Chapter 2981

Naturally, Xiao Li and Xiao Zheng also joined the group digging for sweet potatoes.

Chen Jiansheng, who was at the camp, heard the news and hurriedly brought people over.

Soon, they dug up a large patch of sweet potatoes. They filled a whole cart, yet the patch was still not finished.

"It seems there are truly many wild sweet potatoes here. We can send more people to dig tomorrow," Yan Xiwan said.

The temperature here would drop sharply to minus fifty or sixty degrees at night, so it was unsuitable for further labor.

Chen Jiansheng naturally knew this. Seeing that it was getting late, he led his men back to the camp with the harvested sweet potatoes.

Having dug up sweet potatoes and found food themselves was simply great news.

Wang Dali also came over. Looking at the huge pile of sweet potatoes, he smiled and said, "Thanks to you, Commissioner Yan, this time."

Yan Xiwan waved her hand slightly. "I was just looking for medicinal herbs. Finding this just means we are lucky."

Of course, the biggest luck was actually Yan Xiwan’s own doing, but only she knew this secret.

The sweet potato digging lasted for four days. The area covered was nearly ten mu, and the total harvest was close to twenty thousand jin.

With so many sweet potatoes, their own food supply was no longer an issue. Wang Dali also specially sent some to the nearby battle camps, solving a significant portion of their food problems.

With the food issue resolved, Yan Xiwan began to focus on searching for medicinal herbs.

She didn’t know if it was because it was too cold, but there had been no large-scale war conflicts these past few days. However, Yan Xiwan knew this was just waiting for an opportunity.

Once the opportunity arose, it would likely be a cruel major battle.

So, taking advantage of this period, Yan Xiwan’s main task became searching for herbs.

One day, after returning from gathering herbs, she saw a nurse rushing over. "Doctor Yan, hurry! There is a patient who needs surgery. Dr. Feng says she cannot handle it."

Hearing this, Yan Xiwan immediately picked up her medical bag and followed.

As soon as she entered the wounded camp, a large man approached her. "Doctor, you must save our captain. she is truly outstanding."

Yan Xiwan nodded slightly. "I will do my best." Then she walked inside.

Dr. Feng saw Yan Xiwan arrive and hurriedly said, "Doctor Yan, come quickly. This patient was shot near the heart. I have no way to perform this surgery."

"Let me see." Yan Xiwan went over, first taking his pulse, then examining the wound.

"Have someone prepare blood plasma immediately. I will operate on him."

"Understood. I will be the assistant," Dr. Feng said quickly.

Yan Xiwan hummed in acknowledgment.

"Get anti-inflammatory and hemostatic drugs ready. They may be needed at any moment."

"Okay." Dr. Feng went aside to write the orders.

Yan Xiwan then took out her golden needles to first stabilize the bullet fragment.

Yan Xiwan usually did not use golden needles because it was unnecessary, but now was the time to use them.

As soon as the golden needle entered the patient’s body, Yan Xiwan knew the trajectory of the bullet. Therefore, removing the bullet during surgery was a very easy task.

After Dr. Feng brought the blood plasma and other necessary medicines, Yan Xiwan began the surgery.

The surgery itself was not difficult, but since the bullet was next to the heart, any mistake could cause heart failure.

Yan Xiwan used the golden needles to demonstrate the Yanluo Nine Needles and the Thirteen Needles of Reviving the Dead. This naturally boosted the patient’s vitality. Then, she precisely located the bullet fragment.

With a click, the sound of the fragment being removed signaled to Dr. Feng that the surgery was half successful.

Yan Xiwan then began to disinfect the wound and suture it.

When everything was done, four hours had passed.

"The surgery was successful. The patient needs rest now. I used anti-inflammatory and hemostatic drugs, so the basic issues are handled. As long as he gets through the fever crisis tonight, he can be sent to the rear hospital tomorrow," Yan Xiwan said seriously.

"With such injuries, it is still not safe here. The hygiene conditions are poor, so proper recovery must happen in the rear."

Wang Dali nodded slightly after hearing this. "I will arrange this. I will trouble you, Commissioner Yan, tonight."

Yan Xiwan waved her hand. "I am a healer. I would never refuse when I encounter such cases."

Furthermore, through this surgery, the entire wounded camp learned that the medical skills of the "Doctor Yan" they spoke of were actually so amazing.

Because of this, their hearts felt much more at ease. In the following period, several critically injured patients were saved by Yan Xiwan’s own hands. It was almost like racing against death.

The wounded in the battlefield camp watched Yan Xiwan save lives one by one with their own eyes. This medical skill filled the eyes of the present wounded with gratitude.

One day, after finishing her rounds, Yan Xiwan came out and saw Ouyang Tianyun standing nearby, looking at the sky.

Yan Xiwan walked over with a smile. "You came out of seclusion."

Wasn’t he in seclusion? From the time they arrived here until now, it had been fully two months before Yan Xiwan saw Ouyang Tianyun.

Ouyang Tianyun’s mouth curved slightly. "Yes, I came out of seclusion. As soon as I came out, I heard your fame. You are too amazing."

"I am a doctor. If I don’t save people, what else can I do? Since I am saving people, I naturally must do it to the best," Yan Xiwan said with a smile. "Besides, the people I save are mostly those whose fate is not yet ended."

"What about those destined to die?" Ouyang Tianyun asked with a smile.

"Then they will not be sent here," Yan Xiwan said. "Uncle Black Impermanence and the others send me information. Those whose fate has ended will have their souls taken away midway. Those who can be sent to the camp are those whose fate is not yet ended."

Yan Xiwan paused here. "This also allows me to practice my medical skills properly and save people well."

After saying this, Yan Xiwan looked at Ouyang Tianyun. "How is the situation on your side? Has the matter reached a stage?"

"Most of it is done. Now I plan to modify the existing weapons," Ouyang Tianyun said. "Being backward means being beaten. I do not want my countrymen to be in a position of being beaten."

Yan Xiwan hummed. Then, looking around to ensure no one was nearby, she said, "I also did one more thing."

"Hmm?" Ouyang Tianyun tilted his head, looking at Yan Xiwan.

Yan Xiwan told him about the sweet potatoes.

Ouyang Tianyun raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this. "So the sweet potatoes we have been eating recently were all taken from your space by you."

Yan Xiwan hummed. "Anyway, I have a lot of coarse grains in my space. If I wasn’t afraid of people suspecting, I even have tens of thousands of jin of corn."

Ouyang Tianyun smiled after hearing this. "However, you handled the sweet potatoes very well. Basically, the soldiers in these nearby areas have not gone hungry."

"I cannot bear to see them go hungry," Yan Xiwan sighed. "Mainly because I see them working so hard to protect everything in this country, I cannot bear to let them starve."