Chapter 673 - 499: Open-Chest Surgery (Part 3)

"Okay."

After carrying the person down from the carriage, Lin Miao immediately began acupuncture. He had already examined the internal bleeding earlier.

The bleeding needs to be stopped immediately. A portion of the lung is necrotic and needs urgent chest surgery and removal, plus there are some issues with the heart.

In short, an operation is necessary.

Such a major chest surgery, Lin Miao has never performed before. He has only ever watched operations without handling a scalpel.

He’s only experimented on animals.

But now there’s no other choice. If surgery isn’t done, the person will surely die. If surgery is done, at least there’s a twenty to thirty percent chance of survival.

The person sent by the Su Family is an expert in the Meridian Passage Realm. No matter what, it’s worth taking a risk to try.

Several needles were inserted to seal the areas with severe internal bleeding, then continued on by carriage to Miao Manor. This place at Xue Family Manor not only lacks the necessary conditions, but it’s also a quarantine treatment point for a "plague." Although this injured person has high martial arts cultivation, his body is very weak right now with minimal resistance. Any infection might leave not even a sliver of hope.

Dongguo Sun’s courtyard.

The operating room has been cleaned out.

As soon as the person entered Miao Manor, they were directly brought here.

Lifted to the operating table.

"This surgery is significant. Senior sister, you’ll be my assistant, but it’s not enough. We need another person to help."

"Um, Mr. Lin, do you think I’m capable?" Dongguo Sun spoke hesitantly. He had known for a long time that Lin Miao had a miraculous surgery skill, but never had a chance to see it.

"Are you faint-hearted about blood?"

"Kid, you underestimate me too much. I’ve roamed the martial world for years, seen all sorts of bloody scenes, who do you look down on?"

"Send your apprentice to heat water for use later, and have Rejuvenating Powder ready."

"Everyone else should stay outside as the surgery will take some time, don’t wander around."

While removing Mr. Yuan’s clothing, a token fell from his chest. Others didn’t recognize it, but Dongguo Sun, being well-informed, shuddered on seeing it: "This is a token of the Da Li Royal Court’s devotee."

"Is he perhaps a devotee of the Da Li Royal Court?"

"I’ve never met him, but with his Meridian Passage Realm cultivation, he might really be a royal devotee..."

"Why did the Su Family send him here then?"

"I don’t know, let’s not worry about that, saving his life is more urgent." Lin Miao instructed while nervously preparing for the surgery.

Chest openings are not done randomly, they are usually made from the side, positioning based on lesions. This world doesn’t have instruments, but Lin Miao’s Rejuvenating Inner Energy can explore the internal condition of patients, similar to an ’internal vision.’

Wiping, disinfecting, then marking the incision spots with a marker.

Sun Youwei is naturally familiar with these processes; however, she has never tried it on humans, just like Lin Miao. Instead, Dongguo Sun was wide-eyed, watching every move Lin Miao made, recording the entire procedure in his mind.

This is a rare skill.

Mr. Yuan had long lost consciousness. To prevent him from waking up during surgery, Lin Miao also gave him a high concentration of Mafeisan.

Slice!

One cut revealed the ribs, exposing the lungs and the still-beating heart—this was the first time seeing a real human’s internal organs.

Sun Youwei and Dongguo Sun were both somewhat uncomfortable but managed to endure.

As for Lin Miao, he hardly reacted; having been in operating rooms in his past life, he’s seen countless surgeries.

This is child’s play.

It’s just the first time performing surgery hands-on, there was some nervousness. However, once he got into the zone, he focused fully on checking the internal organs and forgot the tension.

Terrifying internal energy infiltrated the body, shattering half a lung, with no visible scars on the outside. The one who injured this royal devotee is an exceptionally skilled master.

Shattering Star Palm!

Dongguo Sun recognized the martial skill that injured Mr. Yuan.

"Dongguo, you know this martial skill?"

"Don’t call me old man, I’m your senior uncle, for real." Dongguo Sun replied, "This is a very domineering skill, rarely seen in the martial world for years, but it’s very formidable, comparable to the demonic sect’s Absolute Yin Hand."

Lin Miao’s hand nearly trembled hearing "Absolute Yin Hand," as he mastered it to a transcendent level.

Resection, cleaning, then locating all bleeding points.

For such major surgery, blood transfusions and IV drips are required, but given the conditions, the patient must endure.

Fortunately, Lin Miao’s precise control avoids even tiny capillaries, reducing the surgery’s blood loss to about two or three hundred milliliters.

Along with the previous estimated bleeding, it should not exceed six hundred milliliters. Though this amount is significant and prone to shock, the injured isn’t normal, and once the shattered lung segment is removed, the wound treated, the patient’s self-recovery ability is strong.

"This is a thrombus formed by coagulating blood, surviving until now is incredibly lucky. Fortunately, timely extraction through the chest, leaving the rest to fate."

"Close the chest, senior sister, the rest is up to you, okay?" Lin Miao asked.

"Yes, I can do it." Sun Youwei nodded, stitching is better suited for careful women.

"Monitor pulse every two hours, administer Rejuvenating Powder to him, and I’ll prescribe a blood-nourishing decoction later to feed him."

"Alright."

Remove the surgical clothes, wash the blood off hands, exit.

"How is it, Mr. Lin..."

"The surgery was very successful, but whether the patient survives depends on himself. We as physicians can only do so much." Lin Miao replied, "Still unsure how he got injured, what his identity is, can anyone tell me?"

"Let me, Mr. Lin." The palace guard eagerly stepped forward.

"You better do it." Lin Miao pointed to the Su Family person.