I’m Sorry... There’s Nothing I Can Do!
I’m Sorry... There’s Nothing I Can Do!
"Princess, please allow me report… besides suffering tremendous blood loss, Mr. Ye has also suffered serious physical injuries. The bones in his ribs are broken. His five vital internal-organs have been severely damaged, and he has suffered no less than ten serious internal injuries. This isn't pleasant to hear… but there isn't the least bit of a chance to save Ye Guhan…"
Fang Huisheng's tone was extremely serious as he explained, "Even a supernatural entity would find themselves powerless in front of such a case. We can support him for a little while, and you can get other people's opinions until you're satisfied about the… rarity of his case…"
Princess Ling Meng couldn't support her body anymore. She trembled for a few moments, and then fell down.
Fang Huisheng sighed and shook his head along with the other two physicians. He didn't wish to trouble the Princess. So, he put his medical equipment in order, and left.
"Uncle Ye…" Princess Ling Meng muttered absent mindedly. The beauty of her face could bring down a nation… However, its complexion was the same as the near-dead Ye Guhan at the moment.
It seemed from Dugu Wudi's face that he couldn't bear it anymore. He sighed and shook his head. He didn't wish to disturb the two either. Therefore, he left the courtyard and made his way towards the Jun Family's main hall.
Dugu Xiaoyi and Sun Xiaomei remained in the courtyard to keep Princess Ling Meng company. They were afraid that another mishap might happen to their sister.
Sun Xiaomei couldn't see the heart-broken Princess. She hesitated for a moment, but was unable to bear it any longer. She then quietly and quickly whispered a line into Princess Ling Meng's ear, "Jun Moxie can save Mr. Ye."
Sun Xiaomei wasn't a beautiful looking woman. However, she was very talented and extremely intelligent. Her wisdom was comparable to that of Li Youran. She had heard the conversation between Jun Moxie and Jun Wuyi, and had faintly sensed that Jun Moxie might be able to save Ye Guhan. However, she couldn't understand why Jun Moxie wouldn't undertake that task… Moreover, she had a soft spot for the Princess. Sun Xiaomei couldn't help but feel her heart soften when she saw Jun Moxie keeping his mouth shut despite the manner in which the princess was grieving. Hence, she decided to inform Princess Ling Meng about Jun Moxie's capability.
The Princess believed the information that was given her 'good' sister; without doubting a word of it. She didn't have any faith in Jun Moxie. However, she could never doubt Sun Xiaomei.
The Princess would regard this as an absurdity under normal circumstances. However, she had no choice at the moment. She would grasp firmly at any straws she could find… just in case it turned out be the one and only way to save Ye Guhan's life. Therefore, she would necessarily give this a try… even if the chances of saving him with this method were negligible.
[I must save Uncle Ye's life—at any cost!]
Everyone had already left. However, Jun Moxie had still here. This small courtyard was his residence, and the injured Ye Guhan seemed to have taken control of his nest. In fact, Ye Guhan was lying on his bed. How could Jun Moxie abandon his own lair? That was the only reason why he had stayed behind…
Jun Moxie was sitting cross legged on the only chair in his room. His eyes were closed. Young Master Jun was considering things. [I must help Ye Guhan since I've promised Third Uncle that I'll save him! However, his condition is genuinely difficult to deal with. So, how do I go about the healing process?]
Ye Guhan had lost a lot of blood, and that was a huge problem for those three medical experts. However, this wasn't an issue for the Young Master Jun since his mind had retained the medical knowledge of his previous life. The issue of blood-transfusion wouldn't be a problem with Jun Moxie's power and skill as long as he could find someone with the required blood type. He could then assist in the blood-transfer with his innate spiritual talent. Therefore, he didn't consider that angle to be a big problem.
Jun Moxie was confident that he could cure the internal wounds that had been made by the swords as well. He had a treasure trove of medical ingredients, and they had nourishing spiritual properties. This would assist in the healing process. Ye Guhan's life wouldn't be very inconvenient even if he had only one arm remaining post his recovery… comparatively.
However, the man's ribs were the 'genuine' problem. His condition was very serious in that regard, and it was also a rare occurrence. Shockingly, fifteen of his ribs were broken in multiple places. His chest had sunken inwards due to this. In fact, his ribs were broken in about 35-45 places…
[This is a very difficult problem!]
[This problem doesn't seem to have any solution!]
[It wouldn't have been a problem if it were a simple bone injury. The injury would've slowly healed as long as he could've borne the pain. However, his life-force is very weak at the moment. And he suffered so many internal and external injuries… Therefore, connecting the bones would result in losing Ye Guhan. It would rid him of his small chance of survival as well!]
Ye Guhan had very little life-force remaining in his body. And most of the Mystic Qi in his body was foreign to it. The Solitary Eagle and Jun Moxie had imbued his body with a lot of pure and high-level Mystic Qi. However, even that had reached the peak of its limit. Re-applying this method wouldn't be able to support him during the operation.
[However, if I treat the flesh wounds first, and then replenish the Mystic Qi inside of him… he might have enough life left in him to bear the burden of the mending bones for some time… though I reckon that Ye Guhan's bones have been deformed for good.]
Jun Moxie frowned; his eyes were still closed. He thought hard on this muddy puzzle, but couldn't find a single clue to solve it…
[It is a pity that this world doesn't have anesthetics! Ye Guhan's treatment wouldn't be so difficult if I had some anesthetics…]
[Hold on… anesthetics?!]
Jun Moxie suddenly became excited, and firmly slapped his thighs. He then opened his eyes in astonishment because his thigh didn't feel his hand when he had slapped it…
His hand obviously felt the clap, but the thigh didn't feel this slap. This was strange…
He opened his eyes. Young Master Jun saw Princess Ling Meng covering her face with her hand. A few tear drops had streamed for her eyes. Her pretty face had five crisp and red fingermarks on it, and had started to swell…
Shockingly, the palm had struck the Princess's face!
He had landed an incomparably hard slap on her face…
"What are you doing? Why are you crouching like that?! Did you walk over here like a ghost? Couldn't you have made some noise? I didn't know… do you like to scare other people to death?" Jun Moxie's head burst with an ache. He had been thinking hard and had set his mind on solving that problem. He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice when the Princess came over.
… he had accidentally slapped a beautiful face instead of his thighs. And that too the beautiful face of a princess!
His luck with women was… truly hopeless…
The Princess was clearly in pain and her small face had started to smolder. But contrary to the Young Master Jun's expectations—she didn't seem the least bit angry. In fact, her eyes seemed to be begging him. She then opened her mouth to ask, "This… I plead Young Master Jun… you save my Uncle Ye, ok?"
Jun Moxie was shocked by the look on her face. Then, he understood what was happening, and became very angry. His expression became that of an acute lightning. Like point of a spear, his gaze quickly turned towards Dugu Xiaoyi and Sun Xio Mei. And his knife-like stare left them with a desire to curl-up and shiver…
This little girl had quite some tolerance. However, the heart of the Sun Family's eldest daughter quivered since she this accident had been caused by her. She hadn't crossed paths with Jun Moxie very often. But it was very clear from the Jun debauchee's behavior that… [He would retaliate for today's matter, right?] She hoped that his reprisals wouldn't be too harsh since she was Fatty's fiancée…
"Save him? How can I save him? The Empire's top-three medical experts couldn't do anything. So what can a debauchee like me do? Your Majesty, you have sought the wrong man! This joke of yours is not funny; it's really not funny!" Jun Moxie's nostrils flared as he snorted. His mind had been completely engrossed with how to save Ye Guhan's life. However, he had given-up on that idea now.
This had nothing to do with the Princess. [If I wanted to save someone… I would save them even if countless people tried to stop me! However, Princess Ling Meng had no idea about my skills. Yet she has just come to ask me this favor. It must've been either Dugu Xiaoyi or Sun Xiaomei who told her. Though I don't think the Little Girl would've divulged that information. So that leaves Sun Xiaomei, the Sun Family's eldest daughter.]
Jun Moxie felt somewhat betrayed by this.
This feeling transformed his 'good' mood into an 'angry' one… that too in just a split second.
A betrayal in Jun Moxie's eyes was a betrayal indeed.
There was one thing that Jun Moxie couldn't accept—people threatening him.
An Jun Moxie had always detested people who had a tendency for betrayal.
Princess Ling Meng couldn't help but feel despair after listening to Jun Moxie's cold and detached answer. She suddenly gnashed her teeth, and her eyes revealed a determined expression. She slowly stood up until she was standing straight in front of the Young Master Jun. Then, she suddenly went down on her knees.
She knelt firmly on her knees.
"I beg you! I beg you; please save my Uncle Ye! I beg you, I beg you, I beg you…" Princess Ling Meng prostrated herself. The expression on her face was reckless and crazy, but it displayed inexhaustible distress. "My Uncle Ye has suffered countless grievances because of my willfulness… he has suffered so much harm because I'm not sensible… there is nothing I can do to repay him. But he lies dying now… and I am willing to sacrifice everything for his life!"
"Jun Moxie, I… I bow before you!" Princess Ling Meng dropped heavily to the ground. There was a loud "Boom!" which resonated. This was proof that she had exerted all of her energy to kowtow in front of him. This was not at all a frivolous endeavor.
Dugu Xiaoyi and Sun Xiaomei were emotionally moved.
What noble behavior from a country's Princess! She had knelt resolutely in front of a vassal, and was begging him… just to save the life of her bodyguard!
The Imperial Family has been fighting for power since ancient times. There've surely been many people in that family who were emotional and just. However, Princess Ling Meng's actions were unprecedented.
The Royalty must behave within the scope of the Royal Dignity. But Princess Ling Meng had ignored all of it. The Princess had kneeled in front of Jun Moxie like she was kneeling in front of a highly respected senior.
Anybody could make out the Princess's determination by the manner in which had knelt.
No matter what the cost… or the chances of success. No matter how nonsensical the hope is… she wouldn't hesitate.
Jun Moxie's outer appearance was as calm as the surface of still-water. But he was badly shaken on the inside. He had never expected Princess Ling Meng to take such a step for Ye Guhan.
Dugu Xiaoyi took a huge stride forward as she tearfully said, "Bastard, why do you hesitate? The Princess is kneeling in front of you and begging; what more do you want? Hurry up and do something if you can help! Is us-two kneeling in front of you not enough?"
Jun Moxie's expression was cold as he extended his hand and pushed Dugu Xiaoyi aside. He then looked at Princess Ling Meng in an indifferent manner. Then, he spoke without showing any trace of emotion, "I'm sorry… there's nothing I can do."
Sun Xiaomei's entire body trembled. She had quickly figured everything out. She realized that she had made an unforgivable mistake by informing the Princess about Jun Moxie's abilities…