Xi Shi

## I**ntroduction**

Xi Shi is a tricky character that can quite literally control the enemies' movement to go Elsewhere to stop bothering her. Or she can point them to their potential doom with her high burst or leading them into a monster.

## Hero Story

The Borderlands is not a paradise for a lax childhood, young Xi Shi, then named Shi Yiguang; has learned all kinds of tricks to make a living since her childhood. But for the first time in her childhood, she had sold the treasures she picked up and accidentally owed a large amount of debt. When running away from the debtor's pursuit, she broke into an ancient ancestral hall of a goddess and brought out a magical veil.

That veil, is the magical power comes from the far and mysterious South Continent, and is closely related to her family. This power protected her many times in the following years, but it also attracted coveted people. They entangle themselves under the guise of their debtors and orchestrate an elaborate trap. Xi Shi, who did not know the truth, was rescued by Zhuang Zhou and came to Jixia Academy. While studying the magic course, I participated in various grand prize competitions, hoping that after paying off the debt, I can walk the world like Zhuang Zhou.

Although the Borderlands taught her how to identify valuables, she never understood what real "treasures" were. It wasn't until Xi Shi and the teammates of the "Star Team" encountered the difficulty of "Zhu Ji" when participating in the award-winning Guixu Dream Performance, and she finally gained the knowledge of the treasure in the choice of her teammates. This is the beginning of the treasure hunter's new life.

**Borderlands**

Either by brute force or by brain. In Borderlands, you always have to have one.

Little Shi Yiguang has understood this since she was a child. But she didn't have the physical strength to carry a sledgehammer, so she had to figure out some tricks to deal with the problem of her own survival. For example, quickly integrate into the group to keep warm, look for valuable treasures in remote ruins, or sell them in the local black market in exchange for the dinner of the day.

For the first time in her life, the object of her resale was a small puppet she picked up. After the sale, the gun barrel in the puppet's hand suddenly went off, burning down a large number of stalls in the black market. Yiguang did get the first silver coin in her life, but he also took on a debt that far exceeded this silver coin When she fled in a panic, she accidentally broke into the abandoned ancient ancestral hall in the suburbs and found a veil.

This veil contains the power from the mysterious and distant South Continent. Many treasure hunters have been unable to explore it in their entire lives, but they were accidentally discovered by a young girl in the ruins of the Borderlands that no one cared about. Although she didn't know what it was, the veil became her most sacred treasure. It flutters around the direction of Yiguang's finger, binding everything around her - including the debtors who were looking for trouble.

In the following years, Yiguang worked harder than other children to find valuables, not only for survival, but also for the debt that could never be repaid. Life was merciless, but it also taught her more tricks. She can better accurately judge the value of treasures, gain the trust of black market buyers with a harmless smile, and even occasionally take care of other younger children.

But the "debtors" was imprinted in her life. No matter where she goes, there are strange gazes tracking her. They always wanted to catch her, as if she were running away like there's no tomorrow.

Yi Guang became a vigilante to keep distance at all times, using that magical veil, she avoided trouble again and again.

But the trick is not worth mentioning in the face of absolute strength, and she ends up falling into a long-planned trap. Fortunately, in addition to her brain, she has luck. A scholar who wandered here came to the rescue at a time of crisis, and the girl escaped from the sky under the cover of the blue forcefield.

The surging magic power surprised her, and she followed the scholar all the way to Jixia Academy.

Either talent or personality. If you want to stay here, you must have it.

Yiguang didn't know what he had. She studied day and night at the Magic Academy, and set her sights on various grand prix events. She hopes that one day in the future, like that scholar, she can walk freely across the continent and help others solve all kinds of troubles. Of course, she will pay off those debts. But in order to avoid those lingering pursuits, she temporarily withheld her identity, and used the direction of her hometown as her surname to remind herself not to forget.

Since then there has been no Shi Yiguang.

Only Xi Shi now.

The dome washed by the cold rain is covered with cold stars. Starlight trekked through the dark valley, into the long-abandoned ancient temple, and finally huddled on the dusty stone statue of the goddess.

The unknown goddess holds a lotus flower and wraps an ancient thread around her arm. There was no wind, but the yarn fluttered in the frigid air. The drenched girl put down the little puppet in her arms and untied the yarn tremblingly. The hair soaked in cold water is like a snake slithering down, and the sharp cold air is like its venomous fangs, piercing into her skin. She was so cold that her teeth were chattering, she almost hallucinated that the goddess statue seemed to smile at her warmly.

"I'm just only borrowing this for one more night." She curled up at the feet of the goddess wrapped in gauze, until the long-lost warmth was wrapped up.

She had a long dream.

In that dream, she isn't an orphan in the Borderlands, she didn't starve nor freeze, and she didn't have to hide from her debtors on a cold rainy night.

She grew up in an ancient and peaceful village surrounded by family and friends. In the valley outside the village, in summer nights, lotus flowers can be picked and fish play among the lotus leaves. The blurred-faced mother tied a veil around her wrist, and the veil flew out in the direction of her fingers, wrapping around everything in sight. So some fish jumped up and some fish sank to the bottom of the lake. She stepped on the soft mud by the stream and ran out of the village jumping, and the mist brought by the veil covered the entire stream.

"Yiguang."

Someone called her from behind. But the fog blocked the way, and there was nothing there.

"Yiguang, don't look back. It's good to go the way you want to go."

The girl woke up when the first rays of sunlight strikes her lids through the dome. The little puppet that was picked up from nowhere was gone, and only a silver coin was left lying on the ground alone.

The statue of the goddess holds a lotus flower in her hand, her eyes gentle, and she is familiar but not remembered. The strings was wrapped around her wrist falter as if it had shrunk, but there was still a tiny bit of warmth left, and the girl was stunned for a long time.

"I ..want to borrow it for a while longer."

She fastened the strings on her wrist and left the valley without looking back.

## **Abilities**

Trickster Spirit
For every 100 units will increase by 5%, capped at 40%

Once inflicted, a string is attached to the enemies, Xi Shi has 5 seconds to use the ability again to drag the enemies to the direction of her choice. If the enemies are too far away, they can't be dragged.

This ability deals double to non-Heroes.
The initial hit will slow enemies down by 30% for 1.5 seconds, subsequent enemies hit will reduce the initial damage to 25% of its original damage.
After 2 seconds, the bubble will burst, dealing 150/180/210/240/270/300 (+27% AP) magic damage, enemies in the inner circle of the bubble will take double damage.

## **Gallery**

**Dream Play from The Void Xi ShiJiang Nan Scholar Xi ShiAzure Image Dragon Xi Shi**
## **Trivia**

* Xi Shi is based off of a real person with the Same Name.
	+ Her in-game story is a complete artistic liberty based on her namesake. While there are similarities in certain places, figures such as King Goujian, Fan Li, King Fuchai, and Zheng Dan are absent in this version of story.
* Her name is translated as Lady of The West.
* Her nicknames in the fandom consists of: *Sand Girl.*
* Her Jian Nan Scholar skin is based off of the fashion era of early 20th century clothing, how women is encouraged to pursue education.
	+ The Background of this skin is based off of the mountainous regions of Jiang Nan.
* Xi Shi is in the collective group of four Great Beauties of China, which includes Yang Yuhuan, Diao Chan, Wang Zhaojun and herself.
* There are no parallel champions that is alike to Xi Shi in League of Legends nor Arena of Valor.