Chapter 29 Emergency Surgery and Faith

  Shen Qing's knock on the door interrupted Qin Lei's thoughts, he came to change Qin Lei's dressing.

  Shen Qing placed the tray in her hand on the small machine beside the chair, leaned over to remove Qin Lei's top, revealing his bare upper body, which was much more robust than when they were in Shangjing. However, a thick layer of gauze wrapped around his chest made him look somewhat pitiful.

  Qin Lei turned over, propping himself up on the seat, and Shen Qing carefully picked up a pair of scissors from the tray, meticulously cutting open the layers of gauze on Qin Lei's back. A moment later, a terrifying wound the size of a bowl appeared before Shen Qing's eyes.

  Every time he saw the wound on his Highness's body, Shen Qing would often recall that terrifying scene:

  At that time, everyone thought they had escaped successfully, and Shen Qing was no exception. So when the prince stood on the shore gazing at the opposite bank, the guards only kept a distant watch without implementing battlefield protection protocols.

  That day, an arrow suddenly appeared like a flying fairy, with almost no wind sound. The prince's face showed a slight astonishment before he was heavily knocked down. The guards only saw the arrow in Shi Wei's arms, quivering slightly on the prince's back.

  Qin Lei used his last bit of strength before losing consciousness to utter two words: "Run... quickly..."

  The guardians, who were frantically searching for the culprit, suddenly remembered the first rule of protection: at all times, prioritize the life of the protected person. After slightly stopping his bleeding, they used a plank to carry Qin Lei and rushed towards the assembly point at full speed.

  Shen Qing will never forget that Qin Lei's blood flowed down the wooden board and fell onto the grass, where a chain of red flowers bloomed.

  Nor will he forget Qin Lei's awakening from a coma and directing him and Shi Wei to perform that stunning surgery.

  They ran for about seven or eight miles, when the guards carrying the sedan chair heard a faint cry from inside and hastily stopped. Shen Qing and Shi Wei rushed forward to find Qin Lei as white as paper, his entire body drenched in sweat. Seeing the usually energetic young master looking like he was at death's door, Shen Qing's eyes reddened instantly.

  Qin Lei closed his eyes tightly, his voice seemed to come from the horizon, intermittent and barely audible: "Do... as... I... said..."

  The two of them nodded vigorously, these few words seeming to exhaust Qin Lei's strength. He panted violently for a long time before continuing: "Release..."

  Shen Qing and Shi Wei stared at each other, then Shi Wei gritted his teeth, pulled out a dagger with his left hand and lightly lifted the outer garment soaked in blood, and took out a small pair of scissors with his right hand, cutting along the slit to create a large hole, revealing the inner armor inside.

  That strangely styled, carved feather arrow pierced through the treasured armor given by Shen Luo. Although the treasured armor could withstand slashes from treasured swords and knives, that seven-inch long, carved feather arrowhead was forged from Wujin, sharp and narrow.

  Wu Jin arrow, also known as Po Jia arrow, is the most effective in breaking through helmet and armor defense. It is a top-notch assassination divine soldier in the world. With the person who shoots the arrow having strong internal power, the characteristics of Wu Jin arrow are brought to the extreme.

  If it weren't for Qin Lei's armor being sturdy and reliable, he would have been pierced through and killed, with no chance of waking up or finding a way to save himself.

  Shi Wei examined it carefully and let out a long sigh. "Fortunately for Your Highness, the arrowhead didn't break off. It should be fine to pull it out."

  Qin Lei nodded slightly and hummed: "Pull..."

  Shi Wei's hand grasped the arrow shaft, trembling involuntarily. The wound was pulled, and Qin Lei was in so much pain that he almost fainted, startling Shen Qing, who was staring at him with wide eyes, to nearly pull out his crossbow and shoot Shi Wei dead.

  Qin Lei didn't know where the strength came from, and firmly said: "Pull it out, then press down hard on the left clavicle and the third rib on the right back...then pour liquor...use the strongest one...repeatedly rinse...finally sew..."

  The stone monument was almost toppled. Almost got rid of the first 'pull' character, it turned out that His Highness just took a deep breath and there's more to come.

  He waited again, Qin Lei didn't speak any more. Shi Wei asked once more: "Your Highness, is there anything else you want to instruct?"

  Qin Lei slightly shook his head, invisible. Shi Wei gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "I've offended you!" The two hands grasping the arrow shaft suddenly lifted up, and the carved feathered arrow shot out with a loud noise, fresh blood gushing out like a fountain.

  Shen Qing, who was beside him, almost at the same time as the blood spurted out, pressed a clean gauze on the wound. Shi Wei threw away the pulled-out arrow and pressed hard on Qin Lei's collarbone and the middle of the third rib in his back. The two people covered in blood looked at each other anxiously, praying for the gods to bless their master.

  After a while, Shen Qing tentatively loosened his grip and felt that Qin Lei's bleeding had stopped. Overjoyed, he lifted the gauze and pulled out the bottle of 'strong wine' from Qin Lei's package, which was considered a treasure by him, and poured it generously onto Qin Lei's back. If Qin Lei were awake, seeing this young man being so wasteful with his precious liquor would surely make him faint.

  Fortunately, at the moment when the arrow was pulled out, Qin Lei fainted.

  Then Shen Qing used the wound closure method taught by Qin Lei to carefully suture Qin Lei's wound with sheep intestine thread. Qin Lei fainted, which was good, at least Shen Qing didn't worry that he would move around in pain, and his movements were quick and steady, finishing the suturing in no time.

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  "Ah..." A pained cry brought Shen Qing back to reality. He smiled apologetically at Qin Lei, not caring if he could see him or not.

  It's been a month since the injury, and Shen Qing has become an expert at unwrapping the bandage, changing the dressing, and rewrapping it every day. He carefully changed Qin Lei's dressing and wrapped the gauze tightly around his wound. Then he let out a sigh of relief and said, "Your Highness's body is recovering well, and scabs have started to form. I think we can remove the stitches now."

  Qin Lei's tense body finally relaxed, and he chuckled: "That's it, from now on you can call me the unbeatable Seiya."

  Shen Qing didn't understand what connection there was between Seiya and Dabudei, fortunately the prince's words were always profound and difficult to comprehend, he had already gotten used to it.

  For a moment, the carriage was quiet, and you could clearly hear the sound of the axles and wheels, the friction between the wheels and the ground.

  "After a long time, Qin Lei slowly asked: 'I wonder how they are doing?'"

  Shen Qing slapped his forehead and laughed, "Your Highness please forgive me, I just received a flying pigeon letter from the front line and was busy preparing medicine for you, I forgot to take it out."

  Qin Lei suddenly sat up, urgently saying: "Hurry and read it, hurry... Ahh..." Before he could finish speaking, he gritted his teeth and cried out again. Just now, under the intense emotions, he used too much force and pulled on his wound again.

  Shen Qing smiled and looked at Qin Lei, this prince was tough as nails when he was injured, just like Guan Yu scraping his bones to cure poison. Now he's pretending to be calm, obviously trying to cover up his previous loss of composure.

  Shen Qing knew that since deciding to split the troops into five routes, Qin Lei's mental pressure had been immense. Even when he was recovering from his injuries, what weighed on his mind the most was still the safety of those few teams.

  Since they've been ambushed all along the way and time is running so late, at least one team must have suffered a crushing defeat. In the past, Qin Lei might not have cared about this, but after experiencing what happened by the river, he couldn't let it go no matter what.

  Shen Qing unfolded the letter in front of Qin Lei, which was filled with dense and tiny characters. Qin Lei tilted his head to the side and hummed: "Read..."

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