Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 530: Chapter 387: For the Sake of Her Son, A Woman’s Kindness

Gu Changsheng shuddered at the words!

Deprived of inner strength, their tendons plucked, from this day forth, Li Mufeng would be no different from a cripple!

And Yhan Qinrui, whose tendons in both hands and feet were plucked, was nothing less than a living dead!

At that instant, a trace of mercy arose in Gu Changsheng’s heart!

Zhou Mu was a man of resolute decisions, resorting to such extreme cruelty only when deeply enraged!

Li Mufeng and Yhan Qinrui had already been stripped of everything, fallen from the clouds; if their tendons too were severed, then truly, life would be worse than death!

”At your command!”

In the moment Gu Changsheng was dazed, the guards standing by had already solemnly responded and advanced!

The onlookers remained prostrate on the ground, but they too inhaled sharply in shock!

This punishment...was indeed too cruel! It would have been better to simply kill them and be done with it!

Living like this, was indeed truly worse than death!

”Your Highness, Prince Mu, spare my life! Your Servant admits his wrong! Your Servant truly admits his wrong! Your Highness...” Lifted by two guards, Li Mufeng was far from his dignified self, struggling frantically with a face full of terror. Seeing that Zhou Mu did not even deign to glance at him, he turned to Gu Changsheng as if clutching at the last straw, his face pleading, ”Gu Changsheng! Lady Changsheng, save me! I promise I’ll harbor no improper thoughts ever again! I beg you to spare my life! Spare me for the sake of our child!”

Anyone with clear eyes could see how much Prince Mu valued Gu Changsheng, including Li Mufeng!

From the moment Gu Changsheng brought out the Imperial Decree of the Founding Ancestors from his person, Li Mufeng knew he had made a grave mistake!

Prince Mu’s care for Gu Changsheng was beyond his expectations!

And because of his own mistake, he paid a price of losing everything!

Gu Changsheng was momentarily stunned at the words!

Child!

That’s right! She and Li Mufeng had a marriage, and a child!

Her smart and charming little son!

”Take them away!” Zhou Mu, upon hearing this, immediately waved his Purple Sleeve, frowning in disgust, and coldly commanded.

”At your command!”

”Wait a moment!”

Just as the two were about to be dragged away, Gu Changsheng, with a frosty face, raised his hand to interrupt!

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope for life sparked in Li Mufeng’s eyes!

And Yhan Qinrui, being dragged by the guards, also slowly regained consciousness, her face full of panic as she looked toward the steps!

Raising her head from Zhou Mu’s arms, Gu Changsheng looked up at the man before her who seemed like a being from the Divine Residence, and softly said, ”Evildoer, calm down a bit, for the sake of our little bundle, let them go...”

”Are you actually pleading for them?” Zhou Mu’s face suddenly darkened upon hearing this, his hand slipping off Gu Changsheng’s shoulder, he pointed at Li Mufeng, ”Do you know who he is? You actually ask me to pardon him! You want this Prince to let him go!”

This man! This man was her former husband!

This fact, even Zhou Mu could not erase!

And here was this woman, dearest to his heart, pleading for her former husband right in front of him!

Zhou Mu’s hands gradually clenched, his index finger pressing into his palm!

”Mother Tigress, have you lost your mind! Do you even comprehend what you are saying? One of this couple performed the Hateful Victory Curse on you, leaving you unconscious for six days! The other aimed an arrow at you, and you are still pleading for their lives!” Zhou Zongbao, seeing this, spoke out right away, his face full of anger, ”This is the foolish compassion of women! The foolish compassion of women!”

Gu Changsheng was too focused on Zhou Mu to care about Zhou Zongbao, watching intently Zhou Mu’s every move!

Seeing his hands tightly clasped, she immediately felt a pang of pain and reached out to hold his palm, speaking anxiously, ”Evildoer! Listen to me, he is Li Mufeng! If you hadn’t appeared, I would originally have wanted both of them to die here!”

”I can kill them, but you cannot!”

”We still have Xiao Gu Ze! Think of Xiao Gu Ze! After all, he is Xiao Gu Ze’s biological father! Evildoer! I can’t let you lift a hand against him, I will never let you do it!”

Through blood ties, even if Li Mufeng had myriad faults, he was still the little bundle’s biological father, and being deprived of his cultivation and tendon-severed was akin to being a cripple, Li Mufeng ultimately could not escape death!

But he could not die by Zhou Mu’s hand!

She did not want the little bundle to harbor any resentment towards Zhou Mu!

”Evildoer, having taken everything from them, leave the rest to me! Let me handle it!” Gu Changsheng, her eyes unwavering, looked at Zhou Mu, her voice faltering slightly.

She wanted to have a long-lasting happiness with Zhou Mu, they still have her son, to continue being happy like this!

She did not want him and the little bundle to have any estrangement!

”Evildoer, since you cherish Xiao Gu Ze so much, please, for his sake, let me handle it!” their fingers interlocked, Gu Changsheng’s slender fingers caressed the palm of Zhou Mu, her face full of pleading.

Thinking of Xiao Gu Ze and hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, Zhou Mu’s expression gradually softened, and in the end, he threw the token into Gu Changsheng’s arms with a resentful turn of his back!

Gu Changsheng caught the token, a flicker of joy crossing his face!

Damn, Zhou Mu’s jealousy is terrifying! Too difficult to handle!

Luckily, luckily!

Luckily he was still obedient!

With the token in hand, he glanced at the resentful figure turned away, Gu Changsheng smiled silently, turned his face, and it was replaced with an expression of cold firmness!

Li Mufeng, my grandfather saved your grandfather’s life. If not for that, your Li Mansion would no longer exist,” Gu Changsheng, clad in a fluttering red robe, slowly stepped down the stairs and continued gravely, ”Zhou Mu believed that your Li Mansion was my destiny, granting your grandfather a hundred years of glory under your name. He promoted you, enabling your Li Mansion to rise again and regain its noble rank. All of it was his doing. Now, you and I are no longer related, and taking away everything you have is only natural!”

Li Mufeng’s eyes widened, staring at the dazzling woman in front of him, momentarily stunned!

What exactly had he missed?

At this moment, he realized the problem...

But, it was already too late!

As you say, for the sake of my son, I will spare you this time! You failed to shoot me with a reversing arrow, and I shot you in return, you gave my son life, I spare you your own! Li Mufeng, from now on, my son and I owe nothing to you, no further relations!” said Gu Changsheng as she stepped up to Li Mufeng.

Li Mufeng, barely able to stand supported by two guards, looked at the woman smiling before him and suddenly felt a deep-seated fear, especially upon seeing her raised hand!

Her fingers were slender and pale, yet terrifying enough to split guts!

”Now then, hand over all your cultivation strength!” Gu Changsheng’s lips curled into a cold smile as she slowly placed her palm over Li Mufeng’s head.

”No! Don’t! Don’t... want...” Li Mufeng stared with wide eyes in terror, desperately shaking his head, but the strong suction from above made every bone in his body tremble!

Pain! Heart-piercing pain!

The agony of feeling as if bones were being extracted alive made Li Mufeng’s voice weaker until his eyes rolled back, and he convulsed into unconsciousness!

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng withdrew her hand satisfactorily and gazed at her palm contentedly!

Some people are just so talented!

Just like her, Gu Changsheng!

She could feel her Inner Strength moving freely within her, and its immense power!

So powerful, it seemed to absorb everything!

At this moment, if not for the inappropriate time and place, Gu Changsheng truly wanted to laugh out loud exuberantly—damn, it was just too fantastic and satisfying!

She had actually absorbed all of Li Mufeng’s cultivation strength!

That feeling was truly exhilarating!

Although at this moment, that thread compared to the flow of her Inner Strength was somewhat insignificant and inharmonious, Gu Changsheng knew that given time, she would be able to assimilate Li Mufeng’s cultivation strength completely!

Old Master Jin, I thank you! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

It’s an understatement to say it was fortuitous; she had comprehended the Star Absorbing Technique entirely on her own!

How unbelievably fantastical and pseudoscientific it was!

Yet, she was genuinely experiencing such a fantastical and pseudoscientific event!

The indescribable feeling was indeed too profound to express!

”Husband! Husband! You! You!” Seeing Li Mufeng faint away, Yan Qinrui’s face was fraught with anxiety, but seeing Gu Changsheng standing there with a smile, Yan Qinrui suddenly felt terrified.

”Me? Yes, it’s me! Yan Qinrui, you harbored evil intentions and dared to harm me with the Hateful Victory Curse!” Gu Changsheng said, lifting her face with a cold smile, radiantly continuing, ”I won’t kill you, for your actions disaster will befall Yan Mansion, Yan Qinrui, a life of universal condemnation and abandonment awaits you!”

”No! I don’t want that! The fault is mine, it has nothing to do with my father or my maternal family! Gu Changsheng, please beg His Highness Prince Mu, let him revoke his order! I beg you, I beg you!” Yan Qinrui, upon hearing this, tears streamed down her face as she pleaded.

Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, shook her head helplessly and said with a smirk, ”Greed that overtakes you leads to unimaginable consequences. I’m already merciful not to sever your tendons, yet you dare to dream that Yan Mansion can escape unscathed!”

”Yan Qinrui, precisely because Yan Mansion and Li Mansion have nothing left and can no longer threaten me, that I spared you and your husband’s lives. Otherwise, I would have made sure you both could not return!”

”No! No! How could this be? How could this be...” Yan Qinrui, hearing this, became even more disheveled, muttering to herself in shock.

Gu Changsheng glanced at her, flung her sleeves, and walked up the stairs, ”Yan Qinrui, I have granted both you and your husband full escape, having shown utmost benevolence and justice. If you are wise, leave my sight and never appear again, especially don’t think of seeking revenge!

”Otherwise, I definitely won’t show mercy again!”

Zhou Mu, who had turned around at some point on the steps, looked on as Gu Changsheng reached for his hand and placed hers on it!

Hand in hand, they stood side by side, high above, one resembling the Divine Residence, the other resplendent in red, irresistibly drawing one’s mind!

”Throw them far away for me, and clean up these messes too; don’t dirty the ground in front of my mansion, affecting my good mood!” Gu Changsheng waved to the guards below and, without a second glance, walked towards the mansion with Zhou Mu!