Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 141: Chapter 78: Slaughter Your Entire Clan

“My lady, what are you doing heading into the city?”

Seeing his lady walking towards the door, Xiao Cui hurriedly followed her.

“Revenge!” Gu Changsheng didn’t even turn her head as she responded.

“My lady, you have an injury on your back…” Xiao Cui persisted.

“It’s nothing. Stay at home and rest. I’ll be back soon.” Gu Changsheng took the reins, looked towards the courtyard door, and at the several people standing by the entrance.

Her son, her maids, family servants…

The people she treasured, tonight they had almost lost their lives to those assassins.

That bone-chilling fear, she didn’t want to experience ever again in this lifetime!

After giving everyone a deep look, Gu Changsheng mounted her horse and galloped away.

Under the moonlight, her silhouette was resolute and decisive, carrying a fierce killing intent…

“Three hundred people stay here to ensure their absolute safety. The rest, follow the lady, depart!” Diao Chan pointed towards Gu Changsheng’s courtyard, swung her long whip, and was the first to chase after Gu Changsheng.

Damn, this is really a big mess now!

Lady Changsheng is injured. Once the master hears of this, none of them will get off easily!

Changsheng rode under the moonlit night, her back still aching, but she had no time to attend to it.

She whipped her horse continuously, pushing its speed to the limit!

Lord of Liuzhou City, Xiao Chengwen!

Just you wait for me, I’ll make sure you die a terrible death!

“Who goes there below the city?”

The gates of Liuzhou City were tightly shut, and the guard in charge yelled down to the figure in a red robe approaching from afar on horseback.

“Gu Changsheng!”

Gu Changsheng didn’t stop her horse’s reins as she charged towards the city gate.

“Gu Changsheng?” The yeller was stunned to hear a woman’s response, then he frantically shouted to his colleagues below, “Quick, open the gate, open the gate!”

From the County Prince’s Mansion came the military order which stated, “By Lady Changsheng’s command, the gates of Liuzhou City shall be closed, and a curfew imposed throughout the city!”

Lady Changsheng, the one renowned throughout Liuzhou!

Gu Changsheng, clad in a red outfit like blood, stood before the city gate.

An army of over seven hundred men arrived in quick succession, standing solemnly behind her.

“Surround the City Lord’s Mansion, let none escape!” Gu Changsheng pointed her horsewhip towards the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion and ordered in a cold voice.

“Understood!” The generals responded in unison and raced towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

The city guards, trembling at the sight before them, looked at one another in panic.

“Boss, what’s happening?”

“What do you mean, what’s happening?” The leader, who had called from atop the city wall, now stood dumbfounded.

“Where did all these fully armed soldiers come from? I’ve never heard of Liuzhou’s defense force being this…”

“Heard? What have you heard, what have you seen?” The leader snapped back, “If you value your life, pretend you’ve seen nothing, heard nothing tonight!”

The others exchanged panicked glances before replying in unison, “Yes!”

Anyone with experience in the ranks knew that maintaining a private army was high treason, and the private possession of military equipment was a capital offense punishable by the extermination of one’s entire family. But that was Lady Changsheng, who had an incredibly complicated and inseparable relationship with the Commandery Prince’s Mansion!

For the sake of their lives and families, they absolutely, definitely saw nothing and heard nothing tonight!

“What are you all dawdling for? Close the city gate!” As the army passed, the leader shouted and smacked the guard beside him on the head.

“Yes! Yes!” The guards below put aside their concerns and hurried to close the city gate.

“This is going to be a big trouble…” the leader murmured to himself softly and shook his head. The affairs of the high and mighty were beyond the comprehension of a minor city gate official like him; it was better to just guard the gate diligently.

Liuzhou City was under nighttime curfew; the empty streets saw only a few warhorses whipping past.

“Is this the City Lord’s Mansion?” Gu Changsheng frowned as she looked at the large gate of the mansion that was tightly closed in front of her.

“Yes!” Diao Chan responded.

Indeed, this was the only City Lord’s Mansion in the entire Liuzhou Region!

What on earth did Lady Changsheng intend to do?

“Break down the gates for me!” Pointing with her long whip, Gu Changsheng’s face was undisguised with murderous intent.

Yuan Bao, who had hurried over in a panic, broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. He quickly ran to Gu Changsheng, grabbing her horse’s reins, “Oh my, Lady Changsheng, are you alright? It’s good you’re okay, good indeed.”

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Yuan Bao was relieved that she was unharmed, “My lady, this is the gate of the City Lord’s Mansion, not something that can be casually broken down, it can’t!”

If one could simply break in when they wanted, would those barbarian generals not have taken up arms by now?

“Enough talk, if anything goes wrong I’ll take the blame alone, just do it!”

Diao Chan, Jiang Liu, and General Qi exchanged glances, all turning collectively toward Yuan Bao.

In truth, they really wanted to do it too!

Yuan Bao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked up at the imposing Gu Changsheng, and patted his belly, “Screw it, if we’re going to die, we’ll die together! Heed the lady’s orders, crash through!”

After all, what was a nocturnal raid on the City Lord’s Mansion? If it was to be done, then let it be done, and come what may!

The crowd, hearing this, had no reason not to comply.

Diao Chan led the charge, dismounting first and waving over a few men. Relying on their formidable strength, they commenced battering the door.

“Bang… Bang…”

The City Lord’s Mansion was truly alight now, chaos running rampant!

“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, it’s terrible, they’ve really come to kill us, they’ve come…” Mo Wu stumbled into Xiao Chengwen’s study once more, his face ghostly pale.

Xiao Chengwen began to lose his nerve, waiting in vain for the Royal Mansion Assassins to return. Not seeing them coming back, he sensed trouble brewing.

“Brother-in-law, we’re done for, this is the end!” Mo Wu grabbed the hem of Xiao Chengwen’s official robe, crying a mixture of snot and tears.

“Get lost! You spineless waste!” Xiao Chengwen kicked Mo Wu away and strode to the study’s entrance.

The thudding of the door being battered struck at his heart, and his wives, all disheveled, gathered around him.

“My lord, what’s going on? Who would dare to batter down the City Lord’s door?” The head wife remained composed, glancing at her brother flung to the ground. Addressing her husband, “Could it be that something went wrong with the matter ordered by the Prince? This…”

“Women should worry about their own business. Why ask so much? Go back to your yards, and without my order, no one is allowed to come out!” Xiao Chengwen barked coldly, his face frosty.

His relatives were startled and exchanged looks, slowly retreating to the side.

“Bang…”

Another fierce crash, followed by the sound of the door breaking off its hinges, tightened the expression on Xiao Chengwen’s face.

The Family Attendants and Guards gathered around, their faces filled with fear as they looked toward the entrance.

When Gu Changsheng entered slowly in red attire, what he saw was a courtyard full of people, all showing fear and a guarded demeanor.

“You’re the Lord of Liuzhou City, Xiao Chengwen?” Gu Changsheng fixed his gaze on the man clad in official robes, surrounded by others, his expression calm and clear.

“Gu Changsheng?” Xiao Chengwen stared at the dauntingly beautiful woman under the moonlight, speaking in disbelief.

Was this the famously ferocious and arrogant Gu Changsheng?

“It seems you are indeed Xiao Chengwen beyond doubt,” Gu Changsheng said with the corners of his mouth slightly curled, his voice cold.

“An official’s name is not for a lowly commoner like you to call out! Daring to raid the City Lord’s Mansion at night, do you realize this is a serious offense against breaching the Government Office?” Seeing this, Xiao Chengwen posed as an official, exuding a trace of authority.

“A serious offense? Heh…” Gu Changsheng looked down and chuckled coldly, “For charging me with a crime, you also need the skill to live through tonight!”

“You! You dare threaten an official!”

As Gu Changsheng moved step by step forward, Xiao Chengwen, protected by his attendants and guards, stepped back, increasingly displaying a look of horror.

“Xiao Chengwen, you conspired with Prince Liang, planning to disrupt Liuzhou’s affairs. I did not want to intervene nor did I plan to harm you.”

“But you should never have sent those assassins against me, one hundred and thirty-seven of them, and not a single one missing, they are all waiting for you in the netherworld!”

“Gu Changsheng, how dare you! I am the Court’s appointed official, even if I am in the wrong, it should await the Court’s decree, to be judged by the three departments. Even Prince Mu cannot disregard the imperial laws to privately punish me!” Xiao Chengwen watched the white light flashing in Gu Changsheng’s hand. Under the moonlight, it shimmered coldly, with faint traces of blood.

“Imperial laws? Zhou Mu might care about those, but I don’t!” Gu Changsheng sidestepped and cut across the neck of the guard in front of him.

A muffled grunt followed, and the guard fell to the ground.

The sound of the guard falling sparked panic among everyone, followed by a cacophony of screams.

“Gu Changsheng!” Out of fear, Xiao Chengwen stepped back, tumbling over Mo Wu who lay on the ground.

“That’s right, remember my name, Gu Changsheng! When the Judge of Yama Hall asks, tell him I killed you all!” Like a ghostly apparition, Gu Changsheng moved unpredictably, and one after another, people screamed and fell.

Yuan Bao and the others stood at the entrance, watching a courtyard that resembled the Asura Hell, and the woman clad in red who became a Rakshasa…

One after another, the figures fell, no matter if they were men or women, old or young, none were spared…

“We’re in trouble!” Yuan Bao cried out miserably, his rotund body leaning against Diao Chan, “Diao Chan, Lady Changsheng, she… she…”

Diao Chan, with a look of disgust, pushed Yuan Bao away, her face solemn.

“You… you… don’t come any closer.”

Xiao Chengwen, trembling on the ground, continued to back away, looking at the woman in front of him, drenched in blood, extraordinarily beautiful and full of murderous aura…

“Xiao Chengwen, had you hurt just me, I would have sought only your life. But you dared to harm my family.”

“For those who harm me, I demand your life in payment! For those who harm my family, I will slaughter your entire lineage!”

Xiao Chengwen, with bloodshot eyes and a face pallid as death, glanced at his fallen relatives, then back at the woman before him, retreating incessantly, “No, no, I am an official appointed by the Court, you cannot kill me, you cannot kill me, you demon who kills without blinking, you will suffer retribution…”

“I once swore by my name, that in this life, I would do as my heart desires, not to be bullied by anyone!”

“Xiao Chengwen, be it man or demon, I, Gu Changsheng, do not fear the sin of killing in Futu, I do not fear the karma of reincarnation, no matter if you’re the City Lord or a Prince, I will take your life, not even Yama Raja can save you!”