Twin Bond is the third part of the Trailblaze Continuance chapter A Foxian Tale of the Haunted. It automatically begins after completing Fyxestroll Gathering (I).
Steps[]
- Get information out of Cirrus.
- Head to the Seat of Divine Foresight and ask for Jing Yuan's personal assistance.
- Return to Fyxestroll Garden and talk to Cirrus.
- Head to Aurum Alley.
- Talk to the medical assistant searching for Bailu.
- Search for Bailu, who is missing.
- Talk to Guinaifen and prepare to recover Bailu.
- Catch up with Bailu at all costs!
- Drive Lady Bailu into the matrix!
- Talk to Bailu.
- Talk to Guinaifen and post on Ghostly Grove about the anomaly having been resolved.
- Cast the heliobus into the suppression tower
Gameplay Notes[]
- This mission features Trailblazer (Preservation), Sushang, Hanya, and Guinaifen as Trial characters during Step 3.
Dialogue[]
Get information out of Cirrus.[]
Mission DescriptionSince you have already captured a heliobus criminal, you decide to get as much value out of it as possible. You will try to flip it so as to provide evidence for you.
Mission Description
- (Talk to Cirrus)
- Cirrus: Ugh, this tedium... even the insects can't hold my attention any longer. I wonder if these ones will prove to be more entertaining?
- Sushang: Cirrus, we've come to ask you a few questions. I hope you'll be cooperative.
- Cirrus: Oh, if it isn't the little girl who fainted in Fyxestroll Garden the moment she encountered the heliobi? Already talking to me like a detective, are you?
- Sushang: Hey! Where's my sword? Y—You just wait...
- Can we destroy Cirrus already?
- Cirrus: Hmph, there are plenty of beings in this garden that would like to kill me... Why don't you line up one-by-one and take turns trying?
- Huohuo: D—Don't be ridiculous... We can't allow the host to be harmed.
- Don't let them get to you.
- Sushang: Okay, okay... I just wish I could teach them a lesson!
- Huohuo: Cirrus... you must be unhappy with how things turned out, right?
- Cirrus: What do you want from me, little fox girl? You want to know what happened to the guard dog? He turned to ashes a long time ago!
- Huohuo: I... I don't care about that at all... but I can't help but notice — you managed to escape the furnace, and now you're stuck here, unable to move an inch, while the other heliobi are roaming around the Luofu enjoying themselves... Must be quite frustrating.
- Cirrus: Hahaha... You want me to assist you and betray my own kind?
- Cirrus stays silent, sizing everyone up through the eyes of the spiritfarer they possess. Finally, they decide to talk.
- Cirrus: ...I can do that — under one condition... I wish to arrange a challenge — one akin to the struggle between the great heliobus Ignamar and the general of the Luofu. As long as you can bring me the current general... anything can be negotiated.
- Huohuo: The general...?
- Cirrus: What, is that too much to ask? It seems the judge here doesn't have what it takes to negotiate with a heliobus!
- Guinaifen: That's just another way of saying they don't want to cooperate...
- Guinaifen: Huh? Wait, Huohuo, you can't seriously be thinking about—
- Huohuo: Deal! I'll submit a request to the Seat of Divine Foresight.
Can we destroy Cirrus already?
- (Talk to Cirrus, optional)
- Cirrus: Bring me the current general of the Luofu, and we can talk.
Head to the Seat of Divine Foresight and ask for Jing Yuan's personal assistance.[]
- Step DescriptionSince you have already captured a heliobus criminal, you decide to get as much value out of it as possible. You will try to flip it so as to provide evidence for you.
Unexpectedly, Cirrus takes the opportunity to present terms. It wants to duel with the general of the Luofu to consume the latter's mind.
- Jing Yuan: Oh? What do we have here? A Nameless, a Cloud Knight, a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, and a street performer? Quite the group.
- Guinaifen: Wow, the general recognizes me? I didn't realize I was so famous!
- Jing Yuan: Haha, my retainer, Yanqing, has mentioned you. You are one of the only people on the Luofu that was able to deprive him of his sword.
- Guinaifen: Huh? Oh! I—I remember... I should apologize — I did a sword-swallowing performance on the spur of the moment, but forgot to return the sword to him when I left the stage...
- Jing Yuan: So, what wind has brought you to the Seat of Divine Foresight?
- Huohuo tells Jing Yuan about the heliobi crisis and the Cirrus's demand.
- Huohuo: General, we know you have important matters to attend to, and the Ten-Lords Commission shouldn't be bothering you with something as trivial as the heliobi... but if we allow those creatures to roam freely, I'm afraid...
- Jing Yuan: I heard stories of a skirmish between a previous general and a monster of sorts — I'd always assumed they were an old wives tale. I never imagined the villain of such tales would come to my doorstep seeking revenge. I must say, it seems a bit unfair that I should assume the debt for a conflict I had no involvement in.
- It wasn't your fight to begin with.
- Jing Yuan: Precisely! In principle, the instigator should bear the burden. Still...
- Masterstroke them! Please?
- Jing Yuan: It would appear you are eager to see me assume the debt.
- Jing Yuan: General Teng Xiao is a venerated predecessor. If I am to honor his legacy, then sitting idly by is not an option. If an audience with the general of the Luofu is requested, then I will honor such a request.
- Huohuo: General, heliobi are vile creatures capable of taking over the bodies of mortals... If you're unsure...
- Jing Yuan: I appreciate the Ten-Lords Commission having such high regard for my welfare. It is true I am rather inexperienced when it comes to heliobi, but as general of the Luofu, I cannot look on while these fugitive creatures wreak havoc on the populace.
- Jing Yuan: I still have some paperwork that needs attending to — once I am finished, I will make my way to Fyxestroll Garden without delay.
- (Talk to Jing Yuan, optional)
- Jing Yuan: As soon as I finish my paperwork for the day, I will make my way to Fyxestroll Garden. Please, go ahead of me.
Return to Fyxestroll Garden and talk to Cirrus.[]
- Step DescriptionJing Yuan happily accepts Cirrus' proposition. The heliobus immediately draws a boundary line on the Verdant Terrace and makes a wager with you. If it emerges victorious, then Jing Yuan must fight it. However, if it fails, then it will provide you with information aiding your plan to capture all the heliobi.
- Cirrus: I have never seen this one before... Human, who are you?
- Jing Yuan: Heliobus, is it not your deepest wish to hold a rematch with the general of the Luofu? I have come to grant you an audience.
- He's the present-day general!
- This is General Teng Xiao's successor!
- Huohuo: Cirrus, we have brought you the person you wish to see. This is General Jing Yuan, the one who now sits at the Seat of Divine Foresight.
- Cirrus: ...This is the current general of the Luofu?
- Cirrus: Look at that expression — he's barely half-awake! Where is General Teng Xiao? Why did he choose such a lightweight to take over for him? I suppose it's already too late for the Xianzhou to rid themselves of this clown...
- Cirrus: Very well then, General Jing Yuan — how about we settle our score right here in Fyxestroll Garden? If I win, I must be free to come and go as I please...
- Jing Yuan: I agreed to grant you an audience, not meet you in combat.
- Cirrus: ...What? You refuse? You won't fight me!?
- Cirrus: He comes here after I demand a rematch, and won't even fight... Is he conceding that I already won? No, there can be no victory in eschewing combat — human logic negates it...
- Jing Yuan: You misunderstand — I came for a rematch. It's just that... you are not a worthy opponent.
- Cirrus: WHAT!? UNWORTHY!?
- Jing Yuan: Teng Xiao, as general of the Luofu, was commander-in-chief of the Cloud Knights. Ignamar commanded the heliobi. The two were as great as the sky and the earth — equally matched like yin and yang. It is only natural that they were worthy opponents.
- Jing Yuan: As it stands, I am the general of the Luofu... but you are no Ignamar. Merely a prisoner. If you wish to engage me in battle, you must follow my rules. Defeat my army — only then will I grant you the fight you seek.
- Cirrus: ...Your army?
- Jing Yuan: That's right. You must defeat my four companions gathered here — then you will have proved yourself a worthy opponent.
- Huohuo: Wait... he means us!? W—W—W—We'll be okay, right?
- We got this.
- Sushang: That's right! For us, any problem that can be solved by force isn't a problem at all.
- That escalated quickly...
- Sushang: We'll be fine! For us, any problem that can be solved by force isn't a problem at all.
- Can we practice our masterstrokes first?
- Guinaifen: Why is the general putting his trust in us? I'm too young to die!
- Cirrus: ...So I only need to beat your pawns here?
- Jing Yuan: It would serve you well not to underestimate them. They are as skilled in combat as they are tenacious in spirit. I worry they might pose a problem for you.
- Jing Yuan: If you win, you can have your rematch. If you lose, you will answer one question of their choice — no lies, no tricks. Can you accept these terms?
- Cirrus: ...
- Cirrus: It's a deal! The game is set — this platform will be our chessboard, and the fighters will be the pieces!
- (Cutscene plays)
- (Begin battle against Cloud Knights Patroller ×5, Entranced Ingenium: Illumination Dragonfish ×4)
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- Cirrus: Hmph, trying to humiliate me with lowly pawns...
- Cirrus: No matter then, I have my pawns to play...
- Cirrus: Heed my command!
- Cirrus: Receive my power!
- Cirrus: Now you will experience the might of the heliobi!
- (After the battle)
- Jing Yuan: You've lost, Cirrus.
- Cirrus: Hmph, don't get complacent — if I had all of Ignamar's power, I'd never have lost to the likes of you!
- Jing Yuan: Should you decide to try again, my offer still stands... but you must defeat them.
- Cirrus: Then what are we waiting for!
- Huohuo: Not so fast! Before we fight again, you need to answer one question, like you promised.
- Cirrus: Pesky devil of a girl... Alright, what's your question?
- Huohuo: Look... is this something a heliobus could have done?
- You show Cirrus the post about Bailu's sudden disappearance
- Cirrus: There are countless heliobi that escaped from the Creation Furnace, and every one of them could have done such a thing. It could have been vengeance, curiosity, or simply hunger... So how would I know which one abducted your Dragon Lady?
- Cirrus: Of course, I do have my suspicions. For example, Luxie...
- What kind of heliobus is Luxie?
- Sounds like a childish name for a heliobus.
- Sounds like a made-up name to me.
- Cirrus: Disbelieve it if you like — that's up to you. Unlike humans, I get no joy from telling lies.
- Cirrus: Luxie loves mischief. They give no thought to interfering in mortal affairs — their only concerns are entertainment and freedom. Among all the fragments of Ignamar, the one most likely to abduct your precious Dragon Lady... would be Luxie.
- Cirrus: We were sealed away for a thousand years — it's been ages since we last tasted the joys and sorrows of the world of humans. I'm sure Luxie was eager to find a new friend and wander the world with them.
- Huohuo: I think they're telling the truth... Heliobi do have different personalities, and they can be influenced by the personality of their host.
- Huohuo: If a heliobus possesses a great warrior, they might gradually take on a braver, fiercer persona... and if their host is a playful child, they may adopt a childlike spirit.
- Guinaifen: Hmm... "wander the world with them." It sounds like Lady Bailu would've been an ideal target — she's always running off to play in Aurum Alley.
- Huohuo: Mm... This intel should be a big help.
- Cirrus: Hey! We're not done here! You still owe me a fight!
- We'll get to it sooner or later.
- You wouldn't win anyway.
- We have to run some errands first — be patient!
- Cirrus: You bunch of meat bags! One minor victory and you think you're something special! Come on, show me what you've got!
- Jing Yuan: The clues are all pointing in the same direction now. It would be wise to strike while the iron is hot.
- Sushang: Thank you for your help, general. Let's get going!
- (Talk to Cirrus, optional)
- Cirrus: Are you done running around yet?
- Not quite.
- I'm just stopping by to say hi.
- Miss us?
- Cirrus: Hah, spare me! Have you forgotten that I once controlled you like a puppet?
- Cirrus: I provided you with information as promised — why am I still empty-handed?
- Cirrus: Tsk, don't bother me again until you're ready to fight!
- Cirrus: You'll be begging for a rematch later... just you wait.
- (Talk to Jing Yuan, optional)
- Jing Yuan: The heliobi are like a flame that burns eternal, with no need for sustenance. But alas, their curiosity got the best of them, and they became prisoners of humans. It is a pity.
- Do you sympathize with them?
- Jing Yuan: ...I lament that we share the same weaknesses.
- Jing Yuan: Our situation is no different from that of the heliobi. From the moment we gain sentience, we are driven by desire and instinct, bound to our destiny, moving unceasingly towards our own demise.
- Aren't you afraid we'll be defeated by them...
- Jing Yuan: The most important thing in a soldier is one's intuition for victory or defeat. And you have given me confidence in victory.
- Why is Cirrus so obsessed with fighting the general of the Luofu?
- Jing Yuan: The ancient legends recount that the Xianzhou once faced an invasion by a great enemy that threatened the annihilation of every race aboard the Xianzhou ships. In order to save the Alliance, a hero made a pact with the Flint Emperor — the predecessor of all heliobi.
- Jing Yuan: The Flint Emperor would aid the Xianzhou in battle, and if they were victorious, the hero and their followers would lose their physical bodies for eternity.
- Jing Yuan: When the fighting had ceased, none of the heroes survived, and the Flint Emperor was gravely wounded. Thus, the pact was unable to be fulfilled. As the centuries came and went, the story faded from memory. But the heliobi remember.
- Jing Yuan: They hold claim to this debt for all time. The great battle between General Teng Xiao and Ignamar was fought largely for this reason.
- You're not going back to the Seat of Divine Foresight?
- Jing Yuan: Aiding the Ten-Lords Commission in subduing the heliobi is a legitimate reason to take a leave of absence.
- Jing Yuan: I shall treat it as a vacation and enjoy the scenery of Fyxestroll Garden — though I must admit, the wind here does chill the bones.
Do you sympathize with them?
Head to Aurum Alley.[]
- Step DescriptionAfter defeating Cirrus, you pose your first question to it: "How did the Healer Lady vanish in broad daylight in Aurum Alley?"
- Guinaifen: Ahh, I haven't been here for a while — it's nice to be back in the old stomping ground.
- Sushang: Oh yeah? Since you're so familiar with the place, you can lead the way and conduct the interviews!
- Guinaifen: Did I hear something from the peanut gallery?
- Guinaifen: Look! Those two are wearing Alchemy Commission uniforms. They're probably looking for the Dragon Lady...
- Huohuo: Lady Bailu disappeared into thin air — they must be pretty confused. Remember, we have to keep our identities secret when we interview them... and don't mention anything about the heliobi — people might start panicking...
- Sushang: Don't worry Judge Huohuo. Effective communication with the public is one of the basic skills of a Cloud Knight~
Talk to the medical assistant searching for Bailu.[]
- Step DescriptionUpon arriving at Aurum Alley, you inquire with the medical assistants who are here looking for Bailu, hoping find [sic] the vanished Dragon Lady.
- (Talk to the Experienced Medic)
- Sushang: Hello there! Judging by your clothing, you two must be healers from the Alchemy Commission. My name is Sushang — I'm a Cloud Knight Soldier. Are you looking for the Dragon Lady who suddenly disappeared?
- Experienced Medic: Uh... Even the Cloud Knights are getting involved? Did you file a report or something?
- Young Medic: Report? I haven't said a word to the Realm-Keeping Commission, let alone the Cloud Knights. People would think we were crazy if we reported this... There's something fishy going on — how did the Cloud Knights find out?
- Sushang: Uh... Hah, good question! So, actually, we're affiliated with the Ten—
- Guinaifen: The Tenth Squad! Cloud Knight Security Squad Ten, to be precise, hehe... We patrol the streets and respond to all kinds of unexpected incidents! It's grunt work, essentially...
- Young Medic: I can relate. We're no stranger to grunt work ourselves.
- Guinaifen: Anyway, we heard about the Dragon Lady's disappearance, so we hurried over to see if we could help.
- Young Medic: Oh! We know this (Trailblazer) here — (he's/
she's) from the Astral Express. I've heard the Dragon Lady mention (him/ her) before. - She and I are best buddies.
- Am I that famous?
- That's right, I'm her long-term meal ticket!
- Guinaifen: Psst, be normal!
- Experienced Medic: Well, it's great that you all are willing to help. But we haven't actually figured it out what exactly is going on...
- Young Medic: Just when we had her cornered, the Dragon Lady disappeared with a "bang."
- Experienced Medic: And while we were chasing her, we saw two of her! It really is a mystery.
- It must be cloudhymn magic.
- Young Medic: That's what I was just saying! ...But can cloudhymn magic really do that?
- Guinaifen: It sure can! This Foxian beside me... well, she's actually the Xianzhou's top expert on intangible cultural heritage — she's super knowledgeable about cloudhymn magic. Huohuo, could you share some expert insight with us?
- Huohuo: Huh? Umm... Ah, yes! I—I'm a very professional expert... and I'd be happy to share my expert knowledge! In fact, Cloudhymn magic isn't the only magic out there that can achieve such feats — we Foxians can use our foxfire to make ourselves invisible!
- Maybe you were experiencing double vision?
- Experienced Medic: I'm not even 500 years old yet! My eyes are as sharp as they come!
- Guinaifen: Hmm, maybe you're overworked. Alchemy Commission healers are saving people 24/7 — I'd start seeing things too if I were that busy. As the face of medicinal mastery on the Xianzhou, you two need to be living healthier lifestyles.
- Young Medic: Huh, you really get what we're up against... After this is behind us, I say we take a holiday and get rested up.
- Guinaifen: So where did you last see Lady Bailu?
- Young Medic: On that road there... and I swear I can hear a child giggling whenever I walk by. Must be the wind...
- Guinaifen: Be sure to get some rest! We'll take over from here. Lady Bailu must have seen you and gone off to hide... but with her old friend (Trailblazer) here, maybe she'll be willing to come back out.
- Experienced Medic: Fantastic. Well, we'll leave you to it.
- (Talk to the Experienced Medic, optional)
- Young Medic: *sigh* Why does the Dragon Lady always have to run off... I swear they should be paying us extra for this...
- Experienced Medic: Hah! I should get worker's comp for listening to you complaining all day. If you don't like the work, you can always transfer to the military.
Search for Bailu, who is missing.[]
- (Approach marked location)
- Guinaifen: Lady Bailu! Lady Bailu, where are you?
- Sushang: Lady Bailu, come out and play with us!
- Huohuo: ...W—Why are there two of her?
- Bailu: They're asking us to play with them!
- Pseudo-Bailu: Silly-head, they're trying to trick you! They're just gonna catch you and take you back!
- Pseudo-Bailu: I know! Let's play a game called "don't let anyone catch us!"
- Bailu: Run!
- Sushang: Ghoooooooost!!!
- Guinaifen: Seriously...? That ghost twin was one thing, but your screaming nearly sent me to the grave...
- Sushang: Ah, sorry! But seriously — I knew it was a heliobus, but seeing double Bailu like that sent shivers down my spine!
- Huohuo: I—It's okay, Miss. Sushang... I've worked in the Ten-Lords Commission for many years now, but I'm still not used to their tricks...
- How do we catch them now?
- Huohuo: They're eluding our senses, but they won't have gone far... We just need to look around.
- Step DescriptionAfter you arrive at Aurum Alley, to your surprise, you come across not one but two Dragon Ladies. Undoubtedly, this anomaly must be the work of the heliobi.
- Huohuo: I can hear laughter, but where's it coming from...?
- Guinaifen: Ugh, now I'm starting to get the heebie jeebies...
- Sushang: You can say that again...
- (Investigate door)
- Guinaifen: It seems to be coming from this room. I'll open the door and take a look. Everyone, stay on high alert.
- Guinaifen: Huh? It won't open.
- (Try to open the door.)
- You try to open the door but it won't budge.
- (Try to ram the door open)
- You try to ram the door open but it won't budge.
- (Try to kick the door down.)
- You try to kick the door open, but it won't budge, and your feet hurt.
- Sushang: Strange... Is this also the work of the heliobus?
- Huohuo: They must know that we're following... but now that we know its hiding spot, it's time to use this.
- Huohuo: This is the Harmonic Chime. It's an item that the Ten-Lords Commission forged to help deal with the heliobi after the Fyxestroll Garden incident.
- Huohuo: Heliobi create illusions to isolate their victims... but if we ring this chime, our thought-waves will synchronize with those of the heliobus. As for how it works... I'm afraid that would take the rest of the day to explain.
- Guinaifen: In other words, we'll be able to enter the heliobus's illusion?
- Huohuo: Exactly... but once we're inside the illusion, we'll still have to figure out a way to catch Luxie.
- Guinaifen: (Trailblazer), you're the powerhouse of this team, we'll leave the door to you.
- Doors are my specialty.
- Huohuo: Mm... please be careful.
- Why, how generous of you...
- Huohuo: Mm... be careful not to hurt yourself.
- I'm a jack of many trades, but master of none...
- Sushang: Come on, you're too modest for your own good.
- (Obtain Harmonic Chime)
Talk to Guinaifen and prepare to recover Bailu.[]
- Step DescriptionThe two Bailu hastily flee, disappearing into a residence along Aurum Alley. You and the ghost-hunting squad swiftly prepare your sacred instruments, resolute in your mission to capture the dangerous heliobus that has abducted a child.
- Guinaifen: When you're ready, ring the chime — we'll all charge in together.
- (Ring the chime)
- (Enter Exploratory Excursion Illusory Maze: Luxie)
- I need a moment to get ready.
- Guinaifen: Don't wait too long. They might make a run for it before we get there.
I need a moment to get ready.
Catch up with Bailu at all costs![]
- Step DescriptionYou only realize that you have fallen into the heliobus' illusions when you chased it into the residence. Now, just like how Fyxestroll Garden became a shifting haze, this place has also been transformed in a never-ending labyrinth with no sense of ordinary three-dimensional space. You have no choice but to press forward.
- Guinaifen: I never thought this would be behind the door...
- Huohuo: Remember, it's just a heliobus illusion...
- Sushang: Hey, you over there! Release Lady Bailu!
- Pseudo-Bailu: Don't be a bunch of fun-suckers! She doesn't wanna let anyone take her away!
- Bailu: Luxie, they came here looking for me... It's starting to get dark, maybe it's time for me to go back now?
- Luxie: Lulu, didn't we say before that we wouldn't let any grown-ups find us? And never let them take us home? Why... why did you change your mind?
- Bailu: Hmm... you're right! Grown-ups break their promises, but we don't!
- Luxie: That's right! Remember, if you ever get hungry, I can conjure up anything you like — berrypheasant skewers, startaro bubble tea — you name it. We have it right here!
- Bailu: Okay! Make some right now!
- Luxie: Not yet — why don't we play a game first? You bad guys over there, okay? You're gonna be in the game too!
- Luxie: Lulu, let's make a run for it — if we escape from them, I'll conjure up all of your favorite snacks and drinks!
- Bailu: Wow! Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!
- Luxie: We're free from the grown-ups! We can play all day every day!
- Guinaifen: Wait, stop!
- (While chasing Bailu)
- Luxie: I just wanna play a little longer! What's so bad about that?
- Bailu: Why do I have to live the way grown-ups do?
- Bailu: Grown-ups are always saying "study now and have fun later..."
- Bailu: ...but the grown-ups I see at the Alchemy Commission never have time for fun!
- Luxie: Stop chasing us!
- Bailu: Can't you just let me have some fun!?
- Guinaifen: That door over there is the only way out... We'd better close it...
- Bailu anticipated your attempt to block her path, but as long as she runs fast enough, she can do whatever she wants.
- Sushang: Whew... By the Arbiter... They sure know... how to run...
- Huohuo: That's... the power of a... heliobus!
- Sushang: ...Catch your breath... before you pass out...
- Sushang: Let's... let's try a new strategy... I don't think we can beat them like this. We need to use our heads...
- Guinaifen: ...Sushang's... gonna use her head...? Now we're really done for...
- I barely broke a sweat.
- Sushang: Then... good for you! But you should probably catch your breath first... I could hear you panting from a mile away.
- I think I'm hyperventilating.
- Guinaifen: Ha, you're fine! Just take a breather...
- Anyone bring a hunting trap?
- Huohuo: Huh? We can't hunt the Dragon Lady like a wild beast...
- Guinaifen: Wait, I have an idea! How about we use a little reverse psychology? Instead of chasing Lady Bailu, we get her to come to us!
- Sushang: Are you serious? Does that little dragon girl look like she's gonna come running over to us?
- Guinaifen: Chasing Bailu around like this reminds me of something I saw back home when I was a child. On my home planet, resources were scarce, and if you wanted to eat meat you had to risk your life by going deep into the mines to hunt an animal called a sky mink.
- Guinaifen: Sky minks fly so nimbly and are so alert that even the quickest of hands will have a hard time catching them.
- Why are we having story time all of a sudden?
- Did you get the meat? How does the story end?
- Sushang: Gather round children!
- Guinaifen: Ugh, don't interrupt! Hear me out. The sky mink's ecology is unique — it lives in symbiosis with a venomous creature called a shrieking lizard. When a sky mink goes out to feed, it lets the lizard protect its young.
- Guinaifen: So we used to go to sky mink nests to catch shrieking lizards, instead. When a shrieking lizard gets caught, it calls to the sky mink with a loud shriek to warn it to return to the nest and protect its young... which of course, led the sky mink right to us.
- Sounds a little cruel...
- Guinaifen: Well, the competition for survival went two ways — shrieking lizards spew out a potent venom, and failure to take proper precautions cost many a hunter their life.
- Sounds pretty smart...
- Guinaifen: I'd hesitate to call it that. Shrieking lizards spew out a potent venom — many people lost their lives trying to catch a tiny morsel of meat for dinner.
- Sushang: Nice story. But what's it got to do with chasing Lady Bailu?
- Guinaifen: Isn't it obvious? If we can catch one Bailu, the other will come running to us!
- Guinaifen: I remember one of the judges had a precious item called a Lunaumbra Gourd, which could absorb and imprison heliobi... Uh, come to think of it, I think that's the thing I smashed... I wonder if they fixed it?
- Huohuo: Actually, I have one with me, but it's only effective when a heliobus is close by.
- Guinaifen: Nice! In that case, you can take the gourd and camp out in a corner — the rest of us will chase Lady Bailu back over here.
- Sushang: If we catch Lady Bailu, will Luxie really follow her into our trap? Do heliobi really have a sense of loyalty to their victims?
- Guinaifen: Who knows? Cirrus said that Luxie is kinda childlike — it's worth a try.
Drive Lady Bailu into the matrix![]
- Step DescriptionYou only realize that you have fallen into the heliobus' illusions when you chased it into the residence. Now, just like how Fyxestroll Garden became a shifting haze, this place has also been transformed in a never-ending labyrinth with no sense of ordinary three-dimensional space. You have no choice but to press forward.
After some fruitless exertion, you finally come up with the good idea of waiting for your enemy to run into you.
- (Talk to Huohuo, optional)
- Huohuo: The Lunaumbra Gourd is in place. If we can chase Lady Bailu to this spot, we should be able to catch her...
- Huohuo: Umm... b—be careful, okay?
- (While chasing Bailu)
- Luxie: Why do grown-ups always say that life is harder for them. So weird...
- Luxie: Weren't grown-ups kids once too?
- Luxie: Would you spoil the fun for younger you just because older you isn't happy?
- Bailu: Exactly!
- Bailu: Why do they always talk about things I don't understand!
- Bailu: I just wanna have fun!
- The rooms here are interconnected in all directions. Should you close some of the doors?
- (Upon opening the wrong door)
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- An idea pops up: You should try closing this door.
- (Upon closing the wrong door)
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- A flash of inspiration hits: You should try opening this door.
- If there exists the Path of "Correction" in this world, then they would surely cast approving glances upon you.
- All is set. Now go on, drive Bailu into the matrix of the Lunaumbra Gourd!
Talk to Bailu.[]
- (Approach marked location)
- Bailu: Lemme go! I don't wanna be locked in here!
- Huohuo: Lady Bailu — please calm down. You're not yourself right now — you're being influenced by a heliobus.
- Bailu: You're lying! I never had playmates. Today I finally found one, and you guys are trying to take them away...
- Luxie: Grown-ups are so mean! As soon as they see children having fun, they wanna ruin it!
- Hee-hee! I'm a big meany head!
- You're right. Sorr... Sowwie!
- Huohuo: Careful! Don't let them manipulate you.
- Yo boss, maybe we should let her off with a warning this time?
- Huohuo: Careful! Don't let them manipulate you.
- Guinaifen: Phew, sure enough, they walked right into our trap.
- Luxie: Hmph, I was considering letting you join the club and have fun with us... but since you're so determined to spoil everything... I'm afraid we'll have to settle our differences through violence.
- Luxie: Yes, violence, the only language you grown-ups know how to speak, right? The one you use when you're telling us off!
- (Begin battle against Aurumaton Spectral Envoy ×1, Cloud Knights Patroller ×2)
- (After the battle)
- Luxie: I'm sorry, Lulu... Th—The grown-ups won, I can't play with you anymore...
- Bailu: Luxie, we said we'd never go back with the grown-ups! They break their promises, but we can't!
- Luxie: There's nothing I can do about it... playtime can't go on forever...
- Luxie: ...but we still had lots of fun — let's play again next time!
- Guinaifen: There won't be a next time! Huohuo, you know what to do.
- Bailu: Luxie, how long before the next time we can play together?
- Luxie: We both have many years ahead of us, so in that sense it won't be long at all... but for now I have to leave with these grown-ups!
- Guinaifen: Alright, alright. Lady Bailu, it's getting late — you need to go home now.
- As the heliobus disappears, Bailu's eyes regain their clarity. She has retook control of herself.
- Bailu: I... everything's so fuzzy... Did I do something bad?
- Guinaifen: No need to feel bad, Lady Bailu. You were in a dreamworld — none of it was your fault.
- Bailu: But... but... I made everyone chase after me for so long... I shouldn't have done that...
- Guinaifen: It's only natural to want to escape when strict rules are being forced on you. I know there are a lot of grown-ups trying to control you — telling you what you can and can't do... they're the ones to blame.
- Bailu: I was ready to apologize to everyone... but now you've made me forget what I wanted to say.
- Guinaifen: Apologize for what? You know, you and me have a lot in common. I'm almost a grown-up now, but I still miss my childhood days and running about barefoot.
- Guinaifen: My big brother used to boss me around... He'd give me chores, constantly telling me to grow up, that kind of thing... Then one day, I decided to rebel. I ran away to prove that I could get by without my family... and eventually settled on the Xianzhou.
- Guinaifen: Whether it's a Dragon Lady like you or an ordinary person like me, I feel like many people's lives follow a similar trajectory.
- Guinaifen: One day, you'll have the strength to leave your current situation and move on to the next phase... In the meantime, I suggest you try and cherish the good rather than apologize for the bad.
- Bailu: Hehe, alright, alright, I don't want everyone to feel too sorry for me... Hey, did you ever think about joining the Alchemy Commission as a psychotherapist?
- Guinaifen: Geez, and there I was pouring my heart out... Now I feel like this kid's lived longer than I have...
- Huohuo: Umm, c— can we not linger around here too long? This place is really spooky... Maybe we can chat somewhere else?
- (Challenge Completed)
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- (Obtain Traveler's Guide ×4, Refined Aether ×3, Credit ×30000)
- (Obtain
Talk to Guinaifen and post on Ghostly Grove about the anomaly having been resolved.[]
- Step DescriptionAfter successfully exorcising the heliobus in Bailu, your next task is to publicize this victory on Ghostly Grove. However, you must minimize the public's perception of how dangerous the incident was to prevent panic, while also trying to stand out online to showcase the ghost-hunting squad's triumph. The task of writing a social media post is not any less challenging than exorcising the heliobus!
- Guinaifen: Truth be told... Luxie didn't seem as evil as the other heliobi we've seen.
- Sushang: They sure made us run, though. If I ever have to run like that again on the job, I'm filing for worker's comp.
- Huohuo: Heliobi don't really fall under "good" or "evil" — they just act according to their desires and emotions. I hope the others will be just as easy to subdue.
- I had fun.
- I nearly had a heart attack.
- Just glad it's all over.
- Bailu: I should go surrender myself to those two medics — they were looking so hard to find me...
- Guinaifen: Wait!
- Bailu: Huh? What is it?
- Guinaifen: We're going to make a post about this "paranormal incident" online to attract more followers — it'll help us get more intel.
- You tell Bailu about the website Ghostly Grove
- Bailu: Oh, I get it... We can't just tell the public that the Dragon Lady was possessed by a heliobus, right? So... we won't mention my name right? And we'll make up a headline?
- Guinaifen: That's right, we wanna report this incident like it's a paranormal phenomenon — the more exaggerated the better — and then announce that it was solved by our ghost-hunting squad! Then we add on a few photos and videos — it'll be sure to get lots of views!
- Bailu: Um... That's great and all, but I'm not good at making stuff up on the spot...
- Guinaifen: (Trailblazer) I heard that you helped Mr. Xiyan write stories before — you must be an expert wordsmith!
- I'm afraid you're overestimating me...
- Aren't you the one in charge of social media engagement?
- Guinaifen: It's all a team effort. Come on, help me think of something!
- (Talk to Guinaifen)
- Guinaifen: Sounds good. Let's have a think about it.
- (Opens A Foxian Tale of the Haunted: Ghostly Grove)
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- Guinaifen: Here's a picture I just snuck for a post.
- Sushang: That's a nice shot, but when did you take it?
- Guinaifen: Don't worry about it too much. You people need remember to take more pictures too, okay? More pics equal more fans.
- Huohuo: N—Next up is a little creative liberty, am I right?
- Guinaifen: A plain and simple retelling of a supernatural experience won't get any fans interested. We need to add a little pizzazz.
- Huohuo: The Ten-Lords Commission also hopes to reduce the panic caused by the escaped heliobi. So, adding in some embellishment would be good...
- Guinaifen: After selecting different post styles, we will also receive different types of comments...
- Sushang: (Trailblazer), let's post it once you've selected your intended style.
- Guinaifen: You can click here to change it if you're unsatisfied with the current post style.
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- Guinaifen: Hmmm... I say that's a good title. What does everyone think? Alrighty then, it's decided.
- Guinaifen: You should go back soon, Lady Bailu. Those two medics have had a rough day.
- Bailu: Okay, I'm going back now. Thanks for the rescue~
- Sushang: Case closed! I never knew catching heliobi would require so much work...
- Huohuo: We're not done yet... Madam Hanya said that once we've subdued a heliobus, we should return to Fyxestroll Garden and lock them inside one of the Evil Binding Matrix's suppression towers.
Cast the heliobus into the suppression tower[]
- Step DescriptionThe only good heliobus is a captured heliobus. The only place they should go is the Suppression Towers in Fyxestroll Garden.
- (Interact with the Suppression Tower, Pavilion of Cessation)
- Expel evil and capture stray spirits... With the support of the Ten Lords Commission's spiritfarers, you seal the heliobi within the Lunaumbra Gourd.
- Sushang: It's over! Whew... Now I can finally get some rest.
- Huohuo: But there are still lots of heliobi roaming around out there... we can't rest for too long.
- Let tomorrow worry about tomorrow.
- Sushang: I couldn't agree more.
- Sushang: I'd rather focus on resting first... I need to wait for my heart rate to recover before I go chasing another heliobus.
- Let's continue in a group chat.
- Remember to share the account updates.
- (Receive messages from the Ghost-Hunting Squad)
- Messages
Ghost-Hunting Squad Guinaifen has invited you, Sushang, and Huohuo to the group chat.Here!Coming!...Hello, everyone.Glad to e-meet you all.Hello! This is (Trailblazer). Glad to e-meet you all!Hey, guys! This is Huohuo. Glad to e-meet you all!Stop fooling around, @(Trailblazer)So, what group chat is this?So, what group chat is this?The ghost-hunting squad's group chat, of course!I wanna quit this chatI wanna quit this chatYou've only just joined us and wanna leave already? Fine, let me help you with that. You have been removed from the group chat.??????Let me back in!Let me back in! Guinaifen has invited you to the group chat.Bwahahaha!Alright, enough with messing around. Let's get down to business.I won't keep you any longer since we're all tired! I just have one thing to say!Our post today is blowing up! It's got tons of comments and reposts and has become one of the hottest posts today!Woooh! Well done, Little Gui!Woooh!Woooh!Woooh!I'll double-check it soon.I'm going to check it out on the Ghostly Grove now!
Guinaifen has invited you, Sushang, and Huohuo to the group chat.
- (Mission completed)
Post-Mission[]
- (Receive messages from the Ghost-Hunting Squad)
- Messages
Ghost-Hunting SquadAhem, nothing to report todayIt's so quiet, and no one's real chatty in here. So different from some other general chat groupsHm, maybe everyone's busy with their own thingOh, yeah, busy is good, busy is greatLittle Gui...@(Trailblazer) @Huohuo Come in, our Little Gui requires your presence and careWhhhhhat happened?They want to chatThey were just trying to get someone to chat with themI seeGhost-Hunting Squad Comms hereThis is the Ghost-Hunting Squad CommsI understand, we're the ones who need to scramNonono, don't listen to (him/her), Sushang! It's common sense that in ghost-hunting squad, you DO NOT talk about ghostsThis is a common sense!?Huohuo, don't biteI think these two were just so bored, they're fishing for chats. Huohuo, don't biteWokay, I won't biteNo wayNo way no way no waySushang, whatever shall we doIf I knew earlier, I'd have stopped her (TдT)Little Gui made me do it (TдT)Sorry I couldn't foil her plans (TдT)Are you upset Huohuo? (TдT) You prolly are (TдT)I—I—I'm not upset, no need to feel so bad about itLet's have a looong chatI want to chat too, let's have a nice, long chatWowWhat about Huohuo?I didn't think Miss Guinaifen would specifically askThis ghost-hunting squad group is never meant to be a serious work chat onlyChat away if you wantYayYayYayYay
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Gallery[]
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Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Twin Bond |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 双生 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 雙生 |
| Japanese | 双生 |
| Korean | 쌍생(雙生) |
| Spanish | Gemelas |
| French | Jumelles |
| Russian | Двойняшки |
| Thai | แฝดคนละฝา |
| Vietnamese | Song Sinh |
| German | Zwillinge |
| Indonesian | Kembar |
| Portuguese | Gêmeas |
Change History[]
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