lcionline Chapter 43 Treating Fractures
Chapter 43 Treating Fractures
After a long pause, he hesitated before speaking, "Ma Yuan, if I said I have a way to help you treat this, it's just that I might not be able to cure you, and if I'm wrong, you might end up limping. Would you be willing to give it a try?"
Ma Yuan, who had been silently weeping on the wooden board, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lin Baiyan with red eyes.
His voice trembled as he tried to get up and grab the young man's hand. "Priest, please save me! Please, I'm not afraid. The worst that can happen is that I return to the Beast God's embrace. I don't want to live the rest of my life crippled!"
He looked at Lin Baiyan pleadingly, as if he had grasped at the last straw.
Seeing the determination in his eyes, the young man gritted his teeth and said, "Wait a moment, I'll think of something."
Lin Baiyan called over Hu Jiang, "Could you help me braid some thin straw rope? It needs to be soft."
Hu Jiang had no reason not to accept the task, so he got to work as soon as he received it.
The young man looked again at the wooden plank under Ma Yuan. Fortunately, Lang Cang and the others remembered to use a plank to lift Ma Yuan back. If they had pulled him back directly, Ma Yuan's dislocation would have been even more severe, and he dared not treat him casually.
Lin Baiyan glanced at Lang Cang and said, "Go find me two planks that are a little narrow, about the length of Ma Yuan's calf."
Lang Cang responded, "I'll go now." He hadn't expected that the young man would not only not give up on Ma Yuan, but would also offer to treat him.
Lin Baiyan went into the cave to get some salt to make brine, and also a piece of soft animal hide.
Once all the tools were in place, Lin Baiyan stood in front of Ma Yuan, who was already ready.
He was a little nervous, after all, he had only watched the videos before and had never actually done it.
“White Flame Priest, just come. I’ll take responsibility for whatever happens, good or bad.” Ma Yuan’s eyes were full of determination.
Ma Yuan's attitude greatly alleviated Lin Baiyan's anxiety.
Lin Baiyan took a deep breath and began to act. At this moment, Lang Cang stood quietly next to Ma Yuan.
Huqiu stood behind him.
He first cleaned Ma Yuan's other wounds with salt water, then applied herbal paste. While Ma Yuan was watching Lin Baiyan apply the medicine, the young man glanced at Lang Cang beside him.
then…
"Ah—!!" Ma Yuan let out a scream.
Lang Cang squatted down next to Ma Yuan at some point and gently pried his broken leg inward. Hu Qiu, quick as a flash, locked Ma Yuan's body from behind, preventing him from moving around.
Then Lin Baiyan heard a creaking sound, and he involuntarily shivered.
While he was preparing the things, he called Lang Cang and Hu Qiu aside and asked them to break the bone when Ma Yuan wasn't paying attention.
Huqiu seemed a little uneasy. "Will this work?"
Lin Baiyan shrugged. "Whether it works or not, we can only try anything. If we let it go like this, Ma Yuan will only be left with a limp."
Lang Cang nodded first, "No problem, just give me a look when the time comes."
Seeing this, Huqiu also assured him, "I will definitely hold Ma Yuan and prevent him from moving around."
So that’s what happened.
The unsuspecting beastmen around them thought Ma Yuan was about to die, and their expressions were very somber.
Not content with just breaking the bone, Lang Cang, being a first-timer at this kind of work, lost control and shifted the position slightly off-center. So, without further ado, he simply bent it back a bit.
"Ah!" Ma Yuan screamed again.
Lin Baiyan watched as Lang Cang casually struck Ma Yuan again, and he shivered once more. His gaze towards Lang Cang changed.
Lang Cang sensed that the young man's gaze was a bit strange, and tilted his head in confusion, "Is this okay?"
His expression seemed to say that if it didn't work, he could try again.
The young man quickly stopped him, "Wait, let me take a look." He felt that Ma Yuan couldn't withstand three more blows.
Seeing Ma Yuan sweating profusely from the pain, Lin Baiyan patted him and asked, "Now feel it again, does it still hurt?"
Ma Yuan had just suffered two devastating blows and was still recovering. He was somewhat dazed and subconsciously listened to Lin Baiyan's words to get a sense of what was going on.
It seems like it really doesn't hurt anymore...
Judging from his appearance, the young man knew that he had succeeded. He then gently touched the bone in Ma Yuan's injured area. It seemed to have been pushed back into place and was now back together.
He wrapped the fractured area with animal hide, and then the young man used thin straw rope to fix two planks to both sides of Ma Yuan's lower leg. He had Lang Cang hold the planks down while he carefully adjusted their position to ensure that he could fix Ma Yuan's entire lower leg.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Lin Baiyan's forehead. He was focused on his work, and every movement was extremely cautious. He was only a novice, and he couldn't be considered successful until the very last step.
Fortunately, Ma Yuan did not experience any discomfort afterward.
Finally, Lin Baiyan used the remaining straw rope to firmly tie the wooden board to Ma Yuan's legs.
At this moment, Lin Baiyan breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Alright, don't move around or transform into beast form. Rest for a while and see how things go," Lin Baiyan said softly.
"If you feel anything is wrong, or if your leg hurts anywhere, be sure to tell me," the young man emphasized, looking at him intently.
After recovering from the pain, Jack Ma truly felt that his leg no longer hurt, and he had a premonition that he might really be able to recover completely.
At this moment, Ma Yuan looked at Lin Baiyan with the same affection he would show a savior, his eyes almost brimming with tears. "Thank you, thank you, Priest."
Lin Baiyan quickly waved his hand, saying it was nothing. In fact, he was only a dabbler with a superficial understanding. The most important thing was that Ma Yuan was actually willing to let him treat him.
The surrounding beastmen were shocked. Seeing that Lin Baiyan's treatment seemed to be over, Shu Yue rushed over, squatted down next to Ma Yuan, and looked at him cautiously with teary eyes.
When Ma Yuan saw his beloved, he disregarded his injured leg and forced a smile to comfort Shu Yue.
He originally thought that Shuyue didn't want to become his partner, because no matter how much he tried to be nice to Shuyue before, she always carefully avoided him, as if she didn't want to have any contact with him.
But now, seeing him kneeling beside him with tears in his eyes, Ma Yuan knew that he wasn't just wishfully thinking about it.
At this moment, Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang had already stepped aside. Looking at the young man's back in front, a hint of inquiry flashed in Lang Cang's eyes. Where did he get this knowledge from?
Could it really be a gift from the Beast God?
At least in all his years, Lang Cang had never seen an orc whose broken bones could be reattached.
However, Lin Baiyan's expression was very natural, as if he had no idea what he had done.
Lang Cang shook his head, not bothering to investigate further.
Regardless of where the young man learned these things, he only knew that Lin Baiyan certainly had no bad intentions, because his eyes were clear and bright, full of honesty.