No! That can hardly be called a leg anymore! The skin on his right leg was nearly all peeled off, revealing the bloody muscle tissues and thick, white bone inside. The most severely injured part of his leg was the thigh; a piece of flesh had been torn off. Blood was ceaselessly pouring out of the artery on his thigh. If Zhao Bufan hadnt tore off a piece of cloth and tied it around his thigh, it was likely that Yu Hai would have lost his life due to excessive blood loss before he reached home.

Xiao Xiaocao. Madam Liu was crying so hard that she was barely able to breathe. If she hadnt eaten an entire winters worth if medicine, Madam Liu would have already fainted. She grabbed her younger daughter tightly as if she was grabbing onto her last life-saving straw. Right! Xiaocao, didnt you study medicine under Doctor You? Quickly save your father!

Yu Xiaocao had never seen such a tragic and bloody scene in neither of her lifetimes. Thus, she was stunned for a moment and didnt know where to start.

[Master, you must stop the bleeding first! If all his blood flowed out, even an immortal wouldnt be able to save him!] When the little divine stone saw the frightened expression on its masters face, it quickly reminded her to stop the bleeding.

I, what should I do? Yu Xiaocao remembered from the surgeries in her previous life that large wounds were usually sutured to stop the bleeding. However, her fathers leg was riddled with injuries. What should she do?

[Put my body near the wound on his thigh to make it easier for me to use my spiritual powers!] The little divine stone could only guide its owner through the process step-by-step.

Yu Xiaocao took out all the medicine for external injuries from the medicine box. She used a high concentration of the mystic-stone water and mixed it together with the medicine. When the mixture turned into a paste, she carefully applied it on her fathers wounds. As she applied the medicine, she tried to get the multicolored stone on her wrist as close to the wounds as possible.

A faint golden light emerged from the multicolored stone and slowly enveloped Yu Hais entire leg. Although the naked eye couldnt see any change, the ruptured veins and torn flesh were unwittingly nourished by the Divine Stones spiritual power. In other words, even though his leg looked as appalling as before, his leg would heal twice as fast in the future.

Yu Hais legs were shrouded in the golden light for half an hour, exhausting the last of the little divine stones spiritual power. Yet it didnt forget to haggle with Yu Xiaocao, [The next time you go to town, remember to bring me to Tongren Medicine Hall. All the spiritual power I had accumulated is gone again! Im very tired, I need to sleep.]

Before it even finished talking, the last rays of golden light returned to the multicolored stone. There were no more movements from the little divine stone. Although Yu Xiaocao was also worried about the little divine stone, she was even more worried about her fathers injury.

On the kang bed, Yu Hais face was still pale. His breathing was faint, and his legs were covered in wound paste. But, it didnt look as frightening as before.

Oh my! He has such a serious injury. Even if you manage to save his life, his right leg will probably still be crippled! Tsk tsk Madam Li, who came to enjoy the bustling scene, fanned the flames as she shook her head and clicked her tongue.

Old Yu, who had a bellyful of anger, finally found someone to vent on, He already became like this, yet you still making sarcastic remarks! Get lost!

No matter how thick-skinned Madam Li was, she couldnt stand being berated by her father-in-law in public. She couldnt help but mutter in a low voice, I wasnt the one who told him to go up the mountain, so why are you yelling at me? If you want someone to blame, blame him for not being careful ouch!

Madam Li didnt even finish speaking yet when Little Shitou knocked against her. Little Shitous eyes were brimming with sadness and hatred as he firmly stared at Madam Li. His father was injured for this family. Yet Eldest Aunt still said those words! Fathers injury wasnt worth it at all!

Little Shitou looked like a young wounded beast. Met with Little Shitous eyes, Madam Li who was usually crafty and bossy, felt somewhat guilty as she retreated. Under the villagers dissatisfied gaze, she left the west room with her tail between her legs.

It seemed as if the things happening around Yu Xiaocao didnt concern her at all. Her entire focus was on her fathers well-being. She took out a bottle of high-concentration mystic-stone water from the medicine box. With Madam Lius help, they slowly opened Yu Hais mouth ad carefully fed it to him.

Fortunately, not a drop of the mystic-stone water was wasted. Yu Hai had unconsciously swallowed the water. If he was unable to even swallow water, Xiaocao wouldve felt that everything was hopeless. With her understanding of the mystic-stone waters properties, she had faith that her father would survive the injury.

Auntie Shuanzhu looked at the medicine bottle in Xiaocaos hand and said nothing. Her husband had a serious illness during the winter. If Xiaocao didnt take out that life-saving medicine, he wouldve probably died. This medicine was the fruit of Doctor Yous painstaking effort of his lifetime. It should be able to protect Dahais life, right?

Yu Xiaocao also gave her mother, who was refusing to leave even when she was staggering, a few mouthfuls of mystic-stone water. Her mothers old illness had just gotten a little better, she couldnt allow her to fall ill again at this critical juncture.

Second Sister, will father die? Im so scared! Little Shitou, who wasnt even six years old yet, had already became aware of how fearful death was. Tears were filling up his eyes as he snuggled against the only calm member of the familyYu Xiaocao.

At this moment, Madam Zhang was hiding inside her room, not interacting with anyone. Old Yu walked back and forth in front of the west room. He could only sigh as he didnt have any idea as to what to do. Yu Dashan stayed in the west room, but he wasnt any help at all. Yu Caidies crying was like raindrops on a pear blossom, she didnt look dependable at all. Younger Uncle and his family had left at the beginning of spring. They borrowed a donkey cart and returned to town already. In this large family, besides Yu Xiaocao who was calmly applying medicine to her fathers wounds, no one else had any idea what they should do.

Time seemed to pass by particularly slowly in anxious times. Whether it was the Yu Family or their fellow villagers, they were all awaiting the arrival of the town doctor.

At last, a donkey cart dashed through the village entrance. When the driver of the donkey cart heard that the injury of the patient was very urgent, he didnt bother about his donkeys well-being and rushed his donkey all the way here like it was a horse. After rushing for an hour, he was finally able to bring the town doctor here.

The doctor who came was the divine physician from Tongren Medicine Hall, Doctor Sun. The moment he stepped off the donkey cart, he immediately took his medicine box and hurriedly walked through the courtyard door, asking, Where is the wounded person? Quickly bring me to him!

The fellow villagers led Doctor Sun to the west room. Originally, the lighting in the west room wasnt very bright. Now, with so many people crowding at the entrance, the room looked even darker than usual.

Everyone besides the next of kin will have to leave the room to avoid disturbing the patient! Doctor Sun was very dissatisfied with how noisy it was inside the room. He was frowning as he drove the people out.

When Doctor You saw Yu Hais injury, he inhaled a cold breath of air. After practicing medicine for many years, it was rare to see such a serious injury. He hurriedly sat next to the kang bed and put his right hand on Yu Hais pulse.

After taking his pulse for a while, Doctor You let out a deep sigh. He turned to face Madam Liu and her daughters who had their eyes fixed on him. Doctor You said with a serious expression, His pulse is very weak. His arteries are hollow like onion-shoots and the main cause of his condition is the loss of blood and the injury to his yin

Doctor, can the childrens father be saved? Madam Lius current state of mind was in a mess as she anxiously inquired about her husbands condition.

Doctor Sun carefully reexamined Yu Hais injury. He wrinkled his eyebrows even more after the examination and replied, The external medicine applied on his wounds to stop his bleeding is quite effective. If the medicine wasnt applied on time, he wouldnt have been able to wait till I arrive. However

When Madam Liu saw the heavy expression on Doctor Yous face, she felt her heart sink and nearly fell into the abyss, Doctor Sun, you are a famous doctor from town. Please, you must save my childrens father! I beg you!

Its not that I dont want to save him. The problem is whether I can save him or not. The wound on his leg is too big. In addition, all the flesh and tendons are torn apart and are peeling off. Even if I want to save him, I dont know even know where to start with all the wounds he has! Many years ago, Doctor Sun had seen a patient with similar injuries. He did his best to save the patient. But in the end, the patient couldnt survive the high fever he got after his wounds got infected, and died.

When Madam Liu heard what Doctor Sun had said, she couldnt breathe and fainted next to the kang bed. The three children were crying as they helped their mother lie down on the kang bed.

Yu Xiaocao tried her best to suppress the sadness and anxiety rising inside her heart. She asked in a calm yet stubborn voice, Doctor Sun, is there no hope in treating him?

Doctor Sun looked at Yu Hais bloody, mangled right leg and sighed, Right now, we have to amputate his injured leg for him to have the opportunity to even live. However, even when coupled with my medicine, he only has a 30% chance of surviving.

Is it possible for him to survive without amputating his injured leg? To Yu Hai, who was omnipotent when going up the mountain and down the sea, losing one of his legs was no different than a bird with broken wings. He would suffer his entire life if he lost one of his legs.

Doctor Sun shook his head and said, The surface of the wound is too big. With long term exposure to the air, the chance of the wound getting infected will significantly increase. If he gets a high fever because of the infection, even the Daluo Immortals [1] might not be able to save him. These are the only two options you have, youll have to choose one for him!

Yu Xiaocao didnt have a lot of mystic-stone liquid remaining in the bottle in her hands, but she still had a full jar of mystic-stone water. She was confident that she could keep the wound clean and uninfected. However, she still didnt feel reassured, so she asked, If his wounds dont get infected, does that mean he wont have to amputate his injured leg?

Yes. But if he amputates his injured leg, he still has a 30% of survival. However, if he doesnt, then we can only wait for a miracle I will prescribe him some medicine first. Its better to take a little medicine than do nothing at all!

For over twenty years, Doctor Sun had never felt as powerless as he did today. If Hua Tuo [2] was alive today, he might be able to save Yu Hais injured leg. But he was also hoping for a miracle as the one Yu Xiaocao experienced; Xiaocao had completely recovered from the illness she carried since she was a fetus.

Doctor Sun gave Old Yu the prescription. He reminded them once again, Whether he is keeping this leg or not, you have to make a decision early!

When Doctor Sun had just finished speaking, Madam Zhang immediately rushed into the main house. She pulled on Old Yus arm and shouted, Old Man, you cant amputate Dahais injured leg! Lets first not talk about how low the 30% chance of survival is, even if he is lucky enough to survive, whats the point of living if he doesnt have one of his legs?

Old Yu immediately became unhappy after hearing that. He yelled at his wife, What do you mean there is no point in living? As the ancient saying goes: Its better to have a bad life than a good death! Its obviously more important to save his life! You only care about your money!

What do you mean I only care about my money I was just thinking about letting Yu Hai make the decision himself once he wakes up! Im just worried that our kind intention will lead to hatred! Madam Zhang was so frightened that she quickly explained. This was the first time in decades that Madam Zhang had seen Old Yu this angry.

However, Madam Zhang was the only one who knew her real thoughts. In the past, a large part of the family income came from selling the game that Yu Hai hunted. Now that he was seriously injured and couldnt keep one of his legs, how would he go up the mountain or to the sea? He could only lie in bed like a useless person and live as a parasite. Moreover, there was a lot of children in his family. His wife was also weak. If his injured leg really got amputated, didnt that mean that Yu Hais family would be depending on her to feed and raise them? Where would she get that much spare money to raise those good-for-nothings?

[1] Daluo immortals () refers to the Taoist immortals who lives in the Daluo Heavens, which is a realm where immortals with high cultivation dwells in

[2] Hua Tuo () a famous doctor who lived during the end of the Han Dynasty