Runeland: I really know a little bit about everything

In the next few days, Zuo Chi stayed in Waili. He especially liked listening to the Ionian storytellers telling some anecdotes and interesting stories on the streets.

"Even the Soul of Ionia once said that Lady Irelia is very likely to become her successor! Did you see that during the Battle of the Stand, Lady Irelia, who was only sixteen years old, rushed into the enemy camp alone and cut off the arm of a senior Noxian general!"

"According to my gossip, it seems that there are two forces in Navori Province and in the north of Ionia that want to unify the entire Ionia and launch a counterattack against Noxus!"

"Which two forces?"

"It is said that it is called the Navoli Brotherhood. There is also one called, uh, Shadow Stream? It is just a small gang. And there seems to be some unrest within the Shadow Stream."

Sitting on the street, Zuo Chi listened with great interest.

It’s a pity that there are no peanuts, edamame and melon seeds in Ionia, which makes eating melon less fun.

Today, Zuo Chi sat on the street in Waili as usual, listening to people discussing some interesting things. At the same time, he was thinking about where he should go next.

It was at this time that Zuo Chi's brows suddenly moved.

He slowly raised his hand, only to find that the hair on his arm stood up slightly, and there were some strange feelings in his mind.

It's a devil!

"Azakana."

Following the guidance of the demonic perception in his mind, Zuo Chi squeezed through the crowd and walked in a certain direction.

Zuo Chi discovered that the war-torn Ionia seemed to have become a warm nest for low-level demons like Azakana.

Because of the war, people have too many negative emotions in their hearts, which leads to the emergence of a large number of Azakana that feed on negative emotions.

In addition, the boundary between Ionia's spiritual realm and material realm is already blurred, so it is easier for the Azakana existing in the spiritual realm to cause chaos.

In order to verify the accuracy of his demon perception, Zuo Chi was still extremely looking forward to the demon ahead.

After walking forward for a distance, a small stall appeared in front of Zuo Chi. The owner of the stall was a little girl dressed strangely.

What attracted Zuo Chi's attention the most was the figure in front of the stall, who was also the host of Azakana!

It was a body completely covered in a cloak, but there was a bulge behind the cloak.

It seemed as if there was something behind the man supporting the cloak.

And the still very weak Azakana is located in the spiritual realm behind this figure!

When Zuo Chi came closer, he was suddenly stunned.

Then, his expression became somewhat interesting, and he also knew why there was a bulge at the back of this man's cloak.

With nine tails supporting it, how could it not be bulging!

Chapter 35: Imero Stone! Organ trafficker!

The street market is bustling with people coming and going.

Ahri was wearing a thick cloak that completely covered her entire body. In fact, it was mainly to cover the animal ears on her head and the nine fox tails behind her.

As she strolled down the street, she was playing with two very strange gems in her hands.

The two gems rolled and jumped between her fingers, and then fit together perfectly.

The shape of a single stone resembles half of a peculiarly shaped crescent, and the clever carving allows the sharp spikes of the two to interlock with each other, forming a perfect sun gem.

This sun gem has always been with Ahri since she was abandoned in the forest.

Although Ahri never figured out the origin of this gem, she had a vague feeling that this gem might be related to her life experience!

Once, she was abandoned in that forest, taken in by the ice foxes in the forest, and became one of them.

Later, as Ahri grew up, in order to protect her people, she absorbed the soul essence of a hunter for the first time.

It was also from that time that Ahri's mind began to have more memories of being a human being, as well as the part of her that she belonged to Vastaya.

Vastaya is a half-human, half-beast hybrid creature on Runeland. It is the descendant of early humans and some prehistoric magical creatures.

Ali longs to solve the mystery of his life experience and also longs to know where he comes from.

So she left the forest where she had lived for a long time, left her ice fox tribe, and embarked on a journey to find the mystery of her life.

A long time had passed since she left the forest.

During this time, Ahri has been wandering around Ionia, trying to find information about the sun gem in her hand.

But, for so long, she got nothing.

She even discovered something that made her very desperate.

That is, there are many races of Vastaya throughout Ionia, and no matter whether these Vastaya are hostile or friendly towards humans, they mostly live in the form of their own ethnic groups.

But Ahri had searched through so many vastaya races, and she had never seen any vastaya like her.

The feathered, bird-like Lothran; the hairy, ape-like Simi, who live in the dense canopy of Ionia; the Misttails, who can change their appearance freely.

Among them, due to an accident long ago, only one member named Nicole is left alive in the Mist Tail tribe.

But despite this, she, like other Vastaya, can trace her origins.

Only Ahri appeared out of nowhere, without any of her own kind.

The only thing that kept her company was the twin sun gems.

The long period of loneliness and confusion might be the reason why Azakana came to her.

Today, it is the Ionian Spirit Blossom Festival.

Ali had heard about the magic of the Soul Blossoming Festival from many people, so she also wanted to come and see it.

Even if one cannot communicate with the deceased through the Soul Flower, one can at least get some information related to the gem in one's hand.

Wandering around in the market, Ali has passed by many stalls.

Among these stalls, there are those that specialize in selling various stones, and there are also those that specialize in selling various rare objects from all over Ionia.

However, she asked many people but did not get the information she wanted.

Until now, she stopped in front of a very strange stall.

There are many tortoise shells and sheepskin scrolls used for divination on this stall, and the stall owner is a little girl with animal ears!

Obviously, this little girl is also a Vastaya, just like Ahri.

The reason why Ahri stopped in front of this stall was because the girl looked at the gem in Ahri's hand and told him its name.

"Miss, do you want divination? Don't be in a hurry to leave. After all, you may not find another person who knows Yimei Luoshi in the whole Wai."

"!!"

Hearing the little girl's words, a look of great surprise flashed across Ali's face.

She quickly looked at the little girl: "Do you know the gem in my hand?"

The little girl nodded gently. "Imero Stone, a gem carved by the great sculptor Imero. He carved very few Imero stones in his lifetime, and most of them were disassembled during the war. The pair in your hand can be regarded as a rare treasure!"

"I've never seen it real before, but I didn't expect to see it in your hands today."

The little girl stretched out her hand towards Ah Li: "My name is Xirun, nice to meet you!"

Ali looked at Xirun in front of him and asked eagerly, "Do you know where this sculptor is now?"

Xi Run shook his head slowly and turned to walk towards the caravan behind him.

"I don't know, if you don't mind, come in the car and talk. I'm willing to tell you everything I know!"

After Xi Run finished speaking, he took the lead and walked into the caravan.

Ahri looked at the caravan in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked forward.

She had been searching for too long, and now that she finally had some clues, she was unwilling to give up easily.

"Squeak!"

Seeing Ali walk into his caravan, Xirun also showed a mysterious smile on his face.

She came to the door, closed the caravan door tightly, and pulled down the curtains.

The caravan, illuminated by a strange gem, was very quiet, with an incense burner emitting smoke placed nearby.

Xirun got two cups of tea from the teapot beside him, handed one to Ali and held the other in his own hand.

"I just brewed it this morning. It tastes very good. You can try it."

After saying that, Xirun took a sip himself, smacking his lips as he savored the taste.

Ahri also took a sip of tea and took the cup in her hand. She said straight to the point: "Can you tell me everything you know about this gem?"

Xirun sat next to Ali, the animal ears on his head moving.

"Imero Stone is very rare. It is said that only big shots can get it. Each piece of Imero Stone has a unique meaning."

Xirun looked at Ahri and said, "The fact that you are able to hold the Imero Stone, and a complete piece at that, shows that you have an extraordinary origin."

Hearing Xirun's words, a look of loss flashed across Ali's eyes.

Only she knew that she had been abandoned since she was a child and had never seen her parents or relatives.

Xi Run continued, "Another very important point is that generally this kind of Imero stone is a small component that can be embedded in a larger statue."

As he spoke, Xirun took the Imeiro Stone from Ahri's hand, raised it above his head and admired it carefully.

"If you can find the other parts of this gem, maybe you can trace it back to its origin and find the answer you want."

Hearing this, Ahri also nodded slowly.

She smiled at Xirun, and the smile seemed to contain endless charm.

"Xirun, thank you so much!"

Xirun returned the Imero Stone to Ahri and gave him a mysterious smile.

"It's okay, I'm doing this for my own good."

"Hmm?" Ali paused slightly, not understanding why she said that.

Xirun slowly stood up from his seat and began to rummage through the drawers.

A moment later, a butcher knife flashing with cold light appeared in her hand, and her voice sounded faintly in Ahri's ears.

"Because it takes plenty of time for the drug in the tea to take effect!"