Talulah, I'm still a child.

"Alright, you two go do what you need to do. I still have to write. If I finish writing now, I'll have some ideas when I wake up in the morning."

"It's a rare birthday, why not take a break?"

"Hmm... but so many people still read my book, and I enjoy reading their posts."

As he said this, while holding Mei Xue's tail, Si Chong continued to work overtime. Ansel glanced helplessly at Mei Xue, gave him a helpless look, and then went to the kitchen.

"It's rare for me to dream about the two of us, don't you want to play games together?"

"It's rare for you two to dream about me, don't you have any questions for me?"

Si Chong reached out and pinched Mei Xue's ear. If you really wanted to tell him, Mei Xue and Ansel wouldn't be so calm. A large part of their world was created by him, even if it was a bit chaotic.

"To be honest, there are many things I want to ask, but let's not. After all, it's just a dream. After we wake up, neither you nor we will remember it. Ah, Brother Ansel should remember, his ability is dreams."

At this point, Mei Xue couldn't help but look around. There were many chairs in the room, each with a different pattern carved on the back, such as a rabbit, a fox, or a dragon. There were about a dozen chairs, each corresponding to a different pattern.

"I thought there would be a lot of people here."

"Apart from the two of you, the rest of you don't have a stable idea yet. We'll see each other later."

I gently rubbed Mei Xue's head; it felt really nice. After thinking for a moment, I closed the typing interface.

"Aren't you going to continue?"

"Forget it, let's relax while we're dreaming and play some games together."

The little fox became obedient and sat in Si Chong's arms, picking up the controller and playing together.

"Hmm, let's start playing now. Let's eat the cake first."

Ansel brought out the big cake from the kitchen. In the world of dreams, you can have whatever you want, so celebrating a birthday couldn't be simpler.

"Yay, there's cake!"

Mei Xue happily put down the controller and was about to pounce on him. No one could beat him when it came to being cute, but when it came to cooking skills, Ansel was definitely the best.

However, the little fox seemed to have thought of something and turned around to look at Si Chong.

"Even if you make a wish for me in your dreams, it won't work."

"Alright, alright, I know. Honestly, I haven't made a wish yet."

Si Chong rubbed Mei Xue's head in annoyance, then lit all the candles and, with Ansel and Mei Xue's help, closed his eyes to think about what wish to make.

"Hmm... May Mei Xue bless all my books so that many people will read them!"

After saying that, before the little fox could recover from its bewilderment, Si Chong blew out all the candles in one breath.

"That's too cunning!"

"Haha, Mei Xue is going to be busy now."

"Hehehe~ Please grant my wish!"

Faced with four layers of pressure, Mei Xue had no choice but to reluctantly change into a cheongsam (Ansel's idea) and then half-lift the hem (Si Chong's idea), and pitifully became the mascot.

"Waaah...you're bullying the fox!"

Chapter 25 Can't your wishes be a little more normal?

"Big sister, you're so pretty!"

"Yes, Cecilia is such a good girl. Here, this is a gift from your older sister."

The Nine-Colored Deer gently rubbed Cecilia's head, then took out a sachet from its pocket and handed it to the little angel. It was something she had made herself, containing some calming and fragrant herbs that would not only help her sleep but also benefit her health.

"Thank you, Sister Nine-Colored Deer. Here, take this."

Cecilia obediently handed the candied hawthorn she hadn't yet eaten to the Nine-Colored Deer as a gift. The sachet had a faint herbal scent that wasn't pungent but rather reassuring.

On the other side, Mei Xue and Xi squatted by the river, preparing to release the lanterns. Although there were only a little over a hundred people, the Siren girls never wanted to lose to others in terms of appearance. With Mei Xue's help, the group of girls decided to fill the entire river with lanterns. However, this idea was ruthlessly rejected by Amaya, the eldest sister, because they would have to clean up the lanterns on the river afterwards, and it would be troublesome if there were too many.

"Sorry, it's not quite the same as what we initially agreed on."

Mei Xue flicked his tail somewhat embarrassedly. As originally agreed, he should be alone with Xi at this time, but there were just too many people around.

"It's alright, it's good to be lively, anyway, there's still a long way to go."

As Xi spoke, she folded another lantern, but how could she so easily pretend that this didn't exist? She had always been aloof and solitary, and besides, they had originally agreed to be alone together, but now things had turned out this way; she just didn't want to say it outright.

Moreover, to be honest, Xi is somewhat unsure how to get along with Mei Xue now. Before, when Mei Xue's memory had not yet returned, Xi could naturally treat him like a beloved younger brother and tease him along the way.

But now Mei Xue has regained her past memories, and to make matters worse, it's from the time she was a father. This makes Xi and the others feel really awkward, and that feeling of being dominated has returned.

"When we get to another city, I'll set aside a day to spend with you."

"it is good."

Xi nodded coldly, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. She was clearly quite pleased with the result and wasn't worried that Mei Xue was lying to her again. The little fox always kept her word and never went back on her word.

"Ah, that's really good. The literati of Shangshu are quite cultured this time."

As she spoke, Ling waded through the water. She was most interested in the poetry gathering, so she had simply run over to join in the fun and only returned now. However, Mei Xue had every reason to believe that this girl simply wanted to find a place to sneak a drink so she wouldn't be discovered.

"How much did you drink this time?"

"Not much, just a little."

He chuckled awkwardly and avoided the question, perhaps worried about being hit on the head, or perhaps wanting to give Xi some space so as not to disturb Mei Xue and his dear sister's time together, and went to find Lin Qingyan instead.

"Your sister is still the same."

"I don't even know what to say about her anymore. Although no amount of alcohol can do anything to her, I still feel a bit helpless."

Mei Xue flicked her tail. She could only make do with her alcoholic wife like this. What else could she do but divorce her? After all, they were never really married. Their relationship was probably more like that of an "extremely ambiguous ex-wife."

"She's always been fond of a carefree life, yet you've managed to keep her completely under your thumb. Is this what they mean by one thing subduing another?"

"So, which of you isn't afraid of me?"

Mei Xue's rhetorical question silenced Xi. It was true that if Mei Xue hadn't regained her memories and was so naive and easily fooled, Xi would never have been so indifferent. But for Mei Xue, who raised her, she held both respect and admiration, and on the other hand... well, she knew better. Ling was really not a good role model.

"Okay, it seems that's really the case."

"Actually, if you want, you can still treat me the same way you used to, Sister Xi~"

With a deliberately teasing tone, Mei Xue's words nearly made Xi plunge headfirst into the icy river water; it was truly unbearable.

"Hey, are you two done yet? If you want to get intimate, do it back home. Doing it here at night is too... Father, I was wrong! Don't take out the ruler!"

When Nian saw the ruler that Mei Xue took out from her tail, he was so scared that he immediately dropped the chili pepper in his hand, fearing that he would be pinned to the ground and beaten by the little fox, and probably that he would be ganged up on by Ling and Mei Xue for a mixed doubles beating.

"Honestly, if you don't beat someone for three days, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles; if you don't beat them for five days, they'll feel uncomfortable all over. You stop right there!"

Raising the ruler that could send chills down the spines of any twelve-year-old, the little fox chased after Nian, pretending to hit her, which terrified her so much that she ran away.

"Father, I know I was wrong!"

"If you know you're wrong, then stand there obediently!"

"I won't run unless you chase me!"

"If you don't run, I won't chase you!"

It's quite a rare sight to see a little fox chasing and hitting people. In the past, on Rhodes Island, he was always the one being chased, especially Warfarin, whose greatest pleasure was chasing Mei Xue everywhere.

It has to be said that Mei Xue looks quite cute when she runs, mainly because her tails sway back and she is not tall, which gives people a cute contrast of being embarrassed and angry.

"I remember Nian's body wasn't like Xi's; it should be very strong. Why would she be afraid of this?"

Lin Qingyan scratched her head curiously. She could tell that Nian was genuinely afraid of being punished by Mei Xue, but that didn't make sense. Even if a building hit Nian on the head, it would probably just be a jolt to his head.

"Hmm, I remember Mei Xue saying that although the material of that ruler was just ordinary bamboo, it was only used as a medium for his power. It was said that after being enchanted, it would have triple critical hits and true damage. Anyway, I still don't understand what that means."

Although she didn't understand what it meant, it didn't prevent her from understanding what it meant. After all, she had been beaten before. That ruler could ignore all defensive measures, and the pain of hitting someone depended only on how much force Mei Xue used.

"After all, no one knows how much strange knowledge he learned from ancient civilizations."

Because he received some of Su Xue'er's memories, Lin Qingyan also knew that there was an even more ancient civilization in Terra long ago, but he didn't know why it was destroyed. Back then, Mei Xue often greeted these civilizations.

"Speaking of which, I thought you would just send him to Qingqiu, since you were planning to use us to bring him back anyway."

Ling looked at the Nine-Colored Deer, her eyes filled with a hint of seriousness. She had been in such a hurry to find Mei Xue that she hadn't thought things through much. Now that she thought about it, the Nine-Colored Deer had deliberately led the three sisters to Rhodes Island to find Mei Xue.

"That's only part of the reason. After all, as your sister, of course I have to tell you this kind of news."

"Do you have a best friend who's always thinking about stealing other people's husbands?"

"Yes, isn't your sister like that too?"

Nine-Colored Deer pointed to Nian and Xi, who were being chased and beaten by Mei Xue and who were folding lanterns. Her usually gentle smile seemed to have a hint of playful teasing. Ling couldn't refute it, since it wasn't just these two younger sisters; the other two sisters were the same.

But all of this was ultimately brought up by her, the eldest sister, which is quite a headache.

"Now is not the time. Even if I wanted him to return to Qingqiu, I would get nothing but wastage of all our efforts."

The Nine-Colored Deer's fingertips glowed faintly. She did not deny that she had deliberately led Ling and the others to find Mei Xue. However, in addition to acting as insurance for Mei Xue during her period of weakness, it was also a form of reverse guidance. As long as Mei Xue knew about her relationship with Da Yan, she would inevitably return.

"That's why sometimes I feel... he's really pitiful."

Having guessed what was going on, he sighed helplessly and reached out to pick up the gourd to take a sip, but after seeing Nian being beaten and clutching his buttocks, he decisively withdrew his hand.

"Two people, two extremes, clearly the closest of siblings, yet they ended up on completely opposite paths, both with the intention of helping each other. Is this just a cruel twist of fate?"

Faced with Ling's question, Nine-Colored Deer only glanced subtly in Mei Xue's direction. She was thinking about something: what exactly was Mei Xue's current state?

"One can manifest in countless forms and exist in infinity; the other gathers all things and becomes unique. But neither of them belongs to the realm that 'humans' can reach."

"But ironically, they all have the heart of a human being."

Having said that, there's no need to go into further details. Nine-Colored Deer lived much longer than Nian and the others. Unlike Surtr, whose memories were confused, or Isamara, who was unclear about everything, she witnessed everything that happened, and therefore knew better what should and shouldn't be said.

Now, not only Mei Xue, but also Ling, Kal'tsit, and the Doctor have more or less gained their own understanding and speculation about the truth of the matter.

However, there are too many missing details. It's like knowing what a jigsaw puzzle originally looked like, but not knowing how to piece together thousands of pieces into a complete picture.

"By the way, I met an old friend recently. Da Yan needs to be prepared."

"Da Yan has never let its guard down, so don't worry."

Suddenly, I felt that the times were changing so fast. Those ancient and ancient things had looked down on this land for so many years and witnessed so many ups and downs. They had once scorned human civilization.

But how many years has the Great Yan Dynasty developed? In the blink of an eye, the Great Yan Dynasty has already gained the power to confront and even defeat them.

"Human civilization..."