Legends of Runeterra

Li En and Catalina came out of the study, both of them looked happy and depressed.

Fortunately, Hilda and Du Kecao agreed to Li En's request.

What’s depressing is that Li En is still married to the Du Keao family, but the marriage partner has been changed to Catalina’s sister - Cassiopeia du Keao!

"Sorry, Lee En!"

"Why are you apologizing? Is your sister ugly?"

"No! Her beauty is well-known in Uzeris! It's just..."

'You may be devoured by her, and the Reyes family will become her sustenance!'

Facing the clear and somewhat foolish gaze of the boy beside her, Catalina said silently in her heart.

At the same time, she also guessed her father's purpose: marrying off the eldest daughter was just a cover. He calculated her attitude and Li En's kindness. The ultimate goal was just to marry Cassiopeia into the Reyes family!

"Just what?"

"Nothing...nothing! If you have any trouble in the future, remember to come to me!" Catalina shook her head and said.

"Of course! We're friends, aren't we?"

"Um..."

"Ding! Target's bond is enhanced!"

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one year later,

night,

A bustling market around the Immortal Bastion.

The black-haired boy and the red-haired girl looked at the lively crowd not far away, and the girl frowned slightly.

"This kind of place is too noisy. Why don't you ask Tai Long to come with you?"

"Him? He disappeared a week ago. I guess it's just another assignment assigned by the teacher!"

Catalina suddenly felt a little unhappy. She didn't know whether it was because her father had always arranged for Tyrone to carry out more assassination missions, or because Li En regarded herself as a substitute for Tyrone.

"Then why don't you go find that Lady Iris? I heard that she always stays by your side at every banquet, causing countless Noxian nobles and men to gnash their teeth!"

"Don't mention it anymore. Because of it, I can't hide in the corner at every banquet. I'm exhausted just saying hello after a banquet!" Li En said with a painful expression.

At this stage, he didn't want to have any contact with Iris. She was really willing to sacrifice someone. Hilda alone already made him walk on thin ice, and with Iris added to the mix, Li En couldn't even think about it!

Fortunately, Iris only pestered him at the party and rubbed his little head, but she didn't take any more actions, nor did she show any murderous intent like she did when they first met.

"Humph! You think this tree is blocking the entire forest?"

"How is that possible! Don't you know what kind of person I am?"

The girl mentioned two people who were closely related to Li En in succession. Even the slowest-witted Li En finally understood what was going on. So he smiled and said, "I'm inviting you to go shopping with me tonight. Would the beautiful Miss Catalina do me the honor?"

"...Let's go!"

Catalina turned around and took the lead to walk into the market.

"BBQ, BBQ for sale, Shurima specialties!"

“Clock-up toys, Piltover’s newest product, come and take a look!”

"Fine wine, Bilgewater rum, the favorite of pirates, the choice of real men!"

...

The hawking sounds in the market are heard one after another, and specialties from all over Runeland can be seen. The waterways brought by the Sun Gate allow goods from various countries to be sold farther and farther!

As they went deeper into the market, the crowd became denser and denser, and the shoulders of the boy and girl became closer and closer.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, Li En slipped and was about to fall. Catalina subconsciously grabbed his hand and pulled Li En up.

"Thank you! Fortunately you held me, otherwise I would have been trampled by the crowd!" Li En said as he held the girl's hand with his backhand.

Catalina struggled a few times, but when she saw that Li En didn't let go, she gave up.

She lowered her head slightly, a blush quietly appeared on her cheeks, and among the scattered figures, it was like a blooming rose.

Li En was stunned for a moment, looking straight at Katarina.

"Humph!"

Catalina gently stepped on Li En's instep, bringing him back to his senses.

"Ouch!"

Li En frowned exaggeratedly, as if he was greatly hurt, but he still held Katarina's little hand.

"Are you still going shopping?"

"Go shopping! Of course! The things sold over there seem interesting. Let's go check it out!"

...

The two of them walked around the market and only tasted some special foods. The rest of the items were already in their families and were of higher quality.

"Huh! Does anyone really eat that Zaun Frog (Note 1)? The boss didn't make it up, did he? Katarina, you saw it when you passed by the Sun Gate (Note 2)?"

"I don't know either. The fleet just replenished supplies and I stayed on the ship the whole time!"

"If I go there in the future, I must see it for myself!" Li En said with emotion.

"We're done with the market, so...we'll stop here tonight?"

"Wait, do you see that tower over there?"

Li En pointed to a tower in the distance that was more than 20 meters high and had a circular platform on top.

"Ok!"

"Let's see who gets up first. Whoever loses is a puppy!"

"Then you are in charge!" Catalina said confidently.

Even though Li En also received assassin training, he only spent one-fifth of his time a week at most, which was totally impossible for him to compare with her, not to mention that he had only been training for less than two years.

"Get ready, I'm going to count to three, one...three!"

Catalina was slightly stunned, found the boy's little trick funny, and then chased after him.

The two arrived at the bottom of the tower at the same time. During the climbing process, after Katarina reached the top, Li En was still about five meters away.

“Hoohoo~!”

Li En got up and sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

"Yes, you almost caught up with me!"

"Can't you just let me go?"

"Who told you to say that the loser is a puppy? You have to admit defeat. Now you are a puppy! Hurry up and bark for me!" Katarina urged Li En as if she was watching a show.

"Well, can we change it? For example, I can give you something?" Li En pleaded with his hands clasped together.

"No, this is it, it can't be changed!" Catalina refused decisively.

Li En was silent for a while.

"Okay, okay, I got it!" Li En stood up straight and walked to the edge of the tower platform with a flushed face.

"Hey! Forget it, no need to shout, just come here!" Catalina hurried forward and tried to pull Li En back.

"Ah! I'm Katrina's dog!!!"

Li En put his hands to his mouth and shouted into the distance.

Catalina was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze!

"I'm Katrina's dog!"

“Shut up!!!”

The girl's face flushed red, she was so ashamed and angry that she hugged Li En from behind and fell backwards.

"Bang~!"

With a slight sound, Catalina sat on Li En's chest, pressed his arms with her knees, and covered his mouth tightly with her hands.

Catalina looked down and saw that Li En didn't look embarrassed at all. Even though he covered most of his face with his hands, that triumphant smile still overflowed from his eyes.