Goldfield
Chapter 58: Amputation

Nah! It could hardly be called a leg anymore! The skin on his right leg was almost peeled off, revealing bloody muscle tissue and thick white bone inside. The most severe part of his leg was the thigh; a piece of meat had been torn apart. Blood was endlessly flowing from the arteries in his thigh. If Zhao Bufan did not tear off a piece of cloth and tie it to his thigh, it was likely that Yu Hai would lose his life from losing a lot of blood before he got home.

“Xiao.. Xiaocao.” Madam Liu was crying so hard that she could barely breathe. If she had not eaten medicine all winter, Madam Liu would have already fainted. She grabbed her youngest daughter tightly as if she was holding her last life-saving straw. “Good! Xiaocao, didn't you study medicine under Doctor You? Hurry up and save your father! ”

Yu Xiaocao had never seen such a tragic and bloody scene in his entire life. Therefore, he was stunned for a moment and did not know where to start.

[Master, you have to stop the bleeding first! If all his blood flowed out, even the immortal ones would not be able to save him!] When the little holy stone saw the terrified expression on her master's face, it quickly reminded her to stop the bleeding.

Me, what should I do? Yu Xiaocao recalled from an operation in his previous life that large wounds were usually sewn to stop bleeding. However, his father's legs were covered with wounds. What's he supposed to do?

[Put my body near the wound on his thigh to make it easier for me to use my spiritual power!] The small sacred stone could only guide its owner through a step-by-step process.

Yu Xiaocao took out all the medicine for the outer wound from the medicine box. He used a high concentration of mystical stone water and mixed it with medicine. As the mixture turned into paste, he carefully applied it to his father's wounds. As he applied the medicine, he tried to put the colorful stone on his wrist as close as possible to the wound.

A faint golden light emerged from the multicolored stone and slowly enveloped Yu Hai's entire foot. Although the naked eye could not see any changes, the broken blood vessels and torn flesh were unwittingly nourished by the Divine Stone's spiritual power. In other words, even though his legs looked as horrible as before, his legs would heal twice as fast in the future.

Yu Hai's feet were shrouded in golden light for half an hour, depleting the last little divine stone's spiritual power. However don't forget to bargain with Yu Xiaocao, [Other times you go to the city, remember to take me to the Tongren Medicine Hall. All the spiritual power I have accumulated is gone again! I am so tired, I need to sleep.]

Even before he finished speaking, the last ray of golden light returned to the multicolored stone. There was no more movement from that little holy stone. Although Yu Xiaocao was also worried about that little holy stone, he was even more worried about his father's injuries.

On the bed, Yu Hai's face was still pale. His breathing was weak, and his legs were covered in medicine in his wounds. But it doesn't look as scary as before.

“Gosh! He's got a serious injury. Even if you managed to save his life, his right leg might still be paralyzed! Ck ck... ”Madam Li, who came to enjoy the bustling scenery, fanned the flames as she shook her head and clicked her tongue.

Old Yu, who had feelings full of anger, finally found someone to vent to, “He has already become like this, yet you are still making sarcastic remarks! Scram!”

No matter how thick Madam Li's face was, she could not bear being scolded by her father-in-law in public. He couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, “It wasn't me who told him to go up the mountain, so why are you yelling at me? If you want someone to blame, blame him for not being careful! ”

Madam Li had not even finished speaking when Little Shitou bumped into her. Little Shitou's eyes were filled with sadness and hatred as she firmly stared at Madam Li. His father was wounded for this family. Yet the Oldest Aunt still said those words! The injuries that father experienced were simply not comparable!

Little Shitou looked like a wounded young beast. Meeting Little Shitou's eyes, the usually cunning and bossy Madam Li, felt somewhat guilty as she retreated. Under the disgruntled gazes of the villagers, he left the western room with a tail between his legs.

It seemed like the things that were happening around Yu Xiaocao were not his concern at all. His whole focus was on his father's well-being. He took out a bottle of high concentration mystical stone water from the medicine box. With the help of Madam Liu, they slowly opened Yu Hai's mouth and carefully gave it to him.

Fortunately, not a single drop of mystic stone water was wasted. Yu Hai subconsciously swallowed the water. If he was unable to swallow the water, Xiaocao would feel that everything was hopeless. With his understanding of the nature of the mystical stone water, he was confident that his father would survive the injury.

Aunt Shuanzhu looked at the medicine bottle in Xiaocao's hand and said nothing. Her husband suffered from a serious illness during the winter. If Xiaocao had not taken that life-saving medicine, he might have already died. This medicine was the fruit of Doctor You's lifelong efforts. It should be able to protect Dahai's life, right?

Yu Xiaocao also gave to his mother, who refused to leave even when she staggered, some mouthfuls of mystical stone water. Her mother's old illness had just improved, she couldn't let her fall ill again at this critical moment.

“Second Brother, will father die? I'm so scared! ” Little Shitou, who was not even six years old, had already realized how frightening death was. Tears filled her eyes as she curled up in the only quiet family member —— Yu Xiaocao.

At this moment, Madam Zhang was hiding inside her room, not interacting with anyone. Old Yu walked pacing in front of the western space. He could only sigh because he did not know what to do. Yu Dashan stayed in the western room, but he did not help at all. Yu Caidie's cry was like raindrops on a pear flower, she didn't look reliable at all. Young Uncle and his family had left in early spring. They borrowed a donkey cart and have returned to the city. In this large family, other than Yu Xiaocao who had calmly applied medicine to his father's wounds, no one else knew what they should do.

Time seems to pass very slowly in times of anxiety. Whether it was the Yu Family or the fellow villagers, they were all waiting for the arrival of the city doctor.

The physician who came was the divine healer of the Tongren Medicine Hall, Doctor Sun. As he got off the donkey carriage, he immediately picked up his medicine box and hurriedly walked through the courtyard door, asking, “Where is the injured person? Quickly take me to him! ”

The fellow villagers took Doctor Sun to the western room. Initially, the lighting in the western space was not very bright. Now, with so many people crowding the entrance, the room looked darker than usual.

“Everyone other than the closest relatives should leave the room to avoid interference on the patient!” Doctor Sun was very dissatisfied with the noise in the room. He frowned as he chased away the people.

When Doctor Sun saw Yu Hai's injuries, he inhaled a breath of cold air. After practicing medicine for so many years, it was rare to see such a serious injury. He hurriedly sat down beside the bed and placed his right hand on Yu Hai's pulse.

After checking his pulse for a while, Doctor You let out a long sigh. He turned to face Madam Liu and her daughter whose eyes were fixed on him. Doctor Sun said with a serious expression, “Her pulse is very weak. Her arteries are hollow like onion shoots and the main cause of her condition is blood loss and sores in her yinnya .. ”

Doctor, can the children's fathers be saved? Madam Liu's current state of mind was in turmoil as she anxiously inquired about her husband's condition.

Doctor Sun carefully examined Yu Hai's wounds. He further furrowed his brows after the examination and replied, “The outer medicine applied to his wound to stop the bleeding is quite effective. If the medicine is not applied in time, he will not be able to wait until I arrive. However..”

When Madam Liu saw the heavy expression on Doctor Sun's face, she felt her heart sink and almost fall into a deep abyss, “Doctor Sun, you are a famous doctor from the city. Please, you must save my children's father! I beg you!”

“Not that I don't want to save him. The problem is whether I can save him or not. The wound on his leg was too big. Moreover, all the flesh from his veins was peeled off. Even if I wanted to save him, I don't even know where to start with all the injuries he has! ” Many years ago, Doctor Sun had seen patients with similar injuries. He did his best to save the patient. But in the end, the patient was unable to survive the high fever he suffered after his wounds were infected, and died.

When Madam Liu heard what Doctor Sun said, she could not breathe and fainted beside the bed. The three children cried as they helped their mother lie down on the bed.

Yu Xiaocao tried his best to suppress the sadness and anxiety that had arisen in his heart. He asked in a calm yet stubborn voice, “Doctor Sun, is there no hope of taking care of him?”

Doctor Sun looked at Yu Hai's bleeding and crushed right leg and sighed, “Right now, we have to amputate his injured leg in order for him to have a chance to live. However, even when coupled with my medicine, he only had a 30% chance of survival. ”

“Is it possible for him to survive without amputating his injured leg?” For Yu Hai, who was omnipotent while climbing mountains and descending the sea, losing one of his legs was no different from a bird with broken wings. He would suffer his entire life if he lost one of his legs.

Doctor Sun shook his head and said, “The surface of the wound is too big. With long-term exposure to air, the likelihood of infected wounds will increase significantly. If he had a high fever due to an infection, even Daluo Immortals might not be able to save him. These are the only two options you have, you have to choose one for him! ”

Yu Xiaocao did not have much mystical stone liquid left in the bottle in his hand, but he still had a bottle full of mystical stone water. He was confident he could keep his wounds clean and uninfected. However, he still did not feel confident, so he asked, “If his wound is not infected, does that mean he does not need to amputate his injured leg?”

“Iya. But if he amputates his injured leg, he still has 30% survival. However, if not, then we can only wait for a miracle. It is better to take a little medicine than to do nothing! ”

For over twenty years, Doctor Sun had never felt as helpless as he felt today. If Hua Tuo was still alive today, he might be able to save Yu Hai's injured leg. But he also expected a miracle like the one Yu Xiaocao had experienced to have fully recovered from the illness he had brought back from when he was a fetus.

Doctor Sun prescribed Old Yu. He reminded them once again, “Whether he maintains this leg or not, you should make a decision faster!”

When Doctor Sun had just finished speaking, Madam Zhang immediately rushed over to the main house. He pulled Old Yu's arm and shouted, Old Man, you can't amputate Dahai's injured leg! Let's not talk first about how low a 30% chance of survival is, even if he's lucky enough to survive, what's the point of living if he doesn't have one of his legs? ”

Old Yu immediately became displeased after hearing that. He shouted at his wife, “What do you mean there is no point in living? As the old saying goes: ‘Better to have a bad life than a good death!’ It was more important to save his life! You only care about your money! ”

“What do you mean I only care about my money.. I just thought of letting Yu Hai make his own decisions once he woke up! I'm just worried that our good intentions will stir up hatred! ” Madam Zhang was so scared that she quickly explained. This was the first time in decades Madam Zhang had seen this angry Old Yu.

However, Madam Zhang was the only one who knew her true thoughts. In the past, most of the family's income came from selling the hunted animals Yu Hai hunted. Now that he was severely injured and could not guard one of his legs, how was he going to go up the mountain or to the sea? He could only lie in bed like a useless person and live as a parasite. There are many children in his family. His wife is weak too. If his injured leg was actually amputated, didn't that mean the Yu Hai family would rely on him to feed and raise them? Where would he get that much spare money to gather useless people?