Seeing them come out, Ye Jintang said to Zhou Zheng and Lühe, "You two calm this old lady down."

The man's condition was critical; if there was any further delay and the black energy took hold of his entire body, it would be too late even if he regained consciousness.

Upon hearing Ye Jintang's words, Lühe immediately realized that something was amiss and went to the woman's side after responding.

Seeing this, Ye Jintang walked towards the innermost part.

The woman kneeling on the ground watched Ye Jintang leave, and for a moment, she felt a sense of despair. Since that young lady knew about her husband's condition, perhaps she also had a way to cure him? But now…

Just as the woman was feeling down, Green Lotus spoke up to comfort her, "Auntie, since my young lady hasn't refused, there must be a way to treat her. Please calm down now."

At this moment, Ye Jintang had already entered the inner room. The instant the door closed, she took out a talisman from her spatial storage and stuck it on the door. One reason was to prevent anyone from suddenly breaking in, and the other was to prevent the black energy in the man's body from suddenly escaping during the treatment. She herself was not afraid of these things, but others might not be.

In situations like this, it's best to play it safe.

After doing all this, Ye Jintang took out silver needles and began to insert them into the man's body. Before long, a cloud of black energy emanated from above the silver needles.

Sensing danger, the black energy began to dart around the house, trying to find a way to escape. However, there were talismans that Ye Jintang had pasted nearby, which would turn into nothingness with the slightest contact.

Time passed second by second until the last bit of black energy completely disappeared, at which point the treatment was considered complete.

She took his pulse again, and his expression softened slightly; the threat was finally over.

As for the remaining black energy, and where it came from, that is indeed something worth pondering.

Especially now that it's not just about black energy or even malevolent energy, but also about puppets appearing, she clearly doesn't believe there's no one secretly manipulating things behind the scenes.

But who in the capital could do this? Given her current status, it would obviously not be easy for her to find out.

But if it were someone else, or if that prince were to step in, the situation would be different.

She still needs to find an opportunity to visit the Regent's Palace.

After tidying up the place briefly, Ye Jintang went outside.

The woman waiting there was in a much better mood than before, thanks to Green Lotus's comforting words.

"Mother, that sister has come out."

The child pointed in Ye Jintang's direction and spoke to the woman.

Upon hearing this, the woman's emotions, which had been calmed down, became agitated again. She almost ran to Ye Jintang, her tone tentative and cautious.

"Young lady, how is my husband?"

As she spoke, the woman kept her eyes fixed on Ye Jintang, waiting for her response.

"It's mostly over now, but if the root cause isn't addressed, I can't guarantee the same thing won't happen again."

"source?"

The woman was about to smile when she heard Ye Jintang say it was alright, but then she heard these words.

She immediately became nervous and asked Ye Jintang again, "Miss, what do you mean by the root cause?"

"Has your husband done anything strange or shown any other signs during this time?"

"Is this related to the illness?"

"certainly."

After hesitating for a while, the woman finally spoke to Ye Jintang.

“Young lady, you guessed right. My husband has indeed been acting strangely lately. One night when I woke up, I found him sitting alone in the courtyard, muttering something to himself. He didn’t even react when I walked up to him.”

"Later I found this strange. Just then, a Taoist priest passed by and gave my husband a black pill. After that, my husband never had this problem again."

"Taoist priest? Black pills..." Ye Jintang lowered his eyes, already realizing that things were not so simple.

Are there any other people in your neighborhood with similar symptoms to your husband?

The woman shook her head, her tone helpless. "My place is in a remote area, and we are the only family around. If my husband's condition hadn't gotten worse, we wouldn't have had to come to the capital."

"Where do you live?"

Seeing that this was all the woman knew, Ye Jintang didn't ask any further questions. He simply asked where she lived, saying that it would be necessary to make the trip when he had some free time.

"In the mountains, 500 meters outside the capital."

As the woman answered Ye Jintang's question, she also seemed puzzled, "Miss, is there something wrong with this?"

Ye Jintang shook her head. Although she sensed that something was wrong, she had no idea where the problem lay.

Telling the woman about these things based solely on current assumptions would only cause unnecessary panic, which is not a good thing.

A cough came from inside as the two were talking, and the child, realizing what it was, said happily.

"Mother, I heard Father's voice. He must have woken up."

After saying that, the child quickly walked towards the house where the man was.

Seeing that Ye Jintang did not intend to stop them, Zhou Zheng and Lü He understood that the matter had been largely resolved.

After regaining consciousness, the man once again expressed his gratitude to Ye Jintang and the people from Huishengtang. After paying the money, the three of them left.

The matter was resolved just like that, and everyone was both amazed and impressed by Ye Jintang's medical skills.

No wonder this Lady Hou is the owner of the clinic; now that I've seen her, she truly possesses extraordinary abilities.

"You all go ahead and get busy."

Ye Jintang addressed these people, and Lühe followed Ye Jintang to the back of the house.

Thinking about what had just happened, Green Lotus asked, "Miss, from that old woman's description, her husband seems more like he's possessed."

"And if the place is really as remote as the old lady said, without even a village neighbor, how could a Taoist priest suddenly appear? This is really too strange."

Faced with Lühe's question, Ye Jintang nodded, for her question had hit the nail on the head.

"Green Lotus, do you still remember what we saw in the woods that day?"

"Remember."

Green Lotus nodded. It was the first time she had ever seen someone who was like a walking corpse and then quickly vanished. No matter how much time had passed, she still remembered these things vividly.

As if remembering something, Lühe asked Ye Jintang, "Miss, could the man's symptoms be similar to those of the people we met in the woods?"

Green Lotus was shocked just thinking about this.

"You could say those people have lost their minds; they can only be described as puppets. The old woman's husband is in a much better situation, thanks to his timely intervention..."

"Appear?"

Ye Jintang paused, suddenly realizing that things weren't so simple. How could someone who made a living by hunting and lived in such a remote place suddenly find Huishengtang?