Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Capítulo 1219: Chapter 885: It’s Over, My Old Man Is Here!

Upon hearing the news, the Dowager Empress Xiao thought about Gu Changsheng’s perseverance and naturally realized that when Gu Taitian left the Great Zhou, he would certainly head north. And the news of Gu Changsheng’s presence in Liaodong, due to the Xunyang City incident, had already spread far and wide. Presumably, Gu Taitian, in order to reunite with Gu Changsheng, would also be heading toward Liaodong.

As a result, tasked with Gu Changsheng’s instructions, the Dowager Empress Xiao dared not slack off. Though worried about the affairs of the Southern Country, she knew she couldn’t be hasty. Fortunately, Liaodong was under her control, so she wasn’t in a rush to head south to return to the Great Zhou. Instead, she set up a net on the southern border of Liaodong, waiting for the arrival of Gu Taitian and his party!

And thus, as soon as Gu Taitian and his party arrived in the Great Zhou, they were perfectly blocked by the Empress Dowager Xiao!

“The Lord.” The Dowager Empress Xiao alighted from the carriage and bowed to Gu Taitian.

“Empress Xiao.” Gu Taitian, not putting on airs, seeing that the person blocking them was Empress Xiao, also got off the carriage to return the courtesy.

“The Lord was heading north, and I have been waiting at the border of Liaodong for a long time!” The Dowager Empress Xiao said, a slight smile appearing on her aged face.

Her entire country had submitted to the Southern Country. In fact, both Gu Changsheng and the people of the Southern Country treated her with much respect, never treating her as a mere servant, and the Dowager Empress Xiao was quite touched by this in her heart.

“Empress Xiao left without notice, taking Taitian’s grandchild and those three little kids with her, making Taitian very worried. Now that you have come to see me on your own accord, I can finally be at ease. I assume my grandchild and those three little kids have safely reached Changsheng’s side.” Gu Taitian said to the Dowager Empress Xiao, with a faint smile on his timeworn yet still charming face.

Hearing this, the Dowager Empress Xiao’s old face turned slightly awkward.

Goodness!

Just upon meeting, even without exchanging pleasantries, he started questioning already!

Even someone like the Dowager Empress Xiao, who had seen many storms and was once powerful as the ruling Empress of a nation, couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed at this moment. After all, Little Meat Bun and the Little Monk Bu Jie were indeed led by her to escape the Heavenly Palace and successfully sneak away!

“Hehe, what the Lord said, my conduct naturally follows the Southern Emperor’s instructions. If the Lord has any dissatisfaction, you can certainly ask the Southern Emperor about it when you see him.” The Dowager Empress Xiao’s old face slightly hung with a trace of unease, but she pretended to speak calmly.

Gu Taitian nodded slightly at these words, choosing not to pursue the matter further.

Seeing this, the Dowager Empress Xiao let out a long sigh of relief.

Godfather!

This seemingly modest and reserved handsome middle-aged man wasn’t a joking matter. He was someone who dared to beat Crown Prince Mu, the Undefeated War God of the Great Zhou, on the streets!

The Dowager Empress Xiao asked herself, if Gu Taitian really wanted to settle accounts with her, she, with her old bones, might not gain any advantage in front of this middle-aged man well-versed in mysticism. Rather than clinging to doomed paths, the Dowager Empress Xiao, with great justification, sold out Gu Changsheng!

This blame, she would never shoulder no matter what!

After all, Xiao Yaoyao is Gu Changsheng’s son. If her son caused trouble, it’s natural for the mother to bear the consequences!

She was no more than a coachman passing by who helped out a little, definitely not the main culprit!

That girl Gu Changsheng, who taught Xiao Yaoyao to be such a fiendish kid, was the real culprit!

Thinking this way, the Dowager Empress Xiao felt very comfortable. Thinking about Gu Changsheng being caught by Gu Taitian, the Dowager Empress Xiao couldn’t help but feel some schadenfreude. That unscrupulous girl should indeed be taught a harsh lesson!

Humph!

It was just a pity she wouldn’t get to see it!

With Jin Rong by Gu Changsheng’s side, it was no longer so easy for the Dowager Empress Xiao to know Gu Changsheng’s whereabouts.

Thinking of Gu Changsheng’s concerns, the Dowager Empress Xiao dared not be slack and immediately took on the task of leading Gu Taitian and his party, taking a few close confidants with her, escorting a carriage carrying a coffin, and headed north!

On a secluded winding path northward, after Gu Changsheng’s detours turning a straight northward journey into numerous twists and turns, she was lying leisurely in the carriage feigning sleep and rejuvenating when she heard Jin Rong outside requesting an audience.

“Speak.” Gu Changsheng lazily uttered a single word.

Jin Rong, waiting respectfully in front of the carriage, upon hearing this, stepped forward and said in a deep voice, “Reporting to the master, the Empress Dowager sent a message. The Lord has entered Liaodong’s boundaries, currently being protected by the Empress Dowager while heading north. They are due to meet us at Licheng, south of Linyuan City…”

“What?” Originally listening in a disinterested manner, Gu Changsheng couldn’t believe her ears and shouted out loudly, leaping out of the carriage, grabbing Jin Rong’s arm, and urgently speaking, “What did you say? The Lord? My father?”

Jin Rong was startled by Gu Changsheng’s reaction, then realized it was an imminent father-daughter reunion, something surely pleasing to the Southern Emperor, so he quickly nodded, “Reporting to the Southern Emperor, indeed! We will meet at Licheng, south of Linyuan City…”

But before Jin Rong could finish his words, Gu Changsheng released his grip on his clothes, looking dejected, and weakly retreated to the side of the carriage. His back leaned against the shaft, and he said feebly, “It’s over, it’s over! This is it! My old man is catching up! How did he catch up so quickly?”

Upon hearing this, Jin Rong’s expression immediately changed slightly.

What?

Could it be that he misinterpreted? Why does the Southern Emperor’s face look like this, with no delight, only shock!

Zhou Mu jumped down from the carriage holding Little Bun’s hand, both big and small looked slightly somber.

“It’s over, Uncle Wood! Old Handsome Grandpa is catching up. Will you get a beating?” Little Bun’s small face crumpled into bun folds, and he looked anxiously and a bit gloatingly at Zhou Mu beside him.

“I don’t know if I will get a beating, but you four little kids running away from home, I bet a good thrashing is unavoidable!” Zhou Mu replied, leisurely scrutinizing Little Bun, then looking at the three small heads popping out of the carriage, finally resting his gaze back on Little Bun’s face, “Especially you, the culprit leading them to run away from home. How do you think your Old Handsome Grandpa will punish you?”

“Uh…” Hearing this, Little Bun’s face immediately drooped, and all traces of gloating vanished instantly, replaced by a deep-seated grievance matching his mother’s expression.

“It’s over, it’s really over this time! Getting caught by my old man means I can’t escape a good nagging! It’s over, it’s over!” Gu Changsheng thought of his old man, and his face was truly a sight to behold!

Fearless as Gu Changsheng was, he did have some fear for his own father!

It’s really quite a helpless situation.

Even though her father wouldn’t really do anything to her, Gu Changsheng just has this fear, like how many kids are afraid of their teachers when they’re young; it’s that kind of scenario. Gu Changsheng held both reverence and closeness toward her father who descended from the skies!

“Evildoer, can we escape?” Gu Changsheng turned to look at her own Jade Tree of Qiong Branch, the evildoer, and asked with a small hopeful face.

She really didn’t dare to face her old man; she’d get nagged into a dog for sure!

“What do you think?” Zhou Mu looked at Gu Changsheng, a faint smile flashed across his godlike face as he amusingly responded.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately gave up and weakly crawled back into the carriage, sprawled out, and with a face full of grievance, said, “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go! It’s just two or three days’ journey, think of it as a grace period before execution!”

“Haha…” Zhou Mu heard this and burst out laughing, then helplessly led Little Bun back into the carriage.

The carriage Jin Rong prepared was extremely spacious inside, definitely matching a modern luxury car. It looked unremarkable from the outside but was furnished with great attention to detail inside.

Seeing Zhou Mu and others back in the carriage, Gu Changsheng immediately pulled back her limbs, rolled to the side to make room for them, and continued ruminating over her worries…

“Evildoer, help me think, apart from escaping the wedding and running away from home, we haven’t done anything utterly atrocious, have we?” After thinking it over, Gu Changsheng still didn’t think they did anything that heinous, so she immediately turned around to tug at her evildoer’s sleeve, cautiously asking.

“Hmm, no!” Zhou Mu nodded in agreement.

But before Gu Changsheng could feel delighted, Zhou Mu continued, “We just left countless guests in the lurch, stood them up, making them come for nothing. Trust me, for making Father-in-law lose face, this is far more serious than us running away from the wedding! Father-in-law is someone who values etiquette and face highly.”

As soon as Gu Changsheng heard Zhou Mu’s words, her head immediately thudded against the side of the carriage.

The truth is exactly as stated; her old man is indeed someone who loves face dearly!

Anything that dishonors the Southern Emperor, if done by Gu Changsheng, would definitely get her lectured from head to toe by her old man, until she starts questioning life—a marathon of nagging!

And now, after committing such a great blunder, their little family is about to be caught in the act!

Gu Changsheng suddenly felt an impending doom, as if dark clouds were looming overhead!

But no matter how Gu Changsheng feels, heading to Licheng is a must, and meeting her old man is inevitable!

Thus, Jin Rong drove the carriage towards the direction agreed with Empress Xiao at Licheng! Yet, Jin Rong finally understood—he wasn’t mistaken; the Southern Emperor genuinely feared meeting the Lord!

The dignified Southern Emperor turned out to be someone afraid of his father!

This discovery brought a smile to Hidden Guard Jin Rong’s face, as he mused that the Southern Emperor was indeed human! Despite being divinely gifted, a dragon among men, he, like ordinary people, experienced joy and sorrow, and had people he admired…

As Gu Changsheng and Gu Taitian’s father-daughter carriage continued heading north day and night, many of the Itinerant World’s people were also moving wave after wave towards the direction of Linyuan City…