Lu Xiao's sudden explosive speech made Mocenigo stunned.

The suspicious governor arranged for the guards loyal to him to temporarily watch Lu Xiao, and called the alchemists and doctors hired by the governor's palace according to his proposal.

Facts speak louder than words, and when the two advisers confirmed the effect and composition of the powder, Governor Mocenico's face suddenly turned blue.

The experience of repeatedly jumping in front of the gates of hell was anything but pleasant, and Mocenigo stabbed his sword into the unconscious Carlo's back on the spot.

"Ahh

Before Carlo could explain, Mocenigo angrily stabbed him with his long sword, and then stopped panting until Carlo could no longer make any sound.

"Whew~"

Mocenigo, who controlled his emotions, waved his hand tiredly and motioned for the guards to drag Carlo's body out and dispose of it.

"Assassin, thank you for saving my life at the last moment, and I will definitely return this favor to you when the situation calms down."

After taking a breath, Moceñigo's frightened mood gradually calmed down: "Someone! Gather a large army, surround the Barbarigo estate, and try to catch it alive, and I will personally interrogate the treacherous traitors! ”

Giovanni Mocenigo had been in control of the Republic of Venice for many years, and he definitely did not rely only on the bales of the Barbarigo family, the governor just did not expect his "allies" to betray so resolutely and decisively.

Lu Xiao thought that the governor would personally arrange for someone to come to arrest him, and there should be nothing for him to do next.

However, the Barbarigo family's intelligence network was unusually well-informed, and before Carlo's poisoning mission failed and the Governor's men arrived at Barbarigo's estate, Marco fled with Dante and his immediate subordinates in advance.

He hid his way into the castle district of Venice, trying to resist with the help of a small fortress built by the Barbarigo family.

In addition to Marco's henchmen, a considerable number of Barbarigo people were left in the manor, and they looked at the Venetian guards who were smashing the gates of the manor in panic, and they did not know for a moment whether to resist or surrender.

Agostino, who was not a member of the same path as Marco, took the initiative to step up and take charge of the situation, opening the gate and letting the guards into the manor, and using the name of the Assassin Brotherhood, he succeeded in getting the governor of Mocenigo to suspend the idea of retaliating against Barbarigo's entire family.

In any case, the Barbarigo family was one of the most important families supporting the Venetian economy, and the governor of Mocenigo did not want to kill them unless it was absolutely necessary.

With Agostino, a voluntarily defective duo and a party leading the way, Mocenigo took advantage of the donkey to offer a pardon for the unwitting members of the Barbarigo family.

Hand over the culprit Marco, and in the future to further exert his influence, make a greater contribution to Venice, and show his loyalty to the country.

Agostino, as the family's temporary interlocutor, readily agreed to the second condition, but handed over Marco......

Agostino smiled bitterly and said to the Governor, "Governor Mocenigo, it's not that we don't want to promise you, but Marco is now hiding in a small fortress in the castle district, and we can't contact him except for his direct subordinates. ”

Venice's armories and barracks were within the castle district, and it was not difficult for Mocenigo to mobilize his forces to surround the small castle, but the use of cannons in the city was bound to cause panic among merchants and civilians alike.

Once it is known that Venice is no longer safe, merchants accustomed to seeing the wind and steering the rudder are likely to evacuate this trade hub, which will cause great harm to Venice's future development.

As a last resort, Mocenigo decided to prepare for both.

He ordered the City Watch to enclose the castle and block all access to the castle and beyond, as if Marco was going to starve to death inside.

On the other hand, Mocenigo sent a commission to the Assassin Brotherhood, asking them to send someone to infiltrate the castle and kill Marco, the culprit.

Needless to say, this task fell to Lu Xiao again.

……

It was not the first time for Lu Xiao to sneak into the castle.

In order to help Lu Xiao attract the attention of the castle guards, the governor of Mocenigo deliberately let the besieging soldiers shout loudly before the attack near the north gate.

A nervous Marco immediately ordered most of the soldiers to gather at the north gate and stand ready to confront the Venetian soldiers who were shouting and not attacking.

Lu Xiao took the opportunity to use the rock climbing suit made by Leonardo da Vinci to successfully sneak into the castle with weak defenses in the rear.

The rest is simple.

After all, the Barbarigo family was just a nobleman who started out as merchants.

Although Emilio had stockpiled a lot of smuggled weapons and armor in his small castle, Marco had a limited number of direct subordinates who could not take care of all aspects of the small castle.

Lu Xiao quietly assassinated the few guards facing south along the way, sneaking in through the tower windows of the main building of the small castle, and following the beams all the way to the top of Mark's room.

Marco, who had come back from the house and paced around, was very nervous, but his face was also very haggard, obviously he had not slept well all night, and his eyes were bloodshot.

A sturdy bodyguard stood quietly behind Marco, seemingly unaware of the tension around him, looking ahead in a daze with a blank face.

Is he Dante? ’

According to the information provided by Antonio, Dante Morrow is an honest and unlucky bastard.

Dante was once the captain of the city guards of the Republic of Venice, the sole heir to the most famous and wealthy family in Venice, and Marco's "close friend".

Although Dante was more introverted and honest in the past, he was definitely not stupid, he had huge wealth and connections in the family at a young age, and he also had a beautiful wife.

Unfortunately, Dante's wife, Carlotta, is taken by the possessive Marco.

Marco, who coveted Dante's family wealth and his wife's beauty, sent a number of killers to ambush Dante, and he almost succeeded.

Dante, who was trained from a young age, was very strong in combat, and he killed all his killers with more than one enemy, but he was also severely injured in the head during the battle, lost all his memories, and was left with the ability to think like a child.

Marco insidiously coaxed the unconscious Dante into divorcing his wife, seizing her by himself, and skillfully persuaded Dante to become his personal bodyguard and take most of the Moreau family's wealth for himself.

Dante's wife, Carlotta, can only endure the humiliation for a while with anticipation, believing that Dante will one day regain her memory and reason and complete her revenge for Mark's despicable deeds.

This is more than ten years, and Dante still shows no signs of recovery.

'Poor fellow, you have made friends carelessly, may you learn a lesson in your next life, and discern which friends are worth befriending. ’

Lu Xiao slowed down and slowly came to the top of Marco through the beam, and after loading the ammunition of the Hidden Gun in advance, he silently popped out the Hidden Blade, jumped down from a high place and launched an assassination attack on the anxious Mark.

Seeing that Marco was about to die under the Hidden Blade, Dante's eyes suddenly widened, and he pushed Marco forward with an instinctive palm, and Lu Xiao's Hidden Blade only had time to cut off half of Marco's palm.

"Ahhh

Marco sat on the ground and screamed like a pig, Lu Xiao didn't have time to care about this pampered aristocratic lord since he was a child, his eyes were firmly fixed on Dante.

'Such a quick reaction, it's almost instinctive, is this guy ......'

Dante's weapon is a two-handed greatsword, and from his muscular arms, you can roughly guess the destructive power that Dante can inflict when he attacks, and the Hidden Blade is absolutely unbearable.

"Is it worth it?"

Lu Xiao withdrew his Hidden Blade, quietly pointed his right hand at Mark, and pulled out the short knife on his waist with his left hand.

"This scum is the culprit who ruined your family, are you sure you want to protect him?"

Dante paused for a moment, then shook his head stubbornly: "I don't know what you're talking about, he's my employer, and I'm going to do things with money." ”

"Brainless, then let me wake you up!"