Thinking of the information that I found by chance, even when I think about it at this time, I still shudder.

She couldn't believe that the empire had always been in the hands of one person.

She began to reflect on her mission.

Clean up the Empire of moths and those who threaten it.

At this moment, she feels that the problem of the former is far greater than that of the latter.

So far, Noxus has been provoking battles, crusading against the Winterlands of the North, invading Ionian in the East, and now plundering the Gates of Sorrow in the West.

Even on the southern continent of Shurima, skirmishes continue to break out.

It can be said that this empire is tireless, attacking in all directions, and constantly absorbing and becoming stronger by fighting and nourishing war.

However, it is inevitable that more and more moths will be born.

The collapse of a powerful empire often begins with internal corrosion.

Caterina walked around the empire and found that this phenomenon was already quite terrifying.

Moths are constantly sucking the blood of the Empire.

She is not an anti-war faction, but she also knows at this time that the Empire's perennial conquest should be stopped.

If this phenomenon is not stopped, the mighty empire will fall one day.

If this continues, sooner or later, things will be reversed, and no matter how powerful the empire is, it will be counterattacked.

Realizing this, Caterina knew she had to take action to clean the empire of moths.

Right now, what she's looking for is the first one.

At this moment, what the little assassin behind him was thinking, Lu Qi didn't know. He wasn't interested in asking how she would feel when she saw such a scene.

Depending on the position you stand, you will see different things.

Maybe he said something at this point that would make Caterina feel guilty.

But what's the use, this battle is not something that a little assassin can influence her, even if she feels guilty, she can make Noxus withdraw from the army, can she make up for the sins committed by Noxus?

Not really.

Lucky's never played with these fictitious things, he had always been a realist. He only knows what the enemy has done to him, and he must return it.

On the streets, some people could not hide their sorrow, some people hid their faces and wept bitterly, and some people hugged each other and wept.

Tears seem to have become the most worthless product here, but every teardrop that falls can break people's hearts.

Luqi also saw several lizardmen sitting there lonely, their faces full of sadness.

Maybe the atmosphere on the street was too sad, and all kinds of sad emotions poured into Suona's sea of knowledge, and she couldn't control these emotions.

She knew what she had to do.

So, she left Lucie's side and found a vacant lot.

Luci watched her leave, so he stopped and watched quietly.

Sana sat down on a wooden barrel, and she placed Sanhua across her lap and adjusted her breathing. Then, relaxing, her fingers brushed over the strings, the air quieted down – and with a jumping note, the performance began.

A beautiful melody played, making the people around unconsciously quiet, unconsciously looking at the source of the music.

The blue-haired girl was soon discovered, her dignified and elegant, and her beautiful face unconsciously made some people's moods become quiet.

Her fingertips were like dancing fireflies. The music begins to flow, condense, dissipate, and recondense.

Then something wakes up in the music. The melody adds layers, as if another person is playing at the same time, and the audience gradually becomes fascinated, temporarily forgetting the grief and immersing themselves in the music.

When the time came, Sanhua woke up.

Wisps of long, curvy phantoms rose from the strings, stretching and snapping, and the air around them hummed along.

For her, it was a gorgeous language, and only she and Guqin could communicate like that.

Gathered around, more and more people listened to her playing, and her music seemed to have a wonderful magic.

The gentle tune outlines everyone's most unforgettable dreams, as if everyone sees the person they miss the most, they are just talking to each other as if they haven't left, and it's like humming the last ballad.

My heart didn't hurt so much, but tears flowed uncontrollably from my eyes.

This is a piece of music woven with everyone's inner melody, without a name, and even the next time you play it, it will be different.

In Suanna's eyes, curves of various colors, like musical notes, floated in the air, and she could easily integrate any note into the song.

Soon, the music attracted almost the entire street.

The lighters who had come to the street to pay their respects also heard it, and among them, Lux and Kahina squeezed out, and their eyes sparkled as they watched Saona play.

Shivana was also drawn to music, which was almost the best music she had ever heard, and it evoked many fond memories in her heart.

Lu Qi and the others stood not far away, looking at Sana over there.

Caterina never thought that the concert had such a charm, and immersed in this kind of music, she seemed to feel that even the tender part of her heart was gently touched.

Or is it that only Sona's music has this power?

Her gaze softened unconsciously, as if it was less cold.

Sana sends music into people's hearts, warms them with music, comforts them with music, and gives her courage to face the future with music.

The piece comes to the crescendo section.

She and Kuohua were in an intimate conversation, and the phantoms in the air expanded, shining and dancing, and the whole street seemed to be shrouded in wonderful colors.

But this kind of scene can only be seen by Sana alone.

After half a sound, the music gradually came to an end, and many people wiped away their tears and listened carefully.

Eventually, the music stopped, and no one was willing to come back to their senses from the tenderness they had just had.

However, when they came back to their senses, their eyes no longer looked so sad, and they began to pick themselves together and prepare for tomorrow.

That's the beauty of Sona's music.

Caterina came back to her senses, feeling her beating heart just now, and exhaled unconsciously, her eyes returning to coldness.

The eyes in her eyes that looked at Sana were a little more solemn.

This woman is so scary.

Just music, a single piece of playing, can do this.

Even she was so immersed in the music that she almost couldn't help herself.

Caterina thought when the music stopped.

"Bang la", at this moment, people invariably offered applause, and offered a grateful look to the blue-haired girl.

If it weren't for her, they wouldn't know when they would be able to come out of their grief.

Seeing that her music was effective, Sana also had a sweet smile on her face, she bowed slightly to the audience, and when she looked up again, Yingying's eyes looked at Lu Qi.

"Your Highness, you see, I helped them!"

Like a little girl, her tone was a little proud, and she wanted Luki's compliment.

Lu Qi smiled back and clapped with the audience, her eyes reflecting the blue-haired girl.

Such a gentle girl to the bone, who doesn't like it.

It's decided, I'll reward her with a lollipop tonight.

Soon, the crowd dispersed, and Sana walked towards Luki.

Not far away, two figures ran over.

"Sister, you play so well!"

"yes, yes! Don't get tired of listening! ”

The two girls, Kahina and Lux, surrounded Sana with a look of adoration.

Even though I can hear Saana's music every day, no matter how I listen to it, I never get tired of listening to it.

Sana also touched the heads of the two of them very gently.

"Are you done with the Illuminator?"

Lu Qi asked out loud.

Kahina shook her head: "Not yet, let's stop by and have a look, we're about to leave." ”

Lux looked at Luqi, "Aren't you going to come over and help out?" ”

Lu Qi said: "I have more important things to do. ”

The two girls didn't ask what it was, and returned to the group of the Illuminators.

Luci, on the other hand, continued to set off and came to the next street.

This street is bustling with people, but it is a bit of a market, and there are all kinds of stalls on both sides of the road.

After all, the city was filled with people from all over the world, and it was a transit city before, so even if there was a war, trade could still continue.

Gold and silver coins were always hard currency, and they were used in any country.

Lu Qi looked around, picked and bought a few things, and after a while, stopped in front of a small stall.

He squatted down and picked up a blue-yellow flower, about the length of an arm, with a large stamen and a large piece of flower.

Sniffing it in front of his nose to confirm that he was not mistaken, Lu Qi looked at the stall owner: "How to sell this?" ”

The stall owner knew that there seemed to be a big man, and said respectfully: "Some worthless goods, you can look at the price." ”

Lu Qi glanced at the stall and asked, "How many flowers are there?" ”

The stall owner took out a whole basket when he heard this, and it looked quite fresh.

Lu Qi asked again, "Where did you pick this?" ”

The stall owner replied, "Just outside the city, not far to the east, there is a large area, and it is impossible to harvest it all." ”

"Alright, give it all to me."

Luki threw down a gold coin and lifted the basket to his feet.

The stall owner picked up the gold coins and felt that he had made a lot of money.

Leaving the stall, he casually gave the basket to Caterina on the side, and continued to shop.

After some time.

Caterina always wanted to ask, is the more important thing this guy is talking about, is it shopping?

Along the way, she also found that the people of the entire Hill City were a little busy.

Only this guy is idle and doesn't even do a single thing seriously.

When he had almost shopped and bought everything he needed to buy, Lucky's return to his lodgings.

When he returned, Luki got busy.

Caterina watched in bewilderment as he began to tinker with something, crumpling and kneading some of them, including the blue-and-yellow flowers he had just bought.

The things that are kneaded together are also varied, what seasonings, what strange juices, what wild fruits, and even some stone powder and white ash that are obviously inedible to see.

At first glance, it only seems that he must be doing some kind of poison.

Is it for me to eat?

Caterina couldn't help but think, and felt a chill in her heart.

Although she has high anti-poison, it is difficult to eat this hodgepodge.

Eventually, she saw Luki pour the stuff into half-waist-high jars, add some water to them, and sprinkle them with an almost lethal amount of salt.

Finally close the lid.

The cycle repeated, and when it was almost time for Luqi to start directing her to operate.

At this time, Caterina had the feeling that she was making poison to kill herself.

Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "You can't do this for me, right?" ”

When Lu Qi heard this, he smiled and said: "I'll just say why your face is so weird, I'll take a lot of trouble to do this for you, of course, if you want to drink it, it's no problem." ”

Seeing that he didn't look like he was lying, Caterina let go of her hanging heart.

After she got her hands on it, she realized how many strange things there were in it.

Caterina was busy there.

Lucky, on the other hand, continued to lie down leisurely.

It was noon.

As soon as everyone had lunch, Gavin IV walked in and said to Lu Qi: "It is said that a Noxus army has been found in the south, and I am going to send troops over to see the situation." ”

"Southside?" Lu Qi thought for a moment when he heard this: "We haven't moved yet, but they have moved first." ”

"I'm afraid it's a tempting team, but since they dare to go out, I'm going to make them pay," said Gawain IV. ”

He was immediately ready to send his troops.

Lu Qi nodded: "Yes, come and kill one." ”

At this time, Shivana, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, suddenly spoke: "Later, let me go too." ”

Gallvin IV and Lucci couldn't help but look at her.

Shivana smiled and said, "After all, I can't eat so much for nothing. ”

Demacia accepted her and offered her free food and shelter, and she naturally wanted something in return.

And she is also in a hostile relationship with Noxus, and she doesn't like this tyrannical empire.

As early as in her hometown, she had heard and seen what the empire was doing.

Regarding Shivana's strength, Lu Qi naturally believed it.

After eating, she is definitely a fighting force.

"Okay."

So Luki nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he agreed, Gavin IV didn't say anything more, and looked at Sivana: "The team is about to leave, come with me." ”

Soon, Hillhill City had a team led by Govin IV heading south.

Around the end of the evening, the team returned triumphantly.

Defeat the warband of Noxus.

I heard that Shivana's performance was the most surprising.

It is said that she directly knocked a Noxian more than ten meters away with a single punch, directly stunned Gawain IV and a group of soldiers.

This made Gavin IV, who originally wanted to protect her, no longer dare to despise Sivana.

With her performance, it is naturally not difficult to defeat the Noxus war group.

After returning, Shivana suddenly gained a lot of popularity and became a very respected existence in the hearts of the warriors.

Demacia also admires the strong, and Sivana has already proven her strength through this battle.

Although her purple-red skin makes many people suspicious at the first glance of her.

But after actually touching her, the suspicion ceased to exist.

It is not difficult to find that Sivana is also a gentle person, how can Demacia hate such a person.

In this way, three days passed.

December 5th.

Noticing that the sun was shining well today, Lu Qi moved a chair that could lie down, found a place with good light, sat on it, closed his eyes and basked in the sun.

This chair was transformed by him, after all, it is better to move the recliner from the royal capital, and it is better to build a new one with more effort.

After lying down for a while, Luqi opened his eyes and glanced at Caterina over there: "If you have nothing to do, come and hammer my shoulder." ”

Caterina, who was gradually adjusting to her identity, walked over when she heard this, raised her hand and clenched her fist, and fell towards his shoulder.

Should I say it or not, in this regard, she is somewhat self-taught.

The power is just right.

Lu Qi couldn't pick any thorns.

The rhythmic sound of shoulder knocking, accompanied by the gentle sunlight falling on his body, gradually began to fall asleep and took a nap.

Behind her, Caterina watched as his breathing became steady and long, and the guy fell asleep in front of her, defenseless and flawed.

With her speed, she could slash the dagger through this guy's neck in less than a second.

But this scene was only thought about in Katarina's heart.

Even in her heart, she was a little scornful of this boring idea.

When did she Katerina, start to only fantasize?

Her eyes couldn't help but fall on Lu Qi's face at this time, her eyes were closed, her eyelashes were long, and her expression looked very pleasant.

Even if you look at this face every day, when you look at it closely, you will inevitably be amazed.

It is indeed an extremely good-looking face, warm as jade, sword eyebrows but slightly gentle, a high nose bridge, and facial features like works of art.

It's just a pity why such a face will grow on such a person.

It's a tyrannical thing!

Thinking of how this guy has arrogantly assigned himself in the past few days, and he has been hungry for nearly a day and a half, Caterina suddenly lost her appreciation in her eyes.

Suddenly, there was an urge to reach out and grab this face and pull it fiercely.

Sometimes she wonders, is this guy really a prince?

Why is the gap between the princes so big?

When Govin IV rode out on horseback, he was lying down.

When Gallvin IV returned victorious, he was lying down.

When Govin IV got up early to lead the troops to train, he was still lying down.

All day, except for lying down, is lying down.

Occasionally, when I was in the mood, I began to tinker with strange things that I didn't know, carving, grinding, and sawing.

After that, it was left to her and Yurina to do the work, and he continued to lie leisurely.

People who don't know think that this guy is here for a vacation outside the gates.

Caterina was thinking that if she had a chance to return to Noxus, she thought she could increase the bounty of Gawain IV and lower the bounty of this guy.

He didn't deserve the price anymore.

"If you have an opinion about me, just say it, what's the matter with this silent, harder and harder?"

Luki opened his eyes and glanced at Caterina with a slight dissatisfaction.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Caterina came back to her senses, and immediately lightened her strength again, and replied with a blank face.

"Alright, don't hammer. I'm a little thirsty, go pour me a glass of water. ”

Luki waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Caterina replied with a blank face, and turned to leave.

Lu Qi glanced at her back, and said in his heart that this red-haired chick has been getting more and more like a maid recently, and obviously has a sense of substitution.

It's just that, looking at her, Luki always feels like he's looking at a second Yulna.

Touching his chin and thinking for a while, he didn't come up with a reason, he simply continued to close his eyes and took a nap.

After a while, Caterina came back with a glass of water and said expressionlessly, "Your Highness, your water." ”

Lu Qi opened his eyes, took the cup, and looked at her: "I still like your unruly appearance at the beginning, can you recover?" ”

The voice fell.

Caterina's expression management has never been as good as Yuna's, hearing this, the corners of her mouth twitched irrepressibly, and she took her eyes away from Lu Qi's figure, for fear that she would not be able to control and punch this slut in the face.

Restore your sister!

The old lady is just to not always be found fault with you slut, so she deliberately learned from Youerna with a expressionless face.

At this moment, she seems to understand a little why Yuna, the maid, has always had a beautiful face and can't see any expression.

The reason is this guy.

After getting along for the past few days, she finally found out that this guy is purely a person who has nothing to do.

It's good to have a little mood swing all the time, and the person who fluctuates is not himself, but someone else.

As soon as others have mood swings, this slut is there to quack.

On the other hand, if there are no mood swings, he will find himself bored and then stop.

So the best thing to do now is not to have any mood swings, and even if there is, don't show them.

That's fine.

Looking at it this way, this prince is still quite easy to deal with.

Lu Qi drank the water, really felt a little bored, sighed, casually returned the water glass to her, closed his eyes, and continued to lie down.

He was lying like this all day, and Caterina couldn't help but wonder how such a guy could have this strength.

It's the swordsmanship that can resist the wind, and the superb archery, both of which are very outstanding skills.

It seems that all of them have to be trained hard.

But after a few days of observation, Caterina confirmed that this guy's laziness was engraved in his bones, and he didn't deliberately pretend to be like this in front of her.

He's really so lazy.

is also that strange set of health exercises, this guy will practice several times a day with perseverance and thunder.

This world is really evil.

As time passed, Caterina sat bored, and asked in a loud voice, "Aren't you bored when you lie like this all day?" ”

When Lu Qi heard this, he replied without opening his eyes: "No, don't you think it's very comfortable to lie down." ”

"Comfortable is comfortable." Caterina looked at him and continued, "But since they are all lying down, why did you come here from the royal city of Demacia? ”

Lu Qi opened his eyes and looked at her a little strangely: "What you said, I came all the way here, of course, to deal with Noxus." ”

Hearing this, Caterina laughed and said, "So your plan is to lie down all day, ready to fight over there to live longer?" ”

Ignoring the yin and yang weirdness in his words, Lu Qi glanced at her: "How do I think you are more anxious than the group of Noxians who are lying down at the Gate of Sorrow, no matter what they say, they can be regarded as your allies." ”

"It's just a group of factions of rival parties, and the guy who led the army this time has always been hostile to my family." Caterina sneered twice, unconcerned about Noxus at the Gate of Sorrow, and then continued.

"What's more, I just think that instead of wasting time here, you should go back to the main city of Demacia as soon as possible and find out the whereabouts of Dukkao."

In her opinion, Luqi is lying everywhere anyway, and it is better to return to the king of Demacia to continue to lie down.

Remembering that the clues to Duquecao's disappearance point to Demacia, and his next actions are likely to wipe out her family.

She felt that there was not much time she could afford to waste.

Moreover, finding Duke Kao now is also linked to her freedom.

It was only then that she realized how hasty she had promised, and if she hadn't been able to find Durkkao, wouldn't she have to stay with this guy and be a maid for the rest of her life?

"Enjoying every second of the passage of time, in my opinion, is not a waste."

Lu Qi always lay leisurely in his chair, changed his position, and continued: "Moreover, it has only been a few days, how do you know that I have not done anything. ”

"Even if you do something."

Caterina remembered that Lu Qi had indeed gotten some things in the past few days, and said with a sigh: "But I might as well tell you, although I don't like that guy a lot, I have to admit that he does have some talent in commanding troops and fighting." It's no longer a matter of a few days, it's a matter of who consumes more energy. ”

If so, then a lot of time is wasted.

Lu Qi said casually: "What if you have talent, this level of battle, often a battle will have a result." ”

Caterina laughed noncommittally and didn't say anything more.

Lu Qi looked at her expression and said with some interest: "Since you think so, then let's make a bet." ”

When Caterina heard this, a pair of bright green eyes looked at him coldly: "How are you going to bet?" ”

Lucci continued: "Bet on whether Demacia will be able to retake the Gate of Sorrow before the Chinese New Year. ”

Hearing that it was a bet, the corners of Katarina's mouth hooked, and she said fearlessly: "What are you betting on?" ”

"If Demacia fails to take the door of grief before the Chinese New Year, then when the time comes, I will give you back your freedom."

Luki also looked at Caterina and said thoughtfully: "But on the contrary, if you take the door of sorrow a year ago, you will"

Caterina listened, "Just what? ”

This Lucky, I really have to think about it.

After all, there doesn't seem to be anything on this red-haired chick that can be gambled on.

Glancing at her up and down, Lu Qi said, "Just be responsible for warming my bed." ”

Hearing this, Caterina raised her eyebrows, and then agreed without too much thought: "Okay, I'll take this bet." ”

She felt that she had no need to hesitate.

The general who led the troops out of the gate of grief this time was named Patria Teyir, who was also from an upper-class aristocratic background and received a higher education since childhood.

Although he is the heir of a rival family, it is undeniable that he has some talent for leading troops to fight.

Otherwise, the door of grief would not have been breached so quickly this time.

Moreover, the army of Noxus is not a soft persimmon, and now it is only more than twenty days away.

In less than a month, I want to take the door of grief with the current situation.

Even if Caterina had never led her troops into battle, she felt that this was impossible.

With such thoughts, how could she not dare to accept this bet.

The corners of her mouth curled into a sneer, and she looked at Lu Qi opposite.

Lu Qi smiled: "Then we'll see." ”

Anyway, he won't lose money on this bet.

After winning the bet, you can still warm the bed more often.

Recently, the weather is getting colder and colder, and there is no heater in the house, every time I lift the quilt and lie inside, I can't sleep without freezing for more than ten or twenty minutes.

The situation at the Gate of Sorrow does seem to be at a stalemate.

In the past few days, there have been some small frictions between the two sides, but it is not difficult to see that those are the temptations of Noxus.

The real big battle can't be fought.

The other party only needs to guard the door of grief, after all, this is already the first city for them.

Demacia is always at a loss.

If you don't think about it, I'm afraid it will really drag on for a while.

However, for Demacia, the more it drags on, the more disadvantageous it becomes.

Because this is the border outside the territory of Demacia, this area is inhabited by many of Demacia's allies and partners.

If Noxus continues to occupy the door of grief, it will be these allies who will be affected first.

Demacia is of course more concerned about the safety and condition of these allies than the outcome of the battle.

So this is also the reason why Gavin IV was reluctant to withdraw.

If he withdraws, it will be equivalent to giving up the door of grief and completely ceding this piece of the gate to Noxus.

In fact, if Jiawen IV insisted on chasing after him, the chain reaction would have been the fall of the Gate of Grief.

Completely occupied by Noxus.

Now, things haven't gotten worse yet, and everything is still going to turn around.

At this time, a cool breeze blew, and the gentle sun's rays quietly shifted their positions, and a chill was felt coming.

This did not stop Luqi from basking in the sun, and he got up and moved his chair to the sun, and continued to lie down leisurely.

Caterina looked at the scene, a little speechless.

She didn't know how such a guy could have the confidence to make this bet with her.

It took more than twenty days to take the door of grief, and this guy is afraid that he is ready to rely on his big brother to fight hard.

At the same time, the other end.

The door of sorrow.

On top of the walls that had been re-consolidated, Patria turned her back and looked calmly out of the city, in the direction of Hill City.

There was a chill in the air, but he didn't hate the feeling.

Coldness, sometimes makes people's brains clearer.

Now, the city under his feet is completely owned by him, but he doesn't want to stop there.

At this time, a deputy official came to report: "General, there is a clue that the second prince of Demacia has also arrived in Hill City this time." ”

Hearing this, Patria's eyes flickered, and he said to himself thoughtfully: "The Second Prince of Demacia"

The matter of the second prince of Nademacia is not new in Noxus today.

Not long after his return, the news had already reached Noxus.

There is not much specific information about him, but it can be seen from the fact that Govin III made a special appointment for his deceased mother, and his status is not much worse than that of Agavin IV.

In Patria's eyes, this is a clear achievement.

Unexpectedly, the first time he led his troops to the west, he would be able to deal with two princes of Demacia at the same time.

However, knowing that two of the best feats were in front of him, Patria was not in a hurry.

Through the temptations of these days, it is not difficult to see that the forces on Demacia's side are also very strong.

In this case, it is useless to be anxious.

What's more, it's not him who should be anxious.

Now he only needs to guard the door of sorrow, pull slowly, and the enemy himself will be anxious.

It was really the right choice to lead the troops to fight this time.

Thinking of this, Patria hooked the corners of her mouth in a happy mood.

(End of chapter)