Legends of Runeterra

"Brother Li En!!"

"Stab~!"

"Bang~!"

A flash of red lightning appeared, and Akali crashed into Li En's arms.

"Haha~! Long time no see, Akali. You've grown taller again."

Li En ruffled Akali's black hair with a gentle smile on his face.

"Brother Li En, you're finally back! You clearly came to the Order of the Balance last time, but why didn't you come to see me?!"

"Ah? This...I didn't ask..."

"Stab~!"

A silver-white lightning flashed, and a figure covered in ninja clothes with only two pairs of purple eyes revealed suddenly appeared.

"Ahem~!"

"Li En, you're back!"

"Master Kenan, you're here so soon."

Li En greeted Kenan with a smile, and the two pairs of eyes, one black and one purple, communicated silently.

Akali, leaning in Li En's arms, looked at Kennen and then at Li En, a look of suspicion appeared on her face.

"Li En, why do I feel like you..."

"Ahem~!"

The artificial cough sounded again, but this time it was not from Kenan, but from somewhere farther away.

Akali frowned slightly when her words were interrupted, and quickly turned her head to look to the other side, but the figure that came into her sight made her freeze.

"How long are you going to stay there, A-ka-li!"

"Shua~!"

With a flash of her body, Akali left Li En's arms and used Li En to shield her body.

"A disciple of the Kinki, actually...Akali, now, immediately, face the wall on the cliff!!"

Faced with Mei Mu's punishment, Li En was too embarrassed to speak for a moment. After all, he was caught red-handed while holding Akali. Even if he spoke, it would only help Akali escape temporarily, not forever. Besides, the punishment of facing the wall and reflecting on his mistakes was not very serious.

"I know...I know..."

At an angle where Meimu couldn't see, Akali gently squeezed Li En's palm three times, bowed, and left quickly.

At this time, Meimu and her husband Tano's eyes fell on Li En.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Master Meimu and Master Tano."

Li En took the initiative to skip this and greeted him with a smile.

"Well, long time no see, Master Li En."

"Hahaha~! Lord Li En, your aura is becoming more and more unfathomable."

The Meimu couple also followed Li En's steps and took the initiative to skip the matter of Akali.

"Ah~! I say, although I'm glad to see you again, we've kept in touch over the years, so you shouldn't all call me 'Sir' again.

Just call me Li En, just like Master Kennen. We fought side by side for Ionia, didn't we? "

"That's right, it's just a name. Don't you know what kind of person Li En is? Would he care about the name?"

Kenan crossed his arms across his chest. In Li En's eyes, he was only a little over one meter tall, but at this moment, Meimu and the other three bowed slightly in greeting.

"Yes, Master Kenan."

"Okay, it's not easy for Li En to come back specially, let's start discussing it quickly."

Kenan threw down a few words and hurriedly walked towards the front hall, followed by the others.

Only Tano nodded to the trainee disciples on the distant steps, and then waved for them to leave.

Seeing this, Lin and others bowed and left.

...

"Sister Lin, who was that black-haired person just now? Why did Senior Sister Akali...she act like that!?"

Just after they walked away for a distance, an apprentice disciple who could no longer suppress his curiosity asked a question to Lin, who was the first to join the group and had the most prestige.

The distance was too far before, and Shen and Jie were secretly controlling their voices so that no one could hear them. As a result, only the bolder ones among this group of half-grown disciples noticed the general situation with their peripheral vision, but they had no idea of the specific details.

"Yes, yes, I see that the masters are very...respectful to him! Who is he?"

"And what about that white-haired man? I saw him standing with Master Shen. He had a stern expression on his face and looked very powerful!"

"Yes, I also think that white-haired guy is very strong. Sister Lin, you know him..."

"Okay, stop asking. This is the first time I've seen these two people today, so I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Ah~? Is that so..."

"Then what do you want, Noshiro? I just joined a few years earlier than you guys, okay?"

"That's right..."

The disciples nodded and stopped worrying about this unanswered question.

Either it was a few masters or the terrifying dart thrower, Senior Sister Akali, but they didn't have the courage to ask either side.

"By the way, regarding the punishment that Senior Sister Akali mentioned, we..."

"Crack~!"

"Ouch~!"

“Of course it must be done!”

Lin patted his younger brother's head and glanced at everyone.

"Senior Sister Akali is probably going to face the wall to reflect. It doesn't mean she will never return to the sect's mountain gate again. Unless you want to truly experience her methods!"

Upon hearing this, the trainee disciples shuddered and shook their heads.

"Okay, let's go. After we finish eating the plum rice balls, we'll go practice!"

"Yes, Sister Lin!"

A group of trainee disciples supported each other and rushed to the sect's dining hall with hungry stomachs.

...

"The above is the specific situation. Until we know the whereabouts of that entity, we must remain unchanged in the face of all changes."

"The greed of the nobles, Swain's ambition, and the plot hidden in the shadows of Noxus, it's really..."

After listening to Li En's story, Tano shook his head with emotion.

"This is Noxus, not a nation, but a restless war machine."

Jie stared at the sand table and gave his evaluation coldly.

As the leader of the Shadow Cult, who is on the front line against Noxus and the scum within Ionia, over the years, Zed has seen through the hidden problems within this powerful empire.

"Li En... Li En, as you said, an organization called the 'Cult of the Reborn' has rapidly emerged over the past year. On the surface, those believers seem honest, but I have found out that the resources they distribute come from the 'Mixed Zone' where Noxus has influence. What do you think..."

"Yeah, I know, but don't worry too much about that cult. It's probably just a standing target."

"Yes, I understand."

"Any other questions? This is a good opportunity to ask."

"Nothing."

"Me too."

Shen and others shook their heads, but Kenan, who was silent on the side, paused for a moment, then returned to his nonchalant attitude.

Li En noticed this situation, but did not ask directly.

"In that case, I'll leave the rest in your hands!"

"Don't worry, Li En."

"Leave it to us."

"That's what balance does."