Runeterra: I really know a little bit about everything

Chapter 56 The result of the trial!

In the cell late at night, the supposed silent atmosphere was completely destroyed by the raging wind.

At the moment when the fragment that had brought countless painful experiences to Riven and Yasuo flew towards Kongde's throat, a roaring wall of wind appeared out of thin air!
Then, in Riven's almost desperate gaze, the wind wall tightly bound the fragments of the broken sword in the air, making it impossible to move any further.

The wall of wind slowly dispersed, and the fragments of the broken sword fell to the ground, making a crisp tinkling sound.

Riven grabbed the wooden door of the cell with both hands and looked at the broken sword fragments falling on the ground, as if all her strength had been drained away.

She knelt heavily on the ground and kept mumbling.

"It's all my fault. Everything is my fault. I caused it all with my own hands."

At this time, Riven seemed to have lost all motivation to resist, and she no longer wanted to escape anymore.

She was just a little bit away from killing another innocent person, and that person was the person she loved the most.

"Yasuo," Riven whispered softly.

"I am willing to atone for what I have done in the past, let's do it."

As she spoke, the rune magic flowing on the broken sword beside Riven had dissipated, and she was ready to atone for her sins.

The strong wind in the entire cell was completely raging at this moment, and even the walls and wooden doors of the cell were left with scratches by the wind blade.

This power is enough to turn any human body into powder!

However, just when the power derived from the blast swordsmanship was about to arrive in front of Riven, the storm in the entire cell suddenly calmed down.

Riven's white hair no longer danced in the wind, and even the strand of hair on her forehead slowly fell back to her ears.

In confusion, Riven raised her head and looked at Yasuo in front of her.

It was also at this time that she saw Yasuo's wind blade slowly being sheathed.

At the same time, Yasuo's voice sounded in Riven's ears.

"Riven, the past has been made, we cannot change it."

"It is my responsibility to protect my master, but I failed to protect him that day. If I had been there at the time, I could have protected him!"

Having said this, Yasuo held his sword with one hand and looked through the cell window to the bright moon in the night sky.

"In the final analysis, the master's death is my fault, and I can't blame you. And everything I have experienced in the past is my punishment."

After saying this, Yasuo let out a long breath, as if he had let out all the clouds accumulated in his heart in the past.

Now, after experiencing so many things, Yasuo chose to let go of everything in the past and no longer use endless killing to make up for the hatred in his heart.

"Tread! Tread! Tread!"

Suddenly, gentle footsteps sounded from the end of the corridor, and a figure in official uniform walked into the cell.

Yasuo and Riven looked over there together.

It's the chairman of the meeting.

She walked carefully around the cell, examining the signs of Riven's fight with Yasuo.

When she reached Yasuo and Riven, she stopped.

He looked at Yasuo in front of him and said softly: "Yasuo, taking responsibility is the first step to atone for your sins."

"What about the second step?" Yasuo asked softly.

"Forgive yourself for the past!" The chairman of the conference gently spread his hands: "Now it seems that you have done it."

"." Yasuo said nothing.

The chairman of the conference smiled, and she looked at Kongde who was hiding in the shadow of the cell.

"Father Kongde, I have decided to forgive you for visiting your daughter privately, but I hope you can leave with me. Although the guards in the cell were all asleep today, they are almost awake now."

As he spoke, the chairman walked towards the outside of the cell.

Just as she was about to reach the door of the cell, her last words reached the ears of the three of them.

"Riven's sentencing will be held tomorrow, and we ask both of you to be present at that time."

After saying these last words, the conference leader left the cell, leaving only the three people in the cell looking at each other in silence.

"Riven, I wish you a good tomorrow."

A hoarse voice sounded, and Yasuo turned and walked towards the outside of the cell.

Riven leaned her head forward slightly and whispered to Kong De beside her:

"Dad, go back. I'm very happy that you can come today."

"Riven, my child"

Kongde's tone trembled violently when he spoke, and his old body was like a candle in the wind.

After a long time, Conde sighed deeply, as if he had made some kind of determination, he stood up and walked out of the cell.

Looking at her father's hunched back as he left, Riven's surroundings once again fell into deathly silence.

She pieced the broken sword in front of her back together piece by piece, staring blankly at the night sky outside the window.

She knew that although she was not in Noxus at the moment, as the murderer of Elder Souma, she would probably be sentenced to death tomorrow.

Everything in the past will also come to an end at tomorrow's trial.

At sunrise, it is fresh and cool, and the rising sun shines through the clouds on the earth, kicking off a new day.

The door to the conference hall has not been opened yet, but people are already crowding in front of the door.

Almost the entire village came outside the meeting hall to witness the outcome of the court's trial against the murderer.

In the crowd, Shava and Conde seemed to have aged a lot overnight, and they had to rely on each other to support themselves even when they were standing.

They had already lost their two beloved sons in the war, and today they would lose their beloved daughter again.

"Squeak!" Amid the noisy crowd, the door of the conference hall slowly opened, and people once again saw the white-haired girl standing in the center of the conference hall.

After Conde and Shava entered the hall, the villagers also stood around the hall in an orderly manner.

"Boom!"

The gavel struck the base again, and people's eyes turned to the conference president at the top.

The verdict of Riven will be announced at this moment.

Riven stood in the middle of the hall, her eyes swept over the surrounding crowd, her father and mother beside her, and finally lowered her head deeply.

"Now, it is up to this court to announce the execution result of the criminal Riven!"

The speaker's voice was full of authority.

"After sorting out the evidence and combining it with the opinions of the elders, this Noxian was found guilty! According to the law, Riven should be sentenced to death!"

"Wow~!"

There was a fierce noise from the crowd, and everyone looked at Riwen in the center. The light in Kongde and Shava's eyes completely dimmed.

"Boom!"

But then, the voice of the conference leader came again.

"However, although it is easy to impose the death penalty, the death penalty cannot maintain the balance of the world."

The chairman of the conference looked at the paper in his hand and continued to read aloud: "The death penalty cannot repair the damage caused by the crime to the people, and it will even increase the suffering of the two lonely old people."

Hearing this, Riven raised his head suddenly.

She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Riven looked around. In her opinion, the villagers at this time must have been filled with indignation and clamored for the meeting leader to execute her.

However, when Riven saw the behavior of the surrounding villagers, she was completely stunned.

Because she actually saw the surrounding villagers nodding in agreement!They actually agreed with the chairman's statement.

Riven saw their faces and the suffering they had suffered. They were children who had lost their parents, and they were old people who had lost their children.
"However, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided! What this court will seek is a longer and more severe sentence!"

The chairman's tone became extremely serious and he even stood up.

Under everyone's nervous and expectant eyes, the chairman of the conference said in a deep voice:

"We will sentence Riven to hard labor!
Let’s start from the fields of Kongde and his wife’s house! "

"This court will also oversee Riven's efforts to repair the Council Chambers and compensate those families who were harmed during the Noxian invasion."

After the words fell, the conference leader looked at Riwen, who was already sluggish.

"Riwen, are you willing to accept the sentence this court imposes on you?"

"I" Riwen suddenly found that her voice was choked, as if something had been stuffed into her throat.

On one side of the hall, Conde and Shava had already burst into tears and hugged each other with great excitement.

Riven looked at the hopeful eyes of the surrounding villagers, and she nodded slightly.

"I am willing!"

"Boom!"

The gavel struck the base for the last time, and the conference president raised his hand high.

"Then this court declares that Riven's penalty will take effect immediately! Riven, take Shava and Kongde home quickly, maybe you can still catch up with today's lunch!"

"Hahaha!" There was a burst of laughter from the crowd, and at the same time, people scattered and walked towards various parts of the village.

Until now, Riven still couldn't believe what she just heard.

On the way from the cell to the council hall, Riven even imagined what kind of torture she would face.

After all, in Noxus, intruders like him would definitely be punished with death.

But now.
With both hands supporting Shava and Kongde, the three members of the family walked towards home.

When passing the crowd, Riven's eyes intertwined with the two cloaked figures, and then quickly separated.

Watching Riven's family of three disappear from sight, only Yasuo and Yongen were left outside the council hall.

"Brother." Yasuo looked at Yongen: "I did it, right?"

Yongen put his hand on Yasuo's shoulder and patted it hard.

The two brothers looked at each other and said nothing.

"Yasuo, where are you going next?"

"me."

Yasuo looked into the distance and said softly: "Like Zuo Chi, it might be nice to travel to every place in the world."

He looked at Yongen: "What about you?"

Yongen's hand touched the Azakana mask on his waist and smiled at Yasuo: "I just want to kill more demons, and demons are everywhere! Doesn't this seem to conflict with your journey?"

On a roof not far from the conference hall, Zuo Chi and Ah Li stood side by side, looking at the direction in which the Yasuo brothers were leaving.

He had to admit that although the balance that the Ionian people believed in could not protect them in war, it also had its own unique advantages.

At least, Riven, her parents, and the villagers are no longer as miserable as before.

Looking back, Zuo Chi tilted his head and smiled at Ah Li beside him.

"The last thing is done, let's go straight to the pier on the edge of Navoli!"

(End of this chapter)