Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times-Chapter 1336 - 995: Seizing a Wife with Gratitude!
At this moment, Zhou Mu felt that all the vitality in his body was forcibly drained!
For a moment, he forgot he was versed in martial arts, staggering toward the direction where Gu Changsheng had fallen, like an ordinary man about to lose his beloved, stumbling and falling several times, in a state of utter embarrassment, far from his former elegance and nobility...
"Changsheng! Changsheng..."
"Daughter! Daughter..."
"Mother! Mother..."
"..."
It felt as if everything around him had detached, Gu Changsheng’s long eyelashes slightly drooping, her bright small face as pale as paper...
Dressed in black brocade inlaid with gold, with long hair draped over his shoulders, Shi Wujue lowered his head, looking at the woman in his arms, who was scant of vitality but still exuded an indelible arrogance, his slanted brows furrowed slightly, a pensive glimmer flitting across his wicked eyes...
It was as if he was assessing, probing, curiosity and interest mingling with an indescribable emotion in his gaze.
"The Female Star of the Occupation Room moves, why? The destined one turns out to be a woman, and moreover, a woman like you... Fate truly toys with people..."
A low murmur, tinged with a trace of confusion and distraction...
In the next moment, Shi Wujue made a move that left everyone dumbstruck!
The black brocade whirled like a rolling cloud, and under everyone’s gaze, Shi Wujue held the slender woman, almost devoid of vitality, in his arms, turned around, and strode away...
"Shi Wujue! Let her go!"
Behind him, Zhou Mu’s hysterical roar sounded as if his heart had been hollowed out!
She wanted him to take her back to Liuzhou City, back to the foot of Baili Mountain of the past...
There, they had their memories...
How could she leave!
"Shi Wujue, let her go..."
Watching the decisively departing black figure, Zhou Mu almost whispered, stretching out his hand as if trying to grasp something...
In this life, he had never felt as useless as he did today!
This feeling of helplessness, a sense of impending loss, made his heart seem to turn into nothingness...
"Zhou Mu, Sacrificial Witchcraft is a taboo, intolerable by the heavens, you who proclaim righteousness surely disdain it, but I, the City Lord, must tell you that the Red Lotus Karma Fire does not belong in this realm, and summoning it against the heavens can only be resolved by the sacrifice of a living being, her vitality is already burnt out, soon to be extinguished and her life exhausted, even if she doesn’t die now, she won’t escape the backlash of defying the heavens..."
But before Zhou Mu could speak again, Shi Wujue’s cold voice came from ahead, causing Zhou Mu’s body to freeze instantly as if struck by lightning!
Vitality burnt out, extinguished and life exhausted...
No! No!
Zhou Mu shook his head!
"No! She won’t be in trouble, she definitely won’t be in trouble!"
Ahead, Shi Wujue walking slowly with Gu Changsheng in his arms, paused slightly at these words, the black clothes swirling like clouds, slightly bowing his head to look at the closed-eyed woman in his arms, speaking softly, "Yes, she won’t be in trouble, as the City Lord I won’t let her be in trouble..."
"Shi Wujue?" Though Shi Wujue’s voice wasn’t loud, it was clear in Zhou Mu and the others’ ears.
Hearing Shi Wujue’s words, a light suddenly flashed in Zhou Mu’s lifeless eyes, as if he saw some kind of hope, he spoke anxiously yet incredulously, looking at Shi Wujue’s silhouette full of expectation, as if trying to confirm whether what he said was true or false...
"Zhou Mu, beneath this sky, the only one who can save her is the City Lord, no second option, but I don’t know, are you willing?"
At this moment, embracing Gu Changsheng, Shi Wujue suddenly turned around, his slanted brows cutting deep, his gaze as sharp as a sword turned to Gu Changsheng.
Faced with Shi Wujue’s questioning, Zhou Mu was momentarily stunned, his eyes instantly filled with boundless hope, burning like fire, anxiously stepping forward, looking at Shi Wujue in disbelief, stammering, "Shi Wujue, you can save her? You really can save her?"
"Yes, the City Lord can, and under this sky, only the City Lord can!" Shi Wujue, hearing this, nodded solemnly, his gaze at Zhou Mu carrying a hint of inscrutability, "Zhou Mu, you should know that my Shi Family roams beyond the world, with a city as their country, naturally having some backing, and I, Shi Wujue, am not one to boast, if the City Lord says I can save her, then I can save her, but you and I have some bond from our childhood acquaintance, the City Lord feels the need to ask you, would you let the City Lord save her, if you are unwilling, I’ll return her to you immediately, she has a moment of vitality left, if not extended, after a moment, her vitality will be exhausted, and she’ll fall here..."
"No! No! Shi Wujue, save her! No matter what you say, whatever you want, I will grant you, even if you want the world itself, I will not utter a word against it!" Zhou Mu replied immediately, urgency evident in his voice.
"Haha!" Hearing this, Shi Wujue suddenly gave a wry smile, speaking with disdain, "The world? When has the City Lord ever been confined by such things? What is dominion over ages, things even a woman wouldn’t care for, how could they ever capture this City Lord’s attention?"
At this point, a grave look appeared on Shi Wujue’s face, looking at Zhou Mu, he said in a deep voice, "Zhou Mu, the City Lord doesn’t seek the world, nor has he ever intended to disrupt it, the City Lord’s wishes are none other than this woman!"
The first half of the sentence left Zhou Mu bewildered, but the latter part was exceptionally clear to him.
Hence, Zhou Mu’s expression changed slightly, he opened his mouth several times trying to respond, yet not knowing how to reply.
A man, seeking a woman!
And that man, at this very moment, is slightly lowering his eyes, looking at the woman in his arms!
But, that woman...
Is his woman!
In this instant, Zhou Mu’s heart ached fiercely!
"Zhou Mu, behind you are many powerful individuals, you can ask them, when the Red Lotus Karma Fire extinguishes life, even the Human God Shang’s Clan, is there any way..." Shi Wujue looked at Zhou Mu and slowly spoke, his face sporting a sinister grin with a hint of mockery.
As if mocking Zhou Mu’s hesitation.
"No need!" But, before Shi Wujue could finish his words, Zhou Mu interrupted him with a deep voice, performing a long bow towards Shi Wujue.
Shi Wujue’s face darkened, astounded by this bow, instinctively sidestepping to avoid Zhou Mu’s direction, refusing to accept the salute!
"Shi Wujue, save her!" After the salute, Zhou Mu rose, speaking with a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Shi Wujue’s sinister face flashed with disbelief, raising an eyebrow at Zhou Mu, "Are you sure?"
"I am sure!" Zhou Mu said with certainty, his long lashes slightly furrowed, and a resolute sadness flashed in his eyes, "All I ask is that she lives, lives well..."
She said her temperament was indifferent; didn’t he know?
She said deep affection couldn’t compare to long companionship; wasn’t that what he thought too?
He only wanted her to live, even if she no longer belonged to him...
As long as he thought she was somewhere in this world, smiling gently like a flower, he felt happy...
Hearing Zhou Mu’s response, Shi Wujue was slightly stunned, lowering his head to glance at the beautiful woman with tightly closed eyes in his arms, then at Zhou Mu, his expression wavering, finally nodding and speaking in a deep voice, "Alright! Zhou Mu, remember your promise today!"
After speaking, his black clothes billowed once more like clouds, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the Secluded Valley, rushing in the direction of Linyuan City...
In the Secluded Valley, Zhou Mu and the others dumbfoundedly watched Shi Wujue and Gu Changsheng vanish, silence reigning for a moment!
Zhou Mu’s face was gray, yet on his deity-like face, there was a touch of a relieved smile...
As long as there was hope for her life, it was already the best outcome, far better than beauty withering away, separated by life and death, wasn’t it?
"Ladies and gentlemen, Linyuan City, City Lord’s Mansion, guest rooms are prepared, welcoming you all to my humble dwelling!"
At this moment, Shi Wujue’s voice resounded from afar...
Even though his figure had long disappeared, this voice clearly reached everyone’s ears, causing their expressions to change slightly...
"Uncle Wood..."
The little meat bun tugged at Zhou Mu’s hand with a naive expression, his little mouth slightly pouting, speaking with hints of grievance, "Uncle Wood, who is the person who took my mother away?"
Who is Shi Wujue?
Upon hearing this question, Zhou Mu’s mouth curled into a bitter smile, seemingly lost in thought, murmuring softly, "He is the one person in the world whose depths I cannot fathom..."
Once, he thought Shi Wujue was wildly arrogant, relying merely on Linyuan City’s delicate status in the world; with his identity, rampant ruthlessness and unpredictable nature were all reasonable, but until today, Zhou Mu realized he had thought too simply. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Linyuan City, Shi Wujue, definitely isn’t as simple as he imagined.
Silently extinguishing the Red Lotus Karma Fire, interrupting Sacrificial Witchcraft, repelling Fufeng Tianlan...
No matter which one, they are beyond the capabilities of ordinary people!
The generation-after-generation-only-passed-down Shi Family of Linyuan City, indeed, holds many secrets unknown to others...
Watching Shi Wujue disappear, Zhou Mu’s deity-like face showed a flash of contemplation...
And at this moment, Gu Taitian’s emotions were even more complex, looking at the unpredictable Zhou Mu beside him, not knowing what to say!
Shi Wujue being able to save his daughter from immortality, Gu Taitian was immensely grateful, but Shi Wujue’s demands were beyond Gu Taitian’s expectations...
Leverage kindness to take a wife!
What surprised him even more was that Zhou Mu, facing such an unreasonable demand from Shi Wujue, actually...
Actually agreed without hesitation!
From a father’s perspective, no one wanted Gu Changsheng to be safe more than Gu Taitian, but from a father-in-law’s perspective, while appreciating Zhou Mu’s choice, Gu Taitian also felt guilty and at a loss for words...
"But Uncle Wood, that person took my mother away, will he return her?" Gu Taitian feeling guilty and speechless, but the little meat bun was different, with innocence and no restraint, he looked up with an innocent face and bluntly asked this cruel question in front of them...
