"How am I not? Mom's blood is still flowing through my body..." Crimson Crow's Wing immediately became unhappy when she heard Mei's words.
"What nonsense are you talking about?! You're just a doll! How could you possibly have my blood in you?" Mei grabbed Crimson Crow's Wing and kept pinching her little cheeks.
"But even if I'm a doll, Mom still gave birth to me." Crimson Crow's Wing refused to accept it. She broke free of Mei's hand and reached for Mei's chest.
"A doll? A doll yokai..." Youmu watched the two bicker in front of her, seeming to think of something.
"You're going to the Sanzu River? The Sanzu River is very dangerous right now... Very few souls have entered the underworld lately. They've all died there."
"The underworld has far fewer undead now. It's become deserted." Youmu slung her longsword across her back, stared at Mei and Crimson Crow's Wing, and spoke.
Chapter 45: White Jade Palace
Upon hearing Youmu, Mei released Crimson Crow's Wing from her arms. Nearly suffocated, Crimson Crow's Wing fell straight to the ground.
"Did something happen there?"
Mei asked Youmu curiously.
The quest she had triggered was definitely related to what had happened at the Sanzu River.
"You should know that for a soul to be reincarnated, it must cross the Sanzu River, enter the underworld, and meet King Yama before it has a chance to be reborn."
"And the Sanzu River is extremely dangerous. Of the souls that try to cross it... fewer than one in ten survive."
Seeing that the powerful Mei was interested, Youmu looked at the sky and saw that it was still early. She was in no hurry to continue her patrol, so she began telling Mei about the Sanzu River.
There was only one way for