Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1349: Chapter 1007: She Lives, He Dies!

”This...” Shi Wei hesitated upon hearing this, then respectfully lowered her eyes and said, ”Forgive me, Southern Emperor, I am just a palace maid in the mansion and am not aware of the matters regarding the City Lord. It’s just...”

”Just what?” Gu Changsheng frowned upon hearing this, ”His white hair is no good for causing trouble anymore. I owe him a favor, so I naturally have to repay it. I just wonder how he is doing now?”

”This... the Southern Emperor may ask His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu next time.” Shi Wei lowered her head as if thinking, and explained to Gu Changsheng, ”When the Southern Emperor was resting, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu went to find the City Lord. He surely knows!”

”Oh!” Gu Changsheng nodded upon hearing this, remembering the matter in her heart, and slowly closed her eyes; she felt somewhat exhausted.

As a Doctor, Gu Changsheng naturally knows the saying that people like to repeat the most: have nothing but don’t have illness!

Because during long illness, one truly feels powerless!

Although Gu Changsheng still has many things undone now, her body does not allow it, and she feels powerless even if she is willing!

The Nirvana Order is still in her hands, and according to the Medical Immortal Old Man, the Nirvana Martial Contest of the Hidden World Clan is held in Linyuan City. She doesn’t know when it is set, and the chaos in Northern Mongolia, and the condition of Borjigin Nian’s Father King is unknown at this time. If she truly dies this time, then it would be the end, but after enduring hardship and surviving, Gu Changsheng suddenly realized that there are truly many matters in her hands yet unfinished...

However, since she is determined to let her old mother see the sun again, she will not rest until she accomplishes it!

As long as she still has life, she absolutely will not retreat. She is determined to continue northward, even if fierce enemies surround her, she will not step back!

This is her persistence for this life and the last!

Her mother, for both lifetimes, gave birth to her and raised her, for her mother whose beauty brought thin fate, she is determined to let her see the sun again!

With infinite worry, Gu Changsheng is once again overwhelmed by the feeling of weakness from her body, slowly sinking into sleep...

”Mother, wait for me...”

Shi Wei looked at the slumbering Gu Changsheng, hearing her low murmurs. A thoughtful look flashed across her delicate face, and she reached out to smooth Gu Changsheng’s tightly knitted brows, whispering nearly absentmindedly, ”Even at this time, still concerned about that coffin? Obsession, oh, obsession, truly worthy of the Southern Emperor, not giving up until reaching the Yellow River... I just wonder if the Hall Master will secretly assist you, if that happens, you indeed can avoid many detours...”

After saying this, Shi Wei turned and walked out of the hall.

”Ling Xi, stay here and take good care of the Southern Emperor. If any mishap occurs, neither you nor I can explain to the Hall Master!”

As she walked out, Shi Wei instructed Ling Xi, who was decocting medicine.

”Okay!” Little Palace Maid Ling Xi raised her head from behind the medicine stove, fan in hand, and curiously looked at Shi Wei, ”But Sister Shi Wei, what are you going to do? The Hall Master specifically left you here to oversee?”

”I have some things to clarify, be back soon.”

”Oh, then Sister Shi Wei, you go ahead, leave this to Ling Xi, don’t worry!”

”Mm!”

Nodding, Shi Wei upon seeing this, turned and strode away. If Gu Changsheng were to see, she would be greatly surprised, for this seemingly ordinary palace maid Shi Wei is unexpectedly an extraordinary master!

And Little Palace Maid Ling Xi appeared unfazed, continuing to calmly watch the sand pot emitting smoke on the medicine stove, as if accustomed to it.

”Where is the Hall Master?”

Outside Heaven Deceiving Hall, Shi Wei called upon the patrolling Shadow Guard, frowningly asking.

”Reporting to esteemed one, the Hall Master has not returned since leaving the inner courtyard. Do you need me to search?”

”No need!” Shi Wei shook her head upon hearing this, waved at the patrolling Shadow Guard, ”Dismiss, without my orders, no one is to disturb Heaven Deceiving Hall!”

”Yes!” The Shadow Guard responded and departed.

And Shi Wei, in the next moment upon the Shadow Guard’s disappearance, transformed into a streak of lightning, flying swiftly towards the depths of the City Lord’s Mansion inner courtyard!

Deep within the City Lord’s Mansion inner courtyard, a courtyard full of withered vine branches, seemingly desolate, yet covered with Hidden Guard!

”Open the dungeon, I want to enter!”

”Sir, the Hall Master ordered to present the Hall Master Token!”

”You!”

Upon arrival, Shi Wei heard two voices from the dungeon entrance.

”Is it you?”

”Is it you?”

Shi Wei looked at the Person in Black trying to enter the dungeon for a visit, both faces showing a tacit understanding.

”Sir he?” Shi Wei looked at the Person in Black, her delicate face slightly sank.

”Once we meet the Clan-protecting Elder, everything will become clear!” The Person in Black, fully dressed in black, spoke in a deep voice.

Shi Wei, seeing this, did not question further. Dressed in an egg-yellow Palace Maid gown, she slowly walked up to the dungeon guard, looked down at him, and spoke in a resonant voice, ”Open the dungeon gate, I want to see the Elder!”

”But, Lady Shi Wei, the Hall Master...”

”Whatever happens, I, Shi Wei, will take full responsibility. The Hall Master will definitely not blame you all. Quickly open the dungeon gate!”

The dungeon guard, upon hearing this, looked at each other in hesitation, glancing at the two determined to enter the dungeon, a trace of reluctance appeared on their faces.

These two people—one is the Hall Master’s personal maid, someone with unrivaled status, and the other is the Hall Master’s trusted Shadow, greatly valued by the Hall Master—both are trusted by the Hall Master, making it difficult for them to defy their wishes!

”Two Masters, we will act as if we didn’t see anything. If something happens, we hope the two Masters can mediate! Open the gate!” The dungeon guard pondered for a moment and finally spoke solemnly under the gaze of Shi Wei and the Person in Black, waving to the guard behind him.

”Creak!”

With the guard’s voice, the dungeon gate slowly opened.

Shi Wei, upon seeing this, glanced at the guard, ”I, Shi Wei, will remember today’s favor. If anything happens, I will take full responsibility before the Hall Master!”

”Please, Masters!”

Seeing this, Shi Wei and the Person in Black exchanged a glance, and the two strode into the dungeon one after the other.

Under the dark passageway of the dungeon, the two descended the steps without speaking to each other.

Deep within the dark passageway, two rows of solid iron cell doors connected tightly, yet most were empty. Shi Wei and the Person in Black, familiar with the way, quickly proceeded deeper into the dungeon.

”Let the old man out! Let the old man out! Mute Slave, Mute Slave, go tell the Hall Master, stop! Stop!”

”Mute Slave! Mute Slave, go tell the Hall Master! Go tell the Hall Master!”

”Cackle... Croak...”

Before reaching the depths of the dungeon, Shi Wei and the Person in Black heard an old, anxious voice and the indistinct mumbling of a deaf-mute!

”Elder!”

Shi Wei’s egg-yellow Palace Maid skirt appeared at the dungeon entrance.

Seeing Shi Wei and the Person in Black, the Mute Slave immediately withdrew his hand from the Clan-protecting Elder, bowed, and retreated to the side.

The Clan-protecting Elder, whose elderly face was already full of ravines, now appeared even more disheveled. His white hair hung loose, making him look like a beggar fined by the roadside. Upon seeing Shi Wei and the Person in Black outside the dungeon, the Clan-protecting Elder immediately released the Mute Slave, grasped the bars, and anxiously looked at the two outside the dungeon, ”Shi Wei girl, Xiao Duozi, it’s you! It’s you! Tell the old man, how is Gu Changsheng? How is she?”

Hearing the Clan-protecting Elder’s words, Shi Wei’s delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, speaking slightly displeased, ”Does the Elder care nothing for the Hall Master? Upon seeing us, you only care for the Southern Emperor’s safety?”

”Ha! The old man doesn’t care about the Hall Master? He is someone the old man has watched grow up. Does the old man not care for him? The old man only needs to know how Gu Changsheng is to know how he is! Tell the old man, is Gu Changsheng alive or dead?” The Clan-protecting Elder, hearing this, shook the iron bars with a desolate smile and asked anxiously again.

Shi Wei and the Person in Black exchanged a look, both showing a contemplative expression on their faces. Only Shi Wei could answer the Clan-protecting Elder’s question, with Shi Wei frowning slightly, lowering her gaze, and softly replying, ”Alive!”

”Alive? Alive?!” Hearing this, the Clan-protecting Elder showed a trace of desolation on his old face, collapsing to the ground while clutching the bars, ”Alive! She’s alive...”

Seeing this, Shi Wei and the Person in Black felt their hearts tighten.

Yet in the next moment, the Clan-protecting Elder climbed up again, full of unwillingness and continued to ask anxiously, ”Alive is alive, but how is she living? Is she half-dead, right? Her vitality was already exhausted, even if the Hall Master has extended her life, it can only barely maintain her vitality, correct?”

Shi Wei, hearing this, frowned again, staring at the Elder without blinking, and spoke in a resonant tone, ”No! She’s alive, full of vitality, like she was reborn!”

”No! No!” The Clan-protecting Elder, upon hearing this, immediately shouted hysterically and fell straight backward.

Shi Wei and the Person in Black’s expressions changed immediately, rushing anxiously to the iron bars, calling, ”Elder! Elder!”

”Elder!”

After a while, the Clan-protecting Elder seemed to have aged decades in an instant, muttering in near delirium, ”The Heaven Deceiving Hall has obscured heavenly secrets, the Hall Master extended her life, yet even with the help of the Heaven Deceiving Hall, it’s all in vain...”

”She lives, the Hall Master dies for her! Her vitality thrives, the Hall Master’s vitality is exhausted! Black hair turns white overnight, his end is near... Though the Heavenly Dao is flawed, the damned shackle still exists... Our Ancient Country Shi Imperial Clan is in danger...”

Shi Wei and the Person in Black, hearing this, were shocked, and now they, in turn, anxiously grasped the iron bars, looking at the Elder within the cell!

”Elder...” Shi Wei’s voice began to tremble.

”Elder, the Hall Master...” The Person in Black was also trembling with fear.

”All because of that damned prophecy! All because that damned prophecy threatens our Imperial Clan! Heaven seeks to destroy our Ancient Country lineage! Heaven seeks to destroy our Ancient Country clan!”