From Alliance to Marvel

Chapter 157 The Palace of Eternal Existence
Zeng Hao was a little surprised by Li Qing's invitation, but he still nodded and followed Li Qing to sit down on a large bluestone in front of the temple gate.

Zeng Hao looked at Li Qing suspiciously, and asked, "I don't know what the master wants to ask?"

Li Qing waved his hand, signaling Zeng Hao not to be nervous, just chatting without any purpose.

"How does it feel?"

Zeng Hao was a little confused. I couldn't understand what you were talking about.

Seeing Zeng Hao's puzzled eyes, Li Qing raised his mouth slightly and said, "This land, this world, what do you think of it?"

Seeing that Li Qing was talking about such a lofty topic, Zeng Hao decided to think about it before answering. If his answer was too low, it wouldn't be embarrassing.

"Well~ I think this land is full of vitality. I heard Irelia say that before the Noxians came, this land was peaceful, and the relationship between people and nature It’s a rare place to have a good relationship.”

Li Qing nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, the days before were so beautiful, but the war suddenly broke out like this. Do you think we can drive these invaders out of Ionia?"

"Of course, as long as you work together, you will drive them out one day. By the way, Master, why do you ask that? Don't you have confidence in the Ionians?"

Li Qing shook his head, and said slowly: "Of course I have confidence, but after we drove Noxus out of Ionia, this land has been polluted by war, and everyone's heart is full of rivalry." Competitive spirit. Neighbors are no longer friendly, Ionia has changed, starting from the heart of the people, and there is no going back.”

Combining Li Qing's words, plus the story he told Shen, Kenan and Akali yesterday.At this time, Zeng Hao also felt that Ionia had indeed been changed by the outside world, not to mention whether this change was good or bad, after all, some people's ideas could not represent all people.

"It is true that the war has fueled the ambitions of some people. They are no longer satisfied with driving the invaders out. They still want to maintain a high position and want Ionia to be controlled by them. I think it is very likely that the After they are driven out, Ionia will fall into a continuous civil war, and more people will be involved at that time."

The two chatted on this topic until Ezreal walked to the two of them with the camera in his arms.

The chat between Li Qing and Zeng Hao ended naturally.

The two stood up from the bluestone, Zeng Hao came to Izreal's side and said to Li Qing, "I have benefited a lot today, thank you Master."

Ezreal looked suspiciously at Zeng Hao, who suddenly became so polite beside him, with a dazed expression, but still followed Zeng Hao's actions and thanked Li Qing.

"Thank you, Master."

Li Qing nodded and said, "No problem. After chatting with Zeng Hao, I also got a lot of inspiration. By the way, are you looking for the Palace of Eternal Existence? Do you need me to take you there?"

Hearing that Li Qing was willing to take the two of them to the Palace of Eternal Existence, Zeng Hao and Ezreal were a little happy.

But Zeng Hao looked back at the majestic and splendid temple behind him, and asked suspiciously: "Then you don't need to guard this temple anymore?"

Li Qing smiled and replied: "Don't worry, I am not the only monk in this temple. Although their strength is not as good as mine, they can still deal with ordinary people. Let's go, go early and return early, and we will survive forever." The temple is not far from here."

After finishing speaking, Li Qing turned around and walked in one direction.

Zeng Hao and Ezreal looked at each other, and then followed.

Ezreal asked Zeng Hao in a low voice, "What did you talk to the master about?"

"It's nothing, just discussing the ideal of life together."

Ezreal made a cut, and said in a low voice, "It's fine if you don't say anything."

"By the way, do you know that this temple was just built? I can't see it at all. I thought it was well maintained at first, but later I found out that it was completed not long ago. Look at the temple in this photo. Sculpture, the sculpture is "

Zeng Hao looked at Ezreal who was chattering beside him, and couldn't bear it any longer, and said to him, "Just appreciate it yourself, I'm not interested in these things."

Ezreal snorted, followed behind Zeng Hao and Li Qing, and went to admire the photos he had just taken.

Li Qing led the two of them up the mountain road.

Soon, a bluestone staircase appeared in front of the three of them.

Li Qing stopped at the bottom of the stairs, turned around and said to Zeng Hao's Ezreal, "Going up from here is the Palace of Eternal Existence, so I won't go up with you. Good luck."

After finishing speaking, Li Qing followed the way the three of them came and returned the same way.

After Zeng Hao and Ezreal thanked Li Qing, Zeng Hao followed the stairs and looked up the mountain, and found that the stairs had no end in sight.

"It feels high."

Ezreal nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, luckily we can fly."

As Ezreal said, the two can fly.

The two flew up the stairs. After flying for a short time, they were surprised to see a gray-haired old woman climbing the stairs. It seemed that the old woman had been walking for a long time.

The knees of both legs could no longer stand upright, and within two steps, the old man would stop to rest, sit on the stone steps, rub his calves, and move his knees.

Ezreal cast a questioning look at Zeng Hao, Zeng Hao nodded at him, and said: "Since you have met, please help, anyway, there is no such thing as touching porcelain in this world."

Ezreal hummed, landed on the stone steps with Zeng Hao, retracted the thrusters, and walked towards the old woman sitting on the ground.

The old man noticed the arrival of Zeng Hao and the two of them, and struggled to stand up to make way for them. Although they were not wearing monk's clothes, they looked extraordinary from the outside.

Well, the old man's real thought is that he simply doesn't want to get in the way, and doesn't want to be troublesome. After all, these two don't seem like good people.

Seeing that the old man wanted to stand up to make way for him, Zeng Hao and Ezreal ran over to help the old man get up.

Ezreal asked the old man, "I don't know why the old man is here?"

The old man looked at the two of them vigilantly, took off the jade ring from his hand calmly, and held it tightly in his palm.

"I'm here to find the Palace of Eternal Existence."

Ezreal and Zeng Hao naturally discovered the old man's little tricks, but they didn't point it out, and didn't want the old man to think too much.

Ezreal showed his kindest face, and said to the old man: "What a coincidence, we are too. Otherwise, we will take you up. It may take a lot of hardship for you to climb up alone."

The old man shook his head quickly, his voice was a little hurried, but he replied firmly: "No need, I can do it myself."

After finishing speaking, the old man wanted to break free from the hands of Zeng Hao and Ezreal, and then walked up.

Zeng Hao and Ezreal naturally didn't dare to use force, so the old man struggled a little and walked out from between them.

Zeng Hao glared at Ezreal, as if to say why you are so useless.

Not to be outdone, Ezreal stared back at Zeng Hao, blaming you for being too ugly, scaring others, and thinking us two were bad guys.

While the two were staring back and forth, the old man had already walked a dozen steps forward, trying to stay away from the two of them, but in the end he had to stop to rest due to physical reasons.

When Zeng Hao and Ezreal appeared in front of the old man for the second time, the old man stopped pretending and had a showdown.

I'm poor, I have no money, you can't get anything of value from me.

"Why are you following me?"

Zeng Hao replied with a smile: "We also came to visit the Palace of Eternal Existence. Isn't this the way to the Palace of Eternal Existence? So it's normal for us to follow you."

The old man sneered, and said to Zeng Hao and the two, "I don't believe it. Since you are here to visit the Palace of Eternal Existence, why do you still follow behind me, an old woman?"

Zeng Hao chuckled twice, and said: "Isn't it because your legs and feet are inconvenient, so I want to take you up together."

Seeing Zeng Hao's wretched smile, the old man simply had a showdown.

"I don't have much money on me. If you want to rob, you should find someone else. Even if I jump from here and die here, I will not accept your help."

As time passed, the three of Zeng Hao were almost approaching the monastery on the top of the mountain.

Zeng Hao looked back at the old woman on Ezreal's back, and said, "We'll be here in a while, Grandma Watai, are you sure Grandpa Jagoli still remembers you?"

Watai nodded, and replied firmly: "Of course, he will definitely recognize me."

The story of the old grandma-Watai is very simple.

Watai was born in a very ordinary Ionian village. When she grew up, she got engaged to the person she liked. Just when Watai was dreaming of the two life of herself and Jagoli.Jagoli made a request to her, and he wanted her to accompany him to the Hall of Eternity.Watai, who had never been out of the village, felt very excited at the time. On the one hand, she could see the outside world, and on the other hand, she could enjoy their two-person world.

However, after two months, when the two came to the Palace of Eternal Existence, Watai soon discovered that she could not feel happy leaving her hometown and family so far away.However, Jagoli's fate brought him here, and it is impossible for him to go back.He needs to complete a mission.So she went back to her native village alone, and although she still had his ring with her, she never wanted to come back.She never thought of seeing the Karma who belonged to her again.

That's right, Watai's fiancé is Karma from the previous generation.

(Hard to imagine, male Karma. emmmm)

Now, 60 years have passed, and Watai feels that her life is coming to an end, and she does not want to leave any regrets in her life.She once learned from Jagoli that the memory and consciousness of each generation of Karma will be preserved in the brain of the next generation of Karma, and she wants to see Jagoli for the last time.

Hearing the old man's affirmative answer, Zeng Hao also sighed softly, and continued to walk forward.

After a while, Watai said to the two of them, "We're almost there, I've already seen that inconspicuous shrine, which is the entrance to Karma's meditation room."

Zeng Hao nodded, slowed down his pace, and carefully observed the traces on the stone wall around him.

Soon, Zeng Hao saw a shrine with Ionian characteristics.

Zeng Hao stopped in his tracks, and waved to Ezreal behind him, signaling him to come over quickly.

Ezreal hurriedly quickened his pace, because he could clearly feel the aura of the old lady on his back, which had become a little hurried, like a feeling full of expectation.

Ezreal turned around and put Watai on the stone steps. Zeng Hao helped Watai off Ezreal's back and brought her to the shrine.

Watai looked at the shrine with a complicated expression, and just about to say something, a tall and beautiful woman came out of the meditation room.With drape over her shoulders, the twin dragons of Ionia coiled behind her head like a halo.

Karma looked at the three of Zeng Hao, showing a beautiful smile, with a pair of black eyes shining, and said, "Welcome, traveler."

Both Zeng Hao and Ezreal took a step back at this time, leaving space for Watai and Karma. After all, the two of them came here to go shopping, and the matter of Grandma Watai was more important.

Karma looked at Zeng Hao and Ezreal in astonishment, not knowing why the two retreated, but quickly returned to normal, pointed at Watai's knee, and asked kindly to Watai: "Need to ask?" Shall I help you?"

Before Watai could respond, Karma bent her right hand forcefully, and a pulsating green light enveloped Watai in front of her.

The place where the light shines is cold.

This was Watai's first feeling.

Afterwards, she felt that her legs were no longer sore or swollen, and her food was delicious, and she could climb up to ten floors in one breath.
Karma withdrew the green light and looked at Watai with a smile on her face.

But Watai's expression was not as joyful as Karma imagined, but a complex expression.

Karma asked Watai, "You still look—"

"My legs are fine, Apocalypse,"

Watai said sharply.

"But your magic cannot take away all pain."

After Watai finished speaking, she thought that Karma would feel confused or excited, but instead, Karma was very calm.

"You're right," Karma said flatly while nodding.She invited Watai and Zeng Hao into a simple meditation room.

"I cannot heal grief. If you have lost a loved one in war, all I can do is apologize. I have traveled all over Ionia during this time, apologizing to everyone, for the hurt and pain I have caused, I was the one who supported...the war against Noxus. But..."

Pause, sigh.

"I don't apologize for myself—for Ionia's counterattack."

Watai and Karma looked at each other and took a long look at each other.

Karma asked modestly: "Is there anything else that needs help?"

Watai sorted out her emotions a little bit, "I lost my relatives before the war."

She took out her jade ring from her bosom and asked Karma, "Do you know this ring?"

Karma's eyes fell on the jade ring, and she took a sharp breath. "Yes. I gave it to . . . no. He? He gave the ring to someone."

She closed her eyes and covered them with her hands.

When Watai and Jagoli were together, she had learned that Karma was concentrating, trying to see clearly those memories that did not belong to her.

"It's okay. Take your time."

Finally, Karma dropped her hands and opened her eyes.Her pupils shone with green light, just like Jagoli at that time, it was him talking to the countless voices in his head.His previous life, his previous life, now belongs to her.Karma blinked, her eyes returning to normal.

"Watai?"

There was unbelievable surprise in her voice, as if she was afraid that she had identified the wrong person.

She was right.

"Oh, God bless."

As Watai said, she wiped her eyes, not letting the tears flow wantonly.

"I don't know if Jagoli is really... himself, in your mind."

"He's here, he's not here. His memory is here, but..."

She averted her eyes and suddenly became shy and shy.

It doesn't matter.That's enough.Watai looked into Karma's eyes, hoping that Jagoli could see her.Watai wanted to unburden her heart, otherwise she would die of hatred.

"I'm sorry, Jagoli. I wish I could have stayed with you, or you could have come home with me. I wish you had loved someone else. I don't want to miss you alone."

She placed the ring in Karma's palm, and clasped the woman's slender fingers together.

"No." Many voices said in unison, and Karma's eyes once again burned with the fire of the old soul.

"Jagoli loved you until his dying day. The only thing he regretted after becoming Karma was not being able to spend the rest of his life with you. But he was never alone. He always had the soul of Ionia in his heart. "

She handed the ring back to Watai.

"He wants you to keep his ring as long as you want to keep it yourself."

Under Karma's gaze, Watai put the ring back on her finger.This feeling is very reassuring, because she has never fallen in love with another person.

"I love you, Jagoli,"

She spoke softly, her voice trembling but full of joy.

"I love you."

Karma with dim pupils looked back at Watai.

"I'm sorry. But this matter has never lasted forever."

Watai nodded, her throat constricted.

"Thank you. For giving me this opportunity."

"I should thank you, Watai."

"why?"

"He has been silent for a long time," she murmured. "Since that attack. He... he was disappointed, and then he didn't speak anymore. There hasn't been Jaggoli's voice for so long, and the wisdom of the previous Karma."

She suddenly clenched Watai's hands.

"Thank you for bringing him back."

(Here, this plot actually happened after Ionia had driven the Noxians out of Ionia. The attack Karma said was that he used spells to drive the Noxus out of Ionia. A Noxian warship destroyed. But the monks of the Temple of Longevity think)
Zeng Hao and Ezreal didn't know what to do at this moment. After all, the atmosphere was so good that they couldn't bear to interrupt it.

Fortunately, Karma is still sensible, she did not forget that there were two other people who followed Watai into her meditation room.

(End of this chapter)