Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 956 - 952: Night Encounter

As soon as Xiao Yue floated out of Zhang Xingguo’s house, Dou Dou grabbed her hem.

The little fellow blinked his big eyes, full of curiosity, and asked, "Sister Xiao Yue, you’re amazing! How did you make that uncle fall asleep just by raising your hand? I can’t even touch a cat, but you can make a real person sleep!"

Duoduo also came over, her eyes full of confusion.

She had tried to touch things with her ghost body before, but her hand always went right through, unable to affect reality at all.

Xiao Yue couldn’t help but laugh, reaching out to knock lightly on Dou Dou’s little head.

"Because we’re not ordinary ghosts anymore."

"We’re now ghost gods, with a slight ability to affect reality. Ordinary ghosts can’t touch physical objects, but gods are different."

Xiao Yue’s tone carried a bit of pride.

"Oh, really?" Dou Dou’s eyes lit up instantly, twirling around in excitement.

Then she asked with some puzzlement, "Then why can’t I transform like Wukong, doing the 72 transformations to become Tang Tang?"

As she spoke, she twirled around again, naturally, nothing happened.

"It’s not that exaggerated." Xiao Yue helplessly shook her head.

"We just have a bit more ability than ordinary ghosts, we can’t transform at will. And Zhang Xingguo’s dream wasn’t crafted by me either."

"I only added the ’going back home to get things’ part. The rest, like his dad waiting for him under the ginkgo tree when he was a child, his mom giving him eggs, were all memories from his subconscious, played out by himself in the dream."

Duoduo nodded thoughtfully.

"No wonder the dream felt so real, I thought the old grandpa entered his dream too, but it turns out it’s all things he himself remembered."

"Wow! We’re amazing!"

Dou Dou hopped around, holding hands with Xiao Yue and Duoduo.

"Since we’re ’gods’ now, why don’t we go have some fun? We just passed by that tall tower without a good look, and the ancient city walls we saw during the day must be even more beautiful at night!"

Xiao Yue had intended to return to the hotel early, but seeing Dou Dou’s expectant look, and thinking they indeed hadn’t had their fill, she relented.

"Okay, just for an hour, and let’s head back after checking out the Great Wild Goose Pagoda and the city walls, we can’t be late for tomorrow’s early start."

"Yay! Great!"

Dou Dou cheered and was the first to turn into a little piece of Yin Wind, flying towards the Great Wild Goose Pagoda, not forgetting to call back.

"Hurry up, whoever’s the slowest is a little dummy!"

Xiao Yue and Duoduo exchanged smiles and also turned into Yin Wind, chasing after her.

The three phantom figures floated under the night sky of Xi’an, the sleeping city below them—the ancient city walls glowing faintly gray under the moonlight, the patterns on the wall bricks vaguely visible, like a sleeping dragon.

The golden roof of the Bell Tower glimmered under the night, the occasional night breeze carrying the unique heavy air of the ancient city.

Soon they arrived at the Great Wild Goose Pagoda Square.

The deep night plaza was empty, only the landscape lights on the pagoda were on, making the Great Wild Goose Pagoda look especially grand.

Dou Dou flew around the pagoda tower a couple of times, occasionally touching a brick with her hand.

This time her hand didn’t pass through; instead, she could feel the coolness of the bricks, and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Wow! I can touch the pagoda! It’s really hard!"

Duoduo also tried touching the pagoda tower, a delighted smile on her face: "I can really touch it! I couldn’t before, but now I can!"

This wasn’t surprising, as Xiao Yue’s explanation had awakened a subconscious mindset within them, after all, ghost gods are inherently idealistic.

Xiao Yue, seeing their excited expressions, couldn’t help but also reach out to touch the bricks of the Great Wild Goose Pagoda.

The cool touch on her fingertips made her marvel at the wonders of ghost gods.

"Look! There’s a night snack stall over there!"

Dou Dou suddenly pointed at a nearby stall on the square, her eyes filled with craving.

Even though they weren’t hungry, seeing the steaming skewers and cold noodles, they couldn’t help wanting to take a closer look.

The three ghosts floated to the stall, where the vendor, a middle-aged man, was grilling meat skewers, the sizzling sound of the oil especially clear in the night.

Dou Dou curiously leaned in to smell the aroma of the skewers, but when her ghost body got close, the flames on the skewer flickered, causing the vendor to pause and mutter to himself, "Strange, how did it suddenly get windy?"

Dou Dou couldn’t help but giggle, quickly pulling Xiao Yue and Duoduo away: "Quick, let’s go! Don’t let the uncle notice us!"

Next, they floated to the ancient city wall.

The city wall looked even more weathered in the night, the shadows of the battlements stretching long under the lights.

Dou Dou imitated the soldiers in TV shows, standing guard at the battlements.

She even mimicked shouting, "Halt! Enemy approaching!"

Duoduo leaned on the city wall, gazing at the distant night scene, lost in thought.

Xiao Yue sat on the city wall, her feet dangling outside; seeing this, Dou Dou and Duoduo followed suit, enjoying the night breeze and the view of Xi’an under the neon lights.

Unknowingly, the hour quickly passed. Xiao Yue checked the time, reminding them, "It’s time to go back, or else Brother will worry."

Dou Dou was reluctant, but still nodded obediently: "Alright, we’ll come back to play tomorrow!"

The three ghost figures turned into Yin Wind, flying towards the hotel.

Xi’an was still peaceful in the night, only their laughter gently echoed in the night sky.

Dou Dou hummed a Qin Opera tune she heard during the day as she flew, even though it was off-key, it added a unique charm.

From time to time, she mimicked the hawking she heard during the day at Hui Min Street.

"Hot meat in buns!"

The clear voice was striking in the night sky.

Then they were noticed by someone.

It was an old man standing in the shadows of the platform. He was slender, with a goatee and wearing a long robe, giving off an impressive air.

He stared intently as the three little figures flew over his head.

Duoduo was the first to notice him.

"Huh, this old grandpa can see us." Duoduo was a bit surprised.

Xiao Yue and Dou Dou, hearing this, both looked down and indeed saw the old man waving at them.

"Is he also a ghost?"

Dou Dou stopped making noises and curiously asked Xiao Yue as she moved closer.

Before Xiao Yue could answer, Duoduo chimed in first, "Of course not, can’t you see he has a shadow?"

Xiao Yue thought of Granny Huang and felt that this old man might be similar to her.

So she steered the Yin Wind towards the sign where the old man was standing, but kept her distance, landing some way off.

Seeing this, the old man immediately bowed towards them.

"I am Jiang Yuanliu, paying respects to the three Ghost Messengers."

"Huh, you recognize us?" Dou Dou exclaimed in surprise.

"Shut up," Xiao Yue softly scolded.

Then she looked at Jiang Yuanliu, who was still bowing across from them, and asked, "You... you don’t have to bow, you know we’re Ghost Messengers?"

Xiao Yue, being a shy person, felt a bit awkward seeing the old man so courteous.

"I am but a humble old man who’s lived for several decades, with limited abilities, but some knowledge," Jiang Yuanliu said.

His expression showed a slight excitement, as if he was immersed in immense joy.

Dou Dou quietly moved close to Duoduo, whispering, "Why does this old grandpa talk so weirdly, what does he mean?"

Xiao Yue also found it a little odd, not wanting to linger, she said, "If there’s nothing else, we’ll be on our way."

"Wait... please wait, three Ghost Messengers..." Jiang Yuanliu said urgently.

He seemed very afraid that they would ride the clouds away.