Chapter 557 — The Perilous Domain
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Shen Mu walked into the marsh and looked about. Mist lay in heavy layers, demon qi filled the air, and beneath the clear water corpse after corpse floated; on the patches of bog that broke the surface lay nothing but bones, and rust-eaten primeval weapons.
He thought a moment, then came to a patch of bog and rapped lightly on the bones on the ground. "Brother," he said with a smile, "how does one go from here?"
The dry bones sat bolt upright, turned its head to look at him, and its jaws opened and closed: "This is the road to the Yellow Springs. None return who come."