During the Renaissance, most folk artists were aided by the bankers and other bourgeoisie to create more diverse works of art that were different from religious ideals, in order to fight against the still stubborn religious dominance.

As one of the largest bankers in Florence, the Auditore family naturally supported many artists, and Leonardo da Vinci was just one of them.

Giovanni was usually busy with his banker's business and his secret assassin career, and the overt work of raising the family's reputation was carried out by the hostess Maria.

Claudia's main job before she married was to help her mother manage the family finances, and according to Giovanni, she did a good job in this work.

Claudia was very curious about the genius artist Leonardo da Vinci, who had always been praised by her mother, and Claudia, who had been educated as a noble lady since childhood, was very interested in art and wanted to meet Leonardo da Vinci for a long time.

But as a girl who is already engaged to be married, it is naturally impossible for Maria to let her daughter meet an unmarried male artist alone, and this trip with Lu Xiao also fulfills Claudia's wish.

Maria gave Lu Xiao the exact address of her destination, and Leonardo da Vinci's studio was only two blocks away from the Auditore Mansion.

Claudia rarely has the opportunity to go out to visit the city except for attending ladies' banquets invited by her noble girlfriends of the same age, and she can't stop talking excitedly on the way to her destination.

"You know, my mother praised that genius artist to the sky, and she thought that Leonardo da Vinci would definitely do great things that would change the world in the future."

Lu Xiao smiled noncommittally and nodded, from his point of view, Maria's long-term vision was indeed commendable, but for those who lived in the present, Madame Auditore's vision was really a little ahead of her time.

Due to the difference in identity, Claudia always followed the etiquette half a step behind Lu Xiao to avoid causing misunderstanding among passers-by.

Because Claudia inadvertently set a very standard flag before leaving, the short distance of two streets did not make Lu Xiao relax her vigilance.

He watched the unusual movements around him, and did not put much energy into Claudia's twittering, which seemed a little perfunctory.

"Wow~Wow~ Look who this is."

An exaggerated voice came from the alley next to the avenue, and Lu Xiao squinted his eyes for the first time to look at the place where the voice came from.

It was a young man dressed in a gray striped aristocratic costume, his eyes looked directly at Claudia behind Lu Xiao, and his handsome face was full of banter and malice.

This man was also followed by four guards with huge waists, and the young man led by him should be a descendant of a certain aristocratic family, who was usually used to taking the guards to walk around the chickens and dogs, and when approaching Lu Xiao and Claudia, he still took strange steps that the six relatives did not recognize.

"Claudia Auditore, is your calf-guarding mother finally willing to let you go? You happen to be lucky to have met me today. ”

The aristocratic young man approached Claudia with a wanton smile on his face: "I will let you feel the joy of being a woman in advance before you get married...... Belch! ”

Lu Xiao didn't wait for the other party's foul language to finish, and 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.

"Pain, pain, pain!"

"Who are you? Do you know who I am! Don't let me go yet! ”

"I'm Vieri de Pacci! First in line to the throne of the great Patch family! ”

The first time she encountered a gentleman molesting on the street, Claudia hid behind Lu Xiao in fear, and the passers-by on the side also looked at the young man who claimed to be Vieri with disgust and disgust, but no one dared to stand up for Claudia.

Lu Xiao heard the other party report to his home, and his eyes moved slightly: "Oh? You're the Patch family kid who has always been against the Auditore family? That's easy to do. ”

"Bang!"

When the other party was still scolding and yelling, Lu Xiao quickly raised his leg from behind and pushed it heavily between Vieri's legs.

"Ahh

Vieri's screams suddenly changed tone, and his eyes soon began to roll as he was attacked, and his legs trembled and fell to the ground like mud.

Lu Xiao let go of the ruthless iron hand that locked the other party's movements, and Vieri fell to the ground softly, subconsciously curled up into a ball of painful convulsions, and the corners of his mouth began to unconsciously ooze saliva foam.

Less than two seconds had passed since Vieri stretched out his groping hand to Claudia and the creature fell to the ground, and the four guards that Vieri had brought with him hadn't even reacted.

"What did you do to the young master?!"

"Look for death!"

Two of the big men attacked Lu Xiao with their fists in anger, while the other two nervously helped Vieri to check the situation.

"Claudia, you stand back first."

Lu Xiao sank his weight and gave instructions to Claudia behind him.

Although she was very scared in her heart, Claudia, who had received a lot of anti-wolf education, still mustered up the courage to move back to make room for Lu Xiao's relatively loose activities.

The Patch family guard who rushed to the front punched Lu Xiao's left cheek, and another big man, in the spirit of revenge for a tooth, took advantage of the companion in front of him to block Lu Xiao's sight, and quietly kicked out a black kick, aiming directly at Lu Xiao's crotch.

With the dynamic vision bonus brought by clairvoyance D, Lu Xiao read out their targets through their respective starting movements within a few tenths of a second before the other party made contact with him.

With greater agility, he poked out his right hand first, put it on the back of the arm of the big man in front of him, and attracted the center of gravity of his body with the dexterity of four or two thousand catties, just in front of the big man with black feet.

"Bang!"

The big man in the rear hated and sank a kick that unfortunately hit his companion's thigh, and the two lost their original rhythm of action in a hurry.

Lu Xiao took the opportunity to take a step forward, suddenly within the arms of the big man in front, and punched the opponent's soft abdomen with a swift punch.

When the big man subconsciously curled down like a lobster, Lu Xiao, who had been prepared, followed closely with his left hand and struck out again, smashing on the door of the second big man who looked confused after the shield fell.

In just two seconds, the two big men who charged with hideous faces fell to the ground almost at the same time, and the crowd of onlookers didn't even have time to exclaim.

Vieri, who had just recovered a little, turned blue, and the sharp pain and humiliation from the root of his life made him out of anger, and he barely managed to squeeze a word out of the corner of his mouth with severe pain.

"Kill ......"

"Boom!"

The two guards who were left behind to take care of Vieri glanced at each other, and at the same time drew the long sword at their waists, preparing to launch a second round of attacks on Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao was also about to pull out the double knives hidden in his waist, but the sound of hurried footsteps not far away made him stop the idea of taking out his weapon.

"What are you guys doing!"

Just as the second wave of battle was about to break out, several City Watch guards in light armor rudely pushed through the crowd to the scene, and they immediately turned their attention to the Patch family guards with weapons in hand.

The captain raised his right hand and shouted, "Drop your weapon!" I wouldn't say a second time! ”

At the captain's signal, several archers bent their bows and pointed their arrows at the Patch family's guards.

After weighing it repeatedly, the two guards could only reluctantly throw their weapons to the ground and raise their hands to show that they had no sense of resistance.

Seeing that the other party gave up his arms in a playful way, the captain's nervousness relaxed a little.

Glancing at the messy scene, the captain began to ask sharply about the beginning and end of the conflict between the two sides.

"Dear City Watch, let me explain."

Lu Xiao smiled and saluted the captain of the guard, and while Vieri was still unable to speak completely, he described the cause and effect in a relatively objective way.

Hearing that the two sides of the conflict were from the Auditore family and the Patch family, the captain's expression turned serious.

He turned his head to ask the crowd of onlookers for a confession, and came to a conclusion that was basically consistent with Lu Xiao's description.

Glancing at Vieri, who had not yet recovered, the captain gave an order to his subordinates: "Take away the Pache family who tried to molest an unmarried lady." ”

"Come, inform Lord Lorenzo and the consul Uberto Alberti of this, and they will personally try Vieri de Pacci for his crimes."