I didn't know you were such a vampire

As the sacred artifact of Eden left by the forerunner, the Hermes scepter contains too much advanced knowledge and power that humans cannot create. It can give humans eternal life, but relatively, the holder must have extremely high To maintain the balance between order and freedom in this world.

Pythagoras used the Hermes scepter to maintain his life that should have ended long ago, guarding the lost Atlantis Temple of the Forerunner, and studying the knowledge left by the Forerunner, but he also knew that even himself, It is difficult to resist the temptation of these advanced knowledge, and if one day, the knowledge and power of the forerunners fall into the hands of greedy people, it will inevitably plunge the whole world into chaos again.

Therefore, he chose to hand over this important task to Cassandra, who was more enlightened than himself, sealed the Temple of Atlantis, and then turned into fly ash.

"My father, whom I have never met before, gave me such an important task as soon as I met, so I have lived for so many years, witnessed the fall of many brilliant civilizations, and witnessed the change of many dynasties." Cassande La said, "I'm afraid there is no record about me in the history of these years, but I think it is more or less related to me."

She had a smile on her face when she spoke, and she also lived for more than 2000 years, but her smile was completely different from that of Ah Luo. Whether it was the eyes or the curvature of the corners of her mouth, it had been precipitated for more than 2000 years. Relief without desire.

Endowed with eternal life by the Forerunner's Eden Hallows, it has the ability to break through everything in the world. Such an experience will probably attract the envy of many people with just a few words.But Qiaoya knew that this was a very difficult and tormenting task. She had to be absolutely neutral, maintain the balance of order and freedom, and make the balance of the world not biased towards any side. This meant that after 2000 years, In the novel, she is a bystander and guide, without any personal feelings.

She looked at Cassandra silently, but didn't know what to say, but Cassandra laughed and said, "Why is your face full of pity."

Qiao Ya was stabbed sharply by her, coughed a few times, and then began to explain: "Actually...it's not..."

"You don't need to explain, I know. But I found a fun later." Cassandra shrugged and said that she didn't mind, "I once had a child, but we separated not long after the child was born , I asked Darius to send this child to Egypt, just thinking about keeping him away from the disputes in the Greek world. Then, I watched him have children and grow old, and those children changed from a baby to a Old man. This feeling is very strange. I just stayed in the dark, observing my descendants one after another, wondering what stories they would develop. The most exciting one... should be more than 1000 years ago, A girl named Aya."

Qiao Ya blinked her eyes and said, "I know her. She founded the 'Hidden Ones', which is now the Brotherhood. Later people called her Amunet."

"Yes, Amunet." Cassandra smiled, "She is a very intelligent girl, and she is also very sacrificial. Do you know the Egyptian female pharaoh Cleopatra and the Roman Caesar? "

Qiao Ya nodded. These two names are quite famous in history books.

"Both of these guys died in the assassination planned by Aya." Cassandra said.

Qiao Ya opened her eyes slightly. Although she knew that Amonet was one of the founders of the Assassin Brotherhood, she never thought that this female ancestor, the death of two famous historical figures would be related to her.

"Aya is a very good child, but her hatred for the order side is too strong, and I can't resolve it." Cassandra shook her head and said, "Later, I waited for more than 1000 years and saw a girl named Joa's girl."

Qiao Ya froze for a moment, even her body became a little stiff.

"Before that, civilization was destroyed, the world returned to darkness, plagues swarmed, and corpses were everywhere. Everyone seemed to be trapped in a cage. They struggled at first, and then they didn't even scream. " Cassandra moved closer to Qiao Ya, she looked at Qiao Ya with unusually gentle eyes, stretched out her hand, and patted Qiao Ya on the shoulder, "Your sister betrayed you, your father and brother wanted to kill you How will you take revenge after losing you?"

Qiao Ya looked at her for a moment, then shook her head: "I...I will not take revenge."

"Why?" Cassandra still had a smile on her face, and she didn't seem surprised by Qiao Ya's answer.

Qiao Ya exhaled and said solemnly: "Because I know very well that my sister is not betraying me. She is in a different position from me. Just as I want to save her, she also wants to save me, so I ask for help." For her father who can do anything."

"And my father, he wasn't just the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, he was the embodiment of faith on earth. I've lived through two papal deaths, but because my father was a cardinal and I lived in the Vatican, I enjoyed I am living the best material life of this era, so I am unharmed, while the world outside the Vatican is in chaos due to the death of the Pope, and what kills people is not only the plague, but also the killing caused by the chaos."

"...As for my younger brother." Qiao Ya smiled, "Father gave him the order to kill me, but his sword avoided my vitals and pushed me into the river. I must have heard a sentence There is an old saying in the East, put it to death and then come back to life, he has given me life at the limit of what he can do."

"I have no reason to take revenge," Joya said.

After she finished speaking, Cassandra laughed a few times, and these laughs were like when she was a mercenary with an eye for money 2000 years ago, when she was not burdened with anything, but simply , laughing because of being happy.

After she finished laughing, she reached out to rub Qiao Ya's hair. Her movements were not as gentle as others'. Qiao Ya felt that she was almost bald by her. After rubbing for a while, she said with relief: "I It's a pleasure to see you, and it's a pleasure to share with you my experience 2000 years ago."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Qiao Ya quietly with a smile in her eyes, and then withdrew the hand that was over Qiao Ya's head, with the palm up, as if holding something, and the quietly burning candle It also jumped a bit, and the flames flowed into her palm like magma, and gradually gathered to form a golden scepter.

The sunny day in winter in Rome was very short, and it was only after the wedding day of the pope's daughter. This ancient city, which stood proudly for thousands of years, returned to the drizzle, and the magnificent and majestic churches of the Vatican were in the thick clouds. Lost its dazzling colors, with a bit of bleakness and desolation.

Because Pope Alexander VI used the reason that his daughter was young, Lucrecia did not follow her husband back to the Pesaro territory after marriage, but still lived in the Del Portico Palace with Adriana and Julia. The life is the same as before marriage. She still listens to Adriana's lectures every day, and chats with Julia about the clothes and jewelry that are popular among noble women. Her father will come to Del Portico from the Pope's Palace through secret passages from time to time. The palace visited her, sometimes accompanied by Cesare, Juan, or her husband Count Pesaro.

That grand wedding was like that rare winter sunny day, in everyone's memories, it was washed away by the winter rain and gradually faded away.

It's just that she always remembered that on the morning of her wedding, her sister Qiao Ya, who thought she had fallen into the river, suddenly appeared and gave her a choice.

That was the elder sister who grew up with her, the elder sister who gave her the most love in the absence of her mother.

However, this elder sister deceived all the family members and stood on the opposite side of the family members.

In a disturbed state, she told her father, hoping that her father would bring her errant sister home.

It's just that many days have passed, and every time my father came to visit her, he never mentioned this matter. Although his father is extremely gentle with his children, she also knows that there are some things that should be said, and some things, it is best not to be in the room forever. mentioned in front of the father.

Until another weekend after the rain, when the Pope presided over the high mass and brought Cesare, Juan, and Geoffrey from the secret passage to the Del Portico Palace to have a small gathering with the three women in this residence, Speaking of the completion of the fresco in the Borgia's apartment in the Pope's Palace.

After Rodrigo ascended the throne, he invited his favorite painter Pintoriccio to be responsible for all the mural decorations in the Borgia Residence of the Pope's Palace. In addition to many biblical paintings featuring him as the protagonist, he also reserved a special wall, asking Pintoriccio to draw his family on it.

Because of her sensitive identity, Julia rarely set foot in the Pope's Palace. The progress of the murals was mentioned when she was chatting with other people. She listened and said, "I heard that Qiao Ya on the murals has started to paint. Are you done painting now?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the room immediately fell silent. She felt that she had mentioned some taboo, so she immediately looked at Rodrigo. Rodrigo lowered his eyes and shook the wine glass in his hand. Everyone else was also watching. He even became extremely careful with his breathing.

Only Geoffrey, who was still young, said loudly: "Father asked Pintoriccio to cover up my sister!" There was still a little annoyance in his tone, "There is no sister in the painting!"

Adriana made a gesture to the maid standing behind Jeffrey, and the maid immediately hugged Jeffrey who was sitting on the small stool, saying "Take Master Jeffrey to eat pastry", Forcibly suppressing all the struggles of the child, he led him towards the gate.

However, before she stepped out of the door of this room, Rodrigo's voice sounded in the room: "Wait."

The maid froze, and slowly turned around holding Jeffrey.

"Although Geoffrey is young, there are still some things you need to know." Rodrigo said calmly, he put the wine glass in his hand on the tray in the hand of the waiter beside him, and looked at Cesare, Juan , and finally put it on Lucrecia, "Joya is dead."

Others didn't have much reaction.

After all, everyone knows that as early as spring, Joia Borgia fell into the Tiber River during the flood season due to an accident. She has not been found so far, and she is basically doomed to die, except for Jeffrey who heard In addition to crying loudly, Juan clenched his teeth and clenched his fists, everyone in this room should be calm after grief.

Only Lucrecia opened her eyes slightly, her gray-blue eyes similar to Joya's were full of surprise, then she slowly turned her head and looked at Cesare, Cesare did not respond to her gaze for the first time, but He lowered his eyes, staring at the rippling surface of the wine in the wine glass in his hand.