Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1032 - 1028: Star Trajectories

When the bustling of the night market completely dissipated, and most of the streetlights on Bin Hai Avenue dimmed, the deep night of Bin Hai finally unveiled its veil.

The coconut groves condensed into silhouettes of varying shades in the inkiness, with their slender leaves hanging down, occasionally brushed by the sea wind, emitting a faint "rustling" sound, like the land’s whispers.

The moonlight spread a silver ribbon across the sea, merging the distant horizon with the night sky into a deep indigo.

The nearby rocks, immersed in the sea, were coated with a layer of cold white by the moonlight. As the waves crashed onto them, the splashed foam was instantly swallowed by the night.

Occasionally, a returning fishing boat sailed past the distant sea, the halo of its lamp carving a fleeting bright mark on the sea surface, which was soon smoothed over by the night. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Occasionally, a seabird skimmed low over the sea, its wings cutting through the moonlight’s reflection, startling ripples that quickly returned to tranquility.

At this time, Bin Hai was devoid of the daytime heat and hustle, leaving only the whispers of the sea and night, lazy and serene, like a piece of cool jade soaked in sea wind, calming all agitation in the sound of the tides.

Shen Siyuan stood on the balcony, looking up at the starry sky.

Just then, he suddenly felt a tightness in his calf. Looking down, he saw Tang Tang, bare-chested, wearing only a pair of small pants, holding onto a rabbit doll, swaying and standing by his feet.

"You little thing, it’s late at night, why aren’t you sleeping, how did you get up?" Shen Siyuan said with amusement.

But Tang Tang didn’t answer him. Looking closely, he saw the little one had her eyes closed, her breathing even, seemingly still in a deep sleep, making Shen Siyuan realize that she was sleepwalking again.

"Hurry back to sleep, don’t wander outside, also, how did you open the door..." Shen Siyuan was quite puzzled.

Ever since Tang Tang ran out at midnight last time, Mao Sanmei would lock the door tightly every night before sleeping, which seemed to be of no use now.

Shen Siyuan reached out to pick her up, discovering a fine layer of fuzz on her little bare body.

"Really is a little monkey."

Shen Siyuan chuckled softly, gently patting her back.

Held in Shen Siyuan’s arms, Tang Tang seemed to find a warm nest, snuggling deeper and then resting her head on his shoulder, seemingly falling asleep again.

Just as Shen Siyuan turned to head back inside, he felt a strange shift in his vision.

He instinctively looked up at the dome, but was suddenly taken aback. The night sky, which was clear with few stars only a moment ago, had inexplicably changed its appearance.

Countless stars, like shattered jade, filled the sky, transforming it into a vast and brilliant sea of stars.

Stranger still, these stars were not the usual silver-white but were each radiating unique hues.

Some shimmered with a crisp icy blue, like glaciers fallen from the sky.

Others were wrapped in a gentle warm gold, as if forged from moonlight.

Some exuded a hazy lilac, like mist from a mysterious realm.

Others glowed with a luminous green, reminiscent of fireflies lurking in the forest.

The various halos interwove and shined, dyeing the night sky into a flowing tapestry, the moonlight now merely a backdrop to this river of stars.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that the stars were not stationary.

They moved slowly in an inexplicably mysterious pattern, sometimes intertwining like swimming fish.

At times, they gathered and dispersed like a great formation of constellations, their trajectories resonating with the rhythms of the heavens and earth.

The blue stars gently descended along the eastern sky’s trajectory.

The golden stars quietly rose from the western horizon.

The Polaris constellation slowly rotated in the center of the sky, creating circles of faint light patterns.

It seemed as if the entire firmament was engaging in a grand yet covert rhythm, conveying some kind of message.

Shen Siyuan felt as though he was completely immersed in the endless galaxy, his consciousness like a thread, becoming one with the ever-flowing stars.

At this moment, various forces within him began to circulate of their own accord.

The thick physique and blood refined by the "Great Arhat Eighteen Forms" was as stable and heavy as an Arhat Golden Body.

The Five Elements Primordial Power drawn by the "Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword" circulated along the sword’s trajectory in his meridians.

The Pure Yang Gang Qi absorbed from the "Sun Observation Method" radiated warmth in his Dantian.

There was also the self-realized "Purple Thunder Skill," forged from thunder, surging with the power of breaking through the void throughout his body.

These vastly different forces not only did not clash but, under the resonance of the stars, intertwined and entwined yet each maintained its origin, forming a mysterious balance.

Whether this was Tang Tang’s memory of the starry sky, or he shared Tang Tang’s perspective, Shen Siyuan had no time to explore deeply.

Under the rules of the vast stars’ movements, seizing the opportunity to gain insight was the most critical.

Yet, just as he immersed himself in the star trajectories, trying to glimpse the ultimate truths of the universe, an unexpected change occurred.

The previously orderly vast stars suddenly twisted, like a disrupted kaleidoscope, with multicolored starlights overlapping and intermingling, making one’s mind waver and dizzy.

Yet, this strange trajectory carried an invisible pull, compelling him to stare wide-eyed, almost having his soul completely devoured.

At the critical moment, a blazing sun suddenly appeared behind his head, the warm Pure Yang power instantly cleansing his entire body, abruptly snapping his muddled consciousness back to clarity.

Shen Siyuan’s heart tightened, and he instinctively closed his eyes.

Just then, a soft smacking sound with a warm, moist sensation fell on his shoulder.

He glanced at his side neck to see Tang Tang nestled in his arms, grinning foolishly, drool dripping from her mouth onto his shoulder, leaving him to wonder what delicious food she dreamed of.

This sudden little interlude completely drew Shen Siyuan out of the mysterious state of enlightenment.

He looked back up at the sky, the night remained unchanged, still that clear, starry look, the multicolored sea of stars and orderly trajectories now seemed like an illusory grand dream.

"Brother, why is Tang Tang here?"

A voice sounded from behind, as Xiao Yue came out from the house, followed by Dou Dou and Duoduo.

"Hmph, clinging to Potato even at night, truly a clingy little one!" Dou Dou exclaimed with hands on her hips, sounding a bit sour and disgruntled.

"She must be sleepwalking again." Shen Siyuan chuckled, handing the soundly sleeping Tang Tang to Xiao Yue,

"You take her back to her room first."

But as he reached out, a pair of small hands extended sideways.

Dou Dou’s eyes lit up, exclaiming excitedly, "Give her to me! Let me play first."

"Go, go, go, we have important matters to attend to." Shen Siyuan avoided her hands, saying irritably.

Hearing this, Dou Dou sulkily withdrew her hands, muttering "stingy" under her breath, her face full of reluctance.

Once Xiao Yue took Tang Tang back to the room to settle her, Duoduo had already opened the Qiankun Umbrella.

As the umbrella unfurled, a layer of faint halo spread around, carrying a mystical aura of Qiankun Inversion.

Xiao Yue quickly slipped under the umbrella, and the three of them just stood still when they felt the scene before them spin, with lights and shadows changing swiftly.

In a mere instant, they left their residence in Bin Hai and appeared at that villa in Si Ming.

This villa, apart from being occupied for a period during Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang’s wedding, had remained vacant ever since.

Looking out, the once meticulously maintained garden had lost its former elegance, with all the flowers and plants withered, leaving only resilient weeds growing and spreading wildly, covering most of the stone path.

The night wind blew, the dead branches and leaves rustling, moonlight falling on the dust-covered floor-to-ceiling windows, lending this once luxurious villa a touch of desolation, resembling an uninhabited ghost house.

However, Shen Siyuan didn’t have time for these concerns. He directly signaled Duoduo with his eyes to continue the Qiankun Inversion, heading to the Yangzhou Netherworld.