Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1230: Chapter 896: If Soft Won’t Work, Go Hard

”Might as well wash up and go to bed early!”

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng frowned immediately and asked with confusion, ”What do you mean? Is there a business hours limitation in this dark market? I’ve never heard of such a thing...”

Oh my god, she was born and raised under the red flag, a staunch red through and through. She’s never been involved in such illegal businesses in her life!

And it’s obvious that her evildoer is the same!

Just look at his noble demeanor. Even though he’s dressed in plain short sleeves and wearing half a mask, you can’t even see what he looks like, but just by standing in this tavern, he sets himself apart from all the others who are ready to draw swords and bows!

Temperament is the kind of thing that’s unseen and intangible, yet it best reflects a person’s upbringing. Some sharp-eyed people can even see his background and such from a single action...

Look at the little brat with a face of disdain and the bouncer at the tavern ready to kick them out at any moment, it’s obvious they don’t see them as different!

”Dear customer, in the world under the darkness, what you can avoid, try to avoid. This isn’t something you folks from wealthy families should get involved with. Go on, get on with your business and stop causing trouble in this black shop, or else no one in Licheng City can protect you!” The waiter cracked his towel with a snap, even though his shirt was tugged, he remained calm, leisurely patting here, knocking there, quite at ease.

Gu Changsheng was really maddened by his words.

Oh my god!

What did he mean by this?

Has she suddenly disassociated from the hardworking masses and become part of a wealthy family?

This is defamation!

This is absolutely defamation!

In reality, she’s been on the path of being close to the people and enjoying life with them! How did she suddenly get isolated from the masses?

Gu Changsheng, in fact, rejected this notion, truly rejected it!

While Gu Changsheng was confronting the people in the black shop tavern, in the inn where Gu Changsheng was staying, Jin Rong of the Liaodong Royal Family’s secret guards couldn’t find their master after just a blink of an eye and immediately became suspicious. Since there were no other guards from Liaodong around, Jin Rong had no choice but to muster up his courage and find Gu Taitian, who was teaching the little meat buns and four little beans reading lessons.

Seeing it was someone serving by his daughter’s side coming to inquire, Gu Taitian made no secret and immediately told Jin Rong that Empress Xiao had conveyed that Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu were to attend the auction in Licheng City.

Upon hearing this, Jin Rong was stunned, slapped his thigh, and exclaimed, ”Oh no!” and then dashed out of the inn like the wind.

His reaction managed to make Gu Taitian somewhat worried, suspecting that his daughter and son-in-law might encounter some mishap on their outing. He originally intended to have a look, but was persuaded otherwise by Han Qiu and Xiao Cui.

What a joke, although their lordship looks fine now, his body has been weak for over a decade. According to his lady wife, nurturing this frail body is a delicate task, needing three to five years to recover fully. The lordship hasn’t rested much in the past six months, traveling from the Southern Border to the Great Zhou, and then from the Great Zhou to the North Border of Liaodong. They dare not neglect and cannot let the lordship tire himself out!

As for his lady, Xiao Cui and Han Qiu share a high level of agreement that their lady not causing trouble is already a huge blessing. As for others causing trouble for their lady? That possibility is so low it can basically be ignored!

Licheng City, Black Shop.

Gu Changsheng handed a stack of silver notes to the waiter, without even the slightest awareness of the impropriety of using backdoor connections!

”Ha! What do you take this place for? This is a black shop! We are a place that follows rules! Without a doorplate, missing the welcoming hour, even if the Heavenly Emperor’s Father came, he wouldn’t be allowed in!” The collar around the waiter’s neck was finally released. He dusted himself off with arrogance and pushed aside the silver notes in front of him, sniffing disdainfully, ”Put those silver notes away! In our business, there’s nothing we haven’t seen, lots of silver notes among them, don’t tarnish my eyes! Ruining my purity! I’m a man uncorrupted by wealth!”

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng was dumbfounded.

”Ahem!” Even Zhou Mu, who had been standing not far behind Gu Changsheng watching the situation unfold, couldn’t help but chuckle twice.

Seeing the little woman from his family being knocked down a peg was rarer than rain in the desert, missing this chance would be a loss!

”You, a black shop, talk about rules? Do you even know what a black shop is? It’s naturally a place where rules aren’t followed!” Gu Changsheng was really amused by this waiter who seemed unyielding to all attempts.

Oh my god!

She had never seen such an audacious, unmoved waiter!

This fellow really treated money like dirt! Look at those dismissive eyes, this is really oh really real! No fake here!

Damn it!

”You claim to be a man uncorrupted by wealth, right?” Gu Changsheng clenched her fists, grinding her teeth, ”Let’s see if you’re a man unyielding to force too! Let’s see if I can beat you to a pulp!”

As she spoke, Gu Changsheng went to smack the arrogant waiter.

Zhou Mu, seeing this, hurriedly stepped forward and gently persuaded, ”Don’t get angry, let’s talk it over calmly. If things blow up, how will we attend the auction later?”

”And now we can’t even get through the auction’s door? What can we do now?” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng exploded, ”Tell me, where did this waiter who treats money like dirt come from? Is he forcing me to take off my mask to see if he treats beauties the same way?”

”Ahem!” Hearing this, Zhou Mu couldn’t help but chuckle quietly. Out of nowhere, he recalled the joke this woman told when they first met, that she had always treated money and handsome men like dirt, and they seemed to treat her the same...

Seeing the displeased look from his woman, Zhou Mu quickly adjusted his expression, reassuring her restlessness with his eyes.

However, what Gu Changsheng didn’t expect was that her words caused the vigilant and weapon-wielding bouncers in the tavern to suddenly burst into laughter. One bouncer nearby laughed uncontrollably, pointing at Gu Changsheng and the slightly blushing waiter, ”Dear guest, you really got it right! This Wang Buer at our black shop truly never shows any mercy, unless he sees a beautiful woman! Haha...”

Gu Changsheng: ”...”

His gaze towards the waiter called Wang Buer immediately changed!

From what this thug said, this waiter is really named Buer?

Oh my god!

Just how unwelcome was this child to his parents?

This name is worse than Gou Dan or Gou Sheng...

Heavens have mercy!

No wonder he developed such an unlikable temperament! He’s just like a stubborn mule!

”Get lost! The Black Shop is my territory, even the Heavenly Emperor’s Father can’t break my rules!” Wang Buer looked at the henchmen who were chuckling around him, slapped the table, and said boldly!

”Hehe...”

”Haha...”

”...”

The laughter around him grew even louder.

Wang Buer, feeling a bit awkward due to their laughter, blushed a little, and under the questioning gazes of the crowd, added, ”Of course, except for beautiful women!”

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng was struck dumb as if hit by lightning!

What the heck!

There are oddballs every year, but there seem to be so many this year!

Just great, and now she’s met another one...

This fellow’s preference for beautiful women is indeed similar to her own, but if he were to like handsome men, it would be even better, and Gu Changsheng thought they could become kindred spirits because of this...

But that’s not the point, the point is, they need to get through the Black Shop to enter the Dark Market!

Moreover, shouldn’t she and Zhou Mu count as handsome and beautiful? But...they just had a big fight at the city gate of Licheng City, revealing their true faces at this point would mean all their previous efforts were in vain, wouldn’t it?

No way!

Absolutely not!

They can’t do something that results in all efforts being wasted!

”Waiter, trust me, I really am a beauty, let us in!” Gu Changsheng rubbed her face and said to Wang Buer.

”I could also say I’m a handsome guy, do you believe it?” Wang Buer replied immediately, casting a big, flirty look at Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng was so startled by Wang Buer that she jumped back, retreating into the arms of her evildoer, exhaling long breaths, patting her chest to calm down.

What the heck!

This Wang Buer is moderately good-looking at best, but the way he threw that seductive glance, my god, it’s so professional! He could totally rival the leading figure of Red Sleeves Beckoning! It’s utterly charming!

She can’t handle it!

”No more! If I keep talking to this fool, I’d go crazy even if he doesn’t! Enough with being soft, let’s go with the hard approach!”

Finally calming her heartbeat, Gu Changsheng turned her head to look at the evildoer embracing her and spoke.

Before Zhou Mu could reply, the waiter named Wang Buer spoke up, ”Guests, think carefully, the Overlord’s forceful ways are not to my liking, when I encounter such things, I usually bash and thrash, and throw people into the Licheng City jail, keeping them there for ten or eight years...”

”What! So you’re all in cahoots, officials and bandits colluding!” Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately exploded, she knew it, a tavern in the city with a name like ’Black Shop,’ operating so blatantly with no one controlling it, they clearly have backing!

Gu Changsheng thought, at the very least, she is the Southern Emperor, the top boss of officialdom, encountering such matters, it’s necessary to uphold justice and clean up the officialdom!

Alright!

That sounds a bit high-flown!

In fact, her main purpose is to get into the underground Dark Market to witness the auction and broaden her horizons...

”Have they started fighting? Have they started fighting? Master? Lord Buer?”

Just as Gu Changsheng was about to move and show the waiter some strength to demonstrate that valor can’t be bent, an anxious voice came from the entrance of the Black Shop...