"Are you okay, Grand Duke Anastasius?" Leosgrace, who came with the army, walked into the monastery. The safe and sound old man was sitting in a wheelchair. The man greeted with a caring expression.

"I am not seriously injured. The target of the attacker does not seem to be me. Thank you for your timely arrival, Lord Leo." Grand Duke Anastasius replied faintly, and his eyes fell on Leothgrace, as if there was a subtle meaning.

This also made Leos Gross' expression slightly uncomfortable. The old man's eyes seemed to be able to see through all the lies in the world. Whether he admitted it or not, although Anastasius was old and weak, he was still an existence that should not be despised. Otherwise, if he wanted to get rid of Justinian several times, Leos Gross would not have failed.

This time, in order to fulfill Sabach's request, Duke Leo had to take the risk of directing and acting in the assassination. Although he wanted to leave no trace, the old man in front of him obviously noticed something, which made him nervous.

But the man nodded calmly and said, "This is nothing, as long as you are fine, Lord Grand Duke."

"But I heard that the child Justinian won the battle and the Venetian retreated?" Suddenly, the old man whose tone changed changed his subject and looked at Duke Leo and asked.

"Yes, it's all up to Governor Justinian's command, and the Venetians were temporarily repelled. But to prevent the Venetians from setting up ambush, I ordered them to stop chasing them." Duke Leo, who had already prepared an excuse, replied with a calm expression without any panic.

But Grand Duke Anastasius said nothing, nodded expressionlessly and said, "Okay, I understand, then you go back!" The old man closed his eyes, making people unable to see through his thoughts, which made Leosgros feel uneasy. But the more he said anything, the more suspicion it would cause. He nodded, and then the man saluted and left the monastery.

The slightly contemplative Grand Duke Anastasius waited for Duke Leo to leave for a long time before slowly opening his eyes and whispering:

"Are you here, Justinian?"

The door of the room on one side was slowly pushed open, and Justinian, who was covered in war wounds and scabbed, was still covered in blood. After leaving the dungeon, he rushed to the monastery where the Grand Duke Anastasius was located.

It happened to be heard before the conversation between Grand Duke Anastasius and Duke Leosgros, and the old man who had always been keen to notice it had long been aware of it.

"Yes, Lord Grandpa, you should know the purpose of my coming here." Justinian said straight to the point, with a hint of coldness in his expression.

And Grand Duke Anastasius naturally knew the implication of Justinian's words.

"I know what you mean, but that person just now also explained-"

"Is this an explanation for my fight alone without any support? I can only turn the tide by just a little bit, but a great opportunity was ruined. Do you believe that person's nonsense?" Justinian sneered. Leosgros said on the surface, but anyone could see his wolf ambition at that time. He didn't believe that Anastasius would be kept in the dark.

But a helpless expression appeared on the old man's face and said quietly: "I understand your dissatisfaction, but sometimes, Justinian, there is no need to look at the right or wrong things, but the pros and cons. There is no sufficient evidence, even I am not sure that I can defeat Leosgros. After all, I have been in seclusion for many years, but he is actually the one who has influence in Molia. As an outsider, you are born to be unable to get the trust and support of other nobles. Now I can only do my best to protect your safety. As for Leosgros, I will hint to him that if all this can end safely, I believe he is a smart person."

After hearing the old man's answer, Justinian was silent for a moment. Anastasius's implication was clear, that was to secretly win over the Duke of Leo, but it all depends on whether Justinian could withstand the next Venetian attack.

Adults only distinguish between pros and cons, but children only know right or wrong. This is a truth he knew for a long time, but Justinian didn't like this truth very much. It was nothing more than a helpless compromise with reality. However, Justinian also understood the helplessness of Grand Duke Anastasius. The other party had done enough for him. If it weren't for him, maybe his head on his neck had been dedicated to the Venetians.

"Okay, I can only let it go. I really didn't expect it to happen. Maybe this is the worst decision in my life." Justinian shrugged and could only compromise.

"So, when do you think the next time the Venetian attack will be?"

"The fastest is tomorrow, but it won't be delayed for long. The Venetians seem to have noticed that we have sent people to ask for help. Because of this, the next attack will be more detailed. As for whether we can continue to defend this castle, we can only leave it to fate." Justinian's seemingly understatement was actually extremely heavy. Even he was not sure that he could continue to defend this castle.

After experiencing the previous fierce battle, the city gates and walls were greatly damaged. Although the Venetians were greatly injured, more than half of Justinian's troops were injured and killed. Even the heavily armored cavalry actually suffered a lot of losses in the battle with the Italian knights. Even with the private soldiers of the nobles in the city and the spontaneous formation of militias, it was probably a drop in the bucket and could not support a fierce battle to defend the city.

Tomorrow is the key to everything in the end. Justinian cannot guarantee whether the reinforcements from Tripolis can arrive in time. It is even harder to say whether they have combat effectiveness when they march from such a distance.

For the first time, Justinian was so confused and felt helpless about the difficulties he faced.

But Grand Duke Anastasius, who was leaning on a crutch, slowly walked to him at this time, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Since that's the case, then go all out. I will help you with other things. You don't have to worry about it anymore this time." The old man's seemingly peaceful voice resounded through the entire empty monastery, with no room for doubt.
Chapter completed!