TPITWOHEF

Chapter 164

"Risks that might come with the treatment? I need to sign something before you can treat me?"

Ba Tu stared wide-eyed.

Xiao Yunzhou's verbal order—including the "Immortal Realm surgery risks" overheard from Xiao Chuchu—had been delivered to Head Imperial Physician Hu.

Head Imperial Physician Hu immediately pulled Meng Chun aside to explain the "surgical risks" to Ba Tu and Duoti.

"It's alright, just listen first."

"If you're not brave enough for the surgery, you can still reconsider."

It was the first time Duoti had heard a doctor recite a long list of potential risks to a patient.

What if they didn't operate?

If they did operate, what were the risks?

Not just Ba Tu himself, but even Duoti standing beside him was a bit dazed as he listened.

Although the risks sounded scary, these men who licked blood off their blades usually lived with their heads hanging by a thread anyway.

What they feared most wasn't danger, but the unknown.

If everything was crystal clear, and the doctor could explain it all plainly, then their fear actually lessened a bit.

Compared to some shamans and witch doctors on the grasslands, at least Duoti and Ba Tu now understood how serious their condition was, no longer in the dark.

Ba Tu felt more confident, "Let's do it! I'll sign! If that's not enough, have Lord Duoti sign for me too!"

Duoti: "..."

He frowned for a long while before finally speaking, "I want to be in the medical tent to observe while you operate on Ba Tu."

Duoti was still cautious, afraid the Jing Country doctors might pull some tricks.

His request to enter as "family" was highly appreciated by Meng Can, "Fine, if he wakes up midway, you hold him down! We're short on strong men anyway."

Duoti's breath caught.

Meng Can was eager to start, "When do we begin? No time like the present. I took your pulse yesterday, Ba Tu, and you're in good condition. No need to delay further!"

Meng Can reasoned, "While Lady Consort Liu is here, before she returns to the palace, she can stitch you up nicely. Otherwise, only my nephew will be available, and if he stitches you up ugly, don't cry about it."

Ba Tu panicked upon hearing this, "Today, let's do it today!"

Duoti listened from the side, his mouth twitching, but he held back.

Ba Tu was the one concerned, and he had no right to influence Ba Tu's personal choice.

With Meng Can, Meng Chun, Head Imperial Physician Hu, and Lady Consort Liu all present, this was clearly the best "surgical" team.

Duoti didn't dare let Ba Tu delay either.

That afternoon, Duoti accompanied the freshly bathed Ba Tu into the medical tent.

Washing hands, fumigating with vinegar, then disinfecting with strong alcohol—Duoti felt like a layer of skin was peeling off his hands.

Finally, Ba Tu drank some alcohol and took the "anesthetic powder" prepared by Head Imperial Physician Hu, falling into a deep sleep.

"Duoti, my lord, all my money is in my shoe sole... If anything happens to me, send it back to my mother..."

Duoti opened his mouth, but before he could respond, Ba Tu was already fast asleep.