Chapter 400 Return

"We don't have much time left. Augusta's letters come one after another. It seems that she can't wait to see me."

Luca sat at the table with rolls of parchment in front of him. This was done once a month on average, all of which were signed by Augusta herself.

"She must have encountered something very urgent, or she can't wait to get rid of me." Luga thought to himself, but soon he denied the second statement.

He kept tapping the table with his fingers, making a "dangdangdang" sound. Such sounds and actions could show how anxious he was. This strange Gala Praxitea just urged him, but didn't say why. Why did he hide it? Was he afraid of something? Luca felt a little uneasy. It must be that the Purple Room had undergone tremendous changes during the years he was away.

"Lujia." Andrew asked Lujia before leaving: "Aren't you afraid that the guy who betrayed Kevin will betray us in the same way if you leave like this?"

"Of course not!" Luca turned around and looked at Andrew with a smile. His smile was cunning, as if he was hiding some shocking secret. He said slowly, "I swear, he will never betray me, at least not before he overcomes his fear."

This was very profound, and Andrew couldn't understand it for a while. When he wanted to ask again, Luca just smiled and shook his head and didn't explain any more. It was as if this had become a mystery, a mystery that could not be solved for a long time.

"What about that child?" Andrew couldn't help but ask, "Did he just let him go? Luca, you must not forget whose son he is and how terrifying his reputation is."

"Oh, forget about this kid, Andrew." Luca smiled and waved at Andrew, saying, "We have already got everything we want in Britannia, at least for now! We don't need to care about anything else, we just need to go back and see what happened in the Purple Room."

The army finally ended the expedition. Of course, these believers who came in the name of God were not qualified to go back. They crossed the sea and returned to Agrippina. It was here that Luca met Anais again after nearly two years of separation.

She didn't look very healthy, but fortunately, the food she had eaten made her look a lot fatter. Somehow, she was always unhappy. When she saw Lu Jia, she gave him a symbolic smile, which made Lu Jia, who had been separated from her for a long time, feel very uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with you, Ana?"

Luka was puzzled and asked her immediately, but Anais just shook her head and smiled at Luka and said, "Oh, no, dear, I'm fine."

Luka naturally wouldn't believe such perfunctory words. Seeing Anai's eyes full of sorrow, she always sat in front of the window and stared blankly at the street below. Children's laughter could often be heard here. Whenever she saw young children chasing and playing with each other on the street below, Anai would always smile.

Luga could understand what this meant, but he had to feel helpless about Anai's current thoughts. He was not omnipotent and could not do anything.

"I have always wanted a child, Luca, a baby of my own." As she spoke, tears welled up in Anais' eyes. She quickly avoided them and secretly wiped away her tears. "But I can't, you know, God has deprived me of the ability to have children, I can't have a child of my own."

Looking at the crying Anai, Lujia had no choice but to hug her and let her cry in his arms. Lujia didn't know what to do, such as fulfilling Anai's small wish.

"Why don't we adopt a child?" Luka said in a deep voice, as if he had made a decision with great courage. Although Luka has a Western face, he is an Oriental at heart. Ana looked up and looked at Luka. She was not stupid enough to see his reluctance from his expression, but soon, the embarrassment on Luka's face disappeared and turned into a smile.

"Oh, no, no, dear." Ana shook his head and looked at Luga with a smile, his eyes full of satisfaction.

A month later, when Luca returned to the streets of Ravenna, he was welcomed by the citizens as he had been the first time. The army came to the palace of Ravenna and assembled in the meeting place in front of the gate, bathed in flower petals.

Luca slowly stepped down from the carriage, and the first thing he saw when he landed surprised him greatly, because the person standing in front of him was not Augustus Valentinian III, but Pope Leo.

Leo's dress was different from before. He wore a fine golden garment, a silk shoulder strap, and a crown-like headdress, just like a true Augustus. On his chest hung a golden cross inlaid with gems, and in his hand was a golden scepter engraved with the cross of the Passion of Jesus. Surrounded by priests, he stood in front of Luca.

"Father!"

Luca quickly knelt on one knee facing Leo, because he could guess what Leo's current identity was from his clothes.

"Father" is the name used by believers to address priests or the Pope. Luca understood this because he had vaguely sensed that Leo I in front of him was no longer the Pope, but the Pope, the Pope of the Roman Empire.

"Oh, I used the merits I gained from fighting in Britannia and asked for credit from the Purple Chamber in advance, so I got this position." Luca knelt on the ground. Although he felt dissatisfied, Leo I was no longer the same as before. In terms of status, he was almost on par with Valentinian III or even surpassed Augustus.

"Bless you, my child, great Roman general." Leo I smiled, looking like an apostle of God, and his every move made people feel his high status. Leo I said, and slowly walked forward to dip the golden bowl in his hand with a laurel branch. He took the holy oil handed by the priest beside him and poured it into the bowl to mix with the water in the bowl, and then sprinkled it on Luca's body with the water, representing that he would be bathed in the Holy Spirit.

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After the blessing ceremony, Luca slowly stood up and saw Leo I slightly sideways, Augustus Valentinian III standing behind Leo, and Licinia with him. Licinia was holding a two or three-year-old child, hiding behind her mother, staring at Luca timidly with a pair of bright eyes. Luca was completely unaware of this, Augustus was behind the Pope, which always felt a little inappropriate, but seeing that Valentinian III was willing to do this, Luca didn't say much.

"Mr. Augusta has summoned me several times to ask me to return to Rome to be with him." Luca looked around and then said, "But I didn't see Mr. Augusta."

"My mother is ill." Valentinian III looked solemn, and then he continued, "Sir Aetius will be coming to Ravenna soon, and all the senators and nobles will come here to witness the appointment of a new round of senior legionaries."

"So that's how it is." Luga thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)