Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 528: Chapter 385: Li Mufeng Courting Death

”Speak! What has this old lady actually deceived you about?” Gu Changsheng fumed as she looked at Zhou Mu, who was glaring fiercely, ”If you don’t explain things clearly to this old lady today, I...”

Gu Changsheng said this and looked around.

Well, the light crossbow in Si Xi’s arms was a bit of an exaggeration!

Even if she was angry, she wouldn’t shoot Zhou Mu, this evildoer!

What should she do then?

Damn it! Clearly, the problem lay with Zhou Mu, this evildoer, but he had been flirting outrageously with Huo Shuixian, pretending like they were in a passionate romance and she had not exploded. Now he had the nerve to confront her angrily!

It was intolerable, utterly intolerable! She really couldn’t bear it any longer!

She must find something to teach this damnable evildoer a lesson!

She certainly, absolutely, and definitively must!

”My love...”

Seeing her bewildered and unsure how to lash out, Zhou Mu shook his head indulgently. He reached out, and took her wrist again, placing it carefully in his palm, caressing it with a pained expression, ”Why challenge me, my king? Why didn’t you let someone tell me that you had been cursed with the Hateful Victory Curse?”

Thinking of the Hateful Victory Curse, a hint of murderous intent flashed across Zhou Mu’s eyes!

Yan Qinrui, the daughter of the Minister of War Yan Kuan, dared to inflict such a venomous curse on his beloved Changsheng!

Considering how terrifying the Hateful Victory Curse was, Zhou Mu felt a shiver of dread!

It was a close call! He had almost never seen his beloved Changsheng again!

The possibility of losing her had thrown Zhou Mu into an icy pit of fear, leaving him feeling as if he had died!

Thankfully! Thankfully his Changsheng was safe and sound!

Otherwise... otherwise he would have bloodbathed the entire Ministry of War Minister’s Mansion!

But even if his Changsheng had really been hurt, what could he do even if he had bloodbathed the Ministry of War Minister’s Mansion?

His Changsheng was so precious! How could she be harmed by that wretched woman Yan Qinrui!

Even more infuriating was the fact that she had concealed this matter!

If it hadn’t been for Kun Nu, worried that Yan Qinrui might make an unbearable scene outside the Gu Residence and fearing that his Changsheng might conflict with Ministry of War Minister’s Mansion in the future, having endless troubles, he would still have been kept in the dark about such a perilous incident she had experienced!

”Uh...”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s anger suddenly dissipated, and she awkwardly touched her nose.

Looking at the evildoer in front of her, who appeared deeply worried and frightened, she felt a surge of guilt.

It seemed like, from the moment they met, Zhou Mu had been constantly anxious about her!

”That... it was Foster Father. Foster Father thought you had to deal with the Crown Princes of the Four Kingdoms, a major matter that couldn’t be delayed. Besides, you couldn’t have helped much with the Hateful Victory Curse, so he didn’t tell you!” Gu Changsheng awkwardly explained, and then reassuringly squeezed Zhou Mu’s hand, excitedly adding, ”But, I also turned a misfortune into a blessing, resolved a hanging worry, and incidentally gained more than a cycle of sixty years of inner strength!”

”Resolved a worry? Gained inner strength?” Zhou Mu frowned slightly, puzzled, and looked towards Kun Nu.

This wooden-headed large fellow, even his report was done in such a hurried and haphazard way!

”We’ll settle this matter later. Now, I will avenge you!” Zhou Mu patted Gu Changsheng’s hand and turned his head with a cold expression.

Unnoticed, Li Mufeng and Yan Qinrui had already gotten up, tremblingly kneeling down on the steps!

Zhou Mu, ignoring everyone else, held Gu Changsheng’s hand, one in a purple gold python robe dazzling in splendor, the other in red clothing brighter than blood and brilliantly charming!

At first glance, truly a match made in heaven, a stunning couple!

Provoking both admiration and envy!

Li Mufeng timidly looked up, his eyes blazing as he watched their intertwined fingers, how could this be! How could this be!

Gu Changsheng was a woman he had abandoned, how could she have immediately captured the heart of His Highness Prince Mu!

That was His Highness Prince Mu! The Undefeated War God of Great Zhou, the renowned Prince Mu of the Four Kingdoms!

Yan Qinrui felt the same!

She shook her hands trembling as she knocked on the ground, disbelievingly looking at the beautiful couple!

Why? Why, after being abandoned by her husband, could Gu Changsheng allure His Highness Prince Mu?

She was jealous! Insanely jealous!

His Highness Prince Mu was a divine figure beyond reproach in the hearts of Great Zhou’s women, and although Yan Qinrui was married to Li Mufeng, her admiration for His Highness Prince Mu had never diminished!

Gu Changsheng, looking at the kneeling pair, shook her head sympathetically.

If it had been her, she would have killed Yan Qinrui and settled matters!

But Zhou Mu, evidently wouldn’t be so merciful!

With his temperament, today’s fury might truly become a bloodbath!

Thinking this, Gu Changsheng unconsciously caressed Zhou Mu’s palm.

Feeling her action, Zhou Mu abruptly looked back, giving her a reassuring smile.

”Servants! Daring to scorn me, intending to harm my woman! I demand the blood of you both to uphold my command!” Zhou Mu turned his head towards the trembling couple below, his face as beautiful as an exiled immortal, flashed a hint of murderous intent, his voice cold as frost, his purple gold python sleeve waving, ”Guards, take these two away and execute them immediately!”

Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, was momentarily stunned, a flicker of satisfaction flashing across his eyes!

But soon a trace of worry clouded his expression!

It was one thing for her to kill Yhan Qinrui, considering it was a personal vendetta between her and Yhan Qinrui, but if Zhou Mu intervened...

After all, Zhou Mu was a general of Great Zhou, and Yhan Qinrui’s father indeed held real power over the Ministry of War!

This... Zhou Mu had taken the trouble for her, and now he himself might face endless troubles!

Li Mufeng and Yhan Qinrui, upon hearing this, were also trembling with fear!

Yhan Qinrui, with a defeated look, collapsed to the ground!

Li Mufeng’s eyes were filled with unwillingness!

”Understood!”

”Understood!”

In a flash, a dozen fully armed guards appeared around the two, their military batons as thick as wrists, imposing and terrifying, making one shudder without feeling cold!

Seeing the guards closing in, Yhan Qinrui instantly fell into hysteria!

Death, once again, was so close to her!

”No! No! I don’t want to die! Husband, save me!” Yhan Qinrui struggled to rise, throwing herself into Li Mufeng’s arms beside her.

Li Mufeng hugged his disheveled wife with one arm, looked up at the encroaching guards with a flash of panic in his eyes, but still tried to appear calm!

”Hold on!”

Li Mufeng suddenly raised his hand and shouted loudly!

The guards, seeing the hint of imperial yellow in his hand, paused their movements, exchanged glances, and then all looked up at their standing master!

Imperial edict!

The imperial yellow silk of the imperial edict!

Gu Changsheng, seeing the imperial edict in that instant, was also taken aback, turning his head to look at Zhou Mu next to him!

Zhou Mu’s expression remained unaltered, only the coldness in his eyes deepened somewhat!

”His Highness Prince Mu, the imperial edict is here, who dares to act rashly!” Li Mufeng, seeing the guards stop advancing and feeling a surge of relief, spoke with increased confidence, still holding the imperial edict aloft, assisting Yhan Qinrui to stand up from the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, a glint of hatred in his eyes, and spoke rather triumphantly, ”His Highness Prince Mu, although I am a lowly official in your eyes, I am still a royal official by imperial appointment, holding a title, and possessing an imperial edict in my hand, you should think thrice before you kill me for the sake of Gu Changsheng, the Abandoned Wife!”

Gu Changsheng, seeing that imperial edict, even before Li Mufeng could rejoice!

Perhaps, he might not have to die!

But looking at him speaking so complacently, he knew that Li Mufeng was a complete fool!

This was indeed courting death!

Didn’t he know about the precedent set by the imperial edict eunuch who summoned her to the Capital City last time?

If Zhou Mu fell for this, then that would be truly absurd!

Sure enough, as Gu Changsheng expected, Zhou Mu heard Li Mufeng’s words and scoffed coldly, then responded no further!

Complete disdain, wasn’t it?

Upon seeing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but curl his lips!

”His Highness Prince Mu, won’t you kneel down to receive the decree!” Seeing Zhou Mu holding onto Gu Changsheng’s hand and remaining unmoved, Li Mufeng’s eyes filled with even more resentment, clutching his painful chest, he spoke hatefully.

This time, before Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng could react, Yuan Bao next to them burst into laughter first, laughing with disdain and contempt!

”Tell me, Crown Prince Li, have you stayed too long at the Liao Border and become oblivious to worldly affairs, or are you just too naive and foolish?”

”I!” Li Mufeng, upon hearing this, immediately blushed with anger, his hand holding the imperial edict trembling!

Yuan Bao gave him a glance, disdainfully curled his lip, and spoke with a voice dripping with sarcasm, ”Although my master is only a Commandery Prince, he holds the rank of a Duke close to the king. After the battle in the Northern Desert, the emperor had nothing left to bestow, granting my master supremacy under one and above ten thousand, even in the Golden Throne Hall in the presence of His Majesty, there’s no need to kneel!”

At this point, Yuan Bao raised his hand and pointed at the imperial edict in Li Mufeng’s hand, ”Now you come holding an imperial edict, thinking my master would kneel before you? Crown Prince Li, if you can bring the Emperor here in person, my master might kneel down as per your words, but this imperial edict?”

Beneath Li Mufeng’s alternating red and black face, Yuan Bao raised his eyebrows with a smile and continued confidently, ”This imperial edict, at most, could make me, the Eunuch, kneel down to receive it on behalf of my master!”

Li Mufeng, hearing this, trembled all over, his face cycling through a myriad of colors, nowhere near the dignified appearance he had when he first arrived!

The onlookers, still kneeling on the ground, heard this and bowed even more respectfully!

Just as I thought! That’s His Highness Prince Mu, the His Highness known for his extraordinary feats for Great Zhou!

This Crown Prince who came to the Capital City, daring to challenge His Highness Prince Mu, was indeed courting a good death!

”You needn’t kneel either!” Zhou Mu gestured to Yuan Bao, who immediately ran back to stand behind his master. Seeing this, Zhou Mu, with a charming curl of his lips, confidently spoke, ”Because this prince has no intention of accepting the decree in your hand!”

Li Mufeng, hearing this, was momentarily elated, his eyes flashing with fervor, loudly rebuking, ”His Highness Prince Mu, are you planning to deceive and defy the Emperor, disrespecting the imperial edict?”

This was a capital offense! Even the Emperor couldn’t save him from this punishment!

With this crime, and with his father-in-law lobbying at the Imperial Court, even as His Highness Prince Mu, it would be hard for him to escape death!

At this thought, Li Mufeng suddenly felt his chest and left arm were not so painful anymore!

What did it matter if Gu Changsheng had bewitched His Highness Prince Mu? Once His Highness Prince Mu’s support was gone, wouldn’t she still be at the mercy of Li Mufeng?