Xuexue suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Long Rui, "Oh, Prince, Xiao Taohong mentioned there’s a way to help those possessed by evil spirits remove the evil energy, allowing them to return to normal."

Long Rui was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Really? That’s wonderful!"

Due to the possession incident, the Capital almost turned into a living Hell. Long Rui roughly calculated that there were at least several thousand people affected by the possession. All unimportant prisoners were released to make room in the cells for those possessed, but it was still overcrowded.

Having no other choice, Long Rui rented two large compounds in the suburbs to detain those possessed, carefully managing the arrangements and finally deploying a good number of government soldiers for strict supervision, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Now learning that these people could be rescued, Long Rui was naturally very happy.

Xuexue: "It’s true, Xiao Taohong is a ghost, so of course she knows how to dispel the evil energy. She said these people have evil energy inside them, causing mental disturbances, but once the evil energy is released, they’ll be fine."

Long Rui was visibly shaken and said, "That sounds excellent. My dear, did Xiao Taohong mention how to dispel the evil energy?"

"She did. I remember everything, right here!" With that, Xuexue pulled out a piece of paper filled with densely written words from her sleeve.

Long Rui took it and saw that it was full of herbal medicine names.

"My dear, this...!"

"Drinking these herbs will allow the possessed to dispel the evil energy and return to normal."

"That’s great." Long Rui happily turned towards the door and shouted, "Steward, come here!"

"Oh, oh, oh...! Coming, I’m coming, Prince, what do you need from your servant?" The steward scampered in.

Long Rui handed the prescription to the steward and said, "Go quickly, buy these herbs, as much as you can, then quickly brew them into a decoction. I’m in urgent need of it."

The steward, thinking he had misheard, asked again in confusion, "Prince, as much as I can buy from the prescription?"

Long Rui nodded and said, "Yes, hurry up, I need it urgently, don’t waste any time."

"Yes."

Although puzzled why the Prince needed so many herbs, the steward dared not delay in action. He quickly ran out, jumped into a carriage, and prepared to go to the pharmacy to buy the herbs.

About two hours later, the steward returned empty-handed, looking distressed.

Long Rui and Xuexue were still sitting in the hall waiting for his return. Removing the evil energy from the possessed was a significant matter, so they decided not to go anywhere today and stayed in the residence, waiting for the steward to brew the medicine, so they could personally supervise everyone drinking it and observe its effects.

Seeing the steward’s mournful face, Long Rui asked, "Steward, where’s the medicine? Did you buy it?"

The steward suddenly fell to his knees and said regretfully, "Prince, I deserve to die, I didn’t complete the task you gave me."

Long Rui frowned and asked with displeasure, "What’s going on? Didn’t I send you to buy medicine?"

The steward, looking miserable, said, "Prince, I’m useless, I couldn’t bring back the medicine."

Long Rui: "What exactly happened?"

The steward: "I went around in the carriage to every pharmacy in the Capital, and they all said these herbs were gone, even the stock had been sold out."

Upon hearing this, Xuexue and Long Rui were shocked. How could it be so coincidental? Just when they needed these herbs to save people, there was a shortage. Is it man-made or just a coincidence?

Long Rui: "Did you ask the shopkeepers when the stock ran out?"

The steward quickly replied, "I asked every pharmacy. They said someone bought them all the day before."