Balance Blade unilaterally cut off the connection with Zhang Heng, but this does not mean that Zhang Heng has no way to find them again.
Before, Zhang Heng lay blindfolded in a carriage and went to meet the priestess on the territory of the priestess. Zhang Heng silently recorded the sounds and road conditions along the way, but after that he reached an agreement with the priestess. I was busy working as a consultant for Commodus, so I didn't go into it for the time being.
Now that Zhang Heng needed to reconnect with the Blade of Balance, this was naturally the first thing he thought of.
Afterwards, Zhang Heng found Marcus and asked the latter to get a carriage. In order to restore the situation of that night as much as possible, Zhang Heng even ordered a carriage that was exactly the same as the one he had been lying in before. In the middle of the night, Kus drove the carriage to the arched bridge beside the Tiber River.
Zhang Heng took the carriage here before, so this time, if he wants to find the road he walked that night, he also needs to start from here, and follow his memory to return to the place where he met the priestess.
However, Zhang Heng's first night's attempt failed.
This is because there was a rain in the afternoon, which changed the condition of the road surface. Even if there was only a slight deviation, the cumulative impact on Zhang Heng, who recognized the direction by the sense of bumps and sound, was still quite large.
So Zhang Heng had to wait until the next day, and tomorrow was the day to inspect the barracks. In other words, Zhang Heng couldn't fail again tonight, otherwise he wouldn't be able to contact the Balance Blade before inspecting the barracks. : :
Fortunately, he was lucky this day. Not only did it not rain again, but also the sun was abundant at noon, which basically eliminated the influence of yesterday's rain. Therefore, when Zhang Heng returned to the carriage, the commander was in front Marcus, who was driving the car, finally had a much higher accuracy rate.
But even so, it took the two of them four hours to find the final goal through constant trial and error and looking back.
Zhang Heng got off the carriage, looked at Domus in front of him, and asked Marcus beside him, "Do you know whose house this is?"
Marcus obviously did his homework in advance, and immediately replied after hearing the words, "The owner of this domus is Sketus, a young man from the Corasu family, but it is said that he himself was very young about two years ago. Don't come here any more, only the old servant who is the gatekeeper lives in it now."
Zhang Heng nodded, "I can do the rest by myself, you can go back."
Marcus didn't ask any more questions, turned around and drove the carriage away. This is what Zhang Heng admired most about him. This young man was very clear about what to ask and what not to ask.
And when Marcus disappeared on the street, Zhang Heng put on his hood.
Now is a special moment, let alone whether there are people with Balance Blade, even if this place is really a secret stronghold of the priestess, considering the existence of traitors in Balance Blade, Zhang Heng also decided to show up as little as possible. show up.
So he jumped directly over the wall into the vestibule.
And as soon as he landed, the hairs all over his body stood on end, because a dagger silently pierced his lower back. Fortunately, Zhang Heng's reaction was fast enough, and he had been strengthening his strength during this time. Only by using the way of movement can he escape the knife at the critical moment.
But the opponent's attack did not stop, but became more ferocious, and at the same time drew out another dagger.
And Zhang Heng also pulled out his two Persian swords, and swung them backwards, as if he had eyes on his back, and accurately held the attacker's dagger. His action also made the attacker slightly stunned. Naturally, Zhang Heng would not waste this rare opportunity, and finally turned around and saw the attacker's face.
Blocked by the veil, although Zhang Heng couldn't see the other person's face, he recognized that it was the veiled woman in the perfume shop who attacked him.
When the two met, Zhang Heng knew that this woman should also be an assassin, but he didn't expect that her level was so good. Just based on the few rounds of the two people's confrontation just now, her assassination level has already surpassed that of the old Persian trainer. above.
Zhang Heng also speculated that the other party was probably a core member of Balance Blade.
And the woman wearing a veil on the opposite side obviously recognized Zhang Heng, not through his appearance, but through Zhang Heng's moves.
"It seems that Dadatis really thinks highly of you, and taught you all his unique skills of pressing the bottom of the box." The woman wearing a veil said, "Of course, you are also a quick learner, I just saw you When you were still in the Victor Arena, you probably couldn't escape the assassination I just did."
Zhang Heng immediately thought of something, the four people who knew his identity that Dadatis had told him, and the woman in front of him is obviously not a priestess, nor is it the Assassin Speaker Faceless, so there is only one possibility left, Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, "Are you Hyacinth?"
"It seems that Dadatis mentioned me to you." The veiled woman said, "I'm curious how he evaluated me."
Zhang Hengneng could see that Hyacinth and Dadatis had a rather complicated relationship, and they were not perfect friends, so he tried his best to say something nice to the old Persian trainer, saying, "He said you are his The best assassin I've ever seen."
Hyacinth sneered when he heard the words, "Forget it, I know him, it is impossible for him to say such a thing, but he did tell me that your potential is unlimited, just like an unpolished star. gems, as long as you rub it casually, you will become the strongest assassin in Rome in the future."
"Well..."
Zhang Heng was interrupted by Hyacinth before he had time to say anything, "But now it seems that he has exaggerated a bit. You haven't been able to kill Otrus to complete the test for so long. It seems that even if you have talent, there is a limit."
"If I remember correctly, didn't you have nothing to do with Otrus for such a long time?" Zhang Heng asked, "You don't even know what he looks like."
"That happened before. Now we have found the opportunity to assassinate Ortrus, so your test may fail. As for whether the organization will accept you in the future, we need to wait until this matter is over before making an evaluation. Already." Hyacinth said lightly.
"Couldn't the opportunity you mentioned be when Commodus inspects the barracks tomorrow, but as far as I know, Otrus's physical condition does not allow him to appear in public at all." Zhang Heng was slightly sarcastic towards Hyacinth The tone didn't take it seriously, but said instead.
"We know that the Otrus who will be with Commodus tomorrow is a fake." Hyacinth's answer was beyond Zhang Heng's expectations. She paused here, and then continued, "Not only do we know that Otrus is a fake, and I know why the real Otrus released this news, in addition to seducing us, the more important thing is to cover up his real purpose." Hyacinth inserted the dagger back into his waist.
"But no matter what, it's amazing that you can touch this place. Thank you for the information you provided, especially the fact that Otrus is inconvenient. We will verify it after we find the target. In addition, you also Is there anything else?" Although Hyacinth's tone was polite, her body movements showed that she didn't want Zhang Heng to stay here any longer.
It's not because seeing Zhang Heng is uncomfortable, but because there are other important things to do at hand.
Zhang Heng also saw this, and said no more after hearing the words, nodded and said, "Then I wish you all the best tomorrow."