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Chapter 514 Drinking
Before Yan Daoxin could finish speaking, Zhu Yu's mouth was covered by Lu Qing's hand. The force was light, but enough to stop her from instinctively spitting out the strange thing of unknown origin in her mouth.

At this moment, Zhu Yu was completely awake. He opened his eyes and swallowed the food in his mouth. In an instant, he felt a cool sensation from his throat to his body, and the previous stuffy heat seemed to have been dispelled.

"What is this?" she asked Lu Qing and Yan Daoxin in a low voice.

"Do you think I've just been preparing medicine for that greedy, old man who's on his deathbed these past few days?" Now that no one was watching, Yan Daoxin reverted to his usual private self, grinning and whispering, "Lu Qing told me to be on guard, and I've been thinking about that."

The journey from the Vatican to the Kingdom of Jin will inevitably be mostly humid and hot, and these people won't be kind enough to take good care of us, so it's only natural to be prepared.

The medicine we just took was to dispel dampness and heat; otherwise, even without anything else, this damp heat alone would have made all five of us sick on the journey.”

As he spoke, he pointed to his chest, asking Lu Qing for help.

Lu Qing reached out and took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms. Both of their hands were tied, so they could only work together to give each of them a pill.

When Zhu Yu took his share, he glanced at Yan Daoxin, who was asking Lu Qing to help him hide the porcelain bottle back in his arms, and suddenly felt like laughing.

Sometimes she was really curious and wanted to know how many hidden pockets were sewn inside this guy's robe, and how he could always pull out so many small porcelain bottles containing pills, as if it were a treasure trove.

This time, she didn't need to ask about the pills. Just by holding them in her hand and smelling them, she recognized them—they were the same two pills that Yan Daoxin had hidden on her person beforehand at the small mountain tower. They were the same pills that would ensure a person wouldn't collapse from lack of food and drink.

“I waited until now to serve you all this.” Yan Daoxin glanced out the small window and said with a hint of pride, “It’s so hot and humid here that those people can’t stand it. They didn’t sleep well last night either. Now that it’s just getting light, it’s the coolest time of day, and that’s when they’re sleeping the most soundly. It’s much safer.”

Yan Daoxin was right. The guards from the Brahma Palace outside seemed to be sleeping soundly, without making a sound. It wasn't until about an hour after the five of them had taken the two kinds of pills that they gradually woke up. As usual, they hastily threw water and a few dried biscuits into their carriage, locked the door, and left.

After taking a few bites of the pancakes and drinking some water, the five of them closed their eyes to rest.

In broad daylight, Zhu Yu naturally dared not rest with her head on Lu Qing's lap anymore, and could only lean against the hard carriage wall.

The journey was very bumpy, but fortunately, Yan Daoxin had prepared the pill in advance. After taking it, Zhu Yu seemed to feel a cool sensation emanating from within, and he no longer felt so uncomfortable with the sweltering heat and humidity around him.

She didn't sleep well at night, but the medication made her feel exceptionally comfortable during the day, so she leaned against the carriage wall and dozed off.

Making the most of every spare moment to rest is an important lesson Zhu Yu learned in the past.

When you can't help in any way or do anything, forcing yourself to endure it is irresponsible towards your own life.

Although she was skilled in autopsies and investigations, her martial arts were lacking; she had only learned a few self-defense techniques under Lu Qing's guidance. Therefore, guarding against the guards of the Brahma Palace outside, or preventing other possible complications, was beyond her capabilities.

So she felt reassured leaving these to the runes and talismans, and even to Lu Qing and Yan Daoxin.

With the four of them around, Zhu Yu wasn't worried about his safety.

And so it went, and before they knew it, five or six days had passed. They finally arrived at the border between the Brahma Land and the Jin Kingdom. When they got there, the temperature was finally not so hot and humid.

With Yan Daoxin's pills keeping them going these past few days, Zhu Yu and the others, though feeling unwell, were able to endure it a little better.

The guards of the Brahma Palace were different.

These people were clearly employed by someone else, and they did not show much loyalty to Brahma or his nephew. That is why they had no objection to "obeying" Brahma's nephew's orders after Brahma's death.

For them, it's just a process they have to go through after receiving money; it doesn't matter who they're loyal to or whether it's in accordance with etiquette or rules.

It was precisely because of this that the heat and humidity along the way took their toll. One by one, they were listless and covered in dust. Whether they had lost their will or were still intimidated, they did not have any more malicious intentions to play tricks on the five people.

After they crossed a ridge and reached the border between the two countries, they finally found some relief from the snakes, insects, rats, and unbearable heat and humidity they had endured.

Perhaps it was because we were getting closer to Jin Kingdom, but the towns and villages we passed through were noticeably more prosperous and wealthy than those around the capital. Suddenly, my desire to indulge myself became even more irresistible.

On the night before entering the territory of Jin Kingdom, these people, whether they bought or stole several jars of wine from somewhere, started drinking noisily.

Clearly, this scene made Brahma's nephew uneasy. He ordered his guards not to drink alcohol and to rest as soon as possible so that they could continue their journey the next day without delaying their business.

After all, although the body of the Brahma King had undergone many preservation procedures, the weather was still hot and humid. He was really worried that if the methods failed, the body would be almost completely rotten by the time it reached the capital. If the Emperor Jin refused to acknowledge the matter and pursue the responsibility of the Carefree King, the blame might end up falling on his own head.

Unfortunately, the guards seemed unable to understand the worries of Brahma's nephew, completely ignoring his reminders or requests, and continuing to drink and make merry.

Brahma's nephew asked someone to remind him several times, and he couldn't help but get out of the carriage to say a few words, but no one paid any attention. Some of the guards, who were a little drunk, even made sarcastic remarks.

He dared not speak out against it, and seeing that those people wouldn't listen, he could only return to the carriage, dejected and hiding away.

As Zhu Yu listened to everything happening outside from inside the prison cart, his suspicions grew stronger.