When the news that the Shurima Empire had added more than a dozen ascended gods at one time spread throughout the Shurima Continent, the desert that had been silent for thousands of years boiled again.

Previously, due to the fact that the Shurima Empire had just been restored, there was only Azir as a lonely person in the empire, and there were very few displaced people who returned to the Shurima Empire, and even more people defected to Zelas than Shurima.

For no other reason, these homeless people have struggled to survive in the desert of Shurima for decades, and the Shurima Empire has been destroyed for an unknown amount of time, and the concept of home and country in their hearts has long been blurred.

Now they are completely determined by which force can give them a sense of security, can feed them, and can keep them free from sand bandits and wild beasts, and they will join whichever side of the force.

In the past, the Shurima Empire had just been restored, and its strength was still insufficient, so even if Azir was in a hurry, he had nothing to do.

And now, with the complete purge of Zelas and his followers, and the birth of so many ascended gods in the Shurima Empire at one time, the originally hesitant exiles no longer have any hesitation and are flocking towards the Shurima Empire.

When the first rays of the morning sun fell on the earth, many homeless people had already gathered outside Shurima's imperial capital.

For these suffering people, the Shurima Empire chose to accept them all.

A clear spring gushes out of the solar disc above the heavenly dome and converges into a clear river that runs through the imperial capital of Shurima, which is bustling with pedestrians and vendors.

Everything is fine.

In the room, the sleeping Zuo Chi woke up slowly, and he subconsciously slowed down his movements to avoid disturbing the girl in his arms.

Zuo Chi looked at the ceiling and thought about his next trip.

In the previous month of recuperation, Zuo Chi has been inquiring about news related to Qianjue.

After all, he had promised the Disappearing Frog Spirit that he would help him find Qianjue's whereabouts.

And the corresponding reward is to be taken to the city of Bandel in the spiritual realm.

To be honest, Zuo Chi is still very interested in Bandle City, after all, it is a holy place in the spiritual realm, maybe he can get some big opportunities.

Even if you don't get anything, it's nice to go to Bandle City to rua a furry yodeler.

It's just that the land of runes is so big, where to find Qianjue.

There are also thousands of believers on the continent of Shurima, but they are far from being compared with Demacia, Noxus, and Ionia, because as early as thousands of years ago, the Shurima Empire had a large-scale liquidation of followers of pagan gods.

The Shurima Empire generally only allows its people to believe in the Ascended Gods, not to those elemental gods or gods.

For example, the storm elf Jana, she was born in the north of the Shurima continent in the early days, and later as the Shurima Empire gathered the faith of its people, she had no choice but to go far north, and finally settled in Picheng and Zuan.

However, although there are very few beliefs related to the god of death in the Shurima Empire, there are some.

After much inquiry, he finally learned from a desert shaman about a festival called "Carnival of the Grim Reaper", which only existed at the junction of Pirabhat and Ishtar.

It is said that on the night of the Grim Reaper, the believers of Qianjue would wear masks and then dress up as hunters and prey with their companions.

It is said that someone has seen the deities of the sheep spirit and the wolf spirit in the night of the Grim Reaper's carnival, but no one knows if it was made up after drinking too much.

But no matter what, Zuo Chi always has to try his luck.

Now that there are less than ten days left before the night of the Carnival of Death, Zuochi's trip to Shurima is about to come to an end.

Coming back to his senses slightly, Zuo Chi suddenly noticed that the body of the girl in his arms trembled slightly, and when he looked down, Zuo Chi saw Kaisha's fluttering eyelashes.

"Did you wake up?" Zuo Chi asked with a smile.

But Kai'Sa didn't speak, she closed her eyes tightly, but her face was turning red little by little, and soon it was red like a ripe apple.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Chi couldn't help but tighten the arm holding Kaisha's waist in the quilt, making her closer to him.

"Since Kai'Sa still wants to go back to sleep, I'm ready to start my morning workout!"

With that, Zuo Chi grabbed the quilt and covered it over his head, while he and Kai'Sa fell into complete darkness.

In the darkness, Kai'Sa could even clearly feel Zuo Chi's burning breath hitting her neck.

"Left Pool." Kai'Sa suddenly shouted softly.

Zuo Chi agreed: "What's wrong?" ”

Kai'Sa continued to whisper, "You hurry up this time. ”

"Huh?" Zuo Chi felt that this sentence was full of ambiguity.

Kai'Sa also seemed to realize this, so she hurriedly added with a red face: "It's not that it's faster, it's that the time is shorter!" ”

"I don't care, let's hurry up!"

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When Zuo Chi and Kai'Sa walked out of the room side by side, it was already close to noon.

A few minutes ago, Azir had sent someone to send a message to Zuo Chi to discuss matters in the palace hall, and Zuo Chi was going to take Kai'Sa with him, and explained to Azir and the others that he wanted to leave. 、

At this time, in the palace hall, Azir sat on the throne, while Nasus, Aatrox and all the other ascended ones were on both sides of the hall, even Sivir and Taliyah.

Seeing Zuochi and Kaisha enter the main hall, Azir did not wait any longer, and he spoke:

"Generals, now that the situation on the Shurima continent has been stabilized, I need someone to lead the army to Nerema to wipe out the remaining forces of Zelas and pacify the displaced people there."

As in the early dynasties of Zuoike's previous life, Azir told the generals below about his plans for the future and assigned specific tasks to specific people.

The meeting lasted for a long time, and at the end, Azir whispered, "Do you have anything to say to the generals?" ”

At this time, Zuo Chi gently stepped forward.

"Your Majesty."

Azir looked at Zuo Chi with a complicated and lost gaze: "The general is ready to leave?" ”

Zuo Chi nodded: "Now that the empire has settled down, it's time for me to do my own thing." ”

Regarding Zuo Chi's appeal, Azir knew that he had no reason to refuse.

From beginning to end, Zuo Chi has been helping Shurima wholeheartedly, and it can even be said that if it weren't for Zuo Chi, the master of Shurima's empire might have become Zelas now.

Zuo Chi has helped Shurima so much, and now that he has settled down and people are leaving, Azir naturally has no reason to forcibly stay.

"General."

Azir said in a solemn and solemn voice:

"No matter what time you go, no matter where you go, the Shurima Empire will be your strong backing!"

Zuo Chi clenched his fists and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"I believe that the generals must have a lot to say to you, so that's all for today's court meeting." Azir said.

As Azir's figure left the main hall, Zuochi and Kai'Sa met the gaze of the members of the Ascension Legion around them.

Cassadine was the first to ask, "Zuochi, where are you going, are Keisha and Ling together?" ”

Zuo Chi nodded: "Uncle, I promised Kai'Sa to take her to all parts of the Runeterra, and now that the dust has settled, it's time to fulfill my promise to her." ”

Kai'Sa looked at Cassadine, and for a moment she didn't know how to speak: "Dad, me."

Cassadine waved his hand in a chic manner: "It's really time to go out for a walk, Keisha should follow Zuo Chi and don't go to dangerous places." Come back and tell your dad at any time if you have anything, remember to wear more clothes when you go to a cold place, and let Zuo Chi help you teach him a lesson if someone bullies you."

Although Cassadine's tone was very chic, his advice lasted for a long time, perhaps this is a father's love for his daughter.

This was followed by the likes of Aatrox and Nasus.

After coming to the Runeterras for so long, Zuo Chi has many friends, but among them, Aatrox and his legion members are undoubtedly the closest to Zuo Chi.

Zuo Chi's gaze swept over Aatrox and the envoys behind him, Tiratu and the others one by one, and he always had a smile on his face.

"Big guy, goodbye."

After another conversation, under the watchful eyes of the Ascension Gods, Zuochi took Kaisha's hand and led her to the eastern sky of Shurima.

In the sky, Kaisha was held in Zuochi's arms, and she hadn't spoken for a while.

Until now, her mind was still echoing with the ridiculous words of Taliyah.

"Kaisha, didn't you go to Zuochi's room and ask him to help you heal? But why do you feel like you're limping today, is it a side effect of healing? ”

Zuo Chi looked at Kaisha's pretty face in his arms, which was red and sometimes pretending to be calm, and couldn't help but shake his head a little funny.

From the imperial capital of the Shurima Empire to the eastern border of Ishtar, Zuochi and Kaisha shared two days.

Just as night was approaching, Zuochi and Kaisha finally arrived in the Python River valley east of Ishtar.

It is an archipelago-like reef that extends from the eastern part of Ishtar, and it is said that many famous cultures were born in it.

For example, the Bajou culture of Naga Capolos originated here, but later moved east to the Birgewater Islands.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Naga Kapoulos that Naga Kapolos ignores the fact that the people here believe in death, not the god of life.

Walking on the island, I don't know if it's because it's adjacent to Piraeus Port or what, but Zuoike always feels that the folk customs here are very similar to Piraeus.

There is a wharf on the island, and there are fishing boats that go out to sea to hunt sea beasts; There are also many casinos in the middle of the island, where gamblers, pirates, and butchers from all over the Runeterra gather and shout in the dim light.

Beside Zuo Chi, Kaisha's beautiful purple eyes stared intently at everything around her, and she only felt that everything here was so new.

Ever since she was a child, she had never left the continent of Shurima, not even Acacia, she had never seen the life of a fisherman, nor had she seen the chaotic gamblers and the like, so everything in front of her now was very interesting to her.

Zuo Chi looked at Kaisha's curious baby's appearance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile gently.

After going through so many hardships, this girl was finally able to settle down.

Half an hour later, staying in a small shop, Zuo Chi asked the old store manager about the night of the Grim Reaper's revelry.

"There are still five days to go, and when the last wolf moon of the year rises, it will mean the beginning of the night of the Grim Reaper."

"Young man, if you want to attend the ceremony, remember to wear the twin costumes of hunter and prey with the lady next to you, or I can't guarantee that people will let you in."

Zuo Chi learned from the store manager that the god of death Qianjue has a large number of believers in the Python Islands, and the night of the god of death carnival is a festival held by Qianjue's followers to commemorate the smooth survival of the year.

On this night, the island will be full of revelry, singing the praises of the twins who brought about death, and offering their faith devoutly.

Listening to the store manager's narration, Zuo Chi was a little convinced that Qianjue might appear.

Because Zuo Chi could see from the vanishing frog spirits that although the gods of death all had their own jobs, for them, faith was also an extremely important factor.

Back in the room, Zuo Chi's hand was gently raised, and his eyes began to glow with a strange and colorful light.

"Frog Spirit." Zuo Chi shouted softly.

"Human, you're finally leaving, I thought you'd forget about me. The exorcist demon should have been looking for me everywhere lately, I'm so afraid of death."

In the spiritual realm, the vanishing frog spirit wearing the mask of the frog spirit appeared in front of Zuo Chi, and Zuo Chi was able to find that compared to the last time they met, the power aura of the vanishing frog spirit was even more sluggish.

"Grim Reaper's Night, have you heard of it?" Zuo Chi asked.

"Grim Reaper's Night"

The Disappearing Frog Spirit was slightly stunned: "What is that?" ”

Zuo Chi replied: "It is said that it is a festival founded by the believers of Qianjue to commemorate him, do you say that Qianjue will appear?" ”

Hearing Zuo Chi's explanation, the Disappearing Frog Spirit looked angry: "No matter how good things are theirs~~~"

"Why don't my believers know to start a festival for me!"

Zuo Chi was a little helpless: "Let's get down to business, will Qianjue appear in the end?" ”

"I don't know."

The Disappearing Frog Spirit was also a little apprehensive: "After all, the two guys of the Sheep Spirit and the Wolf Spirit have such a wide territory to be responsible for, who knows if they will come here for a special trip." ”

Seeing that the vanishing frog spirit was about to start feeling sad again, Zuo Chi withdrew from the spiritual realm.

He can see that the disappearing frog spirit doesn't know anything at all, and he looks like a college student working as a worker.

Every day, he is very resentful, and he always complains that the work assigned to him by the leader is not as good as Qianjue

For the next few days, Zuochi took Kai'Sa around the Python Islands, and took her out on a boat hunt for sea beasts.

Although the girl never expressed her inner joy to Zuochi because of her personality, looking at her happy appearance, Zuochi still felt that it was all worth it.

Finally, five days have passed in a hurry, and tonight is what people call the night of the Grim Reaper!

In the past few days, Zuo Chi can clearly find that the people on the island have begun to become more and more, whether it is the captain, the owner of the bank, the pirate, and even the nobles of Picheng, they have all come here, ready to participate in tonight's Carnival of Death.

Night fell, and Zuochi and Kai'Sa walked out of the inn door.

At this time, the two of them had already put on the twin costumes that the store manager said represented the hunter and the prey.

Zuochi wore a hyena costume in the style of Shurima, and Kai'Sa wore the hyena's prey, the desert antelope costume.

Walking on the street, Zuo Chi also saw snakes and sparrows in the Ionian style, Choir fish and minnows in the Piraeus style, and even saw the combination of sheep and wolves in Zuo Chi, and there were quite a few of them.

In the center of the island is a very large venue, which is the venue for the Carnival of the Grim Reaper.

Holding Kaisha's hand, Zuo Chi and the two followed the flow of people to this venue.

At first glance, Zuo Chi only felt like he had entered a complex building of casinos, dance halls, boxing gyms, and bars.

At the edge of the venue, a hunchbacked old man stands on a table, alouding legends related to the god of death, Qianjue, while people below are sometimes listening quietly and sometimes clapping.

The table was full of all kinds of delicious food and wine, and it was clear that Kojima had really paid a lot for today's carnival night.

Some young men and women are dancing in arms, some men and women are sitting on the benches in the corner kissing, and gamblers are shouting at the table, pushing out all the weights in their hands with great pride.

Zuochi and Kai'Sa looked at everything in front of them, then glanced at each other.

Zuo Chi smiled evilly at Kaisha: "Which one does Kai'Sa want to play?" ”

Kai'Sa looked at the crowd around her, and finally her eyes fell on the dancing men and women on the left side of the arena, but occasionally glanced at the kissing couples.

Noticing her gaze, Zuo Chidang took her hand and walked over there:

"Let's go dance first, but if I step on your foot later, you can't blame me, because I really don't know anything at all."

Just as Zuochi and Kai'Sa stepped onto the dance floor, outside the venue, the moon in the sky, which emitted a sharp cold light, had unconsciously risen to the highest point.

It was also at this time that two figures leaning against each other stepped into the venue.

Like everyone present, the two figures were also in the form of prey and hunters, and they wore the most common sheep and wolf costumes in the field.

Entering the venue, the wolf first heard the old man who was telling the story.

After listening for a while, he looked at the figure holding a longbow beside him: "Lamb, is this story really about us?" ”

The lamb tilted his head a little noncommittally: "The legend has been passed down from generation to generation, and the story has long been different from the real appearance, and now this is just a clumsy play after they understand the fur." ”

Continuing deeper into the venue, at this time, a couple dressed in gorgeous clothes walked past the two of them, and the couple was originally going to pass the two directly, but when they saw their appearance, the couple couldn't help but stop.

The woman looked at the two of them with some surprise: "Wow, how can this sheep spirit dress up so realistically, and this fluff is not warm, and it feels cold to the touch, how is this done?" ”

"This wolf spirit is dressed up with magic, and it can actually float in the air, just like the ghost of the Soul Eclipse Night."

"It's a pity that you two don't go to this year's Qianjue Dress Up Competition, I guess you can't get a third place in this outfit. Well, second place is also possible! ”

"Oh yes, who will you press to win this year's gamble? The wolf I pressed won. Happy night Qianjue, my friend. ”

With that, they snuggled up to each other and left, while the two behind them looked at the very center of the arena together.

There, a tall ring had been erected, and on the edge of the ring, a strong man in a wolf costume and a thin man in a lamb's costume were waiting for the ring to begin.

The strong man's face was full of confidence and arrogance, while the thin man's face was full of apprehension and fear.

Seeing this, the wolf looked at the lamb beside him again.

"Lamb, will we make a move on each other?"

"No, dear wolf, never."

"So will we be separated? How long will we be together? ”

"One more day than ever."

(WBG come on!) Gotta win, Octopus is nervous to death. ）

(End of chapter)