Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1231: Chapter 897: Are All Hidden Guards Such Cowards?

This sudden voice made everyone present turn their gaze towards the entrance of the Black Shop!

At the door of the Black Shop, Jin Rong stood there panting heavily, looking at the two confronting groups inside with a worried expression. He saw no signs of fighting around, and then heaved a long sigh of relief, ”Godfather! Thank goodness, finally caught up! Master! Fortunately, you didn’t make a move...”

”Uh... well, if you hadn’t come, I was just about to make a move...” Gu Changsheng looked at the suddenly arrived Jin Rong, with an awkward face, and spoke quite honestly.

Heavens know, didn’t you see me already rolling up my sleeves and rubbing my fists?

If Jin Rong hadn’t interrupted, she would definitely have started fighting by now...

”Master, you mustn’t make a move, there are no outsiders here! No outsiders!” Jin Rong heard this, and how could he not understand the reasoning; in this tavern, the smell of gunpowder was really too strong, and the goons had already drawn their weapons, so it was surely about to erupt into a brawl!

Fortunately, he arrived just in time!

Jin Rong was immensely relieved in his heart and couldn’t help but wipe a few beads of cold sweat from his forehead.

Gu Changsheng was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

The waiter, Wang Buer, of the Black Shop was even more stupefied, looking like he’d been struck by lightning. He lifted a trembling hand, pointing at Gu Changsheng, and after a long while, finally found his voice and stuttered, ”This... this person is the Master? Jin Rong, you must be kidding! Our Master, has he turned young again?”

Upon hearing this, Jin Rong’s face immediately darkened. Seeing Wang Buer’s disrespectful finger pointing at Gu Changsheng, he immediately stepped forward and slapped the hand pointing at his Master down. Then, he sternly and loudly said, ”Wang Buer, you’re messing up again! This one is that one!”

”Huh? Ah!” Wang Buer responded dully, his eyes still unable to move away from Gu Changsheng, and only after a while did he snap out of it, looking at Jin Rong and asking, ”Which one is that one?”

”That one is just that one!” Jin Rong sighed helplessly.

Wang Buer: ”...”

His eyes flashed with confusion, looking utterly bewildered!

Seeing this, Jin Rong took a deep breath and decided to go for broke, ”It’s the one you dream of meeting, the one you keep at the top of your priority list all day!”

Since their Master had been concealing their identity all the way since leaving Xunyang City, Jin Rong naturally didn’t dare to reveal their Master’s background outside, only hinting subtly!

His reminder did the trick, as Zhou Mu’s face immediately darkened a bit, his deep black eyes scanning Wang Buer up and down, filled with an assessing glare.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng hurriedly moved closer to her evildoer, and asked in a low voice, ”Evildoer, what are you looking at?”

”Looking at this Wang Buer.” Zhou Mu replied bluntly.

”So, did you see anything?” Gu Changsheng blinked, utterly puzzled.

Why did she just feel a hint of killing intent emanating from her evildoer?

Who provoked him?

Just as Gu Changsheng was asking this, Zhou Mu had finished his evaluation, and his cold aura instantly dissipated completely.

Gu Changsheng was left bewildered by her evildoer, her face full of confusion.

What’s going on?

Is this some kind of face-changing technique?

”What exactly did you see? Did you see a flower blooming on that weird waiter’s face?” Gu Changsheng moved closer again, her curiosity piqued.

”I saw that this person doesn’t qualify as a handsome man at all. Even if he fancies you, he’s destined to fail to catch your eye! Thus, I am relieved!” Zhou Mu glanced at Gu Changsheng, his face like a Divine Residence, expressionless, speaking casually.

Gu Changsheng was stunned upon hearing this.

Wang Buer, who wasn’t far away from them, hadn’t recovered from the shock of the identity revelation before being struck dumb by Zhou Mu’s words again!

His previously somewhat delicate face scrunched up like a bun; Wang Buer felt so wronged, he wanted to curse!

Was he despised?

Despised by their Son-in-law, their Master’s future husband, the Great Zhou’s Undefeated War God, the high and cold Crown Prince Mu?

This...

Should he feel honored or unfortunate?

In that instant, Wang Buer suddenly doubted his life!

”Oh heavens! I can’t live like this! I’m closing this Black Shop! You don’t get to keep picking on people like this! You can all starve to death! Just starve to death!”

Suddenly, Wang Buer exploded in silence!

He threw down the towel in his hand, stomped his foot, and Wang Buer quit on the spot!

”Uh...” Jin Rong was dumbfounded by Wang Buer’s sudden action and didn’t know how to react.

On the contrary, the thugs in the tavern laughed unabashedly at this.

”Again! Wang Buer has recently become obsessed with storybooks! He’s perfected the art of playing hard to get!”

A strong guy sheathed his broadsword, unable to suppress his laughter as he mocked.

Jin Rong heard this and immediately felt embarrassed.

With a hint of awkwardness on his face, Jin Rong took a few steps forward, stood below Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, bowed, and said respectfully, ”Reporting to the master, son-in-law, this black shop is one of our Dark Market branches, mainly responsible for fund reserves and such business, so... ahem, Wang Buer is a bit eccentric, I hope you don’t blame him.”

”Eccentric? Jin Rong, what you’re saying...” Gu Changsheng rolled his eyes and said, ”That’s really damned subtle!”

That Wang Buer is not just eccentric!

He’s clearly a weirdo, right!

In my whole life, past and present, I’ve never met anyone more goofy than Wang Buer!

It’s truly an eye-opener, leaving me speechless!

The kind where you hold a knife and don’t even know where to start!

”Master...” Jin Rong looked anxious, actually worried that his master would blame Wang Buer.

”Don’t talk now, I’m curious about one thing, who named this black shop?” Gu Changsheng raised a hand to interrupt Jin Rong, voicing the question in his heart.

Damn, I’m really quite concerned about this!

Now, I already know that this black shop is a joint operation of our security, so it’s not colluding with the Government Office; they’re totally partners!

But even so, opening a ”black shop” so openly within the city, is that really okay?

”Wang Buer!” Jin Rong replied as soon as Gu Changsheng finished speaking, ”This tavern is just a front, it was originally called Treasure Basin, named by the former steward, but after Wang Buer took over as steward, he thought the name wasn’t imposing enough, didn’t reflect our branch’s uniqueness, so he changed it...”

Thinking about the branch’s name, Jin Rong felt rather speechless.

But the black shop was under Wang Buer’s jurisdiction, and as a steward from Xunyang City, it wasn’t his place to overstep...

”Damn! This guy’s quite a character! Why doesn’t he just stand at the door, hands on hips, and tell everyone that we have backing, and that backing is the Government Office?” Gu Changsheng’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Jin Rong considered it, then replied truthfully, ”Master, that’s something Wang Buer often does. Whenever someone comes looking for trouble, he’ll make sure to say it several times! Because of this, Licheng City’s jail is already overflowing with idle people; the City Lord of Licheng has often cried under his covers because of it...”

Gu Changsheng heard this and immediately knelt for Wang Buer!

Damn!

This isn’t just quirky!

This is the supreme fighter among eccentrics!

She only intended to attend an auction to broaden her horizons, and she hasn’t even entered the Dark Market or seen the auction house’s door, but her eyes have already been opened!

”Evildoer, my heart is so tired, lend me your shoulder to lean on...” Gu Changsheng drooped her head powerlessly, expressing deep admiration for Wang Buer. However, turning quickly, she recalled another crucial matter, and hastily asked Jin Rong, ”Jin Rong, you said Wang Buer is the steward here? The steward of Licheng? Does that mean the underground Dark Market is all under his control too?”

”Naturally, Master, don’t let Wang Buer’s... ahem, eccentric temperament fool you; he’s actually very astute in business. The Dark Market in Licheng is the largest in the North Border of Liaodong, full of treasures and rare items. Whatever you can imagine, you can find it there; the Licheng Dark Market has it all...”

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng quickly raised her hand, interrupting Jin Rong’s endless praise, feeling a cold sweat.

The coachman she ”kidnapped” from Xunyang really lived up to his facade as a counselor, adept and slippery as an eel in human relationships!

Gu Changsheng felt she still preferred the silent and deadly Jin Rong, but he said that would give away his identity as a Hidden Guard, which wasn’t acceptable!

Thus, the newly formed master-servant relationship began to diverge!

Fortunately, Gu Changsheng wasn’t one to mind trivial matters, but what concerned her was this: what kind of bizarre place would the Licheng Dark Market be under such a bizarre person’s management?

”Uh, Jin Rong, please go ask your Wang Buer if evildoer and I can even enter his door to the Dark Market? And do we still need a pass?” Gu Changsheng addressed Jin Rong while looking at Wang Buer, who was hiding in the back room like an ostrich.

”Master, he’s your Wang Buer, not someone else’s.” Jin Rong replied, then turned to negotiate with Wang Buer.

”You!” Gu Changsheng felt choked up, pointing at the two, and couldn’t help but complain to Zhou Mu, ”What kind of people are they, really? Are all the Hidden Guards raised by Empress Xiao this ridiculous?”

If they’re all like this, I’ll get as far away as possible, never allowing them to protect me!