Talulah, I'm still a child.

"so what?"

Patriot's tall figure shielded Mei Xue and Talulah. He planted his spear in the ground, ready to face the attack from the two guards. The guard who had been observing the situation from beginning to end was probably from the same era as him, but he was fearless.

"After hundreds of years of warfare, how many victories and defeats do you think I've witnessed?"

“No, it’s not the same. The Duke’s daughter will become the next Duke. You don’t know enough about Kosiché, and you don’t understand what that boy means.”

The guards were somewhat anxious; if possible, they didn't want to see this Ursus military legend become a victim of this conspiracy, but it wasn't too late.

“I know she has proven to me that she won’t end up like that rotten old snake, but what about him?”

Bozokasti gripped his spear tightly, glanced back at Mei Xue, and supported Talulah, his eyes filled with anxiety but not fear.

“He stands behind me, the one this shield is meant to protect.”

Faced with Bochokasti's firm stance, the inner guard knew he couldn't reveal any more information, otherwise it would be a violation of military discipline.

"Leave now, or I will kill you and wait for the next squad to collect your corpses, or we will fight until one of us is destroyed."

“I feel sorry for you. Besides… we look forward to the day when Talulah changes.”

The inner guard knew that if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to leave at all. Bozokasti compromised because he didn't want to see more losses on his side, and he didn't want the inner guard to pollute this land. However, out of respect for this Ursus legend, the inner guard still saluted Bozokasti before leaving.

"If the five inner guards attack together, they are enough to annihilate everyone except me."

"However, they seem to be..."

The shield guards recalled the battle just now. Apart from having to take Mei Xue away, the inner guards didn't seem to be really serious. Their captain didn't even make a move from beginning to end.

"Just to confirm something, and then we discovered something unexpected."

Bozokasti looked at Mei Xue. It was understandable that the inner guards came to find Talulah, since only Talulah knew the truth about Kosichek. But Mei Xue was a complete accident. It seemed that this little fox's background was more complicated than everyone thought.

However, the appearance of the internal guards today is also a warning; they can no longer stay in the snowfield and need to be transferred as soon as possible.

Chapter 27 Plum Blossom's Tail: A Bright Future Awaits

"Then let's do it this way. Let's use this village as our development base and keep a low profile for now."

On the very night the Inner Guard left, an internal meeting was held, attended by everyone from leader Talulah to the squad leaders. With Talulah at the core, and Alina and Bojokasti in charge, the entire plan was finalized.

"Talulah, do we really have to leave so soon?"

“If it weren’t for the fact that the implementation of the plan would take time, I would have set off now. But Ursus has noticed our movements, so we have no choice but to move ahead of schedule.”

Talulah was also out of necessity. The appearance of the inner guards was a wake-up call for all of them. Staying any longer would only increase the danger. Although she didn't know why the inner guards didn't choose to expose their position to the clearing team directly, the most urgent thing now was to run!

“I understand… but I never expected that you, Talulah, are actually the Duke’s daughter.”

"Ha, I have no blood relation with that snake. He took me away from my family, so how could I possibly become his successor? Compared to the Duke's daughter, 'Integrated Warrior' sounds much better."

Talulah's nonchalant attitude was the best response. In fact, quite a few people knew about her identity because the little fox couldn't keep her mouth shut and had already told the old members about it. Only the newly joined warriors would not know. However, they would not have any concerns after asking around. From this perspective, Mei Xue's discovery was a lucky accident.

"Alright, everyone, get back and prepare immediately. Pack your things and discard anything unnecessary, as we'll be traveling a long way this time."

(Fortunately, I don't have to worry about food and drink.)

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Mei Xue's presence was their source of confidence. Even though they knew the little fox would be gone for a long time, no one would criticize a child.

"Speaking of which, where is Mei Xue?"

Froststar looked around. She hadn't seen her beloved little fox since she came back. That's not right. Even if it was a meeting, the little fox should be huddled in a corner eating an apple. It's not here today.

“I saw him when I came here, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.”

"where?"

Talulah put away the map and walked over. In her opinion, everything about Mei Xue was worth paying attention to. Sending the little fox to Lungmen was originally just to keep him away from danger, but now it has become the most effective way to protect him. Although Lungmen is in Ursus's territory, it is the territory of Great Yan. Wei Yanwu would not allow Ursus to extend its influence into his city, and the Inner Guards would not be able to break in, because many of Wei Yanwu's men are at the same level as the Inner Guards, or even better.

"It's over there at the warehouse."

"Thank you."

Talulah tossed the map to Frostnova and headed towards the warehouse without a second thought. She could more or less guess why the little fox was in a bad mood.

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Alright, alright, there's no use being upset. After all, you're still too young to participate in battles.

While instructing her left tail to gently rub the little fox's head, Miss Black Snake comforted Mei Xue. She truly hadn't expected the little fox to be so depressed over something like this. This child must not have understood his role; he was responsible for healing his own people, not for digging pits and burying the enemy.

"But... I seem to be useless except for being able to eat."

Mei Xue drooped her ears in disappointment, trying to take out something other than food from her tail, but she found nothing except the umbrella and the mahjong set; all that was left were fruits and vegetables.

Isn't that why you went to Lungmen? To make yourself more useful?

I don't know if he's been with Mei Xue for too long and been influenced by him, but seeing the little fox so sad and depressed, the black snake also felt bad. Mei Xue's bad mood was actually because of the appearance of the inner guard just now. At that time, he could do nothing but cheer for Talulah. He couldn't expect the little fox to throw apples at people, so at first Mei Xue could only watch. Until the moment Talulah was injured, the little fox was really scared.

"But I..."

Recalling how Talulah was injured back then, the little fox felt a surge of resentment and anger. He touched something and then pulled it out without hesitation.

【mushroom?】

Miss Black Snake looked at the little fox's newly taken-out object with suspicion. It seemed a bit odd to call it a mushroom, because Miss Black Snake had never seen a mushroom that was nearly a meter tall, black, and with a pair of red eyes on its cap.

"This... is huge."

The little fox could barely hold it with one hand, but the mushroom was quite light, so it wasn't tiring.

The little fox placed the large mushroom on the ground and circled it, examining it closely. He noticed that the mushroom didn't seem to be a simple plant; at least its eyes were very bright and alert. But without hands and feet, it couldn't be considered an animal.

"Mei Xue, what are you doing here?"

Talulah's voice came from the doorway. The little fox instinctively tried to cover the big mushroom with his body, but he was rather small, and Talulah immediately noticed the strange thing behind him. Thinking of the little fox's peculiar tail, she subconsciously asked a question.

"Is it tasty?"

"I haven't tried it yet, it might be better grilled."

The little fox casually replied, and then an awkward atmosphere fell between the siblings. Mei Xue quickly shook her head.

"No, sister, this doesn't seem like we can eat it."

"Really not?"

"That's intuitively the case."

Mei Xue scratched his head sheepishly. When he took this out, he wasn't thinking about "eating," so this mushroom was probably inedible.

"Then what is its function?"

"I don't know either, it seems to be a weapon."

What he can take out of his tail depends on what the little fox wants, but he is most skilled at taking out food, which makes him not very focused. He will subconsciously think of food no matter what he takes out. He even takes out mahjong tiles several times. This mushroom he took out this time is definitely not edible.

"arms?"

Talulah circled the mushroom once, then gently poked its head with her sword. Under the watchful eyes of the siblings, the mushroom's expression suddenly turned sour, a large bead of cold sweat appeared on its head, and then its body began to swell and grow larger.

"Holy crap! Run!"

Realizing something was wrong, Talulah immediately scooped Mei Xue up in a princess carry and rushed out of the warehouse. Seeing this, Miss Black Snake immediately manipulated her left tail to collect the remaining batch of grain in the warehouse.

With a loud explosion, a strong shockwave swept through the entire camp. Bozokas instinctively gripped his spear tighter. The sound reminded him of the cannon fire from Ursus's high-speed warships, but how could something like that be here?

"What happened? Why did the warehouse explode?"

When Frostnova rushed over with her people, she only saw Talulah holding Mei Xue. The two siblings stared blankly at the warehouse that had been razed to the ground. No, it couldn't be called razed to the ground anymore. Where the warehouse had been, there was only a large pit with a diameter of more than fifty meters and a depth of about three meters.

"What's going on, Talulah?"

"You might not believe it... but I just wanted to eat a mushroom."

Now Talulah understands why the inner guards want to get Mei Xue; this little fox's tail has immeasurable potential in the future.

Chapter 28 Mei Xue, are you cheating?

Although everyone knew that the little fox's tail was a magical thing, seemingly filled with an endless supply of fruits and vegetables, they still fell silent when Mei Xue took out a set of mahjong tiles from it, and now they felt fear.

"Mei Xue, is this really not going to explode?"

Alina looked at the large black mushroom in front of her. Given its destructive power, the little fox gave it the nickname "Destruction Mushroom." For safety reasons, everyone around had been evacuated, fearing that they wouldn't have time to escape. The little fox, however, wasn't worried about such a problem; he ran away incredibly fast.

"Hmm... as long as I don't make it angry, it'll be fine."

After some observation, the little fox came to this conclusion: it seemed that Talulah had poked it with her sword, which made it angry. Otherwise, despite its seemingly arrogant appearance, this Destruction Mushroom was actually quite easy to talk to. The little fox petted it a couple of times and it behaved itself, promising not to self-destruct without permission.

"So, Meixue, how did you get it out?"

"I forgot."

The little fox wagged his tail and scratched his face somewhat embarrassedly. He really couldn't remember how he took it out the first time. But practice makes perfect, and the second time it only took him half a minute. With more practice, he would definitely become more familiar with it. However, the power of this mushroom explosion was too great, and Talulah specifically warned him not to use it carelessly, otherwise something bad would definitely happen.

"That's really strange, an exploding mushroom with such great power."

Let alone Frostnova, Bozokasti has never heard of such a thing in all his years of life. It seems that the Inner Guard has a reason to want to catch the little fox. Speaking of which, has this fox been to Laterano? Its explosive technique is pretty impressive.

"Mei Xue, can you come up with anything else?"

"Sigh, this is something I..."

It's okay, I'll help you. I'm almost getting the hang of it.

At crucial moments, Miss Black Snake is the most reliable. She has a good memory of the little fox's state each time he takes something out of his tail. As it stands, what Mei Xue can take out of his tail probably depends on his thoughts and mood. Because the little fox is afraid of being hungry, he can always easily take out food. Just now, it was Talulah's matter that stirred up the little fox's emotions and made him take out this mushroom.

However, Miss Black Snake noticed that it seemed that once the fox took it out once, it would be much easier for it to take it out the second time, but it still couldn't take out whatever it wanted. It seems that it will have to practice its concentration in the future.

"I'll give it a try."

With the black snake backing him up, the little fox felt more confident in his speech. He reached into his tail and tried to do as the black snake had instructed.

Imagine what you want, but don't think about food... okay, just imagine a vegetable or fruit that you can't eat.

Black Snake was almost speechless. The little fox was such a glutton. No matter what he was thinking, it always ended up talking about food. He had originally planned to have him construct a weapon in his mind, but who knew what he would come up with this time.

"All right."

The little fox twitched its ears and pulled out a strange-looking thing from its tail. It was about thirty centimeters long, green all over, round on one side and open on the other, with bright eyes and a steel helmet on its head.

"Mei Xue, what is this thing?"

Talulah swore she really couldn't tell what it was. She could at least tell that the Destruction Mushroom was a mushroom, but she really couldn't match this green thing to any plant.