Chapter 163 Goodbye, Escape

Such an action made the faces of these soldiers unable to hide their surprise. The leading soldier widened his eyes and stretched out his trembling hands to take the sword I handed over.

1 Livius was the captain of Aetius's guard, so his status and identity were naturally not comparable to those of ordinary soldiers. The dignity of his status should naturally be displayed in all aspects of life. This sword, with its gorgeous decorations, could not be tarnished by rain or mud.

"This thing!" The leading soldier looked so surprised and incredible. He held it in both hands and took two steps back, letting the soldiers behind him use torches to illuminate it. He rubbed the hilt of the sword, which was stained by mud and rain, over and over again with shaking hands, as if he had found a treasure. After wiping off the mud, a silver sword decorated with gems was revealed.

I also once had such a sword, and when I saw it clearly, I couldn't help but think of the one that Levi gave me, but which was melted by the fire burning on the banks of the Rhine.

"This is not a weapon that ordinary people can get!" The leading soldier held Levi's sword and looked at Andrew and me seriously, "I want to know where this came from."

"I told you, it belongs to the honorable Captain Levi." I said, making way for them to see the drunken Levi again. They began to waver, and I wanted to take this opportunity to exaggerate. "Do you know the soldiers under his command? Murderous and bloodthirsty barbarians, absolutely loyal to him and Aetius! To those who offend them..." I pointed at these soldiers, "So, why is he here?"

"presumptuous!"

I straightened my chest, and seemed to have regained the momentum I had just lost. It was their current indecision that gave me an idea of ​​how to coerce them.

"You can recognize this sword just because it's stained with a little mud, but you can't recognize this high-ranking guard captain after it's been exposed to the wind and rain?" I questioned them, "Are you really so blind now? Do you even want to control a high-ranking guard captain who comes out to have fun in the dark? Tell me, do you want to wait until Captain Li Wei sobers up and cuts his sword in half before you regret it?"

I spoke in a series of coherent ways, and they were stunned as they listened. Their wide-open eyes constantly gave me feedback of the following message: Is this true or false?

"Come on, I don't ask for your trust either!" I waved my hand, turned around, put my hands behind my back, hesitated for a moment, and asked them in a very deep and earnest tone, "You just got here, right?"

"Um!"

The soldiers nodded and then fell silent. It seemed that they realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Then it's understandable that you don't know Captain Livi. After all, he has been fighting outside for a long time and just conquered the Burgundians with Marshal Aetius. It's understandable that he came back to rest. Besides, it's also his credit that you can work in this city with a salary and not starve to death. How dare you say that you don't allow even such a small pastime?"

"but…"

"Stop!" I didn't give them any chance to speak. "I know you want to ask who we are. To tell you the truth, I am the follower of Captain Levi's guard. My name is Odin. As you can see, the respected captain is drunk, so he asked us to help him come here to have fun. If you ruin his character, then... Good luck to you."

They were really confused by my words. Five pairs of eyes looked at me, then at Li Wei who was still snoring, with fear in their faces. They were insignificant and did not dare to make decisions on their own. If they offended a high official because of this matter, it would be a capital crime, so they had to be very careful.

"Since he is the captain of the guard, then entertainment is essential, and we have no right to interfere." The leading soldier turned around and discussed with them for a few words, as if he had finally come to a good conclusion. "Since it is the captain of the guard who wants to have fun, then we have nothing to say. Sorry to bother you!"

This time it was quick and clean. After the leading soldier finished speaking, he led the four soldiers holding torches out of the small room without even taking the sword. They left the four of us behind.

Damn, this is too fast!

Their speed made me unable to recover for a while, but I had been tricked so many times before, so I immediately felt that things might not be so simple. Maybe it was my intuition, my intuition told me that these people would not give up. I quickly asked Andrew to help Levi back to the bed, took Levi's wallet, turned to Anai and said, "Pack up, let's go!"

"Let's go?" Ana looked at me with a red face, as if she hadn't recovered from what just happened. "Where to?"

"Leave here and go to a relatively safe place." I said, and went over to pick up the iron sword that the soldier had carefully placed there. I went to the window, opened it, and looked around. It was pitch black outside, and there was no suspicious movement.

"Luka."

Andrew came over and asked me, "What about Levi? Should we just leave him here?"

"Yeah!" I nodded, and Andrew immediately understood without any hesitation.

I helped Anai to hastily pack some clothes and bread. I was surprised that Anai said nothing during the process. She didn't even ask me what my motive was. She just focused on packing and followed me on the road. I wanted to ask her if such behavior was not suspicious, but I didn't say it after all.

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Levi was still snoring loudly, as if he knew nothing about this. I turned off the oil lamp in the house in advance, took Ana and Andrew, opened the door, and secretly walked onto the dark and muddy street under the cover of night.

Okay, I admit that I miscalculated again this time, because it was curfew and the gate of Ludinan could not be opened. I couldn't take the risk of climbing up the city wall full of guards and going out from the wall. It was not realistic to take Ana with me.

Go back to the hotel? The boss was obviously in cahoots with Levi. Who knows if he would secretly report to the police. There was no choice but to lead Anai to an abandoned house near the Ludinan Gate.

The ground was full of water, and I finally found a relatively dry place under the eaves. The space here was small, with a lot of gravel and wood chips because it had been abandoned for a long time. I cleaned it up a little, and then squeezed into this small space with Andrew and Ana.

The heavy rain had stopped long ago. The sky above was dotted with stars. The dark clouds had disappeared. It was a rare good day. Andrew was already sniffing and soon curled up to one side and fell asleep. I was left alone with Anai. I don't know why, but I was very tired just now, but as soon as I got close to Anai, any discomfort was instantly swept away. We snuggled up to each other. Although we had not been together for a long time, we always felt like we knew each other well. This feeling was really strange.

(End of this chapter)