Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1318: Chapter 979: The Trail of Fufeng Tianlan

”Hmm!” Zhou Mu nodded upon hearing the words.

Only then did the two lower their heads again to look at the Breath Seeking Pearl placed on the table.

Since obtaining the Breath Seeking Pearl, nearly two days have passed until now, and at most, only one more day is needed before the pearl can lock onto Sect Leader Tian’s aura, guiding them to find traces of Fufeng Tianlan.

”Evildoer, where do you think Fufeng Tianlan might be?”

Outside the door, Shuang Jiang and Yan Qingcheng were still pleading relentlessly.

Inside, Gu Changsheng engaged in a casual conversation with Zhou Mu, not wanting to face Shuang Jiang and Yan Qingcheng or see their disapproving expressions.

She had already arranged everything behind her flawlessly, all for a clear conscience!

This journey north, she had prepared for the worst, disregarding life and death; all she sought was to repay debts of past and present, to see her mother with her own eyes...

Nothing more!

You may call her willful or headstrong, but who can truly understand the feelings of someone who, for two lifetimes, has never seen her biological mother?

Especially after knowing how much her mother sacrificed for her, how can she pretend as if nothing ever happened?

To alter her fate of early death, years of searching, defying destiny, willing to die, and traversing soul fragments across a millennium just to remold her flesh...

Such maternal love is too heavy, weighing down Gu Changsheng’s heart, causing her to ache every time she remembers.

Born as a daughter, she cannot bear this sentiment; even if it costs her life, she must try!

Divine Demise Land, Tears of the Goddess, she is determined to acquire these, though dying is of little regret!

Should anyone dare to obstruct her path, they cannot blame her for being ruthless and unfeeling; if gods block her, she slays gods; if Buddhas stand in her way, she slays Buddhas!

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a day and night passed...

On the second day, as night descended upon the land, painting the surroundings with darkness, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu finally walked out of the inn with a brocade box containing the Breath Seeking Pearl.

Outside the inn, the horses on both sides were already prepared.

And at this moment, the red glow lingering on the Breath Seeking Pearl had begun to converge at a point, and this blood-colored dot shifted along with Gu Changsheng’s position!

”The direction of this red dot is where Sect Leader Tian is located! Evildoer, mount up!” Gu Changsheng stared at the red dot on the Breath Seeking Pearl with a hint of joy in her Phoenix Eyes, grabbed the reins, and with a spin, leapt onto her horse with graceful poise!

”Let’s go!” Zhou Mu wasn’t slow either; in the blink of an eye, his tall figure was on horseback, holding the reins in one hand and a whip in the other, ready to set off...

They exchanged a glance, shared an understanding look, and with a swift flick of their whips, the two horses raced towards the street outside the inn like arrows loosed from a bow...

As the two horses disappeared into the street, leaving behind a patch of darkness, Shuang Jiang, clad entirely in black silk, slowly emerged from the shadows, leading a horse.

Behind her, Yan Qingcheng followed closely with a solemn expression on his handsome face.

”Shuang Jiang, have you truly decided? To follow them?”

”Yes!” Under the night sky, Shuang Jiang’s enchanting face was full of determination.

”But you know well that this journey is fraught with unknown perils or fortunes...” Yan Qingcheng’s face showed a trace of hesitation.

Shuang Jiang, upon hearing this, smiled bitterly and said, ”I naturally know that the journey will certainly not be peaceful... but the master and son-in-law have entrusted the entire world to me. As a member of the Jin Family, how can I disregard such trust?”

”But should anything happen to you, Old Ninth Wang... his Excellency has only you as a descendant...” Yan Qingcheng sighed upon hearing this.

”I will be fine. I am the best Hidden Guard trained with the full resources of the Liaodong Royal Family. I won’t rush blindly into death knowingly! Though my martial arts may not match the son-in-law’s, I’m not far behind the master either; if anything happens to them... what I must do is bring them back! Those we in the Liaodong Jin Imperial Clan serve must not remain buried in foreign lands. Even if I die, I’ll exert all my efforts to bring them back!” Shuang Jiang spoke with a resolute expression.

If even her master and son-in-law cannot escape their fate, then taking action herself is certain death too!

She won’t act like that!

What she must do is survive till the end!

As a Hidden Guard, an elite one, her greatest skill is concealing her aura; she will hide perfectly and protect her master and son-in-law to the last. If her master and son-in-law encounter any mishaps, she must bring them back...

Call her cowardly or afraid of death, but her inner hope for this journey is that she won’t need to reveal herself from start to finish...

Because once she emerges, it will be time to tend to the dead...

”The direction the master and son-in-law took is the Licheng City North Gate!” Yan Qingcheng looked at Shuang Jiang, knowing further words would be of no use, and sighed.

”Hmm! Licheng City North Gate, so the master and the son-in-law have been yearning for someone to find, indeed located in the North!” Shuang Jiang nodded upon hearing this, turned around to look at Yan Qingcheng, and said in a deep voice, ”Yan Qingcheng, after this helm master leaves, immediately relay the decree of closure and isolation to every city at the Northern border. Licheng City will close its gates as soon as Wang Buer returns, sealing the territory, from now on not concerning any matters of the North!”

”Shuang Jiang...” Yan Qingcheng’s face showed a trace of worry upon hearing this.

”Unless the master and the son-in-law return... or... I bring back the master and the son-in-law... otherwise, following the master’s and son-in-law’s decree, the Central Plains will remain eternally sealed, henceforth isolated from the North!”

After saying this, Shuang Jiang’s slender figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, she mounted the horse!

”Giddyup!”

The whip swung, and the low voice urging the horse came, the fine steed carrying the lady on its back with hardly a breath, leaped several zhang ahead...

”Yan Qingcheng, tell my grandfather and aunt, I will not disgrace them! This loyalty owed by Liaodong, I, Jin Shuangjiang, will surely repay!”

A voice, indistinct yet continuous, drifted away...

Yan Qingcheng stepped forward two paces, watching as person and horse turned into a streak of shadow, quickly blending into the night, his handsome face, brows knitted tightly, hands hidden beneath sleeves gradually clenched, his gaze longing into the distance, whispered a fervent plea, ”You must... you all must return! Come back safely...”

...

In the Border Pass Cities, once night fell, the city gates shut tight.

However, with the Liaodong military command token on them, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu found exiting the city simply effortless!

After nightfall, Licheng City’s gates briefly opened, two swift horses darted out in single file, their speed breathtaking!

Outside of Licheng City, on the gradually desolate road, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu both crouched over their horses, faces displaying a solemn expression...

”Giddyup!”

”Giddyup!”

”...”

Under the night sky, the two horses galloped side-by-side, their pace urging without cease.

A crescent moon slowly shifted from east to west, not even remotely slowing their pace...

The chance to find Fufeng Tianlan was fleeting, the moment Sect Leader Tian completed the Licheng auction matter, he would certainly seek Fufeng Tianlan, the mastermind behind it, and his staying by Fufeng Tianlan’s side was uncertain even to Gu Changsheng!

The Breath Seeking Pearl took three days just to lock onto a person’s aura!

How many variables those three days would bring, and whether Sect Leader Tian was still with Fufeng Tianlan, even Gu Changsheng couldn’t ascertain!

Thus, they needed to be fast!

They had to find them before Sect Leader Tian left Fufeng Tianlan!

As the moon set in the west and day dawned in the east, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, sitting upright on horseback, paused atop a broken hill, casting deep gazes northwards, their eyes slightly darkened!

”Going another hundred miles forward, it’s Linyuan City!” Zhou Mu looked at the continuous mountain ranges that emerged where the sky meets the earth, speaking in a deep voice.

Gu Changsheng heard this, glanced down at the Breath Seeking Pearl in his hand, eyes slightly dimmed, shaking his head slowly, ”The direction indicated by the Breath Seeking Pearl is exactly where Linyuan City lies! But...”

At this point, a thoughtful gleam flashed in Gu Changsheng’s eyes, ”But Linyuan City is crowded, with the Dark Night Army densely stationed there. If Fufeng Tianlan entered Linyuan City, any small movement would likely be detected by the Dark Night Army’s eyes and ears, so she surely hasn’t entered there!”

Linyuan City!

It was indeed Linyuan City’s direction!

Even Gu Changsheng couldn’t believe that Fufeng Tianlan would choose to monitor them from such a close distance!

He thought she would hide far away, quietly observing them, but couldn’t imagine it was so close, no more than three hundred miles, perhaps even less!

”This is bad! Fufeng Tianlan is right outside Linyuan City, and if father and little meat bun intend to enter Linyuan City, they will surely run into them directly!” In the blink of an eye, Gu Changsheng’s expression changed dramatically, eyes wide with panic, veins bulging on the back of his hand as he gripped the reins.

Surrounded by sandy hills, with relatively open visibility, Gu Changsheng did not believe if Fufeng Tianlan were lurking outside Linyuan City observing them, she would let their father and little meat bun enter the city unchallenged!

”Shit! I miscalculated!” Gu Changsheng swore under his breath, squeezed the horse’s belly with his legs, and relentlessly swung the whip in his hand, ”Giddyup! Giddyup! Giddyup!”

He hadn’t anticipated that Fufeng Tianlan dared to approach Linyuan City, where the Dark Night Army was stationed, so he had let father and little meat bun retreat to Linyuan City!

He had even thought Linyuan City was the safest place, never imagining his error in judgment!

”Changsheng, don’t worry!” Riding close behind Gu Changsheng, Zhou Mu saw her appearing flustered, and with a calm face reassured her, although deep in his eyes, a hint of anxiety also surfaced...