Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 196: Chapter 113: She Wants to be a Defiant King Chapter 196: Chapter 113: She Wants to be a Defiant King Everyone looked up in astonishment, their eyes fixed on the wild and unbridled woman who was laughing loudly.

Long hair flowed down to her waist, moving without wind, clad in red, enchanting and dominating; her brows and eyes finely crafted, as if there were unlimited romance in her gaze…

Suddenly, they felt as if they were meeting this woman for the first time.

For the first time, they took in the overbearing, wild, and domineering woman before them…

“Lady Changsheng?” Ning Er frowned, calling out uncertainly.

Was this the Gu Changsheng she knew who had always gone with the flow, always with an indifferent air?

How was it that she saw in Lady Changsheng the momentum of the Commandery Prince when he went to battle with valor and courage?

That kind of earth-shattering, supreme aura!

Could it be that she had seen wrong?

The laughter ceased suddenly, and Gu Changsheng slowly reined in her smile, turning her head to survey the crowd…

This is humanity, the baseness of human nature is such. They fear the strong and bully the weak; only the truly powerful can make everyone cower in fear and retreat upon meeting them!

And she, Gu Changsheng, would no longer be that insignificant ant that grovels for survival!

She would become the ruler who defies the world!

She would make all beings, as well as His Majesty on the throne, fear her, dread her, unable to do anything to her!

She would make everyone under this sky recognize the name Gu Changsheng and know that the owner of that name cannot be trifled with!

Her gaze was piercing, as if she were a different person…

Everyone was greatly alarmed.

Even Ning Er furrowed her brows tightly, feeling as if she were witnessing a ferocious beast awakening before her, with an incredible presence and belief…

Ning Er, accustomed to lurking in darkness as a Hidden Guard, had an exceptionally sharp intuition!

Just as everyone stared at Gu Changsheng in fear, not even daring to breathe heavily, Gu Changsheng made her move.

She turned around, looked at Lau Mang, and called out in a cold, intimidating voice, “Lau Mang.”

“Your subordinate is here.”

Lau Mang’s face was as pale as death, his kneeling figure barely stable, yet he still summoned all his strength to issue a strong response.

“To follow me, you must go through bloody and cruel tests, endure difficult and severe training, and face the storm of bullets and blood in battle. Are you ready to pledge your loyalty for this life, or even give up your life? Are you willing? Without regret?”

“Your subordinate is willing! I will live without regret!” Lau Mang’s eyes instantly blazed with boundless hope, and a flush of excitement tinged his pallid face.

“Your subordinate is also willing! I will live without regret!”

The unanimous voices came one after another, resolute and powerful, echoing firmly!

Such an opportunity should not be missed, and would not come again. The guards were emotionally charged—how could they let this chance pass by?

Gu Changsheng swept her gaze over them, “As I’ve said, the test is bloody and brutal. If you die during this test, will you have no regrets?”

“No regrets!”

The response was unanimous.

“In this life, I am your heaven, the only one above all, do you agree?”

“We are willing!”

Gu Changsheng looked deeply at them once more, “Ning Er, bandage Lau Mang’s wounds.”

“At your command.” Ning Er acknowledged and bowed, then went to help the excited Lau Mang to one side for bandaging.

This commotion frightened the assembled doctors, leaving them dumbstruck!

Could someone explain what exactly was going on?

A doctor, a female doctor, a female doctor with many soldiers vying to pledge loyalty to her, a female doctor who could make such earth-shattering commotions…

Suddenly, they felt that when the word ‘doctor’ met Gu Changsheng, everything changed.

At that moment, they were all still kneeling on the ground. Gu Changsheng paid no attention to them and continued arranging the mines, while they had forgotten they were still kneeling, watching the busy woman without blinking…

The explosively loud noise could not be overstated, even Gu Changsheng’s family and the villagers who had been ordered by Gu Changsheng to retreat up to the County Prince’s House on the mountain heard it loud and clear.

“It’s Lady’s Thunder!” Xiao Cui exclaimed, remembering the life-and-death moment from that night, her face anxious, “Master Lou, Lady must be in trouble, for sure, what should we do?”

“We’re going down the mountain.” Han Qiu, with a face cold with worry, stood up with Dong Lei’s support.

“No, the girl instructed you all to hide here. Without a message from her, none of you are allowed to go out.” Yue Xilou gently tapped his folding fan and shook his head.

“No, if something happens to Lady, what’s the point of us living?” Han Qiu was insistent.

“If she really has an accident, at least we can retrieve her body, can we not?” Yue Xilou, with an otherworldly beauty, wore a carefree smile. If that woman really was so easy to get into trouble, would she still be herself?

Everyone was speechless for a moment, looking at Yue Xilou with reproach.

“Alright, you all wait here while I go check on the situation. Remember, do not go down the mountain on your own initiative. If it angers the girl, no one can save you.” With his Five-Colored Silken Sleeves fluttering, Yue Xilou tapped the ground lightly with his toes, his figure disappearing into the night as he swept down the mountainside.

When Yue Xilou arrived at the courtyard, his brows gradually furrowed.

It was quiet, eerily quiet.

Moving with a few leaps, Yue Xilou ascended to the rooftop with a few agile movements.

Then he was taken aback, the corners of his mouth twitching in surprise.

All the people were kneeling around a spot, forming a circle, and within it, a hunched figure busily dug a hole…

“Girl, got nothing to do in the middle of the night so you decided to mimic a gopher?”

Scaring someone to death! All that commotion, he was actually worried too.

Gu Changsheng didn’t turn his head, continuing his grand task of mine clearance!

What’s called reaping what you sow? What was she thinking, letting someone bury so many landmines for no reason?

“Where’s my son? Why did you come down the mountain?” The previously sharp aura completely retracted, Gu Changsheng struggled to regain his usual calm demeanor.

“Your son’s situation isn’t looking good,” said Yue Xilou, sighing while speaking.

Holding a freshly dug out landmine, Gu Changsheng instantly regained focus, his gaze piercing as he stared at Yue Xilou, his voice harsh, “Flower Peacock, you’d better explain clearly.”

Above the eaves, Yue Xilou touched his nose in defeat, shrugged, and admitted, “He was sound asleep, but then you kicked up such a fuss that it woke him, and he bumped his forehead straight onto the corner of the table. We can’t be blamed for this; who would have thought you were up to some monkey business here?”

Gu Changsheng’s heart, which had lifted in alarm, relaxed upon hearing this. It was because he was overly concerned – with so many people guarding and protecting, his son could only suffer minor mishaps. Truly a fortunate child…

Gu Changsheng gave Yue Xilou a glare, turned around, and continued digging…

There were still several mines left…

If he didn’t finish soon, he would bleed to death!

All this damn bad luck!

Even if he were Monk Tang, he damn well intended to be the one to obtain the true scriptures and achieve enlightenment! Wait for me!

Seeing this, Yue Xilou decided that was enough, and in a flash of his five-colored clothes, he soared back to the guesthouse.

Ever since he encountered Gu Changsheng, he’d transformed into playing roles like the servant boy, coachman, bodyguard, and various other undignified professions not fit for the public eye.

It was easy to catch the rabbit, but “guarding” this one was truly a difficult task!

Meanwhile, Yue Xilou returned to the guesthouse, summed up the situation below the mountain, and led a group of people to storm down the mountain in a formidable procession.

A false alarm it was, wasn’t it time for everyone to head to their own homes? This hour was well past bedtime!

Gu Changsheng removed the last landmine and slumped down on the ground, exhausted.

Damn, even if she had to become an invincible monarch, she’d have to catch her breath first.

So tired!

So painful!

So dizzy!

“Why are you still kneeling there? What, you think I’m the Earth God that you can pray to for safety?”

Wasn’t it for their safety that she exhausted herself like a dog?

“Ah, Lady Changsheng,” said Hu Yihai and everyone else, exchanging glances with a sense of trepidation before nervously speaking up, “actually, we have a favor to ask.”

“I know,” Gu Changsheng nodded her head.

If they had no favor to ask, would they all come together to scare her like this?

“But what I’m more interested in knowing is, what exactly were you copying?” Wasn’t it this very thing that caused her such misery? She had to find out how this damn butterfly emerged from its cocoon to trouble her and everyone under her wings!

“Ah, this is it.”

The rustling sound followed as a group of doctors eagerly pulled out sheets of paper from within their bosoms.

“Lady Changsheng, this is our family’s secret recipe for curing baldness.”

“Lady Changsheng, this is our family’s secret recipe for curing body odor.”

“Lady Changsheng, this is our family’s secret recipe for curing athlete’s foot.”

…

Gu Changsheng, enduring the pain in her back, covered her head and collapsed to the ground!

These copied items were truly extraordinary, damn extraordinary!

Baldness? Body odor? Athlete’s foot?

Dammit!

“You don’t have to hoodwink people like that! All of you scram!”

“Lady Changsheng, compared to those precious remedies you prescribed, these are the only decent things we have left to offer…”

The group of doctors wiped sweat from their brows in silence, troubled; with Lady Changsheng’s superior remedies preceding them, their so-called secret recipes were honestly nothing to boast about. They would be making a fool of themselves by trying to compare. It was only these unconventional secret recipes from their families that they could still bring out…

Better a shameful defeat than rank arrogance, they had already been thoroughly beaten and humbled by proper medical recipes. They willingly accepted their defeat!

Dust-covered and disheveled, Gu Changsheng looked up, “Can I say, actually, I can cure baldness, body odor, and athlete’s foot as well?”

Everyone: “…”

“Keep your mouths shut, go back where you came from, and if you have issues, send two representatives to discuss with me tomorrow!” Gu Changsheng stood up with the help of Ning Er, waving her hand wearily.

She’d have to deal with major issues after catching her breath.

Seeing there was room for negotiation, the doctors immediately overflowed with joy.

As long as there was a chance to talk, there was hope!

“But we can’t go back,” interjected a doctor cautiously.

“Can’t go back? Why? My house doesn’t have that many guest rooms to host you.” Not enough room for everyone to even roll out sleeping mats, what a mighty gathering it was, almost frightening someone to death! Tsk tsk…

“Lady Changsheng may not know, but the city gates have closed by now. If we want to return to the city, we can only wait until dawn at Mao Hour when the gates open.”