Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1206: Chapter 872: I Shall Fight You All to the Death!

”No! I won’t let go! That girl rarely asks me for anything, how can I let her down? I won’t let go! I just won’t! I want to use this as a reason to make her promise to help me persuade that stubborn Little Monk Human God! I won’t let go! Won’t let go! Just won’t!” Manman Bug held onto Zhou Mu’s ankle tightly, not swayed at all, its tiny bug head shaking earnestly, as if it was perfectly justified.

”You!” Zhou Mu saw this and became even more anxious. As the Medicine Immortal Old Man said, Manman is a God. Even if it’s just a trace of the Divine Breath, divine power is not something an ordinary human can resist against; he couldn’t break free! No matter what, he couldn’t!

Thinking of this, Zhou Mu’s expression became even more grim, and he shouted hoarsely at the woman searching around in the air, ”Changsheng! Come back!”

Gu Changsheng, hovering in mid-air, heard this, looked down, glanced at him, a flash of pain crossing her phoenix eyes, but she hardened her heart and continued to scout around!

Right now, she was hovering above the Guo Residence, and looking down at the once-empty Guo Family, the packed streets around Guo Family were now only populated by a few people hurriedly retreating towards the City Gate!

Xunyang City lived and thrived on Huadiao Wine, and storing it underground was undoubtedly a hidden hazard. Seeing the citizens of Xunyang City swiftly evacuating at the warning of the wind chimes, it seemed there was already consensus. However, although the underground wine cellar of the Guo Family had begun to explode on a small scale, the large-scale havoc was yet to start. Where then was the arsonist? The one causing all this turmoil?

Gu Changsheng’s gaze was fierce, swiftly scanning the surroundings...

Deserted streets, empty lake, all around were people evacuating in panic, but there was no sign of suspicious activity!

The more Gu Changsheng looked, the colder her expression became. As Zhou Mu said, she knew that this incident started from the Guo Residence’s underground wine cellar; it was all targeted at her, but now that the wine cellar had not fully begun the explosive destruction, Gu Changsheng was certain the arsonist had not yet left, because this was definitely not their ultimate goal!

Upon realizing this, Gu Changsheng’s bright face was covered in cold sweat, the cap and mask wrapping her long hair during the procedure had been long removed, her ink-black long hair danced in the summer wind. Her phoenix eyes filled with cold fury, she raised her voice and addressed the surroundings, ”I, Southern Emperor, Gu Changsheng, am here! I know your aims are nothing but me and my betrothed Zhou Mu! You’re willing to destroy Xunyang City’s century-old foundation, willing to turn it to dust? Is this your plan against me?”

As Gu Changsheng spoke, the aura of the Southern Emperor burst forth from her instantly, sharp and domineering!

”Then let me tell you, no matter who you are, and whatever you plot, there will be no retreat from me, not an inch! I shall not fear you! If you have the guts, come at me! If I don’t perish in this Xunyang City today, one day I shall surely confront your underlings, whether you be human, god, wolf, or ghost. Since you dare implicate the innocent, I vow to fight to the end with you!” Her bright face now emanated the aura of battlefield aggression, spreading instantly!

In an instant, even the townsfolk who had already evacuated to the safety outside Xunyang City couldn’t help but pause and look back, their faces filled with horror!

They felt the intense aura of slaughter and bloodshed approaching!

That battlefield aura, relentless, one does not stop until the war is over, until he dies on the battlefield wrapped in the horse leather, without end!

This aura was so strong, as if they were suddenly standing amidst the drums of war...

Southern Emperor?

Gu Changsheng?

Such a near-legendary figure, actually in Xunyang City? Not only in Xunyang City, but even in such a life-and-death situation, still has not retreated?

In that moment, the citizens who had evacuated to the safe zone outside Xunyang City were at a loss, they were chaotic!

No one could bear the responsibility for the disaster involving the Southern Emperor!

Southern Emperor!

Who is the Southern Emperor?

A dragon hidden in the Central Plains, rising from the Southwest, a figure who commanded a million-strong Witch Gu Army from the Southwest with a single Celestial Tome descending upon the Nine Layers, the Southern Emperor!

Who could be responsible for her safety?

”The Southern Emperor! The Southern Emperor is still in the city! Go back! Go back to save the Southern Emperor! If something happens to the Southern Emperor in Xunyang City, none of us can survive! The Witch Gu Army, none of us from Xunyang City or the people of Liaodong can escape! Go back! Go back and save the Southern Emperor!”

”Go back! Go back! If anything happens to the Southern Emperor, it will be a total catastrophe, the real catastrophe! Go back! Go back! Save her! Save her!”

”Save the Southern Emperor! Save the Southern Emperor! Or we’ll all have to die for the Southern Emperor! Save the Southern Emperor!”

”Save her! Save her!”

”...”

A multitude of voices arose among the panicked citizens, and a figure, following these voices, headed back to the location of the Xunyang City Gate!

Xunyang City, the underground wine cellar was in trouble, and there was a great possibility that at any moment it could turn into ruins!

However, the citizens of Xunyang City had all heard of the existence of the Southern Emperor, and they couldn’t bear the consequences of an incident befalling the Southern Emperor in Xunyang City!

As countless citizens gathered at the city gate, dozens of people dressed entirely in black appeared at the site of the city gate. Behind them were individuals dressed as people from the Itinerant World, among whom there was even someone holding an infant still in swaddling clothes!

”Young Master! The master ordered us to ensure your safe departure from the city, to ensure your safety and the safety of Xunyang City’s citizens. Now, Young Master, please give the order!”

The Black-robed Registrar placed the little bundle on the ground, then knelt on one knee, speaking in a deep, respectful voice, ”Now, outside Xunyang City, you are the highest-ranking and the only one who can stabilize the situation! Young Master! Please, give the order!”

”I... I... mother... mother... waa...” The little bundle, as soon as it landed, ran over to the Little Monk Bu Jie, and the four little ones immediately huddled together. Upon hearing the Black-robed Registrar’s words, the little bundle’s face flashed with a touch of panic and helplessness.

”It is time and fate; all calamities may also be predestined. Do not fear, do not fear, you are the son of Benefactor Gu, and you must bear the responsibilities that come with being her son. Amitabha, go!” The Little Monk Bu Jie looked at the little bundle standing anxiously in front of him, reciting a Buddhist verse and speaking with compassion as if nothing had happened.

”But mother... mother will definitely be fine! Mother will definitely come to find me! I can’t let these people into Xunyang City to cause trouble for my mother! I can’t! I must stop them!” The little bundle looked at the compassionate face of the Little Monk Bu Jie, and the restless heart instantly calmed down.

His mother had said that the Little Monk Bu Jie was incredibly powerful when it came to predicting fortune and misfortune. He was a true master!

The little bundle sniffled, choosing to trust the Little Monk Bu Jie, who rarely spoke but never lied!

Thinking this, the little bundle glanced at the dozens of kneeling people in black, took two slow steps forward, stood before everyone, and spread his small arms, blocking the citizens who wanted to enter the city!

That aura, although small in stature, had the demeanor of one man holding a pass against ten thousand troops!

”I! I am the son of the Southern Emperor, Gu Yaoyao! By the position of the Young Prince of the Southern Country, I order the citizens of Xunyang City of the Liaodong vassal state to halt your steps. The fate of Xunyang City is not yet determined, you cannot go risk it! My mother... my mother and Uncle Wood will certainly turn danger into safety and come out safely. Do not create more trouble for her!” The little bundle said, slowly taking out a small jade pendant from around his neck, showing the inscription at the bottom of the pendant to everyone. ”The Imperial Seal of the Young Prince of the Southern Country is here, citizens heed the order, withdraw beyond a hundred feet from Xunyang City, and do not approach! The consequences will be borne entirely by me, the Young Prince! Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!”

”Jin Rong of the Liaodong Imperial Secret Guard, dutifully obeys the Young Prince’s order!” Upon hearing this, the Black-robed Registrar Jin Rong was the first to kneel, then pointed his short dagger at his waist, standing by the little bundle’s side, with a solemn expression. ”Citizens of Xunyang City, the Young Prince commands, everyone withdraw to a hundred feet outside of Xunyang City and stand by. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!”

”Retreat!”

”Retreat!”

”...”

A series of cold shouts rang out from behind Jin Rong, entirely the iron-clad style of the Imperial Secret Guards, allowing no doubt!

”...”

The citizens who wanted to enter the city to rescue the Southern Emperor instantly changed their minds upon hearing the little bundle’s words. They were humans, and fear of death is a human instinct. They knew the dangers inside, so why would they want to return to the perilous Xunyang City?

However, if something happened to the Southern Emperor in Xunyang City, then it would be an irreparable disaster!

But now it was fine. The Young Prince of the Southern Country, the son of the Southern Emperor, ordered them to retreat and said he would take responsibility for all consequences. What more could they say?

With no more looming threats to their lives, the citizens instantly relaxed and retreated like a tide outside the city...

As the commotion at the city gate settled, the Father and Son of the Guo Family and others protected the little bundle, retreating with the citizens to a hundred feet outside Xunyang City. The black-clad secret guard Jin Rong once again knelt on one knee, in front of the little bundle, with a solemn expression.

”You! What are you doing? I’ve already retreated here to wait for my mother, and I’ve stopped these citizens. Why do you still perform such a grand gesture? Stand up!” The little bundle looked at the man in black who had carried him out of Xunyang City, an individual in his forties who looked like a scholar but had an air too akin to a man from the military, which made him feel slightly intimidated!

”Young Prince! I am ordered by Dowager Empress Xiao to protect the Southern Emperor and Crown Prince Mu at all costs! The Southern Emperor’s command is difficult to defy, I have protected the Young Prince and safely left the city according to orders! Now, it is time for us to fulfill our duties! Young Prince, please take care! Ladies and gentlemen of the Guo Family, I entrust the Young Prince to you, the Liaodong Jin Imperial Clan owes you a favor!”