Heaven's Secrets Temple, outside Lotus Flower Peak.
A streak of sword radiance stopped.
Lin Yao, who still had a bashful expression on her face, flew out from the sword radiance. She obediently bowed towards Xia Daoyun who had sent her back. "I've troubled Sword Cometh Peak Lord."
Xia Daoyun waved her hand. After sending Lin Yao back to Heaven's Secrets Temple, she directly turned around and left.
Lin Yao stood there silently for a moment. Only after Xia Daoyun's figure completely disappeared from her sight did she fly towards Lotus Flower Peak.
However, as soon as she entered Lotus Flower Peak, she saw the Water Moon Observatory's master standing quietly in a pavilion. She seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time.
"Master." Lin Yao walked up and said respectfully.
"He left?" The Water Moon Observatory's master asked.
Even though she didn't mention his name, it was clear who she was talking about.
Lin Yao nodded slightly.
The Water Moon Observatory's master sank into deep thought. It was unknown what she was thinking about.
After a moment of silence, Lin Yao took the initiative to ask, "Master, Young Master Lu is someone you care about. His trip to the abyss this time was extremely dangerous. Why didn't you stop him from taking this risk?"
To outsiders, Lu Qingshan's actions were completely unnecessary.
After all, he only needed to wait for a period of time for his sword to return to normal.
Even if the sword spirit changed, so what?
It was still better than letting a sword cultivator with boundless prospects risk his life.
Not to mention, it was only for a sword spirit.
Sword spirits weren't humans.
Moreover, many times, sacrificing others for the sake of some important people was actually a very common situation.
"The path of a sword immortal can only be walked by him. If others forcefully interfere, they will only destroy his path."
The Water Moon Observatory's master's eyes were deep. She said faintly, "If I forcefully stop him, he might become a great sword cultivator. However, he will have no hope of becoming a sword immortal in this lifetime."
"Moreover, if he can return safely this time," the Water Moon Observatory's master said with a deeper meaning, "it means that he will definitely be someone favored by this world's great fortune. His future achievements will be limitless …"
"Master, where does fortune come from?" After hearing the Water Moon Observatory's master's words, Lin Yao couldn't help but ask, "Both you and the Observatory's master seem to place great importance on fortune.
Is it because we, the Heavenly Secrets Temple, steal the Heavenly Secrets, that's why we value luck so much? "
In her opinion, the concept of luck was too illusory.
"No." The Water Moon Temple master shook her head and told her disciple some secrets. "Destiny is not something that only Tianji Temple can say. If you want to reach realm nine, destiny is necessary."
"Luck has never been an illusory Heaven's Secret. It's something that can be quantified …"
.....
Lu Qingshan looked ahead.
A city sat there quietly.
Feather Devil City.
This was the city of the Demons that he was about to enter. It was also an extremely important part of his plan to deceive everyone.
Everything was difficult at the beginning.
He had to gather as much information as he could from Feather Demon City as possible.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan's figure froze on the spot. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Lu Qingshan, what are you doing?" Gu Yiyi asked curiously.
"I'm thinking about what kind of performance art I should use," Lu Qingshan said.
In the performing arts, there were three schools of thought that were the most respected.
They were the experiential school, the methodological school, and the performance school.
The experiential school required the performer to start from himself and live in the situation of the character that he was about to play.
The methodological school originated from the experiential school. They also required the performer to subconsciously react realistically. However, the methodological school allowed the performer to change the subject of communication.
The performance school required the performer to first construct the image of a "character" in his heart and then imitate it. They emphasized the control and design of the situation.
To give a simple example, if a sword cultivator were to act as a Dharma cultivator who loved spells …
The experiential school of sword cultivators would dig out the little bit of affection they had for spells and magnify it. They would show the true side of a Dharma cultivator — "I am a Dharma cultivator."
The methodological school of sword cultivators would replace spells with their own swords and transfer their love for swords to spells.
The performance school of sword cultivators would first construct the image of a Dharma cultivator in their heart and then imitate it.
The performance school …
He knew too little about Qing Ge's identity and could not construct a reasonable image of Qing Ge, so he eliminated it first.
As for the methodological school, because they would be acting for a long time, the replacement subject of communication would constantly change. In this constant repetition, they would gradually lose their sense of novelty and eventually cause their performance to become rigid. Therefore, they were also eliminated.
Then, only the experiential school was left.
The experiential school was the most difficult of the three schools. It was also the performance art that required the most talent. They pursued authenticity.
Talent?
Have you heard of "An Actor's Self-cultivation"?
Lu Qingshan made a decision in his heart.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a few breaths, and slowly opened them again.
"What are you doing now?" Gu Yiyi did not understand and asked.
"Trying to get into the zone," Lu Qingshan replied. "Okay, love to show off."
"Love to show off … What do you want to show off?"
"It's time to perform real skills."
Lu Qingshan's figure flickered, flying towards the Feather Devil City.
.....
When he was close to Feather Devil City.
A streak of light flew out of the city and stopped in front of Lu Qingshan.
It was a guard of Feather Devil City.
"Who are you?"
When he saw Lu Qingshan's face clearly, the guard's expression suddenly changed and he panicked. "Greetings, Your Highness Qing Ge. I was blind. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
His heart was flustered. His Highness Qing Ge's temper was not good. This was something that everyone knew.
He did not immediately recognize Qing Ge. If His Highness Qing Ge was unhappy and killed him because of this, there would be no reason for him to say anything.
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes at the guard and asked, "Is the Lord of Feather Devil City in the city now?"
The guard said carefully, "The City Lord went to Heavenly Devil City to report on the battle situation of Feather Devil City in recent years. It will be some time before he returns."
Lu Qingshan's expression did not change much, but he was delighted.
When the tiger was not at home, the monkey was the overlord. At least before the Lord of Feather Devil City returned, he could be unrestrained.
Moreover, in the short conversation just now, he also obtained a piece of information. The Demons should be very afraid of Qing Ge.
This meant that Qing Ge's temper was usually not good. Then, he thought of Qing Ge's arrogant attitude towards his subordinates outside Luoyan Pass.
Lu Qingshan first labeled Qing Ge as arrogant.
This was good news.
The more arrogant Qing Ge was, the more others feared him and did not dare to come into contact with him. They also knew less about him.
"If the Lord of Feather Devil City is not here, then no one will come to greet me?" Lu Qingshan suddenly shouted angrily.
"Your Highness Qing Ge, no …" The guard's expression changed and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Your Highness Qing Ge, please calm down." At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
Lu Qingshan turned his head and saw a humanoid Feather Demon with a pair of wings on his back. The Feather Demon welcomed him with a smile.
"Young City Lord Yu Luo." The guard hurriedly said respectfully as if he had seen his savior.
Young City Lord?
That was the son of the Lord of Feather Devil City.
Lu Qingshan thought to himself.
"You can leave first." Yu Luo waved his hand.
The guard rejoiced in his heart and hurriedly retreated submissively. During this process, he didn't even dare raise his head to look at Lu Qingshan, fearing that he would accidentally offend this temperamental 'Qing Ge'.
"Your Highness Qing Ge, why are you here?" After the guard left, Yu Luo asked politely.
"What, I can't?" Lu Qingshan looked at him coldly. "Does this mean you don't welcome me?"
What's there to be arrogant about, isn't it just because you have a good father?
Even if you have a good father, it's useless. You led the army of the demon lord to attack the human race's city. In the case of a great disparity in battle strength, you could still return in defeat — — The story of Qing Ge's defeat at Luoyan Pass had spread to everyone in the past few days.
Yu Luo's heart was filled with disdain and jealousy, but he still wore a smile on his face. "Of course not, Your Highness' visit to Feather Devil City brings light to our humble dwelling. Your Highness didn't tell us in advance, so we didn't welcome you properly."
"Hmph," Lu Qingshan said lazily. "You're good with words."
He turned his head and looked around. "You want me to talk to you here?"
"It's my negligence." Yu Luo was taken aback, then hurriedly smiled apologetically. "Your Highness Qing Ge, this way please."
As he spoke, Yuluo led the way and led Lu Qingshan into the City Lord's mansion.
At the same time, he was constantly pondering over Qing Ge's intentions.
Their Feather Devil City was under the command of the Black Sand Demon Elder.
Qing Ge was the son of the Blade Demon Elder.
The Blade Demon Elder and the Black Sand Demon Elder had a dispute before. Because of the distribution of resources, there was a gap between them. Although they were not enemies, but they were not very harmonious.
It could be said that the two branches did not interact with each other.
As the third son of the Blade Demon Elder, why did His Highness Qing Ge suddenly come to Feather Devil City for no reason?
For a moment, Yu Luo couldn't figure out the crux of the matter and couldn't figure it out.
But he was sure that Qing Ge's sudden visit was not a good thing.
… …
After a while.
City Lord's residence, in the main hall.
"Your Highness, please sit." Yu Luo looked at Lu Qingshan, who seemed to be looking around, and frowned inwardly.
Lu Qingshan slowly sat down.
"Your Highness, may I know the reason for your visit to Feather Devil City? If you encounter some trouble that can't be solved, Feather Devil City is willing to share Your Highness' burden." Yu Luo said politely.
Lu Qingshan, who was incomparably arrogant outside just a moment ago, pretended to yawn and waved his hand at Yu Luo.
"This prince is a little tired right now. Seeing that the environment of your City Lord's residence is not bad, I want to rest here first. If there's anything, we can talk about it later."
Before obtaining enough information, it was best to speak less. The more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make.
Lu Qingshan decided not to talk too much with Yu Luo and put him aside. He would use this time to find out the situation.
On the other side, Yu Luo's expression changed slightly.
Tired? Who was he trying to fool?
Demons of their level, how could they be tired?
However, His Highness Qing Ge came to Feather Devil City for no reason and asked to rest without saying a word. What was going on?
Yu Luo was confused.
He definitely did not dare to let Qing Ge stay in the City Lord's residence.
This was because Black Sand Demon Elder had countless subordinates, and the competition for power between them was extremely serious.
If Qing Ge stayed in his manor, Yu Luo was afraid that other people would use this opportunity to slander his father in front of Black Sand Demon Venerable, saying that Yu Devil City had secretly sided with Black Blade Demon Venerable.
Even if Feather Devil City was innocent.
But after all, it was hard to guard against rumors.
But Qing Ge's identity was extremely noble, and he could not directly chase him away.
He was very angry, but it was useless.
He could only swallow his grievances.
'Wait, this can't be Qing Ge's intention, right?' A terrifying thought suddenly flashed through Yu Luo's mind. 'He doesn't need to do anything. He just needs to stay in the City Lord's residence for a few days, and he can make father lose face in front of Black Sand Demon Elder …'
'But, what's the point of this? Father is just an ordinary Demon Commander. Why would Qing Ge target him like this? '
Yu Luo overturned his own thoughts.
'No, it's useless to target us, but what if he has other intentions?' Yu Luo thought of something. 'I heard that Blade Demon Elder's three sons have been at odds with each other for a long time.
Although Blade Demon Elder dotes on Qing Ge the most, in the Blade Demon Elder's line, many people look down on a mixed-blood like Qing Ge.
This time, he suffered a crushing defeat at Luoyan Pass. Once he returns, he'll definitely lose face. '
'That's right. He can't just sit there and wait for death. He'll definitely think of a way to make up for his losses.
First, he'll smear our Feather Demon City's reputation to confirm that we're 'traitors'. When the time comes, he'll try to recruit our Feather Demon City. When we're cornered, we'll have no choice but to rely on him.
Black Sand Demon Elder and Blade Demon Elder are at odds with each other. If he can instigate our Feather Demon City to defect, he'll more or less regain some face for himself. '
'That's right. He just said that the City Lord's residence has a good environment, so he wants to stay in the residence and rest … Our Feather Demon Clan's architectural style has always been criticized by Demons because it's primitive and exaggerated. How can it be good?'
'If he doesn't have other intentions, why would he say something so ironic?'
Yu Luo thought to herself. 'So, he's actually hinting that he's taken a liking to our Feather Demon City and wants to recruit us?'
Yu Luo began to analyze the words that "Qing Ge" had just said in her heart.
Even if this was just a casual remark made by Lu Qingshan because he didn't understand the customs and aesthetics of Demons, Yu Luo had derived many meanings from it.
Yu Luo continued to brainstorm.
She had heard that His Highness Qing Ge was a mixed-blood. Compared to the other two Demon Elders of the Blade Demon Clan who were both pure-blooded Soldier Demons and had a powerful family, His Highness Qing Ge had no other connections other than the Blade Demon Elder.
Under such circumstances, Qing Ge would definitely want to build his own team.
However, it was not very likely that he would be able to poach someone from his two elder brothers' side.
If she was in Qing Ge's shoes, what should she do?
The only sensible choice was to use the Blade Demon Elder's favor and turn it into tangible benefits.
Since that was the case, she had to find another way. Poaching people from other Demon Elders was an extremely good choice.
Furthermore, poaching people from other Demon Elders apart from Black Sand Demon Elder would not work. Even the Blade Demon Elder would not be willing to offend other Demon Elders.
Only poaching people from Black Sand Demon Elder would work.
After all, there was already a rift between the two Demon Elders.
With this premise, the Blade Demon Elder would definitely help Qing Ge when the time came, so he wouldn't have to worry about Black Sand Demon Elder's revenge.
Yu Luo madly imagined in his mind.
His imagination seemed coincidental, but it was actually inevitable.
The most fundamental reason was that "Qing Ge's" status was extremely high, so his every move was easily given other meanings by others and interpreted in various ways.
When the same thing was done by different people, the meaning derived from it would often be vastly different in the eyes of others.
Even if the original intention was the same.
For example, if an ordinary person wrote the sentence "It's raining" in an article, it would mean it was really raining.
If it was written by a great writer with the surname Lu, others would be able to write at least two hundred words of analysis based on the concept, emotions, foreshadowing and so on.
"Wait, isn't His Highness Qing Ge rumored to be extremely" brainless "? How can he be so scheming? "
On the other side, Yuluo thought of something deeper and became uncertain. "Could it be that this wasn't Qing Ge's idea, but Blade Demon Venerable's?"
No, I have to test him.
Yu Luo felt uneasy.
"The outer-realm battlefield is so dangerous. His Highness Qing Ge's body is priceless. Why did he come to our Feather Demon City alone? Could it be that something happened and he got separated from his subordinates?" Yu Luo didn't dare to ask directly. He could only follow Qing Ge's previous words and asked tactfully, "Do you need me to send a message to Your Highness' subordinates and inform them of Your Highness' current location?"
Hearing Yu Luo's question, Lu Qingshan said in a commanding tone, "That's right. I'll have to trouble you to inform my subordinates and have them hurry over to receive me."
He didn't know where Qing Ge's headquarters was, so he could only temporarily stay in Feather Demon City and wait for Qing Ge's subordinates to come to him.
At the same time, he was prepared to gather more information before his subordinates came.
After all, "Qing Ge's" subordinates should know Qing Ge very well.
If he didn't know anything, it was only a matter of time before his subordinates exposed his identity.
Yu Luo's question was exactly what he wanted.
So considerate.
… …
On the other side, Yu Luo's heart shook.
As expected, I was wondering how he could be so shrewd. So it was all because of Blade Demon Elder's instructions!
According to the rules of the Demons, Qing Ge, as the son of Blade Demon Elder, was forbidden from bringing his army to another Demon Elder's city unless there was a special situation.
This was seen as a provocation. If he didn't do it well, it would bring a lot of trouble to Blade Demon Elder.
If Qing Ge didn't receive Blade Demon Elder's instructions, how could he dare to act so boldly?
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