"Let's go, Bailu. You've made everyone at the Alchemy Commission nervous. Next time you come out to play, just tell them beforehand. Isn't Banxia helping cover for you anyway?"
Nero said to Bailu, "No matter what, I was the one who saved that girl. No matter how upset those old horned geezers are, her words still carry some weight."
"It couldn't be helped. This time was a bit special." Bailu stuck out her tongue, then walked over to Nero.
Standing behind her, Luxie, who had taken Bailu's appearance, stood there blankly.
"Wait...! Didn't we pinky swear before? We agreed not to go back with adults!"
Hearing Luxie's complaint, Bailu paused and turned around, blinking twice.
"But Nero isn't an adult."
Luxie: "?"
At that moment, Luxie realized something.
To its new friend Bailu, it was clearly not as important as that white-haired brat over there.
Of course, that was fine. It only wanted to come out, run around, and have some fun.
But now that these people had come here, it seemed destined that it could no longer stay outside.
And as for the next time it could come out, who knew how long it would have to wait?
Its lifespan was unlimited, but how was it supposed to endure those endless years trapped in a cage?
After thinking it through, Luxie's expression quickly became dejected.
Two seconds later, however, it suddenly heard Bailu call out, "Luxie, what are you still standing there for? Let's head back first and come out to play again tomorrow."
Luxie opened its eyes slightly, curled its lips into a smile, and said, "Yeah, we'll come out and play again next time. But Alu, the next time we meet might be a very long time from now..."
"What are you talking about?" Bailu looked at Luxie with a confused expression, clearly not understanding.
Luxie replied, "I'm a Heliobus. They're here to catch me and take me back. So the next time we meet might be a long time from now."
"If you want to stay inside a gourd, that's fine too." Nero looked at Luxie. "But I thought you'd rather stay outside and play."
"What do you mean?" Luxie looked at Nero in confusion.
"What do you mean, what do I mean?" Nero looked up at the sky. It was already dark.
"It's nighttime. Kids should be going home, not running around outside."
"I'm not from the Ten-Lords Commission. Why would I catch you if you're not hurting anyone? Bailu doesn't have many friends who can keep her company and play with her. You're just right for the job."
"Huh?" Luxie froze again.
This was already the third time it had been stunned while talking to Nero in this short period.
"Huh what? This is a good thing. You don't often see Xianzhou people this reasonable." Cirrus's voice drifted out as she floated out from behind Nero.
"Knowing how to read a situation is a skill. Look at Tail. He's working alongside this little fox now. Then look at me. I can stay outside too."
"But Huiyan got it rough. It kept insisting on fighting, and that very night a bunch of gourd strongmen pinned it down and sucked it right in."
"Hah? You're actually proud of that now?" Tail said disdainfully.
Luxie listened blankly and felt like it could no longer understand what was happening.
Was this still the Luofu it knew?
A thousand years had passed. The Heliobi had been sealed inside the Creation Furnace for a thousand years.
There was no way that should have created a society where everyone had a Heliobus and lived together in harmony, right?
"Oh, right. Although I can allow you to stay outside and play..."
As Nero spoke, he placed a hand on top of Bailu's head and pulled outward.
Chains formed from inscriptions emerged through Bailu's body.
The Bailu-shaped form created by Luxie instantly twisted and distorted before turning into a blurry mass of light and vanishing.
The next moment, a faint flame was pulled out from Bailu's body.
"But I won't allow you to possess people, feed on their emotions, or try to take over their bodies whenever you want."
After saying that, Nero casually tossed Luxie in his hand to Bailu.
"I'm leaving it to you. The two of you can discuss how you want to get along and what you want to do from now on. If it really doesn't work out, you can send it to the Ten-Lords Commission."
"There should be underworld judges permanently stationed at Fyxestroll Garden soon to guard the formation anyway."
Ever since learning how to use those inscriptions, Nero had become increasingly skilled at using this ability.
Even though he had never trained it at all.
Listening to Nero's words, Bailu looked at the Heliobus in her hand and nodded.
After Luxie was pulled out of her body, she immediately felt much clearer-headed.
Even so, a lingering sense of muddle-headedness remained and faded very slowly.
Bailu knew exactly what had caused it.
Although the memories were blurry, she still remembered how she had made others run around for her and how she had played with Luxie in this alley.
For now, however, she had no intention of sending Luxie to the Alchemy Commission.
After all, the thing had already been tied up by something Nero had created.
After this incident, she might be more wary of Luxie, but that did not affect her trust in Nero.
And Bailu had already thought of a new use for Luxie.
If those old men started bothering her unreasonably again, she'd just throw Luxie into their bodies.
Although they didn't capture the Heliobus, the matter of Luxie ended there.
Afterward, the members of the Ghost-Hunting Squad gathered together. After careful consideration, they decided to leave the responsibility of naming the post to Stelle.
After all, Stelle had once worked with Mr. Xiyan on a creative project. She clearly looked like someone capable of handling major tasks.
As for the later video editing and post content, Guinaifen would handle it herself.
The day passed just like that.
There was no way they could hunt Heliobi day and night without rest. After creating a group chat for the Ghost-Hunting Squad, everyone went off to rest.
Things remained quiet until the next day, when a message from Guinaifen suddenly appeared in the group chat.
The account she managed on Luofu Miscellany had become popular.
In just one night, her follower count had exploded, and the growth still showed no signs of slowing down.
Just from the words Guinaifen sent, everyone could tell how happy she was.
No one was particularly surprised by it.
After all, besides the incident itself being strange enough, both Bailu and Nero had appeared in it.
Two of the three most popular kids on the entire Luofu had shown up at once.
It was only natural for it to have this kind of effect. That was the power of celebrity influence.
On top of that, while meeting Nero and Bailu wasn't exactly as difficult as reaching the heavens, it certainly wasn't easy either.
Because of that, Guinaifen's account, which might occasionally post updates about the daily lives of the two little celebrities, became especially valuable.
Never mind what platform it was on. People followed first and asked questions later.