Since coming to this era, although I have encountered many difficulties and obstacles, and even experienced many life-threatening dangers, there has not been a time like now, knowing that the woman in front of me is scheming, but she has to go forward with her, and may even fall into her trap again in the next moment.

Alexander put his ear to the rocks blocking the mine and listened carefully, what he needed to make sure was that it was safe outside, or at least that he was sure that he could use the woman as a hostage to escape even if there were enemies.

At the same time, his eyes were wary of Conio, to prevent her from doing any tricks.

It was quiet outside, and there was no movement, which made Alexander a little strange, and the only explanation in his mind was that the strange army hidden in the col was supposed to have something to do with Conio, and she was apparently even counting Colombo.

Connie looked at Alexander quietly, and when she saw him leaning on the stone to listen to the movement, instead of making any noise, she put her ear to it and listened with Alexander a short distance away.

After listening for a moment, a smile seemed to appear on her face.

"There's no movement, isn't it," Connie seemed to smile, hugging her shoulders slightly to warm herself up a little, and whispering, "You either go out as I say now, or the two of us will freeze to death here, hurry up and decide, I'm too cold to stand it." ”

Alexander glared at the woman in front of him, both of whom were so close that they could feel the chill they breathed when they breathed.

The woman faced Alexander with a playful smile, as if laughing at his dilemma, and when she saw his gaze in the glimmer, Connie suddenly leaned forward slightly, and her face was almost on Alexander's face, and whispered, "If it were all my people outside, you would be my captive, and although your neck hurts, I can forgive you for being unreasonable to me just now, but I want you to obey my orders from now on." ”

"And then ended up being betrayed by you like Colombo?" Alexander asked coldly, he tilted his head back slightly and listened carefully to the movement outside again, but it was always quiet except for the faint sound of the wind, which made him a little difficult to decide.

Alexander didn't doubt at all that this woman would immediately fight back once she got out of his control, but it was not a way to freeze like this, seeing the woman's fingers move slightly on the palm of his sword, he was a little bored at first and wanted to shake it off, but then suddenly his heart moved.

"Where is Colombo now?" Alexander asked suddenly, feeling the woman's fingers on the back of his hand pause, and his eyes fixed on the face that was close to him.

Connie has a good look, but it's not a stunning kind, she doesn't have Sophia's proud figure that is almost completely out of proportion to her age, nor does she have the lively but arrogant temperament of Josa, and as for her pure appearance, she is also compared to Lucrezia.

But at this time, Connie made Alexander's not dare to despise it at all, or it had nothing to do with whether she was beautiful or not, or even whether she was a woman or not, he now completely regarded Connie as an opponent, and he was a very difficult opponent to deal with.

"Tell me where Colombo is?" Alexander asked again, he felt as if he had overlooked something, from the beginning he had seen Colombo as the culprit of all this, but as things changed he found that the woman in front of him seemed to be the main messenger behind everything, which made him forget Colombo for a while, and now when he was faced with a dilemma, he suddenly remembered this key person.

"I thought you wouldn't ask about that person again." Connie smiled.

Alexander noticed the tone of Connio's tone when he spoke of Colombo, and he thought about it for a moment, and his heart suddenly shuddered.

"What did Caesar send you for?" This time it was Connie's turn to ask, although it seemed cold, but she didn't seem to be in a hurry to get out of the mine, "Just to open the way from Sonniro to Rome?" ”

Looking at Connie's flickering gaze, Alexander felt that he had guessed something, and while secretly surprised by the woman's methods, he asked in a calm tone that was not unexpected: "Tell me, have you killed Colombo?" ”

A smile appeared in Conneo's eyes, as if she had finally seen a triumphant smile.

"You've finally guessed," Connie nodded, "yes, Colombo is dead, not long after you left, so do you know who killed him?" ”

Alexander looked at the woman in front of him silently, and after a while, he shook his head helplessly and said, "I think it should be me." ”

"That's right," Connie nodded as if rewarding the student for the right answer, "Originally, people would find something from him when they saw his body, and then they would find out that you were his murderer, as for the reason, maybe it was just a temporary dispute, but more because you discovered some secrets between him and the Sforza family, and you were obviously a spy sent by Caesar." ”

Alexander listened silently, he was sure that the woman was really crazy, and he realized that even if he didn't find much, he was doomed to fall into a trap, or that whoever came would end up like this.

From the day the mines of Sanroni stopped supplying Rome with burning coal, the woman had planned it all.

Ironically, it was Colombo that ordered the interruption of coal deliveries.

But he would never have thought that this was an order to send himself to hell!

Regardless of whether or not there was such a heavy snowfall, Rome was bound to send someone to find out why the mines of Sanroni had stopped supplying coal.

And no matter who the shooter is sent or what mission he has, in the end this person will play the role of the murderer.

Or what could be better than a Roman emissary killing someone from the Sforza family to provoke a dispute or even a war.

Think of the strange armies, whether they were Ottomans or not, but when they appeared, everything would become more complicated, and even the already terrible situation could be completely thrown into chaos.

Alexander looked at Connie with incredible eyes, no matter who she worked for, and whether or not what she said about the past was true, but now it seemed that the woman in front of her was completely single-handedly provoking an inevitable war for the future of Italy.

"You're going to use me to start a war, or you're still thinking about giving me the same fate as Colombo once you're done with it."

Connie didn't speak, but made a slight noise, and Alexander immediately sensed that she seemed to be about to retreat.

Alexander smiled, although this woman really made him feel a little difficult to deal with, but when he figured out the reason, he felt an indescribable relief, because he knew that although this woman was powerful, she also had a fatal weakness.

"I don't know if the stories you told me are true, or if you really have a father who was framed and blackmailed," Alexander chuckled, "but I know you must have other relatives, like the boy who told you earlier." ”

The blade of the sword that had been on Connie's shoulder trembled slightly, and Alexander was keenly aware of the slight changes in Conneo in the darkness.

"Maybe he is your last family, maybe the only one you trust and rely on, and as for your father and family, I will still be there," Alexander said, lowering his voice slightly, "You know that I came with an army, they have an army of bohemians and peasants of my land, and I have not only paid them handsomely, but also given them enough booty, and I have even promised them land, all so that they will obey my orders." I promise you that I will double my 'reward' for you, and they will find every one of your relatives and friends, as well as your father, who does not know whether it is true or not, and kill them. ”

There was silence, only the sound of two people breathing heavily in the darkness.

"You're scaring me." Connie finally spoke.

"No, it's a reminder," said Alexander dismissively, "the bohemians aren't really my men, they're my wife's father's men." But because of this they are more terrible than my soldiers, because my wife will hunt you down for revenge, believe me to find you, she will kill all those who have anything to do with you, she can chase me to the end of the world in order to avenge me, and she will kill all your relatives before you die. ”

Connie's breath became rapid, she couldn't imagine that this person would dare to threaten her at such a time, but because of this, she had to consider whether what he said was the truth.

There was a moment of silence between the two, and after a moment Connie seemed to shake her head.

"I don't believe you," said the woman coldly, "you're going to tell Caesar everything, it's too dangerous for me, and you don't dare kill me here, because you don't know what's going to happen next." ”

Alexander secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew that this woman was right, and now neither of them dared to trust the other easily, but neither dared to act rashly.

At that moment, Alexander suddenly felt a slight vibration from his body against the stone at the entrance of the cave, and he immediately pressed his sword forward, pressing it against Conio's neck, and at the same time pressed his ear against the stone and listened carefully.

A jumble of footsteps from far and near.

Alexander soon heard the sound coming from the direction of the mine, which made his heart tense.

"Are you scared?" Connie whispered, as if afraid of irritating Alexander, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you, but you have to listen to me, and you should thank me for it, I did deal with you as you guessed, but I've changed my mind now, maybe we can work together." ”

"Oh?"

"We may not be enemies," Connie listened carefully to the noises outside, "I can let you go, but you can't spoil me, don't think I'm afraid of your threat, it's my people out there." ”

Looking at Connieo's vague silhouette hidden in the darkness, Alexander pondered how much of her words were true.

However, apparently the people outside did not give him much time to think about it, and suddenly an urgent shout sounded outside the mine: "Hold the mine!" ”

Then there was an even louder bang coming from afar.

"I think it should be mine," Alexander could already faintly hear the familiar Bohemian whistle, and the sound of the hussars' hooves striking the ground like a whirlwind, "it seems that your calculations have not been mastered. ”

Listening to Alexander's sarcastic words, Connie felt that it was fortunate that it was in secret, so that he would not be allowed to see his ugly face.

"We have to make a decision, or the people outside will fight," said Connie as Alexander listened to the movement outside, "whether you believe it or not, I don't want to mind your business, so I can forgive you for trying to harm me, but you must promise me that I will not let Colombo's death have anything to do with me, and I don't care how you want to provoke Borgia and Sforza to fight, otherwise I will publish all your tricks, and I am sure that someone must be angry with your failure." ”

Connieo was silent for a moment, then finally let out an "um" sound.

"I promise you, but you also promise me never to tell me about today, or I will make you a common enemy of Rome and Milan."

With that, Connie leaned against the crack in the blocked stone and began to shout loudly outside.

Her shouts went unnoticed at first, and with the neighing of the horses, it was clear that the two sides had exchanged hands outside.

"It's a pity there are no muskets." Alexander pushed Conneo away, bent over and groped for the ground, and when he found a rock, he grabbed it and smashed it hard at the clogged stone at the entrance of the cave.

Once, twice, when Alexander's arm was already numb from the shock, he first heard a shout from outside: "Wait a minute, there's movement inside!" ”

Then, a young voice shouted eagerly, "Miss Connie Ou is you, are you in there?" ”

"Julian, hurry up and save me!" Connie shouted at the hole, but then her voice was muffled.

"Miss, what's wrong with you, are you okay?"

The young man outside suddenly became nervous, but what made him even more nervous was the man's voice that came from the hole in the cave: "Tell your people to stop immediately, or I will kill your mistress." ”

"You dare!"

The young man outside was stunned for a moment, and then shouted.

"If you dare to hurt Miss Connie, I guarantee that your family will suffer!"

"What a coincidence, I just said that to your young lady," Alexander's laughter was heard in the cave, and then his voice became muffled, "stop your people at once, and I can guarantee that your young lady will be okay, otherwise you will only see the dead Connie Marindao." ”

There was silence outside, and then there was a cry from near and far, as if he couldn't stop running all the way: "Don't stop!" Mademoiselle is in the hands of that Cambrai! ”

There was a sound of digging outside the mine, and the two people inside looked at each other very closely.

The gap grew larger, and the light shining in on Conio's face shone uncomfortably, and she was unaccustomed to raising her hand to block it.

The light also shone on her body, which was only wearing a half-cut inner skirt, and her two smooth thighs looked unusually slender in the light.

"Give me a piece of clothing first," said Conio to the boy who poked his head out, "and the people who told us to stay away." ”

"But Miss ......"

The boy named Julian wanted to say something, but was stopped by Connie.

Several men's clothes were thrown in from the hole, followed by Caro's shout, "Are you alright, sir?" ”

"It's fine."

Alexander answered, and it wasn't long before he put on his thick woollen coat that he noticed that his feet were starting to get hot and uncomfortable.

He knew it was frostbite.

When the sealed mine finally opened, Alexander saw Carlo and Busaco standing at the entrance of the cave.

To his surprise, Connieo's men were indeed far away from the mines, as she had ordered.

Seeing them, Alexander couldn't help but be stunned.

None of them spoke, but somehow, at the first sight of them, Alexander knew where they came from.

These people, like "him", come from the other side of the Mediterranean.