Legends of Runeterra

Nalin walked on the left, and Li En held a basket in his right hand. The two were about 20 centimeters apart and walked side by side on the stone-paved road.

Facing the morning breeze, Nalin followed Li En with a slightly flushed face and a smile on her lips, enjoying the time alone with Li En.

As the two got closer to the market, there were more and more pedestrians and carriages on the street, and the distance between Li En and Nalin was getting closer and closer.

As their shoulders touched, a somewhat bold idea came into Nalin's mind.

Nalin secretly glanced at Li En from the corner of her eye. She lowered her head and looked at Li En's hand which was so close to her, and she just mustered up the courage.

A carriage passed by quickly, stirring up mud and water in the small pothole, which was about to fall on Nalin's off-white dress.

"careful!"

Li En grabbed Nalin's small hand and gently pulled her into his arms.

"ah!"

Nalin fell headfirst into Li En's arms, and the front armor, under the pressure, responded with an even more astonishing rebound.

Fortunately, under the training of Ahri, Li En has already developed a good concentration.

The feeling coming from his chest at this time was far from reaching his limit.

So Li En took a small step back to let Nalin leave his arms.

"Sorry, if I hadn't pulled you away just now, the mud and water would have splashed on you!"

"Nu~! No…it's okay!"

Noticing that Li En's grip on her hand had weakened slightly, Nalin grabbed his hand with her backhand.

"Li En, the market is just ahead, let's hurry over there, otherwise the best and freshest vegetables will be bought up!"

As Nalin spoke, she tightly grasped Li En's left hand and pulled him towards the market quickly.

Excluding the clear and rapid heartbeat in Li En's ears, Nalin seemed to be really worried that the food would be sold out.

Li En let Nalin pull him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he felt at ease feeling Nalin's soft and delicate palm.

After a while, the two of them walked into the market hand in hand.

Thanks to the rich resources of Ionia, a wide variety of stalls appeared in Li En's eyes, and half of the plants, fruits and vegetables were things Li En had never seen before.

"Li En, do you want to eat anything?"

"Me? Um..."

Li En glanced at the nearby stalls and pointed at the bright red fruits not far away.

"That red fruit, it looks sweet!"

Nalin looked in the direction of the finger, and after seeing clearly, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Haha, that's the kappa fruit, it's used for washing clothes!"

Li En scratched the side of his face and said awkwardly: "Um...well, actually I don't recognize most of the fruits and vegetables here."

Looking at Li En's posture, Nalin felt closer to him.

"Okay, it's okay, I'll introduce you!"

Nalin smiled and took Li En's left hand and walked towards the stall.

At the same time, he introduced them to Li En one by one in a gentle voice.

Name, origin, way of eating, how to choose.

Listening to Nalin's introduction, Li En had a gentle smile on his face. He listened carefully and gave compliments from time to time.

In this wonderful atmosphere, the two of them walked around the market.

"Li En, this one too...ah! We've already bought so much! Then this dish..."

Nalin had just taken the bundle of vegetables and turned around to see a full basket.

"It's okay, Seti is still growing, he will definitely be able to finish his appetite!"

"Well, that's all for today, let's go back!"

...

When Nalin and Li En walked hand in hand to a place not far from the yard, a steady voice suddenly came from the corner.

"Your Majesty!"

This familiar name made Nalin let go of Li En's hand in a flash.

"Hey! Shen, why are you back? Wait, we're all at the doorstep, go in and talk if you have anything to say!"

"Okay sir!"

Entering the yard and handing the basket of vegetables to Nalin, Li En took Shen to the living room.

After pouring a cup of tea for the dusty Shen, Li En looked at him.

"How's the situation at the front?"

"My lord, the situation is very bad!"

Shen took out the document from his arms and handed it to Li En.

While Li En took it and read it, he supplemented the content by oral narration.

"Well, so this time Noxus is going to annex Ionia!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"So what are you going to do in the Order of the Balance? What plans does Master Kushuo have?"

Facing Li En's matter-of-fact question, Shen's face showed a complicated expression.

After a moment of silence, Shen spoke slowly.

"Master asked all of our disciples to return and seal the mountain gate soon!"

"... "

Li En looked at Shen, and then the expression on his face gradually disappeared.

"Oh, I see. Go back now!"

"Your Excellency, I..."

"Master's orders cannot be disobeyed. You go back first. I will personally go to Master Ku Shuo to discuss it!"

Upon hearing this, Shen subconsciously stood up and left.

When I reached the door, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't said what the ring asked me to wear.

"Venerable Sir, Jie asked me to tell you something. He said: 'The leaves are falling'!"

"Hmm! Where is Jie now?"

"The master asked him to return to the mountain gate. Calculating the time, he arrived almost two days ago!"

"Two days ago... Shen, I'm going to the Order of the Balance too!"

Li En stood up and walked quickly to Shen's side.

"Hey, Li En, where are you going?"

At this time, Nalin had just arrived at the door of the living room with tea and snacks.

"I don't have time to explain, Nalin. I have something urgent to do and I'm going to be out for a few days. Just wait patiently!"

After Li En finished speaking, he turned around and put his hand on Shen's shoulder.

"Shen, which direction is the Order of the Balance?"

"Northeast!"

"Li En, be careful on the road!"

"Don't worry, Nalin!"

Li En rubbed Nalin's long pink and white hair and mobilized the "dragon power" in his body.

"Boom~!"

The two of them turned into lightning and rushed into the clouds in the blink of an eye.

...

Although Dukor gave the order to attack Presidium directly, the army of 13,000 people still caused a bloody storm wherever it passed.

The passing of many lives and strong resentment caused an imbalance between the two worlds.

Confusion, fear, pain...all kinds of negative emotions began to spread in the spiritual realm.

Except that a certain fawn discovered that there were more and more dead trees in the forest.

A balanced sect located between the mountains, in a quaint retreat room.

In the room that was originally full of Zen atmosphere, thick black fog was floating. It twisted and changed automatically without wind, and from time to time it transformed into faces of different ages, but all of them were hideous and terrifying.

Master Ku Shuo sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. His face looked even older and more haggard than the last time Shen met him. His brows were tightly furrowed and full of pain.

Suddenly, his right eye opened a crack, revealing a normal human pupil.

Ku Shuo raised his right hand and drew a talisman on his forehead like lightning.

It activated the seal that had been engraved on his soul when he first discovered the signs of his inner demon.

"Haha, you are just lingering on. I will let you witness with your own eyes how I destroy the Order of the Balance!"

The inner demon sneered and did not try to crack it. Instead, he began to get used to this body that he had been coveting for for a long time.