Li Ke lay flat on the surface of the sea, with Jinx sitting on her. Her hands, which had been supporting her on Li Ke's chest, slowly crawled towards Li Ke's face, and then Jinx carefully stroked Li Ke's face.
Am I already dead? Is that so?
Jinx looked at Li Ke and murmured, then her eyes lit up with joy. Even though she thought she was dead, she was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Li Ke, you really came to find me?"
"I knew it! Writing letters really works!"
"Did you receive the 393 letters I burned for you? Did you?" Jinx touched Li Ke's face with her small hand, looked down into Li Ke's eyes, and said loudly.
"What the heck? 393 letters? Judging by the timeline, shouldn't you have burned 374 letters for me? What about the extra dozen or so letters?" Li Ke said with amusement.
"Because I missed you terribly those few days," she replied earnestly.
Li Ke's expression softened, and he reached out, but instead of gently stroking Jinx's nose or touching her face, he mischievously pinched Jinx's nose.
He gently pinched her, preventing Jinx from breathing, Li Ke just stared at Jinx.
She didn't care, just stared blankly at Li Ke until she couldn't breathe and her face turned red. Then she opened her mouth and began to gasp for air. Then, she said, puzzled, "Why do dead people need to breathe?"
"Jinx, why does it have to be you who dies to come find me? Couldn't I be the one who wins the revival match and comes to find you?" Li Ke was speechless at Jinx's slow reaction. Even now, she still believed that her efforts had been rewarded, and that she had met Li Ke after her death.
She's incredibly smart, but why is she sometimes so silly?
Li Ke pinched Jinx's cheek, feeling the texture of her skin, and frowned, saying, "You've gotten thinner. There's no meat on your skin at all. This won't do, Jinx. You need to eat properly from now on and gain some weight back in your face. You're as skinny as Kha'Zix; it's not pretty."
"Hair. If you like short hair, I can have it too. You look great with short hair, and I won't press on your hair when I sleep at night, so you won't keep complaining that I'm causing your hair loss."
"Hmm, Janna told me you entrusted Isha to Viktor's care? I don't think that's a good idea. Viktor doesn't seem like the type to take care of children."
"Janna said you created some really powerful weapons. If we encounter someone like Stelaratu again, everyone in Zaun will be able to help with those weapons. That's amazing, Jinx."
"By the way, is Silco really pursuing Renata? Jinx, I feel something's off about them. Don't you think they're so alike? The two of them together? Can that really work? I mean, it feels like I'm with myself."
Li Ke had been rambling on and on; he'd listened to Jinx talk the whole way, and now it was his turn to tell Jinx what he was going to say.
"It'll feel really uncomfortable when the seawater dries up. We need to take a good shower when we get back. By the way, did our house get destroyed by the flood?"
"You haven't had my cooking in a long time, are you craving it? I'll make you a nice meal when I get home tonight to make up for it."
As she spoke, large tears fell onto Li Ke's cheeks. His lips moved, and he stopped rambling, looking at Jinx, who was clutching his collar and burying her face in his neck, sobbing uncontrollably.
Li Ke reached out and stroked the back of her head with his other hand, gently stroking her thin, bony back, and whispered, "It's okay, Jinx, I'm back."
I promised you, I won't leave you.
"Death cannot break my promise."
Jinx did not respond to Li Ke's words.
She just cried, cried hard, cried until she was hoarse and her throat was hoarse.
He let out all the grievances and sadness he had felt throughout the year.
Li Ke is back.
Therefore, she no longer only has the expression of a smile, but also the right to smile.
Old Rogge walked through the Mid-level Plaza of Zaun, the largest trading market in Zaun. As a Bilgewater native, Old Rogge should have known Zaun well, because a few years ago, when Rogge was still a dockworker, ships from Zaun would come to Bilgewater every day to sell Shimmer liquor and weapons.
But for some reason, starting two years ago, Zaun started trading with Bilgewater much less frequently, giving old Rogge the feeling that Zaun had suddenly reformed?
But now, having personally visited Zaun, Old Rogge was filled with emotion, deeply impressed by Zaun's economic strength and population.
I initially assumed that a city-state that dealt with Bilgewater daily would have the same internal situation as Bilgewater, but now it seems this is nothing like Bilgewater at all.
The people of Zaun wore happy faces, the clean streets were filled with people who managed and protected them, the houses were tall, and even the smelly, toxic air that the Bilgewater people who had been to Zaun complained about was a lie.
Aside from a slight smell of engine oil, Old Rogge actually thinks Zaun's air quality is in no way inferior to Bilgewater's, since Bilgewater's air quality is quite good. However, it also has a strange smell—the fishy smell of the sea.
As they walked, they searched for shops selling goods in the Mid-level Plaza of Zaun.
Rogge, a crew member reached out and pulled him aside.
"Boss, look there, that statue!" The crew member pointed to a spot and said to Old Rogge, his face full of shock.
Old Rogge turned his head, looked over, and then froze on the spot.
In the distance, in the central square, stood a black statue over ten meters tall. The statue stood upright, wearing a strange hat on its head—a cute blue cat-ear hat—and pointing a finger directly at the front of the square. Old Rogge looked at the statue's profile and felt a sense of familiarity.
Then, old Rogge hurriedly ran forward to the front of the statue.
Looking up at the statue's face, the statue is incredibly lifelike, especially the eyes, which seem to come alive, radiating gentleness and kindness.
"This..." Old Rogge recognized the face, swallowed hard, and was speechless for a moment.
He lowered his head and looked at the sign in front of the statue, which had a line of text written on it.
Old Rogge recognized the words. The language of Valoran was basically universal, except for some dialects in Demacia. The other countries all used the same language, so he was able to read the words.
--A salute to the eternal masters of Zaun.
In an instant, the image of that dark-haired, gentle, always smiling young man flashed into old Rogge's mind.
"Old Rogge, once we get to Zaun, it's my territory. To thank you for treating me to drinks these past few days, let me know if you need any help."
"Why don't you believe me? I really am the leader of Zaun! They all call me the Lord of Zaun!"
"Hey, you! If you don't believe me, fine, but don't take the grilled fish away! It's your fish, that's true, but I grilled it!"
What did Rogge Sr. reply to him at the time?
"You're the Lord of Zaun? I'm the Bilgewater Pirate King, for crying out loud!"
Back to the present, old Rogge's lips twitched, and he remained speechless for a long time.
Bearded Lady is on top, oh my god.
Is that young man really the ruler of Zaun?