Chapter 2009 - 1588: Unconscious, Shi Wujue!

And as time went by, Gu Changsheng and the others still hadn’t found any trace of Shi Wujue, and now even Black Man Duo Shu was starting to get anxious!

So as not to let Gu Changsheng consume too much Inner Strength, Gu Changsheng’s calls were replaced by Zhou Mu’s, but under those constant calls, they still didn’t hear any response from Shi Wujue!

Logically speaking, with Gu Changsheng and the others still in this Smelting City, there’s absolutely no way Shi Wujue would just leave without saying a word, let alone when even Black Man Duo Shu is still here and he hasn’t taken a single subordinate with him!

This kind of situation, Gu Changsheng was encountering for the first time. Thinking of Shi Wujue’s body, Gu Changsheng’s heart grew even more anxious!

"Shi Wujue!"

"Shi Wujue!"

"..."

By her ear, the Master of the Transformative Realm’s secret sound transmissions never ceased, yet there was not the slightest response.

Gu Changsheng rushed around like a headless fly, searching everywhere.

Even though she had promised her evildoer not to panic, not to lose her temper, when something really happened—when someone she cared about, someone she treated as family, suddenly vanished—even knowing her body couldn’t take it, Gu Changsheng still couldn’t help getting anxious!

She didn’t know what kind of mishap Shi Wujue might have run into, nor did she know where he was right now!

"Shi Wujue, you must be okay, you must be okay!" Gu Changsheng searched as she muttered under her breath, anxious sweat constantly dripping from her forehead.

"Changsheng..." Zhou Mu’s soft call sounded behind Gu Changsheng. Gu Changsheng turned back in a daze, and in her eyes, tears instantly burst forth like a breached dam.

At certain moments, Gu Changsheng had to admit that she really couldn’t be considered a strong person!

Put another way, how strong can any woman be, no matter how strong?

No matter how strong a woman is, she still has people she cares about; when those people run into trouble, she’ll still panic, still shed tears!

Tears were not what Gu Changsheng wanted, because she understood better than anyone that tears can’t solve a single problem. But sometimes, in those moments of bewilderment and helplessness, tears are completely beyond her control!

And right now, that was exactly how Gu Changsheng was.

"Evildoer, I can’t find him, I can’t find him anymore..." Almost the instant Zhou Mu reached out, Gu Changsheng threw herself into his arms.

The familiar faint scent of ambergris made Gu Changsheng feel a little more at ease, and it also made her tight-strung emotions flood out in an instant.

"I can’t find him, I can’t find him—evildoer, could something have happened to him? Could it?"

Both Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu knew about Shi Wujue’s physical condition. Although Gu Changsheng didn’t want to admit it and pretended everything was normal, acting like she wasn’t taking it to heart, that one sentence from Shi Wujue—his days were numbered—had already become Gu Changsheng’s nightmare!

That’s right!

A nightmare!

She didn’t want to see anything happen to the people around her!

Even though she couldn’t give Shi Wujue the love he wanted, she could give him family affection and friendship!

In Gu Changsheng’s heart, human emotions aren’t just limited to love!

And her concern for Shi Wujue had nothing to do with romantic love, yet it was truly and genuinely etched into the bottom of her heart!

"He’ll be fine, he’ll be fine! We’ll keep looking!" Zhou Mu lifted a hand and wiped away the tear drops on Gu Changsheng’s cheek, his voice gentle as he soothed her. "Shi Wujue is a very strong man. He absolutely won’t have anything happen to him, and absolutely won’t be knocked down by anything. We’ll go find him, don’t worry..."

"Mm..." Gu Changsheng followed Zhou Mu and kept searching. Hearing this, she instinctively felt a little more at ease and nodded softly.

"The Mercenary Alliance is only so big. Since Shi Wujue didn’t say anything to us, he shouldn’t have left the Mercenary Alliance. We’ll be able to find him in no time..." The secret sound transmissions continued without pause; Zhou Mu called Shi Wujue’s name as he softly comforted the woman at his side.

These two, one suffering from a Divine Soul Injury, the other having bluntly said his days were numbered.

Even Zhou Mu felt a heavy weight on his shoulders at this moment!

Even leading thousands of troops, charging through enemy lines, had never brought him the kind of pressure he felt right now!

All of it was simply because these two people with frail bodies were both people Zhou Mu cared about, cared about deeply!

"Shi Wujue!"

"Shi Wujue!"

"..."

All throughout the Mercenary Alliance, people rushed about, busy cleaning up the mess Gu Changsheng had caused. All of this, Gu Changsheng and her group could completely ignore; none of it was as important as Shi Wujue.

What they needed now was to find him!

The Master of the Transformative Realm’s covert sound transmissions could only be heard by Masters of the Transformative Realm.

The Mercenary Alliance’s Alliance Leader Yong Qing heard them clearly, so his movements as he searched through the commission slips became even more swift. But as time dragged on, even Alliance Leader Yong Qing was starting to feel a little restless...

Was this... the rhythm of still not finding him?

Within his Mercenary Alliance, a Master of Linyuan City had gone missing—should he, as Alliance Hierarch, step out and lend a hand or not?

Alliance Leader Yong Qing was terribly conflicted. If he did lend a hand, that would be openly acknowledging that he already knew Gu Changsheng and her group’s identities, when Gu Changsheng and the others had originally kept their identities hidden!

But if he didn’t lend a hand, it really didn’t look good either. The meaning of standing idly by was a bit too obvious!

While Alliance Leader Yong Qing hesitated over whether he should help, Gu Changsheng and her group had already searched almost the entire Mercenary Alliance!

Cold sweat beaded on Black Man Duo Shu’s forehead as well, terrified that his own Hall Master’s bloodline power had erupted, but with the person nowhere to be found, no matter how anxious he was, he was completely helpless!

"Have you found him?"

After a brief rendezvous, Black Man Duo Shu and Yuan Bao almost spoke at the exact same time, questioning each other.

There was no need for an answer, just an expression—then they knew: still not found.

The two said nothing else, immediately turned around, and continued searching!

And just as Gu Changsheng’s heart was bit by bit turning ice-cold, her steps growing slower and heavier, finally, Gu Chang and Zhou Mu, near the main building at a corner beneath a tree, discovered the edge of a garment!

The instant Gu Changsheng saw that sliver of clothing, a flash of hopeful light blazed in her eyes!

"It’s him! It’s his clothes!"

Shi Wujue’s clothes, even his ordinary daily robes, were black brocade; the inconspicuous stitching was outlined with Gold and Silver Threads—seemingly ordinary, yet in truth remarkable.

With just one look, Gu Changsheng could recognize his clothes!

The very next moment after Gu Changsheng spoke, Zhou Mu’s figure flickered and he appeared where Shi Wujue was, while Gu Changsheng sped up, rushing over at full tilt...

In the shadowy corner, a big tree blocked all line of sight, and Shi Wujue was leaning slantwise against the wall at the corner, his body weakly nestled on the ground, eyes tightly closed...

"Shi Wujue! Shi Wujue, what’s wrong with you? Shi Wujue!" Seeing this, Gu Changsheng’s anxiety spiked even further.

Unable to find Shi Wujue, she had been anxious!

But now that she had found him, seeing Shi Wujue in this state, she was even more anxious!

That snow-white long hair, that deathly pale complexion, those bloodless lips—every single detail proclaimed the rapid ebbing of Shi Wujue’s life force...

"Shi Wujue! Shi Wujue!"

Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng called his name in panic, and Gu Changsheng’s hand, without the slightest hesitation, covered Shi Wujue’s wrist to feel his pulse!

Nothing abnormal!

Still nothing abnormal!

Shi Wujue’s pulse was entirely normal!

Yet his body had become like this!

"I can’t read it. I still can’t read it..." Gu Changsheng shook her head anxiously; she still couldn’t diagnose any anomaly from Shi Wujue’s pulse.

His pulse indicated that he was just like any ordinary healthy person, but his physical condition was deteriorating with each passing moment!

Seeing Shi Wujue’s ashen face, lifeless as he slumped in their arms, feeling the icy cold temperature beneath her fingertips—for the first time, Gu Changsheng began to doubt her own medical skills!

Ever since Gu Changsheng styled herself as a Divine Doctor, she had always been confident in her medical skills, yet she couldn’t help Shi Wujue at all!

She couldn’t help him!

This helplessness was something Gu Changsheng never wanted to experience in her entire life!

"Black Man! Over here! He’s here! Over here!" Almost at the first possible instant, Gu Changsheng threw back her head and let out a hoarse roar toward the sky.

They’d found him!

They’d found him!

But the Shi Wujue they had found was not the Shi Wujue they’d hoped for!

As for what exactly the Shi Family of Linyuan City was like, Gu Changsheng only had a rough idea, but she knew that in this moment, the only one who could help Shi Wujue was the Black Man!

Only that Black Man Duo Shu who always followed at Shi Wujue’s side!

Shi Wujue had said before that his life force was continually sustained by the fresh blood of his clansmen!

Summoning Black Man Duo Shu here was, at this moment, the only thing Gu Changsheng could do!

Gu Changsheng did not use secret voice transmission when she called for Black Man Duo Shu; in truth, in her extreme urgency, she had already forgotten all those so‑called concerns!

Black Man Duo Shu, who was anxiously searching for his master, nearly at the very instant he heard Gu Changsheng’s voice, felt his heart leap into his throat; with a sharp turn of his steps, he sped toward the source of the sound!

After being around them for so long, Black Man Duo Shu had come to understand Gu Changsheng at least to some extent!

Though Gu Changsheng’s words and actions were unrestrained, the bearing and grace befitting the Southern Emperor still showed, more or less, in her every move; for her to disregard her status so completely and roar without a care—it was clear that something must have happened!

Something had happened!

His master—something had happened to him!

"This is bad! This is going to be bad!"

"This is bad! This is going to be bad!"

At the same time, Yuan Bao, who was also searching, and Alliance Leader Yong Qing, who was hesitating inside the main building, both had a look of shock flash across their faces!

Alliance Leader Yong Qing, at least, was someone accustomed to worldly affairs; from that one shout of Gu Changsheng’s, he could hear that her emotions were seriously off...