Time flies so quickly. Sometimes, good news comes in torrents, such as the day after Zhou Zongbao and Yuan Bao arrived, Shi Wujue and Zhou Mu both awoke from their deep slumber!

Gu Changsheng looked at the tall, graceful man standing beside her, and at the familiar face of her own evildoer, feeling a flood of emotions all at once. Her fingers interlocked tightly, wanting to say something, yet unsure how to begin!

Everything was conveyed without words!

Having shared experiences of life and death, Gu Changsheng felt that at this moment, no amount of words was necessary. As long as they were still beside each other, that was enough!

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu appeared before everyone simultaneously, instantly plunging the crowd at the City Lord’s Mansion into a state of ecstasy. Amidst laughter and joy, Shi Wujue, with a head of white hair and dressed in black, emerged in their midst...

"Shi Wujue! You finally came out. How could a master of the Primordial Transformative Realm like you be so weak, fainting for so long and causing us such worry!" Borjigin Nian, immersed in the joy of her senior brother waking up, immediately greeted him excitedly upon seeing Shi Wujue appear.

Shi Wujue heard this and immediately raised a teasing smile on his face known throughout the world. He said to Borjigin Nian, "Princess Nian, your words are undeserving of the City Lord! Why should the Princess fret over me? Haha, look, someone’s gaze is almost enough to kill the City Lord!"

Speaking, Shi Wujue pursed his lips toward Yue Xilou.

Upon hearing this, Borjigin Nian blushed a deep red, touched her nose, and awkwardly stepped back with an embarrassed expression.

Meanwhile, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu had already approached Shi Wujue.

"How is your health? Is it because of Changsheng..." Zhou Mu asked worriedly, looking at Shi Wujue with a heavy tone.

Is it because of that time you’d extended Changsheng’s life, leaving you with a health issue...

While Zhou Mu was worried, Gu Changsheng was more direct. She reached out and grabbed one of Shi Wujue’s arms, her fingers firmly resting on his pulse, leaving no room for refusal!

"Tut tut... look at you two, beauties! You come up and start grabbing and touching the City Lord. If the concubines of the City Lord’s Mansion see this, they’ll surely be jealous!" Shi Wujue responded to their concern with a playful demeanor, seemingly detached from the situation...

Gu Changsheng didn’t believe Shi Wujue’s detached attitude at all but focused on the pulse under her fingers, breathing calmly!

Having long been acquainted with Shi Wujue, Gu Changsheng understood him more and more!

Ah, this man, so bold and extravagant, with grand ambitions, would never speak the truth voluntarily. Gu Changsheng felt that she’d rather trust her own medical skills!

A master of the Primordial Transformative Realm, even if affected in the arena, there’s still no reason to faint for this long!

However, as the clarity of his pulse transmitted, Gu Changsheng’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed. She glanced at Shi Wujue, with a slight rebuke in her Phoenix Eyes, and said in a heavy tone, "Shi Wujue, back then you fooled me with weakness, but your body is genuinely weak outside and within!"

Gu Changsheng still trusted her medical skills; Shi Wujue’s pulse was clear to diagnose!

It truly was a sign of kidney deficiency from energy exhaustion!

This...

Isn’t this awkward?

While they were worried sick, Shi Wujue indeed had an illness!

But the illness Shi Wujue had was indeed hard to comment on!

"Cough, cough!" Shi Wujue, hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, showed a hint of embarrassment on his renowned face, hastily withdrew his hand and hid it behind him, and said with a hint of helplessness, "Well, beauty, you should give the City Lord some face, right? The City Lord’s Mansion is full of concubines in various shapes, it’s quite reasonable that the City Lord might be somewhat exhausted, isn’t it?"

Speaking, Shi Wujue’s face, known for being extraordinary, raised a disdainful and sinister smile, saying to everyone with unparalleled boldness, "As the saying goes, dying under the peony flower is amorous even as a ghost. The City Lord is charming and dashing; who can compare to that? Even you, surnamed Zhou, and Yue Xilou, despite the Spring Breeze, may not share the City Lord’s fortunes! Haha..."

With that, Shi Wujue burst into laughter.

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu glanced at each other upon seeing this, and couldn’t help but shake their heads with helplessness.

As the Master of Linyuan City, a Primordial Transformative Realm master, Shi Wujue possesses everything that men dream of, power, status, appearance, martial arts, each one top-notch. If he wishes to indulge in pleasures amid ********, no one can possibly object!

"Yet you still need to consider your actions. Aren’t you afraid your fiancée cousin will be heartbroken?" Glancing at Shi Wujue, Gu Changsheng spoke helplessly, "I will prepare medicine for you, you must remember to take it on time; it’s quite beneficial for your health!"

Shi Wujue was immediately satisfied upon hearing this, displaying a sinister smile on his renowned face and raising an eyebrow at Gu Changsheng, saying, "With you, the Medicine God, tending to the City Lord’s health, the City Lord naturally feels assured! After surviving, there’s bound to be fortune, a celebration is in order. Come, come, I have prepared a banquet in the Flower Hall, everyone present shall partake, follow the City Lord to drink and celebrate joyfully!"

Saying that, Shi Wujue turned around to lead the way, his gold-threaded black robe flowing like clouds, obscuring the gaze behind him. Beneath his narrowed eyes, a hint of bleakness emerged, he lowered his head and glanced at his wrist...

A black line of blood, faintly discernible, slowly spiraled upwards...

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu saw Shi Wujue like this and exchanged a glance. Both nodded their heads.

"In this case, since we are about to leave, why not use this banquet as a farewell?" Zhou Mu lowered his head, his face like that of a Divine Residence, bearing a faint smile. After several brushes with death, his icy nature, as before, still gave off a sense of unapproachability, yet in front of Gu Changsheng, he seemed increasingly warm.

The feeling of tacit understanding made Gu Changsheng nod and chuckle, "Alright! Let’s consider it a farewell feast!"

In the guest room behind her, a coffin was placed, which carried all of Gu Changsheng’s obsessions in this life!

She had long decided that when Zhou Mu awoke, it would be the day they leave Linyuan City and continue north!

Thus, departing from home and country, it wouldn’t hurt to have a feast to send them off, where no one leaves sober!

The awakening of Shi Wujue seemed to instantly awaken the City Lord’s Mansion of Linyuan City. At the same time, the entire City Lord’s Mansion began to boil with excitement, decorated with lanterns and festooned with colors, filled with joyful clamor!

When the banquet commenced, the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion, which had been closed for several days, finally opened again, reconnecting with the outside world...

Everyone was unharmed, which was naturally something worth celebrating for all!

United by a common choice, they chose to forget, to forget the hair-raising semifinals of the Nirvana Martial Contest, to forget the blood flowing like rivers that day!

In the Flower Hall of the City Lord’s Mansion, the banquet was grandly set. Lines of palace maids entered one after another, holding fine wines and delicacies.

Survivors of calamity, everything had settled, and everyone hoped to use this banquet to ease their hearts that had been on edge for days. To put it plainly, they needed some wine to settle their nerves!

Heaven knows, the scene on the platform that day, even for those used to seeing major spectacles, was truly terrifying upon recollection!

Passing dishes and exchanging cups, after three rounds of wine, Gu Changsheng, sitting among the guests, held a glazed cup. Her delicate face bore a flush of intoxication, slightly dizzy. The glazed cup in her hand gently swung, illuminated by the lights of the Flower Hall, casting a mesmerizing glow. Gu Changsheng softly opened her vermilion lips, her gaze distant, slowly reciting in a low voice, "Grape wine, luminescent cup, about to drink while the pipa plays, drunkenly lying on the battlefield, don’t laugh, of old, how many return from conquest! Separated from the Capital City for several months, this journey, we’ve lingered long enough, it’s time to mount our horses and head to the Northern Mongolian!"

At this, Gu Changsheng raised her cup, smiling at everyone, "Come, raise your cups, let’s toast to our triumphant return!"

"Triumphant return!"

"Triumphant return!"

"..."

As Gu Changsheng’s words fell, those present immediately responded.

Raising their cups, tilting their heads back, they drank their wine in a single gulp!

Sitting at the host’s seat, Shi Wujue also picked up his cup, but as he drank, all that was left was a mouthful of bitterness...

Return triumphantly?

Was she hoping for a triumph over the Northern Mongolian, or does she refer to the ultimate triumph after crossing the Far North Godfall Site?

Based on Shi Wujue’s understanding of Gu Changsheng, what she meant by "triumphant return" was likely the ultimate victory...

But, how difficult that is!

Even though he hopes she could truly return in triumph, is there really anything so easy in this world?

Thinking this, Shi Wujue couldn’t help but shake his head, signaling the palace maid to fill up his wine again. He tilted his head back, drinking it all once more!

Get drunk!

Perhaps after getting drunk, he wouldn’t have to think about calculating every step, wouldn’t have to feel guilty yet unable to stop moving forward, struggling in pain...

In the City Lord’s Mansion’s Flower Hall, as the sounds of singing and exchanging cups rang out, outside the reopened gates of the City Lord’s Mansion, two groups were noisily arguing. The guards at the gate ignored those returning from the underworld, but looked troubled at the envoys holding their diplomatic staffs!

Weighing the pros and cons, the guards didn’t dare make decisions on their own, so they ran quickly, rushing towards the ever-busy Flower Hall with its continuous music...