Star Rail, My Little Shop on the Train 132
Chapter 132: Tail Grandpa!
Star squatted beside the ghost fire, extending a finger to poke it. Expecting the flame to be hot, she was surprised to find it icy cold, a novelty to her.
“March 7th, try it. This ghost fire is ice cold!”
March 7th, upon hearing this, placed her finger on the ghost fire.
“Really! The ghost fire is actually ice cold. How strange.”
At this moment, the ghost fire suddenly spoke.
“You’re the ghost fire! Your whole family are ghost fires! How could I be something as low-level as a ghost fire! I am Suiyáng!” (Suiyáng is a type of supernatural entity, seemingly more powerful than a typical ghost fire.)
Star, hearing the ghost fire speak, became even more interested.
“Wow! It can talk! Interesting!”
Star looked at Hutao.
“Hutao, should we take it back and keep it as a pet? Keeping a ghost fire sounds kind of fun.”
Hutao responded.
“That won’t do. Humans are humans, ghosts are ghosts. Humans live in the human world, ghosts go to the underworld. I’ll just send it off to the afterlife.”
With that, Hutao summoned a large hilichurl (a type of monster in the game Genshin Impact), allowing it to swallow the ghost fire in one gulp.
“Done!”
March 7th watched Hutao clap her hands.
“You just did that? A physical send-off?”
Hutao said matter-of-factly.
“What else would I do?”
March 7th shook her head.
“That’s not right. In those movies I’ve seen, they have to perform rituals, chanting and jumping around.”
Hutao explained.
“Not that complicated. My large hilichurl specializes in eating evil spirits. Why would I make it so troublesome?”
March 7th thought about it and realized Hutao made sense. However, this was the first time March 7th learned about the hilichurl’s abilities.
Guinaifen, who was standing nearby, suddenly interjected.
“Hutao! You can actually catch ghosts!”
Star, hearing this, said,
“What’s so strange about that? Hutao has been learning this since she was little. She even has a company that specializes in sending people to the afterlife.” (This refers to Wang Sheng Tang, a funeral parlor.)
Upon hearing this, Guinaifen looked at Hutao as if she were a rare treasure.
“Hutao! My success as a streamer depends on you! Can I livestream you catching ghosts? Please! Please!”
Hutao pondered for a moment.
“Okay, then let’s go find another one of those things.”
Just as the group was about to search for another Suiyáng, a cold voice rang out.
“Don’t even think about going anywhere. Surrender yourselves!”
With those words, a squad of Shi Wangsi soldiers appeared, surrounding them. (Shi Wangsi is a peacekeeping force) Leading them were Xueyi, Han Ya, and Huò Huò.
Han Ya, seeing it was Star and her companions, sighed.
“You guys are here again?”
Star awkwardly scratched her head.
“Hehe~ I’ll say we were lost, will you believe me?”
Xueyi coldly snorted.
“Do you even believe that yourself? Repeatedly trespassing into Suiyuan (Suiyuan is a restricted area), are you really looking to be imprisoned?”
Star and her companions shrunk their necks. Imprisonment? No way!!!
Fortunately, Han Ya spoke up.
“This is your last chance. Suiyuan is a vital area of the Xianzhou, forbidden to outsiders. Huò Huò, escort them out.”
Huò Huò, upon hearing this, said to the group.
“This way, please. Huò Huò will escort you out.”
Hearing this, Star and the others quickly followed Huò Huò, afraid that Han Ya would change her mind and throw them in jail. That would be embarrassing. They certainly didn’t want Jing Yuan to bring Ye Yun, Zhong Li, and Jizi to rescue them from the Luofu jail first thing tomorrow morning.
Once they were far enough away, Star breathed a sigh of relief.
“Whew~ That scared me. My Silver River Heavenly Fire Hero almost got a stain on his record.”
March 7th chuckled.
“Hehe, don’t you have enough stains already?”
Star retorted.
“What did you say! What did you say! I want to see my lawyer!”
At this moment, Huò Huò in front of them suddenly spoke.
“Please keep quiet. This is Suiyuan; loud noises are prohibited.”
Star repeatedly apologized.
Then, Star noticed Huò Huò’s tail. The tail was actually burning! Cool!
Star patted Huò Huò on the shoulder.
“That… Huò Huò, right?”
Huò Huò turned around.
“Yes, what is it?”
Star pointed at Huò Huò’s tail and asked.
“Huò Huò, where did you get that tail? I want to buy one.”
As soon as Star said this, she received a sharp rap on the head from March 7th.
“What nonsense are you thinking? Huò Huò is a fox person, of course she has a tail.”
March 7th’s words had barely left her mouth when a majestic voice boomed.
“This Great One is one of a kind, you can’t buy one even if you wanted to!”
March 7th and Guinaifen were startled.
“Who? Who’s talking?”
Huò Huò quickly reassured March 7th.
“Don’t worry, it’s Tail Grandpa.”
Hutao saw the trick behind Huò Huò’s tail.
“Is it that thing on your tail? It looks similar to that ghost fire from earlier.”
Huò Huò was surprised that Hutao could see the secret of her tail.
“Yes, don’t be afraid. Tail Grandpa is sealed within Huò Huò’s tail, he’s harmless.”
March 7th and Guinaifen finally let out a sigh of relief.
Hutao was very curious.
“Huò Huò, can you let Tail Grandpa come out? I want to see him.”
Huò Huò thought for a moment, then stroked her tail, and Tail Grandpa appeared before everyone.
March 7th, Star, Guinaifen, and Susang stared at Tail Grandpa with wide-eyed wonder.
Seeing the girls looking at him like a monkey, Tail Grandpa became unhappy.
“Scram, scram, you little girls! What? Are you mesmerized by this Great One’s magnificent appearance?”
March 7th was speechless.
“Not at all, you’re quite self-absorbed.”
Tail Grandpa retorted.
“Hey! Do you have any sense? This Great One is so handsome and charming, how can you lie with a straight face?”
Hutao sided with March 7th.
“Handsome, no. Charming… that’s certainly true.”
Tail Grandpa rolled his eyes at the two, ignoring them.
Guinaifen took out her phone and started taking pictures of Tail Grandpa. This was prime material for her to become a big streamer!
Huò Huò checked the time.
“Everyone, let’s continue on our way. Please keep up with Huò Huò.”
Star and her companions followed Huò Huò’s pace.
But as they walked, Hutao’s expression suddenly turned serious.
“Something’s wrong!”
Hutao stopped, took out her Magical Staff, and became vigilant.
Star and the others stopped, noticing Hutao’s alertness and took out their weapons.
“Hutao, what’s wrong? What did you discover?” March 7th asked in confusion.
Hutao said,
“There’s a lot of evil energy nearby! Be careful, there’s something nasty around.”
They stood back to back.
Susang held her sword and instructed Guinaifen.
“Finfen, stay close to me.”
However, she didn’t hear Guinaifen respond.
Susang looked around. Guinaifen was gone.
“No! Finfen’s disappeared!”
Everyone was startled. Huò Huò hid behind Hutao in fear.
“Waaah~ Don’t catch Huò Huò! Huò Huò’s meat isn’t tasty!”
Seeing Huò Huò’s cowardly demeanor, Tail Grandpa sighed.
“Alright, alright, it’s nothing to worry about. Just a little Suiyáng.”
(End of Chapter)
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