The Glory of Noxus

In the next few days.

Because Gregory had to take care of Amorin, who was troubled by nightmares, he couldn't spare much time to teach Huo Jixing, so he persuaded him to go out for more walks.

The mountains and forests surrounding the village are densely covered, and as you go deeper, there are many powerful beasts.

Huo Jixing was very happy. While he was practicing his skills, he could go into the mountains and forests, hunt some wild animals and come back to improve the food for Amorin.

This quiet and leisurely time almost made Huo Jixing forget about the cruel war in the North, and he felt like he had returned to the countryside in his previous life.

Unfortunately, under the gears of fate.

After going round and round, everything will eventually get back on track.

This day, leisure time in the afternoon.

The dancing snowflakes rarely stop.

The warm sunshine penetrates the clouds, and along with the cold wind, falls on the village houses.

Huo Jixing, who had just returned from the snow-capped mountains, opened the door and returned to the wooden house, took off his fur cloak, and walked to the backyard dressed lightly.

She hadn't started exercising yet, but she saw Amorin not far away, basking in the sun and rocking an armchair.

Yeah! Yeah!

The armchair shook and made a slight sharp sound.

Perhaps before she fell asleep, Amorin turned her head when she heard the footsteps. When she saw Huo Jixing, a smile suddenly appeared on her cold face.

"It's still early. Come back so soon. Did you hunt something good?"

Compared to a few days ago, the attitude of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory towards him had changed significantly.

From friendship at the beginning, to familiarity later, to equal status and awe now.

It all started when he revealed his terrifying talent involving the power of the stars.

"I found nothing. I came back after walking around for a while." Huo Jixing shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent attitude.

He is a scout, not a professional hunter.

You can't do it without hunting wild beasts every time you go out.

"Where is Mr. Gregory? Are you still doing research in the study?" Huo Jixing walked up to Amorin, held the back of the chair, and shook it slightly.

No matter how other people's attitudes changed, Huo Jixing still faced the Gregorys with a humble attitude.

Treat others with sincerity, and others will treat me with sincerity!

"He is in the study on the second floor." Amorin wrapped her blanket tightly, looking much better than before the nightmare, and spoke in a soft voice.

"It should be his meditation time now!"

"In order to take care of me a few days ago, he put aside a lot of homework that he had to do."

Huo Jixing nodded slightly, standing tall and straight in front of Amorin to prevent the cold wind from invading.

Looking past the low gray-white stone wall.

He saw the villagers leaving through the snow, forming teams in twos and threes, each holding some food or daily necessities in their arms.

Those were the wages Amorin gave them.

The living room and fireplace that had been damaged by the battle have been repaired by the villagers, and the hard work during this period can save some winter supplies for the families who are suffering from the cold.

Amorin also saw the villagers leaving and said aloud: "After dusk, some dry firewood will be delivered, and the fireplace will be lit again."

Although there are runes engraved in the courtyard and rooms to ensure a certain temperature.

But in the cold winter, it is still more comfortable to have a fire.

Huo Jixing stood there, looking at the sallow-looking villagers with a strange look in his heart.

The fragmentary memories of his previous life slowly merged with the scene in front of him and emerged in his mind.

More than two months ago, his life was worse than that of the villagers in front of him.

He has no fixed abode and wanders around the empire.

And due to some accidents, his predecessor was forcibly recruited to become an honorable Noxian soldier and came to the border of Northland.

Although his physical fitness was quite good and his skills were adequate, he was ultimately no match for the clan warriors of Winter's Claw, and almost died in the Freljord.

After that, he took the data panel with him and occupied the magpie's nest.

From now on, it’s fighting and desperate.

Finally open [Talent·Suzaku] and become a transcendent.

When he returned to the camp, he received the attention and favor of the Noxian Legion advisor and was introduced to the village.

Follow Gregory to learn extraordinary knowledge and live a completely different life from his predecessor.

The way of craftsmanship, the secret of transcendence.

Huo Jixing is no longer the ignorant state he was in when he first traveled through time. Now he has embarked on the path to transcendence and even possesses terrifying talents involving the stars.

Calculate it carefully.

It had been about half a month since he arrived in the village, and most of his study time had passed. There were still six days left before he would return to the Noxus camp.

To be honest, this kind of quiet time is really attractive and perfect for lying down.

If it were in a previous life, he would have liked it very much.

"Unfortunately, this is no longer the life I want!" Huo Jixing suddenly missed the days of licking blood from Freljord's sword.

The thrill of risking one's life, the passion of extraordinary confrontation.

There is also curiosity in his heart that urges him to explore the mysteries of Valoran.

When they regained consciousness, the villagers had disappeared at the end of the dirt road.

Huo Jixing shook his head gently, suppressed his inner thoughts, and looked down at Amorin, who was basking in the sun on the armchair.

Suddenly, his expression paused, and some detailed images flashed through his mind.

Pregnant. The identity of the flame wizard's apprentice, the inexplicable feeling of familiarity lingering in her heart, is losing its veil, and the truth is faintly visible.

"Oh, I've been too sleepy recently. I forgot to tell you some things." Amorin seemed to be sewing something, with a ball of thread in her hand, wrapped around her sweater.

"When entering the forest for hunting, don't go too deep. There are rumors about the shadow bear in the village. It likes to protect weak animals, but hates others entering its territory."

"Shadow Bear, is it an extraordinary creature?"

Huo Jixing responded casually, but in the next moment, a look of surprise and astonishment appeared on his face.

Before he could react, Amorin took out a half-made stuffed bear from the armchair, placed it against her cold face, and shook it gently.

The plush body was mixed with brown and white, and there were sewing threads hanging down from the arms and thighs. The face, which was missing two eyes, swayed from side to side as Amorin swayed, as if she was smiling.

The moment I saw the doll.

No matter how much Huo Jixing didn't believe it in his heart, he had to admit the fact.

"Are you numb, Shadow Bear!?!"

Then under the influence of [photographic memory], the hazy veil in Huo Jixing's mind was completely shattered.

Many memory scenes emerged one after another.

In the last years of Brown Darkwill's reign, many people with magical powers left the capital to make their homes in the relatively peaceful remote provinces.

The northern border of the Noxus Empire, the Iron Thorn Mountains.

The traveler who left the capital, the mysterious sorcerer, Gregory in gray, met Amorin, whose identity was hidden in the dense forests of the mountains.

At that time, Amorin had just escaped from the academy and was in a weak state in order to avoid being hunted along the way.

Under the gear of fate, the two met and traveled together.

In a village in the Iron Thorn Mountains, he built his own residence with his own hands and educated the villagers.

There are also rumors circulating in the land that huge shadow bears once roamed and protected the weak animals.

And the demon who accompanied Amorin to leave the sealed land and wanted to regain freedom, Tybok.

Finally

Daughter of Darkness, Annie!

"Star? What's wrong with you?"

Amorin, who was holding up the stuffed bear, looked at Huo Jixing, who was dazed in front of her, with a confused look on her face.

They were still talking and laughing just now, but when they saw the stuffed bear, their expressions changed.

Do you hate dolls, or don't believe the rumors about shadow bears?

Hearing Amorin's shouts in his ears, Huo Jixing came back to his senses, lowered his eyes, looked at the brown stuffed bear and Amorin with a bulging belly, and felt strange emotions in his heart.

"Am I witnessing the birth of Anne?"

The Gregorys had calculated the due date. In about a month, Amorin would be able to give birth smoothly, and the delivery had already been arranged.

"It's okay, I just didn't expect you to sew dolls!" Huo Jixing shook his head and joked.

"This is a gift I prepared in advance for my child. I hope she will like it." Amorin stroked her soft belly, and a touch of gentleness and kindness appeared on her cold face.

"Gregory and I will always protect her like the rumored Shadow Bear and will not let her get hurt in any way."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Huo Jixing couldn't help but recall Amorin's previous nightmare and the black shadow of flames in the dream.

Whether it was related memories from his past life or what he had seen and heard in his dreams, they were all telling him.

The nightmare that haunts Amorin is not random, but premeditated.

Maybe Amorin knew it too, but it was her secret.

Huo Jixing would not inquire curiously, just like Amorin and Gregory had never asked him in depth about the Fire of Nanli.

He and Amorin basked in the sun in the courtyard for a while, then pushed the armchair and sent her back to the house.

During dinner, a fire was burning in the fireplace in the living room.

Amorin and Gregory talked about dolls and children, and Huo Jixing listened carefully while eating dinner, which was very interesting.

It's different than talking about the situation in the Noxus Empire.

He is now experiencing the birth process of Anne, the daughter of darkness. As parents, Gregory and Amoline are not shy about making various jokes.

Maybe Annie will call her brother or uncle in the future?

In a daze, Huo Jixing felt a sense of dislocation in time and space. The illusory stories of his past life and the real pictures of the present were intertwining and merging.

And he is the one who has experienced it personally!

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