Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 342 The Meaning of Life

Chapter 342: Chapter 342 The Meaning of Life

"Hi hi~"

Duoduo squatted by the roadside, watching a small yellow flower and letting out a silly laugh.

It resembled a sunflower but its name was unknown; however, each petal was perfect.

Duoduo rested her chin on her hands, staring at the wildflower with a goofy smile, blessed with eyes that could see the beauty.

But just then, a chubby little hand suddenly stretched out from the side and yanked the wildflower away.

"Hehehe..."

"Dou Dou..."

"What?"

"I’m going to hit you."

"I... I’m not scared of you." Dou Dou said, turning around to run.

While running, she shouted loudly, "Potato, Potato, help, Duoduo is going to kill me..."

Shen Siyuan glanced back upon hearing this and said, "Don’t worry, you’re already dead. You can’t die a second time."

He then cautioned, "Stay by the roadside, watch for cars."

"Humph, I’m not afraid, I won’t die anyway." Dou Dou huffed.

"I’m worried about others dying." Shen Siyuan said.

(*￣︿￣)

Shen Siyuan, disregarding the two quarreling, turned his gaze back to Xu Shilong, who was walking with him.

Xu Shilong also turned his gaze and curiously asked, "Brother, are you an immortal?"

He asked because both Dou Dou and Duoduo were lively and moving like humans.

"No, just some special tricks." Shen Siyuan said with a smile.

But obviously, Xu Shilong didn’t believe him; he was eight years old before he died, not a little child.

"So uncle, where are we going?" Xu Shilong continued to ask.

"I don’t know?"

Facing Xu Shilong’s curious gaze, Shen Siyuan explained, "I have no specific destination for this trip, stop when I want, go when I want, just wanting to see more of this world, experience some different wonders..."

"Oh, what’s there to see? It’s all the same sky, the same sun..." Xu Shilong looked up at the sky, seemingly unable to understand Shen Siyuan’s thoughts.

"Do you rarely go out?" Shen Siyuan asked.

Xu Shilong nodded.

"Go out more, and you will understand, the sky and the sun are different, and so are people from each other..." Shen Siyuan said meaningfully.

Xu Shilong seemed to understand and lowered his head.

But soon he turned back curiously, Dou Dou and Duoduo were tangled together.

Duoduo was grabbing Dou Dou’s ear, while Dou Dou was holding Duoduo’s arm and pleading.

"Ah~"

Looking at the damaged little flower in her hand, Duoduo sighed deeply, feeling a tad sorrowful.

Seeing this, Dou Dou also became a bit flustered.

She quickly bent down, looking up at Duoduo’s face.

"Sister, are you mad? I... I was just playing with you."

"It’s dead." Duoduo opened her palm and said sadly.

"I’m... I’m sorry." Dou Dou was somewhat panicked.

Then realizing that saying so wouldn’t help much,

She quickly ran to find Shen Siyuan.

"Potato, Potato..."

Hearing the call, Shen Siyuan turned around again, this time Dou Dou’s voice was noticeably tearful.

"What’s wrong?"

"It’s dead." Dou Dou ran forward, saying with some grievance.

"Who died?" Shen Siyuan asked, surprised.

"The little flower is dead."

Dou Dou pointed towards Duoduo.

Shen Siyuan walked over, seeing Duoduo standing with her head bowed and curiously asked, "What happened?"

"The little flower, it’s dead." Duoduo opened her small palm.

In her palm lay a damaged little yellow flower.

"Sister, I’m sorry, I just wanted to tease you, I didn’t mean for it to die." Dou Dou, catching up, also looked sad.

She simply wanted to tease her sister, never expecting Duoduo to be so heartbroken.

"Give it to me." Shen Siyuan stretched out his hand.

Upon hearing those words, Duoduo carefully placed the small yellow flower into Shen Siyuan’s palm.

Shen Siyuan extended two fingers, gingerly picked it up, and then a faint green light flashed. The previously droopy yellow flower instantly perked up, radiating vigorous vitality.

"Wow~"

Duoduo exclaimed in surprise, her face full of delight.

"Come."

Shen Siyuan led the little ones to the roadside, then planted the small yellow flower into the soil.

He then infused some Wood Qi; the roots of the yellow flower quickly extended into the ground.

"It’s done," Shen Siyuan said.

"Thank you, brother."

Watching the yellow flower regaining its vitality, Duoduo happily expressed her gratitude.

"You’re welcome, let’s continue walking."

At this time, they were passing through a coconut grove, the trees laden with coconuts.

"Be careful, don’t run into the woods, watch out for falling coconuts, they might hit you and leave bumps on your head," Shen Siyuan cautioned.

It was the season when coconuts ripened, and the ripe ones might fall from the trees, potentially causing injuries or even fatalities if they hit someone.

"Alright," Dou Dou responded loudly.

The little ones who had just made mistakes seemed particularly well-behaved now.

"Brother, how long will Xiao Hua live?" Duoduo asked.

"Hmm... it should last until this winter," Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and said.

That too, was only possible in a place like Bin Hai. In other places, it probably would have wilted already.

"Oh." Duoduo fell silent again.

"What’s wrong?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"It doesn’t live very long," Duoduo said.

"What does it matter? It lived its life fully, showcased its beauty, and you discovered it. Isn’t that enough?" Shen Siyuan said.

Upon hearing this, Duoduo still seemed somewhat confused, but the words made her very happy.

"Sister, sister..." Dou Dou quietly called her.

"What is it?"

"Sorry, can you forgive me?" Dou Dou whispered.

"Hmph, I’ll let you off this time. Next time I’ll spank you."

"Okay, okay, sister, I love you," Dou Dou immediately trotted forward, hugging Duoduo’s arm, all happy and cheerful.

"Brother..." Xu Shilong looked at Shen Siyuan.

"What is it?"

"Do I also have a purpose in life?" Xu Shilong asked.

"Of course, as long as you’re alive, you have your purpose."

"But, my parents have long forgotten me, I’ve been dead so long, they never mention me," Xu Shilong said somewhat sadly.

"They used to treat me so well, loved me so much..."

His voice trailed off.

"You live not just for them, but also for friends, classmates, other family members. Your parents are just a part of your life, not all of it," Shen Siyuan consoled after some thought.

Though this consolation seemed somewhat weak, Shen Siyuan really didn’t know what else he could say.

"Friends?"

Xu Shilong suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with nostalgia.

"Do you have very good friends?"

"Yes, I have a very very good friend. We knew each other since kindergarten, he’s so nice, often taking me out to play, his house has a lot of comics, and he is really good at drawing. He said he wants to become a great comic artist when he grows up. I’m not as good, my drawings always look ugly, but it’s okay..."

The usually reticent Xu Shilong, when mentioning his friend, became suddenly talkative, non-stop, with a happy smile on his face.

"Then, do you want to go see him?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"I did see him, he even made a comic about us, spent a long time on it..."

"What I mean is, like them," Shen Siyuan pointed at Dou Dou and Duoduo behind him, "Making it so he can see you too, so you guys can talk, chat, and have a final farewell..."

"Eh? Can I?" Xu Shilong asked excitedly.

"Of course..."

"Then... then I’ll trouble you, brother," Xu Shilong said a bit shyly.

"It’s no trouble at all, just on the way..."

Xu Shilong’s original home was just ahead on their path.

PS: To be continued...