Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1016: The Death of Shi Wei

As Shi Wei finished speaking, Shi Wujue’s entire being trembled.

The next instant, Shi Wei, who was kneeling on the ground, her slender back tensed up.

Seeing this, Shi Wujue staggered, took two flustered steps, and stumbled to fall beside Shi Wei, hurriedly and fearfully pulling her into his arms...

As Shi Wujue moved, Shi Wei’s body was turned over, her slender neck still bearing the marks from Shi Wujue’s furious grip. At this moment, her face was pale, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and strands of blood slowly flowed from her mouth with Shi Wujue’s movements...

”Shi Wei! Shi Wei! Why are you so foolish? Didn’t this City Lord say I wouldn’t kill you? I said I wouldn’t kill you! To exile you from the clan, you could still live...”

Shi Wujue, seeing this, his pale face changed color suddenly, holding Shi Wei’s small face, speaking anxiously.

In the distance, Gu Changsheng noticed this too, his expression changing dramatically, staggering as he ran over!

That palace maid!

The palace maid, although hateful, who had diligently served her for so long, actually went through with such a decisive act!

She was too far to hear their conversation, but she could tell that Shi Wei had actually committed suicide!

Is this an apology?

She really... didn’t intend for her to die!

”Hall... Hall Master...” Shi Wei, lying in Shi Wujue’s arms, blood continually flooding from her mouth, her eyes scattered, still tightly grabbing Shi Wujue’s sleeve, speaking hastily and coughing up blood, ”Hall Master, don’t be sad, Shi Wei... Shi Wei will be beside the Moon God, guarding Hall Master... Hall Master, don’t tell the Southern Emperor what Shi Wei did, don’t tell her... bury Shi Wei... bury...”

At this point, Shi Wei’s voice had become ethereal, her scattered gaze watching the surrounding drifting peach blossoms, a faint smile of relief appearing on her pale face, stopping on that hurriedly approaching red figure...

This woman... was her Hall Master, her emperor’s chosen woman...

Really wish... seeing her, accompanying her Hall Master, through this Futu Wengsheng...

But, it’s too late now...

When she, exhausted all her plans, manipulated the words between the Southern Emperor and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu, she knew there was no escaping death...

The hand clutching Shi Wujue’s sleeve slowly dropped, Shi Wei’s scattered gaze, her long lashes fluttered and slowly closed...

”Shi Wei!”

”Shi Wei!”

Two urgent cries pierced through the Ten Miles Peach Grove.

”Shi Wei, wake up! Wake up! You promised Imperial Father you’d always take care of me! Wake up! Wake up... Ah! Shi Wei!” Shi Wujue, looking at Shi Wei lifeless in his arms, frantically grabbing her limp hand, lifting it repeatedly, only to watch it fall powerlessly, couldn’t help but roar to the heavens, in an instant, the Ten Miles Peach Grove, peach blossoms swirling, indescribably sad...

”Shi Wei, Shi Wei! Let me see...” Gu Changsheng, seeing this, even more distraught, anxiously knelt beside Shi Wujue, grabbed Shi Wei’s wrist from his hand, pressing two fingers on her pulse, but in an instant, Gu Changsheng’s already pale face turned even paler...

”It’s useless, she sought death with all her heart, even a divine force can’t bring her back...” Shi Wujue looked at the red figure kneeling beside him, pain flashed in his long eyes, holding tight the body gradually turning cold in his embrace, lowering his head, looking at Shi Wei’s face drained of blood, murmured softly, ”Since I can remember, she has been beside me, attending to my daily needs...”

”Shi Wujue, she...” Gu Changsheng heard the deep sorrow in Shi Wujue’s voice, his heart tightened, hesitating to speak.

”But she... defied my decree, committed a capital offense...” Shi Wujue forcefully closed his eyes, then opened them, his gaze resting on emptiness, spoke with difficulty, ”Linyuan City has its own rules, for the crime of rebellion, she...”

”What exactly did she do wrong? She just brought me here! Shi Wujue, how long do you intend to keep me in the dark? Just because she let me know the truth, she deserved to die? Aren’t Linyuan City’s rules somewhat inhumane?” Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, his face immediately turned even paler, couldn’t help but shake his head at Shi Wujue.

Because of her!

Because she revealed the truth to me, defied Shi Wujue’s decree, Shi Wei died!

But the truth is just the truth!

Shi Wei died because of her!

It was her!

Who caused Shi Wei’s death!

”She not only defied my will, but she also...” Shi Wujue, hearing this, immediately started to speak...

She also plotted for you and Zhou Mu to enter...

But midway through, Shi Wujue suppressed it, lowering his eyes, couldn’t help but glance at Shi Wei lifeless in his arms...

Hall Master, don’t tell the Southern Emperor what Shi Wei did...

Do not tell the Southern Emperor...

The words Shi Wei said before she died echoed once more in Shi Wujue’s mind, causing his slanted brows to furrow tightly...

This was her last wish!

This was the last wish of the girl who served him her entire life!

He...

How could he go against her dying wish and speak it all out?

His pride, his arrogance, and Shi Wei’s last wish before she died...

Contradiction! Conflict!

Let Shi Wujue, conflicted, struggle!

”Shi Wujue, you saved me, it was you who saved me! The grace of ten days in the Heaven Deceiving Hall, where you never left me, I, Gu Changsheng, have no way to repay you! But saving me has harmed you! It’s me! It’s me who put you in this state, not only that, I even caused the death of your most competent palace maid, it’s me... all because of me...” Gu Changsheng cast her eyes aside, looking at Shi Wujue who was staring at Shi Wei, her phoenix eyes moistening, she spoke in a low voice, ”What do you want me to do?”

These complex feelings made Gu Changsheng’s face even paler.

Upon hearing this, Shi Wujue turned his head, looking at Gu Changsheng, his long lashes drooped slightly, then he slowly spoke, ”Gu Changsheng, what I, as City Lord, desire, is only for selfish reasons, save your gratitude and guilt, I, as City Lord, disdain to want it...”

At this, Shi Wujue turned his head again, glanced at the blazing Ten Miles Peach Grove, slightly closed his eyes, concealed the struggle in his gaze, and continued in a deep voice, ”It was I, as City Lord, who saved you. I only hope that one day, you won’t hate this City Lord, and that will be enough...”

Having said that, Shi Wujue picked up Shi Wei, staggered to his feet, and turned around...

”Where is Shadow? Bring the Southern Emperor back to the Heaven Deceiving Hall!”

”Shi Wujue!” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at Shi Wujue’s retreating figure, at the snow-white long hair fluttering in the wind, and immediately cried out.

”The Heaven Deceiving Hall can obscure the workings of the heavens, though I, as City Lord, contrive against the heavens to continue your life, prolong your vitality, yet should you leave the Heaven Deceiving Hall like this, if the backlash of going against the heavens befalls again, I fear it would be improper, still, stay in the Heaven Deceiving Hall and recuperate for some days!” With his back to Gu Changsheng, Shi Wujue’s low voice was transmitted.

”Shi Wujue, I have extended my vitality, but what about you? Shi Wei told me, it was you who passed your vitality to me, that’s the only reason I’m still alive, right? This black hair turned white, your vitality is gone, tell me, what will you do?” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng, kneeling on the ground, immediately spoke anxiously.

”...” Upon hearing this, Shi Wujue, hidden under his long hair, the corners of his mouth curved into an arrogant arc, holding Shi Wei, painfully moved forward, ”Beauty, do not worry, what kind of person is this City Lord, how can mere acts of going against the heavens to continue life take my life? Even if the heavens wish to claim me, they should see whether I’m willing! Ha ha...”

”Shi Wujue! Shi Wujue, come back! Make it clear!”

With peach blossoms falling like a cascade, Gu Changsheng watched Shi Wujue’s decisive departing figure, kneeling on the ground, anxiously hissed.

But what responded to her were only the peach blossoms that floated around, weeping as if telling a grievous tale...

”Does the Southern Emperor think our City Lord is foolish?”

After a while, a suppressed voice sounded behind Gu Changsheng. Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng turned around, only seeing a figure clad entirely in black, like her, looking in the direction of Shi Wujue’s departure.

”He acted against the heavens, bestowed you life force, continued your life, exhausting his own life force, yet he still wants to resolve everything lightly, isn’t it foolish?” Lord in Black, standing beside Gu Changsheng, looking down, cast a glance at her and spoke in a deep voice, ”Southern Emperor, it was you who harmed our Emperor, I originally wanted to tear you apart to vent my anger, but do you know what our City Lord said?”

”He...” Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s body instantly stiffened, looking in the direction of Shi Wujue’s departure, her gaze complicated and hard to distinguish.

”He said, should anything happen to you, he would immediately end himself! Southern Emperor... your life truly is precious, it deters me from taking action even if I wanted to!” The Person in Black looked at Gu Changsheng with an even more complex expression.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.

Unbidden, the words Little Monk Bu Jie said before she sent him away from Linyuan City echoed once again in Gu Changsheng’s mind!

”This humble monk observed the stars at night, saw the Star of Life of Benefactor Changsheng show signs of a hidden romance... This is a summons of ill-fated love, and this love directly conflicts with Benefactor Changsheng’s Star of Life, it shows this ill-fated love also concerns the one Benefactor Changsheng cherishes in this life...”

Gu Changsheng suddenly let out a self-deprecating laugh...

She, Gu Changsheng, has asked herself not to be a woman who sways with the wind, the feelings Zhou Mu has for her, she could never betray, even in death!

But Shi Wujue...

This man whom she has only known for a short time, yet for him has reached such lengths, Gu Changsheng looked up, through the drifting peach blossoms, gazing into the boundless sky, she admitted, Little Monk Bu Jie’s words came true once more!

She may not be a frivolous woman, but she has a heart, she can be moved...

And Shi Wujue, his actions indeed moved her heart!

Not in a ***** way...

”Am I truly the one whom Gu Changsheng cherishes in this life? Shi Wujue, I would willingly be lost in the vast ocean, have my Divine Soul extinguished, to return this entire life force to you, would you like that?”