The road is very barren, it seems very lonely and lonely, and walking will make people no longer feel that they are on the road in the mountains, but step by step out of the earthly category.

And there will be an inexplicable unhappiness that will erode anyone who walks on this path.

This is because the concept of the human world is gradually thinning here, and even in the depths directly bordering the realm of the other side, the breath of death fills every inch of space around it.

There weren't any shops on either side of the road, and even the tengu didn't appear here, which made Mu Xiu react a little with hindsight, this is not Gensokyo after a thousand years, and Hell's finances have not yet been in trouble.

Moreover, this is just one of the many nodes bordering the human world on the other side, and it is one of the passages to the netherworld after the death of the human beings in the vicinity.

But after all, the whole world is too vast, and it is naturally impossible for there to be only such a passage on the ground for souls to come and go, in fact, Mu Xiu and Penglai Shan Huiye walked on this alternative Huangquan Road, and they didn't see any souls along the way.

In this era, the population of the entire world is insignificant, and if you limit a certain area, the number of people will naturally be even smaller, and it is impossible for people to die all the time, and the same is true for youkai and other anomalies.

As for beasts and plants, their souls are estimated to dissipate directly after death.

And because they themselves have no wisdom, everything is just to adapt to the survival of the laws of nature, and there is no one more rule-abiding than them under the power of the ruthless Heavenly Dao. Therefore, they will naturally not be tainted with sin, and the netherworld has no meaning for them.

After thinking about it, Mu Xiu was no longer entangled, but he was just a little sorry, and he originally planned to buy some souvenirs and other things by the way.

"It is said that there are extinct fish in Hanoi, but they are all ghosts, so unfortunately we can't fish ......"

Before coming to the shore, Mu Xiu casually introduced the characteristics of this place, but his eyes tried to penetrate the dense fog on the surface of the river and see the other side of the river.

"yes, that's a shame." Mt. Penglai replied unconcernedly, looking uninterested in fishing.

The so-called "other side" sounds like an inexplicable word with some artistic conception, but the meaning it represents is definitely not of a good nature.

The meaning of the word itself is the land on the other side of the water, but the "flowing water" in the middle is the three paths, the Lethe River, and the Styx River that flows quietly between the hell and the underworld, and what is divided between this bank and the other bank is the dark realm of life and death.

Of course, there is another way of saying it, which is a metaphor for the realm of yearning.

For example, there is a sixth order in the legend of the liberation of the forbidden area of life, which is the so-called other shore realm, which is speculated to be the real sense - the end of evolution, the other side of life.

Of course, the kind of things that are already myths are too ridiculous, and it is good to hear them, and you don't need to take them to heart at all.

The surface of the river was shrouded in a thick haze, and at first it seemed to be only a faint layer of smoke, but the more you looked closely, the more strange it became, and in the end, there was almost nothing more complete chaos and misery than what you could see.

And everything in the fog is faint, not the kind of scene where you can't see anything, but the same can't be seen at all, hazy, and can only rely on the outline of the shadow and your own imagination to make up for it.

The river flows slowly, and there is hardly any sound to be heard.

"Is this really a river, it's boundless in the past, shouldn't the width of this river be endless?"

Penglai Shan Kaguya's eyes widened, her dark eyes reflecting the thick fog on the river, and then she looked away and seemed to lose her interest completely, even though the questions she asked were interesting.

But originally, the living could not cross the river, and the only way to cross the river was to take the ship of death.

In terms of Her Royal Highness the Princess's Penglai physique, she is equivalent to being permanently denied a visa by the other side of the world, and she doesn't feel that there is anything good on the other side, so she has no interest.

"I guess it's about the distance, it's said that the god of death has the ability to control distance, so he ferries on this river...... If you want to swim all the way through, you will always be moving forward even if you keep swimming, but the other side will always be at the end of the horizon......

Mu Xiu pinched his chin and complained, he also felt strange, he walked over from it, and when he happened to be able to see the Santu River, the impression was very clear-

It was a river shrouded in a thick fog that shimmered from time to time, and there were many huge sharp rocks jutting out of the river, and it didn't look too spacious.

However, when I got closer, I found that I couldn't see the other side at all, or even the end of the river, and the flat river surface flowed slowly, as if the ocean was boundless.

This Nima is really bad, although he has no idea of crossing the river, but he also wants to see the scenery on the other side, and it is not bad to see it across the riverbank.

"What's so beautiful about that, it's an endless field of flowers, with no day and night, no seasonal changes, surrounded by light all year round......"

At this time, a hearty female voice came-

"And the deceased can't sleep, can't eat, can't talk, can only wait, and then you will know how bad it is, little brother. According to me, instead of going to the other side, it is better to go to the underworld, where you can enjoy cherry blossoms and drink. ”

“emmmmmm……”

Mu Xiu raised his eyebrows, and turned his head to look at the black princess who looked very listless next to him: "Kaguya, I shouldn't have said anything just now, right?" ”

"......" Penglai Shan Kazuya suddenly stared at him meaninglessly, and then she brushed her long satin black hair before she said noncommittally: "I don't think you need to change this habit." ”

"Then how can it be done...... Mu Xiu frowned, obviously holding a different opinion from the princess.

"Hey, hey, don't ignore me." I don't know when, a small boat appeared on the shore. A girl with a pair of thick-soled clogs on her feet and an extremely large scythe in her hand appeared on the ship.

"-Really, I thought that business came to the door and rushed over immediately, but I didn't expect that they were not the ones who wanted to cross the river! If you don't, don't stand on the shore, and if you fall, it's going to be troublesome. ”

The Grim Reaper Girl, who looked a little gorgeous and generous in this style, looked at the two of them carefully for a while, and then with a disappointed expression on her face, she couldn't help but murmur in a low voice, complaining like this.

"Ah, I'm really sorry, I don't know the rules when I first arrived, and I'll pay attention to it later."

Mu Xiu chose to apologize without shame or sincerity, although his expression seemed sincere and sincere, but judging from his unwillingness to move a step at all, and his performance of retreating a little bit knew that he was perfunctory.

"Forget it, it's better to leave quickly, anyway, I have to wait for Lord Shiji, so I should come a little earlier......" The Grim Reaper Maiden just complained, but her attitude was not bad.

Although her tone didn't sound very good, she was admonishing the two of them.

Mu Xiu's heart moved slightly, but his face was impassive, and he asked, "Well, okay, let's leave, but may I ask, if you want to find the ghost clan, which direction should you go?" ”

"Ghosts? You're here to find the ghost clan......" The Grim Reaper Maiden glanced at Mu Xiu in surprise, but she didn't hesitate to point out.

"It's already the underworld when you come here, and after crossing the river, it's the afterlife, if you want to find the ghost clan, I think it's like ......"

She thought for a moment, and then pointed to each side once: "Over there is the former underground city, and now it has become a ghost capital, those ghosts should all live there, just go there." As for this side, it is the site of the Scorching Hell, which is now a place where countless resentful spirits are staying, so don't make a mistake. ”

"yes, thank you so much, by the way, I haven't asked for your name yet?"

Mu Xiu nodded, and then after exchanging names with the Death Girl, they said goodbye and left, pulling Penglai Mountain Huiye and hurriedly walked away in the direction pointed out by the other party.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" The princess seemed to sense something.

"Didn't you hear her say, Shiki-eihime might be nearby." Mu Xiu's words were concise and to the point.

"Who's that?"

"Enma, it's just that I didn't expect that this god of death and this enma would already be in charge of this area so early, so I'm afraid the establishment of Gensokyo will also have the approval of the other side." Mu Xiu muttered in a low voice.

"Enma...... Those guys who judge the dead and judge the soul? ”

Penglai Mountain Kaguya asked a little strangely: "They shouldn't be some dangerous characters, as long as they are not dead, they don't care, as long as you don't take the initiative to attack, they shouldn't take the initiative to do something, right?" ”

Just like the Grim Reaper girl just now, the two of them are not dead, as long as she doesn't take the initiative to offend, she can't break the rules first and do it to the two of herself-

Both the Grim Reaper and the Enma are "civil servants" in the afterlife, and they have a lot of power within their jurisdiction.

However, their jurisdiction is only over the dead, and the living are not under the control of the underworld, which is the principle of this world.

"It's not dangerous, but it's definitely hard to talk to...... It's hard to speak literally, because she likes to preach very much, and she never says biased words, but is all for your sake, and you can only express your gratitude frankly and listen to you. ”

Mu Xiu said seriously, "I finally understand why I can't meet a tengu and a ghost along the way, and I dare to love because she came over here, and the monsters are hiding." ”

……

……

"Lord Shiki, you see, I'm not late this time!"

Seeing the figure of the green-haired Lori wearing a very solemn blue robe and a crown appeared on the shore, Onotsuka Komachi, who had just thought of sleeping lazily on the boat, immediately got up and stood up neatly.

However, this time, Shiki Yingji didn't immediately start preaching to her with a serious face, but when she walked over there, her eyes kept looking at the two figures on the other side who had just disappeared.

Walking to the front of the Death Maiden's ferry on the shore and standing still, the green-haired Lori who was holding a token in her hand like a wat asked in a serious tone, "Komachi, what did those two people just say to you?" ”

"Ah, uh, no, I just thought there was a soul going to cross the river, so I came to take a look, and they just asked the direction of the ghost capital." The Grim Reaper girl reflexively explained in a hurry, for fear that she would unknowingly make something wrong.

"That's it, that's good." Shiki Yingji nodded thoughtfully.

"Well, Shiki-sama, is there something wrong with them?" Onozuka Komachi asked cautiously tentatively.

"The big problem is that a person who is not immortal, or is not immortal, but a person who will be resurrected immediately after death, has broken the rules of life and death, and has a deep karma ......"

Green-haired Lori lowered her head and pondered.

"As for the other one, the soul in his body has been completely fused with the body, and he can be regarded as a living person and has the characteristics of a spirit body, which should be an alien whose body is unknown that I have never seen before."