Watching the ten large ships sail further and further away until they disappeared on the horizon, Zhang Xiantao turned back.
There are still about a thousand injured civilians in the city. When they were sent back earlier, the Left Deputy General relayed the princess's instructions to Zhao Mingyue.
Zhao Mingyue immediately set about settling the people and invited all the doctors in Anyang Prefecture to treat them. There were too many people, so he had to invite more doctors to handle the situation. He also helped out himself.
Once the Achilles tendon is severed, it is very difficult to reattach it. Most doctors do not have such good medical skills, and even if it is successfully reattached, it can only barely support walking.
After searching around, all the doctors in the city said they were helpless, and Zhao Mingyue had never treated a similar illness before. She could only write to Zhu Chumo in the capital to see if he had any solutions.
Zhu Chumo really had a solution. After receiving the letter, he wrote down the method and process for reconnecting the tendons and veins in great detail. Zhao Mingyue herself knew medicine and understood it at a glance, but it was indeed very difficult to implement.
Zhao Mingyue found several of the best doctors in the city to work together on the experiment. As the saying goes, heaven rewards those who persevere. With Zhu Chumo's guidance and prescription, and the concerted efforts of the doctors, they finally managed to reconnect the Achilles tendon of the first person after several days of hard work.
He was an 18-year-old boy who had just been arrested this year and had his Achilles tendon severed. The injury hadn't been there long, so there was still a chance to save him.
As for those who were arrested in the past two years and injured their feet, their muscles have atrophied and cannot be reattached. They can only walk with crutches. So those who can be cured are those who were injured this year. Of course, there are also a few who were injured last year, and we can try to treat them.
In short, the chances of recovering from an injury that has been there for too long are very low, but not impossible. When Zhao Mingyue went to sea, she only managed to heal a dozen or so people. The rest were still waiting in line. There weren't enough doctors, there were too many injured people, and setting tendons and veins was an extremely difficult technique, so they could only take it slowly.
Standing on the deck, Zhao Mingyue's thoughts were in turmoil. One moment he thought of his wife and unborn child, the next he thought of the people in the city waiting for medical treatment, and then he thought of the island where the princess was, which had disappeared, and he didn't know where to look for her.
Half a month later, Zhao Mingyue finally arrived at the location of the island, but it had long been replaced by a vast ocean, and there was no trace of the island.
Looking at the calm sea and assessing the level of danger, and finding no sharks or similar creatures in sight, Zhao Mingyue ordered a group of excellent swimmers to go into the sea to see if they could spot any islands on the seabed.
They brought many sturdy ropes when they went out to sea, which came in handy at this time. The ropes were tied around the waist of the person, and the person above held onto them. If the person who went into the sea became weak or encountered danger, they could pull on the ropes, and the person above would immediately pull them up.
Unfortunately, after searching for three whole days at the original location of the island, with several groups of people going into the sea, they still couldn't find the sunken island. Two of the soldiers who went into the sea were even injured by sharks, with one biting their arm.
After that, Zhao Mingyue stopped sending people into the sea and instead led them to continue their journey to see if they could find any trace of the island elsewhere. "Since it didn't sink to the bottom of the sea, the island may have shifted due to an earthquake. Let's go and check the nearby islands; we're sure to find some clues."
At first, Zhao Mingyue didn't know that an earthquake had occurred at sea. After all, he didn't grow up on the coast and didn't have a strong ability to judge the ever-changing situation at sea. He had to find an experienced fisherman who was going out to sea with him to guide him to tell him.
The fishermen felt the aftershocks, so they concluded that an earthquake must have occurred on the island located in the sea. The power of an earthquake at sea is unimaginably terrifying, and anything can happen.
Although the fishermen repeatedly stated that the original island may have sunk to the bottom of the sea, the seabed is too deep for them to actually go down to check. The deepest they can reach is only halfway down to the middle of the sea, and their vision cannot penetrate the layers of water to see the seabed clearly.
When people go into the sea, their limit is only halfway down the water. At this point, they have been holding their breath for too long and must surface to breathe, otherwise they will suffocate. Human ability is limited; no one can rush to the bottom of the sea in one breath.
But Zhao Mingyue firmly believed that the princess and her entourage were still alive. His intuition told him that the princess and her entourage could not have died so easily. They must be waiting for rescue on some island, and he would definitely find them.
Meanwhile, Zhu Lin, who had been recuperating in the Mustard Seed Space for a few days, had recovered. However, he felt that his martial arts skills had only recovered to about 70%. He had suffered a great loss of vital energy from carrying a mountaintop, and it would take some time for him to fully recover.
However, recovering 70% of his strength is enough. At least he won't be afraid of the female pirates. If they fight, he can at least fight to a draw. Besides, the female pirates are also injured and poisoned several times. Moreover, there isn't enough food outside, so their situation isn't good.
That day, Hengshan couldn't find Xingxing and Zhulin by the stream. After staying there for two days, he left. After confirming that no one was outside, Zhulin took Xingxing out of the space.
"Why come out? Can't we rest and recover in the space before coming out?" Xingxing felt that it was too dangerous outside, so she preferred to stay in the Mustard Seed Space.
"My power has recovered to 70%, so it's alright. There's a time limit in the space; I'll be ejected after seven days. Today is the seventh day." Actually, Zhu Lin could stay in the mustard seed space for as long as she wanted without any problems, but Xingxing had a time limit; she would be automatically ejected after seven days.
"How stingy! We can't even stay a few more days," Xingxing complained. She pouted and hummed a few times, then suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up. "If we get ejected in seven days, can't we go back in and stay a few more days?"
"No, I can't get in today." He can, but Xingxing can't. This mustard seed space recognizes its master and is repulsive to anyone other than the master.
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