Li Ke, do you have some kind of weird habit?

Previously, Zaun was shrouded in darkness in the mornings, but in recent years, Zaun has adjusted the canyon walls above, Piltover has also improved some of the existing buildings, bringing sunlight into Zaun.

But the most important thing is still the control of smog. After all, if smog continues to heavily pollute Zaun, then no matter how much external adjustment is made, the sun will still not be able to shine into Zaun.

Now, as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the walls of Zaun, Li Ke sat up from his bed.

Seeing the glaring red stain on the bed sheet, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips—he was filled with happiness!

Just as Li Ke was about to raise his hand to tidy his messy hair that Jinx had grabbed, he found that his hand felt smooth and soft. He looked down and found that his hand was on a fair calf that was peeking out from under the blanket.

Looking up and ahead, Li Ke had a wry smile on his face.

I saw Jinx sleeping at the foot of the bed. God knows how she managed to sleep like that, anyway, her sleeping posture was extremely ungraceful. She was lying curled up at the foot of the bed, her little hands holding the edge of the blanket over her head. Judging from the upper half of her face that was exposed, Jinx slept quite well last night. Although her sleeping posture was ungraceful, her sleeping face was extremely peaceful.

Li Ke pulled back the covers and looked at the naked Jinx. He saw Jinx instinctively shrink back, her little hands clenching and clenching, as if she was getting a little cold.

It's currently winter, and it's not that Zaun doesn't have heating. With the technology in both cities these days, installing heating equipment is a piece of cake. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that every household in the Black Alley has heating.

The reason for this was that Jinx felt hot in the latter half of last night, and when she got close to Li Ke, she felt sticky, so she simply turned off the heater.

No wonder they fight over the blanket while sleeping.

Li Ke stood up, patted Jinx's thigh, and whispered, "Jinx, Jinx."

Jinx responded to Li Ke by turning her face away and shrinking her body.

Seeing this, Li Ke chuckled, bent down, leaned close to Jinx, and whispered in her ear, "Wife."

It was a very soft sound, but it was much more effective than calling out Jinx's name directly.

As soon as those two words were uttered, Jinx, who had been fast asleep, immediately opened her eyes.

Jinx's beautiful Big Eyes widened, still a little dazed. She turned her head to look at Li Ke, and when she saw Li Ke smiling at her, she grumbled, "What did you just call me?"

"Old, wife," without looking at her body, just looking at Jinx's face, Li Ke always felt like he was committing a crime, and also felt an indescribable sense of shame.

Sneaking a call while Jinx is asleep is a completely different matter from yelling at her while she's staring at you with wide eyes.

At least that's what Li Ke would think. Right now, looking at Jinx, he felt a little awkward, but then he remembered that they were already married. He had married Jinx in front of the Deity and so many diplomats from various countries, so what was there to be embarrassed about?

Is Jinx's youthful appearance her fault?

No, that's not true!

Besides, isn't this clearly an advantage?

So even if that guy Silco were standing right in front of him now, and Li Ke called Jinx" wife" to his face, what could Silco say?

He had to put up with it no matter how unhappy he was; after all, he had personally entrusted Jinx to him yesterday!

Damn it, I've already registered our marriage!

The census bureau in Twin Cities has detailed records of Li Ke and Jinx's names; they are a legitimate, official couple!

Therefore, after calling out to Jinx, Li Ke's discomfort immediately dissipated.

He reached out and ruffled Jinx's messy blue hair, which was mostly hanging off the edge of the bed, and said gently, "It's time to get up. I need to make breakfast, and you should go and bring Isha back."

"That won't do. Let her stay outside for a few more days," Jinx said after thinking for a moment.

As she spoke, she shifted her body and nuzzled Li Ke's thigh with her head like a cat. Then, her eyes flickered. "Why are you up now?"

"It clearly stopped working after a few uses," he muttered under his breath, but the impact was so strong that Li Ke almost vomited blood.

The warm atmosphere that had just been created vanished instantly. Li Ke took a deep breath, reached out and gently grasped Jinx's ear with two fingers, pulling it up to stop her from trying to get her face close to Li Ke. He then said to her with utmost seriousness:

"Say it again, Jinx, was it me who couldn't perform yesterday, or you? Didn't you yell 'No, no,' and apologize, which is why I stopped?"

"Really? How could I be so pathetic! It's clearly you who's no good."

Li Ke was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth. Was it me?

Are you kidding me?! His current physical abilities are practically superhuman, so his prowess in that area is off the charts! If he hadn't deliberately suppressed his magic flow and limited his physical condition, given Jinx's small frame, Li Ke would have given her a piece of his mind!

As for what happened right after going in, you can't blame yourself, okay? It's normal to be a little fast the first time, isn't it?

"Alright, get up, stop whining. We have to meet a lot of people today." Li Ke patted Jinx's smooth back and set an example by getting up first.

"Ugh, I feel all sticky and smelly." Jinx frowned, then stretched out her arms towards Li Ke on the bed and said with a grin, "Carry me to the bath~"

Li Ke bent down and picked Jinx up.

Soon, after taking a shower and changing his clothes, Li Ke squatted on the bed and began to blow-dry Jinx's hair, who had changed into a nightgown. Li Ke held a bunch of her beautiful blue hair in his hands and carefully blew on it.

"Your hair grows really fast. It looks like in another year or two it'll be as long as it used to be."

Jinx sat on the edge of the bed, her hands resting on her knees that were peeking out from under her nightgown, leaning against Li Ke. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Actually, short hair is quite nice too."

"No, it took me ages to grow it long," Li Ke said seriously. Although Jinx looked good with short hair, she definitely looked more familiar and pleasing to the eye with long hair.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin sighed. Personally, she actually preferred short hair.

She doesn't care much about her hair. She used to not cut it, not because she liked long hair, but because she was too lazy to cut it. She just let it grow. But long hair is much more difficult to manage than short hair.

Take blow-drying hair for example. When Jinx had short hair, after taking a shower, she would cover her face with a towel and rub it vigorously a few times, then blow-dry it for a minute or two, and her hair would be almost dry.

But what about long hair? Not to mention the time and effort it takes to wash, just take blow-drying it. You have to pick it up section by section and blow-dry it, which takes at least forty minutes.

Jinx, in particular, has very thick and long hair.

But it seems like Li Ke really likes her long hair? Especially after remembering what happened in bed last night, Jinx's expression gradually turned serious.

She was thinking of something.

Li Ke is so strange! He's exactly the same as me, so why does he know so many different positions? And how does Li Ke know so much... weird knowledge?

It wasn't that she suspected Li Ke of doing something behind her back. Although Li Ke knew a lot and made her cooperate, taking advantage of her in many positions, it was one thing to talk about it, but when it came to actually doing it, Li Ke was very clumsy, and it had a kind of theoretical feel to it.

However, this made Jinx a little unhappy.

They forbid me from looking at those books and pictures, saying I'll corrupt you, but you secretly read them all the time, right?

In addition, there's the habit of pulling hair.

Jinx no longer hesitated and said seriously, "Li Ke, do you have some kind of perverse sense of humor?"

"What do you mean?" Li Ke, who was blow-drying Jinx's hair, was taken aback.

Xiao Jin moved her neck, turned to look at him, and opened her mouth, "Tell me, is the reason you want me to wear pigtails next time because you don't want me to cut my hair?"

"Bullshit!" Li Ke coughed, choked, and then immediately launched into a long, serious speech.

I'm a gentleman, I don't have any bad tastes, and it's not a quirk, it's a perfectly normal thing, twin tails are so cute and pretty, blah blah blah, and so on.

Jinx listened to Li Ke's long speech in silence, only letting out a long sigh after a long while.

Then she said, "Okay, Li Ke, you don't need to say anything more. I understand. I'll wear pigtails tonight."

"What do you mean? Didn't I just say that I think your hair is too long? It's inconvenient to tie it up in a single ponytail, and it's easy for it to get flat if it's down. As for tying it into a bun or a princess hairstyle, it will come undone in no time." Li Ke said with a righteous expression.

He spoke so logically that Jinx actually listened and agreed with Li Ke; her long hair was indeed inconvenient.

Then, just as Jinx was wondering if she had misunderstood Li Ke's voice suddenly rang out.

"Okay, I'll take your advice and let Isha stay with Vi for a while. Um, cough, Jinx, is it really okay to wear pigtails tonight?"

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Jinx responded to Li Ke with a slightly disdainful look.

And yet you dare to say you have no quirks!

At nine o'clock in the morning, after a quick breakfast, Li Ke and Jinx dressed neatly and arrived at Fugen Tavern.

Silco didn't go to the Capitol today; he was waiting for Li Ke and Jinx to come see him.

On the second floor of the Fugen Tavern, Li Ke pushed open the door and entered. Behind him, Jinx had tied her hair into a large bun and resumed her usual attire: a stylish waist-length coat over a black wool sweater, black trousers, and her favorite kind of boots with metal plates that jingled as she walked.

Silco was initially pleased to see Li Ke and Jinx appear, but his mood quickly soured.

Because in the past, when Jinx came to his place, Jinx would always bring Li Ke in. In a way, this private space of Silco's was like home to Jinx.

But this time was different. Jinx followed behind Li Ke, her head bowed and eyes lowered, looking rather obedient.

Are you going to see Vander later?

After sitting down, Silco spoke first.

When he asked the question, he specifically looked at Jinx, waiting for Jinx answer.

But Jinx remained silent in response to Silco.

Then, Li Ke answered Silco's question.

"Yes, after meeting with Vander, Jinx and I will go to Upper Town to see Jasmy and the others."

Silco glanced at Li Ke, wanting to Li Ke, "Who asked you?"

But after thinking for a moment, Silco held back, picked up the glass in front of her, took a sip of water, and said, "You can rest well these few days, but Li Ke, you'll be busy soon."

"I understand." Li Ke nodded, sitting on the sofa and nodding.

The busyness that Silco mentioned refers to the most important thing for Twin Cities during this period: completely drawing the entire Runeterra to Twin Cities' front, and for the first time publicly announcing the existence of the Void.

As Li Ke's "secretary," Silco naturally knew about the existence of the Void, something Li Ke Silco had specifically told her.

As the Twin Cities grew stronger, Silco's next thought was naturally to make Twin Cities even stronger, and to that end, the Twin Cities would have to devour other nations.

To put it simply, the Silco at the time planned to emulate Noxus by launching a war of aggression, uniting Zaun and Piltover to form a powerful empire.

To expand the land area and occupy more resources.

However, Li Ke immediately dismissed Silco's idea.

Because compared to the struggles between humans, the greater enemy lies beyond the stars. It's not that Li Ke looks down on wars between humans, but those crises are always a sword hanging over Li Ke's head.

The Void, the Celestials, and even... Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol.

Li Ke naturally didn't believe he had the ability to fight the Dragon King. Even if all the Demigod in Runeterra were tied together, they would still be nothing more than a speck of dust in the Dragon King's eyes.

Aurelion Sol could destroy Runeterra with a Runeterra, but that's precisely why Li Ke is in such a hurry.

When we lacked the ability, it didn't matter if we gave up. After all, if a being like the Dragon King were to appear one day, it would be the end of the world.

But things are different now. As he gradually entered that circle, Li Ke's perception and way of thinking naturally changed.

With the Celestials involved, the Dragon King is unlikely to show himself for a short time, or even a very long time. Therefore, what Li Ke needs to do now is to reveal the existence of the Void to everyone in Runeterra.

We must make sure everyone on Runeterra knows that the Void is our enemy!

And this was precisely the deal that Li Ke and Lissandra made in private.

"It's good that you're confident. We already have some clues about those monsters you mentioned." Silco calmly put down his cup and continued, "They're deep in the Shurima desert. That place has become a no-man's land. No matter how much money we spend, we can't find anyone willing to take the risk."

"I'll go there myself then," Li Ke said.

He hasn't been to Shurima yet.

"You're going in person?"

"Well, besides capturing a Xer'Sai corpse as proof, I have other things to do over there," Li Ke said, as the black and red greatsword Li Ke placed at his feet trembled.

Silco was used to this; he had seen Deity before, so what was a little trembling of a sword?

"You can make your decision." Silco didn't object, but then said softly:

"Then let's set it for the day you return from Shurima."

"After finding the body of Xer'Sai, the news was announced to the world."

"Good."

Li Ke Keying said.

Unbeknownst to him and Silco, Jinx, sitting next to Li Ke, twitched her eyes.

Shurima

She just made a new friend yesterday, I think... someone from Shurima?!

"Achoo~~~"

In the New Zaun City, a girl with dark skin, who was queuing, rubbed her nose and involuntarily shivered. She didn't feel that she was hypothermic.

And when the little sparrow from Shurima looked up at the food supply area ahead, a look of delight appeared on its face.

"I'm sure I can have a full meal today!"

Taliyah said happily.