There was a record in the archives of the Eerie Investigation Bureau:
At six o'clock in the evening on May 10, 2014, a mountaineer reported to the Shangri-La Public Security Bureau that he had discovered a suspicious man and woman on the summit. He had never seen them during the ascent, yet they had appeared out of thin air atop the highest peak of the snow mountain. They carried no climbing equipment, and their clothes were suited to the turn of spring and summer.
The guide mentioned that the pair was highly likely connected to the local legend of the snow demon. Most of the Shangri-La Public Security Bureau agents were locals, and they took the guide's report very seriously, immediately passing it on to the higher-level Eerie Investigation Bureau.
By the time the Eerie Investigation Bureau's helicopter reached the summit, they found only a woman in shock from hypothermia. Her features could still vaguely be identified—she was Chu Yining, who had been confirmed dead in the Ragnarok incident at the Ruins of Sunset. While unconscious, the woman repeatedly mentioned names such as "Qi Si," "Fu Jue," and "Xiao Fengchao."
Of them, "Fu Jue" had inherited Lin Jue's resources and entered the upper ranks of the Eerie Investigation Bureau; "Xiao Fengchao" was formerly an outer member of the Ark Guild and was now organizing the establishment of the Listen Wind Guild; Qi Si's identity had yet to be determined, and Fu Jue proposed placing him in a tightly monitored database for future observation.
After Chu Yining awoke, she repeatedly requested to speak with Fu Jue. In the surveillance footage, she rapidly delivered a vast amount of information, but none of her words could be recognized or understood. Analysis concluded that the Eerie Game's information-blocking mechanism was taking effect. The information