Talulah, I'm still a child.

"of course."

Shining nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, and Nearl nodded in agreement. Liz smiled and played with her hair, twirling it between her fingers.

"But I want to dye this thing green, what do you think?"

"..."

"We're doomed, people are going to die!" Shining and Nearl looked around nervously, silently calling out for Mei Xue to save them. At this moment, besides the time machine, Mei Xue was the only one who could break the deadlock and save their lives.

Besides, even if a time machine were really in front of them, Shining and Nearl would probably think "I'll do it again" instead of "I'm too scared to do it again" when they went back in time. To be fair, playing with Mei Xue was still a lot of fun, but afterwards they would often complain and regret it.

"I think Liz's hair is very pretty."

Sincerity moves mountains. Shining and Nearl had been hoping for this for a long time, and Mei Xue actually appeared before them. The little fox tail swayed gently as she hugged Liz's waist from behind, rubbing her face against Liz's, looking adorable and well-behaved.

"really?"

"Hmm, Liz's hair is so soft, it feels so nice to touch, and it smells so good too."

The little fox twitched its ears and nodded. Liz's hair was indeed a prominent feature of hers, almost longer than her entire height, and she had to take great care of it to prevent split ends.

"That's great, I like Meixue's hair too."

The smile on her face was gentle, as if the murderous intent and oppressive feeling just now were just the illusion of Shining and Nearl. While rubbing their faces together, Liz's hand also gently rested on Mei Xue's back, but after thinking about it, she did not continue.

"Hey~ Thank you for liking me, but I'm here to call you ladies to eat, otherwise it'll get cold."

"Okay, let's go eat."

Seeing that Liz had finally been calmed down by Mei Xue, Shining and Nearl breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Mei Xue was very skilled at handling this situation. With the little fox around, there was no need to worry about Liz turning evil. However, they still needed to find a way to resolve Liz's jealousy as soon as possible.

"How about we find a way to get Mei Xue into Liz's room tonight?"

"I think it's okay."

Lin Guang nodded. At least for now, this was the best solution. Liz's descent into darkness stemmed from her inner imbalance, so as long as everyone started on the same footing, there was no need to worry about her being jealous.

"But we can't tell Liz about this, otherwise it won't have the same effect."

"Don't worry, fooling Mei Xue is still very easy."

Shining gave a thumbs up, seemingly not the first time he had done so.

Meanwhile, Amiya, who was on Rhodes Island, felt her head getting heavier for some reason, but she still tried her best to maintain a smile as she looked at Bena and Alice in front of her, as well as the Blood Demon who had been very curious about her from beginning to end.

"Welcome to Rhodes Island, everyone. I am Amiya, the... well, I guess you could call her the leader of Rhodes Island."

"I know you!"

Bella nodded happily. Although this was her first time on Rhodes Island, she was no stranger to Amiya and Kal'tsit.

"Mei Xue mentioned you to me, a very cute and clingy little rabbit, and Kal'tsit who looks cold but is actually very kind."

Upon hearing this description, Kal'tsit's lips unconsciously curved upwards in a smile that was imperceptible to most people, but her joy vanished the next moment.

"But the Doctor said that Kal'tsit is a suspicious old woman who loves to tell riddles, and Amiya is a little rabbit with a green head. That's strange, your hair isn't green either."

For a fleeting moment, the PhD student in the office suddenly felt that her life was in danger. She quickly took out Mei Xue's photo, placed it on her desk, and bowed twice to pray for safety.

Although they had already figured out how to hang the Doctor up and whip her later, Kal'tsit and Amiya tried their best to keep their expressions normal, and W almost died laughing on the spot.

"Huh... there are actually two souls inside your body. So the Doctor and Mei Xue's plan succeeded?"

After staring at Amiya for a while, Miss Blood Demon finally realized where the unease came from. She smelled two completely different scents on Amiya. No, there was more. This little rabbit had actually become the Demon King of Sarkaz. She thought that Mei Xue and the Doctor were just joking back then.

This sentence was so full of information that Kal'tsit and Amiya were stunned for a moment, and even W stopped laughing. The three of them stared blankly at Miss Blood Demon.

"What, you don't know what the Doctor and Mei Xue planned back then?"

"...Do you know?"

W looked at Miss Blood Demon with suspicion, while the latter nodded and then shook her head.

"I only know part of it. For example, Mei Xue once tried to separate a person's soul from their body. Now it seems that it was mostly for the sake of another existence in this little rabbit's body."

Curiously observing Amiya, Miss Blood Demon couldn't help but lick her lips. Sure enough, this little rabbit possessed some kind of special quality; otherwise, she shouldn't have been able to accommodate another complete spirit.

"No, maybe it wasn't a complete soul to begin with...that's why you can bear it without any burden."

Amiya closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the pink diamond pattern in her eyes was particularly eye-catching, clearly indicating that Theresa had taken over control of the body.

"Could you tell me a little about Mei Xue and the Doctor?"

With a gentle smile on her face, Theresa was indeed fundamentally different from Amiya. Even though they shared the same body, they gave off completely different vibes.

Miss Blood Demon had no problem with this. Although she was no longer loyal to the Demon King, she still respected Theresa quite a bit. Besides, she wanted to know what kind of situation had made Mei Xue willing to have a whirlwind marriage rather than stay.

Chapter 348 Platinum: Running Away with a Bucket!

For Hinterlea, or rather, the Platinum Lady of the Unarmored Alliance, all of this came too suddenly. She had just wanted to relax and enjoy her vacation. She had completed her investigation of Mei Xue and should have been enjoying her holiday.

"But you call me and tell me that Xuan Tie is seriously injured and both Qing Jin are in the hospital. Do you dare to look me in the eye and tell me if you're making fun of me?"

If it weren't for the fact that the spokesperson is backed by the Business Federation, Miss Platinum would definitely have nailed this guy named Charne to the wall of the building across the street and hung him up to dry like cured meat. She's only been on vacation for a short time, how come the world seems to have changed?

"I'm sorry, but I don't have the guts to play around with the Platinum throne. It's true, the guest from Great Yan was more distinguished than we thought, and the two people with him were also stronger than we imagined. Even when Xuan Tie and Qing Jin joined forces, they couldn't gain any advantage."

As the spokesperson for the business association, Charnette is essentially the board's mouthpiece, conveying their message that, at least for now, the board has abandoned its opposition to Mei Xue and is instead seeking cooperation or hoping to maintain some existing balance.

You can't win a fight. If you fight a business war with them, they can win by luck. Remember when Rose United Press Group was planning to do something behind the scenes? But just as they were about to make their move, the whole company lost power. After they turned on the backup power, they found that the whole company was without internet. Several hard-to-repair lines had been chewed up by rats.

How can someone like that fight? They can't even lift a finger; they can only admit defeat.

"Even with black iron and lapis lazuli, they couldn't defeat that blonde Qilin woman?"

"Actually, the Grand Knight Commander is still there..."

"Oh, that's more like it. I can understand it if that Kirin woman and the Grand Knight Commander team up."

"No, I mean the Grand Knight Commander was also beaten up."

An awkward silence fell over the two of them. After a long while, Platinum looked up at Charne, her eyes filled with deep weariness and despair.

"...Tell me honestly, do the board members and the Unarmored Alliance already find my Platinum position a bit of an eyesore?"

I don't think so.

(After all, right now, the only one in the Unarmored Alliance who can actually do the work is you, the Platinum-ranked one.)

These words could only be spoken in his heart. Now that both Azure Gold members were in the ICU, the three Black Iron members couldn't possibly drag the remaining two out as well, nor could they possibly make them perform any ordinary tasks. Therefore, all matters during the Knights' Tournament could only be entrusted to Platinum, whose strength was sufficient to handle most situations.

"Okay, you probably don't know more than me either, tsk... I've only been on vacation for a short time."

Platinum flicked her tail in annoyance, picked up her bow and arrow and turned to leave, but she was already thinking about how to run away with the bucket. At first, she did not understand how powerful Mei Xue and the forces behind him were, so she felt a little sorry for her. She did not want Mei Xue to die like this, but she did not think that the little fox could survive the targeting of the Business Federation and the Wuzhou Alliance.

As a result, Mei Xue not only survived, but also lived a very comfortable life. She not only dealt a heavy blow to the Wuzhou Alliance, but also forced the Business Federation to back down. Bai Jin suddenly realized that she was not without options. She had managed to get in touch with Mei Xue, at least she did not participate in the assassination attempt.

As the youngest Platinum, Hintleya knew she was indeed very talented, excelling in both archery and command. It was also thanks to the recommendation of the previous Platinum, her mentor, that she was able to sit in her current position.

But she is only a Platinum member after all. She is a promising talent for the Unarmored Alliance, but not as important as an Azure member. Many people can replace her, and many want to replace her.

After these setbacks, the existing rift between the board members of the Unarmored Alliance and the Business Federation has widened even further. The board members originally wanted to completely control the Unarmored Alliance as a tool in their hands, while the Unarmored Alliance had long planned to break away from the board members and establish its own independent entity. Now, because of the many losses caused by Mei Xue, Bai Jin estimates that the two sides will turn against each other at the latest after the Knights' Tournament ends.

And her platinum position will most likely become an insignificant sacrifice, which is something that can't be helped.

So before that, Bai Jin had to find a good and safe escape route for herself, and now she found it. That's right, cling to Mei Xue's coattails to ensure her survival!

To be fair, Platinum felt that Mei Xue still had some feelings for her. She just didn't know what the benefits were like at that place called Rhodes Island. Hmm, she had decided to just pack her bags and run away. Only a fool would work his way up in the Unarmored Alliance. He would die an unexplained death sooner or later. Her master had put her in this position to make her understand this point, and also to give her a chance when facing danger.

Whether or not Hinterlea can seize the opportunity depends on her own efforts.

Since the Business Federation knew to change its attitude, the Supervisory Council was naturally not much worse. In fact, they were the happiest when they learned that Margaret Nearl had returned to Kazimierz.

Now that the Linguang family has declined too much, the only one who can shoulder the great responsibility, Marna Linguang, does not intend to become the leader. Maria is too young and not strong enough. Margaret is naturally the best choice. She is young and promising, has a sense of justice, can convince people with her strength, has great potential, and most importantly, she is on the side of the Supervisory Council.

“Margaret is back, haha, I should go see her sometime.”

Grand Knight Commander Ioleta smiled with relief. The prodigal son of the Nearl family had finally returned to her homeland. This was certainly not a good thing for the Commercial Federation, but the Supervisory Council was happy to see the Nearl family's sun rise again.

It's just that now the Radiant Knight Lin Guang has a close relationship with that Mei Xue. Sigh, it's all troublesome. Those profit-driven businessmen in the Business Federation never give us a moment's peace.

“These newspapers are quite interesting.”

Gravel glanced at the various news items in the newspaper and almost couldn't help but laugh.

"Infected knights from Rhodes Island are attempting to disrupt the order of Kazimierz."

"The unspeakable wanderers are approaching the Grand Knights' territory."

“A despicable traitor is roaming the wilderness of Kazimierz.”

"The wanderer of the Lin Guang family has approached the Great Knight Commandery."

"The great Radiant Knight Shining has arrived today at his loyal Kavaleria!"

As a gimmick, this newspaper did a great job; as a joke, it fulfilled its role very well. In any case, Ms. Gravel enjoyed reading it.

"Li, what do you think of Mei Xue?"

"Hmm... it's hard to say about him."

Li frowned slightly. Having spent some time with Mei Xue, she actually had a very good impression of the little fox. At least it was very comfortable to hold. Mei Xue herself was the type that would make anyone who saw her feel fond of her, and her personality wasn't bad either.

But the Grand Knight Commander certainly wouldn't ask such a question, and Gravel hesitated for a moment.

"If I had to put it in perspective, he might be more like a tourist who doesn't care about anything, simply coming here for sightseeing, but he then handed over all the acquired companies to the Lin Guang family... I think he probably never intended to own these businesses in the first place, and was just paving the way for the Shining Knights."

If you look back from the beginning, you'll find that Mei Xue never seemed to have taken any initiative. She just ate, drank, walked around, and looked at things every day, just like an ordinary tourist. It was only because Viviana's matter touched the interests of the Business Federation that the conflict arose.

"Perhaps this is part of some kind of plan."

Recalling what Viviana had once told her, Ioleta sighed helplessly and shook her head, trying not to think about it too much.

It's better to think about how to face the wanderer who is returning home.

Ioleta, of course, had no idea that the wanderer Margaret, whom she was thinking of returning home, was facing another test: a warm greeting from her best friend Viviana.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Margaret. I’m so glad to see you back.”

Standing kindly at the front door of Nearl's house, Viviana's smile was exceptionally gentle, but Nearl felt that this smile was exactly the same as Liz's, full of a dangerous undertone.

"Um...it's been a long time, Viviana. Did you come to see me today?"

"Yes, after all, we're good friends."

Viviana smiled brightly and radiantly, but her eyes were gloomy. Nearl knew very well that she was here mostly for the little fox, or rather, mostly for Maria's calling her brother-in-law.