The fire pit against the wall is covered with a layer of charcoal, which is easy to ignite, and on the charcoal is placed an iron frame similar to the human sternum, which is upside down on the charcoal, and the wood that has been split into sections is neatly placed on the iron frame, which is the main force of the fire, after all, compared to charcoal, firewood is desirable everywhere.

The baron stripped off his soaked coat and hat, put on clean clothes, and sat with his fat body folded on the edge of the fire with his hands folded, and watched as the servants took away their clothes and prepared them to be washed and ironed, and did not say a word for a long time.

Geralt sat down in his chair coldly, and after a long time said the same thing, "You hit them"

"No! I haven't hit my daughter Tamara, not once, I can swear. ”

"And what about your wife, Anna?"

The baron was silent for a while, then replied in a hoarse voice, "That's something else, and you don't know what's going on. ”

"Not so long ago, she was deliberately provoking me. The baron may have felt that his words were a bit hollow, and he couldn't help but add an explanation, but he didn't expect this explanation to sound even paler in the ears of Geralt and Rosen.

Geralt couldn't help but sarcastically, "Why did your wife make you angry? Is the soup too salty?"

"You don't know the relationship between us, we've been together for 20 years, whether I'm drunk or I'm sober, she's seen it. When I come back from a victory, she is proud of me and celebrates for me, and when I come back from a defeat, she will take the initiative to comfort me, which is not as simple as you think. ”

"Such a good wife, why don't you cherish it?"

"Hehe, she is the only one in the world who knows me best, so," the baron's words changed suddenly, "and she is the only one who knows how to hurt me the most." ”

"So that's why you hit her, because you can't stand her criticizing you?"

"Demon hunter, although you are strong in swordsmanship, you don't understand emotional matters at all, right? Maybe one day I will tell you the truth of the matter. Someday it will, but, not today. The baron seemed to have calmed down, and did not shout at Geralt's sarcasm any more, unlike the previous drunken impulses.

"But you and Anna got into an argument, didn't you? When you were making a fuss at your wife in the room, you thought you would be a good father to Tamara?"

"What you want is your freedom, but Tamara, my daughter, she has always been a treasure in my heart. What she wants here, if you don't believe it, you can go out and ask casually. She would ride with my men to hunt in the woods, and sometimes barbecue and drink with them. When I lose my temper and discipline my subordinates, they go to Tamara because only my daughter can calm my anger. ”

"It sounds like Tamara is having a good time here. But if that's the case, why would she run away with her mother?"

"That's what I want to know, and if I understand the answer, then what am I asking you to do? so that you can sarcastically mock me?"

"So, from the very beginning of this incident, you know that they are fleeing, and not some kidnapping as the so-called notice says. ”

"Yes, yes, I know"

Geralt stood up, walked up to the baron, and raised his voice in a stern voice, "Why didn't you tell me the truth of the matter in the first place?

"Hahaha, wouldn't I be useless if I said that I was in trouble because I couldn't manage my wife and daughter?"

"Well, since things have come to this point, we won't talk about the previous ones. Now, tell me honestly what happened on the night they fled, and stop hiding it. Geralt sat down leaning against the baron.

"Because something happened, I was drunk for three days in a row. As a result, Anna suddenly came to me and told me that they were leaving the house and leaving me. I begged them to stay and not leave me, but Anna didn't listen to me. As soon as I got excited, I tried to stop her, and she began to struggle desperately, and then we scuffled together, and finally she fell," the baron began to recount what had happened that night.

"And then?"

"I also fell to the ground groggy from drinking too much wine, and that was the last thing I remembered. When I woke up, I found myself urinated, a big bag swollen on my head, and worst of all, they were really gone. Do you know how I felt? Demon Hunter? No, you don't! I don't have anything! I only have a bottle left."

"So, the fight marks I found in my room, the holes in the walls, the wine spilled everywhere in the stairwell, were all because of what happened that night?"

"Yes, we scuffled together, and she tried to hit me on the head with a candlestick, but she missed, only the walls and pillars. Anna's strength is so great that she smashed a hole in the wardrobe. If it were my head, it might have been broken. I slammed into the table to avoid her, and the wine in the bottle spilled all over the floor, and I slipped. ”

Anna took advantage of the opportunity to open the door and flee. She rushed down the stairs, still clutching the candlestick in her hand as she ran. I chased after her and caught up with her around the corner of the stairs. I grabbed her by the garment, and both of them fell down at the same time and rolled down the stairs, and I thought I had caught her, but as soon as she turned around, she gave me a hard blow to the head with the candlestick in her hand. ”

"I immediately fainted, not knowing what happened next. When I woke up, I was the only one left. ”

"What about Tamara? Was she there? watching you get into a heated argument?"

"No, or maybe at that time she was hiding in the door and saw everything, she didn't go into the house. If she had been there, things would have been completely different, I wouldn't have been angry in front of her, she was my favorite baby. Whenever I see her, I always calm down."

"And then?"

"Things got worse and worse in the morning, and I woke up in the early morning and I don't know how long it was. Originally, I thought that all that happened was just a nightmare when I was drunk. It wasn't until I walked into the bedroom that Anna was gone with her clothes and stuff and blood everywhere. ”

"Looking at the blood, I knew she had a miscarriage, and I couldn't breathe in my chest and couldn't speak. When I got closer to the bed, I saw it," and the baron stopped, infinite grief on his face.

"What do you see?"

"When I saw the little thing that had not yet been born, she lay motionless on the bloody little thing, lying dead on the bloodstained sheets, and it was all my fault. ”

"Maybe that's why Anna abandoned the amulet, what did you do with that poor and innocent child?"

"What else can I do? I wrapped her in a sheet, a little blur of flesh and blood, and before dawn I took her out, found a place, and buried her. ”

"That's it? There was no ceremony for this baby who had no chance of being born?"

"Damn, I didn't even think about the funeral at the time! You don't know, that scene was really horrible! I've killed a lot of people, but that baby came down from Anna, how dare I see more?! I just want to end this nightmare as soon as possible!"

"When Tamara grew up, I always wanted to have another child. I told Anna, 'A little baby, we'll be happier together.' But she died before she was born. Demon hunter, do you understand?, my child, she's dead," the baron folded his head in his hands, in pain

"I deeply sympathize"

"Thank you. I also hope you have a good time finding your Ciri. ”

At this point, it seems clear.

Geralt sighed, "As we agreed, I'll have to help you find Anna and Tamara first. Your unborn daughter may be able to help in this matter. ”

Hearing Geralt's words, the baron was taken aback, "What did you say?!Can she help find Anna?"

Geralt nodded, "There are some fetuses that have been miscarried, and if they are not properly buried at the time, or for some other reason, they will become something called a corpse baby. ”

"What the hell is that?" the baron couldn't understand Geralt's words.

"Alas~ this is a creature that is born with a curse. If it appears, it kills the fetus in the womb of all pregnant women within a certain range, so as to absorb the power of growth. When it is strong enough, it will leave the place where it was buried, attacking those who had abandoned it. Because it was their willfulness that brought it its doomed fate. ”

"But how could it know all this? It wasn't born yet!"

"It's blood. Bloodline is a strong emotional bond that will find you, and I can use this trait to find Anna in turn. ”

The baron stood up silently, facing the fire, and did not speak for a long time, "How can I find it?"

"We usually have two ways to deal with it. One is to find the body of the baby that was buried before, bring it home, bury it under the threshold of the home, and accept it as your own family. Then a ritual is held to turn the murderous corpse into a family goblin who protects the family. ”

"What's that?"

"A species that resembles uh, leprechauns. Or maybe it's a guardian spirit, it's better to lead me to the clues of your family than to blindly ask around. ”

After hearing this, the baron finally calmed down a lot, "What about the other way?"

"We found where it was buried, killed it, took out its blood, and took the blood to the witch doctor. The rest is left to the witch doctor, who performs a special ritual to find Anna's whereabouts. ”

"Please!" the baron swerved to face Geralt, "please don't kill my child, she's already suffering too much. We're going to lift the curse and let that child rest in peace. ”

"It's best if you think so, I need to respect your decision, either way, first we have to find the place where the child is buried. ”

"Well, I'll take you to the place where she is buried, and then dig a grave under my threshold, I've lost Anna and Tamara and can't lose her anymore. ”

Geralt also stood up, "This is the best result. If we can't turn the baby into a goblin, we'll have to bury the grave, and it's easy to dig a hole both horizontally and vertically. ”

Luo Xian couldn't help but snicker, the white wolf guy likes to say this kind of cold joke.

"The sooner the matter is settled, the better, where is the baby buried? far, if not, let's solve it tonight!"

"Okay, let's rest for a day, and I'll arrange for my men to clean up the outside as soon as possible, and then leave, so that we can do things at night. ”

"In addition to the guards, there are also villagers under the mountain, spread the word, let everyone stay at home tonight and not go out, and sprinkle a line of salt in front of the house. In this way, the alarmed corpse babies will not run into their homes. And wake up the bar today, stop drinking. ”

"Do you want to dig a grave with a shovel? There are stones and ruins everywhere. The baron asked.

"You can bring it, but it may not be what you think"