Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 368: Three Trees

Chapter 368: Chapter 368: Three Trees

"Where am I supposed to carry these three saplings to?"

Huang Yuntao was carrying three small saplings, following behind Shen Siyuan. He had already walked a considerable distance, feeling a sore back and aching shoulders; it was becoming somewhat unbearable.

These past few days he had been following Shen Siyuan, and gradually the two of them became more familiar with each other.

Shen Siyuan wasn’t some old geezer in his seventies or eighties. The two were of similar age, and actually had many topics they could talk about.

And from the day before yesterday, Shen Siyuan stopped taking the main roads and began to venture into the wild mountains and along countryside trails.

Huang Yuntao wanted to back out several times, but in the end, he clenched his teeth and continued to follow.

The main reason he wanted to back out was that he couldn’t do as Shen Siyuan did, walking with ease regardless of how difficult the path, treating any dire environment as just another garden, making him, who followed behind, suffer all the more.

Besides that, he was also a bit worried about his own safety - after all, he had only just met Shen Siyuan, and even though he knew the other possessed Divine Skills, who knew if he were good or bad.

Perhaps entering these wild mountains would cost him his life, having his bones removed, his skin peeled, his soul sucked away – just thinking about it sent shivers down his spine.

However, fortunately, he never lacked a spirit for adventure, and he also felt that the opportunity outweighed the danger. Letting it slip would be regrettable for a lifetime, so he bit the bullet and continued to follow.

"Can’t carry them anymore?" asked Shen Siyuan as he looked back.

"No, these three small trees are light as feathers; it’s a piece of cake for me. I’m in good shape, how can I not carry them? I’m just thinking, there must be a destination, right? We can’t keep carrying them like this forever, can we?" Huang Yuntao stubbornly said.

"Your health is indeed not bad, just a bit of kidney deficiency," Shen Siyuan said with a laugh as he turned back.

"How could that be, you’re making it up. I’m in great shape, how could I possibly be deficient..."

Shen Siyuan didn’t engage with him, continuing forward.

Huang Yuntao hurriedly clenched his teeth and caught up.

"Do I really have a deficiency?"

Shen Siyuan nodded: "A bit."

"Is there any remedy?"

"No..."

"Really now." Huang Yuntao muttered quietly.

"We’re here," Shen Siyuan suddenly said just then.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuntao was overjoyed and quickly set down the three saplings from his shoulder.

He then looked around and realized they were standing on a riverbank.

"Where is this?"

"This is Zhu River," Shen Siyuan pointed to the river water beside them and explained.

"What are we doing here?" Huang Yuntao was somewhat puzzled.

Shen Siyuan glanced at him, and he quickly apologized: "I’m sorry, my mistake, I shouldn’t have asked."

"Let’s go, we’re heading down," Shen Siyuan said as he picked up the three small saplings and started down towards the riverbank.

"I’ll do it, let me do it..." Huang Yuntao hurriedly said.

But Shen Siyuan had already taken the saplings and gone down.

"Are we going to plant these three trees here?" Huang Yuntao asked as he looked around.

"Mhm..." Shen Siyuan nodded.

"I’ll dig the holes."

Huang Yuntao didn’t ask further this time, but set down his backpack, took out his entrenching tool, and began to dig earnestly.

As he dug, he asked, "What about Dou Dou and Duoduo, did they keep up?"

"I’m right here, Yuntao, keep it up."

Dou Dou materialized next to him, propping her chin with her hands, squatting across from him watching him dig, while Duoduo also appeared, curiously examining the three small saplings.

This time, Huang Yuntao was not startled by Dou Dou, as over these past days, he had gotten used to the two little ones appearing and disappearing suddenly.

Although his curiosity scratched at him like a cat, he still kept his promise and didn’t ask a single question.

Huang Yuntao had only dug one hole when he started panting heavily.

"Let me do it, you said you weren’t tired," Shen Siyuan said with a bit of amusement as he took the shovel from his hand.

"I just didn’t eat my fill this morning," Huang Yuntao said.

"Ah, right, right, right..."

Huang Yuntao: ...

"I’ll go get some water with bottles," Huang Yuntao changed the subject.

"Potato, why do you want to plant trees here?" Dou Dou was somewhat puzzled.

"It’s because I promised someone," Shen Siyuan replied.

"Oh~" Dou Dou suddenly understood.

It must be someone like her; Potato was fulfilling their wish.

"Potato, let me help you dig," Dou Dou stood up and eagerly said.

"You don’t want to help me dig; you just want to play, don’t you?"

"Hehehe... Potato, you’re so smart, thumbs up for you, you’re the smart egg."

Dou Dou gave a thumbs up, full of eagerness, just looking forward to Shen Siyuan handing her the shovel to dig a couple of times.

"Alright then, it’s up to you," Shen Siyuan said with a chuckle, handing her the shovel.

She excitedly hugged the shovel and dug into the hole that Shen Siyuan had just made.

Duoduo walked next to Shen Siyuan, looking curiously at Dou Dou.

"Do you want to try?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"I don’t want to," Duoduo flatly shook her head.

"She’s going to have bad luck soon, hehe..." Duoduo snickered.

Without needing Duoduo to say it, with Dou Dou’s posture, she was bound to squat down sooner or later.

Sure enough, before Duoduo had finished speaking, Dou Dou ended up sitting on the ground, with the shovel flipping up and dirt raining down all over her.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

Dou Dou, like a little cat, smeared her face with her little paws.

"Still want to keep playing?" Shen Siyuan asked with a bit of amusement as he picked up the shovel.

"No, not fun at all."

Sure enough, teaching by words won’t make one learn; teaching by actions, they will understand instantly.

Shen Siyuan moved quickly, and with the shovel from Huang Yuntao indeed being handy, by the time he returned with the two filled bottles, Shen Siyuan had already dug the remaining two holes.

Thus, the few of them worked together to plant the three saplings—two tall and one short, with the taller ones shielding the smaller one in the middle.

Huang Yuntao watered the three trees and then said somewhat sentimentally, "I don’t understand why you’d plant these three trees here, but I also don’t know if they’ll survive."

The three saplings looked wilted, lacking vitality; they were just random trees they dug up from the wilderness, and they couldn’t even identify what type they were.

"They’ll survive."

Shen Siyuan walked up and touched one of the trees.

Then that tree visibly regained its vitality at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the somewhat yellowed leaves quickly started to sprout, visibly bursting with life.

The following two trees were also treated by Shen Siyuan in the same way, rejuvenating them.

Huang Yuntao gaped at the side. After Shen Siyuan finished, he looked at Shen Siyuan’s long and clean palm, swallowing his saliva and said, "Could you touch me with your hand as well?"

He was joking, but to his surprise, Shen Siyuan actually reached out and patted his shoulder.

And then, Huang Yuntao felt completely relaxed as if he had soaked in a hot spring. The discomfort throughout his body seemed to vanish, and he became invigorated, no longer feeling sore in his back or weak in his legs.

Just then, a middle-aged woman riding an electric scooter stopped by, curious.

"May I ask, who are you? Why are you planting trees here? And three trees, too?"