Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1084 - 1080: Black or White

Upon seeing the middle-aged woman staring in shock, unable to regain her senses for a long time, Xiao Yue flicked her fingertips, and a black chain emitting an eerie glow appeared out of thin air, swiftly wrapping around Jiakang’s limbs, binding him firmly in place.​

Before the middle-aged woman could react, the surroundings suddenly transformed.

The original scenery instantaneously collapsed, replaced by a sinister and eerie vision of Hell.

The gloomy sky seemed drenched in ink, with countless vengeful spirits twisting and roaring within the clouds, curses and cries rising and falling, stabbing at one’s eardrums painfully.

On the ground, numerous white bones spread out endlessly, and a piercing Yin Wind blew through, causing the brittle bones to collide and grind against each other, creating a "clack-clack" sound, like countless wooden fishes being struck in the darkness, terrifying to the extreme.​

Dou Dou, standing nearby, looked around, her eyes immediately lighting up, her small face covered in realization, as she was not unfamiliar with this place.​

"No no no, Little Immortal, please show mercy."

The middle-aged woman finally came to her senses, her face pale as paper, waving her hands continuously.

"I just wanted to teach him a lesson, didn’t mean to send him to Hell, I beg of you to spare my son."​

She spoke, ready to kneel and kowtow in supplication, but as soon as her forehead was about to touch the ground, she came face to face with a skull that had rolled to her feet.

The skull’s eye sockets were dark and hollow, like two bottomless cold abysses, staring intently at her, as if ready to pounce and devour flesh in the next moment.​

"Ah~"​

The middle-aged woman screamed in fright, her body suddenly falling backward.

Thankfully, her hands timely propped against the ground, preventing her from falling flat on her back, but her palms felt a painfully sharp sensation.

She stiffly turned her head to see her right hand pressing against a ghastly white hand bone, and beside it lay an incomplete skull, the hollow eye socket eerily facing her.​

"Little Immortal, spare me, Little Immortal, spare me."

The middle-aged woman was completely flustered, crawling and scrambling towards Xiao Yue, reaching out to grab her hem.

"Little Immortal, spare me... Little Immortal, spare me, I beg you to let my son go, let me go..."

Xiao Yue, disgusted, took a step back to avoid her hand, gently waved her hand.

The surrounding infernal scene swiftly receded like a tide, the eerie atmosphere instantly dissipating, returning to the barbecue stall as if nothing had happened. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Jiakang’s chains had disappeared as well, he stood there intact, looking with a complex expression at his mother who was still trembling on the ground.​

"Mom, get up."

His voice remained calm, yet carried a barely perceptible trace of fatigue.​

"I’m not getting up." The middle-aged woman, upon seeing the crisis averted, regained her defiant spirit, pounding the ground and wailing.

"I’m not getting up, you ungrateful, are you worthy of me? Did a dog eat your conscience..."

Xiao Yue watched the scene unfold, a flicker of impatience passing through her eyes.

She really didn’t want to meddle in the grievances between this mother and son, so she grabbed Dou Dou, who was watching with great interest, and they transformed into a wisp of blue smoke, silently withdrawing from Jiakang’s dreamscape.​

As they left, Jiakang’s dream began to rapidly collapse and disintegrate.

The middle-aged woman continued her tantrum on the ground, but was abruptly flung out from the dream by an invisible force.​

In reality, Jiakang suddenly opened his eyes, gasping loudly, cold sweat sliding down his cheeks, his shirt soaked and sticking tightly to his back.

He sat dumbly on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling for a long moment, then suddenly chuckled softly, laughing until tears uncontrollably rolled down, turning into suppressed sobs.​

"Sister Xiao Yue, what happened to him?" Dou Dou, standing by the bed, asked curiously.

The events of tonight completely baffled her small head.

She didn’t understand why Uncle didn’t like his mom, nor did she understand why Grandma insisted her baby do this or that, so annoying.

"You’ll understand when you grow up," Xiao Yue said softly.​

Dou Dou squinted at her immediately upon hearing this, pouting: "You sound like my mom when you talk."​

Xiao Yue couldn’t help but laugh, reaching out to tap her little head: "Because even if I tell you, you won’t understand. Come on, let’s go back."​

She held Dou Dou’s little hand, ready to speed off, but Dou Dou suddenly stopped, turning to look in the direction of the middle-aged woman.

"What about that Grandma? Aren’t we taking care of her? Did I end up blessing her or not?"​

At this moment, the middle-aged woman’s ghost stood by Jiakang’s bed, her face full of anger, looking at her son with eyes filled with disappointment and resentment, clearly not yet recovered from their earlier dispute.​

"No need to bother with her."

Xiao Yue spoke calmly, pulling Dou Dou into a gust of Yin Wind, rushing towards the window.​

"Wait, Little Immortal, wait..." The middle-aged woman, seeing them leave, immediately panicked, hurriedly calling out, her voice full of urgency.

But Xiao Yue had already seen through her nature, ignoring her cries, her figure soon disappearing into the night.​

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"Sister Xiao Yue, that Grandma is not a good person, right?"

After flying a while, Dou Dou finally realized this, her little face full of seriousness.

"You can’t say she’s a bad person, but she’s certainly not a good person."

Xiao Yue thought carefully and gave a fair answer.

"Not a bad person, not a good person? Then what kind of person is she?"

Dou Dou scratched her head, and suddenly her eyes brightened, "Oh, I know, she’s a ghost, not a human, hehe..."

She was proud of her discovery, cheerfully spiraling in the air, but after a few turns, she furrowed her little brows and, looking troubled, asked, "So is she a good ghost or a bad ghost?"

Xiao Yue looked at her conflicted expression and gently explained, "You can think of her as an ordinary person who’s not too bad."

"Don’t understand, don’t understand, so troublesome."

Dou Dou stopped in mid-air, vigorously scratching her head, her little face full of confusion.

Xiao Yue also stopped, laughed, and said, "In the world, there aren’t just good people and bad people."

"Are there many kinds?"

Dou Dou’s eyes widened, her face full of surprise.

"Yes, many, many."

Xiao Yue gazed into the distant night sky and spoke with a touch of clarity, "This world isn’t just black or white."

"I’m white; I’m not black." Dou Dou pulled at her cheek and quickly defended, "Tang Tang is the little black monkey."

Xiao Yue was amused by her curious focus, knowing that this little girl couldn’t understand such complex principles yet, so she said no more, took her hand, and said, "Alright, we really should head back."

The two continued riding the Yin Wind, gliding through the silent nighttime sky.

"Sister Xiao Yue, why do I always encounter villains? Is it because I’ve had bad luck lately?"

Dou Dou suddenly remembered something and excitedly said, "When we get back, I’ll catch Tang Tang and give her a kiss, so she can share some good luck with me."

Xiao Yue imagined Dou Dou chasing Tang Tang, trying to give her a kiss, and couldn’t help but smile.

"When we get back, we’ll ask Potato; he should know what’s going on."

Xiao Yue also felt a bit puzzled.

Previously, the ghosts they encountered were mostly pure and kind, never lying or deceiving, but the last two they met were more cunning and calculating.

"I wonder if Potato is already asleep." Dou Dou whispered.

"If he’s asleep, just knock on the door." Xiao Yue teased her.

Dou Dou immediately showed a vigilant expression, glancing sideways at her: →_→

"Sister Xiao Yue, I’m a child, but not a fool."

She said angrily, "Potato said, no knocking on his door at night, or he’ll spank my bottom, Aunt and Sister Ruan will scold me too. I’m not falling for it."

"Wow, our Dou Dou is getting smarter." Xiao Yue praised with a smile.

"Hmph, I’ve always been smart, okay!"

Dou Dou raised her chin proudly, then suddenly grinned mischievously, "But... I can have Tang Tang do the knocking, hehe..."

"Tang Tang is already fast asleep at this time." Xiao Yue poured some cold water on her plan.

"Uh... seems that’s true."

Dou Dou felt a bit down but quickly got excited again, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Xiao Yue, "Right, Sister Xiao Yue, let’s go play in Tang Tang’s dream, her dreams are a lot of fun."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue suddenly had a thought.

She didn’t simply want to play but remembered the Goddess Dou Dou met in Tang Tang’s dream last time.

Dou Dou was able to gain the powerful Divine Fire thanks to the Goddess’s blessing.

She knew clearly that she was the weakest among the three.

As they encountered increasingly strong Muddy Ghosts in the future, she feared she would become a burden to Shen Siyuan, unable to help at all.

This was absolutely unacceptable to her.

So she also wanted to take this chance to try her luck in Tang Tang’s dream.

With this thought, Xiao Yue nodded without hesitation, "Let’s go."

The two landed on the balcony of Shen Siyuan’s house, and without any pause, Xiao Yue headed straight to Tang Tang’s room.

Dou Dou saw this and quickly followed with her little legs, her face full of anticipation.