with indignation.
"Dad, let me explain," Li Shengguo seemed to have anticipated this situation. He asked a subordinate to bring a laptop and said, "In Qingyun City, there was a duel between Chinese and Western medicine. This young man participated in the duel. Dad, why don't you see how he performed in the duel?"
Li Zhongfu frowned slightly, "You have a lot of confidence in this young man?"
"Dad, you'll know why I have confidence once you watch," Li Shengguo teased. He then opened the laptop. Although the duel was not live-streamed, with the Li family's capabilities, it was easy to obtain a recording of the live stream.
The laptop opened to the live stream of the Chinese Medicine Hall, just as Li Se was seen without a medical license.
"Third child?" When Li Zhongfu saw Li Se's appearance, his expression changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly. He suddenly realized something and looked sharply at Li Shengguo, "What is going on?"
Li Shengguo said sternly, "Dad, this person is called Li Se. He looks remarkably like third brother. Moreover, his medical skills are excellent, and he shares the surname Li. It's hard to believe he has no connection to our Li family."
"He does look very much alike," Li Zhongfu's angry expression softened considerably because if this were his grandson, he would naturally have his own biases.
"As for his medical skills, Dad, we'll know after this Chinese and Western medicine duel ends. If he can defeat the American Medical Association single-handedly, then he is qualified to be an imperial physician!" Li Shengguo said with a hint of arrogance, as this would add a formidable force to their Li family.
One could imagine how terrifying it would be for the Li family to have another imperial physician. Who in the future would be able to contend with the Li family?
Of course, in his mind, it was best if Li Se was a descendant of the Li family. Even if he wasn't, it didn't matter, as long as he could serve the Li family. If he were a descendant of the Li family, it would be even better, and he would naturally serve them.
Li Zhongfu frowned slightly, "You plan to bring him back to the capital?"
"If he is indeed third brother's son, what's wrong with bringing him back?" Li Shengguo smiled.
Li Zhongfu fell into thought. The Li family was complex, and the capital was even more so. Bringing Li Se here would be like sending a lamb into a wolf pack. He also knew exactly what his son was thinking, saying, "Let's wait until he can become an imperial physician."
Li Zhongfu looked at the screen seriously. Upon seeing the discussion about the medical license, he frowned displeasedly, "He doesn't even have a medical license?"
Li Shengguo was dismissive and was about to say something in defense of Li Se, as in his eyes, a medical license was a trivial matter. Unexpectedly, Li Zhongfu added, "Has the imperial physician review committee already arrived in Qingyun City?"
"Dad, yes," Li Shengguo nodded.
"Send the imperial physician review committee over," Li Zhongfu snorted coldly. "Anyone qualified to apply for imperial physician, even without a medical license, so what? Who would dare to question it?"
Li Shengguo was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Good, I'll arrange it now!"
Li Zhongfu clearly considered Li Se to be his grandson with a ninety percent certainty. He was extremely protective of his own, how could he tolerate his grandson being questioned? He immediately erupted.
In the Chinese Medicine Hall.
Everyone was questioning, and even the patient was unwilling to let Li Se treat him.
This made Li Se feel helpless. He looked at the patient sitting in the wheelchair and said, "I am confident I can help you stand up again."
The patient wavered, as he could see that Li Se seemed very confident.
Charles then said, "You need to think carefully. A Chinese medicine practitioner without a medical license is no different from a quack doctor, and it's acupuncture at that. Even our doctors with acupuncture licenses have said that acupuncture can only be auxiliary and not a primary treatment. If you're not careful, you might not even have a chance for amputation!"
The patient, after all, understood nothing. He would rather trust the Medical Association than Li Se. He immediately shook his head, "I choose Western medicine!"
"Chinese medicine truly has no capable practitioners," Charles finally found an opportunity to counterattack. "It's utterly ridiculous to have someone without a medical license participate in a duel. It's simply laughable."
Some Chinese medicine practitioners lowered their heads, not daring to look up.
Elder Huang and Hua De were both furious.
"I can vouch for Brother Li!" Elder Huang said with conviction.
Hua De also nodded, "I can also vouch for Divine Doctor Li. Since he said he can cure it, he definitely can!"
Several Chinese medicine practitioners behind them, having witnessed Li Se's skillful use of imperial needles, also stepped forward to vouch for Li Se.
So many old Chinese medicine practitioners vouching for him stunned the people present. Why were they suddenly vouching for this young man? Wasn't he just a quack doctor without a medical license? Had these old doctors gone mad, risking their reputations in their twilight years?
Rowling frowned slightly, contemplating whether to take a step back.
Charles said in a deep voice, "President, letting someone without a medical license duel us is simply a mockery of our Medical Association!"
Rowling nodded, her resolve strengthening. She looked at Li Se and said, "Without a medical license, it is practicing medicine illegally. You should withdraw yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Elder Huang and the others became anxious.
"I can vouch for Divine Doctor Li!"
"I can also vouch for Divine Doctor Li!"
Just then, Shen Long, Shang Zhifeng, and a group of top tycoons all stood up. They began to vouch for Li Se.
At this point, the weight of the endorsements became different.