"What if they find our traces..." Arslan couldn't help but worry. Although Justinian now has the control of the entire Moria and Athens, after a battle riddled with holes,

After that, it was already exhausted. Although Justinian's army was still useful, it was still unable to compete with the big powers. It would be very bad to attract the hostility of Genoa at this time.

However, Justinian, who was riding on the horse, turned around casually and said angrily: "What are you afraid of? The worst thing is that you just don't admit it. As long as you hide that girl, they can't do anything to us."

"Huh? You're not kidding, are you!" Looking at Justinian's indifferent expression, and not knowing whether he was really confident or numb, Arslan's face was full of surprise.

But the next second, Justinian's leisurely voice suddenly sounded in his ears,

"They don't dare to act rashly without direct evidence. After all, I am at least the governor of the empire now, and they only know that the identity of the Edessa Border Commissioner is fake. Other than that, they don't know much about my true identity.

Speculation can’t help us.”

"Are you really sure?"

"Unless they don't need those port strongholds in Moria." Justinian tilted his head slightly and replied, "Although the Doria family is powerful, it does not mean that they can exercise the will of the entire Genoa.

The forces are intertwined. In fact, there are cooperations and struggles. If I don’t have full confidence, I will only humiliate myself, and neither Mikhail nor Theodor will allow the Genoese on their territory no matter what they think in their hearts.

Just do whatever you want."

"That's good. That's why you asked us not to even raise your flag before. It turned out to be to prevent the other party from grabbing the handle." Arslan, who suddenly understood, nodded, even more impressed by Justinian's ability to be precise.

Anticipate the enemy ahead.

But the young man on the side smiled shyly and shrugged at this moment: "No, this is just a coincidence. I didn't expect it to come in handy." Now that I think about it, Justinian still has lingering fears. If it hadn't been for it before.

The consequences of leaving something behind by chance are truly unimaginable.

Then the conversation changed, and Justinian glanced at Antonia Doria behind him, and whispered softly: "But the only thing that matters to me is the true intention of the eldest lady of the Doria family...

I still don't understand her very well." He shook his head slightly and had to admit that the Italian girl always seemed to have countless secrets, and such people were always the most difficult to deal with.

"Isn't she really attracted to you, Lord Justinian?" The Turkic man with a smirk on his face teased. Although it was a joke, Arslan actually had such a thought in his heart.

Otherwise, why would a young lady from a noble family help Justinian like this? This is really unbelievable, and it has to make people think in a wrong place. After all, you can always hear such and such nobles in the towns in Rome.

romance.

"Spare me!" Looking at the face of this Turkic man with a gossipy look, Justinian almost fell off his horse with a water bag in his hand. He really didn't expect that the other party would do such a thing.

Sure enough, the environment can transform a person.

"No more kidding." Moria's little fox shook his head, looked at Arslan beside him seriously and said:

"I think she must have her own plans, and unknowingly we have become a part of her plan! It is really a headache to get along with such people! Okay, okay, no matter what, this is not the case

Now it's time to worry, now let's get down to business." Justinian spread his hands helplessly, but his face returned to the rare solemn and solemn expression it had in the past, which suddenly made Arslan

I also feel that the atmosphere around me seems to have changed accordingly.

Seeing this scene, the Turkic man immediately showed a serious look, nodded slightly and said: "Yes, I will obey your order, Lord Justinian."

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One day in the year 106, in the Kingdom of Thessaloniki, which was established in North Macedonia, which was occupied by the Latins, on the plain near the royal capital, a young shepherd pulled a sheepdog to drive the sheep in search of pasture. Due to the war,

Due to the turmoil, there was scorched earth everywhere, but even in the face of the ravages of the invaders, in order to adequately subsidize the poor family, the young man still had to work for the rich families in the village to earn some money to maintain his life.

Although it is still a period of war, and the remnants of the surrounding empires and the Bulgar barbarians in the north are still at war with the Latins, most of the people of the original empire are actually numb. They don't care about it at all. Anyway, Cesaro

There has never been a Greek army near Nika so far. Even those who are thinking about the restoration of the empire actually no longer have any hope in their hearts.

Because today's Rome has become extremely weak, many have even simply acquiesced in the orthodox status of the Latin tyrants in Constantinople. As for Thessaloniki, this city with a very special geographical location is the second largest city in the empire.

The city's defenses are second only to Constantinople. The only drawback is that it is located in a flat plain, but it is not that easy to conquer the city wall.

The sun has not yet risen, the east is faintly white, and the plain is actually a bit foggy.

The world was so silent. I could only hear the chirping of birds in the distance and the sound of the dog sniffing around me. I saw this conscientious shepherd dog scurrying around the sheep from time to time. But

At this moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance broke the silence, making everyone tremble with fear.

What on earth is going on?!

The boy thought that robbers were out. After all, it was normal for war to be chaotic at times like this. He held the pole tightly in his hand, feeling as if his heart was being lifted up. The little boy held his breath and was filled with fear...

The mist rolled up, and huge air waves suddenly split it in the middle, and the green weeds also undulated with the wind. A war horse and a rider galloped past the shepherd boy, and he

behind...

Countless cavalry lined up, looking like a black iron wall from a distance. This was not a bandit at all but an elite army. The fierce riders were holding lances and carrying bows and arrows, attacking the shepherd boy and his flock.

Without even looking at it, he headed straight in one direction - that was the direction of Thessaloniki.

The wooden stick in the shepherd boy's hand fell to the ground. He was so frightened that he couldn't speak. He was in a panic. He didn't know how to explain it to the people in the village, but he still turned around and ran away to report to his compatriots that he was protecting the country.
Chapter completed!