Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times-Chapter 1342 - 1000: Gentle Breeze, Snow-White Hair
On the rooftop, an old man and a young man murmured continuously, their backs looking endlessly desolate and bleak.
And outside the rooftop, a shadow hid in a concealed place, listening to every word between Gu Taitian and Little Monk Bu Jie. Beneath the black veil, eyebrows were furrowed, gesturing to someone behind, lips moved slightly, conveying a whispered message...
In the blink of an eye, another figure flashed and disappeared, heading downstairs and vanishing under the shrouding shade of trees in the inner courtyard of the City Lord’s Mansion...
In the inner courtyard of the City Lord’s Mansion, within the extremely dark Hall of Heaven Deception that seemed to obstruct everything.
The palace was resplendent and magnificent, with lush green grass, clusters of flowers, and pale white palace tassels hanging down from the high ceiling, swaying gently in the wind, beautiful as a painting, making the entire palace seem like a fairyland—ethereal and picturesque, starkly different from the exterior of the Hall of Heaven Deception!
At this moment, the hanging palace tassels obscured the outside view, vaguely revealing a large White Jade Warm Bed, beside which a slender figure was kneeling. A Person in Black appeared outside the palace tassels, kneeled on one knee respectfully, and said, "Hall Master, I have something to report!"
"Speak."
A single cold word, spoken very softly, as if afraid to disturb something, came distantly from within the palace tassels.
"To report to Hall Master, Gu Taitian and the sole survivor of the Shang Clan have discovered the Evil Gathering Formation in the city!"
"Oh?" A faint response came from within the palace tassels, sounding a bit weary, "And then?"
"They have deduced... The Heavenly is Flawed!" The Person in Black hesitated for a moment before speaking truthfully.
"Hehe... Foolish people of the world!" Inside the faintly visible palace tassels, Shi Wujue’s delicate hands, clutching the White Jade Bed, revealing an exquisite pale white jade hand, did not dare to let go for a moment, as a tangible white mist continuously seeped from his hands, being absorbed by the jade hand unstintingly, "The Heavenly is Flawed, has it been only a day or two? They only discovered the clues now! But even if they have found out... what can they do? If it could truly change anything, why would my clan’s people have come to this? The Heavenly is Flawed, the heavenly is unjust, no way to be found, yet the sun rises and sets as always, the plants wither and thrive as usual, but my clan’s people have been abandoned..."
"Hall Master! Hall Master, do not be despondent, we still have hope! We can certainly find the opportunity to change everything!" The kneeling Person in Black heard these words and immediately bowed their head to the ground, speaking in a deep voice.
"Indeed, we can certainly find the opportunity to change everything. Even in death, this City Lord must uncover the truth of that year, how did it come to this? How did it come to this? This City Lord must seek justice for the unseen suffering of my clan’s people over countless millennia! If the heavens are unjust, then this City Lord shall pierce the heavens, if the heavenly way ceases to exist, this City Lord shall not mind reshaping the great way, altering the heavens and earth!" Shi Wujue’s slanting brows knitted tightly, his gaze firmly fixed on the woman lying on the White Jade Bed with tightly closed eyes, her face pale as death, once stunningly beautiful but now replaced by a corrosive hatred and resoluteness...
"Hall Master, calm your anger! But the abilities of Gu Taitian and the Human God Shang Clan should not be underestimated, since they have discovered the secret of Linyuan City, should we..." Saying this, the kneeling Person in Black raised a hand and made a throat-slitting motion with a vicious expression.
The meaning of that action was self-evident: to kill to keep the secret!
In Linyuan City, in the City Lord’s Mansion, wanting to kill one or two people was simply a breeze!
Even if that person was the Father of the Southern Emperor, skilled in Mysticism, and the sole survivor of the Human God Shang Clan, it was no problem!
"Kill them ah..." Within the palace tassels, hearing this, Shi Wujue had a look of hesitation on his resolute countenance, staring at the woman lying on the bed, slanting eyebrows slightly knitted, softly murmured, "For their sake, you were willing to break taboo, using Sacrificial Witchcraft to summon the Red Lotus Karma Fire, do you care about them? You would be very sad if they died, wouldn’t you..."
"Hall Master?" The kneeling Person in Black, hearing this, lifted their head, a disbelieving expression flickering beneath the black veil.
Their Hall Master, their decisive Clan Leader, had never been... so indecisive, had they?
Was it... because of that half-dead woman lying on the jade bed within the palace tassels?
"Enough, this City Lord saved you at any cost, to upset you would be a loss rather than a gain!" Shi Wujue shook his head.
"Hall Master cannot!" The kneeling Person in Black responded, startled and pale, "The secret of Linyuan City concerns the continuation of Hall Master’s lineage, it’s of great importance! If it were to leak, it would inevitably..."
"But she, is our only chance to uncover the truth of that year!" Watching the woman on the jade bed, Shi Wujue spoke softly, with a trace of inexplicable emotion flickering in his long eyes, continuing slowly, "On her rests the only hope of our clan..."
"Hall Master! The Elders have already said, that’s just a rumor, not necessarily credible!" The kneeling Person in Black anxiously said upon hearing this.
"A rumor may not be baseless; this rumor is already our only hope, isn’t it? If it truly were unbelievable, then why would the ancestors of this City Lord..." Upon saying this, Shi Wujue paused, did not continue, shook his head, and said to the space behind, "Even if they know Linyuan City has an Evil Gathering Formation, so what? Even if they have deduced the Heavenly is Flawed, so what? The Human God Shang Clan, hehe... even if he has world-shaking abilities, what can he uncover? The existence of Linyuan City can rival the emergence of the Shang Clan—he, a young boy still wet behind the ears, who encountered a disaster upon birth, probably never read much of the ancestral texts left by the Shang ancestors, even if he did, it’s unlikely everything could be put together, furthermore if you delve deeper, the ancestors of this City Lord and the Shang Clan have some ties, killing the sole survivor of his clan and eradicating his clan’s lineage would be unreasonable... Enough, go down, at this point, keeping any secrets has no further necessity, let them explore and deduce as they please..."
"Hall Master!" The kneeling Person in Black called out stubbornly.
"Do you dare to question this City Lord’s order?" Within the palace tassels, Shi Wujue’s voice turned cold, "Withdraw!"
"...As you command!" A trace of hesitation appeared on the face of the kneeling Person in Black before retreating, knowing the temperament of their Hall Master.
The person in black departed, leaving the Heaven Deceiving Hall in peace once more.
Flowers bloomed all over the ground, palace tassels swayed gently, petals fluttered with a fragrant breeze, and Shi Wujue was there, kneeling beside the white jade bed, holding a lily-white hand. He stared at the woman lying on the bed, with a slight frown and murmured softly, "Why must it be a woman like you? Why? I, the City Lord, have already bound the Elders, and no one will disturb me anymore. But why haven’t you awakened yet..."
A gentle breeze caressed the palace tassels, brushing the face of the long, slender man kneeling by the white jade bed, lifting the hair that lay scattered on his shoulders...
His long hair, like ink, was stirred by the breeze...
Faintly visible, amidst it, streaks of washed grey-white...
The Evil Gathering Formation of Linyuan City obscured the workings of the heavens, while the Heaven Deceiving Hall’s black curtains blocked all probing eyes...
At the tilted building of the City Lord’s Mansion, a tall, purple figure stood, gazing towards the lush greenery, motionless for a long time...
In the Heaven Deceiving Hall, a tall, black figure knelt and watched the woman on the bed, not daring to move an inch...
Time seemed to pause in that moment...
The sun rose and set in the east, and the bright moon slid westward...
Only the two hands clasped together continued to emanate swirling white mist, flowing toward the person on the bed...
In the haze of moonlight and the glow of palace lamps, the Heaven Deceiving Hall felt like fairyland, with swirling palace tassels and fragrant flowers...
Lying on the bed, Gu Changsheng, sensed, faintly, as if a vast, warm sun beside her was sending warmth constantly over her, gradually warming her body, which had been submerged and drained in an endless ocean...
"Zhou... Mu... evildoer..."
Shi Wujue felt a slight tremor, almost imperceptible, from the tightly held jade hand. Before joy could light up his face, he heard a whisper, like that of a mosquito...
The thrilling expression on his face froze, his lips, thin and cold, barely parted, the call he nearly uttered stopped abruptly!
A bitter smile appeared on Shi Wujue’s face...
Zhou Mu... evildoer!
Even now, her heart longed for, and only for, him alone... 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Indeed, although he waited for her until his eyes wore out, Zhou Mu was the one who accompanied her by her side!
Is deep love less than long companionship?
A thoughtful look crossed Shi Wujue’s gaze, resting on the bright, proud face on the bed. If...if he stayed by her side often, then, after a long time, in moments of deep distress and helplessness, would she whisper his name too? That constant yearning, never forgetting? Would she forgive him for all he has done and is yet to do?
Time, under Zhou Mu’s longing gaze and Shi Wujue’s stare, flowed slowly...
When the sun and moon rotated once more, ten days had passed, and another gentle breeze swayed the flowers and palace tassels of the Heaven Deceiving Hall, stirring the hair of the person by the bed...
Floating on the vast sea, Gu Changsheng felt an itch on her nose, as if tickled with a feather, an urge to sneeze surged within her, this teasing sensation akin to a cat scratch was truly maddening. Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but wave her hand to dispel the itch, her long lashes trembled, and her eyes opened...
But...
What met her eyes...
Was an expanse of dazzling white...
It felt warm and smooth, like the finest silk from Jiangnan, sliding through her fingers, scattered beside her hand, matching the white jade bed, pale as snow...
"Evildoer?" Gu Changsheng stared dumbfounded at the tuft of snow-white hair lingering on her fingers. Her colorless lips quivered, and beside the bed, in the gentle breeze, a figure with hair white as snow—was that her evildoer...
