Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 588: Chapter 440: Saving People Day After Day

Lights outside the door shone brightly, and a crowd buzzed with activity!

Under the gaze of thousands, Gu Changsheng, clad in a red gown trailing on the floor, slowly emerged!

The crowd, seeing her come out, couldn’t help but look up!

It was this woman who, of her own volition, waged a solo battle at Hengtang Lake, claiming the severed heads of enemies by the tens of thousands!

Such a woman inspired awe and left people breathless with admiration!

”Lady Changsheng! Your humble servants pay respect to Lady Changsheng!” As soon as Jiang One saw Gu Changsheng coming out, he couldn’t help but let out a long breath of relief. He took two kneeled steps forward and said, ”I beg Lady Changsheng to save General Er, he’s almost gone!”

”I know! I will save him!” Gu Changsheng bowed her head to look at Jiang One, a trace of guilt flashing in her eyes.

This familiar figure, she had seen him before!

The day Zhou Mu set off to fight in Southern Fujian, the man who wore his uniform, donned his mask, and took his place to lead the troops, was the man before her!

”Jiang One, I’m sorry!” Gu Changsheng spoke solemnly, her eyes closing slightly.

The evildoer abandoned his million-strong army in Southern Fujian and returned to Liuzhou because of her!

The evildoer had changed the battle plans on a whim, also because of her!

And all these consequences were borne by the man before her!

Whether it was infamy or accusation, they were borne by this man of iron and steel before her!

Witnessing his comrades dying before him, Gu Changsheng could imagine the feelings of Jiang One at the time, which was why she now felt even more guilty!

”My lady, there’s no need for apologies, the fault is not yours!” Upon hearing her, Jiang One was momentarily stunned, then lowered his head and spoke firmly.

Gu Changsheng glanced at him, then bent down to slowly lift the barely breathing General Er from the ground, ”Whether I’m at fault or not, it all started because of me. I will do my utmost to heal them and atone for my sins!”

”Someone, light the lanterns and torches, come help me save these wounded soldiers!”

Channelling her inner strength into General Er’s body through her palm, Gu Changsheng looked at the heavily scarred man before her and spoke firmly.

Before the evildoer went off to battle, she had seen General Er, a man of spirited disposition, but now his breaths were barely perceptible!

The next moment, the residence sprung into action!

On this chilly night, Gu Changsheng took General Er to a room where she had been unconscious and, glancing at Dong Lei who had cried himself to the state of a panda, she began bustling about!

She must save General Er!

She must save all the wounded soldiers here!

She would not watch another person die before her!

Absolutely not!

”Scissors!”

”Strong liquor!”

”Hemostat!”

Dong Lei quickly placed the items his mistress needed into her hands.

Gu Changsheng’s movements were precise, daring not to hesitate!

With so many wounded, she had no time to collect blood samples or consider anything else!

All she could do now was to clean their wounds and ensure their survival to the greatest extent possible!

”Lady Changsheng...” General Er opened his eyes groggily and, seeing the blur of red before him, a shimmer flashed across his eyes, ”Am I dead?”

Without pausing, Gu Changsheng glanced at him and said coldly, ”No! You’re not dead! I won’t let you die before me! Even if Yama Raja himself wants to snatch you away, he’ll have to consider whether I allow it! Hold on, General Er, the flesh on your left shoulder is rotten, I need to cut away the dead tissue now!”

”I can’t believe I’m not dead... and Lady Changsheng is unharmed... that’s such a relief... Those sacrificed soldiers... they’ve died with honor...”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s surgical knife paused, and a bitter smile curled on her lips.

Died with honor?

Was there really such a thing as dying with honor?

It was just self-deception, a lie we tell ourselves!

Life is life! Death is death!

All deaths are unwarranted!

Whether it was for her or the world, it wasn’t worth it!

”Don’t talk! Conserve your strength and heal properly!” Gu Changsheng continued her tasks with a stern voice.

Hearing this, General Er closed his eyes again.

”My lady, can he really be saved?” Dong Lei, looking at General Er who had fallen back into unconsciousness, asked with a worried expression.

General Er was seriously injured!

Arm, leg, chest, back...

There wasn’t an inch of him that wasn’t mutilated! Covered in cuts from blades, arrow wounds aplenty...

”Yes! As long as he’s still breathing, I won’t let him die!” Gu Changsheng said with unwavering conviction, continuing her work!

”Cotton wool!”

”Suture thread!”

”Hemostatic Powder!”

”...”

Gu Changsheng’s commands continuously echoed throughout the room, as basin after basin of hot water was brought in.

After treating General Er’s wounds, Gu Changsheng, without even a moment’s rest, ran outside to continue to help!

The medical practitioners of Liuzhou City, seeing the rows of injured soldiers, were also stunned!

After the initial shock, they plunged into a flurry of activity!

Gu Changsheng, originally a special forces military doctor, was most adept at battlefield rescues!

The current situation, compared to a war zone where lives were constantly in danger, was already much better by far!

Seeing so many doctors reaching out to help, the accompanying military doctors all let out long sighs of relief!

They looked admiringly at the red-clothed woman shuttling among the crowd!

”Is that... Lady Changsheng?”

”It must be! The Deputy General’s injuries were so severe, and it was she who just treated him, didn’t they say he’s out of danger now?”

”Right! The Deputy General was originally beyond help!”

”She’s the one who created the Hemostatic Powder and those other fine medicines, right? In the whole world, aside from Medicine God Changsheng, who else could produce such miraculous drugs?”

”It has to be her! Who else would send such priceless medicines to our army? Lady Changsheng is truly capable! In the months of conflict in Southern Fujian, those medicines have saved countless lives!”

”These people were all bound to die, weren’t they? If not for those medicines giving them an extension on life, would they have been able to return to Liuzhou City breathing?”

”Such a great kindness! From now on, casualties in the army will surely decrease substantially!”

”...”

A group of military doctors huddled together, chattering excitedly and praising her.

”If you have time to chatter here, why don’t you lend a hand?” Gu Changsheng said coldly while suturing an arrow wound on a soldier’s chest.

”We... us?”

Hearing this, the military doctors were suddenly startled, pointing at themselves incredulously and stammering out, ”Can we come over and help? But aren’t the treatments you’re using secret remedies from various families? Aren’t you afraid...”

Afraid that they would steal the secrets?

The military doctors supplemented in their minds.

In this era, people valued their own secret remedies for curing ailments more than life itself!

That was why they had stayed back, afraid to come closer!

They were concerned that their impertinence would cause all these doctors to feel displeased!

”What nonsense are you talking about? Before Lady Changsheng, there’s teaching without discriminating! We all consider ourselves half-disciples of Lady Changsheng, and these methods of treating external wounds were all taught by Lady Changsheng herself!” Hu Tiandong immediately said, ”Hurry up, come over and help hold him down for me!”

”Yes! Yes!”

Hearing this, joy flashed in the military doctors’ eyes, and they quickly ran over.

”In battlefield rescues, speed is of the essence. How can you manage with that kind of physical fitness? Be nimble, time is life, military doctors are racing against life itself, seizing every minute and every second, we can’t let the soldiers lose even a drop more blood!” Gu Changsheng said coldly as she watched everyone busily at work.

”Yes!”

The surrounding doctors all responded in unison.

Luckily, Lady Changsheng had taught them suturing techniques and had even provided them with a set of surgical instruments!

After returning, they diligently practiced on pigskin, and now they had gained a bit of skill!

Wounded soldiers!

Severely injured soldiers!

Soldiers dragged from Southern Fujian to Liuzhou City with severe wounds!

One by one, those wounds were bloody, some already rotting, some already infected!

Facing so many injured for the first time, the doctors of Liuzhou City were initially panicked and unsure how to proceed. But after hearing Lady Changsheng’s words, their minds suddenly steadied!

That’s right! They were doctors! A doctor does not distinguish the household, and now they were military doctors!

”Water! Hot water!”

”Powder for Anesthesia!”

”Cotton cloth!”

About ten lads weaved tirelessly through the crowd, delivering everything the doctors needed into their hands!

”Lady Changsheng, this man’s wound is too deep, I can’t handle it, please lend a hand!” A frantic voice called out from a distance.

The next moment, as soon as Gu Changsheng finished treating the patient in her hands, she flashed to the side of the caller.

”The arrow has struck bone, the flesh is rotten, fever unceasing! This wound no longer needs treatment! Prepare for amputation!” Gu Changsheng declared in a grave voice after examining the soldier’s arm.

”Am... amputation?” The doctor hearing this immediately jumped in shock.

”One less arm, but life remains! Having endured such bone-deep pain all the way here, he must be a man of iron. His will to live must be very strong!” Gu Changsheng said solemnly as she cut open the soldier’s sleeve.

”Yes... Yes, Lady Changsheng, when he was deployed, his wife had just become pregnant, and he said that even if he were left with just a breath, he would crawl back home to see his own child!” A nearby injured soldier chimed in immediately.

Hearing this, a flash of compassion crossed Gu Changsheng’s eyes, but she became more resolute and said, ”Prepare for amputation!”

In the next moment, the crowd sprang into action!

That night, from moonrise to sunrise, Gu Changsheng moved ceaselessly among the wounded soldiers!

Day after day, as the sun and moon rotated, countless kettles of boiling water were used in the Gu Residence, countless vats of strong alcohol were carried in, and an innumerable amount of medicinal materials were consumed!

Some doctors, overcome by fatigue, fainted beside the injured soldiers, and some of the lads from the Gu Residence even collapsed from exhaustion beside the medicine stove...

Gu Changsheng, her eyes red with bloodshot streaks, even had to gather her inner strength to steady her trembling hands!

”My lady, please rest, it’s been three days and nights...” Si Xi’s eyes were blood-red from lack of sleep as he, along with Dong Lei, repeatedly tried to persuade her.

”No, we can take a break because we still have lives to live! But what about them?” Gu Changsheng spoke in a deep tone, unable to help shaking her head.

She had to save them! She had to ensure they could live well!