Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 587: Chapter 439: I’ll Bear the Consequences of What I’ve Created

Jiang One’s somber voice resonated through the Gu Residence!

The people of the Gu Residence were taken aback by the words!

”Let them into the residence!” Mr. Ban Shan, standing within the inner gate, his wise eyes flashing continuously, spoke in a deep voice.

”Yes!” In the next instant, Uncle Song, along with a dozen lads, quickly stowed their weapons and cleared a path!

They were fortunate enough to have hidden in the secret tunnels of the residence to avoid being captured by the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms. Now that their mistress had returned, they were ready for battle at a moment’s notice!

They needed to protect their mistress; no one was allowed to injure her even the slightest bit!

”Master, Jiang One requests to see Lady Changsheng! The wounded soldiers of Southern Fujian number in the thousands, and among these severely ill, only Lady Changsheng could make them stand anew!” Jiang One stood before Mr. Ban Shan, bowed slightly out of respect, and spoke in a grave voice.

As his voice faded, the army behind him suddenly came to life, and countless simple stretchers were carried in!

The stench of blood, mixed with the smell of gunpowder from the battlefield, quickly pervaded the Gu Residence!

”Good! Good! Good!” Mr. Ban Shan, with damp eyes, praised three times and then turned to instruct the people behind him, ”Immediately summon all the doctors of Liuzhou City to the residence, order Lau Quansheng to open Liuzhou’s medical stores wide, and have all the medicinal herbs delivered to the Gu Residence! Quickly!”

”By your command!” Uncle Song complied immediately, leading his lads as they ran out of the residence like madmen.

Mr. Ban Shan looked at Jiang One before him, a trace of dimness flashing in his eyes, ”The battle in Southern Fujian was a complete victory, yet it added unnecessary casualties. Fortunately, you put aside your personal prejudices and came to the Gu Residence!”

”Master overstates it!” Upon hearing this, Jiang One immediately bowed and replied, ”The battle in Southern Fujian, though costly in lives due to the strategic changes made for Lady Changsheng, her medicine also saved countless soldiers’ lives!”

”As long as Lady Changsheng is well, my master is safe, and if my master is safe, then the millions of people in Great Zhou will have peace. This importance, Jiang One understands well!”

Mr. Ban Shan, hearing this, showed a trace of relief on his face and gestured invitingly with his hand, speaking solemnly, ”In that case, whether my beloved daughter can be awakened, whether she can be revived, it’s all up to you!”

”I shall not fail the trust placed in me by the master!”

”Go!”

In the next moment, with Jiang One at the lead, countless people surged into the inner courtyard of the Gu Residence!

Inside Gu Changsheng’s bedroom, only Baby was alone, nervously holding his mother’s head, anxiously looking at the door and saying, ”So many people have come!”

”Yeah, yeah, so many people! So many half-dead people!” Gu Changsheng heard a yawning response in his mind.

”What are Uncle Wood’s men doing with so many wounded and disabled soldiers?” Baby looked at his mother, whose eyes were tightly closed, and expressed his concern.

”If you ask others, who shall they ask? They are dumb; they admit it!” The small voice responded.

Baby, hearing this, was immediately conflicted.

Clearly, both the child and the insect were of simple minds and hadn’t figured out the reason yet!

”Thump!”

”Thump!”

”Thump!”

”...”

As the child and the insect felt conflicted, the sound of countless people kneeling outside startled them.

”Subordinate Jiang One, seeks an audience with Lady Changsheng! Lady Changsheng, save us! General Er is gravely injured, his life hanging by a thread, we hope Lady Changsheng will lend a hand, work miracles, and save him from peril!”

Jiang One’s voice, filled with pain, rose from outside the door, instantly causing Baby to go stiff.

”Lady Changsheng, save us!”

”Lady Changsheng, save us!”

”Lady Changsheng, save us!”

Outside, the uniform and desperate cries arose, filled with endless sorrow and pleading!

It was enough to make one’s heart wrench!

”Lady Changsheng, these people only cling to life because of the medicine you made, allowing them to return from Southern Fujian to Liuzhou! Lady Changsheng, your medical skills are unparalleled, and now only you can save them!” With his forehead to the ground, Jiang One spoke gravely, ”The dead are gone, but the living remain. We hope Lady Changsheng will treat them!”

In the next instant, countless pleading voices came from outside!

”Lady Changsheng, General Er had several encounters with you, he is now on death’s door, and you, Lady Changsheng, surely won’t just watch him die? Lady Changsheng, we hope you wake, to save them from their suffering!”

”...”

As the pleading from outside continued unabated, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on Baby’s face, ”They! They are here to ask my mother for treatment!”

”Mother! Mother, did you hear that? So many people are begging for your help! Please wake up quickly! Only you can save them now!” Baby shook the person in his arms, tears falling onto his mother’s cheeks, ”Mother, you need to live, for only by living can you save more people! Mother... please wake up...”

”Can this really work? Will your mother let go of her guilt and remorse for their sake?” A hesitant, unsure voice echoed in Gu Changsheng’s mind.

”No! After all, those people have died, and my mother will definitely feel guilty and remorseful!” Baby answered determinedly, ”But the people outside, they are still breathing! My mother will surely not stand by and watch them die!”

”My mother is very kind at heart, she will definitely save them!”

Upon hearing this, the little bug in Gu Changsheng’s mind struggled, ”So... if I wake your mother now... and if she despairs again, and I have to accompany her in death, you have to compensate me, okay?”

”You!” Baby, hearing this, showed a hint of urgency on his face.

Seeing his urgency, the little bug dared not delay and immediately sprang into action!

”Lady Changsheng, save us!”

”Lady Changsheng, save us!”

”...”

Gu Changsheng, plunged into despair, could only hear cries for help ringing in his ears, his heart pierced with pain!

Save lives?

He could save lives! But he couldn’t bring the dead back to life!

Ning Er...

Dead soldiers...

One after another, those who lay in pools of blood in a defensive posture were still projecting in his mind...

It was all because of him!

It was his arrival in this world that stirred up such great tumult!

It was he who caused the death of so many people!

Because of him, the people of the Three Kingdoms set fire to Baili Mountain, and he almost killed his own precious son!

Because of him, Zhou Mu changed the battle plans, burying how many in Southern Fujian?

It was all because of him!

”Lady Changsheng! General Er might seem careless, but he’s soft-hearted just like you. The battle plan changed, and when Father ordered an all-out attack on the Japanese Pirates, General Er was the first to charge and fell heavily wounded!”

”At that time, he didn’t understand why Father would issue such an order! He had even lost the will to live!”

”But Lady Changsheng, knowing that the armies of the Three Kingdoms were marching on Liuzhou, and knowing Lady Changsheng was in danger, he found peace!”

”Marching a thousand miles, we bring back these wounded and crippled soldiers, all in the hope that Lady Changsheng can save them! Lady Changsheng! They don’t blame you, the medicine you’ve made has saved tens of thousands of lives on the battlefield, your existence is everything to Father!”

”For Father! For the millions of people of Great Zhou, they may die gloriously and without regrets! Please extend your hand, Lady Changsheng, and help them escape the bitter sea of suffering!”

”We beg Lady Changsheng to save us!”

”We beg Lady Changsheng to save us!”

Cry after cry, plea after plea...

Resonated through the heart of Gu Changsheng...

He could feel the faint breaths of countless people outside the door, he could feel their prayers...

He could save their lives!

Gu Changsheng had this confidence!

But what right did he have to face these people?

These people had all been wounded because of him!

They surely had also seen countless soldiers fall beside them, dying...

That was also all because of him!

Not blame him?

Even he couldn’t forgive himself, how could they possibly not blame him?

”Amitabha! Benefactor Changsheng, the armies of the Three Kingdoms pressing on the border, Benefactor Zhou recalling the Southern Fujian troops to defend the frontier is an imperative move. This is for you, and for the people under Great Zhou’s heaven. Why blame yourself?” Little Monk Bu Jie’s compassionate voice arose from outside the door, ”Benefactor Changsheng, wake up. Their wounds are severe, and across the land, only you can treat them. Would you really watch them die in front of you one by one?”

”Karma and reincarnation have their own retribution; destiny is decreed by heaven, not something you can escape by simply wishing it! If you think their deaths are due to your faults, then wake up and atone for the sins you’ve committed!”

Run away?

No! He didn’t want to run away!

He had caused this situation, and he had to bear the consequences!

”Mother! Mother!” Little Bundle nervously watched his mother’s clenched hands and quickly looked into her eyes.

”Little Bundle...” Gu Changsheng opened his eyelids and saw his worried yet joy-filled son, his heart aching.

”Mother! Mother, you’re finally awake! You scared me to death! I thought you didn’t want me anymore! Wuuwuu...”

Seeing his mother wake up, Little Bundle, who had been on tenterhooks all day, finally let his guard down and burst into tears.

”It scared the life out of Baby, too!” A delighted little voice echoed in Gu Changsheng’s mind.

”My son, it’s so good that you’re alive...” Gu Changsheng said as he touched his son’s chubby face with his hand, his phoenix eyes slightly open and his gaze lost on the canopy above the bed, ”I almost dragged you down to die in a sea of flames...”

”Mother, I’m fine! I don’t have a scratch on me! Look, I’m all right!” Little Bundle hurriedly rolled up his sleeve to show his mother, ”I was just afraid that mother would abandon me...”

”No! Mother fears that you would abandon her!” Gu Changsheng said in a downcast voice, ”Mother almost killed you, killed Ning Er, those dead soldiers, and tens of thousands of soldiers in Southern Fujian... Mother is a sinner in this world, burdened with blood debts...”

”Mother! You will always be my mother! You’re all I have!” Little Bundle said as he burrowed into his mother’s arms, ”It’s not your fault, Mother. It’s those bad people’s fault! The bad people deserve to die! Mother, I will become stronger and kill everyone who hurts you! Mother, you can’t leave me...”

”Lady Changsheng, save us! General Er is about to pass away!”

A heart-wrenching plea came from outside the door.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s expression changed, he swept up his sleeves, stood up, and said in a deep voice, ”I will bear the consequences of the cause I’ve created. I will spend my life to atone for those lost lives...”