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

Her cold fingertips gradually warmed up, as if returning to normal human body temperature.

Even...hot.

Cheng Xiao felt a strange warmth spreading from his forehead throughout his body, as if... exploring him.

Clothes have no meaning at this moment.

He could feel that Lissandra's magic was spreading to every inch of his body, from the inside out, from the trajectory of magic flow in his body to every part of his skin and organs.

It was like stripping completely naked and lying before Lissandra for her to examine.

The feeling of being spied on is not pleasant.

"Same as that child, yet a little different... Your magic is very strange."

Just as Cheng Xiao was about to attack again, Lissandra put down her hand, and the blue ice wrapped her whole body again.

"Of the same origin as Avarosa, yet subtly different. The child is still weak, but perhaps she will grow beyond my imagination... and you too, a Noxian."

"Perhaps, you can help her become what I want to see."

"A new... hope."

After saying that, Lissandra began to move backward.

Cheng Xiao was about to catch up and fight for her life, but she found that her legs had been frozen by the other party without her knowing when.

"I'll give you some time, try not to let me down."

The witch's figure gradually disappeared in the snow and wind.

This battle almost made Ashe despair.

Lissandra's power was far more terrifying than she had imagined... She didn't know how to overcome that absolute oppression.

In comparison, Cheng Xiao seems much more indifferent.

He never thought about defeating the monster here. It was already good enough to be able to save Ashe.

The only regret was that he couldn't give Lissandra a kill.

But it’s not a big problem. After all, even without Lissandra, we still have a big bear.

Cheng Xiao turned her head and looked at the broken pieces of meat and ice on the ground - the bear man's body exploded under Lissandra's control.

With the death of the Lost, this hunting ground will be abandoned, and the demigod Volibear who gave it its savage power will become aware of everything here.

There is a subtle and strange connection between all the Lost and Volibear, and Volibear can understand something through the perception of his believers.

I cursed you so badly before, and Volibear, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, would definitely not be able to bear it.

I guess I'll find a chance to give him one soon.

"How is it? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Cheng Xiao gently helped Ashe up.

The latter shook his head, his expression somewhat gloomy. "I'm fine... Cheng Xiao, I don't think we can defeat the witch... With our strength alone, we can't compete with her at all."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao wanted to say a few words of comfort - something like "There will always be opportunities in the future" or "We will definitely become stronger", which are the empty words often said by heroes in fairy tales.

But before he could say anything, the girl who was almost leaning on him spoke first.

And in a firm tone:

"To stab the witch to death on the throne of her tyrannical rule, we must unite..."

"The entire Freljord..."

"We unite!"

Chapter 26: Is it not me but my best friend that she likes?

The people of the Freljord have suffered from witches for a long time.

Lissandra rules the northern part of Freljord with absolute military superiority, and her Frostguard tribe is like a "government army" there.

But this does not mean that the South has not suffered from her harm.

Just like Marukolo, the spy in the Avarosa tribe, any tribe of any size will be monitored and even controlled by the Frost Priests using cunning means, and once they discover any behavior in the tribe that may threaten Lissandra's rule, they will take action to suppress it.

Many tribes that were directly persecuted by Lissandra or the Frostguard were full of resentment towards Lissandra, and many even went to attack her, but to no avail.

The reason is that they are not united enough.

It was simply a fantasy to want to defeat the witch alone - those warriors who dared to challenge were killed by the Frost Guards before they even saw the door of the Frost Castle.

But if everyone unites... and uses the power of the entire Freljord to resist the witches, then the Frostguard will be nothing.

Even a powerful witch cannot suppress everyone on her own.

So, what Ashe needs to do now is to unite everyone.

Unite the tribes that have been persecuted by the witch and know the witch's true identity, and form an alliance that can overthrow the witch's rule!

Freljord Alliance!

“Maybe unity is not easy, but it is a great hope…”

Ashe sat on the ground for a while, and Cheng Xiao had already started roasting venison next to her.

"But we seem to be broke right now... Well, let me think about what to do... Oh, thank you."

"We're not completely broke," Cheng Xiao shrugged as he handed the roasted venison to the girl. "At least we still have some delicious barbecue."

"Yes." Ashe smiled, and after a moment of silence, she whispered:

"And then...we still have each other."

As she said this, she wanted to take the initiative to put her arm around Cheng Xiao's shoulders, but she didn't do it because she was embarrassed.

That was too presumptuous. She had to be more... gentlemanly. If she rashly hugged a boy, she'd probably be disliked.

That made it seem like she was taking advantage.

"Ahem... Now, I have a plan."

"Well, you say." Cheng Xiao also started eating the barbecue, which tasted much better than his own meat.

"I know there's a frost priest in a tribe. If we can reveal his true identity, perhaps we'll gain recognition from that tribe... That's the first step in uniting Freljord." Ashe said while eating barbecue.

"The most important thing is that the Avarosa tribe and that tribe once had a close relationship—although some bad things happened later."

"I'm good friends with the daughter of the tribe's former War Mother. We used to hang out together as children—oh, and she's the granddaughter of the current War Mother. Pretty much the same, isn't it?"

"I think she will believe me. She will never allow outsiders to interfere with her tribe."

After hearing this, Cheng Xiao had already guessed something.

Ashe's next words confirmed his suspicions: "That tribe is the Winter's Claw. My good friend Sejuani is the only descendant of their current Warmother. She will inherit the Winter's Claw in the future."

"Sounds good." Cheng Xiao replied casually.

Sejuani... He was certainly familiar with this name.

That is also one of the [Heroes] - Sejuani, the Wrath of Winter.

Also known as Pig Girl.

Like Ashe, she is the only daughter of the War Mother, the future successor of the tribe, and even a descendant of the "Three Sisters", but their experiences are very different.

Ashe has lived under the protection of the tribe since she was a child, enjoying the love of her mother and the favor of everyone in the tribe. She is a true "young lady".

But Sejuani was different.

Although her mother was also a war mother, her mother, Gorjia... abandoned her.

When she was still very young, Kokia abandoned the tribe for a man. The Winter Claw tribe, having lost its war mother, had to choose a war mother - that was the old war mother, Kokia's mother and Sejuani's grandmother.

The old war mother felt ashamed and angry about Kokia's departure, and became moody towards Sejuani as well - on the one hand, she felt sorry for her granddaughter who had lost her mother, and on the other hand, she transferred her hatred for Kokia to Sejuani.

So Sejuani grew up under the attack of sarcasm and bad words.

She envied Ashley for having maternal love, and fortunately, Glenna also loved this poor child very much - she felt the "maternal love" that she had never felt before from other mothers.

But as conflicts arose between the two tribes, the two children were forbidden to have any contact with each other, and the two tribes lived further and further apart...

But these are not the most important.

The most important thing is the "future".

The development that Cheng Xiao was familiar with was that Ashe later broke up with Sejuani - the conflict was even deeper than that between their two tribes, and they could almost be called "enemies."

The reason for this is, on the one hand, because of different beliefs: Ashe wants to unite everyone and protect the weak, while Sejuani believes in the dark forest law of the survival of the fittest, and thinks that the weak Hearthwood tribe should be burned, killed, and looted by her.

On the other hand... Sejuani is actually jealous and looks down on Ashe.

She believes that although Ashe has the love of her mother and the entire tribe, she is not very powerful, and all her strength comes from a bow she picked up by luck.

And Ashe didn't know all this.

Now she still wishfully believes that Sejuani is a good sister who is close to her.

As an outsider who can see things clearly from afar, Cheng Xiao's first reaction after hearing her plan was that it was difficult.

But the second reaction...

"What do you think? If we go now, we'll be there in two or three days." Ashe excitedly picked up the map. "It's not too far from here. Maybe I can give Sejuani a surprise."

Faced with this plan that seemed bound to end in tragedy, Cheng Xiao nodded in agreement.

Now that he is here, he will never stand idly by.

The conflict between Ashe and Sejuani will not develop as in the original timeline.

The fake sisterhood between them will... well, at least the friendship will not capsize.

The most important thing... ahem, no, by the way... maybe I can also help Sejuani find the inheritance of Serilda, one of the three sisters?

Since Ashe can do it, then Sejuani, the descendant of Serilda, can theoretically do it too...

Then I can find a way to get the better of her, which will be another considerable "income", which is really good.

"Let's set off for the Winter Claw tribe right away." Cheng Xiao handed Ashe a hand and helped her up.

The latter was very happy that Cheng Xiao agreed with her plan.

So she smiled and joked, "You seem more anxious than I am. Do you want to take revenge on the witch as soon as possible?"

"That's not the case." Cheng Xiao was still thinking about how to help Sejuani find the inheritance and then let her kill it, and didn't pay much attention to what Ashe said.

So he spoke his true feelings without hesitation:

"I just want to see Miss Sejuani as soon as possible."

despair.

Ashe froze in her tracks.

The luster seemed to have disappeared from her beautiful eyes.

"Eh……?"

Chapter 27: Ashley: The Most Regrettable Episode

What a terrible winter.

The crops did not grow, the livestock had no offspring, and the entire tribe was starving.