Chapter 821 Is This an Oracle?

"Why did you throw me into the river?"

"Your teacher told you, I am the priest of Creus, and I don't like people who are disrespectful to Creus." The voice as cold as marble said.

"Then I'm afraid you have to kill all the people in the city of Rome, because there are not many people who believe in Creus in this city."

"Don't make excuses. They are not ours, but you are, or you may be in the future... Your teacher chose you to be his successor. You not only have to inherit his skills, but also his mission. Maintain the balance of all things in the world." The priestess' fingers stroked the edge of the carriage.

"Otherwise, why do you think I expended so much effort to get close to Commodus, to contribute to the prosperity and stability of Rome?" Zhang Heng asked in the carriage.

"Don't try to deceive me. I know that you joined the Balanced Blade just for the assassin books in the library. No matter how powerful a person like you is, his lack of faith will become a disaster sooner or later. Maybe I should wait until everything is done. Nip the danger in the bud before it's too late."

"Maybe you should do this, but then no one can tell you the whereabouts of Otrus." Zhang Heng said lightly.

"Are you threatening me?"

"No, it was obviously you who threatened me first."

Faced with the strong pressure from the priestess, Zhang Heng did not retreat. Instead, he faced tit-for-tat and refused to give in. It seemed that he had not considered the consequences of angering the other party at all. If the old trainer were here, he would probably roll his eyes in anger, because Zhang Heng seemed not to have listened to a word he said on the bridge.

But when Zhang Heng finished saying this, there was a long silence outside the carriage.

The priestess outside seemed to be considering whether to ask someone to throw Zhang Heng into the river, but after a while, the baffle above Zhang Heng's head was removed again.

The voice as cold as marble outside said, "You can come out now."

Zhang Heng climbed out of the cramped carriage after hearing this, and then pointed to the black cloth on his face, "Where is this thing?"

"Don't push yourself too far. If you don't want to die, it's best to wear it honestly."

"It seems that you have not been having a good time recently, otherwise it would be too boring to have to live so cautiously."

The black cloth is not completely sealed, and the light from outside can penetrate. Zhang Heng can also see a vague outline, which should be the priestess herself, but the other person should also be wearing a mask on her face. In other words, even if He suddenly took off the cloth on his face and couldn't see the other person's true face.

The greater significance of the cloth is just to test his loyalty.

The priestess was noncommittal upon hearing this, and just said, "We don't need to live a meaningful life, as long as we remember the meaning of everyone's existence."

"This is really pure faith, admirable." Zhang Heng paused, "But, with all due respect, if this is really the case, why did you want to see me in private without telling other people?"

The priestess smiled, her laughter as cold as her voice when she spoke, "You think you know everything, don't you?"

"I have never said that myself." Zhang Heng said calmly.

"You are indeed as arrogant as the rumors say. You feel that you have won the championship at the Flavian Amphitheater and gained freedom unexpectedly, so you do not intend to take the Balanced Blade into your eyes anymore."

"I don't think it was an accident that I gained freedom." Zhang Heng said calmly.

"Then you are not that stupid. Since we can give you freedom, we can naturally take this freedom away from you, whether you hug Commodus or not." The priestess said coldly. .

"It sounds like your political allies are quite strong, so I feel relieved. In that case, why did you come to me?"

The priestess snorted, "There is something I need you to complete."

"Is this an oracle?"

"No." The priestess said after being silent for a while.

"Is that an order from the Assassin Council, approved by more than half of the Assassins?"

"No."

"Oh, why should I listen to you?" Zhang Heng said.

Along the way, Zhang Heng had been thinking about the reason why the priestess suddenly met with him. There was no need for the other person to do such a risky thing, and besides, he had to hide it from the other assassins of the Balance Blade, and the two had just met. She just seemed hostile, which was a little abnormal.

Zhang Heng carefully recalled that he had never done anything to offend her before, so there was only one possibility for the other party to adopt such an attitude.

——The other party wants something from him, but doesn’t want him to get the advantage, so he adopts this method, intimidating him as soon as he comes up and trying to take the initiative. This is a very clever political skill.

However, her technique was usually fine against those relatively simple assassins with little political experience, but it was a bit overthinking when she used it to deal with Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng was able to cope with the complicated political environment on Nassau Island, so how could it be possible? Being frightened by her so easily.

Therefore, the conversation between the two when they first met was full of gunpowder. The two sides were at odds with each other, and neither one was willing to take a step back. In the end, the situation was evenly divided.

But this result is a failure for the priestess, because she is the party who wants something. Once she loses the initiative, it means that she will not have much bargaining power in the subsequent negotiations.

However, Zhang Heng didn't push too hard. After all, in negotiations, one must first listen to the other party's offer. So he then said, "First tell me what you want me to do."

"I hope you won't kill Otrus when you find him." The priestess said in a surprising tone.

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, "Wait a minute, did I hear you correctly? You, the priest of Creus, are begging me not to kill the target of the oracle?"

"No, I didn't ask you to spare Otrus, I just asked you not to kill him so quickly when you find him." The priestess emphasized, "The situation has changed during this time, and I need to start with him. You know something about him, so I hope you will tell me first after you find his whereabouts. I will send someone to talk to him first, but don’t worry, I will still leave him to you later and let you complete the test. You have nothing to lose."

"So it seems that the god you believe in is a little forward-looking. What next?"

"Then don't you want to enter the library? Because of your religious stance, other assassins in the organization may not agree to let you enter the library, but I can take you in directly and bypass the vote of the Assassin Council. Please help me. What do you think, let’s help you and we each get what we need?” The priestess finally threw out her own chips.