[Assassin's Creed] How to tame the Italian cannon king

After learning of Leonardo's return to Venice, Ezio went to him with a new page from the ancient tome.Anastasia looked at him pitifully, but Ezio said with his little reason that she must take a good rest and promised to bring her some books back.

Within a few days, Leonardo brought the new invention to Ezio, and Ana knew clearly that it was a Hidden Gun.And he will use this weapon to carry out his next move - the governor will hold a grand party for the carnival tonight, and he will also attend.In order to attend the party, he must participate in the carnival contest to win, and has obtained a ticket to that party - a golden mask.

Even though he really wanted to hide from Anastasia that he went to a brothel without knowing it, the information from "Sister Theodora" immediately let Anna, who had slowly developed her contacts in Venice, know that he had gone. Where.Ezio had no choice but to accept Ana's teasing smile in a cold sweat.

"Ezio, there is no need to be so conservative with me. There is no clear boundary between assassins and thieves, prostitutes and mercenaries. I am not such a narrow-minded person."

"..."

"Besides, if you really care about one day. I will leave you with Silvio and Cecilia."

"How dare you!" Ezio quickly hugged Anna tightly.

"Ah, then you have to behave well~"

That night, the Carnival in Venice officially started.After Ezio and Federico signed up for the competition under false names, a tall man in a bright red cape stood on the high platform, and he was the master of ceremonies for the competition.Among the crowd around him, Ezio noticed Babaig and his burly bodyguard Dante.

There are a total of four games in the competition, and the contestants will fight against each other in pairs.In the end, the jury selects the overall winner.Many contestants chose to wear masks out of festive spirit, which both Ezio and Federico secretly thanked, at least for them who were offered a bounty, this could not be more convenient.

"Ezio, I won't let you."

"Oh, Federico, it's anyone's guess."

The content of the first game was a race, and Ezio and Federico were on par, but with a little skill, he still won with a slight advantage in the end.The second game is a little more complicated and involves the use of strategy.The organizer will place a flag at a certain place, and the person who first finds that flag and brings it back to the designated place wins, and can also snatch the opponent's flag in the middle.

Ezio had also won this contest, but he was a little disturbed by the expressions on Dante's and Babaig's faces.

"The third competition," announced the master of ceremonies, "will combine elements from the first two and add something new. This time, we have invited several women to volunteer to help us with this competition. Some of them are in the square , others are roaming the nearby streets. You'll even see them on the gondolas. You've also seen the ribbons in the hair of these ladies. Glorious contestants, it's your job to see them in my hourglass Collect as many ribbons as you can before the sand runs out. We'll end the race with church bells, but I can swear that, whether your luck is good or bad, it's going to be the most enjoyable part of the day. A contest! But remember, if there is no clear winner in one of these contests, it will be up to the jury to decide who will be the lucky one to make it to the party! Now—the contest begins!"

After all, Ezio was an invincible man who could flirt with all over Florence. Even though he has restrained himself a lot over the years, the nature in his bones made him easy to deal with such things.With a fluke mentality that Anna would not appear anyway, Ezio quickly won the favor of one woman after another.

However, when he was about to turn to the next target, he was instantly stunned.Even with the mask on, the familiar figure and the two masked children next to her all revealed the identity of the person in front of her.

Ezio hid his hand holding the ribbon behind his back in a panic, and then realized that this kind of concealment was too stupid. He quickly reached out and grabbed the lady, and said, "Anna! Listen to me!"

Unexpectedly, Anna shook off his hand and covered her ears: "I won't listen, I won't listen!"

"..." I am most afraid of the sudden silence of the air.

Now even Silvio couldn't stand it anymore, and tugged on Anna's sleeve: "Mom, it's too exaggerated."

"Eh? Is there any??" Ana ignored Ezio and knelt down to look at Silvio and Cecilia.

Silvio couldn't bear to look directly at his mother's rare childish appearance, and nodded.Even Cecilia covered her face in embarrassment and turned her head away.

Since her mother was injured, the skill of being cute has become more and more proficient, as if to make up for Cecilia's rapid growth and her own precocious childhood.However, it turns out that this skill is still very useful to Ezio.

"Why did you run out?" Ezio asked, seeing that the rare tense atmosphere was completely destroyed.

"Want to see Chinese fireworks?"

"Didn't I let you recuperate well???"

"I did ask Bianca for permission!"

...Well, since the doctor has given permission, Ezio can't say anything to stop him, "Then you guys just play around here, don't go to dangerous places, and come back to you after my work is done! "

"Yeah!" The festive atmosphere seemed to infect Anastasia, and she was completely different from her usual calmness.Ezio, on the other hand, enjoyed Anna's rare dependence on him.

Ezio was about to go back and finish the race, but was held back by Silvio.Watching his son pull out a handful of more ribbons than his own from behind, Ezio's heart collapsed.

Anna smiled and watched Ezio's shattered body after being beaten by his son. In fact, she didn't even expect that how could his son, who usually doesn't talk much, be as flirtatious as his father? ? ?

Could it be that her son was raised as a sullen man unknowingly? ? ?

Ah... But if it's my own son, the attribute of Mensao is also very cute!

Although Silvio actually included part of the ribbon that Cecilia obtained into his share, but as long as he can hit his father, Cecilia has no objection to his brother's behavior of stealing credit.

Anna also untied the ribbon on her head, and her blond hair instantly spread out like waves, emitting a seductive light under the moonlight in Venice.She wrapped the ribbon embroidered with dark patterns around Ezio's wrist, "Come on for the race~" After that, she pushed Ezio and told him to go back and continue the competition.Then he led Cecilia and Silvio away.

Ezio looked down at the two ribbons in his hand, and felt that even if he didn't do anything, he would definitely have no problem winning the championship...

As promised by the master of ceremonies, the time was short and pleasant, as the bells of St Paul's Cathedral rang at his command, the last grain of sand had fallen, and the contestants returned to the square to deliver their ribbons to Some of the judges were smiling, others looked ashamed.

Federico looked at Ezio in surprise, "What did you do!" Although he knew that his brother was popular, the number was still too exaggerated, right? ? ?

"... It's hard to describe... Met Anna and Silvio..."

"???" Federico thought he might be hallucinating.Why does my three views seem to be being reorganized by this family all the time? ? ?Now that Anna is here, Ezio dares to flirt with other women?And what does that have to do with Silvio? ? ?

Ezio handed over the ribbon in his hand, but the one on his wrist, he shook his head and refused the judge's request to untie it.Even so, when the counting was over and the master of ceremonies raised Ezio's arm high again, he clearly saw Dante's expressionless face flushed with anger.

Afterwards, the master of ceremonies announced the content of the last competition, which was a group fight purely for the strength of the postgraduate entrance examination.

Brute force confrontation is what Dante is best at, but Ezio, with his changeable skills and flexible figure, successfully advanced to the final decisive victory, and even defeated Federico in advance.The two of them have sparred too many times, and they are very clear about each other's abilities, so that's it.

There was no break in this final bout, and after a while, Ezio saw Dante's fatigue.But he also noticed that Babaig was under the awning not far away, talking eagerly to the master of ceremonies and the jury, and handed over a bulging wallet, which the master of ceremonies quickly disappeared into his pocket among.

After quickly knocking down Dante who had no strength, the opponent raised his head angrily, "This is not over yet!" He roared, but found that he had no strength to get up.

Ezio looked at the master of ceremonies and raised his arms, but the other party remained expressionless, "Are we sure that all the contestants have lost? Is there anyone left? Before we are sure, we cannot announce the final winner! "

People started whispering when two grim-looking men stepped out of the crowd and into the ring.Ezio looked at the judges, but they avoided her gaze.The two men approached, and Ezio saw that they each held a barely visible short knife in their hands.

"Not going to talk about rules, are we?" he said to them. "That's it."

In the eyes of Ana and the two children in the audience, Ezio avoided Dante's grabbing hand towards his ankle, then jumped into the air and kicked one of his opponents in the face.The man bared a few teeth and staggered back.In the fall, Ezio stepped on the left foot of the other man, and then punched the other man in the stomach, and when the man bent over, he hit his chin with his knee.After a while, both of them fell to the ground.

Ezio got out of the ring without looking back, facing the master of ceremonies and the judges with embarrassed faces, the crowd behind him cheered.

"I think the winner has already been announced." He had just caught a glimpse of Anna and the others in the audience, and it was rare for him to show his prowess in front of her and the two children. Although he didn't want to say it, he was still a little small happy.

The master of ceremonies climbed onto the high platform and cleared his throat nervously, "Ladies and gentlemen! I think you will all agree that we enjoyed a fierce and fair contest today."

The crowd cheered.

"Because of this, it is very difficult for us to pick a real champion..."

Hearing this ambiguous sentence, people looked confused, and Ezio exchanged glances with Federico, who was standing on the edge of the crowd.

"It's not easy for the jury and me," said the master of ceremonies, wiping the sweat from his brow, "but we have to choose a champion, so after discussion, we made this choice." Having said that, he bent down and helped Dante to sit up with difficulty. "Ladies and gentlemen! This is the recipient of the golden mask—Mr. Dante Molo!"

There was immediate booing and accusations, and the emcee and jury had to scurry away to dodge the rubbish thrown at them by the audience.At this time, Babarig also pulled up Dante on the high platform, and then helped him into an alley.

Now that the deal was done, Ezio slipped into the crowd and came to Anna's side.

"Aren't you going to take some action?" Anna raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

"I think you should think about it for me?"

Anna nodded, and just about to open her mouth, she was stopped by Ezio's sudden kiss.

"That's enough, I want to spend with you tonight." Ezio finished the kiss with a lot of meaning, and whispered in Anna's ear, and the tip of Anna's sensitive ear immediately turned red from the feeling of the subwoofer .

Anna nodded. The two of them haven't dated for a long time. Let's enjoy it when they come out. Anyway, the plan she prepared is tomorrow.

Silvio and Cecilia looked at each other, and silently swallowed the dog food.

The two took Cecilia and Silvio for a walk to the beach.The sea breeze is mixed with a unique fishy smell, but it is not annoying.This is at least much better than those rivers in the city that can only be regarded as stinky ditches.

"It's hard to see such a scenery in Florence." Anna took a deep breath, feeling the rare breath of freedom.

"If you're in better health, I'll be able to take you to the beach often."

Seeing Ezio squinting his eyes as if he wanted to settle old scores with himself, Anna quickly changed the subject and hugged Ezio's arm very thoughtfully, "Didn't I come to Venice with you? I Already very happy!"

How could Ezio not feel the two lumps of soft flesh rubbing against his arm? He glanced at Anna's expression out of the corner of his eye, but it was difficult to guess whether the other party did it on purpose.So I gave up and continued to eat tofu happily, pretending not to know.

The four found a bench, and Ezio and Ana sat down.Silvio was pulled away by Cecilia, but he was still within sight of the two of them.Ezio had wanted an environment without interruption for a long time, and found that his daughter who always liked to fight against him had a rare wink, and agreed to her behavior silently.

The fireworks bought from the far east are blooming in the sky at this moment, Anna leans her head on Ezio's shoulder, looking at the fireworks show accompanied by stars all over the sky.

Except for Venice and China, I am afraid that at this point in time, it is impossible for this kind of prosperous scene to appear in any other place in the world.

Anastasia was a little depressed by the sudden homesickness, so she quickly told Ezio on the side about the fireworks—at least the source of the firecrackers, the story of the Nian Beast.

But Ezio was in no mood to continue looking at this rare beauty.Under the fireworks, Anna's green eyes sparkled against the fireworks, and she told herself an ancient oriental story in her gentle voice. This appearance seemed to be the whole world in his eyes now.Anna's different appearances were all deeply remembered in the depths of his mind, and he hoped that he would never forget them for the rest of his life.

But he could also feel that something was wrong with his lover's emotions, "Anna, do you seem to have something else on your mind to hide from me?"

She raised her head in surprise, looked directly into Ezio's sight, and quickly dodged away, "How could that be! I'm really happy that you can accompany me today!"

Ezio frowned and looked at her, her small actions all revealed her guilt and anxiety.Rubbing her earlobe unconsciously, biting his lower lip lightly and then letting go, he sighed and said, "Anna, you don't lie to me so well, you make me feel very guilty every time I can see through you." .”

Immediately afterwards, he stretched out his hand again, pressed Anna's head back on his shoulder, and carefully combed Anna's silky blond hair with his fingers, raised his head, and looked at the sky again, "Some things, I will never force you until you really want to say it."

"Because I like you to the bottom of my heart, I would rather these secrets that may widen the distance between us disappear forever, and I don't want to let go."

"So, don't be so careful with me. If you have any troubles, just talk to me like a doll. I hope you will always be the happiest person."

Feeling that the clothes on his shoulders were slightly wet, he paused with his hands, but immediately smoothed his hair again.

After a long time, when the fireworks were almost set off, Ezio heard a nasal answer: "Yeah!"

Maybe——Anna imagined that maybe one day, she would really tell Ezio everything she knew.Whether in the past or in the future.

But Ezio and she, without a doubt, lived in the present moment.

For her, the best "now".

The author has something to say:

At that time, the level of the flag was simply a battle of wits with NPCs...

Even in the diving, he couldn't catch up with me, and the result was out of range and lost synchronization...

The NPC on the third flag ran too fast! ! !

Feeling like I wrote Nights in Venice once again proving myself to be a scumbag

However, it is rare to feed yourself a bite of dog food.