Zhu Yanyi didn’t look up at Yu Qingyun. She just said, “Of course. I used Shazhou Red. I diluted it with herbal essence to grow it. Who else wastes like me?”
In truth, she had used liquid from the Medicine Spring, diluted and transformed.
Yu Qingyun smiled slightly. It made sense. she didn’t know her junior sister well yet, but she had heard things from their master, Old Man Yao. she knew she was bold with anything related to herbs. Who else would casually extract essence from precious herbs? Even if they did, they would use every drop carefully. But she used it to water other plants. She was truly a ‘spendthrift.’ Yet, from Old Man Yao’s tone, she could tell the old man liked her methods.
Zhu Yanyi’s hands moved quickly. With Yu Qingyun’s help, the bone-setting went fast. This wasn’t her first time. Time slipped away. Four hours passed. Zhu Yanyi looked up at the time.
“Bone-setting is done,” she said. “Now I must reconnect the tongue.”
This was the most critical part. The tongue had to go into the mouth. The space was tiny. Zhu Yanyi had to separate the mouth slightly, install the tongue quickly, then treat the wounds on both sides. She opened Zhang Haitao’s mouth. She used anesthesia and hemostasis needles from Withered Wood Revives. She confirmed the tongue’s position. Then, using her special ability, she slowly guided the tongue into the exact spot.
Zhu Yanyi felt lucky to have her ability. Otherwise, she couldn’t have succeeded in one try. The mouth was too small. Small spaces were complex. It was the same here. Once she confirmed the connection, she gently lifted Zhang Haitao’s head. She inserted needles under her neck. Then, using her ability, she opened the meridians inside. She fused the real and fake meridians together.
The tongue surgery seemed simple to describe, but it took two full hours. She didn’t speak a word. She focused entirely on the surgery. After finishing, Zhu Yanyi checked the tongue again. She ensured there were no mistakes. Then she removed the neck needles. She took out the hemostasis needles from the cut mouth. Next, she treated the cut wounds. She didn’t just heal the new cuts; she also treated the old scars on her face. She used a scar-removing ointment she made herself.
After applying the medicine, she bandaged her head. Then she finished the last part of the bone-setting. When all the bone surgery was done, she used her heart to activate the medicine array.
When the surgery ended, the sky was just turning light. Zhu Yanyi had operated all night.
“Did it succeed?” Yu Qingyun had never seen such a brilliant surgery. Although he was just assisting, he gained much experience from this.
Zhu Yanyi confirmed Zhang Haitao was safe. She cleaned her tools. She disinfected what needed it and threw away the rest. She washed her hands. Then she took off her mask and sighed.
“It succeeded.”
She was confident she could finish, but she was still nervous. Now it was all done. And done perfectly. She could finally relax.