CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 148: MILITARY DOCTOR, WATCH CLOSELY—THIS IS TRUE MEDICINE

Doctor Liu had yet to speak when the two assistants beside him burst into laughter, looking at Pei Shu’er as if she were a fool.

The tall man said, "Young lady, don’t be too arrogant. How long have you been practicing medicine? You don’t know how severe this person’s symptoms are. If you said this to anyone else, they would probably laugh their heads off."

The short man also laughed, "This is probably the funniest joke I’ve heard this year. Can’t you see your own capabilities, or your master’s abilities? The most dangerous thing for a person is not knowing their own limitations."

Doctor Liu’s face was full of mockery, as if he thought saying even one more word to her would be a waste. He crossed his arms, standing by, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

The two government officers sighed; they thought Pei Shu’er was usually clever, but how could she be so foolish at this moment?

If she was less confrontational with Doctor Liu and slipped him some Silver, she might just be able to smooth this over.

Yet she dared to ask Doctor Liu such a question—unless she was beaten to the ground with her head bleeding, she wouldn’t admit defeat.

Yinxing was also getting anxious. She lightly tugged on Pei Shu’er’s sleeve, and seeing Pei Shu’er unmoved, her eyes reddened with worry.

After all, she was just a teenage girl. No matter how composed she pretended to be, she still got anxious when it came to matters of life and death.

At this moment, Pei Shu’er recklessly asked another question.

"Doctor Liu, let me ask you, what if I say I can heal this person? What would you do then?"

The two men cursed at Pei Shu’er, "This woman, do you even have the right to question our master? Someone, quickly drag this woman out to be punished by beating! She insults a military doctor!"

A few soldiers rushed in from outside, ready to surround Pei Shu’er.

Unfazed, Pei Shu’er laughed softly.

"What’s wrong, Doctor Liu? Are you afraid of a mere girl, so much so that you don’t dare to gamble with me?"

Upon hearing Pei Shu’er’s words, Doctor Liu sneered, "Then tell me, what would you have me do?"

Just moments ago, he couldn’t even be bothered to answer Pei Shu’er, but this girl was so brazen that she provoked him enough to irritate him.

After all, it’s not like this girl could save the patient—even an Imperial Physician might not be able to save him.

Since she insisted on courting death, why should he stop her?

Pei Shu’er smiled, "If I manage to heal this person, then from now on, I will treat whoever I want to treat, and the Gulan Military Camp must grant me a passage Token."

She calculated clearly that if she didn’t make this request, she would still need to hand some Silver Coin to these two government officers next time she wanted to enter.

Currently, there was nowhere to earn money, so if she could spend less, she would spend less.

More importantly, these two government officers were constantly following her, making it inconvenient for her to do her work.

Doctor Liu sneered, "Alright then, but if you can’t save the person, then his way of death will be your way of death."

Pei Shu’er nodded, "No problem."

Yinxing, looking at the soldiers standing across from them, had burst into tears in panic.

Thinking about their Young Madam about to die, she frantically tugged at Pei Shu’er’s sleeve, filled with reluctance and attachment.

She wanted her to flee with her so that Pei Shu’er wouldn’t die.

But Pei Shu’er patted her hand, her voice soft and steady.

"Yinxing, don’t be anxious. I am confident."

That gentle tone and those eyes full of confidence somehow calmed Yinxing’s heart.

Pei Shu’er smiled, "Pour the bowl with wine, then set it on fire."

Yinxing did as instructed, and Pei Shu’er sterilized the silver needle over the flame before inserting it into the person’s acupoints.

She numbed the person’s sense of pain.

Seeing Pei Shu’er accurately locate the acupoints, Doctor Liu snorted coldly, seemingly acknowledging her skills enough that she dared to challenge him.

But simply finding acupoints won’t solve the wound.

The other two men were also full of disdain.

The government officers were anxious too; Pei Shu’er’s slow actions made them question her capability.

Pei Shu’er disinfected the wound with medication and cleaned out the pus.

Throughout this, no one stopped Pei Shu’er, although the two men snickered from time to time.

If it were someone with an ordinary mindset, they would have been affected, but unfortunately, Pei Shu’er had been in surgery so many times. She had operated under all sorts of conditions, so this minor disturbance didn’t affect her at all.

But Yinxing was getting a bit shaky.

Pei Shu’er calmly said, "Don’t panic."

Yinxing was reassured, discovering their Young Madam possessed a mysterious power, always able to instill calm in others around her, as though everyone found their backbone with her presence.

Pei Shu’er said, "Scalpel."

Yinxing handed her the small silver knife, and Pei Shu’er cut open the person’s abdomen.

There was an audible gasp in the tent.

Followed by Doctor Liu’s loud shout.

"Aren’t you being reckless? This is death, you’re not even leaving him a complete body!"

At this time, surgical procedures didn’t involve incisions on people, so Pei Shu’er’s actions were indeed seen as highly disrespectful.

"Aren’t you being reckless?"

"You’re going to kill him by treating him like this."

The soldiers, at Doctor Liu’s signal, approached Pei Shu’er to pull this reckless woman out of the tent.

Doctor Liu said, "He’s at least a small leader, and you’re insulting him by not even leaving him any dignity, even at the end?"

The commotion was loud, and the questioning so intense, that Yinxing gazed worriedly at Pei Shu’er.

Pei Shu’er still held the scalpel steadily.

She smiled beautifully, "Why, Doctor Liu, are you afraid of me, unwilling to gamble?"

Hearing Pei Shu’er’s words, Doctor Liu gritted his teeth in frustration.

"Of course, I’m willing to gamble, but I won’t allow you to treat recklessly."

Pei Shu’er continued the surgery with a steady hand, while still smiling.

"Then please, Doctor Liu, watch carefully for what true medical skill looks like."

This statement infuriated Doctor Liu and his two disciples.

"Our master is such an accomplished man, do you think he’d need a brat like you to teach him what medical skill is? You’re far too arrogant."

Pei Shu’er smiled, "The next scene might be quite gory. If you can’t handle it, you might want to turn your heads."

They snorted in disdain; after all, what sights have they not seen?

As they watched Pei Shu’er extract the intestines, locate the rotten section, and cut it out.

The faces of the two government officers turned pale, and they both turned to vomit.

They couldn’t take it; this wasn’t something an average person could endure.

It was just too gruesome.

The scene was sobering, something they truly hadn’t seen before.

Pei Shu’er found another good section, didn’t find any rotten intestines, then sewed the intestines back together and closed the wound.

The thread she used was a cosmetic line that the body could absorb on its own.

Her movements were so quick that such a complicated surgery was completed within just half an hour.