Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 724: Chapter 561 Participation is Key in Robbery

Hongyan Jiaojiao’s hands tightened around the wok as Gu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed with danger.

But to Gu Changsheng’s surprise, Hongyan Jiaojiao, who had been ready to attack, suddenly withdrew her hands and kicked her good-for-nothing son behind her, then said with a sycophantic smile, ”Well, since the gentleman declines, then we’ll just forget about it!”

”...” Gu Changsheng was dumbfounded, watching the fickle middle-aged woman who had quickly changed her tune, and it took him a while to find his voice, ”Uh, so, you’re not robbing us anymore?”

”Huh?” Hongyan Jiaojiao looked up upon hearing this, the crow’s feet at her eyes becoming more pronounced as she hurriedly shook her head, ”No more robbing, no more. Robbery is a matter of mutual consent, right? Since the gentleman is unwilling, then let’s drop the matter! Safe travels to you.”

With that, Hongyan Jiaojiao smacked the wok onto the bottom of her eldest son with a face no longer angry, snapping, ”Useless thing, not just incompetent but also blind! Now look what you’ve done, go starve with your mother, there’s no rice to cook!”

The stunned face of the bandit leader retracted as he was smacked by the wok, and he looked at his mother in disbelief, holding his backside, ”Mom, we’re not robbing anymore? Didn’t you say this group passing by today were fat sheep? Didn’t you say we were waiting just for them?”

”Shut up! We can’t beat them, so why still fight, stupid! Can’t you take your brain with you when you leave the house?” Another whack of the wok came flying over.

”But we’ve waited here for them for half a day!” Another whack, and the bandit looked wronged, complaining to his own mother!

”I didn’t make you wait for them!” Hongyan Jiaojiao snorted disdainfully, ”It’s all because of you lot, a bunch of money-losing goods. Why did I give birth to a bunch of no-goods who are only good at screwing things up? If it were a daughter, that would be fine, but no, they had to be all sons, driving me to death here! Can’t marry any of you off!”

After several sighs, Hongyan Jiaojiao waved her wok, ”Alright, don’t just stand there, hurry up and follow me back to the Mountain Stronghold!”

”Yes!”

”Alright then!”

”...”

With a wave of her hand in the manner of the Mountain King, Hongyan Jiaojiao immediately had her band of about twenty followers start moving, and they returned to the mountains without achieving anything!

Gu Changsheng was taken aback by their sudden departure, watching their noisy retreat, and asked incredulously, ”They’re just leaving?”

Dammit, what happened to the promised robbery?

What happened to the main event?

She had mentally prepared herself, so why was there no follow-up?

To walk away like this, flaunting their deception so openly, is that really okay?

That’s no way to treat someone!

”My lady, they are about to head up the mountain road, what else can we do if they don’t leave?” Yuan Bao finally straightened up from his horseback, the smile on his face not yet faded as he pointed in the direction in which the bandits disappeared and remarked, ”I’ve never seen such interesting bandits in all my life, truly hilarious!”

Gu Changsheng nodded, indeed very funny, extremely funny!

They must have been sent by that monkey to be so amusing!

”This Hongyan Jiaojiao is kind of intriguing, she actually hinted to me that the Xiangka Clan set up a trap waiting for me,” Gu Changsheng said, resting his chin in hand and raising an eyebrow.

Merchants aren’t permitted to pass, yet she could, and the timing was just too coincidental, wasn’t it a deliberate act by the Xiangka Clan?

”A trap...” Zhou Mu pondered, looking up at the towering peaks of Red Rock Mountain, his lips curving into a mocking smile.

”Exactly, a trap!” Gu Changsheng spoke indignantly, ”Can you believe how uneducated the Xiangka Clan must be? They pulled this same stunt in Red Sun City, and now again! Can’t they come up with something new?”

Dammit, Red Sun City played the role of the trap, and it’s still in place. How could the Xiangka Clan be so bold to play the same trick?

Don’t they fear the proverb of sending meat buns to dogs, never getting them back?

Cough cough! Apologies for being crude, but this is how it is! It shows just how overconfident the Xiangka Clan really is, taking such a bold gamble!

Thinking it over, Gu Changsheng felt relieved. A bun handed to her was not to be missed, and a clear path given for free was there for the taking, wasn’t it?

She felt like she was treated as if she were Tang Sanzang or something. Let me tell you, she had zero interest in any ninety-nine-eighty-one trials!

She didn’t want the scriptures; just having her little meat bun son was enough!

Having figured that out, Gu Changsheng didn’t fret any longer, tilting her head, she tugged on Zhou Mu’s clothes and said with a smile, ”Let’s go, only by entering the tiger’s den can we bring the tiger cub back.”

”Yes.” Zhou Mu nodded, lifting his hand to ruffle her hair, giving the horse’s reins a flick.

Just as the group was about to set off, a frantic cry suddenly echoed in Gu Changsheng’s mind; the Dandan Bug, who had been sleeping under the guise of seclusion and cultivation, suddenly awakened, shouting urgently with teeth bared and claws waving.

”Dandan’s Mom, Dandan’s Mom, don’t go! There’s the presence of Gu insects here, and quite powerful ones at that! Let’s capture them and raise them at home!”

”Wait!” Gu Changsheng said upon hearing that, immediately pressing down on Zhou Mu’s hand that was about to flick the reins, her eyebrows lightly furrowed, and she asked in a low voice, ”Dandan, are you sure there are Gu insects around here?”

Gu Changsheng didn’t disguise his voice this time, as the few people around him already knew of Dandan’s existence!

”Exactly, exactly, Dandan’s Mom, it was the scent of Gu insects that woke me from my retreat! Dandan’s Mom, can we collect them and raise them, pretty please?” The Dandan Bug, with its fluffy bug face full of pleading, anxiously rubbed its forepaws together.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately curled his lips, ”You’ve got some nerve, that wasn’t a retreat; you were clearly sleeping!”

Did she look like a fool? Couldn’t tell the difference between sleeping and a retreat?

When the Dandan Bug was ”in retreat”, it lay on its back with its limbs stretched out flat, its little belly facing the sky, and even blowing bubbles in its sleep. Have you ever seen a retreat like that? That was clearly a nap! A total nap!

Feeling a bit embarrassed by the accusation, the Dandan Bug quickly lowered its head, drawing circles in the air with its little paws, ”A retreat for me is sleeping, and sleeping is a retreat, ah, Dandan’s Mom, I want Gu insects... wu...”

”...” At that, Gu Changsheng wordlessly turned his head to look back at Zhou Mu, his eyes flashing with intelligence, ”Just now, the only person who appeared here was Hongyan Jiaojiao!”

The people of the Southern Border are adept with Gu, and those who can raise Gu are usually women!

Just now, they had only encountered a group of bandits, and among that group, there was only one woman!

Therefore, the Gu that intrigued the Dandan Bug must be on Hongyan Jiaojiao!

”Dandan, I know where the Gu you want is!” Realizing the truth, Gu Changsheng immediately spoke with excitement.

”Where, where? Dandan’s Mom, where are the Gu insects?” Upon hearing this, the Dandan Bug instantly revived with excitement, its little buggy body quivering.

”They’re on the bandits we just ran into, Dandan, don’t worry, I’ll rob them for you right away!” Gu Changsheng flexed his fists, eager to try!

Damn it, robbing is her specialty!

No one could do it better than her!

Hallelujah, how long had it been since she’d gotten to enjoy her particular talent? Today she finally had the chance to indulge in a good old robbery spree again!

”Let’s go, go, go! Evildoer, we’re off to rob!”

Thinking of this, Gu Changsheng’s mood instantly improved. He turned around and hugged Zhou Mu’s lean waist, happily speaking.

Zhou Mu glanced down at her with a doting smile, flicked the reins, and chased after the bandits on the mountain path they had taken.

The mountain path headed south, but for the specially trained steed, it merely meant a slight reduction in speed.

The vegetation in the Southern Border was mostly evergreen, with towering ancient trees; visibility on the mountain path wasn’t very high.

”Dandan Bug said that as a Gu-handler, it wouldn’t make sense not to raise Gu insects, and besides, Gu can help me in battle and also help Dandan Bug level up!” Gu Changsheng was unexpectedly patient with the Dandan Bug.

He had saved her precious son, making Dandan her savior!

Whatever it wanted, as long as she could provide it, she would make it happen!

Especially if it was only a few Gu insects!

She absolutely had to satisfy it!

Therefore, the party led by Gu Changsheng boldly tracked the bandits, advancing openly and straightforwardly...

”The king has sent me to patrol the mountain, I’ve finished the south now off to the north...” Bored and in high spirits, Gu Changsheng, turned into a patrolling spirit, came and went, singing a painfully off-key rhyme, feeling utterly euphoric!

She was having a blast; as for the listeners, well, Yuan Bao was about to cry!

Especially when their party caught up to the bandits and their own lady charged to the forefront with a manly energy, standing tall in front of the outlaws and bellowing with a powerful voice, ”Robbery!” Yuan Bao genuinely kneeled to the fierce coolness of his own lady!

Her lady embodied the bandit more authentically than the true bandits panicked before her!

Her actions were spot on; one hand on the hip, an eyebrow raise, a pout, she looked the part to a T!

That expression was so haughty, vividly alive, the epitome of a bandit!

The sudden arrival of Gu Changsheng, who came up and bellowed, ”Robbery!” instantly stunned the bandits.

Hongyan Jiaojiao was also frozen by Gu Changsheng’s fierce demeanor, but after all, with age comes experience, and even if she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run; so she had a little bit of savvy, and was the first to snap out of it!

Coming to her senses, Hongyan Jiaojiao retorted begrudgingly, looking at the waist-akimbo Gu Changsheng, ”Sir, this is hardly fair! This goes against the morals of banditry! You passed by our Red Rock Mountain, we didn’t rob you of anything, and we let you go on good terms, so how can you turn around and rob us?”

At this point, Hongyan Jiaojiao helplessly shrugged her shoulders, ”I’ve never heard of such logic in the world, I’ve indeed broadened my horizons! But go ahead and rob if you must, aside from these six sons, I have nothing left, not a single coin!”

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