Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 366: Chapter 240: Bring the Phoenix Over For Me to See Chapter 366: Chapter 240: Bring the Phoenix Over For Me to See “`

Gu Changsheng was quite particular about his food, and the condiments he kept at home were of top-notch quality!

Take this vinegar, for instance–a genuine Southern Fujian Yongchun mature vinegar. Its pungent scent filled the entire room in an instant.

What does it mean to overturn a vinegar jar? This was it!

Though it was a bowl and not a jar, the result was much the same.

Uncle Song instantly turned into a drenched chicken, vinegar streaming down his hair. The rich, somewhat pungent smell made Uncle Song, whose head had been foggy, suddenly much clearer.

Gu Changsheng looked at the bewildered and disheveled Uncle Song, feeling extreme guilt in his heart.

Damn, this was her mess, her fault! Had she not concocted Soul Attracting Incense out of sheer boredom, Uncle Song wouldn’t have been lured away by that evildoer Zhou Mu! Ultimately, it really was her who had wronged Uncle Song.

Uncle Song was of an age and yet, due to her Soul Attracting Incense, couldn’t even get a proper sleep.

“Uncle Song, is your head still spinning? Feeling any better?” Gu Changsheng gestured for Dong Lei to bring over a brocade handkerchief and passed it to him, asking softly.

Damn it, not doing something guilt-inducing for a long time, and feeling doubly guilty when doing it just once.

Gu Changsheng cursed Zhou Mu in her heart, promising herself that if this matter wasn’t clarified properly, she would never let it go!

“Madam, my head is indeed much clearer, who would have thought vinegar could be so refreshing!” Uncle Song delightedly took the brocade handkerchief to wipe his face, feeling much more relaxed all over.

Gu Changsheng touched her nose sheepishly; in truth, vinegar couldn’t refresh one’s mind, but its smell could counteract the Soul Attracting Incense’s fragrance!

However, she ultimately didn’t dare to speak out, as she still didn’t know what exactly Zhou Mu was up to with his tricks!

“Uncle Song, didn’t you just say that something terrible had happened? What exactly is this terrible thing? Slow down and tell me about it.” Gu Changsheng settled down at the dining table, indicating to Uncle Song that he was free to speak.

Uncle Song had tried to speak several times earlier but was interrupted by Gu Changsheng. Now, after being doused in vinegar, he lacked his previous spirited enthusiasm, bowed respectfully, and began to speak slowly, “Madam, last night at midnight, a strange fragrance suddenly arose in Prince Mu’s Guest Garden. The smell drifted for miles, drawing countless people from Liuzhou City to the spot without realizing it. By the time they came to, dawn was approaching, and everyone was kneeling on the ground…”

Soul Attracting Incense! Gu Changsheng nodded, damn, she was sure it was the Soul Attracting Incense.

The Soul Attracting Incense contained musk among other highly volatile ingredients, creating a long-lasting scent that could spread far and wide!

What on earth was Zhou Mu trying to pull with such a big move?

Guest Garden of Prince Mu’s Mansion? Could it be housing that schemer?

Probably not, Gu Changsheng thought uncertainly.

“Madam, it was indeed Miss Huo of the Huo Family from Capital City who was residing in Prince Mu’s Guest Garden!”

To Gu Changsheng’s disappointment, Uncle Song’s next words shattered her illusion completely.

Well then! It really was Miss Huo of the Huo Family who was staying there!

“This is just the beginning, right? What happened next?” Gu Changsheng propped her chin, her eyes blazing with curiosity.

Damn it, if Zhou Mu hadn’t opened up his domain, how could someone with as little skill as Uncle Song stroll into Prince Mu’s Mansion’s Guest Garden so easily?

Did they think Zhou Mu’s lair was a public road where one can simply come and go as they please?

The Soul Attracting Incense could lure people, but this commotion seemed far from emptying the streets. Gu Changsheng was certain Zhou Mu had more tricks up his sleeve.

“Madam, you indeed have almost divine foresight. This matter is far from over. The strange fragrance in Prince Mu’s Mansion’s Guest Garden drew numerous citizens there unwittingly to worship. This in itself was already a spectacular phenomenon, but there was something even more wondrous,” Uncle Song said, his face lighting up with excitement.

But Gu Changsheng nodded; indeed, in the eyes of ordinary people, it was quite baffling!

This goes to show, the depths of pharmacology are vast, one could exhaust a lifetime and still not fully comprehend them, just like this Soul Attracting Incense…

Gu Changsheng watched Uncle Song become visibly elated as he spoke, and she couldn’t help but frown. What’s wrong with him? Why did he look as if he had seen a Daluo Golden Immortal?

“Madam! It’s a once-in-a-millennium spectacle of good fortune descending from heaven! As dawn broke and the sun began to rise, Prince Mu’s Garden attracted dancing Phoenixes, a ‘Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix’ scene…” Uncle Song got a bit carried away as he spoke, having witnessed it up close in the Garden himself, starting to gesticulate and explain excitedly, “Madam, each of those Phoenix Divine Birds was this big, their bodies shimmering with red gold, shining as if aflame, too dazzling for the naked eye. Countless birds flocked around them, singing and dancing. It was truly a heavenly auspice. This old servant never imagined that at my age I would have the fortune of witnessing such a divine sight!”

As Gu Changsheng listened to Uncle Song, her brow furrowed in confusion.

What the hell was going on?

And now there’s a Phoenix Visit, a ‘Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix’ auspicious event?

Zhou Mu was really playing big this time!

Ancients were simple-minded, revered deities, and held deep, soul-born veneration. What would they think upon seeing this scene?

Gu Changsheng could easily guess with her fingernails!

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“Uncle Song, did you really witness the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix? What was it like? Was it as dazzling as the legends describe, illuminating the earth and breathtaking to behold?” Dong Lei’s eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing about the Phoenix and, unable to contain her impatience, she grabbed Uncle Song’s sleeve with a look of eager curiosity.

“Of course, of course! That is certainly true! That is the ancient Divine Bird, after all, how could mere mortals like us gaze upon it directly? In short, it was magical, truly magical!” Uncle Song’s face lit up with a proud smile, for he had seen the Phoenix himself!

According to legend, those who were fated to see the Divine Bird would be blessed by the heavens, and it seemed Uncle Song was also someone destined for future blessings!

Gu Changsheng squinted his eyes as he looked at the two excited individuals before him, his eyes flashing with sharp intelligence as his mind raced with thoughts.

Zhou Mu, Gu Changsheng understood him all too well, so cold and aloof!

How could someone with his disposition resort to methods so despicable as to create such an uproar?

This just didn’t seem like something he would do!

Confusion filled Gu Changsheng’s heart, and his brows knit tightly together with worry. In that moment, he couldn’t figure out the reason at all.

“Ah! I got so caught up in excitement that I forgot the important matter!” Suddenly Uncle Song smacked his head, pushed away Dong Lei who was pestering him with questions, and with a serious expression he addressed Gu Changsheng, “My lady, these strange phenomena have occurred in Prince Mu’s Guest Garden, and residing within the Guest Garden is Miss Huo of the Huo Family.”

Gu Changsheng looked up with brows still furrowed, a face full of puzzlement.

“My lady!” Uncle Song called out anxiously. His lady was unparalleled in wisdom most of the time, but there were moments when she was utterly clueless, forcing Uncle Song to hastily explain, “My lady, those who bring forth such heavenly auspices are extraordinary individuals born to a divine fate. With such auspicious occurrences at Miss Huo’s guest quarters, drawing the adoration of the entire city’s populace, she is no ordinary person! But my lady, you have quite a grievance with her, how shall we handle this?”

At first, Gu Changsheng looked at Uncle Song in bewilderment, but then he had an epiphany!

Good grief! How do you save these ignorant ancients!

Cursed auspiciousness!

That was clearly fabricated, for goodness sake!

“My lady, I exerted the strength of nine oxen and two tigers to crawl out of Prince Mu’s Mansion just to inform you about this matter. My lady, do you think we could turn our weapons into Jade Silk with Miss Huo? After all, given her extraordinary birth, how can we go against the heavens and stay at odds with her?” Uncle Song, thinking of this, couldn’t help but show a troubled expression.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s mouth twitched slightly, and she asked in a somewhat exasperated tone, “Do you think that’s possible?”

Her making peace with Miss Huo of the Huo Family? She didn’t mind, but would Miss Huo, who had been repeatedly frustrated in her presence, agree?

Never underestimate a woman’s jealousy. Miss Huo’s eyes shone with murderous intent and determination, which Gu Changsheng could see clear as day!

Uncle Song suddenly understood the glaring issue at hand, and his face darkened with worry.

If Miss Huo could beckon the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, she must be no ordinary person. Could it be that they had to contend with the heavens?

Uncle Song, filled with anxiety, naturally voiced his concerns.

Gu Changsheng gave Uncle Song a deep look, rubbed his forehead resignedly and spoke with diminished enthusiasm, “Uncle Song, the joy of contending with the heavens and with people is boundless, so what is there to fear?”

Would avoiding it prevent fear from coming?

In usual circumstances, whatever you fear, tends to happen. So what good does fearing do?

If Miss Huo is someone with a divine fate, then Gu Changsheng might as well be the Heavenly Father himself!

And just like that, Miss Huo was once again blatantly ignored by Gu Changsheng.

Besides, as an atheist, Gu Changsheng, while unable to deny that some phenomena indeed transcend scientific explanation, was certain that such phenomena absolutely excluded the Phoenix!

In her combined lifetimes, she had never seen a Phoenix, only knowing the mysticism of such creatures as totemic worship, existing within the narratives of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Zhou Mu had even used Soul Attracting Incense, that evildoer, so how did this Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix come about?

Could it be that the world she had transmigrated to was actually a fantasy world, and she would have the fortune to broaden her horizons and see a real ancient Divine Bird Phoenix?

At this thought, Gu Changsheng, who had set aside Huo Shuixian, was instantly overjoyed and called out to her surroundings, “Ning Er, come out to me!”

In the next moment, Ning Er emerged from behind the curtain in a dimly lit corner, bowed and asked, “What would you like, my lord?”

“Ning Er, go quickly to Zhou Mu and bring me those two Phoenixes to see. I’ve lived this long without even a glimpse of a Phoenix feather. Let’s take advantage of Miss Huo’s glory and broaden our horizons, eh?” Everyone describes the Phoenix as if it’s something otherworldly, and Gu Changsheng was brimming with curiosity.

There might really be a Phoenix, right?

The crowd: “…”

The words of the lady, bringing the Phoenix over for a look?

That’s the ancient Divine Bird! Is it something you can bring over as you wish?

The unanimous consensus among the people was that their lady was acting out once more!