A Tricky Operation

Xiao Xin's mother stepped forward as well, weeping as she clutched at the last straw that could save her daughter's life.

"Old Chen, please save Xiao Xin!"

Chen Jian's face remained expressionless, but inwardly, he was filled with anguish.

She had lost too much blood. Given the severity of the girl's injuries, she was likely beyond saving.

Unable to bear telling A Xin and his wife the truth, he turned to the two farm workers who had gathered nearby and waved. "Quick, carry Xiao Xin into the courtyard."

Though he held little hope, he still decided to do everything he could. At the very least, it would offer A Xin and his wife some comfort.

"Yes." The two workers responded.

They walked to either side of the makeshift stretcher, lifted the gravely wounded Xiao Xin, and headed into the Farm Courtyard.

Before everyone could enter,

Ye Tian, who had heard the commotion outside, hurried over with a cup of iced milk in hand, his face full of confusion. "Old Chen, what happened? Why is it so noisy?"

Hu Liena, who had watched the scene unfold, stepped forward and pointed at Xiao Xin on the stretcher. "Brother, hurry and save her. She's dying."

"Hm?" Ye Tian looked up and suddenly spotted Xiao Xin on the stretcher.

Though he did not visit the farm often, he knew this once lively and adorable girl.

Two months ago, she had given him half a roasted Fire Spirit Chicken.

They could be considered ordinary friends.

"Who did this?" Ye Tian's voice carried barely restrained fury. His hands clenched into fists, his knuckles cracking.

Someone actually dared to cause trouble near the farm and harm innocent civilians. They clearly had no regard for him!

Xiao Xin's father, A Xin, had tears in his eyes. He hesitated before finally saying,

"Young Master Ye Tian, it's better if you don't ask. They're the young masters of a great clan from Eastsea City. We can't afford to provoke them."

Thirteen, who had also rushed over after hearing the news, glared at A Xin and his wife with disappointment. "With Young Master backing you, just say it!"

A Xin stammered, a trace of reluctance in his eyes. Young Master Ye Tian had always treated their family well.

He did not want Young Master Ye Tian to get involved and suffer because of them.

"We can discuss that later. Saving her comes first." Seeing that A Xin did not dare speak, Ye Tian frowned and stopped Thirteen from pressing further.

With the help of the farm workers, Xiao Xin was carried into the courtyard and laid on a stone bench.

Kindly, Hu Liena brought out a soft cotton quilt from the room and spread it beneath Xiao Xin.

Seeing everyone's anxious expressions, Chen Jian leaned close to Ye Tian's ear and whispered, "Xiao Xin has lost too much blood. I'm afraid she can't be saved."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tian handed the milk in his hand to Hu Liena and stepped forward to carefully examine Xiao Xin's injuries.

He extended the index and middle fingers of his right hand and pressed them against Xiao Xin's pulse.

He squeezed out a thread of extremely pure Soul Power from within his body and guided it into Xiao Xin's meridians.

As the Soul Power flowed along with Xiao Xin's blood, it spread throughout her body.

At the same time, the flow of Xiao Xin's meridians and blood vessels rapidly appeared in Ye Tian's mind in three-dimensional form.

As the three-dimensional image of her meridians became clearer, Ye Tian's frown deepened.

"Capillaries in her brain have ruptured, causing internal bleeding. Several arteries in her chest were severed, and she has lost a massive amount of blood. Even her internal organs have been shifted somewhat from the heavy impact."

He could not help cursing. "Xiao Xin is just an ordinary person. They were trying to kill her! How vicious!"

A Xin and his wife dropped to their knees again and kowtowed. "Young Master, please save our Xiao Xin! Even if we have to work like oxen and horses, we'll repay your kindness!"

Chen Jian knew quite a bit about Medical Skill. He looked sympathetically at A Xin and his wife, then slowly shook his head.

The meaning of that gesture was obvious: Xiao Xin's injuries were beyond saving.

Seeing Chen Jian's reaction, Xiao Xin's mother felt as if all strength had been drained from her body. With a terrified cry, she collapsed to the ground.

A Xin hurriedly held his wife, bursting into tears. "Our daughter is gone. You can't let anything happen to you too!"

A trace of sympathy flashed through Hu Liena's beautiful eyes.

As one of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, she had witnessed many life-and-death scenes over the past decade or so.

She had even personally seen the horrifying sight of spirit beasts tearing their companions into pieces.

Yet whenever she encountered such a parting of life and death, with parents separated from their daughter, she still found it unbearably sad.

Perhaps it was related to her own experiences.

As an orphan, she had been taken in by her teacher since childhood.

Countless times, she had longed to reunite with her parents... even though that was simply impossible.

She stepped forward, tugged at Ye Tian's arm, and looked up at him. "Brother, is there really no way?"

Ye Tian held his head, forcing himself to remain calm. He took a deep breath. "It's a little tricky, but she still has a chance."

Xiao Xin appeared unconscious from excessive blood loss, but that was only the surface of the problem.

The true cause was a concussion.

If the ruptured blood vessels in her cerebral cortex could not be sealed in time, then she truly would be beyond saving.

Hearing this, Hu Liena let out a sigh of relief.

She silently felt fortunate for Xiao Xin. If Ye Tian had not been here, there was probably no second person on the Douluo Continent capable of saving her.

Chen Jian was equally stunned and said in surprise, "I never expected your Medical Skill to have reached such a level, Young Master."

He still remembered when he had first met Ye Tian two years ago.

Back then, Ye Tian had often asked him about basic medical knowledge.

It could be said that Chen Jian had helped establish part of Ye Tian's medical theory.

Who would have thought that in just two years, Young Master Ye Tian would surpass his teacher?

If Chen Jian had been handling such a case alone, he would likely have declared the patient dead immediately.

At the side, Bibi Dong asked, "Do you need our help?"

A faint cold fire flickered in her eyes. She had not expected that even on the scenic East Sea Coast, there would be tyrants running rampant and taking lives.

Once this was over, she would have to investigate the negligence of the local Spirit Hall Branch!

"Not for now." Ye Tian rolled up his sleeves and took another deep breath, bringing his spiritual power to its optimal state.

He stepped forward and stared at Xiao Xin's head, comparing it with the meridian diagram he had obtained earlier within his Spiritual Sea.

There were six ruptured capillary vessels in her cerebral cortex. Draining the pooled blood and sealing the vessels was the first step of treatment.

But the human brain was a three-dimensional and highly precise organ. If he treated the wrong spot,

she would instantly fall into irreversible ruin.

That meant every needle had to be absolutely precise.

He pondered for a full two minutes.

Only then did his hand slowly rise, rubbing out a Taiyi Divine Needle.

But unlike the slow movement of his raised hand, the needle struck with extreme speed.

Swish, swish, swish!

In the blink of an eye, six golden divine needles formed from Soul Power had already pierced Xiao Xin's head.

Not long after,

black pooled blood began to flow steadily out along the Taiyi Divine Needles.

At the same time, Xiao Xin's chest began to rise and fall violently.

Seeing this, A Xin and his wife were overjoyed. With tears in their eyes, they cried, "Xiao Xin, you can be saved! You can be saved!"

They immediately knelt again and kowtowed. "Thank you, Young Master Ye Tian! Even if we have to work like oxen and horses, we'll repay your kindness!"

Ye Tian said nothing. Despite his utmost protection around him, such a vile incident had still occurred.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, how many commoners like A Xin and his wife had suffered persecution?

Who would their daughters turn to for treatment?

Who would seek justice for their grievances?

Ye Tian tried not to dwell on those questions. Right now, the urgent matter was saving Xiao Xin.

Saving a person consumed an enormous amount of mental energy.

He absolutely could not lose focus.

Releasing the pooled blood from her cerebral cortex was only the first step.

Sealing the meridians next would be even more troublesome.

Of the six ruptured vessels, four were extremely tiny capillaries.

Sealing such vessels directly with divine needles would not be an issue.

After all, the human body had countless capillaries. Losing a few would not affect its normal functioning.

But the remaining two were crucial vessels responsible for supplying nutrients to the brain.

If those were sealed as well, she might suffer mental sluggishness at best, or become completely witless at worst.

Therefore, those two vessels had to be bridged and connected together.

The bridge itself was not particularly difficult. The problem was that Xiao Xin might wake up during the procedure.

If Xiao Xin woke at that moment,

the stimulation from the Taiyi Divine Needles and the ruptured blood vessels would cause her nerves to feel tearing agony.

When people were in pain, their bodies involuntarily tensed up.

As their bodies tensed, pressure in the blood vessels would rise, causing even larger accumulations of pooled blood at the ruptured sites.

Even the Taiyi Divine Needles would be unable to seal pooled blood on that scale.

At that point, not even an immortal could save her.

Therefore, if he wanted to bridge the vessels, he first had to anesthetize Xiao Xin.

Ye Tian lowered his head in thought.

There were anesthetics in the villa where he lived, but if he went to retrieve them and returned, Xiao Xin likely would not last that long.

Thanks to Tushan Yaya for the 688 book coin reward.