Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1201: Chapter 867: Hanging by a Thread, Alarms Blaring!

The safe birth of one child did not allow Gu Changsheng to relax.

She quickly examined the newborn’s pulse and then swiftly handed the blood-covered baby, who had just been born, to Guo Xianer, who was waiting on the side. ”The newborn, handle with care! Gently! Gently! Quickly, quickly! Pass it to Xiao Yuyu in the next room, then come back and wait!”

”Yes, yes, yes!” Guo Xianer, feeling panicked and as if facing a great enemy, hurriedly wrapped the newborn nephew in a small quilt prepared in advance and rushed to the adjoining room.

Gu Changsheng glanced worriedly at her actions but continued her work, probing further into the opened womb of Beauty Sai!

Inside, there was another child!

The uterine wall was ruptured, amniotic fluid was rapidly leaking out, and the other child inside had to be removed quickly from the abdominal incision, or else there was a risk of suffocation!

”Old man, administer three more needles! Stabilize Beauty Sai’s pulse! There’s one more child; once we safely remove her, we can begin suturing! Quickly, quickly!” Gu Changsheng continued to cautiously feel around with her hand, sensing the shape of the small baby mixed with amniotic fluid and blood, searching for the head’s position...

She was not a professional obstetrician!

But she was a highly sensitive doctor, familiar with newborns, not without experience!

In fact, as a field doctor, to deal with sudden various situations before completing her training, she had participated in various surgical rescues, including Caesarean sections!

Because, natural disasters and emergencies require field doctors too, like earthquakes, like floods...

Any kind of situation could occur!

And what she was facing now was undoubtedly the most severe situation because the medical facilities were too backward; she didn’t even have a single antibiotic!

”Xiao Yuyu, gently, gently, gently wipe, don’t break the baby’s skin!”

”Hot towels! Hot towels! Gently, gently!”

”...”

In the adjoining room, two young women with no experience in such matters were busily occupied and anxious.

Gu Changsheng had thought about letting the Guo family invite a midwife to help. After all, midwives were the most knowledgeable about newborn care in this era, but she dared not!

During surgery, she needed absolute silence, free from startling interruptions!

She couldn’t guarantee that the midwives of this era could remain calm in the face of her Caesarean section, she couldn’t guarantee it!

And she couldn’t afford to be distracted during surgery either!

Absolutely not!

”The head! Where’s the head? Head! Head!” Her hand, reaching into Beauty Sai’s womb, anxiously searched while sweat on Gu Changsheng’s forehead dripped like rain in her urgency!

She couldn’t feel it!

She couldn’t feel the other baby’s head!

No!

”Found it! Damn it! Umbilical cord around the neck! Old man, scalpel!” her lips trembled lightly, Gu Changsheng’s probing hand stiffened, and she spoke decisively, reaching out with her other hand as well.

The Medicine Immortal Old Man, hearing this, turned pale but still quickly and accurately placed the scalpel in Gu Changsheng’s hand!

Feeling the weight of the scalpel in her hand, Gu Changsheng pressed her lips and, without a word, inserted her other hand into the abdominal incision!

The incision, less than ten centimeters long, forcibly accommodated Gu Changsheng’s two hands, causing blood to overflow while the fixed organs slightly shifted!

”Hemostasis! Old man! Hemostasis! Clamp that vessel to stabilize it!” Gu Changsheng yelled anxiously as she watched the vessel clamp about to pop off, her eyes wide with urgency.

”Vessel forceps? Vessel forceps! This one! Good! Good!” Immediately upon Gu Changsheng’s words, the Medicine Immortal Old Man moved to follow suit. The old and the young, two people, lay solemnly in front of the bleeding, open abdomen wound!

”Peritoneum! Peritoneum! We can’t let it retract! Old man, retractor! Stabilize it!”

”Okay!”

Although not understanding Gu Changsheng’s professional terminology, the Medicine Immortal Old Man, being a medical immortal, possessed an extraordinary understanding and immediately grasped Gu Changsheng’s instructions.

A trace of red appeared in both of their eyes, racing against time!

With their fingers clamped around the surgical blade inserted into Beauty Sai’s womb, the expression of extreme tension was like facing a formidable adversary!

Here, there was no X-ray vision! None! Nothing!

All she could rely on was the instinct of a doctor!

In the womb beyond her sight, Gu Changsheng couldn’t guarantee that when her fingers left the blade, she wouldn’t harm the child, wouldn’t harm Beauty Sai’s uterine wall, or whether she could accurately cut the umbilical cord wrapped around the neck...

She couldn’t!

All she could rely on was her experience, her familiarity with human anatomy, her understanding of internal organs, her knowledge of the motion of bodily fluids...

But without the aid of X-ray vision, Gu Changsheng truly couldn’t guarantee foolproof success!

She couldn’t guarantee that her surgical knife wouldn’t harm the remaining child inside Beauty Sai’s belly!

She could not!

Sweat droplets as large as beans gathered on Gu Changsheng’s forehead, and her hands momentarily paused.

”Disciple, what are you waiting for?” The Medicine Immortal Old Man, who was helping Gu Changsheng stabilize the periphery of the wound, felt her momentary pause and immediately urged sternly.

”Old Man, I... I can’t see...” Gu Changsheng’s lips turned a little pale as she spoke hesitantly.

She couldn’t see!

Before, even when performing a craniotomy, she had never worried because she had X-rays, advanced equipment to act as her eyes inside the human body!

But now, there was nothing!

Complete darkness!

Everything could only be based on intuition and experience!

”Disciple! A doctor must have absolute confidence. You must believe that every cut you make is correct and life-saving! As a doctor, you can’t hesitate, especially not when saving a life! Trust yourself, keep going!” The Medicine Immortal Old Man, covered in blood and with bloodied hands, spoke in a serious, deep voice that was convincing.

”Trust yourself! Trust yourself! I am Gu Changsheng! I can do it! I definitely can!” Gu Changsheng murmured to herself, then closed her eyes, carefully feeling with her hands inside Beauty Sai’s uterine cavity, following the touch from her fingertips...

Searching...

The fingers holding the scalpel blade moved away, cutting steadily along the umbilical cord opened with the other hand...

One loop...

Two loops...

Three loops...

Finally, Gu Changsheng felt the touch of an infant’s neck under her hand...

Three and a half loops around the neck!

In such a situation, if she forcibly pulled the baby out, it was most likely that the child would suffocate and die before leaving the mother’s body!

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but feel relieved!

Carefully withdrawing the scalpel from the incision, then...

”Guo Xianer, the second child, prepare for hemostasis!”

”Understood!” Guo Xianer, who had just entered, immediately grabbed a prepared white cloth and moved closer again upon hearing this!

”Old Man, when this child comes out, the internal organs will shift. Help me! Stabilize them!” Gu Changsheng looked at the Medicine Immortal Old Man and said solemnly.

The Ghost Witch Life-Seeking Eighteen Needles had already had sixteen needles applied, leaving the last two to protect Beauty Sai’s breathing, while ensuring the birth of this second child was flawless!

The abdominal cavity of Beauty Sai was already filled with two large babies, and once one child was born, one of her hands quickly propped up the uterine cavity to prevent internal organs from shifting. This huge disparity with the birth of these two children made the shifting of Beauty Sai’s internal organs inevitable!

And Gu Changsheng, to save Beauty Sai, absolutely couldn’t watch the internal organs severely dislocate!

Because if that happened, even the Great Luo Immortals couldn’t save Beauty Sai’s life!

”Alright! You can begin!” Elder Guo glanced at Gu Changsheng, placed the remaining two silver needles between his lips, and nodded toward her.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng took a deep breath, covered in blood and soaked in sweat, and without further ado, spoke again, ”Alright! Prepare! One, two...”

”Boom!”

Before Gu Changsheng could say ”three,” an explosion sounded from below, followed by a tremor underfoot.

The three figures in the operating room froze instantly.

Gu Changsheng’s expression changed dramatically, a hint of urgency flashing through her Phoenix Eyes.

”We can’t wait! Something’s happening outside! Old Man, one, two...”

”Three!”

”...”

Meanwhile, outside the courtyard, the waiting crowd was in chaos. Hearing the muffled explosion from the underground, the Father and Son of the Guo Family’s faces changed dramatically, turning pale and bloodless in an instant...

”Not good! The wine cellar! The underground wine cellar! Something happened!” Big Boss Guo shouted and was about to run towards the direction of the wine cellar entrance.

”You stay here! No one goes without her permission, this king will check!” Zhou Mu said, stuffing the little meat bun in his arms into Guo Luo’s hold, ”Protect him well! With your life!”

”Crown Prince Mu, you mustn’t! The Guo Family Wine Cellar is much larger than the Guo Residence above ground, there are countless vats of stored wine. If someone infiltrates, it will be catastrophic! You can’t go!” Elder Guo intervened, trembling as he stopped Zhou Mu, ”Not just you, we all must evacuate quickly! The famous Huadiao Wine comes from Xunyang, and the whole underground of Xunyang City is mostly hollow, with numerous wine cellars filled with countless strong liquors. If someone sets it on fire with suicidal intent, it will be a disaster for Xunyang City!”

As Elder Guo spoke, he swiftly took the little meat bun back and gravely instructed Guo Luo, ”You’ve heard the sound from the underground too; it’s the explosion of wine barrels meeting fire! No mistake! My son, sound the alarm bells and beat the warning drums! Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

”Yes!” Hearing this, Guo Luo responded, jumping up and flying toward the highest eaves of the Guo Residence, where a large gong, shaped like a wind chime, hung from the sturdy eaves...

”Dong dong dong!”

”Dong dong dong!”

”...”

In an instant, the deafening alarm bells resounded throughout the Guo Residence, echoing through the streets where it was located...