Lucretia had ridden a horse before, a pony, a side saddle, and would only walk on soft grass, surrounded by maids and servants, at a speed that was more like a walk on horseback than on horseback. A single adult horse over six feet tall was a completely different concept, and Ezio was surprised by her tenacity, which could only be attributed to the crazy nature of the Borgia family—except that no matter how much the teacher scorned, before Pentecost, Lucrecia could gallop merrily with her "silver feet" in the fields outside the city, the wind passing through her cloak and carrying away loud and crisp laughter, and the workers who toiled among the olive trees and vines would cheer and wave their hats when they saw her and Giulio, Applause for their outstanding riding skills.

After running for a while, Lucres slowly perpendiculated his body, the clever "Silver Foot" felt the change in the center of gravity of the person on his body, and also changed from galloping to slowing, Giulio's "Golden Bird" also slowed down, walking side by side with it, the three horses came from the same merchant, maybe the same horse ring, they were very familiar with each other, and after a while, they rubbed each other's big heads and necks affectionately, which made Luclayia and Giulio have to collide together, and Julio pulled the "Golden Bird" away," Silverfoot snorted discontentedly, and Lucrecia giggled, snatching the honey-stained apple from her pouch to soothe her horse.

Ezio followed behind them and smelled the rich sweet aroma in the air, in the 15th century, when sugar cane and beets had not yet been discovered, the only sweeteners that people could use were grapes and honey, but the sweetness of grape juice always had a strange smell, only honey was loved by people, but in view of the difficulty of honey cultivation and harvesting, only kings, dukes, powerful officials, bishops and popes could enjoy honey-stained fruits and meat to their heart's content. The poems of the time once described the story of a merchant who nearly went bankrupt because he bought a honey-stained peach for his beloved, but it was this expensive food that Luclecia could freely bring to entertain her "horse friend." ”

This kind of behavior will undoubtedly cause jealousy in some people, but in this day and age, extravagant behavior is often also a deterrent. The church, the town hall, the family palace are resplendent and dazzling, Lorenzo. The Medici often held grand processions, jousting tournaments, and consecrated masses, and savages and thieves in the wilderness cowered before the brightly armoured and swaggering processions, and among merchants, officials, and even under the Holy See, people judged by their clothing whether a man had the power he claimed, just as they thought that a person's face was also a sign of his character.

For the latter statement, Giulio is noncommittal, and Caesar is not committal. Borgia had a gentle and quiet face, and his painters praised him as an angel, but the real Caesar, after so many years together, his vanity, arrogance and ambition were clearly seen in Giulio's eyes, which is why Giulio often had a soft heart for Lucrea. Don't forget, in the Borgia family, the two people who claim to love Lucrea the most and are also loved by Lucles are Rodrigo and Caesar, but they twice send Lucrea to a strange place where she is married to a boy she never knows, surrounded by a group of ill-intentioned people...... They may be in love with Lucresia, but they will not hesitate when it comes to Lucrea's sacrifice.

So when Lucrecia was frightened and hesitant, there was only one Medici she could confide in and ask for help.

But forget these things for a moment, Pentecost, that is, Pentecost, is about to come to Perugia, in addition to Mass, prayer and chanting, procession, the people of Perugia will also choose the most beautiful maiden, dress her in white clothes, ride on a white horse, and wear a garland on her head, let her go around the city, this time they chose Lucrea, they called her a virgin, and sent her to the horse, Caesar, Giulio, and others followed, Caesar's eyes were full of pride, and she was contented, and only at this time, He still looked like an age-appropriate teenager. Giulio's eyes fall behind Lucrecia, who searches for his martial arts teacher, only to find that the latter has disappeared early in the morning.

At the same time, Lucretia felt a vicious and lewd gaze, which even made her feel a little familiar, but when she went to look for it, she saw only a crowd of cheers.

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Terra's father was the Grand Duke of Perugia, after he was assassinated, his sister Atalante took charge of Perugia, she had an illegitimate son Neto, and a nephew Torino, of course, everyone knew that the most orthodox heir should be Terra, but Terra was not yet an adult, and it was difficult for the people of Perugia to immediately decide to hand over the city to a child, he had to submit to his aunt's feet, and pretend to be on good terms with her and get along with her, which made Terra more gloomy and manic, But his friend Caesar and those who remained loyal to him advised him to wait at least until he came of age and the current Pope Innocent VIII died, or he would lose not only his power and territory, but also his own life.

Terra's aunt also knew this, and when she was watching Mass, she was not standing next to Terra, but her illegitimate son Neto and the son of another brother, Torino, because the latter's parents were long dead, Torino could almost be said to be her son, they were dressed in chain mail, armed with weapons, and had attendants between them, and after the ceremony, they hurried back to Fort Paulina, a large and strong fortress built in the 13th century, but for some reason, Today, Atalanth couldn't feel the security it had brought to him before, but he thought it was eerie. This distracted her, and when she heard the attendants come to announce that important guests were coming, her heart could not help but heat up: "No," she said arrogantly, "I don't want to see anyone." ”

"But that's the cardinal's messenger." Her illegitimate son, Neto, advised, "We still need them." ”

"We can go and ask first," Torino interjected quietly, "If it's not something very important, we can wait until tomorrow, we are all too tired today." ”

Neto glared at Torino, who did not pay any attention to the poor creature without a surname, and graciously took his aunt by the shoulders and lifted her to the bed.

"Then receive them in the little hall outside," said Atalante, "I am here to listen, and if I think it is necessary to interview them, I will have the maid come out and remind you." ”

Atalanta thought that the messengers had come only to ask for money, or for Perugia's support, but what she did not expect was that the appetite of the messengers was apparently much greater than she had thought, and she was furious at this, and rushed out of the room, and scolded the bishop's messengers like a village woman, but the messengers were unmoved, and when she took up a bronze statue and threw it at them, one of the messengers at the head drew his dagger and split the statue in two in the air. Atalanta's voice died down as she grabbed her nephew's arm, and everyone in the room drew their weapons.

Neto cursed, took out the ring given to him by the Holy Father, and kissed and intimidated the men with the name of Innocent VIII, but their leader, a rude man with a large body, only sneered, and no one could compare to Luigi. Borgia knew better that the current Holy Father was just a thin old man who lay on his bed and groaned all day long, and his voice could not even reach his own room, and if it weren't for the balance between Borgia and Lovere, he would have died long ago.

At the moment when the Grand Duke of Perugia was assassinated, Borgia decided to intervene in Perugia, a city belonging to the Papal States, but unfortunately, this relationship has existed in name only since a long time ago, and he made his son Caesar friends with Terra, and also had his own purpose - the sudden appearance of Atalanta made his plan go wrong, and he now wanted to correct this deviation, and his order to Luigi was simple, if Atalanta was willing to bow his head and recognize the rule of the Papal States, He didn't mind betraying Terra and making Atalanta's son or nephew Torino the rightful heir to Perugia, and if she didn't want to, Cardinal Borgia would of course still choose Terra.

Torino shouted as his weapon was unsheathed, hoping that the guards outside would hear and rush in to catch the blatant gangsters, but he was soon disappointed, and there was silence outside, and it was clear that by the time they went to watch the Mass, these men had taken control of the entire fortress.

"Surrender," Luigi said cheerfully, "sign the deed, and you will remain the ruler of Perugia." ”

Atalante took a sip, "You devil's cousin, Perugia will only be the Baglioni family!" ”

"You will pay for your insult!" Luigi shouted, striding forward, waving his dagger in his hand, Torino pounced, sharp metal colliding with each other in the small parlor, making a screeching sound, Atalante turned and fled towards his room, but her son Neto pushed her away and ran into the room first, closing the door tightly, Atalante cried out in despair, and a Templar chased after her, grabbed her hair in his hand and wrapped it tightly, dragging her out of the room.

"Kill them all." Luigi said that Borgia still had Terra in his hands and that he would be grateful to TBorgia.

"Leave Neto." The other knight said that he did not move his steps, and that his voice was old, but as soon as he spoke, even Luigi remembered to keep his mouth shut. Leaving Neto behind is like leaving that Ottoman Turkey Jem, who can threaten Terra for one day if he lives for a day, and if Terra dares to do something, they can also send Neto to the position of Grand Duke of Perugia.

Neto's face was filled with ecstasy, his mother Atalanta looked at him angrily, the Templars pulled her head back, exposing her wrinkled neck, and the woman shouted indiscriminately: "In the name of the Heavens, in the name of the Virgin, in the name of the Holy Spirit, don't let me die without prayer, don't let a good man who should go to heaven go to hell!" The Templars looked at the true leader hidden among them, and the old man simply made a gesture of disgust: "You are destined for hell, woman, you are one devil and have produced another." ”

The Templars no longer hesitated, and Atalanta's eyes widened, but then, she suddenly felt the power that had held her loosen, and she fell to the ground, twitching Templars behind her, and the old man staring at the Assassin who was slowly walking out from behind them, his eyes full of hatred. The Templars did not know how their actions were leaked, but no Templar hesitated when confronted by the Assassins, and they lunged at Ezio, who and his companions met without fear, and the Assassins and Templars were always brutal and merciless, and this time was no exception. By this time Torino had been cornered by the Templar, but a throwing knife suddenly pierced the knight's neck from behind, and Torino rolled around to escape from the deceased's final attack, crawling on his knees and elbows on the ground, grabbing his aunt Atalante's arm and dragging her limp into a corner where she was not easily affected, and Atalante trembled and was full of gratitude to his nephew.

The Assassins were far fewer in number than the Templars, but they had Ezio, whose eyes gleamed in the dim fortress, and he walked between the Templars like a ferocious leopard, and with every wave of his arms the knights fell, until the Inspector General of the Templar Order, Knight Thomas, who stood in his way, Thomas's skill was even better than Ezio's, but his weakness was that he was aging, while Ezio was climbing the pinnacle of power, and they intertwined their bodies like a dance, The weapon buzzed in the concussion, and they fought in silence, even the gasp was suppressed in his throat, and in the end it was Ezio's power that prevailed, his Spanish dagger gripped Thomas's short sword, and his left Hidden Blade was sent into the belly of the Inspector General of the Templar Order, and Thomas fell, his strength flowing with the blood.

"I'm going to die." The Inspector General said, "Our mission has failed, Assassins, you have won this time. ”

Ezio took two steps back, the Assassins awaiting his reply, and in the unbearable silence they could hear the cries of the belated guards, who had no time left for the Templars to continue the struggle, Ezio nodded to the dying old man and led the Assassins out of the room.

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Lucrecia took Giulio's arm, and they walked in the silver moonlight along one of the aqueducts of Perugia towards the monastery of Santa Giara, the maiden's arms were soft, with the heat that had not yet dissipated after the excitement, and the wonderful fragrance of the rich fragrance permeated her body into the air, like a tangible youth, and the spring water in the aqueduct flowed endlessly in the moonlight, as if jumping countless large fish with silver scales, and their sound was like dozens of skilled musicians plucking the harp.

Just as they were only a few dozen steps away from the convent, Giulio suddenly stopped, his palm blocking the girl's eyes before Lucles could ask.

A corpse is flowing down an aqueduct.