Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 738: Chapter 573: Want to Become a Well-Fed Ghost

Quiet!

Gu Changsheng’s voice spread around the hollow, and as its echoes faded, a strange silence enveloped the area!

Aside from the rustling of leaves, there was not a single echo to be heard!

Zhou Mu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and Gu Changsheng’s phoenix eyes became sharp. He snorted through his nose and spoke again, ”Given your levels of cultivation, placing you elsewhere, you would be famous figures; yet you choose to serve beneath others, joining forces with Xiangka Tianji!”

A thousand people! A siege formation of a thousand people!

And each one’s cultivation was not low!

Throughout history, those with extraordinary abilities have disliked living in others’ shadows. Gu Changsheng did not believe that all these thousand people were Xiangka Tianji’s subordinates! There must also be some like Dudu Zhi, who were invited by Xiangka Tianji!

The surroundings remained deathly still, which made Gu Changsheng somewhat stifled.

”Ladies and gentlemen, my grudge with Xiangka Tianji is a family matter that does not concern you. You can very well stay out of this,” Gu Changsheng said with a slight frown, looking towards where the top experts were and continued arrogantly, ”I must say, Changsheng is a kind-hearted person. It would be a pity for you to fall by my hand with your current level of cultivation! Changsheng advises you to leave if you know what’s good for you, and I will overlook today’s attempt on my life!”

The Southern Border Gu women, by nature, are cold and proud. Gu Changsheng’s words were undoubtedly a blatant insult!

Yet, after Gu Changsheng’s words fell, the surroundings remained silent.

”Damn it! Even provocation doesn’t work!” Gu Changsheng said dejectedly, stomping his foot, ”Have they made up their minds to trap us here in a difficult situation?”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu nodded slightly, ”It seems so.”

Now that the siege formation was set, the thousand people sent by Xiangka Tianji held an absolute advantage and naturally had the patience to wait!

”Wife, what do we do now? Can we break out?” Yuan Bao asked with wide hopeful eyes.

”Zhou Mu and I can break out, but I can’t guarantee you’ll all remain unharmed,” Gu Changsheng thought for a moment before responding honestly.

Surrounded by experts, even with her and Zhou Mu’s ability to defend themselves, there was no guarantee they could bring their few servants along unscathed!

”Wife!” Upon hearing this, Yuan Bao’s face changed, and the next instant, he knelt to the ground. ”Wife, Master, since both of you can break out, please don’t worry about us! With Xiangka Tianji deploying so many experts for an assassination, she must be going all-in. The wife and master cannot afford any mishaps. As long as we still have the green hills, we need not worry about firewood. Please prioritize the bigger picture and not us–break through the encirclement!”

”Please wife and Son-in-law, break out quickly!”

”Please wife and Son-in-law, break out quickly!”

”...”

Liu Nv also knelt down and spoke firmly.

”Wife, we are expendable, but the Young Master is still in Xiangka Tianji’s hands. Please consider the bigger picture!” Xiao Cui said with determined solemnity, ready to stake everything.

Gu Changsheng glanced at the eight people kneeling beside her, her heart trembling slightly.

Truth be told, since the earlier encounter with Hongyan Jiaojiao, learning that Xiangka Tianji was employing the same old tricks, Gu Changsheng had been mentally prepared!

However, she just hadn’t expected Xiangka Tianji to act so extravagantly, dispatching so many experts all at once! The display was flatteringly surprising!

Gu Changsheng shook her head, truly unsure how her little treasure had managed to offend Great Swamp Mountain so terribly as to make Xiangka Tianji take such a mad course of action!

Delicate little hands enveloped by strong larger ones, Gu Changsheng lifted her head and shared a look with the evildoer beside her. They understood each other’s thoughts with a smile.

”Get up,” Gu Changsheng said casually as if nothing was happening, addressing the eight people kneeling beside her. ”Don’t make it seem like a heart-wrenching parting; although they’ve set up this siege, haven’t they yet to make a move? If they’re not in a hurry, why the fuss?”

”Wife, with so many experts surrounding us, even if they don’t take action, staying like this for long is still a deadlock!” Si Xi, who had been on the battlefield with his master, may be a bit out of line due to Yuan Bao’s influence at times, but he was still quite sharp.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, bent down to pull Xiao Cui and Han Qiu up from the ground, and flicked her delicate fingers over their clothes, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance. She spoke with a light smile, ”Exactly, that’s why they are not fools. I like dealing with smart people!”

”They outnumber us, but the fact that they surround us so cautiously, on the defensive, suggests they are confident, waiting for us to fall into desperation and create chaos in our ranks before they reap the benefits without any harm,” Gu Changsheng said, pulling all the people beside her to their feet without missing a single one, and continued with amusement, ”It seems our deterrence is quite significant. Look at how scared they are, lacking even the courage to confront us directly!”

Even in a siege by a thousand experts, should a real fight break out, Xiangka Tianji’s subordinates would unavoidably suffer casualties!

This time, it was clear these people had learned to use their brains and were patient enough to wait!

”If the enemy doesn’t move, neither do I! I’m hungry! Yuan Bao, hurry up and prepare the soup. Si Xi, get the chicken out of Soul-Devouring Python’s mouth before it gets drowned by its saliva!” Clapping her hands, Gu Changsheng walked over to the makeshift stove. ”What are you all waiting for? Come cook. Better to die full than to die hungry!”

”Wife!” Yuan Bao said, on the verge of tears.

He had never seen anyone more easy-going than his wife. With the enemy army approaching, she actually had the appetite to cook!

What could he possibly say to that?

Si Xi, always following his wife’s commands, quickly retrieved the chicken from the Soul-Devouring Python’s mouth and started to pluck the feathers at the side.

”Ssss...” The Soul-Devouring Python followed its Feeder, flicking its red tongue.

It wanted to fight! It did not want to eat!

”Gobble gobble...” The Fire Chicken walked with a step by step, eyes filled with grievance.

It really wanted to eat the many Gu insects around!

”Both of you, calm the heck down. Rushing to your death like this, do you think you’re a cat with nine lives?” Gu Changsheng kicked each of his two Gu aside without showing any respect for the Imperial Gu, his movements skillful.

The Soul-Devouring Python and Fire Chicken felt aggrieved and went off to sulk together.

”Do you have confidence?” Zhou Mu followed behind Gu Changsheng, a hint of amusement in his deep gaze.

At his words, Gu Changsheng, who had just picked up the soup ladle, paused and looked back, raising an eyebrow, ”Confidence in what? I’m just making some soup, evildoer, you’re really overthinking it!”

Seeing this, Zhou Mu smiled slightly, lifted the back of his hand to sniff, and the faint scent of medicine immediately dispersed at the tip of his nose.

This hand had been tightly holding hers just before!

”I would believe you’re sincere as a Ghost!” Zhou Mu huffed.

”Hey! As kind-hearted as I am, why do you always assume the worst of me? That’s not good!” Gu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, looking indignant.

”No matter, whether Changsheng, my love, is good or bad, this king loves her all the same!” Zhou Mu lowered his head and chuckled softly.

”Love my foot! Get out of the way, don’t block me from cooking!” Gu Changsheng swung the soup ladle without hesitation, grinding her teeth.

Shameless! Really getting more and more shameless!

She really had had enough!

Zhou Mu sidestepped to the left, yet still staying close by her side.

Yuan Bao, seeing the two like this, immediately began to well up with tears and started sobbing, ”Xiao Cui, tell me, what time is it for them to still have the mood for lovey-dovey talk between lord and lady?”

”They’ve always been like this, haven’t they?” Xiao Cui replied, her brows furrowed in distress as she turned to Han Qiu, ”Sister Qiu, our lady has flipped out again!”

Surrounded by a thousand experts intent on killing them, yet their lady and Son-in-law were cooking around the stove!

The scene was indescribably bizarre!

Xiao Cui could only use one phrase to explain such a bizarre scene: their lady had flipped out again!

”Hmm!” Han Qiu as expressionless as before, ”The times our lady flips out are indeed getting more frequent and unrestrained, regardless of the occasion and place!”

”Isn’t that true? It’s literally killing me! It’s driving me crazy!” Yuan Bao quickly added anxiously, ”At least think of a way to make the lord and lady willing to break through! Continuing like this is a dead end!”

Even the blunt Yuan Bao could feel the tense air and the swords and crossbows at the ready, filled with a murderous vibe!

As Yuan Bao finished speaking, Liu Nv’s expression immediately darkened.

”It’s useless,” Sai Jin shook her head, gripping her Longsword tightly until her veins bulged, speaking on behalf of the four sisters, ”Even if I haven’t been with our lady for long, I know when she’s made up her mind, there’s no room for turning back. It’s just death. We sisters will fight to our last breath to carve out a bloody path for our lady and Son-in-law!”

While they were so tense, over at Gu Changsheng’s side, the mood was lively and cheerful while cooking.

Si Xi finished processing the wild chicken and watched his lady wield the Chonghua Dagger, displaying knife skills akin to a divine chef!

”Hmm, the way you’re slicing that chicken is really pleasing to the eye!” Zhou Mu did not skimp on his praise for his little woman!

”See? A pro reveals themselves with a single move. Don’t be afraid I’ll tell you, Xiao Leizi’s cooking skills were all taught by me! Hmph!” Gu Changsheng said proudly, chin tilted to the sky as though the encircling expert assassins didn’t exist.

”Hehe, in that case, this king really does have good fortune ahead,” Zhou Mu laughed, upon hearing her.

”Good fortune my foot! Stand over there!” Gu Changsheng retorted, pouting her lips, ”Fire Chicken, Fire Chicken, stop drawing circles on the ground, come over and stoke the fire!”

Hearing its Feeder calling, the Fire Chicken immediately lifted its head excitedly, but upon hearing the latter part of the command, its chicken eyes immediately dulled in defeat.

Shuffling towards the fire with small, reluctant steps, it was, after all, the Vermilion Bird Imperial Gu. Was it really okay to use it like firewood?

The Fire Chicken felt deeply wronged by this task; it definitely wasn’t what it wanted! If the rest of the Southern Border Gu insects knew, it would have no place to put its face!

”Dammit, you’re just a chicken, why are you walking like a cat? Hurry up, the water is getting cold!”