Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 312: There Are Always Injustices in the Mortal World

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: There Are Always Injustices in the Mortal World

The story must begin from the start.

Last night, after Shen Siyuan went to bed, only Xiao Yue remained in the quiet house.

Dou Dou and Duoduo had each gone home—though there wasn’t much to do at home, the two kids still preferred to stay by their parents’ side.

Having nothing better to do, Xiao Yue decided to visit Grandpa Liu for a "walk down memory lane."

Thus, she transformed into a Yin Wind and soared into the sky. The night lights of Bin Hai shone brightly, but she didn’t like them very much, because not one light belonged to her.

She enjoyed flying high, piercing through the thick clouds to savor that feeling of plucking stars from the sky with bare hands.

Today was no exception, except that there were fewer clouds tonight, and the moonlight was beautiful. She rolled up in the Yin Wind, flying towards that bright moon... higher... and higher... endlessly ascending.

Only when she felt a throbbing in her soul did she stop.

She couldn’t fly any higher because she knew flying further up could scatter her soul with the strong winds. Moreover, the higher she climbed, the weaker the gravity became, potentially causing her to drift away, never to return to Earth—a very dangerous prospect.

So, she stopped, but she was already high enough to see the earth curving beneath her, the sparkling city lights resembling fireflies. Looking up, the sky seemed a spotless azure mirror with countless stars suspended, dazzling brilliantly, breathtakingly beautiful.

Xiao Yue floated with the breeze, and in this moment, she felt an immense sense of freedom.

But, she missed her Grandma. She had gone back a few times but never showed herself again. Grandma was doing well, and she didn’t want to disturb her life again.

After who knows how long, Xiao Yue descended with the Yin Wind. It was now deep into the night, and virtually no one walked the streets, the entire city seeming to have fallen into slumber.

Xiao Yue looked around and realized she was closer to Principal Wei’s house, so after some thought, she decided not to visit Grandpa Liu just yet, but to see how Principal Wei was doing instead.

She took to the Yin Wind once more, flitting through the treetops, high-rises, and forests...

Bin Hai Bridge, being the largest sea-crossing bridge in Bin Hai, Xiao Yue skimmed across the bridge surface, when suddenly she spotted a solitary figure ahead.

She was surprised. Why would someone be walking on the bridge in the middle of the night?

And the person seemed very lonely, staggering along, his shadow stretched long by the roadside lights.

Xiao Yue descended from the air, curiously trailing from a distance.

Then she saw the figure suddenly stop, climb onto the railing, looking as if he intended to jump into the sea.

Immediately, Xiao Yue rushed over, still kind-hearted at heart.

However, she was after all just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, lacking in life experience and very naive.

She approached and directly asked, "Are you going to jump into the sea? If you fall, you’ll die, you know."

Her sudden appearance startled the person, causing his grip on the railing to almost loosen, almost falling.

As such, he might have died without having to commit suicide himself.

Nonetheless, instinctively he held on to the railing.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night, young girl?"

This man was more surprised by Xiao Yue’s presence here than Xiao Yue was by his attempt at suicide.

Xiao Yue didn’t respond to that question but instead continued, "If you jump, you’ll die, you know."

He was a young man, not over thirty, but looked worn down and utterly dejected.

Hearing her words, he looked at both ends of the bridge; there were no pedestrians or vehicles.

"Are you here alone? Do you know it’s very dangerous?"

At his question, Xiao Yue thought for a moment and then nodded.

With effort, the young man swung his legs onto the railing, then began talking to Xiao Yue.

"Where’s your family?" he asked.

Xiao Yue shook her head, saying nothing.

"Ah, you don’t have a family either?" He sighed deeply.

Xiao Yue became curious and inquired, "You don’t have a family either?"

"I used to, but not anymore," the young man said with a crestfallen expression.

That statement implied everyone had a family; it’s not like one could pop out from a crack in the rocks.

"Did they die?" Xiao Yue asked.

Xiao Yue thought that if she died, helping him find the soul of his family, maybe he wouldn’t have to commit suicide.

But the young man shook his head, showing a pained expression.

"We got divorced, the child isn’t mine, and I’ve lost the house too."

"Why, don’t you like her?" Xiao Yue curiously asked.

The young man looked at her with a complex expression.

Finally, he murmured about why things had turned out this way, how could people be so bad, are all women this cheap, I gave her my heart, why does she still treat me like this and so on...

Then he began to weep softly, appearing immensely sorrowful.

Xiao Yue stood by, somewhat at a loss, not knowing how to comfort the other person.

In the end, she could only say: "It’s better to be alive, where there’s life, there’s hope."

"No hope left, what a worthless mess, why... why... does the law protect these people? What’s wrong with this country? Is there no place that makes sense anymore..."

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, scaring Xiao Yue to the point that she didn’t dare to get any closer, and could only stand quietly by his side.

It took a long while for the young man’s emotions to settle down, and seeing Xiao Yue still standing there seemed to move him a bit.

As if he felt that someone still cared about him.

So he spoke softly: "You should go home, it’s late at night, don’t wander about outside alone, especially in this desolate place."

Then as if remembering something, he took out his cellphone and a small amount of scattered cash from his pocket, handing them all over to Xiao Yue.

"Take it, I have no use for it anymore, the phone doesn’t have a password."

Xiao Yue looked at him with some surprise.

"You don’t want them anymore?"

"I’m prepared to commit suicide, what use do I have for these?"

On hearing this, Xiao Yue’s face showed confliction, unsure how to persuade him otherwise.

At this moment, the young man stuffed everything into her hands, then smiled and said: "You don’t have to comfort me, you’re young, you don’t understand."

Hearing this, Xiao Yue felt somewhat unhappy, so she said: "I understand, I’ve tried to commit suicide too."

"Ha ha..." The young man burst out laughing.

He thought Xiao Yue was joking with him.

"Thank you," he said.

"For what?" Xiao Yue was a bit lost, not knowing what he was thanking her for.

"Goodbye." The young man smiled and waved his hand.

Then without waiting for Xiao Yue to react, he leaped down.

"Oh?"

Xiao Yue finally snapped back to reality, looked down from the bridge, and saw him disappear into the darkness below.

Xiao Yue quickly gathered the Yin Wind and flew below the bridge to search in a spiral, but she had already lost track of him.

This was the Bin Hai Bridge, not a small river or stream; with the vast sea surface, a person falling into it was like finding a needle in a haystack.

However, it soon turned out just as they had said before, they met again.

Because the young man’s soul had floated up from the bottom of the sea.

He stared wide-eyed, astonished at the sight of Xiao Yue freely soaring in the sky.

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"So, he came back with you?" Shen Siyuan asked.

Xiao Yue nodded: "He’s waiting outside the community."

After hearing the story, Jiang Taoshi was amazed and even ran to the balcony to look outside.

Of course, she naturally saw nothing.

Well, that’s not quite right; she saw Ruan Hongzhuang walking back.

PS: Feeling groggy, I’m indeed useless~o(╥﹏╥)o~, and also~

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