Wilun, located in West Tai Molia, is known as the most backward province in Thailand.

Even in peacetime when there were no bandits and deserters, Willen was a poor place that no one wanted to go to. Inaccessible swamps, poor villages, and rude hillbillies are probably the only things people remember of this place.

Not long ago, a large-scale battle broke out between Nilfgaard and another northern kingdom [Redania] in Wilen, and both sides fought to the death, but in the end, there was no winner.

Redania temporarily withdrew his troops to lick his wounds, while Nilfgaard waited for reinforcements from within the country.

It is foreseeable that war will soon befall the land again.

Prior to this, except for ghouls and various scavengers, the overall situation in Valen was relatively stable.

"People are almost dead, so isn't that stable?"

Li Ang looked at the big tree with corpses hanging on the side of the road, and said sarcastically.

Geralt shrugged and didn't comment.

The two left Vigema five days ago and officially set foot on the land of Willen early this morning.

Leon slowed down his horse and said, "At that time, I should have asked Yennefer to help me open a portal alone, at least so that I could waste five days less life." ”

Geralt quibbled: "I suggested that you fly over directly, but you don't agree, so I can't blame it." ”

Li Ang snorted coldly: "Come on, you just want to experience the feeling of riding a dragon." ”

Geralt, who was pierced in his heart, laughed dryly: "Who wouldn't want to." ”

After chatting about these things, the white wolf got down to business: "The information given by Yennefer said that we are going to the Crossroads Tavern to find a Nilfgaard agent, and he has information about Ciri. ”

Li Ang said: "If you have time to find a secret agent, you might as well ask the all-knowing prophet." ”

Geralt teased, "I'm asking for your opinion, Lord Prophet. ”

"You have a vision." Leon closed his eyes for a moment, then opened his eyes and said, "That spy named Hendrick is dead, and the war has attracted wild hunts. Let's just go straight to the local lord - the Bloody Baron. ”

"Also, you have an old friend who is in Willen, and she seems to be in some trouble."

The witcher asked, stunned, "Are you kidding, do you really know?" ”

Li Ang smiled and said, "You have called me 'Lord Prophet', of course I have to show some real skills." ”

"Okay." Geralt raised an eyebrow: "Who are you talking about your old friend?" ”

Leon explained: "The sorceress Kayla Metz, who had to flee to a village in Wiren because of the persecution of the caster by King Radovid V of Redania. ”

Geralt suddenly realized: "I do know her, but I am far from an old friend. ”

"So you're not going to help her?" Leon asked.

Geralt thought for a moment and decided, "Let's see what happens, let's go to the lord you said first." ”

"By the way, who gave the strange title of the Bloody Baron? Nilfgaard or Redania? ”

Li Ang said meaningfully: "When there is a war, whoever has more people is the lord. ”

Geralt immediately realized: "It seems that he is a warlord who has set himself up as a king. ”

"Not exactly." Leon explained, "Nilfgaard didn't have enough troops to fully control a place as large as Willen, so he handed over the management to the Bloody Baron for the time being. Anyway, Willen is a poor place, and you can't get much oil and water. ”

"But the title Baron is indeed self-appointed by Philip Strenger, who was formerly a junior officer in Temeria."

"Philip," Geralt muttered the baron's name, and then exclaimed, "The power of the prophet is so convenient! With you, my tracking skills are completely useless. ”

Li Ang glanced at the witcher with a strange expression: "What kind of prophetic ability, this information can be found by any local." ”

Geralt was stunned for a moment: "Ahhh

"Let's not talk about that, let's keep going."

The Crow's Nest is a simple fortress in the heart of Willen, with high wooden walls, sturdy iron gates, and towering towers, that once belonged to the former lords of Willen.

When Nilfgaard invaded, the former lord knew that he was invincible and fled with his family.

Later, it became the lair of the Bloody Baron and his men.

Climbing the wooden bridge over the moat and passing through the soldiers' guarded gates, Leon and Geralt came to the village on the outskirts of the fortress.

The villagers here tended to the Bloody Baron's manor and secured the Baron's protection.

As a result, their lives are far more comfortable and comfortable than those of other war-torn residents of Wilen.

Based on this alone, Geralt analyzed:

Although the name of the bloody baron is terrible, his temperament is not too bad.

In addition to this, bounty announcements that can be seen everywhere in the village attract the attention of the witchers.

"It looks like the Baron's wife and daughter disappeared not long ago, and this may be an opportunity for us."

Leon joked, "You're not useless, white wolf. ”

Geralt unceremoniously shot back, "Shut up, pretending prophet." ”

The two of them were arguing as they came to the iron gate at the entrance of the fortress.

The soldier standing guard immediately shouted, "Who is it?" Hold it! ”

Geralt stepped forward and replied, "We're witchers from elsewhere, and we've seen the baron's bounty announcement and wanted to see if we can help." ”

The soldier said coldly: "I will believe what you say?" Take me for a fool! ”

His arrogant attitude made Geralt frown.

Li Ang even directly ridiculed: "It's not clear whether the baron's character is good or not for the time being, but the quality of his subordinates is poor enough." ”

"Isn't it looking for death?" The soldier immediately drew his weapon.

Fortunately, another elderly soldier next to him stopped him: "Don't be impulsive, the baron thinks his wife and daughter are going crazy, let's let them in." Anyway, there are a lot of us, so I'm not afraid of them stirring up trouble. ”

The young soldier thought for a moment, then turned back and said, "Open the door." ”

Immediately afterwards, the guards on the tower pulled up the iron grille gates.

"I'm staring at you, don't be unhappy when you go in, you know?" The young soldier said another harsh word before letting the two of them in.

They were formerly part of the Temorian Professional Army, but after the fall of Thailand, they did not want to lay down their arms and become obedient citizens, nor did they want to join the guerrillas to help the motherland resist the invaders. He can only be a soldier who is the king of the mountains under the leadership of the bloody baron.

A sergeant took Leon and Geralt to a small courtyard full of flowers.

Baron Philip was talking to two Nilfgaard officers.

The Empire was willing to hand over the administration of Willen to him at the cost of handing over a weekly shipment of supplies.

Seeing the arrival of outsiders, Officer Nilfgaard took his leave.

When they left, the bearded baron, dressed in a blood-red burqa, spat disdainfully: "Look at those two goods, they don't want to stay for a cup of tea, and they are embarrassed to brag all day long about how cultured their country is." ”

Geralt was not very impressed with Nilfgaard, so he continued:

"Rumours don't necessarily correspond to reality, especially rumors about outsiders."

Baron Philip looked up and laughed: "Haha, you're right! Just like the witcher is not a rumored machine that only knows how to kill. ”

"I know who you are, and I can guess why you're here, so let's talk about it first."

From here, it can be seen that the baron's personality is very bold, and he does not drag the mud and water at all.

Leon and Geralt followed him to the mansion at the back of the courtyard.

Once inside, Philip asked the two of them to find a place to sit casually, and then began to look around for drinks.

"Ah, so you're here! Would you like a drink? ”

Geralt looked at Leon and saw him nodding before he spoke, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." ”

The baron poured a glass of vodka for one of them and blew on the bottle himself.

"Hahaha! Looks like we're pretty good-tempered. ”

"Well, the king is dead, the marshal is missing, and the Temerians don't know who to pay attention to when they drink all these days, what a damn!"

Li Ang raised his glass and said, "Respect yourself and the people in front of you." ”

"That's a good idea." The baron gulped down the liquor and wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve: "I almost forgot to introduce myself, Philippe Strenger, but the old hats in the neighborhood call me the Bloody Baron." ”

Apparently he was not very happy with the title.

Geralt felt the same way, saying, "Geralt of Livia, the old hats call me the butcher of Bravican. ”

The baron found a chair and sat down: "I said I knew who you were, otherwise how would you have the opportunity to stand here and talk to me." But the one next to you I haven't heard of, introduce. ”

Li Ang replied: "Li Ang, an ordinary ordinary person. ”

Geralt revealed his roots: "The old hats like to call him the card master of the White Orchard. ”

The baron suddenly became interested: "Then you must have played the Gwent card very well, do you want to have a hand?" ”

After speaking, he himself felt that the timing was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "Forget it, it's far away, what do you think of this place in Weilun?" ”

Geralt thought for a moment and said euphemistically, "Not satisfactory." ”

Leon was more direct: "It sucks. What a good place can be a place that even the people of Nilfgaard can't look at. ”

When the baron heard someone say this about his territory, not only was he not angry, but he agreed with it.

"Correct!"

"If anyone gets lost here, it's going to be hard to find. A lot of people have lost their relatives here, some have lost their wives, some have lost their daughters."

Geralt always felt like he was hinting at Ciri: "What the hell are you trying to say?" ”

Li Ang was too lazy to see what the two of them were doing, and said straight to the point: "Don't sell each other, we'll help you find a wife and daughter, and you give us Uma." ”

The baron was surprised and asked, "Didn't you come to find that girl?" ”

Geralt was also confused: "Who is Uma?" ”

Leon first explained to the witcher: "An ugly and deformed dwarf, Baron Philip won back from a Novigri merchant, and by the Quint card, he is now the toy of the Baron's subordinates for daily amusement. ”

Then he explained to the baron: "We probably already know the girl's location, and we only need Uma now." ”

"It's him." Philip pointed at Leon and was speechless for a long time.

Geralt reluctantly said, "We prefer to call him a prophet except for Card Master." ”

"Really!" The baron got up from his chair excitedly: "So you know the whereabouts of my wife and daughter?" ”

Li Ang spread his hands: "Look at you, if you hand over Uma to us, then I will know." ”

Although the baron was excited, he had not completely lost his mind: "Find them, Uma is yours." ”

"Happy working together!" Leon turned to the witcher, "It's time to get to work, go to the two ladies' rooms for clues." ”

"Huh!?" Geralt was puzzled and asked, "Why is there still something about me?" ”

The baron also asked, "Shouldn't a prophet use magic or something?" ”

Li Ang first said to the witcher, "To make you feel a little involved. Then he looked at the baron: "If you don't tell us the truth, I won't be able to make accurate predictions." ”

Philip was told this, his expression gradually froze, and finally slumped in his chair: "You really know everything." ”

Leon smiled and asked, "Do you say it yourself, or let him check?" ”

Philip hesitated for a long time and muttered, "I'll say it myself." ”

"Anna and Tamara are not actually missing or kidnapped, but running away from home, I am worried about their safety, but they have a better face, so they claim to be missing."

"Running away from home?" Geralt asked, "Why?" ”

Leon looked at the wine bottle that the baron couldn't put in his hand: "Alcoholism brings violence, you hit her, right?" I mean your wife. ”

Philip lowered his head in frustration: "Yes, I didn't know she was at the time."

"She's pregnant." Li Ang became more and more aggressive: "Because of your drunken domestic violence, which caused her to have a miscarriage, and your daughter hated you very much because of what you did, so one night, they evaporated from the world." ”

Philip nodded with difficulty, "Yes." ”

Geralt looked at Leon dumbfounded.

Li Ang put on a look of holding Zhizhu, hugged his arms and said, "What else do you want to ask?" ”

Geralt hurriedly asked, "Why did he abuse his wife?" ”

Leon asked the baron's consent before answering: "Anna cheated, and when the baron found out, he stabbed the adulterer, so Anna fell in love with him from then on, and often deliberately stimulated him when he was drunk." ”

Geralt's eyes widened now.

I thought that the baron was at fault, but it turned out that the baron's wife was not a good bird either.

The most pitiful of them should be their daughters.

The baron covered his face with his hands at this time, looking unwilling to face reality.

"I loved her dearly, and we met when I was a nobody."

"I can have the status I am now, and I can have her company every step of the way."

"However, since the beginning of the war, I have often not been able to go home, and she has been estranged from me. For three years, three whole years, even after I came back, she didn't cut off contact with the man, and finally even ran away to the adulterer with her daughter and my money. ”

"I was drinking, and on impulse, I went and stabbed the adulterer to death."

"Although Anna went home with me, she still missed that man, and after two years of stumbling like this, one day I couldn't help it."

"You all know what happened after that."

Geralt has a strange look, and he can endure such a thing as a cuckold for five years.

It's really a big world, and there are no surprises.

Li Ang did not comment on this, because he is a scumbag himself, so he has no right to ask about other people's love lives.

"Where is the aborted child buried, take us there."

Philip now trusts Leon very much, and feels that he is the savior of his wife and daughter, and he doesn't know what rejection is, let alone ask the reason.

"Okay, Master Prophet, wait a moment, I'll go get ready."

After that, he cleaned up his mood and adjusted his demeanor in case his subordinates saw the clues.

After the baron left, Geralt asked, "What do you think of the others?" Is it worth our help? If he's a heinous bastard, then I'd suggest just grab the dwarf you want. ”

Leon smiled: "I'll only tell you two things, and you can judge the rest." ”

"First, the real source of the name of the Bloody Baron is that he accidentally knocked over the red dye and dumped it into the river during his attack on the dye factory."

"Second, Anna didn't have a miscarriage because of domestic violence, but she didn't want to conceive the baron's child, so she took the initiative to make a deal with the witch, which is equivalent to a spell to induce labor."

？？？？？

Geralt felt like his brain was going to burn: "Why didn't you say that just now?" ”

Leon looked at him strangely: "Why do you say, does this kind of thing help us to find Ciri?" ”

There is one more chapter, it will be very late, no need to wait

(End of chapter)