Chapter 25: Johnny in Progress Part II

"Grandma, Grandma, Yana was bitten on the ass by a bumblebee!Grandma, Grandma, come quickly!" and a little boy ran anxiously to the open space in front of the hut, and called out loudly to the old woman, and her expression was vivid.

The old woman in the house, hearing the boy's cries, immediately opened the wooden door and came out, complaining, "I have told you not to go over there to play, and if you play it you will not be crazy enough, you will be stung by a wasp." It's not serious, take me to see it, fortunately, the ointment I boiled last time hasn't run out. Why don't you let grandma worry so much, so you didn't have an accident after being around for a while. ”

Looking at the anxiously departing grandmother, Luo Xian thought to himself, these bear children will not really find a wasp to sting Yana's buttocks.

Children can do this kind of thing, and in order to deceive the adults and escape punishment, they can rack their brains and come up with countless methods, including making one of the unlucky people suffer a little.

Before Luo Xian could figure out what to do, Geralt couldn't wait to rush into the cabin, he didn't want to wait for a moment, he just wanted to find out the situation in this village as soon as possible, find out if Ciri and Anna had anything to do with it, and didn't want to waste a little more time.

Seeing the two of them come in again, the little boy who was standing alone in the wooden house shrank into the corner, hoping to escape the sight of the two, but Geralt came for him.

"Don't be afraid," Geralt was the first to speak in comfort.

"I don't know anything. ”

"We won't hurt you. ”

The little boy was anxious and looked around, "Where's Grandma?

"She's busy. Geralt crouched down to make himself look less tall so that the kid could be more receptive, "We just want to know where Johnny is, he knows a little bit more, right?"

"You're not going to hurt him, are you? Because he's real, and because she's ugly, people don't like her, and I have the best relationship with him, so I'm not lying. ”

"We promise you that we will never hurt him. ”

As if realizing that he couldn't say anything, the little boy let out a sigh, "Not long ago, Johnny used to come to the village to play, because grandma liked to hear him sing. About a dozen days ago, when we went to pick shiitake mushrooms in the woods, Johnny said that he had seen a gray-haired girl in the swamp. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Geralt's mouth finally couldn't help but show a smile, "Very good, where can we find Johnny? ”

"At the edge of the village there was a grassy meadow with a strange tree where Johnny met us. Usually you can find him around there, but, I don't know why, Johnny hasn't been here for the last few days, and I don't know if something is wrong, if you do find him, please help me ask him. ”

"Thank you~"

Geralt seemed very happy to get the answer he wanted to know in two sentences, and before his grandmother returned, the two of them immediately left the cabin, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to the children.

"It seems that this so-called sad trail, we have come to the right place, and that Johnny should know something. Luo Xian opened his mouth to comfort, because he knew what Geralt, a hundred-year-old father, had silently given on the way to find his adopted daughter.

"Yes, find Johnny first, there's a meadow near the village with a strange tree on it, the target should be easy to find, let's get started. ”

The tree is easy to find, a large tree that requires seven or eight people to hold hands to fence, growing on a rare dry ground in the northwest of the village.

The tree is indeed strange, and although it looks like a normal tree, there is not a single leaf on the hanging branches, and there are six hollows of various sizes on the trunk on one side.

Is this what children call the six-eyed tree?

Luo Xian was keenly aware that there were some disgusting water ghosts roaming around, and he killed them at will, and then it was time for Detective Geralt to appear.

Easily, through his beast vision, he noticed strange footprints near the tree, unlike the children in the village, this footprint led to the depths of the swamp, and it was barefoot, about the size of a child.

According to Geralt's judgment, the owner of the footprints was most likely the mysterious Johnny of the child's mouth.

Following the looming footprints, the two explored the swamp and finally found a mound, and the end of the footprints extended to a sun-drenched crypt beneath the mound.

The crypt is very deep, and because there is no sunlight, it is difficult to see what is inside.

What kind of child can live in such a place? Luo Xian couldn't help but wonder, could it be a little water ghost who could speak human words?

From the outside, it is a well-cared for crypt. Dried vines were laid on the ground as mats, and some thin plant suji vines were neatly tended and even woven into different patterns to hang on the walls of the crypt.

The crypt was much higher than the surrounding ground, and even heavy rain could not submerge it, and Luo Xian now somewhat understood why the owner of the crypt had built it on the sunny side. In addition to sheltering from the wind and rain, it is rocky and difficult to spot.

"Hello Johnny, we have something to help us do, so we've come here to disturb you. "Luo Xian and Geralt did not rush into the crypt, but first shouted a few words at the mouth of the crypt, they must respect their master.

Sure enough, there was someone in the crypt, and as soon as Luo Xian's words were finished, the sound of Xi Xisuo came from the depths of the crypt, getting closer and closer, and it seemed that something was coming towards the mouth of the crypt.

After a while, two large, watery eyes appeared at the mouth of the crypt, and Ba looked out on the dirt wall of the crypt.

The owner of the eyes wore a wreath on his head, and he looked at Luo Xian with cold air.

The two eyes are indeed beautiful, they are the type that are large and round, except that the whites of the eyes are blue, and the pupils are black on a yellow background.

Two eyes occupy a third of the owner's head, and on the gray, wrinkled skin hang two large eyes, which can scare people half to death if they are encountered in the middle of the night.

This Johnny looks really fresh and refined.

"Don't be afraid, we were introduced by a child from the swamp village, and he said you can help us. We have something to ask you about, and you know a lot here. Luo first settled down and carefully explained the intention of the two.

Rossien motioned for Geralt and himself to stand a little further away from the mouth of the crypt, so as not to put pressure on the owner of the crypt.

The gray body hesitated slightly, and then bowed out.

Johnny in the child's mouth was about a meter tall, gray and wrinkled skin, and brown hair with a wreath of small flowers and grass. Only the lower half of the body was wrapped around an apron made of unknown material, and there was no other clothing in the rest of the place.

No wonder the boy said that everyone else thinks Johnny is ugly, where is this just ugly, it is simply the kind that scares passers-by, Johnny is definitely not human.

"Kabu Goblin?" Geralt asked, confused, who seemed to recognize Johnny's origin.

The little gray man on the opposite side shook his head.

"Lutin Goblin?"

The villain shook his head again.

Geralt thought for a moment, "Ah, it's a little earth spirit. It's hard to see you on the mainland now. ”

Finally, the villain on the opposite side nodded.

It turns out that the villain named Johnny is a little earth spirit.

Although the little earth spirit has big eyes, his face is inevitably full of wrinkles, and he looks like he is seventy or eighty, which makes people anxious to look at, no wonder the children don't like to play with him.

Geralt whispered to Luo Xian to explain what a small earth spirit was.

The so-called Little Earth Spirits are a kind of guardian spirits that have existed since ancient times, and they are forest creatures that like to live in caves or hollow tree stumps.

They are very playful, and like human children, they like to play pranks everywhere, but they are shy by nature, and will always try not to be seen or noticed by the objects they guard.

Born with a natural attraction to joy and innocence, they enjoy spending time with children, usually only for young humans.

The little earth spirits are very intelligent and hardworking, and are happy to help the people they protect with small things, and the only reward they ask for is a sign of respect and a little food or tools, after all, they also have to live. However, if you are treated rudely, unappreciated, or rude, you will also be offended and troubled by them.

The little earth spirits value tranquility, and when the population of the village they guard becomes too large, or they do not receive the respect of the people in the village, they will leave their place forever and find another place.

The current era is no longer the ancient times of Chengping, and there are wars everywhere, so it is rare to find traces of small earth spirits on the mainland. Demon hunters and witches alike wonder if this ancient creature has migrated to other continents.

Johnny didn't answer, just smiled and nodded in agreement with Geralt's description of his race.

"You live here?"

Luo Xian's question on the other side, Xiao Di Ling, tapped hard with his hands on his hips, making himself feel very proud.

"This cave is very comfortable to keep and the location is good. You must be well aware of what's going on in the swamp around here. Aren't you worried about the monsters in the neighborhood?"

Luo Xian's compliment made Xiao Diling smile, and then he slapped his chest twice, and then raised his hands to make a powerful movement, indicating that he was very powerful and not afraid at all.

This kid is not only stumbling, why can't he speak, Luo Xian is a little worried about him, can this kid find a partner when he grows up?

No, the boy said that grandma likes to listen to Johnny sing, he can talk!

"We're looking for a woman with gray hair, have you seen it?" Geralt was also straightforward when he saw the opportunity, and directly asked the question he wanted to ask.

I saw Johnny nodding, how comfortable this action seemed to Geralt's eyes, and he finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Please tell us from the beginning. Where did you see her, what was she doing? It's important to us, and there's a good chance she's my missing daughter. ”

I saw that Johnny didn't speak, just kept staring at him.

"Why don't you say it?" Geralt couldn't wait and wanted to take a step forward, but was pulled by Luo Xian.