Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 550: Chapter 404 Better to Kill by Mistake

Jin Linyuan’s words immediately made both of their faces look significantly better!

”Jin Linyuan, what do you mean by that? Could it be... that prophecy...” Borjigin Lvchi’s rough face displayed a hint of disbelief and uncertainty as he asked.

Jin Linyuan looked up at the guards on the city walls, his eyes slightly narrowed, and spoke slowly, ”Yes, that’s precisely what I mean!”

After finishing his sentence, Jin Linyuan suddenly turned back, looked at Sima Changhao and Borjigin Lvchi, and said in a deep voice, ”Haven’t you ever suspected something when you sent people to monitor the Gu Residence?”

”Huo Shuixian came from the Capital City Grand Tutor’s Mansion, and even if she has some literary talent, what use is that? She’s nothing but a pretty skin, just a good-looking vase to be displayed!”

Jin Linyuan watched the two men and continued slowly, ”What kind of man is Zhou Mu? If he were a man infatuated with beauty, in all our years of confrontation, we would have employed plenty of honey traps. Isn’t the result obvious? Zhou Mu is by no means a man infatuated with beauty, so how could the woman who truly moves his heart be an ordinary one?”

”Liuzhou City is Zhou Mu’s fiefdom, and it’s a place where he can do as he pleases! When the Female Star of the Occupation Room was in opposition to Hook Chen, we were in our respective countries. It would’ve been easy for Zhou Mu to fabricate something if he had wished!”

”Gu Changsheng is proficient in the Medical Path, skilled in pharmacology, and in just half a year, the name of the Medicine God has spread across the Four Kingdoms. With the Hua Mansion wealth and endless gold and silver, which woman do you find more intimidating compared to Huo Shuixian? Who is more likely to become a great asset to Great Zhou?”

As Jin Linyuan spoke, the faces of Sima Changhao and Borjigin Lvchi grew darker and darker.

”If it’s as you say, then isn’t Gu Changsheng the true Female Star of the Occupation Room? How dare that despicable Zhou Mu fabricate the Image of the Phoenix Rite, isn’t he afraid of divine retribution?” Borjigin Lvchi said with a bitter expression.

”In my opinion, Gu Changsheng might not necessarily be the Mandated Noble Lady! I have her birth chart; my master has calculated several times and foreseen a life of wealth and honor for her, yet there’s no pattern of a phoenix ruler!” Sima Changhao shook his head after hearing this and spoke slowly, ”If Gu Changsheng really is the destined person of the Female Star of the Occupation Room, then why would Emperor Zhoulin issue an edict specifically naming Zhou Mu to escort Huo Shuixian back to the capital? It seems that Zhou Mu is being forced by Emperor Zhoulin and had no choice but to forsake Gu Changsheng for Huo Shuixian!”

Sima Changhao’s words immediately plunged the three of them into silence.

Who the destined person of the Female Star of the Occupation Room is, they were uncertain and unable to confirm!

”Ah, I’m so confused by what you’re saying. So, is Huo Shuixian the Female Star of the Occupation Room, or is it Gu Changsheng?” Borjigin Lvchi was the most impatient and immediately stomped his foot and asked, ”Gu Changsheng is just a Medicine Lady, with no family background to speak of. Her only reliance is Zhou Mu’s favoritism. Even if she is beautiful, what can she achieve? Don’t forget that Huo Shuixian comes from a distinguished Guanlong clan. The Huo Family has always been the leading flock of Guanlong!”

The land of Guanlong was not far from Northern Mongolia, and the Huo Family had a history of producing scholars of great influence, which Borjigin Lvchi knew very well!

His words, no doubt, sent the three men back into deep thought again!

Huo Shuixian? Or is it Gu Changsheng?

In the end, which one was their true destination on this journey?

”Gu Changsheng’s medical skills are unparalleled in the world, and her own cultivation prowess is not to be underestimated. I’m afraid she might not be much less willing to give way than Zhou Mu! Lvchi, don’t underestimate her, you’re no match for her!” said Jin Linyuan, looking at the two men and once again dropping a bombshell.

”What? Don’t talk nonsense!” Borjigin Lvchi, upon hearing this, immediately widened his eyes in disbelief, ”How old is she? Barely in her twenties, with a frail appearance, how much cultivation can she have?”

Being unable to defeat Zhou Mu was one thing, but the fact that Borjigin Lvchi might also be unable to beat a woman like Gu Changsheng was something he struggled to accept!

After all, he was Northern Mongolia’s leading warrior but had repeatedly been defeated at the hands of Zhou Mu!

And now Jin Linyuan was telling him, not only could he not defeat Zhou Mu, but he might not even be able to best Zhou Mu’s woman – how could that be possible?

”Jin Linyuan, are you telling the truth?” Sima Changhao asked in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Jin Linyuan raised an eyebrow towards the Little Eunuch behind Sima Changhao, ”Whether what I’m saying is true or not, why not ask your servant? To be able to project Inner Strength such a long distance, one would require a cycle of sixty years of practice. Servant, I presume your internal injuries are not light, are they?”

The Little Eunuch, whose face was swollen from being hit, immediately knelt down in a panic.

”Speak! Is what he’s saying true?” demanded Sima Changhao angrily, kicking out.

The kneeling Little Eunuch promptly rolled to one side and hastily replied, ”Return... return to Your Highness! It’s true! It’s true! The servant indeed suffered serious injuries! At the time, I felt as if all my internal organs were seized by a powerful hand, and I couldn’t move at all, Gu Changsheng she...”

”At such a young age, her cultivation is so against the heavens!” Sima Changhao exclaimed, with a sinister and harsh light flashing in his eyes, ”Such a woman, even if she is female, will become a significant asset to Zhou Mu and must be eliminated!”

The words of Sima Changhao took everyone around by surprise.

”Considering how much Zhou Mu dotes on her, getting rid of her will no doubt be a difficult task...” Borjigin Lvchi shook his head and said, ”Even if we really do eliminate her, and Zhou Mu becomes enraged, do we really want to go to war?”

As he said this, Borjigin Lvchi’s face revealed a hint of hesitation!

Provoking Zhou Mu to anger was clearly not a wise decision!

He had a vivid fear of Zhou Mu, who could slaughter men on the battlefield as easily as chopping vegetables!

Borjigin Lvchi’s words left the three men stunned once again, speechless and only able to exchange glances.

After a while, Jin Linyuan finally looked up at the faint moonlight and spoke slowly, ”The heavens have revealed that whoever gets the Female Star of the Occupation Room will obtain the world. In Liuzhou City, there are only two women whom Zhou Mu treats differently—one is his new love, and the other his old flame.”

As he spoke, Jin Linyuan’s eyes narrowed dangerously, the sinister aura about him intensified, and the pressure in his hands increased such that the two beads he was manipulating were crushed into powder without a sound!

”So, no matter which one of them is the Female Star of the Occupation Room, better to kill by mistake than let one escape!” Jin Linyuan looked at the crushed powder in his hand and spoke with deliberate emphasis!

”Hehe...” Sima Changhao laughed upon hearing this and then, a flash of murderous intent appeared on his face, ”What Linyuan said coincides with my own thoughts! Better to kill by mistake than let one escape! The Female Star of the Occupation Room absolutely cannot fall into the hands of Great Zhou!”

Borjigin Lvchi heard this and nodded firmly, ”Then it’s settled! Even if we risk angering Zhou Mu, we must foil his plans to have everything both ways and leave his efforts as futile as trying to fetch water with a sieve!”

Once they had made up their minds, the three men exchanged smiles, their eyes filled with an unyielding determination to succeed!

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Completely unaware of the Crown Princes of the Three Kingdoms’ plans, Gu Changsheng was still laughing heartily in the carriage!

”That was damn satisfying! Let them block me! I dared them to block me! Those idiots really think that being Crown Princes makes them amazing. Wanting to act like the watchdog of Liuzhou City, they should first ask if it pleases us!” Gu Changsheng laughed unrestrainedly, completely without care for his image.

Just thinking about how Sima Changhao and his companions were bluffed by Zhou Mu made Gu Changsheng feel exhilarated!

Damn it, the strong are afraid of the ruthless, the ruthless are afraid of those with nothing to lose, and if push comes to shove, it’s nothing more than a fight to the death!

Who’s afraid of whom? Who’s the grandson of who?

Zhou Mu, looking at the little lady in his arms, shook his head helplessly, the worry in his eyes deepening, ”My love, why must you confront them head-on? Although they don’t show it on the surface, all three are figures capable of ruling one side in the Three Kingdoms. Now that you’ve drawn their attention, endless troubles will surely follow!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately stopped laughing and pouted, speaking with an indifferent tone, ”Evildoer, don’t deceive yourself and others! If I don’t confront them directly, will they not notice me?”

Damn it, who would believe that!

”Evildoer, I am your former love! We also had a passionate love affair, causing a stir throughout the city. Do you think they would let me go?” Gu Changsheng, playing with Zhou Mu’s sleeve and drawing circles with her finger, spoke leisurely.

Zhou Mu, upon hearing this, dotedly tapped her brow!

He liked that sentence!

”Haven’t we always been passionately in love?” Zhou Mu bent down, his red lips parting slightly, and spoke with a captivating tone.

”Wait! That’s not the point!” Gu Changsheng said, waving her hand dismissively, ”The point is, evildoer, you used to be untouchable, cool, and solitary, but now, your old love, who grips your heart, is your most glaring weakness!”

”Evildoer, just because of this, they will not let me go!” Gu Changsheng said, blinking innocently and curling her finger on Zhou Mu’s chest, her mouth curling slightly, she slowly continued, ”So, my only reliance for survival now is your affection! Oh evildoer, you’re like a big tree to me, you must grow strong and sturdy! Otherwise, I’m really going to die without a burial place!”

Heaven pity her, she wasn’t just some nobody; with her medical skills, even the Crown Princes of the Three Kingdoms had to take notice!

While one waxes, the other wanes!

How could they possibly allow someone with the potential to support Zhou Mu to live in this world?

How is that different from weakening themselves?

That’s why Gu Changsheng felt that she was tragically destined to become the thorn in the Crown Princes of the Three Kingdoms’ side!

She had that much self-awareness!

And because of that knowledge, and understanding, Gu Changsheng was particularly at a loss as to what Heaven had in store for her!

Damn it, was this her fault?

Was this her fault?

The small hand placed on Zhou Mu’s chest unconsciously increased in strength. I pulled! I pulled!

Damn it, it was all because of the evildoer in front of her, who wore the hat of Commandery Prince Zhou Mu, who tempted her. Unable to resist his beauty, she had brought numerous troubles upon herself!

A heavenly man descended, bringing disaster in his wake!

Can she just have the former without the latter?

I pulled! I pulled! I pull again!

To vent her frustration!

Oh Heaven, oh Earth!

To have fish and bear’s paws, she wished to have both at the same time... to have both...