Chapter 78: Abandoned Clinic.

In the imperial city of Tiandou, not every corner is bustling with prosperity. As one moves closer to the outskirts where the poor reside, the once neat and solid green brick ground gradually becomes rough and dilapidated, causing even the otherwise smooth carriage rides to become bumpy and stumbling.
"Let's stop here, or else the carriage will get dirty. Cleaning this carriage is quite troublesome."
Qianren Xue was the first to jump off the carriage. She found it difficult to adapt to the environment in the slum area. Although this is the Tian Dou Imperial City, it does not really resemble a garbage dump, but there is still a faint smell of decay and dampness in the air.
Xue Qianyin wrinkled her nose in disgust. It had rained in the imperial city yesterday, causing the unpleasant smell from the roadside drain to ferment fully. It was a mixture of dead rats and kitchen waste, all blended together. She cautiously glanced at the ground, tiptoeing through the broken bricks, afraid that any crack might suddenly collapse, splashing up muddy sewage from below.
Wang Xing laughed and said, "Your Highness, this is not just a show of compassion for the people."
Qian Renxue said, "It's true that we should show compassion for the people, but I also need to show some compassion for my boots... I should have worn a pair of dark-colored shoes."
At this moment, Qianren Xue's boots are pure white in color, with a few fine lines of pale gold embroidery. It is widely known that high-end boots cannot be washed. If dirty water were to come into contact with them, these boots would be ruined.
However, the efficiency is too low to keep walking slowly like this. Prompted by Jiang Ziyi, the group enveloped their feet with soul power and walked quickly forward. Even Jiang Ziyi, who had the weakest strength, had the power of a Soul King. Therefore, the splashing dirty water was completely blocked by the soul power barrier, without any getting on their boots or pants.
Soon, a few people wandered through the streets and alleys, and arrived at a secluded clinic. Jiang Ziyi pointed to the clinic and said, "This is it. I can feel that the evil spirit is nearby. But I can't sense the exact location."
Wang Xing looked up and saw that this clinic seemed to have been abandoned, with the front door tightly locked and a thick layer of dust accumulating at the entrance. The four big characters "Li Shi Clinic" above the clinic had also fallen off half, revealing a sense of dilapidation and abandonment.
"Looks like it has closed down..." Wang Xing walked to the door, stepping on the accumulated dust. Seeing no one around, he gently exhaled his spiritual power from his hands and quietly broke the latch behind the iron door.
The iron latch fell with a light sound.
Wang Xing raised his hand and pushed open the iron door that had been closed for who knows how long, amidst the piercing metallic screech, the long-closed iron door opened in swirling dust.
The sunlight illuminated the dark interior of the clinic. Through the thick dust, Wang Xing could vaguely see the worn-out tables and chairs, the wooden cabinets covered in cobwebs, and the bottles and jars on top of them whose contents were unknown.
Wang Xing walked into the clinic, leaving footprints on the floor with each step. He examined the glass jars on the wooden cabinet, although the medicinal ingredients inside had decayed and spoiled, the labels on the bottles could still be faintly recognized.
"Passion fruit, cabbage, mint..."
Wang Xing read out the names of several herbs in a row and summed up, "These are all very common and cheap herbs, not even considered expensive in the slums. It seems that this used to be a clinic, but it has already closed down."
Qian Renxue frowned and said, "But what about the evil spirit?"
Wang Xing smiled and replied, "There's no hiding place in this clinic. The evil spirit couldn't have run to the sky... Isn't there only one answer then?"
Qian Renxue suddenly realized, "Are you saying underground?"
"Yes," Wang Xing nodded, "This clinic has indeed been abandoned for a long time, indicating that the other party may have another secret passage for entry and exit. However, there may also be hidden doors or mechanisms leading to the underground in the clinic..."
Qian Renxue said, "Secret door mechanism? Why bother with all the trouble? Elder She, stop hiding and start working."
With a sigh, the Snake Lance Douluo in a black robe appeared in the clinic, saying, "Look at my hardworking life..."
Wang Xing raised an eyebrow, "Elder She, why does your black robe look so similar to Tang Hao's?"
Snake Spear Douluo replied, "After all, Tang Hao is the Sky Douluo. Naturally, the robes he wears have become the latest trend in the Sky Douluo Imperial City... But, I must say, this outfit does feel quite good."
Okay. Wang Xing was speechless for a moment.
The Snake Spear Douluo Zhang opened his right hand and pressed it down in mid-air. There was no visible force released, but the tiled floor seemed to be rapidly shattered by an invisible drill. Then, under the effect of the Snake Spear Douluo's soul power, the porcelain pieces and soil were thrown out, forming a rapidly expanding deep pit on the ground.
Before long, the excavated soil had piled up into a small mound and the pit had reached a depth of nearly three meters. Suddenly, Tang San, wielding the Snake Spear Douluo, paused in surprise and exclaimed, "There really is something here."
With a lift of his right hand, a piece of metal board shattered beneath the soil and flew up into his hand. At the same time, it was as if a hidden can had been opened, and a strong stench of blood emanated from the deep pit.
Qian Renxue furrowed her brows. Her martial soul despised this kind of scent, cruel, icy, and bloody... The smell alone was so repulsive, it can only be imagined that the situation in the dark room below must not be good.
Wang Xingdao: "Let's go, let's go downstairs and have a look."
But before Wang Xing could move, a figure suddenly erupted from underground. The sharp soul force split open the ground, and a shadowy fist shape attacked Jiang Ziyi.
Jiang Zi shrugged, mixed with a bloody atmosphere, and the fist was already in front of her. How could it be so fast? As a Soul King, she seemed unable to even resist a bit, and the opponent's strength was only above the Soul Emperor!
Douluo Dalu Snake Spear Douluo's face twitched. He had anticipated encountering an opponent, but this enemy's strength surpassed his imagination.
However, Snake Spear Douluo remained calm. In the face of a Title Douluo's power, a Soul Sage was nothing more than a slightly bigger ant. In a matter of milliseconds, he unleashed a palm strike at a speed far surpassing that person's, intercepting between Jiang Ziyi and that fist. As long as that person continued to strike, losing an arm would be the least of their worries.
However, Douluo Dalu made a miscalculation. That fist, before it hit him, inexplicably veered to the right by one meter, avoiding him and Jiang Ziyi. Afterward, the person did not stop his momentum and ran directly past Douluo Dalu, without even looking back, towards the door.
Interesting! Because I found the opponent's strength to be beyond imagination, I changed from killing and silencing to fleeing for my life... Tang San's eyes showed admiration. The opponent's fighting talent is quite rare.
Unfortunately, the person has made a major mistake. He should not have given up on the plan to escape from other channels and foolishly tried to solve the problem of Wang Xing and others on his own.
Serpent Spear Douluo waved his sleeves, and an invisible soul force wall blocked the doorway. Even if the person's soul force had a sharp and cutting nature, it only managed to pierce through half of the force wall, and then he helplessly crashed into it, his head gushing blood.
"Sealed Douluo!"
The person fell to the ground and let out a desperate roar: "Poison Douluo is not here today, you are not him... why! Why are there other Title Douluos in the royal city!"