Chapter 2010 - 1589: I’m Tired, I Want Release!

As for Yuan Bao, Gu Changsheng’s closest confidant apart from Zhou Mu, is undoubtedly Yuan Bao who knows his dear lady best!

In the roar from his lady, there are too many worries and anxieties. Even if Yuan Bao hasn’t seen his mistress’s face, he can still imagine her current state!

"What’s wrong? What’s wrong?" In Yuan Bao’s arms, Baby Jin Bao blinked his large eyes in bewilderment, looking completely confused.

"Shi Wujue is in trouble!" Yuan Bao muttered under his breath, his feet never stopping, as he rushed towards the source of his lady’s voice while holding Baby Jin Bao.

Alliance Leader Yong Qing also almost simultaneously dashed towards the outside of the main building.

Upon returning, Yong Shu saw his master in a fluster, rushing outside as if his tail had been stepped on by a cat. Fearing that his idle master might stir up trouble, he hurriedly stopped him, anxiously asking, "Master, what’s going on with you? Where are you going?"

"Don’t stop me! I’m in a rush!" Alliance Leader Yong Qing growled.

"What could you possibly be anxious about?" Yong Shu held his ground.

"Anxious? Anxious to save lives! To save all our lives!" Upon hearing this, Alliance Leader Yong Qing anxiously stamped his foot and roared, "If anything happens to that person at our Mercenary Alliance, it would truly be a disaster! We’d be doomed!"

After saying this, Alliance Leader Yong Qing dared not linger any longer, tossed Yong Shu aside, and sprinted in my direction, the gray hair and beard fluttering wildly!

Seeing this, how could Yong Shu dare to be negligent?

Muttering about who could be in trouble, he chased after his master!

By the time the master-disciple pair of Alliance Leader Yong Qing arrived, Black Man Duo Shu and Yuan Bao had already reached Shi Wujue’s location ahead of them, with Zhou Mu anxiously lifting Shi Wujue off the ground.

It’s worth mentioning that when Alliance Leader Yong Qing dared to arrive, he saw the slender Zhou Mu lifting Shi Wujue, and his aged eyes instinctively squinted...

If the woman beside them was ignored, the scene of these two men was simply picturesque!

Even though Alliance Leader Yong Qing had seen a lot in his lifetime, he couldn’t help but feel a touch of wistfulness.

But in this moment, even if Alliance Leader Yong Qing had tenfold courage, he wouldn’t dare utter any discordant voice, because he had a premonition that if he dared to joke now, the anxious woman beside him would definitely turn back and give him a good beating!

Alliance Leader Yong Qing is smart, and wouldn’t do anything so risky!

Thus, with nothing else to do, just follow along!

So, the busy people within the Mercenary Alliance saw an extremely discordant scene, where the group that had just caused a major incident weren’t questioned, and instead, their alliance leader and the future leader candidate rushed after them like guards!

This sight made the people of the Mercenary Alliance filled with anger but afraid to speak!

Alliance Leader Yong Qing couldn’t defeat Gu Changsheng, nor did he dare speak up in front of Gu Changsheng, and similarly, with Yong Qing being the strongest in the Mercenary Alliance, no one dared to speak up in front of him!

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is human nature; who would willingly seek trouble?

Thus, these people could only pretend not to see and go about their own business like nothing happened!

As for their alliance leader, he’s mighty, he’s the boss, he can do whatever he pleases, as they simply cannot interfere!

Gu Changsheng and the others took Shi Wujue straight to the small courtyard arranged by Yong Shu for them yesterday!

This small courtyard is next to Yong Shu’s own courtyard, which Yong Shu is naturally familiar with, so he opened the door ahead of Gu Changsheng and the others!

With Zhou Mu carrying Shi Wujue and Gu Changsheng behind, they entered single file. As Alliance Leader Yong Qing and Yong Shu attempted to follow them, they stepped over the threshold, only to be met with a gigantic snake head, as large as a small millstone, with snake eyes huge like red lanterns!

Even for Alliance Leader Yong Qing, who had seen much in the world, he stumbled backward in fright. If not for Yong Shu catching him, Alliance Leader Yong Qing might have actually fallen!

"This... This is..." Is this, Gu?

Alliance Leader Yong Qing raised a trembling hand, pointing at the gigantic Soul-Devouring Python, haltingly speaking, but couldn’t finish the sentence...

"Master, aren’t you overreacting? It’s just a python, and look how scared you are. Haven’t you seen enough pythons in Divine Mount Qilian?" Yong Shu was unimpressed by his master’s fright, although he too was startled by the python the previous night.

"But the pythons in the mountains aren’t this big..." Alliance Leader Yong Qing replied almost instinctively...

Can a python grow like this?

And looking at him shocked, is there disdain in those crimson snake eyes?

Are you fooling a ghost here?

"Uh... Brother Shui Mu’s servant said their python is just a bit overgrown..." Yong Shu responded, scratching his head awkwardly.

Indeed, this python seems too plump, extraordinarily large, not fitting a typical python’s image.

No one knows what it’s eating to grow so big!

"This kind of talk might fool you, you naive young man!" Upon hearing this, Alliance Leader Yong Qing was left unspeakably embarrassed as he looked at his own disciple.

Who can be blamed for this?

Originally, he had the chance to guess the identity of Gu Changsheng earlier, but it was because his disciple mistook a Gu Python for an ordinary python, leading to the oversight. Who can be blamed for this?

Alliance Leader Yong Qing felt that this was fate!

It was destined that their Mercenary Alliance would welcome this group of ancestors!

"Go now, and seek out some high-quality medicinal herbs to send over..." Alliance Leader Yong Qing shook his head at the Soul-Devouring Python standing guard at the door, and as he left, he didn’t forget to remind his disciple, "Remember to place the herbs at the door, but don’t offend... the python!"

Alliance Leader Yong Qing swallowed the word "Gu" back into his throat; he wouldn’t want to scare his naive young disciple!

However, the ancestral rules handed down from Smelting City state that people along with Gu can’t enter the city. It’s said to be the will of the Mountain God here. How did this woman, Gu Changsheng, manage to bring such a large Gu insect into the city so brazenly?

Could it be that Gu Changsheng had gained access to the path, and even the Mountain God of their Divine Mount Qilian granted her special permission?

But this shouldn’t be...

With this doubt in mind, Alliance Leader Yong Qing went back to continue searching for "simple and easy" employment orders...

Meanwhile, in the small courtyard, chaos had erupted. Yuan Bao was frantic like a fly, frantically rummaging through the pile of herbs the Soul-Devouring Python had brought, constantly muttering, "Shi Wujue, please don’t be in trouble, you must not be in trouble! What kind of medicine should we use? What medicine should we use?!"

Baby Jin Bao obediently sat on the side of the doorsteps, biting his fingers, not causing any trouble, just watching Yuan Bao spin like a top, busy...

And finally, after Duo Shu cut his wrist again to produce half a bowl of blood, Yuan Bao watched Shi Wujue drink it down, watched Duo Shu Black Man’s complexion gradually turn pale, stomped his foot decisively and started gathering donkey hide gelatin, red jujubes, ginseng, etc.

Having been by Gu Changsheng’s side for long, Yuan Bao had already memorized the blood-replenishing recipes!

Therefore, at this moment, even his own wife was helpless about Shi Wujue’s condition; all he could do was make medicine to replenish blood for Duo Shu Black Man!

So that, before anything happens to Shi Wujue, his Life-Sustaining Medicine Black Man doesn’t encounter trouble first!

Inside the inner room of the small courtyard, Shi Wujue’s face was still pale. Gu Changsheng, Zhou Mu, and Duo Shu Black Man stood by the bed without leaving, watching Shi Wujue’s pale complexion, and the vivid contrast formed by the trace of bright red blood at the corner of his mouth. All three felt heavy-hearted.

Especially Duo Shu Black Man, whose eyes were filled with intense hatred.

Nobody understood better than Duo Shu who his master had met!

Fufeng Tianlan!

What exactly did you do?

To see my master end up like this, to watch coldly, to let my master lie there!

Fufeng Tianlan!

Duo Shu’s hatred was so intense that his hand veins bulged, and his teeth ground loudly.

"Shi Wujue, wake up, Shi Wujue..." At the bedside, Gu Changsheng gently called, hopeless emotions spreading in her heart like barren wastelands...

"Shi Wujue... Shi Wujue, open your eyes, I’m Gu Changsheng, I’m Gu Changsheng..."

"..."

Amidst the calls, Shi Wujue’s face finally gained a hint of color, from an angle unseen by Gu Changsheng, beneath his black sleeve, a black line slowly retreated, no longer so dark and eerie...

"Shi Wujue!"

As soon as Shi Wujue’s long lashes blinked, witnessing this, the three people watching him immediately called out in delighted surprise.

"Shi Wujue, what’s wrong with you? What happened to you? Are you feeling better now?"

Gu Changsheng looked at Shi Wujue’s dazedly opened eyes, impatiently asking, her fingers again on Shi Wujue’s wrist pulse, even knowing it’s futile, she intuitively felt she needed to do this, as if only this could bring her peace.

"Why save me..." With lips void of color moving, Shi Wujue’s mouth curved into a self-deprecating smile, weakly murmuring, "I’m tired, I want to be released..."

No past, no future anymore.

Those scenes he didn’t want to see wouldn’t appear.

Shi Wujue, once a generation’s prodigy, this was the first time he sincerely hoped for release, even if it meant using death to seek a release!

Hearing what Shi Wujue said, Gu Changsheng and the others were momentarily stunned, then instantly shocked...