Chapter 1333: Chapter 1333: Put it another way

Gu Youyou nodded lightly and said, “Then first, we need to treat your throat. Once the swelling and redness subside, it won’t hurt anymore. As for the heart and lungs, that might take a little longer!”

“Alright, I’ll listen to you. Just let me know how to treat it. Should we arrange an incense altar?”

Gu Youyou shook her head with a smile and said, “Your health isn’t great; such effort might not be suitable. We won’t treat it like that this time. I have another method.”

“Another method?” The Empress Dowager looked utterly astonished.

Gu Youyou glanced at Searcy, who then opened up her toolbox and pulled out the items she needed.

When the Fifteenth Prince saw the long needle, he grew visibly uneasy. It was Jin Liuying who hurriedly grabbed his arm and whispered, “This method of using medicine is extremely effective. Aside from my master, no one else knows how it’s done.”

The Empress Dowager was also startled by the thick syringe and exclaimed, “This… you’re going to jab someone with a needle? Isn’t that meant for jabbing voodoo dolls?”

Searcy rolled her eyes dramatically and said, “If your illness wasn’t severe, jabbing a voodoo doll would suffice. But your sickness has become quite serious—jabbing a doll won’t help. That evil entity has been lingering within your body for a long time. We must jab it directly to get rid of it.”

Gu Youyou silently gave Searcy a thumbs-up. That analogy was spot-on.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and said, “Oh, it’s not to jab me, but the evil entity within me? Fine, fine. Help me figure out where that hateful thing is in my body.”

Searcy scrutinized the Empress Dowager intently for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed, “Ah, I see it.”

“Where is it?”

Everyone in the room became excited.

“It’s… Empress Dowager, it’s on your butt.”

Everyone: “…”

Searcy looked troubled and said, “Well… that’s just where it ended up. What can we do about it? Empress Dowager, do you want to jab it or not?”

The Empress Dowager looked conflicted. After everything she’d been through in the past few days, enduring this as well didn’t seem like too much. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Jab it! Kill it for me.”

“Alright then! Everyone else, step out. I don’t like outsiders watching while I perform my witch doctor rituals.”

Seeing that Searcy could handle the Empress Dowager alone, Gu Youyou followed the others out of the room.

Moments later, the Empress Dowager’s screams echoed through the hall, causing everyone outside to turn pale in fright.

But seeing the other witch doctor calmly standing there, they couldn’t say much and instead turned their gazes toward the Fifteenth Prince.

Jin Liuying clung tightly to the Fifteenth Prince’s hand, trying to calm him down.

Before long, Searcy was done and called everyone back in.

The Fifteenth Prince hurried to the Empress Dowager’s side to check on her condition.

“Mother, did it hurt a lot?”

The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, “Not too much, just a little prick. It was that big needle that scared me.”

Searcy packed up her tools and said, “One jab per day. Empress Dowager, I’ll come back tomorrow to give you another shot.”

“What? Every day?” The Empress Dowager was stunned, her face full of misery.

Gu Youyou said, “Alternatively, you could skip the needles and take medication instead, but it’ll take longer to recover. Do you want it quick or slow?”

“I… what exactly is wrong with me?”

By now, she felt utterly tormented by all the witch doctors.

Gu Youyou smiled faintly and said, “It’s nothing major, just that prolonged coughing has damaged your throat, which in turn affected your heart and lungs.”

The Fifteenth Prince’s expression turned grave. “The heart and lungs are damaged? Can that even be treated?”