Talulah, I'm still a child.

Watching Mei Xue and Afudoga leave, Talulah and Alina were naturally happy. Flour and butter could be used to bake bread, which was a rare delicacy here. The bracelet also suited Alina very well, and she looked especially beautiful wearing it.

Do you know them?

"It's hard to say whether it counts or not. Our first meeting might be in the future or it might be in the past."

Because she couldn't be sure if her own timeline was at the forefront, Mei Xue didn't know if she had already come into contact with them in other timelines.

However, at this moment, Mei Xue suddenly stopped in his tracks, realizing the answer to the question above.

"So this place is also my past? Hmm, that's not bad."

As she said this, Aphrodite noticed that Meixue took out a silver metal box from her tail, casually threw something inside, and then closed it.

"Sister Aphrodite, I have something I'd like to ask you."

"What is it?"

"Take this box to Gouwu City in the Great Yan Dynasty and give it to someone named Nine-Colored Deer. Then... do you want to go home?"

Taking the metal box, Avdoja was somewhat stunned by what she was being told. Go home? Did she even have a home to go back to?

Her parents and family were destroyed in a conspiracy, and she was the last survivor. Returning to that home, or even staying in this country, would only make her feel very uncomfortable.

"If you don't want to go home, go to Sargon. The life of the Durin people should suit you better. The worst evil those people can think of is putting vinegar in each other's drinks."

"...You know about me?"

“I know. I knew it the moment I saw you. Your past, present, and future. In the visions of the future I saw, even if you hadn’t met me, you would have gone to Sargon. But that would have been too difficult. With that box, you wouldn’t be in any danger.”

Mei Xue's words seemed unbelievable at first glance, but the abilities he had demonstrated to Afdoga these past few days made it impossible not to believe their truth.

"how about you?"

"I'm going to continue north. Let's part ways here... Don't look like that. We'll meet again."

Seeing that Afudoja's ears had drooped, Mei Xue knew that she probably had some feelings for him. After all, the little fox had saved her life. These past few days, the two of them had been alone together. When they went to sleep at night, he was worried that Afudoja would be cold, so he let her hug his tail and occasionally comforted her.

But it's only been three days. Mei Xue wondered if he had ever taken the initiative to flirt with anyone. He hadn't used any of the tricks that the Doctor had taught him to win over Lavinia, Christensen, and Xiaoge. Could it be that he had inherited his sister's vixen nature?

"Really?"

"Really, really. If you don't believe me, come join the Reunion Movement in a few years, and you'll definitely find me."

Seeing Mei Xue's unwavering resolve, Afudoga reluctantly chose to believe her, nodding to indicate that she would complete the task.

"Considering that it's not easy for you to go back alone, sister, please wait a moment."

Although she knew that Mei Xue's tail might contain anything, when Afudoja witnessed him carrying a snowmobile out of the off-road vehicle and stuffing it with a bunch of food and water, she still felt her worldview crumbling. This little fox was practically at odds with science.

"Alright, I'll be going now. Goodbye, sister."

After leaving enough supplies for Afudoga, Meixue, holding an umbrella, walked into the snow-covered forest without looking back. Watching the little fox's departing figure, Afudoga got into the car and prepared to set off for Da Yan.

Then she discovered something rather embarrassing: as a noble lady, she had never driven a car before.

But those were no longer things Mei Xue needed to consider. Although he seemed to be doing alright, his body was actually on the verge of collapse. Forcibly prying open those unchangeable fate nodes was too much of a strain for someone with only four tails.

As for what happened afterward? Talulah and Alina wouldn't remember him; in their minds, he was just an ordinary merchant.

He also merged his own worldline with the worldline of his "self," actively becoming the other's past. Because Mei Xue is unique, he would directly integrate into her, just like this...

"So there was another me?"

Looking at the two versions of herself in front of her, the pain gradually subsided, and Mei Xue realized that she might have opened two boxes at the same time.

Just like last time, the two four-tailed Mei Xue first turned into girls, then looked at each other, held hands, and transformed into the same person.

Surprised?

"A little bit."

Mei Xue nodded, looking at the girl herself. Now he finally understood what those boxes were. The important thing was not the boxes themselves, but the uniqueness of the boxes. Although Jian said there were five such boxes in total, in fact, these five boxes were the same box that Mei Xue could use at different times.

When Mei Xue realizes that her world is branching, she takes out a box and fixes it as an anchor point. Mei Xue only takes out one box in each world line, but when several world lines are superimposed, five boxes appear in this world at the same time.

However, if you put the boxes together, they will likely undergo uncontrollable mutations due to their complete similarity, such as... opening on their own.

When two memories flood the mind at the same time, the fluctuations in the fate line become too great, naturally disturbing the thing in the sea.

"There are two more, Bolivar and Victoria. Xiaoge is already on her way and will arrive at Rhodes Island soon. As for Victoria... you'd better go and get her yourself."

"This time there's nothing to worry about. All the preparations have already been made in the past. Once the world lines are fully integrated, you, who control the four world lines, will definitely return to your former self."

"And remember, you are not looking for memories, you are creating the past."

Leaving behind these words, the female Mei Xue Loli opened her arms and hugged the little fox, gently biting his ear, and smiling as she turned into light and merged into his body.

Cecilia was sleeping soundly. What woke her was not the noise outside, but the sudden warmth of the blankets. However, she hadn't covered herself with the blankets, so the little angel opened his eyes and looked at Mei Xue, watching his nine tails swaying gently in the moonlight.

Chapter 38 Plum Blossom Snow's Nine Tails

"My brother has more tails now."

After counting on her fingers for a while, the little angel confirmed that she hadn't miscounted; Mei Xue's tail really had become nine tails, and this wasn't her illusion or a result of looking around.

"There are more now. Okay, go back to sleep."

Reaching out to rub Cecilia's head, watching the little angel fall asleep again, Mei Xue finally checked his own condition. Indeed, after merging the three timelines, his power had recovered to at least several dozen times that of the Six-Tails before, but how to put it... it was a bit awkward.

It's like a river. Although the river has become more abundant, the sluice gates still restrict the flow. Unless the sluice gates are opened to release the water, Mei Xue can do much more than he could with six tails, except that the scope of his influence is much wider. For example, if he wanted Theresis to die suddenly, some of the stars that fell tonight might accidentally derail and crash into Lentinium.

"But such a big thing happened while I was sleeping... Hmm, was it because the noise was too loud and attracted His attention?"

He took out the three silver metal boxes from his tail. Whether it was the one Skadi brought back from Kazimierz or the one the Nine-Colored Deer had given him some time ago, they had all been opened. That's why the metal boxes couldn't be put together. If they were too close, even two boxes would attract each other and open. If all five boxes were put together, they would explode. At that time, Mei Xue was still rebuilding herself.

"The stars have all fallen. Hmm, they look strangely familiar."

Although his memories were mostly fragmented, the little fox could guess that someone was watching this land from behind the stars. However, he didn't have time to deal with it now. If he didn't do something, Terra's history would probably end tonight.

It has nine tails, but its power is only about eight tails' worth. It hasn't really reached its peak, but that's enough. Mei Xue shook her fox ears, covered Cecilia with a blanket, got dressed, got out of bed, and opened the window.

The two moons shone brightly, the starry sky rippled continuously, and shooting stars fell into the sea one after another. But the moment Mei Xue opened the window and looked into the moon's eyes, everything seemed to be paused. However, the flowing wind proved that it was all just an illusion.

Given the magnitude of the event, it was impossible for the Great Yan forces and Surtur and the others not to come looking for Mei Xue. However, they were unsure of the situation inside the room and dared not enter without permission. Now, seeing Mei Xue peeking out of the guest room brought the strange event to a halt, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next time something like this happens, just wake me up."

"Mei Xue, that fluctuation just now..."

"I know, I accidentally disturbed my sister's rest. I never thought she was in a place like that. No, that was just a shadow. She's not in our dimension. Never mind."

There's no need to think too much about it right now. Turning back into a nine-tailed fox tonight in a daze is an unexpected surprise, but Mei Xue can't be happy for the time being because half of his guess has come true. There has only ever been one being besides the little fox himself who can make the sirens so powerless and easily corrupt others with calamity.

She lightly jumped down from the windowsill and landed on the ground without disturbing a speck of dust. Mei Xue took out her umbrella and looked at everyone. Grand Tutor, Zuo Xuanliao, and Wei Yanwu were all present. People who hadn't gone to sleep in various parts of the city were discussing this matter. But the little fox glanced at Linglan's room and only looked at everyone after confirming that she was alright.

"With my protection, the Great Yan won't be affected too much, but... I really should tell you some things. Let me calm this matter down first, otherwise the countries of Terra will be in chaos tomorrow."

Without giving anyone else a chance to speak, Mei Xue turned around, jumped onto the roof, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"It seems this matter is indeed related to Him."

"You keep talking about Him, but who exactly is He?"

Chen Huijie was probably the one who was least clear about the situation among this group, even Wei Yanwu, who hadn't appeared much in the story, had already figured out some clues.

"If we could just say her name, we would have spoken up already, but... strictly speaking, she's our sister-in-law."

Scratching his head somewhat helplessly, Nian pointed to his family of four. The Grand Tutor and the others couldn't speak up, but Surtr bluntly told the truth.

"Besides Mei Xue's older sister, I can't think of anyone else who could cause such a commotion."

"Then wouldn't that be Su..."

"Chen Huijie!"

Wei Yanwu interrupted Chen Huijie with a shout. Under the current circumstances, if she were to reveal that name, even with Mei Xue protecting her, Chen Huijie would likely face certain death in the next few days.

"You can't say that name, or rather, you can't mention her, even unintentionally. As long as it directly points to her, it will trigger a reaction. Unlike Mei Xue, her reaction only brings bad luck."

Nine-Colored Deer's words made Chen Huijie realize that she had almost lost her life because of what she said. She hadn't married Mei Xue yet, and she couldn't bear to die.

"I said...did you guys notice just now that Mei Xue has nine tails?"

Lin Qingyan's words stunned everyone. They were all extremely nervous because of the strange changes in the sky and rushed to find Mei Xue. As a result, they didn't notice how many tails Mei Xue had. In fact, six tails is quite a lot. Mei Xue had just woken up and all her tails were crowded together, so it was really not easy to see that she had a few extra tails.

"Kujo?"

Surtr was the first to react, followed by the Nine-Colored Deer. Even the two of them, who had known Mei Xue the longest, had never seen him with nine tails before.

"I remember you guys said that Mei Xue is stronger the more tails he has, right? So what level is he at now?"

Chen Huijie's question caused Surtr and the others to fall silent for a moment. After all, they hadn't seen Mei Xue take action many times. There were too many people who would protect their own, and anyone who dared to bully Mei Xue would get beaten up and suffer all sorts of bad luck. Lin Qingyan, who had inherited some of Su Xue'er's memories, was more aware of this.

"Let me put it this way: if the difference between a six-tailed Meixue and a three-tailed Meixue is like heaven and earth, then the difference between a nine-tailed Meixue and a six-tailed Meixue is like the difference between the starry sky and the land of Terra—too distant, too profound, and untouchable."

"If I really had to describe it, the old Mei Xue, with his six tails, could have made a wish to destroy the entire Terra, but at a great cost. Mei Xue would probably have collapsed from within once again."

With her tail swaying slightly, currents surged through Lin Qingyan's golden hair. She couldn't understand how Mei Xue's power could recover so quickly. Logically speaking, it should take a long time for someone of Mei Xue's level to recover, but this little fox... it was too incredible.

"If Mei Xue really does have nine tails, destroying the entire Terra... is probably just a thought, and there are too many ways to achieve it."

"...How can such an unreasonable person exist in this world?"

Chen Huijie felt a little dizzy. Although she had always known that Mei Xue was very powerful, she wondered if this was a bit beyond the scope of Terra's power system. She really couldn't figure out how such a being could be born on this land.

"Who told you he's from this world?"

Surtr glanced at Chen Huijie with some disdain. Although her memory was confused, she still remembered some key information clearly.

"Rather than saying he belongs to this world, it is more accurate to say that this world belongs to him... Wherever He walks, wildflowers grow; wherever His gaze falls, mountains rise from the ground; wherever He sheds tears, they turn into an endless ocean. This is a folk song that was once widely circulated among the Sarkaz people, at least ten thousand years ago."

When the topic of ten thousand years ago came up, Grand Tutor and Wei Yanwu couldn't help but turn their gazes toward Surtr. They knew that this Sarkaz named Surtr was no ordinary person, but now he seemed to be even more special than they had imagined, at least in terms of age.

“He planted the first life when this land was still a barren wasteland.”

As Nine-Colored Deer spoke, she also felt a little unsure of herself. She wasn't sure what Mei Xue could do now, but letting the siblings meet now was definitely not a good decision. Su Xue'er and Mei Xue were siblings, born from the same source, but they were two completely opposite extremes. Mei Xue kept integrating all the parallel world lines of herself to become the only one, while Su Xue'er tried to become everything except Mei Xue, trying to keep the thoughts of each world line version of herself consistent, but the result was that she completely disappeared.

At the time, everyone thought Su Xue'er must be dead, otherwise the guy who wanted to spoil Mei Xue rotten would never have stayed away for so long.

Looking back now, only Mei Xue probably knows the truth behind this incident.

"What exactly is going on?"

As the strange movements in the sky ceased, Vina felt her worldview begin to crumble uncontrollably. When have people living on the earth ever had time to look up at the stars?

"It's her, and them... Vina, we don't have much time left."