Chapter 435 - Drawing the Crossbow Arrows
Chapter 435 Drawing the Crossbow Arrows
Although the military camp might not be fully equipped with medical supplies, fortunately, it was stocked up with medicine to treat external injuries.
Qiu Yu’s wound was hideous looking, with his skin and flesh turned outwards. However, after the wound had been cleansed and medication applied to it, the bleeding had stopped and his life was no longer endangered.
However, if the crossbow arrow on Lin Mengya’s shoulder was not removed, it would pointless to stop the bleeding.
“Alas, it appeared that it would be very difficult to pull out the arrow. My Lord, although your wife is not severely injured, she had lost too much blood. She would have suffered a great deal again if we were to pull out the arrow. On the other hand, if we don’t pull out the arrow, once the wound gets infected and turns septic, it could take her life.”
The military physician explained fearfully. The look in Long Tianyu’s eyes already scared the wits out of him since some moments ago.
He had lost the initial confidence in something he thought was in his grasp.
This lady’s life was way too precious and valuable.
“Please pull the arrow out. I want her to live! She has to survive this!”
At the sight of Lin Mengya’s pallid countenance, Long Tianyu felt as if his heart was being pulverized bit by bit.
The head of a crossbow arrow was full of agnails. Lin Mengya would suffer great pain if the arrow was to be pulled out.
They had also tried breaking off the arrowhead earlier.
However, the arrowhead just would not budge. Moreover, it was made of pure steel, therefore it was impossible to saw it off.
At the thought that Lin Mengya had to undergo such excruciating pain, Long Tianyu fervently wished that he could capture those people and tear them into pieces.
Despite Long Tianyu’s decisive instruction to pull out the arrow, the military physician hesitated and did not dare to proceed. It was even hard for a grown man to endure such pain as the flesh being impaled, what was more, Lin Mengya was a frail and delicate lady?
Unfortunately, he did not have an anesthetic with him. Otherwise, he could at least elevate some pain.
As they delayed their decision making, Lin Mengya was gradually regaining her consciousness.
Her right shoulder was numb from the tremendous pain and she could no longer feel her right arm.
Her vision was blurred. She could only make out Long Tianyu, who was sitting by her side, holding on to her left hand and he was continuously saying something.
“Mengya, I won’t let you die. You have to hang on. There’s hope once the crossbow is removed from your shoulder.”
Long Tianyu held on tightly to Lin Mengya’s left hand as he comforted her with gentle words.
“Alright… I’ve got knockout drops with me… take it out, and it can be used as an anesthetic…”
Being half-conscious, Lin Mengya could vaguely hear the words of the military physician.
Luckily, she still carried with her the knockout drops which Baili Rui prescribed for her. She only needed a stronger dose of this knockout drop to lose all her senses. Not to mention to pull out the arrow from her shoulder, she would not even know it if someone were to kill her in her sleep for such doses.
However, she decided to keep this from Long Tianyu, who seemed to be preoccupied at this moment.
Once she took in the dose, her central nervous system might be permanently damaged.
In other words, she might turn into an idiot.
On the other hand, if she did not take the knockout drops, she might begin to struggle at the moment the arrow was being drawn out. It would then cause the wound to tear and it could well injure the nerves in her arm.
In that case, she would be left with one arm to work with for the rest of her life.
She had always relied on her right arm and right hand for the art of needle control, as well as her skill in feeling the pulses and making a diagnosis.
If her right arm became useless, she would become a useless person. She would rather become an idiot in this case.
Long Tianyu took out two packets of the knockout drops from Lin Mengya’s waist, put them into a cup of water and fed it to her.
He looked on as she gradually fell into unconsciousness, then he held on to her tightly as the military physician proceeded.
“Come on, let’s make it quick.”
He was afraid that she would suffer much pain because there was no way he could share and lighten her pain.
Therefore, all he could do was hold on to her and feel her every reaction anytime.
The military physician gritted his teeth. To him, the situation looked to be the best at this moment. He ran the dagger over the fire, and with one decisive and accurate move, he started to cut off the dead skin around the crossbow.
Blood began flowing down the crossbow. While Lin Mengya’s delicate shoulder was half exposed, no one really noticed, because it had been stained with blood.
The knockout drops seemed to take effect very quickly and there was not even a frown on Lin Mengya’s forehead. She looked like a puppet without any sensation, who was totally under the military physician’s control.
“Hold on tightly to her shoulder. I’m about to pull out the crossbow.”
The military physician said with a low voice and Long Tianyu responded by nodding and holding down her shoulders.
With a “Pop”, the military physician drew the crossbow out of Lin Mengya’s shoulder. Immediately, blood spluttered onto Long Tianyu’s face and his body jerked.
“Quick! Stop the bleeding!”
The military physician, together with his assistant, quickly administered to Lin Mengya to stop her bleeding to put a bandage around her wound.
Not to mention Long Tianyu, even the military physician was taken aback at the sight of the bloody, gaping wound.
“Thank goodness that the wound did not touch the bone. Her bone was unhurt.”
Even the military physician was thankful for how it turned out. Although he could not be considered excellent in his medical skills, he knew that this was the most basic of medical skills.
However, due to the limited conditions, this was the best he could do.
“It’s going to be alright. The arrow had been removed, you’ll be alright.”
Long Tianyu muttered but was reluctant to put Lin Mengya down.
He knew better than anyone else the excruciating pain of the flesh being impaled. He supposed Lin Mengya would still have some sensations of pain despite having taken the knockout drops.
He felt helpless as he looked at how her blood seeped through the layers of bandages, staining them red.
He could not bear the feelings of such helplessness in his heart.
The military physician worked tirelessly until the sky became dark before he just barely managed to stop the bleeding.
By this time, however, Lin Mengya’s body was exceedingly weak.
Another problem appeared before them.
Because of the effects of the knockout drops, they did not know when Lin Mengya would come out of her unconsciousness. Given that her body was extremely weak now, she really needed nourishment from tonic and medicine.
They could not even feed Lin Mengya with anything because she could not even swallow.
It this continued, she would only have a ten percent chance of survival.
The military physician had a bowl of medicine in one hand and a bowl of soup in the other, but he was at a loss of what to do and could make no progress at all.
“What, what are you all doing?”
Qiu Yu, who had been forgotten and left by the side, awoke gradually.
Blinking his eyes, Qiu Yu quickly realized that the military physician and Long Tianyu were standing by Lin Mengya’s bed, looking helpless and dejected.
Shock ran through him as he thought Lin Mengya had…
“Let me feed her.”
No one paid attention to Qiu Yu. Long Tianyu had given all his attention to Lin Mengya.
He took over the bitter medicine, poured some into his mouth and kept the medicine in his mouth. Ignoring the intense bitterness of the medicine on the tip of his tongue, he fed the medicine to Lin Mengya bit by bit.
It took a few mouthfuls for him to just get a little of the brown color medicine into Lin Mengya.
However, Long Tianyu would not give up. He knew very well that she would only survive if Lin Mengya ingested this medicine. Only in this way would she be able to live with him again.
The rest of the people who saw Long Tianyu’s determination did not know what to say.
Finally, Lin Mengya finished drinking a small bowl of medicine as well as a small bowl of chicken soup. It was then that Long Tianyu put down the bowls. By then, his taste buds had been numbed by the medicine.
Nevertheless, he refused to leave but insisted on remaining by Lin Mengya’s side.
Qiu Yu looked on and sighed.
The wound at his back had stopped bleeding. As long as the wound did not turn septic and was nursed carefully, it should heal soon.
“Military physician, what medicine did you give to her? Why is it that she did not react at all when the arrow was pulled out?”
As a physician, Qiu Yu found this to be very strange.
Even if he were to use the anesthetic personally developed and prescribed by himself, she would still feel some degree of pain for such a traumatizing moment…
To him, it was really strange for Lin Mengya to have zero response.
“Please have a look personally, My Lord. This lady had carried this with her, and I’ve never seen this anesthetic ever.”
The military physician showed Qiu Yu the brown paper packaging of the medicine.
Although it was empty by now, Qiu Yu put the remnant powder into his mouth to taste it.
“Psst, how could you give this medicine to her? Lu Di, prepare the horse carriage. We have to go to the city of the king as soon as possible!”
Qiu Yu became anxious after tasting the medicine.
He supported himself with his arming, willing himself to get up. However, as the wound on his back was stretched, he took in a deep breath and fell back onto the bed.
“Yes, your servant will prepare the horse carriage right away.”
Without further ado, Lu Di proceeded to prepare the horse carriage.
However, the old military physician furrowed his brows and protested, saying, “My Lord, this is not a wise move. Both of you have not recovered from your injuries yet. If yet set off now, it’s not going to do any good to your injuries.”
Qiu Yu sighed. How would he not be aware that they badly needed to rest and get well at this moment?
However, the knockout drops Lin Mengya ingested contained a very rare herb.
If her condition was not followed up by a highly skilled physician, she might very well turn into an idiot!
Regardless of what happened, Qiu Yu was not going to let Lin Mengya become an imbecile.
“Don’t bother to ask me the reason now. Do you believe me, Long Tianyu?”
Since Lin Mengya had been brave enough to use the drops, Long Tianyu must be unaware of its effects.
Qiu Yu was not stupid. He was not trying to provoke Long Tianyu. However, he knew that he needed Long Tianyu’s consent and support if he wished to help Lin Mengya recover.
Long Tianyu continued guarding by Lin Mengya’s side as he looked at Qiu Yu calmly. After some moment of pondering, he finally opened his mouth to speak.
“I have full confidence in a faithful imperial physician by my emperor father’s side, but I can’t simply trust a person who tried to conceal his identity as a member of the royal family of the Nation of Lintian.”
At this instant, Long Tianyu took out a jade token in the shape of a dragon from his sleeve. The moment the military physician and the surrounding people saw the jade token in Long Tianyu’s hand, the faces turned pale and they fell on their knees.
Qiu Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head. He let out a sigh and answered, saying, “You may go out now. No one is allowed to come in here unless I gave the orders to do so.”
“Yes, My Lord.”
Soon only three of them were left in the tent. With a wave of his hand, Long Tianyu tossed the jade token in the shape of a dragon before Qiu Yu.
Qiu Yu picked up the jade token and he was filled with a mixture of feelings.
“That’s right, I’m indeed a prince of the Nation of Lintian. However, there’s no way I would wish harm upon her because she is my cousin. She is my aunt’s only daughter.”