Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 98: Chapter 54: Offering a Kingdom for Marriage

Gu Changsheng’s doubt dissipated as soon as she saw the figure standing at the doorway.

If the original person was here, then the one who just left must have been an impostor!

She saw the person who had spoken, wave his hand to dismiss the shopkeeper, then stepped forward eagerly with a lick of a smile, and said with a bow, “I am General Er, I have seen Lady Changsheng.” He then gave his master behind him an ambiguous look and continued, “My Lady, your great name is well-known, today is a fortune of three lifetimes to see you…”

“Stop right there!” Gu Changsheng waved her hand with a headache to interrupt the robust man called General Er, the contrast between his efficient demeanor and that smiling face was too great for her to accept!

“You don’t need to lead troops into battle?” Gu Changsheng tried hard to gather her scattered and noisy thoughts, facing Zhou Mu with less natural ease.

Zhou Mu, still in a blue shirt, stood tall in front of Gu Changsheng, “In a moment, I will lead three thousand light cavalry to rush to Southern Fujian.”

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Gu Changsheng narrowed her eyes slightly, “With such pressing time, you have the leisure to wander my medical hall and have the time to come here?”

Wasn’t this confused about what mattered more?

“It’s precisely because time is pressing that I need to make thorough arrangements.” Zhou Mu cast a glance toward the door; the shopkeeper was still standing outside, seemingly uninterested, yet guarding this private room tightly. “Gu Changsheng, whether you like it or not, the Imperial Court changes in the blink of an eye, Li Mansion’s quest for the title of Marquis cannot be altered, and with your identity and circumstances, you surely understand.”

“Zhou Mu, I…” She had never been in love, but that didn’t mean she didn’t understand Zhou Mu’s protective intentions.

“Gu Changsheng, what you seek, in all the world, only I, Zhou Mu, can achieve.”

“Zhou Mu, that’s not the point. Do you understand what love is? We’ve only known each other for a short time, how can you be sure I am the one you’ve decided on? Zhou Mu, I, Gu Changsheng, don’t have a narcissistic complex, I don’t assume it’s natural for everyone to like me, and you don’t need to do this because of my grandfather’s matter, or because of Li Mansion.”

“Do not speak to me of love out of guilt or obligation, I don’t covet that.”

“As you say, I don’t know what love is, but what of it?” Zhou Mu frowned deeply; he didn’t understand these complexes, but the latter part of her speech was loud and clear to him.

“What of it? Hah… What can I do?” “Then when you understand what love is, come back and talk to me about this.”

“Gu Changsheng, I offer you the vast lands as a betrothal, isn’t it enough for you to have Wedding Dress Red Clouds and grow old together?” Zhou Mu clenched his fists, the icy aura around him growing thicker; this woman always managed to easily ignite his anger.

“Zhou Mu, you are about to embark on an expedition, I don’t want to argue with you. I just have one thing to say: even if marriage is the grave of love, I want to have loved passionately before stepping into that grave, otherwise, I will die with my eyes open!” Gu Changsheng shook her head with determination.

Zhou Mu stared at her resolute expression for a long time in silence.

This tensely drawn atmosphere made Xiao Cui, who was present, feel quite uneasy. Her Lady, now that the matter of remarrying to her ideal man was known all around, was still insisting on entangling with Prince Mu over these trivial matters—couldn’t this provoke Prince Mu into an uncontrollable state?

“Sir…” General Er wiped the cold sweat from his brow, Gu Changsheng’s fierceness was something he had heard of, but witnessing it firsthand still left him no choice but to admire her tremendously.

To make a man as stoic and cold-hearted as their master show emotion, and to dare pull a tooth from a tiger’s mouth, this Lady Changsheng was indeed something!

“Gu Changsheng, if you want to die with your eyes closed in the future, for now, live well and wait for my return.” A while later, Zhou Mu broke the strange silence, tossing something onto Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng frowned as she looked at the token that fell into her arms; it was extremely familiar. “What do you mean by this?”

“The three thousand Elite Guards of the Dark Camp in Liuzhou, I entrust them to your side, wait for my victorious return, and then we will settle scores!” Zhou Mu waved his sleeve and turned to leave in a flash.

Gu Changsheng stared at the disappearing figure at the doorway, dumbfounded.

She hadn’t had the chance to say goodbye yet…

How had they ended up in a conflict again over this?

General Er glanced at his master who had left angrily, and then at the unmoved Lady Changsheng, stomped his feet anxiously and hurried out the door after him.

“Wait!” Gu Changsheng, who had just come to her senses, managed to call out to General Er, who was about to leave.

“You are General Er? Zhou Mu’s confidant?”

General Er turned around with a bittersweet expression, pointing to the token in Gu Changsheng’s hand, resigned to explain, “With this token, you can also be considered half my master.”