The Ghost Train slowly came to a stop outside Holt City.
This coastal city of the Kelt Kingdom remained orderly. Guards stood solemnly atop the walls, soldiers guarded the gates, and although the Association had replaced the kingdom's royal family, it seemingly had not affected daily operations here.
Wu Heng released four ghosts, and Xiaoxiao immediately floated excitedly into the air. "We're here already?"
"No. This is the city where we dealt with the Ghost Ship last time." Wu Heng spread out the map to confirm the direction. "The Ghost Train didn't record that village's location, so we'll have to travel there ourselves."
"Oh!" Xiaoxiao answered.
Holt City was the coastal city where they had dealt with the Ghost Ship last time.
The Ghost Ship had not appeared there by chance. It had emerged near the area where the Empress Dowager originally lived.
After confirming the direction, Wu Heng opened the Mansion Spell and let Sparkle out. Grabbing its back ribs, he said, "That way. Go!"
Bzzzz!
Its wings beat furiously. It shot into the sky, then flew swiftly forward.
The four ghosts followed closely on either side like an escort formation.
"Auntie!" Xiaoxiao suddenly floated close to the Empress Dowager. "Doesn't that make you the ancestor of the Sky Fox Tribe?"
The Empress Dowager looked at her. "Why does the word 'ancestor' sound so awkward coming from your mouth?"
"That's how it always is in TV dramas!" Xiaoxiao blinked. "Will they carve you into a totem? Like the beastmen in Luntam City, dancing and offering sacrifices?"
Granda and Beni could not help looking at the Empress Dowager.
As humanoid beastfolk, the Foxkin should also have traditions of ancestor worship.
"In my era, there really were sacrificial rituals." The Empress Dowager's gaze drifted. "But it has been thousands of years.