Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1344: Chapter 1002: Evildoer, Thank You for Staying with Me!

The breeze with the fragrance of flowers blew, lifting the white hair of the man leaning against the temple door, revealing a face pale and unrivaled in beauty across the world...

”Hall Master! Witch Doctor! Witch Doctor! Quickly call the Witch Doctor!” The palace maid supported Shi Wujue’s arm, shouting in panic.

”Shi Wei, there’s no need...” Closing his eyes and steadying himself, Shi Wujue waved a hand at the palace maid beside him, ”This City Lord knows the condition of my own body, there’s no need to panic. Shi Wei, go to the outer building, let Zhou Mu come here...”

”Hall Master, the Heaven Deceiving Hall is a place of importance, how can it permit outsiders to step foot in it? The Elders will not allow it!” Upon hearing this, the palace maid Shi Wei objected immediately.

”The Elders, huh... Aren’t they already locked up by this City Lord? Whether they allow it or not, what does it matter? When has anything this City Lord wanted to do been up to others to comment on?” Shi Wujue chuckled softly at the words, his white hair drifting, face as pale as his long hair.

”Hall Master...”

”Go now, and remember, do not tell anyone in the hall that it has been this City Lord staying by her side these few days...”

Waving his hand again, Shi Wujue, dragging his somewhat staggering body, turned and walked into the depths of the green surroundings...

”Hall Master!” Standing by the door, looking at her own empty hands, palace maid Shi Wei was startled, then turned her eyes to the departing desolate figure, unable to help but raise her voice and ask, ”Hall Master, why?”

Shi Wujue’s departing figure paused, turned back amidst the flying fragrant grass, gazed at Shi Wei, his bloodless lips slightly parted, stammered out, ”Shi Wei, have you ever waited for someone? Made waiting for them the sole mission of your life, your only hope?”

”Hall Master...” Shi Wei was startled at these words, she who had always stood by the Hall Master’s side, had never seen her own hall master so lost and dejected, for a moment, didn’t know how to respond.

”Heh heh...” Yet it seemed Shi Wujue hadn’t expected an answer from her either, as he let out a self-deprecating laugh, gaze halting on the Heaven Deceiving Hall behind Shi Wei, continuing in a stammering voice, ”But when I finally waited for this moment, I realized, it was all wrong... How I wish she had never appeared...”

With these words, Shi Wujue turned and left.

Leaving Shi Wei and the other two palace maids standing dumbstruck outside the Heaven Deceiving Hall.

”Convey this City Lord’s command that within the City Lord’s Mansion, no one is to reveal to her anything that happened after she fell unconscious...” While Shi Wei and the others stood there stunned, Shi Wujue’s voice again reached them from afar, ”Clan-protecting Elder, eternally imprison in the dungeon, let the Mute Slave serve him, without this City Lord’s order, never to be released, no one to visit!”

”... Yes!”

Shi Wei stood there dazed, answering absentmindedly.

After quite a while, until the figure full of white hair disappeared from sight for a long time, Shi Wei remembered her mission and hurriedly sent someone to the tall building in the outer courtyard!

On the towering terrace of the outer courtyard, when Zhou Mu received the message from the City Lord’s Mansion servant, his whole being seemed to spring back to life immediately, sprinting towards the green-shrouded area of the inner courtyard in an instant...

”Uncle Wood!” Behind him, the little dumpling stood there, calling out anxiously.

He had let his own Old Handsome Grandpa down, he had persisted relentlessly, yet hadn’t been able to persuade Uncle Wood to come down; he had stood here for ten days, not budging, always looking in the direction where his mother was, eyes never leaving...

Thankfully, thankfully his mother was fine...

Thinking about this, a smile appeared on the chubby face of the little dumpling, bouncing and hopping, he ran up to the servant delivering the message, asking him to lead the way, as he too wanted to see his mother!

In the inner courtyard of the City Lord’s Mansion, under the shelter of towering trees, the scenery is unlike the outside—pavilions nestle among them, beautiful grass abounds, yet there’s a peculiarity present!

Zhou Mu, with his inner strength spreading outward, feeling the call of a familiar aura, madly raced forward as though no one else existed!

”Who dares to trespass the formation of the inner courtyard!”

A low voice shouted from the cover of the green trees.

”Move aside!”

With a sweep of his purple sleeve, pushing aside the barriers of trees weaving across his path, Zhou Mu, caring nothing for anything or anyone, stumbled and rushed all the way, finally breaking through to the front of the Heaven Deceiving Hall.

Standing before the Heaven Deceiving Hall, looking at the pitch-black building before him that seemed to block all gaze, Zhou Mu had a moment of distraction.

”His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, the Southern Emperor is in the hall, the City Lord has ordered, please enter, Your Highness!” Shi Wei gave a slight bow towards Zhou Mu, not lacking in etiquette, yet unable to conceal the vexation in her tone.

”Shi Wujue... he...” Zhou Mu hesitated for a moment, frowning slightly.

”The City Lord is currently not in the hall. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, the City Lord asked Shi Wei to convey to Your Highness that on the day the Southern Emperor fell unconscious, the person by her side was you!” Shi Wei rose, looked at Zhou Mu with unyielding composure, speaking firmly.

”He...” Zhou Mu was stunned upon hearing this.

”Your Highness Crown Prince Mu and the City Lord have been close since childhood, surely you know, the City Lord appears sinister, but these talks of villains and gentlemen are just words of others. My City Lord has never truly cared for them; only wishes that Your Highness Crown Prince Mu is a true gentleman!” Shi Wei looked intensely at Zhou Mu, unable to hide the indignation in her eyes. Having said this much, she bowed once more toward Zhou Mu, ”Please forgive me, Your Highness, Shi Wei has overstepped! Your Highness, please enter!”

Villains and gentlemen are but words of others; hope he is a true gentleman...

Zhou Mu listened to Shi Wei’s words in silence, a momentary flurry passing through his heart, yet he still lifted his foot to follow...

The Heaven Deceiving Hall, dark outside, held hidden depths within, dreamlike and ephemeral.

Stepping onto the jade stone path hidden among the flowers, surrounded by drifting palace tassels, Zhou Mu, who initially couldn’t wait to see Gu Changsheng, now found every step difficult!

Is it here?

Is she here?

Here, with Shi Wujue, spent countless forbidden nights together...

Was Shi Wei trying to tell him that during those countless forbidden nights, the one by her side was indeed him? Shi Wujue!

For a fleeting moment, Zhou Mu felt an urge to turn and flee.

A villain and a gentleman, haha...

What a mocking remark!

He had once promised Shi Wujue in the Secluded Valley, as long as he could save her, he would be willing to painfully part with his love!

Yet, that promise, now lies tangibly before him, waiting for his choice!

A true villain and a false gentleman...

To break one’s word or to choose a beloved, how should he choose?

Right now, Zhou Mu felt as if his feet weighed a thousand pounds. He truly envied Shi Wujue; now, he really wanted to, like him, disregard worldly opinions and be a false gentleman who breaks promises!

”Evildoer...”

As Zhou Mu walked slowly step by step, a faint call came from within the palace tassels.

This gentle call shattered all of Zhou Mu’s ruminations in an instant, leaving them in utter disarray!

Where was Zhou Mu still mindful of the talk of villains and gentlemen? His slender purple figure turned into a lightning bolt, rushing directly to the white jade bed hidden under the palace tassels...

”Changsheng!”

Kneeling by the bedside, Zhou Mu looked at the woman on the bed, her face pale as paper, her dark hair scattered, tremblingly reaching out, hesitating to get closer, fearing that if he touched her, she would vanish like foam...

”Evildoer, it’s so good to see you again...” Gu Changsheng looked at the person by the bed, struggling, slowly reaching out, covering the long finger beside her cheek, lightly pressing it against her cheek, ”Evildoer, I... am still alive!”

Having spent long days with her evildoer, though Gu Changsheng was not as intuitive as Zhou Mu, even she could see a moment of hesitation and caution in his eyes...

He must be afraid?

Afraid she would never wake again?

In truth, how could Gu Changsheng not fear?

To this day, she could hardly believe she had truly escaped disaster and could once again feel such genuine warmth!

”Changsheng...”

Zhou Mu felt the warmth from his fingertips, and in the next instant, buried his head in Gu Changsheng’s chest, holding her tightly in his arms!

”I thought... I thought... I could never see you again...”

Tears are shed by men only when they are truly heartbroken!

Gu Changsheng clearly sensed the humid heat coming from his sleepwear!

With a pale face, she gently raised her hand, covering the long hair of the one buried in her chest, slowly stroking it, softly murmuring, ”I also thought I would be forever separated from you... But fortunately, I’m still alive! Evildoer, it’s fortunate you were with me, these days I felt as if isolated in a vast ocean, yet vaguely I sensed you always by my side... Evildoer, thank you for not forsaking me, thank you for warming... my hell...”

When Gu Changsheng’s words fell, the figure buried in her chest stiffened almost imperceptibly.

Zhou Mu raised his head naively, looking with guilt at the pale face so close to him, hesitated to say something...

Shi Wei, who had been standing three steps away, originally watching Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu’s tender interactions, had a face as dark as ink was about to drip from it, but now stepped forward, slightly bowed, and interrupted, ”Your Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, the Southern Emperor has just awoken and is still very weak and needs plenty of rest. If you and the Southern Emperor have words to exchange, perhaps wait until the Southern Emperor recovers?”

”I...” Zhou Mu wanted to explain but seeing Gu Changsheng’s pale complexion and bloodless lips, his heart ached instantly, he nodded, raised his hand, soothingly rubbed Gu Changsheng’s little head, and spoke gently, ”Alright, you should rest well first, once you recover, we’ll have plenty of time to talk.”

”Mm.” Gu Changsheng weakly responded, reaching out to feel the stubble growing on Zhou Mu’s chin, her lips curled into a pale smile, ”Alright, I’ll rest, and you should also go wash up and rest, looking after me all this time, see how disheveled you’ve become!”

”...” Zhou Mu’s eyes lowered at her words, lifting a bitter smile, nodded, ”Alright!”