Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 380: The Fool in Love

Chapter 380: Chapter 380: The Fool in Love

Shen Siyuan had already noticed that woman’s movements.

Since she still lingers in the Mortal World, it surely means she has unfulfilled desires, people and matters she cannot let go of.

Yet he did not initiate a conversation.

Because he knew that once she figured things out, she would definitely come to him.

If she didn’t approach, it would mean her desire wasn’t strong enough.

Or perhaps the other party had grown accustomed to their existence, their current state—a situation not unheard of.

Encountering such a person, Shen Siyuan wouldn’t force a sale but choose to respect the individual’s wishes.

"Hello."

The woman approached, cautiously greeting Shen Siyuan, filled with probing and guardedness.

Shen Siyuan didn’t mind.

After all, to a ghost, he was a rather unusual existence, one that disrupts their original concepts.

Shen Siyuan greeted her back with a smile.

The woman lowered her head to look at the ground, seeing Shen Siyuan’s shadow elongated under the sunlight, she breathed a sigh of relief without reason.

"So, you’re a human."

Wait, it seems like being a ghost isn’t much different, everything is just a subconscious action after all.

"Um... may I ask, what’s the deal with the few young ladies behind you? Ke Peng was actually able to see them just now, their... manner of existence is very... quite marvelous," the woman hesitated to say.

As if worried Shen Siyuan wouldn’t know who Ke Peng was, she added, that was the person who was riding the bicycle just now.

"They are ghosts, just like you, there is actually no difference," Shen Siyuan said.

"But..." The woman was internally speechless, calling this no difference when the difference was huge, they could almost be considered a different "species."

"I understand what you mean. They are my Guardian Children, merely borrowing some of my power," Shen Siyuan explained.

"Ah? Is that so?" The woman was first stunned.

Then she looked at Shen Siyuan with a mix of shock and surprise.

Curiously, she asked, "Are you a Mage?"

Considering Shen Siyuan was neither monk nor Taoist, she guessed he might be some kind of folk mage or shaman.

However, most of these people are charlatans with no real skills, who can’t even perceive ghosts, let alone communicate with spirits.

Over the years, she had encountered quite a few and even once harbored a slight dread, afraid they would exorcise her, but later found out that there really wasn’t anyone in this world who could see them.

This made her become reckless, and basically, every rational ghost went through a similar psychological process, of course, children like Duoduo were an exception.

"Sort of," Shen Siyuan said.

Hearing this, the woman hesitated for a moment, then softly probed, "Um... Mage, could I ask you for a favor?"

"Of course," Shen Siyuan answered very straightforwardly.

"Eh?"

Shen Siyuan’s straightforwardness actually made the woman freeze for a moment as if surprised.

"But I... don’t really have anything to give you, helping me, there’s no benefit for you," she hesitated to say.

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan turned to look at the woman.

His motion made the woman quite wary, but Shen Siyuan simply smiled slightly and continued, "Helping you is a form of Merit, which can also be considered part of my cultivation."

This answer was quite acceptable, after all, whether in Taoist or Buddhist doctrine, such notions exist.

The woman let out a sigh of relief and asked curiously, "Mage, are you cultivating as you travel by foot?"

"Yes."

The woman wanted to say more, but Shen Siyuan directly interrupted, "You should speak of your own wish first, I still don’t know your name."

"Sorry." The woman showed a trace of embarrassment.

Then she hurriedly said, "My name is Gu Jingyi, this year... I’ve been deceased for over ten years..."

"How did you die?" Shen Siyuan asked, curious.

"Cancer," Gu Jingyi replied.

Shen Siyuan nodded, saying nothing more, and Gu Jingyi continued, "The Ke Peng who just cycled past was my boyfriend. I have some words I’d like to say to him..."

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Ke Peng stopped his bike, took out a bottle of mineral water, and gulped down several mouthfuls, finally feeling some relief for the burning in his chest.

"Gets worse every year," he couldn’t help but sigh.

Every year at this time, he would cycle to Huang Chunling Cemetery, but it felt harder with each passing year.

He didn’t know how much longer he could keep this up. He always said he wouldn’t come next year, but when the time came, he couldn’t help but set out from home, as if it had become a habit.

After drinking the water, Ke Peng was putting the bottle back and subconsciously glanced back again.

He thought of the young man and children he had encountered on the road.

"Is there a village nearby?" he was somewhat concerned.

So, he took out his phone and checked, and indeed, there was a village, but it was quite far away, definitely not a distance a child could endure. The smallest one, wasn’t they only three or four years old?

Thinking about this, he hesitated whether to call the police or not, feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

If he was mistaken, at most he would just get a talking-to from the police, but what if he wasn’t? He might be saving more than just a family...

With that thought, he hesitated no longer and dialed the emergency number.

After explaining the situation to the dispatcher, he hesitated for a moment, then turned his bike around and started riding back.

"Damn it, what’s all this about."

He cursed under his breath, but his legs pedaled quickly.

Since he hadn’t gone far, in about ten minutes, he finally saw the young man with the backpack again, but this time, the young man was walking alone, with no children following him.

In this instant, he felt a surge of panic, and inexplicably, intense anger. As a father, his heart was in anguish, his adrenaline levels skyrocketed.

His blood rushed, his spirit was high, his body, despite fatigue, felt nothing in this moment.

He stood up, pedaling with all his might, fast approaching Shen Siyuan and demanded uncontrollably, "Where are the children? What have you done with the kids?"

Shen Siyuan was somewhat surprised by the man who was furious before him, he also had not expected the man would turn back.

Seeing that Shen Siyuan didn’t speak, just looking surprised,

Ke Peng could no longer contain the anger in his heart, and directly rode his bike towards Shen Siyuan.

Shen Siyuan was taken aback by his actions, but also felt some admiration for his sense of justice.

However, no matter what, he couldn’t let himself be hit by a bike, so he simply extended his finger lightly, and the oncoming bike, as if abruptly braked, stopped dead in its tracks, utterly immovable. This was one of the small tricks of using Primordial Magnetic.

Ke Peng stood up and tried to push down hard a couple of times, realizing that the bike seemed to be fixed in place, he quickly jumped off, only to find that the two-wheeled bicycle was stably standing still, showing no signs of falling over.

He stared wide-eyed, somewhat shocked at his own bicycle, then it dawned on him, and he turned to look at Shen Siyuan, retreating several steps before asking warily, "Who are you?"

However, the other party didn’t answer him; instead, a familiar yet strange voice came from behind.

"Ke Peng..."

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