In the dical room, two people were confronting each other. On the operating table lay not a person, but a dog, an incredibly ugly dog.
"This is a dog, not a human. You can't treat it the sa way." Xiao Ya grabbed Xiao Lin's hand. A cut like that was no joke.
"Organs are more or less the sa, just smaller. How can we know if it's possible without trying?" Xiao Lin gave Xiao Ya a glare, annoyed at his interference. "Instead of wasting ti here arguing with , you might as well check on Fla Swallow. His right hand fracture hasn't been fixed yet."
"A broken bone can be set later, but this is a life—I can't let you act recklessly."
"Oh, your sense of justice is for a dog, really? How could you have the heart to stab earlier?" Xiao Lin pouted. "A broken bone also has a ti limit. If you ignore him and miss the timing, he'll be crippled."
"The dog's injury is in the lung area. If a human were pierced like this, the chance of survival would be slim. How is cutting not reckless?"
"A desperate case requires desperate redies. Maybe I can save it. Otherwise, you operate, and I'll set the bone."
"Hold on for a second." Xiao Ya walked over to Fla Swallow, who had already undergone surgery, and quickly picked up his dangling left hand. With a few cracking sounds, the dislocated arm was repositioned, and the fractured area was being carefully nded.
"Did you study orthopedics?" Xiao Lin, already making an incision on the dog, watched Xiao Ya's skilled techniques with a hint of envy.
"Yeah, I learned everything to try to beat you."
"Oh, then why were you standing between and the old guy earlier? That's unlike you."
"I don't know. It was done before I realized." Fla Swallow's arm seed to have been twisted in a bizarre manner. "Mu Rongyun usually wouldn't do this himself, and soone like Fla Swallow would be even less likely. This technique is a bit strange."
"The Rose Staff and Hong Lian were taken away by him. What I promised to do, I will see through."
"You can't even beat , and you think you can win against Mu Rongyun? Forget it! I'll find a way myself."
"Power and status are so important," Xiao Lin said as his hands moved into the dog's abdon, searching for the wound.
"I just want to take back what's mine by myself."
"You want to prove it to the old guy, right?" Xiao Lin revealed the injured organ and began carefully attending to the wound.
Xiao Ya didn't respond to Xiao Lin's comnt; instead, he returned to Xiao Lin's side. The bullet had grazed the lung, creating a slit about two centiters long on the lobe. "Are you sure you can handle it?"
"Let's give it a shot!"
At that mont, the door to the dical room was pulled open from the outside. Lao Jiu entered, followed by Lao Qing and several others.
"Is there sothing you need?" Xiao Lin didn't even look up.
"We're sorry, but we would like to ask Young Master Xiao to co with us to a place." Lao Qing wasn't sure what had changed Lao Jiu's mind, but since they ca down, he'd been strangely cold and restless.
"I can't leave my work here. Why don't we talk about it later? The surgery isn't finished yet."
"You might not have a say in the matter." Without further ado, Lao Qing stepped forward, intending to touch Xiao Lin's shoulder, only to have it swept by a sharp scalpel that almost severed four of his fingers.
"Who are you?" Lao Qing regarded Xiao Ya, who was unfamiliar and had never appeared here before. "Mind your own business."
"He's not done with the surgery." Xiao Ya seed dead serious. Lao Jiu pulled Lao Qing back.
With Xiao Ya around, Xiao Lin confidently attended to every detail with slow, rhythmic movents, finally bandaging up the job.
"Almost done, now it's up to the mongrel itself." Clapping his hands, Xiao Lin removed his gloves and casually picked up two scalpels, twirling them on his fingers.
"What does the City Lord an by this?"
"Do you even need to ask? Of course, it's because..."
"Shut up!" Lao Jiu snapped at Lao Qing. "Young Master Xiao hasn't co to the 'Underground City' for a long ti. We just wanted to seize this opportunity to spar with you."
"As you see, I've just been injured thanks to this guy, and the City Lord wouldn't force to do sothing difficult right now, right?" Xiao Lin pointed innocently at Xiao Ya, and scrunched up his face. "Besides, Fla Swallow needs a good place to recover. Maybe we should wait until I'm better and then have a match?"
Xiao Lin petted the mongrel's head. The anesthesia should take a while to wear off. Fla Swallow lying to the side should wake up first. The dical room, which wasn't that spacious to begin with, contained only basic equipnt despite being advanced in so areas. The people squeezing in now blocked all exits, creating a tense atmosphere.
Lao Jiu steadfastly remained where he was, as did the people behind him. "Lord Lao, what is this about?"
"Young Master Xiao, although conditions here aren't ideal, it's definitely the safest place. Fla Swallow is severely injured, and we don't know who his enemies are. Walking out like this might attract danger. Why not convalesce here until you're better? And we're all Mr. Xiao's people. You wouldn't mind, would you?" Lao Qing spoke diplomatically, addressing concerns unrefutably as Lao Jiu hesitated.
"What do you think?" Xiaolin asked Xiao Ya, catching him off guard. Xiao Ya pointed at himself questioningly.
"This has nothing to do with . They want you, not ." Having stated his stance, he pretended to walk out, only to be blocked by Lao Qing.
"It seems soone doesn't want us leaving here after all!"
"Young Master Xiao, we're genuinely thinking for your sake. Mr. Xiao also agrees with us, so please rest awhile. They won't let you leave without my orders. I hate to see anyone hurt or bleeding. I hope you understand my careful thoughts, including your friend. It won't take long." Lao Qing retreated a step, and everyone else followed, inadvertently pushing Lao Qing to the forefront.
"Oh, I see! Seems like you didn't chat well with the old fella at my house!" That old fox had clearly maneuvered him into resolving this defection issue, and Xiao Lin ntally kept score to settle with the old fox. "You want , but it has nothing to do with my friend."
"Please don't make it difficult for , Young Master Xiao. Accompanied by your friend, I believe you'll have a pleasant stay." Lao Jiu glanced over at Xiao Ya. "Take Young Master Xiao and his friend to their room and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Well, since that's the case, there's no need to trouble. I think it's fine here. The dication and everything else is plentiful, quite suitable, really." (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welco to visit [qidian](qidian) to cast your recomndations and votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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