At this moment, the screen went black. Only a line of small text could be seen below.
It was written in the Xianzhou language, which Astral Express's group could not really understand.
Although the Xianzhou's design style referenced Nero's hometown, they clearly did not use the same writing system, at least not one from Nero's era that could fully understand all its meanings.
However, the Synesthesia Beacon worked at this moment, and the three of them clearly understood the meaning, "Several hours later."
When the image returned, Guinaifen was standing to the side anxiously looking at Sushang lying on the ground.
The young Cloud Knight's weapon had already slipped from her hand and lay sideways on the ground, while she herself was lying face down in a "don't stop me now" pose. A white outline had even been drawn around her body.
Beside them stood two people all three recognized, Xueyi and Huohuo.
At this moment, Huohuo was recording something in her hands. Her tail, burning like spirit fire, looked especially eye-catching in the dark environment.
The tail could probably adjust its brightness freely, but right now, considering Huohuo's timid personality, making it brighter and releasing some aura helped drive away the surrounding Heliobus evil spirits.
Even though it had been sealed, that kind of thing was still not enough to stop Tail.
Guinaifen was awkwardly explaining what happened to the two Ten-Lords Commission officers. Her movements were huge and panicked.
She even used body language, waving her arms and jumping around while trying her best to draw a giant circle.
"At the time, it was just a little spirit flame, then it got this biiiig~!"
Guinaifen spoke nervously while recalling the strange scene. Based on memory, she pointed toward several directions in Fyxestroll Garden.
"It c-came from over there, got close to us, th-then it went 'Gaooo~!' 'Eeeehhh...' and Sushang collapsed."
As a street performer, Guinaifen really did have some acting talent. At least when acting out how the "ghost" scared people and how Sushang got frightened unconscious, she looked completely convincing.
Whether it was the Heliobus baring its claws and teeth while scaring people or the female Cloud Knight stiffening as she fainted, she acted it all out perfectly.
Huohuo lightly crouched down and looked at Sushang as she spoke in a soft and airy voice, "Miss Sushang, please get up soon. Aren't you cold?"
The video ended there. Guinaifen took back her phone and sighed at Astral Express's group.
"Sigh, after that happened, my friend and I got kicked out of Fyxestroll Garden."
"I didn't expect Sushang to be there too, and that scared..." Stelle pulled at the corner of her mouth, then worked hard to suppress her smile. "She looked completely different from how she was back in Aurum Alley."
"But Huohuo looks a lot steadier than before. Seems like making her build courage at the factory really worked." Nero nodded in satisfaction.
"Why is none of your attention on the important part?!" Guinaifen said.
"So... what's the important part? The ghost was just cheap special effects?" Stelle asked while still trying to hold back her laughter.
"How could that be?!" Guinaifen instantly exploded.
"That cold feeling, and the completely inhuman way it floated through the air, that was definitely a real ghost! No, wait, why am I even explaining that to you? The important point is..."
"Ahem, pay attention. The ones who came to deal with the incident weren't the Realm-Keeping Commission or the Cloud Knights, but judges from the Ten-Lords Commission!"
"Leaving aside the Realm-Keeping Commission, wasn't a Cloud Knight right beside you? She even got scared unconscious," Nero said.
"And it's normal for the Ten-Lords Commission to catch Heliobus. Oh, the ghost you saw was a Heliobus."
"Uh..." Guinaifen choked for a second. "Anyway, when I was leaving, I noticed the judges from the Ten-Lords Commission seemed to be setting something up.
"The Ten-Lords Commission is the most mysterious organization on the Xianzhou! Their investigators always appear mysteriously and disappear mysteriously too."
"Whenever they show up somewhere, there's definitely a huge case happening!"
"In other words, something major that shook the entire Xianzhou must have happened in Fyxestroll Garden for them to step in. So there must be some conspiracy... uh, I mean, a ghost!"
After hearing Guinaifen's words, Astral Express's group looked at each other.
Then Guinaifen finally revealed her true intention and continued smiling, "So, family, interested in exploring Fyxestroll Garden with me? This time we'll definitely uncover the truth."
"Let's go. It's not often you get to see Huohuo while she's working," Nero said.
Stelle also nodded. "Yeah, let's go see some ghosts together."
March looked even more excited. "Nice! I knew getting off the train with you two was the right choice. I didn't expect such an exciting adventure right from the start!"
"Hehe! The moment I saw you three, I knew you were definitely the type for this!" Guinaifen laughed. "Let's go, let's go!"
"We're just practicing the path of Trailblaze," Stelle said with the look of someone weathered by experience.
After that, Astral Express's group and Guinaifen headed all the way to Cloudford, then took a starskiff to Fyxestroll Garden.
The atmosphere in Fyxestroll Garden was dark and gloomy. The mountains, water, bamboo groves, old pavilions, and courtyard walls all seemed covered by a constantly shifting dark veil.
Combined with the occasional hollow sounds and humming, along with the cold wind coming from the lakes, the place truly gave off the same eerie feeling shown in Guinaifen's livestream.
"Ugh, it's pitch black all around. It really feels like someone's staring at us from the dark..." Even though Guinaifen had already been here once, she still felt fear and nervousness toward Fyxestroll Garden's deep and gloomy environment.
The four walked across a stone bridge. The water on both sides looked completely still, giving off a strange sense of pressure.
Guinaifen turned to Astral Express's group and carefully asked, "Family, have you heard the rumors about Fyxestroll Garden being haunted before?"
March and Stelle both shook their heads. Although they had stayed on the Xianzhou before, overall it had not been for very long. At most, they were just not completely unfamiliar with the place.
As for whether it was haunted or filled with Heliobus, in Fyxestroll Garden's unsettling atmosphere, the two of them had no mood to think about it.
The feeling hanging around them like the resentment of a lonely woman trapped in the inner chambers was already uncomfortable enough.
Only Nero still swaggered around as usual. He had changed back into his loose white robe and looked completely unaffected by Fyxestroll Garden's environment, as if he were just out on a picnic.
"Never heard of it, but it doesn't matter," Nero said honestly.
"So what exactly happened here? Tell us properly," Stelle asked.
"Good question!" Guinaifen suddenly seemed energized. She no longer looked as scared as before and instead sounded a little proud. "As a scenic livestream host, I did plenty of research. Let me find the script for my video..."
As she spoke, Guinaifen took out her phone and started looking through the information she had already prepared, then read aloud, "'Graceful immortal foxes, with long and majestic tails.'"
"Fyxestroll Garden was originally a garden realm created by a Foxian craftsman, a place for fellow clansmen to rest, wander, compose poetry, and hold banquets... skipping the next five hundred words."
"You really know how to skip things," March narrowed her eyes and said.
Guinaifen laughed and continued, "According to rumors, during the Abundance war thirty years ago, the Foxian pilot elites all went into battle and suffered heavy casualties."
"People spontaneously came to the Foxian burial mounds in Fyxestroll Garden to mourn old friends... causing fewer and fewer visitors to come, and laughter gradually disappeared."
"Over time, ghostly flames in Fyxestroll Garden flickered on and off, and sounds of sorrowful crying echoed out of nowhere. News about 'Fyxestroll Garden being haunted' spread across the Luofu among the people."