When the night grew deep, groans could be heard from the ward.
Hu San entered without good humor.
“What’s all this shouting! Where does it hurt you to death!” he scolded in a low voice.
The injured man on the bed stopped his cries of pain, his eyes slightly confused as he looked at him.
“What are you shouting about? How could it not hurt?” A’Ru lifted the patient’s bedsheet and carefully wiped the wound with white cloth soaked in disinfectant medicine.
This was naturally very painful, but the patient endured it forcefully.
Hu San sat angrily by the other bed, looking at Qi Yue who was still unconscious, his eyes reddening again.
A’Ru seriously completed the disinfection and looked up to see Hu San sitting there wiping away tears.
“Miss,” the patient called out weakly.
A’Ru looked at him.
“Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?” she asked softly.
“What exactly happened to me?” the patient asked in a low voice. He couldn’t speak loudly – any exertion would cause pain that could make him faint. “I remember I died…”
“You did die! Someone traded their life for yours!” Hu San couldn’t help but sob and shout.
“You go out,” A’Ru scolded.
Hu San’s mouth trembled, but he finally wiped his tears and went out.
“Miss, what exactly happened?” the injured man murmured, turning his head to look at the woman lying on the bed over there. “Where is this?”
A’Ru sighed and didn’t answer him. Instead, she checked his drainage tube, looked again uncertainly, then pulled out a pile of papers from the table beside her, carefully examining them for a moment before checking again.
The man couldn’t help but let out groans of pain.
“Blood pressure is dropping…” A’Ru’s face showed some panic as she looked at the blood pressure gauge with a trembling voice. She looked toward Qi Yue on the bed beside her, and tears finally couldn’t help but flow down. “Qi…”
She rushed over and grabbed Qi Yue’s arm.
“Qi Yue, Qi Yue,” she called out repeatedly. “Wake up quickly. The blood pressure is dropping, what should we do?”
Liu Pucheng pushed Old Physician An in, and seeing this scene, his eyes felt slightly dry.
“Miss A’Ru, don’t shake Master now,” Old Physician An said.
A’Ru immediately let go and leaned against the bed crying. After crying for a moment, she wiped her tears.
“Over there. The blood pressure dropped…” she pointed at the injured man.
Old Physician An nodded, and Liu Pucheng pushed him over. Old Physician An carefully checked the pulse and examined the patient.
“Use some pain-relieving medicine,” he said.
Liu Pucheng responded yes.
Old Physician An carefully questioned the injured man about how it hurt and where it hurt.
“…Here…” the injured man said breathlessly, pointing to his chest. “It hurts so much, when I breathe, it hurts, hurts to death… it’s like the bones are moving…”
“A rib was removed,” Liu Pucheng said quietly. “The sternum is fixed with wire, could it be… loose?”
What?
The injured man was stunned hearing this. What?
Old Physician An checked the pulse again.
“Get bandages, secure his chest area more firmly, tie him to the bed,” he said. “I’ll prescribe two more doses of medicine, but if it’s really loose… then we really have no solution, we can only wait…”
He turned his head to look at Qi Yue.
Wake up, your treatment isn’t finished yet. How can we manage if you abandon this situation…
Liu Pucheng sighed, then pushed him to Qi Yue’s bedside.
Old Physician An checked her pulse and examined her mouth and nose.
“Use modified Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction,” he said. “Add modified Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction.”
Liu Pucheng nodded.
“Thank goodness you’re here, otherwise…” he said quietly, his voice still hoarse.
Old Physician An said nothing but patted his hand.
The two went out.
In the room, Wang Tongye was waiting anxiously. Seeing them come over, he stood up and without asking, knew the answer from their expressions, so he sat back down.
The room fell into silence.
“Where are the people? Why won’t you let me in? Move aside, I want to see my daughter-in-law, why shouldn’t I be allowed…”
Commotion came from outside, along with Marquis Dingxi’s loud voice.
Wang Tongye felt his anger instantly ignite.
“Chang Rong!” he stepped out and shouted. “Who told you to come? Get out!”