In spring, the yellowish grass gradually comes to life, pale green grass seeds emerge from the land one by one, and thousands of flowers are also blooming, although it is now February, but the grass is already full of flowers. On the grass, a little cheetah was walking slowly, he carefully lowered his feet, for fear of stepping on even a freshly sprouted grass, and finally, he really couldn't help but avoid these little creatures, so he fell backwards and threw himself on the dead grass.

"Don't lie on the grass, it's dirty!" A female voice came from behind. The little cheetah quickly got up from the ground, and just as he wanted to rub his eyes, a hand was placed on his shoulder.

"Mom, can Xiaocao really recover as before?" The little cheetah asked.

"Of course, the vitality of grass is unimaginable."

"There's a creek ahead, let's go there!" Behind them came a male voice again.

"Daddy, wait for me!" The little cheetah ran over, and as he ran, his eyes were drawn to a bunch of small flowers, the stems of which were wrapped around a banyan tree, and the flowers looked like firecrackers bursting at the front. From a distance, this small bunch of flowers seems to merge with the banyan tree.

"Mom. What kind of flower is that? The little cheetah asked, pulling at her mother's clothes.

"Which one?"

"The one on the banyan tree." The little cheetah said, "I've never seen a flower like this." ”

"It's called a firecracker." The mother replied, "Speaking of the cannonball flower, I am reminded of a legend about it. ”

"What legend?" The little cheetah pricked up its ears.

"A long time ago, our people had a very big war, one day, a sentry was patrolling the field, and suddenly an arrow came and hit a tree beside him, and the tree was wrapped in layers of blooming artillery flowers, and the arrow shot down a small bunch of flowers, and after a few seconds, a large group of enemy soldiers rushed out of the woods, and the sentry was so frightened that he immediately crouched down, and guess what? This was also our ambush circle, and many cheetahs rushed out from the other side and killed the enemy...... Later, they found out that when the artillery flowers were in full bloom, the enemy would come and attack them! So they planted artillery flowers on the watchtowers, and when they were in full bloom, they took up their arms and went out to fight. ”

"It's amazing!" The little cheetah called, "But mother, now that the cannons are blooming, will there be any enemies coming to attack us?" ”

"Silly boy, that's just a legend, why take it seriously?" The mother touched the head of the little cheetah and said, "Okay, Daddy is waiting for us there, let's hurry over." ”

"Good!"

This cheetah's name is Nicolas Leopard Reese, this is the clearest memory of his parents in his mind, he was eight years old that year, his parents are scientific research workers, the night the family went out on an outing, Leopard Reese's parents received an emergency gathering from Ivac, the two said goodbye to Leopard Rees, and left home in the rainstorm, leaving him alone at home to wait, but Leopard Rees did not know that this kind of waiting, that is, a full six years.

"It's going to rain." Leopard Rees noticed that the original bright orange and yellow of the cannonball flowers in front of him were gradually dimmed by the dark clouds. He reached out and touched the petals, then took a step and ran towards his home. His home was about six hundred meters from here, and he had barely reached the halfway point when the sky began to rain like a reservoir flood, and the rain had crumpled his yellow, black-spotted hair into tufts, and he now looked like a yellow hedgehog, and his soaked clothes had become a burden for him in his sprint. He ran for about forty seconds before finally coming to the door, and after making sure that no one was following him, he opened the door and walked in.

"Whew—my clothes are soaking wet." Leopard Rees closed the door and shook the water violently, and the rain fell on the wooden floor as the only sound in the room. He took off his coat, dried himself with a towel, and went upstairs into his room—his father had said it was too small to make some more space, but now that they were gone, Leopardris felt how ridiculous it was to nod his head vigorously.

The room was lit with a dark yellow light, which made Leopard Rees feel a little warm. He walked over to his desk, which contained several books, including textbooks, as well as a small laptop, and a family portrait of the three of them. He sat down, glanced at the family portrait, and turned on the computer.

"'Parents of classmates, please pay attention to the suspension of classes will continue to be extended, please take care of your children at home, and protect the safety of personal life and property, all dragon orcs pay special attention to ......'" Leopard Rees smiled helplessly and said, "It seems that the other students except the dragon are happy to die, right?" ”

"Alas...... Mom and Dad, you like dragons the most, why don't you jump out now and beat the right wing and its 'axe plan' to the ground? He wanted to play a game, but the next commotion from downstairs immediately dispelled that idea.

"Who's up down there?" Leopard Ris grumbled inwardly. He stood by the window and listened carefully to the sound, as if someone was beating a bundle of bamboo with a stick. Someone was fighting downstairs—that was the first guess that came to Leopard's mind, and the next expletives confirmed the idea.

"It doesn't seem right...... Leopard Rees put his face against the window and looked down, only to see that in the heavy rain, two men in black clothes were wielding throwing sticks and smashing hard at something on the ground, and he opened his eyes wide to see that it was actually a western dragon lying on the ground! The dragon didn't move, and he didn't make a sound—he probably didn't have the strength to cry out for help.

"Damn, those right-wingers are killing dragons again! ...... That dragon is in danger! Leopard Rees said, taking a pistol out of the drawer, he pulled the chamber of the gun, and rushed down before he even had time to put on his clothes. He opened the door and ran all the way to the backyard. Before the two men could stop, Leopard Ris stopped them with a loud shout.

"What do you want to do?!" He shouted. The two men didn't say anything to him at first, and it wasn't until Leopard Ris called a second time that they came to their senses.

"I ...... I advise you to stop now! ”

"Wow, you little devil who doesn't know what to do, don't go home at night, what are you hanging around here?" One of them stepped forward and said contemptuously, "Don't you see what we're doing?" I'm telling you, if you're nosy, you're going to end up like this bastard! After saying that, he and his companion shook the slinger in their hands.

"Oh, really?" Leopardris sneered (a sneer to ease the tension in his heart), and he pulled out his pistol and aimed it at the two men—it had calmed them down.

"How can you have a gun on you, little devil?" The man asked.

"I don't mind making a little noise in this place if you don't stop," said Leopard Rees, "you know, in the orc world, from old-fashioned firearms to standard rifles in the army, and even rocket launchers...... What weapons are not available? So let me guess what will stick out of the windows around you and sweep you into a hornet's nest after I fire the first shot? ”

"Chief, what are we going to do?" The person in the back asked.

"Damn, I thought it would be easy to deal with, so I didn't bring a gun, but I didn't expect to meet such a guy......" The man in front turned around and said something, then turned back to Leopard Reese and said, "Huh...... Lucky today, little one, this dragon is for you. I warn you, if we meet you again, be careful that you're not welcome! ”

"Withdraw!" They put away their sticks, ran into a black jeep on the side of the road, quickly started the engine, and disappeared around the corner with the car.

"Western Dragon...... Dragons of the West! Leopard Ris ran to the dragon, and he crouched down and gently shook the dragon's body with his hand, but the dragon had already lost consciousness. He wiped the rain from his left hand and placed it on the dragon's forehead, and the burning sensation immediately spread throughout his hand.

"Why does it burn so badly?" The cheetah took his hand back. The rain slipped from the dragon's head, and it was not a problem to put him here, Leopard Rees thought about it, so he carried the western dragon on his back, and carried him back, and when he entered the door, the dragon's wings accidentally got stuck in the door, and Leopard Rees had to waste all his strength to change his position and send the dragon into the house. After closing the door, he took the dragon into his room and threw it on his bed. He then fetched a towel to dry the rain off the dragon's body. From the moment he entered the door to the present, he felt that he was cold and hot.

"You're so heavy!" "But then again, your scales are so hard, you've been beaten so badly, and you don't have any obvious wounds on your body. Thinking that the dragon was still having a high fever, he went downstairs to the locker to look for a fever reducer for him.

"By the way, that's a dragon, what if the antipyretic medicine doesn't work?" Leopard Rees quickly dismissed this thought, "No matter, I hope it works." ”

The Western Dragon gradually regained consciousness, and as soon as he opened his eyes, a sharp pain rushed over his body.

"I ...... This is...... Where is it? He slowly sat up from the bed, the pain in his body preventing him from moving any longer. The dragon scanned the surroundings, but there was no one. Just as he was about to let his guard down, Leopard Rees suddenly walked in.

"Oh, you're awake?!" Leopard Ris stepped forward with a smile, but as soon as he lifted his foot, the Western Dragon forcefully retracted its body back a long distance.

"You...... Who are you? The dragon asked, "Why am I here?" ”

"You were beaten half to death by two right wingers just now, remember?" "And you're having a high fever right now, so you have to take your medicine first...... To give. He handed the cup of water and antipyretic medicine in his hand to the Western Dragon.

"What do you want to do?" The Western Dragon still couldn't calm down, his yellow eyes full of fear and hostility.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not one of those right-wingers, I won't hurt you, don't worry!" Leopard Ris held out his hand and took another step forward. This also made the Western Dragon relax a little, he took a deep breath, and just stretched out his hand, but immediately retracted it, and continued to stare at Leopard Reese.

"It's just a fever reducer, it's fine...... I promise. Although he was a little impatient, Leopard Rees smiled and said, "Eat it, and the fever will go away." ”

The Western Dragon gradually calmed down, and he finally took the medicine slowly and swallowed it.

"Thank you for your trust!" Leopard Rees sat down on the bed. The dragon automatically shrank a little to the side. Cheetah said, "My name is Nichollai, Leopard Reese, I'm fourteen years old, what about you?" ”

"Me?" The Western Dragon pointed at himself, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "My name is Balk Zaka Edo, and you can call me Edo...... I'm also fourteen years old. ”

"Are you fourteen too?!" Leopard Rees asked, looking at the dragon's purple-black body.

"Hmm." Edo nodded.

"By the way, why don't you go home on a rainy day?" "Besides, you're still a dragon, how dangerous it is out there!" ”

"Home? ......" the Western Dragon was silent for a while and said, "I don't have a home......"

"For ...... Why? ”

"My parents died under the iron hooves of the right wing to protect me, and my home was also devastated. Since I was seven years old, I had to live with other dragons, but I didn't expect them to make a comeback!" Edo said.

"This ......" Before Leopard Rees could speak, Edo tried to get out of bed, but Leopard Rees immediately stopped him.

"Where do you want to go?" "You're badly injured right now, and you have a high fever, don't hold on!" ”

"Thank you for your help, but...... I can't drag you all the time. Edo said, still trying to move his body.

"We ...... What do you mean? Leopard Ris asked, confused.

"Even though I'm in a desperate situation, I don't want to occupy your house for a little longer." "And if your parents see me when they come home, what will they think?" ”

Hearing this, Leopardris's heart was instantly stung, and he let go of his hand and sat on the bed and fell silent.

"Leopard Reese, what's wrong with you?"

"My parents...... They won't come back. He choked up his tears.

"Why?"

Leopard Rees shook his head: "When I was eight years old, they were already out of touch. My mom and dad are doing scientific research on dragons, and after they disappeared, not only me, but also their tech group were trying to find them, but unfortunately...... I waited for six whole years, and they didn't even find a trace. ”

He looked up, tears beginning to flow.

"Oh, don't cry!" Edo reached out and wiped the tears from Leopard Reese's face, "We're all the same......"

"Thanks......" Leopard Rees said with a forced smile.

"Edo, are you really not going back?" He asked again.

"Go back? My homeland may be only the souls that have died, so what can I do when I go back? Edo shook his head and said.

"In that case, then Edo...... Since we are all people who have lost our parents, can we become family? Leopard Rees thought for a moment and said.

"Family?" Edo asked, "What is family?" ”

"You don't even understand this?" Seeing Edo's half-understanding, Leopard Rees said, "Your mom and dad are your family, your family, your family, it's you, uh...... People who can respect and care for each other are called family members! ”

"And what are we?" Edo asked, "You can't be my father, can you?" ”

"We ...... We're good brothers! ”

"But can we trust each other?" Edo asked, his wings leaning forward a little behind him, "What if I'm a bad person, I'm not sure you're a good person." ”

"Do the bad guys still have to wait until this time?" "If one of the two of us is a bad guy, then no one can talk to you right now." ”

"Hee-hee, that's right." Edo said with a smile.

"Then we'll ......," Leopard Ris held out his hand.

"What does that mean?" Edo's question really destroyed the sense of ritual that had just risen.

"You've been growing up for fourteen years, haven't you even heard of the etiquette of 'shaking hands'?" Leopard Rees asked impatiently.

"Oh, I see." Edo finally put his hand on it.

"So, we're family now...... Brother? He asked.

"Hmm...... Good brother, never the same! Leopard Rees said with a smile.

Edo thought for a moment and said together: "Forever the same!" ”

Lake's door was pushed open again, and the two right-wing agents who had been drenched in soup walked in.

"Chief, the dragon we just chased...... Run! ”

"This happens at least a few hundred times a day, but only you will be bored enough to report it to me, why, is that dragon not going to have gold on it?"

"Chief, the dragon we're chasing is the red target on the detection list."

"That was still taken away by a little ghost!" Another agent should be reconciled.

"Oh, is that so?" Ryke's expression gradually relaxed, he smiled and said, "It seems that the situation is a bit urgent, so let's do it, since the target is on the red list, then I will provide you with some help, and my condition is also very simple, that is, to capture that dragon back!" ”

"Also, you go and ask someone to help me find out the identity of that dragon and the little imp you talked about!"

"Yes!"

In the evening, Leopard Rees made himself a cup of coffee, and he did not forget to make a cup for Edor.

"You can't sleep with coffee." Edo said.

"We're probably going to have to stay up all night tonight." Leopard Rees said apologetically, "I'm sorry you couldn't get a good night's sleep on the first night you came. ”

"It's okay...... So what are we going to do tonight? ”

"Prepare a lot of things...... Including tomorrow's reconnaissance. Leopard Ris said, opening the drawer of his desk, and Edor leaned in to see a pistol and a submachine gun lying quietly in the wooden drawer.