Chapter 1779

Inside the tent.

Everyone was completely confused.

A sheep bladder?

Sheep casing?

And what about fish bone spikes, lemon juice, and clean water with bowls?

They felt as if they were listening to a fairy tale.

Even Liu Yiming, who had been healing the sick and saving lives for over thirty years, was stunned.

Although he knew Gao Yang never followed the beaten path, wasn't this a bit too unconventional?

What could these things possibly have to do with healing the sick and saving lives?

Wang Xiao was nearly driven mad with anxiety.

In his view, these were hardly the instruments to save Lu Yourong!

But time was precious; the longer it dragged on, the smaller the chance of Lu Yourong surviving!

Wang Xiao could no longer hold back and spoke to Gao Yang, "Prime Minister Gao, time is life!"

"What do these things have to do with saving a life?"

"Although Military Physician Liu only has less than a one-in-ten chance of success, no matter how slim the opportunity, we must try!"

"Prime Minister Gao, I, Wang Xiao, beg you!"

Wang Xiao knelt on one knee and spoke to Gao Yang.

Gao Yang swept his gaze over him, his eyes turning cold, and he scolded, "Considering that you are also doing this to save a life, I will not hold this against you!"

"Yourong blocked this fatal arrow for my sake; I want her to be alright more than anyone else. Do you not understand this principle?"

These words suddenly jolted Wang Xiao awake.

Although Gao Yang had a bad reputation, he was definitely not cold-blooded or heartless!

Otherwise, he, Wang Xiao, would have been observing the Xiongnu cavalry charge from up close long ago—how would he still be alive?

Could it be... that Gao Yang really had a way?

This astonishing guess suddenly surfaced in Wang Xiao's heart.

His heartbeat accelerated, and he stared fixedly at Gao Yang.

"Prime Minister Gao, this subordinate was wrong!"

"It is just that I have never seen these methods of yours before; they are simply unheard of."

Gao Yang scanned the generals; he would need their help shortly, so while everything was being prepared in a rush,

he began to explain.

"In the human body, there are many important blood vessels, which I call arteries. Yourong's fatal wound is dangerous because of where the arrow pierced; if pulled out rashly, should an artery rupture, blood would gush out like a fountain, leading to death from excessive blood loss!"

"Therefore, to save Yourong, we must control this!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Liu Yiming stared fixedly at Gao Yang.

He had not expected that this could even be prevented!

Wasn't it supposed to be pulled out in stages, using techniques to stop the bleeding, and if it couldn't be stopped, then death was inevitable?

"This sheep bladder has infinite uses; it can serve as a blood storage device and a pressure device, allowing one to manually squeeze the outer wall of the bladder to generate pressure and control the speed of the blood transfusion!"

"The sheep casing is soft and tough, with a certain diameter, and can be connected to the blood storage end to allow blood to pass through; I call this a—catheter!"

"Lemon juice contains citric acid, an acidic component that can bind with calcium ions in the blood, inhibiting the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin. Simply put, lemon juice is an anticoagulant that slows blood clotting, allowing it to enter the body as a liquid!"

"The fish bone spike has also been specially polished by me into a three-sided pyramid shape, completely hollow inside, serving as a needle tip connected to the sheep casing above and the human blood vessel below!"

When these words were spoken, everyone became even more bewildered.

They couldn't understand it; they simply couldn't understand it at all...

Liu Yiming was the same, but he noticed the keywords in Gao Yang's words!

He said with a look of astonishment, "Prime Minister Gao, this must not be done!"

"The sages of medicine have said that consuming human blood is feared to bring down heaven's wrath; this must absolutely not be done!"

The others also came to their senses, their complexions changing abruptly.

Using a sheep bladder as a blood storage container and a sheep casing as some sort of catheter—it sounded as if blood was flowing from the sheep bladder, through the sheep casing, and then entering the human body through a hollow fish bone spike!

In Da Qian, this could be considered witchcraft!

Gao Yang's expression turned cold as he said, "When seeing a master suffering from deficiency and vomiting blood, I am borrowing blood, not consuming it!"

"Where would heaven's wrath come from?"

Liu Yiming was still shocked and found it hard to accept.

"But the great Confucian scholars of medicine and the sages have never spoken of this method! The sages have said that blood loss should be treated by replenishing Qi and blood; how can one reverse-infuse the blood of others?"

Gao Yang's expression turned cold as he threw out a trump card.

"Is everything the medical sages said necessarily correct?"

Liu Yiming's lips trembled, and his aged body shook.

Since they were medical sages, how could they be wrong?

Gao Yang's words were too insane!

"Military Physician Liu, you yourself know that once the arrow is pulled, if blood gushes out like a fountain, death will occur in less than half a cup of tea's time. If we don't infuse blood, are we just to wait here for death?"

In an instant,

Liu Yiming was rendered speechless by the retort.

Although Wang Xiao also felt it was insane, he understood.

This was a witchcraft method of blood exchange, using human blood to replenish the blood Lu Yourong had lost!

But would the person providing the blood still have their life?

If this got out, it would be enough to make those censors in the Censorate go instantly insane, like cats smelling a mouse!

At this moment,

Chen Sheng's voice rang out from outside.

"Prime Minister Gao, the bowls, clean water, and the alcohol you always keep prepared have arrived!"

Gao Yang knew the concerns of the others and the shock in their hearts, but he couldn't be bothered to explain.

Every minute and every second now concerned Lu Yourong's life.

He had to speed up!

There was no help for it; the conditions were too primitive. Without test paper to determine blood type, it was difficult to be sure, otherwise, Type O blood could have been transfused directly into Lu Yourong!

If the blood types were incompatible, leading to a coagulation reaction, Lu Yourong would die even faster!

But for now, he could only try his best...