Chapter 142 Confrontation
The hall returned to silence, as everyone was staring at Alessio, looking at his face beside the fire.
The light was dim, and the hazy glow of the flames did not affect our view of his face.
"Oh my God!"
Time seemed to stand still. In the silence, I heard Andrew's admiration. Yes, he is stunningly handsome. If you put him in front of a woman who loves Korea, the girl will definitely scream and faint, not out of fear, but excitement. He is really a peerless beauty. Sorry, I really can't describe his appearance. I really can't describe it in words. I always feel that the description of words will be flawed.
"The piled stones are like jade, and the rows of pines are like emeralds. Lang Yan is unique and there is no other like him in the world."
I dared not say more words of praise. I just looked at him quietly, not daring to think too much, otherwise I would be extremely disappointed with his stunning beauty and complain about the injustice of God for not giving me the same appearance as him.
But the only drawback is that his perfect face is not only a bit sickly pale because he has not been out in the sun for a long time, but more importantly, there is a very conspicuous scar on his face, located on the right side of his cheek. The scar is very obvious and ugly, like a long and thick flesh-colored worm lying on his face. This seriously affects his appearance, which may be the reason why he wears a mask.
After just a dozen seconds, Alessio immediately put on the brass mask again.
"Okay, as you wish, Orius Luca." Alessio put the mask back on his face, and his voice became dull again under the influence of the brass mask. "Thank you for your compliment, but it's just flattery, I don't appreciate it." Alessio laughed dryly and turned back to his seat.
"I have to tell you, Mr. Luca and Mr. Andrew." Alessio's tone suddenly became serious. He sat down again and returned to his lazy look. "The fat man who escorted you is indeed my subordinate, but he has not returned yet. He obviously left much earlier than you did, at least he had enough time to run to a safe distance. However, even you have returned, but he has not. We have to redefine his identity."
At this moment, he is still calmly analyzing who the undercover is. I am afraid that in such a big world, only Aresio can remain calm.
"Governor, I'm afraid now is not the time to discuss this matter." I reminded him, or rather, I warned him indirectly, because no one present knew what was happening outside. Maybe it was good, maybe it was bad, no one could tell for sure, and maybe in the next second, the soldiers of Bagauda would start hitting the heavy wooden door with their axes and stones.
"No, no, no, it is absolutely necessary, Mr. Orius Luca!" Aresio lazily supported his face with his right arm, tilted his head, and his eyes left us and gradually turned to the fully armed soldiers on both sides of the wooden table. "These are my most elite warriors. I believe that when danger comes, every one of them is willing to stand up and block and kill all the invading enemies until they fall to the ground exhausted."
He stretched out his hand and introduced the dozens of fully armed soldiers standing on both sides of the wooden table. These soldiers also responded. They couldn't help but straighten their chests under Aresio's praise.
"I long for their loyalty, you know, Mr. Luca and Mr. Andrew, just like your loyalty to Aetius." When Aetius was mentioned, Aresio couldn't help but sigh heavily, and said with a complaining tone: "I really don't know where that guy is now. I have given him ten full days. Even with his delicate body, it shouldn't take such a long time without any movement."
"What if he doesn't come?" I said casually, and this also surprised me.
"What? What did you say?" Alessio obviously didn't hear clearly. He stared at me with wide eyes, stood up suddenly, and almost climbed onto the table. "Mr. Luca, what did you just say?"
Seeing that I really couldn't escape, I gritted my teeth and thought that this handsome man with a disfigured face shouldn't be a petty person. I think he can understand what I said.
Then, I raised my voice and said to him, "Perhaps Aetius has no intention of coming? In other words, he has no intention of helping you at all!"
"Hey, Luca, what are you talking about? Marshal Aetius can't be that kind of person!" Before Aresio could react, Andrew was the first to protest, but he also lowered his voice and expressed his dissatisfaction to me in a low voice.
"I'm just stating my thoughts, Andrew. Aetius's suppression of the Burgundian rebellion has already brought him both fame and fortune. Now, highlighting a loser will only highlight his greatness and irreplaceability!"
"No, Luca, you're lying!" Andrew said, glaring at me, but for the sake of the overall situation, he quickly returned to his original appearance, turned his head and stopped talking to me.
"Well, that's very reasonable, Mr. Luca."
Alessio was slow for a few seconds before finally speaking again, but it was not difficult to tell from his slightly sighing tone that he no longer had any hope for Aetius' reinforcements.
"But I have a question, both of you." Alessio stood up again and asked us, "Since you are sure that your commander Aetius will not come to reinforce, then what is the meaning of Aetius sending you two here, or is it that you were not sent by him at all!"
These words made me gasp. I didn't expect that my words would expose our identities. I pretended to be calm but cursed myself in my heart, "Liu Ende, Liu Ende, why can't you control your mouth? Now that this handsome man has caught me, what should I do? What should I do?"
I smiled at the people and Aresio in front of me. Perhaps only I knew that I was hiding the uneasiness and fear in my heart at the moment. If Aresio continued to speculate, it would be extremely disadvantageous to Andrew and me. Not only would all our previous efforts be in vain, but Andrew and I would also become the victims of the knife.
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No, I let out a long sigh, and sorted out my thoughts in my mind in an instant. I continued to look at Alessio with a smile, and said slowly: "It is well known, oh, no, it should be said that only the people of the 14th Twin Legion know that the two of us often contradict Aetius because we are skeptical about the issuance of military orders. You also know that Aetius is a petty person, and he has always been resentful because of some violations of his orders. I think it must be. So Andrew and I have been at the forefront of the battle. I guess Aetius is eager for us to die. But unfortunately, fortunately, with the blessing of God, we can escape death every time. Aetius would never execute the two of us casually, so he sent the two of us here. All this must have such an intention, but Aetius had planned it a long time ago, using the weapons of the slaves of Bagauda to eliminate the bastards he disliked the most!"
"Oh, you mean, I am just like you, deeply hated by Aetius?" Alessio pointed at himself and asked me with interest. His sharp eyes gradually relaxed, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that I had finally fooled him.
"Oh, no, Governor, I just said that Aetius sent us because he hated the two of us." I explained quickly.
"So what you mean is that I am not going to live long?"
Damn, where do all these questions come from? I was stunned. Alessio is like a rude and unreasonable shrew. He can always find excuses to embarrass me. I was at a loss for a moment!
(End of this chapter)