As Caitlyn slowly explained, Luke gradually understood.
Because of a mysterious person code-named "C," Caitlyn had still gone looking for Vi in Stillwater Hold.
And now, the person both of them were aiming at was Silco.
Luke had never met Silco, but he knew that this man was the underground master of the Undercity, someone at a level equivalent to a councilor.
However, when this matter came up, his gaze turned toward Vi, who was lying on the sofa, and he fell into brief thought.
Right now, between all of them, there was still a rather complicated relationship.
If things continued according to Caitlyn and Vi's thinking, then that complicated relationship would have to be faced sooner or later.
At that moment, Vi, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly woke with a start. She sat up abruptly, panting, and looked around with caution.
Then she saw Caitlyn and Luke sitting not far away. This place did not seem dangerous.
She remembered that before she passed out, Caitlyn had helped treat her wound.
"Where am I?"
As her breathing gradually steadied, Vi asked.
She lowered her head and glanced down. A circle of bandages was wrapped around her waist, and her body did not hurt as much anymore.
"To treat your injuries, I brought you here to His Highness," Caitlyn explained as she looked at her, then introduced him. "This is the prince of Demacia."
"Demacia… prince?"
Vi felt like her head was a little foggy. She looked at the handsome man not far away, her brain still processing.
Thinking carefully, Caitlyn had indeed mentioned something like "His Highness" before.
At the time, she had thought it was just some kind of nickname or form of address.
She had not expected him to be an actual prince.
Why would someone like that appear in Piltover?
What exactly had happened during the time she was locked up?
Had Piltover already been conquered?
"You don't need to mind my identity." Luke spoke with a smile. "I've already heard about your situation from Caitlyn. Your injuries haven't healed yet, so lie down and rest first."
To be honest, with a prince right beside her, saying she did not mind would definitely be a lie.
"Oh." She nodded subconsciously, but did not lie back down. Soon, she remembered something even more important.
Right, Silco!
And Powder…
In her ears, Sevika's words began echoing once again. Something seemed to stab into Vi's heart.
The more unbelievable that answer felt, the stronger the impulse surging in her heart became.
Vi did not want to waste any more time. She had to go find the truth.
So she planted both feet on the ground and stood up. "Thank you… Your Highness, for your help, but I have something important to do right now. I'll be leaving first."
She unconsciously clenched her fists and was just about to walk outside. However, as soon as she took a step, her feet went weak, and she fell forward.
Luke supported her with one hand, then handed her over to Caitlyn, who hurriedly stepped forward.
Watching Caitlyn help Vi back to the sofa, he said, "I wasn't planning to stop you from leaving. But you'd better understand the condition of your body first."
At this moment, Vi only felt weak all over. She looked at Luke, waiting for him to continue.
"The reason you currently feel weak all over and can't clench your fists properly is mainly because of long-term malnutrition, combined with sudden major blood loss. It's a normal symptom of anemia."
Luke spoke at an unhurried pace. "Your constitution is excellent, and that's what's been supporting you. If it were an ordinary person, they'd probably have difficulty even sitting up right now."
Vi tried clenching her fist and indeed felt her fingers go weak, unable to tighten. She asked anxiously, "Is there any way to heal faster?"
"There is." Luke smiled and said, "First, eat a full meal. Food intake is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Right now, another reason you feel weak is that you're hungry."
Those words put Vi in a difficult spot. She wanted to say that she wanted to eat too, but where was she supposed to eat?
Seeing her embarrassment, Luke stood. "Give me a little while. I'll make you something."
"Thanks…"
Vi thanked him somewhat awkwardly.
She had been injured, so not only had she needed him to help treat her, now she was even making him cook for her.
Silently remembering this favor in her heart, Vi lowered her head, her gaze flickering. Her sister's face flashed through her mind, and she could not help sighing inwardly.
Powder, where are you?
"Eat some fruit first."
At this time, Caitlyn brought over a plate of fruit and placed it in front of Vi.
Vi did not stand on ceremony anymore, because she really was starving, and began eating one piece after another.
After being in prison for so long, even fruit tasted delicious to her.
Like this, roughly twenty to thirty minutes passed.
The plate of fruit Caitlyn had brought had already been finished. Vi rubbed her stomach, feeling that it had only opened her appetite.
At that moment, a fragrance suddenly drifted into her nose. Then she saw Luke slowly walking over from the other side, holding two fairly large bowls in his hands.
When he got a bit closer, Vi saw that it was a bowl of golden egg fried rice. Each grain of rice was distinct, as though wrapped in egg, shining with a golden luster and giving off an enticing aroma.
"Luckily, we had a little extra rice warmed up at noon. I added some beef and shrimp. It'll help you recover your strength quickly."
As Luke spoke, he handed the fried rice to Vi.
Vi could not help reaching out to take it. Her nose was filled with the aroma, and her mouth watered nonstop.
Even Caitlyn beside her swallowed when she saw it.
"There's a portion for you too. You didn't eat lunch, did you?"
As Luke spoke, he handed the other portion to Caitlyn.
"Mm." Caitlyn accepted it, and a warm feeling flashed through her heart. Just now, she had not felt that hungry, but now she was suddenly starving.
"Eat. Try it and see how it tastes."
Luke smiled and glanced at the two of them, then sat down on a nearby chair and leisurely took a sip of tea.
Vi could not hold back anymore. She picked up the spoon, scooped up a huge spoonful, and stuffed it straight into her mouth.
The moment the steaming fried rice entered her mouth, her mind immediately went hazy.
In plain terms, the flavor knocked her senseless.
The next second, Vi began digging in with huge mouthfuls, stuffing her cheeks full, chewing and chewing as she wolfed it down.
It was so delicious that she did not even have time to praise it. That way of eating could make even someone who was already full feel hungry again.
Compared to Vi's ravenous eating, Caitlyn's table manners looked more dignified, though not by much.
She was also scooping it up spoonful after spoonful, eating until the rich flavor filled her mouth.
That was because she had at least experienced Luke's cooking before and was mentally prepared.
For Vi, however, this was her first time.
She felt this was the most delicious bowl of egg fried rice she had ever eaten in her life.
Compared with this, the food at Stillwater Hold was not even fit for humans.
She wanted to cry.
Vi finished a huge bowl of fried rice cleanly in only a few minutes, without even a single grain of rice left in the bowl.
After eating, she put down the bowl, still wanting more, and felt a wave of strength gradually welling up inside her.
Luke looked at her and asked, "Full?"
"Full."
Vi nodded. Although she felt she had pretty thick skin, she was still too embarrassed to say she was not full right now.
At the moment, she was only about sixty percent full.
"This is the best egg fried rice I've ever had in my life."
She praised it as though savoring the aftertaste.
Beside her, Caitlyn, who only had a few bites left, also nodded along. "Seconded. Seconded."
At this time, Luke poured Vi a cup of hot water and handed it over. "How do you feel now?"
Vi reached out to take it and replied, "I've recovered a bit of strength."
"Then it's just about what I said. With your constitution, it won't take long for you to recover."
Luke's smile was gentle.
"I won't forget this favor." Vi's expression turned serious, and she said earnestly, "Once I finish handling everything, I'll definitely repay you, Your Highness."
She was not an ungrateful person. As she spoke, she finished the water in the cup, then stood and headed outside.
Caitlyn had also finished her fried rice by now. She asked, "Where are you going?"
"To find my sister."
Vi answered without turning back. "She might be suffering somewhere right now. I have to find her."
"I'm going with you."
Caitlyn put down her bowl, stood, and chased after her.
Luke did not stop them. He sat on the chair and yawned.
In his heart, he thought, If you leave now, you're definitely going to regret it later.
At that moment, a burst of noisy arguing came from outside. Just listening to it, he knew those two were at it again.
"Don't think I didn't notice you missed the beat during the performance. I actually caught it a long time ago!"
"Bullshit! I didn't miss it!"
"You're still denying it? We all heard it!"
"That wasn't missing the beat. That was my unique performance style!"
"Hahaha, you really are stubborn as a mule. Seraphine, you tell her. Did that count as messing up?"
"It should… maybe… probably…"
"Don't be scared. Say it boldly!"
The voices drew closer and closer, already in the hallway.
Lux stood protectively in front of Seraphine, preventing the little blue-haired girl from lashing out in embarrassment and attacking the witness.
Jinx's eyes were like those of a cat on the edge of fury as she stared at Lux and Seraphine.
As for Seraphine, caught in the middle, she felt very helpless. She could not afford to offend either side.
In the end, she said weakly, "I think it didn't really affect anything."
"Hear that? Do you need me to explain what 'didn't really affect anything' means?"
Lux lifted her chin like a victor and looked at Jinx.
Jinx curled her lip in extreme displeasure. "Your ears are sharp. I can't believe even you heard that."
At this moment, she still had not noticed Vi at the far end of the hallway.
But Vi had already spotted her at a glance among the crowd.
In an instant, she froze where she stood, her eyes a little dazed.
What was going on?
She rubbed her eyes, even suspecting that she had seen wrong.
But when she saw that familiar face again, she knew there was absolutely no possibility that she was mistaken.
Why was she here?
The person she had thought about day and night had appeared before her eyes just like that, giving Vi the feeling that she was still dreaming.
Caitlyn, who had followed behind her, saw her suddenly stop and found it a little strange. "What's wrong?"
Vi still could not quite believe it. She was afraid that if she did anything, she would shatter this dream.
Looking at the blue-haired girl among those girls, both laughing and angry, Vi suddenly felt her eyes sting.
The next second, Jinx turned her head, and Vi's figure also appeared in her field of vision.
Likewise, with just one glance, she froze in place too.
Then she also rubbed her eyes, similarly suspecting that she had seen wrong.
"Hiss, why did you pinch me?!"
The corner of Lux's mouth twitched, and she glared at the bold little blue-haired girl beside her.
"I'm checking whether I'm dreaming."
Jinx's tone sounded strange.
Lux heard it too, but still said unhappily, "If you're checking, pinch yourself."
"I'm really not dreaming?"
Jinx took one tentative step. No matter what, she could not possibly remember that face wrong.
"Vi?"
Her voice trembled as she spoke first.
Everyone around them noticed that something was wrong with her and quieted down at the same time.
Hearing her call out her name, Vi charged forward directly.
Jinx also stepped forward, and the two ran toward each other. The next second, they held each other tightly.
"Powder! It's me!"
Vi held her sister tightly in her arms, afraid that she might run away again.
Hearing her voice, the high walls Jinx had built in her heart over the years collapsed in an instant.
Two lines of tears spilled from her eyes, and a sense of unreality welled up inside her. She could not help asking again, "Is it really you?"
"Of course it's real. It's me, Vi, your sister."
Vi released her, and her own eyes had grown wet as well. At this moment, many emotions intertwined in her heart, making it especially complicated.
"I wanted to go back and find you right away back then. Really, I swear. But I was captured. I missed that chance."
Vi reached out and stroked Jinx's face, explaining what had happened back then.
She had never thought of abandoning her sister. After saying those things at the time, she had immediately regretted it.
But when she tried to go back, it was already too late.
"By Marcus?"
Jinx blurted out the question.
"I don't know. I didn't know him, but that isn't important." Vi hugged her tightly again and said, full of relief, "I never thought I'd be able to see you again."
"I… I…"
Tears fell from Jinx's eyes again, and she choked out, "After you left, everything changed. I did too."
"It doesn't matter. None of that matters anymore. What matters is that we're together again."
Vi was truly incomparably grateful that she could see her sister again so quickly.
In this moment, what Sevika had said no longer mattered at all.
No matter what Silco had done, Powder would always be her sister.
Beside them, a whole group of people watched this deep sisterly reunion with a huge pile of question marks practically hovering over their heads, their expressions somewhat dazed.
So, could anyone explain what was going on right now?
They were afraid that speaking would disturb the two of them, so everyone stayed quietly silent.
At the same time, they sized up this Vi, who had suddenly appeared and seemed especially close to Jinx.
Luke, meanwhile, felt rather emotional and lightly took a sip of tea.
It seemed that the bond between these two sisters was still very deep. Somehow, they had not missed each other.
The sound of him drinking tea was somewhat abrupt, and it also made Caitlyn come back to her senses. She could not help stepping forward and asking, "So Jinx is the sister you were talking about?"
Only now did Vi and Jinx, who had been completely absorbed in their reunion, remember that there was a whole group of people around them.
They separated from their embrace. Sensing Lux's little look, Jinx immediately wiped away her tears to prevent Lux from seeing her crying face.
Without anyone noticing, Lux slipped the Secret Key into her pocket, thinking that when the time came, she would take out the photo and viciously mock this little blue-haired girl.
She had been crying her eyes out.
Vi wiped the dampness from the corners of her eyes and nodded. "That's right. She's my sister. I didn't expect to run into her this suddenly. To be honest, even now, I'm having a hard time believing it."
"Same." Jinx nodded, a strange light flashing in her eyes. "They said you were dead. That you died that day."
Only now did she finally react.
Silco had lied to her.
He had personally told her that Vi died in that fire.
But now, Vi was standing alive and well right in front of her eyes.
So Silco had deceived her for all these years?
Jinx felt angry because of this, and her heart inexplicably became restless.
"After I was knocked out, I woke up in prison. From then on, I was in prison the whole time."
Vi explained.
At this time, Lux raised her hand and said, "Shouldn't there be a narrator, or a flashback or something, to explain the whole story to the audience right about now?"
She believed that even if you were watching a play, it should still have a beginning and an end.
You sisters reuniting was very moving.
But what about the plot before that?
Luke also said at this time, "Everyone, don't just stand around in the hallway. Since the sister you were looking for has already been found, come inside first."
A pile of people had all been standing in the hallway. Hearing this, they entered the hall.
Vi's main purpose had been to find Jinx. Now that her sister had been found, she was no longer in such a hurry.
After everyone sat down, Vi held Jinx's hand. After thinking for a moment, she said, "My head's kind of a mess right now. Let me sort it out first."
More than kind of a mess. The things that had happened today had nearly overloaded her brain.
First, Sevika had said all those things. Then, the moment she opened her eyes, she had somehow met a prince of Demacia. Not long after that, she had seen Powder, whom she had thought about day and night.
Powder seemed to have a very good relationship with the group of people around her, so could someone please explain the earlier plot to her?
Were Sevika's words true or false?
If they were true, then why was Powder in the upper city?
Meanwhile, Lux was currently sizing up Jinx with a subtle look, her gaze flicking toward the sisters' clasped hands.
That look seemed to be saying, "Ohhh, look at you, all grown up and still holding hands."
Without a doubt, after knowing this girl for so long, Jinx could guarantee that this was absolutely what she was thinking.
So!
At this moment, Jinx felt an inexplicable sense of shame in her heart.
A feeling of public embarrassment made it feel as if ants were crawling all over her body.
She tried to pull free from Vi's hand, but Vi was holding on too tightly, and she could not tug herself loose. So she could not help saying, "Can you let go of me first?"
Vi raised her head, looked at her, and asked in confusion, "You used to love holding my hand the most. This time, no matter what, I won't let go of you again."
Her eyes were exceptionally firm. Saying this in front of so many people did not make her feel even the slightest bit embarrassed.
Once, because she had let go for a moment, the two sisters had been unable to see each other for many years.
This time, Vi swore she would not let go of Powder again.
Although Jinx felt very moved inside, this time it was not only Miss Crownguard giving her a subtle look.
Looking at the eyes of everyone around her, Jinx lowered her head. Her small face finally turned red, and she was so embarrassed she wanted to die.
This was bad!
She clearly did not care about this kind of thing either!
But why?
Why did she want so badly to crawl into a hole in the ground right now?
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