"I promise you, your highness." Justinian promised softly, "It's not too early now, go back with me, otherwise His Highness Odosia should be anxious."

"Yes." The sensible Helena nodded obediently.

At this time, the crowd in the square was still very lively before it dispersed, so this is the best time to hide the attention of others. Today, Justinian has taken a big risk. If someone notices it, it will be a big trouble.

But just as Justinian put Helena on his shoulder and was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and saw a man appearing behind him at some point blocking his way out.

Looking at the man, his seemingly thin face, but he had a strong and upright figure, a slightly messy hair, but with his angular face, the cold aura instantly made Justinian feel nervous - his intuition told him that the other party was not an ordinary person who happened to be passing by, and at this time, most of these people were not good.

The young man immediately took two steps back and distanced himself from the man in front of him, and put his hand behind him. This was his body's habit for more than ten years. As an assassin's conditioned reflex made Justinian subconsciously prepare to fight back at any time to resolve the threat in his vision.

However, there was no weapon behind him, but even so, he stared at Justinian with his own light and looked for other retreats. On the other hand, he was anxiously waiting for Arslan, who were patrolling around, to find out the abnormal movements here. Not until absolutely necessary, Justinian didn't want to act rashly. After all, he was still surrounded by a child. If something unexpected happened, he would not refuse.

But at this dilemma, the man who blocked Justinian and the others' way suddenly spoke, "Are you Your Excellency Justinian? Please don't be nervous? I have no malice. It was sent by Master Doria." The man's voice was low and hoarse, which made people feel uncomfortable. However, he calmed down and stared at the other party, but he did not notice any evil intentions in the man. After listening to what the other party said, his heart that had just been raised was finally slightly relieved. He had already expected that after entering Rusnina, Andrea Doria would come to contact him on his own initiative, but he didn't expect so soon. It was obvious that Genoa's mission had just entered the city, and his people found him.

Justinian is not too suspicious about this, and this kind of thing has not happened once or twice. It is easy for that guy.

But despite this, he was not completely careless. Looking at the man in front of him, Justinian asked: "If that is true, what certificate should be there to prove that what you said is true, right? I think Andrea shouldn't be so careless."

The other party was prepared, so he nodded, took out something from his arms and handed it to Justinian, "This is natural, please see." I saw that the exquisite silver cup in the man's hand was obviously not an object used by ordinary people, but seemed to be made by the royal family.

"Master Doria said that he knew you because of this thing, so he stayed by his side as a souvenir. He believed you would still have an impression."

As he said that, the man handed the silver wine glass to Justinian's hand, and Justinian recognized the thing at a glance. Although his memory was a little blurred, he still remembered that the cup was used as a reward for bribing Genoa's smuggling merchants. No wonder he and Emperor Muzfius were inexplicably recognized on the ship.

So that's it...

After completely dispelling his concerns, Justinian nodded.

"You believe now that I am not against you! Can you let your people take the weapon away from me?" the man asked in a deep voice. He had already seen Justinian's suspicion of himself at first, but the motivation for him to explain this was that the Justinian's guards rushed over behind him. He held a short knife in his hand and waited for Justinian's order. If the man was a little suspicious, he might be solved on the spot.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, the man has been cooperating with Justinian calmly and did not let the people around him notice any strangeness. Justinian also looked at the other party with a slightly appreciative look and said, "Of course it's okay. I offended it just now, but I hope you can be more considerate in this situation."

After saying that, Justinian signaled with his eyes, and then the weapons that were pressing against the man's waist disappeared without a trace.

"So, will Andrea send you over and have anything to tell me?" Justinian asked. Obviously, there must be something important to meet this man here.

"There are many people here, so please move somewhere else to a secluded place to talk. I wonder if it is possible?" the man did not answer directly and whispered.

It is indeed very inconvenient to have many people in this kind of place, so Justinian nodded, "Of course there is no problem, I don't want to stay here for a long time."

At this time, the mass in the square was coming to an end, and the lively atmosphere finally calmed down slightly.

In the solemn venue, the presided over the pastor and the priest recited the sacred prayers and welcomed the condescending emperor to walk down from the platform and meet his people.

I saw Mikhail Ducas pretending to be kind and bent over to accept the cheers and joy of the Romans of Epirus, and he was at ease.

This scene made Justinian feel sick, and others may not know, but he clearly knew from later generations what shameful acts the monarch of Epirus did, and even more understand that he was definitely not the revival of the Roman Empire.

On the other hand, Emperor Mikhail Ducas was condescending, looking at the devout people with a hint of undetectable cold sneer on his lips. All of this belonged to that person, but the blind man was destined to be unable to get it. This world is so hypocritical, with too many scams, even the most devout belief is no exception.

It's almost time... It's estimated that Genoa's mission has entered the palace for a while, and Mikhail's brief appearance ended. Surrounded by the royal guard of honor, the man finally disappeared from everyone's sight.

"I'll leave for a while, stay here and wait for me, Helena." Justinian gently put the girl on his shoulder down and touched her hair and handed it to his guards for him. Then he turned around and followed Doria's messenger and left, and was soon swallowed by the dense crowd and disappeared.

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Chapter completed!