Chapter 2195 The Green Granny of Shuanglin Town
This piece of paradise sheltered by the "ancient tree of life" presents a vigorous vitality that contrasts sharply with the polar environment in which it is located.
The forest is full of green grass, dots of wild flowers bloom everywhere, and there are golden wheat fields and corn fields in the distance, and clear streams meander through the fields.
The scene in front of him made Joan, who had been trekking hard on the desolate ice field for a long time, feel very unreal, as if he was in a dream, or crashed into the "fairy tale kingdom".
Between the woods and the fields, near the coast, there is a small town. The neat wooden houses are painted white, the roofs are colorful, and the chimneys are emitting green smoke. Children in unlined clothes are running and playing on the street. Joan Seeing this scene, the dreamy feeling of being in a fairy tale world became more and more intense.
"Friends from afar, welcome to visit Shuanglin Town!"
Gaina's parents, the leader of the knights, Haijirat, and the high-ranking witch Helin, who ranks second only to Farah in the Temple of the Styx, came to the town to welcome her daughter and her traveling companions.
Gaina ran over happily, hugged her parents, and acted coquettishly like a little girl. Suddenly remembering that there were people watching, I felt embarrassed, and hurriedly pushed my mother away to introduce Joan and Clark to my parents.
Qiao An bowed to the two elders, and inquired about the situation of "Green Granny" by the way.
Ms. Helin has already learned from her daughter's letter that this young mage from the south of the mainland played an irreplaceable and key role in the battle to hunt down the Frostwind Witch and slay the Cold Forest Linnose. The baby girl who has always had her eyes high above her head showed her admiration for the young opposite sex for the first time.
As a mother, Ms. Helin was naturally curious about Joan, and looked the handsome young man up and down, until Joan showed embarrassment before answering his question with a smile.
"Grandma Green is rooted in the ash forest to the north of the town. I heard from Gaina that some of you have been marked by the 'Mark of Vengeance' of the Cold Forest Linnose?"
"Don't worry, children, I'll take you to visit Granny Green and ask her to cast a spell to lift the curse for you."
Joan and his party followed Ms. Helin along the street to the north end, facing a sparse ash forest.
The tall trees are as straight as guns, giving Joan a strong sense of déjà vu, and he can't help but recall the scene when he visited "Old White" in the Algonquin Valley five years ago.
At this moment, Qiao An felt a slight heat in the palm of his left hand, and then received the prompt of "Tears of God".
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Mythological Induction: Discovery of the seventh-order mythical creature "Irminsur"!
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Qiao An was not surprised by this. When he first met "Old Bai", and later when he visited "Master Gray" in Shizhu Town, he also received the same reminder.
Everyone passed through the woods, and the terrain in front of them became open. A towering giant tree stood quietly in the center of the open space. Through the green branches and leaves, the undulating Arctic Sea could be seen faintly.
The biting wind from the sea was blocked by the magic power of this ancient tree of life and filtered into a pleasant breeze.
Gaina quickly ran to the big tree, slapped the thick trunk with both hands, and shouted happily: "Green Granny! Green Granny! I'm back! I also brought you some new friends!"
Only Gaina's shout echoed in the forest, but no one answered.
"Genna!" Ms. Herring winked at her daughter.
"Oh, that's right!" The Winter Witch patted her head and blamed herself, and quickly changed her words: "Little Green, Little Green! Dear little sister, Little Green, don't be awkward! Come out and play with me!"
A girl's giggle came from the shade of the tree, and then two small nuts fell down and hit Gaina on the head one after another, clearly playing a prank.
Joan looked in the direction where the laughter came from, and saw a petite figure sitting on a branch of a tree leaning out from the side, with fair complexion, beautiful face, pointed ears resembling elves, and a head of hair that was covered by slender branches. Composition, the hair tip is dotted with tender green leaves and small flower buds.
This little girl looked about seven or eight years old, wearing a dress made of leaves, no shoes and socks, and a pair of bare feet, shaking comfortably.
Joan also noticed that the little girl was holding a pine cone in her hand, and sometimes peeled a pine nut from the pine cone, and with a gentle twist of her slender fingers, the shell was crushed, leaving only a kernel, Throw it into your mouth and chew it with relish.
"Huh? There's a child in the tree!" Clark looked up at the shade of the tree with surprise on his face. "This big tree is no less than a hundred feet high, and the trunk is very smooth. How did she get up there?"
"Hush—" Joan quickly signaled the frost giant to lower his voice, "Don't scare that little tree spirit!"
Gaina turned around and gave Joan a weird smile: "Dr. Vader, who is well-informed, it turns out that you sometimes miss it!"
Joan froze for a moment, and quickly asked her, "Isn't that little girl on the tree the symbiotic tree spirit of the Ancient Tree of Life?"
"So you've been fooled! That little ghost looks like a tree spirit, but it's actually a human form transformed from the spirit of the ancient tree of life, that is, the green lady herself!" Gaina laughed loudly, but soon a pine nut was thrown on the ground. her head, interrupting her laughter.
"Little witch, who do you call a 'little ghost'!"
From the tree came the little girl's angry questioning.
Gaina looked up at her and said angrily, "You're not happy when you're called a mother-in-law, and you're also not happy when you're called a brat. You're really hard to serve!"
"Genna, don't be so rude!" Ms. Helin smiled and smoothed things over, "Ms. Lu, we are here to visit you this time, and we have to ask for your help."
"Hmph, I knew that, except for that troublemaker Gaina, you adults would not come to chat with me if you have nothing to do." The little girl said with resentment.
"Since you know that I treat you the best, why are you still being so fierce to me?" Gaina asked angrily.
"Because you are a savage and willful troublemaker. If I leave you alone, your parents will spoil you to heaven."
The little girl on the tree uttered old-fashioned words with an immature voice, which sounded very weird.
"I'm already an adult, so I don't care about you!"
"Ha! This is the first time someone has acted like an old man in front of me. It really feels... well, it's so sour!"
The little girl suddenly jumped down from the branch.
"Be careful!" Clark was taken aback, and instinctively reached out to catch her.
But the little girl was like a soft feather, fluttering to the ground with the wind, pretending to be casually walking past Gaina, and reaching out to pinch her cheek inadvertently.
"Wow! You're going too far!" Gaina was about to chase and beat her angrily.
The little girl was very cunning, and hid behind Ms. Helin like a loach.
"Mom! She bullied me!" Gaina complained to her mother angrily.