Outside the town, in a clearing on the outskirts of the forest.

The girl-hunting team, plus a new female bandit, sat around the campfire, warming themselves and talking.

When the witcher finished telling all the information he had received from the Governor's Mansion, the vampire who listened quietly and did not miss a single detail quickly concluded:

"We are five people, not four. We have been five people since the end of August. When we crossed the Yaruga River, we were also five people. Milva tied her hair into braids a week ago. But, Angu

In Lan’s story, only four people are mentioned, which is really strange..."

"Is this the weirdest thing about the whole story?"

"Not to mention, Belhaven, the town where Nightingale plans to set up an ambush, is located deep in the mountains and can only be reached by crossing the Nevi River and Theodora Pass..."

"We never wanted to go there!" The witcher took over and continued: "Three weeks ago, when the half-elf hired the Nightingale gang to assassinate me, we were still in Anglin and were about to rush to Cade Du.

The forest, even we did not think about crossing the Yaruga..."

"However, we have known from three weeks ago until now that we are going to find the Druid!" Lu Qi said the most crucial point.

"This mysterious half-elf set up an ambush on the road leading to where the Druid is, and firmly believes that we will take that road. This shows that he knows where we are going better than we are..."

"In other words, this half-elf used some means to know our route in advance. The most important thing is, how did he know?"

"I can only ask him. This is why you agreed to assist the governor, isn't it?" After a pause, the vampire glanced at the female bandit sitting next to Milva and said calmly:

"Also, have you considered the possibility that your blonde female apprentice is lying?"

"Hey! Uncle, don't make such unproven accusations, okay?!"

"I'm not your uncle, dear."

"I'm not your dear uncle either!"

"Angouleme, shut up!"

After being drank by the demon hunter, the girl who had just escaped from the guillotine and gallows immediately softened her attitude, muttering something unknown, and obediently shut her mouth.

At this time, the poet who finally couldn't stand it anymore said:

"Let me summarize, the girl you willingly and accepted is a criminal and a robber. Although she deserves it, in order to protect her from punishment, you decided to cooperate with the Nilfgaardians, not just you, but all of us.

Everyone is going to help the Nilfgaardians arrest and execute a group of local bandits..."

"That's not quite the summary. This was originally my personal plan, and I don't need anyone's help. I can do it alone..."

"Haha, you are still the same Geralt who likes to lie in troubled waters..."

Letting the demon hunter and the poet quarrel with each other, Lu Qi, who was sitting by the campfire and thinking, was still thinking about how the enemy could predict their route and purpose in advance.

After thinking for a while, he only came to one conclusion:

magic!

Indecisiveness, magic mechanics!

Thinking of this, he suddenly said:

"Geralt, Regis, if you know something about magic, you should know whether there is a kind of magic that can monitor our whereabouts from a distance, or predict our movements in advance..."

Hearing this, the witcher stopped bickering with the poet, lowered his head and thought for a moment before replying:

"Where we are, what we are doing, which road we are on, and what our purpose is, these can all be detected through scrying spells. For wizards or sorceresses who are familiar with magic, it is necessary to locate someone from a distance and target them.

Surveillance is actually not that difficult.”

After a pause, the demon hunter seemed to have thought of something depressing, and his brows furrowed unconsciously:

"As long as that person has been familiar enough with them to form a lasting spiritual connection, they can model the spell. As I said, this wizard or sorceress who tried to spy on us from a distance made a mistake.

, thereby exposing oneself.”

With a raised brow, Lu Qi said, "You mean, he guessed our number wrongly?"

"That's right!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the vampire took over and continued:

"Like other vampires, I will not be detected by detection spells. I can use analysis spells to find vampires nearby, but the distance is too far, and even locating spells and tracking spells will not be effective. This is only possible for wizards and women.

This is a mistake only warlocks make. Because our team originally consisted of four people plus a vampire."

Hearing this, Lu Qi nodded and said meaningfully:

"In this case, we can be sure that the people who are using magic to monitor us are our familiar old friends."

"Yes, although I don't want to admit it, there is only one person who can be close enough to one of us and form a lasting spiritual connection, a person who was once very close to me..."

"You mean, Yennefer?" Dandelion said the name hesitantly.

The demon hunter was silent and did not make any response. However, this look was equivalent to answering this question.

"I think the other warlock is more suspicious."

"who?"

"Wilgefortz!"

Upon hearing this name, the witcher's expression paused for a moment.

"Geralt, you should know that this guy also wants Ciri and hates you enough. He has enough motivation to do these things."

Looking at the demon hunter who was deep in thought, Lu Qi shrugged, picked up a branch and threw it into the campfire:

"Of course, there is no need to jump to conclusions now. Who sent the half-elf to kill us? We can dig it out from his mouth ourselves."

Upon hearing this, the poet, who was unwilling to get involved in such beatings and killings, immediately looked at Lu Qi:

"Huh? What you mean is that you really plan to follow the orders of the Nilfgaardians to kill those bandit gangs, and then capture the half-elf who hired them and ask him to reveal his employer?"

"Yes. But not everyone is going. It's just a group of robbers. The demon hunter and I can handle it."

When he learned that a notorious bandit gang was planning to intercept and kill them, Lu Qi didn't feel the slightest emotion in his heart, but actually wanted to laugh a little.

Because, he has long wanted to find someone to try the sword skills he learned from the demon hunter!

Isn’t this the experience baby that comes to your door?!

Angoulin, who was once part of the "Nightingale" group, sneered at Lu Qi's strong self-confidence:

"You are very talented, but you have no idea what you are doing. There are twenty-four members of Nightingale's gang, and they are also very talented, but they are not easily intimidated. Even if you add a demon hunter, it will be impossible

Against twenty-four people..."

"My dear, believe me, he knows exactly what he is doing..." The vampire on the side explained calmly to his companion.

"I'm not your dear, uncle!"

"I'm not an uncle either, you can call me Regis."

"Angouleme, shut up!"

"oh."

After stopping the girl again, the demon hunter on the side immediately said:

"I agree with this plan. Alex, Angouleme, and I will go to Belhaven to meet the so-called Nightingale. Regis, Dandelion, and Milva, you can just transfer to Shansiley.
Chapter completed!