Corpses Everywhere

In an instant, the people gathered inside and outside the clinic were momentarily dazed, feeling as if the scenery before them had distorted, but then their minds cleared again, and upon closer inspection, they found that nothing had changed.

Inside, Doctor Physician Huang's Living Soul trembled, revealing resentment and shock, with wisps of blue smoke rising from its surface.

"This is... divine power! This is divine power! What's going on? Another deity has appeared in Qingchang County? Could it be that the Divine Path is about to revive? Impossible, Mountain-Passing Great King has not yet taken control of the City God's Divine Rank, he will not allow the Divine Path to revive! But the illusion I set up has directly turned into nothingness, this change of existence and non-existence is indeed the work of divine power!"

As he was still in surprise, he suddenly noticed Qiu Yan taking a step forward and pushing his body towards him, which startled him.

"Oh no! This kid is truly vicious. My Living Soul Spirit Projection, and I lost control of my physical form. With that push, I fell to the ground. This will likely arouse suspicion among the people. Damn it! The appearance of divine power means that a deity is nearby. Although I have gathered my Earthly Soul, I can only withstand it for ten breaths under the Blazing Sun at most..."

In the critical moment, Physician Huang's Living Soul fell downwards and returned to his body.

"What you do!"

Once the soul returned to its body, Physician Huang glared angrily at Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan withdrew his hand without replying and led his men toward the courtyard behind the pharmacy.

The servant boy, leading several burly men in tight-fitting clothes, tried to intercept them, but was pushed aside by the Yamen Runner and frightened by a few words.

Seeing this, Physician Huang gritted his teeth and frowned.

"Sir, what should we do?" the servant panicked. "That Qiu Sheng seems to have come prepared. What if..."

"Calm down!" Physician Huang narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp as a knife as he looked at the servant. "What are you panicking for! If you panic, others will become even more suspicious!"

He spoke these words in a low voice, which startled the servant.

The servant looked around and realized that everyone around him was staring at him with suspicion. How could he not know that he had made a mistake because he was flustered?

"Sir, sir, I know I was wrong." The servant boy immediately cried out, his face contorted with grief.

"Hmph!" Physician Huang ignored him, flicked his sleeves, and walked towards the backyard. "Search? I'd like to see what they find! But I really underestimated Qiu Yan; I was too careless! After this matter, we must completely eliminate this threat!"

As everyone in the hall watched his retreating figure, they all began to have their own doubts.

"The people at the clinic suddenly panicked?"

"It seems a bit strange, but Physician Huang is such a good person..."

"Stop guessing, let's go and see for ourselves. Usually when the government investigates a case, they don't let anyone near, but this time they didn't drive anyone away. This is a rare opportunity, and we can learn something from it."

Hearing this, many people's minds started to stir. There were quite a few busybodies inside and outside the clinic who immediately followed and entered the backyard.

The backyard was quite large, paved with bluestone slabs, but it was unusually empty. Apart from two small huts, there was only a well. The Yamen Runners who came in first went to check the huts and quickly found out that one of the huts was a woodshed and the other was a kitchen.

"That's strange. The main building is the pharmacy, but the two small rooms are a woodshed and a kitchen. Nobody lives there." The head Yamen Runner was puzzled upon hearing the report. His voice was just loud enough for the gloomy-faced Physician Huang to hear, which was tantamount to asking a question.

"Do people have to obey the government's orders regarding how their houses are arranged?" Physician Huang sneered. "Are you going to investigate or not? If you can't find anything, I'm going to sue you for falsely accusing an innocent family!"

Upon hearing what Physician Huang said, the head Yamen Runner immediately became nervous and sent two more men to investigate the well, but they still found nothing.

This made the Yamen Runner somewhat panicked.

"Young Master Qiu, what should we do?" The head Yamen Runner looked at Qiu Yan with a troubled expression.

Qiu Yan listened but did not reply. Instead, he looked up.

Call!

With a whooshing sound, a burly man plummeted from the sky.

"Brother Qiu, I've arrived!"

The newcomer let out a long howl; it was Yan Yongjie. He had just refined a portion of his soul and was exerting his full strength. The moment his voice reached them, he had already landed on the ground.

A person falling onto the roof is certainly eye-catching, but what's even more intriguing is the large hammer that Yan Yongjie is carrying!

The hammer had a head as big as half a head and a handle as long as half a person. It looked extremely heavy. But as soon as Yan Yongjie landed, without saying a word, he swung his arm and swung the hammer, smashing it heavily on the ground.

The moment the hammer hit the ground, the tendons, periosteum, and muscles in his arm contracted and expanded, causing his whole body to tremble!

With a loud "boom," the stone flew through the air, sending dirt flying high into the air. The spot where the stone struck created a deep pit, but the pit was completely empty.

Everything happened so fast that even Physician Huang didn't have time to react. When he saw the deep pit form, his heart skipped a beat, and he shuddered. Then he muttered to himself, "It's alright, it's alright. Although I don't know where Qiu Yan got the information, he doesn't know..."

Before he could even finish his thought, several beams of green light converged from outside the courtyard, twisted together, and struck the well directly. The well shook, and a jade pendant shattered out.

Bite!

The jade pendant fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Then, the empty pit suddenly distorted with light and shadow, and several crisscrossing figures appeared.

Hiss...

Those staring at the pit thought they were seeing things and rubbed their eyes. When they looked again, they gasped in shock, and many turned pale and felt their hands and feet go cold.

Those figures, pale-faced and motionless, emerged from the pit, indicating they were buried in the earth. Seeing this, even the most obtuse person could guess the mystery behind it.

"This... a dead person?"

Immediately, the few people who were near Physician Huang glanced at this doctor, who was known for his kindness, and quickly retreated.

Physician Huang's face was so gloomy it could drip water. His hands trembled slightly. Blood and flesh are connected to the heart, and when the mind is in disarray, and one has not cultivated Life Cultivation, one cannot control one's flesh and bones.

The head Yamen Runner finally came to his senses, shuddered, and then called for his men to find tools and start digging around the pit. What they dug up was alarming; one corpse after another was unearthed. Much of the flesh was already rotten, and much more had long since turned into skeletons.

"This... this is absolutely outrageous! How many corpses are buried in this courtyard? How many people have died?" The Yamen Runner were already pale with shock. "Could it be that beneath this entire courtyard lies..."

Thinking about it this way, many of the Yamen Runner felt a chill in their feet, as if a cold draft was seeping up from below!

Vomit!

The onlookers found it unbearable; some vomited, some fainted, and many more turned and fled!

Inside the pharmacy and outside the clinic, a crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. Seeing so many people running out, they were puzzled and asked questions.

"Why aren't you running? Someone's killed someone!"

"Dead people! All dead people! What kind of clinic is this?! It's a graveyard!"

"You can know a person's face but not their heart! I never imagined that Physician Huang, who looked so kind, could be so heartless! I don't want to stay in this place for another second."

"You've misunderstood! You've really misunderstood Mr. Qiu!"

"That's right, if it weren't for Qiu Sheng, who would have thought that this Physician Huang was actually a murderous monster!"

"I can't stay in this place anymore, it's too gloomy."

Hearing these words, the crowd was in an uproar, but many still didn't believe it. However, when they went inside and took a look, they all turned ashen-faced.

"Unbelievable... unbelievable..."

People came and went, and soon the news about the clinic spread like wildfire. Such a big thing, with one corpse after another, was impossible to stop. There was no need for anyone to deliberately push it forward; in the blink of an eye, the news had spread throughout half of the county!

Public opinion is a fearsome thing!

"Disgraced! Disgraced!"

In the courtyard, Physician Huang's hands and feet trembled. He clearly felt that the People's Wishes sentiment locked in the pharmacy was on the verge of collapse, flowing out like water from a dammed reservoir. His heart ached terribly.

"My years of hard work, day and night... now, all gone in an instant!" Thinking this, he turned to look at Qiu Yan's back, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

On the other side, Qiu Yan picked up the jade pendant and suddenly felt a jolt in his five senses as a massive outpouring of People's Wishes flowed over him!

P. S.: That's all for today's third update. I'll take a break tomorrow and update twice...