Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 66

Fortunately, at that moment, Jingliu and Rios returned with the four little ones.

As soon as March 7th saw Bailu, she called her over to treat the two injured.

Bailu rolled her eyes at the two of them in annoyance.

"How old are you already? Still fighting? Childish!"

After bandaging their wounds, Bailu pointed at the two and scolded:

"You two are not allowed to fight again, got it? If you fight again, this lady won't treat your injuries anymore!"

Her words pulled both Blade and Dan Heng into a wave of nostalgia.

Bai Heng: "Yingxing, Danfeng, can you two be more careful when sparring? If it happens again, I'm not patching you up anymore!"

The two nodded in unison.

"Yeah, it won't happen again."

Bailu nodded in satisfaction.

"Good. Be careful — don't get the wounds wet for a day, and remove the bandages in three days."

Dan Heng and Blade agreed.

Blade's wounds were actually almost healed, but he still chose to follow Bailu's medical advice.

Kafka, standing nearby, smiled thoughtfully at the scene.

"Blade, sit here and rest a bit. I'm going to find Silver Wolf."

Blade nodded, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the sofa with his arms folded to rest.

Kafka opened the door to Silver Wolf's booth but didn't see her inside.

She noticed Stelle at the side, playing Celestial Jade.

"Stelle, have you seen Silver Wolf?"

Without looking up, Stelle replied while drawing tiles:

"Silver Wolf is at Hu Tao's internet café. Calestia invited her to play games."

Another unfamiliar name to Kafka.

Stelle added:

"Why don't you wait a bit? She'll come back for dinner later."

Kafka nodded and went to sit at the small bar nearby.

Behind the counter, Ye Yun was mixing drinks.

Ye Yun looked up and saw Kafka.

"Yo, if it isn't Kafka. Long time no see."

Kafka smiled slightly.

"Yeah, it's been a while. This place has changed a lot since I last came. I remember it being smaller before."

Ye Yun replied:

"Business has been okay. Made a little money and renovated the place.

How long are you staying this time? You left in such a hurry last time."

Kafka said:

"This time I can stay longer. It'll be a while before my next assignment."

Ye Yun nodded.

"Then take your time and enjoy. It's lively here now, lots of people."

Kafka glanced over at the group playing mahjong, then at Welt and Zhongli playing chess, and finally at the drunken Venti nearby.

"It's true—way livelier than our base.

When Silver Wolf and Sam were around, it was lively. Without them, it's been so dull."

Ye Yun thought for a moment.

"I'll give you a portal later. You can set it up at your base.

That way, you can come to my shop anytime."

Kafka's eyes lit up.

"You had something this useful? Why didn't you give it to me before? I've been stuck at the base all cold and lonely, ugh."

Ye Yun shrugged.

"Didn't think of it at the time."

Kafka smiled.

"I'll let you off this time. What's for dinner tonight? I heard from Silver Wolf that you're the cook on the train."

Ye Yun replied:

"Tonight we're having dumplings. And I'm not the only one cooking.

Pom-Pom and Xiangling are helping out too.

There's no way I could handle cooking for so many people alone."

Kafka said:

"Then I'll try your cooking tonight.

By the way, do you sell coats at your shop?"

Ye Yun poured her a cocktail.

"Of course. Come take a look over here."

Kafka took a sip of the cocktail and walked over to the touchscreen to browse.

Soon, it was time to eat.

Stelle sat at the table with a look of utter defeat, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"It's gone. All of it's gone... hahaha..."

In stark contrast, Qingque sat across from her happily counting a thick stack of star coins.

After a whole day of Celestial Jade, Stelle had lost the worst. She only had a pitiful 100 star coins left.

March 7th shook her head and sighed.

"Now look at you, only 100 coins left."

Hu Tao, sitting next to Stelle, said:

"Losing badly is normal. Sister Yelan's gambling skills are top-tier.

You can't even beat Qingque, let alone Yelan.

Even I lost over 1,000 coins today. If I hadn't gotten lucky with a couple self-draws, I'd be in your shoes too."

Ye Yun brought over a big bowl of dumplings.

"Alright, time to eat. Weren't you all going exploring in Fyxestroll Garden later tonight?"

That reminded Stelle.

"Oh right! We're heading to Fyxestroll Garden tonight. March, message Guinaifen and Sushang, see where they're meeting us."

March 7th chomped down on a dumpling and pulled out her phone to message them.

Soon, she got a reply.

"They said to meet at Aurum Alley. Guinaifen found a hidden passage that leads deep into Fyxestroll Garden."

Stelle perked up.

"Nice! Hurry, hurry, eat up—then we go adventuring!"

Hu Tao also filled a big bowl with dumplings, happily digging in—tonight was ghost-hunting time!

Once everyone had eaten their fill, they wiped their mouths and dashed off the train.

Himeko didn't even have time to stop them.

She had originally planned to hold a train meeting to confirm their departure time for Penacony.

No choice now—she'd have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Stelle and the group reached the open area beside the train where several starskiffs were parked. These were specially dispatched by Jing Yuan for travel in Luofu.

They boarded the starskiffs and headed straight for Aurum Alley.

Upon arrival, they found Aurum Alley eerily deserted.

It used to be a commercial street, but now only a few scattered shops were still open.

Fortunately, that wasn't their destination.

They followed the directions and soon found Guinaifen and Sushang waiting for them.

Seeing them, Guinaifen waved excitedly.

"Hey! You're finally here! Quick, quick—come with me. I, the great Guigui, found a secret path!"

After saying hello, the group followed her toward Fyxestroll Garden.

Deep inside Fyxestroll Garden—

Guinaifen, Stelle, Sushang, and March 7th tiptoed forward.

Hu Tao looked at the ghostly flames floating around with excitement—this was her kind of place!

Seizing the moment, Hu Tao leapt up and grabbed one of the ghost flames.

Contrary to her expectations, it didn't extinguish—instead, it blazed even more fiercely in her hand.

Curious, Hu Tao leaned in for a closer look—

Suddenly! The ghost flame turned, revealing a human-like face.

Startled, Hu Tao immediately threw it to the ground, formed a hand seal, and used a soul-pacifying technique to pin the ghost flame in place.

The girls gathered around the immobilized flame, intrigued.

***

Stelle squatted next to the ghostly flame and poked it with a finger.

She had thought the flame would be hot, but to her surprise, it was icy cold, which made her quite curious.

"March, try it out. This ghost fire is cold!"

March 7th heard that and reached out to touch the flame with a finger.

"It really is! The ghost fire is cold—how weird."

Just then, the ghost fire suddenly spoke.

"You're the ghost fire! Your whole family are ghost fires! How could I be something as lowly as a ghost fire? I'm a Heliobus!"

Star was even more intrigued upon hearing the ghost fire speak.

"Yo! It can talk! How fun!"

Stelle turned to Hu Tao.

"Hu Tao, how about we take it home and keep it as a pet? Raising a ghost fire sounds fun."

Hu Tao replied,

"No can do. People are people, ghosts are ghosts. The living dwell among the living, the dead go to the underworld.

I'll just exorcise it."

Saying that, Hu Tao summoned a large Hilichurl, who swallowed the ghost fire in one gulp.

"Done!"

March 7th watched Hu Tao clap her hands.

"That's your exorcism? Physical exorcism?"

Hu Tao replied matter-of-factly,

"What else would it be?"

March 7 shook her head.

"That's odd. In the movies, it's always about setting up altars and rituals, and jumping around and stuff."

Hu Tao explained,

"It doesn't need to be that complicated. My Big Hilichurl eats evil spirits. If I can handle it simply, why go through all that?"

March 7th thought about it and felt Hu Tao had a point.

Still, this was her first time learning what Hu Tao's big Hilichurl was used for.

Just then, Guinaifen suddenly cut in.

"Hu Tao! You can catch ghosts?!"

Star responded,

"What's so weird about that? Hu Tao's been learning this since she was little. She even has a company that handles funerals."

Guinaifen looked at Hu Tao like she'd found a treasure.

"Hu Tao! My shot at fame depends on you! Can I livestream you catching ghosts? Please? Pretty please?"

Hu Tao thought for a moment.

"Sure. Then let's go find another one of those Heliobus."

Just as the group was about to go looking for another Heliobus, a cold voice rang out.

"You're not going anywhere. Surrender now!"

As the voice fell, a squad of Ten-Lords Commission soldiers surrounded them.

Leading them were Xueyi, Hanya, and Huo Huo.

Hanya sighed upon seeing the group.

"You guys again?"

Stelle scratched her head awkwardly.

"Hehe~ What if I said we got lost? Would you believe me?"

Xueyi snorted coldly.

"Do you believe that? You've trespassed in the Fyxestroll Garden multiple times. Do you really want to end up in jail?"

The group shrank back—jail? No way!

Luckily, Hanya spoke up.

"This is your last warning. Fyxestroll Garden is an important location of the Xianzhou. Outsiders are not allowed.

Huo Huo, escort them out."

Huo Huo nodded and said to the group,

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"This way, please. HuoHuo will escort you out."

The group quickly followed, afraid Hanya might change her mind and actually throw them into jail.

That would be so embarrassing.

They didn't want Jing Yuan dragging Ye Yun, Zhongli, and Himeko to bail them out of Luofu Prison first thing tomorrow morning.

Once they were far away, Stelle let out a long sigh.

"Phew~ That was close. My Galactic Flame Hero almost got a criminal record."

March 7th chuckled.

"Heh, as if you don't already have enough stains on your record."

Stelle exclaimed,

"Excuse me?! I want to see my lawyer!"

Just then, Huo Huo spoke from ahead.

"Please remain quiet. This is the Fyxestroll Garden—no loud noises allowed."

Stelle immediately apologized.

Then she noticed Huo Huo's tail.

It was burning!

Cool!

Star patted Huo Huo on the shoulder.

"Um... Huo Huo, right?"

Huo Huo turned around.

"Yes? What is it?"

Stelle pointed at her tail.

"Huo Huo, where did you get that tail? I want to buy one too."

No sooner had Stelle said that than March 7th gave her a flick on the forehead.

"What nonsense are you thinking? Huo Huo is a foxian, of course she has a tail."

Just then, a haughty voice rang out.

"This lord is one of a kind. Even if you wanted to buy me, you couldn't!"

March 7th and Guinaifen were startled.

"Who?! Who just spoke?"

HuoHuo quickly reassured them.

"Don't worry. That was Mr. Tail."

Hu Tao looked closely at Huo Huo's tail.

"Is it that thing on your tail? It looks just like the ghost fire from earlier."

Huo Huo was surprised that Hu Tao had noticed the peculiarity of her tail.

"Yes. Don't worry, Mr. Tail is sealed on Huo Huo's tail and won't hurt anyone."

March 7th and Guinaifen both let out a sigh of relief.

Hu Tao was curious.

"Huo Huo, can you let Mr. Tail come out for a bit? I want to see."

Huo Huo thought for a moment, then stroked her tail—Mr. Tail appeared before them.

March 7th, Star, Guinaifen, and Sushang looked at Mr. Tail with wide eyes.

Mr. Tail, seeing the girls look at him like a monkey in a zoo, was annoyed.

"Shoo shoo! Where did all you little girls come from? What, can't look away from my dashing looks?"

March 7th was speechless.

"Not really. You're full of yourself."

Mr. Tail snapped,

"Hey! You little brat, no taste at all! With this lord's striking charisma, how could you lie through your teeth like that?"

Hu Tao sided with March 7th.

"Striking? Not so much. Annoying? Definitely."

Mr. Tail rolled his eyes and stopped responding.

Meanwhile, Guinaifen whipped out her phone and started snapping pictures of Mr. Tail like crazy—this was perfect content for her big streamer break!

Huo Huo checked the time.

"Everyone, let's continue. Please follow Huo Huo closely."

The group followed Huo Huo down the path.

But after walking a bit, Hu Tao suddenly frowned.

"Something's not right!"

She stopped and pulled out her Staff of Homa, scanning the surroundings warily.

The group stopped too. Seeing Hu Tao on high alert, they all drew their weapons.

"Hu Tao, what's wrong? What did you sense?" March 7th asked.

Hu Tao replied,

"There's heavy evil energy nearby. Be careful—something foul is close."

The group stood back-to-back.

Sushang, holding her sword, told Guinaifen,

"Little Gui, stick close to me."

But there was no reply.

Sushang looked around—Guinaifen was gone.

"Oh no! Little Gui's missing!"

Everyone was shocked. Huo Huo trembled and hid behind Hu Tao.

"Waaah! Don't take Huo Huo! Huo Huo doesn't taste good!"

Mr. Tail, seeing Huo Huo so scared, sighed in disappointment.

"Alright, alright, it's no big deal. Just a little Heliobus."