The middle - aged male ghost was extremely angry. He wriggled his body and simply refused to go with them.
Yu Sheng saw that he was putting up a fierce resistance, and it was terribly cold around. He tried to persuade the ghost with a few more words.
But the other ghost was completely like someone who "doesn't listen to nonsense". He insisted not to take the Yellow Spring Road, believing that he could still return to the world of the living.
"Even if you keep dragging this out, it's just a waste of time! Why are you so stubborn? Your soul has left your body and reached the Underworld. How can you still think you can live?"
Yu Sheng got a bit irritated again. It seemed that he was about to engage in another long - winded argument with the middle - aged male ghost.
Finally, Nian Nian couldn't stand it anymore.
"He's right. The Yellow Spring Road is indeed the last chance for a person to return to the world of the living after death."
Strictly speaking, when a soul has just left the body but hasn't entered the City of Fengdu, it can't be called a ghost.
Although their souls have left their bodies, there is still a breath in their physical bodies.
At this time, if someone who knows the ways is willing to help and extend the person's life, they will come to the Yellow Spring Road to snatch the soul back to the world of the living.
However, a person's lifespan is predestined.
To come to the Yellow Spring Road to snatch a soul, the prerequisite is that one must have some lifespan to fill in for the person.
This middle - aged old ghost wanted to buy some lifespan with money.
When walking on the Yellow Spring Road, he hoped that his family would snatch his soul back to the world.
If Nian Nian hadn't appeared, this plan would have been absolutely feasible.
But unfortunately, he met Nian Nian. A little Taoist novice who hated evil and couldn't tolerate any injustice.
"You'd better give up. It's useless. The young lady didn't spend your money, nor did she keep it for herself. This deal is invalid. With me around, no one dares to snatch your soul. You must take the Yellow Spring Road today!"
The little dumpling's voice was childish, and her figure was small.
But the momentum in these few words was as powerful as a person of 1.8 meters.
Nian Nian didn't want to waste any more words on this middle - aged old ghost. She grabbed the rope and stepped onto the Yellow Spring Road.
The middle - aged male ghost's soul dragged his feet at every step and kept swearing foul words.
Yu Sheng quickly followed. Listening to the middle - aged male ghost's cursing, he really wanted to find something to gag his mouth. But unfortunately, he didn't have the ability.
The Yellow Spring Road stretched as far as the eye could see, as if one could never reach the end no matter how far one walked.
At first, there was no one around, not a single soul in sight.
But after walking for a while, he saw many wandering souls floating forward blankly.
The fear that had been there before had long been washed away by the middle - aged male ghost's nagging.
Yu Sheng really seemed like a tourist on a sightseeing trip, opening his curious eyes and looking around.
Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums rang in his ears. It sounded like it was coming from a gong.
"Someone's coming! Someone's coming to pick me up!"
The middle - aged male ghost suddenly stopped scolding. He listened to the sound of the gong with a surprised look on his face.
But his smile didn't last even a second before it completely collapsed.
The little dumpling waved her small hand, and a beam of golden light flashed by. The sound of the gong suddenly disappeared.
"Give up. You can't snatch this soul!"
The little dumpling's voice was firm.
The surrounding really quieted down.
The middle - aged male ghost looked extremely dejected. Even though he was full of unwillingness, there was nothing he could do.
Soon, everything in front of them became clear.
They finally saw the end of the Yellow Spring Road. In front of them stood a majestic high platform.
The high platform emitted a cold light, and the Yin energy was overwhelming. Looking up, there were three big characters written on the top: Wangxiangtai (the Platform of Yearning for Home).
They had arrived at the third stop of the thirteen stops in the Underworld.
Arriving here, the middle - aged male ghost completely lost the hope of returning to life.
He no longer struggled or scolded.
He very consciously floated up from the ground and swayed up to the top of the high platform.
Then, Nian Nian and Yu Sheng saw the high platform emitting bursts of light.
A nearly transparent picture appeared in front of them.
In the picture, the middle - aged man lying on the hospital bed exhaled his last breath. All the machines monitoring his vital signs began to beep.
There was also a person with painted face and a gong in his hand beside the hospital bed. He slightly shook his head at the other men and women with bitter expressions on their faces.
Suddenly, there was a burst of wailing.
The middle - aged man's ghost also showed a bitter smile.
The Wangxiangtai.
It gave the ghosts who were reluctant to leave the world one last chance to take a look at their hometown and relatives.
When the picture stopped, it meant the separation between the living and the dead.
They would never see each other again.
The middle - aged male ghost didn't move until the picture completely disappeared.
He just stood on the high platform, his whole body exuding a sad and dejected aura.
"Sister, aren't you going to call him down and hurry on our way?"
"Don't rush the ghosts on the Wangxiangtai. The separation between the living and the dead is a fact. This is the only chance for him to be nostalgic for the world."
The little dumpling couldn't help rolling her eyes at Yu Sheng.
The middle - aged old ghost had indeed done something wrong.
He wanted to live, so he used vicious tricks to harm others' lives.
But right and wrong were matters for the judge to decide.
Since the soul had already been escorted to the Wangxiangtai, why not give him a little bit of kindness in the world?
Why not even give him the chance to remember?
They weren't in such a hurry that they couldn't afford this little time.
In the next two stops, the middle - aged male ghost would probably run faster than anyone else.
Yu Sheng was looked at with a roll of the eyes and felt quite confused. He scratched his nose awkwardly and didn't say anything more.
It took the middle - aged male ghost a long time to recover. Finally, he floated down from the Wangxiangtai.
It was time for them to head to the fourth stop.
Suddenly, the sky brightened.
There was actually light in the Underworld.
The barking of dogs came from their ears, one after another, in an endless stream.
Yu Sheng and Nian Nian didn't think much of the barking of the dogs.
But the middle - aged male ghost kept trembling.
This barking of the dogs seemed to have a unique deterrent effect on the souls.
As the barking became clearer, the souls instinctively felt extremely scared.
This was the fourth stop of the thirteen stops in the Underworld: the Ridge of Evil Dogs.
When they really walked into the Ridge of Evil Dogs, not long after, they saw groups of evil dogs rushing towards them.
Their eyes were fierce, their mouths full of steel - like teeth, and their fur was as hard as steel wire. They bit crazily at the souls of all kinds.
Once they bit, they would never let go. They would shake their heads crazily. No matter how hard the souls tried, they couldn't escape.
After a while, some of the surrounding souls had their legs bitten off, some had their feet torn off, some became one - armed, and some had their hands cut off.
Almost none of them was intact.
Although the souls wouldn't bleed, seeing such a cruel scene, Yu Sheng couldn't help but feel terrified.
Thinking that one day after his death, he would also have to go through these thirteen stops in the Underworld, he shuddered.
"Sister, do all people have to go through this after death? Is there really no way at all to see Yama?"
"Yama is not so easy to see. No matter what method you use, you can't see Yama."
The little dumpling rolled her eyes again. She thought that Second Brother's way of thinking was very different from ordinary people's.
See Yama?
Ordinary people didn't have that qualification.
To be able to see the Ten Kings of Hades, one had to have accumulated merits in previous generations or be extremely evil.
He still wanted to see Yama.