Chapter 118: A Fox is a Fox
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“…”
“Are you planning to go out with us this afternoon?” Just after informing Afra of their afternoon itinerary, Kailun encountered Isabella, who had taken the initiative to approach him.
Isabella nodded. “Yes, I want to see. My divination revealed something special happening this afternoon, so I don’t want to miss it.”
“There’s nothing special, just looking for a fox. Whether we can find her or not is another matter.”
Kailun rubbed Isabella’s head, and this time she didn’t resist.
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After Kailun returned to the Kingdom of Xiya, Winnie gained temporary freedom. She arrived at her family’s territory under the escort of several teams of Silver Moon Knights.
Looking at the small castle getting closer and closer, Winnie’s mood was complicated.
She had clearly escaped from Kailun’s clutches, but her heart felt empty.
Recalling the past scenes, Kailun’s threats and bullying, she surprisingly didn’t feel much hatred.
It was as if she had broken down, Winnie felt a kind of calmness in her heart.
She was used to it, it was no big deal, as long as she could sleep in a soft bed, she would be satisfied.
She didn’t know that this strange feeling came from a talent called mental pollution. Under Kailun’s efforts, her favorability not only turned positive but also reached 30.
If it was their first meeting, 30 favorability points would mean a good first impression.
However, Kailun and Winnie already knew each other very well, so these 30 favorability points were more like another level of satisfaction.
It was a bit outrageous, but very real.
Kailun’s existence had completely replaced Paul’s position. Compared to that childhood sweetheart who had already bent, Winnie was more willing to be close to Kailun.
Looking back in the direction of the royal city, Kailun’s figure flashed through Winnie’s mind.
She wondered if any new girls would join during her absence. If there were really new people, would she have to go back to sleeping on the floor?
Winnie’s mind was full of strange thoughts, so much so that it diluted the joy of going home.
As they got closer, Winnie saw her mother watering flowers in the front yard, so she quickly jumped out of the carriage and ran towards her.
At first, Mrs. Laurist was startled when she saw a group of unfamiliar knights. The last time she encountered a similar scene was when Kailun’s assassins came to propose marriage.
Just as she was about to call for guards, she saw her daughter jump out of the carriage, and she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Throwing away the watering can in her hand, Mrs. Laurist ran towards Winnie.
The two embraced at the door, and Mrs. Laurist’s first words were: “Welcome home, you are always welcome back, no matter when.”
Hearing these words, Winnie was moved, and just as she was about to speak, she heard her mother’s next sentence.
Mrs. Laurist: “I know you were abandoned by Kailun, he must have gotten tired of playing with you and threw you away. What a heartless man, he will definitely be punished. But it’s okay, as long as you can come home, it’s a good thing, time will heal your sadness, forget about it.”
Winnie: “…”
Thank you, she really wanted to thank her, this was her mother indeed.
In her mother’s words, she had already become a toy that Kailun threw away after playing with it.
This was obviously a misunderstanding. Winnie felt that although her status was not high, she was just not allowed to sleep in bed, it wasn’t to the point of being thrown away after being played with.
Not to mention anything else, even considering her looks and figure, Kailun wouldn’t abandon her so easily. After interacting with Kailun for so long, Winnie could already figure out some of his preferences.
She pushed Mrs. Laurist away and escaped from her embrace: “You misunderstood, I asked to come home and see you this time. He didn’t abandon me, and he didn’t say he treated me as a toy.”
No matter what the truth was, Winnie couldn’t admit to her mother that she was Kailun’s plaything.
“Really?” The latter was obviously skeptical about this question.
“If you don’t believe me, I’ll go back, anyway, you don’t want to see me, you’re hitting me as soon as I come back.”
Winnie pouted and snorted, she wrote her unhappiness on her face.
“My bad, my bad, it’s all my fault for talking nonsense.” Mrs. Laurist quickly apologized.
“I can come back and play for a few days this time, but I have to go back later. Kailun said that if our family has any special magic scrolls, he will buy them at a high price. I remember we have a box of treasured taboo scrolls, why don’t we take them out and have a look?” Winnie looked at Mrs. Laurist expectantly.
Winnie, who had completely given up, was more concerned about consolidating her treatment, at least securing the right to sleep in bed.
This time, it was Mrs. Laurist’s turn to be speechless. She first touched her forehead, then Winnie’s forehead.
Neither of them had a fever, why were they talking nonsense?
“Tell me honestly, were you hit by Kailun’s magic, like the legendary mind control magic?” Mrs. Laurist looked at Winnie with vigilance.
This wasn’t her daughter, she must have been swapped by Kailun.
“Oh, don’t overthink it, mind control is ninth-rank magic, how could Kailun use it? If Kailun could do such a thing, even the Temple of the Heavenly God wouldn’t be his opponent.”
Winnie smiled confidently, based on her understanding of Kailun, he simply couldn’t do it.
This guy, besides scheming, only knew how to bully girls.
“No, I think it’s very possible, aren’t you trying to give away our family’s things now?”
Mrs. Laurist gently pinched Winnie’s ear and said, “These are things passed down from our ancestors, although no one can understand them, they are very precious. Your father is still out there working for Kailun, but you want to empty the family’s assets, you might as well give me away too.”
Mrs. Laurist had a lot of resentment towards Kailun, after all, he had done many rude things.
“Okay, I won’t mention it anymore, let’s talk about something else.” Winnie said, holding Mrs. Laurist’s arm. “Right, arrange rooms for these knight sisters. I’ll have to trouble them to escort me back later, if we’re late, someone might get angry.”
“I think you’re deliberately trying to anger me to death, if you mention that devil again, I’ll kick you out.”
Mrs. Laurist glared at Winnie.
Winnie stuck out her tongue embarrassedly: “I know, I won’t mention it again, I just couldn’t help it.”
Mrs. Laurist: “…”
She suddenly wanted Kailun to take this changed daughter away.
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At the same time, under the leadership of the former Holy Son Henry, Paul and the others were rushing to the headquarters of the Temple of the Heavenly God.
Along the way, besides the current Holy Son Joseph and the former Holy Son Henry, there was also the Holy Son candidate, Paul.
After a few days of evaluation, Paul had officially obtained the status of a Holy Son candidate, which was a good thing.
Paul found that the only problem was that everyone was looking at him more and more strangely, as if they couldn’t wait to eat him.
On the mobile palace heading for the headquarters, Paul looked at Harry in front of him and rubbed his butt. It was all Harry’s fault, saying that he wanted to try something new, and now he felt pain even when sitting on a chair.
“You have to be careful along the way, the former Holy Son obviously has special thoughts, pay more attention to yourself. I have already asked Justin to help me gather intelligence, he will contact us as soon as there is any situation. You haven’t stayed in the Temple of the Heavenly God, you don’t know how complicated it is here, no matter how vigilant you are, it’s not excessive.”
Harry advised Paul earnestly while taking a sip of his kidney-nourishing tea. There was no other way, he was old, indulging in pleasure would always come at a price.
Paul: “I know, and Joseph’s attitude is also very strange, no, I should say that everyone in the Temple of the Heavenly God is very strange.”
“It’s normal for Joseph to act strangely, after all, you’re about to replace him. I heard that the Pope has already sent someone to redeem the Saint, it seems like she sent an assassin to negotiate, the meaning behind it is thought-provoking. Right, what was the name of that assassin? It seems to be Helen…, no, it should be Perle.”
Harry wondered if he had rewarded himself too many times recently, causing his memory to decline, he suddenly couldn’t remember the other party’s name.
She was quite famous in the Temple. As a renowned eighth-rank assassin, she was also personally given a precious dragon tooth dagger by the Pope. No matter how you looked at it, she wouldn’t be an unknown person.
However, he could only remember the pseudonym Perle, which sounded like a code name.
Not only that, but even the number of people who remembered the pseudonym Perle wasn’t large. The reason Harry still remembered it was because of a special assassination incident.
“An eighth-rank assassin, could it be that His Holiness the Pope wants to use this to assassinate Kailun? Did it succeed? Is Kailun dead? He couldn’t possibly survive an eighth-rank’s assassination, right?”
Paul was extremely excited when he heard that the Temple of the Heavenly God had sent an eighth-rank assassin.
He longed for Kailun’s death all the time, if Kailun really died, he would laugh even in his dreams.
“Unfortunately, the assassin has already taken the Saint and is on her way back to the Temple of the Heavenly God. In order to redeem the Saint, they also paid Kailun five million gold coins, making him unprecedentedly wealthy.”
Harry sighed as he spoke, he no longer had the determination to go against Kailun.
After so many things that had happened during this time, Kailun had never suffered a loss, which made him wonder if the other party had the ability to foresee the future.
In order to prevent Paul from recalling sad things, Harry chose to change the subject: “Focus on the Temple of the Heavenly God, your opponent now is not Kailun, but the other contenders for the position of Holy Son. Only by defeating them can you become the true Holy Son. According to my investigation, some of them have already reached the fifth-rank, one rank higher than you now. There is less than a week left until the selection, are you confident of winning?”
Paul looked down at his arm and said, “My strength exceeds my current rank, as long as you give me a little more time, I can become stronger. Because of the magic circle and resources provided by Henry, my growth rate is constantly accelerating.”
Paul never thought that his growth rate could be so fast, this feeling was as exciting as flying.
Harry: “If it weren’t for the limited time, I wouldn’t want you to take this path, legend has it…”
Paul interrupted Harry halfway: “Enough, you’ve said it many times, I know what this path means, but I have no other choice, do I?”
Harry’s hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, he hesitated for a while and finally didn’t say anything. In his opinion, Paul was just going through a rebellious phase, he should treat him more tolerantly.
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It was evening, Kailun came to a dilapidated inn with Afra and Isabella.
This was a small town between the royal city and Kailun’s family territory. It had been dilapidated for more than ten years, weeds and dust covering most of the houses.
In the night, the town emitted a strange glow. Looking up, the moon in the sky seemed to be covered with a red silhouette.
The breeze blew through the town, which was enveloped in a thin mist. Logically speaking, it wasn’t the season for fog yet.
When the breeze blew across his face, a bone-chilling coldness penetrated his marrow.
This town had a terrifying legend. More than ten years ago, all the people in this town died overnight. No cause could be found, no reason could be found, and there were no magic fluctuations.
It wasn’t until outsiders returned here that they discovered the shocking change in the town. At first, many people were so scared that they fled in panic. It wasn’t until more and more people gathered that they dared to return to the town.
Later, people counted the bodies and found that everyone who had stayed in the town was dead, except for a girl named Fox.
Fox was the girl’s nickname, she had the same form as a human.
More than ten years had passed, and only an ominous legend remained in the town.
This was the place where Kailun met the Fox Spirit, everything that happened back then could be called a coincidence.
Stopping at the gate of the inn, Kailun paused for several seconds, a rare happiness in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, breathing in the unique air of this place, Kailun’s eyes showed nostalgia.
To avoid Afra and Isabella being discovered by the Fox Spirit, Kailun had them conceal their aura and hide in a corner.
And he alone lit the magic lamp that hadn’t been used for countless years. When the dim light illuminated the entire inn, Kailun saw its current appearance.
Tables, chairs, and benches were scattered on the ground, covered with a thick layer of dust, like a blanket.
A gust of wind blew through the leaky walls, bringing in wisps of white mist, creating a hazy feeling.
His gaze fell on the wall on the left side of the inn. Only this wall in the entire town was clean, without a trace of dust.
At first glance, it was just a “wall of shame” recording who owed money and hadn’t paid it back, but Kailun saw a line of delicate handwriting in the corner of the wall.
‘Does anyone still remember me?’
It was this ordinary sentence that started the story that followed.
Kailun in his previous life was attracted by the strange legend, he specially entered the town to check it out while passing by.
Similarly, he also discovered this line of handwriting in his previous life and casually left his reply underneath.
“I still remember you.”
Kailun left the same words as in his previous life.
As he wrote, he felt the fluctuations of destiny magic, this must be something left behind by the Fox Spirit.
As if he didn’t feel satisfied with just leaving one sentence, Kailun simply squatted down and kept writing.
“I’m here, can you see me?”
“What’s your name? Tell me.”
“Hey, hey, hey, are you an idiot? Do you want to come out and fight? I’m super strong.”
“Want to fall in love? The kind where we only make love.”
“…”
Wave after wave of magic fluctuations spread out with Kailun’s writing, he was clearly clinging to her.
“What is he doing?” Afra, hiding in the corner, felt like she was seeing a new Kailun.
Isabella shook her head: “I felt the fluctuations of destiny magic. This should be destiny magic left behind by someone, and it’s a very advanced kind, I definitely can’t do it with my current ability. Strange, who else in the human race has a talent for destiny magic that surpasses mine?”
It wasn’t that Isabella was boasting, her talent in destiny magic was indeed rarely matched.
“I don’t know why, but I feel a little uncomfortable, like watching my own man secretly meet another woman in front of me. It’s so strange, I clearly don’t care about this.”
Afra frowned, she clearly felt the jealousy in her heart, she was clearly jealous.
In the past, even if Kailun was intimate with other girls in front of her, she didn’t care, but why was she jealous tonight even before she saw the person?
“Is it possible that the person who appears next will pose a great threat to your position?” Isabella asked.
Afra frowned even more: “Will she?”
“Let’s wait and see, I hope the next scene won’t disappoint me.” Isabella stared at Kailun intently, not wanting to miss any changes.
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“Stop writing, stop writing, I’ve received it all!”
The Fox Spirit, who was rushing through the night, hugged her furry fox ears with a pained expression.
She didn’t know which wicked person was harassing her using the destiny magic she had left behind. Originally, she planned to go directly to the royal city of the Kingdom of Xiya, but now she had to change direction and deal with this bastard who was harassing her.
Fortunately, she was very close to the town now, she could arrive in about half an hour.
“Bastard, I’m still young, I’m not some old granny, if you keep talking nonsense, I’ll tear your mouth apart later. Oh no, I’ll break your hand!”
“Single, single! I’m a single fox, I’m not interested in the opposite sex, get as far away from me as possible!”
“No, I said no, who are you? You think you’re worthy?”
“Damn bastard, I’m almost at your doorstep, just you wait!”
“…”
The Fox Spirit replied to the received messages angrily, her thoughts would appear on the wall in the form of words.
Now she was already furious, she couldn’t wait to fly over and slap that bastard to make him face reality.
Thinking of the obscene words she had just received, her face flushed red. The pure her felt a little weak in the legs, and those lewd scenes subconsciously appeared in her mind.
No!
Those scenes weren’t what she imagined, they were transmitted to her by that bastard through drawings.
And this wasn’t even the most excessive part, the most excessive part was that she found that the female protagonist in the drawings looked exactly like her, except for the lack of fox ears and tail, it was basically her.
“Ahhh! I’m going to kill you, just you wait, I will definitely whip you hard and let you know how terrifying I am!”
“You’re finished! I’m going to crush your head like an ant!”
The Fox Spirit was about to be driven crazy by Kailun. She had already used teleportation magic many times in a row, consuming a lot of magic power, and the remaining magic power had to be saved for emergencies.
Otherwise, she would definitely seek revenge on this bastard immediately.
In her anger, she simply used destiny magic to deduce, but the result she got was a mess.
It wasn’t that her magic wasn’t working, but that her heart was in turmoil.
This time, she went to the Kingdom of Xiya to negotiate a cooperation with Kailun, her mood was already complicated, and with that bastard’s stimulation, her mentality exploded even more.
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“Wow, I didn’t expect this fox to be so pure now, that’s right, she was indeed quite innocent when I first met her. On the surface, she looks like a big sister who knows everything, but in reality, she’s a fledgling who blushes easily, she’s not even as good as Vivian.”
Thinking of how he was pressed down and rubbed by such a fox, Kailun felt a bit resentful.
He was careless back then, he was too naive to think that the Fox Spirit was an experienced woman. It wasn’t until he broke through her defenses and saw her bleeding and howling that he realized she was just pretending.
But even if he realized it, it was useless. After all, the Fox Spirit’s strength far exceeded his at that time, being pressed down and rubbed was inevitable.
Thinking about it this way, the Fox Spirit was completely taking advantage of his youth back then, how embarrassing.
He, a teenager in his teens, was pressed down and rubbed by her, a mature woman in her twenties…
Well, he was also quite embarrassed.
For Kailun, the Fox Spirit was also a special person, because of her existence, he had a chance to struggle in his previous life.
With her help, Kailun reached the sixth-rank, learned a lot of useful knowledge, and experienced unprecedented growth.
However, her leaving without saying goodbye had hurt Kailun once, forget it, it was all in the past.
Kailun didn’t blame the Fox Spirit, he wasn’t angry because of this, he knew very well that the Fox Spirit left without saying goodbye because something happened in the abyss, it seemed that an important figure in the abyss had been assassinated.
It seemed to be a princess, he couldn’t remember clearly.
It was also after that that the abyss went completely crazy, and Carol emerged from then on, sweeping across the world, transforming into a witch, becoming the greatest terror.
Besides the resentment of being pressed down and bullied by her, Kailun’s biggest regret was not being able to see her on the day he died.
In a sense, the Fox Spirit was similar to the little princess, but more special, she had spent the second longest time with Kailun after Afra.
Speaking of which, he really missed out on too much and had too many regrets.
“It’s great to be able to see this guy talk again, to see her again.”
Kailun put down the pen in his hand and laughed foolishly for a while, he had to capture the Fox Spirit this time and make her his pet.
[Your words greatly stimulated the Fox Spirit, she thinks you are a frivolous guy. Favorability -30, Total favorability -30]
See, he had already brushed her favorability in such a short time.
Wasn’t this a fantastic start?
This time, it was his turn to bully the Fox Spirit.
Originally, Kailun just wanted to leave a message for the Fox Spirit to go to the Kingdom of Xiya, but Isabella’s words at noon made him sure that he could see the Fox Spirit.
What Isabella wanted to witness was the change of fate, and the appearance of the Fox Spirit would change the fate of both of them.
Closing his eyes, Kailun waited for the Fox Spirit to appear, he could barely suppress the smile on his lips.
This was so enjoyable!
“Bastard, are you the one who activated the magic?!”
After an unknown amount of time, a pleasant voice came from the entrance of the inn. Kailun turned his head and saw a mature woman with fox ears walk in.
“It’s you? The puppet I reserved!”
The Fox Spirit exclaimed when she saw Kailun’s face, she never expected to meet him here.
Fate didn’t tell her that Kailun would appear here.
“No, you are my puppet, my Miss Fox.” Kailun looked at the Fox Spirit and smiled happily.
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