Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 536: Chapter 393: Leaving the City at Midnight

Gu Changsheng said this, then turned his head to look at his foster father and spoke in a deep voice, ”Foster Father, I had originally planned to send you to the mountain, but the affairs of the residence kept delaying it. Now, I can no longer afford any delay!”

She needed her subordinates to grow quickly!

A year’s time was neither short nor long, only a matter of over three hundred days and nights!

She wanted her soldiers to become an existence that the Four Kingdoms feared within this year!

”But now, in these troubled times, how can I rest assured leaving you alone in Liuzhou City while I go to the mountain?” Mr. Ban Shan immediately shook his head and responded, ”I have only you as my daughter; I will not abandon you and leave you behind!”

Gu Changsheng knew that her foster father worried about her. When she had been unconscious, he had looked after her tirelessly for six days and nights, and the dark circles under his eyes had not yet faded!

The feelings she harbored deep in her heart made Gu Changsheng even more resolute!

She took two steps forward to grasp her foster father’s hand, and Gu Changsheng said reassuringly, ”Foster Father, with my martial arts and inner strength, there are few under heaven who could harm me. Even if we really come to a clash of arms, I will be able to leave unharmed!”

”Foster Father, you and Xiao Gu Ze are the people closest to me. You also know that these are troubled times. How can I possibly leave you and risk your safety?” Gu Changsheng spoke earnestly, with a pleading expression, ”Foster Father, take your little grandson and go to the mountain. There are eight hundred of my elite soldiers, and I have set up formations there. Even in case of unexpected danger, they will ensure your safety. It’s by staying in Liuzhou City that you become my Achilles’ heel!”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Ban Shan’s expression relaxed.

”Master, you should go to the mountain. Now that people from the Three Kingdoms know I am in Liuzhou City, it is not good for me to never show myself. After you leave, I will return to Little Wood’s side to cope. People from the Four Kingdoms are harboring ill intentions that everyone knows about. It’s always good to be prepared!” Zhou Zongbao said this with a rare serious expression, stepping forward to persuade.

”Right, Master, you just take Xiao Gu Ze to the mountain. I’m not sure about Southern Chen Liaodong, but I still have some sway in Northern Mongolia. With me by Gu Changsheng’s side, no one from Northern Mongolia can harm her, not even a little! Besides, the time has not yet come to that, right?” Borjigin Nian quickly chimed in with a smile.

Everyone tried to persuade him, and seeing his daughter’s hopeful face, Mr. Ban Shan sighed helplessly, ”But even so, with spies all around the residence, how can we leave the city as we wish? If we make Baili Mountain known to others, that would be a real disaster!”

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

That’s right, the entire Liuzhou City was on high alert, and the area around Gu Residence was filled with spies from the other Three Kingdoms. In such a situation, sneakily leaving the residence was difficult enough, let alone leaving the city?

That was even more difficult!

The faces of the people were filled with worry, but Gu Changsheng just smiled.

”Gu Changsheng, what are you smiling at? You’re now the target; who knows how many guns are pointed at you, yet you’re still in the mood to smile?” Borjigin Nian said upon seeing her smile, immediately pursing her lips and teasing her.

”Changsheng’s Beloved Daughter, do you have a way to get me and the little grandson out of the city without them noticing?” Mr. Ban Shan asked with a puzzled face, ”The residence is surrounded by spies now!”

It was no joking matter! His daughter’s training of private soldiers at Baili Mountain was not intended for outsiders to know; they could not afford to spook the enemy!

Gu Changsheng responded with a disdainful smile, ”A mere hundred or two hundred spies actually dare to try to detect the actions of Gu Residence, how presumptuous! Foster Father, don’t worry; leave everything to me. Si Xi, Dong Lei, go down and help Foster Father and the little bundle pack up. Tonight at midnight, I will get them out of the city!”

Si Xi and Dong Lei heard the words, immediately bowed in assent, and then hurried off.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng, regardless of the puzzled looks around her, went straight to her Medicine Tower!

No matter what the other Three Kingdoms were scheming, being in their sights at this time was definitely not a good thing!

The Crown Princes of the Three Kingdoms really held her in high regard, not only sending a hundred or two hundred spies to monitor every move of her household, but they even sent a personal invitation!

Such grand movements truly showed their brazen confidence!

Well, she would let them see just how formidable the Medicine God Changsheng was!

Think they could spy on her? They were deluding themselves!

She’d let them have a nice dream!

She’d show them that the name of the Medicine God was indeed genuine and not something to be trifled with!

Hmph!

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Before long, the moon climbed above the willows, and the whole Liuzhou City fell into silence.

Yet inside the Gu Residence, lights were bright, as Si Xi and Dong Lei were busy moving things onto the carriage!

”Mother, I don’t want to leave you to go to the mountain; I’ll miss you, what should I do?” Little Wood clung to his mother’s leg, refusing to let go, his eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly pitiful.

”My dear child, be good. On the mountain, you have Auntie Qiu and Aunt Cui, and Little Han Mo with the Black Face to play with. You go with your grandpa to the mountain, you must study well and practice with Han Mo regularly, don’t be lazy or slack off!” Gu Changsheng patted her son’s little head, looking up at the night sky, hiding the reluctance in her eyes.

”Mother, I won’t be lazy. Will you miss me, and when will you come to the mountain to take me back?” Little Wood wiped away the tears on his face and asked sulkily.

”Of course Mother will miss you. As soon as I have time, I will come to the mountain to see you. Once all this is settled, Mother will come to the mountain to take you and Grandpa back!” Gu Changsheng picked up Little Wood and held him tightly in her arms.

Since she came to this world, she had always depended on Little Wood, and had never let him leave her for long!

Now, she was particularly reluctant to part with him!

”Mother... sob sob...” Little Wood lay in his mother’s arms, crying softly.

Seeing this, the family couldn’t bear it and turned their heads away.

Suddenly, a colorful figure and a slender, tall figure flashed quickly from afar.

Gu Changsheng, seeing Flower Peacock and Borjigin Nian returning, spoke in a solemn voice, ”How did it go with everything?”

”What else can we do? Gu Changsheng, your medicine is simply too effective! Those brutes from Northern Mongolia are now sleeping like dead pigs; shouting won’t even wake them up!” Borjigin Nian excitedly shook the small medicine bottle in her hand, speaking with great pride.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng rolled his eyes. Damn it, is this the Princess of Northern Mongolia?

It’s absolutely bewildering that a princess from Northern Mongolia would drug her own spies and still be grinning so merrily. If the King of Northern Mongolia doesn’t die from anger, that would be a real wonder!

Borjigin Nian truly had no self-awareness and no position of her own!

As Gu Changsheng thought this, he shook his head and looked towards Yue Xilou.

With Yue Xilou’s nodding gesture, Gu Changsheng’s lips curled into a smile.

”Ning Er, signal the Hidden Guards, clear the way!” Gu Changsheng spoke to the shadows as he walked toward the carriage, holding a little bundle of joy in his arms.

”Yes!”

The response from Ning Er came from the shadows, and in a blink of an eye, a special firework shot up above the Gu Residence, its light flashing and then disappearing in an instant!

”Flower Peacock, take the reins!”

Stepping into the carriage, Gu Changsheng commanded in a deep voice.

”Why is it always me?” Yue Xilou muttered reluctantly upon hearing the command, yet resignedly took the whip.

”I’ll accompany you to drive!” Borjigin Nian, who was beside them, quickly climbed aboard the carriage shaft and cheerfully sat down next to Yue Xilou.

Yue Xilou gave her a look but didn’t object, and with a flick of the whip, he shouted, ”Giddy up!”

In an instant, the four precious horses were pulling the carriage, racing down the main road leading out of the residence.

The night was dense and eerily silent!

Only the sound of the turning wheels remained!

Inside the carriage, Gu Changsheng sat holding his precious son, his face full of vigilance.

There wasn’t much danger within the city, and getting out of it wasn’t difficult either!

The difficulty lay outside the city where tens of thousands of elite soldiers and valiant warriors from the Three Kingdoms were stationed!

There was only one road out of the city!

And they absolutely had to pass through this road safely!

”Ning Er, send a message to the people ahead, act cautiously. Use the drug only, do not harm any lives. We must not startle the enemy!” Gu Changsheng ordered in a stern voice.

”Yes!” Ning Er, who had been following not far from the carriage, immediately picked up speed and darted forward.

Zhou Mu had given all of her hundreds of Hidden Guards to Gu Changsheng, and now with them clearing the way, Gu Changsheng felt slightly relieved.

Guo Daqian, who was in charge of the City Gate, received the Hidden Guard’s signal early that morning, and now the gates of Liuzhou City stood wide open.

Gu Changsheng’s carriage passed through as if entering an uninhabited territory, speeding onto the main road leading out of the city.

The area where the troops from the Three Kingdoms were stationed was not far outside Liuzhou City; and although it was at some distance from the main road, Gu Changsheng was certain that their scouts were undoubtedly lurking on the road.

Fortunately, her pill refining and poison skills were no joke; a bit of Rosemary Sleep Incense was nothing she couldn’t handle!

With the Hidden Guards clearing the path ahead, Gu Changsheng’s party ignored the scouts passed out by the roadside, advancing swiftly!

The guards like Si Xi, Ning Er, and Kun Nu were always on high alert beside the carriage, not daring to be negligent!

After all, the territories of the troops from the Three Kingdoms were all not far from this road. Any slight disturbance could alarm them!

That would be the real trouble!

Just as Gu Changsheng’s heart, which had risen to her throat, began to settle back into her stomach upon nearing the edge of the Three Kingdoms’ troops’ domain, her expression suddenly changed, and she commanded in a deep voice, ”Stop the carriage!”

”Woah!” Yue Xilou, who was driving, also changed his expression and turned his head to look toward the side of the road.

Gu Changsheng quickly made sure the little bundle of joy was safe, tucking him into Mr. Ban Shan’s embrace. She cast them a reassuring glance, then turned and exited the carriage with a serious expression on her face.

She had sensed the presence of strangers, and not sleeping ones!

Someone was there! Someone had eluded sleep under the guidance of her Hidden Guards!

The only ones who could avoid her rosemary fragrance had to be experts, an option not to be overlooked!