Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1359: Chapter 1017: I Won’t Let You Feel Guilty!

She, Gu Changsheng, has always disliked owing anyone!

She, Gu Changsheng, prides herself on being true to heaven above and earth below, but now, she feels she has let him down!

Her parents’ sacrifices can be explained by the bonds of blood and affection, but what about Shi Wujue?

They have no kinship nor ties, yet he exhausted his vitality for her...

In this moment, Gu Changsheng would rather not have escaped to safety...

This affection, she cannot repay!

If it cannot be repaid, it will become an eternal debt!

”Why deceive yourself, Southern Emperor? Do you think defying the heavens to extend life is so easy? This vitality is not something you can return simply because you wish to!” The Lord in Black glanced at Gu Changsheng and spoke, not without a touch of self-mockery.

These words instantly intensified Gu Changsheng’s guilt immeasurably!

Indeed, even if she returned the vitality, then what? Shi Wujue has done so much for her, what’s done is done, the past will not change because of this, and the debt owed will not vanish!

A feeling of bewildered helplessness immediately swept over Gu Changsheng, causing her to slowly collapse to the ground.

Her eyes, still stubbornly fixed on the direction Shi Wujue departed...

Will he be alright?

Having given all his vitality to her, will he be alright?

She is truly deceiving herself, how could he possibly be alright? His full head of white hair and staggering figure departing, how could he be alright? She doesn’t even know if he can continue living...

The Person in Black saw Gu Changsheng fall to the ground and immediately frowned.

Though his eyes showed discontent, he still gestured to the guards hidden in the shadows, ”Quickly send her back to the Heaven Deceiving Hall, if she comes to harm, none of us will escape blame!”

”Understood!”

”Understood!”

”...”

Several low, affirmative voices immediately sounded around.

And Gu Changsheng, collapsed on the ground, slowly closed her eyes, her body newly alive yet still weak, and now knowing the full truth, her chaotic thoughts left her mentally and physically exhausted, her vision increasingly blurred, and her thoughts gradually becoming chaotic...

”Don’t touch her!”

Just as the guards received orders and were about to approach Gu Changsheng, a weak voice came from afar.

The Lord in Black and the guards, upon hearing the voice, were collectively taken aback, turning to kneel on one knee, bowing their heads, ”Greetings, Hall Master!”

”Greetings, Hall Master!”

”...”

Watching the returning and slowly approaching black silhouette, seeing the flying white hair, the Lord in Black’s eyes deepened.

Shi Wujue approached slowly, his steps unsteady, yet his elongated eyes unwaveringly locked on the fallen red silhouette, his face resolute...

Under the gaze of the Lord in Black and others, he slowly neared, bending over to embrace the collapsed Gu Changsheng...

”Hall Master, with your current state, let us handle this!”

”You? You are not worthy!” Shi Wujue sneered at the Lord in Black’s words, holding the delicate body in his arms without dispute, and painstakingly stood up.

Seeing this, the Lord in Black was immediately anxious, urgently addressing the kneeling guards, ”What are you waiting for? Hurry and bring the palanquin!”

”Understood!”

”Understood!”

”...”

Upon hearing these words, the kneeling guards quickly obeyed and turned to rush towards the palanquin.

”No need!” Shi Wujue’s voice echoed again, lowering his head to look at the woman in his arms, pale and eyes firmly shut yet brows furrowed, a bitter smile touched his lips as he took slow steps forward, murmuring softly, ”I just... want to hold her...”

”Hall Master!” Upon seeing this, the Lord in Black’s face beneath the black veil immediately turned wretched.

”The ancients once said, seize the flowers when they bloom lest you find an empty branch with no flowers, yet I lack the courage even to pluck a flower...” His steps were deliberate, as if each drained his entire strength, yet despite this, Shi Wujue still hugged the person in his arms tightly, his steps resolute, lowering his head as he watched the sleeping face closely, murmuring to himself, ”If only she could sleep like this forever... then she wouldn’t hate me...”

Watching his Hall Master carrying Gu Changsheng, step by step towards the palanquin, following closely behind, the Lord in Black felt endless bitterness, truly worried his Hall Master might collapse at any moment...

Worried indeed!

Yet dared not approach...

”South of the Ten Miles Peach Grove lies a tranquil spot; I love watching the sunrise and sunset there, go and bury Shi Wei there!”

The voice of Shi Wujue echoed softly.

The Lord in Black responded with a hum.

...

Gu Changsheng didn’t know how she returned to the Heaven Deceiving Hall. More so, she didn’t even know where she was, as if she had returned to a vast ocean, not knowing life from death, surrounded by an endless expanse of water. She drifted like that, floating up and down...

”It will be okay, everything will be okay, you’ll be fine...”

A low voice murmured by Gu Changsheng’s ear, indistinct, heard but not very clear...

The warmth from the side of her hand attracted Gu Changsheng, drawing her closer and closer...

”I won’t let you feel guilty, I’ll be fine, trust me...”

A hand rested on Gu Changsheng’s knitted brow, gently soothing, smoothing out her frown...

Ling Xi, standing by, saw her own hall master acting cautiously, and suddenly felt a bit of a sting in her nose, but still held back her tears and stepped forward to bow, ”Hall Master, Crown Prince Mu has come from the world to visit the Southern Emperor!”

Kneeling on the soft couch, Shi Wujue froze upon hearing this, but in an instant, he released Gu Changsheng’s hand and, in a panic, wanted to rise, ”He’s here? Shi Wei, help me up...”

As Shi Wujue’s words left his mouth, he was stunned himself, still accustomed to Shi Wei’s service, but alas...

Ling Xi was also stunned, and the next moment, her face was full of tears.

”Ling Xi...” Shi Wujue looked back, a bitter smile slipping from the corner of his mouth, ”Help me up, we’ll go out from the back hall.”

”... Yes!” Little Palace Maid Ling Xi responded with a tearful voice, then hurriedly stepped forward to help Shi Wujue up.

His long snow-white hair flew as, supported by Ling Xi, Shi Wujue’s figure staggered towards the back hall of the Heaven Deceiving Hall...

When Zhou Mu arrived at the Heaven Deceiving Hall, Ling Xi had already returned, standing quietly to the side, head lowered.

Seeing Gu Changsheng in a deep sleep, Zhou Mu’s heart couldn’t help but lift, but after checking her breath and finding her unharmed, Zhou Mu finally relaxed, and with Ling Xi’s help, fed some medicine to Gu Changsheng, then held her hand, sitting by the couch, accompanying her...

As Zhou Mu accompanied Gu Changsheng, he was completely unaware that this night, outside Linyuan City, there were flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, pouring rain fell, and the Ten-mile Peach Grove behind the City Lord’s Mansion dropped its peach blossoms into the mud overnight, the branches withering entirely...

That very night, Gu Taitian and Little Monk Bu Jie stood on the outer tower of the City Lord’s Mansion, gazing at the Ten-mile Peach Grove beneath the lightning and thunder, a serious expression on both of their faces...

”Someone is going against the heavens, forcibly seizing vitality to sustain life, using such a desperate method!” Little Monk Bu Jie with benevolent brows and kind eyes, frowned deeply, speaking disapprovingly.

”It’s him, right?” Gu Taitian, hearing this, mumbled as he spoke.

”Who else but him?” Little Monk Bu Jie suddenly turned, pointing at the City Lord’s Mansion, said in a deep voice, ”To set up an Evil Gathering Formation with a whole city, this is already an act of deceiving the heavens; now, even more so, defying the heavens to sustain life, the Ten-mile Peach Grove destroyed instantly under the thunderstorm baptism, you say, apart from Linyuan City’s Lord, who else has such ability? To draw in such a thunderstorm baptism, to destroy the souls of those buried beneath the peach grove, seizing its vitality for oneself?”

”...” Gu Taitian, upon hearing this, fell into silence.

In fact, he selfishly hoped that Shi Wujue would be safe, so that when his daughter learned the truth, she would feel less guilty, but looking at the lightning and thunder of Linyuan City, even Gu Taitian, who had experienced countless hardships, couldn’t help feeling a sense of realization.

This Linyuan City’s Lord Shi Wujue, what a skillful, resourceful, and grand undertaking!

Gu Taitian also had done deeds against the heaven, and naturally knew the courage and decisiveness required to do such things, and also knew the price to be paid for such acts!

But what can you do?

Stop Shi Wujue?

To stop him now would be to watch him die...

The Ten-mile Peach Grove, irrigated with countless red rock bones, is already Shi Wujue’s only hope for survival...

Under the dense thunder, the Ten-mile Peach Grove perished in an instant, and the red faces buried below would also vanish with their souls flying away...

No afterlife, nor rebirth...

Little Monk Bu Jie, seeing Gu Taitian’s expression, let out a long sigh, recited a Buddhist verse, and slowly said, ”Amitabha, such karma, such means, indeed the lineage of the Linyuan City’s lord is unfathomable, but who knows what kind of heavenly punishment this defying the heavens to sustain life might incur...”

”If he dies, my daughter will feel guilty for the rest of her life!” Upon hearing this, Gu Taitian suddenly turned around, looking at Little Monk Bu Jie, ”I admit, I am a selfish person, Little Senior Monk, I do not have your compassion for all beings, I don’t care who’s buried beneath the peach grove or if their soul will vanish, I only know, Shi Wujue must not die, no matter who he is or how unfathomable, if he dies, with my daughter’s temperament, she will never forgive herself for her entire lifetime!”

”You... sigh...” Little Monk Bu Jie, hearing this, gave Gu Taitian a deep look, sighed, said nothing more, and turned to leave downstairs.

They are destined to watch all this unfold with cold eyes...

...

In the darkest hour before dawn, a tall figure appeared outside Linyuan City, blocking the path of a few people who were about to enter the city.

The shadow was tall and indistinct, not very visible under the pitch-black night sky...

”Imperial Brother?” Fufeng Tianlan, at the forefront, looked at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him, couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, his figure involuntarily stepping back a bit.

”Smack!”

In the next instant, a crisp sound rang out...