Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1087: Chapter 760: Embarrassing! Embarrassing Again!

”Right, the Lord said that His Majesty and the son-in-law are concerned mainly about the internal chaos in the Northern Mongolian and the Divine Demise Land. We should just place heavy troops along the northward route, and we’re sure to find traces of the two masters!” Hongfu Su, thinking of their own infuriated Lord, quickly discussed with Soh Wu.

”Yes, Princess Nian of Northern Mongolian, and the Southern Emperor share a friendship to the death, and has a fellow disciple relationship with the Crown Prince. Even if arrangements are made, they cannot be at ease. They’re definitely heading north, Lord Hongfu, how about we arrange it like this... Here, here, is the must-pass road to the north, full of checkpoints. We can add more troops to meticulously search...” Upon hearing this, Soh Wu immediately took out a Geomancy Map, not caring that this northward path all belonged to Great Zhou, as the map and troop deployment are national secrets.

Their Majesty has said before, the Southern Kingdom of Great Zhou doesn’t distinguish between us, it’s a country of mutual fortune, one flourishes, all flourish; one is harmed, all are harmed! No need to bother with those defenses or anything!

Since their Majesty has said so, what can he, a military general in the court, say?

Thinking about it, isn’t it true, their Crown Prince is already going to be with the Southern Emperor as a couple; the future Great Zhou and the Southern Kingdom will be completely a family then?

No need at all to distinguish between us anymore!

The two of them meticulously planned there to trace the whereabouts of the two people, while female officials respectfully stood around, a gray-haired, gracious old lady came for a moment, listened for a moment, and then walked away as if uninvolved, full of spirit.

The Southern Emperor had ordered the capture of strong men on the streets who are now housed in a palace of the Heavenly Palace, being treated and looked after with good courtesy. Now that the Southern Emperor has left, the female officials sorted the rosters of the strong men and let them go home.

However, those strong men who were caught didn’t want to leave, they caused quite a commotion in the Heavenly Palace, which made Gu Taitian, Mr. Ban Shan, and Emperor Zhoulin, who had been in the Heavenly Palace for the past few days, stomp their feet in frustration.

Finally managing to deal with the chaos in the Heavenly Palace, the three old men sighed deeply, utterly helpless with the two children of theirs who have run away from home!

This day already marked the fourth day since Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu had skipped home. Everyone in the Heavenly Palace was busy dealing with the mess left by the two runaway children, while over there, four little kids sat by the pond, squatting on the ground in a depressed manner.

”My mother and Uncle Wood ran off, this time, they actually didn’t take me with them, this is absolutely unbearable! Ugh...” The little meat bun, who was already six or seven years old, still hadn’t grown much taller, remaining short and chubby, looking extremely adorable.

At this moment, he was squatting on the ground, drawing circles with a small twig, his chubby little face almost in tears as he looked at Wuchang Yue, who sat cross-legged beside him, and spoke in a whimper, ”Big wife, do you think my mother doesn’t want me anymore?”

Upon hearing this address, Wuchang Yue habitually rolled her eyes, ”No matter who she doesn’t want, she wouldn’t not want you! It’s always said that sons should be nurtured poorly while daughters should be raised richly, but you, are indeed her spoiled little baby, how could she not want you?”

”That’s true too!” The little meat bun thought for a moment, nodding seriously with a troubled expression, ”But, where exactly have my mother and Uncle Wood gone? How is it that not even the nationwide search can catch a trace of them? Little Monk, don’t you have Great Divine Power? Come on, come on, give us some idea!”

While speaking, the little meat bun picked up the twig in his hand and poked at Little Monk Bu Jie, who was sitting cross-legged.

Little Monk Bu Jie, hearing this, couldn’t hold back his unwillingness at being dragged along, and raised his Mulberry Wood Hammer to tap the little meat bun, ”Does this humble monk have Great Divine Power? If I had Great Divine Power, how could I be moved here while meditating by you three?”

Facing the accusation from Little Monk Bu Jie, the little meat bun, Wuchang Yue, and Xiao Han Mo couldn’t help but look a bit embarrassed.

Little Monk Bu Jie was not finished yet, he pointed at the three of them with one tiny finger, speaking seriously, ”This humble monk tells you, monks are not concerned with earthly matters, if you three little Adou want to skip home, skip by yourselves, don’t drag this humble monk along with you!”

”How could we!” The little meat bun immediately glared in disagreement, ”We didn’t say we wanted to skip home, we just... we just want to find mother and Uncle Wood...”

Under the gaze of Little Monk Bu Jie that seemed to see through worldly matters, the little meat bun’s voice grew smaller, and in the end, he waved his hand defiantly, ”Alright then! We do want to skip home! Little Monk, I’m warning you, since you already know, having boarded the pirate ship, you can’t get off the ship, or else... hum hum...”

While speaking, the little meat bun mimicked his mother’s threatening manner, staring at Little Monk Bu Jie with an insidious little gaze...

”Bonk!”

A small wooden club tap immediately landed again.

The little meat bun choked, the threatening words hadn’t had a chance to come out when his head got tapped again, he clutched his little head, looking at Little Monk Bu Jie in grievance, his little mouth pouting like a donkey...

”Learning all the bad things instead of the good! Do you think you can threaten this humble monk!” The forcibly dragged-along accomplice, Little Monk Bu Jie, frowned and scolded in a low voice.

Who was trying to threaten? It is a threat, isn’t it?

The little meat bun was speechless, giving Little Monk Bu Jie a sideways glance, pursed his lips, ”Alright, alright, if you don’t offer an idea, at least don’t hold us back, just sit and meditate there, we’ll think and plan...”

With that, the little meat bun pulled out a piece of leather-made Geomancy Map from his pocket, pointing and discussing there.

”Look, grandpas estimate that mother and Uncle Wood have definitely gone to the North of the desert to find Aunt Nian, on all their way north, heavy guards and checkpoints, it’s already been four days, and not a single piece of news about mother and Uncle Wood has come back...” the little meat bun said while pointing at the Geomancy Map.

”I also think that the Witch Lord and the Son-in-law have gone to the North of the desert!” Wuchang Yue nodded while resting her chin on her hand.

Xiao Han Mo nodded as well, and the three shared the same opinion about the destination of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu.

”But logically, with such heavy guards, not even a fly should be able to get through. It’s been four days, and there’s not a single piece of news, which is too abnormal,” said Han Mo, his little dark face extremely serious.

”Yes! Very abnormal. Even if my mom and Uncle Wood have the ability of flying and escaping the ground, they still need to eat and rest on the way. You all know my mom, she loves comfort the most. Since Aunt Nian has already taken the Dark Night people back to the North of the desert, it will take some time before there’s any result, and nothing will happen. Since my mom and Uncle Wood ran away from the wedding, and their destination is the North of the desert, time is not urgent, she would definitely ensure comfort along the way, she absolutely wouldn’t choose to rough it...” Little Meat Bun muttered while biting his finger. ”My mom said, whenever something is unusual, there’s a problem. The road north to the North of the desert is the closest, but, with heavy guards, they could not be traced, this can only prove that they did not take this road!”

”What do you mean?” Xiao Han Mo lifted his head from the Geomancy Map, and asked in confusion, ”They are going the long way around?”

”The situation is not urgent, and it’s not a military march, why couldn’t they take the long way?” Little Meat Bun nodded, thinking of his mom’s nature, and muttered, ”They might not only take the long way, I suspect my mom might even do something as ridiculous as going in the opposite direction!”

”What do you mean? Are you saying your mom went south?” Wuchang Yue muttered.

Little Meat Bun shook his head, ”No, my mom and Uncle Wood definitely headed north. But my mom likes to take the unconventional paths. Knowing that Grandpa and the others can guess their intentions, and knowing that there would be heavy guards all along the way, they certainly wouldn’t knowingly take a path full of danger!”

”Exactly! There is more than one road leading to the North of the desert. The closest one must have been abandoned first; they definitely chose to go the long way around!” Xiao Han Mo nodded.

The three little heads pressed together, chattering as they discussed.

The Little Monk Bu Jie, excluded outside, listened passively and helplessly watched the silent figure approaching from afar.

”There must be a path that allows my mom to enjoy the scenery peacefully all the way and eventually reach the North of the desert!”

”There are many roads leading to the North of the desert, which one will they choose?”

”Great Zhou, North of the desert... Great Zhou, North of the desert... Liaodong!” Little Meat Bun suddenly pointed at the blank area on the map.

This is the Geomancy Map he stole; a thousand miles north is a blank space!

And this blank area is Liaodong!

Although Liaodong is affiliated with the Southern Country, the Geomancy Map has not been submitted!

Therefore! This blank area is the most likely place for my mom and Uncle Wood to choose!

”Little Highness, you are indeed wise. Our Northern Country, Liaodong, is a land of pearls, rich in beauty and treasures, encompassing all the beauty of the Northern Country. If you ask me, if the Southern Emperor and the Son-in-law want to avoid heavy military blockades, they might also route through our Southern Kingdom to the North of the desert!”

A hoary voice, filled with a hint of teasing relief, sounded above the four little children.

”Ah!” Little Meat Bun raised his head in a panic upon hearing the voice, ”Granny Xiao, scaring people can really scare them to death!”

”Nonsense! I’m here to join in!” The white-haired Empress Dowager Xiao laughed upon hearing this and squeezed in among the children, pulling out a Geomancy Map from her bosom and placing it over the blank space, ”Look! Let’s calculate which route those two people took, and where we should block them to catch them better...”

Blah blah blah blah...

The Little Monk Bu Jie looked up at the fluffy white clouds in the sky, his kindly face full of helplessness.

That night, under the vague moonlight, shrouded in darkness over the palace, an old hunched figure quietly led four little children out of the Heavenly Palace...

By morning, chaos ensued again in the Heavenly Palace!

Disgraceful! So disgraceful!

A couple of wedding escapees were lost a couple of days ago, and today all four little children in the Heavenly Palace are missing, all gone!

After a fruitless search, no one noticed that the always elusive Empress Dowager Xiao of Liaodong was also missing from the Heavenly Palace...