Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 378: Chapter 250 The Pampered Little Bun_2 Chapter 378: Chapter 250 The Pampered Little Bun_2 Gu Changsheng heard this and nodded vehemently with a tight face.

Following behind her, Xiao Si Xi quickly lowered his head.

“You have no idea how stingy he is! It’s just two phoenixes, and he won’t even let this young master take a gander! Like I’m dying to see them!” Zhou Zongbao became angrier as he spoke, ready to fight Zhou Mu to the death.

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help rolling her eyes. Not keen on them? If you’re not keen, why the hell are you bothering? Got nothing better to do?

“This young master is so pissed! Truly pissed to death!” Zhou Zongbao fumed, pacing in circles.

Gu Changsheng looked at Zhou Zongbao with a mix of sympathy and speechlessness.

About this matter, well, how to put it–the phoenixes are already in your belly, probably digested quite a bit by now, gone through the cycle of grains on the Reincarnation Path. Where’s Zhou Mu gonna conjure up two more phoenixes for you to look at?

Are you expecting him to slit open your belly so you can see the phoenixes you’ve ingested?

Gu Changsheng fixed a penetrating stare on Zhou Zongbao’s belly, considering that at noon, it was Zhou Zongbao who had feasted most on the “phoenix” and even required digestive medicine from her!

Poor thing, it really wasn’t Zhou Mu’s fault! The guy was framed!

Unaware of the truth, Zhou Zongbao continued huffing and puffing with rage.

“I tell you, Zhou Zongbao, don’t be mad. If worst comes to worst, one of these days I’ll catch a couple of pheasants, sprinkle them with gold powder, and let you play with them as your phoenixes,” Gu Changsheng offered kindly, worrying that Zhou Zongbao might explode with anger.

“How can that be the same? Even with gold powder, a pheasant is still a pheasant, it’s no phoenix! What this young master wants to see is a phoenix!” Zhou Zongbao retorted stubbornly, not appreciating the gesture.

Seeing a phoenix? I reckon you’re out of luck!

Gu Changsheng calmly appended the thought in her mind, resolved in keeping the truth from him. Since Zhou Mu wouldn’t tell, naturally, she couldn’t mess up his plan, which meant poor Zhou Zongbao would just have to be aggrieved. Thinking this, Gu Changsheng decided not to bother with him any longer. Let him be angry, and if he gets sick from it, she might make another sum from the consultation fee. Two birds with one stone!

Thus, Gu Changsheng left Zhou Zongbao behind, leading Xiao Si Xi away, her sleeves fluttering without taking a single cloud with her.

Zhou Zongbao was left alone, with nowhere to vent his frustration.

“What sin did this young master commit! It was bad enough having to endure under Mother Tigress without Xiao Qiu’s return, but even Little Wood is giving this young master a hard time! Can this young master live a little?” Zhou Zongbao cursed to the heavens and earth, swearing it was his ill-fated luck that brought one rotten thing after another!

“But that Huo girl lured the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Could that be some sort of divine sign from above?” In the wake of his anger, Zhou Zongbao finally pinpointed the crux of the issue. Supporting his chin and tilting his head, he muttered to himself, “Ten years ago, the Secret Sect presented the Image of the Phoenix Rite, tempting Imperial Brother, the old fool, into murderous intent, leading to their extermination. What about now?”

“Whenever a divine omen descends, there must be a sign; certainly, Shang Xie knows it!”

Zhou Zongbao clenched his fist with certainty, “I need to find Shang Xie, to clarify and see what mysteries lie behind this!”

Gu Changsheng, who had doubled back, frowned as she watched Zhou Zongbao running towards Peach Blossom Cottage, hesitantly saying, “Zhou Zongbao might be onto something. Stupid of me to think of getting info out of his mouth. Although he doesn’t know, Little Monk Bu Jie surely has a clue!”

Xiao Si Xi kept his head down, playing invisible.

“Xiao Si Xi, Zhou Zongbao clearly knows Little Monk doesn’t like him, yet he’s so eager to approach. It’s bound to end in vain! Let’s wait for him to slink out in defeat, then go in. Maybe we can really find out what Zhou Mu is hiding from Little Monk!” Gu Changsheng nodded confidently.

Decided! That’s the plan!

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Let Zhou Zongbao clear the path first, and they’ll play the role of the orioles!

Gu Changsheng and Si Xi hid on the Observation Deck of Peach Blossom Cottage, observing the two people inside.

Gu Changsheng looked behind at the empty Observation Deck, puzzled.

Damn it, she remembered the Observation Deck at Peach Blossom Cottage had railings. Where’d the railings go?

Could they have just vanished into thin air?

As expected, Little Monk Bu Jie, though with a compassionate appearance, had quite a talent for silencing people. Before Zhou Zongbao could even speak, he’d been shut down within two sentences!

“This is just too much; everyone’s piling on this young master. Can one even live like this?” Zhou Zongbao lamented at the doorstep, having been turned away.

Gu Changsheng watched the verge-of-exploding Zhou Zongbao with schadenfreude, raising an eyebrow.

Indeed, she was a person with an evil heart–whoever had it rough, she felt a lot more balanced. Haha!

“Benefactor Changsheng, the Observation Deck is high and windy; it’d be better for you not to be exposed to the wind for too long.”

The voice of Little Monk Bu Jie came from inside the house, and Gu Changsheng’s mouth twitched in response.

Dammit, she got caught eavesdropping red-handed! What an incompetent oriole, how embarrassing!

Then, Gu Changsheng shook off the embarrassment, resigned. Since she had overheard already, she might as well put aside her pride for now, and thus, she shamelessly rejoined, “You’re absolutely right, Little Monk. The height and wind aren’t much of a problem, but the absence of railings seriously escalates the danger factor!”

Little Monk Bu Jie inside the house paused at hearing this.

“So Little Monk, aren’t you going to tell this lady where the Observation Deck railings have gone? Surely you didn’t get full from eating radishes and sneakily nibbled away at the railings?” From an eavesdropping gentlewoman to an accuser, Gu Changsheng felt the thrill of redeeming her face, like a serf who turned to sing with delight. Quite exhilarating.

Little Monk Bu Jie looked at the two entering from the Observation Deck and let out a sigh, putting down the Little Wooden Fish, “It seems this sin must indeed be borne by me.”

Gu Changsheng widened her eyes, “It sounds like you’re quite the innocent, Little Monk. If it wasn’t you, then tell me, who dismantled my house’s railings without even leaving a speck of dust behind?”