Chapter 22: The Boy by the Temple
"I'm xxx finally here. Ionia, the sea breeze that greeted me was really unkind. Ezreal, who had been adrift at sea for a few days, smoothed out the hair that had caught up on his forehead.
Walking in a strange land, Izawa looked at the various insect plants and animals on the shore beneath his feet. The golden sand scales are glistening, and the seagulls chirp overhead. "Ah, what a nice place. So, let's go to a town and ask for news. Izawa's eyes lit up.
"It's such a big island, and I don't know the place. How to find that guy Yi, it would be much easier if he was as famous as me." Ezreal thought as he looked around. "Wow, there's a yodeler up there, damn, why are there so many ninjas here, miss, excuse me, do you need any help?"
"Well, there are a lot of buildings here that I haven't seen before, and there are faint fluctuations of magic on them. Sure enough, it is the capital of spiritual civilization. Ezreal thought as he walked slowly down the street. Hey, uncle over there, do you know a kid named Yi who learns swords? I want to know what he is on this island ... Which direction? Izawa pursed his lips, and a sword shadow flashed through his mind. Boy, are you also here to visit Master Yi to learn the Tao of Wuji? Look at your sloppy appearance, forget it. A slightly sneering voice came. Master Yi? Looks like this guy is a good mix. It's time to go see him" Izawa, who was immersed in the memories of the past, walked farther and farther...
"I'm sorry, friend. The temple in front is forbidden to visit, so please stop. Izawa looked up slightly, and saw a young man with a strange bow and arrow not far away, standing in front of a gloomy temple to block the way.
"Hmm. This monastery is full of ghosts who want to visit. My name is Ezreal, I'm from the other side of the sea, and I'm an explorer. Izawa said as he glanced up at the temple behind the boy.
"Explorer on the other side of the sea, hello, you can call me Varus." The young man with the strange bow and arrow on his back said with a look of surprise.
"Pseudo-silk? Good avant-garde name", Izawa smiled strangely.
“。。。” Verus.
"Ah, I'm sorry, maybe it's a little abrupt, it's the first time I've seen people outside of this island, the races outside, all have yellow hair?" Verus stared at Izawa's hair carefully, and only went up and pulled a few off to see.
"Well, it's not. What yellow, red, green, and hairless. But I can't blame you, in the Valoran continent outside this island, there are all kinds of creatures and races, I don't know what kind of new things will happen every day, there are endless unknowns and wonderful, and my eldest brother I, I am a great explorer, determined to travel to the unknown world. Write a book and inform future generations. How's that, cool. Izawa couldn't look up to the sky and said triumphantly.
"That's amazing!" Verus looked serious.
"In this way, I can consider reluctantly accepting you as a junior brother. Follow the great adventurers on a journey to explore the uncharted continent of Valoran. "Izawa felt like he was going to fly. In this way, I will have the first little brother, and I will pay the bill later, carry the bag, and I can do any rough work. . .
"No, my archery skills still need to be practiced, and I have a reason why I can't leave here." Verus scratched his head and said, interrupting Izawa's YY.
"Yes, that's a pity, I'm going to introduce a beautiful woman to you" Izawa looked like I wasn't a bad person, and continued to induce.
"Ahh This! I! I suddenly really want to come with you, so let's wait for the next time you come to Ionia, I'll go with you to the continent" Varus looked bitter, as if he had missed something.
"Well, alright. But I don't always accept my brother. Izawa looked regretful, feeling like he was on the ground again. By the way, do you know Yi? Izawa suddenly remembered what was going on.
"Is it the heir of the Infinite Sword Dao, I've heard of it." Verus still looked pained.
"Well, he's my only acquaintance on this island, and of course, you. After finding him to catch up, it's time for me to continue my adventure. Izawa tightened his backpack and said as he walked.
"You'll come to Ionia again, Ezreal, and take me on a journey." Verus looked at the departing Izawa reluctantly.
"Yes, will you? Yes! Izawa's lazy voice came from the wind.
Saying goodbye to Verus, Ize continues his journey to find Yi.
"It seems to be a very prosperous place in front of you." In front of Ize were splendid palaces and temples, as well as passers-by in a hurry, their faces as if they were always thinking about a problem, or always looking for something. The vendors who set up stalls on the side of the road, the cries from the temples, and the harmony between the different races, "Well, it's good to settle here after traveling to the Valoran continent, and you can see the beauties of various races when you stop on the street every day, which is really good." "This yellow-haired little brother, I see that you are full of heaven and magnificent, and here is a copy of "Schizophrenia" that is very suitable for you." A short old man interrupted Izawa's YY with a smile, "MD, schizophrenia?" Sick. Izawa didn't even look at the old man and walked straight forward.
"Well, it's been a long time, and I don't know if Caitlyn's little bitsis misses me. Hey, that's up ahead! That's a woman! Sex! Endure! He who! It is necessary to get acquainted! Izawa's eyes lit up and he chased after him. At the same time, Caitlin in Piltover rubbed her nose and sneezed.
"This young lady, are you shopping alone, I, as a yellow-haired gentleman, need to carry a bag or something for you, young lady. Uh, is this mouse your pet? Izawa looked innocently at the young lady who ignored him and walked away. I'm so disappointed that I'm not impressed by my charm. Izawa was reluctant to catch up.
"Akali, why did Master expel Senior Brother from Master," said the pet whom Izawa called a mouse. "Don't ask, don't ask, it's the task of the senior brother to persuade him to return to the sect this time." The ninja named Akali said coldly. "MD, rats can talk?" Izawa chased after him with a surprised expression.
On the outskirts of the city, they finally stopped, confronted by a man who seemed to emerge from the shadows.
"Akali, Kenan, I've been expelled from the sect by Master." If you can't see clearly, let's call him the person in the shadow.
"Senior Brother asked us to come, although I don't know what happened, Master wants to do this to you. But he still wants you to go back," Kenan, the talking rat said cautiously.
"Hahaha, Shen! Go back and tell him that I already have my own way of forbearance, and that you have nothing to do with that old guy anymore. The man who seemed to come out of the shadows said in a voice that was unreal.
Kenan and Akali glanced at each other, and Akali took the lead in speaking, "This is Senior Brother's mission, and we still hope you can go back." ”
Before the person in the shadow could speak, Ize, who had witnessed all this, jumped out, "Hey, that black man, a real man is not going to refuse any request from a girl. Besides, why do I think you're pretending to be cool? ”
"Ah, it's that idiot." Kenan rubbed his head and shook his head.
"Are you, here to fight?" The man in the shadow touched the shuriken on his back and looked at Izawa who jumped out.
"I've never been afraid of anyone in a fight, but today was a coincidence that I didn't have my tech gloves with me. I'm here to meet this Miss Akali. Our Izawa shook his hair, only to find that the eyes on the other side were not focused on him, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.
"Go back and tell Shen and that damn old man, that one day I will go back, with my hatred and anger. When I carve out my own ninja path, I'll come back and tell you what a true ninja is. After saying this, the person in the shadow seemed to be back in the shadow that even the sun's rays could swallow.
"Your name is Ezreal, and you're an explorer?" The rat named Kenan said.
"What, am I so handsome to you?"
Akali smiled lightly, "You need to go back to the sect with us and talk to our senior brother about this matter." "Well, it's a pleasure to be with a young lady," Izawa said excitedly. Kennan scoffed, "This is the explorer? ”
"By the way, Kennan, you haven't told me why rats talk?" "Gun, I told you I wasn't a rat...
"Is this your sect temple?" Izawa looked at the ancient temple in front of him, shrouded in the hazy night fog, like a silhouette floating on floating clouds, showing extraordinary silence and solemnity.
"Who is this?" It was a young ninja who spoke, and there seemed to be a depth in his eyes that could not be seen. "He's Ezreal, an explorer from afar. This is our senior brother, Shen. "Shen, weird name." Izawa thought.
"Welcome to the Sect of Equilibrium." It was an old man who spoke, dressed in a star-white robe, with slightly drooping eyes, and white hair like snow quietly combed behind his head.
"Master, Master, Father." Kenan, Akali, and Shen stood aside and shouted.
"Ah, Greetings Master, my name is Ezreal, and I'm an explorer." Izawa also bowed and said respectfully.
"I don't know, explorer, where are you from?" The old man asked with a smile on his beard.
"Ah, I'm from Piltover, on the other side of the sea." Izawa said with a little nostalgia.
"Piltover, the city of scientific and technological progress. Don't know if Black Murdinger is still in the city? The old man asked a little wistfully.
"Master, do you know the Great Inventor?" Izawa looked surprised, I thought he was just a bad old man who didn't pay attention to hygiene.
The old man stroked his beard, "Speaking of which, it was more than thirty years ago, when I was as young as you, and we once met together arguing about the superiority of technology or magic. ”
And in distant Piltover, in a room of disorganized disorganization. "Catherine, where did that kid Ezawa go again, how did the gloves get damaged like this?" An unkempt, oversized man, with all sorts of tools in his hands, no, it should be said. "He must have gone to Ionia, I don't know." Caitlin looked at the lab table with interest and said without raising her head. "Ionia, that island... Heimerdinger's gaze seemed to see Ionia through the walls.
"On the island of Ionia, there are quite a few beings like our Balanced Sect, I wonder if you want to come here to learn magic or the use of spirits." Shen's father asked.
"I'm just drifting here, stopping by to see a friend. Also, I'm very strong. Izawa looked confident.
"Child, the Valoran continent is not calm, and the undercurrent is surging under the prosperity. As for the cruelty of war, it has fallen on your generation. The old man said something that confused Izawa and them.
"War" Izawa savored these two words carefully, and there was something undiscerning in his eyes.
"Hehe, Kenan, your ninja technique is not very practical, do you want me to teach you the secret of teleportation?" In the days that followed, Shen and the others showed Izawa the power that the Balanced Sect's Shinobi could wield. "Ezreal, is it true what you said about in your hometown, some flying boots that shoot lasers far away?" Kenan asked, looking ignorant. "Of course, as a great explorer, my weapon, you will see it the next time I come to Ionia." Izawa said proudly. Next to them, Akali and Shen sat quietly and looked at them with a smile.
A few days later.
"Izawa is gone, big brother." Kenan asked, looking disappointed. "Well, he left you a note," Kenan took the note, "I'm gone, Electric Mouse." The next time we meet, we will be stronger. Ezreal "Next time we meet, you'll be a great explorer," Kenan muttered as he looked south.
And in a conference room in the royal capital of Noxus, a human city-state across the sea from Ionia, a mysterious man sat with his back to a chair: "Anyone, including cowards, can wage war, but to end it must be with the consent of the victor." ”
"Wow" Izawa, who had slept in the woods all night, rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at the town called "Stone Mountain" in front of him.
The morning sun is rising, and there is still a trace of cold air in the early morning in the small town of Shishan Town, but almost all the residents of the town have already come out to work, even children of six or seven years old have stood in a large open space and started their morning exercises.
In the open space east of Stone Mountain Town, the warm morning sun shines through the big trees next to the clearing, leaving dappled spots of light in the clearing, "If you want to become a great warrior, you must train hard from an early age. A middle-aged man said with his hands behind his back, his head held high, and his cold gaze swept towards the children in the clearing. Got it. A group of teenagers shouted loudly. Izawa walked slowly as he looked at the townspeople.
Suddenly, a strong figure blocked Izawa's way, "You're not from our Stone Mountain Town, nor are you from Ionian Island?" A voice rang out suddenly. Izawa squinted at the stout middle-aged man in front of him. "Well, I'm from the other side of the sea and I'm an explorer." "So, young explorer, what are you doing here?" The middle-aged man had no intention of giving in. Ize was a little impatient and snorted coldly. "First of all, I didn't mean to go to this town because I didn't know where I was going, and second, I came to find a friend named Yi." "You are, you're a friend of Master Yi, it's really rude, my name is Reiner, and I'm the captain of the guard in this town." The stout middle-aged man said enthusiastically with guilt. "Hmm, it's nothing, so you have news of Yi?" There was no change in expression on Ize's face, but he sighed in his heart: "Is this kid Yi so famous?" ”
"No, Master Yi just traveled here and did the town a great favor. I don't have any news of Master Yi, but there is someone who might be able to help you. Reiner said as he walked. In a blink of an eye, I came to an ordinary room.
"Uncle Rio, I'm Reiner," Reiner shouted, knocking on the door. The "squeak" door opened. What kind of person is that, you can see the traces of the years carved on her face, but the deep gaze seems to be able to see through the human heart, although the hair has turned gray, the waist is as tall as a gun. Izawa put away the appearance of hanging Erlangdang, secretly frightened. "That's right, this young adventurer is a friend of Yi and has come to inquire about him." Reiner looked in reverence. "Come in, young man." The old man turned and walked into the room.
Izawa secretly looked at the environment in the room, there was only a table and a few chairs, although simple, but it gave people a sense of intimacy. Izawa was caught by a sword hanging on the wall, "Uncle Rio, why do I feel so familiar with this sword." This is obviously the first time I've been to Ionia, the first time I've seen you. Izawa asked, confused. It's easy, his Infinite Sword, I built it. Uncle Rio said lightly. No wonder, it's easy. However, it seems to be different. Izawa still couldn't look away. Well, this is a sword that breathes. Uncle Rio looked at the sword on the wall as if looking at a lover, and Izawa looked at Uncle Rio as if he were looking at a sword.
"Young man, I don't know where Yi Zhi is, but if you keep going south, you will always meet him." Uncle Rio said silently. "If you find Yi, tell him that the village needs him. This is a map of Ionia, keep it. Izawa nodded, "Then I'll take my leave, Uncle Rio." "Izawa put away the map and packed his bags." By the way, the young man, my daughter, whose name is Irelia, is also traveling. If you're lucky enough to meet her, invite her to come along. Uncle Rio was still looking at the sword, as if talking to himself. Uncle's daughter, walk together. Izawa, who was carrying his bags, didn't ask why, because he had a feeling that this was something he was supposed to do. Although he had just met Uncle Rio, it was the first time he had heard the name Eliria.
Izawa had been gone for a long time, and Uncle Rio had been staring at the sky in the direction of Izawa's departure, just like that, and kept watching.
Izawa, who said goodbye to Stone Mountain Town, held the map given by Uncle Rio in his hand, "Well... It might be faster to walk the trail, but it doesn't feel like it fits my identity. When it comes to water, I hate it the most. Is it called Mercer City in front, it's up to you. It just so happens that my goggles seem to be going to be repaired as well... Izawa continued on his way.
Ize looked at the vast city of Mercer in front of him. The criss-crossed streets form the blood and skeleton of the city. The streets are paved with smooth bluestone slabs, and the streets are lined with vendors and crowds of people coming and going, and the streets are lined with clothing stores, weapons stores, hotels, etc.
Izawa looked around in amazement at the bustle of Mercer City, feeling dazzled. When some of the noble ladies around saw Ize's expression, they all sneered at each other in low voices, and sometimes pointed a few times. Obviously, Izawa's reaction was "the countryman going to the city".
"MD, no upbringing." Izawa frowned, very dissatisfied with the guidance and laughter of those noble ladies.
After walking around the bustling streets, Izawa went straight to a normal inn and settled down. There is a small restaurant right next to the inn, and Izawa decided to have dinner right here.
Izawa sat alone at the dining table, looking through the window at the crowd on the street outside. "Hehe No one? "Gurgle, hehehehehe" came the strange laughter again, as if it was ringing in his ears, but Izawa didn't see anything. Suddenly, Izawa's rucksack on the table next to him floated out of the window, as if held by a pair of invisible hands. Izawa looked solemn and flew out to chase after him.
Izawa, who followed his package, chased him to an abandoned site, where all kinds of household garbage were piled up, and the pungent sour smell irritated Izawa for a while.
"Giggles, hehehe." The laughter never went away.
Izawa looked at the place where the voice came from, "Trust me, that bag will make you doomed." ”
"Cluck, Ezreal." Suddenly there was a huge rat with green hair.
"You know me?" Izawa's face was solemn, and he cheered up.
The giant rat bit the shiny nails on its paws with its long teeth, making a sharp sound, as if the nails were piercing through the glass, and its two eyes looked at Izawa defiantly. "Ezreal, an explorer from Piltover."
"Who are you?" Izawa frowned slightly.
"Me. It's the product of your Piltover technology. Of course you don't know me, because it's like this garbage, living in the sewers. Do you know the darkness of Piltover sewers, and do you know the horrors of Zaun's lab? Thanks to you. The disgusting toxins in my body are also my weapons. Pathetic, pathetic. Tucci roared in his low throat.
"Come on, I don't mind doing it." Izawa just looked calm, as if he hadn't heard the words.
If I'm not mistaken, your tech gloves must have been damaged in that fight. Ezreal, your calm makes me feel angry and adds to my anger. Die, full fire!! "A rat named Tucci pounced on Izawa.
"Yes, as you say. You don't seem to have listened to my mantra, though. Izawa looked faintly at Tucci who pounced.
After the battle, the garbage dump was in shambles, and the ground was "ziz" with thick smoke.
Ize leaned over and picked up his bag, looked at Tucci who fell to the ground, and said silently: "The development of science and technology is for the better life of all mankind and all races, if I accidentally cause you any inconvenience, I only speak on my own behalf and say sorry to you." ”
Izawa walked farther and farther with his bags on his back. The wind blew away the smoke after the battle, and it also brought Ize's voice in the distance: "By the way, Tucci, I actually have a mouse friend too... ”