Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 848: Chapter 674: Riding a Donkey Back to Great Zhou

Gu Changsheng’s words were like a wake-up call, instantly making Yuan Bao jump up!

What is this place, the Heavenly Palace!

The old nest of the Southern Border!

Most of what is here? Gu insects!

As luck would have it, he actually dismantled a Gu Nest!

”My Godfather! It’s over, it’s over! I’m finished, I’ve poked a hornet’s nest!” Yuan Bao’s round body jumped up and down like a ball, looking as if he had lost all hope, ”I actually used a Gu Nest as a mat and sat on it until it was flattened, now I’m really done for, Lady Changsheng save me, I just came back to life, still haven’t tasted all the delicacies, I don’t want to die yet!”

”Hehe...”

”Haha...”

Gu Changsheng and Xiao Roubao immediately laughed at his ridiculous expression.

Because of the mess with the Gu Nest, Yuan Bao truly didn’t dare to leave Gu Changsheng and Xiao Roubao’s side, afraid that if he wasn’t careful, he would truly fall into the schemes of the palace attendants and be inexplicably harmed!

Whether eating or doing anything else, Yuan Bao was extremely cautious, demonstrating the fear of death to the fullest!

Gu Changsheng and Xiao Roubao, this irresponsible mother and son duo, were indifferent to this.

Of course, there wouldn’t truly be anyone in the Heavenly Palace meaning harm to Yuan Bao; after all, this was Gu Changsheng’s Heavenly Palace, and all the attendants here were hers. It’s just that the palace attendant whose life-bound Gu nest was emptied did come to Gu Changsheng to complain a bit!

Yuan Bao had awakened, and the Southern Country was beginning to come back on track, while the matter of the diplomatic mission to the Great Zhou finally came to the forefront.

The old ministers of the Southern Country, having gone through Gu Changsheng’s baptism, were very concerned about this affair, especially paying great attention to the list of gifts to be presented on the journey to the Great Zhou, listing various rare treasures, creating a list that spanned several lengths.

After the second report from the old ministers that preparations were nearly complete, with the ceremonial guard ready, Gu Changsheng dismissed the court officials and female officials and sat alone on the Dragon and Phoenix Grand Chair, beginning to ponder.

Early the next day when the Southern Country ministers climbed the Heavenly Palace again to pay homage, they found the Heavenly Palace empty!

No, to be precise, Gu Changsheng and her followers, along with the Eight Hundred Dark Night Army, had vanished without a trace overnight, leaving behind a group of palace attendants with worried faces kneeling in the great hall, awaiting the arrival of the old ministers.

”Where is Her Royal Highness? Speak!” Hongyan Jiaojiao immediately exploded upon seeing the empty Dragon and Phoenix Chair, jumping up in agitation.

The kneeling palace attendants below, under the fiery scrutiny of the old ministers, wanted to cry but had no tears.

”Sir, Her Royal Highness... she ran away...”

The leading palace attendant, one of Gu Changsheng’s chamberlains, possessing unparalleled beauty, had a pale, sickly expression on a handsome face, hesitantly choosing her words under Hongyan Jiaojiao’s inquiry, using the word ”ran”...

Not escaped...

Upon hearing this, Hongyan Jiaojiao’s face immediately softened a bit, but soon flew into another rage, ”Ran? Why is Her Royal Highness running? The state document has already been issued, and Her Royal Highness is due to visit the Zhou Dynasty soon; where has she run off to now?”

Taking her family and subordinates with her!

This...

The group of old ministers was thrown into disarray!

”Sir, Her Royal Highness has simply returned to the Great Zhou! Here is the decree she left behind; please have a look.” Another palace chamberlain cautiously presented a bright yellow scroll, retreating a step backwards.

Seeing the scroll, Hongyan Jiaojiao’s agitated heart calmed slightly, and under the hopeful gaze of the old ministers, she quickly opened it.

To be honest, they were truly defeated by the New Emperor. They’ve fought and couldn’t win, blocked and couldn’t stop. The Southern Emperor’s throne in the New Emperor’s eyes was as if it were a hot potato she couldn’t give away; this truly left them helpless!

But the Southern Country could only be ruled by Gu Changsheng because the heritage of their Southwest Witch and Gu Clans was all tied to her alone, and couldn’t be severed!

”I shall go first, the procession to follow, everyone meet at the Capital City of the Zhou Dynasty!”

On the scroll, there’s simply just this sentence, after reading it, Hongyan Jiaojiao’s face turned black instantly, ”Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! Your Royal Highness’s esteemed self, carrying only eight hundred personal guards, returning alone to the Zhou Dynasty, it’s simply absurd!”

”Impossible! Immediately dispatch Southern Country experts to pursue Her Royal Highness’s whereabouts and ensure Her Royal Highness’s safety!”

”Exactly, this is reckless adventuring alone, the world is divided into three now; our Southern Country occupies half of the sky, and the people of the Central Plains are inherently deceitful. What the Zhou Dynasty Imperial Family thinks, we are not sure yet. Her Royal Highness’s move is too dangerous!”

”Summon troops and generals, head immediately to the Zhou Dynasty!”

”Go quickly, quickly, we must ensure Her Royal Highness is safe!”

”...”

The group of old ministers in the Heavenly Palace immediately descended into chaos, each one worried out of their minds. To be honest, they didn’t really trust those two small countries to the north. Yet their new emperor insisted on protecting them, and now problems have arisen!

Before departing on the diplomatic mission, the new emperor ran back home on their own. What are they supposed to do now?

This isn’t something to joke about!

The head Palace Attendant looked at the worried old ministers and thought for a moment before speaking honestly, ”My lords, please don’t worry. Your Royal Highness said that when she originally swept through the Southern Border, she relied solely on the Eight Hundred Personal Guards of the Dark Night Army. Now she’s heading back first, just to revisit old grounds. If anyone shows disrespect, she won’t hold back...”

This statement was blunt and quite humiliating!

Everyone knows that the new emperor of the Southern Country indeed achieved her supreme throne by relying solely on the small force of the Eight Hundred Dark Night Army!

This is a bitter wound for the Southern Border!

The crowd of old ministers went silent, as indeed their Southern Border was a whetstone for the Dark Night Army at that time! Their faces went through cycles of blue and white, and finally, Hongyan Jiaojiao stomped her foot, ”Even so, we cannot be complacent. Messenger, pass down the command, increase the number of experts for the grand procession by fifty percent, and everyone except for the old ministers remaining in the Southern Country to handle affairs should follow me in setting out for the Capital City of the Zhou Dynasty tomorrow morning. We absolutely cannot let Your Royal Highness face any slight there!”

”Yes!”

”Let’s do it!”

”...”

The group of old ministers immediately went outside the Heavenly Palace, heading home to pack their bags!

Early the next morning, a grand procession of five hundred thousand set out from the heart of the Southern Country, the Great Swamp Mountain, moving impressively!

In history, there truly hasn’t been a diplomatic procession with such grand spectacle; a hundred thousand is usually the limit, yet this time it’s five times that number!

The Great Zhou is destined to be shaken by the Southern Country Empress’s diplomatic mission!

But at that moment, Gu Changsheng and his group had already exited the Great Swamp Mountain, more than eight hundred elite soldiers and horses heading north!

”Great Zhou, I’m back!” On his warhorse, Gu Changsheng raised his whip high, his red clothes like blood fluttering in the wind, lifting his head to shout out.

In an instant, countless forest birds were startled.

”What are you yelling for? Sneaking away in the night, aren’t you afraid the pursuers will hear?” Next to him, Borjigin Nian rolled her eyes over, her expression quite unpleasant.

Darn it, she had originally planned to return with the grand procession but now she’s been reduced to someone sneaking away, not glamorous at all!

”Pursuers? Unlikely, don’t you think? We didn’t take the main road, and our pace is so slow, I bet Hongyan Jiaojiao and her group will reach ahead of us!” Gu Changsheng heard this and his Phoenix Eyes flashed with cunning.

”You’ve got some nerve saying that!” Borjigin Nian heard this and glared angrily, her gaze finally landing on the two snow-white little donkeys behind Gu Changsheng!

Those were two snow-white little donkeys, rare breeds found by the people of the Southern Country and presented to Gu Changsheng. Now, they have become the mounts for two little ones!

”Aunt Nian, don’t stare at me, I’m scared!” The little meatball on the donkey shrank his neck and looked at the little girl on the other donkey, his round eyes sparkling, ”Little wife, save me, Aunt Nian is glaring at me!”

The little girl with skin as white as porcelain on the other donkey heard this and immediately got ruffled, her pink face so red it seemed it could bleed, her pearl-like eyes full of fire, ”Shut up! I’m your aunt, the Heavenly Witch!”

Wuchang Yue, finished saying this, suddenly turned her head and looked angrily at the crimson figure on the high horse ahead, ”Cousin, take care of your son!”

”Huh?” Gu Changsheng heard this and turned back, pulling the two ropes in his hands, the snow-white donkeys carrying the two little ones into a more orderly formation, looking extra obedient. Gu Changsheng looked at the two little ones on the donkeys that looked like they belonged on a couple’s figurine, and immediately broke into a smile, ”Hehe... all tied to the same rope, so why fuss? What’s wrong with my son? He’s so well-behaved and obedient! Xiao Yueyue, since your father said our blood relation is quite distant, having gone back over eighteen generations, you should just accept it already; there’s nothing bad about being my son’s wife!

”You!” Wuchang Yue heard this and her little face flushed bright red.

”Exactly, exactly, I’m so obedient, my mom said, if you like something, you should claim it as yours, little wife, you should behave, my mom is great!” The little meatball hearing his mother’s praise, raised his tail sky-high, filled with joy.

Wuchang Yue hearing this became furious, sparks of anger in her beautiful eyes, wishing she could burn the annoying little meatball to ashes.

Gu Changsheng watched as the two little ones acted like fighting roosters, completely at odds, and sighed, ”Ah, true, a child bride is necessary after all, raising them from childhood makes old age easier, my son don’t worry, your mother will definitely help you conquer this hardheaded bride, ensuring she’ll be capable both in and out of the home in the future!”

”You sure?” Borjigin Nian heard this and scoffed, ”You yourself can’t even handle kitchen affairs, what kind of child bride can you train?”

”Don’t judge a book by its cover!” Gu Changsheng glared, ”I’m an ocean of limitless possibilities!”

”You? More like a face of limitless cheek!” Borjigin Nian dismissed her remark, clearly defeated by Gu Changsheng’s brazen attitude.

”Hmph! No arguing with you, it’s time to hurry on!” Gu Changsheng dismissed it, clearly in a great mood.

Borjigin Nian heard this and instantly felt on edge...