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Chapter 528 Death without evidence
Yan Daoxin always spoke with an air of absolute confidence, as if even the King of Hell would obey his commands.

This was the first time anyone present had ever heard him say such discouraging words.

If someone is always talking pessimistically, the people around them may get used to it over time and not take it seriously.

However, if the situation is reversed, a normally confident and optimistic person suddenly saying something discouraging can make the listener feel uneasy and uneasy.

This is how the runes and talismans felt after hearing Yan Daoxin's words.

The two brothers looked at Lu Qing, who remained silent, and then at Zhu Yu, who also remained silent.

The two of them couldn't help themselves in the end, and Fu Wen said to Yan Daoxin, "Divine Doctor, you don't need to speak so pessimistically."

These past few days in this solitary confinement, no one has made things difficult for us. We've been fed and watered well, and the only problem is that we can't move around freely. Otherwise, there's nothing else to worry about.

If His Majesty truly believed the nonsense of that Brahma King's nephew and wanted to punish us, why would it have taken so long!
Moreover, when His Highness Prince Shu came before, he said that apart from the faction of Duke Yan, there were still quite a few people in the court who pleaded for him.

There will definitely be a turning point!

"That's right!" Fu Lu nodded hurriedly. "We were wronged in this matter!"

My initial concern was that those people would punish someone without asking any questions, but judging from the current situation, they will likely conduct a thorough investigation afterward.

What we fear least is to investigate thoroughly and uncover the truth!

So we're definitely going to be able to turn this crisis into an opportunity this time!

Yan Daoxin saw the two of them staring at him nervously, and he couldn't tell whether they were trying to comfort them or to console themselves. He couldn't help but chuckle.

"Leaving aside whether those people in the court were actually speaking up for Minister Lu, it's possible that their arguments were simply about whether he should be imprisoned in the cangue or handed over to the Inner Palace prison."

Think about it, who are these people who are so concerned about these things? The people from the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs, and the censors! Aren't they just stubborn fools who have this "whether it's in accordance with etiquette or rules" on their lips all day long?

They don't care whether we live or die in the end, and they don't care about your so-called truth.

What they care about is who ends up killing us.

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu opened his mouth as if to say something, but Yan Daoxin waved his hand, stopping him from speaking.

"You don't need to say anything more, and don't rack your brains trying to comfort me." He glanced at the talisman with some helplessness. "In any case, didn't Brahma take the antidote I prepared for him before he died?"

Regardless of how the High Priest of Brahma, Ishan, had bewitched Brahma and concocted some nonsense about the ebb and flow of power, causing Brahma to refuse to even let his nephew into the palace, Brahma's nephew was still under investigation.

Aside from the eunuchs and servants within the Brahma Palace, the outside world might not know about those matters. They only knew that the Brahma King had no children, so this nephew was considered by him as the future successor to the throne. It was almost the same as not being the crown prince.

Now this character has suddenly appeared, causing a huge uproar, saying that a few of us went and poisoned Brahma, and that we did indeed give Brahma the medicine. The high priest who actually poisoned Brahma died during his seclusion and became a mummified corpse, so this matter is essentially just hearsay and there's no way to prove it with the dead.

Therefore, from any perspective, the emperor could not possibly let this matter be handled lightly, and in the end, he would send Brahma's nephew away without even giving an explanation.

If a Brahma King were to die like this, especially one connected to a prince of the Jin Kingdom, and the matter were to end in a murky and unclear manner, what would the other vassal kings think and feel?

After he said that, Fuwen and Fulu were speechless. The two of them had just felt that their optimistic view was justifiable, but now that Yan Daoxin said that, the heavy weight on their hearts was lifted again.

"But you two don't need to worry." Yan Daoxin saw that their faces were dark and gloomy, so she comforted them instead, "I prepared the antidote for the Brahma King. I was the only one who handled it from beginning to end. Lu Qing didn't touch it at all."

As for that high priest, Ishaan, you found he was already dead when you arrived.

However, since they're mummified, they've been dried into that state, so it can't be blamed on you no matter what.

If you insist on pinning the blame on Lu Qing, at most you could say that the deaths of the servants in the High Priest's mansion might be related to you.

However, putting aside bloodline, Lu Qing was indeed a person who had undergone the adoption ceremony and whose name was recorded in the imperial genealogy.

If the emperor were to be beheaded for killing a few servants of the high priest of the Brahma Kingdom, he would lose face.

So as long as the emperor isn't determined to link King Fan's death to Lu Qing, I can handle it all by myself.

Lu Qing's scapegoating is relatively minor; he'll probably only suffer some physical pain at most, and certainly not lose his life.

Fu Lu felt that Yan Daoxin's words made a lot of sense. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he realized that as long as his lord's life was not in danger, everything else would be fine. But then he remembered that Yan Daoxin's words clearly implied that Lu Qing had a way out while he was doomed no matter what. So the breath he was about to let out caught in his throat again.

Just as the two brothers were racking their brains for something to say to comfort him, Yan Daoxin stretched and got up to go back to the straw mat where he had been sleeping.

"Life is nothing but a big dream, and maybe the real beginning will only begin after we wake up!" He gathered up the loosened straw again. "Time to sleep! If I don't take this opportunity to get a good night's sleep now, I might not have any to sleep at all later!"

After saying that, he turned over, turning his back to Lu Qing and the others, and stopped talking. Whether he was really asleep or not, no one knew.

Fuwen Fulu looked at Lu Qing with a conflicted expression. Lu Qing shook his head at them, indicating that they should not disturb Yan Daoxin.

The two brothers could only nod worriedly and step aside.

There were five people in the cell, but it was so quiet that it was as if there was only one person. An unprecedentedly somber atmosphere lingered in the cell.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps suddenly echoed from afar outside the prison.

Zhu Yu opened his eyes and looked out of the cell. In the dimly lit corridor outside, footsteps accompanied by the flickering torchlight were approaching them.