Talulah, I'm still a child.

"Gu, sister."

Mei Xue turned around, lowering her head slightly, not daring to meet those golden eyes. Even though she was using Linglan's body, Su Xue'er was still a part of her inside. Mei Xue had always been the passive one towards her older sister, weak and easily bullied.

"Hmm, is your original self still coordinating this world?"

"Yes."

Why are you looking down? Do you dislike me?

"Gulp... I wouldn't dare."

Mei Xue quickly shook her head, raised her eyebrows and looked at Linglan, or rather, Su Xue'er. It was the most familiar look in her eyes, a hint of reproach, a hint of resentment, and the remaining eight parts were joy and love.

This is what it's like to like someone. The person standing in front of Mei Xue now is neither Su Xue'er nor Ling Lan. It should be said that it is a combination of the two. Just before the arrival of the new world, Su Xue'er separated a part of her consciousness and combined it with Ling Lan, while she herself put most of it into Ling Lan's sea of ​​consciousness to sleep.

Of course, Su Xue'er's part is still in charge of controlling the body now. After sensing Mei Xue's appearance, she did not rush over. Instead, she finished her class as usual, and even went home to eat a meal and do her homework before coming.

Is this the world you wanted?

"No, it's still being tested."

Mei Xue shook her head. Just like she said before, this was just like a closed beta test before the game officially launched. This period was used to patch up the little fox. Even now, Mei Xue's tails haven't stopped working. It's not easy to fix all the loopholes in a new world. Even with Mei Xue plus the speed of her nine tails, it would take several days and nights of overtime to finish.

"I knew it! Why was Polaris in the south one second and then back the next?"

"Gulp...that was a minor mistake!"

"Yes, yes, it was a mistake, it was definitely Mei Xue who made that mistake."

Su Xue'er knows her younger brother quite well. Mei Xue's reliability is random, so the little fox isn't always reliable either, leaving people unsure what to say about him.

"Let's go to Linglan's house to talk."

"Hey?"

Mei Xueyi was a little slow to keep up with the pace. It wasn't surprising that Su Xueer discovered him. The cognitive barrier was useless against Su Xueer. This move was not enough to deal with Mostima's family members, let alone Mei Xueyi's twin son.

However, the little fox still didn't understand why they had to go to Lily of the Valley's house to talk.

"Oh right, Linglan's parents don't know about you yet, so it's not really appropriate to bring you back. But it's not impossible... I can just say you're my boyfriend whom I met online a long time ago?"

"If that happens, your aunt and uncle will be so scared they won't be able to eat or sleep!"

Mei Xue quickly stopped her sister. It has to be said that Su Xue'er's idea was really outrageous, but she didn't consider whether Linglan's parents would be so frightened that they would question their existence on the spot.

"That makes sense. Well then, let's just pick anywhere. How about that park over there?"

"Oh well."

The park is fine. Although Mei Xue and Ling Lan would be very conspicuous walking together, they can create a visual barrier so that no one will notice. In short, Mei Xue has plenty of ways to avoid being discovered by ordinary people.

Walking down the street, Su Xue'er didn't forget to buy a large ice cream. Now she's probably completely used to acting as Linglan, and she's just a rather mature little girl. Her youthful and lively aura makes it hard to believe that she's also someone who's been around for countless years.

"I have a feeling that Meixue, you seem to be thinking about something rather impolite."

Su Xue'er turned around and couldn't help but squint at her younger brother. Just now, she felt a strange displeasure. In this new world, no one except Mei Xue knew her, so she could guess that Mei Xue was probably thinking something unpleasant.

"No no."

The little fox shook its head rapidly, not daring to let its sister know what it was thinking, otherwise it would definitely be grabbed by the ears and bitten by the tail, which would be terrible. Mei Xue didn't want to do that at all. Su Xue'er knew its weaknesses better than Miss Doctor and Talulah.

I remember that every time I got entangled with Su Xue'er, it would last at least three or four months. Back then, the two siblings were not human, so they couldn't be viewed from an ordinary perspective. Their stamina and their vixen-like nature were basically limitless. They would only stop when they lost interest.

But now, the two of them just want to catch up and reminisce, and they're not as easily excited as they used to be.

"Want some?"

Su Xueer casually found a bench to sit on and handed the ice cream in her hand to Mei Xue. Although Su Xueer had already eaten some, Mei Xue didn't feel there was anything wrong with it. She had done this before, so she simply opened her mouth and took a small bite.

In this kind of weather, ice cream is just right. However, now whenever Mei Xue sees ice cream, he thinks of Surtr. In his mind, Surtr has been associated with ice cream for a long time.

There weren't many people in the park at the moment. The little fox felt a bit cold in the wind tonight and couldn't help but hug its tail. Su Xue'er probably felt the same way and reached out to grab one of Mei Xue's tails and pulled it over.

"Sister, how does it feel to live as a human being?"

"It's pretty good. Besides all the delicious food and fun activities, the most important thing is... it doesn't hurt anymore."

Su Xue'er couldn't help but reach out and touch her shoulder. Because of Mei Xue, the Originium had been rendered harmless, so there would be no Oripathy, and Linglan's body was no longer in danger.

Of course, this also caused Su Xue'er to lose all her power. After all, her power was calamity. Mei Xue has not only recovered all the outflowing fragments, but also personally bid farewell to her original body. Having lost the source of her power, Su Xue'er, who is currently in Linglan's body, naturally cannot use her power at will. Her current power is all accumulated from the light butterflies in Eureka's body. Every bit used is less.

Moreover, there's nothing for her to use her power for now. This kind of life is good, she likes it very much. Her body is flowing with blood instead of deadly toxic acid and fluid, it's very comfortable, and there's no pain at all.

"Seriously, is this really a good idea? Even if you manage to deceive fate by using tricks, you can't fool yourself."

"Indeed, even if we consider all of Terra, no, even the whole world, as a whole, listen to the wishes of all life, and finally choose one of them as a representative, the new world will not be as wonderful as everyone thinks. Happiness is finite."

"Answer me honestly, Mei Xue, will I ever see you again in the new world?"

This question put the little fox in a difficult position. He never liked to lie, but this time he had no choice but to nod helplessly. If he didn't nod, Su Xue'er probably wouldn't let him go.

Because she sensed that the little fox seemed a bit hesitant when answering her, Su Xue'er took a closer look at Mei Xue's tail. The little fox's tail was swaying very smoothly at that moment. Hmm, then it shouldn't be a lie.

"That's good."

"Actually... I went to see my sister in the end."

"Um?!"

Su Xue'er's nine golden tails suddenly straightened, and her originally soft fur stood on end. She had scared Mei Xue before, and now it was Mei Xue's turn to give her a fright.

"You saw her..."

"Yes, I saw her, but I didn't devour my sister, nor was there any need for it. I just couldn't help but cry in the end."

Mei Xue knew better than anyone that Su Xue'er was different from her sister. Su Xue'er herself also understood that she was just a part residing in Linglan's body. Even if she had the same name, personality, and memories, she could never replace Su Xue'er's position in Mei Xue's heart.

Or rather, even Talulah and the Doctor couldn't; the three of them occupied the most important triangle in Mei Xue's heart, and none of them could replace the other.

Miss Doctor is the person Mei Xue trusts the most, Talulah is the person Mei Xue loves the most, and Su Xue'er is the person Mei Xue relies on the most.

Ultimately, they are different. Mei Xue can call the person sitting next to her "sister" and knows how to get along with her. However, the little fox knows better that her sister, Su Xue'er, is someone who will never come back.

When she learned that her younger brother had made many friends and had someone he could trust and rely on, Su Xue'er's last obsession disappeared. She had been clinging to that obsession in that world, waiting for Mei Xue to find her one day.

“It’s actually good to cry. It’s more painful to hold it in. Her true self… should be very pleased.”

This is also one of the things that Mei Xue cannot undo. Su Xue'er is already dead, and even the person sitting next to her cannot stay with her forever. His life has no end, and many people are destined to pass through his life. They will stay briefly and then disappear.

The relationship between Su Xueer and Mei Xue was destined to end in tragedy. However, Mei Xue was not saddened by this tragedy. At least in the end, Su Xueer was at peace and chose to offer her blessings.

"So you've come here to patch things up?"

"More or less. There are still many loopholes and contradictions in the new world, so we can't launch it directly."

"How long will that take?"

"Patching will take about three to four days, and debugging the new world will be completed in about a week, no, six days."

A week might be a long time for others, but for Mei Xue and Su Xue'er it was nothing, even short.

That's why, considering the various rationalities and rules that a world needs, Su Xue'er felt something was amiss.

"Three to four days to patch it, a week to debug it, are you sure this new world will work?"

"You know, even with the old world as a reference template, it couldn't have been this easy, right?"

That's how it should be, but the little fox that emerged from the atmosphere simply gave Su Xue'er a thumbs up.

"It's alright. As the professor said, no matter how strange the code is, as long as it runs, it's fine. And no matter how strange the world is, as long as we can live in it, it's okay."

Looking at Mei Xue's confident smile, Su Xue'er suddenly felt that the new world to come might... be a little different from what everyone imagined.

New World XIV. Plum Blossom, the Spoiled One

After chatting briefly as a short reunion, Su Xue'er looked at Mei Xue. The little fox looked a bit disheveled, after all, it was not her true form but just an incarnation, so it didn't have that pure quality. Mei Xue had fallen from the nineteenth floor and landed in the bushes, so it was inevitable that she looked a bit dirty, at least her clothes were covered in mud.

But Su Xue'er didn't know any of this. She just saw that Mei Xue was a little dirty and realized that in this world where no one remembered Mei Xue, this little fox had no home.

Are you planning to sleep here or under the bridge tonight?

"what?"

Mei Xue tilted her head in confusion, while Su Xue'er simply pointed to his clothes.

"After all, no one in the new world remembers you, and you have nowhere to go, so why don't you just come and stay at the Lily of the Valley's place?"

This was said to Mei Xue, but if anyone else were present, they would probably have heard the loud clattering of Su Xue'er's abacus.

"Ah, no, I'm staying at Sister Talulah and Sister Chen Huijie's house temporarily."

The plan was ruthlessly shattered. Mei Xue's tail swayed slightly, and Su Xue couldn't help but frown. In her perception, Mei Xue had only appeared in the afternoon. How could Talulah have been lured back so quickly? Could it be that the girl hadn't lost her memory? This doesn't make sense.

"...You got picked up again?"

Although the explanation sounded a bit strange, it surprisingly fit the relationship between Mei Xue and Talulah. The little fox nodded somewhat shyly, not understanding why she was being so bashful.

"Honestly, I've noticed that Mei Xue, it seems like you're always the one who gets picked up by someone."

Su Xue'er couldn't help but start counting on her fingers.

"First, Miss Doctor found me, then Precys found me, then I found me, and then... how strange."

Not to mention Su Xue'er, even Mei Xue herself couldn't help but start to have doubts now; what she said did make sense.

Looking back on Mei Xue's life, it seems to be a life of being constantly picked up by people, but the little fox clearly remembers that he never thought he would come into contact with others in this way. Could this also be his passive ability?

"However, since there's a place to go back to, I don't need to worry too much. What brings you out this time?"

"Take care of the sisters' affairs a bit. Doctor and Precys don't belong to this era, and they're so smart, they'll definitely notice something's wrong. Sister Grandia won't be comfortable on land either."

"It can be considered a disguised patching."

Su Xue'er could be considered to have understood Mei Xue's plan. Although everyone in this world felt that they had lived here for a long time, in reality, they had only been in the new world for a short time. With the keenness and intelligence of Miss Doctor and Precys, it was hard to say that they would not have noticed the anomaly of this world.

"Since that's the case, I won't say anything if you have somewhere to go, but shouldn't you talk to your girlfriend a little? She misses you a lot."

Unlike others, Linglan, protected by Su Xueer, remembers everything from the old world without any contradictions or loopholes. Of course, she also remembers Mei Xue. Moreover, since she hadn't seen Mei Xue for a long time, she wanted to catch up with her, but was too shy to say it.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for Su Xueer to say it for her. She is also eager for Linglan to grow up quickly and become a mother so that she can have her own body.

"Lily of the valley? That's nice."

Mei Xue was naturally happy to reminisce with Ling Lan. In fact, the little fox was already feeling somewhat lonely and isolated. From the moment he arrived until just now, no one remembered him. Although everyone still loved him, the fact that they didn't remember Mei Xue made them question this love that had no foundation.

Even Talulah wasn't as enthusiastic as before because she didn't remember Meixue, which made the little fox a little depressed.