Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 335 The Scarecrow

Ander's family lives in Hengfeng Village, just at the foot of Eternal Peak, which is considered a border area.

It stands to reason that at the border, this kind of disappearance case is likely to be related to banditry. The disappearance of his wife and daughter is no accident, and there is a high probability that they were kidnapped and sold by robbers.

This kind of human trafficking incident is very common in Runeterra, even in Piltover in the past.

But no matter what, if it was just human trafficking, Jarvan IV would not be bothered.

If it was really the work of bandits and robbers on the frontier, even the Dreadnought didn't need to be dispatched, only a small team could be dispatched to solve it.

But Jarvan IV wanted to deal with this matter himself...and even said that Shyvana's help might be needed?
Li Lin was very puzzled, but he patiently listened to Ander's story.

"That night, we had just finished a busy day and had a brown bread baked by my wife, Nathalie, with vegetable ragout, which should have been a good day.

"When the sun went down, I was about to inspect the farmland on a routine basis, but because of the recent border turmoil, the village chief had something urgent to rush to the village meeting, so Natalie said that I would just leave it to her...

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let her go. This was my job..."

Tears kept pouring out of Ander's muddy pupils, crying like a child.

Jarvan IV stepped forward silently, and pressed his broad palm heavily on Ander's shoulder, "This is not your fault, don't blame yourself anymore."

"King, prince... Your Highness..."

Barrett also shook his head and sighed, understanding Ander's mood very well.

He also has a wife and two daughters, and "love" is the bridge between them.

If one day they suddenly disappeared, Barrett felt that he might be even more hysterical than the man in front of him.

Or what will happen to them when they are gone...

Barrett couldn't help shivering, wondering why he thought about this.

"I also have a wife and daughter. I can understand you very well, Ander."

He comforted Andel with a complicated mood, "But anyway, things have happened, what we have to do is not to complain about ourselves, but to try to find their traces.

"Until the results of the matter fully surface, it is still unknown whether they were actually killed, and we should think on the bright side.

"Isn't that also the purpose of your visit to His Highness the Prince today?"

Barrett's words relieved Ander's excitement a lot.

He sniffled, wiped the tears on his face casually, and said with a sob: "You, you are right, Lord Bouvier..."

Jarvan IV cast an approving look at Barrett, and withdrew his hand, "Tell them about the next thing, try to be as detailed as possible."

"When I came home that night and the house was dark, Natalie and our daughter Jean were not there, I thought maybe they had gone a little further and didn't take it seriously.

"But as time passed, it was almost late at night and they still hadn't come back. I was very worried about them, so I hurried to look for them in the field.

"Our family's field is not big. I searched seven or eight times but couldn't find any trace of them. I even went to other people's farmland..."

Ander looked devastated, "At that time, I was still comforting myself, maybe they had gone home by another way, and we just missed each other, until I found a pendant in the farmland."

He took out a candle-shaped pendant carved from marble from his coat pocket.

This is the symbol of the only officially recognized sect in Demacia - the Sect of the Illuminati.

The Illuminators have rescued many people, so they enjoy a high reputation throughout Demacia.

Many people who have been rescued by them will carve themselves a "candlelight" pendant representing their identity to pray for peace.

"This is the Illuminati Order..." Barrett's eyes widened, and he was very familiar with this.

His lover Lestara was once an Illuminator, and their Bouvier family is also a staunch supporter of the Illuminati sect.

"Yes."

Ander sniffed, "Our Hengfeng Village has received relief from the Illuminators, and most people in the village have similar pendants...

"But this pendant was given to her by me at the wedding ceremony between Natalie and me. After Qin was born, she handed over this pendant to Qin."

Jarvan IV raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "It turns out that this is what you wanted to show me before Albuquerque came in."

In fact, he didn't finish listening to Ander's narration. At the critical moment, he was interrupted by Albuquerque who came to report the situation of the prisoners of war.

"Yes, Your Highness." Ander took back the pendant again, and vowed: "Although many people in our village have it, I carved it with my own hands, and I can't admit it wrong."

"What about the follow-up? You told me that it was the evil mage who caused the trouble, but after hearing this, I didn't find any trace of the mage's participation."

"It must have been done by a mage, I can be sure, Your Highness!" Ander's red eyes were wide open, and he couldn't help raising his voice twice, "At that time, I heard Natalie and Qin calling for me!"

"Did you hear the voices of your wife and daughter?" At this moment, Li Lin, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help asking.

"Yes, but their voices are very strange... It's as if someone is choking their necks and forcing them to call me. It's hoarse and low, accompanied by the howling of countless crows, which makes my hair stand on end."

For some reason, Ander had a frightened expression on his face.

"I was very angry at the time and didn't think much about it. I immediately picked up a stone on the side of the road and quietly walked towards the source of Natalie and Qin's voice.

"But when I left the farmland and went deep into the forest, when I came to a clearing, a scarecrow holding a lantern stood in the distance... The sound seemed to come from it."

Hearing this, Li Lin was stunned, "What?!"

"what happened?"

Jarvan IV, Shyvana, and Barrett were all surprised by his excited reaction, and focused their eyes on him.

Li Lin ignored them, but strode forward a few steps, stood in front of Ander, staring at him solemnly.

"You mean... a scarecrow?"

"Scarecrow...yes, scarecrow!" The fear and anger in his eyes were even more serious, and he was a little hysterical. "That's a magical scarecrow! It's the dark witchcraft of a mage!"

"Calm down, Andre."

Jarvan IV couldn't help frowning, this man was hit so hard that his emotions collapsed a bit.

But what Li Lin thought was different from Jarvan IV, a thought that made him terrified appeared in his heart——

Fiddlesticks.

But shouldn't he lead the mages to rebel in Silas, and the fear will pervade the entire Demacia before it comes?

At this point in time, even if it is the original world line, it will be 7 years before Silas gets out of trouble...

what is happening?
Could it be that the fear caused by the chaos on the border will attract the head of the ten ancient demons?
But didn't the fear brought about by the previous explosion in Zaun be more serious than this, and it didn't necessarily attract this fear demon?

Also, if it was Fiddlesticks, why did the man get away with it?

Li Lin was puzzled.

But in the next second, a song that he had heard on Earth suddenly appeared in his mind.

It was a ballad about Fiddlesticks, and it happened to be a duet of a mother and daughter, which made him realize suddenly.

It wasn't fear that summoned Fiddlesticks, but this song, the ballad that "sung" Fiddlesticks for centuries in Demacia summoned it...

While Fiddlesticks' name isn't used throughout the song, since Natalie knew about the long-forgotten song, she must have mentioned Fiddlesticks' name, whichever it was.

Other demons will reveal their weaknesses when they are called by name, but the ten ancient demons are different.

Whether they are called by their true names or not, they are sure to follow the voice of the caller.

In addition to the chaos on the border of Demacia in recent days, there is already a sense of fear, and calling Fiddlesticks couldn't be easier.

Just as Li Lin was thinking about it, Ander continued: "Just as I was about to check on the scarecrow, someone in the village saw me leaving the village in a hurry, and they came to look for me in fear that something might happen to me.

"The village chief called my name, I turned back to answer, and when I turned my head again, the scarecrow had disappeared... That's why I can be sure that it must be the work of a mage!
"They kidnapped my Natalie and Qin, and they want to use them to make some evil sacrifices!" Ander burst into tears again, "Your Highness, Lord Bouvier, you must help me find my wife and daughter!"

Before Jiawen IV could respond, Li Lin stopped him: "Your Highness, can I have a private chat with you?"

"can."

He explained to Barrett, then took Li Lin to another room adjacent to the combat conference room, and closed the door.

"When Ander mentioned the scarecrow, you were very emotional, what's going on?" Jarvan IV was very puzzled, "Do you know what's hidden?"

"Your Highness, I don't recommend you to go to Hengfeng Village." Li Lin said bluntly.

"Why?"

"Demon, what they encountered was a demon... the head of the ten ancient demons, the embodiment of fear of all living beings."

(End of this chapter)