Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1350: Chapter 1008: When It Comes to Killing, My City Lord Is No Match for You!

At this moment, the Clan-protecting Elder in the dungeon was like someone possessed, banging his head on the ground. The whole person was in grief and indignation, clenching his withered fists and pounding the ground while letting out a hysterical roar...

”Damn the man of fate, damn the hope! Without the Shi Imperial Clan, with the Shi Clan line severed, what hope does the He Clan of the Ancient Country have? Gu Changsheng! Gu Changsheng! You have harmed the people of my He Clan! You have harmed the people of my He Clan!”

”Elder, are you saying, the Hall Master he...” The Person in Black clutched the iron bars of the dungeon tightly, veins popping on his hands, his exposed eyes full of gloom and restraint.

”Defying heaven to extend life, losing vitality, the Hall Master used his own vitality to extend Gu Changsheng’s life. If this old man is not mistaken, at this moment, he has become white-haired, hiding in the Ten Miles Peach Grove, draining life, right?” The Clan-protecting Elder lying on the ground heard the Person in Black’s words, and with a sorrowful old face, glanced back and asked in a low voice.

”Elder’s divination is truly remarkable; it is exactly so!” The Person in Black, hearing this, immediately spoke in a deep voice, tightening his grip on the iron bars unconsciously, and spoke gloomily, ”Elder, are you saying that Gu Changsheng’s vitality was given by the Hall Master? And the Hall Master he... I will go kill Gu Changsheng right now! Kill her!”

”What can be changed if you kill her now?” The Clan-protecting Elder in the dungeon, upon hearing this, immediately crawled over, grabbed the hands of the Person in Black and Shi Wei, and anxiously said, ”Gu Changsheng cannot die! Even if she dies, the Hall Master’s vitality won’t return! Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, whether the Hall Master truly believes in those rumors, or harbors forbidden feelings for her, she cannot die, she is already the He Clan of the Ancient Country’s only hope...”

”Elder!”

”Elder!”

Hearing this, both Shi Wei and the Person in Black showed expressions of panic on their faces.

”Losing vitality, losing vitality, Ten Miles Peach Grove, Ten Miles Peach Grove, there must be a way, this old man will definitely find a way, the Hall Master mustn’t have anything happen, the Shi Imperial Clan of the Ancient Country cannot have its line severed! This old man will definitely have a way...”

...

Leaving the dungeon, Shi Wei and the Person in Black’s faces were so dark they could drip ink, but upon recalling the words of the Clan-protecting Elder, the two couldn’t help but sigh!

”You also heard what the Elder said. I know you’re upset, but with me, Shi Wei, here, don’t even think about touching a hair on Gu Changsheng. Even if she dies, she cannot die in Linyuan City!” Shi Wei glanced at the Person in Black beside him, hands clasped in front of his stomach, looking every bit like a Palace Maid, yet his face was grim as he spoke.

”You!” The Person in Black, upon hearing this, flew into a rage, ”I’ve long doubted the authenticity of those baseless rumors. Only the Hall Master and those ancestors believed them to be true. Now that Gu Changsheng has caused the Hall Master to be like this, you still intend to protect her!”

Upon hearing this, Shi Wei lowered his gaze slightly, then sighed and said, ”I’m not protecting her, it’s just that if she dies, everything the Hall Master has done will be in vain. The Elder also said, regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, she is already our He Clan’s only hope! She cannot have anything happen, at least not until there is a resolution, or else, or else the Hall Master will be heartbroken...”

Upon hearing this, the Person in Black’s face instantly became particularly pleasant, looked at Shi Wei with uncertainty, and hesitantly said, ”You mean... you mean...”

”Yes! Even the Elder can see it, can’t you? For the sake of a rumor that may not even be true, the Hall Master is willing to risk his life to extend Gu Changsheng’s life, do you believe there are no personal feelings involved?” Shi Wei turned his eyes, confidently looking at the Person in Black, and said in a low voice, ”The Shi Imperial Clan is known for producing those infatuated with love. Unexpectedly, the rumors of the old times are true, the Hall Master he...”

The Hall Master, is truly drawn to a woman he’s only just met!

Though Shi Wei also admits that a woman like Southern Emperor Gu Changsheng indeed draws attention, considering the sacrifice of their Hall Master, Shi Wei couldn’t help but feel a slight resentment, but what can resentment accomplish?

That woman, the woman whose existence confirms the rumors, has now become their He Clan’s only hope!

She must not be killed!

Then, no means will be spared to keep her by their Hall Master’s side!

At all costs!

...

Later, when Zhou Mu came back to accompany Gu Changsheng in the City Lord’s Mansion’s inner courtyard, he encountered Shi Wei in the courtyard, not just Shi Wei, but two guards following Shi Wei, dragging a bloodied woman...

”Greeting Your Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu!”

Upon seeing Zhou Mu, Shi Wei smiled gently and bowed in salute.

Zhou Mu, however, frowned at the already dead woman and asked in a deep voice, ”This is...”

”Hehe... Your Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, aren’t you asking this knowingly? My family’s City Lord’s temperament is something Your Highness is aware of, isn’t it? This concubine was disrespectful, offending my family’s City Lord, thus... Your Highness saw this when you visited the City Lord’s Mansion a few years ago, didn’t you?” Shi Wei raised an eyebrow at Zhou Mu, speaking with a face of self-evidence.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu’s face immediately grew even darker.

He had seen it before and had also told Gu Changsheng that Shi Wujue was a sinister and rampant evildoer, killing without blinking an eye; one moment affectionate, the next he could turn his face heartlessly...

Looking at the already dead woman being dragged by the guard, thinking of her fate, Zhou Mu couldn’t help but remember that promise to Shi Wujue during the Secluded Valley...

Like a fishbone in the throat, stabbing painfully at his heart, the cold air around him immediately overflowed, and he said in a deep voice, ”Shi Wujue is like this, and you don’t restrain him? Adding to the slaughter!”

”Hehe... Your Highness must be joking, if we’re talking about slaughter, how could my family’s City Lord compare to Your Highness? Your Highness’s reputation as the Undefeated War God is renowned throughout the world, and everyone knows it! Surely there must be many who have died at Your Highness’s hands?” Shi Wei revealed a faint smile at Zhou Mu, slightly curving the corners of his mouth, continuing with a self-evident face, ”In comparison, the beauties of the City Lord’s Mansion’s concubines have all signed life and death contracts, and my family’s City Lord has never mistreated their families...”

”You! Hmph!” Zhou Mu’s anger flashed across his face upon hearing this, and he turned away with a flick of his sleeve.

However, as soon as he thought of that promise, and that his Changsheng would have to face such Shi Wujue, his anger couldn’t help but fill Zhou Mu’s chest, making him wish he could break faith and run away with Gu Changsheng right now!

But, after all, he was Zhou Mu, he couldn’t do such a thing...

Shi Wei stood at the corner of the corridor, watching Zhou Mu’s retreating back with a flick of his sleeve, waving to the two guards, and instructed in a deep voice, ”Send her to the Ten Miles Peach Grove, bury her under the peach tree, remember, keep it hidden from the Hall Master’s sight, do not let him see it!”

”Yes!” The two guards responded with a bow and dragged the already dead woman towards the back of the City Lord’s Mansion, but they were puzzled in their hearts. In half a day’s work, the mansion had executed dozens of concubines, but they didn’t know why Lord Shi Wei insisted on having them wait here and coincidentally encountered His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu passing by?

Although His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu had old ties with the Hall Master, this after all concerned the secrets of their City Lord’s Mansion. If he saw through anything, it wouldn’t be good regardless...

Yet Lord Shi Wei insisted on doing this, leaving them in a fog, not understanding why!

Although they didn’t understand, they were sensible enough not to ask, and according to the instructions, they quickly sent the body to the Ten Miles Peach Grove, quietly burying it under a peach tree, not far from the Hall Master, not letting him discover it...

Heaven Deceiving Hall.

When Zhou Mu arrived in anger, Gu Changsheng, under Ling Xi’s service, had just taken his medicine, and was reclining on soft pillows, examining the unique scenery of the Heaven Deceiving Hall.

When Gu Changsheng entered the Heaven Deceiving Hall, his vitality was nearly exhausted, so he naturally didn’t know the outside appearance of the Heaven Deceiving Hall. But the inside of this hall was indeed beautiful as if in a dream, with silk palace tassels dancing around, open carving and grand windows could vaguely see the lush green trees outside, and the whole hall was filled with aromatic grass and blooming flowers, like a magnificent garden, full of vitality instead of a gloomy hall!

This delicacy indeed brightened Gu Changsheng’s mood.

Especially when he saw the spirited man walking along the jade stone path after lifting the layers of palace tassels, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but curl the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile, and waved to that familiar figure in purple, joyfully calling out, ”Evildoer, you came!”

”Are you feeling better? Are they attending to you diligently?” Hearing Gu Changsheng’s voice, Zhou Mu immediately quickened his pace, swiftly lifted the layers of palace tassels, went to the side of the White Jade Warm Bed, knelt down, and grasped Gu Changsheng’s outstretched hand.

”I am feeling much more spirited than yesterday. They are attending to me very diligently, which is to thank Shi Wujue for occupying such a magnificent hall and also troubling his palace maids to serve, sending all kinds of precious medicine here as if they were free. I haven’t even thanked him in person yet.” Gu Changsheng smiled, a trace of color already returned to his face, and his spirit improved a lot.

Hearing Gu Changsheng mention Shi Wujue, Zhou Mu’s hand clasping hers stiffened, and a pale color appeared on his godly face.

”By the way, do you know what Shi Wujue is busy with? How is he now?” Gu Changsheng, oblivious to the change in Zhou Mu’s expression, continued to ask.

”He...” Hearing Gu Changsheng repeatedly mention Shi Wujue, the scene just witnessed involuntarily imprinted itself on Zhou Mu’s mind. That slender beauty is now probably buried in the earth, isn’t she?

A hint of anger appeared on Zhou Mu’s godly face. If Shi Wujue treated those concubines like this, he might treat Gu Changsheng, whom he snatched from him, the same way!

At this thought, a difficult-to-conceal anger filled Zhou Mu’s heart. With a dark face, he said in a low voice, ”Probably indulging in some tender affection somewhere, oblivious to all else!”

Gu Changsheng was stunned upon hearing this, a look of suspicion and uncertainty crossing his face as he glanced at Zhou Mu...