In the courtyard, the cursed owner of the manor was roaring and trying to drive back the witcher and his party.

However, even though he was swinging a pig and roaring like a howling, which made the blinds rattle, the witcher remained unmoved, and the upright sword did not move at all.

Just as he was about to speak, Gu Xiaoheng noticed that Geralt gave him a look that said, "Just leave it to him."

After a moment of silence, it seemed that the owner of the Monster Manor opposite him took the initiative to stir up a new topic after some thought and decision-making.

"Why did you break into my manor? Did you hear the legend that the monster owned an entire manor and countless treasures and wanted to make money and kill me, or did you just want to stay overnight?"

"Of course it's the latter, we want to stay overnight!"

Before Geralt could finish speaking, the owner of the monster manor, who had clearly seen the appearance of Geralt's weapon, shouted excitedly as if he had been stimulated by something:

"You are a demon hunter! Damn it, you are all liars who have been stabbed a thousand times. You must have accepted a demon hunting mission to get the head of a monster like me, right?!"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Gu Xiaoheng stepped forward and actively joined the conversation between the two.

"You are not a monster, never have been! At least if you take a look at this badge, it does not tremble, then you are not the target of our hunting."

Seeing the Wolf School badge held high in Gu Xiaoheng's hand, the owner of the manor, who looked hysterical just now, suddenly fell into silence.

He stared with a pair of eyes as big as a wild boar, and after carefully looking at the Wolf School badge, his eyes were full of doubts.

"A badge engraved with an evil-looking animal... Is it possible that you demon hunters also have a side job of making livestock implements?"

Next, Gu Xiaoheng and Geralt spent several minutes teaching the manor owner how the Witcher Badge can sense magical creatures and even magical creations.

After the explanation, this monster manor owner with a ferocious face became much less hostile to the demon hunter and his party.

"So you've been traveling all afternoon and want to stay at my place for one night? Yes, of course it's no problem! Let me tell you, it's not every year that you meet interesting guys like you. Come on, distinguished guests, please

Come into the house with me and rest!"

The owner of Monster Manor raised his furry paws, and all the blinds close to the courtyard closed again. The dolphin fountain statue in the center of the courtyard also spouted clear water again after the swishing sound.

"Just tie your horses by the well. I welcome you."

Looking at the suddenly enthusiastic owner of the monster manor, Geralt did not move, but quickly grasped the key information in his words.

"You live by yourself?"

"Of course, but what does this have to do with you?" The monster looked a little angry, and his voice became hoarse due to excessive exertion: "Oh. I know, you must want to know if I have sex with that damn "Beauty"

Just like the cursed prince in the silly nursery rhyme "The Beast", there is another bunch of weird servants who are just as weird as me. Nothing! Nothing! There is no cursed prince here, and there is no beauty waiting to be saved by Cheers!"

After venting for a while, the monster asked angrily: "So, demon hunters, are you going to accept my generous invitation now? If you don't want to, the door is right over there. It's easy to leave."

After looking at each other, Geralt and Gu Xiaoheng nodded at the same time.

"Sorry to bother you, farewell!"

He turned around like a fisherman and made a gesture of leaving, and everyone heard the manor owner's affectionate plea full of regret to stay.

"Hey, hey, I was rude just now. Three distinguished guests, I apologize to you for my rudeness just now. To express my apology, I sincerely invite you three to stay in my manor for one night again, is that okay?"

"Of course, thank you for your generosity!"

"Then, dear guests, please come with me."

When the owner of the monster manor turned around, Gu Xiaoheng and Geralt exchanged glances again. You must know that the move they pretended to leave just now was not a joke, but a test against the owner of the manor.

Obviously, regarding this temptation, the manor owner's uncharacteristic invitation seemed extremely strange compared to the hostility when they first met...

There was a flash of coldness in each other's eyes, and the two nodded in agreement.

It was strange that the owner of the manor invited them to stay overnight so kindly!

After giving Seraph Maeve a "be careful" look on the side, the group finally followed the owner of Monster Manor into the hall of the main building of the manor.

The room was pitch dark, and with his night vision, Geralt saw an entire neat and clean hall.

The furniture in the hall seems to be the work of skilled craftsmen. Even if it is put up for antique auction at the auction house in Winterfell where land is very valuable, I am afraid it will fetch a good price!

However, even such a house of valuable furniture seemed to be covered with a thick layer of black dust due to the owner's neglect of care. The same was true for the hall. Geralt could smell it as soon as he entered the door.

The pungent smell of dust filled the dark room.

"Light up!" the owner of Monster Manor shouted, and the torch on the iron frame in the house burst out flames and black smoke.

"It's really good." Geralt said lightly, which made the owner of the house laugh.

"Hey, surprise, Witcher! I thought these little tricks couldn't impress you. Let me tell you, this house can obey my orders. Come, please go this way, this way can lead to my room.

Useless restaurant!”

When you enter the musty restaurant, the first thing you see is a huge oak table with a brass candlestick that is starting to turn green. The candlestick is covered with caked hard wax.

After the owner of the house waved his hand, the candle finally lit up with a flickering flame, adding a little light to the dark room.

After getting the light, Gu Xiaoheng saw something in the restaurant that he had previously ignored - an entire wall in the restaurant was covered with all kinds of weapons!

The surface is covered with drops of blood and blood rust from ancient times, the buckler, the crossed swords, the javelins and the long-handled axes that were broken by the huge force...

If it weren't for the ancient traces of use, Gu Xiaoheng would have doubted whether a battle had just occurred in this room.

As for the other wall of the restaurant, it is occupied by a huge fireplace, above which hangs a row of variegated portraits. The wall opposite the door is filled with game souvenirs - elk and stag heads, wild boar, lynx, forest

The bear's head is also on top.

"My grandfather killed those! Come on, guests, let's enjoy a delicious dinner together! I think you must be starving since you have been traveling all afternoon!"

The owner of Monster Manor grasped his stomach with his furry claws, lowered his head and chanted something while twirling his huge thumbs.

After a while, he suddenly shouted and banged on the table. Tin and silver cutlery and plates appeared out of thin air on the table, and crystal-clear wine glasses jingled and danced on the table.

The aroma of food began to fill the air, with the smell of garlic, beans, and nutmeg intertwined, arousing the appetite of those who smelled it.

The scene of summoning food out of thin air did not cause Gu Xiaoheng and his party to show any surprise.

After all, all three of them are experienced and would not be surprised by this elementary food spell.

"This ability is really not bad. Are all these magical abilities innate to you?"

In order to obtain more information related to his curse, Gu Xiaoheng took the initiative to ask the owner of Monster Manor about the source of his magical abilities.

"Of course not, I only got this ability after I became like this. This is simply a trap! A trap that doesn't let me leave the manor. Although I don't know the reason, this house can always fulfill my wishes. Summon food and drinks.

, clothes, clean sheets...even a steaming hot bath, controls for windows and doors, and lighting torches, all conveniences are brought by traps!"

Everything the owner of Monster Manor said gave Gu Xiaoheng a deep sense of déjà vu.

Isn’t this a complete modern smart home? Gee, magic is so convenient!

"Hmm... According to you, how long ago did this trap happen?"

"Twelve years ago, okay, don't talk about this troublesome thing. Come, let's toast to the feast tonight!"

After using some excuse to interrupt Geralt's inquiry, the owner of Monster Manor raised his head and looked directly at Geralt and his party.

"I've been forgetting to ask this question, what should I call you?"

"Geralt, this is Eternity, and his companion Maeve, what about you?"

"Navilon, but people in the nearby villages call me the monster in the manor, and they even use me to scare children!"

"Scare the children?" Geralt stuffed his mouth full of fragrant hazelnut stewed grouse and continued vaguely: "You never need a reason to scare the children at home from running around, right?"

Such an ordinary topic caused the owner of Monster Manor to remain silent for a while.

After a long silence, he answered with a hoarse voice: "No, they have a reason for doing this. Before I turned into this ghost, I was a bandit who was hated by dogs. To be precise, a bandit.

Our business is completely a family business. If my grandfather or my father had seen someone trespassing on our family's property, that person would be in bad luck, and his home would usually be burned to ashes. I think this is probably me

Maybe that’s why there are so few people around the manor... The several villages nearby were all burned down by my father."

Talking about his family's sinful banditry business, Navellon noticed that the atmosphere was a bit tense and quickly brought up a new topic.

"I have heard a lot of rumors about demon hunters - they abduct children, take them back and infuse them with various magical herbs, and the surviving children will become demon hunters with inhuman powers. Every demon hunter

People are simply born for killing, and any excess human emotions will be wiped out. They turn themselves into monsters in order to destroy monsters. Some people even say that it is time for us to hunt witchers, because there are fewer and fewer monsters, and hunters

There are more and more demons. How many of these rumors are true? Geralt."

"None of that, Navellon."

"Which are lies?"

"For example, there are fewer and fewer monsters, Nevillen." At this point, Geralt stopped eating and stared at Nevillen with his golden vertical eyes - the owner of the manor who looked like a monster.

"Haha, indeed. There are quite a lot of monsters!" Nevillen bared his teeth: "There is one sitting in front of you. The monster is still wondering whether it was right or wrong to invite you group in. I didn't like it at the beginning.

Your badge, my witcher guests."

"I want to reiterate my eternal words, you are not a monster, Nevillen." Geralt coldly denied the manor owner's words.

"This sounds so fresh! Then what am I, a lump of strawberry pudding with elasticity? Listening to your relaxed tone, it seems that I grew such a pair of monster-like big ears because I didn't like to drink cereal when I was a child.

Porridge!"

It was a sumptuous dinner with a delicious food lineup, but it ended unhappily amid the argument between the owner of Monster Manor and Geralt.

After hurriedly explaining the bedroom locations of the three guests to Gu Xiaoheng and his party, the owner of Monster Manor left the restaurant angrily.

After watching him leave, the three people who had been enthusiastic just now put down the wine glasses in their hands, and their eyes were full of solemnity and solemnity.
To be continued...