Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor Chapter 1442: I Would Grow Old Overnight for You (Lingling and Gu Feng)

When Donghuang Lingling brought Gu Feng back, he was already very old.

So old that when they appeared together before the officials of the Donghuang Dynasty, the whole court was unwilling to accept this imperial consort who could be her grandfather.

Even though they knew that this old man, with his wrinkled skin and stooped back, had burned a large amount of life force to cast the Dutian Blood Seal for the protection of the entire Wuji Continent, which led to his premature aging.

His achievements were lauded throughout the Wuji Continent, but this did not change the fact that the officials were unwilling to accept Gu Feng.

"But Empress, you are the sole bloodline of the Donghuang Dynasty. If you are with Lord Gu Feng, then the Donghuang Dynasty will have no heir."

Donghuang Lingling understood all these things, but she was still determined that only Gu Feng could be her imperial consort.

Gu Feng silently took all this in, watching and listening.

When night fell.

"Lingling, you should listen to the officials’ advice and choose another imperial consort, I won’t mind," Gu Feng gazed at the woman before him.

Donghuang Lingling was only in her twenties.

She was already beautiful, and after becoming the Empress, she exuded a natural beauty.

Gu Feng was very grateful that Donghuang Lingling still accepted him.

Donghuang Lingling remained silent, she just took the basin of water from the palace maid and personally washed Gu Feng’s face and body.

"Gu Feng, do you remember what you said to me when I was afflicted by Lady Chi Bi’s soul snake?" she said softly as she continued to wash him.

Gu Feng was very old, but some things were etched in his heart, things he wouldn’t forget even in death.

He naturally remembered what he had said personally.

In fact, Gu Feng remembers every word he ever said to Donghuang Lingling.

Every word he said to Donghuang Lingling was unique, words he would never repeat to anyone else.

He once said that if Donghuang Lingling never recovered, he would take care of her for life.

But now, everything had changed.

Donghuang Lingling had to care for him for life. She was in her prime, how could he bear to let her live as a widow?

"I also told you, no matter what you become, I am willing to spend our days together," Donghuang Lingling’s words did not touch Gu Feng, but rather angered him.

"But I’m not willing to. I don’t want to be your imperial consort, nor do I want to be pointed at and condemned as a sinner of the Donghuang Dynasty." Gu Feng swept the basin of water to the ground, for the first time in his life losing his temper at Donghuang Lingling.

The water splashed everywhere, and Donghuang Lingling quietly crouched down.

"Empress..." The palace maids rushed to help Donghuang Lingling.

"Gu Feng, I understand your concerns. Give me some time, and I will certainly think of a way," Donghuang Lingling said calmly.

Gu Feng sighed, hardened his heart, and ignored Donghuang Lingling.

Donghuang Lingling thought that Gu Feng would gradually understand, but who would have thought that the next day, Gu Feng stopped eating, not even drinking the medicine she personally brewed.

Watching Gu Feng age day by day, Donghuang Lingling had no choice but to seek help from her friend Yun Sheng.

"Lingling, you still don’t want to take my advice, to come to the Bahuang Divine World and assist me and Ye Huli." Looking at Donghuang Lingling’s haggard appearance, Yun Sheng was very anxious, but she also understood in her heart, Gu Feng did this because he loved Donghuang Lingling too much.

The two clearly loved each other deeply, yet couldn’t be together. Isn’t that also a form of torment?

After she and Ye Beiming had stabilized the Bahuang Divine World, she had also invited Lingling and Gu Feng to live in the Divine World together.

Lingling refused Yun Sheng’s kindness, citing Gu Feng’s health as unable to endure long travels, and her unwillingness to leave the Donghuang Dynasty.

"My answer remains the same. As the Empress of the Dynasty, I will always stay in the Eastern Capital. Yun Sheng, the reason I came to you today is to ask if there is any way to let Gu Feng live a few more years." Lingling knew that Gu Feng’s refusal to eat was to force her to compromise.

But this time, she would not compromise.

Once, for the sake of the Donghuang Dynasty, she let Gu Feng stay alone in the Dutian Blood Seal for many years, but this time, she wouldn’t leave him alone again.

"Do you really want to know? This matter, I’m afraid, would need to trouble the Netherworld God." Yun Sheng was in a dilemma. Although she had become a god and possessed heaven-defying medical skills, she was helpless with her already aging friend Gu Feng.

"Why is it you again?" Mingri was very flustered upon seeing Yun Sheng, knowing that whenever this woman appeared, nothing good would happen.

"Netherworld God, it was I who asked Yun Sheng to find you. I want to know if there is a way to let Gu Feng live a few more years." Donghuang Lingling knew her request was difficult, but this was the only way she could keep Gu Feng.

"Life and death are fated, longevity determined by heaven. Even as the Netherworld God, I am powerless." Mingri shook his head.

"Who says it’s impossible? In a certain continent in the Human World, there is a spring called the Life-Span Changing Spring, perhaps it can help you." Bo Bo suddenly popped out.

"Bo Bo, do not meddle. Your actions disturb the order of the human and nether realms." Mingri knew when Bo Bo appeared, things were bound to go awry.

"Bo Bo, please, you must tell me what the Life-Span Changing Spring is, can it help me and Gu Feng?" Donghuang Lingling’s eyes lit up with hope.

"Uh, actually, I’ve only heard that drinking from the Life-Span Changing Spring can transfer part of your life span to another, but however many years you give, you will age that number of years overnight." Bo Bo glanced at the youthful and beautiful Donghuang Lingling, nervously speaking.

For any woman, the desire for eternal youth applies, and Donghuang Lingling was likely no exception.

"Lingling, you mustn’t. I can try to concoct some elixirs to help Gu Feng," Yun Sheng immediately objected.

"Yun Sheng, you’ve said it yourself, Gu Feng’s body can’t even handle ordinary elixirs. Bo Bo, please take me to find the Life-Span Changing Spring." Donghuang Lingling’s gaze was resolute as she made an unwavering decision.

The greatest Empress in the history of the Donghuang Dynasty, Donghuang Lingling’s life was a legend.

Her friendship with her dear friend, Medical Buddha Yun Sheng, was always regarded as legendary on the Wuji Continent, yet the most legendary part of her life was her story with her imperial consort Gu Feng.

Legend has it that she met Gu Feng during a time of chaos, when she was a princess of a fallen dynasty and he was a worthless mage from a mountain village.

The two were separated several times because of status and misunderstandings, but in the end, they came together.

By that time, Imperial Consort Gu Feng’s health was already very poor, and even the then Medical Buddha Yun Sheng predicted that the Imperial Consort might not live more than a year.

Yet even so, the Emperor Donghuang dismissed all opposition and married Gu Feng.

The day after the Empress’s wedding, she aged overnight.

Some said it was because of Imperial Consort Gu Feng’s illness, others said it was because of the demands of state affairs, but regardless of the rumors outside, the Empress and the Imperial Consort were loving throughout their lives.

Empress Donghuang ascended the throne at seventeen and passed away at forty-seven. The night after she passed, the Imperial Consort Gu Feng also died by her side, their hands still tightly clasped together even in death.

The two never had offspring, and the Donghuang Dynasty was eventually succeeded by Yun Sheng’s third son, Ye Lingguang.

There is a kind of happiness called "holding your hand and growing old together."

And there is another kind of happiness called "for you, I would rather turn gray-haired and age overnight."

This was the love legend of Donghuang Lingling and Gu Feng.