Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 795: Chapter 625: Gu Mountain and Insect Sea

Gu Changsheng looked at the scene before him, stunned as if struck by lightning, motionless!

Ancient trees reached for the skies, old vines entwined them, and atop them, a dense black mass...

The chaotic, bloody stench hit his face!

It was nauseating, sending shivers down to one’s core!

”Wah... bugs! Bugs!” The little dumpling clung to his mother’s shoulder, only needed one glance before wailing out loud, instantly raising his chubby little hands to cover his eyes, refusing to look again at all costs.

That’s right.

Bugs!

Lots and lots of bugs!

They covered the mountains, omnipresent!

Gu Changsheng’s brows furrowed tightly as he looked at the Gu Mountain and Insect Sea before him, his stomach convulsing!

”Swoosh!”

”Swoosh!”

”...”

Rustling noises came, carrying a pungent stench, quickly surrounding the group at the second gate of Three Palaces Peak!

They were stuck between a rock and a hard place, uncertain of whether to advance or retreat!

”Hehe... Knowing it’s a ruse to lure the enemy in, yet you still eagerly court death. Fenghuang Changsheng, how could the Phoenix Clan be left with someone as reckless and foolhardy as you?” A voice filled with disdain echoed through the mountains, reaching them from afar.

Just with that one sentence, Gu Changsheng could feel that the person speaking had very high inner strength!

Incredibly high!

Even she might not be a match for them!

”Who are you? Hiding behind the scenes, what kind of hero are you? If you’ve got the guts, come out and talk face to face!” Gu Changsheng shouted with furrowed brows, instinctively protecting Little Monk Bu Jie behind her.

Even if he were a god, he was still just a child in the end.

Gu Changsheng had gotten used to positioning herself as his protector, accustomed to keeping him safe behind her.

Silence!

Apart from the sound of Gu insects moving, the whole of Three Palaces Peak seemed to fall into stillness.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides, the presence of Gu insects everywhere, this kind of silence made one’s heart beat with unnerving disquiet!

”Of course, if you’re not a manager of Three Palaces Peak, you don’t have to show up because...” A flash of sharpness crossed her phoenix eyes, and Gu Changsheng spoke in a deep voice, ”because you’re not worthy of talking to me.”

Damn, one could lose but not be defeated.

Since she had already come, to retreat would be to show fear!

It wasn’t a mountain of swords or a sea of flames, merely a Gu Mountain and Insect sea!

She had the Dandan Bug, what was there to fear!

”Hehe... As expected, ignorance is truly fearless!” An aged female voice mocked with laughter, the powerful inner strength in her voice causing the entire forest to rustle, ”Three Palaces Peak is not a place where any Tom, Dick or Harry can just walk in. Do you really think this is Witch Gu Peak, guarded by nothing but a useless Xiangka Tianji?”

”Be it Witch Gu Peak or Three Palaces Peak, now that I’ve come, I will not stop until I achieve my goal!” Gu Changsheng was not afraid of the black mass of Gu insects in front of her and took a step forward.

”Hiss!”

On the ground, a toad Gu was suddenly squashed into a mushy mess!

Sticky juices flowed all over the ground.

Damping Gu Changsheng’s shoes.

”Hehe... since you’ve come, then you shouldn’t leave. Three Palaces has been waiting for you for a long time!”

Once again, a spell of light laughter came from the woods.

”Don’t push me.” Gu Changsheng glanced at her shoes with distaste, speaking out.

Damn it, she was rather clean!

The juices of that toad were truly disgusting to the extreme!

Enough to make one vomit!

”Let the master of Three Palaces come out and talk to me, I don’t want to cause a massacre on Three Palaces Peak!” Gu Changsheng lifted her head, looking at the endless swarm of Gu insects before her as she spoke again.

This time, her expression became a few shades more serious.

She finally understood the secret of Three Palaces Peak that Manman had mentioned!

Gu Insects!

So many Gu Insects!

Gu Changsheng had fought her way deep into the Southern Border hinterland, but the Gu insects she’d seen truly weren’t many!

In every city, the manager might keep a few, and the most she saw was during the siege on Hongyan Mountain, where every person had Gu insects on them!

From this, one could see that even in the Gu-favoring Southern Border, Gu insects were rare commodities!

However, it was evident that what was rare elsewhere was common at Three Palaces!

This whole mountain peak!

How many Gu insects must it take to fill it?

The Southern Border’s Gu insect population was probably at its greatest here!

”A massacre on Three Palaces Peak? Hehe... That really is an overstatement. See if you can even pass through this mountain of insects before you make such claims!”

Another statement came.

The person in the mountains clearly no longer wished to deal with her!

Gu Changsheng looked at the dense mass of Gu insects before her with a pallid face, her skin crawling with goosebumps.

Godfather, although these Gu insects weren’t too formidable, and certainly much more mundane than the Four Great Imperial Gu, numbers do count for something!

Fortunately, Gu Changsheng wasn’t an individual with a phobia of clusters, or else she would have fainted at a mere glance!

It was terrifying!

Too terrifying!

Shivering, Gu Changsheng hugged the little dumpling in her arms a bit tighter.

”Dandan! Manman! At least one of you come out!” Watching the swarm of Gu insects start to stir as that person finished speaking, Gu Changsheng could no longer contain his impatience and called out in a low voice.

Damn it, where’s the cavalry?!

I need you out here, quick!

Otherwise, the five of us won’t be enough to plug the gaps between these Gu insects’ teeth!

We’ll be buried in minutes!

”Don’t shout for me! I lack divinity, and I’m capable of turning a blind eye!”

Manman’s voice rang out in Gu Changsheng’s mind.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng became furious!

”F*ck! What’s with the pretense at a time like this? Get out here! Move these damn bugs and bug grandkids of yours away from me!”

The pressing swarm of Gu insects was already surging towards them like a collapsing mountain.

Gu Changsheng’s patience was truly wearing thin.

And to make matters worse, the petulant God of Witch Gu wasn’t cooperating!

Frickin’ hell! The day’s gone to the dogs!

His Dandan Bug was so much better, always heeding his call, but ever since this Manman showed up, his well-behaved Dandan Bug had been suppressed into silence!

This was really a matter of life and death!

”I won’t come out unless you manage to convince the Human God to lend me some Divine Blood!” The Manman Bug was stubborn.

”You can’t keep bargaining like this! If Shang Xie won’t give you blood, he must have his reasons. What are you being so stubborn for?” Gu Changsheng said soothingly while patting Little Monk Bu Jie on the back, his brows furrowed.

”No! Just no!” Manman was deeply adamant.

Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, was truly annoyed.

Damn it, to be stuck outside the gates, held back by a mountain of insects from making any progress—this wasn’t Gu Changsheng’s style!

His time was limited, and he was in a hurry!

He didn’t have time to haggle with this prideful bug!

A flash of red light burst forth, and the Chonghua Dagger was in hand!

Gu Changsheng had never been someone to be pushed around, and to betray Little Monk Bu Jie’s wishes for his own sake—it was something he couldn’t do!

But...

Cradling the little meat bun in one arm and wielding the Chonghua Dagger in the other, Gu Changsheng deftly twirled it into a blossom of blades, with flashes of red light in all its splendor, ”Manman, I carry the Blood of Serving God within me. These Gu insects may look scary, but even they are afraid of me!”

Bleeding wasn’t the issue!

The problem was... to get past this Gu Mountain and Insect Sea, how much blood would he need to shed?!

He’d probably bleed out before even making it halfway up the mountain!

”What are you trying to do?” A tense voice rang in his mind.

”I’m someone who doesn’t give up until I’ve achieved my goal. I will ascend Three Palaces Peak, whether I have to slay or subjugate, I must have Three Palaces Peak surrender and my troops assembled!” With a slight smirk, Gu Changsheng looked ahead at the swarm of oncoming Gu insects and spoke decisively, ”If you won’t help me deal with these bugs and bug grandkids, then I’ll have to pave my way with my own blood!”

”The peak of Three Palaces Peak is ten thousand zhang high—your blood could dry up and you still wouldn’t make it!”

”Even if I can’t, I will try! It’s just dying from loss of blood!” Gu Changsheng said without hesitation.

If she died, the King of Witch Gu residing within her would have to join her in death!

Who was afraid of whom!

”You dare threaten me!” Manman was out of breath with anger.

Gu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, damn right she threatened, so what?

Such a blatantly obvious thing, and she’s still asking if she dares?

What a waste of breath!

Ignoring Manman Bug’s anger, Gu Changsheng aimed the blood-red Chonghua Dagger at her brow!

Actually, she didn’t need to aim for her brow!

Any part of her could bleed!

But, you see, the brow was the King of Witch Gu’s nesting place, wasn’t it?

She was having a hard time, and there was no reason the haughty bug should be unaffected!

Although, it did tug at her heartstrings to involve Dandan, who had a link with Manman through a shared Divine Soul.

”Waaaah... The bugs are coming!” The little meat bun opened one eye just a sliver and seeing the flood of insects surging forward, he immediately began to wail, ”Dandan, Dandan, save me! There are bugs!”

”I, I, I am truly defeated by you two!” Though Manman was proud, she had a soft spot for the little meat bun!

Gu Changsheng was threatening her with her life, and the little meat bun was pleading pitifully for help!

Even as a god, she was at a loss for what to do!

Reluctantly, a strand of Holy Golden light spilled out as the tip of Gu Changsheng’s dagger almost reached her brow.

Instantaneously, the oncoming wave of insects halted!

”Let’s go! Keep heading up the mountain! What are you hesitating for?” An incredibly annoyed voice erupted from the Holy Golden Phantom, filled with resentment.

”Uh...” Gu Changsheng looked at the still-dark mass of Gu insects in front of her, momentarily speechless, ”Just like that, we’re heading up the mountain?”

”What do you think?” Manman was unhappy, feeling that she surely must be the most undervalued god since ancient times!

”...Alright then!” Gu Changsheng, feeling helpless, eyed the Holy Golden little Phantom about a foot in front of her and tentatively took a small step forward.

There was a bit of hesitation!

What if, upon moving, the entire mountain of insects went berserk?

”Manman, are you reliable?” With her foot hovering in mid-air, Gu Changsheng asked with a mix of alarm and uncertainty.

”I am the Insect God who oversees the Southern Border Witch and Gu! An Insect God! Insect God!” Even without a Divine Body, she was still a god!

Asked in such a way, Manman felt her Divinity doubted once again and immediately blew a fuse.

Gu Changsheng watched the volatile little Phantom before her and her mouth twitched.

Behind her, Little Monk Bu Jie tugged at her clothing...