"My old friend who came from afar, Lord Leicester, Xiu clearly remembers you. The traces you left in the Magic Garden have not completely faded to this day."
"Any scar will heal with the passage of time, but scars will not disappear easily."
"But scars make us stronger, like the Ice Garden of Presidence."
"Be strong because we are used to pain."
In the Palace of Reincarnation, Lester and a middle-aged man were sitting cross-legged on a futon and debating. Shi Si was sitting on her knees behind Lester, listening attentively to their conversation.
The middle-aged man is Kalma, the owner of the Palace of Eternal Life. Kalma is not difficult to see. Even if he is an ordinary person, as long as he explains his purpose, Kalma will show up to guide the confused person on the way.
It's just that most people who come to the Palace of Eternal Life are treated with the courtesy of juniors, and guests with equal status like Lester are rarely seen.
"For people like us, it doesn't matter whether it's painful or not, right? Let's get down to business. I don't think Lord Leicester came to me for tea."
Without refuting Kalma's words, Lester picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and went straight to the point.
"The magic elements in the Psychedelic Forest have lost their balance. The natural magic has declined too seriously, which is very detrimental to the vastaya people.
I think Karma should also understand that the withering of the sacred tree will make the vastaya people lose their ability to reproduce. This is why I am here.
The Kinkou Temple has agreed to set aside enough habitat for vastaya. If I can get the support of the Temple of Eternal Life, I think the problem of the sacred tree should be alleviated until I find other ways to save the sacred tree.
Method."
Kalma, who had not spoken all the time and was just sipping tea silently, nodded slowly and put down the teacup after seeing Lester finish speaking.
"Actually, I have also noticed the restlessness in the psychedelic forest. After all, the sacred tree cannot replace the emperor willow. If Lord Lester wants to save the sacred tree, he still has to start with Ivern, the successor to the power of the emperor willow.
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As for the matter of the Psychedelic Forest, the Palace of Eternal Life will not interfere. Ionia has its own order and development, and any interference will destroy the harmony of the First Land."
It is no surprise that Kalma would give such an answer, and Leicester does not expect Kalma to support him.
This result is enough.
It's just that for Lester, there are still some words that have not been finished.
"Karma, do you have any ideas about the current First Land? Or maybe a plan."
Sensing some of Lester's thoughts, Karma frowned.
"I don't understand what you mean, Lord Leicester. The Newborn Land has its own will. It will develop naturally under the leadership of the Ionian spirit. Why does it need me to plan it?"
Putting down the tea cup, Lester said calmly.
"If I were to lead the Noxus Empire to conquer Ionia in an upright way and turn Ionia into the empire's territory, Karma, would you also agree that this is the natural development of Ionia?
Will you choose to intervene?"
Shi Si behind Lester was shocked. She never imagined that the safety of the entire Ionia would be involved without saying a few words.
If she were purely from the perspective of the Ionians, she would definitely stop such behavior, but now that Lester is involved, Shisi knows that the war initiated by the man will definitely not harm Longyinliu, so she is willing to stop it.
Much smaller.
Whether according to the standards of the Way of Balance or the common sense possessed by Ionian warriors, she has no reason to prevent this from happening. Even among sects, there will be fights. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
It is not difficult to understand that it extends between countries.
What's more, Ionia is not a country to begin with. Each province and every village has its own affairs. Just mind your own household affairs. If you stretch your hands too far, you will be disgusted.
After taking a deep look at Lester, Kalma shook his head.
"The significance of the existence of the Temple of Eternal Existence is only to guide the path of harmony. As long as the Noxus Empire does not destroy the harmony of Ionia, the Temple of Eternal Existence will not take action."
Hearing this, Lester smiled and refilled Kalma's tea.
"So, in Karma's opinion, what does it mean to destroy the harmony of Ionia?"
…
No one except Shisi knew what Lester and Kalma said.
Leaving the Palace of Eternal Life, Lester planned to rest in the Presidence for a few days, see the magic garden, and also let Shi Si feel how passionate the killers in the Presidence were.
"You mean the ice garden...
Every year from October to January, all the flowers in the Magic Garden will be covered with a layer of blue frost, and even the blooming spirit trees will condense into ice-blue leaves. Sometimes they are affected by the ice element, and the four seasons are like this.
It still snows in Presidio in spring, which is very beautiful.
If you want to participate in the Ice Flower Festival, you can stay here for a few months. The Magic Garden holds the Ice Flower Festival every November 12th."
"November 12th is really a lonely day...Thank you for answering my questions."
"Hey, you're welcome. Many outsiders like you come to the Magic Garden every year. This place is the pride of us Presidenians. Take your time and take a look. I'll go back to cook first."
Saying goodbye to the young man from Ionia who was brought here casually, Lester gazed at the magical garden with blooming flowers, and then shifted his gaze to the spirit-blooming tree filled with ice elements.
"Shisi, this is the miracle of nature. After countless destructions and rebirths, the Spirit-Blooming Tree has merged with the mutated ice elements I left here, and turned into a Spirit-Blooming Ice Tree that changes with the seasons. In fact, Karma's
The decision may seem ruthless, but it contains the simplest truth.”
Shi Si, who was a little bored at first, suddenly realized something, and surprise appeared on his face.
The reason why you follow the man is not only to lust after your body, but also to listen to the gossip? It can be regarded as being delivered to your door.
She was thinking so in her heart, but Shi Si knew that she couldn't say that.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Wait, Lord Lester, do you mean that you are the root cause of the mutation of the Spirit Blooming Tree in the Magic Garden?"
Smiling and nodding, Lester invited Shisi to sit under the tree.
The ice elements near the Spirit Blossom Tree sensed Lester's presence, and condensed together, turning into several crystal clear ice sands that circled around the man like the wind. This scene made everyone who saw it marvel and secretly guess.
Is the man a high-level ice mage?
Not caring about other people's gazes, Lester smiled at Shi Si, who looked surprised, and leaned against the tree trunk.
Touching the ice sand with his fingertips, Lester turned the ice sand into a dancing ice butterfly.
Since being sealed by the stars, this was the first time that he did not use the original axiom to guide and control the magic elements. The ice butterfly in his hand was like the child he left here, showing dependence and intimacy on him.
It can be seen that the ice element originally influenced by Elena may have its own consciousness after combining with the spiritual energy of the Spirit Blooming Tree.
The secret of this spirit-blooming tree has yet to be discovered.
Lester decided to stay in Presidian for a while. Instead of tracking the Smiling Circus alone, it would be easier for Xina to send the Night Blade Killer to collect intelligence first.
"Speaking of which, I haven't told you much about what happened in the past. Do you know Master Jax?"
Shi Si shook her head, looking confused.
"Uh, who is Master Jax? I've never heard of him."
Realizing something, Lester finally couldn't keep calm, his heart couldn't help but tremble, and endless guilt surged into his heart.
It's over, Barbie is Q. Thanks to him, Jax, who found Lissandra, failed to gather his friends to fight against the void, and ended up squatting in an ice prison for hundreds of years.
Jax, who was tricked by him into Freljord to investigate the void, is still being imprisoned by Lissandra, right? That would be too tragic.
Ever since, Lester's to-be-completed items added an item to investigate Jax's whereabouts. If Jax really failed to escape Frostguard Fortress, he would have to talk to Lissandra himself at any cost. See
Let's see if we can get Jax out.
"Master Jax, you can think of him as a martial arts master who has mastered most of the weapons. When I was fighting with you, I used three sticks to fly away your sickle. This move is called [Counterattack Storm], and it is a way to seize equipment.
The source of martial arts is Master Jax, and I also learned it from Master Jax."
"That's it! It seems that Master Jax is a very powerful person!"
"It is indeed very powerful, but Master Jax has met a more troublesome person... In short, the meeting and love between Xiyue and I was made possible by Master Jax. In this way, he is still my matchmaker."
...What a bastard, how could I forget about Jax? Damn it, I need to go get him, and I need to go now.”
The story told by Lester had broken his guard, and the cursing Lester shocked Shi Si. He had never seen a man look so irritable and remorseful.
It seems that Master Jax and Lester have an unusual relationship?
"Well, um, Master Lester, are Master Jax in any danger?"
Lester nodded.
"He may be locked up in the Ice Prison of Frostguard Fortress now."
Shi Si was stunned. Whether it was Frost Guard Fortress or Perfect Ice Prison, they were terms she had never heard of before. Just hearing the name could feel a chill that pierced her heart.
In a trance, a picture scroll spanning the long river of time unfolded in front of her, writing an epic story that can be sung and cried.
This seems more interesting than listening to the gossip of Xiyue ancestors?
Sure enough, the man next to me is a walking treasure trove.
"Then, Master Jax is in the same era as Ancestor Xiyue, isn't he a miracle of immortality just like Lord Lester?"
Thinking back on the story between Jax and himself, Lester sighed.
"He is still a little different from me. The void war that broke out between Icathia and Shurima changed his life form, turning him into a state of neither human nor ghost. He is a lonely hero walking alone.
, make friends and selflessly teach martial arts skills in order to give this land the power to fight against the void."
Shi Si nodded dazedly, and there were a bunch of terms and stories she had never heard of before. She wanted to continue asking, but she didn't know where to start.
After finally suppressing his guilt about Jax, Lester decided to skip the topic about Jax, otherwise he would talk endlessly.
"That time was more than 800 years ago. I came to Presidence for the first time and met Jax who was competing with others.
Xiyue was also one of them, but she was knocked away by Jax after a few moves, and I happened to catch her as she was about to fall to the ground."
Not explaining his 'happen' caused a stranger to break off a relationship, Lester smiled wistfully, recalling the original passion.
If such a plot were put here, it probably wouldn't be possible to describe it.
"After that, I took her to the hotel to take care of her until she recovered from her injuries. During this period, we fell in love at first sight and became inseparable. It was at that time that she told me about her sect, Kirigakure-ryu, which was not known at that time.
It's called Longyinliu, just because the inheritance has been cut off.
At that time, Kirigakure-ryu was very poor and there were only three warriors in the entire sect, among whom Avat was still a child.
The whereabouts of the first-generation founding master, Master Yinlong, were unknown in the psychedelic forest. The second-generation master, Ellis, did not have time to learn the secrets of Master Yinlong. He only sorted out some of Master Yinlong's skills and changed his name to Longyinryu.
mist hidden flow,
After raising Xiyue, Huanxue and Avat, in order to find Master Yinlong, Master Ellis spent all the wealth accumulated by Master Yinlong and himself, and entered the spiritual maze several times to find traces of Master Yinlong.
, at that time, the Kirigakure style was really in decline, and there was no way to compare it with today's Ryuugakure style.
I fell in love with Xiyue, so I naturally agreed to go to the sect with her after finishing my work. The original plan was to attend the Spirit Blossom Festival in Presidence Magic Garden and then leave, but unexpectedly I happened to meet the Spirit Blossom.
disaster."
At this point, Shi Si could clearly feel the man's repressed anger and hatred, as well as the unwillingness mixed with it.
"A demon from the soul realm infected most of the warriors through the spirit tree. The demon took advantage of the warriors' various desires and desperation, allowing the warriors to be controlled by their inner demons and become ruthless killing machines.
During that disaster, I got to know Lingjue. It was also after that disaster that Lingjue thought of a way to create a balance and protect the spiritual and material realms.
Lingjue and I entered the spiritual realm through meditation, and together we defeated the demon that controlled the spirit tree. By the time my soul returned to my body, it was too late."
Looking up at the blooming spirit tree blowing in the wind, Lester whispered.
"Xiyue died under this tree. In order to protect me and to fulfill her promise of love to me, she fought to the last moment and died at the hands of the real demon. I can only watch helplessly in the spiritual realm.
The fire of her soul went out.
Although I avenged Xiyue and made this beautiful magic garden freeze into a dead place, I still failed. I failed to protect Xiyue, which made me depressed for a long time...
I still remember the name of that real demon. He was Doron, the last descendant of the Killing Sword style. After his death, the killing sword style ended its inheritance. I did it myself.
In fact, logically speaking, you can’t blame him. He was just influenced by the devil, and his life experience was another irreparable tragedy. But even so, I still hate him..."
In the man's voice, Shi Si seemed to have returned to the past, witnessing the brutal battle as the blooming spirit flower flew away in the wind.
She also understood why she and Ji Bai failed to attract men's attention.
The relationship between her and Ji Bai is not as pure as Xiyue's, nor can it be as pure as Xiyue's.
That's why.
This also means that men will never fall in love with them.
