Lu Cheng didn't expect that the emperor of the Far South Empire also had the attributes of a pigeon. It should be said that the guard team he sent was really a group of white pigeons.
Earl Lionheart obeyed the order of the Emperor of the Far South and quietly waited in Black Sword City for the arrival of the guard sent by the Emperor. The guard, which was originally scheduled to arrive in seven days, was nowhere to be seen after seven days.
Disappearing without a trace is the most important thing. During these seven days, Earl Lionheart suffered three assassination attempts one after another. If it weren't for the investigation team secretly protecting the poor old earl, he would have probably died tragically on the streets three times.
The angry Earl Lionheart once again broke into the Mage Tower to ask the Emperor, "Where are the guards? And you said to deal with the traitor immediately? Deal with it?" The Earl Lionheart's tone may not be so extreme, but the general meaning is this.
The emperor of the Far South Empire replied, "We'll be there soon" and "Maybe something unexpected happened on the way."
Lu Cheng wondered how the earl felt now. He might be in the same dilemma as a man who was waiting for his girlfriend to put on makeup. He wanted to just leave, but he was also afraid that he would be scolded if he didn't see his girlfriend after she finished putting on makeup.
In this way, Earl Lionheart, who could have returned to Lionheart Territory within ten days, lay dormant in Black Sword City for ten days to wait for the guards sent by the emperor.
Until the old earl was in a miserable situation where he had no money to eat.
Zhou Hua has been broadcasting the earl's experience live to Lu Cheng. If there was not only one camera, Lu Cheng would feel like he was watching a TV series.
In fact, when Lu Cheng usually listened to Zhou Hua reporting on the latest developments of the Earl, he would occasionally take a bucket of popcorn and Coke and eat while listening.
Today is the eleventh day that Earl Lionheart has lived in Black Sword City. This wealthy earl never thought that there would be a day when he would be so poor that he would have to sell his property.
"You asked him to come out and he came out? Does he trust you so much?"
Lu Cheng communicated with Zhou Hua on the radio. During this period, Lu Cheng became Earl Lionheart's delivery man. Earl Lionheart gave the money to Lu Cheng, and Lu Cheng bought some food and daily necessities for him and brought them back to their hiding place.
Zhou Hua became the inseparable guard. Lu Cheng sat in the hotel rented by the investigation team, watching the images taken by Zhou Hua's pinhole camera.
He was preparing to leave his hiding place with the Earl of Lionheart and go to the black market in Black Sword City to sell the two rings to alleviate their poverty.
"He should be afraid that I will be cheated by the merchants in the black market." Zhou Hua lowered his voice and said to Lu Cheng.
"This earl seems to be very concerned about you recently?"
Lu Cheng remembered that Zhou Hua's character was that of a 'simple young man who had just come out of the mountains'. If one had to find a reference in martial arts novels, it would be a character similar to Zhang Wuji's.
Judging from the footage of the previous episodes of "The Return of Lord Lionheart", Lord Lionheart was very concerned about Zhou Hua's psychological growth. He would educate Zhou Hua about the dangers of the world every once in a while, and he was just short of saying such a classic saying as "the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie".
"Both of his sons died in the battlefield, so he might have been inspired by this. Captain, has the informant you contacted arrived at the target location?" Zhou Hua asked.
"Already here, ready to start the connection plan."
Lu Cheng glanced at the time on his watch, turned off the pinhole camera from Zhou Hua, put on a hood similar to a wizard's robe, and walked towards the market in Black Sword City with the inspection team.
Captain Sina had arrived at Black Sword City a day ago. He followed Lu Cheng's advice and stopped the cargo ship loaded with goods at Xiu Enzhelai first.
He hired a light sailboat and headed to the port of Black Sword City alone.
The port from Xiu Enzhe to the port of Black Sword City was not far and it only took about seven days. Captain Sina was sitting in the alley of the Black Sword City market with a backpack of goods on his back.
This alley is dirty and messy. Only thugs selling narcotics do business here. There are also street prostitutes... Captain Sina feels a little uneasy staying here even if he hired two guards.
He found it hard to believe that a big shot like Earl Lionheart would emerge from this place.
But it really showed up. Captain Sina had been waiting here for less than half an hour when he saw an old man in ragged clothes and with a twisted beard walking out from the other side of the alley.
A young man followed closely behind the old man. Captain Sina recognized at first sight that this old man, who looked more like a tramp than a noble, was the legendary Earl Lionheart.
"Count, I didn't expect to meet you here." The moment Captain Sina excitedly said the word "Count", the already extremely tense atmosphere in the alley instantly took on a hint of murderous intent.
As a guard, Zhou Hua dutifully protected Earl Lionheart behind him, and Earl Lionheart drew out the sword he had been holding tightly.
"Count! I...I am the founder of the White Salt Chamber of Commerce! You can call me Sina!"
When Captain Xina came here, he had already heard about the Earl's current situation, that is, he was being hunted everywhere. Lu Cheng had already given him some information he should know in advance, which made it easier for him to communicate with the Earl.
"Where did you get the news about me?" The long sword held by Earl Lionheart emitted a faint light, and he was already brewing some magic that could kill with one blow.
"Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce, Earl... The White Salt Chamber of Commerce has always been a vassal of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce. I overheard some news about you from the head of the Chamber of Commerce some time ago."
There were many lies in Captain Xina's words, but slandering the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce was also a necessary means of business competition for him.
"Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce? How do they have news about me?" Earl Lionheart immediately asked Captain Sina.
"I don't know either. I just heard that you were in Black Sword City, so I wanted to come here to try my luck. I didn't expect to actually see you."
Captain Sina took out a ring with a lion emblem and tremblingly wanted to hand it to Earl Lionheart. Zhou Hua, who was beside Earl Lionheart, took the ring and returned it to the earl.
This ring was one that Earl Lionheart had previously commissioned Lu Cheng to sell.
"What do you want from me?" Earl Lionheart realized that the other party obviously came with a request.
"I hope to get your protection. I have some goods that I hope to sell in the Far South. However, if these goods are discovered by the Dragon Scale and Sword Flag Merchants, they will immediately execute me and take all the goods for themselves."
Captain Sina spoke very quickly, and he was afraid that Earl Lionheart would get tired of listening and draw his sword to chop him down.
"Goods? Are you selling contraband?" Earl Lionheart's face turned serious when he heard this. Even though he was in such a state of destitution, he never forgot to maintain the stability of the Far South.
There are many dangerous contraband items in the Far South that are prohibited from sale, and some serious contraband items will even result in direct execution if caught.
"No... not contraband!" Captain Xina quickly put down the backpack on his back, which was filled with a lot of goods from China. "You can take a look at these things before making a decision."