Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 395: Chapter 264: Night Raid on Bright Moon Tower Chapter 395: Chapter 264: Night Raid on Bright Moon Tower Si Xi followed Gu Changsheng cautiously through the back courtyard of Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower, and began carefully, “Wife, this backyard of Bright Moon Tower is so vast, where shall we start looking for Young Master?”

Gu Changsheng looked at the flowers and pavilions of the backyard and smiled with pursed lips, “Just follow me!”

She had applied Tracking Incense on Turtle Servant when he went to summon Procuress Qing Hua. Ordinary people could not detect it, but Gu Changsheng, extremely sensitive to medicinal scents, could clearly smell it.

Even though Procuress Qing Hua was just the overt steward of Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower in Liuzhou City, she was definitely an influential figure. Her location was surely one of the most secretive spots within Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower.

And her own Little Meat Bun, being the Young Master of Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower, would definitely be kept in the safest and most secretive location.

Gu Changsheng concentrated on the faint medicinal scent beyond the floral fragrance, her nose twitching slightly as she followed the scent.

“Damn, I need to use this move less in the future–it’s too much like a dog’s nose!” As she searched deeper into the backyard, Gu Changsheng murmured with a furrowed brow.

Upon hearing this, Si Xi’s eyelids twitched violently, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to respond.

Looking at a large area of lush green bamboo that appeared before her, Gu Changsheng narrowed her eyes and smiled wickedly, “This is the place!”

“Wife, what do you mean? This just looks like an ordinary bamboo forest?” Si Xi asked lowly, looking at the bamboo forest with confusion.

“Smack!”

Gu Changsheng lightly slapped Si Xi on the forehead, glaring at the bamboo forest and said angrily, “Are you brainless as I said? Would an ordinary bamboo forest be arranged into a Mystical Four Symbols Array? Would an ordinary bamboo forest have hidden experts around it?”

“Uh…” Si Xi touched his forehead in bewilderment, taken aback by her words.

Truth be told, he really hadn’t noticed anything unusual about the bamboo forest!

Gu Changsheng, supporting her chin, stared at the bamboo forest for a while and then smilingly said, “This must definitely be the real administrative center of Bright Moon Tower. Little Meat Bun must be inside. Flower Peacock has really gone to great lengths; they even set up a formation here!”

While speaking, Gu Changsheng pointed towards a glint of arrows hidden among the lush bamboo, and spoke energetically, “Si Xi, Ning Er, Tan Nv, stick close to my steps, do not make a wrong move or you’ll trigger a mechanism and end up as targets. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!”

Although only Si Xi was visibly present, Gu Changsheng knew that Ning Er and Tan Nv wouldn’t be far from her!

Sure enough, right when Gu Changsheng’s voice fell, the figures of Ning Er and Tan Nv appeared in the shadowy place behind her.

Gu Changsheng turned to look at Tan Nv, who was wrapped up like a zongzi, and couldn’t help but pout.

This Tan Nv was the most mysterious and difficult Secret Guard she had ever encountered–much less interesting than the burly Kun Nu.

“Let’s go!” Gu Changsheng shouted softly, and with a leap, stepped into the bamboo forest.

While carefully moving through the bamboo forest, Gu Changsheng considered.

This Four Symbols Array was not badly arranged, but in her view, it felt like showing off a simple skill in front of an expert. It was no exaggeration to say that in her past life, she was well-versed in books, especially ancient military formations.

Originating from the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Array, created by Zhuge Liang, Yi Jing states: from one comes two, from two comes three, from three comes all things, as well as from Taiji comes two instruments, from two instruments come four symbols, from four symbols come eight trigrams, and from the eight trigrams come sixty-four divinations. Though this bamboo forest’s Four Symbols Array looked dangerous, it didn’t arrange the actual Four Symbols flawlessly!

For Gu Changsheng, who was an expert in this area, this was a piece of cake.

Thus, she traversed through it with ease, barely exerting any effort.

…

Behind the bamboo forest, several small bamboo houses nestled quietly and peacefully.

Little Meat Bun Gu Ze lay listlessly on the carpet, idly messing with pearls scattered all around him.

“Little Gu Ze, why so listless? Is the snack from the kitchen not to your taste? Should Granny Master Ru Hua have them remake it for you?” Granny Ru Hua, her hair as white as snow, walked in with a face full of doting.

“Granny Master Ru Hua…” At her words, Little Meat Bun pouted and looked up hesitantly.

On seeing this, Ru Hua quickly walked over, lifted her hand to touch the two little hair buns on his head, and said lovingly, “Oh dear, which heartless person upset our Little Gu Ze? Tell Granny, and I’ll teach them a lesson!”

As Granny Ru Hua spoke, her eagle-like eyes swept over the standing crowd.

The ten beautiful women in the house couldn’t help but lower their heads upon hearing this.

It really wasn’t them! How could they have upset the Young Master?

“It’s because of the lack of proper service, please punish us, Granny Ru Hua!”

Seeing this, Little Meat Bun quickly sat up, coyly pulling on Ru Hua’s sleeve, and spoke in a soft, mushy voice, “Granny Ru Hua, don’t be mad, the sisters didn’t upset me; I just miss my mother, sob…”

As he spoke, Little Meat Bun lowered his head.

Granny Ru Hua burst into laughter upon hearing this, and pretended to be angry as she pointed to his little forehead and said indulgently, “You little ungrateful one, isn’t Bright Moon Tower good enough? With Granny who loves you and so many sisters to accompany you, how can we not hold your heart?”

Upon hearing this, Little Meat Bun looked up, his voice filled with grievance, “It’s not the same, I miss my mother so much, I haven’t seen my mother for a whole day and night!”

Hidden behind the bamboo building, Gu Changsheng heard this and couldn’t help but crack a smile.

It seems Little Meat Bun still has a conscience, still thinking of her–isn’t raising him in vain!

“You miss your mother, yet you run away from home? Since you’ve already run away, now that you’re finally here at Bright Moon Tower, just stay here properly with Granny! When your mother comes to fetch you, then you can go home,” said Granny Ru Hua helplessly as she shook her head and slowly began to speak, holding him.

Upon hearing this, Little Meat Bun became even more heartbroken, sobbing as he spoke, “I only ran away because my mother is always busy and doesn’t have time for me. Granny, does my mother not want me anymore? Why hasn’t she come to pick me up?”

Seeing this, Ru Hua immediately became anxious and quickly cooed, “How could that be? Xiao Gu Ze is so smart and adorable, your mother can barely keep up with loving you, how could she possibly not want you? She must just not have remembered you’re at Bright Moon Tower; that’s why she hasn’t come to fetch you.”

“Granny, you’re lying!” Little Meat Bun spoke up without hesitation, accusingly, “My mother is the smartest; how could she possibly not know I’m here? She could think of it in a moment!”

“Mother must think I’m not good enough and doesn’t want me anymore, woo-woo…”

The sobbing and utterly aggrieved Little Meat Bun instantly caused everyone in the bamboo building to panic, trying to comfort him, and soon, treats and toys piled up like a small mountain.

Gu Changsheng watched, his mouth twitching as he looked at the pearls strewn about the ground, and the dazzling array of jewelry, speechless for a while.

Turning his head to glance at Si Xi, the meaning in Gu Changsheng’s eyes was obvious.

Dammit, wasn’t she right? Little Meat Bun is so engrossed in his joys he’s forgotten his troubles! Look at the situation; he’s being spoiled like royalty, really!

He even has the nerve to play the victim here when it’s clearly his own mischievous fault for running away from home, and now he even has the nerve to argue!

What does it mean she doesn’t want him? Isn’t she working tirelessly to earn silver, isn’t it all to let him have a comfortable life with her?

Little Meat Bun is really getting more and more out of hand!

“Ling dang, ling dang, ling dang…”

Suddenly, a burst of urgent ringing of bells came from the bamboo forest.

Gu Changsheng heard the sound and frowned slightly.

“Granny, something terrible has happened! Someone has intruded into the Jade Bamboo Forest!” a woman, as fast as flying, darted into the bamboo building and knelt to report.

Holding Little Meat Bun, Granny Ru Hua smiled softly at the newcomer and spoke quietly, “It’s been many years since someone dared to just walk into Bright Moon Tower. Who is this intruder?”

“It’s a guest disguised as a man!”

Outside the bamboo building, Gu Changsheng heard this, looked down at himself, and turned to Si Xi with a silent inquiry–could she be talking about me?

It wasn’t that she had intruded into the Jade Bamboo Forest; she had clearly already passed through it!

With this realization, Gu Changsheng relaxed and lifted the corner of his mouth in a sly smile.

Unexpectedly, in this rigid, ancient era, there were still women like her who dared to break the rules and enter a brothel in disguise!

Interesting!

“Disguised as a man?” Granny Ru Hua repeated softly, then turned eyes gleaming with a smile to the Little Meat Bun in her arms, speaking tenderly, “Xiao Gu Ze, such daring to intrude our Yue Xilou is rare among the Four Kingdoms. This time, it might just be your mother!”

“Really?” Little Meat Bun spoke up, excited at the thought but soon slumped down again, pouting as he looked towards Ru Hua with a grievance, “Granny Master Ru Hua, the person who came definitely isn’t my mother…”

“Why?” Ru Hua asked with interest.

Twisting his plump little fingers, Little Meat Bun responded with infinite sadness, “With my mother’s capabilities, how could she be caught by the sisters in the building and still barge into the Jade Bamboo Forest?”

‘My mother is really powerful; she’s very knowledgeable about formations. If she had entered the Jade Bamboo Forest, how could she possibly have triggered the alarm bells and be discovered?’

“The person who came definitely isn’t my mother…” he sobbed.

Upon hearing his son’s words, Gu Changsheng’s lips curled into a faint smile.

As expected, his son knew her best! How could she be so clumsy to enter Bright Moon Tower and get caught?

“There, there, Xiao Gu Ze, don’t be sad, your mother will surely come for you!” Ru Hua thought it over briefly, finding Little Meat Bun’s reasoning sound, quickly comforting him before turning to her subordinate and ordering coldly, “Since the intruder is not Xiao Gu Ze’s mother, show no mercy. Anyone who dares to barge into Bright Moon Tower will be executed! Bring that audacious woman and hang her at Flower and Willow Alley!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

The women echoed in unison, turning towards the Jade Bamboo Forest.

“Granny Master Ru Hua, you’re so cruel! Why not just drive her out? Why kill her?” Little Meat Bun’s voice trembled with fear.

Seeing this, Ru Hua indulgently tapped his little forehead, instructing softly, “The Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower is too extensive and well-established, spanning the Four Kingdoms. Is it a place where just any Tom, Dick or Harry can come and go as they please?”