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It wasn't coming from the clouds in the sky; someone or something was spreading the snow.
Nan Xizi should have been careful, but she seemed to be preoccupied at the moment and didn't notice anything.
Fortunately, the snow was indeed lighter, and the driver didn’t have to be as cautious as before. At least he could see the road clearly.
Yamanaka and Konno stood at the gate and knocked hard on the iron gate, but because of the snow and wind, no one inside could hear them.
"Look in the mountains, there's a doorbell here."
Shanzhong thought to himself that he was stupid because there was snow on the doorbell and he didn't notice it just now. He reached out and pressed the doorbell, and soon the door inside opened and a young woman came out.
She is about 20 years old, she is a nursery teacher employed here, her name is Yukari, and she is also the teacher of the children.
"TAC team? You are Beidou's colleagues, right? What can I do for you?" Teacher Yu Jiali saw the uniforms of the two people clearly and opened the gate while speaking.
"You know Beidou?"
"Yes, Mr. Beidou is a loving person who often comes here to visit the children. Please come in first, it's too cold outside."
The TAC team was certainly not suspicious, so she directly invited the two into the house.
It was really cold outside. To be honest, Konno and Yamanaka were almost frozen. They were thankful to have a place to warm up temporarily, so they didn't refuse.
When passing by the huge snowman, Shanzhong suddenly stopped, knocked on the snowman with the handle of the TAC gun, and found that it was not made of snow, but seemed to be made of plastic.
"Ah, this was delivered this morning by a man dressed as Santa Claus. He left the snowman and went away without saying anything. It must be a gift for children."
"Santa Claus?"
But considering that today is Christmas, it doesn't seem strange to wear Santa Claus clothes. Shan Zhong didn't take it to heart. He just thought the snowman's shape was a little strange.
A large plastic toy.
The two of them entered the house, and the warmth that hit them made them feel like they were back on earth. The fire in the fireplace was blazing, and even without turning on the lights, it could illuminate the house.
"Kids, these two are the older brothers from the TAC team, and they are colleagues of Brother Beidou."
"Ah, it's Team TAC!"
"It really is the TAC team."
Yamanaka and Konno were soon surrounded by a group of children, the youngest of whom was six or seven years old, and the oldest was no more than eleven or twelve years old.
Yamanaka was not used to such a scene. He regretted that he came empty-handed and should have brought some gifts. But he didn't know in advance that he would visit the welfare home.
On the contrary, Konno seemed more at ease, chatting and laughing with the children.
"Look, we're here to investigate this snowstorm. Is there anything strange going on here?"
"Strange things?" Yukari thought for a moment, then smiled apologetically and shook her head, "Sorry, I was in the house with the kids all day today, and I didn't notice anything strange."
"Is that so? That's okay. Would it be convenient for me to look around?"
"Of course it's okay, please feel free to do as you please."
I walked around the house in the mountains twice and didn't find anything suspicious. This was indeed just an ordinary welfare home.
At this time, the sound of a car was heard outside the house.
"It seems like someone is coming?"
Yukari opened the door and saw Beidou getting out of the car. He and Nan were holding a large cardboard box.
"Ah, it's Beidou, Beidou is here!"
"Beidou?"
"Ah, Yamanaka, Konno, why are you here?"
[Betray...die, tear them apart...tear them apart, tear them all apart]
Ling, who was just getting out of the car and stepping into the snow, suddenly stopped and looked into the deep snow in the distance.
what sound?
Someone is indeed talking.
But for a moment she couldn't tell the direction from which the sound came, the sound was scattered in the wind and snow, like an echo in the valley, with no source.
"What's wrong? It's so cold outside. Come in quickly."
"Hmm." Unable to find the source of the sound, Lingye had no choice but to give up.
"Children, children, Brother Beidou is here and has brought gifts to everyone."
"Ah, it's Brother Beidou!"
"Gifts, does everyone have any?"
"Yes, everyone has." Yukari clapped her hands, "Also, I have another good news to tell you all. Because you are all good kids, the Cardcaptors from Tokyo are here to visit you all today!"
"Cardcaptor? Which Cardcaptor?"
Some people asked, but as Yukari pulled aside the door curtain, no further introduction was needed.
"It's Sakura! It's really the Cardcaptor Girl, Sakura is really here!"
"And Freya! Wow, and Tomoyo!"
This was much more enthusiastic than meeting Beidou. The Cardcaptor Girls from TV really appeared before their eyes. It was like a dream for the children.
Sakura and Ling also looked at each other.
[The key that hides the power of darkness, please show me your true power. Sakura, who has signed a contract with you, orders you to lift the seal! ]
[Guardian of the Stars, in the name of the bloodline of the Kuro family, Freya, who has made a contract with you, orders you to lift the seal! ]
Without a doubt, this was a Christmas the children will never forget.
Beidou felt helpless, even his gift was not attractive anymore.
But never mind, as long as the kids are happy.
Chapter 190: Evil Ghost
"Beidou is really kindhearted. You have come here every year for so many years. The mountain was blocked by heavy snow, and I thought you would not come, but you came anyway."
Yukari said as she sorted through the Christmas presents that Bokuto had brought, handing them out to the children one by one.
"Don't worry, everyone has one."
I couldn’t get enough of looking at the happy smiles on the children’s faces after receiving the gifts.
"No, it's Miss Yukari. Thank you for taking care of these children."
"I am a Christian, this is my belief. 'I will have mercy on those who have not received mercy, and I will say to those who were not my people, 'You are my people,' and they will say, 'You are my God.' This is the Lord's teaching to us."
These children who have no one to take care of them are Yu Jiali's children.
Beidou has no opinion on religious beliefs, but he admires Teacher Yukari. Religion itself may be foolish, but it is never wrong to guide people to do good.
[Tear up these pagans... the unworthy descendants who have forgotten their ancestors...]
Suddenly, an abrupt voice came from the roar of the storm, mixed with the whistling wind, and it was a little hard to hear. It didn't sound like people talking, but more like the noise of the wind and snow itself. Beidou stopped and listened attentively, but still couldn't hear it clearly.
"Yuko, did you hear any sound?"
Nan Xizi shook her head and didn't pay attention.
Beidou looked at Lingye again, but found that the girl had already walked out of the house. Beidou quickly chased after her.
"Did you hear that too?"
"Yeah, I heard it when I got off the bus. But I didn't hear where the sound came from."
Ling also opened the door, and the biting cold wind from outside came in, and the two walked out of the house. Because the children were performing a play, no one noticed that they went out.
"Do you know what's going on?"
"I don't know, but I can roughly feel where the sound is coming from." Ling also pointed to the opposite hilltop, the col where snow was falling, "It should be there."
"You have really good hearing," Beidou said sincerely.
But it wasn't hearing, Ling also felt it. She couldn't clearly describe that feeling, not like a monster, a super beast or a spaceman, but a more vague feeling.
"Brother Beidou, you stay here."
"what?"
"Because you see, if a monster shows up, the only one that's going to be attacked here is the orphanage, right?"
Apart from this, there were no other houses in this area of mountains and forests, it was all wasteland, and there was nothing to destroy.
"I'll go over there and take a look. You and Sister Yuko stay here. If there's any danger, you guys should be responsible for protecting the orphanage. I may not be able to take care of it."
Beidou wanted to go along, but thought that the orphanage really needed protection.
"Then please be extremely careful."
Walking past the huge plastic snowman, Lingye's figure walked into the wind and snow, and quickly disappeared from Beidou's sight after turning the corner of the forest path.
The snow had accumulated to the depth of my calf. It didn't seem like it had been snowing for a few hours. Even if it was a blizzard, it would have taken a whole day. But the fact was that it had only been two hours since it started snowing.
This snow is abnormal.
It was difficult to walk in the calf-deep snow, but if there were other people around, they would have noticed that Ling was walking without any hindrance.
The snow obediently formed a path under the girl's feet, and she walked as if she were strolling in the path of her own garden. Leisurely and briskly, with her high-top leather boots making a tapping sound.
The biting cold wind became gentle in front of her, and the heavy snow also calmed down, floating towards her tentatively and flatteringly to say hello, before falling down again.
"Can you tell me who brought you here?" Ling also asked the snow. This snow was not natural snow, and it might be able to tell her where she came from.
But the wind and snow are just naughty elves. They don’t understand much and are too stupid to answer this question.
Seeing this, Ling did not force it. She was surrounded by snowflakes and walked step by step on the country road.
"No, I'm not angry. Winter is your season. You have the right to play as you please."
If someone else saw this, they would have no idea who the girl was talking to. And the snowflakes were even happier, being blown by the wind, as if they were leading the way ahead.
All things have spirits, but ordinary people are confused in the world and cannot hear or see them.
At some point, the snow and wind suddenly stopped, and Ling knew that she had arrived.
This is a spruce forest.
It was already dark, and because of the weather, there were no stars or moon. But the snow on the ground made the sky brighter, just like dusk or dawn. Without a clock, it would be impossible to tell the time.