Chapter 1478: 1477 Mysterious Power

His Majesty the King asked, “What are you talking about?”

“Nothing,” said Tan Rou as she took out tools from the cabinet, then she added to the maid, “Whoever you are, come here.”

The maid had been standing at the foot of the bed because Princess Samiyi had ordered that no one should come close when Doctor Tan Rou was treating His Majesty the King, lest they reveal Doctor Tan Rou’s healing techniques.

Tan Rou could only laugh in frustration. If their medical skills were so easy to learn, then everyone would be a skilled acupuncturist.

“Doctor Tan Rou, are you calling me?” the maid asked, puzzled.

Tan Rou thought the guards and maids here were all rather dull; the guards did not stop the fighting between the Prince and the Duke, and the maid did not know to come help her, only moving when called.

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“There are only two of us standing here; if I’m not calling you, could it possibly be that I’m calling our esteemed His Majesty the King?” Tan Rou said helplessly.

“I’m coming right now!” the maid said fearfully. “Please, don’t punish me!”

Tan Rou said, “I’m not in the habit of punishing people, and I wouldn’t punish you even if you perform poorly, but please move quickly. If we waste time, I can’t guarantee that Princess Samiyi won’t punish you.”

The maid was terrified, hearing that Princess Samiyi might punish her, she quickly sped up.

Tan Rou gave her a sterilized new towel and said, “Your job is to wipe my sweat, but you need to be careful to only do it when I tell you to. Your movements must be quick and light, and don’t cover my eyes entirely, understand?”

The maid was utterly confused. “How can I be both quick and light? And how will I know when you need your sweat wiped?”

With Zhuang Liu absent, Tan Rou had no one to wipe her sweat, which made her miss Zhuang Liu even more. Oh, how she wished he would come quickly.

“I will remind you when you need to wipe my sweat,” Tan Rou emphasized. “Just wipe my sweat the same way you normally would wipe His Majesty the King’s body.”

The maid nodded, “Yes, I understand.”

Once everything was ready, Tan Rou began treating the King. Since she needed to seal the points on the King’s body, it wasn’t going to be an easy job, and the process would be very painful.

“Your Majesty, please bear with it,” Tan Rou said. “Anesthesia can’t be used for the treatment because I need to stimulate your nerves, otherwise you won’t be able to stand and walk.”

The King closed his eyes, “Go ahead.”

Looking at his expression, Tan Rou suddenly felt a desire to laugh. “Your Majesty, I’m here to heal you, not to kill you. Please do not make such a resigned expression. Relax a bit, if you’re too tense, I won’t be able to treat you.”

The King took a deep breath, relaxed his muscles, and then said, “Okay, go ahead!”

After pressing a few spots on his body to ensure he had relaxed, Tan Rou began the needling.

“Uh…” The moment the first needle went in, the King grunted, and his hand immediately tightened again.

Tan Rou cautioned, “Relax, relax, the insertion of the needle indeed might be quite painful, but it only hurts for about three seconds, you just need to endure it.”

“Hmm.” The King released his hand, “Continue, please.”

Tan Rou advised him to close his eyes, thinking that not seeing the needle piercing his body might make him less tense.

The maid nearby watched intently. During the previous treatment, she was farther away and facing away from Tan Rou, so she was unaware of the process.

As she witnessed Tan Rou needling the King, she felt her scalp tingling, as if she started to feel pain herself.

But looking at His Majesty the King, it seemed he was already familiar with Tan Rou’s treatment method and highly approved of it.

Was this the mysterious Eastern power? Rumors abounded that this foreign woman possessed magical powers; she could render a person unable to move or speak, and even make someone roll on the ground laughing—very frightening indeed!

Thinking this, the maid dared not speak any further, nor did she dare to peek again, instead she just silently stared at the floor, waiting for Tan Rou to call her.

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