Chapter 29

Blood spurted, and this slash from Zhao Zixiang once again shocked everyone present.

"He's gone mad! Zhao Zixiang has really gone mad!" Everyone from the Yellow Crane Hall and Medicine Virtue Residence had the same thought.

"What is he trying to do?" Mu Shaodong and Doctor Cui looked at each other, their minds struggling to comprehend.

The legion commander furrowed his brow, his face darkening. His sharp gaze swept over the Hengtong Trading Company. The Zhao Family Pharmaceutical had cooperated with the Seventh Legion for many years, and there was a certain level of trust and affection between them. However, now, the Hengtong Trading Company's malicious competition had driven Zhao Zixiang to the brink of madness.

"Head of the family!" All the Zhao family members who had come along stood up in a flurry, now completely panicked, unsure of what their head was doing.

Zhao Danqing moved the fastest, stepping out from the back row to support Zhao Zixiang. Jiang Xingchen followed closely behind.

"Commander of the legion! I will demonstrate how ordinary hemostatic drugs can achieve more than three times the usual healing effect!" Zhao Zixiang said loudly, his face unchanged.

Upon hearing these words, the legion commander realized he had been wrong. Zhao Zixiang was not mad; he truly had a method, and he was willing to slash himself to prove it.

In an instant, the legion commander's eyes sparkled with excitement. If the hemostatic and healing effects were indeed three times stronger, the combat capability of the empire's army would be significantly enhanced. Just imagine, if the enemy soldiers were still unable to move after being injured, while their side had already recovered, the difference would be significant.

Not only the legion commander, but the three young men behind him also showed signs of emotion and stood up involuntarily.

Mu Shaodong raised an eyebrow, listening very carefully. Zhao Zixiang had mentioned the effect of ordinary hemostatic drugs. This meant... his heart tightened.

At this moment, the people from the Yellow Crane Hall and Medicine Virtue Residence realized that Zhao Zixiang was not mad; what he had said was indeed true.

In the blink of an eye, the hall fell into silence, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhao Zixiang's left arm.

"Rip!" Zhao Zixiang forcefully tore off the sleeve of his left arm, revealing the wound.

This slash was deep, the flesh split open on both sides, and the wound was about seven to eight centimeters long, with blood flowing continuously.

"A wound like this would take more than just a moment to stop the bleeding. If an ordinary person were to suffer this, it would take at least one to two months to heal, and it would take two to three months to regain strength!" The experts present could see at a glance that such a wound would not be easily treated with hemostatic drugs, as the drugs could not be applied properly.

Then, their attention was drawn to Jiang Xingchen, who first tied a rope above Zhao Zixiang's wound, then took out a small pair of tweezers, picked up a fishhook-like object, and skillfully threaded it with animal tendon, sewing the wound with quick, precise movements.

"What is he doing, sewing clothes?" Everyone was dumbfounded, their skin tightening as they watched the hook-like needle pierce the tender flesh, feeling a sharp pain in their own arms.

Jiang Xingchen, while sewing, tried to distract himself: "Without anesthesia, Uncle Xiang doesn't even flinch. It's like Guan Yu scraping the bone to treat his poison..."

Although he tried to distract himself, it only slightly alleviated his dizziness from the sight of blood, and his face grew increasingly pale.

Fortunately, his sensitivity array had developed to his thighs, making him more flexible and faster than when he sewed for Mo Hongxian, and he quickly finished the internal stitching. Then, he quickly sewed the outer layer, the fine stitches looking even neater than sewing clothes.

At this moment, everyone was stunned. As the wound was sewn, the bleeding had stopped, with only a slight seepage remaining.

"It really works!" This time, even the legion commander stood up. A simple sewing technique had such an effect, which was almost unbelievable.

The people from the Yellow Crane Hall and Medicine Virtue Residence stared at the scene with complex expressions, as they had never heard of such a method.

"The Zhao Family Pharmaceutical's luck is too good, to have found such a method!" Soon, the heads of the two major pharmacies were filled with envy and jealousy: "Why didn't we think of it? Otherwise, the supply for the Seventh Legion would be ours!"

Seeing the effect, they knew that the Zhao Family Pharmaceutical would continue to dominate the supply of healing drugs for the Seventh Legion.

On the other side, Mu Shaodong and Doctor Cui were bitter. They had made so many preparations and invested over a million yellow crystal coins, only to be unexpectedly defeated.

At this moment, Zhao Zixiang had already sprinkled the most ordinary hemostatic drug on the wound, and the bleeding stopped completely in a short time.

"Commander of the legion, with this method, even the most ordinary hemostatic drugs can achieve more than three times the usual effect!" Zhao Zixiang said.

"Those military doctors are all damn fools, to not think of such a simple method!" The legion commander and the three men behind him all cursed inwardly. If they had had this method earlier, how many more battles could they have won!

But then they fell silent. The strange sewing technique Jiang Xingchen had used was not easy to learn, especially the technique of leaving the thread inside the wound.

The legion commander nodded, "Yes! This method is indeed highly effective!"

"Not necessarily!" Mu Shaodong was still making a last effort: "Although the bleeding has stopped, the animal tendon threads are left in the flesh. Is that really safe? Won't it affect the ability to use strength?"

Zhao Zixiang couldn't answer this, but Jiang Xingchen, who had been holding on, explained: "The threads can be removed after the wound heals, and they will not affect anything!"

Zhao Zixiang added, "I am at the Qi Condensation stage. Commander, please wait half a month and see if I can use strength!"

"Alright!" The legion commander slapped the table, sat down, and took a sip of water.

At this moment, Jiang Xingchen could no longer hold on and fell forward. Zhao Danqing, who had been watching him closely, quickly reached out to support him.

"What's wrong with this kid?" The legion commander was slightly puzzled, as Jiang Xingchen's sewing technique had left a deep impression on him.

"Commander, he is prone to fainting at the sight of blood!" Zhao Danqing explained before the legion commander could ask.

"Cough!" The legion commander almost choked on his water. His soldiers were used to seeing blood, and he had never heard of anyone fainting at the sight of it.

The three young men behind him exchanged glances, their lips twitching, clearly not expecting this surprising answer.

"Swallow!" After taking another sip of water to calm down, the legion commander asked, "How did your Zhao Family Pharmaceutical come up with this method?"

"This method wasn't thought of by our Zhao Family Pharmaceutical, but by him!" Zhao Danqing, after helping Jiang Xingchen to a chair, took over the conversation.

"Is this child the one who came up with it? He isn't from the Zhao Family Pharmaceutical?" The legion commander asked in surprise: "Then why did he give this method to you?"

"Two nights ago, my brother's sister was seriously ill. He braved the heavy snow to seek help from the Spirit Grass Hall, Yellow Crane Hall, and Medicine Virtue Residence, but was turned away by all of them... In the end, my father stepped in and saved her..."

As Zhao Danqing spoke, he glanced at the other three halls, seizing the opportunity to vent his frustration. The Spirit Grass Hall had colluded with the Hengtong Trading Company to harm the Zhao Family Pharmaceutical, and the Yellow Crane Hall and Medicine Virtue Residence had been caught in the crossfire, which he didn't care about.

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhao Danqing's words, the people from the Yellow Crane Hall, Medicine Virtue Residence, and Spirit Grass Hall turned pale. If they hadn't known, it would have been fine, but now, with the supply for the Seventh Legion within reach, they had pushed it away, and they felt like they wanted to vomit blood.

"Which bastard turned this young man away? If I find out, I'll flay him alive!" The owners of the halls were furious, their eyes almost spitting fire.

Doctor Cui's teeth were grinding, and if he had obtained this sewing method, he would have easily outperformed the Zhao Family Pharmaceutical.

Mu Shaodong sighed helplessly, thinking how lucky the Zhao Family Pharmaceutical was to have encountered such a situation...

Seeing the expressions of everyone, Zhao Danqing smiled with satisfaction, his frustration dissipating. He continued, "The day before yesterday, the quartermaster came to the Zhao Family Pharmaceutical..."

Just as he said this, Zhao Danqing saw the quartermaster winking at him, looking pleadingly. He felt as if he was soaking in ice water on a hot summer day, feeling refreshed from head to toe.

"We wanted to tell him right away! But considering that Jiang Ling is prone to fainting at the sight of blood, we weren't sure if it would work today, so we didn't say anything. It was only when Jiang Ling insisted on coming personally..." After feeling refreshed, Zhao Danqing let the quartermaster off the hook.

The quartermaster breathed a sigh of relief and gave Zhao Danqing a grateful smile.

As everyone in the hall felt regretful, Zhao Zixiang suddenly spoke, "It's done!"

With that, he picked up a water cup with his left hand, squeezed it, and it shattered, turning into a pile of powder.

"Indeed, he can use strength!" The legion commander could no longer contain his joy and burst into laughter. Even at the Qi Condensation stage, Zhao Zixiang's recovery speed was astonishing. By this logic, experts at the Inner Qi stage could recover in three days, and those at the Body Strengthening stage in seven days!

"Good! This method is a significant contribution, and I will report it directly to the empire!"

Slamming the table, the legion commander stood up and announced, "The Zhao Family Pharmaceutical has contributed a healing method with significant effects! For the next five years, the supply of hemostatic drugs for the Seventh Legion will be your responsibility!"

With the legion commander's decision, Zhao Zixiang and Zhao Danqing breathed a sigh of relief. Before Jiang Xingchen started sewing, they had been worried that if it didn't work, it would cause big trouble. Zhao Zixiang had slashed himself to gain the legion commander's sympathy. But at this moment, the pressure they had been feeling for days dissipated with the legion commander's words.

After a moment, Zhao Zixiang calmed down and said to the legion commander, "This method was thought of by Jiang Ling. When you report it, please mention this."

The legion commander stared at Zhao Zixiang for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Understood!"

He then waved his hand, "The supply selection is over. You can all go back!"

"Yes!" The representatives from the various halls stood up, looking at the