The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 672 - 661: Stop the Bleeding

Chapter 672: Chapter 661: Stop the Bleeding

The carriage ran along the road for about half a quarter of an hour before it stopped briefly, and the servant who was trotting beside it immediately called out, "Come in directly, hurry up!"

Manbao looked outside and discovered that they were on a gently rolling hillside covered in grassland, with horses scattered about, and not far away, a large tent was surrounded by quite a crowd.

The carriage charged straight toward the big tent, and as people saw another carriage arriving, they immediately stepped aside to make way.

Zhou SiLang had just stopped the carriage when the herbal apprentice hopped down swiftly, turned around, and reached for Manbao, "Miss Man, quick, quick, quick..."

Accustomed to medical emergencies, he knew how to save time, but it was the first time for both Manbao and Zhou SiLang, who only jumped down after handing out the backpack and then hurried into the tent under the gaze of the onlookers.

Inside the tent were cries, with people coming and going constantly. As Manbao rushed in, she was hit with a strong smell of blood and quickly looked toward the center of the crowd. Before she could step forward, a pair of hands grabbed hers, causing the apprentice to lose his grip on her.

Manbao turned around to see Bai Shan, covered in blood, looking at her.

Manbao was startled, "Where are you bleeding from?"

At the same time, Bai Shan asked, "How did you get here?"

He took a quick glance at the herbal apprentice next to her, recognizing him. He too had often gone to Jishi Hall to find Manbao; he knew both Doctor Ji and the apprentice, and seeing that he had come with Manbao, guessed that she was called by Doctor Ji.

Bai Shan pondered for a moment and then quickly said, "I’m not injured; this isn’t my blood. It’s Ji Hao who’s hurt. He fell from his horse, got his foot caught, and a tree branch cut open his abdomen. From what I’ve heard, they can’t stop the bleeding. You..."

Bai Shan leaned close to her ear, keeping his voice very low, "Don’t say anything, just do your best and remember, this matter is complicated, you definitely cannot stand out, you must keep a low profile."

Manbao understood, nodded at him, and proceeded forward with the apprentice.

The apprentice pulled Manbao, cleared the way, and spoke up, "Sir, Miss Man is here."

Manbao pushed through the crowd to see Ji Hao lying on a couch, covered in blood, his intestines spilling out from his abdomen, his eyes hazy and unfocused, his limbs placed unnaturally on the couch.

At this moment, the doctors huddling over him were preoccupied with trying to stop the bleeding instead of dealing with these issues, pressing down, using acupuncture, applying medicine, every method they could think of had been attempted. Although the bleeding had slowed, he was still losing blood.

The head imperial physician of the Prince of Yizhou’s residence didn’t even raise his head and instructed other doctors to look for more bleeding points, "Find them and block them quickly; if he loses more blood, not even a god could save him."

His hands were occupied with the largest bleeding point, leaving him unable to help, so he could only direct them from the sidelines.

The hastily summoned doctors certainly knew their task, but they had already examined all the accessible spots; they just couldn’t find where the bleeding was coming from.

As the recently emptied abdominal cavity was quickly filling with blood again, beads of sweat formed on the doctors’ foreheads and were almost ready to drop before the maids standing by wiped them off.

Not far away, two sitting women, upon hearing the conclusion of the imperial physician, could not help but burst into loud wails, "My son—"

"My heart, you are digging out my heart—"

It was at this point that the herbal apprentice pushed Manbao to Doctor Ji’s side.

Doctor Ji was standing next to Imperial Physician Fan, so when Fan raised his head and saw that a young girl had joined them, he frowned, ready to speak, but Doctor Ji said to Manbao, "Wash your hands, bring your needle bag, and be quick about it."

Imperial Physician Fan then held back his words.

The maid who had been continuously bringing them water cleverly presented a basin of hot water. Manbao promptly rolled up her sleeves, secured them, washed and dried her hands quickly, and then stood on her tiptoes to get a look at Ji Hao’s condition.

It was difficult; four doctors and two apprentices were already crowding around Ji Hao’s belly, leaving no space to stand.

Doctor Ji promptly told one apprentice, "You, step out," and instructed one doctor, "You, make some room to the side."

In such a critical moment, in front of the patient’s family, no one asked questions like "Who is this person and is her medical skill trustworthy?" If the patient could not be saved, they, of course, would not die, but they could face some backlash.

Moreover...

The doctors, including Imperial Physician Fan, glanced at Ji Hao’s slowly weakening breath and collectively doubted the chances of saving him.

They were doing all that was humanly possible while leaving the rest to fate.

Manbao squeezed in and was given a spot, and soon Xiao Yuan delivered Manbao’s needle bag.

Doctor Ji, who was pinching a bleeding point himself, began briefing Manbao. They had found three bleeding points and were holding them, but there was one more that they couldn’t find. Doctor Ji said, "See if you can use acupuncture to stop the bleeding."

Manbao felt around on his stomach for a moment, then drew out a needle, and as she began to use it, Imperial Physician Fan and the other two doctors watched. When she inserted the fourth needle, Fan couldn’t help but look amazed.

Before long, Doctor Chen, standing on the opposite side, couldn’t help but say, "The bleeding has lessened."

He had the best view from his position and could clearly see any increase in blood volume.

Soon his eyes brightened as he exclaimed, "It has stopped!"

Manbao looked at the spot where the last needle was placed and whispered to Doctor Ji, "Below the liver."

Imperial Physician Fan, standing shoulder to shoulder with Doctor Ji, couldn’t help but look at Manbao and asked, "Can you also temporarily seal the bleeding point I’m holding so I can sew it up immediately?"

Doctor Ji paled and hastily said, "Your Excellency, this child is still young, let me do it, please."

The bleeding point Fan was holding was the largest and would be like a blood torrent if released. If she failed to block it, there’d be no need for further rescue efforts, but if she managed to block it, insufficient blood supply could still cause various problems.

Given Manbao’s young age, Doctor Ji would not let her take such a risk.

However, Imperial Physician Fan smiled reassuringly at Doctor Ji, "Brother Ji, don’t worry, I will work with her. And I believe her acupuncture technique for stopping bleeding exceeds ours."

Having carefully observed the spot Fan was pinching, and recalling her prior trials and conclusions on the optimal acupoints to stop bleeding on a mannequin, Manbao nodded, "Alright, but you must sew quickly; after thirty breaths, I will have to release the acupoint."

That was the longest period validated by feedback from the mannequin; any longer could cause significant damage to the organs.

Imperial Physician Fan nodded slightly and turned to his assistant, "Prepare the needle and thread."

Using the finest catgut, the assistant immediately washed up, threaded the needle, and stood by ready.

Once everything was in place, Imperial Physician Fan gave Manbao a slight nod, at which Manbao quickly extracted a needle and began to seal off the blood...