"Why did you throw me into the river?"
"Your teacher told you, I'm a priest of Keluis, and I don't like people who are disrespectful to Keluis." That voice was as cold as marble.
"Then you're probably going to kill the entire city of Rome, because there aren't many people who believe in Creus in this city."
"Don't quibble, they are not our people, but you are, or you may be in the future... your teacher chose you to be his successor, you not only need to inherit his ability, but also inherit his mission, maintain The balance of all things." The priestess' fingers stroked the edge of the carriage.
"Otherwise, what do you think I put so much effort into getting close to Commodus, to contribute to the prosperity and stability of Rome?" Zhang Heng in the carriage asked back.
"Don't try to deceive me. I know that you joined Balance Blade only for those assassin books in the library. No matter how capable a person like you is, having no faith will become a disaster sooner or later. Nip the danger before it's too late."
"Maybe you should do this, but then no one will be able to tell you the whereabouts of Ortrus." Zhang Heng said lightly.
"Are you threatening me?"
"No, obviously you threatened me first."
Faced with the strong pressure from the priestess, Zhang Heng did not retreat, but confronted each other tit for tat, refusing to give in an inch, as if he had not considered the consequences of angering the other party at all. If the old trainer was here, he would probably roll his eyes angrily, because Zhang Heng didn't seem to hear a word he said on the bridge.
But after Zhang Heng finished speaking, there was a long silence outside the carriage.
The priestess outside seemed to be considering whether to ask someone to throw Zhang Hengzhen into the river, but after a while, the baffle above Zhang Heng's head was removed again.
The voice as cold as marble outside said, "Now you can come out."
Hearing this, Zhang Heng climbed out of the cramped compartment, and then pointed to the black cloth on his face, "Where is this thing?"
"Don't push yourself too hard. If you don't want to die, you'd better wear it honestly."
"It seems that you have not had a good time recently, otherwise it would be too boring to always live so cautiously."
The black cloth is not completely sealed, the light from outside can penetrate, and Zhang Heng can also see a vague outline, which should be the priestess herself, but the other party should still be wearing a mask, in other words, even He suddenly took off the cloth strip on his face, and couldn't see the other person's true face.
The greater significance of the strips is just to test his loyalty.
The priestess was noncommittal when she heard the words, but said, "We don't need to live a meaningful life, as long as we remember the meaning of each person's existence."
"This is really pure faith, which is admirable." Zhang Heng paused, "But, with all due respect, if it is true, why do you want to meet me in private without telling others?"
The priestess smiled, her laughter was as cold as her voice when she spoke, "Do you think you know everything?"
"I've never said that myself." Zhang Heng said calmly.
"You are as arrogant as the rumors say. You feel that you have won the championship at the Flavian Amphitheater and gained freedom by accident, so you don't intend to put the Blade of Balance in your eyes again."
"I don't think it was an accident that I was free." Zhang Heng said frankly.
"Then you are not too stupid. Since we can give you freedom, we can take this freedom away from you, no matter whether you hug Commodus' lap or not." The priestess said coldly .
"It sounds like your political allies are pretty strong, so I can rest assured. If that's the case, why do you want me here?"
The priestess snorted, "There is something you need to do."
"Is this an oracle?"
"No." The priestess said after a long silence.
"Is that an order from the Council of Assassins, with the consent of more than half of the Assassins?"
"No."
"Heh, why should I listen to you?" Zhang Heng said.
Along the way before, Zhang Heng had been thinking about the reason why the priestess met him suddenly. As the other party, there was no need to do such a risky thing, and besides, he had to hide it from the other assassins of the Balance Blade. She just seemed hostile, which was also a bit abnormal.
Zhang Heng recalled carefully, he should not have done anything to offend her before, so there is only one possibility for the other party to adopt this attitude.
—The other party wanted something from him, but he didn't want him to take advantage of it, so he adopted this method, intimidating him as soon as he came up, and trying to take the initiative. This is a very clever political trick.
However, her method is usually good against those relatively simple assassins with no political experience. It is a bit overthinking to use it against Zhang Heng. Back then, Zhang Heng was able to deal with the intricate political environment on Nassau Island, so how could it be possible? Intimidated by her so easily.
Therefore, the conversation between the two when they first met was full of gunpowder.
But this result is a failure for the priestess, because she is the one who wants to ask for something. Once she loses the initiative, it means that she will not have much bargaining power in the next negotiation.
However, Zhang Heng didn't press too hard, after all, he had to listen to the other party's offer first. So he said later, "Tell me what you want me to do first."
"I hope you don't kill Otrus when you find him." The priestess said surprisingly.
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, "Wait, did I hear you right, you, the priest of Kreus, are you asking me not to kill the target of the oracle?"
"No, I didn't ask you to spare Otrus, I just told you not to kill him so quickly when you find him." The priestess emphasized, "The situation has changed during this time, I need to start with him. I know something about him, so I hope you will tell me after you find his whereabouts, I will send someone to talk to him first, but don't worry, I will leave him to you later, let you complete the test, You have nothing to lose."
"It seems that the gods you believe in seem a little forward-looking, and then?"
"Then you don't want to enter the library? Because of your belief position, other assassins in the organization may not agree to let you enter the library, but I can take you in directly, bypassing the vote of the Assassin Council, you help me Help you, what do you think of us getting what we need?" The priestess finally threw out her chips.