Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 727 Finding the Target

"Annie!"

"Sister Berea~!"

Hearing a very familiar voice outside the door, Annie hurriedly trotted out of the classroom.

"Hey~! Annie, today I am..."

"Ah! Brother Li En!!!"

The small figure passed by Berea and rushed straight towards the tall and straight figure behind her.

"Bang~!"

"Brother Li En, I miss you so much~!"

"Haha~! I missed you too, Annie."

Li En rubbed Annie's little head affectionately, and at the same time greeted the soul of Amona who was secretly guarding Annie.

"Let me see, um...Annie, you've grown a lot taller in this time."

"Hehe~! Annie has always been eating well, so of course she's grown taller!"

Anne, who had actually only grown a few centimeters taller, puffed out her chest with pride and looked at Li En.

"And Brother Li En, I also learned a lot of powerful magic!"

"Really? Then Annie can come and protect me from now on."

“Yeah, Brother Li En, don’t worry, Annie will work with Tibers to beat away all the bad guys in the future!

Don't you, Tibbers?"

From the very beginning, as a high-level demon, Tibers, who was trying hard to reduce his presence, was instinctively aware that Li En's strength was becoming more and more terrifying. Suddenly, when Annie mentioned him, his teddy bear-like body trembled slightly.

Feeling everyone's eyes on him, Tibers quickly raised his head.

"Woo!"

"Hehe~! Brother Li En, look, Tibers thinks the same way."

"Haha~! Well, thank you and Tibers then."

"Yeah, you're welcome, Brother Li En."

Compared to Anne's serious look, in the corner of everyone's sight, Tibers scratched his head with his round palm, and a hint of human embarrassment appeared on his bear face.

"You are kidding me, you dare to ask me to protect this monster, Annie..."

"Okay, now that we're all here, let's go home together."

"Okay, let's go home~!"

...

“Da Da Da~!”

From among several different footsteps, Iris immediately distinguished that they belonged to Li En. After learning that Li En had returned, she went directly to Reyes Manor. She quickly got up from the sofa and looked towards the living room door with a smile on her face.

But when those figures walked into the reception room, Iris' smile froze on her face.

Li En was seen holding Anne in his right hand, with Catalina holding his left arm. Berea and Tibers followed the three of them silently.

The intimacy of the three people walking in front, coupled with the similar hair color of Catalina and Anne, created an inexplicable family atmosphere among the three.

When Li En and the others noticed that Iris was looking at her, the somewhat stiff smile on her face quickly disappeared, replaced by an extremely natural and gentle smile.

"Iris, you're here too."

"Of course, dear."

Hearing Iris' name, Katarina, who was holding Li En's arm, frowned slightly, and then returned to normal.

"Well, that's perfect. I'll cook tonight. You can stay for dinner, dear."

"Thanks, dear."

Faced with Li En's intimate address, the smile on Iris's charming face became even more charming.

"My dear, let me help you later."

"Uh..."

"Don't underestimate me. Gourmet food is also one of the pursuits of an excellent noble."

"Okay, then I'll look forward to it."

In the end, the group did not stay in the reception room, but came to the Reyes family manor and started to get busy in the kitchen specially set up for Li En.

"Tibbers, breathe fire!"

"Woo!"

"Hoo~!"

Just the right amount of flame burst out of Tibers' mouth, heating up each pot.

...

After checking today's news, Leblanc, who had been busy all day, came to the private restaurant with anticipation.

"Welcome back, dear."

"Hilda...Sister, welcome back!"

"Hehe~! Please forgive me for disturbing you, Hilda."

Seeing Iris holding Li En tightly while holding Annie, for a moment she thought it was Li En and Iris...

Suppressing the thoughts in her mind, Hilda calmly showed a dignified smile.

"Haha~! Master Iris, you are too polite. You are Li En's teacher. We in the Reyes family sincerely welcome you to be our guest."

"Come on, everyone, take a seat."

"Okay, okay, I want to sit with Brother Li En!"

"No problem at all."

Gently placing Annie on the chair, Li En pulled out the chair on the other side and looked at Hilda with a gentle gaze.

"Dear, please."

Looking at the seat on the other side of Li En that was reserved for him, Hilda showed a satisfied smile.

"Thanks, dear."

Since Tyrone, as the strongest assassin of the "Crimson Elite", was still in Noxus physically persuading those noble lords who had rebellious intentions, he had to miss the dinner with regret.

Of course, Li En, who knew his character well, knew that even if Tyrone was really invited, he would probably thank him and then choose to refuse because he liked to be alone.

...

In the following days, every dinner time was such a lively gathering.

During the day, Li En continued to review a large amount of information sent from the Black Rose's internal library, as well as the secret information collected and reported, as if he was trying to find clues from it.

That day, with the sorted information, Li En skillfully opened the secret passage inside Reyes Manor and stepped into the secret room magic circle buried deep underground.

"Om~!"

The black rose petals made of magic rose up gracefully, and when the petals gradually disappeared in the air, Li En had already arrived in a quiet and comfortable room.

A slender figure was sitting quietly on the sofa, a black mask without any carvings covering her face, only her hands were exposed, and her skin was too pale.

Li En bowed slightly towards the figure.

"Good day, Lady Leblanc."

"Well, welcome back, Li En, please take a seat."

"Yes, thank you sir."

"Li En, what do you want from me?"

"Sir, I have read all the information these days, and I found that there seems to be a creature who has come into contact with that guy and has survived from a thousand years ago to the present."

"Oh, really?"

Leblanc took the information handed over by Li En and read it carefully.

"So it's this little guy, Li En, are you sure you want to contact him?"

“Of course, Master Leblanc.

This Yodel named Veigar is the only one I have found who has survived after coming into contact with Saan Uzul.

Maybe we can find some useful information from him."

“Black Rose once tried to make contact, and although he had undergone some changes under the influence of…Uzul, Li En, as a Yodel, still retained the ability to sense the ill intentions of strangers.

All the personnel sent there died at his hands."

"Yes sir, but I am willing to give it a try."

"..."

Through the black masks, Leblanc and Li En looked at each other quietly.

"Well, go ahead and do it."

"Thank you, sir."