From Monteriggioni City all the way to Florence, the dusty Lu Xiao was investigated by the soldiers guarding the city of the Medici family, and successfully entered Florence with the identification certificate given by Mario.

Lu Xiao's Oriental appearance, which was very different from that of the Italians, inevitably attracted the attention of the soldiers defending the city and the passing merchants.

In order to avoid further attention, Lu Xiao put on the hat of the wind-sheltering cloak again after entering the city, and rode his horse in a low-key manner to find his way through the city of Florence.

The outer part of the city looked no different from Monteriggioni, with low earthen houses everywhere, and most of the people who came and went were numb and dressed in dirty, rudimentary linens.

But as Lu Xiao rode his horse along the avenue, the prosperity of Florence gradually appeared in front of his eyes.

Men and women dressed in flamboyant medieval costumes can be seen everywhere, and although they tend to be conservative in their clothing, their mental state is very different from that of the poor people in the outer cities.

These middle-class people confidently hold their heads high as they walk, chatting and laughing with their peers, and can be heard shouting and soliciting customers one after another in the lively market, which truly shows the vibrant and bustling city streetscape.

The avenue is lined with churches and towers dominated by Gothic architecture, interspersed with a number of exquisite buildings unique to the Renaissance.

Tall and lean, often with steeple ceilings, the Gothic style of architecture is designed to express the mysterious, mournful and sublime meaning of Catholicism with excellent architectural techniques, and to produce instinctive awe and reverence.

As the center of the Italian Renaissance, Florence was the first to abandon Gothic architecture, which represented theocracy, under the rule of the Medici family.

The Church of Santa Maria del Fiore in the heart of the city is one of the most famous Renaissance buildings in Florence.

The design of this church completely subverts the concept of a Gothic church, using more classical column proportions and semicircular arches, which expresses the restoration of ancient Roman architectural style to the greatest extent.

According to the map instructions given by Mario, Lu Xiao wandered around this famous Renaissance city with a curious face, and finally found the mansion of the Auditore family not far from the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore.

"That's a ......"

Lu Xiao looked at the mansion in front of him, which covered a vast area, and couldn't help but show a look of amazement.

Taking the modern society in which Lu Xiao lives as an example, the closer you get to the city center, the geometric increase in land prices.

The fact that the Auditore family could own a mansion of this magnitude in the heart of the city was a testament to their status and wealth in the city of Emerald Filipino.

The fatigue of the multi-day journey made Lu Xiao and the horse under him look a little tired, and led the horse to the door of the Auditore mansion, where Lu Xiao handed Mario's letter of introduction to the porter.

"Excuse me with Mr. Giovanni Auditore, and by the way, give him this letter as well."

The porter looked at Lu Xiao, who was hooded and covered his face, suspiciously: "I'm sorry, the head of the family is still working in the bank, is it okay to give the letter to the mother of the house, Maria?" ”

Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and quickly recalled the information Mario told him in his brain.

"Maria de Mozzi, born into the famous Florentine family of Mozzi, was well aware of Giovanni's career and secret identity, and was his most important virtuous helper, as well as a member of the Assassin Brotherhood."

Lu Xiao's head under the hood nodded slightly: "Yes, please give the letter to Lady Maria." ”

The porter smiled and saluted a few times with fancy gestures: "Okay, I will give the letter to the hostess, and ask the distinguished guest to wait here for a while." ”

Lu Xiao, who was covered in dust, looked out of place in the neatly dressed central area of Florence, and passers-by looked at this mysterious man with a hood with strange eyes.

"Hey! Who are you? Why is it blocking at my doorstep? ”

A cynical-sounding voice came from behind Lu Xiao, and at the same time, a palm slapped on his shoulder without any scruples.

Lu Xiao, who was nervous, almost instinctively pulled out the double knives hidden under the cloak and attacked the other party, but fortunately, he recalled the current situation in time and forcibly suppressed his desire to attack.

'Calm down, this is the peaceful city of Florence, not a wilderness where bandits can attack at any moment. ’

In the 15th century, the suburbs of Italy were not safe at all, and Lu Xiao was robbed by robbers many times all the way from Monteriggioni, and the long-term killing made him habitually on his guard, and these daring robbers added a lot of practical experience to him.

The tense muscles relaxed again, and the person behind him who hastily stretched out his hand did not know that he had turned around before the ghost gate closed.

Lu Xiao turned his head to look at the person who spoke out, it was a young man dressed in exquisite aristocratic clothes, and the slightly flirtatious smile on the other party's face concealed his eyes with scrutiny and vigilance to a certain extent.

The young man's appearance was very handsome, but his temperament was a little uninhibited, and he was followed by a somewhat timid aristocratic young man.

"Ezio, don't embarrass our guests."

The calm and slightly reproachful female voice stopped the young man's actions, and the other party immediately let go of his hand and raised it above his head, putting on an innocent expression.

"Mother, I didn't do anything!"

'Ezio? ’

Lu Xiao's eyes under the hood froze for a moment on the aristocratic young man's face, and Ezio's appearance was quite different from his impression.

Ezio in the game is also very handsome, but the overall feeling is tougher, and the Ezio in front of him is more feminine and handsome.

It seems that the rumor is true. ’

Lu Xiao had heard a rumor about Assassin's Creed 2 a long time ago, and it was said that the player-controlled Ezio fused with Desmond's appearance, who was tracing the DNA of the ancestors, in order to give him more sense of substitution, and the real Ezio did not match the appearance presented in the game.

The chaotic thoughts in his mind flashed away, and Lu Xiao temporarily ignored Ezio, who pretended to be pitiful, and turned his gaze to the woman who had shouted at him before.

It was a middle-aged lady with a graceful and luxurious temperament, and the years had carved some marks on her face, but she still looked charming, and her gestures also showed that the other party had received a strict etiquette education.

The lady waved her hand to signal Ezio to be quiet, and then slightly lifted her floor-length skirt to salute Lu Xiao and introduced herself.

"I'm Maria Auditore, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lu Xiao from the Far East."

Lu Xiao also stroked his chest with the etiquette he learned from Mario and said, "Lady Maria, I am also honored to meet you. ”

Maria smiled and stretched out her hand to the door: "Please come in first and rest and take care of it, Giovanni will need 1-2 hours to come back." ”

Ezio, who was left out in the cold, was dissatisfied and asked loudly, "Mother, who is this person?" ”

Maria glanced at Ezio and said in a flat tone, "It's your uncle Mario's friend, who will stay in our house for the time being, and you will have a lot of time to get along in the future." ”

"Huh?"

Ignoring the disgruntled cries of young Ezio, Maria gently introduced to Lu Xiao: "To make you laugh, this is my second son Ezio and my youngest son Petruccio. “

"As you can see, these two children are still very immature, I hope you can help take care of them in the future."

The twelve- or thirteen-year-old Petruccio smiled shyly at Lu Xiao, his personality was completely different from Ezio, who was babbling on the side.

"Mother! I don't need anyone else to take care of me! I ......"

"Shut up, I'll thank God you don't cause trouble outside."

Maria snorted a little displeased, "Come in with me, Ezio, you'd better not get into any trouble again, I won't indulge you like your father." ”

Ezio's body trembled, and he replied in a somewhat weak voice, "Yes......"

Lu Xiao looked at the young Ezio with amusement and emotion, "I don't know what it feels like to be a young man, a generation of great Assassin mentors also had such a young and frivolous period...... No wonder he is ridiculed as an old pervert. ’