Kardashian smiled shyly, like a girl.
She stretched out her hand tremblingly, Vesemir quickly sat on the bed and hugged him into her arms.
Kardashian looked at Vesemir in confusion, then started crying again, shouting, "Vesemir, you are so cruel!
"I've been waiting for you for forty years, a whole forty years!
"I waited for you in the forest for half a year and never saw you come back. In the end, I had to marry someone else.
"I'm just an ordinary person, are you so cruel as to leave me there? Have you ever thought about how I should survive?"
"Why did you come just now?
"I never cared about your identity as a witcher. After my husband passed away, I tried to find you, but there was no news about you at all!
"Why... are you so cruel?"
Vesemir remained silent and could only hold the woman in his arms tightly.
Kardashian actually started to laugh again, smiling happily, "Vesemir, I hope we can still be lovers in the next life."
"I hope in your next life... you won't have to escape for another forty years."
After saying that, her breath became weaker and weaker, and finally her hand dropped.
Vesemir slowly laid Kardashian's body flat on the bed, gently brushed the white hair on her forehead, and said slowly, "My Kourtney, you are still as beautiful as when you were young."
Then, he kissed Kardashian tenderly on the forehead and walked out of the house with tears streaming down his face.
Dick was so sad when he saw this:
Even if the negotiation with Xiya breaks down in the future, although this possibility is very small.
But I must not provoke ordinary people, otherwise tragedies like Vesemir and Kardashian are likely to happen again.
Jenna didn't know when he came to the door. He glanced at Vesemir with red eyes and said nothing.
After gently nodding towards Dick in gratitude, she commanded others in a deep voice to arrange the funeral arrangements for Lady Kardashian.
Two demon hunters were also helping, and they simply stayed here for the night.
Early the next morning, Lady Kardashian was buried in a nearby cemetery.
The people attending the funeral left one after another, but Vesemir stood in front of Lady Kardashian's grave, as silent as a weathered stone sculpture, just looking at the tombstone blankly.
In front of the tombstone, there is a leather hat and a flute.
Dick and Jenna were standing side by side a little further away.
Jenna was wearing a black dress and a black veil covering her head, her voice choked with sobs. "Dick, I really didn't expect Lady Kardashian to leave me so soon.
"I knew her health had gotten worse and worse since she came back this time, but I never thought it would happen so quickly.
"When I think about it, she saved me and my little sisters more than ten years ago. Although we are servants, she treats us like her own daughters. But in these years, I haven't actually helped her much."
As he spoke, muddy tears mixed with eyeshadow rolled down his face and dripped gently onto the snow.
But Jenna just wiped away the tears on his face vigorously, regardless of the fact that this rough approach ruined his light makeup.
"Jenna, birth, old age, sickness and death are common, everyone will have this day. Even we demon hunters will grow old one day.
"Lady Kardashian will definitely be proud of raising you so well and generously, and she didn't have any regrets before she died. You see,"
Dick pointed at the figure in front of the grave, "Didn't the man she most cherished come to see her?"
"This man... I have been busy until now yesterday and have never asked about this matter. Is he Vesemir?"
"Yes, he is Vesemir, the leader of [School of the Coyote] among our Witcher Order. I think Lady Kardashian should have mentioned him, right?"
"She mentioned to him that Madam often wore that leather hat, held the flute, and after playing a piece, she would sometimes curse a man, a super bastard man."
Vesemir walked over slowly and said apologetically, "Son, I am indeed a bastard, a super bastard.
"But Kourtney she has died of illness, and before she died, I knew she was most worried about you children.
"If there is anything I can do to help you, please let me know."
Jenna tightened his lips and stopped talking.
Dick answered from the side, "Jenna, I found that this time I came back, how come all the male guards you Withered Manor had disappeared?"
"Most of them were hired temporarily by my wife, so they left when their employment period ended.
"But the original male guards felt that Withered Manor was not safe now. After my wife became seriously ill, they chose to go to big cities to work hard."
"I see, then don't you consider moving to [Dawn Furnace City] nearby?
"I heard from Lady Kardashian that although you inherited her property in the name of your adopted daughter, you do not have any noble status to inherit it.
"This will lead to a decrease in the number of guards who come here to visit us. You are really no longer as safe as before."
"I have lived here for more than ten years and am used to it. I don't plan to leave. Besides, those Jatu robbers have been driven away by Queen Meve."
"Child, I know you blame me." Vesemir on the side spoke again, "But listen to my advice, sometimes the status of a noble is much better than the status of a rich man.
"Throughout the ages, power has always been greater than wealth.
"Power is like a sword hanging high, it can open up the world, establish rules and order, control how resources are allocated, and guide the direction of everyone's actions.
"Compared with wealth and power, they are like pawns in the chess game of power that can be commanded and mobilized.
"Wherever power affects, wealth will follow. Therefore, when you are just a rich man, you will be easily manipulated by a small local noble.
"Now that you are no longer a noble, Kourtney, no matter how much property he leaves for you, it will be slowly cannibalized by other nobles, but there is nothing you can do. So..."
Jenna still responded to Vesemir:
"You also suggest that I move to [Dawn Furnace City]?"
"Yes, it is surrounded by high walls and guarded by soldiers, so it is very safe.
"When you buy a big house there, with Kourtney's property, you can live peacefully for the rest of your life."
Jenna was also a little moved when he heard the words, and his face was hesitant.
Dick knew that she still couldn't bear to leave this homeland, so she decided to try harder.
"Jenna, there is something I want to tell you. Do you know Misty Mountains Barbarians?"
"I have heard their legends. It is said that the barbarians do all kinds of evil, and their leader is a demon named Manslayer. He once killed hundreds of soldiers with one person and could jump over Misty Mountains with one leap."
Although what Jenna said was a bit exaggerated, Dick used this meaning to continue speaking.
"I have definite news that Misty Mountains Barbarians will attack Northern Kingdoms again in the near future."
"Dick, are you telling the truth?" Jenna opened his mouth slightly with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Of course it's true. I met three [Misty Mountains Berserker] outside the Misty Mountains.
"So if you continue to stay here with your little sisters, you will be the first to suffer!
"Even if you like to stay here, what about your sisters?
"Will you trust them after I leave you? You have to think about them too."
"... Okay, then I will deal with the Withered Manor's property in the next few days, and then go to Dawn Furnace City."
Dick nodded:
This girl is nice, but sometimes she is too stubborn, and she has to be morally kidnapped.
"Lady Kardashian asked me to take care of you before he died. Can we at least have a way to contact you?
"I know you can use carrier pigeons to send messages. All you need to do is know the location of [Witcher Order]."
Dick looked at Vesemir again, who understood and looked at the girl with a sincere smile, "Jenna, be my adopted daughter."
Tips:
Dick Panel skills at this time:
[Combat]: Swordsmanship (elite level), Bow and Crossbow Shooting (professional level), Fighting (skilled level)
[Signs]: Mind Shockwave (elite level), Flames (skilled level), Protection (skilled level), Magic Trap (professional level), Hypnosis (novice level)
[Alchemy]: Potion Making (novice level), Sword Oil Making (novice level)
[Talent]: School of the Lynx Witcher, Intermediate Self-Healing, Beast Taming