Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 345: Chapter 220: Before the First Wave Subsides, Another Arises Chapter 345: Chapter 220: Before the First Wave Subsides, Another Arises “`

Huo Shuixian and her servants had just vanished when the onlookers, still pointing and chattering in the direction they left, saw a muddy figure struggling to squeeze toward the medical hall.

“Move aside! Move aside! What are you all blocking the streets for? Give way to this young master!”

The voice of a foppish young man came through, tinged with a trace of urgency.

The person in question was none other than His Royal Highness Prince Bao of the First-Class Companion, Zhou Zongbao of the Zhou Dynasty!

At that moment, he was covered from head to toe in mud, barely recognizable as human, and all other details obscured.

“Hey! Lad, you can’t just barge through, come quick and line up here!” An old man grabbed hold of Zhou Zongbao, who was desperately trying to push his way forward, and kindly persuaded him.

“Yes, young man, look at you covered in mud, must have been in quite a rush, come and queue here!” Another bystander chimed in with agreement.

Frantically trying to escape the grip of several hands, Zhou Zongbao was jumping with anger and yelling, “Queue? What queue? I have urgent business! Let me go, I need to get through!”

The old man who was holding him looked puzzled, “You’re not here to see a doctor? With you looking like that, if you’re not here for a doctor, what’s the rush?”

“You’re the one here to see a doctor!” Zhou Zongbao retorted angrily.

“Well, I indeed came to see a doctor, young man!” The old man replied innocently.

A few others around hastily nodded in assent, “We all are here to see a doctor!”

“Yikes! Why are you grabbing me if you’re seeing a doctor? I’m looking for that Mother Tigress, Gu Changsheng!” Zhou Zongbao tried to free himself from several pairs of hands holding him back, but outnumbered and lacking in Kung Fu, he was unable to break free.

“Ho! You can’t just say that, Medicine God Lady Changsheng is not someone you can curse at! Watch it, or this old man will get angry with you!” As soon as the old man heard Zhou Zongbao’s words, he immediately glared at him.

The faces of the people around turned hostile, how dare he curse the Medicine God? Did this man eat the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard?

“Angry with me? I came here precisely to be angry with Gu Changsheng! That Mother Tigress hid my bride-to-be somewhere! Wuu…” Zhou Zongbao was on the verge of tears, being held back by the crowd.

“What?” The crowd couldn’t believe their ears.

“So you truly aren’t here to see a doctor?” The bewildered old man asked.

“I’m fit as a dragon or a tiger, why would I need a doctor?” Zhou Zongbao snorted coldly, utterly defeated, “I came here to find Xiao Qiu!”

Having heard this, the old man shook his head, “Then all the more reason not to let you through, my lad. Listen to an old man’s advice, no matter how big your problem is, you simply must not break into Longevity Medical Hall!”

“Exactly! See the bloodstains on the ground? Just a while ago, two fearless girls barged in and were shot through the shoulder with arrows in the blink of an eye, their blood flowed from the doorstep all the way here, without pause!”

“If you’re looking for someone, go to the back door of the Gu Residence and send a visiting card. However, even if you did send a card, you still wouldn’t see Lady Changsheng today. The afternoon has passed, and I’ve heard that the Medicine Goddess hasn’t even had time for lunch because of her dedication to the free clinic. You’d better just come back another day!”

“Yeah! Anyway, breaking in is absolutely forbidden. At best you’ll face a bloody disaster, at worst, it could cost you your life.”

“Right, even if you died inside Longevity Medical Hall, it would be in vain. With the king’s decree hanging high, the Government Office wouldn’t intervene…”

“…”

Bombarded with this relentless and nonsensical advice, Zhou Zongbao felt utterly befuddled, with circles spinning in front of his eyes.

“Enough! All of you, shut your mouths for this young master!” Zhou Zongbao raised his voice, shouting loudly, the air of a spoiled young man no longer present, replaced by an aura of authority that came from long-held power.

The people gripping him were startled, and instinctively let go.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Zongbao dashed towards the medical hall, wearing a look of profound misery, “I’m just here to find Xiao Qiu, why must it come with so much misfortune!”

Oh, his Xiao Qiu! Where exactly could she be?

Inside the medical hall, Gu Changsheng indeed was swamped with work, with free clinics only twice a month, she wanted to do her absolute best to treat as many people as possible.

“Gu Changsheng, return Xiao Qiu to this young master!”

After a thunderous roar, Gu Changsheng quickly moved the patient in front of her diagnosis table to the side.

The next moment, a muddy figure crashed onto the table, scattering mud everywhere with such force.

“Phew!” Gu Changsheng patted her chest.

Thank goodness she had dodged in time. Otherwise, she would have turned into a mud person herself.

“Prince Bao?” Gu Changsheng looked at the panting figure lying on the diagnosis table with surprise and uncertainty, “Is that you, Your Highness?”

Godfather in heaven, how had the illustrious Prince Bao become like this? Had he just rolled in a mud pit?

In such a state, he bore not the slightest hint of the splendid exterior typical of a young aristocrat, nor did he exhibit the intimidating aura of the Little Overlord Hetian!

Seeing Zhou Zongbao in such a disheveled state, Gu Changsheng could not help but snicker to herself.

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“It is indeed Young Master! Mother Tigress, you still have the face to smile!” Upon seeing Gu Changsheng, Zhou Zongbao breathed a sigh of relief, but when he noticed the smile on her face, Zhou Zongbao immediately became upset and angrily wiped the mud off his face, “Mother Tigress, was it you who messed with the formations in Baili Mountain? Huh? Was it?”

“Cough cough!” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, touched her nose and coughed twice falsely, without responding.

“You dare trap Young Master for two days! If Young Master hadn’t crawled out of a muddy ditch, who knows how long I would’ve been trapped!”

Gu Changsheng, quick to react, dodged the hand that Zhou Zongbao extended and pleaded for mercy, “My fault, it’s absolutely my fault! Your Highness Prince Bao, please calm down first. Take a moment to wash up and eat something at the residence…”

At the mention of food, Zhou Zongbao’s stomach betrayed him with a loud “gurgle,” but he currently couldn’t care less about it, “Where did you hide Xiao Qiu? Is she at your residence?”

“Mother Tigress, I’m telling you, the Han Family is now ordinary, Xiao Qiu is no longer your servant girl!”

“Indeed, indeed! Your Highness Prince Bao, look at all these patients waiting for free treatments. How about you rest in the back first, and I’ll explain everything to you after I’m done?” Gu Changsheng said while signaling Dong Lei with her hand.

Dong Lei got the message and, without a word, turned and ran back to the rear courtyard, shouting loudly as he ran, “Oh no! Oh no! Prince Bao is here!”

Zhou Zongbao’s mud-covered face darkened upon hearing the shouting, gritting his teeth in frustration.

“Your Highness Prince Bao, look at yourself, being so disheveled greatly undermines the reputation of Little Overlord Hetian. It won’t sound good if this spreads. You’d better go and change at my residence. Once I’m done here, I will come and see you immediately. How about that?” Gu Changsheng sighed helplessly, persuading him with good words.

“Not how about that! Young Master doesn’t want to see you; Young Master wants to see Xiao Qiu!” Zhou Zongbao decisively slapped the consultation desk, leaving a muddy handprint, “Mother Tigress, stop trying to pull the wool over Young Master’s eyes. Young Master is not so easily fooled. If I don’t see Xiao Qiu, forget about continuing your free clinic!”

“Ah!” Gu Changsheng looked up at the ceiling speechlessly, utterly helpless.

The patients queued up inside the medical hall all showed a touch of anxiety on their faces.

Was it Prince Bao who had arrived? Was Medicine Goddess Lady really going to stop the free treatments?

Who knew how difficult it was to get a consultation with Lady Changsheng, were they about to lose this opportunity?

Seeing their anxious looks, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but pray for the evildoer to arrive quickly!

Think of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives; in the next second, Zhou Mu’s figure swept into the hall like the wind, standing beside Gu Changsheng.

“Evildoer, you finally arrived, come and control your man!” The moment Gu Changsheng saw Zhou Mu, her eyes lit up, Ah, a savior!

Zhou Mu glanced at the two small hands grasping his sleeve, his eyes deepening, still touched by Changsheng’s hands, which felt so good.

Pacifyingly patting the small hands, Zhou Mu then turned and frowned deeply at Zhou Zongbao, “What happened to you to end up in such a sorry state? Where are your men?”

“It’s all because of the fine wife you found for me! Young Master has been trapped in the mountain for two days, and my men are still stuck inside!” Zhou Zongbao pointed an accusing finger at Gu Changsheng, visibly upset.

“I’m not yet his… wife,” Gu Changsheng’s voice became softer under Zhou Zongbao’s fierce glare.

Okay then, that might not be the point… The point is, if you can’t break through such a simple Mystical Array, it’s your own lack of skill, who else can you blame?

Thinking so, Gu Changsheng dared not speak it aloud.

Zhou Zongbao is quite the lord, capable of tantrums and shenanigans; you can’t hit him, nor scold him, you’re hamstrung and helpless against him!

Zhou Mu was clearly pleased with Zhou Zongbao’s statement. The sharp angles of his eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and he nodded proudly, “Your Highness is very pleased with the first half of your statement!”

“Pfft!” Gu Changsheng couldn’t hold back and chuckled.

“You!” Zhou Zongbao’s pointing finger stiffened in mid-air, and he looked dejected.

“Don’t delay my important affair here. Follow me inside!” Zhou Mu, ignoring the reaction of the two, grabbed Zhou Zongbao and dragged him toward the back courtyard, making sure to remind Gu Changsheng, “You have your lunch before continuing the free clinic.”

“Let go of Young Master! She hasn’t told me where Xiao Qiu is!” While being dragged away by Zhou Mu, Zhou Zongbao struggled wildly, “Little Wood, you white-eyed wolf who forgets his mother after getting a wife, let go of Young Master! Young Master needs to find Xiao Qiu!”

Watching the two disappear behind the hall’s back door, Gu Changsheng slowly exhaled, “One trouble subsides and another arises, only the evildoer can manage him!”

Dong Lei nodded vigorously in agreement, not daring to throw anything at Prince Bao again — the very thought frightened her!

Yuan Bao, hiding behind a curtain, also nodded and attempted to sneak away.

“Yuan Bao!” Gu Changsheng called out coldly to Yuan Bao, trying to flee.

“Hehe! Lady Changsheng, do you have any instructions?” Yuan Bao, with a sycophantic smile, circled back, eagerly approaching Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng raised her chin slightly and pointed at the area around the consultation desk, “Clean this place up. I’ll take the chance to have lunch; I’m starving…”

Yuan Bao looked helplessly at Gu Changsheng, who was moving aside to eat, then at the mud, feeling extremely aggrieved.

“Why is it always me who gets hurt?”

He was so innocent, okay! The culprit was his master; what did it have to do with him?

“Hurry up, I still have to attend to the clinic later!”