After Zhang Heng packed his things here, he brought the little slave girl to Walo's residence.
In the negotiation between him and Marcruz, in addition to one-fifth of the profit of each performance, the freedom of the little slave girl and Varo was also added by the way. Now that the little slave girl has been resolved, only Varo’s is left. .
However, Varo is not in the place where he lives. Zhang Heng heard from Varo's roommate that Varo should be at the training ground, so he grabbed the little slave girl who was poking around behind him, and said to her, "I have something to do with Varo. If you want to talk, go out and wait for us outside the door."
"Oh." The little slave girl obediently agreed, she knew that Zhang Heng didn't want her to hear what he said, but she was no longer complaining about herself, but remembered what someone said to him before, and there were some things that she didn't want to hear It was for her safety, so she left happily.
After that, Zhang Heng came to the training ground alone.
Unlike the joy when he promised to give the little slave girl freedom, Marcruz seemed a little hesitant to let Varro go, but considering the huge benefits that Zhang Heng's monthly performances could bring, he finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
And this did not come as a surprise to Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng, the man behind the scenes who made Varo a slave from an antique dealer, has already been investigated by the previous gangsters. The other party probably thought that Varo would not be able to survive the gladiator school, so he did not report this matter. How perfect and rigorous it is, as long as someone with a heart checks it, they can basically sort out the ins and outs.
However, after learning the truth, Zhang Heng was somewhat surprised.
Varo is sweating on the training ground. He doesn't even know that Zhang Heng has won the championship. Now he only has one thing in his eyes, and that is training, training, and continuous training.
Varo knew that his talent and strength were in the middle and lower reaches among all the gladiators, and he was not outstanding. Before that, he had to rely on Zhang Heng's secret help to get through many dangers, but he couldn't rely on Zhang Heng for a lifetime, let alone rely on Zhang Heng. What's more, the two have separated now. If he wants to leave here, he needs to pay more sweat and effort than others to complete his revenge.
Seeing this, Zhang Heng didn't intend to disturb Varo, so he just stood aside and watched Varo's training quietly.
It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that Varo's practice came to an end that he found Zhang Heng on the other side. He put away his wooden sword and walked over here, "Is the gladiatorial performance over?"
"Hmm." Zhang Heng nodded.
"Who won the final championship?"
"The person standing in front of you right now."
"I knew it," Valo was sincerely happy for Zhang Heng, "No one can beat you, my friend from the East, now Marcruz will have to worry about what kind of reward he should give you. The arena brings glory and fame."
"Actually... Marcruz and I are no longer in the relationship of master and slave."
"What do you mean?" Valo was stunned when he heard the words, "Did he sell you? It shouldn't be, isn't he always thinking about finding Cisnatus' successor?"
"No, I'm free now. After the performance, His Majesty the Emperor gave me the training sword."
"Is this true?" Varo's face was full of surprise, "But you have only played a few games. Is there any newcomer who was freed so quickly before?"
"Who knows, but I guess there will be a first time for everything." Of course Zhang Heng would not tell Varo his previous conjecture, he just said to the former antique dealer, "After freedom, Marcruz and I also reached an agreement. A new agreement, I will come back to help him play a game every month, in addition to the payment, he also agrees to set you free."
"You still brought me?" Walo blushed a little when he heard this, and he remembered that when the two first met, he had told Zhang Heng euphemistically that he couldn't take him to do business together.
However, Zhang Heng looked indifferent, "You don't have to think too much, we were not familiar with each other at that time, and your reaction was normal. What I want to remind you is that your opponent may not only be your wife but also the oldest Good friend, do you know the man Peregrino?"
Varo frowned when he heard this, "This name sounds a bit familiar, oh, I remembered, he is a senior member of the Senate, and his servants came to me with two antique vases before, saying that Peregrine Promise to sell these two precious gadgets for money."
"Then what?"
"Then I went through a detailed inspection and told him that his master and he might have been cheated, because the two vases were not antiques at all, but his servant said that I was cheating him, and he also framed me saying that I was authenticating the vases. I dropped the vase, but he was by my side when it was appraised." Walo said, "Later, a few old customers came forward to prove my credibility, so the matter was left alone. Take this matter too seriously, why did you bring up Peregrino, wait, do you mean that he has something to do with my being framed?"
"Actually, it's more accurate to say that he is the one who is in charge of all this. As for your best friend and your wife, the relationship between them is indeed... going on for a while, and they are quite afraid of being discovered by you Yes, but with their abilities, they can’t make such a plan.”
"This is where I've always been weird," Varo smiled bitterly. "I said before that I never thought my best friend would lie to me. Apart from the friendship between us, it's also because I know his ability, so your Does it mean that peregrino wants to deal with me and then buys my best friend and wife, but why? why is peregrino doing this to me, i'm just a small antique dealer, just because i Didn't you accept his two counterfeit vases?"
"The bigger reason is probably that the wealth accumulated by your family makes him jealous."
"Um?"
"I asked someone to help investigate Peregrino. This is not the first time this old guy has done this kind of thing. Many people have been targeted by him, or accept his blackmail honestly. There are many disobedient and Your fate is the same." Zhang Heng said.
"So am I being targeted by a senator?" After hearing this, a look of fear flashed across Valo's eyes. After all, the full name of the Roman Empire is the Senate and the Roman people. Ordinary people are giants. Varo originally thought that his enemy was only his friend and wife, but he did not expect to be a high-ranking veteran. However, after experiencing this accident, Varo's heart has indeed become much stronger. His expression quickly returned to normal, and he said to Zhang Heng, "I have a request."
"Um?"
"I don't want my freedom back."
"Oh, why, haven't you been working hard for freedom?"
Varo clenched his fists, "That was when I didn't know who my opponent was. Since Peregrino was behind the scenes, he must have greeted Marcruz. This is also when I introduced myself before. The reason why Marcruz ignored it. If I leave the gladiator school, it may not be long before this matter will reach Peregrino. No, it is very likely that Marcruz will tell Peregrino directly. , he will not want to offend Peregrino, yes, I want to be free, I dream of breathing the air again, but now is not the time, before I become stronger, find a way to deal with it I'm not going to leave here until Peregrino does it."
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard the words, "It seems that you have grown a lot during this time, yes, this is indeed your best choice now."
"You've helped me a lot since we met." Valo looked into Zhang Heng's eyes and said sincerely, "I don't even know how to repay your kindness, but in the end it's my business. So in the future, I hope I can solve it myself, and I will find a way."