If what Xue Li said is true, it does seem possible.
When he accidentally landed in this small fairyland, and after he was able to move a little, Zi Lan himself was amazed at the tightness and solidity of the barrier of this fairyland. At that time, he felt that such a barrier was definitely not something that an ordinary god could easily set up.
And Xueli's fairyland is hidden in the jade pendant. If the barrier set on the jade pendant alone is so powerful, if it is a barrier directly arranged, it should be even stronger. If the entire Nine-tailed Fox Clan stays under such a barrier, it is not surprising that no one has found it for thousands of years.
But if that was true, why would the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan suddenly go into hiding like this? Why had they not contacted the outside world for a thousand years
Also, why did Xue Li end up outside alone and was picked up by Fairy Shao Yin
It seems that there are still many unanswered questions.
At this time, Xueli continued to talk. She said in a daze: "I don't think I should be the only nine-tailed fox. At least the nine-tailed foxes must not have died out a thousand years ago. After all, I am only seventeen years old. If the nine-tailed foxes were all gone a thousand years ago, how could I exist? The jade pendant that opened my small fairyland still has the words of the fox clan. I should have parents, although I don't remember the things when I was too young..."
Xueli remembered the songs she used to sing when she was young and ignorant.
It sounded like a woman's voice, making people feel safe and gentle. Xueli felt that it must be her mother.
However, Xueli seemed unsure about this guess. Her ears twitched nervously and she said shyly, "But this is just my random thought. I don't know if there is anything wrong with it. Is it too wild?"
"No… "
To Xue Li's surprise, Zi Lan hesitated for a moment, but said seriously: "I think it is very likely."
"real?!"
Xue Li's eyes lit up.
"Um."
Zi Lan nodded.
But he also said: "However, no one has found any trace of the nine-tailed fox in thousands of years. Even if they still exist in the world, they are probably hiding very well, or they have encountered some very difficult situation. It will be very difficult to find them... Besides, we can't be sure that we can really find them."
"I know."
Xue Li waved her nine tails like a fan. She knew that if she wanted to find the nine-tailed fox, it might not be a matter of a day or a night. But just the fact that Zi Lan confirmed her guess made Xue Li very happy.
She ran up happily and rubbed Zi Lan against him affectionately.
Zi Lan also lowered his head and offered it to the little fox to rub.
Xue Li circled around Zi Lan lively. She was in a good mood because Zi Lan had affirmed her ideas. She was obviously much more positive and picked up the small wooden bucket and ran to the water's edge.
They are now very upstream and it is a good time to get water.
Xueli carried the wooden barrel to the river. Perhaps she was a little thirsty, so she put the barrel aside, lowered her head to look at the water surface, and then bent down to drink the water.
The little nine-tailed fox lowered her head and gently rested on the water, her paws on the shore, her white fur trembling in the gentle breeze, looking very leisurely. The water in the stream flowed slowly and clearly, and from the side you could see the little nine-tailed fox's swaying reflection in the water, and her short-lived little tongue as she elegantly licked the water.
Zi Lan liked to watch the little nine-tailed fox's various lives, but at this moment, Xue Li seemed to want to drink the water closer to the center of the river, and leaned forward slightly. As a result, she seemed to accidentally step on the mossy pebbles on the shore and slipped forward. Xue Li let out a panicked "wool", but before she could finish the "wool", the whole little fox rolled into the water.
“Ouch!!”
Zi Lan was frightened on the spot and quickly jumped into the water with a "bang" to block the river, fearing that the little nine-tailed fox would be washed away by the water.
Zi Lan, a snow wolf of such a big size, made quite a noise when he jumped into the river. Water splashed several feet high in the air. The water droplets sparkled brightly in the sun, and half of the grass on the shore was covered with water.
Zi Lan was frantically looking for the little fox in the water. It was still winter, and even though the little fairyland was still warm and the water was not that icy, he was still very worried.
Zi Lan fished for a long time and finally picked up the little fox that had fallen into the water. He placed her carefully on the shore with the most gentle movements.
Both of them were soaked, with their white fur sticking to their bodies, looking miserable.
Zi Lan lowered her head worriedly to see Xue Li's condition.
Xueli stood up, spun around and shook her hair vigorously to get rid of all the water, then raised her head to look at Zilan.
Zi Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she seemed to be fine.
But Xue Li was very energetic. Not only was she not scared, she seemed to think it was quite fun to fall into the water. She jumped a few times on the grass, then happily jumped into the water, paddling around in the shallow water at the riverside. She also used her little fox paws to splash water in the direction of Zi Lan, trying to splash the big snow wolf.
She was small and weak, and even though she tried hard to splash water, it only splashed onto the chest and body of the big snow wolf. But the little fox still seemed to be having a lot of fun.
Zi Lan watched Xue Li clapping happily and wanted to play with the little nine-tailed fox very much. The tail behind him was already shaking so much that it left an afterimage, but when he looked at his big paws, he hesitated.
Finally, Zi Lan thought about it and couldn't suppress his inner joy. He carefully raised his claws, tried to control the strength, and gently pushed the water.
The river water flowed against the current and created a wave!
Then the little nine-tailed fox was washed away by the waves.
“Ouch!!”
Zi Lan hurriedly tried to pick up the little fox again, but before he could rush over, Xue Li had already swam back happily by herself.
Xue Li swam to his side, squinted her eyes happily, and splashed the water "woooo, woooo", as if she was having a lot of fun.
Seeing Zi Lan frozen in place, she nudged him curiously and asked, "What's wrong? Want to play in the water together?"
Zi Lan looked at the little fox's bright black eyes and felt completely relieved. The wolf tail behind him wagged even more vigorously.
“Ouch—”
He let out a long roar to the sky, and couldn't help but jump in the water excitedly, causing high waves to rise in the stream!
But Xueli didn't seem to care much and still had a lot of fun, splashing water lively and splashing water at each other in the creek with the big snow wolf.
Two white fur balls, one big and one small, started a water fight.
Xueli laughed happily, but she soon found that she couldn't splash water on Zilan in her original form. Even if Zilan controlled his strength, it was still a bit difficult for her. So she decisively changed back to human form and played with him again. Seeing this, Zilan also changed back to human form, just threw Bai Qiu to the shore and continued to play with Xueli.
Both of them were soon soaked again.
Xue Li dodged the water that Zi Lan splashed at her, while looking for the right opportunity to splash it back. Sometimes she was splashed and when she was dodging, Zi Lan hugged her from behind and touched her itchy spots, she couldn't help but giggle and frantically used her hands to brush away the loose hair that had fallen on her face after being wet by the water.
Zi Lan picked her up and put her on the shore. The two of them fell to the ground together, and he supported himself above her.
Suddenly their eyes met.
Because the situation was too sudden, Xue Li was still smiling, but when she met Zi Lan's deep and focused wolf eyes, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
All around seemed to be silent all of a sudden.
Xue Li's clothes were soaked with water. Although it was winter, it was the fairyland after all. She didn't wear too much. The cloud-like fabric stuck to her body, and one could vaguely see her smooth and delicate skin on her shoulders behind her collar.
Xue Li and Zi Lan looked at each other, her eyes slightly avoiding. Somehow, she felt nervous.
It was a very ambiguous atmosphere and both of them could feel the tension between them.
Xue Li could feel Zi Lan's hands on both sides of her arms tightening slightly, and she knew he was also feeling flustered. But just when Xue Li thought that Zi Lan might politely avoid her gaze as usual and hurriedly get up, or just kiss her forehead or cheek subtly, she felt Zi Lan lower his head.
He quietly lowered his head and kissed her lips.
The light kiss was slightly cool like water vapor, with only the warmth of the breath, as light as a feather, but still sweet enough to make one's chest tighten.
He gently held her shoulders, cupped her cheek with one hand, and used his sleeves to cover the blush on her face. Although no one else was watching, he subconsciously wanted to keep Xueli under his protection.
After a while, he raised his head slightly, but maintained his original posture, still staring at her motionlessly.
Xue Li's cheeks were burning.
She raised her hand and covered her lips in a daze.
Xue Li said in panic: "Why are you..."
Zi Lan asked: "Is it not possible?"
Xueli said: "That's not the case, it's just..."
Just startled.
Xue Li's heart was beating so fast that she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.
Apart from the last time in the dim room, this was their first time kissing. When the kiss ended, both of them felt a little strange and at a loss.
Xueli pursed her lips and felt it was sweet.
She didn't know what to say, so she just buried her head in Zi Lan's arms, buried her face in his arms, and rubbed his chin.
Zi Lan hugged Xue Li, but felt that she was wet and her clothes were cold.
He quickly took the white fur coat that had been thrown on the shore and put it on her. It was the only dry clothing on both of them.
He hugged Xue Li through her white fur coat, but neither of them wanted to go back, and because of the kiss, they were a little silent.
Zi Lan held the little fox in her arms and watched her quietly for a while. Because in her own fairyland, Xue Li did not deliberately tuck in her tail, and Zi Lan could see the tip of her ears moving.
At this time, Zi Lan paused, both to ease the atmosphere and to say in surprise: "Come to think of it, it's winter, but the water here is still much warmer than the water elsewhere."
After the cold evil energy was removed from Zi Lan's body, his perception became much more normal than before. If it were in the past, he would never have dared to think about running to the river to play in the water with Xue Li in winter.
But even so, Zi Lan could still tell that the water was very warm, warmer than anywhere else, just a little chilly in winter, which could even be ignored.
It's not just the water, Sydney's wonderland seems to be much warmer than other places, even warmer than Wolf Land. At least it snowed in Wolf Land, but here there is a thin layer of grass on the ground.
Xueli also nodded and said, "It seems so. This year is a warm winter in Wonderland."
She touched the grass on the ground and said with a warm and nostalgic tone: "The weather here is sometimes like this. Sometimes the summer is not too hot, and the winter is not too cold. There is rarely bad weather. It feels like spring all year round."
She said: "Sometimes I also vaguely feel like someone is taking care of me."
The grass in the fairyland is very soft, and it makes a slight rustling sound when Xueli touches it.
Zi Lan looked at Xue Li and his voice deepened.
In fact, he did have such a feeling. Xueli had obviously put a lot of effort into carrying the jade with her. Whether it was the invisible barrier protection or the comfortable environment in the fairyland, he could feel a silent protection. If what Xueli said was true, and there were still nine-tailed foxes in the world, her family must have loved her to the extreme, and she had to be left alone because of a serious situation.
Zi Lan's throat rolled. He was afraid that saying such nonsense would make Xue Li sad, so he swallowed the words back.
But he bent down, unconsciously lowering his voice, holding her tighter in his arms, and whispered solemnly in her ear: "I will protect you, too."
The author has something to say: Wolf Qiuqiu is very happy today.
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Actually, there is one more thing I want to write, but it is already very late today, so I'll share it. qaq
I'm really sorry everyone, I'm getting later and later, and I can't go on like this.
I'd better set a goal to start a new life tomorrow.
I’m sending little red envelopes to all the little cuties today. I’m really sorry to everyone qaq.