Luo Xian wore a mask and didn't know the preferences of the children, so the task of greeting him was of course given to Geralt.

"You guys sing so well, it's a very interesting song. Facing the five children who were playing, Geralt opened his mouth and approached them.

"We don't know you, go away. Geralt was polite, but the child was not, and a little girl pointed to the path leading to the village, signaling Geralt to leave.

The other two men and women were all gathered together, their eyes full of nervousness, and it was obvious that they had suddenly appeared here, and Geralt was fully armed to make them vigilant.

"Why are you playing here alone?" Geralt didn't care about the girl's rudeness, out of concern.

"We didn't, we were with my grandmother. ”

"Are you all brothers and sisters, what about your parents?" the children didn't look like they were born to the same mother, but Geralt asked.

"We were all orphans, our parents died, and my grandmother took us in. A little boy explained why, and now it was understandable why there were no adults here, and they were together again.

"All of you?"

"Don't you know that when there is war, there are orphans?" said a girl.

She is quite right, war is a matter for the high-ranking to consider, while the lowly only think about eating and sleeping. War brings glory and victory, but also death and hunger. Because of the war, the simple balance between supply and demand has been broken, and many civilians and soldiers are unable to support their families, or even themselves.

"We're looking for the witches of the hunchback, have you seen them?" Geralt difled from the sad topic and wanted to get into the part he wanted.

"You yourself look like a disgusting witch. ”

Once again, the problem was defeated by the children, who seemed to be still wary of Geralt and Rosin's appearance.

Before Geralt could speak again, the third little girl spoke again, "The swamp... We can't run to the mire, Grandma said no, we'll be punished. ”

The little boy next to him added, "When my brother Jimmy disappeared, my grandmother said it was because he ran into the forest and got lost, and after that I often saw my grandmother crying alone. ”

"It's still possible for him to come back. "Obviously, everyone misses the little boy named Jimmick, and a cute little girl opens her mouth to comfort the little boy.

Seeing that he hadn't heard anything from the children about the swamp witches he wanted to know, Geralt thought again, "Well, let's change the subject. There was a young lady who got lost in the swamp. She has gray hair and a scar on her face, excuse me, have you ever seen anyone like this?"

"There are no young ladies here, we are all children. Except for grandma, grandma is not young anymore. ”

"What about me?" a little girl questioned the little boy's words.

"You don't count, girls have daughters and sons. I didn't expect the little boy to suddenly say such an explanation, Luo Xian was stunned.

It's too ferocious, isn't it?!

At this moment, another little boy next to him also agreed, "I know this, when the army was about to run to the village, I heard an old man say, 'Hide the girls in the woods!' or their daughters will be dangling in front of the soldiers, and how can the poor lads stand this!' Well, that's what he said, I'm sure.'" ”

Hearing what these children said, Luo Xian expressed his helplessness and didn't know how to object. Is it true that the girls don't have breasts? But, then again, are children from other worlds so mature?

Geralt spoke again, "Is there anyone else living here, and it's possible that someone else has seen the girl." ”

"Why are you looking for a young girl, do you want to see her breasts too?"

"Ahem, cough~" Luo Xian coughed involuntarily, he couldn't help it.

"Listen to me, I'm looking for this... Girl, she's in some trouble, there are a lot of very bad and terrible-looking guys who are also looking for her, she's hurt. It's okay if you don't want to help me, but you can try to help her, she's alone, isolated, and needs help. Geralt tried to guide the child to look in another direction.

"How do you know she's here?"

"I heard she came to this swamp to see the witches. ”

"But there are no witches here. ”

"There are only frogs and snakes. ”

"And the Six-Eyed Tree. ”

"The tree had been dormant for a whole year, and I didn't know anything, but there was Johnny, Johnny must have seen it. ”

"What are you arguing about?!yes! That's you!, what are you babbling?" a stern voice suddenly came, and an old woman dressed in yellow-green clothes with gray hair appeared beside the children with a cold face, startling them.

It seems that this stranger is the grandmother in the children's mouth, the kind person who takes care of their lives, and the children look at their grandmother and dare not say a word.

"No outsiders are allowed here, except my children. Who the hell are you? Not only do you carry a sword like a robber, but you also cover your face!"

Geralt was carrying two swords, and Luo Xian was wearing a mask, and to be honest, he really looked a bit like a robber who was blocking the road, no wonder the children were so resistant before.

"Are you taking care of these poor children?" said Geralt, intending to disarm the old woman by a friendly conversation.

"They are all my grandchildren, they live well here, they are not pitiful at all, those children who are not well fed and clothed outside, they are pitiful. ”

"Grandma is very good to us, and there will be fried pork skin soup for lunch later, I can smell the fragrance!"

"We're here looking for someone..."

"Some of the children disappeared when they walked into the woods, you know, this place is too big and dangerous, and I can't go in and look for them as an old man. After that, no one saw them again, and I regretted it. The old woman apparently regarded Geralt and the others as relatives who had come to find the child, and opened her mouth to explain.

"Do you know witches? We've heard that the humpback swamp lives..."

Before Geralt could finish his sentence, his question was immediately ridiculed by the old woman, "Witch? Are you talking about me? You have seen too much, how is it possible? I have neither a broom nor an owl, nor a curved nose, nor warts. ”

"Grandma's nose is beautiful. A little girl took the opportunity to praise the old woman.

"No matter how sweet your mouth is, you can only eat so much at noon, don't think about having an extra piece of meat than others. The old woman had apparently seen through the girl's thoughts.

Geralt returned to the previous topic, "Excuse me, who is Johnny?"

"Johnny Johnny steals and poops and pulls cat hair in the morning. The little boy who had mentioned Johnny before suddenly smiled and said something smooth.

"Don't talk nonsense!" said the old woman, who suddenly became angry, and sternly stopped the little boy from talking, and then explained to Geralt and Roson in a slightly kind manner, "these children have been here for a long time, and they like to tell strange stories. It's all imaginary nonsense, except for nonsense or nonsense, you don't care. ”

"We had a great chat before. I asked them if they had seen a young lady with gray hair nearby. Geralt felt that Johnny was a breakthrough, but the old woman was trying her best to cover it up, so she couldn't dwell on this issue anymore, so it was better to ask her own questions directly and see what the old woman had to say.

"Young lady, I used to be pretty, my mother tied me a long, beautiful braid, and I had several dresses embroidered with little flowers in my closet, which are the clothes worn by ladies in the big city. The old woman suddenly joked.

Geralt looked a little embarrassed, what can you say in the face of an old man who likes to play scoundrels and is not cooperative?

"Well, maybe you've seen her before, she's young, with gray hair and a scar on her face. ”

"She's your fiancée?"

"Actually, she's my daughter. She was missing, and I foresaw that she was in danger and was worried about her. ”

"It turned out to be a daughter~ Oh, I remember, I also have several baby daughters, I don't know where they are now? Something must have happened, right?" The old woman seemed to be crazy, and what she said became more and more incomprehensible.

"Would you please be kind and do me a favor? We are looking for a young, gray-haired girl, who may be in danger, please tell us if you have seen her, just a word. Luo Xian couldn't help but open his mouth.

But unexpectedly, the old woman suddenly turned around, and ignored Geralt and the others, but shouted at the children, "Children, what are you still looking at? Go wash your hands, we have to catch crickets!"

Geralt let out a long sigh, "Looks like you won't be able to say it." ”

"That's right, because I don't know anything, what am I talking about?

"Grandma doesn't know, but I bet Johnny does, he knows a lot about the swamp. Every time I asked him a question, he would say, 'Let me scratch my ass before I'll tell you.'" ’”

As soon as the boy finished speaking, the old woman reprimanded again, "Keep your mouth clean! What kind of ass is not ass, what nonsense?! You go into the house for me, go to the corner and stand in the corner, don't have to catch crickets, let me stay at home obediently!"

The grandmother's words were clearly a deterrent to the children, and the little boy walked down to a room in disbelief.

"As for you, go, leave at once, you are not welcome here!" said this, and the grandmother followed the little boy and walked towards the house.

Although the old woman kept stopping and interrupting, the discerning person knew at a glance that she was trying to hide something, but she didn't want to tell it, and she didn't want others to mention it, and finally issued an eviction order.

"She must know something, and she doesn't want to make up nonsense to fool us, which means that I can't tell the truth, it's not that I don't know anything. Luo Xian whispered to Geralt.

"There is a secret to this village, how an old man with a group of children survived in a swamp full of dangers, she told of children who got lost, and the end of the snack trail led to here. Geralt agreed with Roxian's words, "However, she is just an ordinary person, and I can still feel that she is not a witch." ”

"If she's not a witch, it proves that there are other people behind her, or hidden in the depths that we can't see. Perhaps, the missing Anna has something to do with it. Luo Xian prompted.

"You're right, if there is a deer head spirit in the vicinity, then ordinary monsters don't dare to disturb this place at all. ”

"The answer lies in the little boy, we have to find out who Johnny is and what he knows. ”