In the blink of an eye, three days later.

Luki woke up from bed, conscious and sleepy.

He glanced to the left, where the quilt had been lifted, and there was a place vacant, and there seemed to be some warmth left on it.

It was just getting dark outside, and the room was quiet.

"Is it possible to say goodbye again?"

Luki lay back down, yawning and scratching his head, then staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Just then, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then the door was pushed open.

Two long, slender and smooth-looking legs appeared at the door, and then a chuckling voice came: "Do you think I'm gone again?" ”

Caterina was wearing only a Lucci coat, her perfect figure looming under the white coat, her red hair spilling casually, and a water glass in her hand.

"I just got up a little thirsty, so I poured a glass of water."

She walked into the room on her own.

Lu Qi thought for a while and said, "Yes, after all, there is too much water in the past two days, so I need to make up for it." ”

Caterina raised her glass and drank her hand, glanced at Luci with some shame, and did not intend to continue on this topic, and said, "But Svein has been on his way for three days, and I should go back too." ”

She sat slowly on the edge of the bed, her eyes fixed on Lu Qi, as if she wanted this face to be engraved in her mind.

If she could, she really wanted to stay.

However, Noxus still needs her now, but she can't be so willful.

Three days with this guy in an undisturbed place will be the most unforgettable memory of her life for her, and it will be enough.

Lu Qi got up and asked, "If I persuade you to stay and be my maid, would you be willing?" ”

Caterina looked straight at him with a pair of flickering eyes, without any evasion: "As long as you persuade me a few more words, I will definitely stay." ”

She felt that she was not the kind of woman who was hesitant to encounter problems, but at this moment, if Lu Qi really wanted her to stay, as long as she said a few more words, she probably would not be able to bear to refuse.

Lu Qi smiled: "You have learned how to use the secret key, if you miss me, you can video it at any time." ”

Caterina stared at him for a long time, and smiled, "You think of me." ”

For some reason, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

"When are you leaving?"

Luqi asked again.

He knew that Caterina was an ambitious, idealistic woman, and that she had given a lot for it.

Therefore, he will not willfully want to keep her by his side, which is no different from breaking off the beautiful wings of a bird.

Besides, it's not that there is no chance of goodbye, it's just a brief separation.

Hearing this, Caterina drank all the water in the cup, then rinsed her mouth, spit it back into the cup, and looked at the sky outside: "Noon at the latest." ”

With that, she lay back on the bed, looked closely into Lu Qi's eyes, grabbed the big hand on her body, but didn't take it away: "Don't worry, there is one more thing." ”

Of course, Lu Qi was not in a hurry, because it was only early in the morning, and there were at least six or seven hours before noon.

"What's the matter?"

"About Kevin Losario."

"My mother's father?"

"Hmm." Caterina nodded lightly and said, "After I left last time, I sent someone to the city of Gukri, and then found that Kevenk was dead and buried in his ancient mansion. ”

Luffy was silent for a moment.

Caterina continued: "He is eighty years old this year, and he is considered to be the end of his life, and I heard that he passed away in his sleep. ”

Lu Qi said: "I still want to go and see him." ”

Kevin Losario, the reason why Luci wanted to see him was simply because he was Melly's father.

For Melly's sake, Luki should also go.

But before I could do it, I heard the news again.

Caterina whispered: "No need now, according to the information I investigated, he used to serve in the army, and then he has been in Gukori City since he was discharged from the army, and he has nothing to do with Black Rose." In the early years, he had accepted the news that his daughter was dead and never left. ”

"Does he have no other relatives?"

"No, my wife died a few years ago."

"Yes."

Lu Qi was a little distracted, and he couldn't help but feel some regret in his heart, but it was only a flash of time.

That was the end of Merly's affairs, and he didn't feel anything more for a stranger he had never met.

After saying everything else, Caterina felt that it was time to get down to business, and she looked at the somewhat distracted Lucky, who suddenly slipped into the bed.

"Hiss~"

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

With Svein's departure, the news of the truce treaty has been conveyed back to the Immortal Fortress first.

The news of the official truce between Noxus and Demacia caused quite a stir for a while.

In the end, there were only two voices left in the city.

A part of the radicals, who believe that choosing an armistice and seeing such a large territory taken away by Demacia, is an act of loss of dignity for Noxus.

There are also those who believe that a truce is the right thing to do. Just looking at Demacia's strength this time, if he insists on continuing the war, he will only pay more sacrifices and lose more land.

Others, who chose silence.

At least judging from the voices in the city, there are still many sane people.

After all, it is not those who want to continue to fight who die, it is not them who fight, and they naturally do not feel pain.

Now that the main city has many people who have fled from the west, they have seen the strength of Demacia with their own eyes, and they know exactly what the outcome of continuing the war will be.

But in any case, Svein's decision this time still had a bad impact on the period when he was just in power.

It was in the newly formed Trifali Parliament.

With the departure of the two deputies, there is now only Darius left in the council to preside over the overall situation.

"Many in the city think that Lord Svein's weakness is no different from that of a coward."

"I'm afraid that if it continues like this, it will have a bad opinion of Lord Svein."

"They had no idea that if they insisted on going to war with Demacia, they would only lose in the end."

"I wonder if any of these people have an old ministry from Darkwell?"

"My lord, do you want to suppress the voices in the city?"

One member after another said.

Darius listened quietly, and it wasn't until the last question that he slowly spoke: "No, the purpose of Svein's establishment of the Trifali Council is to fully hear the voices of all parties. Whether it is slander, praise, or insult, when a country has only one voice left, it is either extremely strong, or it is only one step away from decay. ”

"That's what Darkwell used to do, so his rule was overthrown."

"People don't understand Svein, but it's enough for me to understand him. I'm sure he'll convince all Noxians in the coming time. ”

Speaking of this, a cold glint flashed in Darius's eyes, "As for Darkwell's old department, whether it is a distant escape or a cowering on the spot, don't worry, when this matter passes, I will deal with them slowly." ”

With the coup d'état of Noxus, and the truce with Demacia. The Runeterras also seemed to have entered a brief lull.

During Darkwell's reign, he ordered a four-way crusade and sent troops out in all directions.

Now that all these troops have been recovered by Svein, even the Battle of Ionia, which has been fought for eight years, has been completely abandoned.

The armies withdrew from Ionian territory and awaited the fate of their new masters.

But even so, in the back of Noxus, there is still an undercurrent.

Whether it was Darkwell's old ministry, or some nobles who were dissatisfied with the council, or the Black Rose, they were all in the dark, silently watching everything.

But that's not something Demacia has to worry about.

Demacia at this moment is a celebration.

Even though the most festive National Day has just passed, there are still several days of celebration in various cities.

Every corner of the street is like a banquet, lights are lit up, gongs and drums are beaten, fireworks have been set off for days in a row, and everyone has a smile on their faces.

Because, the war is won!

And it's a big win!

As early as the day the truce was confirmed, the news had already reached Demacia.

At this point, Demacia's crusade also came to a successful end, and in just a few months, all the territories of Noxus entrenched in the Shining Silver Mountains were taken.

This move, looking at the entire history of Demacia, is also a brilliant achievement that has never been seen before!

The name Rouge is destined to be engraved in the history books of Demacia.

And Demacia's attack this time has also spread throughout the land of rune.

Just like he shouted before he set out.

Let the world, know Demacia!

Since then, Demacia has ceased to be a little-known conservative state located on the western edge of the Valoran continent.

Rather, it is one of the most powerful empires today!

Even let Noxus take the initiative to choose a truce, which can make the famous little overlord Noxus deflated, and can only swallow it back in his stomach, only Demacia.

Walking down the street, feeling the jubilant atmosphere, Fiona's mouth couldn't help but hook up a smile.

These days, when she was in the royal capital, the name she heard the most was Lu Qi.

When she saw all kinds of praises coming, she also felt an inexplicable pride, or rather, a feeling of secret joy.

Fiona made all the way back to the Laurent family, who moved to a new place, several times larger than before.

As she has been teaching in the past few months, some members of the family have begun to emerge.

It is believed that in the near future, the swordsmanship of the Laurent family will inevitably become famous throughout Demacia.

Back in her bedroom, Fiona was lazy and suddenly wanted to play a video for the guy.

Just opened the secret key, maybe it was a heart, and it happened that the other party's video was sent first.

Fiona raised her hand without hesitation and chose to connect, and suddenly the familiar underbeaten face appeared on the screen.

"The honeymoon is over, and you finally think of me?"

"What honeymoon? I'm thinking about you all the time. ”

Lu Qi in the picture was stunned when he heard this.

A faint sneer appeared at the corner of Fiona's mouth, and she pierced him and said, "The little golden retriever said, you guy disappeared silently for three days." Do you want me to guess what you've been doing these three days? ”

“？” Lu Qi slowly typed a question mark and said unhappily: "Why did that thing tell you everything?" ”

Fiona raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you still want to hide it from me?" ”

"No, don't think about it." Lu Qi calmly changed the topic and said, "This afternoon, many soldiers have already embarked on the return journey. Noxus doesn't have the guts to fight again now. ”

Fiona nodded and looked at him, "What about you?" ”

She expressed her longing unabashedly, she only cared when Luki would return.

When Lu Qi heard this, he said, "My business is not done yet, and I can't go back for the time being." ”

Hearing this, Fiona frowned slightly: "The family's affairs basically don't have to rely on me anymore, if you take a boat, I can get to you in more than a month at the earliest." ”

At this time, the two communicated across the screen, but the distance between them was already very far away.

Even if it is a boat ride on the sea, it will take a month at the earliest.

When relieved from her busy state, Fiona often wondered why she didn't take the initiative to go to find Luki.

"Don't be in such a hurry." Lu Qi looked at her rare anxious look, and couldn't help but smile: "Maybe after a while, you won't have to take a boat for a month." ”

"What do you mean?"

Fiona was puzzled.

"I'm going to go to Phi City next. I had thought about it before I left, and the current location was very close to Picheng, so I thought I would go there first and then think about coming back. ”

After Lu Qi finished speaking, he paused, and then continued, "I heard that there is an interesting invention going on over there, which is more convenient than all the means of transportation we know so far. ”

Fiona listened thoughtfully, and nodded slightly: "Okay, then wait for your news." ”

After ending the chat with Fiona.

Luki put down the key, looked up, and looked at the stars.

The stars dotted in the sky are really as bright as the Milky Way, so gorgeous that Lu Qi is a little fascinated.

The cool breeze blows on the rooftop, and the weather conditions on Kursala's side are very good, so at this time, I don't feel particularly cold.

More than 100,000 troops, ready to withdraw in several batches, and then transfer new people over.

In the truce treaty signed, with Kursala as the demarcation point, the mountains to the west were all owned by Demacia.

It will take a lot of time for Demacia to digest this territory.

However, when the times develop and become rapid, it may not take too long.

And what Lu Qi has his eye on is a city in the east, located in Haikou, Piltover.

Known as the city of progress by the Land of Runecraft, the level of science and technology has always been in the leading position, and it has advanced by leaps and bounds over the years.

It seems to be because they combine magic and technology.

The latest news that Lucci got was that they were preparing to launch a major technology, the Hexflyer.

This invention is very powerful, and it can be said that it is unprecedented in the land of runeterra.

Before this departure, Lu Qi was ready to go to Phi City by the way.

Because Piltover is a place that must not be overlooked.

If nothing else, Lu Qi will not rest for long, and will soon continue to leave.

At the moment, the boat is preparing to go to the east, and the waterway is next to Kursala, and the boat ride is the fastest way to get to Phi City.

By the way, Lu Qi sent someone in advance to inform Picheng of the news of his visit.

(End of chapter)