The Woman in White

Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, I saw that the sharp blade I just saw was Khopesh!

Has Sivir come back to support me?

I was so excited, but when I turned around, it was a woman in a white robe—the one who had been with Ryze earlier. 🍪😝 ☮♜

She went straight to Gu Yang: "Yasuo has already said he doesn't want to leave with you, why force him?"

"Don't you also want to take him away?"

"At least I won't force him."

Gu Yang frowned and stared at the woman for a while, then suddenly laughed:

"Hahaha... Alright, then I won't force him. Yasuo, if you change your mind, just let me know through Wind's Breath."

After Gu Yang finished speaking, he drifted away, thus averting a conflict. I didn't want to create another powerful enemy at a time like this.

But I'm even more interested in his background. Why did he live in the Han Dynasty? If I went with him, would I become a historical figure too?

It's quite interesting to think about. If it weren't for this war, I would have left with him without hesitation, but not now. I can't abandon my friends in this time of crisis.

As for this woman in white, why can she use Khopesh? And what's the story behind Gu Yang saying she also wants to take me away?

"Who are you? Where is Sivir? Why are you carrying Khopesh?"

"You ask so many questions! Sivir is in a very safe place, do you want to see her?"

Where?

"If you want to see her, come with me!"

The woman spoke without any politeness, and watching her leave, I felt a little lost.

I didn't want to go with her, but she had Khopesh in her hand and knew Sivir's whereabouts, which made me uneasy.

Djis said that they were stopped by this woman when they were planning to escape, and whatever her purpose was, she was certainly not their friend.

After much thought, I decided to go and take a look, as long as it's not another world.

The woman was very fast, and I could barely keep up. After passing through layers of dense forest, we arrived near a lake.

Located between Vastaya Forest and the North Spring Temple, this lake is where I first fought Syndra, and there's a hot spring nearby where I became the Harbinger.

The woman did not stop and continued walking through the water. Soon we arrived at an island in the middle of the lake.

There is a small Shurima- style palace on the island, which looks very similar to Azir's Sun City palace if you look closely. It is surrounded by greenery and is another beautiful place.

"Please come in, Sivir is inside."

"Hmm." I didn't know what to say, so I just gave a simple reply.

To my surprise, the palace was very similar to Sun City; it was practically a miniature version of it.

However, due to space limitations, there are not many rooms here. There is only one main hall on the lower level, while the upper level is divided into eight rooms, Sivir is in one of them.

She lay peacefully asleep on an exquisite bed. Unsure of her condition, I didn't approach rashly; just being able to feel her presence was enough.

Then I asked the woman in white, "Did you bring Sivir here?"

"To be precise, I saved her. She was too arrogant and challenged the mage next to Azir, and almost got killed."

"Thank you."

"It's good that you're grateful, but don't overthink it. I'm not doing this to help you; I'm doing it for myself."

"I have a question I don't know the answer to..."

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"You want to know my stance?" Before I could finish speaking, the woman guessed what I was thinking.

"Yes, I heard from Djis that you helped Azir capture them, but now you've saved Sivir. Why is that?"

"I arrested them because those two idiots were being unreasonable. In other words, I was trying to protect them, just like I saved Sivir now. Unfortunately, all that effort was in vain."

"I don't quite understand, but thank you anyway. How is Sivir doing now?"

"She was seriously injured and passed out, but don't worry, I've cleared the magical energy from her body, she'll wake up soon."

The last time I saw this woman, she didn't say a word, but now she speaks in a rather arrogant tone and seems to really enjoy hearing words of thanks.

Although this personality type is not easy to get along with, it is not difficult to deal with. As long as you don't go against her wishes, there will generally be no problems.

Before Sivir wakes up, I plan to keep her calm and, ideally, find out her identity:

Are you the owner of this place?

"Otherwise what? Would I bring you to someone else's house?"

"Don't get me wrong, I just think this place looks a lot like a palace in Shurima."

"You mean the Sun City Palace?"

"Yes, I've been there twice, and I think the two places are very similar, except for their size."

"So what do you think of the style of this building?"

"It's incredibly beautiful, a magnificent and grand beauty. Every detail is meticulously arranged, and every decoration is perfectly placed..."

I rambled on and on, including plenty of deliberate flattery, and the woman was very pleased to hear it.

"Haha... I didn't expect you to be so eloquent! I also designed the Sun City Palace."

"You were the designer of the palace?"

"Design my foot! I am the master of this palace!"

After the woman finished speaking, she took off her low-cut hat, revealing a beautiful face with slightly curly black short hair and beautiful emerald-like eyes. She looked almost exactly like Sivir!

It turns out that the woman in white was none other than the Ascended Empress: Shetaka!

This makes a lot of things make sense. "I suspected you were still alive before, but I didn't expect we'd met before. But that explains it. I was just wondering why you could use Khopesh."

"Now that you know my identity, I won't hide it from you anymore. I want you and Sivir to stay away from conflict; this is not a war you should be involved in."

So you're saying you have the same goal as Gu Yang? You both want to persuade me to stay away from the war?

"Gu Yang? Is that the man who forced you to leave before?"

"Yes, his name is Gu Yang. He also wanted me to stay away from the conflict, but I refused."

"Then will you reject me?"

"Yes, no one can stop me from fighting, unless they kill me."

If I didn't know Shetaka's identity, I might have hesitated, but now there's nothing to worry about; she definitely wouldn't hurt Sivir.

Going against my will is not a wise choice.

"I am not Ascended, I did not swear allegiance to you, and besides, those who swore allegiance have fallen to the Vastaya!"

These words struck a nerve with Shetaka, causing her expression to turn ugly.

At the same time, I realized that I had gone too far. Even if I wasn't worried that she would hurt Sivir, I didn't need to provoke her.