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Chapter 490 Childless [Additional updates with monthly tickets]

The eunuchs hurriedly told Brahma about the situation. Although to Zhu Yu and the others, it sounded like all five of them were vying to explain the matter, making it quite chaotic as everyone rushed around, Brahma seemed to be used to it all. He didn't seem to find it hard to understand or annoying.

Zhu Yuhai noticed that the eunuch who had just come to inquire about Yan Daoxin, and who had clearly escaped being sprayed with black blood, had secretly smeared a lot of black blood on his own clothes and face while helping the dazed Brahma King wipe himself. Now he looked just like the others, like a cat with a painted face, both disheveled and funny.

This clever scheming is truly admirable. Zhu Yu thought to himself, it seems that King Brahma has always been a person who values ​​appearances, so the people around him are particularly good at using this kind of trick to fool him.

After the chattering and cacophony of those people, Brahma finally understood the situation that had almost cost him his life. He was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment before he came to his senses. He hurriedly ordered people to provide seats for Yan Daoxin and the other four, and also ordered the preparation of the finest tea, snacks, and fruits.

These things seem to be hard to find outside the Brahma Palace. They are quite rare in the Brahma Land. This shows that after the Brahma King had just been on the verge of death, he is now looking at Yan Daoxin and the others in a different light.

After all that commotion, Zhu Yu and the others had no appetite for the fruits and snacks laid out before them, and they barely drank any tea, for fear of doing something wrong.

Don't be fooled by the Brahma King's current enthusiasm and affable smile towards Yan Daoxin. Just look at the corpses of the two women who were just carried out; it's enough to tell you that he's a person who only cares about his own interests and treats the lives of others as worthless.

Therefore, it's still unclear whether Brahma's current intention is to express gratitude or to silence him.

Although Brahma was now fully awake, he was still extremely weak. He had vomited so much blood that even a strong young man would probably be swaying.

So he could only ask the eunuchs to bring over many soft cushions so that he could lean against them and maintain a barely perceptible sitting posture.

He seemed to notice that several people hadn't touched the food and tea in front of him, which meant they were not very at ease. So he pretended not to notice anything amiss and, after expressing his gratitude, said to Yan Daoxin, "Today, thanks to the protection of the gods and the mercy of Heaven, the divine physician happened to be in my residence. Otherwise, today would probably be my death anniversary!"

As the saying goes, if you're going to help someone, help them all the way. Since the doctor is so capable of pulling me back from the brink of death, why not let me stay a little longer and get some medicine to help me recover as soon as possible?

I'm a person who always distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. The divine healer saved my life, and I will certainly not let you down in terms of future wealth and honor.

"A doctor's heart is benevolent. Since I have helped you detoxify, I will naturally not give up halfway and abandon you." Yan Daoxin's attitude remained cold, with a hint of arrogance that did not take the Brahma King seriously. "It is not a problem for you to stay and continue to prepare medicine. However, if Your Highness is willing to listen to my advice, you would better hurry up and find out what is going on with the so-called nourishing pills that your High Priest Ishanen concocted for you. Is he trying to help you or harm you?"

King Brahma paused. The eunuchs had clearly told him Yan Daoxin's opinion. But judging from the situation, on one side was someone he had trusted for many years, and on the other side was a divine physician who, although not insignificant and quite capable, had only just begun to interact with him. His stance was self-evident.

"How dare such a villain use such a vicious method to plot against me? Of course, I will not let this go." He did not directly refute Yan Daoxin's words, but said, "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. Where exactly did the problem occur between the High Priest's hands and my mouth? I want to see who has such audacity!"

Yan Daoxin glanced at Brahma without expression and did not reply.

Regardless of his attitude, since the other party was willing to stay and help him continue his recuperation, King Brahma felt more at ease. He didn't have the energy to linger with them any longer, so he ordered people to arrange accommodations for the five of them in the palace for them to rest.

The five people were settled in a small side courtyard in the inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion. Although it was called a small side courtyard, it was fully equipped, including a small kitchen. It seemed that it was specially arranged to make it convenient for Yan Daoxin to prepare and brew medicine.

This small courtyard is far from the Brahma King's sleeping quarters. As far as this is concerned, Lu Qing and the others don't particularly care. In fact, they think it's better this way, as it would be more convenient.

The eunuch who escorted them there was the one who smeared blood and dirt on his clothes and face himself.

As they approached the small, secluded courtyard, Zhu Yu moved closer and asked, "How many sons does your prince have? Why are his father so ill, yet none of the heir apparent or his other children have come to visit?"

Normally, the eunuchs might not have been willing to accept such a suggestion, but today these men had shown their skills and pulled the King back from the brink of death. Moreover, it was only because of the divine physician's reminder that the King hadn't been vomited on. Therefore, their feelings towards these men were naturally quite different.

Although he later tried to gain favor with the king by getting his clothes and face dirty, it was a completely different feeling compared to being unexpectedly spat on.

“Young man, you may not know this,” the eunuch replied politely, assuming that Zhu Yu was the highly regarded junior apprentice of the divine physician, “Our king… has no heir.”

There were originally some, but they all died before they were a year or two old. After that, the king fell seriously ill. Although he recovered, he never had any more children.

There was a nephew whom the king valued highly, but the high priest said that this person's fate was incompatible with the king's, with one being stronger than the other. Therefore, the king did not invite him to the palace, but only let him study outside. When the high priest felt that the time was right, the king would formally adopt him and also petition the emperor to make that nephew the crown prince.

The king had already felt that his health was not as good as before, and he had been thinking that once the high priest came out of seclusion, he would ask him to help him calculate the matter and deal with it as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, the high priest had not sent any news of coming out of seclusion, and today's incident was so dangerous. He guessed that the king's health would improve in the next few days, and he should start thinking about this matter.

However, the king is very sensitive about these things, so you should definitely not mention them in front of him.