Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 626 - 624: Hidden Crisis

After spending the day with her mentor seeing patients, feeling pulses, and copying prescriptions, Lin Wanwan rubbed her sore shoulders and walked out of the hospital doors.

"Lin Shimei, wait a moment." Suddenly, someone called after her.

Lin Wanwan turned around to see it was the master’s student following her mentor, someone a year older than her.

"What’s the matter?" Lin Wanwan asked.

"Oh, you finished early today. Lin Shimei, do you have time to grab dinner together?"

Lin Wanwan shook her head, "Sorry, Senior Brother Wang, I’m a bit tired and want to head back early." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Oh, it’s alright. Where do you live? I can give you a ride."

As Senior Brother Wang was eagerly trying to show his affection, a door of a steady Bentley parked at the hospital entrance was pushed open, revealing a handsome and slender figure that interrupted Senior Brother Wang’s intense gaze.

"Wanwan, over here!" Lu Shouyue waved at Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan looked over in surprise, "Why are you waiting here?"

Senior Brother Wang asked jealously, "Lin Shimei, who is he? Your boyfriend?"

Lin Wanwan paused before replying, "Yes, he is. I’m leaving now, goodbye, Senior Brother Wang."

Lu Shouyue’s appearance was too timely, conveniently driving away any unwanted suitors, so she borrowed his identity.

Senior Brother Wang watched as the Bentley and off-road BMW drove out of the hospital, muttering to himself, "People really aren’t what they used to be, being rich is so good."

In the car, Lin Wanwan said to Lu Shouyue, "Professor Lu, I want to go to the flower and bird market."

"Now? The market should be closed by this time."

"No worries, there’s a shop over there that’s still open." Lin Wanwan said, "I made an appointment with them over the phone in the morning."

Lu Shouyue opened the map he had just searched on his phone, handed it to the front, and said, "Ah Hao, turn around to the flower and bird market."

"Okay."

The car changed direction smoothly, heading toward the place Lin Wanwan wanted to visit.

Curious, Lu Shouyue asked, "Wanwan, why did you suddenly think of buying flowers?"

Lin Wanwan remained silent for a moment, then smiled, "To give to an elegant old lady, those ancient books were a gift from her."

Unmoved, Lu Shouyue said, "Oh, where does she live? I’ll help you deliver them later."

Lin Wanwan quickly said, "No need, no need, I’ll take them back to my place, and deliver them when I have time."

"Oh~ alright." Lu Shouyue nodded, feeling somewhat absurd, but said nothing.

Lin Wanwan never expected that she was already being suspected; such things were so bizarre, how could anyone guess?

For now, she was just flipping through the prescriptions she copied today, pondering the pulse cases from the day.

This time, because of Princess Consort Yang’s matter, her schedule across the two worlds got scrambled. Once she gets the peony flower king, she needs to immediately go back to the small courtyard to time travel to the Great Tang.

The deal for the flower king went smoothly. Nowadays, as long as you have money, most things can be bought.

She ordered a plant reputedly named the Queen of Peonies, called Wei Zi, in full bloom, allegedly planted by the Wei family in Luoyang during the Song Dynasty.

Its flowers are purplish-red, lotus-shaped, with many branches, large blooms, long blooming period, and highly ornamental.

A poem reads: Roaming the world’s beauty, only to find this beauty is unrivaled.

Although merely a pot of prized peonies, it couldn’t compare to the ancient texts sent by Empress Xiao.

However, in Chang’an, she dared not bring out overly advanced items; the little white piglet she showed earlier had already drawn the attention of the Chang’an City Lord.

If not for coincidentally encountering a Western Regions merchant caravan carrying white pigs, which she quickly bought up, her cover would be hard to maintain.

The officials of Chang’an are too clever and knowledgeable; they don’t easily believe there’s anything in the world they haven’t seen.

Once she returns to Mao County, she can send good things to Empress Xiao discreetly, in a place far away from the Emperor, she can be more relaxed.

After buying the flower, it was already late. Lin Wanwan declined Lu Shouyue’s invitation to have dinner, using the excuse of feeling unwell and needing some sleep. She entered the small courtyard, locked the door, and retreated to her room to time travel back to the Great Tang.

Lu Shouyue looked complexly at the small courtyard where Lin Wanwan stayed; now might be a good time to verify his suspicions.

The desire to explore was strong within him, but eventually, he restrained himself.

Forget it, don’t complicate matters further.

Meanwhile, in the Great Tang, at Lin Wanwan’s study door, the voice of little Qingyu had already sounded.

The little one was clamoring to enter, and Cui Ying and Yun Shang, among others, were trying to dissuade her.

"Little Yu’er, what are you doing?" Lin Wanwan opened the study’s tightly closed door and walked out with a smile.

Little Qingyu charged into her arms like a little cannonball, "Mother!"

Beside little Qingyu stood Xiao Yixun, waiting for the child to finish creating his ruckus.

Lin Wanwan set up her study on the second floor of the manor’s main house for privacy.

She had left the Great Tang for an hour and a half, which equated to a whole day in the modern world, using the excuse of reading and not to be disturbed.

It’s best to shift the time-traveling between the two worlds to nighttime to reduce the risks of being discovered.

The people in her manor were not a big deal, as they would follow her orders, but if Li Tai, the little fat kid, or Li Lizhi came looking for her, it would be troublesome.

While having snacks with her daughter and the ailing young girl Xiao Yixun in the Great Tang, Lin Wanwan didn’t know she was already being watched in the modern world.

In a certain countryside inn on the outskirts of the Ancient City, a silent, weathered man in his thirties stepped out of his room, leaning on the balcony, watching the villagers below gather to play mahjong.

The inn’s business was quite slow, so both the owner and staff had leisure time to idle.

The man lit a cigarette, slowly smoking it, his eyes scanning the surroundings to ensure no danger, before taking out his phone and opening the album inside, staring at a few secretly taken photos of a woman.

This time, because of Old Six’s negligence, their group failed before they even started, the slow ones had been caught.

Only he, relying on his intuition developed from tomb-robbing, sensed a bit of a clue, withdrew just in time, and managed to escape.

In his climbing backpack, he carried two hundred thousand in cash and some "good" stuff, such as rebar, a multi-tool, a Luoyang Shovel, and a silenced gun obtained from a foreigner during a tomb-robbing, all prepared for making a run for it.

However, this time, he sensed he couldn’t escape. From the moment he hit the highway and encountered checkpoints inspecting cars, he knew someone had laid a net to catch him.

He trusted his buddies wouldn’t betray him, but he also knew what kind of ruthless character that Lu was.

Being a big shot in the antique market, how could one be a good piece of work?

To have planned on moving against his woman and been found out, this was a do-or-die situation.

Rich people, damn it, can do whatever they please, covering the skies with one hand, it’s truly unjust!

The man took the last drag of his cigarette and snuffed it out harshly on the balcony railing.

A barefoot fugitive like himself, what was there to fear in a life-and-death fight?