Don't talk nonsense, this is the Emperor's Banner

Chapter 8 Gold
"Mr. Shen, I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late."

As soon as Jiang Wenxin came up, the first thing she did was to apologize to Shen Siyuan again.

"It doesn't matter."

As Shen Siyuan spoke, he reached out and patted Doudou's little head beside him, and a faint blue light immediately bloomed from Doudou's body.

Tao Guangxia, who had been standing aside, observing Shen Siyuan silently without saying a word, suddenly widened his eyes.

Then he called out "Dou Dou" and bent forward to hug her, but he hugged nothing, as if it was just an illusion.

Tao Guangxia reacted very quickly and immediately looked up at Shen Siyuan.

With an expression of disbelief on his face, he asked, "Is... my daughter's ghost really here?"

Obviously, he didn't actually believe what his wife Jiang Wenxin said. He only agreed to go on this trip with her because he loved her. Of course, he was also afraid that she would be cheated.

He didn't even stop his wife from taking some "thank you gifts" at home. He was even secretly happy about it. As long as the other party dared to accept it, he would call the police immediately. The amount was huge and he would definitely put the other party in jail for life.

That's why he didn't say a word, but he didn't expect that he would actually see his daughter.

He also hoped that this was just an illusion, but he didn't want it to be just an illusion.

"This is Doudou's father..."

Jiang Wenxin spoke very skillfully. She did not introduce this man as her husband, but instead called him Doudou's father. This was because Shen Siyuan had said that he liked Doudou very much, so she said that and won Shen Siyuan's favor at first impression.

"Hello, Mr. Shen. My name is Tao Guangxia."

Tao Guangxia stood up and introduced himself. He looked a little excited. Even when introducing himself, his eyes kept looking at the position of Shen Siyuan's right leg, which was exactly where Doudou was standing.

Doudou thought her father could see her, and waved her hands excitedly.

"Mr. Shen, we came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. This is our thank you gift to you."

As Jiang Wenxin spoke, she hurriedly took out a red square brocade box from her bag and stuffed it into Shen Siyuan's hand.

"What is that?" Shen Siyuan was a little surprised.

He didn't think much about it and just took it.

"This is what I bought before. Although it's a bit tacky, it's the only thing we have in our house." Tao Guangxia explained.

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan opened the brocade box and was stunned.

Because there are four gold bars in the box, the kind of investment gold, with the gram weight on them, one hundred grams each. If calculated at five hundred yuan per gram, these four gold bars would be worth two hundred thousand.

"This is too valuable. I can't take it."

Shen Siyuan was a little tempted, but after thinking about it, he handed it back.

He helped Doudou only out of pity, not for any reward.

"Mr. Shen, we'll have to trouble you to take care of Doudou in the future. We'll feel uneasy if you don't take it." Tao Guangxia knows how to persuade people.

Jiang Wenxin nodded repeatedly.

Shen Siyuan hesitated for a moment, took out one piece, and then handed the remaining three back.

"This one is enough." Shen Siyuan said.

Everyone has desires, not to mention that what Shen Siyuan lacks the most is money. However, a gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. One gold brick is enough. If you want all of it, that would be greed.

The couple wanted to refuse after hearing this, but Shen Siyuan said firmly: "Take it back."

It was just a simple sentence, but the couple shuddered all over. The hairs on their arms stood up instantly. They were unable to utter a word and could only stupidly take the brocade box handed to them by Shen Siyuan.

In fact, he knew that the couple should not be short of money. The watch on Tao Guangxia's wrist was probably worth several times more than these four gold bars.

But he just wanted to help Doudou, so he kept it simple from beginning to end.

If he really wanted money, he now had plenty of ways to get it. "Then we'll treat you to dinner tomorrow," Jiang Wenxin said.

"You should spend more time with Doudou."

Shen Siyuan's mind moved, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner appeared in his palm. He pinched his fingers together, and a ray of faint blue light shot into Tao Guangxia's forehead.

Tao Guangxia only felt a slight chill between his eyebrows, and he subconsciously raised his hand to touch it, but before he raised his hand, he noticed Doudou waving his little hands beside him.

"Doudou..."

Tao Guangxia was overjoyed and didn't care about anything else. He squatted down again and hugged Doudou in his arms.

"Dad, can you see me now?"

Doudou, held in his father's arms, pouted, looking happy and aggrieved.

"Baby... Daddy... Daddy..."

When seeing his daughter again, Tao Guangxia choked up and was unable to speak.

"Let's talk slowly when we get back. You probably have a day."

Shen Siyuan felt that he couldn't stand this.

"Mr. Shen, you...you mean, Doudou only has one day left?" Jiang Wenxin asked in panic.

Tao Guangxia didn't have time to feel sad. He quickly picked up Doudou and looked at Shen Siyuan nervously.

"It's not that Doudou only has one day left, but that you only have one day to see Doudou."

The reason why they could see Doudou was because of the netherworld aura from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner that Shen Siyuan injected into them.

However, this wisp of Netherworld aura, once it leaves the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, will be like a rootless duckweed and will completely dissipate in a day at most. In this way, Doudou will naturally disappear again.

"Can that..."

Tao Guangxia opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by Shen Siyuan.

"No, humans and ghosts have different paths. I can let you and Doudou meet and have a brief reunion, but that's the limit. If it really lasts forever, it won't be good for either of you..."

Shen Siyuan allowed them to see Doudou and communicate with it by relying on a wisp of Netherworld energy on the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. This is not a good thing and is of no benefit to ordinary people.

Seeing Shen Siyuan's serious face, the couple didn't dare to say anything more.

"Take Doudou back." Shen Siyuan said again.

The couple looked at each other after hearing this, and could only hold Dou Dou in their arms and leave reluctantly.

The moment Tao Guangxia turned around holding Doudou, he also noticed Old Man Lu standing not far away.

Then he was also shocked, and then he remembered that what his wife said on the way here was not false either.

It turned out that there really was a ghost following them.

However, thinking of Shen Siyuan's presence, he felt relieved. He just looked at him deeply, then continued to walk out of the community with Doudou in his arms.

"Goodbye, Guoguo."

Doudou, held in her father's arms, waved her little hands happily to Shen Siyuan.

Shen Siyuan also waved to her with a smile.

As soon as they were completely out of sight, he immediately stopped smiling and looked at Old Man Lu who was walking towards him cautiously.

Looking at the thumb-sized tumors on his face, Shen Siyuan suppressed his discomfort and asked in a deep voice, "Aren't you afraid that I will take you in?"

(End of this chapter)