Chapter 246 Bonfire, fireworks, long time no see
It burned—the huge pile of firewood as high as the mountain burned.
The "Little Match Girl" gave it the middle finger and it caught fire.
Thick, opaque clouds gathered in the sky, the artificial night began to fall, and lights came on in front of the temporary barracks, dotting the valley with the first sparks.
Everyone was invited to the square, including all the children of the orphanage, the board employees who had been taking care of them, and the Secret Service engineering team that would be evacuated tomorrow. Hundreds of people came to the bonfire, and outside the bonfire sat the silent giant shadows of the Thunder Titans.
An illusory door appeared at the edge of the square. Yu Sheng pushed the door open and came out. He happily greeted Little Red Riding Hood and others who were waiting in the square, "Look who's here!"
Then Li Lin and Xu Jiali walked out of the door first. They looked at the scene in the square with astonishment. After being reminded by Yu Sheng, they quickly took two steps forward and greeted Little Red Riding Hood.
Mr. Sun, the head of the engineering team sent here by the Secret Service, seemed to know Xu Jiali. Seeing this, he led a few people over and greeted her warmly. Teacher Su and his group of "employees" sent by the board of directors also came over after hearing the news to welcome the new guests.
Two or three seconds later, a cool figure with a gray ponytail and a white suit walked out of the door hesitantly and looked around curiously.
Then the surroundings became quiet in an instant.
Mr. Sun stared at the figure coming out of the door: "Director... Director?"
Yu Sheng glanced at them and was shocked to see that even the usually noisy and lively Rapunzel had suddenly straightened her body, with a determined look in her eyes as if she was determined to perish together with the evil forces, and she didn't dare to breathe...
This instantly made him happy, and he broke the silence: "Why are you all so serious? Director Baili doesn't eat people."
"I knew it would be like this," Baili Qing herself looked a little helpless. She sighed, "Relax, everyone. I'm just here to join the celebration - just pretend I'm not here."
"Um, Director, we are a little surprised," Engineer Sun also reacted at this time, and quickly coughed twice to ease the embarrassment, "Of course it would be better if you could come, but we are not prepared..."
"It was a temporary decision, and no one was notified." Baili Qing waved her hand, her eyes already falling on Little Red Riding Hood and other "parents" who were closest to her. Then she took a deep breath, and her expression seemed to soften. "Congratulations."
"Well, thank you," Little Red Riding Hood took a half step forward with a faint smile on her face, "You have always taken good care of us."
"No need to say polite words, everyone just relax today," Baili Qing nodded, then looked up at the sky, and after a moment of silence, turned to Yu Sheng, "Very creative... Nightfall. Then what? What's the first project?"
"Long Hair, where are your fireworks?" Little Red Riding Hood immediately turned to look at her roommate, "You've been clamoring to set them off this afternoon, and now you can really do it."
"Oh, yes, fireworks! Wait a minute!" Rapunzel jumped up instantly, yelling happily as she turned and ran towards the portal platform. "I've piled them over there, just wait and see - Match! Come here, Match! Fireworks are setting off!"
The two girls excitedly ran out from the edge of the square, and then after a while, a sharp sound was heard in the night sky - a dazzling fire light shot up into the sky from the direction of the "portal platform" in the center of the valley, and after a few seconds of delay, it lit up the night sky like a brilliant firework.
At the moment the fireworks exploded, Yu Sheng felt as if he heard a familiar voice in his mind: "Hey, hey, my eyes are blown up..."
But no one seemed to notice the pair of eyes flashing across the sky, and then fireworks one after another lit up the night sky.
The children cheered and screamed.
Erin cheered and screamed too—all three Erins were there.
Then there was Hu Li. While cheering, she fired a burst of bullets from the Fox-Carrot machine gun into the sky. Under her deliberate control, the enchanting fox fire and the fireworks rising from the direction of the platform mixed together and exploded in the sky together. Blue flames spread all over the sky and then slid down in the night sky like meteors.
Although it is called a celebration party, there are actually no rules or procedures at all. The children just want to have a great time today, and use a hearty carnival as the end and beginning of their childhood, and as a "sign" to remind themselves that a new life has begun - now, the carnival has begun.
With so many children present, there was no need for anyone to liven up the atmosphere.
The barbecue rack was set up, and next to the big bonfire, the engineers of the engineering team and a group of half-grown children were busy working together; the children began to run back and forth between the square and the portal platform, asking the "long-haired sister" for smaller fireworks or to bring food over; the square and the platform were actually very close, only a hundred or two hundred meters away, but the king still waved his paw and summoned a team of night watchmen and night watchmen holding oil lamps, patrolling back and forth on this "carnival trail" that was less than two hundred meters long...
A pumpkin carriage flew out from the roof of the "castle" on the edge of the town, flew across the night sky between the big bonfires and fireworks, and sprinkled colorful paper pieces onto the square.
Yu Sheng casually grabbed a piece of colorful paper and saw a few big words written on it with a watercolor pen:
"I want to be a teacher when I grow up!"
Yu Sheng happily showed the piece of paper in his hand to Little Red Riding Hood, but he noticed that the other party's expression was a little strange for a moment. It was a mixture of many emotions, and he was silent for a moment and couldn't understand it. But then, the girl smiled and raised her hand to point in the direction of the campfire.
"Look, the King has summoned his court jester."
The court jester, wearing colorful funny clothes, a clown mask and a pointed hat, performed hard beside the campfire. Although he was just a "summoned creature" without much mind, he seemed to be able to feel that the atmosphere today was different from the past. The exaggerated smile on the corners of his mouth under the mask seemed sincere and eager. Then, traveling country musicians and bards walked out of the air and played unknown tunes.
Among a group of older children, a girl with long, smooth hair and a light blue dress came out happily after seeing the musicians summoned by the king, and hummed along to the unknown cheerful tune.
Her voice was not loud, but it echoed evenly in almost half of the valley.
There are no special effects, but it sounds good. It really sounds good.
Yu Sheng quietly stepped back.
Amid the mermaid's singing, he left the busiest place in the square without attracting anyone's attention and came to an open space at the edge of the barracks area.
Baili Qing stood here with his arms folded, looking towards the square from afar with a faint smile on his face.
"...You're hiding so far away?" Yu Sheng said casually, and walked over. "...You usually laugh, too?"
"I've stressed many times that I'm not expressionless. I just need to stay serious at work. It's become a habit after a long time." Baili Qing's voice sounded particularly helpless. "Also, I'm not hiding - I'm just not used to such a noisy environment. And everyone is not used to having a Secret Service Director watching over them when they're having fun, so I found such a quiet place."
"Okay, it's better to be quiet. You're not the only one who likes quietness," Yu Sheng waved his hand, "Where's your sister? Is she okay?"
Baili Qing raised her hand and pointed at the air behind her: "Here."
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Yu Sheng looked in the direction of the other person's finger, and saw a pair of illusory and huge eyes floating in the night sky, blinking hard and shedding tears - but the tears disappeared into the air as soon as they left the eye sockets, as if all of "her" existence except for this pair of eyes had been wiped out.
Yu Sheng: “…”
"It was such a big ball that it exploded directly into my eyes." Baili Xue's voice still had a mechanical and dull texture, but Yu Sheng always felt that he heard a strong resentment in it.
"...I warned you before, don't try to get close to see everything," Baili Qing sighed, "Anyway, you can recover slowly by yourself. I can't find such a big bucket of eye drops for a while."
The eyes slowly faded from the air.
Rustling sounds came from the nearby grass.
Yu Sheng was not surprised at all. He even squatted down when the voice came, as if he had been waiting for it.
In the darkness, a small reddish-brown figure jumped out from the bushes and nimbly leaped onto Yu Sheng's shoulder.
"Here comes the squirrel!" the tiny voice called out to him happily. "What beautiful fireworks!"
Yu Sheng gently pressed the squirrel's head with his fingers, then raised his head and looked in another direction in the night.
A hollow figure in hunting clothes was there, standing quietly at a distance from him and Baili Qing.
"Good evening," Yu Sheng smiled and nodded to the hunter, "I thought you guys weren't coming."
"I've wanted to come here a long time ago! But the hunter has been procrastinating," the squirrel muttered while pulling Yu Sheng's ear, "One moment he said his clothes weren't ready yet, the next he said there was something wrong with his hunting rifle - why would he need a hunting rifle to come to a bonfire party?"
Yu Sheng didn't say anything, but turned to look at Baili Qing.
The latter took a few steps forward and came in front of the hunter, looking calmly at the empty hunting suit and hood, as if looking at faces and eyes that had long since turned into nothingness.
"Long time no see."
The hunter's hood moved slightly, and a hoarse and vague voice came from the night sky: "Yes, long time no see, Chief."
Yu Sheng was just watching from the side with a mentality of watching the fun, but at this moment he was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.
...This "Hunter" formed by the fusion of the deep diving team from 70 years ago also called Baili Qing "Director"?! And he also said it's been a long time since we last met?
(End of this chapter)
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