Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1517: Chapter 1154: In Her Dictionary, There Is No Such Word as ”Defeat”!

Based on Zhou Mu’s understanding of Gu Changsheng, his guess was naturally correct.

Gu Changsheng went to the martial arts training ground!

The martial arts training ground at the City Lord’s Mansion is large, nestled among towering lush trees, giving a sense of forging a new path. At this moment, a scarlet figure was swiftly darting around the training ground, moving so fast that it was bewildering!

Old Madam Zuoqiu and others couldn’t hide their worry and naturally followed. Seeing this scene, they were momentarily at a loss for what to do.

”Will she give up?”

It took quite a while before Old Madam Zuoqiu turned around, looked at the young people behind her, and asked in a deep voice.

She had known Gu Changsheng for a short time. Her understanding was limited to what the public described of the Southern Emperor; she couldn’t claim she knew her well, so she had no idea what choice Gu Changsheng would make in such a situation!

”I don’t know either! She’s a person who wants to be strong. Even before she became the Southern Emperor, she could stir up a tremendous storm in Liuzhou City. What’s more now?” Borjigin Nian pondered for a moment upon hearing this and then spoke.

She didn’t know what choice Gu Changsheng would make, but what etched into Borjigin Nian’s memory, unforgettable to this day, was the sight of that figure in red killing all directions by the Hengtang Lake Bank. That moment was truly heart-stirring for Borjigin Nian. She asked herself that even as the Northern Mongolian Princess, she lacked the decisiveness and courage possessed by Gu Changsheng. That was why Borjigin Nian became close friends with Gu Changsheng!

At that time, although Gu Changsheng’s identity was not prominent, the pride emanating from her bones made Borjigin Nian submit!

She felt that Gu Changsheng had a special aura, always giving her a feeling of being trustworthy.

It was precisely this feeling that made Borjigin Nian choose to stay in Liuzhou City, lingering by Gu Changsheng’s side, because she wanted to see why a woman who couldn’t be said to be outstanding, or accurately, compared to her and her fellow senior brother, was considered humble, could be so confident and dazzling!

And indeed, Borjigin Nian was not disappointed!

Gu Changsheng rode south alone, stepping foot in the Forbidden Land of the Southern Border with courage, leaving Borjigin Nian in awe again!

Afterward, she relied on several hundred members of the Dark Night Army to quell the Southern Border’s feats. Her audacity to sweep the Southern Border, her decisiveness to topple Southern Chen...

The King!

Although Gu Changsheng might not have been a qualified Emperor, she had a monarch’s kind of pride on her, the pride that wouldn’t yield even in adversity and would forge ahead bravely!

Borjigin Nian was lost in thought for a moment, whereas several other people on the scene were also reminiscing upon their encounters with Gu Changsheng.

For them, it was because of Gu Changsheng that they would come together. This woman seemed to have a magical power. Those who could appreciate her unique qualities, once getting close, were unwilling to leave...

Silent.

In the martial arts training ground, Gu Changsheng’s galloping figure never stopped.

Meanwhile, outside the martial arts training ground, everyone fell into an eerie silence.

No one spoke because they were all people who understood Gu Changsheng. At this moment, as they watched Gu Changsheng galloping endlessly in the martial arts training ground, their hearts suddenly found an answer.

And that answer wasn’t the one they wanted.

”You little kids, what exactly are you thinking? I’m asking you all, will she give up? Knowing clearly that the Hidden World Clan’s concerns are only about her identity, in terms of strength, without using the Southern Country army behind her, she has no advantage! Is she really intending to hit a stone with an egg and go to the Nirvana Martial Contest seeking her own disgrace?” Old Madam Zuoqiu, being straightforward and fierce, couldn’t stand it anymore after waiting long without seeing people’s answer, got anxious immediately.

Heaven knows, as an Elder of a great clan from the Hidden World Clan, coming to the City Lord’s Mansion to remind Gu Changsheng had fulfilled her responsibility as a senior. Furthermore, she did this for personal feelings, betraying the entire Hidden World Clan’s interest and disregarding the whole clan’s honor!

But why were these little kids each not being sensible?

It’s one thing that Gu Changsheng didn’t heed advice; now she’s actually showing a face to everyone, running to the martial arts training ground without speaking a word—what is this? Does this mean she wasn’t listening to her elder’s advice?

”Senior Zuoqiu...” Finally, after Old Madam Zuoqiu lashed out, Zhou Mu, who had been staring at the martial arts training ground, turned around and spoke solemnly, ”Your question, perhaps only one person present can answer you...”

With that, Zhou Mu turned and looked towards Little Baldy...

At this moment, Little Baldy was holding Diao Chan’s hand, the bright little bald head gleaming under the sunlight. Seeing everyone looking over at him, a touch of perplexity passed across his chubby little face, his round big eyes blinked, wearing an innocent expression...

Zhou Mu lowered his head, looking at the little bun, the corner of his mouth slightly curved, and slowly spoke, ”He was taught personally by Changsheng. In this world, if anyone could most resemble Changsheng, aside from him, there would be no second person. Don’t you want to know what kind of choice Changsheng would make in such a situation? Ask him!”

As Zhou Mu spoke, he stepped forward two steps, slowly squatted down in front of the little bun, raised his hand to rub the bright little bald head of the bun, and spoke warmly, ”Xiao Gu Ze, if you were your mother, would you choose to give up this match you know you will lose, or fight to the death?”

”I...” the little bun heard and blinked his big eyes, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

And all the people present instantly focused their gaze on the little bun, each pair of eyes full of anticipation, undoubtedly waiting for his answer.

Being stared at by so many people, the little bun couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous, his small mouth twitching slightly, he glanced toward his mother who was dashing across the martial arts training ground, and lowered his head to think. Then, biting his finger, he hesitated to speak, ”My mother said, humans need face, trees need bark. As a person, one must live with dignity...”

Upon hearing these words, everyone’s heart thudded.

Live with dignity?

If it is to live with dignity, wouldn’t Gu Changsheng not give up and continue participating in the contest?

Just as everyone’s hearts sank slightly, the little bun blinked his big eyes again and continued, ”But my mother also said, knowing there is a tiger in the mountain yet insisting to go to the mountain is like Wu Erlang with his wooden club. Real life is not like a storybook. Knowing there is a tiger, yet still going up the mountain is just foolish; one wrong move and you’re tiger meat, so you should go around, as far away as possible...”

The semi-finals of the Nirvana Martial Contest is exactly the mountain with the tiger the little bun spoke of!

Upon hearing this, everyone collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

”Because my mother said, not everyone who goes up the mountain to fight a tiger can be a hero. Even if one becomes a hero after fighting the tiger, there may not be a Pan Jinlian waiting on the bed for him... So, calculating all around, it’s not worth the risk!” The little bun seemed to think of something, nodded his head, and continued confidently, ”Although I still don’t know what Pan Jinlian is, I think what my mother said makes a lot of sense!”

Everyone was immediately at a loss!

What kind of crazy logic is this?

What do you mean there might not be a Pan Jinlian waiting for him? Does it mean if there is a Pan Jinlian, then it would indeed be worthwhile?

Three black lines immediately hung on everyone’s foreheads, so very obvious.

However, it must be said, this really sounds like something Gu Changsheng would say, because her words are always so boundless, yet by the end, she genuinely believes they make sense!

Beside them, Old Madam Zuoqiu couldn’t have known that Gu Changsheng is usually so out of tune? Upon hearing, her elderly face suddenly became very complex. Looking angrily at the little bun, she couldn’t help but tap the ground with her dragon head cane and urged again, ”What gibberish are you spouting? Granny is asking you whether your mother will choose to give up or continue?”

This is the question Old Madam Zuoqiu cares about most!

”Continue!” When the little bun saw that Old Madam Zuoqiu was really anxious, he immediately stood up straight, opened his mouth, and threw out these two words.

Upon hearing, the expressions of everyone tightened.

”Why?”

Urgent calls came in unison, everyone consistently asked.

The little bun heard, couldn’t help but look at the martial arts training ground, lowered his head to think. When he lifted it again, his small face was already full of certainty, he nodded his little head and solemnly spoke, ”Because my mother said, the path of life is perseverance, living is too hard. Without unwavering belief, without the obsession to never admit defeat, one will eventually be worn down by the tribulations of life, and that is true death!”

Speaking of this, the little bun blinked his long eyelashes, lowered his head, and continued, ”Although I don’t quite understand the meaning in my mother’s words, I know my mother. My mother has said that in her life dictionary, there is no word for defeat! I think even if continuing the Nirvana Martial Contest is surely to lose, my mother would fight to the last second, absolutely wouldn’t cowardly flee and abandon...”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s complexion slightly changed.

”Unwavering belief, the obsession to never admit defeat, is this her definition of living?” Even Shi Wujue, whose fame is world-renowned, showed a trace of confusion on his face.

Is this truly Gu Changsheng?

Always so proud, the death she recognized is actually like this?

What about myself? I went all in, sacrificed everything, scheming, planning, is it worth it? Compared to her, I don’t have such unwavering belief, nor the obsession to never admit defeat...

”This is her choice, she would absolutely not give up, because that would be destroying her belief...”