"Why did you throw me into the river?"

"Your teacher told you that I am a priest of Kleis, and I don't like people who are disrespectful to Kleis." The voice was as cold as marble.

"Then you will probably kill the whole city of Rome, for there are not many believers in this city."

"Don't quibble, they are not our people, but you are, or you may be in the future...... Your teacher chooses you to be his successor, and you will not only inherit his skills, but also his mission to maintain the balance of all things in the world. The priestess's fingers caressed the edge of the carriage.

"Otherwise, do you think I have made such great efforts to get close to Commodus, to contribute to the prosperity and stability of Rome?" Zhang Heng in the carriage asked rhetorically.

"Don't try to deceive me, I know you joined the Blade of Balance only for the sake of those Assassin texts in the library, no matter how powerful a person like you is, no matter how strong he is, no faith will sooner or later become a scourge, and I should probably nibble the danger in the cradle before it's too late."

"Maybe you should, but then no one will be able to tell you the whereabouts of Otlus." Zhang Heng said lightly.

"You're threatening me?"

"No, you were the one who threatened me first."

In the face of the strong pressure given by the priestess, Zhang Heng did not retreat, but instead fought-for-tat, not giving an inch, and did not seem to have considered the consequences of provoking the other party at all. If the old trainer was here, he would probably roll his eyes angrily, because Zhang Heng didn't listen to a word when he was on the bridge.

However, after Zhang Heng finished saying this, there was a long silence outside the carriage.

The priestess outside seemed to be thinking about whether to ask someone to really throw Zhang Heng into the river, but after a while, the baffle above Zhang Heng's head was removed again.

The voice outside, as cold as marble, spoke, "Now you can come out." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Heng climbed out of the cramped and cramped carriage, and then pointed to the black cloth on his face, "What about this thing?" ”

"Don't take an inch, if you don't want to die, it's better to wear it honestly."

"It seems that you haven't had a good time lately, otherwise it would be too boring to live so carefully."

The black cloth is not completely sealed, the light from the outside can penetrate through, and Zhang Heng can also see a vague outline, which should be the priestess herself, but the other party should still have a mask on his face, in other words, even if he suddenly takes off the cloth strip on his face, he can't see the true face of the other party.

The greater significance of the strip of cloth is only to test whether he is loyal or not.

The priestess was noncommittal, but said, "We don't need to live interestingly, just remember the meaning of everyone's existence." ”

"It's really pure faith, it's admirable." Zhang Heng paused, "But, with all due respect, if that's the case, why do you want to see me privately from others?" ”

The priestess smiled, her laughter as cold as her voice when she spoke, "You think you know everything, don't you?" ”

"I've never said that myself." Zhang Heng said calmly.

"You're as arrogant as the rumors say, thinking that you've won the championship at the Flavian Amphitheater and that you've unexpectedly gained freedom, so you don't plan to put the blade of balance in your eyes again."

"I don't think it's an accident that I'm free." Zhang Heng said calmly.

"Then you're not stupid enough to go home, since we can give you freedom, then we can naturally take this freedom away from you, whether you hug Commodus or not." The priestess said coldly.

"It sounds like your political allies are quite strong, so I'm relieved, in that case, what else do you have to do with me?"

The priestess snorted, "There's something for you to do. ”

"Is this an oracle?"

"It's not." The priestess was silent for a long time before speaking.

"Was that an order from the Assassin Council, with the consent of more than half of the Assassins?"

"Not really."

"Heh, why should I listen to you in that case?" Zhang Hengdao.

Along the way, Zhang Heng had been thinking about the reason why the priestess suddenly met him, there was no need to do such a risky thing as the other party, and besides, she had to hide from the other assassins of the Balance Blade, and she seemed hostile as soon as the two met, which was also a bit abnormal.

Zhang Heng recalled carefully, he should not have done anything to offend her before, so there was only one possibility for the other party to adopt this attitude.

- The other party has a request for him, but he doesn't want to be used by him to get a handle, so he uses this method, intimidating him as soon as he comes up, trying to take the initiative, which is a very clever political trick.

However, her trick is usually okay to deal with those assassins who are relatively simple and have little political experience, but it is a bit too much to think about it when it is used to deal with Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng can deal with the complicated political environment on Nassau Island at the beginning, how can she be so easily frightened.

Therefore, the conversation between the two when they first met was full of gunpowder, and the two sides fought with each other, neither of them would take a step back, and finally they were evenly divided.

But this result is a failure for the priestess, because she is the one who has something to ask for, and once she loses the initiative, it means that she has little bargaining power in the following negotiations.

However, Zhang Heng didn't press too hard, after all, the negotiation must first listen to the other party's offer. So he then said, "Tell me what you want me to do." ”

"I hope you don't kill Ortrus when you find him." The priestess spoke astonishingly.

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Wait, I heard you right, you, the priest of Kreis, are begging me not to kill the oracle's target?" ”

"No, I didn't let you spare Otlus, I just told you not to kill him so quickly when you found him." The priestess emphasized, "Things have changed during this time, and I need to know something from him first, so I want you to tell me first when you find his whereabouts, and I will send someone to talk to him first, but don't worry, I will still leave him to you after that, let you complete the test, and you will have nothing to lose." ”

"So it seems like your god is a little unexpected, and then?"

"And then you don't want to go into the library, do you? Because of your religious stance, the other Assassins of the Order may not agree to let you into the library, but I can take you in directly, bypassing the vote of the Assassin Council. The priestess finally threw out her chips.