Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes? Chapter 621 - 619 Reluctant to Part, Unable to Let Go

Ti flies, unknowingly, night falls again.

"It’s ti to eat." izi holds a bowl of food, taking big bites.

"Dad, do you want to eat?"

izi looks up at Lu Jiawei beside her.

"I’ve already eaten. You go ahead."

"You’ve already eaten? →_→, you ate secretly without calling ?" izi glances at him.

Her little expression is truly endearing.

"Next ti I’ll call you, hurry up and eat. Afterward, Dad will set off fireworks with you."

The fireworks were bought by Lu Changzhen this afternoon, small handheld ones suitable for the courtyard.

Upon hearing, izi imdiately buries her head in the food.

But next to her, Lu Changzhen and his wife have no appetite at all because as it gets darker, they know the ti for Lu Jiawei to leave is getting closer.

They are so reluctant, yet there’s no way to stop it.

"Dad, Mom, don’t be sad, this is actually a good thing. eting the Qiong Province Governor is a huge blessing." Lu Jiawei thinks for a mont to console.

Lu Changzhen and his wife find it reasonable, but still feel sad and sorrowful.

"What are you talking about?" izi suddenly looks up, full of curiosity.

"Talking about adult things, which you wouldn’t understand." Zhang Guifang quickly says.

izi is noticeably unhappy upon hearing this, "Then why do you talk about things that children don’t understand?"

Zhang Guifang was about to answer, but Lu Jiawei takes the turn.

"When you grow up, you’ll understand."

"Hmph, that’s going to take a long ti. Why don’t you beco children, then I’d understand?"

Lu Changzhen, who has remained silent, smiles at this.

"Children grow into adults, not the other way around; it’s like walking, once the path is taken, it’s in the past..."

"Then why not turn around and walk back?" izi asks.

Lu Jiawei: ...

"Great idea, but life’s path doesn’t turn back, like you now turning into your last year’s self." Lu Jiawei says.

izi looks down at her shoes, showing a look of realization.

"That’s true."

Then she goes back to her food.

"Sigh~"

Lu Changzhen sighs deeply, looking at Lu Jiawei with a profound gaze.

Lu Jiawei understands Lu Changzhen’s aning, that the happiness izi feels now will turn into equal sadness later.

Lu Changzhen isn’t planning to secretly leave after izi falls asleep but will say goodbye to her properly, leaving in front of her.

Because only then will izi know where he’s gone and can put her mind at ease, which is beneficial for her future growth.

"Dad, when I was ho this afternoon, I wrote a letter and left it on your room’s desk. Once izi grows up, you show her the letter." Lu Jiawei whispers close to Lu Changzhen.

But turning his head, he sees izi holding a bowl and eavesdropping energetically.

"You little thing, quickly eat your al." Lu Jiawei says with so amusent.

"I’ve finished eating."

izi holds up her bowl, turning it upside down to show it’s completely eaten.

Unexpectedly, the bowl wasn’t scraped clean, and so grains fall onto her nose.

"Oh~"

She doesn’t wipe them with her hand but stretches her tongue to try and lick them.

But her tongue is too short, as she stretches her neck, putting all effort, then falls backward.

Startled, izi then feels a big hand support her from behind.

"Hey, Dad..."

izi looks back at Lu Jiawei, smiling sheepishly.

"Are you full?" Lu Jiawei pinches the rice grains from her nose and puts them in her mouth.

"Mm-hmm~" izi nods repeatedly.

"Then take the bowl to the kitchen, and set off fireworks with ."

Upon hearing, izi imdiately rushes to the kitchen with the bowl, shouting while running, "Wait for , don’t sneak away..."

Listening to her joyful voice, watching her little figure, Lu Jiawei feels his chest tightening, his eyes fill with tears, longing for a good cry.

How can he let go, he really can’t...

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"izi, don’t be afraid, just be brave, hold the end, it won’t hurt you."

Lu Jiawei hands the sparkler to the eager izi beside him.

"I’m not afraid, I’m very brave."

izi reaches out, encouraging herself.

Lu Jiawei stands staunchly, looking at izi; her little face flickers under the fireworks, but always remains bright.

"Dad, why do you look at like that?" izi asks curiously.

"Because Dad wants to rember izi’s look." Lu Jiawei smiles.

izi then becos shocked and throws the fireworks to the ground.

"I don’t want to play anymore."

Previously excited, izi’s mood suddenly turns exceptionally downcast.

"Why?"

Lu Jiawei hurriedly bends down and picks her up.

izi looks at him, voice choking, saying, "Dad, are you leaving too?"

Upon hearing, Lu Jiawei remains silent, he doesn’t want to deceive izi.

"Mom said the sa, then she never ca back..." izi whispers.

Lu Jiawei says nothing, just holding her tightly in his arms.

"Can...you not go?" izi’s voice quivers with crying.

Lu Jiawei gently pats her back, without answering.

izi wraps her arms around his neck and begins to sob softly.

From childhood to adulthood, life has always been happy, Dad cares, Mom loves, entirely growing up like in a honey jar.

But one day, Dad disappeared, never returning.

And Mom left her at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, never seen again.

She totally doesn’t understand what happened, did she misbehave, angering Mom and Dad?

Or are they too busy with work, lacking ti to co back.

She doesn’t need new clothes, new toys, or lots of treats, so can they stop being busy and co back to accompany her?

But she’s just a child, no one listens to her.

She really wants to grow up, dreaming of becoming an adult, so they’d listen to her properly.

...

izi wipes her tears, choking with grievance and sadness.

"izi, do you rember what I told you before?"

"Hm?" izi looks at him with tearful eyes.

"Dad has already died, the dead leave only a soul, then reincarnate, becoming a child again. I t an immortal because I missed you so much, I begged the immortal to let co back to see you... so I ca back, saw my izi, saw you, I’m very happy, very happy..."

As Lu Jiawei speaks, tears wet his cheeks, he kisses izi’s face, kisses her forehead...

"But I must go back, return to reincarnation..." Lu Jiawei’s voice is full of sorrow.

Lu Changzhen and his wife already cry uncontrollably on the side.

"Beco a child?"

"What?"

"You will beco a child?"

"Yes."

"Then can I et the child you?" izi looks at him with hopeful eyes.

Seeing his daughter’s hopeful gaze, Lu Jiawei nods affirmatively.

"Of course, we will definitely et again."

"What if I can’t recognize you when you beco a child?" izi worries.

Lu Jiawei thinks, raises his wrist, pointing to a birthmark there: "See if there’s a mark like this on the wrist, if there is, then it’s definitely , Dad."

Upon hearing, izi raises her wrist, aligning with Lu Jiawei’s wrist, as she has a similar little birthmark on her wrist, almost identical in position and shape.

"Hey~, this is our cute mark." The previously sad izi becos happy again.

And the cute mark she refers to is a pattern on ponies in the cartoon My Little Pony.

"Yes, this is our cute mark together." Lu Jiawei says.

"Great, now I feel at ease."

izi takes a deep breath like a little adult.