A person wearing a light green cloak was seen walking slowly where Lingling pointed. It was the elf who had just rejected his little doll.
He seemed to have sold all his things and was walking on the path carrying a brown cloth bag.
But no matter how slowly he walked, he was still a tall man of 1.8 meters, and one step of his could take Lingling's short legs several steps.
Seeing that Elf Brother was about to walk away, Lingling turned around to look at the adults who were still busy.
"Brother, Grandma, Uncle, Lingling, please leave for a while——"
But the entrance to the market was also very lively and noisy all around, and the busy tree people didn't hear Lingling's baby voice.
Too late for the bird!
Lingling said sorry in her heart, then hugged Huhu and chased after him with her short legs.
"Brother—brother—" he shouted loudly while running.
Amos seemed to hear a familiar voice, turned his head to look, then thought he had misheard, so he continued to work.
"Brother—brother—huff, huff~" Lingling, who was running out of breath, finally caught up with Josiah, who was walking slowly, at the edge of a bush.
Lingling ran too fast and suddenly braked, bumping into Josiah's leg. She was bounced back and fell into the grass, landing on her butt.
"Ouch~" Lingling sat down in the grass holding Huhu and cried out softly.
"It hurts~" Lingling was still hurt from the fall even though there was some grass cushion. She looked at Josiah who turned around with tears in her eyes.
"Are you okay?" Bai Jiu and Josiah asked at the same time.
Seeing Josiah also turned around to talk to Lingling, Bai Jiu could only quickly say, "Baby, you can't just run away from adults like this. Say a few words and go back quickly."
"No, it's okay. I'm fine." The first two words were replied to Josiah, and the last two words were replied to Bai Jiu.
Lingling was helped up from the ground by Josiah. She endured the faint pain in her buttocks and listened to Uncle Bai's words. She hurriedly asked, "Brother, where do you live? Can Lingling come to see you?"
Josiah was about to ask why the little kid was here and where the adults had gone: . . .
Is the way kids greet each other these days so weird?
However, when the child chased after her with a small animal in her arms, she fell on her butt and her pretty little skirt was covered in dust.
Josiah couldn't bear it after all, and replied softly: "My brother lives far away, you can't go."
After hearing this, Lingling's eyes, which were already tearful, became even more moist, as if tears were about to fall in the next second.
Josiah panicked and quickly added, "Even though you can't go, you can go if your family takes you."
After a pause, he asked doubtfully, "Speaking of which, where is your master?"
Lingling's little body stiffened. She had just run here by herself. It seemed that her grandma and the others didn't know that Lingling was a bad kid.
Guilty, she pointed toward the market entrance and said weakly, "Grandma and the others are there."
Josiah looked over there, but didn't see the Ents. "Where are they?"
Lingling was also a little confused by the question: "No, isn't it right there?" She turned around and looked over.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
"Wuuuuwaa, wuuuu, grandma, grandma and the others are gone, wuuuu." Lingling's tears, which had been held back for a long time, finally fell.
Bai Jiu: This is what happens when children run around.
Josiah: Damn it, the baby is crying and lost.
Lingling ran back crying.
Josiah was worried about leaving such a small child alone, so after thinking it over, he pulled up his hat and followed behind.
Lingling ran back to the original position with Huhu in her arms, panting, and found that the tree people who were there just now were gone. She stood there in a daze for a moment.
"Wuwuwu, wuwuwu" Lingling was crying so hard that she couldn't speak. The panic of losing her family instantly overwhelmed her.
A feeling of loneliness that had not appeared for a long time suddenly hit her. The cold laboratory and the cold experimenters. Lingling seemed to be back in the laboratory in a trance. Although the surroundings were still very lively, she still felt cold all over.
Josiah noticed that something was wrong with the child, and without caring about his own face, he quickly held Lingling in his arms.
He said in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Brother is with you. Brother is with you waiting for your adults here. They will definitely come back to find you."
"Come back?" Lingling asked blankly.
"That's right. If they can't find you, they will definitely come back. Little kid, if you're lost, just wait for your parents where you are. Your parents will find you. Be good~" Josiah explained gently.
"Okay, burp, okay." The little guy who was crying and hiccuping finally recovered a little.
Bai Jiu was also very worried just now, but Lingling's spiritual sea was like being hit by a hurricane in an instant, and it was in chaos. He couldn't find a chance to comfort her.
Seeing Lingling had regained her composure, he quickly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, baby. Uncle Bai will wait with you. Your brothers will definitely come back to find Lingling."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Bai." Lingling responded obediently with a tearful voice.
Bai Jiu felt particularly uncomfortable hearing his child's pitiful voice.
How come Irene and the others disappeared in a moment? Really, oh!
And what happened to Irene and the others?
It turned out that Amos, who originally thought he had misheard, felt something was wrong shortly after he turned around. It seemed to be Lingling's voice.
He hurried to the horses to see the result.
"Oh no, Lingling is missing!" This sentence was like a thunderclap, instantly attracting all the attention of the other tree people.
"Lingling! Lingling is missing? Where did she go?!" Irene ran over from behind.
"I don't know. I seemed to hear Lingling's voice just now, but I thought I heard it wrong. She must have left for a while." Amos blamed himself in frustration.
I looked around but couldn't find Lingling. (Lingling had just fallen into the bushes.)
The tree people didn't even bother to pack up their things. They just threw everything into the car and split up into several groups, heading to the market, the forest, and the forked roads nearby.
In less than a minute, there was no one left at the original spot.
So, before Lingling could say a few words to Josiah, she turned around and didn't see the adults anymore.
The little guy cried in Josiah's fragrant arms, but did not forget to continue hugging his little friend Huhu.
Seeing that the little girl's mood had stabilized, Josiah patted her head. While waiting for the tree people, he continued the question he hadn't asked just now: "Little baby, did you come to me just now to ask me where I live?"
Lingling replied weakly, like a deflated balloon, "Yes, Lingling wants to help my brother with his facial problems, and I need to know where he lives."
Josiah was shocked. He probably hadn't let the little girl see his face. How did she know? And what was the connection between treating his face and knowing where he lived?
Nonsense! Bai Jiu, who didn’t have time to stop Lingling from answering, said… It’s my fault.
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