Chapter 219: A Little Bit of Mischief

After a very tense and thrilling commotion, Yu Sheng finally managed to pull the doll heads off those cruise missiles (no mistake); the good news was that no accidents occurred—it was just that Hu Li seemed a bit unsatisfied, and several children who hadn't gotten in line looked a bit disappointed...

"Actually, it's very safe," Hu Li mumbled on the side, "I didn't even let the tail fly too high—and if anyone really fell, I could catch them immediately; children in my hometown often play like this..."

"Can the martial virtue in your hometown be the same as here?" Yu Sheng stared, "The kids in your kindergarten are probably already capable of sword flight!"

As the words fell, he turned and walked toward where the other children were resting; Hu Li paused for a moment behind him before quickly stepping to follow, explaining as he went: "No, my benefactor, in our place sword flight starts in elementary school..."

Yu Sheng nearly toppled over and fell to the ground...

The "Fairy Tale" members on the platform not far away had actually seen the commotion over here just now; by the time Yu Sheng walked over, several "parents" had already come to greet him, and Bai Xue, the Princess, still wore a smile on her face: "Actually, there's no need to be too nervous; we confirmed the safety with Miss Hu Li; she... uh... her technique for controlling the tail is quite incredible..."

Yu Sheng looked at the few acquaintances before him, then turned his head to look back at the fox Miss smiling gently, and couldn't help but scratch his hair: "How does it feel like in just this short while you've all become so familiar... and both the big ones and the little ones have adapted as if they've returned home."

"This place is better than we imagined, incredibly so," Matchstick, with shoulder-length hair, smiled gently and said softly, "And we should also thank Miss Irene; she quickly familiarized us with the surrounding environment and helped the children relax—in fact, everyone was a bit nervous at first, after all, just a moment ago illusions of leakage and loss of control were all around everyone, and some people are still sleeping deeply in the tents; it was Miss Irene who helped us confirm their situation while protecting the Wasteland over there."

"Is that so? Then she is quite reliable," Yu Sheng listened and couldn't help but sigh with a smile, then turned his head to look around, "Where is Irene?"

As soon as his words fell, he heard the scream of the small doll from behind: "Yu Sheng, you big shot, how dare you ask! You should come and help!"

Yu Sheng turned his head and only then saw that Irene was actually being chased by a group of children, but the children chasing her had obviously changed batches—the batch of doll heads before was now chasing the "King" all over the mountains and fields.

Seizing the moment the small doll ran past from the side, Yu Sheng reached out and picked her up, then looked at the crowd of children gathering around with a mix of helplessness and amusement: "Alright, alright, everyone scatter, scatter; Sister Irene is tired, let her rest for a while."

The children obediently scattered.

Yu Sheng looked helplessly at the doll already lying on his shoulder, unwilling to move: "Is this necessary? You can't even handle a bunch of six or seven-year-old children—where are your super magic, super strength, and super skills?"

"How could I do that? They're all just little kids with tiny arms and legs; if I got serious, in less than a second you'd be calling the Special Operations Bureau to explain why you needed over forty children's hospital beds!" Irene lay on Yu Sheng's shoulder, her limbs dangling, stubbornly talking back, "I was holding back for them... ah, I'm exhausted... why do human cubs have so much energy..."

Yu Sheng laughed, carried the doll, and sat on the edge of the platform, looking into the distance.

This valley had never seen such a lively scene.

Some children were eating and resting on the grass around the platform; some half-grown children were helping at the temporary camp; some children who had just woken up and their "parents" were coming out of the tent area, looking around with a hint of surprise and restraint; and a group of energetic little ones were running wildly at the edge of the grass in the distance, chasing the tabby cat named "King."

There was no gloomy and desperate tense atmosphere, nor was there a panicked and oppressive "refugee" atmosphere—at least, the smallest children had completely relaxed and were enjoying this place carefree.

"It's so good; children should be like this," Yu Sheng said softly as if talking to himself, "When we gathered at the orphanage before, they were all too sensible... too sensible."

"Be nervous when it's time to be nervous, relax when it's time to relax," Little Red Riding Hood's voice came from the side; Yu Sheng didn't turn his head, but with the corner of his eye he saw a figure in red clothes already sitting beside him; the young girl sat with him on the edge of the platform, her two legs extending outside the platform, swinging back and forth in the air, "I told them the dangerous phase has passed, this is a safe place, they can play to their heart's content for a while—just don't leave the grass area."

"... Do you know what time it is now?" Yu Sheng asked casually.

Little Red Riding Hood just tilted her head.

"Four thirty in the morning," Yu Sheng tugged at the corner of his mouth, "They're in such high spirits... the first day's schedule has collapsed."

"What can be done? Emergency assembly at two thirty, and by the time we got here it was broad daylight, everyone ran until they were pumped up—and there aren't even enough places to sleep; later, when they get tired, they'll have to squeeze into tents or drill sleeping bags directly on the grass," Little Red Riding Hood spoke as if complaining, but a faint smile always remained on her face, "Ah, it's actually quite interesting."

Yu Sheng raised an eyebrow, not expecting the other party to use such a word to describe her current feeling: "Quite interesting?"

"... Running out of the orphanage in the middle of the night, everyone carrying hastily packed luggage, running into the 'wilderness', and then setting up a temporary camp with the adults, some helping, some hindering, running everywhere—and even being able to hold onto a fox tail for a low-altitude pass," Little Red Riding Hood said slowly, "Like jumping from one dream into another, messy, yet a bit unrestrained, even a little bit... mischievous?"

She turned her head, looking at Yu Sheng: "Do you think it has a bit of a mischievous meaning?" Yu Sheng was stunned, and then suddenly laughed: "... Yes, it is a bit mischievous."

The children living in that orphanage probably rarely had such an opportunity to be "mischievous" in their daily lives.

They were always well-behaved; in their short lives of just over ten years, they always had to be well-behaved.

Generation after generation of Little Red Riding Hoods and Bai Xues probably only today, in this hurried and slightly chaotic "emergency evacuation," finally had the chance to be mischievous once—many unexpected things happened, many things they had never done before were done, people ran in front, and nightmares chased behind.

And they even won the race.

Now they can rest in a shelter, and even at four thirty in the morning they don't have to sleep.

If only this could continue forever.

"... How is the situation over at the orphanage?" Little Red Riding Hood suddenly broke the silence, turning her head to look at Yu Sheng, "After we came over, it seemed you delayed there for a long time? Did something happen?"

"I saw the phantom of the 'Hunter', but I'm not sure if that was the aftershock of the subset 'overflow'," Yu Sheng told him frankly, "I didn't have time to communicate with him before he disappeared. After that, I checked the entire East Building and found no abnormalities—the West Building I didn't have time to check, but I didn't hear any commotion either."

"After that, the Special Operations Bureau's takeover team arrived, led by Li Lin, whom you also know—they blocked the area around the orphanage, and they will be stationed there for a period of time; they brought a lot of professional equipment, and it seems they are going to comprehensively monitor the entire area for the long term; I feel they are all quite professional."

"That's good," Little Red Riding Hood sighed lightly, then hesitated for a moment, "We left in a hurry, there were many things we didn't have time to bring; if you have time later..."

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"It's fine, I'll go back and get them for you; anyway, the door can be opened anytime, and delivering them here is easy," Yu Sheng nodded with a smile, "Besides, there are the Council's 'employees'; they should be coming over soon; Teacher Su and the others are more familiar with the orphanage situation; if anything is missing, you can ask them to help find it. Don't worry, everything will get back on track—you don't need to think about anything right now; this night has passed safely, and the most important thing for the rest of the time is to rest."

Little Red Riding Hood nodded slowly: "Mm."

Yu Sheng stretched his arms long, then lay straight back, lying on the platform.

Now that his nerves had relaxed, he finally felt a bit tired.

Irene, who was lying on his shoulder, flipped over in the blink of an eye, followed by a forward roll, seamlessly switching from a lying posture to sitting on Yu Sheng's chest, and then lay down again to rest.

Little Red Riding Hood, watching this scene from the side, was a bit stunned; only after a long while did she meet Irene's gaze: "... Great skills."

Irene reached out and poked Yu Sheng's chin: "This guy is very careless; if it were you, you could train this skill too."

Yu Sheng, with his eyes half-closed, blocked the small doll's hand by feel: "Under normal circumstances, you should walk by yourself, not ride on my shoulder with such a straight face."

Irene: "Just wait until you mold out my one-meter-sixty-seven body first!"

Footsteps came from the side; Yu Sheng, who had been closing his eyes to rest, opened them, but saw a thin, dark young man in a Special Operations Bureau uniform standing nearby—obviously coming from the camp.

Yu Sheng quickly sat up; the young man waved his hand with a smile: "It's nothing, nothing, you rest—I just came to say that the temporary kitchen can start cooking; we'll have breakfast at five thirty; we made hot soup, steamed buns, and porridge for the children; the canteen hasn't been set up yet; where should we eat later?"

"Hey, right here," Yu Sheng, hearing it was just this small matter, immediately showed a smile on his face, then slapped the ground with his hand, "This is easy to arrange."

The next second, accompanied by the friction of rocks and a low boom, a table more than fifty meters long rose from the middle of the platform—listen to that measure word, 'root'!

On both sides of the table, more than a hundred chairs were neatly arranged... actually, they were just a pile of stone stools.

"I can't make complex things well, but setting up a dining table isn't simple," Yu Sheng looked at the stunned young man, a proud smile on his face, "Later, let your people come over to eat too; you've been busy all night, have a hot meal with the children in the morning."

"... Okay!"

(End of this chapter)