Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times-Chapter 1292 - 954: That Was Way Too Easy a Death!
Amidst a tense and anxious atmosphere, an elderly voice suddenly rang out from a corner of the auction house.
"Sect Leader Zhou? Sect Leader Zhou, what nonsense are you spouting? This is no time for jokes!" Upon hearing this voice, everyone instinctively looked toward the source, and Sect Leader Tian of the Sword Immortal Sect was instantly stunned upon confirming the speaker’s identity.
The speaker was an old man, around sixty or seventy years old, with white threads in his hair and a face showing signs of age.
As soon as Gu Changsheng heard him speak, his gaze locked onto the old man, his expression slightly darkening.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the old man ignored Sect Leader Tian’s words and started walking toward where Gu Changsheng stood.
"Your person is here. Leave the Geomancy Map Fragments of the Divine Demise Land and die at once!" Gu Changsheng looked at the approaching old man, vigilant all over, and spoke in a deep voice.
The old man heard this, and a trace of self-mockery appeared on his aged face. As he continued to walk over, he said, "Friend, your words are direct, but this deal cannot be struck with just a single remark. I need to confirm that the corpse beside you is indeed the person I’m looking for!"
"Hm!" Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s lips curled into a disdainful arc, and with a wave of his long sleeve, a gust of wind swept toward the sack containing Youming Xiying.
"Swish!"
After a crisp sound, Youming Xiying’s blood-stained corpse was exposed to everyone’s sight.
"Ah!"
"Whoa!"
"..."
Suddenly witnessing a dead body at the auction, even the seasoned individuals accustomed to living precariously were unable to resist gasping, and they all stood up.
It wasn’t the dead person that’s terrifying, but rather the location where the dead appeared!
At the Border Pass Auction in the Dark Market, where even speaking loudly is forbidden, further incidents kept popping up, and now someone’s life was taken, causing a bad feeling to well up in everyone’s hearts.
"He is Sect Leader Zhou Badao of the Northern Blade Sect! How did he end up clashing with the successor of Medicine King Valley?"
"Shh! Don’t speak! This is not the time for talking, can’t you see that tensions are rising?"
"..."
Accompanied by whispered discussions, everyone present retreated to the corners.
Godfather!
Just as Dugu Jieao appeared, bringing calamity upon them, now another event transpired?
This Border Pass Auction in this realm is indeed an eye-opener, frighteningly suspenseful!
Gu Changsheng, hearing the whispers around him, glanced at the old man standing not far in front of him, and his gaze turned colder!
Sect Leader of Northern Blade Sect?
Unexpectedly, the one sent by those hidden figures is someone prominent in the open!
This alone shows that those hidden figures indeed possess considerable divine skills!
A Sect Leader of a reputable major faction willingly coming forward to sacrifice himself!
Gu Changsheng sighed inwardly, indeed, the one manipulating behind the scenes has grand ambitions!
"Indeed, he is the one our master is looking for!" The old man Zhou Badao nodded calmly as he looked at Youming Xiying’s corpse.
"You’ve seen the person, now hand over the item!" Gu Changsheng said with a cold laugh, extending his hand toward the old man.
The old man gave Gu Changsheng a deep look and, surprisingly, to everyone’s shock, he took something out from the sleeve bag behind him and tossed it toward Gu Changsheng.
Seeing this, Gu Changsheng reached out to catch it, but a hand faster than her intercepted, holding onto the thrown item.
"Evildoer?" Gu Changsheng’s brow furrowed tightly.
"Avoiding tricks!" Zhou Mu glanced at the young woman beside him, then opened the package tossed by the old man, taking out a yellowed sheepskin scroll and glanced down...
"Haha! Both of you need not be so cautious! Since the master wishes to hand over the item, he will not go back on his word!" The old man laughed mockingly and continued, "Even if either of you wishes to die here, it won’t be easy!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s eyes turned icy cold, "You’re talking too much!"
Damn it, being cursed repeatedly to die a bad death, even a clay figure would feel a surge of anger, don’t blame her for having a bad temper.
"Hehe... Youming Xiying is dead, the Geomancy Map Fragments of the Divine Demise Land have been handed over, my mission is complete. Would either of you be willing to spare my life?" The old man smiled again, speaking casually.
"What do you think?" Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng snorted coldly.
Damn it, isn’t that obvious nonsense?
She might let him go, what a joke!
"This old man knows that he is no match for the two of you, but killing me serves no benefit for you. I am merely a discarded pawn, why not show some mercy?"
"Haha!" Gu Changsheng chuckled at the words, and when the laughter subsided, a cold glint flashed in her Phoenix Eyes. "Have you ever heard the saying, ’Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.’ Though I am a woman, I will never show a woman’s mercy!"
"You!" As Gu Changsheng spoke, she raised her sleeve, directly pointing at the standing elder, and said in a deep voice, "Suicide, or let me kill you—choose one!"
Upon hearing this, the elder couldn’t help but lower his head.
Seeing this, Sect Leader Tian of the Sword Immortal Sect stepped forward with a smile, "Is it necessary? Is it necessary? Enemies should be resolved, not tied. Looking at Sect Leader Zhou, he merely passed on something, why should it be a matter of life and death? Immortal Taoist, what do you think..."
The Sword Immortal Sect and Northern Blade Sect are neighboring sects, and Sect Leader Tian spoke out for peace not for any other reason but out of the chivalry of the Itinerant World.
"Shut up!" Gu Changsheng coldly rebuked Sect Leader Tian upon hearing his words. Her Phoenix Eyes were icy, staring at the elder, as she said in a deep voice, "I only kill those who deserve it. You are not to blame for misjudging people, but he is not the good man you think he is!"
"Immortal Taoist, speaking like this, who in the Itinerant World is truly a kind person..." Sect Leader Tian’s face turned awkward as he heard this, but he couldn’t boast in front of a Medicine King Valley heiress, and could only stammer.
"Enough nonsense. Some things are not as simple as you think! You!" Gu Changsheng glared at Sect Leader Tian, and then faced the elder surnamed Zhou, saying in a deep voice, "Are you waiting for me to force my hand?"
"I dare not trouble you!" The elder replied immediately, then turned to Sect Leader Tian, bowed deeply, and said, "To have had the fortune to neighbor Sect Leader Tian in this life is indeed a blessing of Qiang Zhou!"
"Qiang Zhou? What Qiang Zhou?" Sect Leader Tian’s face showed uncertainty at the words, looking at the elder named Qiang Zhou with surprise, "Aren’t you surnamed Zhou? What is Qiang Zhou?"
The elder Qiang Zhou heard this, looked deeply at Sect Leader Tian, but did not answer.
Instead, Gu Changsheng, with her Phoenix Eyes narrowing slightly, watched the exchange between the two and reflected thoughtfully.
"This old man came here without expecting to leave alive. The mission is complete, and even in death, I am worthy of my ancestors. Though I die, I have no regrets!" The elder’s face was solemn, and as he spoke, he raised his hand and struck toward his own skull.
Everyone saw this, and their expressions suddenly changed.
"Bang!"
A sharp sound erupted from the elder’s head, and in an instant, blood trickled from his seven orifices...
"Bang!"
"Sect Leader Zhou!" Sect Leader Tian exclaimed, finally reacting to the elder’s fall.
Seeing this, everyone’s faces changed drastically, and their minds trembled, not knowing what to do momentarily.
Sect Leader Tian too stood dumbly, like he had lost his soul. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Gu Changsheng saw this, swooped to the side of the fallen elder, reached out, pressed on his neck, and felt for his pulse...
As she moved, silence fell around her...
Sensing the pulse beneath her fingers had already stopped, Gu Changsheng lowered her head slightly, and with the corner of her eye, she glanced at her evildoer...
Receiving the implicit signal from his little woman, Zhou Mu’s face, half-hidden behind a mask, moved subtly. In the next moment, he walked towards Gu Changsheng, brushing past the dazed Sect Leader Tian, seemingly concerned, "How is it? Dead completely?"
"Dead completely! Deader than dead!" Gu Changsheng nodded in response.
Although it had been too easy a death!
Hmph!
Gu Changsheng inwardly sneered, then withdraw her hand with disdain from the elder’s body, pulled out a cloth to wipe her hands, and addressed Sect Leader Tian, "Do not grieve too much. This man was not simple; keep your eyes open in the future!"
"I... Sect Leader Zhou, he... I..." Sect Leader Tian appeared bewildered, stammering intermittently.
"Ah..." Gu Changsheng sighed, turned, and walked outside.
Zhou Mu followed suit, also turning to leave, but as he did, he cast a vague glance at the standing Sect Leader Tian...
As Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu turned to leave, Shuang Jiang on the stage smiled charmingly at the hidden undercover pawns, gesturing to them, "Come, look at this mess. Isn’t it time to clean up? Don’t spoil everyone’s mood!"
As Shuang Jiang’s words fell, undercover pawns hidden around swiftly appeared, taking away the elder’s corpse along with the body of Youming Xiying.
Shuang Jiang on the stage bowed toward those still in shock, "Apologies everyone, Licheng City’s Dark Market has received Medicines from Medicine King Valley before, so it’s unavoidable to repay such kindness. We didn’t intend to disturb you; we offer some fine wine as celebration for the end of the Border Pass Auction and to soothe the bravest among you!"
As she said this, Shuang Jiang gestured again toward the stage, "Bring up the finest drinks and dishes, hurry!"
"Yes!"
Immediately, a group of charming women, holding trays, emerged from backstage, gliding gracefully into the crowd of attendees at the auction!
Having left the sight of the crowd, Gu Changsheng turned her head, gave a meaningful glance back, and smirked with a touch of ridicule on her lips...
