City Lord Lu accompanied the group to drink and chat at the table, but he never asked Feng Chen and the others their purpose in coming to Qing Qiu City, as if they were just guests and he only had to entertain them.
Feng Chen naturally knew what the smiling tiger was thinking. He stroked his wine cup and said bluntly: “City Lord Lu, this time we came to Qing Qiu City because of a mission, so there is one more thing I need to trouble you with.”
City Lord Lu’s expression didn’t change, and his smiling eyes deepened, “I wonder if here’s anything this old man can do for Crown Prince Chen? If it is within my ability, this old man will naturally be willing to help.”
He didn’t expect that the movements of the ancient tomb would alarm Feng Chen and Huo Li Ruo. Logically speaking, the royal families of the Three Great Empires would have no interest in such an ancient tomb.
There were many powerful clans on the Central Continent, and the resources were extremely vast. In particular, there were various secret realms and ancient tombs of powerhouses that appeared from time to time, therefore the large clans looked down upon the ancient tomb of Qing Qiu City.
Otherwise, the barren mountain would’ve been occupied by the Three Great Empires or the aristocratic clans of the Central Continent.
“We want to enter the ancient tomb that appeared on the barren hills on the border of Qing Qiu City to investigate. We also hope that City Lord Lu will convenience us in giving us a pass.” Feng Chen said straight to the point.
City Lord Lu’s hand holding the wine cup froze, still with a smile on his face: “This is a bit difficult!”
Feng Chen’s voice was filled with a hint of coldness, “What’s the problem?”
“It’s not that this old man doesn’t want you to enter the ancient tomb to investigate, but the ancient tomb is not only filled with extremely dangerous mechanisms, but there is also a poisonous fog barrier that separates the inner and outer chambers of the tomb and cannot be broken into.”
City Lord Lu sighed and said: “To be honest with you, my son was harmed by the poisonous mist because he broke into the tomb before. He is now poisoned and in a coma and difficult to treat, hence why I would not want you to take the risk.”
There were two reasons why he didn’t want Feng Chen and the others to enter the ancient tomb. One was because he was afraid that there was some treasure hidden deep in the ancient tomb, which would be discovered and taken away by them; and the other was that he was afraid that Feng Chen and the others would encounter an accident in the ancient tomb and his Qing Qiu City would be razed by the two great Empires, which was the key point.
Feng Chen could also guess City Lord Lu’s thoughts, but entering the ancient tomb was related to whether Yu Qing Qian could obtain the Serpent Ring Herb, so he naturally couldn’t give up.
“We have a mission, so even if it’s dangerous, we can only try venturing in.” Feng Chen paused, then said with a bit of a domineering force: “Don’t worry, City Lord Lu, entering the ancient tomb is our own request. Even if there’s an accident, no one will blame you.��
This was a guarantee to City Lord Lu that even if something happened to him, the Feng Li Royal Family wouldn’t interfere and trouble him.
Huo Li Ruo immediately catered to him and said: “Yes, we are responsible for our own safety, so we don’t need City Lord Lu to worry about it.”
City Lord Lu was dissatisfied with the two’s forcefulness inwardly, but he couldn’t express it on the surface.
He changed his mind. Whatever. It was Feng Chen and them who were going to break in themselves. If they got into danger, it would have nothing to do with him either.
With the two’s guarantees, no matter what happened in the future, the two royal families would have no reason to cause trouble.
If he didn’t agree, with Feng Chen’s background and strength, it’d be bad if he went to find the Feng Li Royal Family and had them intervene.
“Since both Crown Princes have made such a request, then this old man has no reason to refuse. Please rest in the mansion for one night, and this old man will have someone send the pass tomorrow.”
“Then thank you, City Lord Lu.” Feng Chen picked up the cup and said to City Lord Lu.
“Haha, Crown Prince Chen is too polite!” City Lord Lu said with a smile.
He sighed inwardly that Feng Chen was indeed the most outstanding heir to Feng Li Kingdom. His behaviour was sophisticated and domineering and he was really much better than his poisoned son.
After the banquet, City Lord Lu asked someone to arrange the group to move in.
Late in the middle of the night, a rush of footsteps echoed around the City Lord’s Mansion. Yu Qing Qian opened her eyes and sat up from the bed.