Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 728: Chapter 565: The Legendary Green Dragon Gu

Gu Changsheng looked at his own Soul-Devouring Python with profound embarrassment and couldn’t help but kick its serpentine body.

Oh my, you’re so unimpressive. Even with two swellings on your head that we could barely pass off as Dragon Horns, here you are, all bald and shiny, shattering her unrealistic fantasies the moment they appeared!

After kicking it, Gu Changsheng was speechless and choked up, saying to himself, ”Damn evildoer, definitely trying to console me. With my rotten luck, it’s clear I’m just embarrassing myself in front of the immortals!”

From a distance, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, such a fall, tears streaming...

As Gu Changsheng kicked the Soul-Devouring Python, Hongyan Jiaojiao’s body trembled almost imperceptibly, evidently still in a daze.

And the kicked Soul-Devouring Python immediately felt aggrieved, its body rapidly shrinking to half human height, sticking out its tongue, its bright red snake eyes moist, looking mournfully at its master...

What had happened to it? Why was it kicked the moment it was summoned?

Oh... its master really didn’t like it after all...

The human-wise Soul-Devouring Python thought this and immediately let its head droop, coiled up, and finally curled up into a platter-shaped heap, burying its head inside and silently grieving...

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng felt slightly remorseful. Although she inherently disliked snakes, she had to admit that her Soul-Devouring Python was quite obedient. It would crawl east if asked, never west. If tasked with hunting rabbits, it never chased after wild chickens. Throughout their journey, it had been responsible for hunting, making things much easier and more efficient!

The special telepathy between Gu Servants and their Gu made Gu Changsheng keenly aware of the python’s despondency. Sighing helplessly, she hesitated before stretching out her hand, overcoming her inner aversion, gently patted the Soul-Devouring Python on its back and began to console it, ”There, there, don’t be sad. I was wrong to kick you. So you’re not an Azure Dragon Gu, that’s okay. Being a python isn’t bad either. Hunting provides us food, you’re actually quite useful!”

At the mention of hunting, the coiled-up Soul-Devouring Python shivered!

Heaven knows how relunctantly it went hunting as a Soul-Devouring Python. But given the choice between soaking in a medicinal bath and hunting, it would choose hunting without hesitation!

Better to have less time in the bath, right?

As a snake that fears bathing, it was truly an oddball among snakes, one of a kind!

Gu Changsheng, seeing that the Soul-Devouring Python kept its head buried and thinking it was still upset, drew on the patience she used with the Dandan Bug and continued in a soothing voice, ”Don’t be sad! Although they say no snake that doesn’t want to be a Cang Snake is a good snake, you can’t choose your species, it’s given by your parents. Just comfortably be a python, amuse Dandan a bit. Once you’re more familiar, you can lend it a hand, and at least you’ll have achieved some merit!”

Upon hearing this, the python’s coiled body instantly sprawled out, lying flat on the ground, playing dead!

Its... its species, even despised by its own master... Oh...

Moreover, why does this phrase sound so off?

Gu Changsheng, looking at the inactive Soul-Devouring Python, suddenly glared. Zhou Mu, beside him, chuckled and coughed twice with his hand raised, as if the barely restrained laughter on the face of the Divine Residence was hard to hide, ”Cough, cough, tame it completely? A job well done? Changsheng my love, are you planning to make snake wine or snake soup?”

”Uh...” Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s mouth twitched. Oh my god, she was already bad at comforting people let alone comforting a snake?

Damn it, can we still have a nice conversation? Does she look like such a vile person? She clearly meant well!

Looking at the motionless Soul-Devouring Python on the ground, Gu Changsheng felt that this unappreciative snake, much like the evildoer, had misunderstood!

Lifting her foot, she stepped on the snake’s tail with a swift and precise movement. In the next instant, the immobile Soul-Devouring Python hissed and half rose, it’s blood-red Snake Eyes looking extremely distressed as they gazed at its ruthless Feeder!

Why step on its tail? Why? Couldn’t it wallow in self-pity just a little bit?

This isn’t right, bullying a snake like this!

”Damn it, what are you learning from the Dandan Bug, playing dead and acting cute for no reason? With your look, coiled up like a pile of crap, lying dead like a piece of crap, it would be so unlucky to get stepped on!” Gu Changsheng, frustrated with the snake’s lack of fight, pointed at its head and continued, ”Remember your appearance, you are not like the Dandan Bug. It has fur, you don’t! You are not cute and soft at all! You should go for the cool vibe, not the dumb cute vibe, get it?”

”...” The Soul-Devouring Python was left speechless and downhearted. After its breed, now its appearance was being attacked too!

Feeder master, is it really okay to attack it like this?

Because of Gu Changsheng’s playful mockery, the tension Hongyan Jiaojiao had brought earlier vanished in the blink of an eye. Yuan Bao and the others watched the interaction between their matriarch and the Soul-Devouring Python with heads bowed in suppressed laughter. Even the Gourd Brothers from Hongyan Jiaojiao’s family shivered with laughter with their large bodies!

Such a large and formidable python, and yet its interaction with its owner is so filled with affection?

The relationship between the Southern Border Gu Woman and the Gu insects, never before so harmonious, looked surprisingly natural!

”Hehe...” Seeing the atmosphere wasn’t so heavy anymore, Gu Changsheng smiled. She thought, no matter the past, after all, it was all in the past. She would keep the Hongyan Clan’s affection for her maternal family in her heart, but such a suffocating atmosphere was really not for her, too oppressive!

Everyone around was chuckling softly, and Hongyan Jiaojiao was still staring unblinkingly at the Soul-Devouring Python in a daze. Gu Changsheng blinked her big eyes, patted the much-mournful python and extended her arm, ”Damn it, after losing face, basking in stares and wandering, just hurry home to be the Snake Bone Chain!”

Didn’t you see Senior Hongyan’s eyes practically bulging? Didn’t you see how utterly embarrassed this self-proclaimed romantic is?

She just knew it; with all the gods against her, how could the missing Azure Dragon Gu, gone for so long, coincidentally bump into her?

The probability was about the same as a pie falling from the sky and smacking right on her forehead, and lo and behold, it was glittery gold!

But clearly, this ”pie” was just a snake, having nothing to do with dragons!

Let’s not even mention glittery gold, this was clearly a hiccup!

The Soul-Devouring, brightly glowing snake eyes welled up, as it twisted its body like a little wife, stretching out, ready to return home and become a Snake Bone Chain...

”Hold on!”

Just then, Hongyan Jiaojiao, who had been zoning out like a Wandering Soul, suddenly spoke up and interrupted.

Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, was startled and his extended wrist stiffened. He blankly turned his head towards Hongyan Jiaojiao, his face full of confusion.

Zhou Mu leaned on the saddle, leisurely watching Hongyan Jiaojiao, his lips curling into a knowing smile.

”Senior?” Gu Changsheng, looking at a cautious Hongyan Jiaojiao who seemed to want to come closer yet dared not, called out uncertainly.

Oh my god, what’s going on? How come Senior Hongyan is holding back? She wasn’t this restrained when I touched her face before!

Catching a glimpse of the puzzled look in the bright red snake eyes of the Soul-Devouring Python, Gu Changsheng suddenly realized—oh my god, he had forgotten that Senior Hongyan was a woman, and it’s quite normal for women to be afraid of snakes!

”Hehe, my Gu insect might not look very appealing, but don’t worry, it’s quite well-behaved!” Gu Changsheng then patted the Soul-Devouring Python again, signaling it to give a reassuring gesture.

The Soul-Devouring Python, although resenting being criticized for its appearance again, resigned itself and nodded its head repeatedly.

The Gu King said, follow the Feeder’s orders, or the consequences would be bleak!

As an emotionally intelligent Snake Gu, it definitely didn’t want to be the bold hero facing a bleak snake life!

Watching the Soul-Devouring Python obediently nodding, Hongyan Jiaojiao’s mouth twitched violently and she finally snapped back to her senses, and thinking about her own way of dealing with Gu, compared to what she was seeing, Hongyan Jiaojiao just wanted to cry.

In this world, was there actually a Gu woman who interacted with her Gu like that? Or was it just that the Phoenix Imperial Clan interacted with their Gu this way?

This was simply too astonishing!

”You, you call it the Soul-Devouring Python?” Hongyan Jiaojiao, trembling, pointed at the python, incredulously asking, ”How could it possibly be called the Soul-Devouring Python!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s eyes immediately widened.

”Hiss hiss hiss...” Even the Soul-Devouring Python was not having it anymore, flicking its tongue, its crimson snake eyes filled with displeasure.

It was one thing for the Feeder to criticize its breed and appearance, but this human, even the name was under attack!

A man might bear it, but a snake cannot!

Just as the Soul-Devouring Python was about to lose it, Hongyan Jiaojiao stared at it, murmuring to herself in a daze, ”Snake eyes dark red, devouring souls and seizing spirits, the body adorned with Green Scale, used for binding souls! The Green Dragon Gu, missing for over a hundred years, has ended up among the common folk, now known as the Soul-Devouring Python...”

”Uh...” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, grimaced, and this time, instead of feeling prematurely happy, he pointed at the Soul-Devouring Python, looking cautiously at Hongyan Jiaojiao as he confirmed, ”Senior, are you sure this is the legendary Green Dragon Gu?”

Hongyan Jiaojiao nodded confidently.

”These snake eyes are red, though rare, still exist, right? Senior, you couldn’t be mistaken, could you?” Gu Changsheng asked again for confirmation.

Oh my god, if having red snake eyes means it’s the Green Dragon Gu, what about snakes that suffer from red-eye disease?

This identifying feature is too common!

”In this world, there are countless Gu insects, but only the Cang Snake can possess the ability to devour souls and seize spirits at the same time! It can not only devour souls but also seize spirits! Its Green Scale can bind the devoured souls, absorbing soul aura, gradually communicating spirit and human nature!” Hongyan Jiaojiao declared emphatically.

”Uh... Senior, are you sure those are Green Scales, not just snake skin?” Gu Changsheng, corner of his mouth twitching, asked softly.

Upon hearing this, Hongyan Jiaojiao immediately shot him a cold look.

Gu Changsheng, knowing better, dared not speak further, alright, if you say those are Green Scales, then they are Green Scales, although he still thought, the smooth greenish snake skin of the Soul-Devouring Python, it clearly was just snake skin!

A python that doesn’t want to be a Cang Snake is not a good snake, his Soul-Devouring Python, by some fluke, had managed to pose as a Cang Snake, likely without regret!

”This is the Green Dragon Gu! Absolutely certain!”