The Divine Hunter Chapter 16: Misfortune will continue

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In the afternoon, the White Orchard is bathed in golden sunlight, with clear streams flowing in all directions. The green fields and fruit trees on the branches are filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.

The small village located here is a different scene. There are no people on the dirty and narrow roads, and the sparse thatched houses are arranged in a haphazard manner, which looks not so decent. A large part of the house has been deserted for a long time and is covered with cobwebs and abandoned.

Ignatius looked surprised when he saw this, and opened his mouth slightly, "Why did the Villires family's white orchard become like this? Where have all the people gone?"

"Master, one year ago...did you forget?" Grant reminded in a low voice.

"A year ago? Right..." Ignatius then remembered that absurd and cruel night, when he drank too much and committed a series of heinous crimes in the village.

The residents of Baiguoyuan were frightened, and most of them left, including those who died tragically.

He couldn't help but stare down at his hands. He could vaguely see the blood of innocent people, and there was a faint scream echoing in his ears.

"Master, don't blame yourself. These people did offend you with their vulgar words at that time. They are solely to blame for everything. What's more, you also exempted a lot of taxes for those who stayed behind."

"Sir, is it too late to repent now?" Leisuo's expression was cold and his tone was calm.

If he happened to encounter that massacre, he might consider lending a helping hand, but the matter has passed, and there is no point in criticizing Baron Ignatius now.

How many nobles in this era have never had their hands stained with the blood of common people? They are not justices, and they will die of exhaustion if they have to be punished

On the other hand, Roy also figured out that the demon hunter is neither a good person nor a heinous villain - at most he can maintain limited justice.

……

The group of people walked towards the house on the east side of the village. Along the way, they occasionally saw a middle-aged woman picking her feet sitting in the yard listlessly basking in the sun. Last time the demon hunter passed by, these women maintained the dead body from beginning to end. Face, he ignored the two of them at all.

But today there is an extra baron and the situation is completely different. The village woman who noticed the Baron could no longer remain calm. Like a mouse seeing a cat, she fled back to the house in panic and locked the door tightly with a continuous exaggerated scream comparable to that of a female opera singer. It was as if the Baron was some kind of savage beast.

"Alas..." Ignatius's expression became solemn.

Not long after walking, they met the little boy with a runny nose from last time. The little boy was happily teasing a shameless yellow dog by the barn, but he inadvertently looked up and saw the lord of the white orchard. It was as if he was struck by a bolt of lightning, his whole body shaking like chaff, his chest heaving violently, then his eyes rolled white, and with a "bang", he fell straight to the ground like a wooden stake.

Ignatius's face was as dark as water, with a hint of embarrassment.

"Your Excellency Baron, you have a very bad impression in the hearts of the villagers..."

Roy suddenly stopped and looked back nervously, then twisted his neck like lightning and glanced around.

The young demon hunter behaved extremely abnormally, like a patient who had been insanely stimulated. He kept looking back all the way. Passing by the White Orchard Tavern, he even secretly poked his head into the window. Unfortunately, except for the big man, A boss lady with a **** is not a drunkard with diarrhea.

"Kid, why are you so nervous? Haven't you already figured out the cause and effect of the whole thing?" The bald man was a little confused about the state of the people around him.

"I have a bad feeling." Roy's face was tense and serious.

"The induction of ancient blood, is it dangerous?"

"I can't say for sure now, I hope it's an illusion."

The young demon hunter was extremely anxious.

At the end of the investigation, he realized that the man behind the whole incident, the guy who traded the Skeleton Book to Jennifer Villiers a hundred years ago, allowing her to use forbidden witchcraft to extend her youth and life, was most likely a legend. The existence in the world, the master of mirrors - Gunter O'Dimm.

The Mirror Master is, on the surface, just a slovenly wandering businessman who sells mirrors, glass and various other gadgets. But its true identity is a demon from another world with a physical body and wearing human skin.

It can transform into various professions at will, such as farmers, painters, butchers, drunkards... different identities and appearances... wandering in the endless world, just to find high-quality customers who suit your heart and sign sales contracts.

Its methods are also very sophisticated and skillful. They usually show up when clients are in urgent need of help or even when their lives are in danger, and sign a contract that the other party cannot refuse.

It sells goods beyond the imagination of mortals - endless wealth, immortal life, horses as fast as the wind, swords that sharpen iron like clay, endless wine bags, solving a specific problem... It can be said that it has everything.

And it accepts only one currency - souls.

"You have everything you want, but after enjoying the product, you leave your soul behind."

It is second only to God in terms of danger in Roy's mind.

……

Is the drunkard wearing a bag I met in the Baiguoyuan Village tavern the incarnation of Gunter Odim?

Has it already set its sights on you, or even done something to your memory?

Roy couldn't be sure.

However, Gunter Odim usually conducts round-the-clock, all-round surveillance on the selected "clients", but he did not notice it along the way.

"If it is it, I hope it just passes by by chance."

If this guy targets him, he will be completely unable to resist based on his current ability.

……

Farmer Bram's hut, a house made of thatch and wood. There was no one in the yard in broad daylight, except for a few chickens and ducks croaking in the poultry pen.

Baron Ignatius was not a friendly visitor. He couldn't wait to see his only child. He winked at the soldiers around him, and one of them stepped forward and kicked him away. door.

"Oh my god, who are you? Don't come here!" The woman screamed in terror, and then the baron pushed aside the heavily armed soldiers and rushed into the house, followed closely by the witcher.

The house is divided into two sides by a wooden door. Outside are neatly arranged cooking utensils, shelves holding vegetables and goods, and an iron pot standing on a fire, emitting white smoke. The white smoke comes from directly behind. Wooden windows float out.

And the thin woman stood on a bed in the back room, leaning against the corner to block something. Her young face was bloodless, and her originally delicate facial features were distorted by fear.

"Baron...Baron?!"

"It's me, Lord of White Orchard, Ignatius Villiers. Your name is Rena?" Sir grinned an ugly smile and tried to sound gentle, "Don't be afraid, I don't mean any harm. , I just want to come and see you."

"Please, don't come here!" The woman's body began to tremble, as if she was remembering the painful past again, "Lord Baron, I don't need your visit, you are not welcome here..." She looked behind her in panic. One glance, "Please leave immediately!"

Ignatius spread his hands and approached the woman, minding his own business,

"Okay, Sir!" Roy stepped forward and stood between the two of them, "Are you going to bully a helpless woman in front of us? How did you promise before?"

"Okay, I'm sorry, ma'am, I was too anxious and scared you." The baron spread his hands, apologetically, and twisted his chubby body back, "You have a daughter, right? Let me Take one look and I'd trade anything for it..."

The baron stretched his neck and said in a more serious tone, "To compensate for the harm I caused you before!"

He noticed the woman's awkward posture, like a hen guarding her calf, "There is something behind you? Is it her, right?"

"Let me take a look, please!"

The baron said humbly and offered his hand to the woman.

Since kowtowing to the corpse of Kolgrim, he seemed to have completely abandoned the face and dignity of his family,

"That poor girl needs a father!"

"I promise in the name of Baron White Orchard that I will give her the best care!"

"Wait, you...you just said that you are willing to use anything to compensate me?!" The woman realized something, the panic on her face disappeared, the look of madness flashed away, and a trace of surprise appeared again,

"As long as you forgive me for the stupid crimes I committed in the past, let me take that child away." Seeing that the other party's attitude softened, Ignatius was overjoyed, "The compensation is guaranteed to satisfy you!"

A trace of blush appeared on the delicate cheeks of the woman named Reina, and her hands, which had been tortured by all kinds of housework and farm work, were tightly clenched together.

A few people were startled when she opened her mouth.

"Lord Ignatius, can you marry me?"

"Bring me and the children into the castle!"

Ignatius was stunned when he heard this.

The demon hunter was also stunned, wondering if he had heard it wrong - a woman who had been ruined actually wanted to marry the person who hurt her. Didn't she have any grudge in her heart?

"Will you marry me?" The baron looked at the woman from top to bottom with his cloudy eyes. She had a delicate face and plump figure.

Although she wears the cheapest linen clothes and dresses in a rustic manner, she is still a good beauty in the countryside.

"After Bram passed away, I raised the child alone. I had to get up early and go to bed late every day, do housework, and breastfeed her...it was only one year and I was so tired that I was covered with problems, but I am just a woman!" Rui! Na felt sorry for herself and her eyes filled with tears.

"You want to take her away, no problem, but you must take me with you!" The woman raised her head, looking excited, "I have been a farmer all my life, and I have had enough of this tight and hard life. I also want to wear it. New clothes, freshly baked bread and meat for every meal!"

The woman stared at the baron's face, raised her chin slightly, and shouted with the greatest strength in her life, "I want to enjoy the happiness in the castle! I want you to marry me in front of all the people!"

"Rena, I, the lord of White Orchard, Ignatius Villiers agree to your request!" The baron's saggy cheeks trembled, almost without hesitation, "When you and your child return to the castle , the wedding will be held soon!"

The drama in front of him really caught Roy off guard. He rubbed his temples, his face full of disbelief. A baron and a peasant woman just decided on their relationship as husband and wife?

"Kid, you are still too young. I have seen more twists and turns and bizarre things. Not to mention the lord and the village woman who was bullied by him, even the enemies who killed their father and mother can still be united." Lei Suo's expression remained unchanged. Calmly, he lowered his voice and said,

"But, they are not victims...perpetrators?"

"People's hearts are complicated. Can you guarantee that Reina will become an honest noble lady after entering the castle? Not necessarily."

The bald man noticed the flash of madness in the woman's eyes,

"What do you mean?"

"Let's go and search to see if we can find the evil spirit dust. Whether it will be a blessing or a disaster in the future is all Ignatius's fault. It has nothing to do with us."

……

The baron murmured as tenderly as possible, and walked over the trembling woman to the cradle. "This is our child? What is her name?"

"Hannie..."

"Baby Hannie, daddy is here to see you."

In the middle of the cradle, there lay a petite baby girl wrapped in white swaddling clothes. She looked less than two years old, with fair skin and a chubby face. She was holding her thumb in her mouth at the moment, and her big bright eyes blinked. He looked at the stranger in front of him without blinking. The series of movements just now did not scare her at all.

"Look at these eyes, they are more beautiful than black stones. There is no doubt that they are the symbol of the Villiers family! She is my child..." The baron happily extended his finger to the baby girl and gently He gently pinched her delicate face. The baby girl was not afraid of strangers at all. She stretched out her two fat, white lotus-root-like hands from her swaddling clothes towards the other party.

The baron smiled from ear to ear and took the baby girl out of the cradle. The baby girl seemed to be very attached to him and let out a series of crisp laughter under his teasing.

"Sir, just look at it, I promise, she is your biological daughter." The woman lowered her eyebrows and her voice was as gentle as water, as if she had assumed the role of a wife.

"Sir Ignatius..." Soon after, the witcher came out and showed a small pile of evil spirit dust in his hand, which he had just found under the straw mat, "Look at the back of the child's head... …”

"The birthmark of the Villiers bloodline is guaranteed to be fake!" The baron reached out and touched it. He breathed a sigh of relief, then patted the baby's clothes gently and begged, "Two masters, why don't you stop entrusting me with this. Now. Rush back to the castle to get your reward?"

"Are you going to violate your previous agreement? Let the Villiers family's misfortune continue?" Roy approached the cradle, the baby's laughter stopped abruptly, and his big dark eyes glanced at the demon hunter - -She actually shouted "Wow!" and started crying on the spot.

It was as if he felt the evil spirit of the witcher.

"Am I that scary?"

Roy smiled and moved slightly away from the baby, staring closely at the little guy.

Don't mention it, this baby girl has thin skin, tender flesh, plump face, and is quite cute.

Hannie

Age: one year old

Gender: Female

Identity:

The reincarnated person (the soul of Jennifer Villiers, the founder of the Villiers family in White Orchard, used forbidden necromancy to occupy Hannie's body)

"A soul of more than a hundred years old, the body of a baby." Roy's face turned bitter and he couldn't help but hesitate, "What should I do?"

To completely break the curse, Jennifer's body and the demon spirit she transformed into after her death must be destroyed! Only by getting rid of this baby can the misfortune of the Villires family be ended!

But when he saw the one-year-old baby girl with his own eyes, he realized that he had overestimated his cruelty, "How come the mutation didn't steal my feelings?"

The bald man's eyebrows were like raised mountains, and he was also in a dilemma.

Let him take down monsters without blinking an eye, but let him take down children... His infant life is not as big as his sandbag-like fist.

"You do it!"

The amber eyes and the dark gold eyes collided, and the master and apprentice of the demon hunter gave in at the same time, and then they were speechless.

When the baron saw this, he gritted his teeth and pushed the baby in front of them, "Two masters, look at her smiling face, she is pure and lovely. If you are determined to be ruthless, feel free to do it, I will never stop you!"

"Sir, what are you doing?" The woman nervously stood in front of the baby. The strange attention of the two demon hunters made her feel uneasy.

"Rena, don't worry, the master is going to check the child's body..."

Ignatius observed the expressions of the two men and relaxed, and said smoothly, "Master, I promise to abolish that ridiculous tradition...raise her well and send her to Oxenfurt when she is a little older. Go to college... stay away from anything related to witchcraft! Finally marry out of town! "

"Without that book, she can't remember anything!"

"You think too simply, as long as she is still alive..." Roy hypnotized Rena with his five fingers, and then stared into Jazz's eyes, "The Verrieres family's misfortune will continue. And to a certain extent It was she who killed your real daughter."

Ignatius's real daughter, that weak soul, was replaced by Jennifer Villiers before she could grow up.

Hearing this, Jazz looked down at the baby girl in his arms, his tone gentle and decisive.

"She is the last child of the Villiers family. For her, I am willing to bear all the consequences."

The two demon hunters suddenly fell silent.

"Why are humans so obsessed with continuing to descend?"

Roy really couldn't understand this problem, and he found another reason for his weakness. "Jennifer made a deal with a being similar to the Mirror Master. And the devil's price has always been honest, and that's the soul!"

"If we deal with her now, wouldn't it fulfill the other party's wishes? After it takes away Jennifer's soul, it might turn around and target me!"

To be on the safe side, Roy decided to let the unknown existence continue to spend time with Jennifer.

He glanced at Leisuo, who seemed to understand his thoughts and nodded heavily.

"Sir Ignatius, I have to say that you are very lucky. As demon hunters, we usually don't attack humans, especially targets like this that have no way to fight back... so we decided to let her go. ...but in terms of compensation."

"The master must be satisfied!" The baron blushed and gritted his teeth, "Double...four hundred crowns!"

The three reached a preliminary agreement.

In the final outcome, the baby girl named Hannie Villiers, the source of the curse, was brought back to the castle by the Baron of White Orchard and raised.

The demon hunter followed Baron Ignatius back to the castle, completed the handover, and left without any regrets.

……

When dusk fell and a bonfire was lit in the wilderness of White Orchard, Roy threw the "Book of Skeletons" into the flames and watched it turn into ashes.

"August 1261..."

He wrote detailed records in a kraft paper manual that he kept close to his body: White Orchard, Amavit Castle, the Villiers family, the blood curse... In order to continue her youth and life, Jennifer Villiers and the Mirror Master make a deal? Sacrificing blood descendants.

He put down his pen and took a deep breath.

"Let Jazz go just like that?"

"Some people are more painful to live than to die," Leisuo took a sip of dwarf liquor, his words were full of meaning, "Especially when there are two women with ulterior motives around him, his fate will definitely be worse than that of Korglin Mu is even worse. Maybe next time we return to White Orchard, Armavit Castle will no longer exist."

"This punishment is enough."

The boy sitting by the campfire closed the manual, "There are still some things I don't understand, such as who is the father of Marie Villiers' dead child? Who did Ignatius give birth to?" Ryan? There is no trace of his wife’s existence in the castle.”

"You should have the answer in your heart, it's just that you don't want to believe it." Leisuo twisted his neck and looked at the dark night sky, "What does the book say at the end? The purer the bloodline, the more memories the reincarnated person retains. More."

“I even suspect that the sons-in-law of several generations of Viriles are just ‘decorations’.”

"That's it for the White Orchard. Let's talk about something happy." Leisuo interrupted his answer and asked curiously, "Kid, how much money do you have on hand now?"

"Ignatius gave me a total of 600 kronor as a reward, plus what I had saved before," Roy recovered from the shock a little ~IndoMTL.com~ When he talked about money, he became interested, "There are 2,800 crowns in total, which is enough to buy a small house in the capital of any country in the north to accommodate the four of us."

"That's five, including 'Kolgrim'."

"Yes! But rebuilding the school requires at least a manor-sized land, and this money is far from enough."

After hearing this, Lei Suo felt happy for a while. Although he had always thought that this kid was too stingy, he had to admit that if he spent the money on himself, he would probably spend it.

"The next step is to collect materials and start casting." Roy said excitedly,

"We have to wait a little longer." Leisuo shook his head, "Regardless of the difficulty of collecting materials, apart from Kolgrim, Seret, Oaks, I, and I are not as good as the blacksmith masters in weapon casting, so we cannot create a perfect snake. Send equipment. So you also need to find a master blacksmith."

"Maybe I have a way."

Roy's mind moved, and there was exactly one target in his memory - in Vizima.

End of volume.