Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1339: Chapter 997: Heaven Deceiving Hall

The palace was dark, as if isolating everything, making it impossible to see through!

Shi Wujue saw the old man’s reaction, and his slanted brows furrowed instinctively, revealing a hint of coldness on his unbelievably captivating face. With a wave of killing intent, he spoke in a deep voice, ”Clan-protecting Elder, the City Lord commands you to open the hall door!”

The Clan-protecting Elder, hearing this, casually scratched his ear and shook his head again. The sagging skin on his old face trembled, ”Hall Master, don’t mess around. If the Heaven Deceiving Hall door opens, what do you intend to do? Going Against the Heavens, to extend the life of the woman in your arms?”

”Yes!” Shi Wujue responded, coldly spitting out a word.

”Haha...” Upon hearing this, the Clan-protecting Elder chuckled awkwardly and finally opened his murky old eyes, squinting at Shi Wujue and shaking his head, ”Hall Master, you’re joking. The matters of the Heaven Deceiving Hall concern the continuation of the Shi Family. As the guardian of the Heaven Deceiving Hall, unless the woman in your arms is pregnant with your child, of the Shi Family’s bloodline, I will never open the Heaven Deceiving Hall! Hall Master, leave quickly! Do not disrupt the rules of the Heaven Deceiving Hall!”

”Elder!” Shi Wujue responded, showing a hint of urgency on his face. He looked down at the woman in his arms, whose face was as pale as paper with no sign of life, and then looked at the Clan-protecting Elder with unwavering determination, ”The City Lord must save her, do not hinder me, quickly open the Heaven Deceiving Hall door!”

”Hall Master, are you joking? Do you know what you have to pay to defy the heavens and extend her life, even with the protection of the Heaven Deceiving Hall?” The Elder’s face also sank upon hearing this.

”The City Lord naturally knows what he’s doing. There’s no need for the Elder to ask more. Open the hall door and let the City Lord enter!”

”Hall Master, are you joking about the continuation of the Shi Family again? You insist on entering the Heaven Deceiving Hall, I can’t stop you, but do you truly want to end the Shi Family? Have you forgotten the mission you bear on your shoulders? Forgotten you...” Upon hearing this, the Clan-protecting Elder was in a frenzy, trembling as he pushed himself up from beside the hall door, his old face solemn, and roared.

”The City Lord will not forget! But she... she is the one born from destiny! Elder, open the Heaven Deceiving Hall, do not become a sinner to the He Clan!”

”Her? Are you joking?”

”...”

In a blur, Gu Changsheng seemed to transform into a small boat drifting aimlessly on the endless ocean, seeing neither the start nor the end, without beginning or end...

She seemed to see her past and present lives all turned into a series of silhouettes, flashing through her mind...

Her grandfather, whom she was angry at for not fighting back, yet spoiled her extravagantly...

Her mentor, her comrades, her military uniform, her medals...

In a blink, she arrived at an ancient scented house, confronting a man bound like a zongzi, as noble as a Divine Residence, arrogantly demanding flesh as payment if he couldn’t afford the consultation fee...

This silhouette flashed by, making Gu Changsheng unable to resist wanting to laugh...

But she found that she couldn’t laugh!

It was as if she had been abandoned by this world, losing all intuition...

Unaware of cold, without perception...

Isolated outside...

Only loneliness and memories accompanied her...

Fearful!

In that moment, a wave of panic and fear swept through Gu Changsheng’s mind. She wanted to scream and shout, to make her presence known, but where on this endless ocean was there anyone?

Except her!

But, was she still human?

Was she still alive?

In the battle at Secluded Valley, the Prison Dragon Formation preserved Zhou Mu, Sacrificial Witchcraft, Red Lotus Karma Fire...

How could she still be alive?

She could clearly feel her vitality nearing its end, so how could she be alive?

Indeed!

She must be dead already, both her Divine Soul and body wiped out, nothing remaining!

Reduced to a speck of dust, henceforth no longer a living person...

This must be Hell?

No, this can’t be Hell. How could Hell be so lonely?

This should be the place for someone who defied the heavens, where everything dissipated, leaving her only boundless solitude...

Not knowing how long she had screamed, not knowing if she had even made a sound, unaware of night or day, unsure of her location, gradually, Gu Changsheng wanted to give up...

This, actually, wasn’t so bad!

She still retained her old memories, even though the surrounding ocean was barren, her memories accompanied her...

So even if she was exiled here forever, she wouldn’t feel lonely!

She could reminisce about her past and present lives over and over, revisiting the people and events in her life, savoring and experiencing them over time until she no longer existed...

This wasn’t so bad, was it?

If death was like this, it was truly a relief!

”Do you even know what you’re doing? You’re about to destroy the Shi Family!”

An old growl, as if stepping through endless ages, traveled from afar...

Who?

Who is it?

Who’s speaking?

Is there someone else here?

Is there another defiant one also exiled here?

Gu Changsheng wanted to respond, wanted to speak, wanted to find someone to keep her company, but it was all in vain...

”Stop! You must stop! It’s just a rumor and may not be credible. How can you take it seriously? How can you pay such a price for a rumor? Stop! Stop, I command you!”

The old voice rang again.

This time, it made Gu Changsheng unable to resist frowning.

What to stop? What rumor? Save whom?

Who’s speaking?

This intermittent voice left Gu Changsheng confused, but she was certain that from start to end, there was only one old, unwilling angry roar echoing in her ear, mainly telling someone to stop...

But clearly, the other person wasn’t very obedient and maintained silence...

Silence is the loudest rebellion!

For some reason, Gu Changsheng thought of this sentence, and then a silhouette of a soft little child flashed through her mind...

Her little meat bun!

Seeing the little figure in her mind, Gu Changsheng’s heart couldn’t help but ache. Looking at his chubby little cheeks, his large, watery eyes, Gu Changsheng couldn’t resist wanting to reach out and pinch them...

But she couldn’t do it anymore...

She had already ceased to exist, so how could she touch the one she longed for?

A feeling of desolate melancholy swept over Gu Changsheng’s soul unexpectedly. She missed the past, missed the little meat bun silently acting pitiful every time he got into trouble in front of her...

She missed those countless nights when that man lay beside her, enclosing her in his arms, bringing her warmth...

That faint scent of ambergris, that warmth that made one accustomed and attached, drew Gu Changsheng irresistibly close, and closer...

”Stop! You should stop right now!”

”Stop! Did you hear what I said?”

”Stop...”

”...”

Who?

Who was shouting?

Who was interrupting her from soaking in the warmth?

Damnable!

Too damnable!

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but frown!

Ignore him!

Continue approaching the source of warmth...

What is it?

Brush past her cheek?

So itchy!

Gu Changsheng’s mouth involuntarily curled into a slight smile...

She reached out, touched...

Fine, soft, smooth...

Was it hair?

Her evildoer had a head of jet-black hair, long and smooth yet incredibly soft to the touch...

She liked the smell of soap in his hair, liked the faint scent of ambergris on him...

Sadly, she could no longer smell it, nor hold him...

”Stop! Stop!”

”Stop!”

”Stop...”

”...”

Those endless, hysterical cries echoed intermittently beside Gu Changsheng’s ear, but she couldn’t be bothered with the annoyance or the noise anymore. She desperately hoped to absorb the warmth around her...

It seemed only this way, she felt alive...

”Stop...”

...

Meanwhile, at the City Lord’s Mansion in Linyuan City, a tall figure stood atop a towering building on the outskirts, eyes fixed on the lush treetops below, motionless for a long time, as if wanting to stand there forever...

Time is like sand slipping through fingers; the more you try to grasp it, the faster it flows...

Soon, the entire Linyuan City was in an uproar!

Because the gambling houses that opened up had reached the seven-day limit and still hadn’t cashed out!

What does not cashing out mean?

It means that no fresh flower fertilizer had been added in the scorching Peach Grove behind the City Lord’s Mansion...

It means that the woman who was brought back to the mansion, who may or may not be a beauty, was not dead yet?

This made the atmosphere in the whole Linyuan City exceptionally peculiar. Ferocious-looking but peaceful citizens couldn’t help whispering and speculating...

Could it be that their Linyuan City will truly have a new Matriarch?

Could it be that the woman who was brought back home really captured the City Lord’s heart?

Could it be that their bets were going to be a total loss?

For a moment, the atmosphere in Linyuan City, which was already tinged with harmony amidst its weirdness, became even more peculiar. Countless citizens couldn’t help glancing at the City Lord’s Mansion, which symbolized the City Lord’s presence, as if by doing so, they could glimpse what was happening inside...

Of course, they couldn’t see!

Not to mention they couldn’t see, even Zhou Mu standing on that high building couldn’t see the reality of the City Lord’s Mansion below...

Standing high above outside the City Lord’s Mansion, Zhou Mu was motionless, day after day!

The high place was eye-catching, and the citizens of Linyuan City were no ordinary people, naturally inevitably noticing him, thus, over time, everyone couldn’t help but speculate, who exactly was the man standing on the building in the City Lord’s Mansion?

Could it be that he is longing for their uniquely talented City Lord, just like them, waiting for the ending where the City Lord finds a new love?

For a moment, various rumors and versions emerged one after another, becoming the talk of the town, greatly entertaining and enriching the lives of the citizens of Linyuan City...