Chapter 286 You Can’t Escape
“Ludinum, Ludinum!” Luca sat on the chair breathlessly, and then said: “Levi is in Ludinum, I can be sure of that, this is what Augustus Valentinian III told me in person, it must be correct, I thought he would hide in Ravenna or Milan and other places, it turns out that he has been in Ludinum, it seems we have a way out!”
"Luka." Andrew put down the parchment in his hand, looked up at Luka, whose face was full of joy, and asked, "You mean, are we going now? Don't we need to say goodbye to Augustus?"
"What else?" Luca asked, "Did we let that damn bastard get away?" Luca walked over and pointed at the map of the empire on the table. He then pointed at the location of Ludinan and said to Luca and Sebastianus, "This may be my last chance to catch Levi. No one can stop me during this period. No one can stop me, you know? I'm going to teach that bastard a lesson. I have to teach that bastard a lesson!"
Looking at Luca's serious and slightly ferocious expression, this was an expression that Sebastianus had never seen before, at least on Luca.
"Well, can I ask you something, Master Luca?" Sebastianus summoned up the courage to ask, "Is this former captain of the guards of Aetius so important to you?"
"It's very important. I wish I could skin him alive right now!" Luka said, and slammed the table hard, thinking that this would help to dissipate some of the anger in his heart. However, he never expected that saying this in his heart would only make him more nervous and anxious.
"What are you still standing there for? Notify the army and get ready! Let's go!"
After two days of preparation, the entire army was ready to go. Luca just asked someone to say goodbye to Augustus Valentinian and said that the area where they were was on the front line of the battlefield and the time for support was urgent, so they could not play with Valentinian and had to devote themselves to the next battle and make their own contributions to the glory of the empire and the integrity of the territory! That being said, the real reason was that Luca couldn't wait to find Levi, the damn bastard, not only to deal with him, but also to take back what should belong to him from him! When leaving the city this time, the Romans in the city were not as enthusiastic as when they welcomed them in. There were obviously fewer citizens seeing them off on both sides of the street, but Luca didn't care about their support.
We left the city and headed north along the familiar stone road. After nearly a month of trekking, we arrived in Milan at the foot of the Alps.
Tenaia got off here because Luga could not take her with him in the future. Firstly, he was afraid of affecting the morale of the army, and secondly, he was afraid that there were some things that Luga deliberately concealed, and he did not want Tenaia to know.
Outside the city, Luca kissed Tenaia goodbye for the last time, and watched Tenaia, who kept looking back, disappear into the gate of Milan under the escort of specially appointed soldiers.
"What a scumbag!" Luka shook his head after Tenaya left. The curse words were meant for himself. He always thought he was a loyal person, but now he found that he couldn't give up both of them. What kind of ability is this to play two-timing? What kind of loyalty is this? Luka didn't know, and there was no way to know and understand what he was doing. But he had come this far, Luka couldn't turn back. He couldn't let down either Tenaya or Ana, especially Ana, the woman who agreed to go with him to the life that Luka once longed for. The woman who threatened to die and sacrificed her own happiness to protect Luka. How could Luka leave her alone? Luka couldn't think of a reason to prove that he couldn't repay this friendship, and the faint feelings hidden in his heart.
Continuing west, the road ahead became more familiar. Luca vowed that he would never forget the road to Ludinan, which was filled with too much blood and tears! The Rhone River, where Luca drank water to quench his thirst, but the sweet river water could not relieve the longing in his heart. The Loire River, where Luca washed the blood off his body, but the river water could never wash away the unbearable shame in Luca's heart.
"Levi, here I come!"
More than a month later, the legions under Luca arrived at the city of Ludinan. After so much time, Ludinan was no longer the city with many holes and corpses hanging outside the city. Under the protection of Aetius, merchants, nobles, and civilians entered this city that gradually became war-proof. Craftsmen used their skilled craftsmanship to cover up the traces of battles on the city walls and in the city. The whole city seemed to be rejuvenated.
"Things have changed, but I hope people remain the same, never changed!" Luca prayed silently in his heart.
"Luga." Andrew came behind Luga and called him softly. When Luga turned around, Andrew handed him an ordinary-looking iron sword.
"Is this sword really useful?" Luca weighed the iron sword he took from Andrew in his hand.
"Don't worry, Luca." Andrew told Luca with confidence: "This sword may not look impressive, but it is made of very good materials. If, I say if, Luca, you fight with Levi, then you will definitely not lose just because the iron sword is cut off!"
"Oh, is it really that powerful?" Luga pulled out the iron sword with a swish, held it upright in front of himself and observed it carefully. It was indeed a very good weapon, made by a master craftsman, because Luga could see his own incomparably determined eyes on the sword.
"This time, I will definitely succeed!" Luka secretly said in his heart. This iron sword would be the last thing he needed after he set out, just like the finishing touch. A long cloak to cover himself, a piece of armor to prevent accidents, and an iron sword, all he had was to hold Anais' hand after success! Sheathing the sword, Luka turned around and set off on the road to Ludinan.
"Luga!" Andrew called him again from behind.
"What's wrong again, Andrew?" He never thought that Andrew would call him again and again for a bunch of useless things. Luca, whose mood was ruined, turned around and looked at Andrew with an impatient look on his face.
Andrew asked worriedly, "Really? You don't need guards? Even if I catch up, Luca, you know I was there too. I can help, and I won't hold you back! Similarly, you know Levi. He is not a defenseless guy. He can't be unaware of our huge army outside the city!"
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"Andrew!" Luca looked up at him and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, but I have decided that I will go alone, and you, please work with Sebastianus to stabilize the army. I will be back soon, I promise!"
I'm too busy today, so I'll only update one chapter. I'll try my best for the second chapter.
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