Chapter 27 The orc Ellis was just as good as she imagined...
Ellis almost subconsciously pulled Catherine behind him, his body in a defensive position, and looked warily at the uninvited guest in front of him: a strangely dressed black witch.
Looking at their intimate and natural actions, Shen Jiang immediately understood why the old hunter was so angry and didn't let Catherine go out. It seemed that he didn't want his daughter to meet her ex-boyfriend.
Thinking of Catherine's undisguised admiration and affirmation of the orc on the way, Shen Jiang was a little puzzled as to why they had separated.
After all, the orc in front of him also seemed to care about Catherine very much.
Catherine poked her head out from behind Ellis. "Ellis, don't be rude to the witch. This great witch's time is precious. I asked her to treat your mother. Please get out of the way."
Ellis looked at the witch outside with even greater fear. He had originally thought that Katherine had brought a black witch with her because she was threatened and wanted to seek his help. However, he never expected that Katherine had been tricked into coming here by the black witch's poor excuse. Black witches were the most evil and darkest beings in the world. How could they possibly heal his mother?
The only person who could be deceived by such unreliable lies is the innocent, lovely, kind and simple Catherine.
Seeing that the orc did not relax after hearing what his girlfriend said, but instead arched his back and the muscles in his arms were gathering strength, Shen Jiang sighed.
There was no time for persuasion now. After she left, Catherine would have plenty of time to chat and explain things to her boyfriend. Shen Jiang repeated her old trick, a bright little flame igniting at her fingertips. With a sudden swell, the flame expanded into a fireball, sending Ellis taking a step back.
If he had been still there, the fire might have burned his hair black.
Shen Jiang stood at the door, the small flame in her hand having shrunk back to a small ball. She politely asked, "Can I go in and see the patient now?"
Ellis said nothing with a sullen face, but Catherine happily pushed aside the stiff man and led the way for Shen Jiang: "Please come in, Witch Lady. Ellis's mother, Cecilia, lives in this room."
This is a house that is completely different from the warm style of Catherine's house. It's not that it is dark and depressing, but this house is bare, and it has taken the minimalist style to the extreme.
Shen Jiang followed Catherine and strode into the room with the best lighting. He saw an even cuter orc girl inside. Her pure white pointed ears hung limply on both sides of her hair. At this moment, she was looking at her mother on the bed with an anxious look on her face. She was coughing heart-wrenchingly but she was helpless. She could only pat her mother's back gently to comfort her.
Catherine had given her a shot of prevention before she came, and solemnly assured her that this patient had been a very kind and gentle person, and had never hurt anyone after becoming ill. She asked her not to give up treatment just because the patient looked a little scary.
Shen Jiang could tell at a glance that the woman in front of him was like this because of a stroke.
The woman lying on the bed looked haggard. Her left hand was completely out of control, so she could only raise her right hand to press on her chest. Her already crooked eyes and mouth became even more horrifying with her painful coughing. It was obvious that she was in great pain, as if she was going to cough out her lungs.
Shen Jiang walked straight over, pushed aside the clumsy orc girl, and skillfully used the force to help the woman on the bed up. He curled up his fingers and slapped the woman's waist with his hollow palm, from bottom to top to back. After repeating this several times, the woman's cough became louder.
Ellis stood at the door of the room with a sinister look on his face. He finally couldn't bear it anymore and was about to explode, but he found that his mother was coughing up a mouthful of thick yellow phlegm unusually smoothly under the witch's strange method. His mother's face showed a rare look of relaxation.
He and his sister had tried patting their mother's back before, but each time, it only made her cough even more agonizingly, as if possessed by a demon. There was no way she could lie down peacefully like she was now, so quickly.
Ellis looked at the black witch suspiciously, as if wondering how she did it. Was it a coincidence?
"You're so awesome! Mommy doesn't feel uncomfortable at all." Beatrice was extremely excited. Her pointed ears also stood up, and her eyes were full of curiosity and admiration.
Shen Jiang couldn't help but touch the orc girl's fluffy head.
Sure enough, the feel was just as she imagined, soft and smooth.
Shen Jiang briefly explained to the girl the key points of patting the back of a patient with phlegm, and then he began to concentrate on taking the pulse of the woman on the bed.
Although these are obvious symptoms of a stroke, stroke is categorized into three types: central meridians, central viscera, and central internal organs, depending on the depth of the pathogenic factors and the severity of the condition. Shen Jiang needs to know the patient's specific physical condition before he can provide a treatment plan.
Shen Jiang sat quietly beside the bed, his back straight and his expression serious. His friendly face suddenly took on an indescribable solemnity.
Ellis belatedly realized a question: this black witch was actually willing to touch his mother, and her expression was always calm, without any disgust or contempt. This discovery made him stunned.
A powerful witch who masters fire magic, treating his mother? This magical scene seems like a dream.
Tortured by illness in recent years, his mother is no longer the beautiful and gentle girl she used to be. Now she looks like a monster assimilated by the devil. Apart from him and his sister, only the kind-hearted Catherine has ever fed her water with sympathy.
It was at that moment that he truly fell in love with the kind and beautiful Catherine.
When the patient coughed just now, Shen Jiang had carefully observed her tongue, which was red with a thin white coating. Now, Shen Jiang first ruled out the possibility of stasis.
Shen Jiang muttered to himself, "A floating pulse on the left inch indicates a cold, and a tight pulse indicates cold. A floating and tight pulse indicates that the cold evil is on the surface. We should use pungent and warm herbs to dispel the cold evil, and use sweating to dispel it."
Catherine and the orc brother and sister listened to the witch chanting the spell in silence. The three of them looked at the woman on the sickbed with expectation, but were disappointed to find that there was no change at all. Cecilia was still the same.
When Shen Jiang turned around, she saw three beautiful depressed faces.
"...Are you all okay?"
Catherine cheered herself up and forced a smile, "Cecilia's illness is indeed difficult to treat, isn't it."
She was not sure at this moment whether Ellis's mother was sick or really cursed by the devil.
Shen Jiang gave her a strange look and said, "Didn't I tell you to use the sweating method to treat it and see if it works first?"
Does that mean his mother can be saved? Ellis's clenched fists suddenly relaxed, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Beatrice's face showed an expression of disbelief, her mouth wide open: "Can you make my mother back to normal?"
Shen Jiang nodded as a matter of course, "But I need time to prepare some medicinal herbs. During this time, please do not open the doors or windows, as the patient cannot get any fresh air."
Ellis clenched his fists. This was the first time someone had spoken so naturally about their mother being simply ill, not cursed by a demon. Could this good thing, something he hadn't even dreamed of, really happen to him?
Catherine quietly held his palm and shook it vigorously. "Ellis, the witch will definitely cure Cecilia!"
Ellis turned his head in confusion, only hearing the word "cured." He opened his mouth slightly, and only spoke the third time with difficulty: "Dear Witch, I was rude before. As long as you can make my mother healthy again, I am willing to do anything for you."
His expression grew more serious as he spoke: "Even if it costs my life, I will do it."
Beatrice followed her brother and nodded her head firmly.
Shen Jiang smiled and took out the damaged A4 paper from the backpack. Just as he was about to say "not really", the room suddenly shone with golden light and a familiar golden door slowly opened in the air.
Shen Jiang: "You came at the perfect time..."
Shen Jiang ignored the three people's dumbfounded expressions and put the paper in Catherine's hand. He quickly said, "Just help me find the big-eared deer. I will do it myself. You..."
Before she finished her words, golden light covered her face. After a flash of strong light, the witch carrying the basket on her back disappeared from the dim room.
Ellis carefully checked every corner of the house, even the bushes outside the door, but no, the witch was really gone. Ellis sat down on the ground dejectedly. Was his hope of saving his mother shattered?
Catherine murmured, "So it's true."
Ellis looked at her questioningly: "What is true?"
"The witch told me that there is a restriction on her body, which will be triggered every dusk, but when the time comes, she will come back to find us. By the way, this big-eared deer, the witch's relative is also sick, and she needs you to help her find the big-eared deer!" Catherine couldn't wait to take out the paper and handed it to Ellis.
Like the old hunter, Ellis was also stunned for a second by the exquisite and lifelike pattern on it.
After listening to Catherine's retelling, Ellis's eyes gradually darkened.
If the witch's request had been for his eyes or his heart, he might have found it more reasonable.
Just need help finding a mule deer in the misty forest, is that such a simple request?
This made Ellis wonder, could the witch really cure his mother's illness?
Or maybe there is some conspiracy behind this that he hasn't thought of yet.
"Catherine, tell me more about how you met that witch. Why do you trust her so much?"
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