Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 716: Chapter 553: The Chaos of the Northern Great Camp

Being jealous? That’s a technical activity she has absolutely no interest in!

She’s really not cut out for that, okay?

The evildoer is thinking too much, so narcissistic it’s unbearable! Where is she being jealous? She is clearly just entertaining herself, searching for a wake-up passion, okay!

”Alright, enough fooling around, get up quickly. If you’re any later, you’ll only be able to watch the last of the Phoenix Clan loyalists get plotted against and killed!” Zhou Mu didn’t dwell too much on this matter, helped her straighten up her clothes, and pulled her up.

”Frogs boiled in warm water are no good frogs at all!” Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but hum twice, ”Even if I lend them three guts, if they dare to plot against Xia Ruyan without waiting for this old lady to get there, I absolutely demand their three armies to serve as funeral accompaniments!”

The loyalty of the Huaheng Clan disappeared in the face of greed; if this Xia Ruyan also perishes, dammit, after she deals with the Xiangka Clan, who’s going to clean up the mess at the Southern Border for her?

No way! Xia Ruyan must not die!

Having made these things clear, Gu Changsheng immediately felt much more awake and didn’t dawdle any longer!

Still, Zhou Mu took the opportunity to steal a kiss, earning himself a roll of Gu Changsheng’s eyes!

After getting ready, Gu Changsheng simply ate some dry food. In these urgent times, she wasn’t too picky about food. Half full, she immediately set off for the Northern Great Camp with her subordinates without stopping.

When the group arrived at the Northern Great Camp, it was already a complete mess. Xia Ruyan was leading her subordinates in a standoff against the forces brought by Huaheng Mantian.

It was clear that the soldiers of Xia Ruyan’s Northern Great Camp looked quite pale, including Xia Ruyan herself. They all appeared drained and weak.

Gu Changsheng, hidden by the same rock, carefully observed the stalemate below between the two armies. She couldn’t help but yawn, ”Tsk tsk... the play has just begun, and we’ve arrived too early!”

They hadn’t even begun fighting; her heroic rescue wasn’t needed at all, was it?

Arriving early was not as good as arriving at the right time. Early arrival meant there was time for a nap!

”Playful one, keep an eye out for me. When they’re about to start fighting, that’s when you wake me up to steal the show!” Gu Changsheng made no attempt to hide her lack of interest in the prelude; she was only interested in the main event because it involved her.

Hearing this, Zhou Mu immediately nodded and extended his arms.

Gu Changsheng snuggled into his arm with practiced ease, rubbed her head against his chest to find a comfortable spot, closed her eyes, and fell asleep - all in one smooth motion.

Han Qiu and Xiao Cui, after hearing their lady’s words, couldn’t help but glance over and, seeing their lady was already in the mood to sleep, they immediately fell silent.

The two exchanged glances, the understanding clear in their eyes.

This situation, wasn’t it just like when their lady subdued Dong Lei?

Back then, the Northern Great Camp and Xia Ruyan were Dong Lei, and Huaheng Mantian with her soldiers was the riffraff looking for trouble with Dong Lei!

At that time, their lady also enjoyed the spectacle with enthusiasm before showing up as the hero!

An eerily similar storyline, only today their lady wasn’t as keen on watching the show!

Once they understood the pattern, Han Qiu and Xiao Cui immediately stopped worrying. Jin, Yu, Liang, and Yuan, the four sisters, would always follow their leader’s orders. Whatever their lady did, there was reason behind it; their job was simply to follow her and ensure her safety!

So, the only spectators left were Yuan Bao and Si Xi!

These two weren’t the brightest bulbs, and they were seriously sweating bullets for Xia Ruyan!

The standoff below seemed quite disadvantageous for Xia Ruyan’s Northern Great Camp!

Huaheng Mantian, who was capricious and willful just yesterday, now wore a stern face, determined to win.

”Xia Ruyan, hand over the Marshal’s Seal of the Northern Great Camp, and I’ll spare your life, letting go of the hundred thousand soldiers of the Northern Great Camp!” Huaheng Mantian looked down from her high position at Xia Ruyan across from her, her voice filled with scorn.

”Daydreaming fool!” Xia Ruyan’s response was simple and forceful, leaving no room for refusal!

In truth, she also couldn’t fathom where Huaheng Mantian got such audacity. It was one thing to lead troops to her Northern Great Camp early in the morning, but to so boldly demand her Marshal’s Seal was simply wishful thinking!

Even though she held little regard for Huaheng Mantian’s demands, Xia Ruyan couldn’t help but harbor doubts. Huaheng Mantian’s expression today was too arrogantly confident, as if she didn’t put the Northern Great Camp in her sights at all!

But this shouldn’t be the case!

Most of Huaheng Clan’s military force was stationed in the Northern Great Camp; one could say that without the Northern Great Camp, the Huaheng Clan would truly be a name devoid of substance. She shouldn’t be so arrogant!

Moreover, Xia Ruyan felt the Huaheng Mantian before and after was vastly different; at this moment, Xia Ruyan, enveloped in a gloomy aura, did not hide the fierce look in her eyes at all, which caused an involuntary shiver in anyone who saw it...

This was a far cry from the Huaheng Mantian she knew on any normal day!

There must be an evildoer when things go against the norm, and this was Xia Ruyan’s consistent belief, and so she instantly became cautious!

Because she always felt that the Huaheng Mantian before her might indeed be the real Huaheng Mantian!

Whereas the previously useless and willful Huaheng Mantian was likely just a pretense to deceive the observers!

Thinking of Huaheng Mantian, who had perfected the role of a capricious young lady in usual days, Xia Ruyan couldn’t help but squint her eyes, and an ominous premonition started to rise in her heart...

”Dreaming? Haha...” Upon hearing Xia Ruyan’s words, Huaheng Mantian let out a scornful chuckle right away, ”It’s yet to be seen who is really dreaming, Xia Ruyan, where do you get your confidence from?”

Xia Ruyan frowned slightly, staring at Huaheng Mantian without blinking, silent and unspoken.

”Xia Ruyan, do you think I am too confident in leading a large army in a delusional attempt to take over your Northern Great Camp?” Dressed in the Miao ethnic group’s attire, adorned with silver ornaments, Huaheng Mantian slightly raised her hand and the crisp sound of the silver decorations clinking was pleasant to the ear.

Xia Ruyan watched Huaheng Mantian’s covert smile, her uneasiness growing stronger as she looked at the large army behind Huaheng Mantian, and Emperor Yan flashed a moment of hesitation, ”Huaheng Mantian, what exactly do you intend? You can speak plainly, a fight or a murder, just one word from you, as a general I don’t have so much time to banter with you.”

”Haha... Murder? Fight?” Huaheng Mantian burst into a wanton laughter upon hearing this, laughing so hard that she was gasping for breath!

”Oh my god! What an excruciatingly awful laugh! It’s scaring away the birds!” Gu Changsheng, who had been closing her eyes and feigning sleep, was immediately awakened by this arrogant laughter.

Oh my god, this laughter was truly irksome!

Clenching her fist, she thought, later, she must land a few punches on that irritating mouth!

Thinking angrily, Gu Changsheng, under Zhou Mu’s soothing gestures, closed her eyes again, clearly, it was not yet her time to take the stage!

The real protagonist always appears last!

This time should be left for the supporting characters to frolic to their heart’s content, and then, she could make a dramatic entrance that amazed everyone, breaking all their scripts, achieving victory by surprise, and winning the battle in one fell swoop!

Outside and inside the gates of the Northern Great Camp, the two groups had already plunged into an atmosphere tense enough to draw swords and bows.

Xia Ruyan, not giving up, tried once more to tap into her inner strength, only to find it was still a futile attempt!

”Disintegration Powder! It really is Disintegration Powder!” Xia Ruyan, looking at the woman before her laughing unbridledly, eyes blazing with fury, she truly wished she could rush forward and tear off that loathsome face!

”General...” Xia Ruyan’s personal Deputy General stepped forward, hesitant and lost for words.

”No need to speak.” Xia Ruyan raised her hand to stop her subordinate’s unfinished words and, jaw clenched in frustration, looked at the woman before her who was certain of victory, and said through gritted teeth, ”Huaheng Mantian, you really are despicable and shameless to the extreme. Unable to conquer by force or persuade, you actually resorted to such lowly means as poisoning. Such a sinister and cunning person, how are you fit to lead the Huaheng Clan? How do you deserve our subordination again?”

”Haha... Xia Ruyan, the victor is king, and the loser is the bandit; why maintain such verbal bravery? Now you and your hundred thousand soldiers of the Northern Great Camp, all poisoned by Disintegration Powder, it would take me no effort at all to destroy your Northern Great Camp! Xia Ruyan, the lives of your hundred thousand elite soldiers are in your thoughts, will you surrender or not?” Huaheng Mantian, not ashamed at all, said with a hint of relief and extended a large hand at Xia Ruyan, demanding fiercely, ”Hand over the Marshal’s Seal, and I’ll leave you a whole corpse!”

From behind a boulder, Gu Changsheng opened her eyes thoughtfully and nodded, ”Indeed, those who accomplish great things do not stick to trifles. This Huaheng Mantian, is actually quite the hero.”

”Mistress, she’s from a different nation than us, how can you praise her?” Yuan Bao said this, immediately refuting in a low voice.

”Regardless of whether she is from the same nation or not, no matter what her stance is, we should judge people from the perspective of an observer! It doesn’t matter if it’s a black cat or a white cat; the one that catches the mouse is the good cat. In this battle, Xia Ruyan was careless and lost before the fight even began. Huaheng Mantian conquered the Northern Great Camp without losing a single soldier, even if her methods are underhanded, so what?” Gu Changsheng, gazing at the clearly one-sided Northern Great Camp, said slowly, ”History is always written by the victors. To the victor go the spoils; the loser is vilified. They care only about the outcome; who cares how the process unfolds?”

Yuan Bao and Si Xi exchanged glances, knowing their mistress was right, their expressions dimmed instantly as they looked at Xia Ruyan, inevitably filled with pity.

Was such an upright and forthright leader really going to fall prey to conspiracy and trickery?

It was really quite a shame!

The two looked expectantly at their mistress, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice. Could it be that their mistress was really going to stand by idly and not intervene?

This did not seem like their mistress’s usual style at all!

But no matter what they thought inside, Gu Changsheng did not take action, instead watching the Northern Great Camp intently...