The Glory of Noxus

Kennesser, a city in the center of the oasis, is drowned in bright colors and bustling.

The air is filled with a strong and strange smell, and the arched canvas tents next to each other almost cover the entire street.

The sound of fierce bargaining, mixed with the pungent smell of spices and barbecue, can be heard everywhere.

Taliyah walked along the street, looking at the carpets and woven products placed in front of the tents, and childhood memories flooded into her mind.

Under the blessing of the mother weaver, her childhood playmates spun wool into wool yarn to protect the tribe from the cold at night.

Everyone showed their spinning and dyeing skills, or wove the tribe's legendary stories into exquisite pictures.

However, after a while.

Taliyah's childhood memories were shocked and completely shattered.

The street vendors boasted about their own products, pulled Taliyah who passed by, and forced her to buy some woven products.

Wait until Taliyah came to the stall.

The old and young in the family walked out of the tent, wiping their eyes and begging Taliya to buy more to solve their livelihood problems.

Some people even grabbed Taliya's robe and pulled her into the depths of the tent, selling all the common pests in the desert that people hate.

Just when Taliya was at a loss, Huo Jixing came out and led her to squeeze out a path in the crowd.

Under the influence of spiritual power, the crowd that rushed over quickly dispersed.

The journey behind was also much more convenient, and no one dared to come.

Huo Jixing and Taliya walked along the wide street leading to the ruined city wall and saw hundreds of people crowded on both sides.

The shriveled old men who looked like wise men sat under the porch smoking pipes, and the fragrant smoke was steaming like fog.

Taliya glanced casually and saw the marks of many different tribes. She could recognize Babe, Zagaya and Yeshenye, and she had never seen the other dozen or so.

These tribes used to make a living near Vikaura, and it was unknown why they came to Keneser.

When she left Shurima, she still remembered that they were sworn enemies.

Now they sit together peacefully like comrades on the battlefield.

"A lot of things have changed since I left." Taliyah whispered to herself.

She suppressed the emotions in her heart, walked in front of Huo Jixing, talked about the tribal culture nearby, and occasionally introduced the desert items on the stalls.

Then, she began to buy supplies for the future journey.

Including bacon, oats, bread and cheese, plus two skins of water.

Fresh water is the most important resource in the desert, and it can usually only be replenished in the oasis and the Mother of Life.

(There is a winding river in the Shurima continent that runs through the desert. People call this river the Mother of Life, which means the mother of all life.)

Just as Taliyah and Huo Jixing were strolling, bursts of noise came from the wide street.

The crowd suddenly became agitated, as if avoiding something, and squeezed to both sides of the street.

Huo Jixing looked up, and the red-gold light flashed in his pupils.

"Hey, is it a superhuman?"

Two warriors wearing fitted armor made of copper plates and animal-shaped helmets appeared in his field of vision.

They worked together to lift a metal disc engraved with mysterious patterns, walking on the street like a royal procession.

The scorching sun fell on the surface of the metal disc, and the golden light reflected dyed it into a fragment picked from the sun.

A superhuman in gorgeous robes sat on the metal disc in an elegant and dignified posture.

His eyes were deep and distant, as if he could see through everything in the world, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, showing his extraordinary temperament to the world.

The superhuman lowered his eyes and looked at the crowded people on both sides of the street, waving lazily, with a high and arrogant look in the corner of his eyes.

In the crowded crowd, some people were talking in low voices, some were holding their breath and staring, and some were praying silently.

At this moment, the appearance of the extraordinary became the focus of the street, and everyone's eyes fell on him.

As the two warriors carried the metal disc and walked slowly, the atmosphere on the street became more solemn.

However, the extraordinary always maintained a sitting posture, and the crowd did not resume some movement until he disappeared in the distance of the street.

"He is a priest!"

Taliya looked at the direction where the extraordinary left and introduced softly.

"Every priest has a high status in the Shurima continent, because they have the blood of the royal family of the former Shurima Empire."

"Especially at this time, it is rumored that the ascended emperor of Shurima may have returned to his own Yellow Sand Kingdom."

"The priests were affected and received unprecedented preferential treatment in every city."

Huo Jixing frowned slightly when he heard this. The ascended emperor of Shurima returned to the world?

He had heard this news when he was in the Noxian Empire and thought it was fake, but looking at the performance of the Shurimans, something seemed a little wrong.

Taliyah was immersed in the topic of the priests and didn't pay any attention to the situation in front of her.

Suddenly!

A tall figure in a robe appeared at the corner of the street.

Taliyah was caught off guard and bumped into it directly, but she was bounced away.

Fortunately, Huo Jixing reacted and reached out to hold Taliyah to prevent her from lying flat on the ground.

"When did it appear?"

Huo Jixing's pupils shrank, and he looked at the motionless tall figure with a serious expression.

He was always releasing his spiritual power, but just now, he didn't sense the other party's breath at all.

Taliyah also reacted, feeling like she had hit a cliff.

At the noisy street corner, crowds of people came and went like streams flowing through rocks and around tall figures.

He was wrapped in a rag-like robe from head to toe, but it still couldn't hide his tall and muscular figure.

In his hand he held a weapon wrapped in linen, and the broad top was also wrapped in rag strips.

Huo Jixing also found that this guy's legs were bent at a strange angle, making it difficult to move.

"Sorry, I didn't see you just now." Taliyah raised her head and looked at the tall figure in front of her.

He lowered his head and looked at Huo Jixing and Taliyah. His face was hidden in the shadow cast by the stretched turban, but he did not speak.

After waiting for a while.

The tall figure spoke in a low voice, with a thick accent and a hum, as if it was coming from a deep well of sadness in his heart.

"Little man, you have to look carefully at the road ahead."

"Shurima is a dangerous place now."

"Okay, thank you." Taliyah nodded.

Afterwards, they stopped talking and passed each other.

Huo Jixing didn't know if it was an illusion, but when his eyes met the tall figure, he felt a heavy pressure coming towards his face.

"What's wrong?"

Taliya stood up and looked at Huo Jixing, who looked stunned.

"Nothing, do you want to buy anything else?" Huo Jixing shook his head and put away his inner thoughts.

"Well, that's almost it." Taliyah glanced at her package. The supplies were enough.

"Then let's just say goodbye."

She raised her gentle face and spoke with a soft smile.

In front of the ruined city walls of Keneser, Huo Jixing watched Taliyah disappear into the vast desert.

It's not far from Weikaola, and there are many tribal camps on the road where you can get supplies.

"Destiny?"

Huo Jixing murmured to himself.

The reason why he followed Taliyah into Keneshar was because of the noise caused by the Snow White Poro.

Taliyah seems to have a special destiny and returns to the continent of Shurima.

The truth couldn't be further from the truth.

Huo Jixing's eyes dimmed as he recalled the tall figure he had just met.

The weapon was wrapped in linen, the wide top was also wrapped in rag strips, and it had slightly strange legs.

And most importantly, the terrifying strength that can ignore his spiritual power.

An answer emerged deep in Huo Jixing's heart, but he couldn't be 100% sure.

It was during this chance encounter that he truly felt the illusory destiny.

It was just a simple act of purchasing supplies, and I encountered such a mythical existence.

Farewell to Queen Taliyah.

Huo Jixing continued to wander around Keneser for a while, purchased a few tomb objects, and brought some residual magic power with him, which could be used to decompose the essence to some extent.

Then he saw that it was almost time and returned to the Myrdalda caravan.

Xhamala has finished the transaction and is directing the slaves to reposition the goods and pile them on the back of the Doman beast.

The caravan guards also received sufficient rest and supplies, and were in high spirits.

Huo Jixing did not interrupt, returned to his own Duoman beast, and waited quietly.

"well!"

He sighed suddenly, unable to hold back his curiosity after all.

Immediately afterwards, he stood up and walked to the edge of the tent, his eyes glowed with red-gold light, and he looked at Kenese from a distance.

As before, thousands of clouds filled the field of vision and surrounded the city.

"Hidden?"

Huo Jixing was thoughtful, and immediately mobilized the Nanli fire in his body to surge into his eyes.

Faintly, the cry of the Suzaku sounded in my ears.

The next moment!

The red-golden light shone brightly, and a golden cloud burst through the sky, stinging his eyes like the sun and making him feel dazed.

"Is this the power of the sun?"

Huo Jixing thought of the tall figure Kennesse met, and an inexplicable look crept onto his face.

"Perhaps we should call it the power of the ascendant!"

The sun is still scorching, and the boundless yellow sand is eroding the oasis.

The Myrdalda caravan sets out to leave.

Huo Jixing hugged the snow-white Poro and disappeared into the vast desert on the Doman beast.

His purpose is clear and determined, to find Catalina.

As for the disputes in Shurima, he chose to avoid them and did not want to get involved for the time being.

After Taliyah left Keneser, she walked south along the winding river.

Legend has it that the origin of the Mother of Life originated from the capital of the Shurima Empire in ancient times, but it is no longer possible to find out.

Taliyah closed her eyes and felt the moistness of the hot air, her steps light.

With her ability to manipulate rocks, the dunes and rocks became her horses, obediently letting her ride on her head.

I saw the rock formations below rolling out of the earth like waves, pushing Taliya towards Vicoula in the south.

According to Shyamala, the former Wekaura has been mostly buried in the yellow sand overflowing from the Dasai Desert.

Nowadays, it is at best a tribal camp built on an abandoned old city, a place for travelers passing by to rest.

Taliyah thought Shamara's statement was right.

But when she was still some distance away from Vikoula, she realized that Shyamala had been misled by the rumors.

Vicora has been reborn!