CHAPTER 360: CHAPTER 361: SO IT WAS HER (2)

And in the next moment, tears laced with blood streamed down from Zhou Jiangzhi’s eyes.

A man bleeds but does not cry. Even when utterly injured to the extreme, he didn’t shed a tear. He didn’t cry knowing he had to have an amputation, but upon realizing he could save his hand, he couldn’t help but shed tears.

He was not crying because he could be saved, but because he could wear that ink-colored outfit again, continue going out to sea, and support his family.

Nianyang’s eyes stung at that moment, and as others witnessed this scene, their eyes turned red too. Even though severely injured and on the brink of death, there was no complaint in his heart, only fear that he wouldn’t be able to keep striving forward.

For such a responsible man, she would spare no effort to preserve the hope in his heart, letting him continue to work diligently.

Nianyang put on a mask and disinfected gloves, then wheeled Zhou Jiangzhi into the operating room.

Since the procedure involved using the Acupuncture Technique and Spiritual Energy, no outsiders could be present. Hence, Nianyang refused assistance from the nurses and Lu Chi, choosing to operate alone.

Upon hearing that Nianyang didn’t want even an assistant, the nurses felt she was being too frivolous, not treating patients seriously. How could one person manage such a complex process as surgery? Time is money!

Ah.

It seems Zhou Jiangzhi was in for an unlucky fate today. Aside from Li Tingyan, who steadfastly believed in his beloved wife, most others thought so too.

Lu Chi didn’t say anything further because in his past life, a certain old acquaintance enjoyed operating solo. This demeanor and resemblance to Doctor Gu—is it her?

Perhaps once the surgery was over, everything would have answers. He would wait.

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The entire surgery was considerably prolonged because Zhou Jiangzhi’s hand was already unrecognizable. To save his hand, it was necessary to reconnect the fractured hand bones and suture the ruptured skin to retain intact blood cells.

It sounded simple, but in practice, it was extremely challenging since Zhou Jiangzhi’s hand was already necrotic.

First and foremost, the blood tissues, blood vessels, nerve separators, the radial and ulnar arteries had to all be revived.

Nianyang fed Zhou Jiangzhi her homemade anesthesia pill, which had no side effects and was even more effective than current anesthetics, taking effect as soon as it entered the mouth.

As Zhou Jiangzhi lost consciousness, Nianyang took out silver needles and meticulously pricked points covering his entire right hand, while channeling Spiritual Energy from within her body. With meticulous thought, she began repairing his necrotic blood tissues, simultaneously purging the pathogens inside, bringing vigor back to the already necrotic blood.

When Zhou Jiangzhi’s hand gradually gained warmth, Nianyang brought out a scalpel, cautiously eliminating the pathogens from his spine, intensifying the Spiritual Energy’s repair, slowly restoring a small fractured piece of his spine.

After completing this task, five hours had already passed. The Spiritual Energy within Nianyang was excessively used, and she felt weakness and exhaustion throughout her body, beads of sweat forming and dripping down.

Tuanzi, unable to bear seeing his owner suffering this way, took on the role of a little assistant, wiping sweat, and feeding spring water to replenish Nianyang’s physical and mental strength.

Drinking spring water made Nianyang a bit more spirited, but she couldn’t withstand the continual depletion of Spiritual Energy, barely managing to hold on.

Once Zhou Jiangzhi’s hand bones were restored and pathogens cleared, it was time for the final task of suturing the skin.

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