Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1015: Shi Wujue’s Resolute Determination!

Just as Gu Changsheng was at a loss, uncertain about what to do or how to handle the situation, a suppressed, deep voice filled with anger echoed from afar!

The moment Gu Changsheng heard this voice, she immediately looked up and gazed in the direction of the sound.

At this moment, the man leaning against the dead tree trunk slowly lifted his head, revealing his pale, yet godlike face hidden beneath the flying white hair...

The slanted brows were the same, the wildness was the same...

Only that lifeless pale color made Gu Changsheng’s heart tighten suddenly!

In the next moment, the person leaning against the peach tree suddenly moved, struggling to support his body, holding onto the peach tree’s branch, and staggered to his feet, glaring angrily in her direction...

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng also struggled to stand upright, her lips parted as if to speak, but she didn’t know what to say...

This man!

She didn’t know how to face him at that moment?

Gratitude?

Guilt?

But, is that what he wanted?

Although Gu Changsheng hadn’t known Shi Wujue for long, his evil arrogance, his unmatched wildness, still lingered fresh in her memory. Would a person as proud as him, whose arrogance was ingrained in his bones, care for her gratitude and guilt?

Or was it, just as Shi Wei said, all he wanted was her!

Thinking of this, Gu Changsheng’s gaze towards Shi Wujue became exceptionally complex. If this man, irrespective of everything and leveraging his favor, demanded that she fulfill the promise Zhou Mu had made to him, then, with her personality, she would unhesitatingly tell him he could take her life, but her heart and herself were hers to command!

But in reality, it wasn’t like that!

He didn’t!

When she woke up, he had already left!

Without saying a word!

Not only did he say nothing, but he also issued a gag order and had Zhou Mu accompany her...

Gu Changsheng had always been someone who repaid others tenfold, but now, someone had shown her a mountain of kindness as high as ten thousand ren. How was she to repay this? How was she to respond?

The gratitude, the guilt, the endless debt, mixed with feelings of distress, hovered in Gu Changsheng’s heart, leaving her standing there blankly, her face pale and speechless...

In the distance, Shi Wujue, who had steadied himself against the peach tree trunk, was also watching Gu Changsheng, for a long time... without speaking...

His long white hair scattered behind him, dancing with the wind, accompanied by fluttering peach blossom petals spiraling down, making his pale complexion even more heartbreaking!

Magnificently tragic, unbearably poignant!

But in the next moment, he withdrew his gaze from Gu Changsheng, his eyes erupting with rage, turning towards Shi Wei...

With one hand on the tree trunk and the other hand, with a wave of his sleeve, slowly lifted, his gaze sharp and deeply shadowed looked at Shi Wei, speaking in a deep voice, ”How dare you bring her here! Are you courting death!”

”Maid...”

Shi Wei, standing next to Gu Changsheng, showed a look of panic on her delicate face upon hearing this.

But before she could finish speaking, she was uncontrollably dragged towards Shi Wujue!

Gu Changsheng, standing right next to Shi Wei, merely felt a swift gust pass by, and in the blink of an eye, she saw Shi Wei’s figure being snatched away as if someone had strangled her throat!

The palace dress billowed behind Shi Wei, fluttering in the wind. She clutched her neck in panic, completely out of control, flying towards Shi Wujue, who stretched out a hand, his five fingers forming a grip, waiting for her arrival!

”Bang!”

A clear sound echoed from afar. The stunned Gu Changsheng clearly saw that as Shi Wei’s form flew into Shi Wujue’s hand, his body also staggered slightly!

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng tentatively stepped forward but then stopped in place, unsure whether to approach or what to do, only able to stand there dazed at a far distance...

Looking at that seemingly frail man who might collapse at any moment, yet stubbornly supporting himself on the tree trunk, standing straight as a pine, his hand still clutching Shi Wei’s slender neck, his famously pale face full of rage...

”Shi Wei, who gave you the courage? How dare you disregard the will of this City Lord, bring her here, and let her see me in such a disgraceful state! You! You deserve to die!” With a single hand tightly gripping Shi Wei’s neck, Shi Wujue exuded a palpable murderous aura.

”Hall Master, Hall Master, this maid acted only for your sake! I was thinking solely of you! Didn’t the Hall Master want to have her? Hall Master, I am a woman; I understand a woman’s heart better than you do, I... cough cough...” With her toes off the ground and her neck trapped, Shi Wei, panicked, hastily explained...

While speaking, she coughed due to breathlessness and turned her head to glance at Gu Changsheng, who stood at a distance.

Hearing this, Shi Wujue’s pale face grew even more furious, ”So, you dared to do this? Whoever this City Lord wants, it can be done openly and honorably; this City Lord has no need for such despicable means! Shi Wei, who allowed you to wag your tongue and stir up trouble? Who asked you to exert effort to win sympathy for this City Lord? Do you think this City Lord cares?”

”Hall Master... this maid...” Shi Wei, hearing his words, panicked instantly, yet she was utterly powerless before Shi Wujue.

”Shi Wei, it is because this City Lord was too lenient with you, allowing you to act so recklessly, committing such entitled acts. This City Lord is risking everything to defy fate and extend her life, yet you dare bring her from the Heaven Deceiving Hall while she’s weak. Shi Wei, by defying the will of this City Lord, you deserve to die!” Looking at the frail red figure in the distance, Shi Wujue’s face displayed even greater anger, his grip tightening unconsciously.

”Cough cough... this maid... this maid admits guilt... willing to die to apologize... yet this maid... this maid has no regrets even in death!” Her face purplish-red, Shi Wei followed Shi Wujue’s gaze, glanced back, and smiled serenely at Gu Changsheng, unexpectedly uttering such words...

Though far away and still in weakness, Gu Changsheng couldn’t hear the low-voiced conversation between Shi Wujue and Shi Wei, yet with her keen eyesight, she clearly saw the smile on Shi Wei’s face...

This serene smile startled Gu Changsheng, leaving her with a deeper complexity in her heart, puzzled...

”You wish to die? It’s not that easy! Shi Wei, if anything happens to her, you’ll become the sinner of the entire He Clan, guilty beyond redemption. This City Lord will not kill you today; instead, I’m going to exile you from the clan, severing all ties with the Ancient Country’s Bereaved Clan!” Shi Wujue gazed at Shi Wei, his face showing a mix of emotions.

This girl, who followed by his side since childhood, understood his temper the best!

How could she naively think that after such actions, he would simply kill her?

By defying his will and committing such acts, what has she regarded him as?

He, Shi Wujue, prided himself on his standing in the world, yet in her eyes, what has he become? This indirect insult, he cannot endure!

Especially, she dared... dared to take her away from the Heaven Deceiving Hall!

The backlash of defying fate was narrowly avoided with the help of the Heaven Deceiving Hall’s sky-blinding aid, yet even now, she shouldn’t have left; staying in the Hall to stabilize vitality is the better strategy, yet this girl dared so boldly!

Dared to place her in danger!

This is intolerable!

”No!” Upon hearing Shi Wujue’s words, Shi Wei’s face changed dramatically!

Even when her most vulnerable life was being choked, even knowing certain death, she had never been this panicked!

”Hall Master! Hall Master! This maid is of the Ancient Country! Alive or dead, I belong to the Ancient Country! Hall Master, you cannot do this! You cannot exile this maid from the Ancient Country’s Bereaved Clan! You cannot! You cannot...” Her face ashen, Shi Wei shook her head repeatedly.

”In this world, there’s nothing this City Lord cannot do!” At her words, Shi Wujue’s eyebrows raised slightly, his anger pressing his lips into a tight line, and with a swift motion, he flung Shi Wei aside with a look of disdain!

”Bang!”

A clear sound echoed as Shi Wei crashed into a nearby tree trunk, fell awkwardly to the ground, then hurriedly knelt upright, crying and pleading, ”Hall Master, calm your anger! This maid knows her mistake! Please have mercy, do not exile this maid from the Ancient Country’s Bereaved Clan! Hall Master! This maid begs you! Begs you...”

Supporting herself with one hand on the tree trunk, her black brocade robe fluttering in the wind, her white hair flailing, Shi Wujue ignored Shi Wei’s pleas, raising his head, gazing profoundly at the distant red shadow...

Their gaze met across the space, Shi Wujue looked at Gu Changsheng, his lips subconsciously curling into a faint smile...

While Gu Changsheng, from afar, looked at his pale face, her heart suddenly twitched violently, painfully so!

”Hall Master... Hall Master...” Humble and curled on the ground, Shi Wei followed Shi Wujue’s gaze to Gu Changsheng and a complex expression flashed in her eyes, stopping her pleading words abruptly!

Kneeling once more heavily on the ground, Shi Wei lowered her voice, speaking with a sobbing tone, ”Even the Hall Master has a compassionate heart, sparing Shi Wei’s life, Shi Wei understands...”

At her words, Shi Wujue’s smile froze instantly, angrily turning his gaze to the kneeling Shi Wei, ”You...”

”This maid has been with the Hall Master for over ten years; I understand the Hall Master’s temperament better than anyone else—seemingly heartless yet with feeling. But Hall Master, this maid, even in death, does not wish to be exiled from the clan! Although that’s the only way to absolve the maid...” Kneeling, Shi Wei raised her head, smiling at Shi Wujue.

Looking at the smile on Shi Wei’s face, Shi Wujue’s hand on the tree trunk stiffened.

”This maid wishes to be buried forever in the Ten Miles Peach Grove, to nurture the vitality of the forest with my flesh so that the Hall Master might derive some sustenance. That would be enough...” With those words, Shi Wei curled up on the ground again, fiercely kowtow, her head touching the ground, long knees staying unraised, ”Take care, Hall Master! This maid can no longer serve by your side, but I will pray to the Moon God for the Hall Master, wishing you long life and peace...”