"Wow, is this our new home?" The slave girl rushed into the new house excitedly.
"No, this is my new home. You are just staying here temporarily," Zhang Heng said.
"Hmph, stingy."
"…"
The domus that Commodus gave Zhang Heng was not located in the area where Decius's family lived. However, it was also a well-known wealthy area in Rome. As Commodus said, it was closer to the palace, and it was convenient for Zhang Heng to travel between the palace and his residence.
Probably because Zhang Heng lived alone, Commodus did not give him a house that was too big. Even so, the new house occupied almost the same area as Mark Reuss' domus, especially the front hall. It was very spacious and had excellent lighting. There was also a long and narrow rain-bearing pool. At the same time, the furniture inside was well-matched. Commodus also gave Zhang Heng two extra servants to help him take care of the house.
The slave girl was immersed in the joy of moving to a new house. She ran around the courtyard and touched everything. Zhang Heng then asked the two servants to drag the luggage into the house. After that, he turned around and walked into the study. He then took out two bottles of wine from the cabinet and poured himself a glass of wine.
After solving the problem of the mine, he was quite relaxed during this period. With Decius around, he did not need to go to the site every day to monitor the progress of the project. Other than the monthly gladiatorial performance, he would occasionally return to Dongcheng District to deal with some problems that Soap and Marcus couldn't solve. Therefore, he spent most of his time every day digesting the assassin skills that Dadatis taught him.
Now that his assassin skills had been upgraded to Lv.2, it meant that he had almost stepped into the threshold of a first-class assassin. Coupled with the Heart of Kreis, which could be called the assassin's divine suit, his real strength in assassination was actually close to that of a top-notch assassin. However, after he digested what Dadatis taught him, if he wanted to improve his abilities in this area, he would need to accumulate assassination experience like other assassins and continue to polish his skills.
But other than that, there was a shortcut.
That was the Balance Blade's assassin library. It contained all kinds of assassin classics since the establishment of the Balance Blade. If he could stay in the library for a while, Zhang Heng estimated that he would be able to improve a lot. And he had already reached an agreement with the priestess. After killing Altrus, he could enter the library.
This was also Zhang Heng's main goal in the near future.
On the other hand, getting close to Commodus also meant that he could get in touch with the imperial guards. He could start investigating who hired the assassins to assassinate him.
Unknown enemies were the most dangerous. He had risen too quickly, and it was normal for some people to be jealous of him. He had also offended some people along the way, but other than the bosses of a few small forces that he had annexed before, none of them had reached the level of wanting to assassinate him.
Unfortunately, it was difficult for this type of person to come into contact with the Imperial Guards, so this meant that there was no one on his list of suspects.
From the perspective of motivation, Zhang Heng couldn't find a reason why someone wanted to kill him. However, he also knew that sometimes killing someone didn't necessarily require sufficient reason. Some serial killers with psychopathic minds and impulsive murders were more troublesome to investigate.
The only clue Zhang Heng had now was the portrait. It seemed that he would have to meet the imperial guards next.
…
Zhang Heng did not expect that the first guest after he moved into his new house would be Lucilla.
From the first time the two met, Zhang Heng did not want to get too close to this woman who attempted to kill her brother. According to historical records, the assassination would only happen two years later. By that time, Zhang Heng would no longer be in this quest. However, this woman had always been crazy, and she did not like to act according to common sense. Zhang Heng could not figure out what she would do next, so he did not want to get too close to her.
If it were someone else, Zhang Heng might have already issued a warning. However, Lucilla's status was so high that even her husband had to be respectful to her. Other than Commodus, no one in the empire could suppress her. So, although she sometimes did things that were out of line, most people just turned a blind eye to her. Zhang Heng could not refuse her on the surface either.
Therefore, in return for receiving the necklace, Zhang Heng later sent her and Queen Christina tickets to the gladiatorial show as promised. Christina declined the invitation, which was not surprising to Zhang Heng. Since Christina grew up in a big family, she paid special attention to her manners and self-cultivation. Now that she had married Commodus and become the queen, she naturally wanted to show off the elegance of a queen. She could not just focus on having fun.
Lucilla, on the other hand, was very interested in Zhang Heng's gladiatorial show and accepted the tickets. However, her box seat was empty that day. Mark Reuss, who had prepared a welcome speech, was a little embarrassed.
After this incident, Zhang Heng initially thought that Lucilla's enthusiasm for him had subsided. He did not expect this woman to suddenly appear in front of him after disappearing for two months.
When Lucilla came, she did not let anyone announce her arrival. She just walked in like that, and she encountered the same obstacle as her brother. The excited slave girl stopped her from entering the front hall.
Lucilla, on the other hand, wasn't so easy to deal with. She signaled the guard behind her with a look, and the tall, sturdy knight walked toward the slave girl with a solemn expression.
The slave girl suddenly became nervous. The difference in height and body size between the two was too big. In her eyes, Lucilla's guard was like a hill. However, this was her home, and she was half the owner of this place. She could not back down at this time.
While thinking about it, the slave girl did not expect to step back.
Someone picked her up by the collar. Zhang Heng walked out of the study and pulled her behind him. He then nodded to Lucilla, "Augusta."
"Just call me Lucilla." Lucilla smiled at Zhang Heng, waved her hand, and called her guard back as if nothing had happened.
Of course, Zhang Heng did not expect the other party to admit her mistake. He let the aggrieved slave girl go to the second floor first before he said, "I wonder why Augusta is looking for me?"
"Call me Lucilla. I don't want to repeat it for the third time." Lucilla's smile did not diminish. "You men are really heartless animals. I haven't seen you for such a long time. It's fine if you don't say you miss me. How dare you ask me why I'm looking for you?"
"…" Zhang Heng did not know how to answer this question, so he chose to remain silent.
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