"Why did it get so cold all of a sudden?"

Yirui tucked her hands into her sleeves and lowered her head to exhale into her cuffs, although she was wearing a thick winter school uniform, I could still see that her limbs were trembling with passivity.

"Why don't we go home."

"That's not good, I've only been here for a while."

After entering December, the temperature here has dropped faster and faster day by day - the first two weeks have been cold enough, but I didn't expect the outdoor temperature to fall below zero in the past few days, and the originally deserted corridor has been completely deserted in the days of school.

Today is a Saturday, and Yirui sent me a message early in the morning asking me to come to school together and fertilize the many flower seedlings we have planted in the past six months.

"Didn't Zhendong say that he would take care of all this?"

To tell you the truth, although I am a big boy, I can only shiver in the face of the torture of the relentless cold wind.

"Just in case, what if that stinky boy in Zhendong forgets."

"Ah, he's even better at raising flowers than you, can you forget that there is a ghost!"

Yirui's classmate still insisted on going his own way, and walked towards the garden without looking back.

But it can't be helped, since the night the police came last time, my mother has been telling me "as a man, you must protect Yirui", so no matter where Yirui wants to go on a whim, as her only "strong backing", I must take the responsibility of protecting her.

"If it's cold, put your hat on, and look at your ears, they're all blown red by the wind." I reminded Yirui softly from behind.

"Hmph, I want you to take care of ......"

Saying this, he obediently put on his hat.

"I don't know if they'll come today......"

"You go to the pavilion and sit down first, I'll go to the biology competition classroom to find Zhendong, and ask him to help us." Walking to the gazebo where I had rested countless times before, I stopped Yirui.

"Oh, then you go and come back quickly!"

***

"Zhendong!" I pushed open the half-hidden lab door.

The students who were preparing for the last biology competition of their high school careers next February were completely undistracted by my call, and still kept their heads down and did the experiments in their hands.

As soon as I opened the door, there was a pungent unknown smell coming to me, and I don't know what strange experiments they were doing in Zhendong. After waiting for a long time, a tall boy wearing a white coat and a blue medical mask finally walked out.

"You're still here today, there's nothing to do in the garden, it's still so cold, isn't this asking for trouble?"

Zhendong said to me as he took off his white coat.

"It's not that stinky girl yet, I have to come and see it, I'm afraid you didn't fertilize or something."

"How could I not have fertilized! I'm part of your group, and I'm responsible for managing things in the garden for you. ”

What Zhendong said at this time sounded quite touching.

"Since you're here, let's go for another spin."

"Is it okay here?"

"Isn't there still Brother Guang here?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the chubby young male teacher standing among the students. That is the brother Guang he said, the gold medal coach of their biology competition.

After the selection test, we are temporarily a lot easier, but Zhendong should have become more busy, almost a month, he was called to do demonstration experiments for this group of students every once in a while, and had to help the coach change their theoretical test papers, and sometimes even had to replace the coach on stage to give them theoretical knowledge training, it can be said that he is already the assistant of the competition coach, or half of the competition coach, and has undertaken as much as the competition coach.

"It's really disturbing to come over like this today......"

"It's okay, what do we have to do with it, why are you still talking like this! It just so happens that they are practicing on their own, so I can spare half an hour or so! ”

Zhendong was still as cheerful as ever, he casually threw his white coat on the small stool at the door, and followed me to the garden.

I just stood at the door of the laboratory and felt the warmth brought by the hot air conditioner, and I was about to return to this merciless winter.

"Ahh

As soon as he stepped out of the glass door of the science building, Zhen Dong sneezed, he took out a napkin and covered his nose and said, "Don't say it, it's really cold outside, fortunately I just filled in a coat, otherwise it is estimated that my soul will freeze away after standing outside for thirty minutes." ”

"You still have heating in your lab, so be content!"

"However, let me tell you, if you want a careful girl like Sister Yirui, you have to cherish it!" He said, patting me on the shoulder.

"How many times have you said it, don't talk nonsense like this."

I put my fist on his waist and said in a deliberately warning tone.

Instead, he was interested, leaned his head over and said, "Don't think I don't know, you like Sister Yirui!" ”

"Hey......"

"It's okay," he patted me on the shoulder again, "If you have a sweetheart, just tell me to my brother, I will keep it secret for you, if I am in a good mood, I will help you secretly or something." ”

"Forget it, I can't hide it from you, it's a little ......"

"Your brother understands you, right?" As he spoke, Zhendong burst out laughing.

"Forget it......" I rolled my eyes at him.

"Wait!"

Zhendong's classmate stopped suddenly, so that I, who was following closely behind, didn't react at all and bumped into it.

"Where are you, Sister Yirui?"

There was no Yirui in the pavilion.

"Ah, this ......"

"Where's she?"

Maybe Yirui went to the bathroom? Although, in my impression, every time I stay with Yirui, she rarely goes wrong, but I can't rule out the possibility that this kind of occurrence is very small.

"Hey, you still have to play hide and seek with us on such a cold day, you have to teach her a good lesson later." I bared my teeth and said helplessly.

"That's rare......"

Zhendong sighed and said.

I had no choice but to sit on the stone chair in the pavilion and wait patiently. Every time I sit in the pavilion to rest, I always sit on the stone chair facing east - since I entered this school, I have sat in this position countless times, whether I come here to play pranks and get tired of sitting and sitting, whether I come here to enjoy a clean nap, or come here to endorse before the exam, whether it is me alone or with Yirui, I have always sat in this position. I wondered if this location had been scented with my own unique scent, and if it was placed in the world of wild animals, it would mean that this place had been occupied by me and had become my territory. Thinking about it this way, I may understand why I agreed to protect this place - guarding this place is not only to protect her dreams, but also to protect my most important spiritual home, but also to guard the holy place that seals my countless good memories.

"What's the sound?" Zhendong interrupted my thoughts.

It seems that there is indeed a sound, and it feels like someone is talking in the distance.

"Over there." Zhen Dong stretched out his hand and pointed to the small forest in the depths of the garden.

Not good.

"It's Yirui-san!"

"Quick!"

This voice is definitely the voice of Yirui's classmates, and it can't be wrong!

"Wait!"

I was about to rush over this row of bushes when Zhendong-san stopped me.

"What are you doing here?" I pushed him away and held me back.

"You squat down and sniff carefully," he pressed my head, "is there a strong smell of smoke?" ”

I calmed my rapid breathing, stood up, and sniffed carefully.

"Oh no, it does smell like something burning."

As we got closer to the place where the sound came from, Yirui's voice became louder and louder, and at the same time, the choking smell of smoke became stronger and stronger, and I gradually felt that it became difficult to breathe.

Zhen Dong picked up the bushes and led me through the front row of pine trees that stood like a wall.

"Oh my God!"

I almost sat down on the ground in fright—the scene inside was far beyond my imagination: flames leaping on the lawn, leaping like wild beasts, mercilessly eating away at the grass beneath my feet. And standing in front of the flame of this "group of demons dancing" is the person we are looking for - Yirui. And the voice just now was indeed made by Yi Rui, and it was the voice of her calling my name loudly.

"Yirui!"

I hurried forward.

"Yujie!"

"What's going on?" Zhendong froze in place and asked.

"I don't know, I was just sitting in the pavilion waiting for you, and suddenly I smelled here."

"Oh no, it can't be from the 'Research Institute'!" I said.

"You're just in time!" A familiar man's voice came from behind us.

"Huh?" Yi Rui covered her mouth.

When I looked back, it was a man in a police officer's hat, he was wearing a black uniform, and it looked like the same man who had come to Irry's school that night!

Yi Rui was surprised and said, "Why are you?" ”

"See you again." He said to Yirui in a flat tone, "But today, it seems that Zhao Yujie, the classmate we are looking for, is also here!" ”

"This ......," I subconsciously took a few steps back.

He was immediately followed by a young man in an overcoat, who soon formed a semicircle behind him.

"Did you set this fire?"

Yirui stepped forward and pointed at him and asked.

"Little girl, don't be so excited," he made a gesture to make Yirui put down the shelf, "This fire is what we put it." ”

"You fake cops, why are you destroying this place?"

Yirui didn't listen to him, but became even more angry, stepped forward and pointed to his forehead, and said.

"Don't worry, this fire has been demarcated by us, and when it reaches the boundary, the fire will be extinguished by itself......"

A young man on the side suddenly rushed out of the queue and spoke: "Who said we are fakes, what do you little children know?" ”

"Hey, don't be impulsive."

The man in the officer's hat waved his hand and motioned for the young man to come back behind him.

"Pay attention to yourself!"

When the young man returned to the team, he didn't forget to mutter, and then stretched out his hands and pushed forward.

"Ahh

I hurriedly ran to Yirui-san and helped her up.

"What kind of cops are you?"

"Ha, I'm sorry," the man in the officer's hat said, "we're not cops." You know who we are. The Demon of the Grass and Trees—"

"Huh?" I gasped.

"We, the executives of the 'Institute of Natural Environmental Phenomena', will carry out the investigation in this place as we want!"

The man in the officer's hat walked up to me.

"Didn't the school agree with you not to destroy the plants in the garden?" Holding Yirui, he asked.

"At that time, it was said that the 'research institute' was not allowed to dig, eradicate, or cut down the plants in the school, but it didn't say that it couldn't be burned."

As he spoke, he motioned for a man behind him with a clipboard to pull out a piece of paper.

"See for yourself! It's all written clearly! ”

As he spoke, he dropped the paper on the ground and lifted it up to me with his scratched shoes.

"Damn!" I have never been humiliated like this when I am so old, and I raised my voice and shouted, "You people, what kind of man is it to bully more and less!" ”

"You pretend to be a police officer, you should be considered a crime, right?"

Yirui said indignantly on the ground.

He stopped, smiled, and said, "Even if it is, what? When you've both been sent to our institute, who knows who we really are and what we've done? ”

"You ......" Yirui wanted to stand up and rush forward, but I stopped her.

I pointed behind me and said, "There's another witness here!" ”

"Oh," he smiled mockingly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "what about the witnesses you are talking about?" ”

I looked back and saw that the Zhendong classmate who was standing there just now was gone.

"The Abominable Zhendong ......"

This guy just kept saying that he was my brother, and when he was in danger, he ran so much that he couldn't even see a shadow.

"Forget it, Grass Demon," he continued, "there is no one else here who will come to your aid. You two, just go back with us to investigate. ”

As he spoke, he motioned for the two men beside him to follow him towards us.

"Control them!"

A young man on the left rushed up and grabbed Yirui's hands with an arrow, and Yirui struggled to break free, only to be pushed to the ground by him again.

"Yikes!" Another person lunged at me.

"Control his hands, don't let him control the plants on the side!"

It's not going to go on like this! With no help from anyone else, and deep in the grove, there seemed to be no hope of outside support, I thought.

That's right, my "protective cover"! Where is the gold leaf, gold leaf?

One of my hands was already under his control, and it was buckled around my back.

"Get the two of them to the car."

The man in the officer's hat stopped and stood in the distance and ordered.

"You damn girl has a lot of mouths!"

As he spoke, the young man slapped Yirui hard.

"Huh-"

"What's the matter with you kid again!" As he spoke, he quickly tried to grab my left hand, which I had already touched in my pocket.

"Bang-"

With a strong blast of air, his body that had just pounced was knocked away by the tremendous energy that emanated from my hand.

"Ah, that's ......"

The blades that came from all directions quickly swirled around me at high speed, and soon formed a spherical protective shield around me.

"Captain, what should I do?" The young man who had controlled Yirui's classmate asked in a panic.

"Sure enough, it came—"

He stood there and said calmly.

"Let you, bully Irry," I controlled my right hand and let the blades around me attack the ugly man who was holding Irry-san, "let you, destroy this garden!" ”

"Ahh

The man was defenseless and was knocked four or five meters away like his companion.

"Start Plan 2!" The man in the officer's hat spoke to his men behind him, and then directed the entire team to retreat.

As I continue to attack my enemies with the dead leaves around me, the dead leaves will be shattered by the powerful impact and then fall to the ground and leave me. This means that the blades around me are constantly wearing out, and at the same time, the blades are constantly being absorbed by the protective cover.

The flames have not been extinguished, and I must get out of this place quickly, or sooner or later I will suck in the burning leaves and hurt myself.

"Yirui-san, you go quickly!"

Yirui-san didn't seem to have recovered from the shock just now, and sat on the ground in a daze.

"Hurry up and hide in the teaching building to call the police, and then find out this dead guy in Zhendong for me, quick!"

"Oh," Yirui finally reacted, stood up, and said, "You chase after them, don't let them run away!" ”

"I know, you hurry up and leave this place first, my fallen leaves will be lost, I shouldn't be able to last long, you go to the police!"

"Well," she nodded, "you have to be careful......

"Don't worry about this, do you see my protective cover? And in the case of blades, they can't hurt me at all. ”

Seeing that Irui ran quickly towards the outside of the garden, I chased them in the direction they had just retreated.

I followed their voices to the lawn of the garden, and there were many, many black cars on one side of the road, which we didn't have when we came to the school.

What about these people?

I could hear their voices just now, but now I suddenly couldn't see anyone. I continued to be on high alert just in case these guys were sneaking up on me from behind.

"W-"

Suddenly, there was a screeching sound of water running behind me.

It's a high-pressure water cannon. I jerked my head and saw one of the young men shooting at me with a water cannon from a school hydrant. The protective shield around me reacted quickly, blocking the rapid flow of water.

It can't go on like this...... The force of the water was rapidly peeling the fragile blades off the shield, which was thinning at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"See how long you can hold on!" The man with the water gun yelled at me.

Anyway, although there is still a steady stream of blades flying towards me on the side to constantly fill my protective shield, the recovery speed of my protective shield is obviously not comparable to the attrition rate caused by the high-pressure water gun.

"Look at your fragile protective shield, it's getting thinner and thinner, and it's probably going to be unbearable!"

He laughed wickedly as he brandished a high-pressure water gun underneath.

"Let's see how much more you can do." The man in the officer's hat walked out and said.

It really can't go on like this. I can't just watch the protective shield in front of me wear out in vain, for my ability to protect myself, the limited fallen leaves in this garden are my most precious and needed resources at present, if these fallen leaves continue to be wasted under the high-pressure water gun, then when my protective shield is completely broken, it will be an inevitable fate to fall into their hands!

"Abominable ......"

That's right, rattan! There must still be a lot of rattan growing on this lawn, and when I used to play pranks here, I used a lot of rattan sticking out of some small low plants and growing on large trees, these rattans are much stronger than fragile fallen leaves!

I moved quickly towards the lawn, the water column behind me chasing after me.

"Yujie, hide behind this row of bushes!" Yirui stood on the lawn and shouted at me.

How did you get out, can't you see how dangerous it is here?

Forget it, I couldn't do it anymore, I ran behind the dwarf bush, let go of my left hand, and the leaves around me immediately fell back to the ground. I crouched down to make sure they couldn't see me for a while.

"Catch up!"

Rattan, where is the rattan?

"There's rattan in the tree, you hurry up and tie the joints over there with these rattans and pull it off."

Yirui ran to my side and pointed to the big tree next to me.

"Why did you come out of hiding!"

"You can't beat them alone!" She lowered her voice and said, "Hurry up, you take the rattan off, I can help you tie the rattan together, so you can use this to tie the water pipe." ”

I almost forgot that Yirui-san also has supernatural abilities. Soon, with the help of her "grafting", I obtained a stout and sturdy rattan.

"Did you call the police?"

"No, I don't know why, there is no mobile phone signal on the other side of the teaching building, there is no way to call the police, and I can't find anyone else in Zhendong."

"No, can't you still make an emergency call if you don't have a signal?"

"I can't do it so much," Yirui said to me, "You go around from behind, I'll hold them back here!" ”

As she spoke, she stood up and shouted "I'm here" to the executives who were chasing after her.

I didn't have much time left, and I couldn't use the protective cover to move at high speed anymore, so I half-crouched and ran as fast as I could towards the fire hydrant.

"She's here!"

"Catch up!"

"It's that stinky girl!"

"Damn," the sentence could be heard by the man in the officer's hat, "you guys, chase back, you guys, tie up this stinky girl for me first." ”

Yirui, you hold on for a while now, and when I solve this high-pressure water gun, I will come back to save you immediately!

Attracted by Yirui, I managed to go around the back of the fire hydrant without being noticed. I crouched behind a low bush, ready to stretch out the long rattan I had just braided and tie it to the connector of the water pipe.

"What about people?"

Another group of people quickly chased after them.

"Let me go!" There was a shout from Yirui's classmate on the lawn just now, "You dead perverts! Let me go! ”

"Abominable ......"

"Watch the fire hydrant, don't give that kid a sneak attack!"

Don't let me sneak up? It depends on whether you have this reaction speed or not!

I controlled the rattan and flew it towards the hydrant with precision.

Rattan is a relatively strong material that is more convenient to operate, and in the blink of an eye, the rattan is tightly wound around the water pipe.

"What is this!" One of them noticed something unusual and ran towards the fire hydrant.

It's a pity, you're late, do you think this is still the soft falling leaves just now, which can leave you time to react? I quickly clenched my left fist and let my right hand pull it back hard.

"Whew-"

I pulled the water pipe off the fire hydrant.

"Damn!"

"You don't have that time to react now!" Once again, I took out the gold leaf and held it tightly with my left hand, and the soles of my feet were once again off the ground with this magical force.

"Go pick it up!"

Say goodbye to this high-pressure water gun. With my right hand, I controlled the blades that had returned to me, and quickly cut off the connection of the IV tube - now, even if the hydrant was connected, you would not be able to attack my shield with a high-pressure water cannon.

"Damn!"

"Go and meet the captain!"

The valve of the fire hydrant seems to have been damaged when they first used it, and a large amount of water is still pouring out of it.

"I'm in trouble now......"

For the time being, there is no choice but to quickly solve this battle and then deal with this fire hydrant that is still spraying water.

Yirui, I'm here to save you!