Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 235: Chapter 138: The New City Lord’s Invitation Chapter 235: Chapter 138: The New City Lord’s Invitation Upon hearing this, Yue Xilou was instantly horrified.

Anything that Gu Changsheng remembered and only he could accomplish wasn’t likely to be good news at all!

Hence, Yue Xilou’s refusal was very direct—he ran as fast as his legs could carry him!

However, Gu Changsheng was not someone to easily give up. If she set her mind to something, how could she be discouraged?

She was persistent, patient, could coax gently or press hard, and, if all else failed, resort to threats and bribes. Thus, during the torturous times at the Dark Camp where more than eight hundred Elite Guards suffered, Yue Xilou was not spared either. Although he avoided physical torment, he fully experienced threats and bribes.

Reluctantly, compromise was necessary.

It seemed that since Gu Changsheng decided on her course, his failure had been destined…

“Girl, spying on the private affairs of court officials is a capital offence for plotting rebellion!” Yue Xilou couldn’t help but remind Gu Changsheng, who was overly pleased with her daring quest.

The so-called Emperor’s Mind Technique enabled those in high positions to control their subordinates pervasively, changing circumstances as easily as turning over one’s hand.

And spying on the private affairs of court officials, if something undesirable were truly uncovered, would doom that official!

Thus, every Emperor’s control over the information flow in the Capital City was exceedingly strict!

“I know, but dying with clarity is much better than living in confusion,” Gu Changsheng was utterly indifferent.

What court laws and decrees—she deemed them all nonsense!

She was never a woman to play by the rules!

Yue Xilou held his forehead, “At least send some Elite Guards, do you really expect a woman to achieve great things?”

Gu Changsheng glared, “That sounds a bit sexist, huh! Am I not a woman? Do you think I’m incompetent?”

Yue Xilou was immediately choked up and after a moment, he muttered resentfully, “You are an anomaly! Those under my command are the real beauties!”

But the humbling treaty had already been signed and he had actually handed over those beauties to Gu Changsheng, the anomaly!

Distant gaze… sorrowful…

“You’ve said it before, it’s hard to repay a beauty’s favor. In truth, the harmless women you look down on are the most lethal of all. Many heroes have fallen before beauty’s challenges. I don’t want to passively accept a life arranged by others, so I must take precautions before they act, as suffering passively has never been to my liking!” Gu Changsheng looked towards the northern night sky, her eyes deep and profound.

“I intend to train them to be daggers thrust into the heart of our enemies, striking unexpectedly and unprepared, to achieve the most surprising outcomes.”

Yue Xilou watched the boldly speaking woman before him and suddenly lost his voice for a moment.

For an instant, he felt she was incredibly majestic, her figure blazing as if she was ready to soar into the skies…

Since that day, his tests suddenly included over three hundred enchanting women!

Only those from various Cool Breeze Bright Moon Towers who were deemed beautiful enough could serve close to Yue Xilou.

Now, these beautiful women had all been recruited by Gu Changsheng.

To leave behind their lowly status, erase their pasts, and join the ranks—this was a fatal temptation for those born into the world of pleasure districts!

What decent woman would want to live as a despised being?

Their lifelong wish was just to escape from that place of song and dance, to be rid of that origin!

Now, with this opportunity before them, how could they give it up?

Melodiously weeping, even in death, they sought to pass the tests and start a new life!

Yue Xilou, squinting his eyes, watched the group of women unleashing their infinite potential, sighing repeatedly.

The feeling of being betrayed and abandoned was truly too subtle…

Gu Changsheng observed with cold eyes, her expression more relaxed than ever before.

All she wanted to do was to survive under the ancient imperial power! For that, even if it meant destroying the established order and balance, it was a sacrifice she was willing to make!

She wanted to become a presence that was both renowned and feared!

She wanted to become a presence that dared not be harmed recklessly!

The path to becoming stronger had no shortcuts! And she had no way out!

As a former Special Forces Soldier, no one understood better than Gu Changsheng how to discover potential, how to maximize their potential value, and how to ignite their cosmos!

Thus, her selection tests were seen by the ancients as cruelty.

Unprecedented, unheard of!

Yue Xilou, who had initially believed that his former subordinates would fail, found his face growing darker as time passed.

The group of women displayed a resilience he had never seen before.

Under tests that even men found difficult to withstand, they stumbled but somehow made it through…

“Never underestimate women, gentle traps are the deadliest!” Gu Changsheng concluded with this single comment.

Indeed, he had once regarded them as harmless little white flowers…

I never thought they’d have such tenacity!

Deep in Baili Mountain, a trial unfolded intensely, oblivious to the changing seasons beyond the mountains.

Then one day, another visit from Eunuch Yuan Bao, like a stone into the sea, caused ripples to spread.

“The new City Lord has taken office and asked specifically to see me?” Gu Changsheng frowned with a grave expression.

“Yes,” Eunuch Yuan Bao wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although it was the end of August, the mountain path had made him sweat profusely due to his hefty body.

“Where was the message sent?”

“Directly to your mansion,” Eunuch Yuan Bao was also puzzled, “logically speaking, everyone in the city knows Lady Changsheng isn’t in town, yet this person was very confident, sent an invitation and left without saying anything!”

“So who exactly is this new City Lord, have we figured it out?” As Gu Changsheng asked this, he glanced sharply at Yuan Bao, “If the man has already entered Liuzhou City and you still don’t know his name or background, you might as well be dead!”

Under Gu Changsheng’s scornful gaze, Yuan Bao shamefully lowered his head to his chest, he really did not know…

Seeing his reaction, Gu Changsheng knew all too well.

He was momentarily speechless under the heaven…

“Lady Changsheng, we thought he would take an official ship; who could have expected he’d catch a breeze on the Salt Patrol Path ship, entering the Liuzhou Region so nonchalantly…” Yuan Bao wrung his hands, outmatched by such cunning!

“What’s his name and surname!” Since he is a close confidant of the Emperor, he’s definitely no ordinary figure! What concerned Gu Changsheng was this very point!

“I don’t know…” Eunuch Yuan Bao clutched his head, “All I know is that he came bearing the Emperor’s token,a handsome young man, and moreover, he had the Jiangnan Road’s Military Mobilization Token in his hand!”

“A Jiangnan Road Military Mobilization Token, that certainly marks him as the Emperor’s trusted confidant,” Gu Changsheng, holding his chin, wore a cryptic expression.

The Zhou Dynasty was vast, and if wealth was discussed, the Jiangnan Road was unsurpassed, an inherent sign of a trusted confidant not normally entrusted with such military power by the Emperor.

A mere Lord of Liuzhou City, just a Fourth Rank.

Yet he held the military power of Jiangran Road, possessing the authority of a top first-rank officer.

His existence, to both Liuzhou and to her, Gu Changsheng, was no less than a bone stuck in the throat!

“Lady Changsheng, the City Lord’s Mansion is heavily guarded; our people dare not make a move for fear of unsettling the local populace of Liuzhou. How should we proceed?” Eunuch Yuan Bao too was anxious, the role of Liuzhou City Lord was crucial for the security of the Liuzhou Region. What exactly did the Emperor intend by this commotion?

The Emperor’s intentions are inscrutable, and even Yuan Bao, who believed the Emperor wouldn’t harm Zhou Mu, started to doubt…

In the Jiangnan Road’s Five Continents, soldiers amounting to three hundred thousand! That’s three hundred thousand!

His lord’s life was in Southern Fujian; if something truly happened, it would be too late for him to intervene. If that command token was meant for Lady Changsheng…

That…

The belated realization struck Yuan Bao, sending a shiver through him, and he broke out in a cold sweat…

He suddenly remembered what Hu Bingzhi had said that day, that Lady Changsheng would inevitably be targeted by the Imperial Family…

Targeted by the Imperial Family…!

“Lady Changsheng!” Yuan Bao couldn’t help exclaiming aloud.

With his reaction, how could Gu Changsheng not understand the logic? She continued to rest her cheek on her hand, pondering in silence.

“Lady Changsheng, I’ll write to our lord right away. If all else fails, we shall storm the City Lord’s Mansion again!” Yuan Bao was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

It was a matter of life and death! With the military forces of Jiangnan Road set against Lady Changsheng, even if she had wings, she couldn’t escape!

The Emperor’s maneuver was truly ruthless, leaving no room for retreat!

If anything happened to Lady Changsheng, then his lord…

Thinking of how much his lord cared for Lady Changsheng, Yuan Bao’s palms were sweating…

“Storm the mansion? Only once and not twice; do you think this is child play?” Gu Changsheng gave him a disdainful look, “The situation may not be as bad as you think.”

Upon hearing this, hope sparked in Yuan Bao’s eyes, “What do you mean, Lady Changsheng?”

“Zhou Mu controls a million robust soldiers and is deeply favored by the people and the Emperor. After he spoke those words, the Emperor wouldn’t risk his vast domain over him.”

If she were ill, then Zhou Mu would rebel!

That risk, someone of the Emperor’s station wouldn’t dare: A gamble involving vast lands, if she were the Emperor, even in fury, she wouldn’t place such a bet!

“What do you mean, Lady Changsheng?” Yuan Bao was puzzled.

“It must be a deterrence…” And the one to be deterred was naturally her, Gu Changsheng!

“Ah…” Yuan Bao scratched his head, confused.

“In three days, I’ll accept the invitation and meet this new Lord of Liuzhou City!”

“Lady Changsheng, that’s too dangerous! ‘A gentleman doesn’t stand beneath a collapsing wall.’ The City Lord’s Mansion is heavily guarded, and we don’t know the situation inside. You can’t risk it! If something happens to you, our lord will go mad!” When an Emperor’s wrath flows, blood flows for miles, but if their lord went mad, he would sacrifice these vast lands!

“No! Absolutely not! Lady Changsheng, just stay hidden here in Baili Mountain. With our three thousand Elite Guards and complex terrain that’s easy to defend but hard to attack, if something really happens, we can at least hold off until reinforcements from our lord arrive…” Thinking of the consequences of their lord’s madness, Yuan Bao shook his head firmly in refusal.