The Glory of Noxus

The orange-red glow faded, and night gradually fell.

On the spacious and open commercial road, the lights were on, reflecting the tall and solid blood-colored city walls.

Huo Jixing followed the Chamber of Commerce team and slowly came to the city wall.

The winding moat surrounds the blood cliff, and the huge wooden bridge is filled with traffic and constant flow.

When we reached the wooden bridge, we saw armored soldiers patrolling the city gate.

With the certificates in hand, Huo Jixing and Petar easily crossed the wooden bridge and continued to move forward with the Chamber of Commerce team.

But before entering the city gate, Huo Jixing's eyes flickered.

The seemingly lax city gate inspections are actually very strict.

There are many eyes in the dark shadows silently watching the city gate, and there are many powerful people.

In the tall and majestic Blood Cliff City, bright lights shine brightly, seeming to light up the sky above the city.

Even when night falls, there are still bustling people walking through the streets.

They were smiling and friendly.

There are many bright lights in the shops on both sides of the street, and the vendors shout to passers-by wantonly, showing the vivid atmosphere of life to the fullest.

Huo Jixing sat on the carriage and walked along the street. He turned the corner and entered a noisy and bustling street, and came to the back door of a courtyard.

Petar got out of the car and knocked on the door.

After waiting for a while, someone smelling of alcohol opened the wooden door, chatted softly, and welcomed them in.

This is a tavern located in a bustling area, where business and dragon gates often come and go.

The front yard and back yard of the pub are connected together. The front yard belongs to the business area and the back yard is the living area.

Under the leadership of the servants in front of them, Huo Jixing and Petar came to a quiet and comfortable courtyard.

To have such an exquisite and elegant courtyard in a bustling street area shows that the owner behind it spent a lot of effort.

Bustling and quiet, two completely different urban scenes.

But they coexist harmoniously in front and behind the tavern.

Crunch!

Pushing open the wooden door of the courtyard, a middle-aged man with a resolute and calm look stood in the middle. His calm eyes seemed to be able to see through the heart. His long blond hair and black dress added a bit of nobility and mystery.

"Jalal Underwood!"

When the middle-aged man saw Huo Jixing, his expression changed, and he stretched out his fair and slender right hand.

"Know me?" Huo Jixing looked a little confused, but still stepped forward and shook his hand gently.

"The Underwood family is a staunch supporter of the Lord Commander." Jalal's eyes moved, he looked at Huo Jixing steadily, and spoke softly.

"My lord's name has been spread throughout the Leiser Guard Corps recently."

Huo Jixing's lips raised slightly when he heard this, and then under Jalal's guidance, he entered the courtyard room.

"I need intelligence information on Blood Cliff."

The bright yellow candlelight lit up, and Huo Jixing got straight to the point.

"Wait a minute!" Jalal, who had just sat down, stood up, walked to the bookshelf in the corner, took out a parchment and put it on the table.

"This is the intelligence information compiled by the secret office, about the Blood Cliff and the Mouli family."

Huo Jixing took the parchment and did not open it in a hurry. Instead, he looked at Jalal, who had always maintained aristocratic etiquette.

"What do you think of Blood Cliff?"

Jalal leaned back in his chair, pondered for a while, and then spoke in a solemn voice: "Compared to other places in the empire, it can be said to be a paradise."

"In recent decades, there has been no unrest, and even during the Brown Darkwill regime, a certain degree of order was maintained."

Jalal felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about the scene when he first came to Blood Cliff.

"We Noxians are naturally eager for war, but here, it is too quiet and peaceful."

"And the Mouli family rarely shows up, but they can perfectly control Blood Cliff."

Huo Jixing nodded silently, looking beyond the window to a blood-colored castle hidden in the darkness in the distance.

Maybe it's environmental reasons, maybe it's other unknown reasons.

Blood Cliff is worthy of its name.

What you see along the way, whether it is the towering and majestic city walls, the bustling and crowded streets, or the buildings in the city, are mostly blood red.

Contains the castle where Maury IV, the orderly of Bloodcliff, lives.

"Why is Noxtora in Blood Cliff closed to the outside world?" Huo Jixing unwrapped the red string of the parchment roll and was about to open it.

"The specific reason has not yet been found."

Jalal shook his head slightly, an inexplicable look appeared in his dark gray eyes: "But there is news, it seems to be an order from Mouli IV."

Huo Jixing frowned and lowered his eyes.

After carefully browsing the contents on the parchment scroll, some important information has been marked in advance.

The Mauli family has been in charge of Blood Cliff for hundreds of years, and the current orderly is Mauli IV.

At the same time, Blood Cliff has its own foreign trade port, which allows for foreign trade all year round.

The price for selling defective products (goods with rough precision) to the Avarosa tribe in Frost City will be doubled.

We will also conduct major trading activities with the Chamber of Commerce in Piltover, specifically purchasing some glass products and some special wines.

"Mouli IV, is he over a hundred years old?" Huo Jixing asked in surprise when he saw the marked age.

"Yes, this is also the reason why I took over the Blood Cliff Leather Guard Secret House." Jalal looked solemn.

"The issues of orderlies and title succession will always cause some trouble."

Huo Jixing closed the parchment and waved it gently: "Can I make a copy?"

"Okay!" Jalal agreed immediately.

"There is also some information about the chamber of commerce in the city. You can make a copy. They have been cooperating with Mouli for a long time."

"Okay." Huo Jixing smiled and nodded, then smelled the faint smell of alcohol in the air.

"Bring me a few bottles of strong liquor by the way. I have some good liquor."

"Haha, okay, then I'll prepare some good wine for you." Jalal laughed and patted his chest, indicating that it was okay.

In the dark room, the bloody candlelight flickered.

"You should have killed her!"

The old man in brocade clothes placed a colander on the delicate edge of the tea cup and carefully placed two cubes of sugar.

He happily watched the tea poured down, the sugar cubes gradually melting and collapsing, his wrinkled face widened, and he couldn't help but let out a cheerful chuckle.

The last bits of sugar had nowhere to go, and eventually fell into the dark tea soup, causing some ripples.

"She could ruin our plans."

"I will hunt her down as soon as possible." In front of the old man in Jinyi, a tall body stood, with silver-rimmed glasses reflecting the crimson light.

"You understand, I don't want her." The old man in Jinyi waved his hand angrily.

"What I need is children."

The old man in brocade clothes stared coldly at the tall man in front of him.

"There is news that the empire's high command is paying attention to the anomalies in Blood Cliff. Perhaps the agents of the Leiser Guard Corps have arrived at Blood Cliff."

"If you fail again."

"I can only blow out the sparks before the house burns down!"

Hearing this, the tall man's mood fluctuated a little, and he stepped forward: "We agreed not to hurt her!"

"Haha, who violated the rules?" The old man in Jinyi chuckled softly, his eyes becoming colder.

"I have executed my child, now it is your choice."

"Your hard work is still your sister!"

Seeing the tall man's struggling expression, the old man in brocade sighed softly: "Now, everything we do is dark under the lamp."

"But once a spy from Leiser Guard Corps notices any clues, I don't care, but what about you?"

"You and your hard work cannot live without Noxus!"

The old man in Jinyi drank the tea soup in front of him in one gulp and left the room slowly. Before leaving, he left a message.

"Don't forget what we were pursuing in the first place!"