Chapter 72: Successful Surgery

After his knees were slashed open, the blood accumulated inside instantly flowed out. The yellowish coagulated blood and pus looked horrifying.

Xia Muqing repeated the movement of extracting the pus with a solemn expression. The pus had already corroded the bones and muscles around his knees. The treatment of his injury had been delayed for too long.

After cleaning up the pus and blood, Xia Muqing looked up at the young man’s pale face and said, “I’m about to begin.”

At first, Jiang Yifan didn’t understand. But after she cut off the rotten flesh, he couldn’t help but groan, and cold sweat instantly covered his face.

He quickly took the blanket from the bed and bit it to prevent himself from making a sound.

He didn’t want the people at the door to hear him.

The longer the surgery dragged on, the more painful it would be. Xia Muqing could only force herself to increase the speed of her movements, accurately removing the rotten muscles.

Jiang Hu, who was at the door, was already crying. He clenched his fists tightly.

He had witnessed his brother’s pain all along, and he hoped that this time, it would really work.

After about four hours, Xia Muqing finally stopped.

The young man’s legs had already been wrapped up properly. After the blood clots were discharged, his calves seemed to be half its size.

Xia Muqing smiled and said, “Done.”

Jiang Yifan smiled weakly and fainted.

Xia Muqing caught him swiftly. Because the anesthetic couldn’t be applied during this surgery, she had warned the young man not to faint during the surgery. Otherwise, the surgery would end.

It was already very impressive that he had endured until now.

She placed the young man on the bed. When Xia Muqing walked out, she saw Jiang Hu with reddened eyes, standing at the door like a statue.

He looked over nervously and asked, “How is Yifan?”

His voice actually trembled a little.

Xia Muqing didn’t keep them in suspense and nodded. “He’s fine now. The treatment was very successful this time. His legs are healed.”

When Jiang Hu heard that, he walked out.

Xia Muqing was shocked. What happened?

After chasing after her, she saw Jiang Hu hugging and crying outside the courtyard. He had just come out because he didn’t want to disturb the young man inside.

Of the two brothers, one wanted the blanket so that her brother wouldn’t worry, and the other hid away to cry so that her brother wouldn’t hear. Seriously…

Xia Muqing also felt a little jealous. She had never experienced such feelings.

After Jiang Hu vented his emotions, he wiped his face and said in embarrassment, “Sorry, I’ve embarrassed myself.”

Without waiting for Xia Muqing to speak, he continued, “Yifan’s leg was injured by the Xiao family when they came to look for me. I went around looking for doctors behind his back. I know that those people deliberately said that his legs couldn’t be cured, but I can’t give up. No one in the Sunset Mountains can cure it, so I brought him out to be treated, but…”

His voice became choked with emotion.

“But the Xiao family actually surrounded the exit and refused to let us out. As his elder brother, I’m useless. I can only watch as his legs deteriorate day by day. His greatest wish was to travel the world, but I ruined it all.”

“I’ve been wondering if he wouldn’t be injured if I lay at the feet of the Xiao family like a dog.”

Xia Muqing didn’t speak and listened quietly to Hu Da’s incoherent chatter.

After saying that, Hu Da felt much better. She didn’t know if it was because he had vented all the pain in his heart or because he knew that his younger brother was saved.

A man and a woman approached from afar. They were walking quickly and there was obvious panic on their faces.

Jiang Hu stepped forward and shouted, “Father, Mother.”

Only then did Xia Muqing observe them carefully. The two of them didn’t match at all. The woman had long hair that reached her waist. She had a gentle appearance and her thin figure emphasized her fragility.