The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 267: Fellow People

Geralt and Enrith had known each other many years ago, even before Enrith became the emperor of Nilfgaard.

In the world of "The Witcher", there is a law that is not explicitly stipulated, but everyone has agreed upon it, known as the "Law of Accident". Its existence is almost as old as the history of mankind.

The general content of the law is:

If a person is in danger and rescued, the rescuer can demand payment from the rescued person.

Ask for the first thing the rescued sees when they come home, or something the rescued has but doesn’t know they have.

Usually a child born when the rescued person left home, such a child is called an 'accidental child'.

Many witchers are the children of accidents.

The same goes for Ciri, and she fits both of the above criteria perfectly.

Many, many years ago, Enrith's father, the emperor of Nilfgaard, suffered a coup and was ousted by a prestigious nobleman.

Because the old emperor refused to recognize the legitimacy of the coup, the usurper ordered his spellcasters to torture his son and heir, Emres, who was only 13 years old at the time, in order to bring him to submission.

One of the warlocks was so clever that he turned Enrith into a hedgehog-like demi-human monster.

But even so, the old emperor was still unwilling to hand over the throne.

So the usurper killed the old emperor in anger, exiled Enrith to the wilderness and sent killers to kill him.

Enris narrowly escaped death and escaped to [Xintela], one of the northern countries, after going through all kinds of hardships.

One rainy night, he accidentally saved the injured and helpless King Xintra, and asked the king to repay him in the form of the law of accident.

When the king returned home, he was surprised to find that his queen [Calantha] was pregnant. According to the law of accident, the child in the belly should belong to Enres.

In addition to its own contract effects, the law of accident also possesses the power of magic.

When a contract is established, the fate of the contract initiator and the contract object will be bound, thus affecting the lives of both parties. Therefore, no one would be willing to take the initiative to violate it in order to avoid being punished by fate.

Fifteen years later, the child had grown into a tall and graceful girl and fell in love with Enris.

Although Cintra has a king in name, the actual power is firmly in the hands of Queen Calanthe, or the power should belong to her because she is the only daughter of the previous king.

Calanthe didn't want to see his daughter Pavetta marry an ugly demi-human monster, so he invited Geralt to get rid of his daughter's lover with the help of a witcher.

As a result, with the help of Geralt, Enrys's curse was lifted and his body was restored. Finally, by revealing his identity as the prince in trouble, he successfully married the princess Pavetta.

After the deed was accomplished, Enris, who was extremely grateful, also rewarded Geralt with the law of accident.

Coincidentally, Pavetta was pregnant at this time, and the child in her belly was Ciri.

Ciri's nickname of "The Little Lion of Xintra" comes from her politically strong-willed grandmother, Calanthe, known as the "Lion of Xintra". The power of the ancient blood is inherited from her mother Pavetta.

As for Ciri's discord with her father, that's another story.

All you need to know is that her mother and grandmother died because of Enrith, and Cintra was also destroyed by Nilfgaard, who was led by Enrith during the First Northern War.

Because of this, Geralt is also extremely anti-Grateful.

So even though the two have known each other for many years, they are not even friends.

Now because both sides have the same goal, Geralt can hold back his disgust and sit down with Enris to talk about cooperation.

His Majesty the Emperor knew exactly what the witcher was thinking, but he didn't care.

"My spy team will assist you in finding Ciri. You can trust them. I will personally send troops if necessary."

"Let Yennefer talk to you about the rest."

"Now that the meeting is over, Mamari, take them to the sorceress."

The attendant guarding the door opened the door and came in after hearing the summons, and then saw Li Ang unceremoniously picking off the portrait on the wall.

"Your Majesty, this."

"Let him go." Enris waved his hand indifferently.

Mamari didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly took Leon and Geralt out of the reception room.

Due to the presence of outsiders, the two of them remained tacitly silent along the way until they arrived at the sorceress's room.

Yennefer was sitting at the table, flipping through information, and said without raising her head: "I thought he would keep you for breakfast."

Geralt replied jokingly: "His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like me very much, you know that."

Yennefer raised her head and said, "I think you are very pleasing to the eye, especially after you put on this black velvet dress after changing out of that worn-out armor."

Li Ang echoed: "Indeed."

Geralt tugged on the uncomfortable collar and said with a wry smile: "I can't wait to take it off now."

Yennefer smiled charmingly: "If it were in other places, I would think you were hinting at me. I think so too, but there are other things to do right now."

Li Ang asked very considerately: "Do you need me to avoid it?"

Geralt's expression was a little unnatural, and he abruptly ignored the topic: "Let's talk about Ciri."

The sorceress has always had an open and bold style, and has never known embarrassment.

"According to the Empire's spies, our little demon hunter has now grown into a beautiful girl."

"Indeed." Li Ang agreed: "I can prove this."

As soon as he finished speaking, two scrutinizing eyes instantly fell on him.

"It depends on what I'm doing. It's just the truth."

Geralt said without any end: "I will keep an eye on you."

Without waiting for Li Ang to respond, he continued to ask the sorceress: "Enris said that the Wild Hunt was hunting Ciri. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes yesterday, I wouldn't have believed it. But how did the Wild Hunt find us? "

Yennefer explained melancholy: "It's because of me."

"Before you came, I spent several months searching for Ciri's whereabouts. I also tried various methods, including positioning spells, visceral divination, and soil divination. I have used everything that can be used."

"I knew the Wild Hunt could sense my magic and even find me, but I always thought I could fool them."

Geralt knew that she loved her daughter very much, so he comforted her:

"Human beings make mistakes, even the emperor is no exception."

Yennefer nodded slightly: "So I gave up using magic and switched to more traditional methods, such as you, an expert who is good at tracking. I just didn't expect you to bring such a big surprise to me."

And as a 'surprise', Li Ang is now curiously tinkering with the warlock's gadgets.

Only then did Geralt realize that they had a 'prophet'.

"Do you know why the Wild Hunt is looking for Ciri?"

Li Ang put down the weird potion in his hand and said: "It's very simple. They want Xili's ancient blood, or to give birth to more children with the ability to travel through time and space through Xili. This will help them save their world." , and conquer more new worlds.”

Geralt and Yennefer could actually roughly guess that the Wild Hunt wanted Ciri's special abilities.

But this is the first time I heard about what it is used for.

"It seems we have to hurry up and find Ciri before the Wild Hunt." Geralt muttered, and a new question emerged in his mind.

"Then why is Enrith looking for Ciri? It can't be to make up for the loss of father's love for many years, right?"

Yennefer shook her head: "I'm not very clear about that either."

Now the two of them turned their attention to Li Ang again.

Upon seeing this, Li Ang explained unhurriedly: "Although His Majesty the Great Emres took back the throne that originally belonged to his father from the usurper, it also caused him to become a usurper. Now Nilfgaard sees It looks like a strong army, but in fact there are many internal opponents, so Enres chose to launch a war to divert conflicts."

"But war alone is not enough."

"Enrith's age means he needs a qualified successor to calm the people and consolidate the imperial power."

Geralt sneered after hearing this: "I knew he wasn't really doing it for his daughter."

"Remember that time? He actually tried to marry his own daughter for a stupid prophecy!"

Yennefer said: "He has always been a ruthless power creature, we know this very well."

"However, for now, the help he provides can help us find Ciri faster, so stop worrying about it, okay, Geralt?"

Geralt shrugged and said nothing.

Ye Naifa continued: "I checked the information just now. The Island of Mist is estimated to be located near Skellige. I will go there first to find its specific location. Moreover, there was a magic explosion in Skellige recently, and half of the forest was destroyed. They were all blown up, I think it must have something to do with Ciri."

"As for you two, Velen and Novigrad, according to the information reported by the spies, Ciri has left clues in these two places, which may help you find the Elf Sage Avallac'h."

"Willen hopes for more, while Novigrad has only unconfirmed reports and rumors right now."

"But I suggest you go there, because there is an old friend of yours there: Triss Merigold, who bought a comfortable apartment near the main square."

As he spoke, Yennefer's tone became a little more jealous.

Of course Geralt knew the reason, so he explained: "I lost my memory at the time."

"That's great. You're using amnesia as an excuse." Yennefer said angrily: "The reason why I haven't looked for you for so long is because I'm afraid of delaying your good things. After all, I heard many people say that you two are a perfect match."

Next to him, Li Ang looked like he was watching a show and wanted to take out some melon seeds right away.

The relationship between Geralt and Triss is also very simple. The former lost his memory due to wild hunting, and the latter took advantage of the situation and stole his best friend's boyfriend. The two have lived a life without shame since then.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After Geralt regained his memory, he dumped Triss and chose to find Yennefer.

It's just that I didn't shake it too cleanly, there were still some disconnections.

Li Ang has no prejudice against the sorceresses, but he will never have any negative contact with them, because it is easy to become a like-minded person with Geralt.

After all, the Sorceress Piledriver doesn't deserve its reputation for nothing.

Many famous sorceresses have had romantic relationships with Geralt.

"You two chat slowly, I'm going out for a walk."

It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household matters, so Li Ang felt that it would be better for him to avoid it.

If the two of them got into a fight while talking, it would be inappropriate for him to help either one.

Geralt was unwilling to let him go. There was a third person at the scene, and there was still a buffer.

Fortunately, Yennefer has no plans to launch an attack to accuse you at the moment, and takes the initiative to change the subject: "I don't have time to talk to you about this now. I need to talk to Ciri first. Do you need me to open a portal directly to send you to Velen?"

Geralt had doubts about the portal, so he quickly refused: "Don't even think about it, let's go on horseback."

"Whatever you want." Yennefer reminded: "There is a war outside now. Don't act like a hero. Come to Skellige and find me after you have investigated the clues. Don't lose a hair."

"And you too, Li Ang."

Li Ang was flattered: "As you wish, madam."

Yennefer smiled at him and kissed Geralt fondly goodbye.

Upon seeing this, Li Ang immediately waved his hand: "I don't need this, okay, thank you."

The sorceress couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and she almost bit off her old friend's tongue.

Geralt, who was hit hard, cursed angrily: "What good are you thinking!"

After the joke, Yennefer cast a spell to open the portal to Skellig. Before leaving, she told the other two that she wanted some supplies from Enris and put them in the box in the corner. Be sure to take them. .

After explaining, the sorceress disappeared at the other end of the portal.

Geralt seemed to have long been accustomed to her resolute actions. He turned around and said, "Let's go and see what good things His Majesty the Emperor has given us."

Li Ang followed the witcher to the big wooden box next to the wall.

The box contains a letter left by Yennefer and two brand-new armors, as well as matching silver swords and steel swords.

The letter briefly introduced the origins of the two pieces of armor.

The first set is called [Flowers] and was designed and manufactured by the Elf Kingdom Dol Bretanner, an ally of the Nilfgaard Empire.

In addition, the current ruler of the Elf Kingdom is a sorceress.

This pure-blood elf named Francesca, in addition to being the founder of the Sorceress's Lodge, is also known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

Geralt has mentioned to Yennefer more than once that his dream is to become the elf queen's personal guard.

Of course, most of it is joking.

But Yennefer kept this in mind, and this time she helped him realize his dream by finding a new way.

Therefore, the Prosperity set naturally belongs to Geralt.

The second set of armor is even more interesting. According to Yennefer's letter, even Enrith kept it secret, only saying that it came from a diplomatic gift from a distant country.

And this set of armor is called [White Tiger of the West].

Li Ang couldn't put it down as soon as he saw it, because it was a set of mountain armor with a very oriental style.

The matching nine-tailed fox swords also have an extraordinary origin. According to legend, their last owner was a mysterious legendary hero who made a contract with a monster transformed into a fox. Now the two swords still have her power attached to them.

People in the world of "The Witcher" are ignorant, but Li Ang is very knowledgeable.

The monster turned into a fox was clearly a vixen or a nine-tailed fox.

The appearance of the double swords is also similar to the Eastern long sword, rather than the Western sword.

Geralt was not interested in this weird set of armor and weapons, so Leon just took it in his pocket and couldn't wait to wear them on his body.

After changing into new clothes, it's time to show off.

"Let's go, let's go to Velen!"

　I’ll update more tomorrow, let me be lazy today~

　　

　

(End of this chapter)