Chapter 26: Riddles
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"It seems like a delusion on my part...... You seem to be quieter than usual tonight. ”
It was midnight, and the heavy clouds blocked out the bright moonlight and the bright starlight, and in the gloom, a figure streaked through it, skimming high in the air with a speed disproportionate to its size, leaving only the whistling of a storm passing through.
This is the complete dragon Sivana, behind her back, Zhao Xinxin's magic firmly fixed herself to ensure that it will not fall, and after flying for several hours, they finally approached the League of Legends' teleportation station near Demacia.
The magic of the sky dragon has a special connection with the sky, as long as it is in the air state, the magic in the body can remain stable with the surroundings, even if Sivana has half human blood in her body, as long as she flies in the air, there will be no problems.
"No, it won't."
Zhao Xin did answer like this, if it was replaced by an ordinary person, his performance and answer were indeed the same as usual, but for Sivana, she could still find the strangeness of this childhood playmate from some details, since she saw him tonight, Zhao Xin has been constantly rubbing the spear in his hand, Sivana knows very well that this is the manifestation of his heart, and more importantly, Chad's behavior seems to be a little strange, and when the two of them find him tonight, Chad's face is rarely without a smile, After briefly explaining the content of the task, he turned around and left without saying a word.
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Is there something going on between you and Chad...... Although she was very skeptical, Shivana would not ask this question specifically, she understood Zhao Xin's respect for Chad, so she only asked tentatively from other aspects.
The result of the conversation was a little disappointed for Shivana, whether it was to talk about some interesting topics or discuss the mission, Zhao Xin simply answered with "yes" or "no" and similar words, and her absent-minded attitude even made Shivana a little angry......
Of course, this was just a joke, and Shivana would not be angry with him, or rather, she was a little worried about what Zhao Xin was thinking.
"This is it."
In the dark night, a little light will become very obvious, after flying for a few hours, not far below the ground, you can finally see a faint white light quietly flickering, this is the light of the magic circle in the teleportation station, after arriving at the designated position, Zhao Xin finally took the initiative to speak, he patted the thick dragon scales on the back of Shivana as a thanks, and jumped at the right position-
"Wait!"
At the moment when Zhao Xin had already left his back, something suddenly grabbed him, there was no doubt that it was Shivana's claws, Zhao Xin, who didn't know the truth, looked at her a little strangely: "What's wrong?" ”
"Hey! I talked to you all night and you didn't take the initiative to say a word to me, was that the first sentence you spoke? ”
"Huh?" Sivana's angry accusation made Zhao Xin stunned for a moment, fortunately there was no one around here, otherwise even if it was just the roar of the young dragon, I am afraid that it would keep the timid guy awake at night, of course, Zhao Xin was no stranger to this kind of voice, he just looked at Sivana's eyes a little overwhelmed, and explained in a tone that may be a little anxious, "I'm just thinking about the task, so ...... So ......"
"Forget it...... It's useless to talk to you about this" At the moment of speaking, Shivana actually regretted it, not only because she knew that Zhao Xin could not tell the truth, this was a clumsy lie that only he could make up...... She couldn't bear to tear it down, and after a long sigh, Shivana bent her neck, tried her best to put her horned head against Zhao Xin's ear and whispered, "If you have anything on your mind...... Don't hide it in your heart, you can tell me...... Do you understand? ”
"Oh......"
“…… That's it, remember to be careful with the task. ”
Without any more words, Shivana let go of her claws and threw Zhao Xin down.
At that time, Zhao Xin still couldn't understand what Chad was trying to say, and why Sivana said so much, but fortunately, by the time he understood, it was not too late.
Back to the topic, although Shivana let go of her claws, but this random throw has made Zhao Xin lose his center of gravity in the air, and after rolling in the air a few times, Zhao Xin finally reluctantly regained his balance, using the air barrier formed by magic power, he slowly floated down, and landed accurately in the center of the portal.
……
Is it finally here?
This is the Demacia Teleportation Station near Mogro Pass, Xiu has been waiting here for a while, as the pattern on the magic circle lights up slightly, a figure immediately appeared in front of him, there is no doubt, he is Zhao Xin.
"What's wrong Zhao Xin, did something happen on the way?" Xiu asked with some concern, it was already half an hour late from the agreed departure time, and it was almost impossible for Zhao Xin to happen.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Prince...... Do you want to go now? ”
"Hmm......" Xiu hesitated for a moment, he noticed that Zhao Xin's face was a little strange compared to usual, no matter what he thought, it was better to ask first, "Don't be so anxious, you don't look very good, what happened before?" ”
“…… No. ”
Zhao Xin's answer obviously paused, and Xiu naturally noticed this, but looking at his appearance, he probably wouldn't say it no matter how he asked...... Forget it, since he can come, it means that there shouldn't be any big problems, maybe it's just something that happened between his father and the council...... Xiu shook his head slightly, and then said: "Okay, before you go, put away your spear, if nothing else, we shouldn't need this kind of thing, although this mission is time-tight, but whether it can be completed still requires a certain amount of luck, we must be ready to live in Noxus for a while, I hope we have a good cooperation, okay?" ”
"Understood." Zhao Xin nodded solemnly, this kind of thing can be easily done with magic, after everything was ready, Xiu reactivated the teleportation array, the two glanced at each other, and walked into the teleportation circle one after another.
Hum -
Still with a subtle sense of weightlessness, a few seconds later, the two of them landed on the ground, but unlike normal, they did not land at the teleportation station near Noxus, where there were no traces of people or lights, and it was completely like a wilderness.
"Probably here, then Zhao Xin, go find some firewood, and we're going to rest."
"Prince? Where is this? Why camp here? Zhao Xin thought that he had misheard for a while, the sewer map was still kept, and he was ready to dive in at night but got such an order, not to mention that he hadn't figured out what place this place was, what was Xiu thinking?
"That's right, our mission this time is not to completely 'infiltrate', but to 'integrate' into Noxus" Seeing Zhao Xin's doubts, Xiu explained while looking around, "Except for Burnham, no one can decide what Noxus is going to do, but we can still find some clues through other aspects, so we need to inquire a lot, whether it is ordinary people, the military, nobles, and Noxus living in the sewers." We all need to understand that if we want to do this, we need a proper identity. “
Identity...... Zhao Xin looked at Xiu, indeed, Xiu did not wear the white robe that seemed to have not been changed at all, but changed into a somewhat tattered gray cloth robe, not only that, before Zhao Xin left, Chad also asked him to change into a patchwork leather armor, after a little makeup, he looked completely a down-and-out low-level magician and a mercenary.
"This is one of the most important transport routes between Zaun and Noxus, and it is even closer to Zaun, there will be caravans passing by every day, all we have to do is to get the attention of the caravans, and then let them give us a ride" Saying this, the prince couldn't help but smile, "I remember five years ago, I also infiltrated Noxus in a similar way." “
"Yes" Zhao Xin replied, according to Xiu's understanding of Zhao Xin, this was just his polite answer, but today, Zhao Xin continued to ask a little abnormally, "Did the boss let you do this?" “
"Huh? Well...... That's my father's arrangement, five years ago, there seemed to be some kind of civil unrest in the upper echelons of Noxus, and my father asked me to investigate, but no matter how I inquired, I didn't find any clues, and Noxus didn't fall into a civil war, and the final result was just to bring you back, what, are you interested in this story? ”
"Hmm...... I'll go find firewood first. ”
What exactly happened today...... Xiu looked at his hurried back with some doubts, and couldn't help but think so.
Night vision is nothing more than ordinary for magicians, after some searching, a warm bonfire was placed on the side of the road, all the work was ready, all that was left was to wait for the caravan to pass by, and in the dark night, Xiu slowly told Zhao Xin the story of that time.
This should be the first time Zhao Xin has heard others talk about these things, there are only a few people who originally knew his true origin, and only the two who really knew the details were the second and Xiu, Zhao Xin listened very attentively, looking like a child.
"That's pretty much it, after you came to Demacia, my father specifically told us not to bully you because you used to be a Noxian, but with your strength, it's really not easy to do this."
"Boss...... Is that really what you say? ”
After hearing this, Zhao Xin's body seemed to tremble, and he raised his head and looked at Xiu seriously.
"Of course so, why should I lie to you?" Xiu said with a smile.
“…… Also, good night, prince. Zhao Xin nodded.