The turmoil caused by Hextech's standard firearms gradually subsided, and Valoran returned to a relatively calm situation.

After receiving the gifts from Svein, the Temple of Wealth and the Temple of Strength bid farewell to Limontanlu and set out on their way home, without seeing anything abnormal.

The blood-colored ripples set off by the shadow stream also quickly ended, and almost invisibly melted into the tranquility of the situation, disappearing without a trace.

As time passed, the economy in Valoran's territory slowly recovered, and active caravans reappeared on the town's roads, occasionally patrolling the streets of the town with armored cavalry.

The wounds caused by the abyssal invasion are slowly healed by time, and everything seems to be moving in a good direction.

......

Autumn is gone, and winter is quietly coming.

Snowflakes have turned into thousands of white dots, dotting the mountains and towns of Valoran.

Modrian stands on the balcony, crystal-like powder, like pear blossoms, covering the Lakstar Fortress in an instant, and from a distance, it is full of ice and snow.

"Hmm..... Is it snowing? Yuumi leaned on Modrian's shoulder, opened his wistful eyes, and looked at the gray sky.

As if to arouse his inner interest, Yuumi harnesses the golden tome and rushes into the sky above the fortress.

The lilac energy enveloped her body, and Yumi sometimes pounced on the crystal snow particles, sometimes wagged her tail, played with the dancing snowflakes, and rolled up a few wisps of cold wind.

Looking at the excited cats in the snow, Modrian couldn't help but smile softly, and the pressure in his heart dissipated a little.

Knock knock! Knock knock!

A crisp knock echoed through the room, and Modrian turned sideways, turned to look at the door, and said, "Come in." ”

The door opened lightly, and Zhao Xin calmly walked into the study, wearing the delicate chain mail on his body, looking heroic. "My lord, Miss Sophia's side wants to return to Perris Territory."

Memories roll back, and shattered images of the past come to mind.

Modrian's brows furrowed slightly, and from his current perspective, looking at what had happened to Perris's territory was somewhat ridiculous and absurd.

Although he no longer pays attention to the people and places of the past, there are always things buried deep in his body that cannot be cut off.

"What's wrong?" Modrian's expression was flat and asked softly.

"I heard that Baron Brooke's wife will give birth in the near future, and Miss Sophia wants to go back to visit." Zhao Xin replied slowly, as the chief administrator of the Valoran Domain, he was deeply aware of the relationship between his lord and the Perris Territory.

The bright lights were shining, and Modrian leaned against the white jade balcony, looking at the gray and cold sky and the active pale golden light, and his expression was in a trance.

"The Glorious Festival is only a few days away, so let's go over when it's over."

"Okay, I'll go tell Miss Sophia." Zhao Xin bowed and prepared to leave the study.

"Wait!"

The sudden sound of the voice stopped Zhao Xin's pace, and he looked back at the lord with a slightly puzzled expression.

"Choose a gift from the treasury and bring it over, and then arrange for Najuri to secretly protect Sophia." After Modrian finished speaking, he waved his hand lightly, signaling that Zhao Xin could leave.

The cold wind was blowing, and the thin blonde hair was dancing, and Modrian sighed lightly when he heard the footsteps in his ears fading away.

......

Snowflakes flutter and cover the fort built on the mountain.

With the help of the dim moonlight, overlooking this former outpost, it is more and more majestic.

Countless military projects have been built halfway up the mountainside, like a hideous steel beast, looking out into the night.

Especially after the fortress of Lakstak became the political center of the Valoran Territory, Fort Dig relied on its geographical advantages and naturally became the bridgehead of the fortress, with the Noxian legion stationed all year round.

In the center of the castle, the dark green main castle is lit like a bright lamp, dotting the steel fortress.

Squeak!

The bedroom door opened, and Sophia finished her meditation practice and prepared to go to the dining room to prepare dinner for herself and Anne, but she didn't want to see Crane Butler waiting silently at the door.

"What's the matter?" Sophia asked curiously.

"Your Excellency has sent a message that after the Glorious Festival is over, he will arrange for someone to escort you to the territory of Perris." Crane said with a soft chuckle, the corners of his wrinkled eyes full of affinity and doting.

"Isn't he going?"

Hearing this, Sophia was a little disappointed, when the news came from Perris's territory, she had expected the scene of the reunion, and now the news of Crane broke the hope in her heart.

Crane shook his head helplessly, he was a Noxian soldier who had followed Modrian from the beginning, and he knew Modrian's character very well, and it was impossible for him to completely forget his past.

Then he remembered Lord Zhao Xin's instructions, and said respectfully: "Lord Lord has specially prepared a gift, which will be handed over to you when the time comes." ”

Hearing the unexpected news, a hint of surprise appeared on Sophia's cold face, a specially prepared gift, and it could be seen that Modrian's attitude had changed slightly: "Well, okay, I'll personally hand it over... Father. ”

Crane nodded slightly, the matter was over, he didn't wait long, Fort Dig still had something to deal with, and then bowed and left.

In the green dining room, several potted plants are placed in the corner.

Anne sat on a brown wooden chair, her head down and playing with the shabby stuffed bear in her arms, her eyes shining with joy.

"What would you like to eat today?"

Seeing Anne's figure, Sophia walked to the dining table, squatted down, gently stroked the top of Anne's head, and asked.

Sovia's intimacy made Anne a little uncomfortable, which came from her childhood memories, but fortunately, after a period of time together, she didn't hate Sophia very much.

Anne carefully patted the bear on the head, raised her cute face and said, "I want to eat the cream cake." ”

"Haha, that's going to have to wait a minute."

Sophia laughed softly, and looked down at the somewhat shabby bear, although she didn't know why Anne kept holding it, but she could see that the bear had an extremely important place in Anne's heart.

She had wanted to help Anne clean and repair the worn-out bear, but she didn't expect Anne to refuse to let go, she had to do it herself, and she didn't want others to touch her bear.

After tea, dinner was ready, and Sophia and Anne sat down at the table to enjoy a delicious dinner.

"Anne, after the glorious festival, there is a long trip, do you want to go together?" Sophia poured a glass of sake and asked softly.

"Huh?" Anne swallowed the cream cake in her mouth and looked at Sophia in confusion, leaving a little white residue at the corner of her mouth. "Will Brother Modrian's side agree?"

"He'll agree, so let's talk about it, let's go together then." Sophia drank the sake in her glass, as if she remembered something interesting, and her cold face was full of smiles.

The lights flickered and dinner ended in a pleasant atmosphere.

After Sophia sent Anne back to her room, she returned to her bedroom and continued her meditation.

......

......

It's night, Irwindale City.

The snowflakes dance softly, like a silver mist that envelops the earth, and swaying like fireflies in the light.

Gary Mansion, this exquisite and ornate mansion belongs to Baron Gary.

Baron Gary may not be very famous in Irwindale, but his daughter, Pamela Gary, is not a small celebrity.

It is rumored that Pamela is the best friend of Sophia, the sister of Lord Modrian, which makes many old nobles and new nobles treat the Gary family with an unusual attitude.

The dim lights illuminate the mansion, and the atmosphere is very quiet.

Suddenly, the white snowflakes that slowly fell were stained with blood, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground sounded softly.

"Is it dealt with?"

In the spacious living room of the mansion, the lights were shining like daylight, and dozens of members of the Gary family were squatting together, their expressions full of horror.

Not far away, there were seven or eight broken corpses, their wide-open pupils filled with fear, and the strong smell of blood filled the air.

"Alright, alright, the flesh and blood of these rebels.... Well, it's delicious. ”

The dark shadow stood next to the corpse, opening the countless gnaws on its body and swallowing all of them, processing the smell of blood that filled the air.

Knock knock knock---! Huhuhu---!

The sound of nervous heartbeats and even breathing was extremely clear in the silent and treacherous atmosphere, and everyone did not dare to make the slightest movement.

Pamela looked up at the handsome man in front of her, looking horrified, the man who suddenly appeared slaughtered the family's guards, and then brought everyone together, but brought her out alone.

"You're Pamela?" The handsome man looked down at Pamela and licked his pale lips.

"Yes...... Yes, I'm Pommer...."

Before the words fell, the handsome man's head suddenly exploded, and viscous blood sprayed on Pamela's face, and a pitch-black shadow appeared and submerged into Pamela's body.

"Ahhh.......hh

Endless cries of pain erupted in the living room, and Pamela writhed wildly, and fine black lines could be seen under the light clothes, and then spread to her face at a rapid speed.

While Pamela struggled, the rest of the Gary family watched as it happened, and some even showed gloating expressions.

Dozens of seconds later, Pamela stopped writhing, the black lines covering her face faded, and she slowly opened her bright eyes, the former look had disappeared, leaving behind all black, like ink, terrifying.

"It's a little uncomfortable, but there's still time."

[Pamela] looked down at her soaked clothes, her brow furrowed slightly, and then she looked back at the rest of the Gary family.

"Immediately on the glorious sacrifice day, you can't kill them all.... Then ........ all."

"Take the mind!"

Suddenly, hundreds of dark and viscous shadows appeared around the living room, rushing towards everyone with a longing gesture, followed by countless painful shouts resounding through the mansion.

"Damn it, be quiet, aren't you afraid of getting the attention of Valoran?" The gnawing shadow spoke, looking at the chaos of the living room with disgust.

"Rest assured, my lord has laid an enchantment around it, and no movement that happens here will be spread." [Pamela] shook her body slightly, her soaked clothes slipping off, and her white body shimmered seductively in the light.

"And what about the outreach? Valoran's collar, ha, will soon cease to exist. ”