In order to avoid being seen by the manager of the apartment, Zhang Heng and Dadatis were still walking through the window when they left.

Downstairs in the Tiber River was a small boat left behind by Dadatis, about the size of two people.

When Zhang Heng went down to the boat, he found that there were no oars inside, so he asked the old Persian trainer opposite, "How are we going?" ”

"Relax, we just have to go down the river." The old trainer untied the rope as he spoke.

The next moment, the boat began to drift downstream under the action of the current.

And Zhang Heng and Dadatis sat in the bow of the boat and the stern of the boat.

At night, although you can't see the prosperity and noise on both sides of the river during the day, there is also a unique scenery, the starry river in the sky is reflected in the river, like a transparent ribbon inlaid with agate, and the reflection of the moon ripples with the ripples brought by the boats, and then rejoins together after being broken.

"You're right not to come to me during the day." The old Persian trainer at the stern of the boat suddenly spoke, "It's not too safe outside these days, and we'd better reduce unnecessary meetings, especially in front of outsiders, you have to remember to pretend you don't know me." ”

"Huh?"

"Remember what I told you about the enemies of the Blade of Balance?"

"Oh, the traitor who united with Octavian two hundred years ago? I think you said earlier that he had formed an Assassin organization similar to the Balance Blade, and that he was dealing with the Balance Blade. ”

"Yes, its name is Hound," said Dadatis, "and we have fought many times, overtly and covertly, over the past two hundred years, but about sixty years ago, our men inflicted heavy blows on the hounds, and succeeded in assassinating most of the hounds' core members. ”

"So your guys are doing a good job, and then what?"

"Then the few remaining survivors of the hounds disappeared and did not reappear for a long time, until about half a year ago, when we found the hounds."

"Do you think they're coming back?" Zhang Heng asked.

"It's not that I'm coming back, it's that I'm already back." The old trainer had a serious look on his face, "We just received news that a core member of the team was assassinated and killed while investigating a suspected hound's target in Britannia, and we don't have any clues about the killer. ”

"Did the hound make it?"

"I don't know yet, but we can't think of any other possibilities besides the hound, the assassin who was killed was codenamed Blackfish, he may not be the strongest assassin in the organization, but he can definitely be regarded as the most cautious group of people, and he himself was born in Britannia, he is considered the head snake there, in addition to the strength of the organization, he has many personal friends there, so his death also shocked the other members of the organization."

"You're worried about this." Zhang Heng looked into the eyes of the old trainer.

"Yes, the reappearance of the Hound shows that the survivors of the sixty-year war did not give up revenge, but silently accumulated strength in secret, they have been preparing for such a long time, and when they reappear, it will definitely not be as simple as wanting to kill one or two people, which may well mean that a new war is coming, a war between the Blade of Balance and the Hound Dogs."

Dadatis voiced his concerns, "Even though the Battle was won by the Blade of Balance sixty years ago, we have been a little too comfortable for the past sixty years to know anything about the new hounds, but our enemies must have been studying us, and if they decide to strike, they will definitely hit us to the point." ”

"But didn't you tell me you were planning to retire?" Zhang Heng said, "Since this is the case, it is better to retreat from the rapids as soon as possible, so that the rest of the matter has nothing to do with you." ”

"Am I the kind of person who escapes?" The old trainer was dissatisfied, "And you don't want to learn the balance from me honestly, you can't only be interested in the combat part, you must know that no matter what kind of combat technique, it is only a means, our mission is to maintain the balance of all things in the world for Kreis, you need to keep this in mind at all times, because it is this that distinguishes us from other assassins." ”

"Uh-huh." Zhang Heng responded casually.

Seeing this, Dadates couldn't help but sigh again in his heart, this student of his is good at everything, it can be called the perfect template for assassins, the only problem is that he has never been able to accept the belief of the Balance Blade, if it was before, Dadatis still felt that it didn't matter if he took his time, as long as Zhang Hengken joined the Balance Blade, he could always gradually integrate into it subtly.

But it wasn't until he received the news of Blackfish's death that Dadatis realized that he might not have that much time left.

While the two were talking, the boat had drifted under an arched bridge, and Dadatis withdrew his thoughts, stretched out a hand, and knocked rhythmically twice on a pier, and the next moment a soft ladder fell from the bridge.

The old trainer made a gesture of please, so Zhang Heng climbed along the ladder to the bridge.

There was a horse-drawn carriage parked there, and the black carriage was tightly wrapped.

"Don't think about it, these are special times, and the priest is very important to the Blade of Balance, so we need to keep her safe as much as possible."

"Yes." Zhang Heng took the blindfolded black cloth and climbed into the carriage, saying that it was a carriage, but it was still very different from the carriage specially used for riding in later generations, only two wheels, far less comfortable than that of later generations, and there were no doors and windows, Zhang Heng climbed in from a small opening, feeling like he was lying in a coffin.

Especially when the only small mouth was also sealed by Dadadis.

"I can only send you here, someone will take you the road behind, remember to be respectful when you see the priest, she hates people who are disrespectful to Kleirs."

"It's not hard to guess." Zhang Heng snorted, feeling the crampedness and coldness around him.

Fortunately, the journey was not very long, and after about half an hour, they arrived at their destination. But no one shouted Zhang Heng to get out of the carriage, but four slaves directly carried the carriage of the carriage.

Zhang Heng silently counted in his heart, and after a distance of about a hundred steps, he was put down again.

Then there was no sound around, and the slaves seemed to have left, and he seemed to have forgotten.

It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that a voice that was almost emotionless, as cold as marble, sounded in his ears, "You're quite able to hold your breath, aren't you afraid that I'll throw you directly into the river?" ”