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Chapter 820: Chapter 820 – Is This An Oracle?

Chapter 820: Is This An Oracle?

“Why do you want to throw me into the river?”

“Your teacher told you that I am Kreis’s priestess, right? And I don’t like people who are disrespectful to Kreis,” said the person with an ice-cold tone .

“If that’s the case, you might need to kill everyone in Rome because not many people who believe in Kreis in this city . ”

“Don’t quibble . They are not our men, but you are . Or maybe you will eventually belong to us in the future… Your teacher has chosen you as his successor . Not only do you need to inherit his skills, but you’ll need to take over his goal . You are supposed to maintain the balance of everything in this world . ” The priestess stroked the edge of the carriage with her fingers .

“Otherwise, why do you think I took so much effort to approach Commodus? To contribute to the prosperity and stability of Rome?” Zhang Heng, in the carriage, asked rhetorically .

“Don’t try to deceive me . I know that you joined the Balance Blade to read books about assassins in the library . No matter how powerful you are, you will eventually become someone that everyone despises if you do not have faith and belief . Maybe I should kill you right here to prevent you from bringing trouble to our world in the future . ”

“Maybe you should do that . By then, no one would be able to give you the whereabouts of Altrus . ” Zhang Heng said lightly .

“Are you threatening me?”

“No, you are the one who threatened me first . ”

Zhang Heng did not retreat in the face of the intense pressure of the priestess . Instead, he went against her courageously, and he had no intention to give in . It seemed he wasn’t bothered the slightest by the consequences of offending the priestess . If Dadatis were here, he would have probably rolled his eyes in fury because Zhang Heng did not listen to his advice when they talked earlier 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 Heng into the river . But after a while, the cover on top of Zhang Heng’s head was removed .

He heard the priestess say in an ice-cold voice again, “You can come out now . ”

Zhang Heng crawled out of the cramped carriage and then pointed to the black cloth on his face, “What about this thing?”

“Stop your demanding . If you don’t want to die, you’d better keep it on . ”

“It appears you guys have been facing some problems recently . Otherwise, it would be pointless to live if you have to live so carefully all the time . ”

The black cloth did not completely block off Zhang Heng’s vision . The light from outside could penetrate it, and Zhang Heng could also see a vague silhouette of the person that stood in front of him . It looked like the person was the priestess . However, the priestess was wearing a mask as well . In other words, even if he suddenly took off the black cloth covering his face, he still could not see how the priestess looked like .

The true purpose of the black cloth was to test his loyalty .

The priestess was noncommittal . She said, “We don’t need to live purposefully . As long as we remember the meaning of each person’s existence, that’s more than enough . ”

“This is pure faith, and it’s admirable . ” Zhang Heng paused, “But if this is true, why do you want to see me privately without telling other people?”

The priestess smiled, her laughter as cold as her voice .

“You think you know everything, don’t you?”

“I have never said something like this before,” Zhang Heng said calmly .

“It seems the rumor is right about you . You are an extremely arrogant man . You think that you have won the championship at the Amphitheatrum Flavium and unexpectedly regained your freedom, and now you are going to disrespect the Balance Blade . ”

“I don’t think it was an accident that I regained my freedom,” Zhang Heng said frankly .

“At least you are not that stupid . If we can give you back your freedom, we can reclaim the freedom from you anytime we want . This is a fact that will not change even if you have Commodus on your side,” the priestess said coldly .

“It sounds like your political allies are quite strong . In that case, I can stop worrying . What do you want me to do?”

The priestess snorted, “We need you to complete something for us . ”

“Is this an oracle?”

“No . ” The priestess said after a long silence .

“Is that an order from the Assassin Council, with the consent of more than half of the assassins?”

“Neither . ”

“Heh… why should I listen to your order then?” Zhang Heng said .

While he was on the way here, Zhang Heng wondered why the priestess wanted to meet him suddenly . With her current position, it was not necessary for her to do such a risky thing . And, she also had to hide this meetup from all the other assassins from Balance Blade . The two had just met, but she seemed very hostile towards Zhang Heng . It was a little abnormal .

Zhang Heng carefully recalled that he had done nothing that would offend her before . Hence, there was only one possibility for her to treat him in such a rude manner .

She needed Zhang Heng to help her with something, but she did not want him to spot her weakness . That was why she came up with such a plan . As soon as Zhang Heng showed up, she started to threaten him and tried to dominate the conversation . This was indeed a very clever political skill .

However, this method usually worked on those assassins who were relatively innocent and had very little political experience . When Zhang Heng was at Nassau, he managed to handle the complicated political environment on Nassau Island with ease . That was why Zhang Heng was not scared so easily by her .

The conversation between the two people when they first met was a powderkeg . They were arguing the whole time, and neither of them was willing to take a step back . And in the end, it was a draw .

Unfortunately, the priestess’s plan did not work as intended because she was the one that needed Zhang Heng to help her with something . Once she lost the dominating role, she lost most of her bargaining power in the next negotiation .

However, Zhang Heng decided not to push her to the corner . After all, he wanted to listen to what the priestess had to offer him . So he said afterward, “First, tell me what you want me to do . ”

“I hope you don’t kill Altrus right after you find his whereabouts,” the priestess said .

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows when he heard what she said, “Wait, did I hear that right? You, the priestess of Kreis, are asking me not to kill the target given by the oracle?”

“No, I’m not asking you to spare Altrus . I’m telling you not to kill him so quickly when you find him,” the priestess emphasized, “The situation has changed during this period . I need to find out something from him . So I hope that you will inform me when you locate him . I will send someone to talk with him first . But don’t you worry, I will leave him to you after I talk to him . You will be able to complete your test, and you will not lose anything . ”

“It seems the gods you believe in are not looking at the bigger picture here . After that?”

“Don’t you want to enter the library? Due to your beliefs, other assassins in the organization may not agree to let you enter, but I can grant you access right now, bypassing the vote of the Assassin Council . I help you, and you help me . What do you think about helping each other out to get what we need?” The priestess finally threw out her bargaining chip .

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