The American Medical Association arrived, about ten people in total, led by the President of the Medical Association, Rowling.
At just over thirty years old, she had become the president of the Medical Association, which surprised many.
How many people in their thirties didn't even have the qualifications to join the Medical Association, yet here she was, already its president.
However, those who knew the inside story understood that the founder of the Medical Association was Rowling's family. Even so, becoming the president of the Medical Association indicated that Rowling’s medical skills were terrifying and universally recognized, given her high achievements in Western medicine.
Rowling led her team into the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall with great momentum, immediately drawing a round of applause, primarily because there were many Western medicine practitioners present.
Cheng Wenhan immediately stepped forward and respectfully said to Rowling, "President."
"Hmm," Rowling merely nodded.
Charles was among them. He had not been dismissed from his vice-presidential position despite his public apology. After all, his position as vice-president was due to certain connections. However, he had been under immense pressure lately, so this Sino-Western medical showdown had to be won, otherwise, the Medical Association's status would be shaken.
Li Se frowned slightly upon seeing so many people cheering for the Western Medical Association. He then looked at his own side; apart from Elder Huang and Hua De, the rest were rather ordinary TCM practitioners.
"I didn't expect the president of this Medical Association to be a woman," Elder Huang said with some surprise. Moreover, she wasn't very old. This was the advantage of Western medicine; in their thirties, one could become a leader in Western medicine, while in TCM, in their thirties, one was merely starting, or even just beginning to learn.
"She is quite capable," Li Se couldn't help but admire. This woman, in her early thirties, had become the president of the Medical Association, which showed she had some talent. The American Medical Association, after all, represented the highest authority in Western medicine, so it was no exaggeration to say this woman stood at the pinnacle of Western medicine.
"Don't you think she's also very beautiful?" Huang Shanshan's cold voice sounded in his ear.
Li Se knew instantly that Huang Shanshan was jealous. He smiled and said, "Of course, she's not as beautiful as you, Shanshan."
Rowling was now walking towards them with her team. Charles saw Li Se from afar, his eyes filled with venom. If not for Li Se, why would he have had to publicly apologize to TCM practitioners? It was all because of this kid!
"You must be Elder Huang?" Rowling's Chinese was quite fluent and her pronunciation clear. She had investigated the elder TCM practitioners who might participate before arriving, and Elder Huang was definitely considered the most troublesome.
Elder Huang nodded, "To become the president of the Medical Association at such a young age, your future is promising."
Elder Huang's words and demeanor were as if he were commenting on a junior. In fact, he had the right to do so. However, Rowling represented Western medicine, and top-tier Western medicine at that. Being commented on in such a manner naturally put her at a disadvantage.
"Elder Huang speaks the truth," Rowling said with a broad, open smile.
"Are you TCM practitioners really going to send this kid to participate?" Cheng Wenhan interjected at this point.
The gazes of everyone in the Medical Association turned to Li Se, as he stood with Elder Huang, seemingly about to participate in this Sino-Western medical showdown. This shocked them.
Although they all looked down on TCM, they were aware that it generally took a very long time for a TCM practitioner to qualify, and young people rarely achieved anything in the TCM world. TCM relied on experience and the accumulation of years. Yet, this young man before them, who appeared to be only in his early twenties, was about to participate in this medical confrontation?
Even Rowling was somewhat surprised. Were TCM practitioners truly out of capable people?
Charles did not mention his defeat by Li Se, as that would be too embarrassing. Losing to a young man in his twenties would mean he would have no face to see anyone back home. Therefore, he concealed this matter, and no one knew of Li Se's superior medical skills. However, it didn't matter to him; in his opinion, Li Se's ability to cure Shen Long's son was purely based on luck.
"Doctor Li's medical skills are very reliable. Are there any problems?" Elder Huang said calmly.
Meanwhile, Li Se's participation in the Sino-Western medical confrontation at his age also caused quite a stir.
"No way, are there no other options? Why send a young person?"
"Or is it a sign of contempt for us Western medicine?"
"I estimate there are genuinely no others. Unlike us Western medicine, which grows more prosperous as it develops."
"TCM should retire from the stage."
"..."
These discussions were naturally coming from the Western medicine side.
On the other hand, the supporters of TCM had grim expressions. It was too embarrassing! They felt that it would have been better for them to participate themselves than to let Li Se participate; they could even go up.
Why would they send such a young person to such an important confrontation? It must be known that if TCM failed, it would mean that TCM would truly be suppressed by Western medicine from then on. Therefore, for TCM, this confrontation could not be lost.
Yet, fielding a young person was certainly not good news.
Looking again at the lineup of the Medical Association, almost every doctor had achieved high standing in their respective fields. They could name several of these ten people; they were all renowned.
Although the TCM side had Elder Huang and Hua De, the others were too ordinary. To defeat the Medical Association, one would likely need imperial physicians to step forward.
But how could imperial physicians possibly have the time to participate in such a Sino-Western medical confrontation?
They had lost!
This was the thought of everyone studying TCM. The confrontation had not even begun, and they felt there was no hope left.
"Too young," Rowling shook her head. "Don't TCM practitioners say that they need the precipitation of years? Can one qualify in their early twenties?"
"President Rowling, when the confrontation begins, you will know how terrifying Doctor Li's medical skills are." Hua De smiled. He had personally witnessed Li Se's medical skills, so he was full of confidence. He did not hesitate to say that if Li Se were not present, he would not have had much confidence in winning this match, but with Li Se present, he felt it was basically a sure win.
This was confidence!
Tap, tap, tap…
Footsteps echoed at this moment.
A group of people walked in, all top tycoons from Qingyun City, including Shen Long and Shang Zhifeng. Their purpose in coming was merely to watch the excitement.
As they entered, the first thing they did was not to pay their respects to the Medical Association or Elder Huang, but to approach Li Se.
"Doctor Li, with you participating, we are sure to win," Shen Long said with a smile.
These top tycoons showing such courtesy to the young Li Se surprised everyone present.
Could it be that this young man’s medical skills were truly extraordinary?