During the Renaissance, most folk artists were assisted by bankers and other bourgeoisie, supporting them to boldly create more diversified works of art that were different from religious concepts, so as to fight against the still stubborn religious ruling forces.
As one of the leading bankers in Florence, the Auditore family has naturally supported many artists, and Leonardo da Vinci is just one of them.
Giovanni is usually busy with his banking business and his secret assassin career. This kind of work that improves the family's reputation on the surface is handled by the hostess Maria.
Before Claudia got married, her main job was to assist her mother in managing the family finances. According to Giovanni, she did a good job in this job.
Claudia was very curious about the talented artist Leonardo da Vinci, whom her mother had always praised. Claudia, who had been educated as an aristocratic lady since she was a child, was very interested in art and had long wanted to find an opportunity to meet Leonardo da Vinci.
But as a young girl who was already engaged to be married, Maria could not let her daughter meet an unmarried male artist alone. This trip with Lu Xiao fulfilled Claudia's wish.
Maria told Lu Xiao the detailed address of her destination. Da Vinci's studio was only two streets away from the Auditore mansion.
Apart from attending ladies' banquets invited by her aristocratic best friends of the same age, Claudia rarely had the opportunity to travel around the city. She was so excited that she couldn't stop talking on the way to her destination.
"You know, my mother praised that talented artist to the sky. She believed that Leonardo da Vinci would definitely make great achievements that could change the world in the future."
Lu Xiao smiled and nodded noncommittally. From his point of view, Maria's long-term vision is indeed commendable, but for someone who lives in the present, Mrs. Auditore's vision is indeed a bit forward.
Due to the difference in status, Claudia always followed etiquette and stayed half a step behind Lu Xiao to avoid causing misunderstandings among passers-by.
Since Claudia inadvertently set a very standard flag before setting off, the short two-block journey did not make Lu Xiao relax her vigilance.
He looked around and paid attention to the unusual movements around him. He didn't put much energy into Claudia's chattering words, which seemed a bit perfunctory.
"Whoa~whoa~look who this is."
An exaggerated voice came from the alley next to the avenue. Lu Xiao immediately squinted his eyes and looked at the place where the voice came from.
It was a young man wearing a gray striped aristocratic dress. His eyes were staring straight at Claudia behind Lu Xiao, his handsome face full of teasing and malice.
This man was followed by four huge bodyguards. The young man headed by him should be a dandy descendant of a certain aristocratic family. He was usually used to walking around with his bodyguards. When he approached Lu Xiao and Claudia, he was still walking.
The strange behavior of disowning relatives.
"Claudia Auditore, is your calf-protecting mother finally willing to let you out? You are lucky to meet me today."
The aristocratic young man approached Claudia with a wanton smile: "I will let you experience the joy of being a woman in advance before you get married... ugh!"
Lu Xiao didn't wait for the other party to finish his dirty words. When he reached out to touch Claudia's cheek, he grabbed the other party's wrist and pinned it behind his back, locking the other party's movements.
"It hurts, it hurts!"
"Who are you? Do you know who I am? Don't let me go yet!"
"I am Vieri de Pache! The first heir to the great Pache family!"
The first time she encountered a playboy teasing her in the street, Claudia hid behind Lu Xiao in fear. The passers-by also looked at the young man who called himself Vieri with disgust and disgust, but no one dared to stand up for Claudia.
Ya comes forward.
When Lu Xiao heard the other party announcing his family name, his eyes moved slightly: "Oh? Are you the kid of the Pazzi family who has always been against the Auditore family? That's easy to handle."
"Bang!"
When Lu Xiao was still yelling and cursing, Lu Xiao quickly raised his leg from behind and pushed it hard between Vieri's legs.
"Ouch!!"
Vieri's screams suddenly changed in tone, and his eyes quickly began to turn white as his vitals were attacked, and his legs trembled and he fell to the ground like mud.
Lu Xiao let go of the ruthless iron hand that locked the opponent's movements, and Vieri fell limply to the ground. He subconsciously curled up into a ball and twitched in pain, and saliva foam began to unconsciously ooze from the corners of his mouth.
Less than two seconds passed between when Vieri stretched out his frivolous hand towards Claudia and when he fell to the ground with vital injuries. The four guards Vieri brought with him could not even react.
"What the hell did you do to the young master?!"
"court death!"
Two of the big men attacked Lu Xiao with frightened and angry fists, while the other two nervously helped Vieri up to check the situation.
"Claudia, please step back first."
Lu Xiao calmed down and gave instructions to Claudia behind him.
Although she was very scared, Claudia, who had received a lot of education on wolf prevention, mustered up the courage to move back and give Lu Xiao a relatively loose space to move.
The Patch family guard who rushed at the front punched Lu Xiao on the left side of the face. Another big man, with a tooth-for-tat mentality, took advantage of the companion in front to block Lu Xiao's sight and quietly kicked out a black kick, aiming directly at the target.
Refers to the vital part of Lu Xiao’s crotch.
Relying on the dynamic vision bonus brought by clairvoyance, Lu Xiao could read their target through their respective starting movements within a few tenths of a second before the other party came into contact with him.
With greater agility, he reached out his right hand, back and first, and put it on the back of the arm of the big man in front. With a skillful force of four or two, he moved his body's center of gravity, right in front of the big man with black legs.
"Bang!"
The big man at the back unfortunately hit his companion's thigh with a powerful and heavy kick out of resentment. The two of them were in a hurry and lost their original rhythm of action.
Lu Xiao took the opportunity to take a step forward, suddenly within the reach of the big man's arms, and hit the opponent's soft abdomen with a swift punch.
When the big man curled up subconsciously like a lobster, Lu Xiao, who had been prepared for it, followed up and struck out with his left hand again, hitting the second big man who looked confused after his shield fell, and was unforgiving.
The person's side kick followed closely, hitting the opponent's side of the face hard.
In just two seconds, the two big men charging with ferocious expressions fell to the ground almost simultaneously, and the crowd of onlookers didn't even have time to scream.
Vieri, who had just recovered a little, turned blue. The severe pain and humiliation from his lifeblood made him angry. He endured the severe pain and barely squeezed out a word from the corner of his mouth.
"kill……"
"Qiang!"
The two guards who were left behind to take care of Vieri looked at each other, and at the same time drew out the long swords at their waists, preparing to launch a second round of attacks on Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao was also about to pull out the double swords hidden at his waist, but the sound of rapid footsteps not far away made him stop thinking about taking out the weapons.
"What are you doing!"
Just when the second wave of fighting was about to break out, several city guards in light armor roughly pushed through the crowd and came to the scene. They immediately turned their attention to the Patch family guards holding weapons.
The captain raised his right hand and shouted, "Drop your weapon! I won't say it a second time!"
At the captain's signal, several archers bent their bows and pointed arrows at the Patch family's guards.
After careful consideration, the two guards could only throw their weapons to the ground unwillingly and raised their hands to show that they had no intention of resisting.
Seeing that the other party was willing to give up his arms, the captain's nervousness relaxed a little.
After scanning the messy scene, the captain began to ask sternly about the whole conflict between the two parties.
"Dear City Guard, let me explain."
Lu Xiao smiled and saluted the guard captain, and before Vieri could complete his speech, he described the cause and effect in a relatively objective manner.
Hearing that the two parties to the conflict were from the Auditore family and the Pazzi family, the captain's expression became serious.
He turned around and asked many onlookers for their confessions, and came to a conclusion that was basically consistent with Lu Xiao's description.
After taking a pitiful glance at Vieri, who had not yet recovered, the captain issued an order to his subordinates: "Take away the Patch family who tried to molest an unmarried lady."
"Someone, please inform Monsignor Lorenzo and the Consul Umberto Alberti of this matter, and Vieri de Pazzi's crimes will be judged by them personally."