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Chapter 444 Invasion
A few people crowded around and stood behind the group to see what was going on.

On the city wall of the pass, there were some notices posted, densely covered with small characters. They said that the King of Brahma was suffering from a long-term illness and wanted to seek the best doctors in the world to come to his palace for treatment. If anyone could cure the King of Brahma's illness, they would be richly rewarded.

This generous reward was not just a verbal promise; it was a detailed list of numerous gold and silver treasures, rare gems, and beautiful women, all presented in great detail, demonstrating the extreme generosity of the giver.

On the wall, besides the newly posted notices, you could see layers upon layers of old paper underneath. Judging from the faint writing on the exposed corners, they seemed to be very similar to the new notices.

"It looks like this Brahma King has been ill for a long time!" Yan Daoxin muttered after reading it.

The old man in front of him heard this, turned around and saw that it was a handsome young man, so he said, "Yes, we see these kinds of notices being posted every few days, and new ones are posted every few days."

Come to think of it, Brahma has been ill for over a year now!

“I’m afraid it’s more than that!” The middle-aged man next to him clicked his tongue. “It’s really strange. Don’t they have many powerful witch doctors, witch medicines and witchcraft in the Vatican? Could it be that they can’t even cure their own king?”
With these posters on the left and right, do we have to put them up every month or so?

"I'm afraid it's more than that..." the old man grinned, "Who knows, maybe their witch doctors, witch medicines, or even witchcraft can only be used to harm people, not to save them!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you reap what you sow..." The middle-aged man chuckled softly, echoing his sentiment.

"Are these people from the Brahma Lands always so wicked? Their king is sick, and you're all so happy about it?" Yan Daoxin asked with a curious expression.

The middle-aged man sized him up again. He saw that no matter how he looked, he did not look like a Brahman. However, he was still somewhat wary and did not answer directly. He just snorted and said, "They say that a barking dog doesn't bite, and a biting dog doesn't bark. The people of Brahman are the most insidious. Just like a dog that bites people, they always bite silently."

"Where are you young men from? You look unfamiliar," the old man asked.

“Old man, we are two itinerant doctors, traveling around with our apprentice and attendants, without a fixed abode.”

"I've traveled back and forth between the Jie Kingdom, the Shuo Kingdom, and the Lan Kingdom quite often in the past, but I've never had the chance to set foot in this Brahma Land before," Yan Daoxin replied with great seriousness.

"Oh, it's a doctor! No wonder you wanted to inquire after seeing this notice." Upon hearing this, the old man immediately became less wary and kindly advised, "You all look quite kind, so I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: avoid going to that Brahmaland if you can avoid it; it's very sinister."

You honest doctors and pharmacists, how can you possibly deal with those who specialize in underhanded tricks? You'll suffer greatly if you do!

"It seems that the Brahma Lands... don't have a very good reputation..." Yan Daoxin stroked his chin, looking somewhat skeptical. "However, they do have many rare herbs that you can't find anywhere else..."

“Young man, what’s all this talk about medicine or herbs? If you can’t find them, it won’t stop you from living. You only have one life!” The old man sighed and patted Yan Daoxin on the shoulder. “Listen to this old man’s advice.”

Look at the city walls of that pass, do you think they're new or old?

Not only Yan Daoxin, but even Lu Qing and Zhu Yu, who had been standing quietly at the back, turned their gazes to the city wall after hearing the old man's words. The city wall didn't look brand new; it had some moss on it and didn't seem particularly special at first glance.

However, upon closer inspection, some clues can be discerned.

For example, the bricks and stones of this city wall are laid neatly and orderly. Apart from the moss marks, every corner is complete and there is no sign of being eroded by wind and rain.

Judging from this, the city wall must have been built in no more than three to five years.

"Why is there a new city wall? The old one collapsed?" Yan Daoxin asked.

Renovating city walls has always been a major undertaking, especially in strategic locations like this. No one would dare to easily demolish and rebuild the originally tall and sturdy city walls.

Generally speaking, it requires repeated repairs and maintenance. Once built, it may not undergo any major changes for hundreds of years, unless a natural disaster causes the wall to collapse.

"It didn't collapse." The middle-aged man snorted. "This wall was built outside their original old city wall, and the entire wall was pushed forward by about a hundred feet!"

The old man quickly raised his finger to signal for silence: "Keep your voice down! There are soldiers from the Brahma Kingdom standing under the city gate over there! If they hear you, what good will that do?!"

"Let them decide whether they want it or not!" the middle-aged man said bitterly, though his tone was quite aggressive, his voice involuntarily lowered a few decibels. "Anyway, if they want it, none of us will get away with anything!"

"This..." Yan Daoxin looked surprised and lowered his voice like the middle-aged man, "The city wall of this pass has been pushed forward by about a hundred feet. Isn't it built on the territory of your Lan Kingdom?!"
Your king... doesn't know?

"Who knows if he knows or not..." The middle-aged man grunted, clearly harboring a lot of resentment. However, he was, after all, a citizen of Lan Kingdom, and when it came to his vassal king, he was somewhat more cautious. He muttered that and didn't dare to say anything more. He turned his face away sullenly and snorted to express his dissatisfaction.

Zhu Yu and Lu Qing exchanged a silent glance.

The problems in Lan Kingdom seem to be more serious than they originally thought. They had only thought that the existence of Fairy Castle and Little Mountain Tower in Lan Kingdom's territory reflected the problem of lax rule under the Lan King.

Looking at the people of Lan Kingdom around this pass, they seem to harbor quite a bit of resentment towards the royal family. However, since it is their own king and they are in front of strangers, they dare not speak out against him.

However, the Brahma Kingdom pushed its border forward by a hundred or so feet, yet the Lan Kingdom showed no reaction whatsoever, with only some minor complaints from the common people, which was somewhat absurd.

"Was this originally a wasteland?" Although wasteland cannot be occupied by neighboring countries at will, Yan Daoxin could only pretend to be confused and continue to try to get information out of the other party.

"That's right! Originally, this was the farmland and woodland of a nearby village. But those Brahmins poured poisonous water and released poisonous insects from the top of the wall, making the farmland barren and the trees in the woodland wither and die. The people around had no way to survive and had to move away from here."

Those people then seized the area.