21:11Vous dites que c'est un 9-tailed fox ?
21:14Oui.
21:17Can't you see that it has 9 tails ?
21:19The matriarch touched one finger to the fox-cub's forehead.
21:22The illusion surrounding the cub gradually faded, revealing a ragdoll.
21:25She sneered.
21:27This is nothing but a worthless ragdoll.
21:30Cassian froze in disbelief.
21:31The matriarch flew into a rage.
21:33Have you all grown tired of living ?
21:36You even dared to deceive me !
21:38Matriarch, please calm yourself.
21:40There must be some misunderstanding.
21:42The child may be fake, but the omen was real.
21:45The sun has not set for 3 days.
21:47It is exactly the same as the omen that appeared when you were born.
21:51After calming the matriarch, he turned to Cassian.
21:53What is going on ? Where is your child ?
21:55While Cassian stood there at a loss, I stepped forward.
21:57Here.
22:00Alara, what are you holding ?
22:02Did you hide my child ?
22:03I didn't hide it.
22:05I revealed the fox-cub in my arms.
22:06This is your child.
22:08Do you think I'm a fool ?
22:09That is your child.
22:11My child is a nine-tailed fox.
22:13Cassian soon noticed my stomach.
22:14Didn't you already give birth ?
22:16Why is your stomach still so large ?
22:18If you want to know whether this child is yours, call Selene out and let her identify it herself.
22:22Everyone craned their necks to look in our direction.
22:24Even if I had not mentioned it, Cassian would still have summoned my sister to explain what had happened.
22:29When Selene came out, she discovered that her fox-cub had turned into a rag doll.
22:32While I was holding a two-tailed grey fox and claiming it was her child, her face went white.
22:37No !
22:37And she lunged toward me.
22:39That's impossible.
22:40I gave birth to a nine-tailed fox.
22:42How could it have turned into a rag doll ?
22:44Alara, you must have done this.
22:45You switched my child with yours.
22:47Are you stupid ?
22:48I haven't even given birth yet.
22:50How could I have switched our children ?
22:52Instead, you should explain why you had the midwife leave this child beside me.
22:55Realizing that I had uncovered the truth, Selene panicked and shook me frantically.
22:58You're lying !
23:00You must have done all of this.
23:02Give me back my nine-tailed fox !
23:04With King Aldrich and the matriarch present, no one would allow her to continue behaving so wildly.
23:09She was quickly restrained, and the matriarch asked me what had happened.
23:12I immediately dropped to my knees.
23:15Matriarch, I only understand part of what happened.
23:18If you want the whole truth, you should summon the midwife and question her.
23:21The midwife was quickly brought forward.
23:23When she realized that the scheme had been exposed, she no longer dared to hide anything.
23:27Trembling all over, she confessed everything.
23:29Selene had actually given birth earlier and bribed the midwife.
23:33She ordered her to wait until I gave birth, then switch our two children.
23:36But Selene never expected that I had not given birth at all.
23:39The delivery they witnessed had been nothing more than my illusion.
23:42I showed little reaction after hearing the midwife's confession.
23:45Everything had happened exactly as I had expected.
23:48Selene had insisted that I remain beside her and treated me unusually well
23:52because she knew she could never give birth to a nine-tailed fox.
23:55That meant she had also bribed the people around me in my previous life and switched our children.
24:00No wonder I had been forced to reveal my true fox form when I gave birth.
24:03How could this happen?
24:05Cassian's face twisted with rage.
24:07He drew his sword and thrust it towards Selene.
24:09You wretch! You use such a scheme to deceive me! I'll kill you!
24:14Before the sword could reach Selene, someone stepped in front of her.
24:17Cassia, you can't kill Selene.
24:19Cassian's eyes turned blood red.
24:22Adrian, this has nothing to do with you.
24:24Move aside!
24:25Cassian, she is the one who saved our lives.
24:27Adrian shielded Selene tightly behind him.
24:29Cassian stared at him in disbelief.
24:31What do you mean? She saved our lives!
24:33Adrian had no choice but to tell him what had happened when they were seven.
24:37Even if she deceived you about the child, she still saved both our lives and gave me three of her
24:42tails.
24:43Adrian's gaze was unwavering.
24:45Adrian, your path ends here.
24:46Seeing how deeply devoted he was, I couldn't help laughing.
24:50My laughter was so loud that both brothers turned toward me.
24:53Adrian gritted his teeth.
24:54Elyra, what are you laughing at?
24:56I looked at him coldly.
24:58I'm laughing at your stupidity.
25:00She cannot even give birth to a nine-tailed fox.
25:03Yet you still believe she once had seven tails.
25:06Are you going to claim that you were the one who saved us again?
25:10If she cannot bear one, are you saying that you can?
25:12I had no idea what power his words carried.
25:15But the moment they left his mouth, a violent pain tore through my stomach.
25:19Someone nearby noticed and immediately ordered the crowd to move back.
25:22She is about to give birth! Everyone, stand back!
25:26As the pain seized me, another omen appeared in the sky.
25:29Thousands of birds flew toward the palace.
25:31Even King Aldric felt a powerful pressure descend upon him.
25:34After a flash of white light, I felt my stomach suddenly become lighter.
25:37A sharp fox cry pierced the sky.
25:40My fox cub rose into the air, surrounded by white light,
25:43while the tails behind it unfolded one by one.
25:45One, two, three, someone began counting the tails.
25:48By the end, their mouth hung open in disbelief.
25:53Ten! Gods, it has ten tails!
25:55And that color, it's a silver fox!
25:58A ten-tailed silver fox!
25:59Hearing those words, my eyes widened too.
26:01How could my child be a silver fox?
26:03Hadn't silver foxes disappeared long ago?
26:05At the sight of this, Cassian lost control.
26:07How is this possible?
26:09You are only a one-tailed white fox,
26:12and Cyrus is nothing more than a black fox!
26:14How could the two of you possibly give birth to a ten-tailed silver fox?
26:18This must be another one of your illusions!
26:20He looked toward the matriarch, hoping she would expose my deception
26:23just as she had exposed the rag doll.
26:25But the matriarch never took her eyes off my fox cub.
26:27She clapped her hands in amazement.
26:30It is real!
26:32A living, ten-tailed silver fox!
26:36Once she gave her judgment, no one dared doubt it.
26:38A moment later, the light surrounding the fox cub grew even brighter,
26:41and many of the foxes dropped to their knees.
26:43Silver foxes possessed the noblest bloodline,
26:46and their bloodline pressure forced even King Aldrich to bow his head.
26:49Only after the fox cub shifted into human form,
26:52floated into my arms, and fell asleep in a familiar position,
26:55did they dare rise again.
26:56I heard that you are a one-tailed white fox, and that your husband is a black fox.
27:00How interesting, this is the first time I have ever seen two one-tailed foxes produce a ten-tailed child.
27:04No matriarch, I am not truly a one-tailed fox, and my husband is not a black fox, my husband
27:09is a silver fox.
27:09I had once seen Cyrus' true fox form.
27:12Although his fur appeared black, it was different from the coats of ordinary black foxes.
27:16So I plucked two strands of his fur and searched through the royal archive for a long time,
27:20before finally finding an ancient record.
27:23It described a rare and noble line of silver foxes,
27:25whose fur was such a deep shade of ancient silver that it appeared black.
27:29Their bloodline was even more powerful.
27:31After hearing my explanation, the matriarch immediately ordered Cyrus to be brought before her.
27:35After examining him carefully, she became visibly excited.
27:39Yes, yes, it is true.
27:41He is no ordinary fox.
27:44She touched one finger to his forehead, and a beam of light entered Cyrus' mind.
27:48A few seconds later, he opened his eyes, and his pupils had turned gold.
27:51It has been a long time, matriarch.
27:55So it truly is you.
27:56Cyrus was indeed no ordinary fox.
27:58He had once been the disciple of the matriarch's senior brother.
28:01The matriarch turned to me.
28:03He is a nine-tailed silver fox.
28:05But like you, he sacrificed eight of his tails to save someone and lost his memory in the process.
28:11Then she sighed.
28:12You blind fools!
28:14A seven-tailed white fox and a nine-tailed silver fox, and you reduced them both to this!
28:18Everyone in the hall drew a sharp breath.
28:20No one found the truth harder to accept than Cassian.
28:23The revelation that I was a seven-tailed fox had nearly driven him mad.
28:26How could this be?
28:28If she is a seven-tailed fox, then why was the child she born me?
28:31Cassian was not stupid.
28:33He was simply slow to understand.
28:34At last, he realized why I had given birth to a two-tailed gray fox in our previous life.
28:39Breaking down completely, he plunged his sword into Selene's chest, ripped it back out, and began slashing at her wildly.
28:44It was you!
28:46It was all because of you!
28:48No!
28:49No!
28:50No!
28:50You cost me the throne, and you made me lose the seven-tailed fox.
28:55You truly love me!
28:56Selene screamed as he hacked at her, instinctively turning to Adrian for help.
28:59But Adrian stood beside her as unable to move.
29:02I handed the child in my arms to Cyrus and walked straight toward Adrian.
29:07Do you remember now?
29:11Who was the one who saved you back then?
29:14Adrian looked as though he was about to cry.
29:17I'm sorry, Alara.
29:18I was wrong.
29:19Hearing his apology, I felt no desire to forgive him.
29:22I raised my hand.
29:25Are you ready to return my tails?
29:28No!
29:29Don't!
29:29Adrian naturally refused.
29:31Please don't take my fox tails away!
29:33After all, a fox without a tail had no way to survive within the royal family.
29:37I was about to act when someone stepped in front of Adrian.
29:40I looked closely and saw that it was King Aldric.
29:42He narrowed his eyes.
29:45Alara, everyone now knows that you are a seven-tailed fox.
29:48There is no need to take those tails back, is there?
29:52Realization dawned on me.
29:54So it really was you.
29:55I had begun to suspect it from the day of the mate selection.
29:58King Aldric was the one who had erased both their memories.
30:01Of course he was.
30:02How could King Aldric ever allow a tailed fox to remain his son?
30:05Years ago, a single black fox had merely spoken back to him once.
30:09And he had declared every black fox inferior,
30:11forbidding them from marrying or having children.
30:14A king that ruthless would never care about anyone else's feelings.
30:17They belong to me.
30:18Why should I not take back what is mine?
30:22I acted immediately, but King Aldric struck me away with a single palm.
30:26Even though my magic had grown considerably during this time, I was still no match for him.
30:30At the critical moment, Cyrus stepped in front of me and shifted into his true fox form.
30:36King Aldric shifted as well.
30:38The two foxes tore into each other until Cyrus finally sank his teeth into King Aldric's throat and snapped his
30:44neck.
30:45When Cyrus shifted back into human form, his entire body was covered in King Aldric's blood.
30:49The entire scene fell silent for several seconds.
30:52Then someone dropped to their knees.
30:53I heard the crowd cry out,
30:55All hail the new king!
30:57All hail the new king!
30:59I still reclaimed my tails in the end.
31:01Without his tails, Adrian looked even more pathetic than a stray dog.
31:04He fled in agony, and the sight of him slinking away in disgrace was deeply satisfying.
31:09At that moment, Cassian suddenly charged at Cyrus like a madman, his sword raised.
31:13Cyrus easily caught him by the throat.
31:15With the slightest squeeze, he snapped Cassian's neck.
31:17Before he died, Cassian actually began to laugh.
31:20It's all your fault.
31:21You destroyed my dream of becoming king, but it doesn't matter.
31:25If I get another chance, if I can do it all over again, I will choose correctly next time.
31:31How could he possibly know that there would never be another chance?
31:34After King Aldric's death, Cyrus became the new fox king.
31:39He abolished the system that determined a fox's status by the color of their fur
31:42and ruled Moonshadow Kingdom diligently for the next hundred years.
31:46When our son came of age, Cyrus handed the kingdom over to him
31:50and took me away to travel the world together.
31:54The End
