As Lu Xiao expected, as the other parties involved in the conflict, he and Claudia were not even taken away together. The guard captain declared the two as self-defense on the spot, and the conflict ended with the failure of the Patch family.
'Haha~ Is this just enjoying a privilege? To be honest...it feels pretty good.'
Lu Xiao had considered the possible gains and losses and a series of consequences of this conflict before taking action.
The Auditore family and the Pazzi family have long been at odds with each other, as evidenced by the fact that Vieri dared to speak obscenely to Claudia in the street and even touch her.
Naturally, Lu Xiao would not just watch Claudia being humiliated. With the idea of striking first, he gave Vieri a fatal blow without hesitation.
The Pazzi family were lackeys of the Knights Templar, while the Auditore family were close allies of the Medici family, the rulers of Florence.
When the crowd of onlookers unanimously pointed out that Vieri was at fault, and Lu Xiao did not violate the laws of Florence, the city guards who took orders from the Medici family would naturally have a bias in their hearts.
As the crowd of onlookers with happy faces dispersed, Lu Xiao turned to look at Claudia who breathed a sigh of relief.
"You weren't scared, were you?"
Claudia forced a smile: "It's okay, I just didn't expect the outside world to be so dangerous."
Lu Xiao smiled and shook his head: "The world outside the protection of the family is indeed not that safe, but there is no need to make such generalizations. You may not encounter a special event like today even if you go out 100 times."
'As long as you don't set up some bad flags before going out...'
…
After the second conflict with the Patch family, Lu Xiao's heart was unwavering. Anyway, he had more debts than he needed to worry about.
With his close relationship with the Auditore family, he may have been recognized by the Pazzi family as an ally of the Auditore family.
Taking up a deadly feud with Vieri will not only bring about the censure of the Brotherhood, but may further gain the trust of the Auditore family.
Lu Xiao is not interested in knowing what happened to Vieri. With the financial resources and status of the Pazzi family, although this accusation with solid evidence will inevitably make them cough up some profits, Vieri's life is not in any danger.
Lu Xiao still acted in a measured way. At most, it would cause Vieri pain for a long time, and would not allow the Pazzi family to be extinct, causing the impulsive and irritable father and son to launch a desperate revenge at all costs.
After experiencing an unexpected crisis, Claudia, who was previously full of excitement and curiosity about going out, became much more at ease.
After successfully arriving at Da Vinci's studio, Lu Xiao politely knocked on the door.
"Crunch~"
As the door opened, a young man with a mustache poked his head out of the door.
When seeing Lu Xiao's foreign face, which was obviously different from Europeans, the young man wearing a red artist's bonnet showed doubts and curiosity.
"Who are you? Do we have an appointment to meet?"
Lu Xiao smiled politely at the other party and said: "Mr. Leonardo da Vinci, my name is Lu Xiao, Mrs. Maria Auditore's messenger, this is Mrs. Maria's daughter Claudia
."
Da Vinci looked astonished and hurriedly invited the two distinguished guests in: "Please come in, please come in, please wait a moment, I will frame the painting right now."
I don’t know what attracted Leonardo da Vinci’s attention, but the framing process that should have been completed long ago was not completed until the last moment.
Lu Xiao and Claudia, who were full of curiosity, followed Leonardo da Vinci into his studio. The first thing that caught their eyes was a behemoth that had not yet been completed.
It was a wooden skeleton covered with skin. Claudia could not tell the purpose of this thing from its appearance, but Lu Xiao recognized its origin at a glance.
‘Is this the earliest hang glider prototype? I didn’t expect it to be made so early.’
Da Vinci's workshop was littered with a lot of debris, including miniature city models, human anatomy diagrams that he suspected to have drawn by himself [Haitang Bookstore www.htsw.info], and some unfinished paintings.
and various gadgets of unknown purpose.
'He is worthy of being called an all-around genius. His extremely strong curiosity is the driving force behind his exploration of various unknown fields.'
Claudia looked around the room with a slightly subtle expression: "I always feel that he is a little different from the Leonardo I imagined."
Lu Xiao smiled noncommittally. The feelings of girls are always poetry. They will subconsciously beautify certain things in their minds. After actual contact, they realize that it is not the case at all.
For example, many girls like Danmei. In fact, there is only a layer of cloth between Danmei and Philosophy. The difference is only in the beauty and muscle composition of the characters.
Da Vinci's somewhat sloppy appearance instantly disillusioned Claudia's aesthetic image in her mind, and her interest in Da Vinci began to fade rapidly.
It has to be said that girls of Claudia's age are all members of the Appearance Association.
As long as the appearance is good enough, personality and moral character are things that should be considered later, otherwise Lu Xiao would not live in an era where there would not be so many irrational and star-chasing fans.
"Ah! Found it."
Da Vinci's cheers came from deep in the studio, and a few minutes later he appeared again in front of Lu Xiao and Claudia holding a framed painting.
"Here, this is a new work I just completed not long ago. I named it "Notification of Conception""
Lu Xiao didn't have much appreciation for art and paid very little attention to artworks. He didn't even recognize this early work by Leonardo da Vinci, which would become a world-famous painting in the future.
Claudia, who received an aristocratic education from a young age, could see the artistry contained in this painting, and her eyes, which were originally disappointed, shone again.
"Excuse me, Mr. Lu Xiao, please send this painting to the Medici Art Exhibition Hall."
While Da Vinci was speaking, he kept looking at Lu Xiao's face with a smile. Lu Xiao touched his handsome face uncomfortably.
"Is there something on my face?"
"Ah?" Da Vinci was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand hurriedly: "No, no, I'm just curious about your appearance."
"Except for some paintings that I imagined the appearance of Orientals based on Marco Polo's travels, I have never seen a living Oriental."
Lu Xiao shrugged nonchalantly and said with a smile: "Now that you have seen it, what do you think?"
A very pure smile appeared on Da Vinci's face: "My impression is that the world is really big. If I have the opportunity in the future, I plan to travel to the East, just like Marco Polo."
In the modern era where Lu Xiao lived, there was a heated discussion among the people as to whether Marco Polo had really visited China, but in the end no one could convince anyone.
He did not intend to destroy Leonardo da Vinci's wonderful fantasy of the Eastern world with this ignorant topic.
"Yes, it is a good idea to travel around the world. The increase in knowledge should provide you with more inspiration for artistic creation."
However, it was very difficult to travel all the way from Europe to the East in this era.
In the 15th century, the Middle East almost completely closed the door for European merchants to explore the world. The Ottoman Empire, stuck between the Eurasian continent, was an unavoidable problem.
Lu Xiao had a pleasant conversation with Leonardo da Vinci during their first meeting. This almighty man was very interested in the Eastern customs and customs described by Lu Xiao. According to him, Lu Xiao's description inspired his creative inspiration.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Xiao still had a mission, Da Vinci would have even planned to keep Lu Xiao here to talk by candlelight.
Before leaving, Da Vinci enthusiastically sent an invitation to Lu Xiao: "I still have some things to deal with recently. When I am free, please be sure to accept the invitation and come again. I plan to draw a personal portrait for you, so that everyone can see you."
Europeans know what the real Orientals are like."
"Forehead……"
Lu Xiao was a little embarrassed. As an assassin, it was not convenient for him to leave the paintings.
With Da Vinci's superb painting skills, if he were to draw a portrait face to face, the portrait would be at least 70% similar, which would be very detrimental to Lu Xiao's ability to hide his identity and move around.
With a perfunctory smile on her face, Lu Xiao said repeatedly: "Next time, I will do it. I have a mission, so I will leave first."
Da Vinci was unaware of this, and bowed happily to Lu Xiao, making fancy gestures to say goodbye: "Have a nice trip, and I sincerely look forward to meeting you again, my friend."