Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 629: Chapter 476: Young Master Has Come to Collect a Debt

”Lady Changsheng! Lady Changsheng...”

Before the person arrived, Xiao Song Mu’s voice, calling out at the top of his lungs, had already come through!

Seeing that it was Xiao Song Mu, everyone was momentarily stunned!

Because Song Mu had good legs and had always been responsible for relaying messages in the front and back courtyards!

”Could it be that there has been a stir?” Borjigin Nian, blinking her profound large eyes, asked with puzzlement.

”Having been in my Liuzhou City for so long, clinging to the exterior of my residence for just as long, if they aren’t in a hurry, I’m going to start getting impatient!” Gu Changsheng said, putting down the medicinal herbs in her hands, her expression cold.

She was really bloody fed up!

What on earth were the Itinerant World’s People up to? She couldn’t figure it out at all!

They had flooded into Liuzhou City well enough, but dammit, instead of causing trouble or making a fuss, they were acting as if they were playing house, just like this, trying to outlast her in patience!

If it were anything else, Gu Changsheng might not be afraid, but Gu Changsheng’s patience was notoriously poor!

Whether they wanted to cause a ruckus or stir up trouble, couldn’t they just do it swiftly?

What was the point of this standoff?

”Lady... Lady Changsheng...” Xiao Song Mu finally arrived, panting and said in a halting voice.

”Catch your breath first! If the sky falls, there are tall ones to bear it,” Gu Changsheng hurried to console him, but then immediately added, ”That is, have those people from the Itinerant World outside caused some chaos?”

As she spoke, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help feeling a bit eager to flex her muscles!

Oh my god, the Itinerant World and the Imperial Court have always kept out of each other’s way, and as the helmsman of Liuzhou City, she couldn’t break the rules, that’s true. However, if the people from the Itinerant World caused trouble and distressed the common folks, then she would have the perfect opportunity and a pretext to take action!

She had endured it for several days already! If she continued to put up with it, she was going to become sick from the frustration!

”It’s not that, Lady Changsheng!”

However, to Gu Changsheng’s disappointment, Song Mu shook his head and gave her a negative answer.

”What?” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, stared in disbelief, ”Not that? If it isn’t the Itinerant World’s People causing trouble, then what is it?”

”Someone has come to see you, Lady Changsheng! They say they have come to collect a debt!” Song Mu finally caught his breath and quickly added.

”To collect a debt? At this time?” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, widened her eyes even more and without another word, stood up and walked out.

Seeing this, everyone naturally followed quickly.

”Gu Changsheng, do you actually have external debts?” Borjigin Nian followed by her side and asked with amusement, ”Haven’t you always proclaimed yourself to be extremely wealthy? How come you have external debts?”

”Shut up!” Gu Changsheng snapped coldly upon hearing this, without stopping her feet, continuing toward the front courtyard, ”Don’t you see what time it is? With people from the Itinerant World gathering in the city and ordinary folk staying indoors to avoid them, someone actually comes to my residence to collect a debt at this time. Don’t you find that very odd?”

”Uh...” Borjigin Nian, upon hearing this, fell silent immediately.

”It seems that these people from the Itinerant World have come for me!” Gu Changsheng’s eyebrows knitted together as she spoke gravely, ”I want to see what sect or faction of capable people has come, who can summon so many from the Itinerant World to show their power!”

Song Mu, who was following behind, heard this and quickly scurried up a few steps, ”Lady Changsheng, it isn’t someone from the Itinerant World; it’s a destitute Scholar carrying a book chest on his back, dressed like a beggar!”

”Scholar?” Gu Changsheng glanced over, ”Xiao Song Mu, your ability to judge people isn’t very good. There’s a saying that one should not judge by appearances; what’s inside is not always what shows. This person, he always keeps a low profile!”

Gu Changsheng certainly didn’t believe that an ordinary scholar would dare to come to her door to collect a debt at this time!

She didn’t remember owing any external debts!

Wasn’t it blatantly obvious that there was something fishy going on?

To tell the truth, she wasn’t afraid of these Itinerant World’s People, only worried that they would cause chaos and disrupt Liuzhou!

After enduring all this time, she had indeed been thoroughly patient and righteous!

Even though these Itinerant World’s People didn’t cause chaos, their mere presence had already caused tension and anxiety throughout Liuzhou City!

This was essentially a covert disturbance of the peace! It was quite exasperating!

Gu Changsheng really wanted to shout out loud, dammit, what the hell do they want to do, at least give some clear indication!

What kind of situation was this? How were people supposed to enjoy the New Year like this?

With thousands of complaints in her heart, Gu Changsheng’s steps did not falter, heading straight for the front courtyard!

”The sage says, when a guest comes from afar, is it not a joy? With such a way of receiving guests, how come there isn’t even a cup of tea available?”

As soon as Gu Changsheng stepped into the Medical Tower, he heard a bookish voice ringing out and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow!

Darn it, this was indeed a Scholar!

To his surprise, he hadn’t felt a trace of Inner Strength fluctuation!

”The sage also has said, ’When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ You must have made great efforts to come here, so why aren’t you satisfied?” As Gu Changsheng walked further in, he began speaking, his gaze naturally turning to the few lads standing by!

Seeing Lady Changsheng looking their way, the lads all lowered their heads in shame.

”Reporting to Lady Changsheng, this person speaks only of the sage’s words, and we... we couldn’t withstand it!” Song Lin said, his face flushed with shame, as he reported with his head bowed.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng shook his head and looked at the Scholar standing in the main hall!

To call him a Scholar was to insult the name; beggar would be a more fitting term!

The newcomer was the very picture of a beggar! His patchwork Scholar’s robe was so tattered it was impossible to discern its original appearance, and it was covered in dust. Only the worn-out cap on his head and the broken bookcase on his back barely indicated he was a Scholar!

”Xiao Song Mu, this is the down-and-out Scholar you spoke of? You should have just said he was a beggar, it would have been much better!” Having looked the newcomer up and down, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but whisper to Song Mu standing behind him.

Darn it, down-and-out doesn’t even begin to describe the wretchedness of the newcomer, okay?

Beggar, albeit with some reluctance, would be a more appropriate description!

The newcomer, seeing the people entering the room, had his bright eyes flash, undisturbed by the change; he performed a courteous hand gesture and spoke in a refined manner, ”I presume you must be Medicine God Lady Changsheng?”

”Indeed!” Gu Changsheng responded with a nod upon hearing this, internally giving the man a nod of approval.

Despite seeing her household’s people, with beauty such as Borjigin Nian and more bewitchingly pretty than ghosts of Yue Xilou, he remained unperturbed; clearly, this man was no stranger to grand scenes!

A light smile playing on her lips, Gu Changsheng slowly reclined on the main couch, propping up her head with one hand as she leisurely scrutinized the newcomer.

”Let me introduce myself; unfortunately, my family name is Liu with the given name Fengyun and the courtesy name Duan Chen. I hail from Cangzhou and was among the top three Cangzhou scholars in the Year of Wuqu. I traveled to the Capital for the Grand Examination, but fate was not on my side, and I failed to achieve recognition. At present, I am but twenty-six years old. I have an aged mother at home and remain unmarried. My temperament is mild and literate...”

”Pfft!”

”Pfft!”

Accompanying his words, several snorts of laughter could be heard around the room.

G’s mouth corner also twitched involuntarily. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, she tried to endure but couldn’t help but raise her hand to interrupt, ”Stop! Scholar, this is a medical hall, not a place for matchmaking. What you’re saying is irrelevant! In your state, I honestly can’t find you a wife!”

Darn it, who would marry someone as down-and-out and nearly a beggar as this!

”Cough cough!” Upon hearing this, Liu Fengyun couldn’t help but raise his sleeve and cough lightly.

Suddenly, his originally vivid face gained a few more splotches!

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng’s eye corner twitched slightly, she struggled to suppress her inner contempt before speaking, ”Scholar, let’s be frank. The Itinerant World’s People are everywhere outside my residence, and yet you dare to come to my door to collect debts at this time. You must have an intricate relationship with those people, don’t you?”

”Ah?” Liu Fengyun’s eyes widened in surprise as he looked up at the reclining Gu Changsheng, and then he nodded in affirmation, ”Just as Lady Changsheng has said, those are indeed my subordinates!”

”Scare!”

”Gasp!”

As soon as Liu Fengyun finished speaking, a chorus of gasps resonated around them.

”Hey, you down-and-out Scholar, you should at least draft your lies better, right?” Borjigin Nian stepped forward, pointed at Liu Fengyun, and spoke disdainfully, ”You look like a downright ghost yourself; how could you possibly have so many subordinates? You’re just bluffing the dead with spirit money!”

”Not at all!” Liu Fengyun countered immediately, shaking his head, ”The Itinerant World is treacherous, and one must walk with caution. I am but a mere Scholar, without the strength to truss a chicken, when I am away from home, I naturally need to be even more cautious.”

”So you decided to be so cautious that you ended up like this?” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng also couldn’t help but curl her lip. However, she quickly straightened up a bit and looked at Liu Fengyun with a serious tone, ”Since those people are your subordinates, that’s even better. Liu Fengyun, I will not inquire why a mere Scholar like you has so many Itinerant World’s People, but your subordinates have been pouring into Liuzhou City, making my city smoggy for several days. I really have been patient for a long time!”

”If you had not come today, tomorrow I would have disregarded the rules of the Itinerant World and driven them out by force, what do you have to say about that?”

Gu Changsheng’s gaze was piercing as she looked at Liu Fengyun, releasing a formidable pressure.

Liu Fengyun standing below, however, merely shook his head and spoke slowly, ”Just as Lady Changsheng has said, due to my reasons, Liuzhou has been disturbed, and for that, I am to blame. But to ask them to leave like that is absolutely unacceptable!”

”If they leave, who will protect me? Without protection, if something unforeseen happens to me, my aged mother at home will be heartbroken!”

”You!” Gu Changsheng’s expression darkened upon hearing this, ”What exactly do you mean? You cause trouble in my Liuzhou City without any end, and you’re still not willing to let things be. Are you pushing me to take action and slaughter all these Itinerant World’s People?”

”If so, I really wouldn’t mind stretching my limbs a bit!”

With the year-end approaching, her Liuzhou City was being thrown into such disarray by these Itinerant World’s People, devoid of the festive spirit-- this was something utterly intolerable!

Seeing Gu Changsheng’s reaction, Liu Fengyun still maintained a nonchalant composure. He turned and rummaged through the bookcase behind him, taking out a ledger and speaking, ”Lady Changsheng, please don’t be angry just yet. I’ve already said, I am here to collect a debt!”