Chapter 1330: Chapter 1330: Change the Way of Thinking

Gu Youyou said, “It’s still not possible. But since it’s already so late, I can’t make a diagnosis. I’ll come by tomorrow at noon.” With the medical facilities being so poor, there was nothing she could do.

“In the daytime?” The Emperor of Nanzhao looked a bit troubled. The issue was…

He said, “My mother, the Empress Dowager, only trusts witch doctors. If she finds out that Dr. Gu is not a witch doctor, she may not cooperate. How about this—tomorrow, you dress like witch doctors so she thinks you’re one of them.”

Gu Youyou: “…”

Searcy turned her head with disdain. The fact that she hadn’t immediately said something sarcastic was proof of her incredible restraint.

Wouldn’t this save the patient while boosting the reputation of witch doctors?

Gu Youyou gave her a calming look. Life is unpredictable. Who knows what tomorrow might bring?

But at this point, she had no way to refuse. Since she couldn’t restore the name of modern doctors, she could only hope that the Emperor of Nanzhao would remember their contributions and support them more in the future.

Gu Youyou smiled and said, “Alright, Your Majesty, I’ll return tomorrow. I’ll take my leave now.”

“Mm, please!”

…

Gu Youyou walked back to the inn with a sullen face. Jin Zijin, knowing full well why she was upset, chuckled and said, “Witch doctors have been deeply rooted in Zhuzhao Country for over a thousand years. Do you think they can be abolished so easily? You’re too eager for quick results. Focus on curing the Empress Dowager first. Gaining the Emperor of Nanzhao’s genuine trust is already quite an achievement.”

Gu Youyou snorted coldly, “These people are so stubborn! They’re on the brink of death and still believe in those so-called rituals. If they could actually cure diseases, why would they need me?”

“Yes, yes, yes…” Jin Zijin’s smile deepened. When they got back to their room, he locked the door, scooped her up, and said, “Think about it from a different perspective. Imagine a person from Zhuzhao who doesn’t believe in witchcraft falls seriously ill. When they’re at the end of their rope, a stranger from afar suddenly tells them, ‘You’re not sick, you’ve been cursed. Taking medicine won’t help. To heal, you must drink this talisman water I prepared.’ Do you think they’d drink it?”

Gu Youyou stifled a laugh and said, “Of course not. Stuff like that would just make them die faster.”

“Exactly!” Jin Zijin pressed her down on the bed and kissed her. In a gentle voice beside her ear, he said, “To the Empress Dowager, you are that stranger from afar.”

“But it’s different. I can actually cure her.”

“But the Empress Dowager doesn’t believe that.” Jin Zijin chuckled. “To make her believe, you have to cure her first.”

“She doesn’t want to be treated.”

“Precisely. That same person from Zhuzhao wouldn’t believe that talisman water could cure their sickness. But what if you cured their illness without telling them it was the water that did it?”

Uh…

Gu Youyou stopped talking. Thinking about it like that, she seemed to understand the Empress Dowager’s perspective.

For an atheist to consider ritual performances, at most, they would treat it as a joke. If they were asked to let the practitioners cure them, they would likely rather die first.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, modern doctors like them were no different from such performers.

Looking at it from this angle, changing their minds truly seemed like a long and arduous journey. It would be as difficult as persuading a modern atheist to accept ritual healings.

Gu Youyou wrapped her arms around Jin Zijin’s neck and leaned in to kiss him.

“Alright, I won’t rush things. I’ll focus on curing the Empress Dowager first.”

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