Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 310: Chapter 192: The Little Bun Who Ran Off in Tears Chapter 310: Chapter 192: The Little Bun Who Ran Off in Tears “Dong Lei!” Gu Changsheng smacked the table and stood up furiously, grinding his teeth.

The sound startled Dong Lei so much that the two kitchen knives tucked at his waist fell off, coincidentally landing on Yuan Bao’s foot.

“Ow!”

Yuan Bao, in pain, immediately started hopping on one foot while clutching the other.

Gu Changsheng furrowed his brows, glaring at the two before him, pointed at the nourishing dishes on the table, and snarled, “Who did this?”

How the hell was anyone supposed to eat properly?

Dong Lei and Yuan Bao, very much in sync, pointed at each other, shouting simultaneously.

“Him!”

“Her!”

Gu Changsheng felt so much hatred brewing inside, what on earth was all this?

She and Zhou Mu were just fine, one not suffering from a Yang deficiency and the other not a Yin deficiency, so how could they repeatedly get involved in such infuriating incidents?

Grabbing a dish of the nourishing food, Gu Changsheng dropped it in front of them irritably, “I’ll say it again, I’m not deficient!”

Yuan Bao glanced over cautiously, hesitated for a moment, and then timidly said, “But… my master, he…”

“What’s wrong with your master?”

Gu Changsheng looked at Zhou Mu, a flicker of confusion passing through her eyes.

“My master… isn’t he… injured down there…” Yuan Bao’s voice dwindled to a mosquito’s buzz under Zhou Mu’s icy glare.

Gu Changsheng first blinked in confusion, then quickly grasped the situation, her face turning an especially vibrant array of red and green.

“You! You two!”

Pointing at them with resentment, Gu Changsheng felt like crying without tears.

Damn it all! Yuan Bao’s words were too clear; no doubt they had seen what happened in the mountains that evening!

Thinking that there had been an audience for that moment, Gu Changsheng instantly wanted to bury herself in a hole.

Oh, Lord, take her away; she didn’t want to live anymore…

Yuan Bao and Dong Lei exchanged looks, their innocent expressions eerily similar.

Their unabashed innocent faces infuriated Gu Changsheng, leaving her with a choking anger that she couldn’t swallow or vent, causing her a suffocating, uncomfortable panic.

“You two are really something else, keep these fine delicacies for yourselves, I won’t eat them! If you dare leave even a mouthful, I’ll hang you both at the stockade gate to bask in the moonlight!”

Spitting out the harsh threat, Gu Changsheng stormed out, her embarrassment turning to rage.

Damn it, she was going to eat from the communal pot!

She was so angry!

What kind of people had she been raising, one after another?

Han Qiu would desert her in a pinch, leaving her with a well-cooked mess; Dong Lei would curse her with Yin deficiency, adding to her woes!

Life was truly becoming unbearable!

The more she lived, the more aggrieved she felt!

Zhou Mu glanced at the pitiable duo and rose to his feet with dignity.

“Master?” Yuan Bao called out with trepidation as he saw him stand.

He had been so loyal, surely his master wouldn’t abandon him, right?

“I’m not deficient either, so enjoy these gems of food, you two.”

After saying that, Zhou Mu turned and followed his woman’s retreating figure.

Leaving Yuan Bao and Dong Lei looking like they were grieving a calamity, staring blankly at the plethora of nourishments on the table.

“It’s all your fault! What do we do now?” Dong Lei picked up the kitchen knife from the floor, tucked it back at his waist, and glared angrily at Yuan Bao, “It was your awful idea!”

“You agreed with it at the time, didn’t you?” Yuan Bao said, nearly in tears as he gazed at the Tiger Whip and deer blood before him.

“So what do we do now?”

“How would I know?” Yuan Bao scratched his head in desperation, “I’m a eunuch, what good would these treasures do me?”

“If we don’t eat, the lady really will hang us at the gates of the mountain stronghold to bask in the moonlight!” Dong Lei said, nearly crying.

The two of them frowned at the table of food for a while and finally decided with the desperation of a cornered beast to start eating.

Eating the nourishing food wouldn’t kill them, but basking in the moonlight could indeed cost them their lives!

Yuan Bao ate the Tiger Whip, deer blood, and sheep kidneys prepared for his master, while Dong Lei ate the fungus and Lingzhi meant for his lady…

The division of labor was clear, and they cooperated happily…

Gu Changsheng, still fuming, went to join Xiao Cui for the communal meal, with Zhou Mu sticking close by, though she couldn’t be bothered to even give him a sideways glance.

This rogue, he was the root cause!

If he hadn’t taken liberties with her regardless of time or place, Yuan Bao and Dong Lei wouldn’t have witnessed that intense drama, leaving her to become a free preview actress for a Japanese adult film, not to mention dealing with a table full of stifling food!

This was infuriating!

Gu Changsheng refused to give Zhou Mu even a good look, but he didn’t mind, continuing to carefully serve her food with his usual composure and demeanor.

After the evening meal, and a day full of exhausting hustle, Gu Changsheng, without a word, locked Zhou Mu out of the room, secured the doors and windows, and went straight to bed, head covered in the blanket!

Zhou Mu, blocked outside the door, shook his head helplessly and entered the room next door.

…

After a silent night, as dawn had yet to fully break, a loud cry tore through Baili Mountain, startling the forest birds and waking up the dreamers.

Little Meat Bun, Gu Ze, was covered in mud all over with big and small bumps, crying his heart out with a face buried in his hands.

“Young Master, what happened to you? Are you injured?”

The patrolling secret sentry saw that it was him approaching, and nobody dared to stop him; they quickly stepped forward, asking with utmost care and caution.

“Waaah…”

Another loud cry, Little Meat Bun’s face was smudged with black and white, crying even more heartily.

While crying, he pushed away the concerned sentry and continued to run forward, stumbling and tottering, his chubby little arms and legs moving rapidly.

“Waaah… Waaah…”

The fluctuating cries echoed through the Mountain Stronghold, and Gu Changsheng sat up abruptly, flipping the blankets off, with a trace of grogginess on his face, “Why do I hear Little Meat Bun crying?”

Hadn’t the Flower Peacock taken her precious son away for training?

It must be an illusion! It must be because she missed her son that such an illusion appeared!

With that thought, Gu Changsheng lay back down on the bed, pulling the blanket over her head and closing her eyes to continue sleeping!

“Waaah waaah…”

Another bout of crying came faintly, and Gu Changsheng leapt from the bed with a “whoosh,” grabbing the clothes from the rack and heading out as she draped them over herself.

She had heard it clearly just now; that was indeed her son’s cry! Without a doubt!

Panicking, she flung open the door, and Gu Changsheng turned her head only to see Zhou Mu approaching swiftly from the side.

“It’s Gu Ze.” A flicker of worry crossed Zhou Mu’s eyes.

Gu Changsheng nodded, her face filled with urgency.

Her dear Little Meat Bun was usually so lively and free-spirited, rarely ever saddened. What on earth had happened to make him cry so fiercely?

“Let’s go!” Zhou Mu saw her standing anxiously in place and wrapped an arm around her to head out of the stronghold.

The crying of Little Meat Bun, Gu Ze, awoke many people; everyone in the stronghold knew that the Young Master of the head family was their lord’s heart and soul. When he laughed, the world was at peace; when he cried, it signaled utter chaos!

Thus, without further ado, they quickly got up to see what on earth had happened!

Zhou Mu, holding Gu Changsheng, had not gone far out of the stronghold when he saw a small figure running wildly, stumbling and hurtling towards them.

The two juvenile buns atop his head were in disarray; his body was covered with lumps and bumps, an image of distress.

“Son!”

Gu Changsheng cried out loud, leaping from Zhou Mu’s embrace to run towards the direction of Little Meat Bun, catching him in her arms.

“Waaah waaah…”

Suddenly embraced, Little Meat Bun, Gu Ze, looked up to see his mother in her brilliant red attire and burst into even more intense tears, streaming down his face.

“Don’t cry, my treasured one, don’t cry. Tell Mother, who bullied you? I’ll avenge you,” she soothed, holding her roly-poly precious son in her arms, gently patting his little back, speaking softly to comfort him.

“Wuu waaah… Wuu waaah…”

As Gu Changsheng spoke, Little Meat Bun cried all the harder, his little chest heaving unrestrainedly, struggling to catch his breath.

“My treasured one, don’t cry. Tell Mother, what happened? Who has aggrieved you? Mother will go beat them up for you!”

Gu Changsheng assured herself that her son was unharmed, her heart finally relaxing a bit; but seeing her son crying so pitifully and fiercely, her heart clenched along with it, a throbbing pain.

Her son had been born to a life full of trials. Having only recently enjoyed a few days of joyful life with her, if anyone dared make her son unhappy, she would make sure their entire family felt her displeasure!

“There, there, stop crying, my dear. Crying any more won’t be cute. The children down the mountain won’t like to play with a crybaby, you know…”

“Waaah…” Little Meat Bun’s crying persisted, seemingly on the verge of crying himself breathless.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng grew so anxious; her eyes brimming with tears, she was nearly on the verge of crying herself.

“Where is Yue Xilou?” Zhou Mu knelt down slowly, gently prying Little Meat Bun from Gu Changsheng’s embrace, his voice deep and tender, “Gu Ze, where is your master?”

Little Meat Bun’s chubby hands, smeared with tears and mud, turned to see Zhou Mu and then immediately turned back, burying himself in his own mother’s embrace and crying again.

“Wuu waaah…”

Seeing her own beloved son shunning even Zhou Mu, Gu Changsheng’s face became increasingly drawn with worry.

Her Little Meat Bun had always liked to stick close to Zhou Mu. What on earth had happened to make him so distressed?

“Where is Yue Xilou?”

Patting her son, who seemed on the verge of crying himself out, in her embrace, Gu Changsheng looked up with a stern voice at the trailing secret sentry.

“Reporting to the lord, Master Lou’s whereabouts are unknown,” replied the sentry respectfully, his own heart filled with unease.

First thing in the morning, the Young Master had come crying his way back to the stronghold; what colossal event had transpired?

Hearing that there was no trace of Yue Xilou, Gu Changsheng’s worry deepened.

Given Yue Xilou’s affection for her son, he would never leave him alone, allowing a four-year-old child to wander by himself.

Could it be that something had happened to Yue Xilou?

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu exchanged a glance; both had a trace of tension in their eyes.

“Wuu waaah…”

Little Meat Bun continued to sob heart-wrenchingly against his mother’s shoulder.

“Summon everyone! Issue the order to comb through every blade of grass and dig three feet into the ground on Baili Mountain if necessary to find Yue Xilou!” Gu Changsheng, heartbroken, embraced her son tightly as she issued her command with a grim voice.

It must be that something had befallen Yue Xilou; otherwise, her precious son wouldn’t have returned to the mountain alone, nor would he be crying so vehemently!

Zhou Mu’s brow furrowed deeply as well; a sharp glint passed through his eyes as he said sternly, “What about Han Qiu? Look for her along with Han Qiu!”

Gu Changsheng was momentarily stunned.

Little Meat Bun also lifted his head, sniffing and hiccupping, his mouth quivering as he spoke, “Bad person! Auntie Qiu a bad person! Bad person!”