Chapter 1953 - 1537: Shi Wujue Says, Zhou Mu, Give Up!

Gu Changsheng naturally had no objections to Zhou Mu’s instructions!

At such a time, he must nod; if he didn’t, what future would there be?

Gu Changsheng didn’t want his own evildoer to change his mind at the last minute!

After eating some very light food and drinking the medicinal soup, Gu Changsheng, under Zhou Mu’s orders, went to rest early!

Watching Gu Changsheng fall asleep, Zhou Mu slowly retreated from the guest room...

Standing in the inn, looking up at the sparsely starry night sky, Zhou Mu sighed softly. This journey to the Star Innate Tower revealed something unbelievable. At this moment, Zhou Mu did not know what he would encounter in the future. His intuition told him that everything was already beyond his control!

Zhou Mu was someone accustomed to planning victory from thousands of miles away. He could not adapt to such an unpredictable future, but for Gu Changsheng, for his little woman, he had no choice!

Like a face of the Divine Residence, his expression was full of gravitas. Zhou Mu shook his head again and slowly walked towards Shi Wujue’s guest room...

At this time, in Shi Wujue’s guest room, Duo Shu was kneeling in front of Shi Wujue, begging bitterly...

"Master, no matter what this time, you must take me with you. Given your condition, you should know that if something unexpected happens again, even the immortals in heaven won’t be able to save you! Master, you must consider not only yourself but also the fate of our He Clan. All of us depend on you alone!"

As Duo Shu spoke, he kept kowtowing.

He didn’t know what had happened in the Star Innate Tower, only that since his master returned, he was somewhat absent-minded, and his physical condition was deteriorating!

Previously, only one bowl of the clan’s blood was needed daily, but now, two bowls are required to maintain his vitality!

No matter how much blood was drawn, Duo Shu didn’t care. However, he couldn’t let anything happen to the master. He had promised the Old City Lord to stay by the master’s side for life and death, never leaving or abandoning him!

Because of Gu Changsheng, during the Star Innate Tower journey, he had not been able to accompany Shi Wujue, leaving Duo Shu anxious and uneasy for many days!

When Zhou Mu entered, he happened to hear Duo Shu’s words.

Shi Wujue, who was standing, seemed unaffected, remaining silent, but Duo Shu, kneeling, was shocked and widened his eyes!

Zhou Mu heard?

He heard what he just said?

Did he know the secret the master was hiding?

Duo Shu suddenly felt that he had caused a great disaster!

They lived in the same inn, and their guest rooms were not far apart. Although they set up barriers when speaking, who was Zhou Mu? A small barrier could stop the ordinary, but it couldn’t stop the Undefeated War God of Great Zhou, Zhou Mu!

What to do? What to do?

He had ruined the master’s important matter!

"Master..." At this moment, Duo Shu was anxious to the point of tears.

The secret his master had painstakingly hidden, everything he had carefully plotted, was it all going to be ruined in his hands?

Was he going to become the sinner of their Ancient Country He Clan?

The usually intelligent and resourceful Duo Shu was momentarily at a loss, looking towards Shi Wujue for help, hoping his master would say something to cover up his earlier words!

"Leave, go to the Royal Palace, and convey to Talan Duoer that this king entrusts the coffin in the guest room to her care!" Zhou Mu’s deep voice sounded behind Duo Shu.

Upon hearing this, Duo Shu turned back in disbelief, looking at Zhou Mu in shock.

What did Zhou Mu mean by this?

Entrusting that coffin that Gu Changsheng was so attached to, taking it everywhere, to Talan Duoer’s care?

Then what about him?

It should be known that during the Star Innate Tower journey, the main reason Duo Shu stayed at the inn was to care for that coffin for Gu Changsheng!

The coffin that held the bones of Gu Changsheng’s parents!

Now, with that coffin entrusted to someone else’s care, what about him? Did he still need to stay at the inn?

For a moment, Duo Shu felt uncertain and couldn’t help but look at his master in confusion...

"Entrust the coffin to Talan Duoer, tomorrow morning, you will set off with us!" Shi Wujue turned around, his ethereal voice came with a bitter smile, "As you said, the City Lord can no longer encounter any more mishaps. The City Lord cannot survive without the nourishment of your blood..."

Moreover, the blood he needs to sustain his life is truly increasing in quantity...

Thinking about this, Shi Wujue’s heart is filled with desolation...

Some things, when they’re meant to come, will always come. This is the fate of the Shi Family!

Even Shi Wujue himself does not know how much longer he can hold on...

His hands are stained with blood; how long will these days of living like savages continue?

He wants to live, to live long and see Gu Changsheng, to see everything he possesses or is destined not to possess, but he wonders if Heaven will give him this chance...

The vanishing vitality, the prematurely arriving death, he, Shi Wujue, cannot avoid!

Only by using the blood of his clan can he sustain his life, strive for that slim chance, and use the remaining life to pursue the truth his Shi Family has chased for centuries...

Duo Shu heard his master mention that he can’t live without his blood, and suddenly felt a bit anxious. He glanced at Zhou Mu, whose expression was surprisingly calm, as if he already knew everything...

Duo Shu’s face was filled with confusion!

What is happening?

What really happened during the journey in the Star Innate Tower? Could it be that Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng have already realized that their master is the one behind the plot against them?

But it shouldn’t be!

What kind of people are Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng? Both are more proud and clear-cut in terms of love and hate; if they knew the truth, how could they still coexist peacefully with their master?

It’s remarkable that there hasn’t been a major conflict!

The only logical explanation is that their master has revealed to them some things that Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng could understand, but regarding their origin and plan, not a word has been spoken!

"Yes!" Duo Shu looked at his master and Zhou Mu, seeming like he had something to say, lowered his head, and retreated. He needed to go to the Royal Palace, to find Talan Duoer, and entrust the coffin to her.

After Duo Shu left the guest room, only Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue remained inside.

Zhou Mu looked at Shi Wujue’s increasingly pale face, akin to a god’s visage, and showed a hint of seriousness, pondering deeply before speaking in a deep voice, "Is it only your clan’s blood? Is there truly no other means of salvation?"

Zhou Mu didn’t understand why the Shi Family would all have a life pattern of premature death or how to break this deadlock, but Zhou Mu knew that if Shi Wujue, with his extraordinary talent, was helpless, then the problem isn’t easy to solve!

"The illness can be cured, but this is my fate..." Shi Wujue heard Zhou Mu’s words, chuckled softly and replied.

"She’s very worried about you!" Zhou Mu looked at Shi Wujue’s snow-white hair, deep as the Cold Pool’s eyes, and a trace of helplessness flashed.

Although Gu Changsheng doesn’t say it.

Although Gu Changsheng would rather deceive herself into believing that what Shi Wujue said in the Sinful Sea Flower Field about his impending death was just to attain sympathy, Zhou Mu knows better than anyone that his little woman’s heart is like a clear mirror...

It’s just that she perhaps wants to believe more that all of this is Shi Wujue’s way of eliciting sympathy, rather than accept that Shi Wujue will truly soon die...

Shi Wujue naturally knows who Zhou Mu is referring to, and upon hearing these words, an astonishingly bitter smile emerges on his face. Turning around, he looks at Zhou Mu, saying, "Zhou Mu, in this lifetime, to meet you all before my death, to journey together, is already my greatest fortune!"

"You..." Zhou Mu, upon hearing Shi Wujue’s pessimistic words, couldn’t help but be moved, wanting to say something, but before he could speak, Shi Wujue raised a hand to stop him.

"Zhou Mu, in the Star Innate Tower, Ta You once said that the ultimate truth might not be what we wish, repeatedly advising us to abandon the pursuit. In my heart, there is also much confusion..." Shi Wujue hesitated and deeply inhaled before continuing, "Zhou Mu, if I tell you that in the Divine Demise Land, there may not be the Tears of the Goddess capable of reviving the dead, and even if you reach Divine Demise Land and open the Goddess Palace, Gu Changsheng might not fulfill his wishes in resurrecting her parents, would you still insist on going?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu’s eyebrows immediately frowned, and looking at Shi Wujue’s eyes, he was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"Zhou Mu, having seen the end of the Ancient Wilderness Times, the scenes of the war of The Gods, and the fragmented recollections of the Divine Venerable Ancient Wilderness, you should know what we will face as we get closer to the Divine Demise Land. We are likely to touch upon an era that has vanished, even open everything from that era. It is a world ruled by The Gods, and we are mere mortals, therein lies danger which you ought to understand better than I do..." Shi Wujue said, moving a bit closer to Zhou Mu, nervously stating, "Zhou Mu, if the end result does not meet expectations, if the Tears of the Goddess may not exist and might not fulfill Gu Changsheng’s yearning, will she give up? Will you all give up?"

Give up!

Let everything end here!

No need to continue searching for the Cold Iron Key, no need to think about finding the key to open the Goddess Palace!

Let the journey northward end here!

He regrets it; he doesn’t want to search for the so-called truth anymore, nor does he want Gu Changsheng to be deeply entrenched in danger, or let things spiral out of control...

He doesn’t want, someday when all is revealed, for him, Shi Wujue, Gu Changsheng, and Zhou Mu to be at odds with each other...