Chapter 296 Guilt

This story begins four years ago when Aetius' army, with the help of the Huns, massacred the Burgundians in Ludinan.

"Are you protecting that Roman?"

The Hun next to him was talking to Levi in ​​stiff Latin. His expression was half-smiley, which made people feel that he was thinking about something or playing tricks, which made Levi feel very uncomfortable. But after all, he was an honorable "guest". Before Levi left, Aetius repeatedly warned him not to offend him in any way, because he was a Hun, not easy to mess with! "No!" Levi was still pretending to be calm. He shook his head at the Hun general and defended himself, "He just doesn't deserve to die at my hands."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Li Wei didn't expect that his explanation would cause the Hun general to laugh wildly. This barbarian didn't consider whether his exaggerated smile would attract strange looks from all around. It's not surprising. Except for the soldiers who dared not to criticize him, as a victor, he had the capital to be so presumptuous. Li Wei wouldn't mind, and he didn't dare to mind.

"why are you laughing?"

Levi frowned and looked at the Hun.

"You, respect, are the soldiers who dare to resist you, aren't you?" The Hun general smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits. Although Levi hated such a look, he didn't have the courage to mock him. Every word the Hun general said made sense, and Levi didn't know how to argue. After all, the Huns were different from ordinary barbarians. They were more brutal and smarter, and nothing could escape their sharp eyes.

Levi didn't say anything, he rode forward with his head down. The Hun hit the nail on the head, but he didn't want a barbarian to see his thoughts, so refusing to answer and keeping silent was also a way to protect himself.

"No, silence, Livi." The Hun general was still speaking the Latin words stiffly, "We also respect the brave soldiers, because there are too few such soldiers."

"I hope so!" Levi snorted coldly. He was still so arrogant, even when facing the Huns, whom he could not afford to offend the most.

The Hun general knew that Livi didn't want to discuss this topic anymore, so he shut up and said no more. He turned around and looked at the increasing amount of gold, silver and jewelry. That was the purpose of his trip. As long as he could collect enough of them, it would be fine if he didn't say anything.

After feeding these greedy Huns, Levi watched them go away, and then he remembered the poor woman in the morning.

"It's time to go see that poor woman. After all, she looked very bad." For some reason, he felt compassion. But he felt that it was not his fault. He struggled for a long time in his heart. His kind side drove him to stay where he was. He had to go see that poor woman, right now! "She can't just die like this!"

Levi gritted his teeth and thought to himself, although the woman looked like a civilized Gaul, she was also a barbarian, and Levi disdained her. But for some reason, when he saw her mother crying and the dishevelled woman lying unconscious on the ground, the guilt was like an infinitely growing vine, constantly entwining his heart, almost stopping his heart. This was a feeling he had never had before. He was the conniver of the whole incident, and his cold-eyed observation was no different from an accomplice.

Levi re-entered the city and walked along the street he had walked in the morning. He rode his horse and stopped on the familiar road.

There was a faint firelight in the house, she must be lying inside. Levi was very sure, he walked to the door, he stretched out his hand and stopped where he was, "Forget it, let's give her and her mother some peace. No, I must finish my apology, otherwise I will be uneasy! No, forget it, she looks terrible today, if I walk in like this in pain, will it hurt her again? No, I want to show my sincerity!"

After a long psychological struggle, Levi finally made a decision. He plucked up his courage, reached out and knocked on the wooden door.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Luke?"

The old woman spoke in a hoarse voice, which was mixed with a little hoarseness. She must have cried all day. Thinking of this, the guilt became even heavier. Facing the old woman's questions, he chose to remain silent.

“Squeak!”

The wooden door slowly opened, revealing an old face. The old woman looked up and found that it was Levi.

"You, you..."

Seeing that Li Weike frightened the old woman, she held the wooden door with trembling hands, at a loss. She must have been struggling in her heart whether to let this person in or not, after all, he had done such an unforgivable mistake today.

"Please let me in." Levi didn't know how to address the old woman in front of him, but as a noble, he naturally couldn't lose the etiquette he was proud of. He bowed slightly. It was totally inappropriate for a noble to do such a thing to a commoner, as it would lower the status of a noble, but Levi thought he knew how to sacrifice in order to apologize.

"So..." The old woman wiped the tears from her eyes, looked up at Levi and said, "What do you want, the ring? Okay, I'll go talk to my daughter and ask her to give it to you, and then, for God's sake, don't bother me and my poor daughter anymore, okay?"

"That's not what I meant." Levi defended himself, "I just wanted to visit your daughter and see if she is okay now. I don't mean anything else." Realizing that his words were powerless, Levi took out a bag full of coins.

"Here you go!" Levi was very determined. He grabbed the old woman's hand and forcefully stuffed the purse into her hand. "Take it. Use it to treat her illness and find a good doctor. This money can allow you to live a good life." Seeing that the old woman wanted to refuse, Levi held her hand tightly and said in an unquestionable tone: "Please accept it. It's just a little money."

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"If you give me this, it will bring disaster to me. If they say we hid the money, how can I get away with it?" The old woman was smart. She knew that she couldn't take the money! Levi finally lost his patience, at least with the old woman. He grabbed the door and exerted force. The old woman screamed. The thin woman couldn't stop Levi, a strong soldier. Levi reached out to support the old woman who almost fell down, and walked straight into the house.

Anai was lying next to the oil lamp, and the dim light still couldn't cover her pale face. It was finally at this moment that Levi saw Anai's full appearance.

He was stunned, yes, he was stunned. For some reason, his heart was pounding as he faced the pale and bloodless face in front of him.

"What's going on?" Li Wei covered his chest and gritted his teeth to try to calm himself down. He tried to move forward, and moved to Ana's bed step by step at the speed of a turtle. Ana's eyes were closed, and there was a large wooden basin on the ground next to the bed, and the water in it was all red.

"Blood?" Levi murmured.

(End of this chapter)