HBWnovel Chapter 77 The Rose and the Colosseum
Chapter 77 The Rose and the Colosseum
He and D6 were almost not on the same channel. Su Xi sighed imperceptibly, but there was still respect on his face. He bit his lip and rubbed against the blond young man step by step.
In his memory, this brother was always strict, he unconsciously softened his voice, hoping that his brother would forgive him for the sake of suffering so much: "Brother..."
Lambert narrowed his eyes, sighed after a long time, stretched out his hand to embrace Su Xi, stroked the top of his soft hair under the young boy's blank eyes, his voice was soft, with an inexplicable smell Calming magic.
"Just come back safely."
Su Xi was embraced by this nominal brother in a daze, and the tip of his nose was instantly filled with the scent of summer roses.
It may be because Su Xi also had an older brother before, so when he saw the concern in Lambert's eyes, his eyes were sore, and he hugged the young man's waist with his backhand: "Brother, I will never run around again."
Lambert hugged Su Xi affectionately, and hummed softly when he heard the words: "The Germans have always been cunning and evil, so stop being playful."
He took Su Xi's hand, walked to the statue enshrined at home, and whispered a prayer.
Su Xi bit her lip, her long eyelashes trembling and drooping slightly. The general meaning of those prayers was to pray that Su Xi would never encounter these things again, and that God would dispel the filth and bad luck from Su Xi.
Su Xi raised his eyes, and the blond young man turned his back to him, his soft, half-length, well-manicured hair hung slightly curled on his shoulders.
Wearing a simple white robe, every fold is full of luxury.
He closed his eyes slightly, with a devout expression.
This handsome and tall figure suddenly overlapped with his brother in the original world. In fact, after so many worlds, the memory of his brother has long since become blurred.
What I can think of now is only a few outlines, and those former voices and smiles have long since disappeared.
After Lambert finished all this, he ordered the servant to take Su Xi down to freshen up.
Su Xi's family is one of the six most prominent nobles in Rome. In the long history, this noble has produced countless consuls and censors.
Each generation carries with it great feats.
Su Xi's mother was still the younger sister of the current emperor, but she passed away the year before last, leaving only him, his elder brother, and some malicious cousins in the big family.
Leacock was a collateral cousin of his family.
Who would have thought that this seemingly weak elder brother in front of him is actually a general who makes the neighboring countries fearful.
There were many wars in the past few years, his elder brother was away all year round, and only last year had the chance to be transferred back, but now his elder brother seems to be staying at home with nothing to do, but as far as Su Xi knows, the war is not over yet.
When Su Xi couldn't help but ask, he could only get a smile from his brother.
Lambert's gentle eyebrows and eyes were bent, he stroked his hair softly, and said softly: "Even if you don't go to war, the offerings handed over from several manors and territories are enough for us to live on, little Dylan, I guarantee that your pocket There will be no shortage of gold coins."
Su Xi blushed, and rubbed Lambert's palm coquettishly, "Brother, a team of Germans came a few days ago, I want to go and see."
The smile on Lambert's lips became lighter: "Why are you interested in Germania?"
Su Xi's eyes lit up, "It is said that they know witchcraft!"
"Hey, don't go, it doesn't fit your noble status."
Thinking of this, Su Xi couldn't help but blush. Although Lambert repeatedly asked him not to go, Su Xi still couldn't help being curious in his heart. After Leacock knew about it, he came up with a bad idea, asking Su Xi to dress up as a commoner secretly. Slipped out, but was arrested by the group of Germans as civilians.
It turned out that they met the Roman king in name, but they actually fell in love with the Romans. According to them, the Romans were more suitable as sacrifices.
Of course, the aristocrats didn't dare to catch them. When they saw Su Xi, who was not dressed in shabby clothes, but had a beautiful face, they were moved.
It's just that they didn't expect that they happened to catch a nobleman.
Or the noblest of the nobles.
It is said that on the day of his disappearance, although Lambert maintained a calm face on the surface under the comfort of everyone, he actually even used his connections to mobilize the army.
After Su Xi took a delicate rose milk bath, it was noon when he came out. Lambert was lying on the recliner reading a book, the nobleman's robe was loosely dragged on the ground, and his beautiful body curves were perfectly displayed .
Even if Su Xi saw it, he would be stunned.
D6 rolled his eyes, when will Su Xi get rid of this habit of being unable to walk when seeing a beauty.
Lambert seemed to have noticed Su Xi as soon as he entered the door. He put down the letter in his hand and got up lazily, beckoning to Su Xi with a smile.
Su Xi's ears turned red, and she walked up to Lambert's side in small steps. The young man always carried the fragrance of noble flowers. He knew that it was because of the various flowers planted in the yard. After staying in the yard for a long time, his body It also stained a little bit.
Lambert touched Su Xi's face that was still steaming after bathing, and said with a smile, "I heard that you slept for a long time on the way back, are you still tired?"
Su Xi shook his head, his eyes sparkling: "I'm not tired."
Lambert nodded, "Then I'll take you to relax."
Relax?Su Xi was taken into the carriage by Lambert in a daze, and it wasn't until he stood under the scorching sun and saw the prototype building with its high foundations that he realized what Lambert meant by relaxation.
This is the Colosseum!
He should have thought earlier that the pastimes of the ancient Romans were nothing more than those. Among them, the most crazy thing, whether it was a lady, a senator, a consul, or a commoner, they all loved fighting beasts.
Su Xi stopped in place, which of course attracted Lambert's attention. A trace of doubt flashed in Lambert's eyes: "What's wrong?"
Su Xi bit her lip, can she say that she is a little timid now, it is said that the scenes of fighting beasts are extremely cruel, no matter if it is fighting between humans or humans and beasts.
But this was Lambert's kindness, and Su Xi couldn't find the words to refuse for a while.
Lambert said softly again: "I remember you used to love to watch fighting beasts, and you would always drag me to watch them together."
Excited cheers suddenly erupted in the Colosseum, and Lambert glanced thoughtfully: "If you are later, you will miss your favorite warrior battle."
Su Xi blushed. As an aristocrat, he did not lack this hobby. The person Lambert mentioned was Publius, the rising star of the Colosseum, also known as the bravest Warrior, the lady who pursues him is as crazy as modern star chasing.
Even the sweat dripping from her body didn't know which lady's makeup fell into it.
People in this era always like to do some weird things.
When Su Xi thought that he had thrown a lot of gold coins for that rising star, his face became a little irritable, and he followed Lambert blankly and was led into a specific position by the slave.
The colosseum was made like a modern bird's nest. The first floor had the best view for the royal family and nobles, the second floor was for the common people, and there was an exclusive place for noble ladies and women on the top.
On the top, there are slaves working hard to fan the simple fan.
Su Xi had his own exclusive seat, and as soon as he sat down, an elderly nobleman with red curly hair and a somewhat old and mean face approached beside him.
Those old wrinkled fingers were full of precious gemstones, and the corners of the red-haired nobleman's lips drooped slightly, trying to make a pitiful and sad expression: "Thank you for God's blessing, little Dylan has returned safely."
Su Xi pursed his lips, with a just right smile on his face, before he could say anything, the nobleman beside him immediately shifted his gaze to the field again.
Suddenly excited, he stretched out his hand high and repeated the movement of pressing his thumb down.
Huge cheers and booing suddenly erupted from the stands behind him.
"Kill him!"
Su Xi was stunned for a moment, and wherever he went out of the corner of his eye, there were Romans doing this movement.
On the arena, mourning flashed in the eyes of the gladiator lying on the ground, while the victorious gladiator standing straight on the arena covered in blood raised the sword in his hand expressionlessly.
As the shouts behind him grew louder, the short sword in the gladiator's hand chopped off the loser's head, and the climax suddenly fell.
This duel ends with the death of the loser.
A human life disappeared before their eyes, and the judges showed no sympathy, only a burst of satisfaction from the blood and stimulation.
According to the rules of the game in the Colosseum, when a gladiator wins, he will walk to the audience. If the audience is not satisfied, they will stick out their thumbs and press down.
At this time the gladiator will kill the loser.
Su Xi's lips were a little pale, and a faint doubt suddenly came from his side: "Dy Lan, what's wrong with you?"
Su Xi looked up, and Lambert's gentle eyebrows became the only color in his eyes. He shook his head: "It's okay, it's just...too excited."
Lambert nodded, and turned his head to watch the next gladiatorial fight.
This time it was a duel between a new gladiator and a tiger.
Su Xi's fingertips turned white. After all, the people in the Colosseum seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary thing. Gladiators were all made up of prisoners of war, slaves and prisoners.
In this city with strict hierarchy, people are allowed to make fun of others like ants. Although Su Xi is a little uncomfortable, it doesn't mean that he will feel pity for those people.
After all, living in this era, one shouldn't look at it from the same eyes as before. If he was a gladiator in this life, he would face such a cruel competition.
The duel ended with the gladiator losing a leg and the tiger having its throat cut with a dagger.
But the gladiator who was carried down could no longer continue to fight, and the last thing left in his life was to fend for himself.
As for the future star he was looking for, he didn't read any more.
After watching, Lambert and Su Xi left together, with a bit of relish: "No wonder you liked to watch these before, those gladiators are well trained, and it is difficult to find anyone in the army who can fight them one-on-one .”
"But..." Lambert's voice was filled with regret: "They are just prisoners of war and slaves."?