After getting off the carriage, he nodded to the servants and guards beside him, and Julian's figure disappeared around the corner of the street.

But he didn't leave,

But in the dark shadow of the corner, looking at the carriage parked on the street with the cross-daggers emblem of the Dukecao family branded on it, he remained silent.

Until the carriage moved forward again, he slowly emerged from the darkness, feeling the coolness of the night wind blowing through his temples after the sky turned dark.

Julian suddenly felt doubtful.

"I just... lost my temper!?"

His brows were slightly furrowed, and the distant light struck his young and handsome face, dividing his face into two distinct halves of light and dark.

Julian murmured words that no one could hear, silently recalling everything on the carriage just now, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is this?"

She is Catalina, the person she cares about most, but why did he say those merciless words just now? Even, he shamelessly used his momentum to oppress her, and let the woman who is about the same age as him

The woman is embarrassed.

If Cassiopeia turned around and complained to Caterina, how would she face her then?

Looking at the carriage's retreating figure and gradually disappearing at the end of the street, Julian's eyes were filled with uncertainty. After thinking for a long time, he could not think of a good solution.

Apologize?

No

This method was rejected by him the moment it was born. Doesn't it mean that he was wrong if he apologized? Does it also mean that he recognized the huge difference between him and Caterina and agreed with Cassiopeia's statement?

How is that possible!

But no apology...

Julian's mouth twitched slightly,

His five senses have become extremely sharp through practice, so he was able to detect Cassiopeia's loss of composure at that moment. Because of this, he woke up, left the carriage, and reflected in the darkness of the street corner with the cold wind blowing.

Own.

The streets at night are no longer as lively as they were during the day.

The entire Immortal Fortress lay quietly in the darkness like a sleeping beast,

The heat is evaporated, restoring the coldness of winter.

There were only a few people on the streets. The civilians in the city returned home early and returned to their warm beds.

There were only flickering lights and a few guards in the streets and alleys, watching the dawn alone.

In a corner where no one saw it, a faint sigh sounded, and then disappeared silently in the breeze, with no one paying attention.

"well--!"

...

The next day, just after dawn, Julian opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

Rubbing the corners of his eyes, feeling the pain in his lower back, and looking around at the shabby rooms, Julian felt helpless.

After getting off the carriage last night, he wandered the streets alone. It was not until late at night that he suddenly discovered a problem————

He has no place to live in the Immortal Fortress!

This was the second time he came to the Immortal Fortress. On the day of his last arrival, he happened to meet Katarina at the gate of the military headquarters. He followed her to live in her family's castle until he boarded the ship again to Ionia.

But this time, no one came to arrange a place for him.

In fact, normally, Hydrian, who was responsible for guiding him, would arrange a place for him to live after completing his mission, but he was forced to separate due to the sudden arrival of Cassiopeia.

And then Cassiopeia was severely offended by him.

He is always embarrassed to offend others with his front foot, and then licks his face with his back foot to get in. He is not that shameless.

Then the only option left is to find a place to live in the city.

In fact, if you insist on it, Julian can still find a place to live. For example, there is a room exclusively for him in the bloody elite station in the mountainous area east of the Immortal Fortress.

But it was too far away from the Immortal Fortress. When they arrived, several people rode horses for half an hour, and he spent the whole day yesterday, bumping on the sea in the morning and riding on the horse in the afternoon. He had no leisure time all day long and was really exhausted.

, I really can’t bear the urge to travel again.

In desperation, he had no choice but to touch the small bag on his waist, managed to dig out a few copper coins from the bottom of the bag filled with miscellaneous items, and found a simple residence on the edge of the city outside the Immortal Fortress to spend the night.

——He still has some impressions of these coins. They were left over from the last time he bought a bracelet for Catalina.

In addition, for so many years, he was either on missions or at war, and money had no effect on him.

"It seems that finding a place to live in the Immortal Fortress is a top priority!"

Looking at the gray sky outside the window, Julian couldn't help but murmur to himself.

Just when he was stunned, something strange suddenly appeared in his diffuse perception.

This made his consciousness quickly become alert. He rolled out of bed, quietly touched the door to the room, and waited quietly with bated breath.

At this moment, there was a subtle noise at the door,

This sound may be lighter to ordinary people's ears than the sound of the breeze.

But in the ears of Julian, who had extremely good senses, it was louder than thunder.

"Number of people: one,"

"There was the sound of weapons rubbing against cloth at the waist."

"Judging from the lightness of walking, the body shape is thin."

"Judging from his walking habits, he is ruled out as a pickpocket and judged to be an assassin with unknown goals and a malicious attitude."

In just a moment, these thoughts appeared in Julian's mind,

Squinting his eyes slightly, Julian had a rough guess about the identity of the visitor, but he did not take action immediately, but waited patiently.

Even though there was a wall between them, he could still clearly perceive every move of that person, and then formed a faint outline in his mind————

The man picked up the object in his hand - it should be something used to open a lock.

Then he gently reached into the door lock of the room, fiddled with it twice briefly, and the simple door lock was silently pried open.

The door was gently pushed open, allowing a person to pass through. Within a few seconds, Julian saw a person tiptoeing into the house.

The man was dressed in black. He was short and thin, only as high as Julian's chin. He entered the door with a vigilant expression. His eyes quickly glanced left and right, and his eyes quickly locked on the bed leaning in the corner. He jumped on the bed.

There was a quilt scattered around, but no one was there.

Seeing this scene, the man's expression suddenly changed. When his palms reached towards his waist, he was about to roll backwards.

But how could he compare to Julian who was just waiting for something to happen?

Before he could move, he felt a touch of coolness on his neck, stimulating the hairs and causing his movements to freeze in place.

Slowly turning his head, the assassin's eyes met Julian's calm pupils, and he also saw a small dagger resting on his neck.

A wry smile appeared on his face. Under Julian's silent gaze, he dropped the iron wire on his right hand and obediently stopped moving his left hand towards his waist.

Seeing how understanding he was, Julian said calmly:
Chapter completed!