Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 376: Chapter 249 The Perfect Woman Chapter 376: Chapter 249 The Perfect Woman Yuan Bao went to look for Dong Lei, who had gone to deliver vegetables to the kitchen, while on the other side, Gu Changsheng and Xiao Si Xi were fighting up a storm at the martial arts training ground.

When Zhou Zongbao arrived upon hearing the commotion, he was met with such a scene that he couldn’t help but be stunned. He called out to a shadowy spot, “Ning Er, what’s going on? Why is Mother Tigress fighting with Xiao Si Xi?”

Ning Er revealed herself from behind the wall, her face the color of a vegetable, and kept her head low without speaking.

Why did everyone like calling her? She was a Hidden Guard, not an ordinary guard!

Ning Er felt aggrieved. Her current tasks were far removed from her usual ones. Who had ever heard of pulling out a Hidden Guard for questioning over anything and everything?

“Oh! You’re not happy about it! Look how Little Wood has spoiled you all, each of you acting more important than the last. Go, go, go! If Young Master can’t make use of you, then hurry back to playing your game of hide-and-seek!” When Zhou Zongbao saw Ning Er’s expression, he dismissed her with a wave of his hand.

Ning Er immediately resumed hiding her presence as if she had been granted a great pardon.

She truly didn’t want to face His Highness Prince Bao.

“Hey! Mother Tigress, you’re in a fight with Xiao Si Xi and yet you have no idea what big news happened outside?” Zhou Zongbao didn’t dare approach the battlefield and shouted from a distance, cupping his hands around his mouth to call to Gu Changsheng.

Taking advantage of a lull in the fight to catch his breath, Gu Changsheng turned his head and saw Zhou Zongbao with a mysterious look on his face, which made him reply loudly, “Don’t know! Don’t want to know either!”

Zhou Zongbao’s smug face faltered. He had just wanted to earn some credit, so how had he been dismissed so disdainfully?

“Hey! Don’t say I didn’t tell you. You know about Miss Huo, right? I heard she’s come to Liuzhou and is staying at Little Wood’s place. Do you know why we had to face a table full of radishes this morning?” Zhou Zongbao shouted again, not giving up.

He had worked hard to coax this piece of news out while discussing the art of guarding the gate with the doorman. How could Gu Changsheng, who never left the inner courtyard, not be the slightest bit curious?

This was illogical!

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng rolled his eyes, sidestepped to dodge Xiao Si Xi’s swinging iron whip, and counterattacked towards his neck.

Such a trivial matter, and yet Zhou Zongbao felt the need to be all secretive about it!

It seemed he was indeed suited to being a doorman. Not only had he quickly adapted to the role, but he was also making great strides toward professionalization!

“Hey! Mother Tigress, don’t you have a shred of curiosity? I heard that girl brought with her a scent that spread for miles and the vision of Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix from the heavens. Are you really not the least bit curious?” Everyone has curiosity, and Zhou Zongbao couldn’t believe that Changsheng’s Mother would be the exception.

But to Zhou Zongbao’s disappointment, Gu Changsheng truly was that exception! She didn’t even look at him, continuing to exchange heated blows with Xiao Si Xi.

Zhou Zongbao touched his nose with a defeated expression, finding it utterly boring, and couldn’t help but blurt out a threat, “Mother Tigress you wait, I’m going to find Little Wood right now. I’ll get those two phoenixes, and I won’t believe you won’t be curious then!”

Phoenixes, ah! He, Zhou Zongbao, a member of Imperial relatives and nobles, had never seen one in his entire life!

How could he pass up such an opportunity?

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng staggered and almost bumped into Xiao Si Xi’s incoming iron whip. He twisted his body in midair to dodge and glared fiercely at Zhou Zongbao, “Are you going to ask for phoenixes?”

“Of course!” Zhou Zongbao had a determined look on his face, believing that given his relationship with Little Wood, the latter wouldn’t be stingy and would definitely give him the phoenixes!

“Heh heh!” Gu Changsheng signaled Xiao Si Xi to stop, then covered his stomach and started laughing. While laughing, he glanced towards Zhou Zongbao’s stomach.

Zhou Zongbao felt somewhat unnerved by her laughter, completely clueless about what was happening.

“Go ahead, go ahead. If you can get them, I’ll really take my hat off to you!” Gu Changsheng said, waving her hand while continuing to laugh heartily, almost to the point of being unable to stop.

Zhou Zongbao, not understanding Gu Changsheng, took her behavior as outright mockery, “Hmph! Mother Tigress, just you wait. I’ll make you see!”

“Sure, I’m waiting! Go quickly and come back quickly, don’t delay your important task of guarding the gate!” Gu Changsheng replied, then bent over laughing, looking as if she couldn’t stop herself.

“Humph! You’re underestimating people too much!” Zhou Zongbao, frustrated and unable to do anything about it, stamped his foot and turned to leave.

Watching Zhou Zongbao storm off, Gu Changsheng burst into another fit of laughter.

“Madam…” Xiao Si Xi held the iron whip and looked sympathetically in the direction where Prince Bao had disappeared…

Lady Changsheng was indeed bullying him a bit…

Those phoenixes…

How could Prince Bao possibly manage to get them?

“Alright, Xiao Si Xi, let’s continue!” Gu Changsheng finally managed to contain her laughter and waved Xiao Si Xi over.

Xiao Si Xi looked at Gu Changsheng helplessly and began to say timidly, “Lady Changsheng, can we not fight anymore? My wrist is still hurting from that chop you gave me…”

Lady Changsheng’s martial arts skills were genuinely formidable!

She excelled in close combat, but he, Xiao Si Xi, was proficient with the Long Whip, meant for longer range!

As long as Lady Changsheng got close to him, he lost all advantage and was constantly restricted, unable to execute any moves!

“How can that be okay! Xiao Si Xi, don’t admit defeat without fighting. You can’t give in so easily!” Gu Changsheng immediately glared upon hearing this.

Dammit, Ning Er and Kun Nu had already sworn not to share their moves with her, dead or alive, and there was also Tan Nv, slipperier than a loach-she hadn’t managed to catch her even once!

With Xiao Si Xi willingly coming to her, how could Gu Changsheng let this opportunity slip by so easily?

The frustration of being kept in the dark by Zhou Mu could only be soothed by a good fight!

“Wuu…” Si Xi was on the verge of tears, stammering, “My lady, actually, even if I fought, it would be with human strategies…”

“Hm?” Gu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed dangerously, her lips curled threateningly, “I didn’t say I’d accept you yet, Xiao Si Xi. If you don’t show your true skills, you’re not qualified to follow me! I’m not as easygoing as that evildoer! Take this!”

No sooner had Gu Changsheng finished speaking than she lunged at Si Xi, who had no choice but to wield his iron whip in response.

Seeing him twirl the iron whip into a defensive whirlwind like copper walls and iron ramparts, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but laugh, “Xiao Si Xi, all defense and no offense only means you’ll passively take a beating, you know!”

Si Xi was utterly helpless, a look of bitter resignation on his face.

He wanted to attack, but any offensive move would reveal his flaws, and Lady Changsheng, with her eagle eyes, was adept at seizing the slightest opening, waiting for his defenses to falter before closing in!

How could he attack then?

Despite his young age, having followed Prince Mu in campaigns from south to north, he had never encountered such a challenging opponent!

“Lady Changsheng, take this!” Mired in countless thoughts, Si Xi suddenly let out a shout, his long whip lashing straight for Gu Changsheng’s side.

Gu Changsheng had just moved to dodge when Xiao Si Xi, using his small frame to his advantage, followed the momentum of the whip and moved behind her.

“That’s a clever ‘Repairing the Plank Road by Day, Sneaking through Chen Cang by Night’ move!” Gu Changsheng watched as the whip nearly wrapped around her neck, but instead of retreating, she advanced, her scalpel thrusting straight for Si Xi’s face.

“Scare!”

In the blink of an eye, Gu Changsheng’s scalpel was gleaming right at Si Xi’s throat, while his iron whip had also wound around her neck.

Even the fastest whip is no match for a blade’s swift strike!

In that moment, Si Xi was utterly impressed and speechless.

“Xiao Si Xi, managing to get that close to me with a weapon is no small feat. Compared to the cumbersome Kun Nu, you’re not far off,” Gu Changsheng casually withdrew her scalpel, flipping it back into the hidden pouch at her waist, looking at Si Xi with a hint of admiration, “To have such skill at such a young age, truly worthy of being trained by that evildoer. From now on, you’ll stay by my side as a little — maid — alright!”

“Yes! This servant Si Xi greets my lady!”

Si Xi, grinning with surprise, quickly retracted his whip and made a respectful bow.

“Scare!” Gu Changsheng was startled by his manner, “Well, you do take things in stride! You’ve got the maid’s curtsy down quite well!”

“This servant is well-versed in all the etiquettes of maids, and also skilled in dressing, threading a needle, and every other task a maid should know!” Si Xi, thinking he had succeeded, beamed like a blooming flower, hurriedly showing off his talents.

“Scare! Really?” Gu Changsheng widened her eyes in disbelief at his words.

“Of course, it’s true! As a child, I was sent to learn from the Shanggong, Shangyi, and Shangfu bureaus!” Si Xi said proudly, tilting his little neck.

“Uh…” Gu Changsheng was rendered speechless for a moment.

Well, as far as she knew, Shanggong, Shangyi, and Shangfu were the largest three bureaus in the palace, and the competition among the palace maids was just as fierce as that among eunuchs. She had not expected that Xiao Si Xi had been sent there to be tempered, evidently being prepared to be a personal little eunuch for a female master!

“Xiao Si Xi, you’re even more womanly than me. Other than acupuncture, I’m nearly clueless when it comes to everything else!” Gu Changsheng patted Xiao Si Xi’s head, full of admiration in her eyes.

“Ah? Nearly clueless? That’s already quite good, my lady!” Xiao Si Xi was delighted at Gu Changsheng’s closeness and grinned from ear to ear.

“Indeed, it’s not bad!” Gu Changsheng looked heavenward and sighed with a sense of loss, “I’m completely clueless, there’s nothing less not bad than that!”

Xiao Si Xi stood dumbfounded, in disbelief: “…”

In his mind, Lady Changsheng had captivated His Highness Prince Mu with her exceptional qualities!

Just take looks for instance, although Lady Changsheng might not be as devastatingly beautiful as Miss Huo, her features were sculpted and her confidence and openness in the corners of her eyes and brows were compelling, leaving an unforgettable impression on anyone who saw her.

As for her medical skills and pharmacology, needless to say, was the title of Medicine God in vain?

And her martial arts! Even he couldn’t defeat her, let alone compare to Prince Mu.

“My lady, you’re not just teasing Si Xi for fun, are you?” Si Xi mulled it over and still felt that such a perfect woman couldn’t possibly be ignorant of feminine tasks.