In the alliance, the more they attack me, the stronger I become!

Chapter 93 Ashe: Then I leave?

"How do you think we can solve this problem?"

Sejuani pushed a blueprint across the table and asked the other girl for her opinion.

Although she is one of the supreme leaders of the Freljord Alliance, she is accustomed to seeking the opinions of others before doing anything - there is no doubt that Ashe is often calmer and more composed than her, and has a more comprehensive perspective on the problem.

Their attitude towards the outside world is like one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. She is responsible for military deterrence, while Ashe proposes some ways of peaceful coexistence when other forces feel fearful, so as to avoid disputes and maximize the benefits of the alliance.

For example, now they need to work together to solve a small problem - there is an internal conflict in a large tribe in the northwest. The war mothers and elders there have different opinions. Some want to join the Freljord Alliance and some want to fight.

Sejuani issued them an ultimatum three days ago - it was their freedom to choose whether to join the Freljord Alliance, but they could not stop the Freljord Alliance from continuing to develop northward, nor could they slander the Alliance in secret and prevent other tribes from joining.

If they insist on being hostile to the Freljord Alliance, Sejuani will lead 3,000 elite warriors to surround their tribe in a week.

Of course, Ashe, who has always advocated peace, would not allow Sejuani to use force to coerce that tribe, let alone exterminate that tribe.

So now she needs to play the "good guy".

She wanted to extend an olive branch to them when the alliance was in civil strife and panic, establish a positive image of the alliance within their tribe, and get more people to support the decision to join the alliance.

Giving them some food or money is not a big problem for the Freljord Alliance today.

The most important thing now is to unite the entire ice field.

Let the unity of the Three Sisters be restored in the Freljord.

"In a week, just send your troops to surround them as planned." Ashe briefly glanced at the map. "Then on the third night after you've surrounded them, I'll personally arrive there to secretly visit their War Mother—just like we did before."

"Let's do it by the old rules?" Sejuani confirmed one last time.

"Let's do it the old way." Ashe placed a bag of dry food on Sejuani's battle axe.

"Okay, then I'll go and arrange the people below tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? What are you busy with today?"

"It's nothing serious," Sejuani said, spreading her hands and leaning back in her chair. "I just want to rest for a while."

"Rest... I don't think now is the time to rest." Ashe shook her head, showing her workaholic nature.

Hearing this, Sejuani was silent for a moment.

Having known each other for more than ten years, she knows her sister very well.

Ashe...is a very ambitious person. She will go all out to achieve her goals, even squeezing out her rest time, keeping herself so busy that she barely even gets a good night's sleep.

She knew Ashe. She knew this was Ashe's normal state.

but……

Even so, things haven't been quite right with Ashe lately.

Her workaholic nature has been a bit exaggerated lately.

She works at least eighteen hours a day and only uses the remaining six hours for sleeping, eating, etc.

She's even been a little unkempt lately - her hair is messy and hasn't been done for days, and the bags under her eyes are so thick that you could almost swim a small fish in them.

This is really a bit too much...

And Sejuani knew exactly why she was like this.

"You need to take a break, Ashe." Sejuani stood up, put her upper body over the table, and gently grabbed the other's shoulders - the touch made her feel even more pity.

Ashe had always been slim, but now… she had lost some weight.

"I know you want to use work to numb yourself, so that you don't think about... those things in the past. But you also need to rest, really. Now the entire Freljord Alliance is watching you, and everyone hopes that you can lead the Alliance to new heights. How can you fall down before your time?"

Sejuani spoke quickly and densely, but Ashe did not respond.

She did not resist the other person grabbing her shoulders, but her face had already turned to the side. She did not dare to look directly into his eyes, which were full of escape and evasion.

"It's good that you can look forward, but you can't move forward while chasing someone." Sejuani sighed again.

She wanted to say something else, but as she spoke, she felt a little sad.

She also recalled the past...those few short months were the most wonderful time in her life.

"You know, some things aren't easy to forget..." Ash finally spoke, but the sadness in her tone was completely different from the way she was immersed in her work. "This is all I can do... Only by constantly working can I avoid wasting time immersed in sad memories."

"But...Alas."

"I believe you understand me, Sejuani."

"I... well, of course I can understand you..."

Sighs echoed in the small office, and the two girls suddenly fell silent.

Their eyes were fixed on the map on the table, but a gentle smile flashed through their minds.

They couldn't help but stare blankly, and this stay lasted for half an hour.

Finally, Sejuani slapped her face and forced herself not to think about those things anymore.

Ash also shook his head slightly, and with a bitter smile, he began to return to work.

But suddenly, Sejuani grabbed her hand holding the pen.

"What's wrong?" Ashe looked puzzled.

Then, she saw Sejuani's heroic smile - a smile that revealed a kind of reckless courage, as if she was about to do something crazy.

"Ashe, let's give ourselves a break!"

"Eh...?" Ashe was even more confused.

Sejuani suddenly exerted force, snapping the quill in her hand in two. "Since we can't escape this memory, we might as well face it head-on—as Cheng Xiao said before, the best way to eliminate fear is to face it!"

"Well...you mean..." Light gradually appeared in Ashe's empty eyes.

"Let's go meet Cheng Xiao!"

"Going to...Frost Castle?"

"That's right! Lissandra said before that she welcomes us there!"

"Well……"

"Are you hesitating?" Sejuani narrowed her eyes.

Ashe quickly waved her hands, "No, no, I just think this is a bit inappropriate..."

"Why don't we just go and come back quickly? It won't delay our work!" Sejuani had already taken off all the documents on her body and stuffed even the chain hammer at her waist into the box. "You've been busy for so long, can't you relax for a while? Don't you think everyone can survive without you for a few days?"

"No, but..."

"If you do that, I'll just leave on my own."

"Don't!"

Ash stood up from his chair in shock.

After a moment, she hesitantly smoothed her long silver hair that was almost tangled in front of the mirror.

"What I mean is... at least give me some time to clean up. I don't want Cheng Xiao to see me like this..."

"Smart! Pretty boys won't like haggard and slovenly old women." Sejuani laughed heartily.

Then the sisters brought a mirror, a comb and some decorations.

They began to tidy up their appearance with great anticipation and also gave each other a nice hairstyle.

"Sejuani... Do you think Cheng Xiao can see us from inside the ice?"

"Of course, he's just frozen, he's not dead!"

"Then...then tell me, will he be happy to see us?"

"How could I not be happy?"

"Uh-huh……"

Ashe nodded timidly, looking so shy, like a young girl who was about to meet the love of her life, completely different from the calm and strong "Leader of Freljord" in her daily life.

She was already secretly looking forward to it in her heart——

What would Cheng Xiao's reaction be when she saw him?

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Cheng Xiao sat on the Frost Witch's throne for the first time.

This throne was made of pure ice, and it was freezing cold. The moment he sat down, he almost jumped out of his wits from the cold. Although he had some ice magic in his body, this ice was definitely not ordinary ice; the temperature was terrifyingly low.

Of course, "almost" means he didn't jump.

Or rather... failed to jump.

Because he has been suppressed.

Lissandra's slender, white arms went around his neck, hugging him affectionately.

The pure white robe had fallen to the ground. There should have been no more white in Cheng Xiao's sight, but he saw more white - snow-white.

Cheng Xiao was pressed on the throne, and everything he saw was as white as fine snow.

Lissandra wrapped her arms around his neck and slowly lifted one leg onto the seat, pressing down on his thigh.

Cheng Xiao went from looking straight at her to looking up at her. Lissandra was a head taller than him, and her aura was like that of a queen.

"What are you looking at?"

Lissandra's tone was calm, revealing a hint of noble dignity. Her fair cheeks didn't blush at all, as if this matter was nothing special to her.

But that doesn't mean she is a casual person.

On the contrary, it is precisely because she is never casual.

She is a rational queen whose reason will never be overshadowed by her inner impulses and desires. No matter when and where, everything she does is always after rational thinking.

As long as she has decided on something, she will do it without hesitation, and naturally she will not feel shy or embarrassed.

She had already decided on the young man in front of her, so she would not hesitate or act pretentiously like a naive little girl.

She is the queen. She always takes the lead.

"Are you looking here, or here?"

Lissandra's slender jade fingers gently slid across her fair skin, from bottom to top. She couldn't see Cheng Xiao's eyes, but she could feel where he was looking at her - the burning feeling made her cold body feel a little hot.

"I..." Cheng Xiao paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I'm looking at the place you're willing to show me."

"Then where do you want me to show you?" Lissandra also laughed, but this laughter had a hint of teasing - as if the queen was teasing her lovely male favorite.

"Then... well, wherever you wish I suppose you wish."

"Hmm? Then... all of them, how about that?"

"That's fine."

"Hehe?" Lissandra sneered and suddenly leaned forward a little.

In this way, Cheng Xiao's face was completely pressed against her increasingly warm body, and her eyes were naturally covered.

"You are greedy, my knight. Your frivolous attitude does not justify your greed."

"I'm really sorry." Cheng Xiao also smiled and did not resist. She just stretched out her hands and gently placed them on the other's smooth back.

Lissandra wanted to release her queen's majesty again.

But suddenly, the tingling sensation on her back made her shut her mouth - Cheng Xiao's fingers gently stroked her unrestrained back, and the strange feeling she had never experienced before was itchy and numb... but there was also an indescribable comfort... She was speechless for a moment.