Chapter 13: Bloody Wedding

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  The lively wedding was suddenly interrupted, and Lingyun stood there in a daze, holding the red ribbon in his hand.

  The joyful sound of music had stopped, and the onlookers naturally made way for a path. It was only then that Lingyun saw clearly that Zhuang Ding Head Yi and several other Zhuang Dings were supporting a burly man as he rushed into the hall. The man being supported was covered in blood, with his white collar stained red, making him look particularly shocking at this moment, beyond expectation.

  Gao Qianxue had already lifted her bright red veil and frowned, saying: "What's going on?"

  "Miss, it's Gao Ding, something has happened to him," replied Gao Yi with suppressed anger.

  Gao Qianxue had already seen Gao Ding's current state, his whole body was covered in blood, with multiple injuries on his body, and his condition was much more severe than Lingyun's before. The doctor Qian Shu from the village had brought two medicine boys to check on him at the first time, but everyone could see that Gao Ding's situation was not optimistic. His face was pale, his eyes and teeth were tightly closed.

  "Where did you find Gao Ding?" asked Gao Qianxue.

  "The six-fingered gatekeeper of the village saw Gao Ding's horse return alone and found it strange, then told me. I brought a few people out of the village and soon discovered Gao Ding lying on his back by the side of the road." Gao Yi replied.

  Gao Yi and Gao Ding are not biological brothers. According to the information Ling Yun gathered from Xiao Mulan, there are four team leaders in the Gao family village, leading the four branches of the Gao family's guard squad. The names of the four team leaders are Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding, but they are not biological brothers, rather they were orphans adopted by Gao Qianxue's father and considered to be both adopted sons and household ministers. However, Ling Yun had only met Gao Yi before, who was filled with hostility towards him. He had never met Gao Jia, Gao Ding, and Gao Bing, but didn't expect that they were actually out on a mission. Even more unexpected was that he would meet Gao Ding in such a way at his own wedding.

  "I don't know what happened, but when Gao Ding left, he had a whole team of fifty people with him. How could it be that only one person returned, and with such severe injuries? Could they have been robbed?" Although the wedding was interrupted, Xiao Mulan hadn't had time to follow Miss and Ling Yun to pay their respects together, but her attitude towards Ling Yun had changed a lot, becoming more intimate, as if she already considered herself to be Ling Yun's person. "What's going on with this world? It's too chaotic! Just the other day, Dalang was ambushed, and now just a few days later, Gao Ding's team leader has also been ambushed."

  This is called a big deal! Lingyun smiled slightly at Xiaomulan, and she immediately turned her head away in embarrassment. Lingyun turned to look at Gao Ding, who was even more robust than Gao Yi, with a height of nearly two meters and a weight of over 200 pounds. Moreover, he had brought an entire team of fifty guards out of the manor on business. He couldn't figure out how he ended up returning alone with serious injuries. What surprised him even more was the number of guards in Gao's Manor. Originally, there were fifty guards in the mansion, which he thought was intimidating enough. But now it seemed that was only a quarter of the total, and the small Gao's Manor actually had an entire team of 200 guards, which was terrifying. Moreover, three-quarters of these guards were usually outside on business?

  "Uncle Qian, how is Gao Ding's situation?" Gao Qianshuang asked anxiously. Although Gao Ding was just a guard in the Gao family village, to her who had long lost her family, every person in the Gao family village was her family. Especially those like Gao Ding who had always protected and followed her. Moreover, Gao Ding and his three brothers were adopted sons of her father, although in this era, adopted sons didn't have much status, but they had always treated her like a younger sister, and their feelings for her were extraordinary.

  Qian Shu's face turned solemn after a quick examination.

  "Miss, Gao Ding's injury is too severe, I'm afraid..."

  Gao Ding's injuries were indeed severe, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that after some cleaning up, it was clear that Gao Ding had six arrow wounds and three knife wounds on his body. However, the most fatal one was still the broken spearhead stuck in his abdomen. An ordinary person would have died from such injuries long ago, but Gao Ding managed to hold on all the way to the entrance of Gaojiacun, which was nothing short of a miracle. But even if he persisted, he couldn't hold on any longer. Qian Shu's medical skills were exceptionally high and not at all like those of a rural doctor, but even he felt helpless in the face of such severe injuries.

  "Gao Ding's excessive blood loss is most fatal, that broken spear has already injured his internal organs."

  "Then pull it out and rush to treat it. What herbs are needed, I'll send someone to fetch them immediately. If they're not available in the village, go buy them in Yangzhou City. No matter what, we must save Gao Ding." Gao Mingyue also cried out. To them, Gao Ding was a brother who cared for and protected them with all his heart. When their father passed away, it was Gao Ding who, under Gao Qianshu's orders, personally went to bring her back, getting injured multiple times along the way.

  "It can't be pulled out!"

  Almost in unison, Qian Shu and Ling Yun shouted loudly, stopping Gao Mingyue who was about to stretch out his hand to pull out the spear.

  At this drink, Gao Mingyue's hand stopped there, then turned back to look at Qian Shu, full of incomprehension.

  Qian Shu turned his head and took a somewhat unexpected glance at Ling Yun.

  Lingyun could only say, "Looking at Gao Ding's wound, the broken spear must have hit a blood vessel. If we pull out the broken spear now, the bleeding will be hard to stop. In less than a moment, Gao Ding will die from excessive blood loss."

  However, Lingyun also knew that even if Gao Ding didn't pull out the long spear now, he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. His life was dwindling, and Qian Shu was right, there was no turning back. Such an injury would require timely surgery in a large hospital even in modern times, but in this era, such a severe external wound was almost equivalent to a death sentence.

  "No, Gao Ding must still be saved, Uncle Qian, you quickly save him!" Gao Mingyue cried out of control, and Gao Yi on the side also shed tears continuously. A robust man like an iron tower, at this time knelt in front of Uncle Qian, pulling his hand and said: "Uncle Qian, please save my brother, I am willing to work as a cow or horse to repay you."

  Qian Shu's mouth twitched with a bitter smile, "Xiao Yi, get up quickly, Xiao Ding's injuries are too severe, this kind of wound can't be saved. Continuing to struggle will only increase his suffering, I'll give him some poppy soup to let him go more easily."

  "No!" Gao Yi cried tears like rain, shouting heart-wrenching, Gao Ding was just like his own brother, they grew up together since childhood, and went through so many years together, how could he calmly watch him leave now. "Uncle Qian, think of a way, there must be a way. I know your medical skills are the best, you used to be the imperial physician, you must have a way."

  Is he an imperial physician? Lingyun was startled and looked at Qian Shu, the white-bearded old man with a long goatee. He couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart. Had Qian Shu been an imperial physician before? He had never heard of it, but his medical skills were indeed extraordinary, so it was possible. But if he had been an imperial physician, why was he now working as a family doctor in this small Gaofeng Village?

  "Gao Yi, calm down, life and death are destined." Gao Qianxue finally spoke up after quietly watching everything. Gao Bo also hastily said, "Xiao Yi, calm down." There was still a hint of disdain in his eyes.

  Although his words were plain, Lingyun and others still felt the sadness and heartache in Gao Shanshan's eyes.

  But for a modern person like Ling Yun, it's even harder to accept such a fact. A young and strong man suddenly dies in front of his own eyes. He thought about how he himself had fallen down with injuries all over his body just the other day, but thanks to Gao Jia Zhuang and Qian Shu's rescue treatment, he was able to survive, otherwise, he might have died as soon as he crossed over into this big Sui dynasty.

  "Prepare hot water for Gao Ding, help him take a good bath and change his clothes. We want him to leave clean and presentable." Gao Qiansheng said to Gao Yi, then walked over to Ling Yun with some embarrassment: "Yi Lang, can the wedding be postponed first? Let's deal with Gao Ding's matter first and choose another day for the ceremony?"

  "Good!" With something like this happening, the wedding is definitely not going to go on. Lingyun didn't say much, just nodded in agreement.

  At this time, Qian Shu's medicine boy had already brought over a bowl of cut poppy soup, which was an anesthetic for Gao Ding, allowing him to leave more easily.

  Watching a young man about to leave, the originally joyful and lively Gaotai Hall was filled with heaviness, and Lingyun's heart didn't feel good either.

  I should do something! He said to himself. But he was not a doctor, he could save Gao Qiyue only because he knew how to swim and had some knowledge of first aid for drowning. But he didn't know surgical techniques, wasn't a doctor.

  No, first aid. He seemed to have thought of something and carefully racked his brains, suddenly remembering a movie he had seen before with a first-aid scene. It was a car accident, the owner crashed down a cliff, and a tree branch as thick as an arm was inserted into his abdomen. At that time, because it was in the wilderness, the rescue personnel who arrived at the first time did not have enough blood, and if they pulled out the tree branch, the man would bleed to death. And if they didn't pull it out, it would be difficult to hold on until the blood arrived or was sent to the hospital. In the end, a military doctor passed by and used a trick to save the owner.

  Although this is just a movie plot, Lingyun thinks it should be feasible. Besides, now it's also a dead horse as a living horse doctor, after all, even Uncle Qian said that there is no way to save the situation.

  "Uncle Qian, I have an idea, maybe we can give it a try!"

  Lingyun's words fell into this mournful silence, immediately eliciting a burst of exclamations.

  Qian Shu looked at Ling Yun in surprise again, "Brother-in-law, are you saying there's a way to save Gao Ding?"

  "Not much confidence, but worth trying!"

  As soon as this was said, it was truly shocking and astonishing. Originally, even Qian Shu had no way out, but now Ling Yun suddenly said that there was a method to try, and instantly everyone in the hall turned their gaze towards him. Even Gao Mingyue and Gao Yanshu sisters were shocked speechless, because others didn't know Qian Shu's true identity, they knew it all too well. Qian Shu was indeed the imperial physician as Gao Yi said, a genuine imperial physician with rich experience and superb medical skills. Now that he had given up, Ling Yun said there was still hope, how could they not be surprised?

  What was even more unexpected was that Qian Shu did not immediately deny Ling Yun's words. Instead, he asked: "Can you tell me about your method?"

  "Of course." Lingyun only knew this much, whether it was feasible or not would still depend on the doctor's judgment and operation.

  Gao Yi couldn't wait any longer for Ling Yun to reveal his method, and he grasped the straw that Ling Yun threw out like a drowning man. He grabbed Ling Yun's hand and knelt down in front of him with a thud: "Young Master Yi, Gao Yi has been rude to you many times before, please forgive me. Please, you must save Gao Ding, you must!" His hands grasped tightly onto Ling Yun, afraid that if he let go, Ling Yun would disappear, and his grip was so tight that it hurt Ling Yun's arm.

  "Don't worry, Captain. I'll do my best." Lives were at stake, and Lingyun couldn't just stand by and watch someone die because of a minor grudge between the two men earlier; that wasn't his style.

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