"Wait, Amos, let George and the other five be in the middle, and us adults be in the outer circle," Irene instructed.
"Okay!" After saying that, Amos drove the five little tree people to take root.
On this side of the market, the tree people took root and rested in worry. On the other side of the forest, Josiah was still running wildly with Lingling in his arms.
It was completely dark at this time, and the low roars of wild beasts could be heard all around.
Josiah ran while observing Lingling's sleeping face in his arms. Seeing that she showed some signs of waking up, he quickly pulled her cloak closer, trying to block out the child's terrifying roars.
However, the bumps of running and the sounds around her eventually woke Lingling up. Not only that, even the little winged tiger in her arms opened its big ice-blue eyes in confusion.
After waking up, Lingling saw that everything around her was pitch black. She clutched Josiah's cloak with some fear and asked in a trembling voice, "Brother, where is Lingling?"
"Awoo?" Huhu, who had just woken up in Lingling's arms, asked the same question.
Josiah had to slow down his pace and explained in a low voice, "Lingling, it's getting dark now. Your parents haven't had time to find you yet, so I'm taking you home to rest for a night and will bring you back to find them tomorrow."
Ling Ling felt the rise and fall of her brother's chest beneath her, listened to his rapid heartbeat, and knew that her brother was very tired from carrying her.
So he obediently suppressed the panic of waking up and not seeing his familiar family members.
She said to Josiah in a pitiful voice, "Brother, you must keep your word and send Lingling back tomorrow."
"Don't worry, brother always keeps his word. Lingling, hold on to brother. I need to hurry home. It's getting dark and it's very dangerous outside."
"Okay!" Lingling clenched her fists and responded crisply.
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