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She couldn't understand no matter how hard she tried, why Zuo Chi knew there was water in this direction?
The sound of flowing water, this sound in this vast desert is no different from the sound of nature!
The presence of water means there will be a lot of prey here, so water and food, the two most critical factors for survival in the desert, are fully available.
Even if Taliyah and her companions wanted, they could trace the water back to its source and look for a habitable place that produced clear springs.
Zuo Chi looked at the dazed Taliyah and couldn't help but smile and said, "How is it? Did I not lie to you?"
"Zuo Chi, why do you know?" Taliya looked at Zuo Chi and asked curiously.
But the moment Talia finished speaking, she seemed to suddenly think of something.
She looked at Zuo Chi with a gleam in her eyes: "I almost forgot, you are a Shurima Ascended Warrior, a god with the power of ascension! So you must know Shurima very well!"
"Forehead"
Zuo Chi touched the bridge of his nose and said, "I know a little bit, I know a little bit!"
In fact, Zuo Chi had never thought about it in this way before, and he was just a person with poor sense of direction at that time.
However, as he gradually became familiar with the place he was in, his mind also recalled the map of Shurima that he had seen in his previous life.
He clearly remembered that there was a big river originating from the imperial city of Shurima and running across the entire continent of Shurima!
If there was a place for Taliyah and her people to settle down, perhaps the area near this river would be the best choice.
"Okay, let's go take a look at the front!" Zuo Chi said again.
Taliyah did not delay any longer, and with an extremely excited look on her face, she drove the stone platform quickly forward.
Soon, the sound of flowing water became clearer and clearer in the ears of the group, and even the originally dry air began to become moist.
Just in front of them, a sparkling river was flowing quietly through the desert, leaving a green path behind.
Breathing the fresh and moist air beside the river, Talia and her people couldn't help but look at Zuo Chi with fanatical eyes.
They struggled to survive in the desert of Shurima for a long time, but they only saw riverbeds that had been dry for thousands of years and never saw the existence of rivers.
But now, they only followed Zuo Chi's guidance for a short while, and a river full of vitality appeared before them!
And judging from the momentum of this river, it seems that it will never dry up, and the surging river water rushes straight to Ixtal.
After making sure there was no danger around, these people, who had been exposed to the wind and sun for too long, rushed towards the river ahead like crazy.
In the back, Taliyah looked at Zuo Chi and Kaisa standing side by side.
She whispered: "Zuo Chi, thank you"
Zuo Chi looked along the river all the way to the west, and there was something inexplicable in his eyes.
"Taliyah, you shouldn't thank me. I just showed you the way, but I didn't make the river flow here. Someone else made the river flow here!"
"Huh?" Taliyah was slightly stunned.
She asked suspiciously, "Who is it?"
Taliyah couldn't figure out who had the ability to make a river flow in the Shurima Desert forever?
Even Kassa looked at Zuo Chi. She was also very curious about who had such ability.
Zuo Chi retracted his gaze and smiled at the two of them: "In this desert, water resources must always be controlled by the ruler!"
"And now the ruler of Shurima. Or rather, the ruler who has just been resurrected."
"You mean Azir?" Taliyah cried out.
"Specifically, it's the sun disk!" Zuo Chi added.
"It gives the Shurima Empire the ability to create ascended gods, and it also gives the Shurima royal family the ability to control water resources!"
"The sun disk?"
Taliyah was slightly stunned. She had only heard this name in legends, but she had also heard that with the resurrection of Azir, the Sun City and the Sun Disk of ancient Shurima rose again from under the yellow sand!
"Was it the sun disk that created this river?" Kassa asked softly.
Zuo Chi nodded and looked at Taliyah: "Taliyah, you can take your people to the capital of Shurima to have a look. Azir is not the tyrant you think he is. After your people go to Shurima, they may be protected by him."
"No, no!"
Taliyah shook her head firmly: "Ancient Shurima is a slave state. After my people surrender to Azir, they will definitely become his slaves!"
"Not anymore!" Zuo Chi said affirmatively: "Azir has ordered the abolition of slavery."
Zuo Chi was very sure of this statement.
Because he remembered very clearly that the main reason why Azir and Xerath broke up and why the ancient Shurima Empire was destroyed was the way slavery was handled.
At the last moment before the fall of the empire, Azir announced to his people the imperial decree to abolish slavery.
Now that Azir has been resurrected after thousands of years, he will definitely put this royal order into action!
Taliya looked at Zuo Chi, then looked at the tribesmen in the distance who were immersed in the joy of obtaining water. There was a deep sense of conflict in her eyes.
She also wanted to find a place where she could live and work in peace and contentment with her people.
But will Azir really be like what Zuo Chi said?
Just when Talia was struggling, Zuo Chi's voice rang out again.
"Taliyah, Azir has just been resurrected. If he wants to gather as many survivors as possible in the shortest possible time, he must show his wise side as a ruler."
"So, when you get there, you will not only be protected by Azir, but you will also be warmly welcomed! After all, your abilities can be of great help to him!"
"Um"
Taliyah seemed to have made some kind of decision, and her eyes looked into the distance along the direction of the river.
"If we follow this river all the way west, we should be able to reach the imperial capital of Shurima, right?"
Zuo Chi nodded: "Go west and you will reach the location of the sun disk, the City of the Sun!"
"Zuo Chi."
Taliyah looked at Zuo Chi, her eyes full of confusion.
"Why do you know all this? Why do I feel like you know everything?"
Zuo Chi scratched his head and said confidently, "Because I like reading, I know a little bit about everything."
Finally, under the persuasion of Zuo Chi, who knew a little bit about everything, Taliyah decided to lead her people westward along the river to find the legendary capital of ancient Shurima - the City of the Sun!
But before that, these people who have experienced countless hardships need to take a good rest here!
At the same time as things were happening here, thousands of miles west of the river, in an ancient and magnificent city, an extremely huge golden disk was slowly rotating above the city.
The sunlight from the sky hit the disc straightly, coating it with a layer of golden-red light film.
The disc absorbed power from the sun, and streams of water containing life force flowed out from it, passing through the city below and flowing to every place in Shurima.
Chapter 20: Heart arsonist! Farewell!
The next day, Taliyah and her people headed west along the river.
Before leaving, Taliyah, Zuo Chi and Kassa stood facing each other, with a bright smile on Taliyah's face.
"Zuo Chi, Kaisha, thank you very much! Take care and I look forward to seeing you again."
After saying goodbye to each other, Taliyah summoned the stone platform again, carrying her people and gradually disappeared from Zuo Chi and Kassadin's sight.
At this point, Zuo Chi and Kassa were the only ones left there.
At this time, Zuo Chi also saw Kassa's extremely complicated look.
Zuo Chi touched her shoulder: "What's wrong?"
Kasa looked into Zuo Chi's eyes, her purple pupils full of loss.
"Are you leaving too?"
Originally, Kassadin planned to continue to lead Zuo Chi eastward after crossing the Koharise Desert, all the way to the border between Shurima and Ixtal.
There, Zuo Chi can leave the Shurima continent from an abandoned dock.
In that case, it would probably take a few more days to travel, and she would be able to stay with Zuo Chi for a few more days.
But now, after finding this river, Zuo Chi has more ways to leave Shurima.
He could even say goodbye to Kai'Sa now, follow the river across the desert, find a trading city, and leave Shurima with the caravan.
Zuo Chi looked at Kasa and smiled at her.
As mentioned before, there was no point in him staying in Icathia.
He couldn't go deep into the void crypt like Kassadin, as the void cracks would instinctively repel him.
He couldn't travel around Icathia like Kassadin, so there was little point in staying.
As for Shurima, it is in chaos at the moment. If you choose the wrong side, you may become a victim of the war.
After all, the war over there is completely beyond the level of ordinary people.
Azir, Xerath, Renekton, Nasus, none of these people are not demigod-level beings.
If you go there during such a chaotic time, you will probably be killed.
Considering all these reasons, it might be a good idea to explore other parts of Runeterra.
However, if he wanted to leave Ekashia, he would have to say goodbye to the girl in front of him.
Zuo Chi held Kasa's hand tightly and winked at her: "I have long wanted to visit the border between Shurima and Ixtal, so I will go from there! But, Kasa, you need to accompany me for a while longer."
When Kasa heard Zuo Chi's words, a light flashed in her eyes.
She looked at Zuo Chi and said hesitantly, "But that might take some time."
Zuo Chi suddenly moved closer to Kasa's face, their noses almost touching:
"How can being with Kasa be a waste of time?"
Kassa subconsciously took a small step back, and a very charming blush flashed across her pretty face.
Zuo Chi's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in Kassa's heart.
After all, where had she heard such words before?