"Miss, it's time to rest."

On the shores of the Blue Moon Lake.

Positive number in the second house.

Anne was in the study looking at the thick file in a daze.

Directly opposite her, the curtains of the window were not drawn, and from her position she could see the building on the other side of the river.

If there is someone in it and there happens to be a lamp, then she can see the other person, and the other person can see herself.

It's a pity that three days ago, there would have been no more lights there.

Chen Senran, or rather, Jack the Blind, has been missing for three days.

From that windy night three days ago.

Strangely, the people of Bilgewater did not react in any way to this, did not protest, and nothing else.

The parliament, too, is completely as if it didn't happen.

It's as if there has never been a blind Jack in this world, and Bill Gewor didn't send anyone to attend this summoner's canyon convention.

It's like, Noxus, who also lost its leader.

Overnight, the people of both forces disappeared.

Rumor has it that they were all erased by the Parliament.

It is even rumored that the city-states of the entire continent have united to fight against Noxus, and the fastest team is now under the royal city of Noxus.

"Miss, it's time to rest." Lao Du repeated it again.

Anne finally came to her senses.

She looked at Lao Du's slightly old face in the dark, showed a very tired smile, and said apologetically: "Lao Du, thank you for your hard work." ”

"I'm not hard, Miss is hard." Lao Du shook his head, with a slight trace of pity in his eyes, like a father looking at his daughter.

Annie. It's really hard.

During this time, in order to find out Chen Senran's whereabouts, she activated the resources that she could use.

Desperately, he was looking for possible news.

It's just that with little success.

The most common piece of news was that on that windy night three days earlier, Jack the Blind had been killed by the council.

Kill.

How can it be.

How can it.

He absolutely. Absolutely, you can't die.

So, she's still desperately searching.

"Lao Du, Noxus ......" Anne did not find Cong Chen Senran, but unexpectedly found the news that Noxus had been surrounded by multinational coalition forces.

"I see." Lao Du didn't wait for her to finish, and then interrupted her.

"The day before yesterday, Sister Caterina also went." Anne was silent for a moment, then continued.

She also knew. In the past few days, Raven, the Blade of Exile, has traveled from the far north to his native land of Noxus, and the goddess of war, Sivir, has also set foot on the soil of her homeland yesterday.

Almost overnight, all the people who had left their homeland for various reasons returned to their hometowns.

At the most critical time for the motherland.

Perhaps, this is the original. Noxus exists in the meaning of zài.

Glory is my life.

If the history books of later generations are to record this paragraph. Definitely, I will definitely write this down.

Lao Du was silent.

There was a long silence.

He didn't know how to speak.

"Lao Du, if you want to go back, I won't stop you." Anne looked at his face that was divided by light and darkness, and her eyes became gentle.

This old man has been with her for so many years, and has been silently guarding her.

Now. It's time for him to leave and fulfill his wish.

"Aren't you always wanting to see your daughter again?" Anne looked at him and said softly.

“…… I. I've seen it. Lao Du replied very weakly.

He did see it, around the corner of the street, looking at it from afar.

At the back door of the tavern, secretly watching.

In the palm prints of so many years, quietly, silently, observing her every turn of the back.

This is already happiness for him, right?

Watch, their daughter grows up.

"I'm sorry for her." After a while, Lao Du said, "I abandoned her, them." ”

"I ...... Not eligible for ......"

"I ......"

"Let's go back." Anne didn't persuade her, she just said this, and then she got up and began to walk to her bedroom.

Lao Du was left alone to stand in the dim light of the study.

For a long time, until Lao Du himself realized.

The clock is already in the middle of the night.

He blew out the lights and walked slowly downstairs.

He went to his usual seat and sat down.

He was in the dark, not knowing, thinking about something.

After a while, he suddenly said, "Come out, let's have a good talk." ”

At first, the whole darkness was unmoved.

However, Lao Du still looked at the darkness seriously.

"Well, when did you find me?" Finally, another voice sounded in the darkness.

"Very early on, if I hadn't found out that you didn't have malicious intent, I would have done it a long time ago." Old Du paused for a moment, and then said, "You were sent by him?" ”

"Yes, he asked me to protect Anne." The man in the darkness said, "Are you going to do it?" ”

"I ......," Lao Du said this, and sighed again, "I plan to go back." ”

"Good." The man in the darkness approved.

"You know everything?" Lao Du was a little surprised.

"I don't know, but I can feel that your shackles are being untied."

"Shackles?" Lao Du shook his head, "Maybe." ”

"That'...... I'll leave it to you? ”

"Don't worry, if I promise him, I will definitely keep my promise."

"Where the hell is he?"

"I don't know." The man smiled bitterly and said, "It's not either, I need to care about it." ”

"Yes. That...... Take care. ”

"Take care, too."

In the dark, two people who have never known each other say that they cherish each other, like old friends who are about to separate.

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At the same time.

Distant Noxus.

Noxus, which has been regarded as the biggest fat on the continent.

The last elite of the remnants of years of war have been killed and wounded.

On that windswept night, the last of the Noxians had just stepped out of the country when they were attacked by a well-armed Parliamentary Silver Guard.

After holding out for a whole night, they did not wait for reinforcements, but for more, enemy troops from Demacia, Zaun, Piltover.

Under the blow of countless heavy attacks, this army, which can be called the top in the world, finally lost its vitality.

In addition, there was constant news from the rear that the enemy army was already approaching the royal city.

On the evening of the second day, they were finally defeated.

Only the remnants of the defeated army were retreating in the direction of the royal city.

By the time Caterina saw them, some of them were already withered. (To be continued......)

PS: Second update.

I'm going to die......

Go to bed......