Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 934: Chapter 742: By My Calculations, You Are Doomed to Disaster

The leader, dressed in a purple gold python robe, shone brilliantly under the sunlight. His figure was as straight as a pine tree and as graceful as a jade tree, embodying nobility and grandeur. Even as he strode forward at a fast pace, he could not conceal his noble bearing!

“Master! Master, you must not go! The Lord is furious…” A gem-like figure stumbled as they followed behind the man, anxiously calling out.

Going will surely turn to cannon fodder! It will turn to cannon fodder!

Yuan Bao was so anxious he was almost in tears, watching as his master took just a few steps to reach the crowd, where he arranged his robe, knelt on one knee, bowed his head, and respectfully spoke in a deep, clear voice, “Zhou Mu, respectfully welcomes Father-in-law, Mother-in-law!”

“Yuan Bao welcomes the Lord, Sovereign Highness!” Yuan Bao, who had chased after him, fell to the ground.

“We officials welcome the Lord, Sovereign Highness!” Jiang One and the others swiftly lifted their robes and knelt at a distance.

Indeed!

This was their respectable Lord Yue in official capacity. Didn’t you see their master kneeling in the grand manner to greet the in-laws? There’s no need to say more, kneel then!

This kneeling is not in vain! This is Lady Changsheng’s own father, after all!

There is simply no further justification needed!

Only then did the onlooking townsfolk remember that, given the Southern Emperor’s status and position, they should have knelt long ago. They had been too absorbed in the spectacle and forgot, but now that their own Crown Prince had arrived, and the people of the Southern Country were overlooking their rudeness, not kneeling before their own Crown Prince would indeed be asking for trouble!

Therefore, the onlooking townsfolk knelt as well!

Just as Gu Taitian helped his own daughter up, he heard the words, released his daughter’s arm, turned around, frowned, and looked toward the man who was kneeling not far in front of him.

This was an extraordinary man, radiant and youthful, a sight that lifts one’s spirits, and Zhou Mu was indeed quite handsome, though a bit too handsome!

His figure like a pine tree, he maintained dignity and grace, even while kneeling, yet he was a bit too eye-catching!

Standing from a father-in-law’s perspective, Gu Taitian scrutinized him with a critical eye, forcibly finding numerous faults in his yet-to-be wedded son-in-law!

Too handsome, too powerful, too correct in demeanor!

Could such a man truly spend a lifetime with his simple-minded Changsheng?

Rumor had it that his martial prowess was extremely high, reaching the transformative realm. If ever a domestic squabble occurred, and if he were to lose his temper, wouldn’t his fair and simple-minded daughter suffer?

So handsome and surely surrounded by many peach blossoms, could his pure-hearted daughter truly endure it?

This… this is not an ideal match!

The more Gu Taitian thought about it, the more worried he became, his brow furrowing tighter, completely forgetting that Zhou Mu was still kneeling on the ground…

Gu Changsheng stood beside Zhou Mu, watching her father’s changing expressions, feeling utterly helpless. She shuffled her feet, sidled closer, and then even closer, before reaching out to gently tug on Zhou Mu’s shoulder.

A feeling of guilt in her heart flooded like a river!

This time, it seemed she had really brought disaster upon the evildoer!

Observing her father’s gaze shift elsewhere, lost in thought, without saying a word Gu Changsheng reached out and pulled Zhou Mu up from the ground.

Zhou Mu, being pulled up passively, lifted his head to see his woman looking like she was on death’s door, his dark eyes instantly darkened.

Gu Changsheng dared not speak in front of her father, so she desperately gave him a signal, her eyes and mouth twitching wildly.

Seeing her so full of life, Zhou Mu suddenly understood, his heart eased.

She had scared him to death; for a moment he truly thought his Changsheng was sick. But now it seemed he had overthought the situation!

However, the current situation did not look promising!

Mr. Ban Shan’s threats over the past few days still echoed in his ears, just waiting for Changsheng’s birth father to deal with him. And now, her real father-in-law had indeed arrived, and judging by the posture, he was even harder to pacify than Mr. Ban Shan!

Even the usually unflappable Zhou Mu now seemed somewhat apprehensive in front of this exceptionally refined man, who seemed to have weathered life’s ups and downs, his mind slightly tense. He, who had spent his life in warfare, was never afraid, his military achievements esteemed in Great Zhou, and he didn’t even need to kneel before the old man. But today, he had to muster every ounce of respect and caution!

This was his woman’s father, her real one!

This was his official father-in-law, her real one!

According to Yuan Bao, mothers-in-law see their sons-in-law as more pleasing the more they look, but fathers-in-law scrutinize them harshly from all angles!

Unfortunately, his mother-in-law now lay in a coffin, unable to find him pleasing; only this one remained to scrutinize him harshly!

Gu Changsheng had never seen Zhou Mu so seriously prepared, and she was a bit moved, but besides the moving feeling, what was most prominent was sympathy and guilt!

Had she just dragged Zhou Mu down into trouble along with the handsome man?

Had she pushed her fake illness onto Zhou Mu’s shoulders?

“This…”

“I’m sorry! I can’t save you anymore!”

Gu Changsheng glanced at Zhou Mu hesitantly, lowered her head swiftly, stood reverently and didn’t dare to speak anymore!

The scene fell into a strange silence for a moment. Zhou Mu stood in full alert, while Gu Taitian gazed into the distance, his eyes profound…

For a moment, no one spoke again.

The onlooking commoners also knelt on the ground, not daring to make any movement.

Just as everyone was holding their breath, a tender voice rang out in the scene.

“Benefactor Zhou, this little monk calculated with his fingers, you have a disaster of bloodshed coming…”

Little Monk Bu Jie sat cross-legged steadily in front of the carriage. Despite greetings from the crowd, he remained unmoved, holding a little wooden fish. Looking at Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng in the scene, he leisurely spoke, though his extended ending note somewhat ruined his originally not so celestial image…

In fact, those who didn’t know Little Monk Bu Jie’s background would find it hard to regard this small person as an enlightened sage!

In the scene, Zhou Mu’s face darkened, appearing somewhat inexplicable, while Gu Changsheng lowered her head even more, almost burying it in her chest!

“Amitabha! Infinite Life Buddha!”

It was none of her business! She was innocent! She was just passing by while picking up her father!

“Wow! Little monk! We meet again! I missed you so much!” Upon hearing Little Monk Bu Jie’s voice, Little Meatball happily rushed towards him, standing in front of the carriage, tiptoeing and tugging at Bu Jie’s robe, “Hmm, little monk, how did you get so thin? Haven’t you been eating meat lately? Don’t worry, I’ll share some chicken drumsticks with you later!”

“Even you noticed the monk has become thinner?” Upon hearing this, Little Monk Bu Jie bowed his head and sighed with a deeply concerned expression, “Ever since your grandmother’s grave was opened, the monk hasn’t tasted meat for two months…”

He was still growing up! As part of the Human-God Lineage, his lifespan was much longer than ordinary people’s, but his body grew increasingly slow. Gu Taitian, for the sake of his late wife, went vegetarian, and even cruelly forced a little monk like him to follow suit!

This is simply intolerable—even a little monk cannot stand it!

“Little monk, how pitiful you are!” Little Meatball looked sympathetically at Little Monk Bu Jie, then tilted his little head and asked with a puzzled expression, “But little monk, how did you change careers to become a charlatan? My mother says those who claim to foretell are charlatans, tricksters, and the least trustworthy!”

“As for whether the monk deceives you, you can ask your grandpa and you’ll know. Benefactor Zhou, this disaster of bloodshed is unavoidable!” Little Monk Bu Jie remained unmoving and spoke with a somewhat gleeful look of watching a show.

This was quite unlike his usual image of detachment from worldly matters; perhaps he was driven by hunger!

“Ahem, ahem!” Unable to remain standing still any longer, Gu Changsheng, who had been lowering her head, coughed twice to break the strange silence between her father and the evildoer, and quietly spoke, “Father, you’ve traveled a long way and must be tired. Why don’t we return to the palace to discuss?”

Please stop scaring her! Her poor little heart was already pounding in fear!

The damned disaster of bloodshed, could her father really be about to beat the evildoer?

Ugh…

The war between her father and this man made her nothing more than a mere sandwich biscuit!

So difficult! She just wants to escape!

“Master! Let’s flee! Avoid the trouble for now! The Lord cherishes his daughter most and won’t do anything to Lady Changsheng, so he’ll only take it out on you. You look like you’re about to become cannon fodder!” Yuan Bao timidly tugged at his master’s clothing and spoke in a mosquito-like murmur.

Even though he was a bit simple-minded, he was quite adept at reading the room!

He had advised his master not to come, and now, even Shang Xie predicted that his master would face a disaster of bloodshed—what to do now?

So messy! So agitating!

“You are Zhou Mu of the Great Zhou, the one with whom my son had a marriage arrangement while he was a dragon hidden in the Central Plains?” Finally, Gu Taitian spoke, breaking the silence, his voice aged and gloomy, showing no emotion.

“Father-in-law, I am that humble son-in-law.” Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu stepped forward immediately, bowing his head and speaking respectfully.

Turning his gaze towards Zhou Mu, Gu Taitian’s eyes lost their decorousness, becoming extremely sharp, “During the chaos in the Southern Border years ago, my wife fled to the Central Plains to preserve my son. My son’s esteemed status consorting with you is not my desire!”

“Father!” Gu Changsheng protested immediately upon hearing this, but her father’s stern glare silenced her.

Esteemed status—how could her father have the nerve to proclaim that, making her a bit embarrassed!

Beside her, Yuan Bao rolled his eyes to the sky; there it was!

As he said, in a father’s eyes, the daughter is flawless, but the son-in-law is nothing but trouble! Ah…his poor master!

“Zhou Mu, though unworthy, is willing to dedicate everything, asking only for one wife and to remain a devoted couple for life, begging father-in-law for approval.” Zhou Mu bowed his head even lower, speaking earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Taitian waved his sleeve, flicking it with a fierce wind, “I allowed my son to come to you in this capital city, thus permitting your marriage. However, while my son was a dragon hidden in the Central Plains, with his parents absent, he lacked proper guidance, and so his lack of propriety is understandable. Yet you, as someone of the Zhou Dynasty’s Imperial Family, don’t even know what propriety is? What is dignity, huh?”