Chapter 56: The Burning Moment
It takes a lot of courage to put your biggest secret in the hands of another person, and if you are not careful, you can send a person to hell!
What is Alexander's biggest secret?
It wasn't from another world, because no one would believe it even if it were told to anyone, and it was likely to be considered a madman and a heretic, and if it did, there was a danger of being burned to death, but even then it wasn't for real reasons that he died.
Alexander's biggest secret is his identity as "George Modillo".
Because of the person of Geor Modiglo, he had the opportunity to get the help of Modiglo, Count of Naples, and because of this identity, he was able to get Agri, to have his first territory and the first people, and to lead the Agri, whom he regarded as the seed of his future army, into Rome.
It can be said that it is precisely because of the name Giore Mordillo that Alexander can survive in this world.
Otherwise, he would have so far been a Roman who had fled from the East, a low-level commoner who might have been able to make a fortune on years of knowledge, but who could either become cannon fodder or be blackmailed in these turbulent times.
And once this secret is discovered, a cruel punishment awaits him.
Whether it is the anger of the Count of Mordillo, or the anger of any nobleman who thinks he has been deceived by him, will instantly burn him to a pile of ashes, so Alexander has always guarded this greatest secret.
In his mind, even if he died in the future, he would not let the world know.
But now, he told him the secret.
Was it because he trusted Josha completely, or was he suddenly stupid?
Even Alexander's heart jumped when he told the secret, and he didn't know how Josha would react when he heard the news, until his lips kissed him lightly on Kosha's round earlobe.
Despite his preparations, Alexander saw that Zhisa's face instantly turned pale when he heard his words, and then he turned red instantly because his earlobe was touched by his lips.
Josha turned her head and stared at Alexander who was close in front of her with a pair of lake-blue eyes, the distance between the two was so close that even when she was about to say something, her lips moved slightly and touched Alexander's equally fiery lips.
Warm, soft and slightly elastic, Alexander picked her up in the astonishment of this little accident, and as she screamed, he had placed him on the table next to her, and then put her hands on both of her hands, and fixed them on his back on the desk, looking up at his head, and then staring condescendingly at the girl below.
Do you regret telling this secret?
At this time, Alexander didn't know, but he knew that if he didn't say it, the relationship between him and Jisha would only stay forever in the inexplicable circle of the so-called "brother and sister ambiguity", the two of them may know everything, but no one will say anything, so what will happen in the future?
Will she marry someone else someday?
This is something that Alexander absolutely did not want to see.
Whether it was out of the obsessive feelings that the smart girl in front of him had developed for more than two years, or out of the need for that distant dream of the future, he could not let this girl go away from him.
"What are you going to do?" Lying on the table, Zhisa moved her tightly held hands slightly, and then gave up resistance, she looked at Alexander without fear, and then asked in a low voice, "Are you going to kill me?" β
"No," Alexander smiled softly, "I'm going to do that, if I kill you, I won't find a second Josa Kosenza in this world, and if I don't have you by my side, I'll be lonely and even scared." β
"Am I that important to you?" Her tense body, which had been pressed against the table suddenly, slowly softened, and the ten fingers of her held hands were gently bent and clasped together with Alexander's fingers, "If it's really that important, prove it to me, my 'brother'." β
Alexander proved it with a kiss, and as he leaned down and pressed down gently, he felt the slight tremor of the tense body of the two of them again due to tension, and the power of the two of them interlocking their fingers.
The young girl's lips are sweet, and the desire aroused by the reaction of the girl's slightly nervous, frightened but seemingly tempting passion is even more difficult to calm, and when a kiss that was originally only used as a so-called "proof" cannot satisfy the desire of two people for each other's body, more intimacy inevitably occurs.
Asha had been let go, but she immediately climbed onto Alexander's neck, and when she felt her waist being gently caressed by a pair of men's hands, a tremor made her body tense slightly because of nervousness, and at the same time, her soft waist gently arched upwards with Alexander's caresses.
"That's what you're proving?" Fensha bit the corners of her lip slightly, she felt more and more uneasy, and at the same time whispered in Alexander's ear in a slightly reprimanding voice, "Shouldn't you swear to God, can you use this method of bullying your sister to prove that you will not be afraid of me saying it?" β
"If that doesn't work, then maybe I should switch to something more useful." Alexander smiled, then lowered his head and gently bit the buckle on the chest of Josha's skirt with his lips.
With a slight force, the buckle is opened, revealing a touch of snow that has been hidden under the skirt in the gap of the open neckline.
"God, don't~" Jisha let out a low cry, she seemed to want to hide the beautiful scenery that was suddenly exposed on her chest, but her hands only pushed on Alexander's shoulders, and she was startled by the tremor brought by Alexander's fiery lips next.
Her hands clutched Alexander's shoulders, and her body rose and fell slightly as she breathed heavily.
Is this true, I actually let my "brother" do such a thing to herself, Ji Sha turned her head to the side a little dazedly, but when she turned her head and knocked on it to see the two of them tightly entangled in a mirror standing next to her, a fierce flame bursting out from the depths of her heart instantly melted her last sanity.
Josa didn't remember how she had responded to Alexander in the same way, she just instinctively let herself chase the unsettling but fascinated feeling, she could feel her body being picked up by Alexander from the table, and when her back touched the soft mattress, Josha couldn't help but let out a soft moan in her throat.
Scared? Maybe a little, but in fact, haven't you been looking forward to this moment for a long time?
Her silence about the identity of this brother who suddenly appeared, his admiring gaze that only appreciates the opposite sex revealed every time he looked at her, and the tacit understanding and ambiguity between the two all along, aren't they just for the arrival of this moment?
So what are you waiting for?
Tsusha gritted her teeth slightly, she knew what was coming, and now she was waiting for that moment to come.
Alexander kissed Zhisa's already hot lips again, but he hesitated a little.
He knew why he was hesitant, and he couldn't tell if it was because he liked his sister or if he just wanted to keep it a secret for him and stay with him.
Or maybe some, so Alexander didn't know if it was wrong to do so, but looking at the Susha who was lying across the bed and looking at him with a pair of nervous or excited eyes, the previous hesitation disappeared at once.
The girl was so beautiful, and she was the "sister" he loved so much, and that was enough.
He gently cupped Shosha's face, lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, then slowly slid down to the tip of her nose, and then rested on the quivering lips.
Josha felt her heart beat even harder, and when she felt Alexander touch her teeth in response, Josa didn't hesitate to stick out the tip of her tongue slightly, ready to linger with him.
But this good wish was not realized.
They were awakened by the sound of footsteps in the hallway, for Alexander's room was at the end of the hallway, and the two men on the verge of passion immediately realized that someone was coming towards them.
Josha almost tried her best to push Alexander away from her, because of her mother's reckless life, she knew early on that men were always greedy and not obsessed with this kind of thing, so she didn't doubt it at all, even if someone came to the door, as long as he didn't push the door in, Alexander might be reluctant to leave.
But it was too dangerous, and she had just seen her strange look in the mirror, which made her believe that even if they were separated in time, someone might find something unusual between them.
Think about it, as long as others think strangely, a pair of brothers and sisters in charge of the door in the house was originally very common, and it can be seen that outsiders blush? Why did you turn your face white again?
There's got to be something weird about this, huh? Is this a proper adultery?!
Just think of the terrible scene in Rome where this rumor spreads, and the face of Josha, which had been crimson with passion, became even more red at first, and then pale in an instant.
Alexander had clearly thought of this, and the two of them were so bold that they almost had an intimate encounter in the crowded Marino Palace.
The footsteps have already reached the door, and there may be a knock on the door in the next second!
"Bang"!
A loud bang suddenly rang out from the room!
Before the startled people outside could react, the closed door had been slammed open!
With a flushed face and a heaving chest, Tsusha strode out, perhaps so excited that she didn't even pay attention to Ulliu, who was standing by the door stunned, but strode forward through the corridor under the stunned gaze of the servants.
"Sir, Miss Count, what's the matter with her......"
Ulliu, who walked into the room, looked in amazement at a vase that had broken in the middle of the room, and watched the fragments of fine porcelain glistening in the sunlight, and a trace of distress flashed across the Moorish face.
"That girl! That self-righteous stupid woman! Alexander cursed angrily, "Miss Jiao is used to it, and she can't say it!" β
"Miss Earl must have been pampered since childhood," said Ulliu, whispering, and though surprised that the brother and sister were too good to quarrel, he hastened to report it, "Sir, there is a guest to visit." β
"Who is it?"
Alexander still looked angry, but he had to sigh in his heart that women are born actors, as long as you look at the way Jisha went out at that time, who would have thought that her crimson cheeks and undulating breasts were actually just the afterglow of passion.
"It's Mistress Tomneo," the Moorish whispered, as if afraid that Alexander wouldn't remember, "and it is said that you were helped by him when you were fighting in Pisa?" β
"I know who he is." Alexander glared at Ulliu.
How could he never find this Moorish so annoying as he was now, Alexander muttered inwardly as he walked out of the room, leaving Ulius behind him with his swarthy chin and staring thoughtfully at the porcelain shards on the floor.
Tomneo of Pisa, the down-and-out aristocrat Alexander had seen in Pisa, was now the new consul of Pisa.
After the "reversal of history" and the collapse of the Republic of Pisa, Tomneo soon became the acting ruler of Pisa under the support of Alexander.
Not long after, with the end of the Battle of Oral-Chimone, Tomno's agent was removed as a matter of course, and finally became the official ruler of Pisa.
Now, sitting in the living room of the Marino Palace, looking at the servants walking around and the Agri soldiers he still knew, Tomneo's mind was somewhat complicated.
For Alexander, Tomneo never knew what to expect.
Alexandre Giulian Cambrai was not intended to be a benefactor who helped him reinvigorate and rise from decadence and depression.
Without this man, he would still be an insignificant member of Pisa's down-and-out family, and even if he still had a place in parliament, no one would ever really care about his opinion, let alone one day become the ruling party of Pisa.
But Tomneo also knew that this favor was clearly not given for free.
Although he didn't know how many years it would take for the famous phrase "there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world" to appear, Tomneo knew very well that if you get it, you have to pay for it.
If he gets where he is now, and he wants to go up the ladder, then he will have to pay a price, maybe even more.
There was a rush of footsteps from outside the living room, and Tomneo immediately stood up involuntarily, and just as he was secretly annoyed by his slightly nervous behavior, he couldn't help but froze at the sight of a beautiful face.
"I beg your pardon, are you Mistress Tomneo of Pisa?"
Jisha seemed to have stabilized at this time, although there was still a hint of blush on her face, her voice had calmed down a lot, but her appearance still had some residual passion afterglow, which made Tomneo feel inexplicably agitated in his heart.
"Yes, may I ask who you are?" Tomneo bowed.
He was not surprised that this beautiful maiden appeared in Alexander's house.
In fact, at this time, it was already known that he had been deceived by Alexander, and no matter why he and Lucrezia suddenly appeared in Pibiza, it had nothing to do with the so-called riot plot.
As for Lucrezia's previous claim that Alexander was her fiancΓ©, it was even more so that the news of her engagement to Alfonso, Duke of Billy Shelly, proved to be nonsense.
That didn't matter anymore, though, and when Alexander won the Battle of Oral-Chimone, Tomneo knew he had to hold on to the ship.
This was because he had received the news that a group of disgruntled people were trying to overthrow his fledgling rule in the city of Pisa, and that with Alexander taking away Gompati and his cannons, as well as the temporarily recruited sailors and soldiers, the whole of Pisa was not only plunged into an undefended emptiness, but Tomnio found that the remaining mercenaries were obviously not very obedient.
It was precisely because of this that he had to come to Rome in the hope of gaining the support of the "benefactor".
"I'm Kosencha, lord of Kosencha," Josa kept smiling, though she felt that the man was a little inexplicably unlikable to her, "Alexander's sister. β
"Miss Count." Tomneo immediately bowed again.
Since becoming Pisa's ruler, Tomneo has not only enjoyed the benefits of regaining power, but has gone to great lengths to secure his position.
Because of this, he had learned a general about Alexander's affairs, including rumors that the count was said to be close to his half-sister.
"My brother will be coming to see you soon," said Josa, but instead of leaving, she sat down in the chair opposite Tomneo, "I hear my brother often speak of your consul. β
Tomneo's heart tightened slightly, he didn't know if it was a communicative rhetoric or if it was true, then what was he worth mentioning often?
Pizza was once glorious, but now it is slowly declining.
The double pressure of Florence from land and Genoa from sea made the Pisan people feel more and more breathless.
Even Tomneo, although he only served in power for a short time, also felt the urgency and helplessness brought to him by that huge pressure.
Because of this, he had to leave Pisa and come to Rome in the hope of getting more help.
"I hope I haven't disappointed the Earl." Tomneo could only be careful to say that although he had heard that the countess seemed to be very close to Alexander, he did not want too many people to know his intentions.
"I am in power, you have indeed not disappointed me, and I can even be said to be very satisfied."
At the sound of the voice, Alexander appeared at the door of the living room, and he walked quickly to Tomneo, paused for a moment, and then gave Pisa a cordial hug.
Tomneo was a little dazed by Alexander's unexpected affection, and he remembered the man's ruthlessness towards the Venetians and the greed of the Pisians when he was in Pisa.
The payment of 50,000 florins almost drove the Pisa councillors into a collective frenzy.
"I know you must wonder why I say that," Alexander motioned for Tomneo to sit down with him, and then after a seemingly casual glance at Tsusha, he said, "I don't think you can imagine how much it meant for you to support a reward of 50,000 florins in exchange for participation in our trade alliance, and that this alone is enough to prove that you are a competent consul, and even more than you deserve." β
Tomneo's face showed excitement, and he looked at Alexander with some nervousness, because he knew what the hint meant.
By this time, Alexander had already continued: "As for what you need to do next for yourself and for us, I think my sister can tell you exactly what. β
Under Tomneo's slightly dazed gaze, Jossa looked at the future Duke of Pisa with a charming smile like a fox on his face.