“What?” The man looked up blankly at Ye Qingcheng approaching, but upon seeing she was just a young lady, he lowered his head again, clutching his wife who was crying out in pain, her voice gradually becoming hoarse and weak, almost completely despairing.
“I said, hurry up and carry your wife inside!” Ye Qingcheng saw that the man ignored her and suddenly felt a bit of complaint about her undeveloped body; the original owner was only thirteen, and having suffered in the countryside for three years, her nutrition was lacking, making her look like she was only ten, thin and short.
“Young lady! Your wife is giving birth, this is a matter of life and death! Don't cause trouble!” The anxious onlookers among the patients all spoke up to stop Ye Qingcheng.
“Exactly! Whose child is this? Take the child away quickly! What are you doing causing trouble here?” Those Madams who knew how difficult childbirth was were already sweating nervously, and seeing a child run over to cause a disturbance, they vented their tension onto Ye Qingcheng.
Ye Qingcheng had no time to pay attention to these people; time was critical, and she couldn't explain too much—a Cesarean section had to be performed immediately.
She didn't want to break the record she had always maintained.
That is, any patient who passed before her eyes would not be taken away by the King of Hell.
Although this statement was overly arrogant, there truly had never been a case she couldn't save.
“I don't have time to explain too much to you! There is only one sentence! If you want your wife to live, you must listen to me! I guarantee she and the baby will be safe!” Ye Qingcheng, in her haste, committed a major taboo for a Physician, but since it was a matter of life and death, she needed the opportunity to save a life at this critical juncture, didn't she?
“Young lady, you cannot cause trouble like this! If you don't move away…” An Old Madam was already angry enough to step forward.
“All of you, shut up!” Ye Qingcheng shouted sharply, her entire temperament suddenly changing, her gaze piercingly sharp as she shot it towards everyone present, her tone cold enough to freeze people:
“If you don't want this Madam to die from difficult childbirth, then all of you be quiet! Where is the attending Doctor? Hurry up and prepare to assist!”
Ye Qingcheng’s temperament shifted suddenly, completely lacking the immaturity of a young lady, causing those around her to unconsciously submit.
Doctor Ji also snapped back to his senses and walked forward to ask.
“Miss, are you a Physician?” He asked this because Ye Qingcheng was too young; even if she understood medicine, she should only be at the level of a Medicine Boy, right? He, who had practiced medicine for decades, was helpless against the difficult childbirth of the Madam, let alone a little Maid like her.
“Yes! Doctor Ji, you said you could sustain her life just now, right?” Ye Qingcheng didn't explain further, asking back instead.
“Yes! I can sustain this young Madam’s life for some time!” Doctor Ji said.
At this critical juncture, when everyone was helpless, Doctor Ji could only try to save a dead horse as if it were alive.
He had no other way; all he could do was sustain her life.
“Good! You few! Hurry and carry your Madam to the back! Doctor Ji! Have someone prepare a room!” Ye Qingcheng began preparing.
“Little… Young lady, are you really a Physician? You look like a little girl, can you deliver a baby?” The man’s eyes were red, his expression full of doubt.
“I am not delivering! I am performing a Cesarean section to take out the child!” Ye Qingcheng stated calmly.
However, one stone stirred up a thousand waves; her light utterance of "Cesarean section to take out the child" made everyone in the Pharmacy widen their eyes, looking at her in disbelief.
How unacceptable this was in ancient times?
Ancient people valued keeping a whole body even in death! The body and hair were received from their parents, and so on.
The idea of cutting open the abdomen and digging the child out from inside was something they absolutely could not accept.
“No! No, no! I don’t want the child, I only want my wife! No child! No!” The man held onto the Pregnant woman like a madman, preventing his servants from carrying her.
He kept frantically saying he didn't want the child, didn't want the child, only wanted his wife.
Ye Qingcheng held her forehead; she hadn't said she was going to kill his wife, had she? Why was this man so stubborn, unable to understand human speech?
“Young Master! Don't hold the Madam so tightly, she’s about to suffocate!” A servant pulled at his Young Master, but couldn't pull him away no matter what.
Ye Qingcheng was also speechless; didn't they have Maids or Old Woman Servants in this household? Why did a bunch of servants show up when the Madam was giving birth?
“If you don’t hurry up and carry her over to take the child out, your wife will truly be beyond saving!” Ye Qingcheng shouted out helplessly.
“You… what did you say? My wife won’t die?” Only then did the man regain a bit of rationality, slowly looking up at Ye Qingcheng.
“Yes! But if you keep delaying like this, even the Great Celestial Immortal couldn't save your wife!” Ye Qingcheng said coolly.
She was a Physician; there was a Reason she couldn't ignore a patient, but if the patient refused treatment even facing death, what could she do? She couldn't just snatch the person away, could she?
“Quick, quickly carry the Madam inside!” The man finally gave the order anxiously to a few servants to carry her.
These few had run over from the back; the first three who went out to invite a Midwife had not yet returned.
“The room is ready! Follow me!” Doctor Ji personally led them inside.
Ye Qingcheng followed along. Fortunately, her basket was always on her back; as she walked, she used her mind to retrieve the surgical instruments from the Medicine Garden Space.
From alcohol cotton to surgical tools, to anesthesia, Hemostatic medicine, Painkiller, and suturing equipment—she took everything out.
Doctor Ji led them to a room in the back courtyard, which seemed to be reserved for seriously ill patients.
“That’s enough, everyone except Doctor Ji! Everyone else go out! Doctor Ji, stay behind to assist me!” Ye Qingcheng actually didn't want anyone to stay, but she had no assisting Physicians with her right now, only Doctor Ji who understood medicine; fearing any unforeseen circumstances, she could only keep Doctor Ji.
“No! I must watch to feel at ease!” The man was stubborn again, refusing to go out and wait.
“If you don't want to go out, that’s fine, but everyone else must leave! Close the door tightly! No one is allowed to open the door until the people inside come out! Guard it well!” Ye Qingcheng didn't waste any more words on the man, directly agreeing to let him stay, then ordered the man's servants to guard the door before slamming the door shut and locking it.
“See? Walk over and sit properly on the stool!” After entering, Ye Qingcheng instructed the man to walk over and sit on the soft couch, because the soft couch faced the bed, allowing him a good view of everything on the bed, so the man obediently walked over and sat down.
After Ye Qingcheng exposed the Pregnant woman’s abdomen for an examination, she took out all the equipment and medicine from her basket.
Originally, she planned to administer intravenous general anesthesia, but considering that her Anesthetic Spray combined with a Painkiller ten times its potency should be sufficient, she decided not to risk general anesthesia.
The Pregnant woman no longer had the strength to struggle at this point, allowing herself to be positioned, only shedding tears while looking at her Husband.
Ye Qingcheng took advantage of the fact that she was still awake, quickly giving her the Painkiller first, and then sprayed the Anesthetic Spray directly onto the Pregnant woman’s abdomen.
Soon, with the combined analgesic effect from inside and out, the Pregnant woman instantly felt no pain in her abdomen, and after catching her breath, she looked at Ye Qingcheng in surprise.
“If you can sleep, take a nap! You can see your baby when you wake up!” Ye Qingcheng arranged her tools and said to the Pregnant woman distractedly.