Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 382: Chapter 254: This Bright Moon Tower Isn’t That Bright Moon Tower Chapter 382: Chapter 254: This Bright Moon Tower Isn’t That Bright Moon Tower Mr. Ban Shan was initially stunned by the comment, but soon he looked at his daughter fiercely and said, “Nonsense! With me as a father, how could my granddaughter grow up wrong?”

“It’s clearly because you, as her mother, neglected her that she was so upset she left home. And yet you still have the audacity to spout such ridiculous reasons!”

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Mr. Ban Shan’s words.

Finally, someone was dealing with his wife! Such a joyous occasion!

Facing the fierce accusations from Mr. Ban Shan, and the incessant nods of agreement from his relatives, Gu Changsheng felt very wronged!

“Foster Father! There are about twenty people in our household, big and small. Why is it all my fault?” Gu Changsheng protested unhappily, dragging everyone into the mix with his words.

“And what about you, Foster Father? Aren’t you always buried in your books with the door to your room firmly shut?” Gu Changsheng looked at his foster father with a grievance and bluntly accused him.

“You!” Mr. Ban Shan was suddenly speechless, as the fact was indeed as stated and, for the moment, he found no good reason to retort.

“And you, you have the nerve to nod along. If it weren’t for you, not focusing on your task as a doorman and instead puffing up your face to feign importance by looking for an evildoer to ask for a Phoenix, could Little Meat Bun have left the Gu Residence so easily?” Gu Changsheng then turned his gaze towards Zhou Zongbao, full of discontent.

“And all of you, the lot of you with dozens of eyes combined, didn’t one of you notice Little Meat Bun? Do I also have to take the blame for this?” Gu Changsheng raised his hand and pointed at the people of the house, his expression unfriendly.

Why is it always his fault when something goes wrong?

He is human, not an immortal! Even immortals need to snooze every now and then! Can’t a person be negligent?

“I have to oversee the Medical hall, I have to keep refining, preparing, and formulating medications, I need to earn Silver to support you all, including the eight hundred dependents at the mountain. What about it? Don’t you all eat? Don’t you need me to earn money for the household? The smallest thing goes wrong and you all blame me! Did I encourage Little Meat Bun to skip home? Could I have tied him to my belt and taken him everywhere, never leaving his side?” Gu Changsheng did not give anyone a chance to speak, emphatically making his point.

Damn it, if it comes to passing the buck, he, Gu Changsheng, is certainly no worse than Han Qiu, his master, right?

Seeing the family dumbstruck, Gu Changsheng finally vented the frustration that was suffocating him.

It wasn’t that he was shirking responsibility. He was the head of the family, not the nanny for everyone. Was it right that he was collectively condemned every time something went wrong?

Damn it, he was a master of the household, after all. If this continued, where would his authority as a master stand?

“My daughter…” Mr. Ban Shan looked at his strong-willed daughter and for a moment, didn’t know what to say.

Everyone looked at each other, and it was Dong Lei who, under the hint from the others, took a step forward and carefully said, “Madam… actually, we were discussing where the Young Master might have gone, right? So, haven’t we gone a bit off-topic now?”

Gu Changsheng cast a displeased glance at him.

Off-topic? Blaming her?

It was clearly the Foster Father and the others who started it, not her! She’s innocent!

“You guys go ahead and discuss it; I need a moment to calm down.” Gu Changsheng said with an unfriendly face, waved his hand, leaned against his son’s bedpost, and pretended to rest, but his mind was still running.

Where could Little Meat Bun have gone after skipping home?

He didn’t know many people in Liuzhou City, let alone someone who could take him in…

“What do you think, could the Young Master have gone to find His Highness Prince Mu?” Uncle Song frowned and was the first to voice his guess.

His words immediately obtained Dong Lei’s agreement; Dong Lei clapped his hands excitedly and said, “Yes, the Young Master loved to be close to His Highness Prince Mu, always asking to be held by him. Maybe Little Meat Bun really did go to look for His Highness at the Prince Mu’s Mansion!”

“That makes sense!” Mr. Ban Shan nodded upon hearing this.

“Then I’ll go to the County Prince’s Mansion right now to see if Xiao Gu Ze is with Little Wood!” Upon hearing this, Zhou Zongbao also felt it made sense and immediately happily stepped forward, intending to leave.

“Hold on!” Gu Changsheng, though still with his eyes closed, quickly spoke out to stop him.

Damn it, his son skipping home was embarrassing enough. If that evildoer Zhou Mu found out, with his affection for Little Meat Bun, and initiated a city-wide search, wouldn’t that make it known to everyone, bringing shame to their grandmother’s house?

No, that absolutely wouldn’t do!

A great Gu Changsheng, unable to keep an eye on his son and letting him skip home–what would they say if this got out? Did he still want face?

“What’s up? Mother Tigress, why are you stopping me? You’re not focused and worried yourself, and yet you won’t let us go looking?” Zhou Zongbao immediately turned back and pointed at Gu Changsheng discontentedly, suggesting the Emperor wasn’t in a hurry but was killing his envoy!

Gu Changsheng, with his eyes closed, calmly shook his head, “Little Meat Bun won’t go looking for the evildoer.”

His definite tone caught everyone off guard.

“Why?”

“Why?”

Everyone asked in unison, their anxious faces flashing with confusion.

“Although Little Meat Bun likes to cling to the evildoer on ordinary days, deep down he truly respects and fears him. The evildoer is usually very strict with him, having high demands. If the evildoer found out he had run away from home, he would definitely teach him a lesson without mercy, then haul him back,” Gu Changsheng explained leisurely.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and fell silent for a moment.

“Little Meat Bun is extremely clever. If I can think of this, he definitely can too, so he surely wouldn’t go to Prince Mu’s Mansion to find the evildoer. That would be like walking into a trap; he’s not that foolish! Humph!” Gu Changsheng said, unable to suppress a cold snort.

Raising a son too clever has its drawbacks; damn it, even skipping home becomes an enigma.

“Where could the Young Master possibly go? Besides Prince Mu’s Mansion, he’s completely unfamiliar with Liuzhou!” Dong Lei turned his head to look out at the night, almost crying in desperation.

“Yes, dear, it’s getting dark. If we don’t find the Young Master soon, what if something happens to him? What will we do then?” Uncle Song was also anxious beyond measure.

Although he didn’t want to think something bad might happen to the Young Master, looking at the darkening sky outside, if it turned late at night and the Young Master still hadn’t found a place to stay, the situation would really become dire!

Gu Changsheng listened as they went back and forth with their comments, slowly opening his eyes to gaze into the night outside.

The autumn wind blowing through the window carried a slight chill, instantly clearing the mind. The lanterns had been lit throughout the house in the search for Gu Ze, and now looking from a high vantage point, he saw lanterns glittering extraordinarily against the night, lighting up the entire residence beautifully, like a scene not of this world.

Nightlights had just come up, neon lights flickering…

A spark of clarity flashed in Gu Changsheng’s eyes, and he sat up.

Seeing this, Mr. Ban Shan quickly stepped closer, nervously asking, “Changsheng’s beloved daughter, have you thought of something?”

His daughter had a quick wit and extraordinary perspective that often brought surprises to those around her.

Under Mr. Ban Shan’s hopeful gaze, Gu Changsheng sighed deeply and gently nodded.

Seeing this, everyone gathered around eagerly.

But Gu Changsheng, somewhat helplessly, closed his eyes again.

“Dear, please tell us quickly, where could the Young Master possibly go?” Dong Lei stamped her foot in impatience; she did not possess the willpower of Mr. Ban Shan to just stand aside and watch.

“Dear, please speak!” Uncle Song urged anxiously as well.

Zhou Zongbao was even more direct, stepping forward and pointing at Gu Changsheng, saying, “Mother Tigress! What time is it now, and you’re still playing coy? It’s completely dark; if we don’t find Xiao Gu Ze soon and something really happens to him, Young Master will see where you will go to cry!”

Gu Changsheng looked up at her family, who were extremely anxious, and slowly spoke up, “Little Meat Bun is in the Bright Moon Tower!”

“What?”

“What?”

Everyone exclaimed in disbelief, in unison!

“That’s impossible! I led the boys and checked the Bright Moon Tower inside and out, and there was no sign of the Young Master!” pondered Uncle Song, then shook his head. “Did we possibly overlook something?”

“Impossible Uncle Song, the boys almost turned the Bright Moon Tower upside down. Given it concerns the Young Master, how could they dare to be neglectful?” the household boys immediately clarified.

They were all street orphans, fortunately taken in by Uncle Song, provided with food and warmth, and would rather die in the Gu Residence than be ungrateful–how could they not be thorough?

“Exactly, I also came here to look around,” Dong Lei added.

“Mother Tigress, you’re not fooling Young Master, are you?” Zhou Zongbao eyed Gu Changsheng with suspicion, his heart almost certain that Mother Tigress was misleading them.

This Bright Moon Tower they had searched several times was so small that not even a grasshopper could hide, let alone Xiao Gu Ze!

Hearing Zhou Zongbao say this, all eyes turned to Gu Changsheng in doubt.

Only Mr. Ban Shan, frowning and stroking his beard, remained silent and did not offer his opinion.

Gu Changsheng glanced at her foster father, thinking to herself that indeed, experience comes with age; even though he initially panicked, he seemed to have come to his senses after such a long fuss.

Gu Changsheng then looked at her relatives with an expression reserved for idiots.

Were there no brains among her family members?

Gu Ze was her son, her flesh and blood!

She initially worried that Little Meat Bun alone might encounter trouble, but seeing the items that had disappeared put her mind at ease; her worries were gone, replaced only by anger.

She was Little Meat Bun’s biological mother; if there were really any trouble, wouldn’t she be the most anxious person?

What was wrong with her family’s brains, that they couldn’t grasp even such a simple and obvious issue!

Under the stare of numerous pairs of eyes, Gu Changsheng shrugged and said, “This Bright Moon Tower is not that Bright Moon Tower, dear!”