Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 420: Chapter 285 Futu Demoness Must Die Chapter 420: Chapter 285 Futu Demoness Must Die When masters duel, every moment can be deadly!

What’s more during a single breath?

Gu Changsheng, who was being relentlessly pressured by the Futu Demoness into dodging desperately, was overjoyed upon hearing these words, but she didn’t even have time to respond to Little Monk Bu Jie.

She believed that Little Monk Bu Jie would understand her intention!

Just one breath’s time! If Little Monk Bu Jie could give her that single breath’s time, she could catch the Futu Demoness off guard and take her life!

Little Monk Bu Jie, with his sharp wit, how could he not understand Gu Changsheng’s intention?

On the battlefield, facing the immensely powerful inner strength of the Futu Demoness, Gu Changsheng was forced into an embarrassing state again and again, relying solely on her agile movement and unparalleled speed to avoid attacks frantically.

“Shang Xie, if you dare to make a move, I will ensure your Secret Sect Shang Clan is completely eradicated from this world!”

The Futu Demoness heard Shang Xie’s words loud and clear, her face dark as ink, her eyes bloodshot and crimson.

Since ancient times, the fear the Secret Sect Shang Clan inspired among the people was not without reason, as it was said that their clan members were favored by the heavens, born with special abilities.

The Futu Demoness, too, held a wary fear of Shang Xie!

One breath’s time is fleeting, no more than the blink of an eye!

But for masters, this is undeniably deadly! Gu Changsheng knew this, and the Futu Demoness, who had countless times struggled at the brink of life and death, seeking survival from the jaws of death, understood it very well!

“Undertaking a task for someone is a matter of loyalty, Benefactor. When retribution comes, do not blame the heavens!”

Little Monk Bu Jie sat cross-legged on the ground, placing the Little Wooden Fish on his knee, slowly raising his hands…

Gu Changsheng, while dodging the Futu Demoness, only managed to spare a glance with the corners of her eyes.

She saw Little Monk Bu Jie’s hands forming complex seals, his ten fingers moving through the air as if writing, his mouth murmuring chants…

At that moment, Gu Changsheng felt like cursing!

What the heck is going on?

She had always known that Little Monk Bu Jie knew martial arts, but what kind of martial arts was this?

What is this? Witchcraft? A curse?

Suddenly, Gu Changsheng felt her world was in chaos!

First, an unmatched powerhouse adept in Miaojiang’s Gu poison, then this babbling Little Monk Bu Jie!

But Gu Changsheng didn’t have time to think much about it, as she dodged the Futu Demoness’s relentless pursuit while keeping an eye on her reactions.

Clearly, the actions of Little Monk Bu Jie had distracted the Futu Demoness considerably.

Seizing the moment of surprise and attacking where she was unprepared, Gu Changsheng’s scalpel slid across the Futu Demoness’s back and scapulas in succession.

Damn it, whether Little Monk Bu Jie could hold the Futu Demoness immobilized for a breath’s time or not, his identity as a member of the Secret Sect Shang Clan evidently aroused the Futu Demoness’s apprehension! Having gained no advantage despite several people’s attacks, Gu Changsheng now held boundless hope after successive successful hits!

The Futu Demoness must die!

For the sake of the lives of everyone in her residence! For the sake of finding a cure for the Gu poison in Borjigin Nian’s body!

If it was necessary, Gu Changsheng would spare no expense to take her life! Even if it meant a mutual destruction — going down together in flames!

“Amitabha!”

Gu Changsheng only heard Little Monk Bu Jie chanting a Buddhist scripture rapidly, and the next moment, she felt a momentary distortion in the space around her. Keeping a close eye on the Futu Demoness, she burst forward, charging at the Demoness like an arrow released from its bow.

The Futu Demoness was channeling all her inner strength into her raised palm, wary of the secret techniques of the Secret Sect Shang Clan. With Little Monk Bu Jie’s assistance, she wasn’t sure she could escape unscathed.

Therefore, she intended to fight a quick battle and kill Gu Changsheng with a single strike!

But just as her inner strength was gathering in the palm of her hand, the Futu Demoness suddenly felt as if the space around her twisted, and a strong, invisible force abruptly immobilized her limbs.

The palm poised to strike could no longer advance an inch…

Gu Changsheng took advantage of the moment when the Futu Demoness’s palm halted, closing in and, without missing a beat, plunged the scalpel into the Demoness’s chest!

Things happened in the blink of an eye, and in the time it takes to inhale and blink, Gu Changsheng felt a surge of powerful inner strength being swung down from above. She didn’t even have time to withdraw the scalpel and hastily dodged to the side to avoid it.

“Die!”

The Futu Demoness roared in anger, her sleeve as if driven by a whirlwind, her palm filled with a destructive force smashing toward Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng, still in mid-dodge, had no room to escape to the side.

If this palm hit her, she wouldn’t die, but she would definitely be crippled!

Gu Changsheng’s reaction was direct and decisive. In an instant, she had made her decision, and immediately lowered her center of gravity. Just as the palm wind was about to hit her back, her body sharply fell to the ground.

“Bang!”

A loud crash sounded as a fake mountain not far in front of Gu Changsheng exploded.

Stone fragments, still carrying momentum, scattered everywhere, hitting Gu Changsheng and hindering her already compromised attempt to dodge.

“Pfft!”

The sound of spitting blood seemed to resound right behind him. The moment Gu Changsheng heard it, an alarm went off in his heart!

Damn it! A centipede may die but never falls down. This Futu Demoness truly deserved her reputation; to have escaped death in the face of the encirclement and annihilation by the Eight Major Sects and Twelve Great Powers, her vitality was infuriatingly formidable!

Even with a knife in her chest, she could still deliver such a palm strike! And she could even lock onto and catch up with him so quickly!

At that instant, Gu Changsheng felt as if he could hear death itself calling his name!

At this moment, escaping was impossible for Gu Changsheng!

Fight or die! The word ‘flee’ was not in Gu Changsheng’s life dictionary. Since he couldn’t dodge, he had no choice but to confront the situation head-on!

In the span of a moment, having made his decision, Gu Changsheng turned and reached out towards the chaotic aura behind him.

He judged the position of the attacker based on the aura!

Gu Changsheng had a clear target!

The scalpel embedded in the chest of the Futu Demoness!

As their eyes met, Gu Changsheng could clearly see the fierce distortions on the Futu Demoness’s face, and the deep hatred within her eyes that seemed eager to slaughter everything.

The moment the Futu Demoness’s hand touched Gu Changsheng’s shoulder was also the moment his hand precisely grasped the scalpel.

“Pfft!”

“Thump!” “Thump!”

The sound of the scalpel exiting flesh, the sound of the palm hitting the shoulder, accompanied by the sound of both of them hitting the ground.

“Heh heh…” Fresh blood continuously bubbled from her mouth. The Futu Demoness’s chest heaved erratically as blood kept gushing out, quickly spreading across her entire front. A scarred face displayed a hint of a satisfied smirk, “Gu Changsheng, this old body… this old body wants you… to accompany me in death! Pfft!”

Following the Futu Demoness’s words was another large mouthful of blood spilling from her lips.

“Madam!”

The trio of Si Xi called out in panic and confusion.

In that brief instant, they had seen clearly, although the Futu Demoness had sustained a fatal injury and was unable to gather her Inner Strength a second time, that palm strike still landed on their madam’s shoulder!

A palm strike without Inner Strength wasn’t lethal, but what was lethal was the Futu Demoness’s expertise in using Gu!

Who knew what kind of deadly Gu she would produce at the moment of her death?

Gu Changsheng lay not far from the Futu Demoness, the scalpel in his hand dripping blood, as he slowly propped himself up.

“Are you talking about ‘this’ little bug?” Gu Changsheng’s mouth curled into a mocking arc. With a flick of the scalpel on the tattered clothes at his shoulder, a wriggling red little bug was impaled by the blade’s tip.

The Futu Demoness, her face deathly pale and lips still leaking blood, strained to look over. In the next instant, she stood frozen as if struck by lightning.

“Impossible! This can’t be! Pfft!”

Along with her shrieks, another mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Gu Changsheng, with the scalpel impaling the Gu insect, casually waved it and spoke with a dark tone, “As I understand it, Miao people rear Gu using Essence Blood. Futu Demoness, is this the Life-and-Death Gu that shares fate with you? You die, and you actually think of dragging me down with you?”

The Futu Demoness’s gaze towards the Gu insect was already scattering, but the disbelief in her eyes was still clear.

“Impossible, it can’t be… the Life and Death Gu should dissolve upon contact with blood, how could anyone escape it…”

The Futu Demoness muttered to herself in a trance, shaking her head in disbelief.

Gu Changsheng, watching this play out, tilted his head to glance at the Gu insect on the tip of his scalpel. About one centimeter in length, it resembled a caterpillar, but its whole body was a bright red, quite unsettling to behold.

So this is a Gu insect?

Gu Changsheng had only read about Gu in the “Compendium of Materia Medica – Special Edition.” This was the first time she had seen a real Gu!

“Gu, Chang, Sheng!”

The Futu Demoness called out his name through gritted teeth, and her previously dim eyes suddenly focused intently on Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng felt chills from her stare and momentarily forgot to move.

In truth, she was extremely exhausted at that point, even lacking the strength to move.

“Haha…”

As Gu Changsheng watched in puzzled alarm, the Futu Demoness, whose face was showing signs of impending death, suddenly burst into wild laughter. With each laugh, more blood poured forth, but she cared not and laughed unrestrained.

Her reaction made even Si Xi and the others tense up, not blinking as they watched Gu Changsheng, fearing that the Futu Demoness might lash out in a deadly attack before dying.

“No wonder… no wonder this old body thought you looked familiar… even the Life and Death Gu can’t penetrate you, you… you’re his… his daughter…” As the Futu Demoness murmured to herself, she collapsed to the ground, her eyes beginning to scatter.

“What?”

Gu Changsheng, upon hearing her words, blankly looked at the Life and Death Gu on the tip of her scalpel, then back to the fallen Futu Demoness, quickly demanding, “What did you just say?”

The Futu Demoness had exhausted her strength, and her voice was very faint. Gu Changsheng had only vaguely caught the word “daughter” and missed the rest.

The fallen Futu Demoness, the blood quickly spreading beneath her, looked towards Gu Changsheng with an unreconciled and scattered gaze, her scar-ravaged face twisted fiercely. She tried to speak with all her remaining strength, “You… you will not be able to avoid death after all! Someone… someone will kill… kill you…”