Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times
Chapter 482 - 340: Not Giving a Penny

Chapter 482: Chapter 340: Not Giving a Penny

"Tell me this isn’t true!" Gu Changsheng asked them, looking lost.

Damn it, his son was sold! Sold!

She couldn’t believe it!

When the leading lady from Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower heard this, she feigned a light cough twice, lowered her head, and spoke, "Indeed, as the Young Master said, he truly was sold into Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng instantly couldn’t believe his eyes, they widened in shock!

It was true! It was actually true!

"Xiao Gu Ze, you explain yourself clearly to your mother!" Faced with such a blatant truth, Gu Changsheng immediately exploded, hands on hips, her face twisted with rage as she turned to her unfilial son, "Speak! You, fully armed, skipped out on home, how the hell did you get sold into a brothel? Who the fuck has the guts to sell you, a little poison baby like you?"

Her son was covered in poison and hidden weapons, for goodness’ sake!

Her son was still young but knew Kung Fu well enough!

How highly skilled must one be to sell her own son?

Or is it that the traffickers of this era have become so high and mighty, so skilled?

This is totally unscientific!

Little meat bun Gu Ze, hearing his mother’s questioning, immediately shrank further into his grandfather’s embrace, not even daring to show his face!

"Speak nicely, there’s no need to scare the child like this!" Mr. Ban Shan, seeing this, reproachfully glanced at his daughter and spoke.

As soon as Gu Changsheng heard this, she burst out furiously, "Foster Father! How can I speak nicely! Your precious grandson has been sold, didn’t you hear?"

"Having been sold and gone through the slave registry is nothing to be proud of! Xiao Gu Ze, tell me, who’s the bold and reckless bastard that dared to sell you? I’ll skin him alive, pull out his tendons, and let his mom know why the flowers are so red!"

"Cough, cough!" Hearing this, the women from Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower all started to cover their mouths and cough.

This Lady Changsheng, indeed just as rumored, was ferocious!

"Um, Lady Changsheng, there’s no need for you to take care of that!" The leading lady barely managed to hold back a smile and spoke in a serious tone.

The two human traffickers who sold their Young Master had already been dealt with and thrown into Mass Grave Hill. By now, there probably wasn’t even a small bit of their bones left!

For Lady Changsheng to want to skin and flay them seemed a bit difficult!

Gu Changsheng, hearing this, immediately understood the implication and her grim expression eased somewhat. She took deep breaths as she looked towards the trembling little meat bun hiding in Mr. Ban Shan’s embrace, feeling that something was not right!

He was actually trembling now, not the kind of shaking from sneaky joy or laughter!

Could it be that being sold into a brothel had frightened him?

But that shouldn’t be the case! Her son was so bold, having witnessed big events a few times and not even being afraid of dead bodies. It made no sense for a trafficker to scare him into such a cowardly state!

Thus, Gu Changsheng became deeply suspicious. She rested her chin in one hand, her eyes narrowing dangerously as she spoke word by word in a heavy voice, "Xiao Gu Ze, are you hiding something from your mother?"

She trusted her instincts!

The little meat bun was definitely keeping something from her!

Little meat bun Gu Ze, hearing this, slowly revealed his own distressed large eyes and began speaking timidly, "Mother... Mother..."

Woo... Mother looks so scary! He’s really scared!

Gu Changsheng, with narrowed eyes staring at her son, slowly spoke, "This matter of you being sold, is there another mystery to it?"

"With the weapons you carry, there aren’t many in the world who can escape unscathed from you, and anyone capable of that would certainly not stoop to being a trafficker!"

"Xiao Gu Ze, how exactly were you sold to Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower? Tell me!"

Gu Changsheng’s voice made the little meat bun tremble, his large eyes brimming with tears, yet he still tried hard to speak, "That... I just thought it was fun, so I... just obediently cooperated with them being sold..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately flew into a rage, her fury boiling over!

"Fun? Being sold is fun? Did your little brain get kicked by a donkey?"

"Haven’t you thought about what if you were sold to another brothel? The places that do that sort of business have countless ways to make you suffer! And you still say it’s fun? One wrong move and it could’ve cost you your little life, and you’d be laughing then!"

Gu Changsheng thundered in rage, the little meat bun was so scared that he hugged his head and hid in his grandfather’s arms, stammering, "That... I saw the sign of Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower..."

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone along with being sold, right?

Gu Changsheng, hearing that, was instantly choked up!

Alright, her son was the Young Master of Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower; being sold there, his life was as comfortable as fish in water, the center of attention!

As a little boy sold into a brothel, there was only one job for him, Turtle Servant!

Pish, there can’t be anyone who’s got a cushier job than her son, the damn turtle servant!

"So what’s the deal now, huh? You want me to fork over some silver to redeem this oddball son of mine who sold himself?" Gu Changsheng glared at the lead woman, fuming with anger as he spoke.

The lead woman, upon hearing this, immediately lowered her head, struggling to speak but still managed, "The Music and Dance Academy has had these rules passed down from our ancestors. We hope Lady Changsheng can do us a favor. Well... it doesn’t need to be three hundred taels, just a token gesture, give one tael of silver, and that would be..."

The lead woman’s plea was full of humble requests, and Gu Changsheng was so pissed!

Shit, she even thought her son was so worthless!

One tael of silver! Just one tael of silver! That’s all it takes to buy a son! Looking at this deal, it’s all profit and no loss! But...

"Me pay silver to redeem him? No way!" Gu Changsheng snorted and glared, then turned her head to point at her unfilial son, "Didn’t you think it was fun to sell yourself? Fine! Then go back obediently to Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower and be your little turtle servant!"

"Expecting your old mother to redeem you? Not happening! You’re not getting a dime out of me, and you can forget about my life! Not only one tael of silver, I wouldn’t even fork out one qian of silver!"

She was so angry! Damn it, she really was pissed to the extreme!

Running away from home was one thing, but to actually sell himself too? Damn it!

How could he be so cheeky? How could he be this cheeky!

It’s true what they say: spare the rod, spoil the child!

Just two words: asking for it!

"Wuwu... Mom... it’s just one tael of silver... wa..." Little Melon Baby reached out a chubby little finger, his face full of pleading as he spoke.

"I won’t shell out a single hair from me! That’ll teach you to be cheeky!" Gu Changsheng glared at him upon hearing his plea.

Seeing this, Xiao Gu Ze immediately looked like he was about to cry!

Wuwu... He knew his mother would be angry!

There, she really was angry!

Damn, damn, what’s he supposed to do if his mother doesn’t buy him back?

"Don’t cry, don’t cry, good grandson, don’t cry. If your mother won’t redeem you, grandpa will!" Mr. Ban Shan, who had kept silent until now, saw that his sweet grandson was really about to cry and felt his heart soften. He couldn’t care less about letting his daughter discipline her child and waved for assistance, "Tongtong, quick, go fetch three hundred taels of silver! My little sweetheart can’t just be bought for one tael of silver. We can’t take advantage of others!"

Yantai, who had been waiting on the side, heard this and didn’t dare glance at Gu Changsheng, immediately running off like the wind to fetch the silver!

"Foster Father! You’re spoiling him again! How dare you! Just how spoiled are you going to let him get?!" Seeing this, Gu Changsheng was so angry she started stamping her foot.

Mr. Ban Shan looked at his daughter affectionately and tried to appease her with gentle words, "Changsheng’s Beloved Daughter, don’t worry. Little Melon Baby is at the age where he’s lively and loves to play. It’s normal for him to be naughty. When he grows up, he’ll naturally become more restrained!"

Gu Changsheng immediately pointed at Little Melon Baby to refute, "Is this being playful? Is this being mischievous? Have you forgotten who ran away from home causing chaos among the mansion soldiers? And he even dares to sell himself, and you’re still spoiling him!"

"Once you return, you’re going to spoil him until heaven and earth wear down and nobody’s left to take care of us old folk. I’d like to see where you’ll cry then!"

As Gu Changsheng spoke, she moved closer to her foster father.

Mr. Ban Shan was choked up by his daughter’s words and found himself speechless for a moment.

It’s said that scholars can’t argue with soldiers, and though Mr. Ban Shan was an elder in the literary world, facing Gu Changsheng’s blunt and uncompromising style often left him feeling powerless.

Gu Changsheng, quick-witted, took advantage of her foster father’s momentary lapse and scooped up Little Melon Baby by the back of his cotton jacket.

"Mom! Mom! Put me down!" Little Melon Baby’s body was suddenly in the air, kicking his little legs and begging for mercy.

"Humph, finally caught you! Now that you’re in your old mother’s hands, I’ll see to it that you’re properly entertained!" Gu Changsheng sneered triumphantly.

Hearing this, Little Melon Baby started squirming and wriggling even more, stretching out his hands towards his grandfather, stuttering as he called out, "Grandpa! Grandpa, save me!"

Mr. Ban Shan looked heartbroken, hesitated for a moment with his hand half extended, thinking back to his worries when Little Melon Baby had run away, and then decided with a resolution but still full of concern, "Changsheng’s Beloved Daughter, a small punishment is enough, don’t go too far and hurt my sweet grandson, or else we’re going to have a problem!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately broke into a joyful grin.

Once Little Melon Baby heard this, his smiling face immediately crumpled like a steamed bun!

Done for! It’s really done for now!

Even his grandpa was letting go of him! Now there really was nobody to save him from this calamity!

It seemed like the error he made this time was quite significant; he didn’t know how his mother would punish him! Wuwu...

"Mom, I fought off the bad guys for you just now. Can’t you go a little easy on me?" Little Melon Baby, knowing he couldn’t escape punishment, stammered as he hoped to offset his good deeds against his errors, wishing for a lighter sentence...

"Those who make mistakes have no right to haggle! Humph!" Gu Changsheng snorted coldly and, with Little Melon Baby flailing wildly in her grip, walked outside, "Foster Father, I’ll leave the business of redeeming this unfilial son to you. I’m going to deal with this little melon baby properly!"

Upon seeing this, Mr. Ban Shan followed a few steps with worry, but eventually shook his head and stopped.

His sweet grandson had indeed made a mistake this time, and it was only right that he should be disciplined. He could only hope that the punishment wouldn’t be too harsh...