When Odosia woke up during the bumpy journey, she felt that her head was still in sharp pain, and a feeling of weakness swept through her body, leaving her without the strength to even open her eyes. However, Odosia still struggled to crawl.

When he got up, he found that he was lying in a simple carriage, and his daughter Helena lay on his lap and fell asleep obediently.

What on earth is going on? I just clearly...could it be a dream?

Princess Eudosia, who had just woken up and had some confused memories, lowered her head and thought for a moment, and finally remembered that in her last memory, she tried her best to stop Justinian from going to Tripolis, but the sudden darkness in front of her made her

After that, I lost all consciousness.

Shouldn't it?

Muttering to herself, Eudosia looked at everything around her, and quickly opened the small window of the carriage and looked outside. As expected, she saw that the outside was no longer the area outside Tripolis.

In the wilderness, she was now on a rugged path in the mountains. The carriage was surrounded by fully armed Turkic warriors escorting her, but Justinian was not among them.

She still had no way of persuading him - Odosia, who was anxious, moved subconsciously, which happened to wake up her sleeping daughter next to her.

At this time, the sleepy Helena heard the noise and couldn't help rubbing her eyes and climbed up. However, she saw her mother, who had been sleeping for two full days, wake up and happily threw herself into her arms.

"Mom, you finally woke up. You slept for a long time and scared Helena to death!" Helena was very sensible even though she was a child. She took care of her mother obediently along the way. But after all, she was just a child. At this moment

Finally, I burst into tears, as if I wanted to vent all my grievances.

Looking at her daughter beside her who was crying into tears, Odosia couldn't help but feel sad. At this moment, she was filled with guilt. As a mother, she couldn't even take good care of her daughter and give her a safe environment to grow up.

No. The only thing that can be done now is to try to comfort her. Although she is still worried about Justinian's safety, now she can only silently pray that the young man can really get the goddess of luck as always.

of favor.

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In the prison of Tripolis, another girl Alexia who was also worried about Justinian's safety once again refused Mrs. Zoe who came to persuade her. Even though the woman in front of her had already

The conditions were set to the lowest level - all that was required was that Alexia publicly announced that she would no longer support

Justinian can go back safely and continue to rule the Papadoros family. However, this noble girl remains unmoved. Of course Alexia knows that Aunt Zoe is actually trying her best to save her life.

, but how could she forget who killed her mother in the first place!

The feud with Leosgros is irreconcilable!

"Alexia, why are you doing this? Maybe you don't want to believe this... but this is also a fact, that is, your mother also joined forces with Lord Leo to deal with Justinian. And your mother's

In a sense, death is also a last resort that Justinian keeps pressing for. Why do you still prefer this and persist in it? You must know that living is always more important than anything else.

, Mrs. Agnes chose to make sacrifices again and again in order to maintain the precarious Papadoros family and bring you up through all kinds of hardships, and are you willing to let her efforts go in vain?" said the heartbroken woman, still trying to persuade.

Alexia chose to give in, but her words could not shake the girl in front of her at all, but instead strengthened her determination.

"So Leosgros had to kill my mother to silence her, right? Lord Justinian has made this clear to me from the beginning, and I also know that my mother once made a foolish choice

I took the wrong path. Because of this, I will never make the wrong choice this time. I thought I knew what the world lacked.

It is never a sign of weakness but the courage to fight. Even if it means going to destruction, you will not hesitate, because sometimes there are always things that are more important than life." Alexia answered without any hesitation at this moment.

So weak, Mrs. Zoe in front of her could not help but darken her face. It was obvious that her efforts had completely failed.

In just two or three months, staying with Justinian brought Alexia a child that has changed far beyond what Mrs. Agnes has molded her through more than ten years of careful training. At this moment,

She had grown up completely into a completely different person than her mother, and as someone who had watched Alexia grow up, Zoe could hear the girl saying this.

After saying this, I was actually a little relieved. She was no longer the puppet who only listened to her mother's instructions, but had become a truly independent "self". But Alexia chose to embark on this unfavorable path.

On the way back, even if he tried to save her, it would be of no avail - Duke Leosgros's patience with both himself and this girl was limited.

At this moment, Mrs. Zoe, who took a deep breath, finally took out her trump card and said calmly and calmly: "Since you have chosen your own path, I will no longer force you. But you don't care about yourself.

How can we remain indifferent to the life and death of other people?"

"Are you talking about the Papadoros family now? What do I miss about them? I am not my mother, and I am not a puppet born for the family." Alexia said coldly without raising her eyes.

Said coldly.

"Of course not them, do you think I will take them seriously?" Mrs. Zoe said with the same disdain in her eyes. It was she who had easily persuaded them with just a few words.

"Then what do you mean? You can't let Archduke Anastasius go as long as I choose to surrender, right?" Alexia's smart eyes moved slightly and she asked pretending to be deep.

However, Aunt Zoe then shook her head and denied: "How is this possible? Even I don't have the guts to convince Lord Leo. But even so, the conditions I gave you are already very risky.

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"What conditions...?" Looking at the other party's serious expression, Alexia couldn't help but be curious for a moment as to who else had escaped the previous rebellion.

Seeing that the attitude of the girl in front of her was unpredictably wavered, she nodded secretly in her heart, and then said the name that made Alexia couldn't help but be shocked when she heard it.

"Justinian's most capable assistant, the Varangian - Nevsky."

"How is this possible?!" Hearing this name, Alexia also showed an incredible look, because as far as she knew, in the rebellion in the monastery, most of the people loyal to Justinian fought

At the last moment, there should be no prisoners except for a very small number of people, let alone Nevsky, who had a special status.

But Mrs. Zoe's next words explained everything to Alexia.

"Actually, Lord Leosgros didn't know about this matter. We encountered an ambush at that time, and the man did fight until the last moment and was seriously injured. We thought he was dead, but we have to admire the Varangians.

Life force, he was finally out of danger. You know what will happen to Mr. Leo if he knows about it. But Miss Alexia, are you willing to consider it?

If so, with just a trivial word from you, this man would not have to lose his life in vain, and by doing so, you have repaid Justinian's kindness to you, right?" Justinian has already seen it.

Regarding the position in the heart of the girl in front of her, Mrs. Zoe lost no time in inducing her, finally making Alexia, who was already hard-hearted, finally reveal an inconspicuous crack.

This girl finally wavered——

"I..." With complex meanings in her eyes and struggling in her heart, Alexia opened her mouth subconsciously, but was interrupted by Mrs. Zoe at this moment.

"You don't have to answer me so quickly right now, Miss Alexia. You haven't eaten or drank for three days. You should take some before you think about it! At that time, I will come back and ask you about your final thoughts.

It’s decided.” Seeing the wavering in the girl’s heart, Mrs. Zoe reacted

And there is no rush for success, after all, if the other party feels that it is impulsive, he is likely to return halfway. So this woman chose to deliberately let Alexia think about it carefully, but in fact, she looked at the person in front of her.

As a grown-up girl, she is already very sure in her heart.

Alexia, Alexia, no matter how much you hate me in your heart, I am the one who brought you up. I can still see what you are thinking no matter how well you hide it.

Mrs. Zoe murmured to herself in her heart. In fact, she had already guessed Alexia's admiration for Justinian a long time ago. After all, at the moment when she lost her mother and was helpless, it was the man who reached out to him.

He took action to save her, and it was precisely because of this that the girl was willing to fight so hard, and now she was taking advantage of this, which was both the child's motivation and her only weakness at the moment.

I saw that at this moment, Alexia also fell into silence. I don’t know how long it took. The girl lowered her head and remained silent. Finally, she slowly opened her mouth: "Let me think about it for a while. And I am alone.

Wait, I want to be quiet." After thinking about it, she finally wavered. Knowing the importance of Nevsky to Justinian, she had to hesitate at this moment.

Seeing that Alexia's attitude finally softened, Zoe secretly nodded and secretly felt confident. She stopped trying to persuade her and said, "Of course there is no problem. This is your right. I just hope you don't take it too seriously."

After all, the time I am fighting for you is limited." After saying this, the woman turned around and asked someone outside to open the door, and asked the jailer below to bring the meal that had been prepared.

The girl who had not eaten for three days had not only lost a lot of weight at the moment, but she was afraid that her weak body would not be able to hold on at all if she continued like this. Zoe, who only thought about Alexia's ability to survive, used an almost stern tone.

After giving a warning look, she opened the door and left temporarily. After all, she knew that the last thing this girl wanted to see now was herself.

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"Is there still no news at all from the south?" The man murmured to himself as he looked at the map in front of him. The lack of news in the past few days made him a little unable to sit still. Although Leosgros had a deep and dignified character, this

The first time he faced Justinian, who was full of scheming, he could not calm down no matter what. After all, he suffered a big fall last time and was almost irrecoverable.

Obviously according to his plan, most of everything has been completed now. Leos Grace, who had been waiting for Justinian in Tripolis, still couldn't get any news at this time. This made the man who thought he had a chance of victory.

This man actually felt a little uneasy at the moment. Because he thought he was infallible when he was at Fort Wiscari, so this time he would never act rashly if he wasn't 100% sure.

But the problem lies in the fact that there is no news about his most trusted old housekeeper, Mrs. Zoe's brother, the old man who went to the south.

What happened? Have the Venetians solved it? What is Justinian's plan now? Duke Leo knows nothing now. Although this plan is well-planned, Justinian's previous performance has to be ignored.

He was afraid.

Fortunately, despite this, Leos Grace is not too worried now, because the advantage is still on his side at this moment. What Justinian can really rely on is the new army of three thousand people, whose combat effectiveness is limited.

is a problem, and more importantly, it will not be possible to reach here for a while, and during this period, as long as the private army of Archduke Anastasius and the Latins of Corinth finally join them, no matter how cunning the little fox is, he will not be able to reach here.

Can't make any waves.

Just as the man was deep in thought, there was a knock on his door.

"Your Majesty the Duke!"

"What's the matter? Didn't I tell you not to disturb me if there's nothing important?" The somewhat sullen man frowned. He didn't like being disturbed when he was thinking about problems.

But at this time, a different voice came from outside the door, "Lord Leo, the news came from Corinth and Andravida."

Duke Leo's face, which was subconsciously startled, suddenly changed at this moment, and he quickly said: "Come in quickly!"

The door was pushed open immediately, and a nobleman with an excited expression was out of breath. Duke Leo, who was eagerly waiting, was also waiting for the final news.

"Your Majesty, the Duke, the Latins have agreed to send troops, and Salius, who is stationed in Andravida, accepted our order after seeing the scepter, and is leading the army here."

When this news fell into Leos Grace's ears, the man's frown finally relaxed and he let out a chilling sneer.

"Hahaha, okay, very good, everything is ready now, even if that little fox is unpredictable, it will be doomed!"

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Chapter completed!