So you found me, and after the dust had settled, you and I, the two remaining remnants of the Blade of Balance, oh, and perhaps your teacher, though given his age, I suspect he might not even be able to get where I sent him. Lucilla smiled self-deprecatingly, "We're all members of the Blade of Balance now, admit it, we've lost, if I were you, I wouldn't waste precious time on a dying man, you should leave Rome overnight before they catch you." ”

"Maybe," Zhang Heng was noncommittal, and then asked, "What about you?" Why don't you go. ”

"Because I am Aurelius's daughter, the wife of Lucius, Augusta of the Roman Empire, I will not run away, and even more so in my capacity there will be people who will recognize me wherever I flee." Lucyla said, "They won't do anything to me just yet, because I'm Commodus' only blood relative, and they'll definitely have to take that into account." ”

"So you're going to know yourself like that?" 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 put my life and death in the hands of others, every day I am in fear, waiting for that day to come, it is better to die with dignity now." Lucyla straightened her chest, "Don't underestimate a woman's determination, Leopatra VII has her vipers, and I have mine." ”

"Admirable, but I want to correct one thing, it's you who lose, not us who lose." Zhang Heng said, "I haven't lost yet. ”

"Have you lost your mind because of what happened tonight," Lucyla frowned, "you don't even qualify to be involved in this war, so what are you talking about winning or losing?" ”

"There are things that maybe only a bystander can see better." Zhang Heng said, "Oh, I'm not talking about you without clothes, but I have to confirm one thing with you before I do that." ”

"What's the matter?" Lucyla asked.

"Is our previous agreement still valid?"

"Our agreement?" Lucyla was puzzled.

"I'll help you get rid of Otlus, you take me to the secret library of the Balance Blade," Zhang Heng said, "Just like you said, we are the only three people left in the Balance Blade, given that my teacher doesn't know where to run to be happy, so now it seems that I can only point to you to take me into the library of the Balance Blade, I believe you can also see when I talk about this, why I didn't hurry out of the city tonight, but came to you first." ”

Zhang Heng looked at Lucyla, "I need you to live, at least until I enter the library, which means that this time I am afraid that I will have to make a loss-making transaction, not only to kill Otheros for you according to the agreement, but also to help you solve the trouble of the hound." ”

"You're now alone, without any companions or support, and you want to go to war with two powerful enemies at the same time, what are you going to do?" Lucyla looked suspicious when she heard this, "Wait until dawn tomorrow, even if the Hound people don't find you, your wanted warrants will be plastered all over the streets of this city." ”

"Well...... Since we are an Assassin Order, let's solve it in the same way that belongs to the Assassins this time. "After all, the people who taught me these skills have always emphasized to me that tradition is very important. ”

"Not to mention that you haven't passed the test to become a real assassin, you don't even know who your target is and where they are, how can you kill them?" Lucyla continued.

Zhang Heng smiled, took out three copper coins from his pocket, and lined them up in the palm of his hand in turn, "Balance Blade, Ottrus, Hound Dog, if I can't see what the back of any of these coins is, I will follow your advice tonight and escape from Rome overnight, and I won't come to see you at all, I don't know if such an answer can satisfy you?" ”

"Do you know where Ortrus is hiding? And you also know who the leader of the hounds is? Lucyla's eyes widened, "How is this possible?" The Blade of Balance has been investigating for so long, but we haven't been able to find any of this, otherwise we wouldn't have been defeated. ”

"Like I said, there are some things that maybe only the onlooker can see better. And I have to admit that it took me a lot of time, and with a bit of luck, I was able to sort everything out by tonight, and luckily my luck has always been 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 walked to a pot of cosmos, he stopped again, "By the way, I do have a question that I haven't thought clearly, who is the traitor in the Blade of Balance?" ”

Lucyla shook her head when she heard this, "There are no traitors in the Blade of Balance, after that incident two hundred years ago, we have strict requirements for loyalty and faith when selecting members, and people like you are outliers, which is why it has been difficult for us to accept you. ”

"Oh, I see, the so-called traitor is your people who deliberately defected to Otlus, so your previous agreement with me was only to confuse the enemy, you don't need to ask anything from Otlus's mouth at all, no, even letting me get close to Commodus is just a distraction for your enemies, you don't expect me to find Otlus, do you?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, that's right." Lucyla sighed, "Because Ortrus's whereabouts are too secretive, we want to use this method to drive a nail in Ortrus, but it turns out that Ortrus will not trust anyone at all, and in the end, our people were used by him to convey the wrong information, which ultimately led to the Balance Blade losing the war." ”

"If you knew about Otrous's upbringing, you probably wouldn't have such illusions." Zhang Hengdao.

"What upbringing?"

"Ortrus, Commodus's twin brother, contracted a strange disease when he was five years old, and the initial suspicion is that it should be our ...... Well, the country is called polio, a disease that causes paralysis and the like, it looks a little deformed, but the court priest said that this child is cursed, it will bring bad luck, for the sake of the country and the people, he must be killed, I believe you know better than me the cat behind this matter, after all, you should have been a teenager at that time, but I looked into this secret for a long time. ”

"Yes, that's right, my father ended up having the kid killed, claiming that he was dying of disease." "I remember it, and I can't forget the way he looked at me when he said goodbye at the last time. ”

"Actually, your father didn't kill the child, but secretly sent him away, and entrusted it to a henchman who guarded the frontier, so that the child survived, of course, for no one."

"He's my brother?" Lucyla said incredulously.

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

"No, kill him." Lucyla said categorically, "There is only one person between him and me who can live, if he doesn't die, then I will die, as for his story, you can wait until you kill him and then tell me slowly." ”

"Heh, I kind of like to work for the Emperor's House now, at least you're all quite happy." Zhang Heng shrugged.