Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

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It clearly resembles a tail.

"Little girls, don't make such a fuss!" Tail said helplessly.

Yan Huan immediately realized:

"Damn, you didn't get captured by the crows, did you?"

Han Ya shook his head slightly and explained to Yan Huan:

"No, I am only hiding my tail temporarily; I have no intention of subduing it."

“In principle, the free-floating Suiyang must be sealed, I am just following the rules.”

"Besides, it was Tail who asked me to do this..."

Seeing that the three of them were looking at him, Tail awkwardly said:

"Well, it's a long story..."

"I just remember that after I parted ways with this nameless stranger that day, I had only been drifting for a short distance when I started to feel a little disoriented..."

The crow, arms folded, said calmly:

"Luckily, Tail was lucky enough to run into me."

The tail looked utterly dejected.

"What bad luck I have to run into this female ghost... I mean, the judge."

"Sigh, when I was around, Huo Huo always complained about me, constantly nagging about how much trouble I caused her and how much she hated her current life..."

"Hehe, if you don't cherish a powerful superior like me, you'll regret it when you lose him."

"So, in a fit of anger, I had this female ghost... Judge, hide me away."

The crow, with its arms folded, said to its tail:

"You got your wish."

"Now, I'm giving you a chance to regain your freedom."

"Of course, it's not about letting you leave, but about restoring everything to its original state."

"Deal?"

"..."

Upon hearing the crow's words, Tail closed its eyes and fell into deep thought.

The crow continued to ask:

"Tail, can I trust you?"

"Hehe." Tail slowly opened its eyes and chuckled:

"I said, we're old acquaintances, so feel free to leave it to me."

It looked at the little fox-woman girl lying on the ground:

"So, as long as I possess Huo Huo and eat that other troublesome fellow, there won't be any problems, right?"

"Let her teach this blind thing inside her a lesson, let it understand that it's in big trouble."

"Hehe, this time I'll personally exorcise demons and catch ghosts!"

At this moment, Huo Huo's consciousness was already deeply trapped in the illusion.

……

It was the familiar courtyard again, the sky overcast.

Green lights were placed in the corners of the surrounding walls to keep Huo Huo from losing sight.

At this moment, she stood in the courtyard, staring at the surrounding doors, and tentatively called out:

"Tail...tail? Are you here?"

"This feeling... Am I possessed by someone? Is it the tail?"

"..."

"...Something's not right, it's definitely not the tail."

Huo Huo looked around at her surroundings and pondered:

"That guy is very arrogant. According to him, very few people are worthy of letting him stay."

"If it were that, it would definitely scold me a couple of times..."

"So, what should I do now?"

Trapped in the illusionary maze of Suiyang, even Huo Huo, who had served as a judge for many years, felt utterly powerless after losing her tail.

Yan Huan was actually the main force in the previous ghost-catching operation; she was just an assistant.

Now that it's her turn to solo the entire illusionary realm, Huo Huo is under a lot of pressure.

She clenched her small hands, trying to remain calm, and stepped onto the only accessible staircase ahead.

Beyond the steps lies another platform.

The surrounding doors remained locked.

But standing in front of Huo Huo was a fox-woman, whose hair was the same color as Huo Huo's...

"...?"

Huo Huo stared at the fox-woman before her, her pupils dilating involuntarily:

"Mother?"

"Is this an illusion?"

"Mom, what are you doing here? I missed you so much."

"No, don't come any closer!"

As Huo Huo spoke, her mother suddenly stepped back, a look of deep fear on her face, and said in a trembling voice:

"You are not my Huo Huo, you are not my daughter! You are covered in such filth, don't come any closer!"

"..."

Huo Huo fell silent.

The "dirty thing" that the mother was referring to was naturally the "Suiyang" (a type of celestial body).

"...Is my sister alright?" Huo Huo stopped approaching and asked instead.

The mother said in fear:

"She'll be better off if you stay away from her."

"I'm sorry, Huo Huo, your father and I have no choice but to send you to the Ten Kings' Division!"

"Just pretend you never had parents like us..."

Even though she knew it was just a phantom of Suiyang, Huo Huo still felt her breathing become heavier after witnessing her mother flee from her as if she had seen a monster.

"...Woo."

Trying to stay clear-headed, she continued to search for a way out of the maze.

Two more fox-children appeared ahead.

"You are……?"

As Huo Huo was still searching her memory for the two familiar-looking fox-children, a mocking voice came from the other end.

The male fox-man classmate laughed loudly:

"Huo Huo's big tail, burned away! Huo Huo's big tail, like a firework!"

The female fox-person frowned slightly:

"Monster, stay away from us!"

"...Sob, I'm not a monster," Huo Huo choked out.

The malicious male classmate said disdainfully:

"Huh? Playing the victim? I hate people who play the victim the most!"