Chapter 14: Strike when the time is right

  Lingyun felt as if he was salvaging a capsized boat, supporting a collapsing building, steadying the divine needle, and being a pillar in the midst of turmoil.

  Who says a son-in-law is not the master of the house? At critical moments, he can still save people in danger. Although he also had no great confidence in his heart, and even Dr. Qian had already issued a notice of critical illness, Lingyun still decided to give it a try. This was somewhat adventurous, but completely worth it. If the method really worked and saved Gao Ding's life, that would be incredible. First of all, from now on, Gao Yi, who had previously looked down on him, would owe him a great favor. Even Gao Qianxue sisters, as well as Gao Bo and Qian Shu, would be grateful to him for saving Gao Ding's life.

  But if it's successful, of course, it will be like this, but what if things don't go well, the consequences will be different.

  Gao Qianxue was obviously a very clear-headed person, she took two steps forward, pulled Lingyun to her side and whispered: "Yi Lang, how confident are you about this matter?"

  She spoke with her eyes fixed on Lingyun, and under her silver eyebrows were a pair of speaking eyes. The gaze was clearly hinting to Lingyun that this was an important matter, not to be taken lightly. If there wasn't enough confidence, it's better not to force the issue. After all, Lingyun, this new son-in-law, had just arrived and the people in the village didn't know him well, and even Gao Yi originally had some hostility towards him. Now that he was desperate for a cure, if he said he could save her, Gao Yi would naturally ask for his help. But if he failed to save her, Gao Yi wouldn't only not be grateful for his efforts, but would instead become even more hostile towards him. And if things went badly, the people of Gao Family Village might also not have a good impression of him.

  As the mistress of Gaojiazhuang, Gao Ding's sworn sister, Gao Qiansheng naturally also hoped that Lingyun could use his life-saving skills to rescue Gao Ding at this time. On the other hand, she was also Yi Feng's new wife and had to consider Yi Feng's feelings. After all, Gao Ding's injury was too severe, even Master Qian was helpless, saying that Gao Ding couldn't be saved. And Yi Feng was just a young man, who had even lost his memory, what good method could he use to save someone? She didn't want Yi Feng to get involved in this matter at this time, and end up being blamed by everyone in Gaojiazhuang. After all, he was an outsider who married into the family, if he failed in the end, his life would be very difficult in the future.

  Lingyun could feel the concern in Gao Qianshuang's eyes, and his heart was deeply moved. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably think of how to save people first at this time, rather than worrying about what happens after failure. Gao Qianshuang looked beautiful this year, with a head of white hair and silver eyebrows that hadn't been dyed black, still shining brightly, but paired with the evening dress on her body, it was so stunningly beautiful. She had put on makeup, with two bright red lips painted with vermilion, tender and charming.

  That white face was even more so, with two maidservants pulling her face. This is something that all girls must do before getting married and going up to the sedan chair. The one who helped her pull her face was a woman named Quanfu from Gaogezhuang, who had both parents and children, and was in charge of managing the household. Pulling the face did not use a knife, but used five-colored silk thread that had been dipped in water, with a knot tied on it, two fingers of the left hand pinched it, and the line was pulled tight, one end was clamped tightly with two new copper coins, and the other end was placed in the right hand. The place where the lines crossed was stuck to the bride's face, and as soon as the hand moved, the thread twisted and rotated at the crossing point, and the fine hairs on the bride's face were pulled out by the roots. Those two maidservants were skilled with their hands, not only did they pull cleanly, but also made Shanshu feel no pain at all. After pulling her face, they used golden scissors to trim her bangs and temples, and finally coiled up her hair. This procedure was also one of the signs of a Han woman getting married.

  At this moment, Shallow Snow had just finished washing her face, trimming her hair and temples, coiling her hair into a bun, and applying makeup. She looked stunningly beautiful, breathtakingly so. I had seen some Tang Dynasty women's makeup before, and those exaggerated looks gave me a frightful feeling. I thought that today, on her big wedding day, Shallow Snow would also be dressed up like that - thick layers of lead powder, short and coarse eyebrows, a small red mouth, and two black dots at the corners of her lips... But it wasn't like that at all. After putting on makeup, Shallow Snow looked even more beautiful than usual. No wonder they say that the most beautiful moment for a woman is when she puts on her wedding dress.

  Lingyun shook her head and drove away the chaotic thoughts in her mind.

  "Don't worry, miss. I'm not causing trouble. I know that Gao Ding is not only the head of the household in Gaotang Village but also a member of the Gao family. As long as there's even a glimmer of hope, I'll do my best to help. Besides, I think this plan has great feasibility."

  "If only..." Upon hearing Lingyun call her "wife", Shanshui was taken aback for a moment, then a happy and even blissful smile appeared on her face. Although the wedding ceremony had not been fully completed, at this moment when Lingyun called her "wife", she had already become someone's wife.

  Lingyun actively grasped Shanshue's hand, patting her jade-like white and moist hand. "This risk is worth taking. Gaoding is not only your family member, from now on, I am also a member of the Gao family, and Gaoding is my family member too. Shanshue, from now on, I will always be with you."

  Qian Shu had already completed all the pre-operative preparations at this time, and Gao Bo directed the servants to move several large screens to surround a considerable space in the wedding hall. Then, several pieces of silk were stitched together to form an operating table. He removed Gao Ding's clothes, cleaned the bloodstains with clear water, cleaned up other wounds, and performed simple bandaging.

  Now there was only one mortal wound left, and no one dared to move the broken spear that was tightly inserted into his abdomen.

  "Go and boil some hot water at once, the more the better!" Lingyun took a look at the situation and issued his first requirement. Immediately, a servant woman rushed to boil water.

  "Prepare some more clean white cloths and boil them in boiling water for later use."

  Qian Shu had no doubts about Ling Yun's requirements, and he did everything as instructed. He even proactively asked Yao Tong to bring some surgical instruments for external injuries to be sterilized, and also asked Yao Tong to move many medicinal materials over for standby use.

  "Now, what should we do?" Qian Shu's expression was solemn as he stared at the broken spear shaft tightly lodged in his abdomen. This was the most troublesome part. If they pulled it out, Gao Ding would die immediately; if they didn't pull it out, he wouldn't last much longer either.

  Lingyun was also very clear about this, and the only way he could think of was to pull out the long spear as soon as possible. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, after being pierced by the spear, Gaoding would last at most two hours before dying. No one knew when Gaoding had been injured, but it was estimated that the time was not short, and it was possible that he had been hurt for half an hour or even an hour. Time waits for no man, and the longer they dragged on, the more dangerous it became. However, pulling out the spear was the most dangerous part - how to stop the bleeding and prevent massive blood loss. This required exquisite suturing skills, sewing up blood vessels or damaged internal organs. Of course, Lingyun himself was not skilled in this area, but with Uncle Wang around, he estimated that there would be no problem. Now, based on his judgment, Gaoding's biggest trouble lay in the fact that after pulling out the broken spear, Gaoding would lose a large amount of blood and needed to be given a blood transfusion to make up for it.

  It's not easy to transfuse blood in the imperial court of the Sui Dynasty. First, you have to check your blood type, and secondly, for such a major surgery, you also need to check if there will be any immune reactions and other issues. Of course, there is another hassle, the blood transfusion equipment.

  However, all of this is not the most important thing now. The most important thing is to determine what kind of damage that broken spear caused to Gao Ding's internal organs. If it damaged any vital organs, even if Hua Tuo were to come back to life, he wouldn't be able to save him under these conditions.

  "Uncle Qian, please take a look and see if the broken spear has injured Gao Ding's vital organs?" Ling Yun estimated that it hadn't hit any critical areas, or else he wouldn't have been able to ride back with such severe injuries. However, this still needed to be verified by Uncle Qian himself. The good news was that Uncle Qian quickly used his rich experience to determine that the spear had likely injured Gao Ding's spleen, but probably hadn't damaged his heart, liver, or kidneys.

  "Are you sure?"

  "Hmm, I'm 90% sure." Qian Shu stroked his beard and said.

  Lingyun felt a sense of relief in his heart. If that's the case, then there would be another glimmer of hope. Otherwise, there would be no need to continue on.

  "Then ask Uncle Qian to confirm again, was the intestine injured?"

  A moment later, Qian Shu gave a formal reply, and it should not have hurt the intestines. Lingyun didn't know what Qian Shu relied on to make these judgments with just a pair of eyes, but he believed in Qian Shu's experience. Moreover, under the current circumstances, he had no better way than to believe in Qian Shu. Qian Shu seemed puzzled as to why Lingyun asked if it had hurt his intestines.

  "This is very important, really!" Lingyun replied. After confirming that no vital organs were injured and there was no damage to the intestines, Lingyun became even more confident. His entire plan was simple: pull out the broken spear, and then have Qian Shu use his exquisite technique to suture the wound. Of course, if it were only that, Qian Shu wouldn't have said that Gao Ding couldn't be saved. There was a very crucial point here, which was how to prevent Gao Ding from bleeding too much and dying of organ failure after pulling out the spear. Lingyun's plan was to give Gao Ding a blood transfusion, and in order to save time and reduce the difficulty of matching blood types and preventing immune reactions, he thought of a risky move in emergency medicine: autotransfusion.

  In modern medicine, autotransfusion has become increasingly important and is generally divided into two types. One type is the storage of one's own blood for later use when needed. This is usually done by people with rare blood types or some pregnant women, as autotransfusion can solve many problems such as insufficient blood reserves, rare blood types, and even special reasons. Another rare type of autotransfusion is used in emergency rescue situations. Some patients who have suffered severe abdominal trauma and massive bleeding and require emergency surgery may use their own lost blood for transfusion.

  Like the case of Gao Ding, his abdominal cavity blood was directly transfused back to him. Firstly, there was no need for a blood type test; secondly, there was no need for an immune system check; thirdly, there was no need to check if the blood had hepatitis or other diseases. Of course, another key point is that it allowed for the fastest possible surgery, saving time searching for blood. There are three key points: firstly, Gao Ding's lost blood remained in his abdominal cavity; secondly, this lost blood did not exceed two hours; thirdly, Gao Ding's intestines and stomach were not damaged, so there was no contamination of the blood from intestinal leakage.

  It's okay, everything is still lucky. The spear didn't hit any vital organs, it didn't pierce the intestines and stomach, and the time hasn't exceeded two hours yet.

  Qian Shu stared at Lingyun with a shocked face, listening to his entire rescue plan with some incredulity. As an imperial physician, a seasoned doctor, he had never heard of such emergency knowledge before. It was simply stunning, but he couldn't think of anything wrong with it, although bold, it made some sense.

  Qian Shu's heart was filled with shock and doubt at the same time. Didn't the new uncle have amnesia, how did he know such heaven-shocking and ghost-crying emergency rescue knowledge, or how could he still remember it? Moreover, his age should not be more than twenty, how could he possess such astonishing medical skills? However, time waits for no man, Gao Ding was still lying there, and every moment that passed put his life in greater danger.

  Gritting his teeth, Qian Shu now had no choice but to try and make the best of a bad situation. He had to admit that Lingyun's entire plan had shocked him, but it had also moved him. Now he was even more eager than Lingyun to know if this plan could save Gao Ding.

  "Alright, let's go with your plan. What else needs to be prepared?"

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