As a young man, Ezio behaved in a very gentlemanly style, competing with other suitors for the favor of women, fighting and fighting, and occasionally causing a bit of a mess.

It's no wonder that Maria beats him up again and again, Ezio's many criminal convictions are enough to give a considerable impression of him.

However, after all, Ezio was born into the Assassin Legacy, and from the time he was still young, Giovanni used the text of sending letters to train him in his physical fitness, and consciously or unconsciously guided him to use the "shortest" path to complete the mission quickly.

The shortest path is the rooftop, which is rarely used.

There is no constant flow of pedestrians on the rooftops, and there are usually no people climbing onto the roofs and scurrying around, except for some important places where archers are on duty.

These archers were City Watch guards controlled by the Medici family, and at Lorenzo's signal, they turned a blind eye to the imps of the Auditore family jumping up and down on the rooftops.

Unbeknownst to Ezio himself, Giovanni successfully completed the initial training of his second son, laying the foundation for him to become a member of the Assassin Brotherhood.

Regarding this point, Giovanni was unreservedly and frankly confessed in his correspondence with Mario, and Lu Xiao got some relevant information from Mario.

Giovanni Auditore had three sons and a daughter, the eldest of whom was an adult, Federico, who was supposed to go into the bank to assist his father.

But Federico was witty and free-spirited by nature, and he didn't want to let boring banking work constrain him.

After a mischievous attempt to hide a bank purse on the roof, Federico was fired from the bank and returned to freedom.

Giovanni was frustrated by his eldest son's lazy personality, and as a free-will Assassin, he decided to respect and support Federico's wishes.

After Giovanni informed his eldest son of the family's true identity, Federico began to use his spare time to help his father with chores related to his identity as an Assassin.

The second son of the Auditore family is Ezio, who has already met Lu Xiao, and his personality inherits his brother's cynicism to a certain extent, and he looks more like a gentleman than Federico in daily life.

The youngest son, Petruccio, is obviously much more well-behaved than the two brothers, and the whole family loves Petruccio with a caring personality.

Petruccio also has an older sister named Claudia, who is about to turn 14, and it is said that she is engaged to a good family and will be officially married in two years.

Of the four children of the Auditore family, only the eldest son, Federico, has been informed of the family's identity and mission, and none of the three from Ezio down to Ezio know anything about it.

This decision was made by Giovanni and Maria, who wanted their children to live out their youth without any worries, and did not intend to weigh on them the heavy burden of the Assassin Brotherhood until they reached adulthood.

Curious, Ezio originally planned to continue to explore Lu Xiao's identity, but Maria quickly drove him away with a disgusted face, and arranged for a maid to pick up the dust for Lu Xiao.

"Whew~"

Lu Xiao lay in the large bathhouse of the Auditore mansion, and the fatigue accumulated from days of running and fighting was relieved by the soaking of warm water.

Horseback riding is not as romantic as it is portrayed in some literature.

Because the horse will be very bumpy on the back when galloping at high speed, it is not possible to sit on the horse's back at this time, and must rely on the strength of the legs to step on the stirrups to keep the butt suspended in mid-air.

Only when the horse slows down and moves forward at a constant pace can it relax its legs and really sit on the horse's back to rest.

Speaking of bathing, Lu Xiao has seen a lot of rumors about the European Middle Ages before, saying that Europeans in this era advocated not bathing all their lives, and even had a relationship with Catholic doctrine and the Black Death.

After more than half a year of real experience, Lu Xiao can clearly conclude that this statement is purely false and is a misinterpretation of medieval history and humanities by later generations.

After the Black Death in the 14th century, the Holy See did prohibit people from bathing in large baths, but private bathing in individual homes was never restricted.

The main factor that restricts people in the world from taking a bath is the inconvenience of water, and there is no convenient and easy-to-use tap water in this era, so if you want to take a bath, you must pick up water from the nearest water source and reheat it, which is time-consuming and laborious.

Ordinary people are busy supporting their families every day, and it is difficult to find time to fetch water and wash their bodies and clothes, so the lower-class poor people Lu Xiao saw in the outer city are so dirty.

However, the middle and upper echelons of Florence, such as the Auditore family, were different, and the aristocratic merchants, who drove a large number of servants and maids, even had the spare time to build a luxurious bathhouse in the family mansion to meet the needs of the ladies and ladies to clean their bodies at any time.

When living in Monteriggioni, due to the slackness of Lord Mario, many of the infrastructure in the city was not perfect, and there was no such thing as a bathhouse in the Auditore estate, so he had to rely on large wooden barrels to complete the bathing process.

Through the hazy mist in the bathhouse, Lu Xiao fixed his eyes on the beautifully carved stone lion by the pool, hot water continued to spew out from the lion's mouth, and the crisp sound of flowing water seemed a little hypnotic to Lu Xiao, who was relaxing his nervousness.

"Humph! You look like you're enjoying it. ”

A familiar voice suddenly sounded from the door of the bathhouse, and Ezio, who was naked all over, walked in with an unhappy face, and jumped into the pool with a "bang", causing a large splash and waves.

"Right...... Sorry, I came in too. ”

Petruccio covered his lower body with a bath towel and slowly went into the water embarrassedly, and the completely different performances of the two brothers made Lu Xiao can't help but shake his head and chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?"

Faced with Ezio's unpleasant questioning, Lu Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said with a wicked taste: "I think of happy things. ”

Ezio didn't understand this stalk, and didn't pick up the following words, his curious gaze looked back and forth on Lu Xiao's face that had been stripped of all restraints.

"Mother said that you are from the far east, and that you look very different from us."

"I heard your name is Lu Xiao, right?"

Ezio raised Erlang's legs in the water, put on a high posture and raised his head to Lu Xiao and asked, "Why did you come to Florence thousands of miles away, and what is the purpose of living in my house?" ”

Lu Xiao didn't care about Ezio's hostile attitude, and said perfunctorily with a smile: "Well, let's go and ask your father, if he is willing to tell you." ”

"What do you mean!"

"Wow~"

Lu Xiao didn't plan to talk to Ezio, who didn't know anything yet, since Giovanni hadn't revealed the truth to him, in order to avoid too many mistakes, Lu Xiao got up from the pool to end the topic and prepared to leave first.

Ezio also hurriedly got up, and strode towards Lu Xiao, "You wait for me!" Let's make it clear, ...... father."

"Ahem~"

The sound of coughing from outside the bathhouse stuck Ezio's words in his throat, and warm words entered the bathhouse through the door.

"Ezio, be polite to the distinguished guests of the Auditore family, and have you completed the mission I gave you?"

"Tsk!" Ezio smacked his lips unwillingly, "Father, I have already delivered the letter to the house of the Governor of Uberto, but he himself was not at home at the time. ”

"Not at home?" Giovanni, who had just returned home, pondered for a moment: "Forget it, just send the letter anyway." ”

"Hurry up and come out after taking a shower, we are going to hold a family welcome banquet for Lu Xiao tonight, you go to make some preparations first."