As for why the Lancaster mayor's residence's reputation was renewed, they had to go back a day.
At Mufasa's behest, Simba and the others had brought the mayor's daughter-in-law and Gwendolyn, Lancaster's sole heir, to Codo Bosra, a county near the hunting grounds.
The noblewoman had been looking for a chance to get information from Simba and the others, since she knew nothing about their identities even if she recognized Mufasa as Baron Nigelania's murderer.
Still, from the way they acted as if they were superior and subordinate, there might be some organization behind the murderer that Lancaster was unaware of.
Be that as it may, she never found an opportunity along the way.
Apart from the little girl, who was relatively quiet, the other two little rascals were chatting non-stop. The topics they talked about were also inexplicable things like 'lightning', 'points', 'why don't we have a stick', f * ck, it's dead again ', and so on.
Sometimes, the little boy named Simba would even stare at an empty spot and say things like 'This map looks a little strange, did we go the wrong way again?' with a pensive look on his face.
The pair of siblings would also go over and comment on the air, one pointing to the right and the other pointing to the left. They would even say that they were pointing in the right direction, as if there really was a map there. While the noblewoman felt her hair stand on end, she also wondered if there was something wrong with their brains …
Of course, she had also suspected that her eyes were playing tricks on her, but it was only after confirming that her two personal maids and Gwendolyn couldn't see anything that she was certain that it was the three weird brats.
"Come to think of it, it's my first time going to Codo Bosra," Simba said cheerfully along the way.
"Is there anything fun in that city?" Zazu asked curiously.
Nana was not part of the conversation, but she was staring at Simba with a cute expression full of curiosity.
"Speaking of Codo Bosra, the Blunt Rhino would definitely be mentioned!" Simba replied smugly. "It's said that the people of Codo Bosra are crazy about Blunt Rhinos, and some merchants wouldn't sell anything to you if you don't have one of your own!"
"What's a Blunt Rhino?"
Zazu was even more curious now.
"Oh, it's about this big." Simba spread his arms and made a Shiba Inu gesture. "I've seen it in the pet shop on the commercial street before. It sells for more than five hundred Rions each!"
"Oh!" Both Zazu and his sister appeared very interested.
Beside them, the noblewoman of Codo Bosra could not help but say, "Well, you've all been deceived … The people of Codo Bosra aren't actually that fanatical about the Blunt Rhinos."
Although Codo Bosra produced the most Blunt Rhinoceroses on the Eastern Continent, and there were certainly many people who loved those adorable little beasts, it would be a complete lie to say that everyone was fanatical to the point that they wouldn't trade with those who didn't rear Blunt Rhinoceroses.
After all, in this era, the spread of news was very slow, and almost all of it was spread by word of mouth. Therefore, it was very common for rumors to be spread and magnified by dozens of times.
In fact, there were many similar situations on Earth.
For example, the people of Guangzhou don't actually eat Fujianese, the Dutch don't all steal manhole covers, and the people of Dongjing don't all like Errenzhuan. Only Tianjin does everyone really know crosstalk …
That was probably how the so-called regional slandering came to be.
"What? That's how it is?! " Simba promptly looked as if his worldview was shattered, and he sprawled on the ground in an OTZ pose.
"Isn't your shock a little exaggerated?" Zazu could not help complaining. "You didn't react so much when you received the gift as a believer, but is the fact that the people of Codo Bosra don't like Blunt Rhinos that much a blow to you?"
Beside him, the noblewoman sharply caught the gist of Zazu's words.
Believer? Gift?
Could the culprit be backed by a church?
Her heart turned cold, and she realized that things weren't that simple.
It was only when Codo Bosra was within reach that the noblewoman calmed down a little.
Her maiden family, the Morrison family, did not have as much authority as Mayor Corinth of Lancaster did, but their trade in cloth and spices allowed them to rise above the realm of minor nobles, and they held considerable authority in Codo Bosra.
She had nothing to worry about once she entered the city.
Since the brats didn't do anything to upset her along the way, she wouldn't go too far either. She would probably just put them under house arrest, and force them to drink truth-telling potions from the alchemy shop to get the information she wanted.
Be that as it may, a faint and intermittent voice could be heard from the bushes by the roadside even before they reached the city gates.
"Is … is that … the Young Lady?"
If it weren't for the fact that Simba and the others had sensitive ears, most people would have ignored this faint sound.
After the noblewoman's personal maid carefully parted the yellowed bushes that were piled with thin snow with her scabbard, the group found a scar-ridden, bony old man behind the bushes.
The noblewoman stared at him in disbelief, and only managed to recognize his face after a long time.
"Butler Foss? Why are you here?! "She exclaimed in disbelief, covering her mouth.
"Master and Madam were falsely accused of treason … the mayor of Codo Bosra had their heads hung in public two days ago … the Morrison family is done for." Tears streamed down the old man's face as he clutched the edge of the noblewoman's skirt, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Why …" The noblewoman's body swayed and she almost fell to the ground. It was fortunate that her personal maids quickly caught her, but the noblewoman couldn't help sobbing through clenched teeth. "How could the mayor do that! The other nobles of Codo Bosra could have committed treason, but they would never do such a thing! "
"Mom, what happened to Grandpa and Grandma?" Gwendolyn asked quietly.
The noblewoman didn't answer, and simply stroked the little girl's head while sobbing quietly.
"It's a pledge of allegiance from the mayor of Codo Bosra to the Emperor … it seems that the Emperor intends to end the war a year early … so that he can deal with Mayor Corinne of Lancaster …" The old butler stuttered. "The city watch is still searching for the remnants … Young Lady, you should run …"
But even before he finished, the silhouettes of the city watch vaguely appeared on the snow-covered road nearby.
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Chapter 178:
Codo Bosra's Shocking Change
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