An injury to the blood vessel in the neck — there was simply no possibility of surviving it.

Anyone who practiced medicine knew that even the slightest damage would cause that blood vessel to rupture on its own very quickly.

Once it ruptured, not even the gods could save her.

Seeing this, the old physician had already given up completely.

He hadn’t expected that Feng Jiu’er would actually take up a very, very fine needle threaded with silk, and truly dare to put her hands to saving the girl!

At this moment, the old physician broke out in a cold sweat, gripped by belated fear.

If these two girls hadn’t caused such a ridiculous fuss just now, he himself would have had to treat the woman who’d slit her own throat — and he was absolutely certain she wouldn’t have survived.

If he failed to save her, wouldn’t that leave him utterly humiliated? Especially with the Ninth Prince right here.

Now, with these two girls having intervened, once the woman was thoroughly dead, at least he’d have an excuse.

Everything would be because these two had delayed things.

Seeing Zeng Lanyue’s wound, several of the senior students nearby instinctively turned their faces away, not daring to look.

So this was what a slit throat looked like — after just a moment, the skin and flesh had already turned inside out.

It truly was… unbearable to look at, distressing to watch.

No one could understand how this girl Feng Jiu’er could bring herself to do it — actually daring to touch Zeng Lanyue’s neck.

But with the Ninth Prince present, and the Ninth Prince saying nothing, no one dared say much either.

Feng Jiu’er’s efforts to save the girl had now reached a critical, race-against-time stage.

So even though she knew full well that the Ninth Imperial Uncle had arrived, she had absolutely no energy to spare for him.

“Xiao Yingtao, the medicine!” she said in a low, steady voice.

Although what she was doing looked as if it required no effort at all, it demanded an extremely high degree of mental concentration.

Zhan Qingcheng waved his hand, and everyone immediately retreated, not daring to make the slightest sound.

Only he remained standing quietly behind Feng Jiu’er, watching attentively every step of how she saved the girl.

There was also Xiao Yingtao, who had to stay and help. Even though her nerves stayed taut the whole time because the Ninth Prince was there, she could still quickly hand over whatever Jiu’er needed.

Aside from Zhan Qingcheng standing behind her and Xiao Yingtao keeping watch at her side, no one else could clearly see exactly what Feng Jiu’er was doing.

She actually… using a slender silver needle, sewed up the slightly damaged blood vessel in Zeng Lanyue’s neck!

Xiao Yingtao’s legs went weak with fright and she sank to the ground, while only Zhan Qingcheng remained able to calmly watch Feng Jiu’er’s every move, his cold and composed expression never changing.

The old physician didn’t dare go far, only kept watch nearby, ready at any moment to come over and announce Zeng Lanyue’s death.

He simply didn’t believe this woman could still survive.

Time passed bit by bit. Finally, Feng Jiu’er secured the thread, cut it, and immediately applied medicine.

Then, using ordinary bandaging gauze, she carefully wrapped up Zeng Lanyue’s neck.

She couldn’t guarantee Zeng Lanyue would survive — after all, none of the equipment she needed was available here.

The thread was crude, the needle wasn’t the specially made silver needle she normally used, and the medicine was entirely different from what she used to use.

All she could do was take the gamble.

She took hold of Zeng Lanyue’s hand, fingertips resting on her pulse.

The pulse was still very weak, but at least — it was there!

Finally she stood up, and without waiting for Xiao Yingtao to ask anything, immediately turned to look at the man standing behind her.

“She can’t be moved right now. I need a tent set up here temporarily — tonight, I’ll be staying here with her.”

Everyone who heard this was instantly stunned. Not because Feng Jiu’er wanted to stay here, but because… she had actually spoken to the noble Ninth Prince in such a disrespectful tone!