Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 855 - 852: Merit Golden Net

"Thank you for your hard work."

Seeing Xiao Yue and the others return, Shen Siyuan casually remarked about their hard work.

"It wasn’t hard, and besides, this is our duty," Xiao Yue said sensibly.

Dou Dou, on the other hand, leaned over to Duoduo’s ear and whispered, "He just talks, my mom says boys often use this method to deceive girls, it’s called... it’s called granite fish..."

Shen Siyuan: ...

"What granite fish? That’s called sweet talk, and please, when you’re whispering, don’t speak so loudly," Shen Siyuan said.

"Hehe..." Dou Dou chuckled foolishly.

"Report." Duoduo raised her little hand.

"What’s up?"

"Just now, Dou Dou said you were lazy, that you let us do the work, and she said brother, you’re a bad guy..." Duoduo pointed at Dou Dou and said righteously.

Dou Dou’s eyes widened, her eyeballs almost falling out, with a face full of disbelief, as if she never expected Duoduo to backstab her.

"I didn’t say that, I didn’t..." Dou Dou hurriedly waved her little hands to explain, while quietly retreating.

Shen Siyuan chuckled softly. After all, he knew better than anyone whether Dou Dou badmouthed him or not.

Ever since the three little ones went to the Netherworld, Shen Siyuan has been keeping his mind connected with the [State Governor Seal] to monitor their actions.

After all, the Netherworld is not considered a safe place now, so he had to protect them to prevent them from encountering real danger.

From what he could tell, the three little ones were doing quite well.

Don’t be fooled by Dou Dou’s constant chatter, making it seem like she was on a leisurely outing; in truth, she encountered extreme dangers along the way.

But the three of them coordinated well with each other; at first, Dou Dou was so scared she started crying, but while crying, she managed to take down the enemy.

This little one has never lacked courage and possesses some rare qualities.

Besides being a bit slow, playful, and lazy, the rest are all advantages.

She might cry because of fear, but she will not retreat because of fear; in fact, she might even generate stronger courage and push forward more bravely...

Shen Siyuan has been observing Dou Dou’s performance and is very pleased with her.

So the punishment Dou Dou imagined did not happen; Potato just patted her on the head, praised her for doing well, which unexpectedly delighted her, making her lift her head proudly like a rooster.

"And Duoduo, you’re very attentive, never letting down your guard, and you protected Xiao Yue and Dou Dou well..."

"Xiao Yue is the same, not greedy for credit or rushing ahead..."

Shen Siyuan praised the three little ones greatly.

Duoduo and Dou Dou were not the least bit bashful and started laughing out loud with joy.

Although Xiao Yue thought her brother’s praise made her seem a bit childish, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl up.

"Alright, for the next few days, take a good rest and relax..."

Even though ghosts can go without sleep, Shen Siyuan couldn’t treat them like workhorses.

And the reason why the evil forces are called evil forces is that they are manifestations of all human desires and negative emotions.

Greed, lust, slaughter, jealousy...

The Seven Deadly Sins do not fully encompass them.

Thus, the greatest danger of the evil forces is not that their physical form possesses various powerful and unbelievable divine skills.

But that they can corrupt the mind, ruin one’s path, damage one’s cultivation, and pollute spiritual energy.

To immortals and Buddhas, this is a true calamity, completely undermining their foundation.

Otherwise, no matter how strong the evil forces are, they could not be considered a calamity for the Buddhist and Taoist families.

The reason the three little ones are untainted by the evil forces.

Is partly due to their age advantage, knowing less keeps their minds pure, making them less susceptible to temptation.

For a complicated adult, facing the evil forces makes it even harder to maintain a clear mind and avoid contamination.

Secondly, besides having Divine Fire as protection, they also have various treasures to fend off enemies, particularly the Three Pure Ones Bell in Xiao Yue’s hands, whose resonant sound has the effect of calming the mind and keeping them well protected.

But even so, they can’t have prolonged contact with the evil forces, or they’d inevitably get tainted, polluting their souls, and breeding desires and negative emotions.

So whenever they return, Shen Siyuan allows them a period of rest.

At the same time, using the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, he monitors their soul state to prevent real contamination.

So when Shen Siyuan says they should rest for a few days, the three little ones aren’t surprised at all.

Dou Dou immediately turned around to play with Tang Tang.

Duoduo went home first.

While Xiao Yue turned into a gust of Yin Wind and went who-knows-where.

Shen Siyuan didn’t mind them and looked up at the sky.

The sky, besides showering down drops of merit, also displayed a giant net spanning the firmament.

And that golden net was growing dimmer, even appearing as if it might break at spots.

Shen Siyuan finally understood; his merits didn’t come from heavenly gifts, but from the giant net in the sky.

This net was woven from merit, sealing the entrance between the Mortal World and the Netherworld, preventing souls that have passed from re-entering Reincarnation, while also protecting the Mortal World from evil intrusion.

As Shen Siyuan accumulates more merit, the net becomes more delicate and fragile, ultimately collapsing in the end.

Then, protecting the Mortal World from evil invasion and preventing human pollution would be his duty; otherwise, he would undoubtedly face backlash.

But this is precisely what Shen Siyuan is doing now.

At this moment, Tang Tang came chasing after Dou Dou.

"Eh ya, eh ya..."

Tang Tang chased while making sounds.

It seemed Dou Dou really annoyed her, as she usually doesn’t stop chirping.

The two often played like this, and over time, Dou Dou became experienced, maneuvering with snake-like agility, making Tang Tang unable to catch her.

"Ya ya..."

The little one was so angry, her face was bright red.

Then she happened to pass by Shen Siyuan, who was gazing at the sky.

Shen Siyuan scooped her up.

"Did Dou Dou bully you again?"

"No, I didn’t." Dou Dou loudly defended herself from the side.

Shen Siyuan ignored her and pointed to the sky.

"Look."

Tang Tang lifted her head to look and then showed a surprised expression.

"Oh~?"

She rounded her mouth in surprise.

She seemed able to see the Netherworld behind the giant Merit Golden Net.

"It’s about to break."

Tang Tang appeared both surprised and gloating.

"Breaking the sky, what breaking sky?"

Dou Dou also curiously looked at the sky, but all she saw was clear blue, no signs of breaking.

She thought her position was wrong, so she quietly moved closer to Shen Siyuan.

Then—

She was caught by Shen Siyuan, who placed Tang Tang in her arms.

"Ahan~"

"Potato sure is a bad guy..."

PS: More to come today~