Creed of the heavens

Lu Xiao hid in the distance and used clairvoyance to unscrupulously look at the body curve of the expired loli. Well, the aristocratic girls of this era are really well developed, and they have such an S-shaped body at a young age.

Unaware that he was making dangerous remarks in his heart, Lu Xiao waited patiently on the high platform of the castle for more than ten minutes, but he never saw Girolamolilao, who is the lord, appear.

Caterina Sforza's mood became more and more irritable, just at this moment a maid couldn't help coughing, Lolita took the opportunity to turn her anger on her, raised her hand and poured the drink in her hand on her.

Fortunately, the brown drink was no longer hot, and the maid who was soaked in the clothes hastily bowed her head and apologized, and it took a while to get Katerina's forgiveness.

Lu Xiao's brows gradually frowned. Is she so irritable at such a young age?Is it because he witnessed his father being assassinated when he was a child, and since then he has lacked the guidance of a correct outlook on life?

Katerina didn't know that someone was peeping at her from a distance, and after finding a chance to vent her anger, she waved all the maids away irritably, and leaned on the deck chair in the roof garden alone, staring blankly at the cloudy and gloomy sky.

"Mrs. Lirao, please forgive me for disturbing you. Lord Lorenzo de' Medici has a personal letter for you."

The sudden soft greeting from her side startled Katerina, who was pitying herself, she subconsciously lifted her long skirt and jumped up from the recliner, and at the same time took out a small dagger from her waist, vigilantly Look at the person who made the sound.

When Lu Xiao saw this dagger, her brows twitched, feeling sad for Girolamo in her heart. Caterina's distrust of her husband could be seen from this hidden dagger.

The sense of shock gradually calmed down, and the other party did not launch a follow-up attack, which eased Katerina's nervousness, and her breathing gradually returned to normal.

Looking at the man in the gray robe and hood who lowered his head and handed out the envelope, Katerina asked in a low voice, "How did you get in? Take off your hood!"

Lu Xiao sighed silently, and took off the hood on her head, revealing that oriental face that was very different from Italians. Katerina's eyes flickered slightly, showing curiosity unconsciously.

"Mrs. Lilao, I mean no harm"

"stop!"

Disgust appeared on Katerina's face, and she raised her hand to stop Lu Xiao's unfinished words: "Don't use that disgusting name, just call me Katerina."

Lu Xiao paused for a moment: "Okay, Caterina, on behalf of Lorenzo Medici, Lord of Florence, I am sending you a letter of goodwill."

"Because of my position, I can't stay in the rock castle for a long time, please go over it and give me an answer as soon as possible."

Chapter 44 Unexpected commission

Katerina is only 14 years old. If it was the modern age where Lu Xiao used to live, a girl of this age should still be enjoying her life in junior high school without any worries.

But during the European Renaissance, girls at the age of 14 were considered adults, and some aristocratic girls who had just married had even become mothers.

The difference in social background, growth environment and education determines that girls in this era are more precocious than Lu Xiao imagined.

Katerina's beautiful light green eyes narrowed slightly, meaningfully sizing up the strange heroic man with an exotic appearance.

"Lorenzo Medici? What does the Republic of Florence want me to do? Now that the Duke of Milan has passed away, what value do I have?"

When she was young, Caterina was the little princess of the Duchy of Milan. Rodrigo's assassination plan destroyed her life, family and future.

If she hadn't been engaged to the Pope's nephew early on, it would be difficult for her to live to the age of 14.

Growing up in a difficult environment, the supposedly innocent noble girl became forbearing and full of scheming. Under the huge pressure of survival, her more violent temper replaced her original kindness and innocence.

Lu Xiao didn't notice Katerina's complicated psychological activities, and she wasn't interested in her miserable life in the past few years.

The world has never been short of tragedy, and Katerina is not the only tragic protagonist on the stage.

"Forgive me for not being able to answer this question. I just happened to pass through Romagna and was entrusted by Mr. Giovanni to deliver a letter. I don't know the contents of the letter."

"Giovanni?"

Caterina, who was leaning lazily on the recliner, sat up slightly, and asked with some surprise: "Giovanni Auditore? The leader of the Florentine Brotherhood of Assassins?"

"Yes."

Lu Xiao didn't expect that Katerina would have such a deep understanding of the Brotherhood.

But thinking about it carefully, the late Duke of Milan, Galeazzo, was once one of the staunch allies of the Assassins. As his daughter, Caterina should have come into contact with some secret information under her influence.

Not to mention that it was Giovanni who rescued her from the court upheaval in Milan, it seems that it is not surprising to remember Giovanni's name and identity.

Katerina withdrew her playful and playful expression, and gradually became more serious: "Letter to me."

Lu Xiao handed the envelope to the other party, and vigilantly glanced back and forth at the edge of the roof garden.

"Don't be so nervous."

Caterina tore off the seal with the seal of the Medici family, and explained to Lu Xiao casually: "Girolamo is leading troops to fight against the Republic of Florence in the border area of ​​Romagna, and the guards in the rock castle will not fight without my order." Come closer, just relax."

Although Katerina said so, Lu Xiao still didn't relax his vigilance, he still couldn't believe this young and young woman who was quite wealthy.

About 5 minutes later, Katerina finished reading the entire letter, looking at the letter paper and lost in thought.

"Assassin, what should I call you?"

"My name is Lu Xiao. People who know me usually call me Lu."

Katerina nodded, stretched her uneven body again, and leaned comfortably on the recliner: "Okay, Lu, I probably understand Lorenzo's alliance request, and I have an important task to entrust to you. "

Lu Xiao frowned, and said in a somewhat resistant tone: "Caterina, I have other important tasks delivered by the organization. I must go to Venice as soon as possible. I'm afraid I don't have time to help you."

Caterina waved her hand with a half-smile: "Don't rush to refuse. Before leaving, Girolamo used the wartime order as an excuse to block Romagna's channels to other regions, and the port is no exception."

"If you want to continue to go to Venice, you must obtain permission from me, the lord's wife, otherwise the port officials will not be able to let you go."

Bad feeling.Lu Xiao rubbed her temples with a headache, and she was probably about to be involved in trouble again.

"Okay, madam, what do you want to entrust me with?"

"It's very simple." A cold light flashed in Caterina's eyes: "That idiot Girolamo is not expected to lead troops to fight. There is news from the front that he has been defeated by the Florentine army, and he should flee back to Forli in a panic tomorrow morning. .”

"I want you to make sure that Girolamo will not return to Forli, and he will suddenly die of illness on the way."

Lu Xiao's brows were raised in horror, and he looked at Katerina who was smiling sneeringly in disbelief: "Are you serious? After all, he is also your husband, right?"

"Ha!" Katerina snorted coldly: "Only in name, ever since I stabbed him in the shoulder on the wedding night, that coward never dared to sleep with me again."

"Girolamo is a templar without eggs, and the Sforza family is the assassin's hard-core allies. You don't think there will be a real relationship between us, do you?"

Lu Xiao was silent for a moment before continuing: "Caterina, I'm not a radical in the brotherhood, and I won't kill someone just because of his Templar status, unless he has committed an unforgivable sin."

"It's not easy." Katerina sneered and stretched out her slender fingers to list: "That bastard just entered Forli and went to the folks to hunt for sex. Secret, you can find out by yourself."

"Also, Girolamo is cruel and moody. Anyone who is imprisoned by him for various unwarranted charges usually cannot leave alive. Even those who survive will be tortured into inhuman shapes."

Seeing Lu Xiao's gradually chilling expression, Katerina finally threw out a bait that he couldn't refuse.

"I won't let you do it in vain. Girolamo has been helping the Templars collect Altaïr's Codex since he arrived in Romagna, and he has three pages in his hands."

"If you can complete my commission, I can give the pages of the book to the Brotherhood of Assassins and offer you a generous reward."