Talulah, I'm still a child.

Do not question, and you cannot question, that the Fox Fairy is a close friend of the Great Yan Dynasty. This means that he and the Great Yan Dynasty have an equal and cooperative relationship. The Great Yan Dynasty can extend invitations to him, but cannot issue orders. Whatever Mei Xue chooses to do, all they need to do is nod and offer their support.

"And then there are you guys, Nian and Xi, emmmm... and Ling, why are you hiding in the back?"

Upon hearing the name, Nian and Xi instinctively trembled and looked behind them. They saw a lantern illuminating the section of road that had just been extinguished, and Ling strode over with a carefree and unrestrained air.

"I just wanted to see what those two were up to this time. As for you, it's rare to see your wife and daughter, why didn't you come back to say hello?"

As Ling finished speaking, Mei Xue felt Talulah's grip on her tighten. She vaguely had the urge to reach out and pinch his waist. In fact, Talulah's tail, hidden in Mei Xue's clothes under the cover of her hands, had already slipped into the blind spot of everyone's sight.

"I don't think Xiao Nian, Xiao Xi, or even Jie would agree with this statement."

"Indeed, even now, my siblings and I would never allow anyone to be our stepmother."

Let alone a stepmother, Ling estimates that even if it were their own mother, if the giant beast named Sui reappeared, the twelve brothers and sisters would unite with the Great Yan and try their best to turn themselves into a single-parent family.

Although it sounds rebellious, this is what the siblings think. Compared to their biological mother, whom they have never met and who even scares them in their dreams, Mei Xue, their father, is the most likable.

Ling's words were not simply referring to himself or his two good sisters, Nian and Xi, but also to Talulah, who was standing next to Mei Xue.

Mei Xue could understand, because without his memories, no one understood what Talulah meant to him.

"This time, Cecilia will not be taking us on the trip."

Mei Xue twitched his fox ears and looked at the people in front of him.

"Sui asked me to tell you that from now on you are your own people. Cherish your own lives. Also, Xi, don't bite your own tail with ink when you go to sleep."

"And then there's... Sister Chen Huijie. My relationship with you is very simple, so there's not much to say. But if you're going to put Sister Talulah in jail, at least wait until we finish our wedding first."

The little fox twitched its ears and said something that sounded like a big deal, plunging Talulah, who had been planning to play a trick on her, into a deathly silence.

Did they all have something wrong with their ears just now?

"Wait, wait, Mei Xue, what did you say? Holding a wedding means... you want to marry me?!"

As Talulah spoke, she couldn't help but pinch her own face. It hurt. This was definitely not a dream!

"Yes, sister, don't you want to?"

"No! I do!"

Are you kidding me? You don't want to? Talulah must have been out of her mind to not want to. Even Kelp wouldn't refuse something like this!

"That's good."

Mei Xue nodded. This was something he had decided on his own half an hour earlier, but he knew that Talulah would never refuse, or rather, she would be more than happy to agree.

However, just because Talulah can accept it doesn't mean that others will agree. When they heard that Mei Xue was going to hold a wedding with Talulah, even without regaining their memories, they still felt a crisp sound in their hearts, like the sound of glass shattering.

"Wait a minute! Mei Xue, you and Talulah can't get married! Your marriage is illegal!"

"But I'm already 8203872900268393 years old."

"But you're only 1.45 meters tall!"

"Goo!"

The blow from Mei Xue's height made her cry out in despair. The little fox didn't know how to refute her for a moment. He also wanted to grow taller, but now... it felt like Mei Xue's height had become a law of the world, one that could not be changed.

However, Chen Huijie was well aware that her statement was just sophistry. Even if Mei Xue's age was not as long as he claimed, as a fox spirit, Mei Xue had existed for at least a thousand years. At that age, what was there that prevented her from getting married?

"You...are you leaving?"

Kal'tsit was more perceptive than the others, perhaps because she understood Mei Xue in some ways. Since the little fox had said these words, it meant that he probably wouldn't have any contact with them for a while.

In other words, Mei Xue will not only leave here, but may also leave Lungmen, or even Ursus.

"Yes, I'm planning to travel, and then... well, it'll be my honeymoon, even though it'll only last four or five days."

"Only?"

Kal'tsit caught the important information in Mei Xue's words, and the little fox also realized that he seemed to have let something slip, but this time he didn't need to pretend anymore, because there was no need.

"Go back to sleep, and when you wake up, everyone will remember, so don't worry about it too much."

The little fox twitched his ears. He could sense two other people who were very important to him approaching: the Doctor and Precys. These two had been Mei Xue's closest friends, and of course, they still were.

However, Mei Xue does not plan to see them for the time being; otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to shake off Miss Doctor and Precys.

"Kal'tsit, I know what you're thinking. The PRTS data is indeed about me, and I am indeed a member of Rhodes Island, and I still am. But... can I ask for leave?"

"Okay, but I'll deduct it from your salary."

"Hehe~ I used to pay Rhodes Island's salaries."

Mei Xue couldn't help but let out a soft snort. The little fox wagged its tail smugly. Salary? What a joke. He didn't have such a thing on Rhodes Island. However, he had always been paid a salary here in Da Yan. Thinking about it, the little fox felt a little embarrassed to take the money after so many years of paid leave.

"Sister, do you have money?"

Turning to look at Talulah, the little fox suddenly realized that he was quite poor now, and he wasn't sure if the things in his tail would be usable.

"Yes, don't worry, I have my wallet with me, and my bank cards can be used anywhere."

Talulah patted her chest. As someone who had been planning to elope with Mei Xue since this morning, how could Talulah not have prepared the funds needed for the escape in advance? Putting aside everything else, it would be enough to support Mei Xue and a little Kero.

"Then~ Kal'tsit, please tell the Doctor for me~ I like her, I like this world, and I like that you all like this world."

After Mei Xue finished speaking, she gently leaned against Talulah. The next moment, as if a frame had been cut from a television screen, Mei Xue and Talulah disappeared from everyone's sight.

All that remained was a note. Chen Huijie walked over, picked it up, and then instantly clenched her fist.

The note was written by Talulah, something she had written long ago. It contained only one sentence: "Huijie, I will remember to invite you to my wedding. Meixue and I are eloping now."

"Talulah!!!"

New World 41. First day of the couple's trip.

No matter how many people had trouble sleeping last night, no matter how many tossed and turned, and no matter how excited they were, time waits for no one. Regardless of people's expectations, day and night continue their social dance, alternating in front of people's eyes.

When Kal'tsit woke up, she felt as if she had been in a long dream: Oripathy, the impending war in Victoria, the threat of the Sea King, the eyes behind the stars. When she opened her eyes again, Kal'tsit understood how much expectation Mei Xue had carried in her words last night.

After Mei Xue and Talulah disappeared last night, all methods failed to find their way. Despite their reluctance, everyone could only return home.

I heard that Miss Chen Huijie was so angry that she gave up her holiday and went back to the Guard Bureau to work overtime in the middle of the night. She arrested a lot of troublemakers and then gave them a good scolding. She probably thought they were Talulah.

"...I never expected it to turn out like this."

A completely new world. Although Kal'tsit's intuition tells her that this world is not yet fully complete, one cannot help but admire Mei Xue's drive to act.

As a creation left behind by a previous civilization using Mei Xue's power, Kal'tsit knew very well that the so-called world was not as simple as the land beneath her feet and the distant ocean. Every star in the sky was a sun, and in unseen places, countless planets similar to Terra needed to be reshaped one by one.

What Mei Xue wants to do is not simply to give the Terrans a new living environment, but a visible and bright future. How to build this future is their own job, and Mei Xue will only be an observer.

It's like giving a child a blank sheet of paper; how the child describes it is their freedom. At most, they can just watch from the sidelines and offer their comments.

However, it was precisely because of this that Kal'tsit realized a problem. Neither she, nor Doctor and Prissis, had ever figured out one thing: whether there was something else behind what Mei Xue had done that she hadn't told them.

Mei Xue would never lie to the person he loved; this was his own principle. However, this did not mean that Mei Xue would reveal all his thoughts and plans. No one knew what the little fox was thinking, not even Theresa could read Mei Xue's mind.

No, it's not that it's impossible, but that it's not permissible. Mei Xue is destiny, and reading his thoughts is equivalent to peeking into the course of destiny. Even if it's Theresa, even with the help of the data processor left over from the previous civilization to divert the flow, the massive amount of information from destiny will still destroy her consciousness along with her storage device on a spiritual level.

"Now that my memories have returned... what about the others?"

Just as Kal'tsit was thinking this, there was a knock on her dormitory door—no, only a single knock before it was kicked open.

"Kal'tsit! Kal'tsit, wake up! Where's my husband!?"

Warfarin rushed into Kal'tsit's bedroom, looking very anxious; it was clear that her memories had returned.

However, Warfarin was very anxious about not being able to find Mei Xue, as her honeymoon period with the little fox hadn't even started yet.

"Oh, your memory has returned too. Hmm, it seems the others have too."

"Oh, don't even mention it. When I arrived, everyone was looking for Mei Xue, but they couldn't find her at all. I thought you had been tricked into your bed again."

As she spoke, Warfarin directly lifted Kal'tsit's blanket and found that there was indeed nothing there. The old woman was only wearing a nightgown, and no one was beside her. Actually, thinking about it carefully, it made sense. After all, although Mei Xue was petite, her tail was really sharp, and even if she was curled up in a ball and hiding in bed, she couldn't hide.

Seeing Warfarin's anxious expression, Kal'tsit hesitated for a moment.

"Your husband has been abducted by Talulah and eloped with her. They plan to get married in a couple of days."

"..."

For a moment, Warfarin felt that coming to Kal'tsit was not the right decision. She paused for a moment, then finally realized what this guy was talking about.

"Huh!!!"

Just as Mei Xue had predicted, everyone on Rhodes Island, or rather, everyone on Rhodes Island, regained their memories. However, apart from the unease caused by not being able to find Mei Xue, it did not cause any chaos. They knew very well that this was a completely new world, a comfortable and peaceful world, a world where life did not feel so much pushing them forward, and it even felt like a dream.

It felt so good, Talulah thought, hugging the soft thing in her arms and burying her face in it. The sound of waves crashing and seagulls gurgling in her ears made it feel like another world.

Oh, right... another world.

After that day, Mei Xue went to Rhodes Island. She returned to Integration, and they promised to meet again. They both looked forward to their reunion. Then came the decline and destruction of Ursus, the changes in Victoria, and the events in Lentinium.

It seemed that a lot had happened, too much to finish in one dream, yet it also seemed like not so much. Just a beginning was enough to make one naturally recall everything. Talulah suddenly realized that this was not a dream. She opened her eyes and found herself lying in Mei Xue's arms.

The little fox used his tail to build her the softest and most comfortable bed. He himself didn't seem to be sleeping; he simply sat on the rock, looking at the azure sea in front of him.

However, the ocean is actually black, as Talulah knows very well. In the last half hour of the New World, Mei Xue led her and Cecilia to the depths of the sea and met that person. Although Talulah can no longer remember, or the other person's figure has been deliberately blurred, she still remembers that deep, dark place.

“I see. The survival of the large group requires them, but they are not irreplaceable. There’s no need to be so fixated on Isamara. However, I didn’t expect you to leave some of your people here. Well, to observe the Terrans… that’s good.”

Unaware that Talulah had already woken up, Mei Xue looked at the sea creature in front of her, which had crawled up to her and was about a meter in size. It looked like a conch shell, with its tentacles swaying in various ways.

The Sealings still remember Mei Xue and have the right to retain their own evolution. This is because of their own special nature, so the Sealings have a kind of fanatical worship for Mei Xue that is similar to that of the Siren girls.

This Sealing is one of the many individuals left behind on Terra. They observe the evolution of civilization on Terra, whether it moves towards glory or destruction. The swarm simply observes, using this vigil to show their respect for the race that once lived on the same planet... their former companions.

However, it is clear that this Sea Child is not disappointed because it cannot go to a new home. Influenced by Mizuki and Skadi, the group of individuals has its own emotional fluctuations. This young Sea Child is trying to describe to Mei Xue how it felt when it received the flower from the little girl from Iberia, a feeling called joy.

Gifts, friends, so today Haisi also brought gifts for its friends. Meixue glanced at them and saw that they were some very beautiful seashells. Haisi must have spent a lot of effort to understand human aesthetics and preferences. Fortunately, one of the four newborns in the large group had traveled with Shuiyue and could give it advice.

"In that case, I'll string them together for you and make them into a necklace, then you can give it to her later."

Using a necklace to witness a friendship, a friendship that transcends race, Mei Xue's smile became even brighter, leaving Talulah momentarily stunned.

The little fox returned the seashell to Hai Si, told it where to drill a hole, and then reached out and plucked a strand of its own hair to use as a rope to string the seashells together.

Mei Xue's hair is very fine, but it is more resilient than any material in this universe. It cannot be cut or burned, and it is enough to witness this friendship until the very end.

Talulah watched as her lover busied himself stringing the seashells together to make something pretty, but not particularly special. Compared to Mei Xue's hair, these seashells were the most precious thing.

"Go ahead, your friend will probably arrive after dinner."

The Sea Seeds, having received help, expressed their gratitude and then retreated back into the sea with the necklace. Agor could no longer find them. Their arrogance back then had almost led to their destruction, and now, to avoid that possibility, Mei Xue chose to let the Sea Seeds hide in a place where Agor could not find them.