Chapter 889 Is Our Agreement Still Valid?

"So you found me, after everything was settled, you and I, the only two remaining remnants of the Balanced Blade, oh, and maybe your teacher, but considering his age, I even doubt him He may not even be able to go where I sent him." Lucila smiled self-deprecatingly, "We are all members of the Balanced Blade now. Admit it, we have lost. If I were you, I wouldn't Instead of wasting your precious time on a dying man, you should leave Rome overnight before they catch you."

"Maybe," Zhang Heng said noncommittally, and then asked, "What about you? Why don't you leave."

"Because I am the daughter of Aurelius, the wife of Lucius, and the Augusta of the Roman Empire. I will not run away. What's more, with my identity, no matter where I escape, someone will recognize me." Lucy La said, "They won't take action against me yet, because I am Commodus' only blood relative, and they must take this into consideration."

"So you're going to kill yourself like this?" Zhang Heng pointed to the jade vial on the ground.

"Like I said, this time we lost. I accept this result, but I will not leave my life and death in the hands of others. I would be in panic all day long, waiting for that day to come. It would be better than that. Die with dignity now." Lucila held out her chest, "Don't underestimate a woman's determination. Leopatra VII had her poisonous snakes, and I also have mine."

"It's admirable, but I want to correct you. You lost, not us." Zhang Heng said, "I haven't lost yet."

"Have you lost your mind because of what happened tonight?" Lucila frowned, "You are not even qualified to participate in this war, so what's the point of winning or losing?"

"Some things may only be seen more clearly by onlookers." Zhang Heng said, "Oh, I'm not talking about you without clothes, but before that, I want to confirm something with you."

"What's going on?" Lucilla asked.

"Is our previous agreement still valid?"

"Our agreement?" Lucilla was confused.

"I'll help you get rid of Otrus, and you take me to the secret library of the Balanced Blade," Zhang Heng said, "As you said, we are the only three people left with the Balanced Blade. Since my teacher is not I know where to go to be happy, so now it seems that I can only point you to lead me into the library of the Blade of Balance. I believe when I talk about it you can also see why I didn't escape from the city tonight. , but I have to come to you first."

Zhang Heng looked at Lucilla, "I need you to live, at least until I enter the library. This means that I am afraid that this time I will have to make a loss-making deal. Not only must I kill Otrus for you as agreed, but I also have to help you deal with the hound trouble.”

"You are alone now, without any companions or support, and want to fight two powerful enemies at the same time. What are you going to do?" Lucilla looked suspicious after hearing this, "Wait until dawn tomorrow, even if the hounds are not found. You, your wanted posters will also be plastered all over the streets of this city."

"Well...since we are an assassin organization, let's solve it this time in an assassin's way." Zhang Heng said, "After all, the person who taught me these skills has always emphasized to me that tradition is very important."

"Let's not mention that you haven't passed the test to become a real assassin. You don't even know who the target is or where it is, so how can you kill them?" Lucilla continued to ask.

Zhang Heng smiled and took out three copper coins from his pocket, arranging them in the palm of his hand, "Blade of Balance, Ortrus, Hound, if I can't see what's on the back of any of the coins, I will follow your suggestion tonight and escape from Rome overnight, and will not come to see you at all. I wonder if this answer will satisfy you?"

"Do you know where Otrus is hiding? And you also know who the leader of the hounds is?" Lucilla's eyes widened, "How is this possible? The Balanced Blade has been investigating for so long, but it has not been able to find this. Otherwise we wouldn’t have been completely defeated.”

"Like I said, some things may only be seen more clearly by onlookers. And I have to admit, it took me a lot of time, and with a little luck, I sorted out all the problems before tonight Well, fortunately, my luck has always been pretty good.”

Zhang Heng stood up from his seat as he spoke, "If you don't mind, I'm going to start work next."

After speaking, Zhang Heng walked to the balcony, but when he reached a pot of cosmos, he stopped again, "By the way, I do have a question that I haven't thought clearly about. Who is the traitor in the Blade of Balance?"

Lucila shook her head when she heard this, "There are no traitors in the Balanced Blade. After what happened two hundred years ago, we have very strict requirements for loyalty and belief when selecting members. People like you are aliens, and this is what we The reason why it’s been difficult to accept you.”

"Oh, I understand. Are the so-called traitors your people who deliberately defected to Otrus? In that case, your previous agreement with me was just to confuse the enemy. You don't need to come from Otrus at all. What came out of his mouth, no, even letting me get close to Commodus was just a way for you to distract the enemy. You didn't expect me to find Otrus at all, right?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, that's right." Lucila sighed, "Because Otrus' whereabouts are too mysterious, we wanted to use this method to drive a nail into Otrus, but it turns out that Otrus Truth would not trust anyone at all, and in the end, our people were used by him to convey wrong intelligence, which ultimately caused the Balanced Blade to lose the war."

"If you knew Otrus' growth experience, you might not have such illusions." Zhang Heng said.

"What was your upbringing?"

"Otrus is the twin brother of Commodus. He was infected with a strange disease when he was five years old. The initial guess is that it is a disease called polio in our... er, country, which can cause paralysis of the body. The matter seems a bit deformed, but the palace priest said that this child was cursed and would bring bad luck. For the sake of this country and its people, he must be killed. I believe you know the trick behind this matter better than I do. After all, that child You should be a teenager by now, but it took me a long time to find out this secret."

"Yes, that's right. My father finally had the child killed and announced to the public that he died of disease." Lucila said, "I still remember this incident. I can't forget the way he looked when we said goodbye for the last time. The look in my direction.”

"Actually, your father did not kill the child. Instead, he secretly sent him away and entrusted him to a confidant who guarded the border, so that the child survived. Of course, it was unknown to anyone."

"He is my brother?" Lucilla said in disbelief.

"Yes, so if it's too late for you to change your mind now, you know, let him live or something like that. After all, he is also your blood relative."

"No, kill him." Lucila said decisively, "Only one person can survive between him and me. If he doesn't die, it will be me. As for his story, you can wait until you kill him. Tell me slowly."

"Ha, I kind of like doing things for the Emperor's House now. At least you are all quite happy." Zhang Heng shrugged.