Chapter 211: Choice

Valentinian III and his legions did not heed Litolo's persuasion in desperate situations, all because of their trust in me. But at the end of the day, I was going to take him out, and I didn't mean to persecute them at all.

"Alright, let's go!"

Under the emperor's order, how could the thousands of soldiers behind him not follow, they all stood up and packed up their equipment. But they were not in a hurry to leave, which I didn't quite understand, and when I looked back at them, they were also looking at me, and their eyes revealed the meaning that I couldn't understand, only to see a soldier holding my armor and handing it to me.

Oh, I was so anxious that I forgot I was naked! I blushed and grabbed the clothes and armor, put them on three times and divided them by two, and was about to put on the chain mail when I heard the guard behind me shout "Stop!" ”

How? Don't let the armor be worn? I looked back curiously, it didn't matter if I turned around, but I saw a Praetorian Guard hand over a set of golden muscle cuirasses and purple cloaks, this is not Valentinian's equipment, I said silently in my heart.

It's really sweet, I didn't forget to give me Valentinian's golden crown as well, and when I looked behind the Praetorian Guard, I saw that Valentinian III had changed into a soldier's costume, which allowed him to hide in the crowd from being discovered, and I, the one who led the way, looked down at this priceless set of armor, but I was not interested in putting it on, this is still flashy armor, this is obviously a death certificate when attacked! Looking at Andrew again, he shook his head at me with a sad face, indicating that he could also do it at this time.

Damn it! I swallowed and looked at the purple robe and the golden muscular cuirass in my hand, although they said they believed me, but they had to say anything else on the premise of ensuring Caesar's safety, so I became a perfect stand-in for the outsider.

"Sir, it's not too early!"

The guard who put on the armor didn't have a backache when he stood and spoke, his face was gloomy, and he couldn't see any expression at all, whether the emperor's guards were like this, and the tone of his words was so cold, and the words revealed a decisiveness that could not be refused.

Andrew was released, but he was given the same armor he had worn when he came, and according to them, at least two of the guides, one dead and the second.

Unable to withstand their repeated urgings, I gave in and put on the armor and cloak that only the emperor was entitled to wear. This armor is not much lighter or more protective than the chain mail, but it looks extremely heavy when I wear it, because in addition to the weight of the armor itself, there is something called death that invisibly crushes me hard, making me breathless.

"Good!" The guard looked me up and down, nodding his head from time to time, and it seemed that he was satisfied with the way I looked, at least at a certain distance, and if there was a sneak attacker, then he would not recognize that I was not the emperor. When the time comes, I will become the emperor's robber.

"Your Excellency, are you alright?" The guard saw that I was ready, so he asked the straight question.

"I, oh, oh, ready." There was no choice but to bite the bullet and start acting.

I remember the general orientation of the map, so I followed the rough and muddy bush path. I didn't take a single step in my cold sweat, I didn't walk the road under my feet, I can find the specific route on the map, but when I really walked, I still felt so afraid, for fear of taking the wrong step and then making a mistake, and when the time came, I walked into a dead end, if I didn't go out, I didn't need to meet the Bagunda, he Valentinian himself would do it and end me.

Although I was in the front, Caesar's guards on the left and right were still at my side according to the formation of protecting Valentinian, just like protecting the true emperor, while Valentinian hid in the infantry phalanx behind and was guarded by the centurions of the various infantry phalanxes. I dwelt in it, like a real emperor, and the feeling of being high and secure almost made me lose my mind.

"On the road!" The head guard shouted behind me, and the voice brought me back to my senses, and I quickly calmed myself down and tried to calm it down a little. Facing the bush-ridden "road" ahead, I took a deep breath, gritted my teeth, and took a step.

Really, I never thought that there would be such a burden, and if you have more than 3,000 to 5,000 lives behind you, it is up to you to choose whether they live or die. At that time, the burden on his shoulders was even greater than the life and death of an individual. It's hard to imagine that this eighteen-year-old child is not a little touched and frightened by carrying such a burden on his shoulders?

After only a few steps, I was already sweating, and the guards around me saw that my face was pale, and asked me with concern, "What?" Is it uncomfortable there? ”

"No, no."

I turned my head and smiled at him, and whispered to him, "I'm afraid I'll point in the wrong direction and bury you for nothing!" ”

When the guard heard this, he also swallowed his saliva, and his whole face turned pale with a "brush", presumably he was also very afraid that I would point the wrong way.

My steps were heavy, and there were no signs in front of me, so I could only grope my way with some of the characteristics that Arecio had told me.

We had been groping around in the jungle for the whole afternoon, and behind me was an army of nearly five thousand men, so we couldn't be careless.

At sunset, I was the first to walk out of the forest, and at the moment I came out I lost almost all my strength and fell to the ground. If it weren't for the guards around me who helped the ground in time, then I would have really fallen into the mud.

"I never expected it, we really came out!" At this moment, Valentinian came behind me at some point. He looked down at me, although he was still deliberately maintaining his majesty as emperor, but as soon as he opened his mouth, it was not difficult to hear the excitement in his heart at this time, and even his voice began to tremble. "I thought you were a spy sent by the Bagow elements, but I apologize to you, Luga, really!"

I didn't expect even the emperor to apologize to me, which really flattered me. Again, Andrew was released, he was already conscious, and he ran up behind me with a lot of surprise. "Oh yes, yes, Luga, I knew you could!"

"So, Aurius. Luga! Valentinian looked at me again with a serious look on his face and asked, "What I don't understand is, did you really come spontaneously, or was someone instigated?" ”

"Tell him, Luga, that it was Arecio's idea, and then we can go home!" Andrew was blowing the wind in my ears behind me, and indeed, it was time to make a choice.

"That's right, Caesar!" I was smiling, but my heart was already turbulent, and two personalities were instantly divided into two personalities in my head, arguing fiercely over this one thing.

"All of this is done by me, not for anything else, simply, I want to save you!" I don't know why I say that, maybe my heart has been fed up with such a life at the mercy of others, yes, I want to be free, I want to break through!

"My God, Luga, what did you say?" Andrew's frightened expression contrasted with Valentinian's satisfied smile, perhaps the vanity of his heart was greatly satisfied. Andrew was completely speechless when I said something I shouldn't have said, and he didn't dare to speak in front of the emperor, so he didn't have the courage to expose me. And I, from the face of Caesar Valentinian III, have already drawn the answer, the ultimate beneficiary of this farce, is me, Aurius. Luga, and all the rewards that come are mine, mine!!