Chapter 156

The full-scale physical examinations lasted for three days.

Every day, not only did the imperial physicians diagnose the soldiers one by one, but Xiao Chuchu also exhausted her daily body-checking skills.Findd new stories at novelhall.com

Xiao Chuchu discovered two more Jing Country soldiers with post-war psychological issues, and one old patient who needed to have their wound reopened.

Head Imperial Physician Hu worked from dawn to dusk, poring over ancient texts in search of traditional remedies for external injuries.

Two military doctors were urgently summoned from the West Mountain Camp.

"Head Imperial Physician Hu, treating the soldiers' injuries is our responsibility!"

After meticulously examining Ba Tu, the three military doctors frowned and surrounded Head Imperial Physician Hu as they exited the tent.

"You imperial physicians may be miracle workers when it comes to treating the Emperor and Empress, but you're not fit to meddle in our military affairs!"

"How can you spout such nonsense?"

"It's impossible. What's this about having a 30% chance? Oh, and in a few days, you think you can come up with a method that has a 40-50% chance? Bullshit!"

"I've treated at least eight hundred external injuries, if not a thousand. How many arrow wounds have you, an imperial physician, dealt with in the palace all day?"

The three military doctors all thought Head Imperial Physician Hu had a problem, and not a minor one—arrogance.

Just because he treated the Emperor, he thought he could cure all illnesses in the world. Wrong!

"Have you ever seen an arrow wound?" The old military doctor under Zhao Qianwei, surnamed Meng and named Chun, looked thin and dark but had a pair of skilled hands. He was steady and quick when dealing with external injuries. "Have you ever seen a bone injury? Do you know what everyone here calls me?"

Head Imperial Physician Hu's mouth twitched as he stepped back, "Meng Chun, speak properly, don't spit while you talk."

"Hmph, I'm spitting at you!" Meng Chun glared. "You barely deal with arrow wounds all year round, yet you dare to boast. If your master knew, he'd crawl out of his grave to beat you!"

Head Imperial Physician Hu: "...What does my master have to do with you!"

"Hmph!" Meng Chun turned his head away.

The two of them were from different schools of medicine. The Meng family had been skilled in treating external injuries, bone injuries, and bruises for three generations, while Head Imperial Physician Hu belonged to the orthodox internal medicine lineage.

To be honest, when it came to treating external and bone injuries, Head Imperial Physician Hu was indeed no match for Meng Chun, the military doctor.

Both in skill and experience, there was a significant gap.

Head Imperial Physician Hu, in fact, hadn't initially planned to do it all by himself. "Meng Skillful Hands, you can perform the operation to dig out the fragments, and I'll be responsible for Ba Tu's post-injury recuperation."

"I won't do it," Meng Chun flatly refused.

The other two military doctors also shook their heads repeatedly. "Head Imperial Physician Hu, you'd better explain clearly to the Emperor. Ba Tu's old injury has persisted for years. Even if we had treated it at the time, there would have been a great risk."

"You may be unfamiliar with arrow wounds, but most arrows from the grassland tribes have barbs, and the force of a single arrow is tremendous. When the arrow shatters inside the body, both the wooden fragments and arrowhead can explode within."

The two military doctors furrowed their brows. "Now, we don't know how many fragments are in Ba Tu's body or where they've moved to. Perhaps only by opening up the flesh can we know. But how deep and how wide should we cut? Do you know, Head Imperial Physician Hu?"

"If the fragments aren't in the same location and there's more than one piece, how do you plan to deal with it, Head Imperial Physician Hu? If we can't remove them all at once and some remain, what's the point of reopening the old wound?"

All three military doctors opposed Head Imperial Physician Hu's aggressive approach.

[Oh, quickly call them in, Emperor Dad.]

[I can't wait to tell someone about our newly acquired surgical techniques...]

Xiao Chuchu was so excited that her sleepiness started to fade away.

[I wonder in what form the skill book will appear in Jing Country this time.]

After multiple occurrences, Xiao Chuchu had also noticed that things like banking and pig-raising techniques often required specialized knowledge.

Even if inspired by others, only professionals who had some research in that particular field could truly grasp the techniques.

So, Xiao Chuchu was waiting for Head Imperial Physician Hu and the three military doctors to arrive, curious about these anesthesia techniques and such.

[I wonder how good Head Imperial Physician Hu's hands-on skills are? Our modern surgeons have to practice suturing techniques extensively.]

[They even practice surgical techniques on pig skin. Is Head Imperial Physician Hu up to the task? Does he have the surgical ability?]

Xiao Chuchu was a bit worried, as she had never seen Head Imperial Physician Hu perform any surgeries or sutures in the palace.

[I hope it doesn't turn out that we've developed rudimentary disinfection and anesthesia techniques, only for Ba Tu to die due to poor surgical and suturing skills.]

[If that happens, I would have wasted my exchange.]

Xiao Chuchu pondered as she scrutinized Head Imperial Physician Hu and the three military doctors who had entered the tent.

Xiao Yunzhou, upon hearing this, had a gleam of curiosity in his eyes.

So that's how it was—the surgical techniques in the Immortal Realm required specialized training!

Head Imperial Physician Hu wouldn't do!

As Xiao Yunzhou thought about it, he realized that probably few people in the Imperial Academy of Medicine would be capable.

They could diagnose, prescribe medicines, and perform acupuncture, but this suturing skill was likely beyond the abilities of the Imperial Physicians.

[Wow, the system praised me for staying calm and collected, putting Ba Tu's life first instead of rushing to find a doctor for immediate surgery, avoiding hasty actions.]

[To reward me for recognizing the professional expertise of surgeons and the challenges they face, the system has granted me a book on surgical suturing techniques.]

[Additionally, I can immediately upgrade one person's surgical suturing skills.]

Xiao Yunzhou was instantly elated.

Was the Immortal Realm directly bestowing magical abilities?

But Xiao Chuchu was utterly exhausted, and after saying all this, her head began to nod off with great effort.

Just as her head bobbed, something went awry!

[Oh no, it got added to my mother instead!]

Xiao Yunzhou: "??!"

[My mother has the most experience with sewing, so the system recognized her!]

Liu Chaniang, who was in the middle of sewing stitches on a down jacket: "...???"