The madman in black shook his head: "I still need to stay in the Santuo River. During this free time, I will extradite more souls to atone for the sins of my people."
I frowned and asked, "How long will you do this?"
The madman in black said calmly, "Ten years, twenty years... maybe a lifetime, maybe a century, for generations to come, over and over again."
I was speechless after hearing that.
He rowed the boat back far away, and the black shadow gradually disappeared on the Santuo River and was submerged in the vast white fog.
"Stop looking, stop looking, let's go to the Forgetful River quickly!" But Manjushage couldn't wait and urged me to leave quickly.
I sighed helplessly. Right now, finding Ning Xue is more important! After all this time, I wonder how Ning Xue is doing now. Could she have truly been reincarnated? If that happened, I'd definitely cry my heart out.
Step onto this Yellow Springs Road that looks like a ladder to heaven and walk up quickly.
Generally speaking, passing the Ghost Gate leads to the Yellow Springs Road, but a shortcut to the Yellow Springs Road is also possible via the Santu River. This is because the Santu River is connected to the Wangchuan River, and the Wangchuan River is located under the Naihe Bridge, while the Naihe Bridge is on the Yellow Springs Road.
It's said that human souls must travel a long distance and overcome numerous obstacles before reporting to the underworld. "Yellow Springs Road" is a general term for these obstacles and distances; another term refers specifically to a section of this journey called "Yellow Springs Road." This "Yellow Springs Road" is also known as the "Guide Road." On the Yellow Springs Road, many wandering ghosts exist. These are those who died unnatural deaths before their lifespans on earth ended. They cannot ascend to heaven, be reincarnated, or even reach any part of the underworld. They can only wander the Yellow Springs Road, waiting for the end of their lifespans before a ghost messenger arrives to take them away.
This is exactly why the madman in black said that there would be many ghosts haunting the Yellow Springs Road and asked me to be careful.
At this moment, I stepped onto the Yellow Springs Road. My body slowly lifted off the ground, ascending the steps of the Heavenly Ladder. The Santuo River beneath my feet gradually faded from view, shrouded in a thick white mist, until it finally vanished into the haze. All I could see was a vast expanse of white. Aside from the three or two steps visible below, the Santuo River was gone.
I had no idea how long I'd been walking, much less how much longer this Yellow Springs Road was. I only knew I was exhausted and thirsty, and it was even more tiring than mountain climbing. Mountain climbing has its steep slopes and flat roads, giving your legs a break, but this Yellow Springs Road went straight up, and I had a vague feeling that I'd arrived in the celestial realm, that I was walking on auspicious clouds within it.
But in fact, this is the Yellow Springs Road!
"Why is the Yellow Springs Road so long? When will it end?" I said depressedly. This road seemed to be longer than the Sanzu River. There was no end in sight.
Su Xiaoniu said slowly: "Don't you have any patience at all? We haven't even seen a ghost yet, it's still far away."
Still far away? According to Su Xiaoniu, this means that once we see the ghost, we are almost at the end of the road?
For the first time, I hope the little devils will come out quickly. Damn it, as long as you come out, my wait will be over.
"There are many wandering souls on the Yellow Springs Road. Old people often say that people will go to the Yellow Springs Road after death, waiting for reincarnation. Reincarnation, a word related to past and present lives. How many wandering souls and ghosts are wandering on a dim road, just to reincarnate, just to start over. The love and hatred of the previous life, as long as they are on the Yellow Springs Road, everything is the past, and they are all memories that we must give up but are most reluctant to give up." Su Xiaoniu said lightly.
While listening to her say some incomprehensible words, I walked towards the end of the endless Yellow Springs Road.
"I want to continue the love of my past life, so I traveled the Yellow Springs Road without complaint, never forgetting the one I loved most. As a result, I entered the cycle of reincarnation, spending years alone, waiting to meet in the next life."
"Look back more often on the road to the underworld. Take a step, look back. Take another step, look back. Give up love, cry silently. Ten years of life and death, two of us are in the vastness, this life will not be able to continue in the next life. The dim path carries the love and hatred of so many wandering souls, the love and hatred of so many wild ghosts. Walking on the road, my heart is still worried about the past life. Humans and ghosts have different paths, and I have no choice but to wander by the bridge."
When Su Xiaoniu finished, I asked curiously, "What are you talking about? Are you trying to cram me in on the Yellow Springs Road again?"
Su Xiaoniu sighed slightly and said, "Not entirely, it's just a momentary sigh. Of course, you will see certain scenes on the Yellow Springs Road later, some wandering ghosts, perhaps some of them are people you knew in your past life..."
Someone I knew in my past life? On this road to the underworld?
This is unlikely. Why does Su Xiaoniu's words sound so creepy? Just as I was thinking this, a dark shadow suddenly flickered and drifted under the white haze. I was delighted. Could these be the lonely ghosts wandering the Yellow Springs Road? Their appearance means that the end of the Yellow Springs Road is approaching.
I ran up quickly with inexplicable joy.
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