Tales of the Mortal World
Chapter 596

Room for Leniency

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Passing through the Ghost Gate, entering the Underworld Office, walking through the Yellow Springs, and even taking on a ghostly appearance-all of these were experiences Mai Lingfei had never had before, giving him a deeper understanding of the other side of the world.

But Mai Lingfei was no ordinary man now. Faced with changes that would have made ordinary people cry out in alarm, he could remain beside Yi Shuyuan and meet them with relative calm.

At that moment, Yi Shuyuan, Qi Zhongbin, and Mai Lingfei were all walking along the Yellow Springs Road. The last of the three could not help looking ahead and behind.

"So this is the Yellow Springs Road!"

The Yellow Springs Road was not particularly broad. Rather, it was ever-changing: wide in some places, narrow in others, skirting mountains here and running beside water there. The ghosts along it were sometimes scattered and sometimes crowded; at times, not a single one could be seen for a great distance.

There were also many forks along the Yellow Springs Road. Ghosts from various places would emerge from these side paths from time to time, then join the journey along the main road.

A Fei studied every place they passed. He realized that their party was actually moving quite quickly, often passing an entire stretch of mountains in little time-or perhaps all the ghosts here moved quickly.

Every so often, flowers appeared beside the road. They were red flowers, perhaps the flowers of two lives mentioned in common sayings.

"Yes, this is the Yellow Springs Road. Nothing especially remarkable, is it?"

Yi Shuyuan said this with a smile.

A gentle breeze blew through the Underworld. Walking along the road brought neither fatigue nor discomfort, and no end could be seen ahead or behind.

Some of the ghosts they

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