Chapter 147: Rewinding Ten Thousand Years
Fox deeply regretted not having her tail. If she did, she could strangle Kailun with it and make him wish he were dead.
To avoid being discovered by her grandma, she could only press Kailun’s head down with one hand and wrap her legs around his neck to keep him still.
Fortunately, the room was very dark, and the old woman, with her poor eyesight, didn’t notice anything unusual.
“Cough!”
The hunched old woman coughed softly, leaning on her walking stick. She looked at Fox, who was sound asleep, and sighed.
For some reason, this remote town had welcomed outsiders, including a ninth-rank mage.
In all her years, she had never heard of a green-feathered bird cultivating to the ninth rank. For a remote and small country like the Xiya Kingdom, high-rank mages rarely set foot here.
Could it be that this place had been exposed?
With this worry in mind, the old woman had followed them all the way. Fortunately, they had only stumbled in accidentally.
From her perception, the green-feathered bird was much weaker than her current weakened state. After all, they hadn’t even noticed that she had been following them.
After secretly leaving a mark on the hairless dog, the old woman returned to the town.
“There have been many outsiders lately. I can’t always watch over you. There’s not much time left…”
She stood by the bed, wanting to reach out and touch Fox’s hair, but she withdrew her hand halfway.
Her heart was filled with sadness. What she was doing wouldn’t harm Fox, but it would have a negative impact on her mind.
In a way, she was using Fox to do bad things. If Fox knew the truth, she would probably hate her.
Fox hadn’t killed “them”, but they would die because of her.
“I’m sorry, I have no choice. I can only do this…”
The old woman muttered to herself, tears welling up in her eyes from guilt.
However, Fox didn’t pay attention to the old woman’s words because Kailun didn’t want her to.
Fox couldn’t understand the meaning behind the old woman’s words, but Kailun deduced some key information.
Combined with the contents of the second parchment scroll, Kailun felt that the keywords were “sacrifice.”
This was consistent with the information revealed by the other Vivian, who had told him to lure more ninth-rank mages here.
There was no better “consumable” than a ninth-rank mage. If there was, it was because there weren’t enough of them.
Before setting off, Kailun had specifically asked Anna to spread some false information about Kuye Town, just to lure these people from the Royal City.
An unknown Fate Stone mine, a mysterious ruin, the biggest secret behind the Xiya Kingdom’s rise… Want them?
They were all buried in Kuye Town. Go and get them if you want.
Even such a flawed story would be believed by many. After all, Kailun’s rise was too strange, and the forces behind the Xiya Kingdom were too mysterious. No one didn’t want to know what was truly hidden behind it all.
However, these matters were too heavy for Fox’s petite shoulders to bear. Kailun didn’t intend to let her know too much.
Therefore, he slipped his hand under Fox’s clothes and moved it towards her cute little navel.
Gently pressing his index finger on her navel, Kailun noticed that Fox’s legs tightened around his neck.
Their close contact allowed Kailun to smell her pleasant fragrance. Compared to the future Fox, she was very innocent now.
From Fox’s reaction, Kailun confirmed that she hadn’t heard the old woman’s words.
To avoid being exposed, Kailun didn’t move his hand any further.
“Strange, why do I smell blood… Oh, it must be the little Fox’s period. It’s normal.”
The hunched old woman sniffed. She smelled blood, and it was quite strong, probably only a few hours old.
She didn’t think much of it, assuming it was just Fox’s period.
After more than ten minutes, hearing the creak of the door closing, Kailun tried to take a step further and pluck this innocent fruit.
One shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Even the innocent Fox had bountiful “fruits”.
“Creak…”
Another soft creak reached Fox’s ears. Only then did she confirm that her grandma had returned to her room.
“Bad guy, let go! It’s going to break, it’s going to be ripped off!”
Fox quickly burrowed under the covers and started a “duel” with Kailun. She lowered her voice, intending to show him what she was capable of.
She didn’t care about strength. She just wanted to tear this bastard who had violated her purity to shreds.
However, Fox overestimated herself. In less than ten seconds, she was stripped down to her bra and panties.
“I’m sorry, I was wrong. I won’t do it again.”
Recognizing reality, Fox surrendered in an instant.
His speed was beyond her imagination. Before she could even react, most of her clothes were gone.
If this continued, she would be completely naked in less than three seconds.
“Miss Fox, why don’t you be a little more stubborn? Maybe then I’ll get to taste the little fox.”
Kailun cast an illumination spell with his finger. To prevent the magic power from leaking out and being detected by the old woman, he only released the minimum amount.
This level of magic power was only slightly higher than the ambient magic power in the air.
They sat on the bed, facing each other under the covers, only a body’s length apart.
Under the white light, Fox’s skin was incredibly fair. The “fruits” tightly bound by her bra appeared even more plump and round due to the restraint.
Her waist was slender, and Kailun could wrap his hands around it.
Finally, there were her white thighs, kneeling on the bed. Her legs, fairer than milk, carried a natural fragrance that Kailun had smelled earlier.
Fox was still innocent now, a young maiden in her prime, her eyes filled with a unique kind of purity.
The blanket covering their heads was quite old and worn, its faded color appearing even paler under the light.
Perhaps because Kailun was holding the blanket too high, a small opening appeared where Fox was sitting, and a cold draft blew in, chilling her body.
“Ugh…”
Fox shivered from the cold, feeling a chill on her bottom.
She bent her waist slightly, letting the blanket fall and cover the opening.
It was just a simple act of bending over, but in Kailun’s eyes, it looked incredibly alluring.
Innocence with a touch of allure, purity with a hint of flirtation, her evasive eyes even more endearing.
He rubbed his nose, suppressing the urge to pounce on Fox. If he really made her cry now, the ninth-rank old woman living across the hall would probably fight him to the death.
He twirled a strand of Fox’s hair in his hand. It was a different kind of white compared to Carol’s. To be precise, Fox’s hair had a hint of pink that was hard to detect.
Kailun wrapped the end of the hair around his finger. “Fox, do you still think your grandma is an ordinary person?”
“You know Grandma?” Fox looked up abruptly.
“No, I don’t even know her name.” Kailun shook his head and moved closer to Fox. “So, do you know?”
Fox’s expression stiffened. “I… I don’t know either.”
She had asked many times, but her grandma wouldn’t tell her her name.
Every time she asked, her grandma would say it was a meaningless code name and there was no need to know it.
Kailun: “It seems you’ve been kept in the dark too. As expected. But she’s treating you well now. That’s good news. This way, I don’t have to fight her to the death.”
“Who are you? What do you know? Tell me, or else…” Fox grabbed Kailun’s shoulders and questioned him.
“Or else? Or else you’ll eat me?” Kailun scoffed. Fox was just a weakling now.
He could pin her down on the bed with one hand and make her call him daddy.
Remembering what Fox had done to him in the past, Kailun released her hair and grabbed her wrist.
The twenty-something-year-old fox had bullied him when he was a teenager. It should be normal for him to bully a slightly younger fox now, right?
Karma. Fox’s actions triggered some embarrassing memories in Kailun’s mind. The last time Fox had shaken his shoulders, she had been on top.
He had been too weak back then, completely suppressed by Fox and even mocked as a weakling.
The gap between him and Fox back then was like the gap between Fox and him now.
“I’m sorry, I was wrong.”
Sensing the change in Kailun’s gaze, Fox immediately let go of his hand.
For some reason, she always wanted to bully him, like pinning him down, tickling his feet with her tail, and forcing him to do something.
What exactly, the pure Fox didn’t know yet. The only related term that came to mind was “ignite.”
Fox apologized so quickly that Kailun couldn’t help but laugh. “If you want to know the reason, you can come with me tomorrow. I’ll take you to solve this mystery. But before that, you’re not allowed to ask me any more related questions, or I’ll eat you.”
Although Fox had become a little girl, Kailun would keep his promise and help her find out the truth.
Both he and Fox had to know what had happened back then. It was related to a future he didn’t know.
The world in his past life had probably been destroyed. He had died too early and didn’t know much.
Kuye Town held the key information. He had to figure it out.
“What about now?” Fox gestured with her eyes, meaning for him to leave.
“Now? It would be a waste not to use this wonderful time to study.”
Kailun took out the scroll he had taken from the basement.
Fox covered her chest with one hand. “But I’m going to sleep. Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?”
She was worried that Kailun couldn’t resist and would “devour” her. Fox, confident in her figure, had already started imagining being pinned down on the bed by Kailun.
Kailun averted his gaze from Fox’s body. “You sleep, I’ll read my scroll. We won’t disturb each other. If you kick off the blanket in your sleep, I can even cover you up. Isn’t that nice?”
Fox: “…”
She realized that he was determined not to leave.
Helplessly, she could only sit there and glare at Kailun. In fact, she didn’t have much defense against him. Deep down, she trusted him very much.
Fox’s energy was far inferior to Kailun’s. After just an hour, she couldn’t hold on any longer and curled up in bed, falling asleep.
Seeing this, Kailun put down the scroll, adjusted Fox’s position so she was lying properly on the pillow, and then continued studying. His time was limited, and he had to decipher these scrolls as soon as possible.
The night in Kuye Town was much longer than in the outside world. It was almost dawn when Kailun finally lay down and hugged the soft Fox, falling asleep for a while.
As the sky gradually brightened, Kailun covered Fox with the blanket and quietly returned to the inn across the street.
Because the night in Kuye Town was so long, Shirley, who had already woken up, had been waiting in Kailun’s room for a long time.
Seeing Kailun return, she asked, “Lord Kailun, did you discover anything last night?”
“Yes, I met a few acquaintances.”
Kailun sat down at the table, and Shirley proactively poured him a cup of tea.
After finishing the tea in one gulp, Kailun asked, “Shirley, do you know how long the longest-living ninth-rank mage in this world lived?”
“You’re asking me? Sorry, the memories I have now are all from you. If you don’t know, I definitely don’t know either.”
Seeing the fatigue on Kailun’s face, Shirley walked behind him and gently massaged his shoulders.
Kailun said with satisfaction, “Three thousand years. The longest-living ninth-rank mage in my memory only lived for three thousand years. She was able to live that long thanks to the Time Magic she cultivated, but that magic has long been lost, for almost five thousand years. Logically, this magic should have completely disappeared from the world.”
“Are you suspecting that Kuye Town is related to Time Magic?” Shirley asked.
Kailun turned his head and looked at Shirley with amusement. “I didn’t expect you to actually become smarter. Hilna would be jealous if she knew. If she had your current perspective back then, she wouldn’t have ended up with her kingdom destroyed and her family scattered.”
Shirley: “Although I don’t remember what Princess Hilna looks like, I feel like she’s a good person.”
“No, don’t jump to conclusions. It’s not too late to judge after you regain your memories. I’ll give you a choice then. You can continue to be her knight, or you can become my knight.”
Kailun smiled and poured himself another cup of tea. “Back to the main topic, there’s a huge problem with the flow of time in this town, both the overall time and the daily time flow. But the most important thing is that I met an old woman. From my close-range perception, I could feel the weight of her life. It’s no exaggeration to say that she has lived for at least five thousand years.”
The old woman Kailun was talking about was Fox’s grandma. Last night, when she was standing by the bed, he had carefully sensed her and realized that she was at the end of her life.
A person who had lived for five thousand years was about to reach the end of her journey. Based on the time flow in this world, it would probably be tomorrow afternoon.
A bold speculation: this time coincided with the time Fox had cast the magic.
Something must have been sacrificed, not just fate, but something even more important.
“You’re saying you met someone who might possess Time Magic?” Shirley asked.
“Yes, isn’t it interesting? We might have touched the other side of the world.”
Kailun finished the tea in his cup in one gulp.
The chaotic puzzle pieces were being assembled, and the fog was gradually dissipating. He saw the other side of the world.
There were two types of magic that were most unique in this world: Time Magic and Space Magic.
But Time Magic had been completely lost five thousand years ago when the last Time Mage died, and only Teleportation and Instantaneous Movement magic remained of Space Magic.
The reason was the great war ten thousand years ago. After that war, the various races were defeated and fled to the Abyss, while the Temple of the Celestial God rose to become the strongest force.
Many magic lineages were destroyed in that unrecorded war, and the once-flourishing Battle Mages gradually declined.
Paul was currently cultivating the path of a Battle Mage.
Initially, Kailun had focused on the next three years, but now he had expanded his vision to the entire world, to the past ten thousand years and the next three years.
He had encountered many people this month, including the world-destroying Carol, the fate-manipulating Fox and Isabella, and even the “freebie” dragon girl related to the world’s destruction.
If he could add some key information, he might be able to deduce even more.
“Boom!”
As he was pondering, an explosion came from the entrance of the town.
Shirley immediately ran to the window and looked out. “Someone’s fighting. Should we go take a look?”
Kailun calmly poured himself another cup of tea. “No need. It’s an unfamiliar aura. We don’t need to worry about it. It might be eighth or ninth-rank mages from other forces.”
He took a sip of tea and continued, “I’ll give you ninth-rank strength later. If you encounter anyone with a familiar aura, bring them to the inn. Remember, most of them aren’t very strong. They usually wear light knight armor.”
Shirley: “Where are you going now?”
“Of course, to take my lovely Miss Fox on an outing.”
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“Have me take people to the Xiya Kingdom to complete the magic crystal transaction?”
“No way! That’s too dangerous!”
“Even if it’s an order from Her Majesty the Queen, I can’t do it. The Xiya Kingdom is filled with powerful figures now. How can I dare to go?”
“Let me through! I want to see Her Majesty the Queen! I want to discuss this with her personally!”
Duke Pit arrived at the gate of the Rose Kingdom’s palace. He had received Rose’s order to take people to the Xiya Kingdom to complete the transaction.
But the cautious Duke Pit disagreed. Through his investigation, he had learned about a woman named Anna, who was in charge of intelligence in the Xiya Kingdom and held a high position.
He now knew that he had persecuted Anna’s mother back then, so he was afraid that Anna would use this opportunity to take revenge.
“I’m sorry, but Her Majesty the Queen is unavailable. Please return, Duke Pit.” The female knight guarding the gate stood her ground.
“I’m a duke! I have important matters to report to Her Majesty the Queen! Let me through!” Duke Pit’s face darkened.
He had already had his people rob some nobles. Although their gains were small, it was enough to last for ten days or so.
During this time, he could make a detour and buy magic crystals from other kingdoms at a high price. He wouldn’t go to the Xiya Kingdom no matter what.
The female knight relayed Rose’s words. “I’m sorry, but Her Majesty the Queen said she’s currently pregnant and cannot see you. If you successfully complete the transaction, she might give you a chance to meet.”
“What! Rose is pregnant! Is it that useless king’s child?”
Duke Pit’s eyes gleamed.
He wasn’t angry but excited. In his opinion, a pregnant queen was even more alluring.
His twisted fetish burned in his mind. The pervert wanted to roar with excitement.
“I can’t take it anymore! I’ll take people to the Xiya Kingdom right now! Tell Rose to wait for me!”
The excited Duke Pit even called her by her name directly. All he wanted now was to satisfy his desires.
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