“What are you doing?” Feng Jiu’er, who had just handed off the task of pressing the wound to Xiao Yingtao, immediately shouted to stop him. “Don’t touch her!”

The doctor froze, not expecting to be stopped by a young girl, and immediately grew angry. “This old man is trying to save a life — what are you yelling about, little girl?”

“And you too.” He looked at Xiao Yingtao, displeased. “Move aside.”

“Don’t move! Xiao Yingtao, don’t take your hand away, keep pressing.” Feng Jiu’er took out her silver needles and swiftly inserted several in quick succession.

It had to be said, those needles truly opened the doctor’s eyes.

But to be reprimanded by a young girl in front of everyone — where could a doctor with so many years of practice put his dignity?

“You wild girl, if you dare delay this old man from treating this girl any longer, whatever happens to her will be on your head!”

Xiao Yingtao looked at Jiu’er, her heart also racing with panic — this could very well cost a life.

“I can save her.” Feng Jiu’er gave Xiao Yingtao a look of firm confidence. “As long as you listen to me!”

Xiao Yingtao bit her lip, nodded firmly, and said to the doctor, “I won’t let you touch her. Forgive me.”

The doctor hadn’t expected two young girls to be so disrespectful toward him. He was, after all, quite renowned and respected at the medical hall — otherwise, they wouldn’t have requested him personally for a throat wound this severe.

Were these two girls now trying to embarrass him in front of everyone?

The doctor stood up, looked at the senior students, and snorted coldly. “Since there’s already a miracle healer here, why bother summoning this old man at all?”

Several of them grew anxious at once, and one glared at Feng Jiu’er. “You two, move aside, or if something goes wrong, you won’t be able to bear the responsibility!”

Feng Jiu’er had already placed her silver needles and was now searching for a suitable fine thread, with no time at all to pay attention to her.

Having lost face, the senior student grew angry too, and with a swish, pressed her long sword against Feng Jiu’er’s neck.

“I order you to move aside and let the doctor treat Zeng Lanyue — get out of here now!”

This was no time for games — Zeng Lanyue’s breathing was growing weaker and weaker, clearly nearing death.

These two girls were actually still daring to delay things here!

If it weren’t such an urgent injury, Feng Jiu’er really wouldn’t have bothered. But this doctor didn’t even have needle and thread — if he treated Zeng Lanyue’s wound by traditional means, the chance of survival would likely be zero.

The edge of Zeng Lanyue’s blood vessel was damaged and could burst at any moment — and once it did, not even the gods could save her.

Right now, before she finished with the needles, the wound absolutely could not be disturbed — any movement would require immediate suturing.

Otherwise, the blood vessel would surely burst.

Ignoring the sword pressed against her own neck, Feng Jiu’er tore a long, thin strip of silk from her own clothing.

Fortunately, these clothes had come from the Ninth Prince’s Manor, made entirely of top-grade, completely natural silk!

If it had been coarse cloth or hemp, it would have been useless!

“Feng Jiu’er, I order you to move aside, do you hear me!” Having lost face, the senior student flared with humiliated rage and thrust her sword at the back of Jiu’er’s hand.

She couldn’t take her life, but a small wound was permissible — if she didn’t teach this girl a lesson, the girl might really start thinking she was the master of this place!

Feng Jiu’er’s heart turned cold — the sword was about to reach the back of her hand, but the thread in her hand was also about to thread through the fine needle!

If she dodged, this senior student would surely drive her away, never giving her the chance to touch Zeng Lanyue again.

Zeng Lanyue’s life hung by a thread!

Just as Jiu’er found herself caught between impossible choices, from outside the courtyard, a clear voice suddenly rang out: “The Prince has arrived!”

A prince — it wasn’t clear which prince, but if it was within their Longwu Academy, then there was only one: the Ninth Prince! The Ninth Prince had actually come!