Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 175: Chapter 100 Yue Ye Parting Again

Gu Changsheng had made ample preparations, just waiting for Zhou Mu, that shameless fellow, to make his move.

Sleeping pills, hypnotics…

Gu Changsheng, holding the several small packets she had prepared, hesitated, but she was quite confident in the drugs she produced!

“Xiao Cui, what do you think would be the crime for drugging the Commandery Prince?”

“Capital punishment!” Xiao Cui answered very bluntly.

Gu Changsheng swiftly stuffed those small packets back into her sleeve pocket!

Capital punishment! Damn it!

She was someone who cherished her own life! Even if the evildoer wouldn’t actually take her life, just setting a few traps for her was enough to give her a lot of trouble!

This matter, it must be handled with care!

Dinner passed uneventfully amidst Gu Changsheng’s hesitations and wanderings.

Once her stomach was filled, Gu Changsheng was the first to slip away, even taking her beloved son with her.

“Son, would you like to sleep with mommy tonight?”

“Why? Didn’t mommy say we shouldn’t climb into bed on a whim?” Little Meat Bun was very puzzled, asking with his little neck tilted.

“Mommy suddenly wants to bond with you over our mother-son relationship…”

“Liar!” A straightforward and powerful accusation.

“Uh…” Gu Changsheng looked up at the moon at a thirty-degree angle, her sadness quite bright.

While Little Meat Bun, Gu Ze, took the opportunity to escape Gu Changsheng’s clutches, catching hold of Han Mo without letting go, “Mommy, you said even a tiger doesn’t eat its cubs, yet you use me as a human shield, that’s really bad!”

“Clearly, you aren’t aware that you should act as a human shield,” Gu Changsheng glanced at him, a bit of cunning that was all used against his own mom, how undutiful of a son!

“Mommy, you said that children shouldn’t meddle in adults’ affairs. I am a child, I won’t get involved in your adult matters.” She had seen the stick prepared by mommy, and it was as thick as his thigh; he’d be foolish to go into mommy’s room to sleep with her.

“Did mommy really say that?” Gu Changsheng clutched her forehead, when had she dug so many pits to bury herself?

“Mommy did indeed say that.” Little Meat Bun nodded his head, confirming his reply.

“Alright then…” With the human shield being uncooperative, Gu Changsheng felt dejected, alright, she’d fight alone then!

But Little Meat Bun, Gu Ze, clearly wasn’t planning on just leaving like that. He hid behind Han Mo, cautiously sticking his head out, looking at his own mom with sympathy, and started comforting her, “Mommy, I think Uncle Wood would make a good daddy, he’s handsome and has a lot of silver. Mommy, I want a little sister, one with two cute braids. Mommy, try harder, okay? If not, it’s never too late to kick Uncle Wood out after we have a sister!”

As he comforted her, once he finished, Gu Changsheng was stupefied and pointed at her own son in disbelief, “You little rascal, who do you think people are, evildoers that you can use when you want and throw away when you’re done?”

Little Meat Bun, under his mom’s soft roar, tugged Han Mo and took a step back.

“Also, it’s already very exhausting for old lady me to raise one of you, yet a sister? You’re doomed to mingle only with the girl next door in this lifetime! Don’t even think about anything else!” And a sister! What was this little brat stuffing in his head!

And to think they said she was spoiling her son, those few in the house were the least reliable!

“Get out of my sight smoothly, old lady me is already on the brink of anger!” she waved her hand disdainfully at her own son.

“Then, mommy, wish yourself the best of luck, Brother Mo and I are leaving now…” Little Meat Bun chuckled sheepishly, reluctantly looking at his own mom.

“Not leaving yet? Planning to stay and enjoy the show? Move it!” Gu Changsheng scoffed coldly.

Seeing this, Little Meat Bun quickly dragged Han Mo and scurried towards his own bedroom, “Hurry, when mommy gets anxious, it could spell trouble for the innocent.”

Gu Changsheng, speechless, watched as the two little brats disappeared from her sight, then turned towards the dining room. Alright, that irritating man was there, enjoying a pleasant conversation over tea with another man.

“Enjoy your chat, old lady me is off to take a shower and sleep!” She waved her hand and turned to leave.

After washing up and having Xiao Cui apply her medicine, Gu Changsheng didn’t forget to bolt her room from the inside after Xiao Cui left! Useless or not, it was better than nothing!

Gu Changsheng lay on the bed, turning her head to look at the moonlight shining through the window lattice, her eyes involuntarily moved down and caught sight of the rocking chair beneath the window.

The soft pillow and cool quilt neatly arranged on the rocking chair, the footrest still in its original place…

The person who lay there that afternoon probably wouldn’t come again, would he?

Glancing at the Dog Beating Stick leaning against the head of the bed, Gu Changsheng clenched her fist in determination, damn it, if he dared to come again, don’t blame old lady me for really hitting him with a blunt knock!

Being wary of wolves was very necessary, she had to be exceedingly vigilant!

Gu Changsheng’s eyes constantly shifted between the door and the windows, choosing to enter this room was the only option.

Either through the door, which was bolted! Or the window, also bolted!

Maintaining high alertness, Gu Changsheng waited and waited, first it was no show, then second, still no show!

Damn it! Was she narcissistic like a “Shuixian” flower loving itself? Did the evildoer not intend to climb into bed today?

Waiting is the most torturous thing. Buried in a pile of soft pillows, Gu Changsheng’s head grew heavier as the wait dragged on…

Well, it seems she was being overly concerned. The routine evildoer had turned over a new leaf, so she might as well sleep peacefully…

Just as Gu Changsheng was slowly sinking into her dreams, the door bolt silently crumbled to dust, scattering on the floor.

The door also slowly opened…

Zhou Mu, draped in a dark brocade robe with subdued patterns, blended into the night. His features were picturesque, his lips red and enchanting, and his black hair cascaded down as he slowly stepped inside and stood by the bed.

The woman on the bed lay in her thin quilt, her body curled up, her dark hair scattered over it.

Unintentionally, the way she used to smile and frown flashed through Zhou Mu’s mind. Always plain-faced, yet surpassing any heavily made-up beauty, she looked as fresh as the morning dew and sunrise, always so vibrant and lively.

He slowly sat by the bed, his hands brushing over her tightly closed eyes. When these eyes would open, they shimmered like water, revealing her clean, unaffected soul, regardless of how much she schemed. Her expressions, always so detached, resembled the cool arc of her lips, always leaving one feeling ethereal and unclear…

“With meticulous thoughts and strategems like chess, maneuvering through hearts as if a blade through flesh, Gu Changsheng, what kind of woman are you, and what sort of past have you endured?” Zhou Mu murmured as his hand paused at the corner of her mouth.

“Get your paws off me!” Without opening her eyes, Gu Changsheng, too lazy to move any part of her body except her mouth, retorted.

Damn it, she waited left and right, and just as she lay down, he showed up! What is this all about?

Zhou Mu, his eyes slightly downcast and helpless, shook his head slowly, withdrawing his hand.

“Evildoer, curiosity killed the cat. Don’t always ponder things that don’t concern you!” Her past? Like him standing alone above the clouds, like him holding great power. But what of it? She could see she was never going back to that life.

Old warriors don’t boast of past bravery. Even thinking about it felt stifling, the drop too great!

Zhou Mu almost imperceptibly nodded his head, his gaze deep as he looked toward the motionless woman on the bed, “Gu Changsheng, I am leaving.”

“What?” Gu Changsheng bolted upright, looking incredulously toward Zhou Mu, “Seriously?”

Damn it, all the preparations with the Dog Beating Stick for nothing!

“The chaos with the Japanese pirates in Southern Fujian stems from problems left by the previous dynasty, and are not a matter of one day; to ensure no future troubles, it could take years or at least half a year before I return. Gu Changsheng, on the day of my victorious return to the court, outside Liuzhou City at Wenjun Pavilion, might I see you there welcoming me?”

“Um…” What is Wenjun Pavilion? Gu Changsheng scratched her head.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Mu reached out to tidy her messy hair, his voice deepening as he continued, “In Capital City, as the winds of change are unpredictable, Li Mufeng’s revival of Li Mansion to contend for the Marquis position is imminent, and the struggle among the princes is drawing near. Do not meddle in these court schemes for my sake, to be able to use the matter in Southern Fujian to avoid this struggle is also my wish.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng furrowed her brows, her expression shifting, she spoke lightly, “Zhou Mu, are you truly disinterested in contending for that position?”

That supreme position, was he truly not at all moved?

“I would rather avoid it!” Zhou Mu smirked, replying decisively.

“Weirdo!” Gu Changsheng objectively commented.

While others decimated their wits for it, he discarded it as worn-out shoes.

“Gu Changsheng, remember this, a hundred li west of Liuzhou City, there’s a town called Jushuang. After I leave, take this letter to Camel Lane in Jushuang Town to a fortune teller. It would be great if you could have your fortune told by him, but if not, give him this letter and request his Closed-door Disciple named Shang Xie to come over,” Zhou Mu explained as he handed her the letter, sweeping Gu Changsheng into his embrace with a long arm.

Damn it! Placing a charlatan by my side, not fearing that he’d delude me into Cultivate Immortality? Gu Changsheng internally complained, struggling briefly before giving up.

If a hug is all it is, consider it a parting gift!

Besides, a hug won’t cause her to lose a piece of flesh, especially since she couldn’t beat him anyway.

One must have self-awareness!

Feeling the warm, delicate body in his arms, Zhou Mu looked down and sighed softly, “Gu Changsheng, once this battle is over, and I retire, would you stay with me here in Liuzhou?”

Gu Changsheng was taken aback, slowly looking up, “Zhou Mu, you make it sound too simple.”

Retire after success? Easier said than done!

Success followed by downfall, she had seen plenty of that.

“Ha ha… Gu Changsheng, if I don’t return, don’t leave Liuzhou Region, and remember the promise of Wenjun Pavilion.”