Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1057 - 1053: Old Friend

Dou Dou followed behind Duoduo, muttering to herself as she floated for a while.

At first, she endured patiently, but as they flew on, she felt more and more that they were going off course. Her small brows knitted tighter, just about to open her mouth to ask, when Duoduo suddenly stopped.

In front of them, a clear lake lay quietly in the mountain hollow.

The lake resembled a blue silk ribbon soaked in ink, winding and extending along the mountain hollow.

The lake shore was a gentle slope naturally formed by rocks and soil, covered with wild reeds half a man tall. When the wind blew, the dense reed tassels swayed, creating a blurry shadow of pale yellow waves, rustling softly.

Further up, a stretch of rubber trees spread out along the mountain slope. The dark green leaves layered over each other, turning into heavy dark green silhouettes in the dim light, covering half of the mountain.

The edge of the sky was faintly white, stingily casting a dim light, barely outlining the contours of the mountains and the lake.

The mountain wind pushed the waves of reeds and also stirred fine ripples across the lake, the water lapping at the pebbles on the shore, splashing with a gentle "swoosh".

In this hollow at four or five in the morning, everything was silent except for the clear sound of water, which did not seem noisy at all. It only made the surroundings even more tranquil. The air itself carried the unique chill of early morning, sending a shiver through anyone who breathed it in deep.

"Why are we here? Are you going fishing?"

Dou Dou looked around curiously, her small head turning nonstop, her gaze sweeping from the reeds to the rubber forest, finally landing back on the lake.

"Fishing? You’ll know when you follow me."

Duoduo waved her hand, guiding a wisp of shadowy mist to the ground, then walked briskly toward the lakeside.

Dou Dou unwillingly followed, her small face full of reluctance.

She drowned in the sea, and in her heart, she feared water, especially such vast, boundless expanses. Just looking at it made her chest feel tight.

But Dou Dou was no fragile princess; she was the brave Vanguard General. This small difficulty could surely be overcome.

So she followed, but stopped when still ten steps away from the lake, standing a distance away, unwilling to get any closer.

Duoduo didn’t notice her small movements, walking straight to the edge of the lake where the reed bed was, and called out crisply, "Wei Zixu! Wei Zixu..."

"Who are you calling?"

Dou Dou moved closer, standing on tiptoe to peer into the reeds, seeing only a swaying blur of pale yellow reed stalks, nothing else.

Before Duoduo could reply, a rustling sound came from the reeds, and soon a small figure emerged.

It was a six or seven-year-old boy with a round face and bright, large eyes, sporting a buzz cut and wearing a floral shirt, looking quite cool.

"Wei Zixu."

Duoduo’s eyes lit up, smiling as she waved at him.

The boy looked at Duoduo in a daze for a moment, his round eyes blinking repeatedly, as if finally realizing something, he uncertainly spoke, "Duoduo?"

"It’s me!"

Duoduo quickly walked over, her face full of a happy smile, which soon fell as she asked somewhat sadly, "Don’t you remember me?"

"No~no~"

Wei Zixu quickly waved his hand, his face a mix of surprise and joy, running up to Duoduo, looking her up and down curiously.

"I just didn’t expect you to find this place. It’s so far, how did you find me?"

"You told me before."

Duoduo tilted her small head, looking as if it was the most natural thing.

He had indeed mentioned these things to Duoduo, but it was just a casual remark, not expecting Duoduo could actually find this place based on his description.

Actually, it wasn’t hard for Duoduo at all.

This lake was a famous reservoir in Bin Hai, particularly distinctive, winding in the mountain hollow, shaped like blue silk. Plus, Wei Zixu had said he "lived" at the third bend of the lake, where there was a large reed bed.

Duoduo flew in the air, locating the place easily along the mountain slopes.

"You’re amazing."

Wei Zixu reacted, couldn’t resist giving a thumbs up, then turned his attention to Dou Dou behind Duoduo, looking her over and asking, "Who’s this kid? Is she your friend?"

"I’m not a kid. I’m General Dou Dou."

Hearing the words "kid," Dou Dou immediately puffed out her small chest, frowning and shouting with dissatisfaction.

She hated it when others treated her like a child.

"General Dou? Hahaha~"

Wei Zixu was stunned for a moment, then clutched his belly, laughing until he trembled.

"General Dou? I think ’Little Bean General’ fits better."

Dou Dou flushed a little, glaring angrily, "No laughing. If you laugh again, I’ll get mad."

"I’ll laugh. I’ll keep laughing."

Wei Zixu was mischievous, deliberately putting his hands on his hips, making a face at Dou Dou.

"Little Bean General, hahaha, what can you do if you get mad? Hit me?"

"No laughing." Dou Dou became even angrier.

"I’ll laugh, heh heh~"

Wei Zixu laughed even harder.

"I’m really mad now."

As Dou Dou spoke, a surge of bright red flames suddenly ignited around her, the flames eagerly licking the surrounding air, instantly dispelling some of the surrounding darkness, even causing the surrounding temperature to rise suddenly. The air was scorched and slightly distorted, a wave of heat spreading outward.

The tips of a few nearby reeds instantly curled up, becoming dry and yellow.

Wei Zixu felt even more alarmed, wanting to turn and run away, escape into the water.

"Don’t go."

Seeing this, Duoduo quickly stepped up to grab his arm, "I came to play with you."

Wei Zixu hesitated for a moment, turned back to see Dou Dou just standing there glaring at him, not really rushing over to set a fire. He then slightly relaxed, letting out a long sigh of relief.

He pulled Duoduo aside, whispering, "She’s really your friend?"

Duoduo nodded.

"How...how can she make fire?" Wei Zixu asked curiously.

"If you don’t laugh at her, she won’t make fire," Duoduo said.

Is that what I asked? Wei Zixu thought, but before he could speak, Dou Dou said, "You also have to apologize to me, or I’ll burn you with fire."

She reached out her small hand, a bright red flame burning fiercely in her palm, mesmerizing Wei Zixu.

"Wow! You’re amazing."

Instantly attracted by the flame, Wei Zixu’s earlier fear had long vanished into thin air,

"I apologize to you, I’m sorry." Wei Zixu decisively apologized.

Hearing this, Dou Dou retracted the flames around her. To Wei Zixu’s slight disappointment,

Duoduo reintroduced them.

Dou Dou was very curious about why Wei Zixu "lived" here.

"Because my body is over there." Wei Zixu pointed to a dense reed bed ahead.

"Wow, were you drowned too?" Dou Dou said excitedly.

Originally not very fond of this little boy, she suddenly felt close to him.

"Uh... sort of." Wei Zixu thought for a moment.

In fact, he was more curious about how Dou Dou could make flames.