The Balance Blade had unilaterally cut off contact with Zhang Heng, but it did not mean that Zhang Heng could not find them at all.
Previously, Zhang Heng laid in the carriage blindfolded and went to the priestess's territory to meet her. Zhang Heng memorized the sounds along the way and the road conditions along the way. After that, he reached an agreement with the priestess, and he was busy being Commodus's advisor. Hence, he did not explore the place for the time being.
Now that Zhang Heng needed to reconnect with the Balance Blade, the first thing that came to his mind was naturally this route.
After that, Zhang Heng looked for Marcus and asked the latter to get him a carriage. In order to restore the situation that night as much as possible, Zhang Heng even ordered a carriage that looked exactly like the one he laid in before. He then asked Marcus to drive the carriage to the arch bridge by the Tiber River late at night.
Zhang Heng got into the carriage here before. So this time, if he wanted to find the road he walked that night, he needed to start from here. He had to follow his memory and return to the place where he met the priestess.
However, Zhang Heng's attempt on the first night failed.
This was because it rained in the afternoon, changing the condition of the road. Even if there was only a slight deviation, the cumulative impact on Zhang Heng, who relied on the feeling of the bumps and sounds to identify his location was quite significant.
So Zhang Heng had to wait until the next day. Tomorrow was the day to inspect the barracks. In other words, Zhang Heng could not fail tonight. Otherwise, he would not be able to contact the Balance Blade before the inspection.
Fortunately, he was in luck that day. Not only did it not rain again, but the sun was also shining brightly at noon. Basically, the impact of yesterday's rain had been eliminated. So when Zhang Heng returned to the carriage, he commanded Marcus, who was driving in front of him. His accuracy rate had improved a lot.
But even so, it took the two four hours to find the final destination after constant trial and error.
Zhang Heng got out of the carriage, looked at the domus in front of him, and asked Marcus, "Do you know whose house this is?"
Marcus had obviously done his homework in advance. When he heard Zhang Heng's question, he immediately replied, "The owner of this domus is Stuctus, a young man from the Kolasu family. It is said that he rarely comes here since about two years ago. Now, only an old servant still lives here."
Zhang Heng nodded, "I will do the rest alone. You can go back now."
Marcus did not ask any more questions. He turned around and drove the carriage away. This was what Zhang Heng admired the most about him. This young man knew what he should and shouldn't ask.
When Marcus's figure disappeared from the street, Zhang Heng put on his hood.
Now was a special time. Let's not talk about whether there were Balance Blade members in this place. Even if this place was really a secret stronghold of the priestess, considering the existence of a traitor in the Balance Blade, Zhang Heng decided to avoid showing his face as much as possible.
So he jumped over the wall into the front hall.
As soon as he landed on the ground, he felt goosebumps all over his body because a dagger was silently stabbing at his lower back. Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough, and he had been strengthening his movement skills during this period of time. That was how he managed to dodge the attack at the last moment.
However, the opponent's attack did not stop. Instead, it became more ferocious. At the same time, he pulled out another dagger.
Zhang Heng also pulled out his two Persian swords and swung them backward. It was as if he had eyes on the back of his head, and he accurately blocked the attacker's dagger. Zhang Heng's action also stunned the attacker a little. Naturally, Zhang Heng would not waste this rare opportunity. He finally turned around and saw the attacker's face.
Although Zhang Heng could not see the other party's face, he recognized that the person who attacked him was the veiled woman from the perfume shop.
When the two met, Zhang Heng could tell that this woman should also be an assassin. However, he did not expect her to be this good. Judging from the few rounds of combat between the two, her assassination skills were above Dadatis'.
Zhang Heng also speculated that the other party was probably a core member of the Balance Blade.
And the veiled woman on the opposite side obviously recognized Zhang Heng. Not because of his appearance, but because of his moves.
"It seems that Dadatis really values you. He taught you all his trump cards," the veiled woman said. The veiled woman said, "Of course, you're a fast learner. When I first met you, you were still in the Victor Arena. At that time, you shouldn't have been able to dodge my assassination."
Zhang Heng immediately thought of something. Dadatis once told him that there were four people who knew his identity. At this moment, the woman in front of him was obviously not the priestess, nor was she the assassin chairman Faceless. So, there was only one possibility left. Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, "Are you Hyacinth?"
"It seems that Dadatis has mentioned me to you," the veiled woman said. "I'm very curious. What did he say about me?"
Zhang Heng could see that there was a rather complicated relationship between Hyacinth and Dadatis. They were not just friends, so he tried to put in a good word for Dadatis. "He said that you are the best assassin he has ever seen."
Hyacinth sneered when he heard what Zhang Heng said. "Save it. I know him. He would never say such a thing. He did tell me that you have unlimited potential. You are like an unpolished gem. As long as you polish it, you will become the strongest assassin in Rome in the future." Hyacinth sneered.
"Well …"
Before Zhang Heng could say anything, he was interrupted by Hyacinth. "But now it seems that he is exaggerating. You haven't been able to kill Altrus and complete the test after such a long time. It seems that even if you have talent, it is limited."
"If I remember correctly, you couldn't do anything to Altrus for a long time, right?" Zhang Heng asked rhetorically. "You don't even know what he looks like."
"That was in the past. Now that we have found the opportunity to assassinate Altrus, I'm afraid you will fail the test. As for whether the organization will accept you in the future, we need to evaluate it after this incident is over," Hyacinth said casually.
"Don't tell me the opportunity you are talking about is when Commodus inspects the barracks tomorrow? As far as I know, Altrus's physical condition does not allow him to appear in public at all." Zhang Heng did not mind Hyacinth's slightly sarcastic tone.
"We know that the Altrus who will accompany Commodus tomorrow is a fake." Hyacinth's answer was beyond Zhang Heng's expectation. She paused and then continued, "Not only do we know that Altrus is a fake, but we also know why the real Altrus released this news. In addition to luring us, it is also to cover up his true purpose." Hyacinth put the dagger back to her waist.
"But anyway, it is quite impressive that you managed to get here. Thank you for the information, especially the fact that Altrus is physically incapacitated. We will verify it after we find the target. Other than that, do you have anything else to say?" Although Hyacinth's tone was polite, her body language had revealed that she did not want Zhang Heng to stay here any longer.
It was not because she was unhappy with Zhang Heng, but because she had other important things to do at hand.
Zhang Heng also saw this, and he did not say anything after hearing Hyacinth's words. He nodded and said, "Then I wish you all the best tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)
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