However, there is a small portion of people who, even if turned into a coma, can retain conscious awareness, still able to perceive what's happening outside.
Therefore, Her Majesty the Empress's condition is not all that surprising.
Dong Huiying's heart acupuncture for Her Majesty the Empress was merely the first step, meant to seal off her heart meridian, protecting the essential and sensitive acupoints throughout Her Majesty the Empress's body, to prevent the Gu Insect's counterattack from harming her.
Afterward, Dong Huiying began focusing on Her Majesty the Empress's head, which was now covered in Golden Needles, resembling a golden, prickly hedgehog.
At the same time, Her Majesty the Empress felt something crawling around inside her head, with the itch carrying a slight pain, and as time passed, both the itchiness and pain grew increasingly intense, enough to drive someone insane.
