Luofu Myths: Soul Departure

Luofu Myths: Soul Departure is an Adventure Mission from the A Foxian Tale of the Haunted event. It begins after accepting the "My neighbor's dead wife seems to have come back" Investigation Assignment in A Foxian Tale of the Haunted: Ghostly Grove.
==Steps==
#Discuss with the ghost-hunting squad about the post looking for help.
#Ask the poster for more details.
#Head to Aurum Alley and talk to Wenyuan.
#Unveil the truth to Wenyuan.
*Seal Ruoxi
*#Cast the heliobus into the suppression tower.
*#Visit Wenyuan and check on him.
*#Talk to Huohuo and post about the anomaly having been resolved.
*Let Rouxi go
*#Talk to Guinaifen and post about the anomaly having been resolved.
==Gameplay==
*There are two different endings depending on the player's choice to either seal Rouxi or let Rouxi go.
==Dialogue==
===Discuss with the ghost-hunting squad about the post looking for help.===
:Guinaifen: Everyone see the link just now?
: That thing. I suspect it's haunted...
::Sushang: I've seen this immersia before: a dead bank employee protects his former girlfriend... Don't tell me it's actually real?
: No doubt about it: heliobi!
::Guinaifen: If you told me heliobi did this, I'd hardly be surprised.
:Guinaifen: Getting back on topic... when did going home... become so tempting?
:Sushang: Focus now! And also, that's really freaky...
:Huohuo: Very freaky!
:Huohuo: If it weren't for the fact that OP made up the whole thing, then I'd definitely say it was a heliobi haunting.
:Huohuo: Some heliobi will take advantage of a victim's deepest desires to call forth all kinds of illusions. They torture the victim, draining them of all emotions and desires... putting them in grave danger!
:Guinaifen: I understand. Ghost-hunting squad: move out!
: Give me an address. I'll go and check it out.
: If you could please arrange, m'lord, I shall humbly oblige.
::Huohuo: Oy...
:Guinaifen: I PMed the OP and he sent me an address. (Trailblazer). Please could you go and check that out?
:Huohuo: I... I'll head over once I take care of something first. Looks like it's over to you.
: Still thinking about Tail?
::Huohuo: ...Yeah. It won't take very long. I-I'll be there real soon...
: Alright. Take your time. No rush.
::Huohuo: Mmm, thanks. I'll be over real soon...
===Ask the poster for more details.===
;(Approach marked location)
:(That look in his eye... Surely he's waiting to meet up with someone here, right? He must be the person Little Gui asked me to find.)
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;(Talk to Unfamiliar Man)
:Unfamiliar Man: That, uh... You, uh...
: Are you "Insomnophile"?
::"Insomnophile": Shivers, that's the first time I ever heard someone say my name out loud IRL. Gives me goosebumps...
::"Insomnophile": That's right... I am... I'm uh... My name's... I'm "Insomnophile"...
: (Send him a PM right then and there)
::"Insomnophile": Ah, don't worry about it... Err... My name is "Insomnophile"...
:"Insomnophile": Little Gui sent you, right? I thought I'd be meeting up with her in person.
:"Insomnophile": It's like this... My neighbor is this old Foxian grandpa who lives by himself called Wenyuan.
:"Insomnophile": Wenyuan is an introvert who keeps to himself and hardly ever gets to interact with anyone. But recently at night there's been this laughter coming from his place. Somehow, this guy has turned into a person filled with radiant joy.
:"Insomnophile": One time I bumped into him at the market and asked him about it. He told me, it was his wife Ruoxi finally coming home after over thirty years abroad.
: All of this was covered already in your post.
::"Insomnophile": That's on me for writing everything so clearly in my post. I didn't leave any room for suspense...
::"Insomnophile": You should let me tell you the rest of the story.
: ...What's so strange about that?
::"Insomnophile": Being reunited with one's wife in one's old age... It sounds beautiful, no? But the problem is, his wife died long ago.
:"Insomnophile": I remember when they married, as a neighbor I congratulated them in person. Unfortunately, these two did not live happily ever after. Ever heard of the great Battle of Fanghu thirty years ago? Ruoxi... she sacrificed her life in that battle...
:"Insomnophile": And yet... here she was again.
:"Insomnophile": I don't actually believe in ghosts or anything, let alone coming back from the dead... I posted this on that spooky thread just because I didn't know whom to turn to for help.
: Unless... she really IS alive?
::"Insomnophile": It's not entirely impossible... But back then, her jade abacus and death notice were both mailed back. Old Wenyuan even held a Foxian memorial ceremony, as is custom. I remember it crystal clear.
::"Insomnophile": Naturally, we can't rule out the Reignbow Arbiter's protection... But if she really IS all safe and sound, shouldn't she have come back a little earlier?
: ...How can I find them?
:"Insomnophile": This morning I heard him say that he was going shopping around the Aurum Alley with his "wife". You should be able to find him there.
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===Head to Aurum Alley and talk to Wenyuan.===
;(Talk to "Insomnophile" again, optional)
:"Insomnophile": This morning I heard him say that he was going shopping around the Aurum Alley with his "wife". You should be able to find him there.
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;(Go to Aurum Alley)
:(Trailblazer): (Where are they going to be...)
:(Trailblazer): (If the wife is actually a heliobus illusion, it must have a weakness.)
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;(Approach marked location)
:(Trailblazer): (Looks like Huohuo found them first. Let's go meet up with her.)
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:Huohuo: ...Did you notice? This is Mr. Wenyuan, and he doesn't seem possessed. And this heliobus is also quite unusual... Things seem to have gotten more complicated than anticipated...
: The job of the Ten-Lords Commission is very simple...
::Huohuo: You're right. I am a J-judge. I will capture the fleeing heliobus.
: Anyway, we can only ask...
::Huohuo: L-Let's go. We c-can only ask!
:Ruoxi: Hmm... This place is very different from the Luofu that I know. Only you... are the same.
:Wenyuan: Hahaha, so are you... just the same...
:Huohuo: A-are you free to chat right now? Er, so... we'd like to talk to the two of you...
: Excuse me, mister: you are being deceived by a heliobus.
::Wenyuan: Ah? Who are you? What does "being deceived by a heliobus" mean?
: Brazen heliobus: don't you harm anyone here!
::Wenyuan: Who are you? Why are you all of a sudden shouting?
: Beautiful lady, may I have a few words with you alone?
::Wenyuan: No, you may not. Even a blind person could tell what our relationship is.
:Wenyuan: I don't know you, and I don't know what you're trying to do, but please leave my wife alone. Now.
: It's not your wife.
::Wenyuan: Do you think I could ever mistake my own wife? We've been together since before you were even born!
: Can you really not tell that she's not a real person?
::Wenyuan: You're the one who's not a real person. Keep your mouth shut.
:Ruoxi: Please... please don't embarrass us. We're just a husband and wife, out on a date...
:Wenyuan: Ruoxi, you're too gentle with them. There's no need to be so soft and kind with these two hooligans...
:Ruoxi: dear, we shouldn't make a big scene of this... That girl is a Judge from the Ten-Lords Commission...
:Wenyuan: Sigh... Let's just pretend that any offense caused didn't happen. We're leaving here right now, okay?
:Huohuo: No, no, please wait!
:Huohuo: (Wenyuan is already completely enraptured by the heliobus — Ruoxi. Try using the Harmonic Chime.)
===Unveil the truth to Wenyuan.===
;(Talk to Huohuo, optional)
:Huohuo: (Wenyuan is already completely enraptured by the heliobus — Ruoxi. Try using the Harmonic Chime.)
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;(Talk to Wenyuan)
: (Use the Harmonic Chime)
:Wenyuan: Ruoxi... Ruoxi? Ruoxi, what's wrong with you?
:Ruoxi: No! Don't look at me, please... turn around...
:Wenyuan: What have you done? Put up your dukes!
:Ruoxi: Hang on, Wenyuan... Let me and have a chat.
:Ruoxi: So I can't hide anything from a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission. Fine... Are you here to arrest me?
: Wenyuan, see for yourself — it's a heliobus!
: Wenyuan, why are you still not coming around?
:Wenyuan: ...
:Wenyuan: Ah... Do you think I didn't know? That I was too stupid to realize...? What'd you have to lay it all out like that for?
:Ruoxi: Wenyuan, don't say that. are from the Ten-Lords Commission, so... they do things by the book.
: So you were voluntarily deceived?
: I understand. Both of you are actors.
:Ruoxi: At first it was like you said: I disguised myself as Ruoxi in the vain hopes of cheating him. But haha, Wenyuan is a very smart man and he probably saw straight through everything at first sight.
:Ruoxi: These happy days we've been spending together have been nothing more than a tacit game of playing house...
:Ruoxi: But this feeling, it's real.
:Ruoxi: I once thought that as a being of Starfire Essence, I never needed to love or be loved, but I was wrong... so I beg you, please don't let me lose what we've only just gained.
:Huohuo: Miss Ruoxi... If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Wenyuan has changed much since the two of you met... Have you noticed that despite not taking possession, you still unintentionally consume the host's body...
:Ruoxi: ...You're right. I'm being selfish...
:Wenyuan: Ruoxi! You know, I never cared about any of that.
:Wenyuan: ...I'll soon wither away from exposure to a heliobus, I already know that. , this is just what I used to research back in my days studying at the Xianzhou Zhuming's academy.
:Ruoxi: ...I'm sorry... Right from the very start, I never should have...
:Wenyuan: Don't say that. Seeing you one more time is a price paid by a life time of conserved luck.
:Wenyuan: , I know you have to act according to the rules of the Ten-Lords Commission... but I'm asking you to relax just a little. Once we've spent our final moments together, she will definitely come for you.
:Ruoxi: Yes... Please give us a little more time, and then... I will dutifully go with you.
:Huohuo looks a little awkward. She hopes you can help her come to a decision.
: We can't let Wenyuan wither away. Arrest the heliobus.
::Huohuo: That's what a Judge should do. That's what Xueyi sensei would do.
::Ruoxi: Why... why can't you just let us go...
::Ruoxi: Humans: Are you really incapable of understanding and sympathizing with the feelings of your very own kind? Or are you so young to have never experienced the feeling of missing absent friends...
::Wenyuan: No, you cannot do this! I won't let you separate us!
::Huohuo: We are acting according to the rules of the Ten-Lords Commission... P-please can you understand!
::Ruoxi: Wenyuan... If what you want is to escape with me to somewhere far away, then I can help you do that. I won't let anyone get in our way — not even the Ten Lords!
::Wenyuan: Ruoxi, you...
::Ruoxi: Wenyuan, I can feel your infinite capacity for emotion and strength. Don't worry. I will do everything I can...
:;(Begin fight against , )
:;(After the fight)
:;(Ruoxi gets sealed in the Lunaumbra Gourd in a cutsceme)
::Ruoxi: I'm sorry, Wenyuan... I can't go with you any more.
::Wenyuan: Ruoxi... Ruoxi... Give her back to me. I beg you, please. I'll give you anything, even my life... Give Ruoxi back to me, I beg you. Please give her back...
:: I'm sorry. These are the rules of the Ten-Lords Commission.
:: It will really kill you...
::Wenyuan: I know. I understand... But I'm begging you, please don't take her away. Don't take her away...
::Wenyuan: Are you going to the Ten-Lords Commission? If so, take me with you. Take me with you... I beg you, please...
::Huohuo: Let's go back and put it inside the Suppression Tower.
: Let the heliobus go for now. It's for the best...
::Huohuo: Do you respect their choice...?
::Wenyuan: I know the price I'll pay. I knew it all along. So be it.
::Wenyuan: Thank you. I know you have your orders from the Ten-Lords Commission. I sincerely appreciate your decision.
::Wenyuan: Now whatever happens next is going to be my own decision, and has nothing to do with you... You don't have to bear any guilt or shame about this.
::Ruoxi: Wenyuan... Is this really for the best? You... do you really want to give up so much?
::Wenyuan: I've already spent thirty long hard years waiting for you to come back. Maybe it'll be quick, or maybe it'll take forever before I can finally find relief.
::Wenyuan: But now... you're back, back at my side. Even if you're not really you... even if you're just a joke of fate, I am still happy.
::Wenyuan: Thank you, no matter who you are, "Ruoxi."
::Wenyuan: We should get out of here. Good bye, miss Judge, and to you, .
::Wenyuan hurriedly left with Ruoxi. Perhaps he was worried that the Judge might suddenly change her mind and wouldn't be as lenient as before.
::Huohuo: Are we... Is this for the best? How about we go back to the Fyxestroll Garden and talk things over with Guinaifen first...
:: I understand your concerns.
:: After all, this is not in line with the Judge's decision...
::Huohuo: Let's go...
===Seal Ruoxi===
====Cast the heliobus into the suppression tower====
;(Interact with Suppression Tower, Swallowsong Pavilion)
:Expel evil and capture stray spirits... With the support of the Ten Lords Commission's spiritfarers, you seal the heliobi within the Lunaumbra Gourd.
:Hanya: Huohuo, what's wrong? You've recaptured a heliobus but still seem frustrated about something?
:You explain to Hanya about Wenyuan and his situation.
:Hanya: I think I get it. Don't worry. There's nothing wrong with how you're doing things.
:Hanya: But here's the thing: sometimes even when we get everything right, the results can still leave us feeling unhappy... That's the job of the Ten-Lords Commission. That's the job of a Judge.
:Huohuo: I-I understand. But I think there's still more we can do...
:Hanya: If you're going to see this Wenyuan, then take this to him. Foxians might not immediately reach the stage of being mara-struck, but this will still help him feel better if he uses it.
:Hanya: You didn't do anything wrong. It's just that what's "right" is very hard to accept.
:Huohuo: (Trailblazer), let's go...
;(Obtain )
====Visit Wenyuan and check on him.====
;(Talk to Hanya, optional)
:Hanya: Despite getting everything right, the results can still leave us feeling unhappy... That's the job of the Ten-Lords Commission. That's the job of a Judge.
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;(Approach Wenyuan)
:Wenyuan: I can't take this any longer...
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;(Talk to Wenyuan)
:Wenyuan: Ruoxi... Sigh...
:Wenyuan: I remember you. You're from the Ten-Lords Commission! Why have you come back here?
:Huohuo: I...
: I want to help you.
::Wenyuan: Save it... haven't you already helped me enough?
: I want to apologize to you.
::Wenyuan: Apologize? What for, you're just doing what's right. That's all you care about, isn't it?
: Take this medicine here and you will feel much better...
;(Submit )
:Wenyuan: Is this... Longevity Pill of Cruelty?
:Wenyuan: No thanks. I lost what I'd barely regained, but still managed to hold onto things... Now if even the very pain of losing her is taken away from me, I'm afraid I really would break down.
:Wenyuan: I bear this pain now, and I can still feel her and remember her... It's how she can always be with me, and never leave me.
:Wenyuan: , I blame you not, nor do I hate you. Because you didn't do anything wrong. It's just, I don't really want to talk to you.
:Wenyuan: If there's nothing else, please go.
:Huohuo: ...
====Talk to Huohuo and post about the anomaly having been resolved.====
;(Talk to Wenyuan again, optional)
:Wenyuan: If there's nothing else, please go.
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;(Talk to Huohuo)
:Huohuo: ...(Trailblazer), no matter what, we have made our choice. Now is not the time for regret.
:Huohuo: Remember Guinaifen asked us to post up to the Ghostly Grove? Could you please do that...
;(Opens A Foxian Tale of the Haunted: Ghostly Grove)
: BREAKING NEWS
::Deceptive Familiarity: Known Faces, Unknown Hearts
: Mythopedia
::My Andoid Wife? A Chilling Reflection
: Hottest Scoops
::Transdimensional Love: This heartwarming love story will make you swoon
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:Huohuo: I can understand Mr. Wenyuan's sentiments. It's hard to accept someone leaving; I'm the same.
:Huohuo: ...(Trailblazer), you did a great job today. I-I'm heading off then. Goodbye...
;(Mission completed)
:;(Achievement Unlocked Pale Fire)
===Let Rouxi go===
====Talk to Guinaifen and post about the anomaly having been resolved.====
;(Approach Guinaifen)
:You tell Guinaifen about Wenyuan and his situation.
:Guinaifen: I see. Huohuo doesn't know whether she was right or wrong. But when is she ever going to get a simple case of right and wrong in this world of ours?
:Guinaifen: Anyway, the whole thing's over and done with now. Let's post up to the Ghostly Grove, okay?
;(Opens A Foxian Tale of the Haunted: Ghostly Grove)
: BREAKING NEWS
::Deceptive Familiarity: Known Faces, Unknown Hearts
: Mythopedia
::My Andoid Wife? A Chilling Reflection
: Hottest Scoops
::Transdimensional Love: This heartwarming love story will make you swoon
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:Huohuo: I can understand Mr. Wenyuan's sentiments. It's hard to accept someone leaving; I'm the same. Sigh...
:Guinaifen: Don't be sad, Huohuo. Let me take you out to the Spices Supreme.
:Huohuo: No no, we still have lots to get done...
:Guinaifen: Leave Huohuo with me, and leave the work to (Trailblazer). If Sushang were in, she'd be sure to agree with me.
: Go on then, Huohuo.
::Huohuo: Come with us, (Trailblazer).
: Take me with you!
::Guinaifen: Let's go, c'mon.
:Guinaifen takes good care of the down-in-the-dumps Huohuo. Food always has the power to cure a heavy heart.
:As for Wenyuan and Ruoxi? I trust they'll give you an explanation of their own.
;(Mission completed)
:;(Achievement Unlocked To Your Eternity)
====Post-Mission====
;(Only available if the player chose to let Rouxi go, and has completed Foxian Dream)
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