Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 524: Chapter 381: Where Soul-Dissolving Passes, No Bones Remain

At the instant Gu Changsheng’s words concluded, the window shutters above the second floor suddenly burst open!

Upon the windowsill, a light crossbow was abruptly mounted, its bowstring taut as a full moon. The steel-crafted Bone-Piercing Arrow, reflecting sunlight, radiated chills that could make one shudder without feeling cold!

”Gu Changsheng, you dare! Do you realize that if you kill me, you and your family will have no graves to be buried in!”

Yhan Qinrui retreated in panic, her eyes wide with shock as she watched the source of the chilling intent without blinking!

The arrow, tense on the string, needed just a gentle nudge from the person above, and she would have been shot dead on the spot!

The coldness from the arrow was like maggots gnawing on bones, causing Yhan Qinrui to tremble all over in extreme fear!

”No graves to be buried in? The Yan Mansion or the Li Mansion?” Gu Changsheng looked down on Yhan Qinrui with disdain and sneered derisively, ”Some people are destined never to be friends. The moment you harbored a killing intent towards me, I was doomed to be at odds with Yan Mansion and Li Mansion!”

”If I feared you, I’d be at your mercy. Since I dare to confront you like this, what makes you think I’d be apprehensive about your Ministry of War Yan Mansion or Li Mansion?”

”If death without burial is the consequence either way, Yhan Qinrui, then you might as well go pave the way for me first!” Gu Changsheng said, curling the corner of his mouth into a bloodthirsty arc, and scoffed, ”Rest assured, this arrow is called Bone-Piercing, a long-lost weapon in the Itinerant World. The arrow will not exit until it pierces through the bone. I guarantee you won’t suffer much!”

Some people are destined to be enemies!

Just like Huo Shuixian, sparing Huo Shuixian’s life was a reluctant necessity!

But Yhan Qinrui had to die! Not only had she threatened Gu Changsheng’s own life, but she also endangered his precious son!

For this, she would not hesitate to let blood flow into rivers before the Gu Residence!

She wouldn’t flinch from killing and becoming notorious throughout the Four Kingdoms!

She would eradicate the roots to prevent any future troubles!

”Those who dare to intimidate me shall meet death rather than life, even if it’s the Heavenly Emperor’s Father! I will have his blood spilled by feet!” Gu Changsheng said, a fleeting red glint of bloodthirsty light shone in his eyes, his entire being radiating a tangible and sharp murderous aura!

”Ning Er, why don’t you shoot the arrow? When else are you waiting for!”

”Yes!”

A cold response came from above!

”Clack!”

The clicking sound of the light crossbow being activated!

”No, no, no! I don’t want to die here! Don’t! Don’t!” Yhan Qinrui was genuinely panicked now, retreating in utter disarray, her hair disheveled.

Gu Changsheng’s lips curled into an icy arc, a look of solitary amusement gradually spreading across her face!

She would not execute, yet her hands were stained with countless bloodshed!

This world was just that cruel, survival of the fittest! If you don’t want to be taken advantage of by others, you just have to become stronger!

So strong that no one could bully you, no one dared to bully you!

Making a fearsome name for oneself, really, was not so terrible!

”Swoosh!”

The sound of an arrow tearing through the air!

”Thud!”

In the next instant, Yhan Qinrui dragged her maid Qiu Yue, who was beside her, to shield her own body!

The Bone-Piercing Arrow struck accurately into Qiu Yue’s chest, spewing a gruesome mess!

”Princely... Princely Heir’s wife...” Qiu Yue’s face turned ashen, disbelieving the hole in her chest, then she tilted her head to look back at Yhan Qinrui!

A moment ago, at the very brink of death, she had intended to block the arrow for her mistress...

But... her mistress’s reaction was even faster than hers...

Fast enough... to chill the heart!

”Don’t blame me, don’t blame me! If you have to blame someone, blame Gu Changsheng! She’s the one who ordered them to fire the arrows!” Yhan Qinrui shook her head frantically, noticing she was still clutching Qiu Yue’s clothes, and abruptly let go in fright.

”Thunk!” Qiu Yue’s body slumped to the side and fell, her eyes wide open in death, unaccepting!

The onlookers shrank to one side in fear, watching yet another person fall.

”She’s killed... someone else again!”

”Lady... Lady Changsheng, is she going to embark on a killing spree?”

”I... I think so. Lady Changsheng seems very angry!”

”Godfather! This is terrible! Scared me to death!”

”...”

Gu Changsheng’s smile remained as she looked down at Yhan Qinrui, her words dripping with sarcasm, ”Not bad, your action of finding a scapegoat was quick indeed. You truly are worthy of being a miss from the Ministry of War Minister’s Mansion, such response ability, tsk, tsk...”

”Gu... Gu Changsheng, enough! You’ve already killed two of mine, what else do you want!” Yhan Qinrui said, struggling to get up from the ground.

”Enough? How could that be possible? I’ve said it, I will leave you with death rather than life!” Gu Changsheng said with a coquettish smile and a light-hearted tone.

The words spoken, however, were nothing short of a Death Sentence!

Upon hearing this, where would Yhan Qinrui dare to say another word? She instantly made a hand gesture to her subordinates and ran away!

”Thinking of escaping? Wishful thinking!”

Gu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed, and in the next moment, she moved swiftly!

The onlookers only perceived a fleeting red shadow; before they could grasp what was happening, the fleeing figure of Yhan Qinrui and her associates were forced to retreat in haste, crashing into a tangled heap!

When they took a second glance, Lady Changsheng, who had been standing on the steps of the Medical Hall, had somehow already blocked the escape path of Yhan Qinrui and her company!

At this very moment, Lady Changsheng was finishing up and clapped her hands together, her face beamed with a confident and victorious smile!

”Thinking you could escape from my grasp, Yhan Qinrui, you are indeed dreaming a fanciful daytime dream!” Gu Changsheng dusted off her hands, straightened her red dress, and slowly stepped towards Yhan Qinrui and her entourage, ”When you had that old witch cast the Hateful Victory Curse to harm me, you never gave me a chance to survive. Why should I show you any mercy?”

Gu Changsheng stood beside the corpse of the old witch, glanced at Yhan Qinrui, who had fallen not too far away and was extremely frightened, and curved her lips into a smile, ”Let me show you what happens to those who dare to harm me!”

While she was speaking, Gu Changsheng raised her hand and a small, snow-white porcelain vial suddenly appeared in it!

Yhan Qinrui glanced at the small vial, then at the expression on Gu Changsheng’s face, and her heart suddenly trembled with fear, as she shook her head in panic.

”Bang!”

The stopper of the small porcelain vial was flicked off by the tip of Gu Changsheng’s fingers and bounced on the ground a few times, emitting several soft sounds!

At this moment, both Yhan Qinrui’s group and those hiding in the distance watching the scene, their eyes widened and held their breath, not even daring to let out a gasp!

Intuitively, they believed that what Lady Changsheng was about to do next would be even more terrifying!

A slender index finger gently tapped, and drops of clear liquid began to fall from the porcelain vial!

”Sizzle sizzle!”

Sounds of burning followed soon after! The corpse of the old witch began to corrode where the liquid fell, silently vanishing...

”This medicine is called Soul-Dissolving! As the name suggests, just one drop and where it touches, no bones or flesh shall remain...” Gu Changsheng spoke with a smile playing on her lips, her voice clear and bright.

A highly concentrated Corrosive Medicine! She had refined it multiple times and even added herbs that would not dissipate when diluted by blood and flesh!

The experience with the Burning Pagoda Demoness taught her that setting fires was wrong! It’s too much trouble and draws too much attention!

Disposing of corpses was a technical task, and of course, it required items with technical sohpistication to accomplish!

Only then could the destruction be perfect! Not even a drop of blood or a speck of ash would be left!

Just like the old witch before them now!

”How about that, heir’s wife? This priceless drop of Soul-Dissolving Medicine, I did indeed reserve some for you. Soon, one after another, you will dissolve into this place, with no return,” Gu Changsheng said with an arched eyebrow as she looked at the woman before her as if she were already dead!

”No, no, no! I don’t want to die! You’re a demon! You’re just a heartless demon who kills without blinking!”

Watching as her own nanny’s corpse suddenly turned into a pool of blood and then, in a blink of an eye, vaporized into blue smoke that dissipated into the air! On the ground, not even a trace was left, as if her nanny never existed, never died there!

At this moment, Yhan Qinrui felt she was going insane!

Her heartbeat raced in terror, her head spun out of control, and her entire body trembled as if it wasn’t her own!

The faces of the onlookers at this moment were all mingled with fear!

”That... that body... is gone?”

”Gone!”

”But... it was clearly there just now!”

”The Soul-Dissolving in Lady Changsheng’s hands, it can dissolve blood and bone...”

”Lady Changsheng, she’s too cruel!”

”That was a witch! Even a speck left behind would be a calamity!”

”But these people of the heir’s wife... they’re not witches...”

”They’re in league with the witch! He who touches vermilion will turn red, he who touches ink will turn black!”

”Pfft!” Gu Changsheng, who had been enjoying the sight of Yhan Qinrui’s scared mad face, burst out laughing when she suddenly heard these surreptitious whispers!

Should she commend these onlookers for being knowledgeable and versatile? Or should she say they’re stretching it?

He who touches vermilion will turn red, he who touches ink will turn black. What a well-used phrase! They even thought up the rationale for her!

Isn’t that a relief for her? No need to waste her breath, right?

These commoners truly have her love! Even though they fear her cruelty and cold-blooded ruthlessness, they still found her a reason!

This Inner Strength isn’t just a victor’s weapon in fights and brawls, it’s also an unparalleled tool for eavesdropping!

”Demon! Demon! You’re just a heartless demon who kills without blinking! Demon...” Yhan Qinrui continued to mutter this sentence, lost in her mindlessness!

Gu Changsheng glanced at her, swept her Red Sleeve, passed by her and headed towards the stairs.

”Ning Er, fire the arrow!”

The cold command rang out, and Yhan Qinrui’s near-maddened body jerked violently!

”Swoosh!”

In the next instant, another arrow carried by a strong wind came her way. Yhan Qinrui’s eyes flashed with madness, but her reaction was even quicker than before!

”Thump!”

This time, it was Chun Hua, Yhan Qinrui’s personal maid, who fell. The same movement, the same posture, the same scapegoat, the same unwillingness to die!

Gu Changsheng looked back from above the steps, her face full of mockery, ”My lord, the heir’s wife has such a cruel heart indeed! These two maids have probably followed you for quite some time, even if they didn’t have merits, they’ve put in hard work, yet you could pull them to take arrows without hesitation!”

Sure enough, a venomous person will stop at nothing! And they are the most life-preserving of all!

However, she had no intention of letting go of Yhan Qinrui and her companions. Having killed her nanny, she had already officially challenged both the Ministry of War Minister’s Mansion and the House of Marquis of Weiyuan. With matters progressing this far, there was no need to abandon the cause midway!

Making friends required a long time to get to know each other, just like her relationships with Yue Xilou and Borjigin Nian. But making enemies could happen in an instant!

Sometimes, one didn’t even need a reason!

”Ning Er, if you show mercy again this time, you might as well get lost!” Gu Changsheng looked up towards the second floor, her face stern as she spoke with a cool voice...