Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times-Chapter 1484 - 1126: A Millennium of Accumulation, Far from Rotten Wood!
"Brother Lan, do you mean that besides you, they will also come out?" Yu Lianyi asked with surprise, sitting up immediately.
"Yes! The destruction of the Dugu Family of the Hidden World Clan has made the Hidden World Clan’s reputation plummet. Gu Changsheng, being overconfident, still wants to participate in the Nirvana Martial Contest, which is destined for humiliation!" Dantai Lan nodded upon hearing this, tidied his clothes, stood up, and looked in the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion. He said in a deep voice, "They will come, including your brilliant little uncle, who will appear on the stage. By then, no matter which one of us six she encounters, Gu Changsheng will be defeated! Our Hidden World Clan will also regain its fame!"
After saying this, Dantai Lan didn’t spare another glance at Yu Lianyi, who was lying on the ground, disheveled, and with a wave of his sleeve, he left gracefully, as if the prior intimate moment had never happened...
Yu Lianyi, left on the ground, still immersed in the joy from before, looked towards the City Lord’s Mansion with a face full of schadenfreude...
The Nirvana Martial Contest, subjected to repeated turmoil, was momentarily without equal, but most of it was mocked and ridiculed.
Amidst such voices, excluding the Zuoqiu and Zhuge Families, the other Six Great Families were clouded by gloom!
The thousand-year-standing fame of the Hidden World Clan was gone in an instant, which was the most devastating blow for a clan intending to enter the world!
They feared Gu Changsheng’s identity and did not want to become enemies with her!
However, they also needed to survive, to establish themselves in this world!
Therefore, as the stage was being repaired, messenger pigeons were released, as if summoning something, with frantic preparations taking place within a couple of days!
From the initial shock of Gu Changsheng slaughtering the Dugu Family, after calming down, the Hidden World Clan realized that her open and fair participation in the Nirvana Martial Contest was also an opportunity for them to restore their reputation!
As long as they, the Hidden World Clan, could defeat Gu Changsheng in the contest, in front of the world, everything could be reversed!
They could still restore their former glory and remain a revered existence in the eyes of the world!
The Southern Emperor’s dignity was so esteemed, he surely couldn’t afford to lose, could he? Otherwise, wouldn’t the world laugh their heads off?
Thus, under the cover of night, one carriage after another entered Linyuan City, disappearing into the inns where the Hidden World Clan stayed. Diao Chan, who was monitoring the city’s movements, counted four families!
The Hidden World Clan, apart from the Zuoqiu and Zhuge Families connected to Medicine King Valley, and lacking the Dugu Family, now consisted only of six families. Among these, excluding the Helan and Dantai Families, the rest had all received the carriages...
Moreover, it was clear that when the carriages entered each family, they brought an air of joy and celebration! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
This included the Yu Mansion of the Yu Family, the Yu Family’s in-law the Wei Family, as well as the long-silent Nangong and Bai Families!
Diao Chan hadn’t paid much attention to other families, but the carriage that arrived at the Bai Family, which had always followed a neutral path within the Hidden World Clan, seemed somewhat special...
The spies sent by Diao Chan reported that two people alighted from the Bai Family’s carriage, one sitting in a wheelchair, the other pushing it—seemingly a young girl...
This...
Puzzled, Diao Chan faithfully reported the gathered information to Gu Changsheng!
And Gu Changsheng, nestled in her own room, carefully contemplating her sudden enlightenment, furrowed her brow tightly after hearing Diao Chan’s report. After a long contemplation, she spoke in a deep voice, "Indeed, I underestimated the Hidden World Clan! Except for the Helan and Dantai Families, all other families without exception have called in reinforcements?"
"The Hidden World Clan is determined to restore their face and give me a harsh blow!"
At this, Diao Chan also frowned, hesitated a bit, and said, "My lord, could it be that we have misunderstood? The Hidden World Clan not honoring your status as the Southern Emperor by bowing out and handing over the victory would be understandable, but why would they call in reinforcements? Moreover, the Bai Family sent someone in a wheelchair, a disabled person; do they hope a disabled person can stand against you, my lord? Isn’t this just a joke?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng slowly shook her head and said in a deep voice, "No! They are not joking, but making a last attempt! Diao Chan, don’t forget, which family within the Hidden World Clan hates us the most now..."
"Which family?" Diao Chan was taken aback, confusion flashed in her eyes, and then she widened her eyes in shock, saying, "My lord, are you referring to the Bai Family?"
Gu Changsheng nodded, slowly stood up from the cushion, walked to the window, and looked at the view outside, slowly saying, "Indeed! The Bai Family! Now, among the Hidden World Clan, they can be considered as having formed a deadly feud with me, the Bai Family! Didn’t you already gather the information earlier? Among the Hidden World Clan, generations marry to strengthen their standing within the clan, using marriage alliances to ensure their position. And this Bai Family is one that has been married to the Dugu Family for generations. When I decimated the Dugu Family, it was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Bai Family. Not only was a child killed by my orders, but the downfall of the Dugu Family surely caused the Bai Family’s standing in the Hidden World Clan to plummet. This resentment, I’m afraid, will be difficult to resolve!"
Speaking of this, Gu Changsheng glanced back and said to Diao Chan, "In such a situation, it’s rare for the Bai Family not to play all their cards. How could they send a cripple?"
"Master, what do you mean?" Diao Chan asked, surprised and uncertain upon hearing this.
"Never underestimate any opponent, as that will lead you to take the bitter fruit of defeat!" Gu Changsheng slowly spoke, "Even if I look down on the self-righteous Hidden World Clan from the bottom of my heart, and even disdain those petty acts of the Hidden World Clan, I have never underestimated them! Hundreds of years of accumulation are incomparable to a mere moment. How could they all be just rotten wood that can’t withstand a blow?"
"Even though on the stage I slew Dugu Jieao and wiped out the entire Dugu Family, I merely took advantage of the fact that the rest of the Hidden World Clan hadn’t yet recovered from the shock brought by my true identity and seized the opportunity. If they had wrapped their heads around it and united, it wouldn’t be easy to annihilate the Dugu Family! You underestimate the Hidden World Clan too much!"
Gu Changsheng was definitely not joking, nor was he exaggerating for alarm!
The Hidden World Clan, able to make ordinary folks look up to them, is no coincidence, and their offspring...
Even Gu Changsheng herself admits that although she challenged several families’ offspring consecutively in the Nirvana Martial Contest, she never encountered their true core offspring!
Take for example, Helan Qingque and Dantai Lan, people she considers dangerous figures, they are definitely not simple!
From this perspective, the four individuals consecutively brought in by the Hidden World Clan surely aren’t easy opponents!
"Master, according to what you said, these people will all appear on the Nirvana Martial Contest stage? And they are all tough to deal with? What should we do then?" Diao Chan asked anxiously upon hearing this, "I told you, when the Hidden World Clan offered the Spiritual Treasure on a silver platter, Master, you should have smiled and accepted it, it would have been real effortlessness. Now, true opponents have been summoned, if you lose this Nirvana Martial Contest, the Commander Supreme Treasure slipping away would be trivial, but losing face would be huge, it would be like a chicken flying away and the eggs breaking - a total waste of effort!"
Diao Chan could be said to be quite oblivious, and in front of Gu Changsheng, never knows when to keep her mouth shut, speaking as freely as pouring sesame seeds like green beans, without stopping!
Yet, upon hearing these words, Gu Changsheng’s face suddenly turned unpleasant, lifting her leg, kicking, movements performed smoothly, Gu Changsheng’s face filled with anger, nearly gritting her teeth as she said, "Damn it, Diao Chan, what are you implying? Is your master really so incompetent? Could I actually lose to those core offspring of the Hidden World Clan?"
"Uh..." Having been kicked, Diao Chan’s face turned awkward, covering her behind with one hand and touched her nose with the other, looked at Gu Changsheng, stammering as she said, "So, Master, do you have the assurance to win?"
"No!" Gu Changsheng replied without hesitation upon hearing this.
No assurance yet so confident? Who are you trying to scare?
Diao Chan’s rough face suddenly turned dark upon hearing this, for a moment, she actually thought her master had victory in hand, didn’t she?
Turns out, it was all her imagination!
Isn’t that frustrating!
"I don’t have the assurance to win, but I am determined to get that First prize!" Gu Changsheng gave Diao Chan a sidelong glance, speaking confidently.
"Master, if you don’t win the Nirvana Martial Contest, that First prize will be taken by someone else, like a cooked duck flying away, it surely will! What are you so determined about? Do you plan to steal it?" Diao Chan asked, rolling her eyes.
"Bang!"
In the next instant, another kick landed on Diao Chan’s behind.
Gu Changsheng stared with Phoenix Eyes, hands on her hips, "Damn you, Diao Chan, betraying my plan! You need a beating!"
"Master, you really plan to steal it? It wouldn’t look good, would it?" Diao Chan didn’t feel well at all, she was purely guessing, wasn’t she? Why did her master take it seriously?
"Stealing with skill equals victory, what do you know!" Gu Changsheng snorted, waving her hand dismissively at Diao Chan with a face full of disdain, "Go go go! Don’t just stand here blocking my view, and quickly go find out what kind of people those families have brought in, especially that Bai Family, actually sending a cripple to deceive me, there must be something more to it!"
