Chapter 23 Escape

It was quiet, the damn screams, evil smiles and wails, I closed my eyes and wiped the blood off my face, it was really a miracle, I killed people, more than one, these robbers were too intoxicated with the so-called beautiful dream, they didn't wake up from the beautiful dream until the bloody iron sword chopped them and ruthlessly took their lives, I returned peace to the night, but at the cost of a few lives. The blood was like a carpet, covering the not-too-small ground, I slowly picked up a rag from the table and carefully wiped the blood off the sword, my heart was like an overturned kitchen counter, mixed with mixed feelings, I didn't know what to say to comfort myself.

The whole room was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the ground had long been stained red by the blood flowing from the corpse, making it sticky when stepped on. But I didn't care, and picked up a bronze mirror from the ground. Through the light of the oil lamp, I saw myself in the mirror. I was no longer the original me, but a completely bloodthirsty beast. I quickly put away the mirror, forcing myself not to look at that horrible appearance.

Tenaia, she had stopped crying, hiding in a place not stained by blood, pulling herself tightly to the robe that Prasvea had just put on her, sitting there, staring at the blood, shivering, completely without the mischievousness that she had played tricks on us during the day. Her mother, Prasvea, was hugging her tightly, and the mother and daughter had calmed down, but the smell of blood made the old woman feel a little uncomfortable.

"Luka, what should I say? I apologize to you for my disrespect earlier." Doctor Bella said, holding my left hand with both hands and kissing it heavily without caring about the blood stain on it. "My wife, Tenaia and I must thank you. Thank you for coming."

I didn't say anything, I just turned my head to look at Tenaia. What I didn't expect was that Tenaia was also looking at me at this time. Her red and swollen eyes, as clear and pure as the sky, felt like an electric current without a trace that hit my body, making me alert. This little goblin is about to hook the soul of me, who is not obsessed with Europe and America. The original inexplicable bloodthirsty impulse has almost dissipated at this time. I think I can understand why the Overlord Xiang Yu insisted on taking Yu Ji on an expedition, but it is still too humble to compare me with Xiang Yu.

"I don't know about the oath I am about to fulfill."

I asked in a low voice, but deep down I was afraid that Dr. Bella would regret this decision which was not made by me.

"Oh, you see, I had forgotten about it." Doctor Bella smiled and patted his head. "Yes, it is my daughter Tenaya." Doctor Bella pointed at Tenaya and said to me. It was not surprising that I had known about this for a long time. Maybe Doctor Bella did not understand what I meant, or thought that I had forgotten this. "Now, Luca." Doctor Bella took my hand again and walked in front of Tenaya. At this time, Doctor Bella's wife did not care about tidying up her messy hair, and hurriedly helped Tenaya up and stood in front of me. Western girls are not ordinary. She is not as shy as Oriental girls. Instead, she raised her head and looked at me without any fear. There was a light in her eyes, which made me shy.

"There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent. One glance from her could bring down a city, another glance could bring down a country."

I whispered to myself, thinking that such a beautiful girl shouldn't waste her youth and beauty on someone like me. At this point, I thought of Xiaoya again. Although she was not as stunning as Tenaia, she became more and more beautiful as we got to know each other for a long time. Although she couldn't be said to be both talented and beautiful, she could be said to be well-educated and well-mannered. In my eyes, she was a beauty, but the distance between us was getting farther and farther under the tearing of reality. Now Tenaia in front of me was a complete replica of Xiaoya. Xiaoya was attractive while she was stunning, Xiaoya was introverted while she was extroverted, and she was full of bad intentions. The more I thought about it, the more I started to feel a little proud, and the discomfort of killing someone just now was thrown behind my mind.

"Lu Jia, I'm really sorry that my daughter's body was seen by those thieves before she got married. I hope you don't mind."

"How could that be?" I said with a smile, "They saw it, and this life will just pass by like this. Since I once swore to marry Tenaia, I can't run away. But."

I quickly came to my senses. It was inappropriate to start talking about something that was not appropriate for the occasion when the bodies in this room had not yet been figured out. "Now is not the time to discuss this kind of thing. We are not out of danger yet."

"That's true. It's not safe here anymore," said Dr. Bella.

"What do they want here?"

I then asked Doctor Bella, and after hearing this, the smile on Doctor Bella's face gradually faded. He sighed and said, "I will not hide this from you anymore. What they want is the flag in your hands."

"So that's how it is." It seems that the origin of this group of robbers is closely related to the Roman officer who stopped us in the morning. This means that not only Andrew and I are in danger, but even Dr. Bella and his family who took us in may be risking their lives at any time.

"I don't understand. It's just a gilded military flag." Doctor Bella asked me puzzledly, "What's so wonderful about this thing?"

"There's nothing strange about it." I explained, "According to Andrew, this flag belongs to the Seventh Gemina Legion. That's all I know."

"Well," Doctor Bella continued thoughtfully, "It's enough for you to know this. I think Andrew also knows this much. I can't tell you the reason, but I want to remind you that no matter whether the military flag is in your hands or not, you can't stay here any longer."

"You mean, leave Narpon?"

"right!"

Dr. Bella glanced at Prasvya and Tenaya, nodded, and then asked me, "What are your plans with Andrew?"

"Plans? Of course I'm going to find an opportunity to join the army!"

I answered without thinking.

"Then we have no choice but to go our separate ways." Doctor Bella looked at me with a heavy face and said to me, "I have a distant relative in Genoa. I can take my wife to seek refuge there, but Tenea."

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"Let her follow you!" I knew that Dr. Bella wanted Tenaya to follow me, but I refused righteously. "Andrew and I are about to join the army. It will be dangerous for Tenaya to follow us. Let her follow you. Give me your exact address. If I still have a chance, I will definitely look for you!"

"That's fine." Doctor Bella picked up a piece of parchment from the table, found a reed pen and was about to write, but when he put the ink on the paper, he hesitated.

"Why, are you worried that it's not safe for us to take it?"

"That's right, but I have thought of a better way." Doctor Bella put down the pen and said, "If you can go to Genoa, just ask the slave doctor, don't ask why."

"Slave doctor," I repeated, to show him I had memorized it.

(End of this chapter)