Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 785: Chapter 617 Daddy’s Doubt

With both mom and dad by his side, along with Dandan Bug and Little Monk for playmates, the little meat bun was overjoyed!

Watching his exuberant and gleeful son, Gu Changsheng was absolutely crestfallen!

How could he, with old and young to care for, be so miserable?

That was his own dad! He was completely unable to provoke him, and had to worship him with utmost care!

Yet, how could his little meat bun be so fortunate?

Whether it was his godfather or his own father, this little rascal could get on well with anyone. In contrast, his daughter was so undesirable!

Alas!

What happened to seeking balance?

This was pure masochism!

Why was life so hard for him!

”Little meat bun, you said you beat up Xiangka Tianji on Great Swamp Mountain and even used the Illusory Sea. Did Xiangka Tianji die?” Gu Changsheng hoisted the little meat bun out of his happy nest with a stern face and asked speechlessly.

”Don’t know! After I hit her and spread the Illusory Sea, I ran away with Old Handsome Guy! I’m too timid, too timid to look back...” Held up by the nape of his neck by his own mom, the little meat bun dangled his short legs in the air and replied with an innocent face.

”You’re timid? You’re timid?” Gu Changsheng heard this and immediately exploded. He slapped the little meat bun’s forehead and said with a twitching mouth, ”Your gall has grown so big it’s boundless, and you still have the nerve to say you’re timid! Go squat in the corner and reflect!”

With that, Gu Changsheng angrily set the little meat bun down on the ground.

”Oh.” Upon hearing this, the little meat bun touched his nose in acknowledgment, then looked up, blinked at his mom, and said, ”Mom, there are no walls here, so I can’t reflect against the wall, right?”

”Find a tree stump and reflect against that for me!” Gu Changsheng turned around huffily.

”Oh! Alright then...” The little meat bun replied while scratching his chin and trundled over to Little Monk Bu Jie, found a small tree stump, and squatted down.

He was being so good!

He reflected as his mother had told him, although he still hadn’t figured out what he’d done wrong. But this was perfect; he could reflect while watching the Dandan Bug tirelessly butt heads with Little Monk Bu Jie. This felt great, not wasting any time at all!

He loved it!

Gu Changsheng shook her head helplessly as she watched her little meat bun and the meditating Little Monk Bu Jie, then walked back over to her frail old father.

”Dad, I need to go to Great Swamp Mountain! Do you have any plans to revisit old places?” Gu Changsheng looked at her frail dad and began to negotiate, then promised, ”Don’t worry, Dad, with your daughter here, even if Xiangka Tianji is still alive, I swear I won’t let you enter the harem for the second time. What do you say?”

Honestly, she really didn’t dare to leave her old man alone outside!

It had not been easy for her to spur her father into hoping for life, even though this hope was a bit unusual—grave digging!

But after all, that was still hope for life, wasn’t it?

The last thing she wanted was to die for her beliefs without successful fulfillment, ruining all her previous efforts, right?

Therefore, Gu Changsheng had already decided that wherever she went, she would take her father with her, to prevent him from committing suicide or dying of heartbreak if she wasn’t careful!

”Be serious!” Gu Taitian gave his daughter a helpless look and spoke.

”Because I deployed troops to the Southern Border, it led to great turmoil there. The balance among the Four Kingdoms of the Central Plains was broken, and the Three Kingdoms sent out their troops. Dad, your son-in-law-to-be is currently fighting against the attack of the Three Kingdoms, cleaning up the mess for your daughter. One of my friends is stuck in a dead heat with the Myriad Armies of Southern Chen in Bashu. Dad, with Heluo City’s armies at a standoff, I don’t have much time to delay. If I’m unlucky, your son-in-law-to-be might be delayed for good!” Gu Changsheng explained the current wartime situation succinctly and with an air of deep resentment.

”Son-in-law-to-be? Weren’t you just widowed and returned from the dead? How have you found someone else so soon?” Gu Taitian, upon hearing this, suddenly looked up in disbelief.

Gu Changsheng felt awkward upon hearing this, touching his nose and chuckling in embarrassment, ”Ha ha... Dad, what are you talking about? Your daughter is not some unsellable cabbages. Even if she can’t overshadow the moon with her beauty, she at least can shame flowers, right? How could she not find a husband? If it were up to me, I’d keep her as the esteemed mistress of a harem of three thousand. But it looks like that’s not going to happen, so I can only dream...”

”Outshine the moon and shame flowers? You’d scare fishes and sink geese too! Just shut it! Always wearing a face that looks too much like your mother’s, with no decorum; it sets my teeth on edge!” Gu Taitian rubbed his temples with a headache, speaking helplessly.

”Heh heh... It’s all thanks to the great teachings of my grandfather, isn’t it? Blame me, why don’t you?” Gu Changsheng cheekily talked back upon hearing this.

If you have the guts, go take it up with my old man!

After all, she’d never admit that any of this was her fault!

Her father had a considerable role in spoiling her to be this way, and she dare not take any credit for it!

Gu Taitian’s temples throbbed upon hearing his daughter’s words, but given his experienced and easy-going nature, he managed to avoid blowing his top.

After a while, he recovered and asked, ”So, what’s your plan?”

”My plan is to capture the leader first, then take back Heluo City without shedding a drop of blood!” Gu Changsheng immediately became serious upon hearing her father ask about the matter at hand, ”That way, we can ensure the safety of the nearly two million people of Heluo City!”

Gu Taitian looked deeply at his daughter and nodded with satisfaction, ”In that case, Shang Xie did not misjudge you! Your father has taught you well!”

”Where is that coming from? Clearly, I’m a healthy seedling!” Gu Changsheng replied immediately.

”Ha ha...” Gu Taitian laughed softly, filled with the vicissitudes of life, then mumbled as if lost in thought, ”When you pacify the Southern Border, what you desire may not be impossible to achieve. By then, it may be you who finds it difficult to dismount the tiger and is caught between a rock and a hard place...”

Gu Taitian’s voice was low, and even Gu Changsheng didn’t hear it clearly. She shyly moved closer to her father, cupping her ear, barely catching a vague idea of what was said, and blinked her big eyes to ask, ”Dad, are you talking about my wish?”

”Nothing much. Let’s rest and prepare. I will accompany you back to Great Swamp Mountain,” Gu Taitian shook his head and spoke solemnly, ”Everything must come to an end. I just never thought I would have the chance to witness it with my own eyes!”

He thought for sure that he was going to die in the defiance of heavenly tribulation, but he never expected to be saved by his daughter and those around her!

It was the first time he had ever witnessed the wrath of the thunder of heaven and earth coming to an abrupt halt!

Thinking of this, Gu Taitian looked at Little Monk Bu Jie with a hint of inquiry in his gaze, and spoke softly as if unintentionally, ”The cycle of cause and effect, what kind of karma is so significant that he would risk his divine body and daringly challenge the heavens to protect both of us?”

”Dad, you’re asking me? Who should I ask? Little Monk Bu Jie is like a stone in a cesspit, if he doesn’t want to speak about something, you could pry open his mouth and starve him, and he still wouldn’t say a word!” Gu Changsheng sighed, waving her hand, then she leaned closer to her father and whispered, looking at Little Monk Bu Jie’s figure in the distance, ”Dad, do you think it’s because he’s chosen me as some sort of queen?”

Gu Taitian shook his head slowly upon hearing the words, ”That shouldn’t be the case. Although the Human Gods live no more than a hundred years, they are considered long-lived among the ancients. A Human God’s soul does not disperse upon death and should continue to reincarnate within the Human God Shang’s Clan. Born as gods, they have assisted countless kings; how could it be possible that for your sake he would go as far as inciting the anger of heaven and earth?”

”Alright, I’m getting ahead of myself!” Gu Changsheng immediately felt sheepish upon hearing this.

”Or could it be that the Shang Clan is facing a cataclysm, and Shang Xie truly harbors resentment in his heart, blaming the heavens and earth?” Gu Taitian frowned in confusion, slowly shaking his head, ”That shouldn’t be! The cycle of cause and effect is predetermined. Even if heaven and earth were at fault, it should be the Shang Clan making amends. According to the cycle of the Heavenly Dao, it’s impossible to offset my sin of defying fate. It just doesn’t make sense...”

”Enough, enough! Dad, stop thinking about it! With the Qimen Mysticism knowledge accumulated over two lifetimes that even you can’t figure out, talking to me will only turn my brain to mush! I don’t understand it at all!” Gu Changsheng then gently laid her father down under a tree to rest, ”Dad, let’s not think about it. Your body is terribly injured, inside and out. You need to rest more. Otherwise, even I won’t be able to save you! By tomorrow, at the latest, we need to set out again toward Great Swamp Mountain!”

”Okay,” Gu Taitian nodded lightly.

Under the watchful eyes of Gu Changsheng, he slowly closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing her father obediently lying down to rest, Gu Changsheng finally felt relieved, turned around to sort through the medicinal herbs she brought to prepare a medicinal soup to nourish her father’s body.

The art of medicine was Gu Changsheng’s special skill; thus, she worked efficiently and adeptly.

Not far behind her, Gu Taitian, who was supposedly resting, suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head, staring unblinkingly at the silhouette of his daughter, deep in thought...

”Old Handsome Grandpa, why are you secretly staring at my mother? You don’t want to marry my mother and make her your bride, do you?” Little Meat Bun crawled from Little Monk Bu Jie’s side into the embrace of Old Handsome Guy, finding a comfortable position before contentedly closing his eyes, and before falling asleep, he still offered a friendly reminder to his grandpa, ”Old Handsome Grandpa, don’t get your hopes up. With me being so handsome, my mother wouldn’t agree to marry you, so you should move on...”

Hearing Little Meat Bun’s words, a gleam in Gu Taitian’s eyes flashed and faded, as he laughed helplessly...