266: White mist

"Indeed. Fortunately, the young lady's reaction was very swift, and she used her Qi flow in time. If she hadn't, I'm afraid you would have been left here!" Physician Chen sucked in a breath of cold air. "Speaking of which, you really should thank the young lady properly."

After Physician Chen left those words, he turned directly around.

Then, Physician Chen gave a slight smile. "Alright, we should head out. Our goal isn't just to enter; we still need to find Tingfeng Hall."

"Mm, let's go, Physician Chen." Situ Jiu nodded slightly and gave a faint smile.

"Young Lady, Young Master, Tingfeng Hall is not far ahead. Let's go now." Physician Chen looked up and took a glance first.

Then, Physician Chen sucked in a breath of cold air and held up his hand to roughly calculate the time.

Physician Chen looked around in a circle before he finally regained his composure.

"Tingfeng Hall is almost here. The things you want to know will soon have results." A cold glint flashed through Physician Chen's eyes.

"Physician Chen, I have another question I want to ask you." Nan Qingyue also stepped forward quickly, coming to Physician Chen's side.

Physician Chen was somewhat curious that he would actually be called to a halt by Nan Qingyue.

Then, Physician Chen slightly regained his composure, and a bright light burst from his eyes.

"Young Lady, if you have something to ask, just say it directly." Physician Chen gave a slight smile, putting away the hostile aura from his body.

And it was at this moment.

Nan Qingyue was silent for a moment before she finally spoke the doubt in her heart.

"Physician Chen, you kept leading us around the city earlier; was it just to wait for a certain time?" Nan Qingyue looked up, glanced around at the sunlight, and continued, "Only after a certain period of time can you lead us into Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street?"

"That's right, Young Lady, you're quite correct. To enter Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street, one needs a specific time. If we missed that window, we could never enter this place." Physician Chen's face was grim as he showed a serious expression. "Of course, leaving this place also requires a specific time. If we miss it, we'll have to wait for a while—that is, until the next opening time!"

When he spoke to this point, Physician Chen sucked in a breath of cold air, looking quite helpless.

"Naturally, I don't want to stay here long. If possible, we'll leave as soon as we're done asking."

"It's not that safe here, so we must be quick and careful."

Physician Chen let out a long sigh and looked up at the distant sky.

The sun had already set in the west; it was now evening.

If they delayed any longer, it would likely be truly difficult to get out.

"Alright, Physician Chen, thank you. It's a good thing you're here; otherwise, we really wouldn't know what to do." Situ Jiu quickly stepped forward, looking very respectful.

"It's fine. We're all grasshoppers on the same string now. The goal is simple: we need to find Tingfeng Hall and then find the answers we seek." Physician Chen's face was grim, and he wore a serious expression.

Physician Chen was also quite helpless; if there were another way, it wouldn't be like this.

"But how can we leave this place now? On this Long Street, I haven't even seen an entrance or exit. Moreover, can we only leave when there's a beam of light?" Situ Jiu quickly stepped forward, a cold glint bursting from his eyes.

"There's no need for that. We'll go to Tingfeng Hall first and then consider the matter of leaving." Physician Chen already had an answer and was determined to resolve it.

And it was at this moment.

Physician Chen gave a slight smile and turned back to look at Nan Qingyue and Situ Jiu.

After a long while.

On the Long Street, not even a single figure could be seen; it was somewhat desolate here.

Watching this scene, Situ Jiu's face was grim. He sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling quite helpless.

"Fine, let's do that then." Situ Jiu nodded, having a plan in mind.

This was also Situ Jiu's goal.

Nan Qingyue followed by his side, feeling quite helpless. The place felt quite eerie, and she hurriedly hid close to Situ Jiu.

"Physician Chen, A Jiu, do you feel like something is very strange here?" Nan Qingyue looked around, observing their surroundings.

On the vast Long Street, there wasn't a single person. The atmosphere it gave off was quite eerie.

Upon hearing this, Situ Jiu first sucked in a breath of cold air, looked around, and felt quite helpless.

In truth, the words Nan Qingyue spoke caused Situ Jiu's heart to tremble.

He felt quite helpless as well. Situ Jiu's face was grim as he clenched his fists tightly. "Yeah, I find it strange too. Why are there no people here?"

"It's right that there are no people. If there were, I'm afraid we would all die here." Physician Chen's face was grim, and a cold glint burst from his eyes.

Physician Chen looked around and found that there was still no one on the Long Street. Seeing this, he felt relieved.

"Physician Chen, do you know something? What exactly is here?" Situ Jiu asked curiously.

"Actually, this isn't Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street yet; we still need to walk for about half an incense stick's time. This is only the periphery of Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street, while Tingfeng Hall is on the core street. Only by going to the core position can we find Tingfeng Hall." Physician Chen spoke with a look of complete seriousness.

Hearing this, Situ Jiu sucked in a breath of cold air, a cold glint bursting from his eyes.

And it was at this moment.

Situ Jiu clenched his fists tightly. He gazed at the Long Street in the distance, where a surge of white mist suddenly appeared.

Nan Qingyue's pupils constricted violently, her face turning grim.

"That's not right. Physician Chen, look quickly, what is that?" Situ Jiu looked up, pointing toward the white mist in the distance.

The white mist gradually surged forward, getting closer and closer.

It drew nearer to Situ Jiu and Nan Qingyue, while Physician Chen stood behind the two of them.

At this time, Physician Chen sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling quite helpless. "This isn't right! Why would this white mist appear at this time!"

Physician Chen's pupils constricted violently. Watching this scene, his heart trembled as he felt something was wrong.

"What do you see? Physician Chen, is there a problem here?" Situ Jiu hurriedly pressed for an answer, sucking in a breath of cold air as his heart shook.

"Something's wrong. There shouldn't be white mist at this time." Physician Chen's brow furrowed as he showed a serious expression.

And it was at this moment that Physician Chen retreated several steps.

Physician Chen had no other choice; after all, this was the first time he had encountered such a thing.