Chapter 146: The Surname is Chen, with the Given Name Che

"Doctor Xie, Doctor Liu, how is my husband?"

Seeing the look of distress on the faces of Xie Jinchen and Liu Tianhua, Huang Zhu felt her heart sink and asked urgently.

"I am sorry, Madam."

Liu Tianhua took off his glasses, his brows furrowed, and he said with a face full of apology: "Forgive my limited Medicine; I cannot discern Mr. Ma's condition."

Swish!

Huang Zhu's face turned pale instantly, and she asked: "Doctor Liu, you are from a family of Imperial Physicians, yet you cannot even see my husband's situation? How can this be!"

Liu Tianhua looked grave and said: "I am ashamed to say. I have carefully reviewed Mr. Ma's medical records and performed a thorough examination, but I simply cannot figure out the cause of this illness.

Moreover, there is something quite strange; the previous medical records show that Mr. Ma's limbs could not move, yet his mind was clear and his appetite was very good.

But after my examination today, I found that there is nothing wrong with Mr. Ma's limbs; instead, there are signs of damage to his brain, which is why he has remained in a coma."

"Then what should we do?!"

Huang Zhu was burning with anxiety, her eyes reddening once more. "Doctor Liu, please think of a way, or perhaps you know of other doctors? As long as you can help cure my husband, the Ma Family will surely do everything in our power to repay you!"

"That's right!"

Ma Ziai also chimed in: "Doctor Liu, Doctor Xie, a doctor's heart is benevolent; please, I beg you to help!"

"Two Divine Doctors, I beg you to save my father!"

Ma Zicheng was also panicked and spoke up to plead.

Ma Zijun, however, furrowed his brows; he had not expected his father's current situation to be so critical, nor the symptoms to be so bizarre.

But he was not worried; even if Liu Tianhua and Xie Jinchen had no way, there was still Chen Che.

Since Chen Che had said he was confident before, then there was no problem!

"Everyone, please do not be agitated. It is not that I will not help you; it is truly that my heart is willing but my strength is insufficient."

Liu Tianhua said: "Mr. Ma's condition is truly rare. Old Xie and I really have no way. And although our Liu Family is a medical family and Imperial Physicians, I do not say this out of arrogance, but the only one in the entire Liu Family whose Medicine is above mine is my father."

"Then, would it be possible to invite the elder Mr. Liu to come out?"

Huang Zhu asked tentatively.

Liu Tianhua shook his head and gave a bitter smile: "My father is already of advanced age and is not suited for long-distance travel. Furthermore, he is very stubborn; he stopped seeing patients ten years ago. Unless that person in the Forbidden City gives the order, even I cannot persuade him to come out."

Swish!

Hearing Liu Tianhua's words, Huang Zhu, Zhang Zicheng, and Ma Ziai all had their expressions change, and they stood there stunned.

If they could not invite the elder Mr. Liu, it was equivalent to passing a death sentence on Ma Yiren, which was not what they wanted to see.

At this moment, Xie Jinchen, who had been silent, spoke up: "If there is anyone in this world who can treat Mr. Ma, besides the elder Mr. Liu, there are two others."

Swish, swish, swish...

Hearing Xie Jinchen's words, everyone, including Ma Zijun, cast questioning and inquiring gazes toward him.

Xie Jinchen looked at the others and revealed the answer: "My master and my martial uncle."

"May I ask who Doctor Xie's master is?"

Huang Zhu seemed to see hope and asked.

"My master is the currently world-recognized medical legend, Li Qingyan, the Divine Doctor Li!"

Xie Jinchen said with a face full of pride.

Liu Tianhua, however, furrowed his brows and said with a look of disdain: "Old Xie, when did you take that young girl as your master? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?!"

"Old Liu, you are wrong to say that!"

Xie Jinchen looked displeased and said: "We are doctors, but we are also students; there is no end to learning! Although medicine is slightly different from other professions—the longer one practices, the more refined their Medicine—

you cannot deny that there are geniuses. Even a sage is not ashamed to ask those below him, so why can I not take a young person as my master? Besides, I am paying respects to her Medicine; as long as someone can convince me with their Medicine, I am willing to lower my status and humbly seek instruction!"

Liu Tianhua looked displeased as he stared at Xie Jinchen.

Although he agreed with Xie Jinchen's viewpoint, he could not accept Xie Jinchen's actions.

The Liu Family was the representative of doctors in Xia; even on a global scale, whenever you mentioned the Liu Family, it basically represented the medicine of Xia.

This honor caused most of the Liu Family to revel in it, naturally becoming arrogant and conceited.

Although Liu Tianhua's medical ethics and Medicine were impeccable, he was, after all, in the Liu Family, and his mindset was inevitably influenced; he looked down on a freelance doctor like Li Qingyan to some extent.

It was not just him who looked down on her; most of the Liu Family looked down on her.

The Liu Family had dominated the medical world of Xia for hundreds of years; it could be said that every doctor of status in Xia had either come out of the Liu Family or was a guest student of the Liu Family.

Yet, in such a situation, Li Qingyan had forcefully carved out a path!

Li Qingyan could be called a dazzling meteor in the medical world!

Her peerless Medicine, coupled with her stunning beauty, caused her fame to rise rapidly.

She had even broken the absolute authority of the Liu Family in the medical world by her own strength.

In just a few short years, she had become the world-recognized youngest medical genius, the beautiful Divine Doctor!

Because of this, many noble families and powerful organizations had extended olive branches to her one after another.

Even the elder of the Liu Family had personally sent an invitation, wanting to consult with her on Medicine.

But Li Qingyan's temperament was extremely eccentric; not only did she reject the elder Mr. Liu's invitation, she did not accept any olive branches at all.

Such actions made the members of the Liu Family very angry, believing Li Qingyan to be arrogant and dismissive of others!

But while angry, they were also secretly relieved.

No matter how impressive Li Qingyan was, she was only one person; if she did not know how to choose a faction to rely on, even if her Medicine reached the heavens, without a legacy, she would be but a flash in the pan.

Yet even so, most of the Liu Family still harbored wariness toward Li Qingyan, believing her existence infringed upon the Liu Family's voice in the medical world, and they were even more furious at her behavior of not knowing what was good for her by rejecting the elder Mr. Liu back then.

Under the influence of this psychology, Liu Tianhua naturally felt disdain and shame toward Xie Jinchen's act of taking Li Qingyan as his master.

"A young girl who is arrogant just because she has a little bit of skill—I really don't know what there is to worship!"

Liu Tianhua's face was gloomy as he hummed: "Old Xie, you are also of a certain age, and that girl is famously beautiful. People's words are to be feared; be careful that you don't lose your integrity in your later years!"

"What I study is Medicine; I couldn't care less what others say!"

Xie Jinchen looked at Liu Tianhua and said earnestly, "As for you, old Liu, I know that Xia produced a Li Qingyan, which made your Liu Family lose face, but you cannot deny that her Medicine is truly formidable, and she is young, too!"

"This talent, whether it be the new generation of your Liu Family or the old generation, cannot compare to it!"

"Fine, then call your master here right now!"

Liu Tianhua was provoked and said in a deep voice, "As long as she can cure Mr. Ma, I will acknowledge her authority and kneel down to apologize to her!"

"My master is famously eccentric; even if she really came, she might not necessarily treat Mr. Ma. If it were my martial uncle, the hope would be a bit greater."

Xie Jinchen said with a worried look, "It's just that my martial uncle is currently in Shanghai, and I don't know if he has the time."

"Martial uncle!?"

It was not just Liu Tianhua; Ma Zijun and the others also had confused expressions.

"That's right, he is the junior martial brother of my master Li Qingyan, and his Medicine can also be called earth-shattering and ghost-weeping!"

Xie Jinchen was once again full of pride and self-satisfaction, "I once saw him take action when I was in Shanghai; thinking about it now, I still feel admiration!"

Hearing this, Ma Zijun and Ma Zichen were both stunned; at first, they could not be sure.

Now it seemed that the martial uncle Xie Jinchen spoke of was indeed Chen Che.

Ma Zijun's expression was calm, and he was not overly surprised.

Instead, through Xie Jinchen's words, his confidence that Chen Che could cure his father was further strengthened.

Ma Zichen, however, had a bitter expression; he had not expected Chen Che's Medicine to be truly this formidable.

Only at this moment did he realize why, when he was taught a lesson by Chen Che back then, Ma Zijun did not vent his anger for him, but instead made him go home to reflect in the Ancestral Hall.

"Fine, then call this martial uncle of yours here; I want to see exactly how much he is worth!"

Liu Tianhua breathed heavily, extremely annoyed. He knew very well that Xie Jinchen would not lie, but it was precisely because of this that he was angry.

Originally, one Li Qingyan had already thrown the Liu Family's face onto the ground and trampled on it.

Who would have thought that now a junior martial brother had actually popped up?!

This was not enough to just throw the Liu Family's face onto the ground and trample on it; they wanted to grind it a few more times!

"The two of you, stop arguing for now; let's think of a way to save my husband first."

Huang Zhu said, "If there really is such a person, then please, Doctor Xie, invite your martial uncle over; the Ma Family will definitely reward him handsomely!"

"Wait a moment!"

Ma Ziai remembered something and turned to ask Ma Zijun, "Cousin, didn't you go to Shanghai to invite the Divine Doctor Li? Did you see her?"

"I saw her, but the Divine Doctor had matters to attend to and could not come, but fortunately, I invited her junior martial brother."

As Ma Zijun spoke, he looked at Xie Jinchen.

Xie Jinchen was full of surprise and excitement, "Ma Shao really invited my martial uncle?!"

"Yes."

Ma Zijun smiled and nodded, while his gaze swept toward the sofa in the living room, discovering that both Chen Che and Ma Menghan were gone.

This discovery caused him to suddenly furrow his brows, and he looked at Lin Su with a questioning gaze.

Lin Su looked at him with a bitter expression, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"That is truly great!"

Hearing that Ma Yiren could be saved, Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai both smiled happily.

Liu Tianhua chuckled and said, "Old Xie, what is the name of this mysterious martial uncle of yours? Say it so I can get to know him."

"I dare not speak my martial uncle's name directly; his surname is Chen, and his given name is Che."

Xie Jinchen said with a pious look.

Chen Che?!

Swish!

Hearing this, the smiles on the faces of Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai all froze!

Because they remembered that the man they had just driven away along with Ma Menghan was named Chen Che!