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Chapter 494 High Priest’s Mansion
"If Your Highness asks me, then in my opinion, it is indeed so." Yan Daoxin's expression remained indifferent, just as he had been these past few days, and he had not given the King of Brahma a very pleasant look. "In my opinion, that can hardly be called a tonic pill. The poison used was so vicious that it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was used to summon souls to the King of Hell."

King Brahma probably didn't expect Yan Daoxin to speak so bluntly. After a slight silence, he sighed and said, "To be honest, Divine Physician, in terms of medical skills, no one in our Brahma Kingdom can compare to the High Priest."

Over the years, I have placed great trust in and valued the High Priest, so he has gained considerable prestige among all levels of society.

Now suddenly he's saying that the medicine he concocted for me caused my condition, and these words came from the mouth of a wandering, outsider doctor...

I naturally believe in the miracle doctor. After all, with the herbal medicine you prepared for me and the daily acupuncture, my body is getting better and better.

But... what about the people outside? Many of them have great faith in the High Priest, but none of them have had any dealings with you, the Divine Healer.

So now I'm in a dilemma. If I send my men to ask the High Priest to come out of seclusion and explain, I'm afraid that their close personal relationship might lead them to tip each other off and conspire beforehand..."

“If I were to send your two attendants to the High Priest, firstly, it would be improper, and secondly, it might make people think that the Prince has a new favorite and is looking for an excuse to get rid of the old one.” Yan Daoxin looked up at Fan Wang, pulled out the few fine silver needles from his head, and put them back into his cloth bag. “Did I complete what the Prince was too embarrassed to say earlier?”

Brahma smiled, neither admitting nor denying, and said only, "The divine physician's nature doesn't seem to be the kind that likes to meddle in worldly affairs, so I won't be too blunt, lest I put you in a difficult position."

However, if the divine physician feels tired and weary from traveling for so long and wants a place to stay temporarily, I would be happy to persuade him to stay.

Although our Brahmaland isn't exactly a fertile land with abundant water and grass, I guarantee you'll find rare medicinal herbs and exotic plants that you won't find anywhere else.

As for worldly possessions like gold and silver, they are utterly insignificant.

Yan Daoxin smiled faintly and nodded knowingly: "Since Your Highness has spoken so sincerely, I cannot presume to disagree."

"How about this? I have a way to kill two birds with one stone. Let me tell you and see if it suits Your Highness's taste."

"I would like to hear the details." Seeing that Yan Daoxin was quite cooperative, King Brahma's expression showed more satisfaction.

"How about Your Highness arrange for someone you trust to go with my junior brother to bring the High Priest over and ask him about it?" Yan Daoxin turned his head and looked outside the bedchamber. "Your Highness has already met the junior brother who came with me that day."

He is different from me. I am obsessed with medicine and herbs, but he is a person who is proficient in both medicine and martial arts. He is also someone I grew up with and who is of one mind with me.

In this way, the prince did not have to worry about the high priest suddenly causing trouble, nor did he have to worry about the people he sent having any private relationship with him, so he could not bear to disturb his seclusion or collude with him in advance.

As for whether the high priest has done anything wrong, the prince will decide for himself after the person is brought back; no one else has the right to interfere.

These words clearly pleased King Brahma, so he considered them for a moment and then summoned several of his trusted men, all burly men dressed in guard uniforms. Judging from their physiques, it was clear that they were well-fed and cared for in the royal palace, quite different from the ordinary people of Brahma outside.

"You few, go with the Divine Physician's junior brother to the High Priest's residence and invite him over. Tell him I have important matters to discuss with him, and that he cannot refuse and must come immediately," Brahma instructed the group. Whether it was because they were always obedient to Brahma, or because recently anyone suspected of disloyalty had been beheaded, this served as a stark lesson for them.

As soon as Brahma finished speaking, the burly men immediately responded decisively and turned to go out to find Lu Qing and the others.

Yan Daoxin stayed in the palace, while Lu Qing, along with Zhu Yu and the talismans, left the Brahma Palace with the guards and headed straight for the High Priest's Palace.

In the past, Zhu Yu might have been left in the Brahma Palace with Yan Daoxin, but after the unexpected incident at Xiaoshanlou, Lu Qing preferred to keep her by his side no matter what.

Zhu Yu was the shortest among them, so he could only walk quickly, following closely behind Lu Qing.

The further they walked, the more familiar the route seemed to them. It was as if they had been to the same places when they wandered around the streets the day after they arrived in the capital and settled down.

This familiar feeling persisted until the burly men led them into a narrow alley, at which point Zhu Yu finally realized that this was the place they had walked through before!

When they arrived at this place, the alley seemed unremarkable at first, but after entering, they quickly felt that they were being watched. The further they went, the stronger the feeling became, so in order to avoid trouble, they stopped and went back.

Judging from this, the High Priest's residence really is in this place!

That explains the feeling of being watched so closely that day—it was a place that no one wanted to get close to, but because of his status, he couldn't do it like Brahma and directly order people to guard the entrance and not allow anyone to pass by, so he could only secretly have people watching him.

Sure enough, even with the guards of the Prince's mansion leading the way, they still saw a figure climb over the wall after walking about halfway down the alley.

Once the person landed and stood still, Zhu Yu could see clearly that he was a boy who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a plain white, narrow-sleeved short outfit and with a boy's head on his head.

The boy raised his arm to block the way and said to the guards in front of him, "The High Priest is in seclusion for cultivation, and no one is allowed to disturb him!"

The guard ignored him and shoved the boy aside.

Zhu Yu thought the boy had some amazing skills, but he didn't expect that the guard would push him so hard that he would crash into the wall. Just looking at it made him feel pain.

The boy was so dizzy from the impact that he fell to the ground. The guards ignored him and continued walking forward.

Zhu Yu hurriedly followed Lu Qing and the others.

After walking a few more steps, another boy dressed in the same manner emerged from behind the wall. He seemed even younger than the first boy and stood in front of them, saying the exact same thing: "The High Priest is in seclusion for cultivation. No one is allowed to disturb him!"

As expected, before the child could finish speaking, he was shoved hard by the guard in front of him, falling backward and rolling twice on the ground before lying still, it was unclear whether he had fainted.