Chapter 756: Chapter 46: Qing Ge’s Return Secret Art _2
He was panicking inside—the temper of Lord Qing Ge was notoriously bad, a fact well-known to all.
He had just failed to recognize Qing Ge immediately; if Lord Qing Ge took offense, he could have been executed without anywhere to voice his grievances.
Lu Qingshan squinted his eyes as he looked at the guard and asked, “Is the Lord of Feather Demon City presently in the city?”
The guard cautiously replied, “The City Lord has gone to Heavenly Demon City to report on Feather Demon City’s recent combat performance and will only be back after some time.”
Lu Qingshan’s expression did not change much, but he was secretly pleased.
With the tiger away from home, the monkey claims the throne—at least until the Lord of Feather Demon City returns, he could be more unrestrained.
Moreover, from their brief conversation, he had garnered that the members of the Demon Race must be quite fearful and wary of Qing Ge.
This indicated that Qing Ge usually had a bad temper, which reminded him of the commanding and dismissive attitude Qing Ge had towards his subordinates outside Falling Goose Pass.
Lu Qingshan mentally tagged Qing Ge with the label of arrogance.
The more arrogant Qing Ge behaved usually, the more others would avoid him, fearing to engage with him, and the less they would understand about him.
“The Lord of Feather Demon City isn’t here, so there’s no one to receive me?” Lu Qingshan suddenly burst out angrily.
“Lord Qing Ge, it’s not….” the guard’s face changed, and cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
“Lord Qing Ge, please calm your anger.” Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
Lu Qingshan turned his head to see a feathered demon with wings on his back but human in form, coming up with a smile on his face.
“Young City Lord Yu Luo,” the guard, seeing his savior, quickly responded respectfully.
That must be the heir of the Lord of Feather Demon City.
Lu Qingshan thought to himself.
“You may step back now,” Yu Luo waved his hand.
The guard, relieved, quickly backed away deferentially.
Throughout the process, he didn’t dare to look at Lu Qingshan, fearing he might inadvertently offend the notoriously temperamental “Lord Qing Ge” again.
“Lord Qing Ge, why have you come here?” After dismissing the guard, Yu Luo asked politely.
“What, is it a problem?” Lu Qingshan looked on coldly and responded disdainfully, “Does this mean I am unwelcome here?”
What’s the big deal—just having a powerful father?
Even having a powerful father is useless; leading the army bestowed by the Demon Lord to attack the Human Race fortresses and then returning in defeat despite the disparity in combat power—Qing Ge’s retreat from Falling Goose Pass has been the talk of the town these past few days.
Inside, Yu Luo felt contempt and envy, but his face still wore a smile as he said, “Of course not, my lord. Having you visit Feather Demon City brings us great honor; it’s just that you didn’t inform us in advance, which made us fail to receive you properly.”
“Hmph,” Lu Qingshan replied languidly, “You do have a way with words.”
He looked around and then asked, “Do you intend for me to speak with you here?”
“That was my oversight,” Yu Luo was taken aback and quickly replied with a compensatory smile, “Lord Qing Ge, please come this way.”
As he spoke, Yu Luo led the way, guiding Lu Qingshan into the City Lord’s Mansion.
Meanwhile, he was continuously pondering the purpose of Qing Ge’s visit.
Their Feather Demon City was under the jurisdiction of Hei Sha Demon Venerable.
Qing Ge, however, was the son of Ao Ren Demon Venerable.
Ao Ren Demon Venerable and Hei Sha Demon Venerable had had a dispute before.
Years ago, there was a rift between the two Demon Lords over resource allocation; afterwards, though not outright enemies, their relationship was never harmonious.
Their branches hardly interacted.
As a son of Ao Ren Demon Venerable, what was the reason for Qing Ge’s unexpected visit to Feather Demon City?
For a moment, Yu Luo was baffled by this matter and found it difficult to figure out the rationale.
But he was certain that Qing Ge’s sudden appearance boded no good—there was nothing pleasant about it.
In the grand hall of the City Lord’s Mansion.
“Please, take a seat,” Yu Luo watched as Lu Qingshan seemed to be evaluating the surroundings and frowned inwardly.
Lu Qingshan slowly sat down.
“I am not aware of the purpose of your visit to Feather Demon City, my lord. If you have encountered any difficult trouble, Feather Demon City is willing to share your worries,” said Yu Luo cordially.
Although Lu Qingshan had been extremely haughty outside just moments before, he feigned a yawn and waved his hand now.
“I am a bit tired now. Seeing that the environment of your City Lord’s Mansion isn’t bad, I think I will rest here for a while. We can talk about other matters later.”
Before gaining enough information, it was best to speak less; the more he talked, the more errors there could be.
Lu Qingshan decided to engage less with Yu Luo, leaving him to one side while he took the opportunity to ascertain the situation.
Upon hearing this, Yu Luo’s expression subtly changed.
Tired? As if deceiving a ghost!
For demons of their level, where was the notion of tiredness?
That said, Qing Ge having visited their Feather Demon City out of the blue, without saying much and then asking to rest first—what kind of strategy was that?
Yu Luo felt bewildered.
He definitely felt uneasy letting Qing Ge stay in the City Lord’s Mansion.
This was because Hei Sha Demon Venerable had many subordinates under him competing for power and influence.