Chapter 401 Raven’s Prophecy
Raven nodded. “It’s your body–do as you wish.”
If the princess insisted on marching to her own death, there was nothing Raven could do.
The princess, hearing Raven’s subtle tone–like she’d just made a foolish choice–visibly tensed.
But she didn’t have the strength to act. She’d have to wait until her condition improved to deal with Raven later.
The surrounding doctors, seeing Raven’s attitude, felt a little unsettled.
They admitted Raven had accurately diagnosed several of their issues earlier.
But even so–how could her medical skills compare with Dr. Kidman, a man who stood at the pinnacle of the profession?
And now that the princess had vomited blood after Raven’s treatment… it was clear she had failed!
No one had ever heard of a case where spitting blood was a sign of recovery.
Could Raven really be hoping the princess would die?
While the doctors remained doubtful, John solemnly nodded at the princess’s words. “I will not betray your trust, Your Highness.”
He pulled out a needle from his case and paused briefly in thought before carefully inserting it into a point just below her chest.
After seeing that her expression hadn’t worsened, he pulled out a second needle and continued.
After seeing that her expression hadn’t worsened, he pulled out a second needle and continued.
Raven watched John insert one needle after another into the princess’s body. Her gaze grew colder–like she was already looking at a corpse.
“Nnngh!”
Just as the thirteenth needle entered, the princess let out a painful groan.
John’s eyes snapped from the needle to her face.
Under his worried gaze, the princess’s already pale face turned ashen white at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Under his worried gaze, the princess’s already pale face turned ashen white at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“It hurts!” she cried.
“Where?” John asked quickly.
“My chest–it hurts so much!” Her voice trembling from the pain.
John hesitated, glancing at the needles already embedded in her body.
“Dr. Kidman… is this normal?” Rupert asked, concern heavy in his voice.
John glanced at Raven before answering, face grave.
“Before I started, the princess was already in a dangerous state.
“Now, if I finish the last three needles, she might still survive.
“But if we pull them out now… she most likely won’t make it.”
The doctors were shocked.
“Even Dr. Kidman considered this situation severe.”
Rupert’s face turned visibly pale.
Instead of deciding himself, he turned to Raven.
“Miss Valor… what do you think of the princess’s condition now?”
Normally, Raven wouldn’t have bothered responding.
But Rupert had remained fair earlier, even when Ellie spoke nonsense.
Out of respect, Raven replied calmly, “If he stops now, and if your princess is very strong–willed, she might still survive.”
“But if he continues… the moment he places the third–to–last needle, blood will seep from her ears. With the second–to–last, her legs will begin to convulse violently. And after the last needle… she’ll bleed from all seven orifices and die on the spot.”
“Hah!” Ellie let out a mocking laugh the moment Raven finished.
“You think you’re telling a horror story? Save it for Halloween.”
The other doctors shook their heads in disbelief.
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Chapter 401 Raven’s Prophecy
They’d never heard of any acupuncture reaction like what Raven described.
To them, this was pure fantasy.
Rupert, however, looked at Raven carefully. She didn’t seem to be lying.
Still, he didn’t want to decide on the princess’s behalf.
He turned to her and asked gently, “Your Highness, you heard Miss Valor. “Your Highness, you heard Miss Valor.
The princess opened her pale lips. “Dr. Kidman… how likely is it that you’ll cure me?”
John replied solemnly, “Thirty percent.
“But I am absolutely certain that the symptoms Miss Valor described will not occur.”
The princess was silent for several seconds.
Finally, she sighed and spoke with a weak voice, “Then… Please try.”
Rupert nodded. “Please do everything you can, Dr. Kidman.”
“Of course,” said John.
John quickly pulled out another silver needle and aimed for the next point.
Yet just as the needle sank into the princess’s body…
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