In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Moreover, Anno's efficiency is already very high.

In this month, Anno independently completed two oil paintings and more than ten pieces of jewelry.

This exhibition features a large number of works; apart from Leonardo da Vinci and Manliot, almost everyone has several works on display.

Leonardo da Vinci has been studying very slowly lately, possibly because of the previous "fencing case" allegations, which have left him with some psychological trauma.

Anno exhibited three oil paintings, including an early work titled "The Feathers of Christ," which depicts the scene of the feathers falling off Christ's wings. Since his "A Tour of Hell" became famous, the idea that Christ had wings has spread throughout the world and been widely accepted.

In the eyes of the world, Christ should be holy.

The other two works are a landscape painting and a piece that Anno painted just two days ago.

In the painting, a long-haired boy sits by the river with a drawing board in front of him.

The river was calm, and the sky was clear.

This painting is very simple, but it subverts any of Anno's previous painting structures.

However, Anno still decided to exhibit this extremely simple painting.

He added a line to the frame: "A tribute to my still innocent soul."

Verrocchio greatly admired the painting.

Verona and Harley finally finished the black and blue dress designed by Anno, despite their rush.

Wearing this dress, Harley stood in front of Verona, Verrocchio, and Anno, smiled, and twirled around. Her face was slightly flushed, though the lighting made it difficult to see.

Harry's original height was 1.62 meters. Based on the design drawings drawn by Anno, Ferrona made a pair of high heels with heels of about 5 centimeters. They are now being worn by Harry, so Harry looks much taller now.

Her lower body was covered by a long, pure black skirt that trailed on the ground and opened above her knees, revealing Harley's fair legs and creating a strong contrast with the pure black of the skirt.

The upper body is a dark blue top. Unlike the previous summer dresses, Anno adopted a style with a shawl this time, which perfectly protects Harley's shoulders.

There are two ribbons at the waist that flow backward, fixed in the middle at the hem of the skirt and trailing behind.

"Harley, you look gorgeous!" Ferrona jumped up excitedly.

She circled around Harley, touching and tugging at her from left and right, somewhat incredulous that the dress was actually made by her own hands.

Verrocchio coughed.

Anno withdrew his admiring gaze and glanced at Verrocchio: "What's wrong, teacher?"

Verrocchio leaned closer to Anno with a knowing look in his eyes and whispered, "When did you become so close to the daughter of the Orvis family?"

Anno smiled and said, "A long time ago, actually my first famous work, 'Hell Tour,' was inspired by Miss Harley."

"Oh! That must have been several years ago." Verrocchio unconsciously recalled the young and talented Lawrence Anno, who had not yet shone brightly.

"The other time we crossed paths was more than two years ago."

“Miss Harley commissioned me to make a dress similar in style to this one, and I heard it caused quite a stir in Florence later on.”

"Yes, it caused quite a stir, and then you simply ran off on a trip, leaving this old man in the studio to protect you from the wind and rain." Verrocchio rolled his eyes, but his mouth, hidden in his beard, unconsciously turned up.

Anno chuckled shyly, "Teacher, I'm sorry, hehe."

“Hahaha, I forgive you, Lawrence.” Verrocchio glanced at Anno, then at Harley, who was still adjusting the comfort of her clothes, and pondered for a moment.

“Lawrence, you’re not young anymore,” Verrocchio suddenly said.

"Huh? Hmm, not bad, only 21 years old." Anno hesitated before speaking, sensing that Verrocchio had ulterior motives.

"It's about time you got married." Sure enough, Verrocchio's next sentence left Anno speechless.

"Teacher, you know my personality. I'm not suited for marriage." Anuo sighed slightly. He had also considered this topic himself, whether or not he should look for his other half.

However, after much consideration, Anno abandoned the plan.

Marriage also means responsibility.

Responsibility means constraint, which is an unacceptable cage for Anno, who pursues freedom.

Verrocchio shrugged. "Whatever you want, but actually I think Orvis's daughter is quite nice..."

Anno was momentarily speechless: "You... really are..."

He shook his head, walked away from Verrocchio who was trying not to laugh, and picked up a box from a table.

Then he went to Verona's side: "Here you are, Ms. Verona."

“This is…” Ferrona took the box.

She opened the box, and what came into view was a whole box of jewelry.

Anno smiled and said, "These are some little trinkets I made this month specifically for this dress. Take a look and put them on Miss Harley first to see how they look."

Ferrona was almost blinded by the glitter. Is this what rich people are like? A box of "trinkets"?

Harley patted Verona on the shoulder: "Sister Verona, hurry up, these shoes... are making me a little uncomfortable."

"Oh, okay." Ferrona hurriedly helped Harley adorn herself with the jewelry.

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Chapter 195 Two Butterflies on the Dance Floor

The art exhibition was held outdoors in an open space in front of the Lorenzo Palace.

A banquet was also held alongside the art exhibition.

The art exhibition begins after lunch, and the paintings are taken down as evening approaches. Then, drinks and snacks are placed on the tables, perfectly transforming the art exhibition into a noble gathering.

After all, only idle nobles and connoisseurs have the spare money and time to attend art exhibitions.

This time, Anno didn't wear that stupid and uncomfortable old-fashioned dress, but instead wore a dress she designed for herself.

A well-fitting vest and shirt, long and well-proportioned trousers, and... pointed leather shoes that could kick someone to death.

Okay, it's still weird.

However, Anno still holds a relatively high position in Florence, and given that he is an artist, and as everyone knows, artists are always different from ordinary people, everyone readily accepted and even somewhat appreciated the dress.

Anno's painting "Pure Soul" has sparked some controversy, with those who like it praising it enthusiastically, while those who dislike it do not appreciate it at all.

Anno and Perugino stood together chatting.

Perugino revealed to Anno that he had also felt a bottleneck after Anno left, so he wanted to leave Verrocchio's studio and follow Anno's example by taking a trip to broaden his horizons.

Anno remained silent for a while.

He had a premonition that his departure might only be the beginning.

Not only Perugino, but Botticelli and Girandaio had already reached the point where they no longer needed to study, but they were reluctant to leave the studio, which is why they continued to follow Verrocchio.

Anno thought of Kreddy again, having heard that the pathetic traitor had been hanged.

Verrocchio, along with Botticelli and Ghirlandaio, surrounded them, followed by Leonardo da Vinci.

As we all probably understand, Creedy's betrayal and Anno's departure shook everyone, including Verrocchio's heart.

This grand art exhibition may be the last one they can hold together.

After the art exhibition, we'll probably all have to go our separate ways.

Verrocchio put on an excited expression: "So, are all your paintings getting customers?"

Botticelli smiled and said, "This is the biggest art exhibition I've ever seen in my life. All our paintings should have been sold."

Perugino cheered himself up: "Yes."

Once the paintings are exhibited and sold, the exhibition should end.

The sky was also somewhat dusky.

Verrocchio pointed to the palace: "I'll be right there."

Anno and several other students nodded.

Anno did have one painting that he couldn't sell.

It's that painting, "The Pure Soul".

Anno looked at the simple and clean painting and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What was my mindset when I painted this picture and insisted on exhibiting it?

He turned and left, instructing his servant to put the painting away and hang it on the wall when he returned.

Anno walked out of the venue and into a carriage outside.

This is a specially made carriage with a very spacious interior.

He knocked on the carriage door.

"Miss Harley, Ms. Verona, may I come in?"

"Ah, it's Mr. Lawrence, please come in," Ferrona's voice came from inside.

Anno opened the carriage door.

Harley was sitting in a chair, her high heels on the side, her feet on a cushion.

She wore a black dress designed by Anno, adorned with small pieces of jewelry that looked like stars in the night sky against the black and blue dress—the perfect embellishment.

The temperature is quite low now, and this dress is a bit too thin, so Anno arranged for Harley to stay here before the banquet began.

“So beautiful, Miss Harley, you will definitely be the most beautiful flower in Lorenzo’s Palace Square tonight,” Anno exclaimed involuntarily.

“Thank you, Mr. Lawrence.” Harley was pleased and gave him a polite smile.

Ferrona clapped her hands excitedly: "You're so beautiful, Harley! It's such a pity I can't attend the party. I really want to see you steal the show!"

Harley sighed.

"Sister Ferrona, please don't say that." To be honest, Harley didn't really want to wear this dress to the banquet, because it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

But perhaps out of guilt towards Verona, she still wore the dress to promote their new business.

“Ms. Ferrona, please don’t worry. I believe that if Miss Harley can truly make a name for herself, then with your skills, you will definitely be able to quickly rise to the upper class,” Anno comforted Ferrona.

Ferrona's tailoring skills are excellent, at least among the tailors Anno has ever seen, she is considered top-notch. Previously, she was only limited by her supply channels and lack of creativity, and Baron Orvis also blocked her source of customers, which is why her business was so bad.

“Then, please come with me, Harry.” Anno stepped down from the carriage and extended a hand to Harry.