Talulah, I'm still a child.

What do you think of the two of them?

"Hmm... I saw a few harmonious couples on the way here, all tied together by a red thread, like they were bound by a red thread on their hands, but the red thread between the two of them... maybe it would be more appropriate to call it a red rope."

The little fox swayed its tail slightly. It had just glanced at the marriage lines of Ning and Liang. If they couldn't be together, then everyone in the world should probably get a divorce.

However, Liang Xun's fate had a few knots, which seemed to symbolize some fluctuations, but things became more stable afterward.

"Alright, alright, everyone's gone, why are we still talking about this? Let's get down to business."

Nian reluctantly interrupted Mei Xue and Taifu's casual chat, but this time he didn't get a head-tapping attack from Mei Xue. Taifu nodded.

"That's enough. If it's not enough, please call Talulah and Alina from the Reunion Movement. They have the right to know these things."

With the Grand Tutor's permission, Talulah and Alina also came out of their rooms. Although they didn't know what the other was planning, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

Frostnova was somewhat unhappy, though. Damn it, wasn't this xenophobia? Patriot's large size was understandable, but why couldn't she be?

"Use your umbrella to block some of the view."

After the Grand Tutor finished speaking, Mei Xue took out her favorite oil-paper umbrella from her tail, opened it, and gently tossed it upwards. An invisible barrier instantly enveloped everyone.

"That should be enough."

Shelter is the umbrella's greatest purpose. It's not just about sheltering from the wind and rain or blocking snowflakes; it's also a manifestation of Mei Xue's own abilities. The barrier built by fate can isolate the inside from the outside, ensuring that no means can detect what's inside. Even if the Trisolarans send Sophons, it will be in vain. Lip-reading masters cannot interpret the content of conversations from facial expressions.

Previously, the people of Shangshu would automatically avoid any topics related to fox spirits, and this was also due to the umbrella's ability. Whatever Mei Xue wanted to do, it would be protected by this umbrella.

"Anything that requires Mei Xue to use this move is no small matter, hmm, is it related to the Great Yan?"

Ling was, after all, Mei Xue's ex-wife, and had witnessed many of the little fox's tricks, so she recognized this move.

The barrier created by that umbrella can not only block all means of investigation, attacks, or harmful substances, but it can even disrupt the traces of history. Lin Qingyan's Heavenly Mirror can rewind time in some areas and recreate the past, but if she were to look back on what happened here afterward, she would only get a completely wrong answer. Therefore, this trick can be said to be quite effective for certain beings.

"It's related to the Great Yan, to integration, and to the common people." The Grand Tutor nodded slightly. "A few days ago, the Siren Science Research Institute in the south of the Great Yan launched a satellite into the sky."

"...What is a satellite?"

Talulah asked the question subconsciously. Alina was also very curious. Nian and Ling frowned, completely surprised that the Sirens could come up with such a thing.

"Sister, you can just think of it as a signal tower floating in outer space. But it won't land or fly far away; it will keep revolving around the planet we're standing on."

"What's under my feet... So Kosiché wasn't lying to me, the earth really is round. Wait, then how come we're still standing together?"

Talulah's reaction seemed a bit startled, but the tutor could completely understand her feelings. When the Doctor explained to him what the universe, planets, and stars were, his expression wasn't much better.

"I will explain these things to you in detail later. You just need to know that the satellite is flying above Terra's atmosphere, at an altitude that is completely invisible to the naked eye."

As an agent in the casting business, Nian was not surprised by these terms; in fact, Mei Xue had taught them to her siblings during her childhood.

"As Nian said, the Sirens originally only intended to use that satellite to collect some space data and investigate why Terra's starry sky was always changing irregularly, but... it was destroyed."

When this was mentioned, the Grand Tutor frowned slightly. He couldn't sleep all night when he first heard the news.

"And the attack did not come from any of Terra's nations, nor from Agor, which was still surrounded by the Sea Kings. According to the Sirens' own deductions, the attack probably came from one of the moons."

Mei Xue knew this, so she wasn't surprised, but Talulah and Alina even wondered if they were dreaming.

Although the Grand Tutor's expression remained calm, his heart was filled with worry. Compared to the Year Beast, those beings beyond the stars, whom he knew little about, were the ones he truly needed to be wary of. Their strength was undoubtedly far greater than that of the Great Yan Dynasty. It all depended on whether he could seize a sliver of an opportunity.

What lies above the stars? Nobody knows, nobody can say for sure, but what's certain is that there's no friendly force behind the celestial canopy.

Once, the Iberians tried to use the stars in the sky to guide their way at sea. However, the stars of Terra were as unpredictable as fate, with no discernible pattern. It was as if a mischievous child would randomly rummage through them every day. So, although it was beautiful, it was a nightmare for astrologers.

Ancient stargazers left records showing that the night sky was not without patterns in the past; it's just that at some point, observing the stars became a meaningless activity.

"It's so sad that so many people go through life and death without ever seeing the stars above them. Christine, don't you think so?"

In Trimont, Colombia, at the headquarters of Rhine Life, a woman sitting on the guest sofa in the president's office looked out at the stars through the huge glass window with such emotion, but her eyes showed not nostalgia or regret, only displeasure.

"People are burdened by the weight of life and dazzled by the colorful neon lights. How can they possibly see the light of the stars and the moon?"

"Did he say that? No, it should be that doctor..."

The woman on the sofa was dressed in strange clothes, her coat made up of many infinite symbols. Black stockings were the only thing that belonged to a normal person. She was also very special. She had the racial features of the Liberians on her head, but also the tail of a Phidian.

"Holhaya, if you keep nagging, get out of my office."

Christensen, sitting at his desk, draped his blond hair over his chair and gave Holhaya a cold look.

"Fine, fine, I won't talk nonsense anymore."

Horhaya, who was being scolded, showed no displeasure whatsoever; she simply smiled and looked at her.

"It seems that Mei Xue's family sent something to heaven."

Chapter 11 The Little Fox's Uncontrollable Fury

"It's still not working, I can't figure it out..."

Scratching his head, Levi's experiment had hit a bottleneck. As a scientist from another world, he was incredibly curious about this new world. Although it looked similar, it was different from Earth, which he knew, in terms of the laws of physics.

The demi-humans in this world are generally more physically capable than the humans he knows, even stronger than professionally trained soldiers, and they also possess mysterious Originium magic.

Among them, the most unreasonable ones should be the group of girls that Levi encountered. While retaining their individuality, they built a spiritual network that connected the entire tribe. They could communicate regardless of any environmental factors, and at the same time, they treated each individual as a computer, using super brainpower to solve all problems in the shortest amount of time.

The key point is that these girls are incredibly good at fighting, and their thought processes are also frighteningly unique.

The rocket can't go up because the engine will explode? Then why don't we just remove the engine and throw it by hand?

When Levi first heard about the plan, he was bewildered. Then the Siren lolis decided to show him. When he saw the rocket being launched into the sky, he felt that his bottom line as a scientist was being challenged, so he proposed for the first time that he wanted to conduct research on the Siren's body.

However, although these girls usually have a lot of flirtatious talk, they are exceptionally loyal to Mei Xue, so they only agreed to provide some blood and skin tissue as research materials, which is enough.

"It's not a carbon-based organism's tissue at all... It has no molecular structure, and its blood and skin tissues have the same structure. Rather, it's more accurate to say that they don't need to distinguish between organs, blood, and skin; they're simply imitating each other?"

Sirens are definitely not carbon-based life forms, but rather a kind of existence that is similar to carbon-based life forms but is more advanced. They are also completely different from sea creatures, at least sea creatures have gene sequences, while sirens are truly completely incomprehensible.

"How interesting... Why would their master create such a species?"

Levi was very curious about what kind of existence could enable Hai Si to complete such a transformative evolution. According to the Sirens, the reason that brought about all this was just an apple. But he had eaten it before, and apart from being sweet and crisp, it was nothing special, and the ingredients were fine.

"An anchor point, simply put, is something like this, used to fix something in place or as a beacon. It's not limited to people or things; sometimes it can just be a concept."

The hot tea had cooled slightly. The Grand Tutor first explained to Nian and the others what an anchor point was. This was not much different from what Talulah had heard from the mace. However, Rei, Alina, and the others still found it somewhat unbelievable after hearing it.

“Dividing memories for later use is indeed effective. This is why the fox spirit was able to find us decades ago. He had already foreseen this a thousand years ago.”

The little fox swayed its tail slightly. Hearing these words, he did indeed remember them. The Great Yan Dynasty truly lived up to its reputation of having dealt with fox spirits for thousands of years. These things had always been a secret unknown to others.

"It's certainly a good idea to circumvent the costs in this way, but why not keep the memories together, like on Rhodes Island, instead of splitting them up like this?"

This was Talulah's question, which she had not received an answer from the mace before. After listening to it, the Grand Tutor remained silent for a moment.

"This is something only the fox spirit knows. He can't tell anyone, but I think if the memories are put together after they leave him, something big will probably happen."

"These things should have been secrets of the Great Yan Dynasty, so why are you telling us?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Alina's eyes. What the Grand Tutor said had indeed helped everyone understand the events of that year better and clarified the key to Mei Xue's memory recovery, but these things should have little to do with the Reunion Movement.

"I mentioned the anchor point before. Have you all figured out why the Great Yan Dynasty has been promoting fox spirits all this time?"

"...My goodness, is Da Yan also Mei Xue's anchor point?"

Upon realizing this, Nian was taken aback. If that were the case, then the story between Zhenlong and Meixue back then would probably have a different interpretation.

"That's true, but the Reunion Movement is also one of the anchor points of the Fox Spirits."

After the Grand Tutor finished speaking, he looked at Alina. Nian, Xi, and Talulah were all stunned, but she seemed to have already guessed. As for Mei Xue? He seemed to be a completely unrelated person, just eating his apple from beginning to end, as if he didn't care about what the Grand Tutor said.

"It is said that things that cannot be controlled become threats. For the Great Yan, the Year Beast is causing trouble and the Fox Fairy is there. So how can we ensure that the Fox Fairy will not take action against the Great Yan? This is the reason."

"So the Reunion Movement is in the same situation, and Mei Xue went deep into the snowfield back then... to find us, no, also to find me?"

Alina, being a political commissar, quickly deduced a fairly accurate conclusion from a few words and the previously known information.

The usually stern Grand Tutor nodded slightly, confirming her conjecture. Everyone glanced at Mei Xue. The little fox subconsciously shrank back, choosing to bury its head in its tail and remain silent, clearly already having the answer itself.

"How many things have you not told me yet?"

"That's right, I've never heard you mention it before."

Talulah and Ling grabbed Mei Xue's face from both sides. Knowing he was in the wrong, the little fox looked aggrieved. How could he say such a thing so casually? He could indeed sense that he had made considerable connections in Ursus besides the Great Yan, and he could guess that it was the Reunion Movement.

"But I don't remember ever seeing Mei Xue before."

"That's normal. If he wanted to, he could just walk around outside with this umbrella and no one would recognize him as a fox spirit."

Nian rubbed his head. Mei Xue's abilities were too mysterious and unpredictable; it would be too easy for her to make someone forget that they had ever seen her.

"Back then, the fox spirit laid out plans all over the land, with an unprecedented and far-reaching impact, but no one knew her purpose. Perhaps that doctor from Rhodes Island knew, but now she has also lost her memory."

The Grand Tutor stopped there and carefully recalled those who were connected with Mei Xue.

"The twin queens and the Elector of Letania, the Bolívar Self-Salvation Army, Madame de Sicily II of Syracuse, and you... the spies left behind back then are now playing their roles one by one, proving that we don't have much time left."

"So, the reason Mei Xue was shielded from both inside and outside is because she's worried that the guys behind the Starry Sky will find out?"

Talulah bit her thumb, somewhat annoyed. She really disliked being stared at. No one could tell what the guy behind the sky was thinking or when he had started observing the world.

"No, the beings in the starry sky don't warrant such treatment. What we really need to be wary of is the being in the sea to the east of Terra. Its name is taboo, and we can't mention too much about it. Otherwise, if we provoke it, the Eastern Kingdom will surely suffer, and Terra will not be spared either."

The Grand Tutor's expression grew increasingly serious, and Mei Xue, her tail swaying gently, finally looked up at him.

"You should relax a bit; overworking will accelerate aging."

"This is a matter of great importance; the rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen. I cannot stand aside."

"That's my business."

"The fox spirit is connected to the Great Yan Dynasty."

The two looked at each other, and after a while, Mei Xue reached out and put her umbrella away. Today's conversation was enough. The Grand Tutor's purpose in coming here was nothing more than a few things. First, to confirm Mei Xue's current state, which could be seen from his six tails. Second, to tell the Integration Movement part of the truth about the matter, which was mostly to make them understand how deep the connection between him and Mei Xue really was.

As for the third point, the taboo in the sea, that was said to Mei Xue alone. The little fox could sense that when the Grand Tutor said those words, all the fate lines around him were jumping wildly, as if some switch had been triggered. It was as if something could sense things related to itself by relying on fate lines like he could.

Not many people can do such a thing. Mei Xue seemed to have guessed something, but after thinking about it, she kept it to herself.

"Shouldn't we talk about our family matters next? To be honest, with Mei Xue sitting here, I really can't imagine what that lousy chess player could possibly do."

After discussing matters related to the Reunion Movement, the next thing to talk about is naturally the private affairs of Ling's family. These matters do not require as much caution as before, and we can just speak frankly.

Most parents treat their children like they're in a completely different league, but Mei Xue is clearly one of the best among them. Even Nian and Xi are as close as sisters to her – no, they are sisters to begin with.

In short: with Mei Xue on our side, we can win this game even with our eyes closed.

"That's not necessarily true. Since he has spent decades planning this, he couldn't have been unaware of the fox spirit's influence on the game. Si Suitai speculates that the incident in the south back then might have been his behind-the-scenes intervention."