Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1021 - 1017: Ex-Wife

Dou Dou and Duoduo, followed by Xu Youliang, entered the apartment complex, curiously observing their surroundings.

This apartment complex was clearly newly built, and many of the landscaping facilities were not yet fully developed.

However, some basic facilities were still quite complete.

Probably because of the favorable location, the entire apartment complex had a very high occupancy rate, and the downstairs was full of elderly people, mothers, and children.

The two most populated areas within the entire complex were the fitness equipment area and the children’s play area.

Because the country advocated nationwide fitness, these public fitness equipment were not rare in residential communities, and many elderly people were around, more for chatting than exercising.

The other children’s play area was within an abandoned swimming pool in the complex.

Probably because the pool was no longer in use and they felt it would be a waste, they placed some children’s facilities, turning it into a children’s entertainment venue.

Speaking of which, this modification was quite resourceful—the kids enjoyed playing, and the parents felt at ease above the pool.

Dou Dou was quite envious upon seeing this because, in her complex, the pool was filled with water, and she didn’t like water at all.

"Oh, I want to play too."

Seeing other kids playing on slides and seesaws made her want to run in that direction, but Duoduo grabbed her.

"Don’t play, the main task is more important."

Hearing this, Dou Dou drooped her head, looking dejected, and said, "I’ve been walking all morning and can’t even rest a bit, oh, doing good deeds is really tough."

Xu Youliang, walking in front, seemed to hear their conversation and turned back to say, "Why don’t you go play for a while, anyway, there’s no rush. Xu Xiangyang has waited for his mom for years, so he won’t mind waiting a bit more, sigh..."

Dou Dou didn’t think much of it, but Duoduo instantly felt guilty upon hearing this.

"No, no, we should help Xu Xiangyang find his mom first; there’s plenty of time to play later," Duoduo said quickly.

"Thank you, you two are really kind. You’re both good kids," Xu Youliang said with a smile.

Upon hearing these words, Dou Dou and Duoduo felt a bit embarrassed from the praise.

At this moment, Xu Youliang suddenly made a puzzled sound and turned his head toward the pool area.

"What’s up? Do you want to play?" Dou Dou asked innocently.

Duoduo couldn’t help but glance at her sideways, thinking not everyone was like her.

Just then, Xu Youliang said, "We don’t need to go upstairs to find her. Xu Xiangyang’s mom is over there."

"Which one? Which one?" Dou Dou stretched her neck, full of curiosity.

"The one holding the child." Xu Youliang pointed to a middle-aged woman standing by the pool, holding a child.

"She’s holding a baby. Is it a little sister or brother?" Dou Dou asked curiously.

She hadn’t realized that Xu Xiangyang’s parents were divorced, so where did his mom get a child?

"Come on, let’s go check it out," Duoduo said, pulling Dou Dou toward the pool.

Neither of them noticed the sinister look in Xu Youliang’s eyes following behind.

Duoduo pulled Dou Dou quietly up to the middle-aged woman, and the two little ones immediately fixed their eyes on the baby in her arms.

The child was about a year old, with chubby cheeks and little arms and legs that looked like lotus roots, puckering its lips and blowing bubbles adorably.

"Ah, goo goo, tut tut..." Dou Dou stretched her neck, calling out to the baby out of curiosity, trying to catch his attention.

But now she was in soul form, invisible to mortals, so the baby just played with his fingers, not even batting an eye.

Duoduo rolled her eyes and pinched Dou Dou’s little face, saying sarcastically, "Are you calling a little pig? This is a person, not a pig."

"Hehe, you got me?" Dou Dou scratched her head, revealing a silly smile.

Then she asked, "So what should we do now? Should we reveal ourselves and talk to her about Xu Xiangyang?"

"Are you silly!" Duoduo whispered, scanning around, seeing the crowd, "If we reveal ourselves, won’t we scare everyone?"

"Then... should we go to a place with no people to become visible, and then come back to find her?" Dou Dou tilted her head, suggesting.

While they were murmuring and discussing, a little girl of about five or six years old suddenly ran up from the center of the pool.

She didn’t climb ashore but stood on a mat at the bottom of the pool, looking up and yelling to the middle-aged woman, "Mommy, I’m thirsty and want some water!"

"Hold on, mommy will get it for you," the woman responded gently, turning to pick up a children’s water bottle with cartoon prints from a stone bench and lowering it by the bottle strap.

This scene unfolded before Dou Dou and Duoduo, and the two little ones were instantly wide-eyed and shocked.

"She... she has a daughter too?"

Dou Dou exclaimed in a low voice, her mouth forming an "O" shape.

"Could she be Xu Xiangyang’s sister?"

Duoduo was equally puzzled, her brows knitted into a small knot.

Xu Youliang had never mentioned these things to them.

They turned around in sync, looking at Xu Youliang trailing behind them, eyes full of urgent questions.

Xu Youliang, adept at reading the situation, coupled with the fact that the two little ones were so open-minded and wore their emotions on their faces, immediately saw through their confusion.

He quickly stepped forward and explained, "Those two kids were born after she left Xu Xiangyang, with other men."

Dou Dou and Duoduo didn’t doubt his words for a second and readily believed him.

Dou Dou seemed to have an epiphany, clapping her hands, "Oh! So, you guys are ’separated’! Then is she... is she a stepmom? No, no, she was Xu Xiangyang’s own mom..."

The little one grew more confused as she spoke, scratching her head in frustration.

"What do you plan to do next?"

Xu Youliang asked as if out of curiosity, but with an imperceptible hint of exploration hidden in his eyes.

In fact, he’d long been curious about Dou Dou and Duoduo’s ability to communicate with people. Along the way, he’d been subtly probing for information.

He wanted to figure out the secret behind it, hoping that if he could learn it himself, he could personally find his ex-wife without having to rely on others.

But the two little ones could not explain it clearly themselves, only vaguely attributing it to skills taught by their brother.

The mention of such a brother didn’t sound normal, and Xu Youliang wouldn’t dare provoke someone like that.

He dared to fool these two simple-minded ghost children, but in front of someone who clearly had real abilities, keeping a respectful distance seemed the wisest strategy.

Who knows if the other might mistake him for a wandering ghost and catch him to suffer the torment of refining souls.

Upon Xu Youliang’s inquiry, Duoduo replied, "There are too many people here. When it’s less crowded, we’ll talk to her."

Just then, the little girl in the pool had finished drinking water and wanted to hand the bottle back to her mom, but she was too short. Even standing on tiptoe, she couldn’t reach the edge of the pool.

And while Xu Xiangyang’s mom was holding the baby, it wasn’t convenient for her to bend down to take it. So she said, "Why don’t you come up? We need to go home for lunch."

The little girl hesitated upon hearing this, clearly reluctant.

At this moment, Xu Xiangyang’s mom added, "When you get home, you can watch TV for a while."

"Okay!"

The little girl immediately agreed, clutching the water bottle and running toward the steps on the side.

Dou Dou and Duoduo’s eyes lit up upon hearing this; an opportunity had arisen.