Bai Jiu didn't dare to say anything more and turned off his anger. Considering Lingling's current condition, he decided to let her communicate with the elf by herself.

......

After organizing his words in his mind, Josiah paced back and forth with Lingling in his arms, and asked expectantly, "So your name is Lingling? What a lovely name. I want to ask how you knew my face was sick?"

Actually, Josiah had some selfish motives when he asked this question. Even though he hadn't told anyone else, the child could accurately know that there was something wrong with his face. Maybe—

"Oh, Lingling felt it." Lingling, who was still immersed in sadness, did not forget to cover for Bai Jiu. The tacit understanding over the years made her know that she could not tell others about Uncle Bai's existence, so she changed her words.

Bai Jiu bites the handkerchief: Oh oh ~ my good baby ~

But in fact, this statement was not a lie to Josiah. She did feel that there was a bad aura on Josiah, and the aura was strongest on his face.

Thinking of this, Lingling remembered that her brother had rejected her before and had just stopped her from going to his house. Now she was lost from Grandma Irene and the others.

She was overwhelmed with sadness again, and crystal tears rolled down from her beautiful big eyes, crying so hard that people's hearts were tightened.

Seeing that the child started crying again after he asked a few questions, Josiah felt overwhelmed and simply stopped talking. He held Lingling in his arms and walked back and forth, patting her back gently.

"Baby, be good~ Be good~" A pleasant voice coaxed Lingling softly.

After being rocked, Lingling, who was tired of crying, finally stopped crying and gradually fell asleep while being coaxed to sleep.

......

Deep in the forest, inside the market, and on various small roads.

“Lingling! Lingling!”

"Lingling! Where are you——"

"Lingling, do you hear your brother/grandma/uncle's voice——"

The same calling sound came from different places. The tree people were anxiously and worriedly looking for Lingling, and even resorted to using magic to transmit the message in crowded places.

Passersby were disturbed by their shouting, but seeing how anxious they looked, they guessed that their child was lost. In the end, they didn't have the heart to blame them. You know, every cub of the various non-human races is extremely precious. If their child was lost, they might be more anxious and angry than them.

There were also enthusiastic passersby who took the initiative to come forward and ask if they could help them look for it.

Without exception, they received sincere gratitude from the tree people.

"Thank you, thank you very much. Her name is Lingling. She's over two years old and very easy to recognize. She's in human form now. She's a very cute little girl with fair skin, big eyes, and she's wearing a light green dress."

Passersby, after learning Lingling's characteristics, also began to help look for her.

but. . . . . .

Everyone was looking in the wrong direction. Perhaps because they were so anxious that they lost the ability to think, no one went back to look for it.

In this way, the group of people searched anxiously until dusk deepened and the afterglow in the sky gradually dissipated.

"The forest is very dangerous at night. We have to go back." Josiah muttered to himself while holding Lingling and looking at the sky.

Looking around, there was still no sign of the tree people. Josiah, who had been waiting for a long time, sighed and finally gave up.

He planned to take the child back first and come back tomorrow to continue waiting for the child's parents.

Thinking of this, he decided not to waste any more time, and used his magic to quickly leave while holding Lingling.

Before leaving, he found a large wooden board and stuck it into the ground.

Written on it in common language was the following: "Friends of the Tree People, it is getting dark and the forest is full of dangers. I have to go ahead. Your child is safe. I will bring her back tomorrow and continue to wait for you. - Josiah of the Elf."

He had to hurry. If it got completely dark, he might encounter wild beasts if he continued on his journey. He wasn't afraid of anything when he was alone, but he had to be careful when he was with a cub.

In this way, after searching for a long time without finding the child, the tree people, who were gradually feeling desperate, gathered back to the market entrance and unexpectedly received a surprise.

A tree man found Josiah's plank.

"Erin, Amos, come quickly, there's news about Lingling!"

Hearing the shouts of their tribesmen, they hurried over.

With the remaining light, they carefully identified the words on the wooden board and finally felt much more at ease.

At least they knew that the child was safe and had just been taken away by the elves. They would be able to wait for the child to come back tomorrow.

Amos was still a little unwilling: "Erin, why don't we go to the elves and bring Lingling back."

Irene glanced at him and asked, "Do you know where the elves are?"

Amos: "I don't know, but I know they also live in the Firefly Forest. I can look for them. I really can't wait any longer."

"Yes, yes, grandma, we can't wait either." The five little tree people also came over and responded.

Irene knew they were anxious, but since Lingling was not taken away by wild beasts or monsters, but by a mysterious elf, there was no need to worry. The elves were as gentle as theirs, and Lingling should be fine with them.

There are five little tree people in their group. They are also the young ones of the tribe. She cannot ignore the safety of these five children.

"Stop talking. The Firefly Forest is so huge, there's no way we can go looking for it after dark. Just be patient and wait until tomorrow. I know you're worried about Lingling, so we won't go back tonight. Let's find an area to plant roots. I'll draw a defensive magic circle and wait here tonight."

Seeing that Irene said this, Amos had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and go to call on his people to settle down and rest.

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