Chapter 19: Exploring the Unknown Driving Force

As Lu Xiao expected, as the other party to the conflict, he and Claudia were not even taken away together, and the captain of the guard declared the two legitimate defense on the spot, and the conflict ended in the defeat of the Patch family.

'Heh~ Is this a privilege, to be honest...... It feels pretty good. ’

Long before he started, Lu Xiao considered the gains and losses and a series of consequences that might result from this conflict.

The Auditore family and the Pache family have long torn their faces, as evidenced by Vieri's audacity to speak foul language to Claudia in the street, even with his hands and feet.

Lu Xiao naturally wouldn't watch Claudia being humiliated, and in line with the idea of striking first, he didn't hesitate to give Vieri a fatal beating.

The Pache family were lackeys of the Templar Order, while the Auditore family was a close ally of the Medici family, the Florentine rulers.

When the onlookers unanimously pointed out that Vieri was at fault first, Lu Xiao did not break the Florentine law with his dead hand, and the city guards who obeyed the orders of the Medici family naturally had some bias in their hearts.

As the crowd of onlookers with a happy face dispersed, Lu Xiao turned her head to look at Claudia who breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not intimidated, was you?"

Claudia smiled reluctantly: "It's okay, but I didn't expect the outside world to be so dangerous." ”

Lu Xiao smiled and shook his head: "The world outside the scope of the family's protection is indeed not so safe, but there is no need to generalize so much, a special event like today, you may not be able to encounter 1 out of 100 times." ”

'As long as you don't put up some bad flags before you go out......

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The second time he clashed with the Patch family, Lu Xiao's heart did not fluctuate, and he didn't have to worry about having a lot of debts anyway.

With his close ties to the Auditore family, he may have long been recognized by the Patch family as a member of the Auditore family's allies.

Instead of drawing on the Brotherhood's condemnation, Vieri would have gained the trust of the Auditore family.

Lu Xiao is not interested in knowing the fate of Vieri, with the financial resources and status of the Pache family, although this conclusive accusation will inevitably make them vomit some benefits, but Vieri's life is not in any danger.

Lu Xiao's feet are still measured, at most, it will make Vieri suffer for a long time, and will not let the Patch family die, causing the impulsive and irritable father and son to recklessly launch revenge under madness.

After an unexpected crisis, Claudia, who had been full of excitement and curiosity about going out and about, became much more settled.

Before successfully arriving at Leonardo da Vinci's studio, Lu Xiao politely knocked on the door.

"Crunch~"

As the door opened, a young man with a mustache poked his head out of the door.

When he saw Lu Xiao's exotic face, which was obviously different from that of Europeans, the young man wearing a red artist's soft hat looked puzzled and curious.

"Who are you, do we have an appointment to meet?"

Lu Xiao smiled politely at the other party and said, "Mr. Leonardo da Vinci, my name is Lu Xiao, the messenger of Madame Maria Auditore, and this is Claudia, the daughter of Madame Maria. ”

Leonardo da Vinci looked abrupt and hurriedly invited two distinguished guests in: "Please come in, please come in, please wait a while, I will frame the painting." ”

I don't know what happened to Da Vinci's attention, and the framing process that should have been completed long ago was not completed until the last minute.

Lu Xiao and Claudia, who were full of curiosity, followed Leonardo da Vinci into his studio, and the first thing that caught their eyes was a behemoth that had not yet been made.

It was a wooden skeleton with a skin on the surface, Claudia couldn't tell the purpose of this thing from the outside, but Lu Xiao recognized its origin at a glance.

Is this the earliest glider prototype? I didn't expect to start making it so early. ’

Leonardo da Vinci's workshop was littered with a large number of miscellaneous items, including miniature models of cities, dissected drawings of the human body suspected to have been drawn by himself, unfinished paintings, and various gadgets of unknown purpose.

He is known as an all-round genius, and his incomparably strong curiosity is the driving force behind his exploration of various unknown areas. ’

Claudia's expression was a little subtle after glancing around the room: "I always feel that he is a little different from the Leonardo da Vinci I imagined." ”

Lu Xiao smiled noncommittally, girls' feelings are always poetry, they will subconsciously beautify some things in their brains, and after actual contact, they find that it is not like that at all.

For example, Tanmei, which many girls like, is actually just separated by a layer of cloth between Tanmei and philosophy ♂, and the difference is only in the beauty and muscle composition of the characters.

Leonardo da Vinci's somewhat sloppy appearance instantly disillusioned the aesthetic image that Claudia had made up in her mind, and her interest in Leonardo da Vinci began to fade rapidly.

It has to be said that girls of Claudia's age are all members of the Appearance Association.

As long as the appearance is passable, personality and morality are things to be considered later, otherwise there would not be so many irrational star-chasing fans in the era in which Lu Xiao lives.

"Ahh Got it. ”

Leonardo da Vinci's cheers rang out from the depths of the studio, and a few minutes later he reappeared in front of Lu Xiao and Claudia with a framed painting.

"Here, this is a new work that I completed not long ago, and I named it "Conception Notice"

Lu Xiao didn't have much of an art appreciation cell, and he paid very little attention to artworks, and he couldn't even recognize this early work of Leonardo da Vinci, which would later become a world-famous painting.

Claudia, who had received an aristocratic education since childhood, could see the artistry contained in this painting, and her eyes lit up again after being disappointed.

"I'm sorry for you, Mr. Lu Xiao, please send this painting to the Medici Art Exhibition Hall."

Da Vinci kept looking at Lu Xiao's face with a smile as he spoke, and Lu Xiao touched his handsome face a little uncomfortably.

"Is there anything on my face?"

"Huh?" Leonardo da Vinci paused for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm just curious about your appearance." ”

"Except for some paintings that rely on Marco Polo's travels to make up for the appearance of Orientals on their own, I have never seen a living Oriental."

Lu Xiao shrugged her shoulders disapprenosingly and smiled: "Now that you see it, what do you think?" ”

A very pure smile appeared on Leonardo da Vinci's face: "I think the world is really big, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I plan to travel to the East, just like Marco Polo." ”

In the modern era of Lu Xiao's life, there has been a heated discussion among the people about whether Marco Polo has really been to China, but in the end no one has been able to convince anyone.

He did not intend to spoil Leonardo da Vinci's wonderful fantasy of the Oriental world with this uninteresting topic.

"Yes, it's a good idea to travel around the world, and the growth of your knowledge should give you more inspiration for your artistic creation."

However, it was very difficult to travel all the way from Europe to the East in this day and age.

In the 15th century, the Middle East almost completely closed the door for European traders to explore the world, and the Ottoman Empire, stuck between Europe and Asia, was an inescapable problem.

Lu Xiao had a pleasant conversation with Leonardo da Vinci for the first time, and the all-round man was very interested in Lu Xiao's oriental customs, and according to him, Lu Xiao's description inspired his creation.

If it weren't for Lu Xiao's mission, Leonardo da Vinci would even plan to leave Lu Xiao to talk at night.

Before parting, Leonardo da Vinci warmly extended an invitation to Lu Xiao: "I still have some things to deal with recently, when I am free, please be sure to accept the invitation to come again, I plan to draw a personal portrait for you, so that people all over Europe can understand what a real Oriental person looks like." ”

"Forehead ......"

Lu Xiao was a little embarrassed, as an assassin, it was not convenient for him to leave the paintings.

With Leonardo da Vinci's superb painting skills, if he is really asked to draw a portrait face-to-face, there will be at least 7% or more similarity, which is very unfavorable for Lu Xiao to hide his identity and move around.

Lu Xiao said again and again with a perfunctory smile on his face: "Next time, I will definitely take the task here, so I will leave first." ”

Da Vinci was unaware of this, and happily bowed to Lu Xiao, holding a fancy gesture to say goodbye: "Have a good trip, and sincerely look forward to meeting you again, my friend." ”