Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 337: Chapter 212: You’re Not Worthy to Challenge Me Chapter 337: Chapter 212: You’re Not Worthy to Challenge Me Before the people around had time to react, Huo Shuixian hurriedly stepped forward, blocking Gu Changsheng’s path.

Gu Changsheng glanced at the woman who obstructed her way, a flash of chilliness passing through her eyes.

She hated it when someone blocked her path!

“Gu Changsheng, Brother Mu is still here, you are so resolute and merciless, unrestrained; aren’t you afraid he will leave too?” Huo Shuixian looked at Zhou Mu with eyes brimming with emotion, as if teardrops could be wrung from them.

Zhou Mu, whose name was mentioned, frowned and moved closer to Gu Changsheng.

“My love, heaven and earth can bear witness, I will never abandon you,” whispered Zhou Mu into Gu Changsheng’s ear in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng rolled her eyes and muttered fiercely, “Evildoer! Flirtatious cabbage!”

This enchanting beauty of a viper was indeed trouble she had stirred up herself!

Hmph!

She would settle the score with him later!

Watching the two’s affectionate behavior, fire seemed about to shoot from Huo Shuixian’s eyes, yet in front of Zhou Mu, she still suppressed her anger and spoke with feigned dignity, “Gu Changsheng, I am a lady from the elite, pleading humbly for my mother’s safety. You humiliate me so disrespectfully; what is your intention?”

“My mother is a person with an imperial edict; treating her is your honor. How dare you be so arrogant, are you scorning the Court?”

Huo Shuixian’s words were sharp and well-founded, directly targeting Gu Changsheng.

A trace of impatience flicked through the deep, ink-black eyes of Zhou Mu.

It was his first time realizing that the gentle and demure little girl from his childhood, had such impressive eloquence!

To speak to his Changsheng like this, truly vexing!

Gu Changsheng pushed Zhou Mu aside again, turned around to face the obstinate Huo Shuixian with a slightly stern face, her mood also less beautiful.

“Miss, are you deliberately challenging me?” Gu Changsheng’s phoenix eyes slightly narrowed as she spoke in a deep voice.

She had originally thought, for Zhou Mu’s sake, to be merciful, but who knew Miss Huo would be so relentless!

“What if I am? What if I’m not?” Seeing Zhou Mu pushed aside and turning her back, Huo Shuixian lowered her voice, stood imposingly before Gu Changsheng, a trace of arrogance appearing on her face.

“Miss, if you wish to challenge me, you’d better think twice, or you might end up with more loss than gain!” Gu Changsheng also lowered her voice in kind, the corners of her mouth curling up into a wicked smile.

The malevolence in Huo Shuixian’s eyes was unmistakable, her gaze sharp as knives, wishing she could flay the woman before her alive to calm her hatred.

“Daring to vie with pearls, you are like an ant trying to shake a tree, utterly overestimating yourself! Gu Changsheng, if you know what’s good for you, leave Brother Mu, travel to a distant land, change your name, and hide your whereabouts, otherwise…” Huo Shuixian left her threat unspoken, yet the implication was clear.

Seeing her like this, Gu Changsheng was not angered but kindly reminded her once more, “Miss, won’t you weigh your own abilities again? Are you sure you want to challenge me?”

Xiao Cui and Dong Lei, seeing the smile on their lady’s face, exchanged glances and could not help but feel deep sympathy for Miss Huo of the Heavenly Immortal level.

Usually, when their lady smiled like this, it meant she was angered, and someone was going to suffer!

“Lady Changsheng, my mother is ill, and Shuixian is worried day and night. I hope Lady Changsheng will not bully us with her power and extend a helping hand,” Huo Shuixian did not respond to Gu Changsheng’s question, but raised her voice emphatically.

Her demeanor carried a touch of indomitable spirit.

Gu Changsheng helplessly raised her hand to rub her temples, “Oh my, this temper of mine!”

As her voice fell, with a swift move, Huo Shuixian, caught off guard, found herself thrown down the steps, lying in disarray on the ground.

“Gasp!”

“Heavens!”

The onlookers couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

Indeed, there it was–the action! Lady Changsheng’s reputation for fierce medicine was indeed well-deserved; they had just been speculating on how long she could hold her patience.

And there, she was provoked in no time!

As Huo Shuixian raised her hand, she saw her previously pristine, jade-like fingers smeared with mud and realized her predicament, instantly dumbstruck!

Wretched woman! How dare she! How dare she take advantage of her unawares and lay hands on her!

“Your mother is ill, yet you are not at her bedside serving her, instead you come dressed in flamboyant red, dressed to the nines; those who know think you’ve come to seek medical advice, those who don’t would think you’ve come to compete in beauty!” Gu Changsheng said as she stepped down from the platform, her gaze piercing as she looked down at the disheveled Huo Shuixian.

The onlookers upon hearing this, began whispering among themselves.

“Indeed, I only noticed her unearthly beauty, I didn’t realize she was dressed in such bright red!”

“Mother’s ill and unattended, why dress so brightly to come out? Is this true filial piety, or is it false?”

“Wearing the same color as Lady Changsheng, isn’t this just making a statement…”

“…”

Huo Shuixian listened to the voices around her, her face slightly pale; she had been so determined to surpass Gu Changsheng, this lowly person, that she had overlooked this!

Her lips moved a few times as Huo Shuixian racked her brains, trying to speak.

But Gu Changsheng didn’t give her the chance to speak. He stepped down another step steadily, his gaze still fixed unwaveringly on Huo Shuixian’s stunningly beautiful face, his voice low and commanding, “You press on relentlessly, if I were truly such a conformist, today I would either bow down to you in compromise, letting you manipulate me, or I would be utterly ruined, with no standing left. Miss, such pure intentions you have!”

The surroundings fell into a strange atmosphere, the onlookers were extremely shocked, they didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, they could only watch quietly.

With her mind so glaringly exposed in front of everyone, Huo Shuixian’s face turned even paler, and her body began to tremble as she nervously opened her mouth, “I…I…”

“What’s wrong with you? You, born into an official family, delicate and precious, high above, think you can bully me because of your power?” Gu Changsheng advanced another step closer.

“Miss, I dare to refuse an imperial edict, I dare to beat the eunuch who delivers it and the Imperial Forest Army. How naive are you to think that I would consider your mother’s minor title important?” Gu Changsheng stepped down the last step and stood on flat ground, looking down on Huo Shuixian who was cowering on the ground, he slowly crouched down, his eyes full of scorn and disdain, lowered his voice and said, “Miss, you have no right to challenge me! Nor are you worthy!”

Having said this, Gu Changsheng rose up, his red attire fluttering like a cloud, he turned and climbed back up the steps, heading towards his own mansion’s gates.

“There’s no need to waste time on Any Tom, Dick, or Harry, let’s go home!”

Zhou Mu was already waiting on one side, holding Little Meat Bun, he reached out a hand to lead the approaching Gu Changsheng, the two walked side by side, with Little Meat Bun perched on their shoulders, looking like a family of three, all heading towards the home gate together.

In an instant, the three on the steps had disappeared behind the door and were no longer visible.

Huo Shuixian was still awkwardly sitting on the ground, disbelief on her face.

She couldn’t believe it! Brother Mu just watched her get bullied and did nothing, and even left with that lowly person together!

This can’t be real! This must not be real!

“What are you still dumbstruck for? Lady Changsheng is back at the mansion, we should also go in and offer humble gifts, enjoy a cup of wine too!” Elder Yhan motioned to the servants behind him carrying gift boxes, turned around and prompted the still-dazed crowd.

The onlookers glanced at the gift lists in their hands and were reminded of their intentions.

“Elder Yhan, take your time, Elder Yhan, take your time, I’ll accompany you,” an elderly Pharmacist hurried a few steps to catch up with Elder Yhan’s pace.

“With such a delay, we almost forgot the real matter at hand! Hurry up, hurry up, if we’re slow we might not even be able to give the gifts!”

Several more people squeezed past Huo Shuixian.

“Miss!” Ru Yu and a few house servants, seeing this, hurriedly pushed through the bustling crowd wanting to give gifts and squeezed to Huo Shuixian’s side.

Those pushed aside glanced back at them with contempt, snorted coldly, “Chasing fame! No matter how beautiful, what use is it?”

“Why bother with them? After all, they come from a high official’s family from the Capital City, scary enough to frighten anyone!” another person laughed and continued walking forward, not even bothering to look back.

“It’s the Young Master of Medicine God’s Household’s birthday, I’m embarrassed to present this gift now, what should I do?”

“Just owe it for now, we can make up for it later. Given Lady Changsheng’s hearty and unpretentious nature, she surely won’t mind!”

“…”

Huo Shuixian sat numbly on the ground, watching countless people pass by her without even a glance.

“Gu, Chang, Sheng!” Huo Shuixian’s palms were bloodied from gripping too hard, she uttered through gritted teeth.

In her life, Huo Shuixian had never been so ignored! Nor had she suffered such humiliation!

Her reputation too, had been completely shattered by that lowly person!

“Miss, let’s go back first. It’s chaotic here with many eyes around, it’s not too late to settle scores after we return,” Ru Yu kneeled beside her, cautiously consoling her.

Huo Shuixian rose slowly with Ru Yu’s assistance, took a few steps then turned back, bitterly staring at the signboard inscribed with “Changsheng.”

Gu Changsheng! You lowly woman! I want your life to repay the humiliation I suffered today! With that thought in her mind, Huo Shuixian turned and, surrounded by her maids and servants, pushed against the crowd and outwards.

When she arrived, she was escorted by thousands clearing the way, but as she left, she was in complete disarray, subject to the pointing and whispering of thousands!

While Huo Shuixian harbored towering resentment, Gu Changsheng was watching her son joyfully hopping and jumping around in their new home.

“Mother, our new home is so big, so beautiful!”

Gu Changsheng glanced at Zhou Mu beside her, smiled contentedly, “As long as my son likes it.”

She suddenly thought of a saying, she wasn’t born rich, but she must strive to make money to make her son rich!

This goal seemed to have been achieved; her son was no longer ridiculed for his imperfections, outsiders even had to address him as Young Master.

This feeling, it was really good, she didn’t care about herself, but she cared about her family!

Zhou Mu stared at Gu Changsheng’s blooming smile without blinking, seeing Xiao Gu Ze hopping away, his heart tightened.

“Changsheng, about Shuixian…”