The man with a pig's head and large chin, self-proclaimed descendant of the Habsburgs, Maximilian IX, sets off back to the palace.
Xu Cheng and Bubble imitate his guard's movements, marching behind his carriage like two sprightly little attendants.
They encounter Lianhua and Shahua at the crossroads, lock eyes, and awkwardly smile.
"Where did you go?" Shahua shouted, "Don't leave me behind!"
"You look just like the patrol!" Lianhua laughed.
"Gua!" Xu Cheng salutes Lianhua, eager to show off her new title.
Now, she has been appointed Baroness of Hexton Town, presiding over 100 households, 2,500 acres of land, and 200 dairy cows.
Her elaborate certificate of honor will be printed, set in a hard plastic board, along with a QR code that, when scanned, jumps to the Habsburgs' family website to admire their extensive lineage, a vivid yet disastrous display of hereditary illnesses dating back to the Middle Ages.
