Talulah, I'm still a child.

"Okay, okay, stop crying, it will grow back soon."

Surtr was clearly dressed up today, not only wearing a headdress and earrings, but also a white dress that fit her figure well, paired with bright red long hair, which contrasted to highlight a strong aura.

Gradually removing the rose from her hair, Surtr stroked Meixue's head and handed her the flower.

"Here, don't cry."

"Um... um."

Trying to get rid of the pain of a piece of tail fur being burned off, the little fox nodded, took out two large band-aids from its tail and stuck them on, took the rose and smelled it, then realized something was wrong. It opened its mouth and gently bit the petal; it was very sweet.

"chocolate?"

"What I did last night, I can't possibly only ever ask you for things."

Gently taking Mei Xue's hand, Surtr kissed him on the forehead.

"Come on, walk around with me for a while."

Side Story: The Little Fox's Valentine's Day Sequel

Why is the sky so blue? Why is the starry sky so vast? When will all the hair on my tail grow out? Why did Surtr think of wearing a white dress with black stockings?

A jumble of strange thoughts swirled in the little fox's head. Mei Xue lay quietly on the park bench, her head resting against Surtr's rather bouncy thigh, her tail wagging involuntarily.

As everyone knows, although Mei Xue's tail sometimes contradicts him, it usually expresses Mei Xue's mood well. Judging from the messy and erratic wagging, Mei Xue's brain, which doesn't use much for thinking, is probably daydreaming again.

Surtr, unusually, didn't finish her ice cream. She patted her stomach, feeling a little regretful. If the vixen hadn't eaten so much earlier, she wouldn't have been unable to finish this ice cream. But now her stomach was full.

"Well!"

Just as Mei Xue was thinking about whether she should fake a few tears when they met later so that Talulah could comfort her, she suddenly felt something being stuffed into her mouth. It was sweet, and, well, delicious.

"Don't waste it, eat it all."

They were husband and wife after all, so Surtr certainly wouldn't mind sharing a spoon with Mei Xue. Oh no, even when they weren't husband and wife, she never cared. Sometimes, she would even snatch food from Mei Xue's mouth.

"Gu..."

After finishing the last bit of ice cream, Mei Xue rubbed against Surtr's thigh. To be honest, Surtr's thigh was the most suitable for a lap pillow. It wasn't too fleshy, but just the right amount of softness and elasticity. As for the garter straps on the stockings that were a bit uncomfortable? Mei Xue had thrown the whole set that Surtr wore over there into the trash can three hours ago.

What are you thinking about?

"I'm thinking about everything, and once my thoughts start to wander, it's hard to stop them. I also have to control myself so that I don't associate these thoughts with any power, so as not to cause any unnecessary trouble."

Nine tails—this is Mei Xue's complete human form. However, his immense power also presents some inconveniences. For instance, if he cannot control his thoughts to the level of "thinking," then fate will treat his thoughts as an instruction to be executed. If Mei Xue wants to see a shooting star now, then a meteorite will probably be unlucky enough to strike.

"Small things, like what to eat tonight, what to do when I see Sister Talulah later, and on a bigger scale, I'm wondering when the people of Terra will be able to reach the stars on their own and become the first to call out in this dark universe."

"In that case, wouldn't it be better to just look at it directly?"

"No, I don't like that. I won't observe the future except for major turning points in fate. It always feels like watching spoilers. Anyway, there's plenty of time. I can wait until I personally launch the first satellite and land on the moon. By then, they will understand everything."

Mei Xue stretched out her hands, making a 90-degree angle between her index fingers and thumbs, and then put them together. Looking at the pure white moon, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Countless civilizations have been lost, some sealed off like Terra. Countless have broken free of this prison called the "Cradle," while others lie dormant, afraid to make a sound lest they incur the wrath of the stars.

"Those things always feel so far away..."

"This is true for people now, but it may not be true for people in the future."

Mei Xue gently shifted her position, pressing herself against Surtr's lower abdomen, where it was warmer.

"Two thousand years ago, people lived in tribes. After hundreds and thousands of years of interaction and integration, a thousand years ago they lived in a country. Now they no longer refer to themselves as people of any particular country, but live in Terra... Sister, you see, the scope of home is expanding."

Civilization is developing. From the initial ignorance and fear to today's exploration of the unknown, the speed of human progress is so fast. From the perspective of the universe, or rather from Mei Xue's time scale, it is only a blink of an eye, yet they can grow so rapidly.

"In the past, people tamed camels as a means of transportation. Now, people build vehicles and aircraft. In the future, as their homes grow larger, they will be able to do even more things. Light-speed travel, subspace travel, quantum leaps—there are plenty of ways."

As they talked, Mei Xue realized she had gone a bit off track. The little fox twitched its ears, hugged its tail, curled up into a ball, and rubbed against Surtur's little belly.

"All those fantasies are for the future. But Surtr, you should eat less ice cream. It's not good for the baby."

Upon hearing this, Surtr's face immediately turned gloomy. She hadn't expected that after only playing for three hours and just trying out the method Mei Xue had mentioned, she would actually succeed. Just as Lin Qingyan had said, the success rate was very high.

When she changed from "wife" to "mother", Mei Xue felt it immediately, because he knew best that he and Surtr were both non-human and needed a different way to have children.

"Okay, then I'll eat one every day from now on?"

"Yes, but it must be completely banned after three months, and it can't be done anymore!"

"...Is it too late for me to abort her now?"

Surtr gently touched her belly and immediately felt disgusted with her unborn daughter. Of course, it was Mei Xue who told her that it was a daughter. The little fox couldn't resist her curiosity in this regard, and since the first two were daughters, this third one wasn't surprising.

Surtr could tolerate being forbidden from eating ice cream, considering it a sacrifice for her daughter's sake; she wouldn't die without ice cream.

But the fact that even certain aspects of life were forbidden made her reluctant to continue. She could give up ice cream, but she couldn't give up Mei Xue.

"I don't think it's possible; I can't have a second one."

Mei Xue reached out and pinched Surtr's cheek, sternly refusing. Normally, the little fox could never have offspring because his existence was too special. This kind of cheating method could only be used once by each person.

"Alright then, how long will it take?"

That is, nine months and twelve days.

"Can't it be done after three months?"

"Absolutely not."

The little fox made an "X" with both hands in front of her, entirely for Surtr's current physical condition. No matter how powerful she was when she picked up Levante, at least for now she was just an ordinary Sarkaz girl, and the fact that she could last for three hours was only because Mei Xue had shown her mercy.

"Then at least stay at my place next month!"

Since Talulah was the first to get pregnant, it was only natural that Meixue should stay with her this month. However, the Doctor refused to accompany her, saying that she probably wouldn't be able to resist seeing Meixue, and it would be hard to say what would happen to the baby then.

"Good~"

Seeing that Mei Xue had agreed, Surtr wanted to say something, but after seeing Talulah over there, he swallowed his words. She had already taken up Mei Xue for a while, so it would be better to leave the afternoon to Talulah.

"Go on, your first wife is here."

Pointing to Talulah over there, Surtr gently straightened her clothes. She had a good figure, but she had gone too far with the game earlier, which had caused her entire black outfit underneath to get dirty and had to be thrown away. Now, the clothes were hanging down and felt a bit uncomfortable. Although the dress was a bit thick, the silk felt strange to rub against, and there was a bit of draft at the bottom.

The only saving grace is that my home is just a left turn from the park. I can go back, get a good night's sleep, and when I wake up, I should be able to accept the fact that I'm a mother.

"Then remember to get some rest, sister."

Waving goodbye to Surtr, Mei Xue turned around and pounced on Talulah with a pitiful expression. Don't be fooled by the fact that the little fox's brain is prone to overheating most of the time; sometimes it can be surprisingly useful, at least when it comes to dealing with Talulah.

"She still remembers after all..."

Seeing Mei Xue's tearful expression and resentful eyes, Talulah knew that he must still remember that she had accidentally burned a tuft of his tail fur. But to be honest, given Mei Xue's mindset, such a thing would be forgotten by the little fox in at most half an hour.

Actually, Talulah is not wrong. As Mei Xue's older sister and wife (the order of emphasis seems a bit off), her understanding of the little fox has always been very accurate.

Mei Xue had originally forgotten about the incident, but unfortunately, Mei Xue's tail had its own ideas and wouldn't forget it. The little fox also had a habit of hugging its own tail, so every time Mei Xue wanted to hug its tail, the tail would automatically come over and let Mei Xue hug it. Then the little fox would see the large band-aid on the tail, so it wouldn't forget about the incident so easily.

"elder sister……"

"Mei Xue, look! A brand new Kamen Rider Collector's Edition belt plus a 00ELS Gundam model!"

Before the little fox could even begin to complain about her grievances, Talulah decisively unleashed her killer move, which proved incredibly effective. Mei Xue's expression instantly shifted from gloomy to sunny, changing faster than Doraemon.

The tail, with a tuft of fur burned off, was really exasperating to its owner. It couldn't help but poke his shoulder with its tail, saying, "How come you're so easily bribed by a few toys? It's not like you can't afford them. Wait, this woman is using your card!"

But now Mei Xue's attention was focused on the collector's edition belt and Gundam model in her hands. She reached out and slapped her tail back, then happily hugged Talulah and rubbed against her, instantly transforming back into the soft and cute little fox she knew best—the one who loved to be spoiled and clingy.

"Thank you, sister! I knew you were the best!"

Mei Xue was quite adept at ingratiating herself, and she immediately kissed Talulah on the cheek. As for her tail being burned, was that even true? Mei Xue remembered that she only had eight tails. Hmm, the author must have made a mistake!

"Of course, I'm your first wife, hmm~"

Talulah picked up Meixue and lifted him high, then tugged at his ear. The little fox's ears and tail each had their own charm. The tail was fluffy and irresistible, and the ears were also quite amusing. When pressed down, they would spring back up with a "pop," and if someone put a rubber band or a small hoop on them, the ears would shake themselves off.

"It's a pity that even though I'm the legal wife, I feel like a nobody this Valentine's Day?"

"Sister, please be understanding. It's already pitiful for the author to spend Valentine's Day alone. It's really difficult to write this kind of plot. You can't expect an author who has never been in a relationship and doesn't have any drafts to write anything long."

She casually poked another hole in the dilapidated dimensional wall and snuggled into Talulah's broad, warm embrace.

"Besides, you're already a bit better than Sister Kashena. Her name wasn't even mentioned in the last chapter."

Thinking about it this way, Talulah felt much better. Indeed, compared to Miss Black Snake, who had hardly ever been online, she was quite lucky. That girl was still working overtime, saying she was working hard to earn money for her granddaughter's milk powder and was still learning how to take care of a child, saying she didn't trust Talulah to take care of her.

But the more Talulah thought about it, the more she felt it wouldn't work. If her daughter went astray in the future, it would most likely be related to that snake.

“Meixue, why don’t you look at what our daughter will become in the future? I really don’t feel at ease leaving the child with Black Snake, even if he only takes care of her until she is three years old.”

"I've seen it. They're pretty well-behaved until they're eighteen, but then they seem to go through a bit of a rebellious phase."

"I can rest assured that."

Hearing Mei Xue say this, Talulah finally stopped worrying about her daughter's future. After all, the future the little fox had seen had never gone wrong, even if he had only seen a few fragments.

What Talulah didn't know was that Mei Xue had only chosen her first-person perspective, and their daughter was always obedient and well-behaved in front of Mei Xue, except that she learned to be sarcastic after she turned eighteen. But in front of Talulah, her mother... well, the readers already know.

"What are your plans for tonight?"

Talulah sat on the grass with Mei Xue in her arms. This park, along with a group of houses next to it, had been given to the little fox by Laterano as a gift. After all, what Mei Xue had done was a great favor to the whole of Terra. The gift was given after Mei Xue had refused many times. So, apart from the girls from Rhodes Island, no one came back to this park. It was only natural that it was used as a place to seek thrills at certain times.

"No."

After glancing at the toy in his hand, the little fox thought for a moment and then shook his head decisively. He had originally planned to go and play with Shuiyue, but his wife was definitely more important, especially when she was holding the Kamen Rider belt.

"In that case, let's go home. Alina and the others are waiting."

"……they?"

Mei Xue suddenly had a bad feeling. His tail was giving him a warning, but he was already firmly held by Talulah.

"Yes, Alina, Yelena, Theresa, and Miss Blood Demon, as well as the Deep Sea Hunters, Rhine..."

"I don't want to go back! I want to play games with Shuiyue! Sister, let me go!"

"Don't even think about it. You're not going anywhere for the next few days!"

According to information later provided by Skadi, who declined to be named, Mei Xue was actually at home for those three days, but she just couldn't leave the bed.

Chapter 43 Two Hands Behind the Conspiracy

For Chongyue, Bai Ruoshui, this female knight-errant, undoubtedly occupies an important place in his memory. Of course, he doesn't think it's love, or rather, he doesn't want to think so.