Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 268: Chapter 161 Facing a Formidable Enemy_2 Chapter 268: Chapter 161 Facing a Formidable Enemy_2 “You must have known all along, right?” Zhou Mu looked at him with such grievance.

Caught off guard and feeling guilty, Gu Changsheng started looking in every direction but soon realized something was amiss. He surveyed Zhou Mu, who had transformed into a resentful woman from the depths of the inner chamber, “Evildoer, it is said that Bi Gan had seven apertures in his heart, but you, you must have eight, right? I don’t believe you could be unaware!”

Emperor Zhoulin’s intentions were clear as day, and it would have been strange if Zhou Mu didn’t understand.

“Knowing is one thing, but you telling me is another; the difference is huge,” Zhou Mu continued to feign grievance with confidence.

Gu Changsheng was at a loss for words; this version of Zhou Mu was too much for anyone to handle!

Yuan Bao timely came in carrying soup medicine, and Zhou Mu immediately put away his look of grievance and appeared somewhat normal.

Gratefully glancing at Yuan Bao, who had rescued her from dire straits, Gu Changsheng signaled Zhou Mu to drink the medicine.

“Master, Lady Changsheng, what happened to Lord Du?” asked Yuan Bao as he helped Zhou Mu take the medicine, puzzled.

“Nothing happened,” Gu Changsheng answered innocently.

“Then why did I just see him hitting his head against the wall, looking as if he was mourning the dead? He even asked me if our Dark Camp’s Elite Guards bear grudges,” Yuan Bao scratched his head, utterly confused.

Gu Changsheng burst out laughing, tea spraying from his mouth, exchanged a glance with Zhou Mu, and then chuckled, “This Du Chenzhi really has his ways!”

Zhou Mu smiled faintly without speaking, endearingly took the teacup from her hand, and carefully handed over a brocade handkerchief.

Yuan Bao watched from the side, with a twitching corner of his mouth. He had gone from protest to passive compromise over these few days about his master always taking over his duties; it was something he just couldn’t get used to.

The Commandery Prince was supposed to be capable of governing the state and ensuring peace, yet here he was, doing the work of maids and servants. If this got out, what would it look like!

Lady Changsheng seemed completely fine with enjoying such treatment, there was no helping it!

After wiping his mouth, Gu Changsheng handed the brocade handkerchief back to Zhou Mu, still wearing a trace of a smile, “Yuan Bao, when you go out later, check our walls. If the plaster has fallen off, remember to have it fixed. Who knows when Du Chenzhi might have the urge to run into it again.”

Yuan Bao nodded, “But why would Lord Du want to hit the wall? He isn’t sick in the head!”

Gu Changsheng waved his hand, “Maybe he’s practicing his iron head skill. The world of high officials is too complex for us to imagine.”

Then Yuan Bao, looking baffled, was dismissed. As he walked past the wall, he saw the patch that had fallen off and couldn’t help but twitch his lips again.

Instinctively, he felt that Lord Du was so bullied that he wanted to express his determination through death because he had felt the same way when facing Lady Changsheng.

Suddenly, a sense of empathy arose within him. Shaking his head, Yuan Bao thought, we’re both equally down on our luck…

As such, the Elite Guards and the Female Army continued their endless training. Zhou Mu’s external injuries had largely healed, but the residual poison that had seeped into her viscera was not something that could be resolved overnight, and Gu Changsheng was still carefully preparing the antidote.

Five days later, Du Chenzhi went to Baili Mountain again, and then when he left, the freshly pasted plaster Yuan Bao had fixed fell off…

At dusk, after a day of grueling training, everyone lined up at the martial arts training ground, waiting for Gu Changsheng’s instruction.

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu arrived side by side, dressed in red like blood, surpassing the burning red of the Western Mountain’s sunset, their expressions indifferent not betraying any emotion, standing beside Zhou Mu, who looked like an Exiled Immortal, there was a harmonious beauty that complemented each other.

Zhou Mu was clad in a dark purple brocade robe with a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon outlined in gold and silver threads, shining brightly as if a king had descended before the people.

“The two thousand three hundred Elite Guards who are eliminated will immediately descend the mountain and wait at the Guesthouse at the base of Baili Mountain,” Zhou Mu said, extending his long hand, giving off a powerful and commanding aura.

“Understood!” The military command was absolute, and a unified response rang out. Then, the eliminated Elite Guards left in formation.

Zhou Mu turned around, the corner of his lips curving into a smile, and without regard for Gu Changsheng’s struggle, took her hand and stepped forward, his voice clear, “For those remaining, if you can pass the final test set by my beloved, you will be under her command. From this point forward, you will obey and pledge loyalty only to her.”

“Understood!”

This resounding acknowledgment came with genuine acceptance. Lady Changsheng had completely dispelled their prejudice against women, earning their sincere admiration.

“The three hundred Female Army members, if they too pass the test, will follow the same rule, nominally under the Commandery Prince’s trusted aide, pledging allegiance only to my beloved!” Zhou Mu glanced at the ranks of the Female Army standing at the edge and added a special note.

Upon hearing this, the Female Army was elated. To be under the name of the illustrious Prince Mu’s trusted aide was an immense honor! To go from the despised Flower Girls of the Brothel to the trusted aides under Prince Mu was a chasm so wide it brought them to tears of joy.

Gu Changsheng, hearing Zhou Mu continuously refer to her as my beloved, was speechless, but in front of everyone, she couldn’t refute him and save his face. So, she just stood aside, satisfied, watching the results of her training.

Zhou Mu traced her palm gently with his finger, a proud look on his face, “My beloved is indeed incredible, truly the one my heart yearns for. Through your training, they have indeed been transformed.”

This time Gu Changsheng turned haughty. Her small face lifted with pride, she waved her hand grandly, “This is just the beginning. Human potential is like an infinite treasure, depending on how deeply one is willing to dig! Considering your selfless support, I’ll let you use these training methods for free.”

“Ha ha!” Zhou Mu chuckled twice, made a formal bow with his hands clasped together, “Then, I thank my wife for her generous sharing.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s eyebrows shot up; turning her back to the crowd, she stepped firmly on Zhou Mu’s toe and said fiercely, “Who is your wife? If you dare talk nonsense again, be careful I poison you to death!”

Without giving him another glance, she frowned at the excited Female Army, who had lost their composure and shouted, “With the enemy at our doorstep, you dare celebrate? Stand up properly, right now!”