Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 739: Chapter 574: Competing in Patience, Even the Buddha Would Sigh at Me!

The wild chicken in his hand was expertly cut up in no time, and pieces of chopped chicken meat were floating in the pot. Gu Changsheng turned his head, only to see his own Fire Chicken walking over with the slow, leisurely steps of a cat—the slowness was almost agonizing!

Therefore, Gu Changsheng promptly began to urge it on with clear dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing the urging of its feeder, the Fire Chicken rolled its eyes—a clear show of reluctance!

”Oh my god, are you looking for trouble? Fire Chicken, do you believe I could pluck all those fiery feathers off you?” Seeing this, the always impatient Gu Changsheng’s urging quickly turned into a threat.

The Fire Chicken trembled at the words!

For the sake of its fiery feathers! It could lose face, even its head, but not its feathers!

Just one word: Run!

Watching the Fire Chicken obediently nestled at the bottom of the pot, acting as firewood, Gu Changsheng felt completely satisfied.

Glancing around and sensing the dense myriad of inner strength approaching from afar, Gu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed with a smile, his phoenix eyes gleaming with amusement, and with a devilish curve at the corner of his mouth, he waved to Yuan Bao not far behind him, beaming, ”Hey, Yuan Bao, come over and fan the flames for me!”

From a distance, Yuan Bao, who was desperately worried about how his master and mistress refused to abandon him and break out of the encirclement, collapsed dramatically upon hearing the command!

”Fan... fan the flames?” Lying on the ground, Yuan Bao spat out the grass in his mouth and opened his mouth in a daze, ”Mistress, are you kidding? Does the Fire Chicken even need fanning?”

Around Yuan Bao, the six women were speechless and lowered their heads.

Xiao Cui’s mouth twitched, ”Our mistress has really gone off the rails this time!”

Han Qiu nodded with fervent agreement.

”Of course you have to fan! This chicken soup needs to be brought to a boil over high heat, then simmered slowly over low heat. Haven’t you seen how half-hearted this Fire Chicken has been as firewood? The pot hasn’t even come to a boil yet! When is your old lady supposed to eat!” Gu Changsheng, standing by the pot with a spoon in hand, declared righteously, ”Hurry over and fan the flames! Or is it that fanning and kindling fire is not your strongest skill?”

Damn right, the fire that burned down the Gu family’s main house was vivid in her memory, wasn’t it all managed by Yuan Bao?

Yuan Bao, obviously reminded of his regretful past, suddenly lost heart and resignedly moved closer to the pot.

”Mistress, to fan the flames... but we don’t have a fan!” Yuan Bao faced the Fire Chicken under the pot with a mutual sense of grievance.

”Then fan with your clothes!” Gu Changsheng’s resolve to fan the fire was unwavering!

...

In the midst of the valley, the movements of a group of ten people were crystal clear!

The hidden masters on the surrounding slopes watched on with growing suspicion!

”What are they doing?” On a towering tree, several older women dressed in black with graying hair watched intently at the valley below, their voices uncertain.

”Cooking!” This matter was so obvious it was almost a superfluous question!

”We’ve surrounded them with a thousand men; they aren’t thinking of breaking out, and yet they still have the mood to cook?” The first person to speak knit her brows tightly, ”Lord Miaosu, the King of Southern Border said, that scoundrel Gu Changsheng is cunning by nature. Could there be some trickery afoot?”

Perched above on a tree limb, an old Gu woman with completely white hair and beard sat cross-legged. Miaosu Posuo’s lips curled into a dismissive smile at the words, ”What sort of waves can a trapped turtle churn up? That scoundrel has captured countless cities, and the King of Southern Border must have been scared witless by her, to be so wary of her and to set this trap—it is simply overkill!”

”Lord Miaosu, please take care with your words! His Majesty is the King of Southern Border, after all. The arrangements are to minimize unnecessary casualties. Even if you are a revered elder of the Southern Border, you mustn’t disrespect His Majesty.”

”Ignorant youngster, how dare you speak to me in such a manner!” Miaosu Posuo’s face turned icy at the remark.

”Xiangka Miao, hold your tongue! Lord Miaosu, although Xiangka Miao is still young, please focus on the bigger picture and don’t stoop to her level!” Another person hastily stepped in to mediate with a respectful demeanor.

Miaosu Posuo glanced down at Xiangka Miao in her forties below and snorted with disdain, ”The Xiangka Clan, a generation worse than the last! To serve a man as king is bad enough, but to be so submissive, it’s a disgrace to the Gu women of the Southern Border!”

”You!” Xiangka Miao turned pale at the words, wanting to argue but was stopped by someone beside her.

”If it weren’t to avenge my unworthy disciple, do you think the Tianji could have persuaded me to come out of seclusion?” Miaosu Posuo gave her a sidelong glance and spoke coldly.

”Please calm down, Lord. It’s understandable that you are distraught over the Futu Demoness’s death at the hands of that scoundrel Gu Changsheng. The Miaosu Clan now enjoys supreme favor in the Southern Border; please, for the sake of the harmony between the Miaosu and Xiangka clans, show leniency!” The mediator spoke with deference.

”Humph! My useless disciple deserved her death for running away to the Central Plains over a man. But even so, only I had the right to deal with her. How dare that scoundrel overstep her bounds? I will tear her limb from limb!” Miaosu Posuo bit out angrily, then added, ”What becomes of my unworthy clan members doesn’t concern me. Don’t use them to pressure me; I have no interest in the power struggles of the Southern Border, nor do I answer to Tianji!”

”Yes, yes, my lord is correct. But as for now, we’ve surrounded her by a thousand men, and yet that scoundrel Gu Changsheng seems so unconcerned. Do you suspect anything amiss, my lord?” The mediator quickly added flattery to the question.

Miaosu Posuo huffed disdainfully, ”What could be amiss? Most likely she’s resigned herself to dying on a full stomach!”

”...”

In the valley, the smell of the pot had begun to waft through the air, making saliva secrete faster for anyone who caught a whiff of it.

The rustling of leaves in the mountain forest was constant, yet the conversation of these people reached Gu Changsheng’s ears without missing a single word.

Having strong inner strength is a sin too, huh!

Gu Changsheng held the soup ladle and turned his head to look at Zhou Mu beside him, forcing a bitter smile, ”Indeed, it’s just a matter of time before karma hits, huh!”

Damn it, among those expert combatants, there was actually a disciple of the Futu Demoness!

This... whom should I complain to about this?

”Changsheng, my dear, are you feeling unsure?” Zhou Mu, hearing this, asked with a light chuckle.

”How could I!” Gu Changsheng glared, ”I’m just amazed at how small the world is, the retribution is so satisfying!”

Zhou Mu, upon hearing this, chuckled softly and lowered his head.

”Lord Miaosu... that surname sounds so familiar!” murmured Gu Changsheng thoughtfully as he stirred the chicken soup in the pot.

”Hongyan Jiaojiao said, the White Tiger Gu is in the hands of the Miaosu Clan that relies on the Xiangka Clan,” Zhou Mu raised his eyebrows, helping her to make sense of it.

”Right oh!” Gu Changsheng exclaimed with wide-eyed excitement upon hearing this.

”Changsheng, my dear, do you think it’s possible that we might get another Gu without any effort at all?” Zhou Mu knew exactly what she was thinking and couldn’t help but tease her with a chuckle.

”Uh...” Gu Changsheng fell into deep thought upon hearing this, and her expression soon withered, saying earnestly, ”I think... even though Immortals nod off, overall, I’m just a child abandoned by them, and Lady Luck won’t always favor me! Let’s not harbor such unrealistic hopes!”

Oh my god, the Soul-Devouring Python being the Azure Dragon Gu was absolutely a coincidence!

Gu Changsheng felt that her luck had actually never been that good!

Zhou Mu looked at the little woman in front of him and shook his head indulgently.

”Let’s prepare for the worst and hope for the best, maybe we really will get something for nothing,” Gu Changsheng suggested with a sly wink.

If the White Tiger Gu really was with that protectively arrogant Lord Miaosu, then she would indeed get it without any effort!

”Changsheng, my dear, your words are very sensible!” Zhou Mu nodded and without reservation agreed with his beloved’s words, his whipped nature shining through!

Yuan Bao, who was squatting by the pot fanning the flames with his clothes, looked up with a puzzled expression, ”Madam, Master, what are you talking about? Yuan Bao doesn’t understand at all.”

”Smack!” The next instant, a slap landed on his forehead, and Gu Changsheng smirked mischievously, ”What would a little brat like you know, just fan the flames quicker!”

The slapped Yuan Bao felt aggrieved, but did not dare to disobey, muttering under his breath, ”I’m not fanning the flames here, I’m clearly fanning the chicken, okay...”

God knows, their firewood was a Fire Chicken!

He wasn’t lying at all!

”Fan it harder! Look at you, as if you’ve not eaten your fill!” Gu Changsheng kicked at the grudging Yuan Bao on the ground and commanded authoritatively.

”Madam, if I fan it any harder, it won’t be fanning the chicken but fanning the pot!” protested Yuan Bao, glaring.

”Smack!” Another slap came flying his way, and the mischievous Gu Changsheng justified herself arrogantly, ”Do what you’re told, and stop your endless grumbling!”

Yuan Bao’s mouth twitched, but seeing that his master had no intention of rescuing him, he resigned himself to his fate.

The others behind them sympathized deeply with Yuan Bao’s pitiful circumstance, but knowing that no one could stop their spouse’s capricious outbursts, they could only offer silent sympathy!

As Yuan Bao fanned his clothes, the scent of the chicken soup grew even stronger, spreading afar...

Gu Changsheng squinted his Phoenix Eyes, inhaling the meaty aroma in the air with satisfaction, ”Wow, that smells delicious!”

Everyone: ”...”

”You all relax too; there’s no need to be on such high alert as if facing a formidable enemy. If they rush in to encircle and attack us, it won’t be this very moment!” Gu Changsheng looked over at those behind him and spoke cheerfully, ”Such an enticing meat aroma, why don’t you all join me and enjoy this delightful dinner!”

Xiao Cui and Han Qiu had no words for their foodie-possessed madam.

The mouthwatering aroma lingered faintly across the hills, whetting appetites.

The black-clad Gu women lying in ambush frowned more and more.

This scene was too eerie!

How could someone who was about to die remain so calm? It was completely baffling!

However, the orders they had received were clear: react to the Scorpion Gu’s warning by surrounding but not attacking, minimize casualties to the greatest extent, wait for the people in the ravine to disrupt their own formation, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop!

So, they could only wait!

Gu Changsheng of course understood what they were thinking. From the moment her provocative words failed to rouse the combatants encircling her, she realized their plan!

”In a patience competition, I confess I’m as patient as Buddha,” Gu Changsheng sighed with slight regret as she eyed the fragrant chicken soup in the pot...