Upon arriving at the Capital Hospital, Zhu Yanyi stepped out of the car, her medicine box slung over her back. A nurse was already waiting nearby. It was Miao Kai, the head nurse of the operating room and one of Gu Jingtian’s trusted protégés. She was the only male head nurse at the Capital Hospital.
Miao Kai stepped forward, took the medicine box from Zhu Yanyi, and handed her a doctor’s coat. “The operating room is Room 1 on the third floor. I will be the first assistant for the Little Divine Doctor today. Is there anything specific you need me to prepare?”
Zhu Yanyi spoke directly. “Please have someone prepare Blood-Replenishing Grass, dried flower herbs, and Shazhou Red. I don’t carry much of these with me. Also, prepare a separate decoction pot and keep it ready for my instructions. Have all surgical tools prepared just in case. Do not prepare any anesthetic agents; I will use gold needle anesthesia.” Although she might not need all of it, it was best to be prepared.
“Yes.” Miao Kai went off to make the preparations.
Watching how familiar Zhu Yanyi was with the staff, Counselor Yang whispered to Yan Hongyi, “This student seems very familiar with the people at the Capital Hospital.”
“Probably,” Yan Hongyi replied. Although she knew Zhu Yanyi was Medicine Elder’s disciple, she hadn’t expected her medical skills to be so renowned. The way the hospital staff treated her showed she already had a strong reputation here.
The operating room had been cleaned and disinfected. The injured student had already been wheeled in. Zhu Yanyi walked directly into the room, assessed the injury, and began the surgery. The procedure wasn’t difficult. The bullet had hit the abdomen, which wasn’t a critical area. Zhu Yanyi worked quickly, so the patient was not in danger of dying. The surgery was simply to remove the bullet from her body.
Miao Kai watched Zhu Yanyi’s miraculous Traditional Chinese Medicine surgical techniques with wide eyes. Western surgery usually involved cutting open a specific area before operating. Zhu Yanyi, however, did not cut directly. Instead, she used gold needles to locate the bullet first. Then, with a slight incision using a scalpel, the bullet was half-exposed. She used tweezers to pull it out. It was fast and carried no risk.
After removing the bullet, she cleaned the wound, applied medicine, and stitched it up. “The thread I used is a special sheep intestine line I made myself. It will dissolve inside the patient’s body, so there is no need to remove the stitches,” Zhu Yanyi told Miao Kai after bandaging the wound. “Just remember to check her temperature every day. As long as she doesn’t develop inflammation or a fever, she will be fine.”
“Understood, Little Divine Doctor. I have noted it down.” Miao Kai carefully recorded Zhu Yanyi’s instructions.
Zhu Yanyi continued her work. “Since I used gold needle anesthesia, there are no anesthetic drugs in her body. After I remove the needles, she will likely wake up in about two hours. She will feel some pain then. Please keep a close watch on her and remind her not to struggle. She is a man; she can endure the pain. Do not give her painkillers or injections. Since I used Chinese medicine, mixing it with Western painkillers might cause a conflict. It won’t be fatal, but the scar might look ugly. Don’t blame me if that happens.”
“Noted.” Miao Kai smiled. His life had been saved; enduring some pain for a short time was manageable.
“Also, the pain won’t last long. At most twelve hours. After that, the pain will gradually fade.” Zhu Yanyi finished speaking, and her work was done.