"What is a corpse baby?"

Although they didn’t know what kind of monster Ciri was talking about, the two girls still felt a hint of weirdness from the word.

"They are monsters born from abandoned, unburied babies. They leave their lairs at night and lurk beside a pregnant woman's bed to suck her and her child's vitality. When the pregnant woman is too weak to resist, they suck her blood until both the mother and the child die."

"…There should, there should be a solution to this."

When she heard half of it, Liz clenched her hands and prayed, but she didn't know what to do. In the continent of Semlia, ghosts and the like only appeared rarely, and most of them were not real. As a knight of the Star Grail Knights, Liz had a lot of combat experience, but her enemies were usually either evildoers or monsters that ravaged and attacked the residents.

Liz really had no idea how to deal with this cursed monster - maybe a holy spell would work on it?

"There is a way to lift the curse."

Fortunately, although Ciri is only a novice demon hunter, she has received a lot of training from demon hunters, including reading the records of all the monsters on this continent. Although Ciri also complained that it was a painful practice, it must be admitted that cramming education is really effective at times.

"According to ancient legends, as long as you bury the dead baby under the threshold of the eaves of your home, it will transform into a household spirit that protects the home and has the power to guard the family."

"What's the principle behind this...?"

After listening to Ciri's description, Liz was confused. She really didn't understand why the curse could be lifted just by burying the dead baby under the threshold of the house. According to Liz's understanding, when dealing with curses or ancient relics, wouldn't it require a lot of rituals or magic circles?

"Uh... I don't know either. That's what the legend says."

However, facing Liz's question, Ciri had nothing to say. She only learned about the corpse babies and the method to lift the corpse baby curse. As for why this method could lift the curse...only God knows.

"In short, there are only two ways for us to deal with the corpse baby. Either kill it, or turn it into a house spirit to remove its curse and pain. Moreover, if we can successfully transform it into a house spirit, then we may be able to find the whereabouts of the lady through its blood connection with the mother."

"Okay, it's decided."

After hearing this, the Bloody Baron also made up his mind.

"Then let's do this. Let's lift the curse on that child. This is also... my small compensation."

"Then let us set off as soon as possible."

After taking a look at the dusk outside, Ciri stood up.

"My Lord Baron, I hope you can issue an order for everyone to stay indoors and sprinkle a thin line of salt at the door."

"Okay, no problem, we'll go now."

Hearing this, the Bloody Baron slapped his thigh and stood up suddenly. However, at this moment, Ciri, who was about to go out, suddenly thought of something and turned around to look at the Baron.

"Oh, by the way, Lord Baron, would you like to play a game of Gwent?"

“…”

What did you say?

Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng, Lisi and Miao Jie were all confused. Sister, didn't you just say that time was running out? What cards are you playing? And the Baron is sad about this, is it appropriate for you to say this now?

However, what the three of them did not expect was that in response to Ciri's question, the Bloody Baron, who had a gloomy face just now, suddenly brightened up.

"Of course, I'm the famous Gwent master in Weiren. Come on, if you beat me, I'll give you a special card!"

"It's settled!"

“…”

Seeing the two of them happily sitting back at the table, then taking out two decks of cards from their pockets and starting to play against each other, Fang Zheng, Lisi and Miao Jie were completely dumbfounded.

"...Mr. Fang Zheng, what should we do now?"

Miao Jie blinked her eyes and asked in surprise. Even though this noble lady was extremely smart, she didn't know how to react to the situation. She had just said that the situation was urgent and they had to leave immediately, but now the two of them were playing cards in front of her and others... Didn't they say they were in a hurry?

"What else can I do? Just wait."

Fang Zheng spread his hands helplessly. Since the two main culprits were not in a hurry, what could they do?

So he had no choice but to watch Ciri and the Bloody Baron play cards with the two girls.

After taking a look, Fang Zheng gradually understood the rules of this card. To put it simply, it is a game of comparing points. It is simple, rough and direct. Each person draws ten cards from the deck, and then uses these cards to increase his or her points. Whoever has the highest points wins. It is a best-of-three game. It is a game that tests your brain.

Fortunately, this was not a game of mahjong, so it didn't have to go to the Nanfeng field. After more than ten minutes, Ciri won, and the Bloody Baron also gave her a card. After the two of them finished playing cards, the atmosphere became much more harmonious, and then they took action again and went out.

Soon, the sky became dark.

Under the Bloody Baron's order, everyone in the Crow's Nest closed their doors. Although they didn't know what was going on, the Bloody Baron was the local tyrant, and everyone had no choice but to obey his orders.

But the night was not very good today, with howling winds and dark clouds covering the sky, which looked gloomy. The Bloody Baron led four people to an old house not far away. According to him, he was afraid of being discovered, so he ran out in a hurry, and then dug a hole here to bury the baby.

"Look, right there..."

As he spoke, the Bloody Baron pointed his finger not far away, and then his whole body froze.

There was only a large hole dug on the ground, and there was no body inside! !

"What's going on?"

Seeing this scene, the Bloody Baron was stunned and didn't know what to say. Could it be that someone followed him and secretly dug the baby out again?

Just when he was in doubt, he saw Fang Zheng glance around and then look away.

“Oh, here it comes.”

"Why?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Fang Zheng's words. Then, they saw a dark shadow crawling out from the rubble not far away and appearing in front of them.

"hiss……"

After seeing the true face of the shadow in front of her, Liz gasped and stepped back. Miao Jie quickly hid behind Fang Zheng. Although she tried to stay calm, Fang Zheng could feel her arm holding his sleeve trembling slightly. It can be said that this noble lady who always had an elegant smile on her face was really scared at this moment.

But this is also normal, because normal people probably won't remain calm when they see what's in front of them.

What appeared in front of everyone was a baby covered in blood. It looked like a newborn, but its body was swollen, about the size of a medium-sized dog. Not only that, when the baby opened its mouth, one could see a pointed tongue sticking out, shaking constantly.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, what should we do?"

At this moment, Liz also asked in a low and trembling voice. If Fang wasn't there, I'm afraid this nun would have thrown a bunch of holy magic directly at her. Even though she had encountered countless zombies and mutant monsters in the world of Resident Evil, the scene in front of her still made her feel sick, because this was a monster transformed from a baby! !

"How should I know? Just ask Ciri."

Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and looked at Ciri, who was also a little dazed at the scene in front of her, but after hearing Fang Zheng's voice, she immediately reacted and turned to the Bloody Baron.

"Quick, go pick it up."

"I, I go and hug it? Won't that make it angry?"

The Bloody Baron was shocked to hear what Ciri said.

"It's not angry yet, but if you keep dawdling, it will get angry. Hurry up."

“Oh, oh…”

Facing Ciri's urging, the Bloody Baron nodded.

"By the way, what happens if it gets angry midway?"

"It'll tear your neck apart and suck all your blood... I'm not sure I can stop it in time."

"Well……"

Hearing this, the Bloody Baron's face turned pale instantly, but he stared at the dead baby in front of him, hesitated for a moment, walked forward, stretched out his hand, and lifted it up as if he were holding a real child.

Seeing this scene, Liz and Miaojie's expressions softened a little. You know, they just found out that the baron had abused his wife, and they didn't have a good face for this man. After all, in their opinion, a man beating his wife while drunk was too much. Although the other party was wrong first, you can't torture her like this.

But now it seems that the Bloody Baron knew that he might be killed by the corpse baby, but he still gritted his teeth and picked it up. From this point of view, he is not really a bad person.

Afterwards, the group of people surrounded the baron and walked back. The baron held the dead baby high all the way. Although the baby struggled occasionally, he really didn't let go at all - of course, this was also due to Fang Zheng. Although he didn't take action, he also paid a little attention to the dead baby. Whenever the dead baby was about to go berserk, Fang Zheng would calm it down again.

But there is no need to say more about this. After all, as Fang Zheng said before, the purpose of his coming out this time, in addition to helping Ciri solve the problem, is to let his students gain more experience. As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Let Miaojie and Liz experience it personally, and they can also gain more experience and ideas.

Anyway, I have to submit a 3,000-word reflections report when I get back.

It didn't take long for everyone to return to the castle gate. The Bloody Baron was holding the dead baby in his arms, looking at it with a complicated expression. The dead baby still looked like an ET, with a big head and a mouth full of sharp teeth that kept making strange screams. Its big eyes looked like an alien. The Baron was holding it, not knowing what to do.

"Repeat after me."

Ciri glanced at the Bloody Baron in front of her and whispered.

"With the power of earth and sky, with the world that was to be your home. Forgive me, child who came to me and I did not accept him."

"With the power of earth and sky..."

The Bloody Baron repeated Ciri's words. The further he read, the more sorrowful his expression became. When he said "please forgive me", this seemingly strong man was already in tears.

"Your name is...Tia, and I accept you as my daughter."

When the Bloody Baron finished chanting the spell, the dead baby raised its strong hands, as if it wanted to touch its father, but the next moment, it suddenly drooped down like a puppet with its strings cut, as if it was dead, and there was no response anymore.

"Now... bury it."

“…”

As Ciri spoke, the Bloody Baron placed the dead baby in his arms into the hole at the threshold and buried her in it.

"I think...he's not a bad person."

Seeing this scene, Liz felt mixed emotions deep in her heart. She could see that the Bloody Baron was really sad about the death of this child. He really loved his child. If this child was born, perhaps this man would also hold her gently, amuse her, and bring her a smile.

"He was a good father, but not a good husband."

Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders, and Miao Jie also sighed and said nothing.

"What now?"

After burying the dead baby, the Bloody Baron looked at Ciri again.

"Tia should transform into a household spirit in a day and a night. By then, we can summon her out and let her take us to find the lady."

Ciri spoke, and then she looked at the Baron.

"You go back and rest, there's nothing to do here."

"But, that's my daughter, my child... I also want to wait with you..."

Faced with Ciri's advice, the Bloody Baron was at a loss, while Fang Zheng shook his head.

"You staying here won't help. If you're really sad about this, take this as a warning... Drink less in the future. After all, excessive drinking is not good for your health."

"……All right."

Hearing this, the Bloody Baron nodded, then turned and left, while Fang Zheng and the others looked at the small tomb in front of them in silence.

"What's next?"

"We just have to wait."

Ciri looked at the tomb and sighed.

"If the legend is correct, Tia will become a house elf in one day."