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Chapter 461 Jiang Taigong

After giving the child the medicine and observing him for a while, the baby's condition visibly improved. The old man breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him profusely, wrapped the child up carefully again, and carried him on his back like a hunchback before leaving the inn.

"What are your plans next?" Lu Qing, who hadn't spoken until now, asked.

“Of course, it’s like Jiang Taigong fishing.” Yan Daoxin smiled slightly. “We’ll wait until those people’s mouths aren’t tight enough and the news slowly leaks out. Then we’ll be surrounded by people who come to see us, and our fame will spread to the royal palace. Then the Brahma King will come to invite us over in person.”

"Are you confident?" Zhu Yu asked him.

"Don't worry, this place is so lacking in medical care that even common ailments can be turned into intractable diseases by them. When they are desperate and hear a little bit of inside information, they will do anything to squeeze in and try it out," Yan Daoxin said confidently. "Just do what you need to do these next few days and wait."

Since he had said so, Lu Qing and Zhu Yu naturally had no other opinions. They were exhausted after a day of running around, so they went back to rest.

Perhaps because he had helped his uncle, the innkeeper was exceptionally attentive the next day. Yan Daoxin remained indifferent and did not express much, appearing rather profound.

Another day passed, and the old man returned. This time, he didn't bring the child with him, but his two sons. The three of them carried many things, such as dried meat and chicken eggs, in their hands and on their shoulders.

The three people knelt down and bowed to Yan Daoxin, refusing to get up no matter how hard they tried to pull them up. After finally managing to get them up, they learned that the baby had been taking the medicine and applying it to the wounds as instructed by Yan Daoxin over the past two days, and had shown significant improvement. The baby's skin was no longer peeling in layers, and the redness and swelling had lessened. Some areas had even scabbed over, and everything was moving in the right direction.

Because of the witch doctor's previous words, their family didn't dare to treat the child openly. They always did it secretly, and had to tell others that the baby's mother had died in childbirth. Otherwise, they were afraid that someone would come to their house to take the child, since they couldn't even hide him properly.

Seeing that the child was getting better this time was like removing the sword that had been hanging over the family's heads every day, freeing them from living in fear.

Unless the child's body stops burning and turning red, the witch doctor's claim that the pill has become a spirit is hard to believe.

The father and his two sons insisted on leaving all the food and drink behind and happily left the inn.

That noon, the five of them had the most sumptuous meal they had eaten since entering the Vatican – it included meat, eggs, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables.

Even in the most undemanding of food and drink mansions, this stuff is really not enough. Even though Yan Daoxin usually travels around, he wouldn't be so excited to see such a small amount of food.

But there was no other way; they had truly been "frugal" for far too long. Against the backdrop of dry, hard biscuits mixed with some unknown substance and porridge that was barely better than water, even a simple stir-fried vegetable dish with little oil could bring inexplicable joy and taste exceptionally delicious.

Whether it was the unusually large and elaborate gifts these people brought—gifts that would be inconspicuous elsewhere but seemed particularly grand in this Vatican City—that attracted attention, or whether one of these people in the know had inadvertently let their guard down, by the afternoon, more people had arrived, asking the innkeeper if a miracle doctor who could cure all ailments was staying there. This time, the innkeeper was unusually trustworthy, vehemently denying that he had a miracle doctor staying at his inn.

But the more readily he denied it, the more suspicious they became. Some even took advantage of the distraction and rushed upstairs to look for him.

And so, Yan Daoxin reluctantly took the pulses and examined the patients one by one, but only one person received medicine from him and left happily.

The remaining few didn't have any major problems; they were just minor issues caused by sunburn and rain. Yan Daoxin naturally ignored them, and after confirming their condition by taking their pulses, he sent them away.

Some people, seeing this, wisely left on their own, while others, with fiery tempers, acted like scoundrels on the spot. Fu Wen grabbed them by the arms as if they were chickens, carried them to the door, and threw them onto the street.

The person who was thrown out was naturally in a very sorry state, which attracted even more onlookers. The rumor that there was a miracle doctor in this inn spread like wildfire and became even more out of control.

Just as Yan Daoxin had predicted, this land of Brahma lacked medical care and medicine. The shamans that the common people could find focused more on the "shaman" aspect and did not have much expertise in "medicine".

So many things that are not a big deal in themselves can become quite different when they hear them.

Unfortunately, there was no medicine to cure the illness and no money to perform rituals, which caused great suffering to the frightened and bewildered people of Brahma.

Now that people have heard about the miracle doctor, the kind who can actually cure people's ailments and not some pretentious charlatan, they immediately came and the inn was packed with people by the next morning.

There was no other way, so Lu Qing lent all the talismans and incantations to Yan Daoxin and stood on his left and right sides, acting as a protector. When they encountered people who clearly had no problems but insisted on taking advantage of him by shamelessly begging for medicine, they were all promptly driven out.

Given this situation, Lu Qing and Zhu Yu simply went out for a casual stroll nearby before returning to the inn.

After a day had passed, although there were runes and talismans to help maintain order, Yan Daoxin didn't have to pay attention to any "patients" he didn't want to deal with. However, he was still quite tired from all the commotion, so he went to bed early after dinner.

At night, Zhu Yu slept quite soundly. After all, she had been in the Brahma Land for several days, and nothing had happened from beginning to end. In addition, with Lu Qing by her side, she gradually relaxed her vigilance and slept quite well every night.

Suddenly, a slight sound startled her from her peaceful sleep. Zhu Yu sat up abruptly, her mind still a little dazed. She felt as if the person next to her had suddenly gotten off the bed and rushed to the window like a gust of wind.

The gust of wind that Lu Qing stirred up cleared Zhu Yu's head, and he quickly got up and followed.