The alley entrance near the street was quite bright; he could even see some Underworld beings frolicking there.
But as his gaze extended farther inside, he discovered:
Darkness shrouded the depths of the alley; many Underworld beings flickered in and out of sight within it.
Even Wang Quan could not see clearly, much less see the end of the alley.
Whoosh!
He let out a long breath. "Then we'll take the streets!"
"By the way, why are these alleys so long?"
"They shouldn't be this long."
Yasi Ghost scratched his head and laughed. "No idea!"
"They're just long!"
Wang Quan asked no more questions, instead listening and looking as he went.
Yasi Ghost told him many amusing tales of everyday life in the Underworld, while what he saw with his own eyes was:
Most of those emerging from the residences on either side of the street were fat-headed, big-eared Underworld beings, towering ghost gods, or heavily armored Underworld soldiers.
They either wandered the streets and alleys or soared into the sky, landing in other cities and vanishing without a trace. It was very strange.
A quarter of an hour later, Yasi Ghost brought Wang Quan before an enormous mansion.
Traffic streamed past, and countless Underworld beings carrying gift boxes or shoulder poles waited in line at the entrance.
Two beings over ten meters tall, resembling ghost gods, guarded the gate.
These two beings had mouths as large as their heads. They opened their mouths in smiles, revealing sawlike teeth.
They had thin legs and arms, but enormous bellies and heads, flickering in and out of sight like phantoms.
I wonder whether they're ghost gods or beings with ghost god bloodlines!
They should be beings with ghost god bloodlines, though!
*Ghost gods are extraordinary, after all. Why would they guard a