The tree spirit drew his bow and arrow at the man, and the pair of comrades who had just fought side by side suddenly became hostile.

"I want to go to Duan Canal." Behind the man, Ciri suddenly said sullenly, "I have nowhere else to go."

“Kid, you don’t know what you are talking about.” The man protecting Ciri whispered, but lowered his hand that was holding the hilt of the sword.

He may be willing to help others, but he never meddles in other people's affairs. This is one of the principles of behavior that people like him have summed up over the years - only help those who ask for help.

Seeing this, the tree spirit Brian also put away his bow and arrow with satisfaction.

"Kid, you don't know what decision you just made." The man sighed again.

The tree spirit Brian went to scout around. According to her, the giant centipedes of Yugoen are social animals. They need to leave here as soon as possible to avoid being surrounded by the centipedes, so they need the tree spirit who is familiar with the environment to find a way to go.

“In fact, I know.” Ciri whispered, glancing stealthily in the direction of the dryad.

"That's a dryad, right? I've learned about them. Dryads are a race of only females, so they capture little human girls and use some dryad magic to turn them into little dryads, right?"

"I've also read in books that they would capture men of other races to have children with, but I don't understand the principle behind this."

To a child, magic seems easier to understand than physiological science.

The man looked at Ciri in surprise. He was amazed at the knowledge and rationality displayed in Ciri's words: "Well... it's hard for me to explain to you the principle of the reproduction of tree spirits, little lady. Maybe the conversion of magic is easier."

Facing the man's surprised gaze, Ciri sniffed. She seemed to have a cold.

"I also know that this forest is full of them, and you definitely can't beat them, you are not Lann." Ciri looked at the tree spirit not far away and whispered, "Lann taught me that as a male... I will definitely be kidnapped and encounter villains who are more powerful than me.

He told me that at this time, I should first agree to the other party's conditions to give myself a chance to escape. When the other party relaxes his vigilance, I can find a chance to slip out and hide somewhere, and then wait for him to come and rescue me. "

The man didn't know what expression to make. The girl in front of him was so unexpected.

But he was pessimistic about Ciri's plan: "You are very smart, little Ciri. But I don't think the one who taught you this method... Lan? He can come here to save you."

"Lan will definitely come, definitely!" Ciri raised her head proudly, ignoring the man's doubts.

"You saved me and were willing to confront the tree spirit for me. You look like a good person. Lan taught me that I can use my advantages to find someone to help me when I encounter difficulties instead of doing it myself." Ciri continued to look at the man.

"I'm hiring you to protect me now. I have a lot of money, enough to provide a mercenary like you with a comfortable life for the rest of your life. If you have any enemies, I can also ask someone to chop off their heads for you. Don't worry, my words count. My grandmother gave me this right."

"Do you have the right to chop off anyone's head at will? That's not a good grandmother." The man said with a smile, "It seems that you are a princess? Which country are you from?"

"Don't say bad things about my grandmother. If it weren't for you saving me, what you just said would be enough to chop off your head." Xili said angrily, "Because you saved me, you have this privilege.

Lann also taught me that I should not take another's sacrifice for granted, even if that person was willing to give his life for me. If someone died for me, I should reward him and treat his family well.

You just blocked the centipede for me and saved my life. So I give you the privilege and forgive you for knocking me away and for your rude words to my grandmother. But you also have to be careful with your words, understand? Otherwise, I will take back your privilege. "

The man thought that the little girl in front of him was so interesting. He had seen many princesses, but never one like the one in front of him, so...it made it difficult for him to think of words to describe her at the first sight.

"Your Lann must not have had a good relationship with your grandmother," the man teased, "But you have a point, my young prince. I will cherish the privilege you give me."

"Don't care about things you shouldn't care about." Ciri sniffed, "If you perform well, I can even make you a knight, understand? You can become a noble. But I won't personally anoint you, because only Lann is my knight, and my knight can only be him."

"Yes, yes." The man coaxed in a low voice, "So Sir Lann is your knight. Speaking of which, I met Baron Freixenet outside the forest. He said he lost a princess. You are the princess he lost, right?"

"Lane is the Earl now, but he will always be my knight. When you rescue me, you will also gain his friendship. He is a very powerful man, you will know." Ciri said, "So don't mention Freixenet anymore, even if he is your friend."

Brian, who was observing the situation nearby, came back and reminded the two to set off early as night was approaching and they needed to find a place to camp.

Ciri suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask, "No, that's not right. Freixenet can't enter the forest, so why can you come in? Why didn't the tree spirit kill you?"

"Because strictly speaking, I'm not human," the man replied. "I'm Geralt of Rivia, a witcher."

"Well, Geralt of Rivia. Get ready, I'm going to escape tonight."

…

Lane knew something was wrong, but he didn't know what.

According to the original plot, the witcher Geralt will accept the commission of King Brugger to convey the peace agreement to the Queen of Dryads in the next few days, and accidentally rescue Ciri who was attacked by the giant centipede of Yggdrasil.

The experienced demon hunter got the princess' identity out of her mouth after a few questions and decided to take Ciri to meet the prince in Weiden.

Ciri, who didn't want to be married off, immediately clung to the Dryad's thigh and wanted to follow her to Brokilon, the Dryad's capital. It was not until she met the Dryad Queen that she knew she was going to be transformed into a Dryad.

In the end, for some unknown reason (Lann guessed it was the ancient blood), Ciri was not affected by the tree spirit's transformation magic, and the tree spirit queen allowed Geralt to take Ciri away.

The above plot should have ended a day ago. According to normal development, Ciri could have been spanked by Queen Calanthe in the palace at this time.

The fact is that Ciri is still missing in the forest.

Looking at the tree spirits in front of him, Lan needed to know what went wrong.

Lann stepped over the bodies of the Weeden soldiers on the ground and walked to the front of the team, shouting loudly: "Tree spirits, we come for peace!"