A hint of fear flashed past Yuluo's face.
If the mastermind behind all of this was the Demonic Blade Venerable, how could their tiny Demonic Feather City resist?
Even though Lu Qingshan didn't know what Yuluo was thinking right now, he noticed the change in Yuluo's expression.
Why is he acting like this?
Did I say something I shouldn't have just now?
He began to stare closely at Yuluo. He decided that as soon as this person showed the slightest bit of abnormality, he would use the sword token Xia Daoyun had given him to strike with lightning speed to prevent future troubles.
From Yuluo's current behavior, Lu Qingshan could already tell that Qing Ge's status was much higher than he had imagined.
Even if he suddenly went on a killing spree and killed someone on the street, even though it would bring him quite a bit of trouble, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to escape unscathed.
On the other side, Yuluo was feeling uneasy. However, his many years of experience in the battlefield outside the realm had made him much more shrewd and shrewd than most Demons.
That was why he was still able to maintain his composure. He said softly, "Your Highness Qing Ge, my father hasn't returned yet, so I don't dare to overstep my boundaries and make a decision on my own.
Since Your Highness has already arrived at our Demonic Feather City, this news will spread very quickly … Regardless, Your Highness's intentions have already been achieved. "
Yuluo clenched his teeth. "I only ask Your Highness to give me a bit more time to wait for my father to return. We'll see what he has to say then."
Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
Why did the conversation suddenly change to begging for a bit more time?
When did I not give you time?
Did I force you to do something?
I clearly didn't say anything!
He carefully thought back to what he had just said, and seemed to have realized something.
Based on Yuluo's words, he seemed to be saying that he didn't want Qing Ge's subordinates to come knocking on his door …
The reason why Lu Qingshan did this was because he felt that this kind of 'subordinates greet the Dragon King and respectfully welcome the Dragon King's return home' was most suitable for Qing Ge's arrogant nature.
However, judging from the current situation, this seemed to have violated some sort of taboo, or perhaps it would bring about some serious consequences?
After coming up with a rough guess, Lu Qingshan let out a cold snort in an unhurried manner. "You're a smart one. Fine, I'll do as you say. I'll give you a bit more time."
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness." Yuluo was overjoyed at the unexpected good news.
He didn't think that the arrogant "His Highness Qing Ge" would be so easy to talk to.
"Alright, this prince is a little tired. Let's call it a day." Lu Qingshan waved his hand.
"Servants, send His Highness Qing Ge to the Yu Hua Courtyard to rest." Yuluo hurriedly called for the servants of the mansion, acting like a lackey.
Lu Qingshan nodded in satisfaction and slowly left the hall under the guidance of the servant.
After Qing Ge left, Yu Luo, who was full of smiles, instantly withdrew the flattering expression on his face and sank into deep thought.
After a short moment, Yuluo ordered his subordinates, "Men, invite the Vice City Lord over. Tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."
This matter was too important, and his father was not around, so he had to find someone to discuss it with before making a decision.
The Vice City Lord was his father's younger brother, his second uncle, and the only person he trusted at this time.
.....
Lu Qingshan walked through the backyard of the City Lord's mansion for a while, and was brought to the front of a house.
"Your Highness, it's in front."
"I'll go in myself." Lu Qingshan snorted coldly.
The servant of the Demons with two horns on his head dared not disobey, and said respectfully, "I'll be waiting outside. If Your Highness needs anything, just call me."
Lu Qingshan squeezed out a soft "mm" from his nose, and then strode forward.
After entering the house.
"We've passed the first stage." Gu Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief nervously. "You scared me to death, Lu Qingshan."
"You're just a spectator, what's there to be scared of?" Lu Qingshan said.
"I'm just nervous watching …" Gu Yiyi said angrily.
That's right, the River of Forgetfulness is in my body. If that's the case, Gu Yiyi should be in a first-person perspective, and the immersion is strong. It's normal for her to be nervous.
"There are still countless stages to go. Don't be happy too early," Lu Qingshan said again.
He looked around. First, he carefully examined the layout of the room, and then he released his consciousness to scan it. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, he took out a stack of jade slips from his storage ring and began to read them seriously.
"What's this for?" Gu Yiyi had endless questions.
"Knowledge is power," Lu Qingshan said seriously.
These jade slips recorded the information collected by the Jade Gate Pass on the Demons.
This was given to him by Xia Daoyun.
However, due to the lack of time, he could only skim through this information.
Now, what he needed to do was to memorize all the information and imprint it in his mind.
.....
City Lord's Mansion's main hall.
"Luo 'er, why are you looking for me?" The Deputy City Lord of Feather Devil City, Yu Kui, walked in.
"Second Uncle, something big is going to happen!" Yu Luo, who couldn't understand what was going on, hurriedly said when he saw his second uncle.
"What's going on?" Yu Kui couldn't help but frown.
Yu Luo hurriedly told Yu Kui about Qing Ge's intentions. "Second Uncle, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"
"Demon Venerable Black Blade …" After Yu Luo finished explaining the situation, Yu Kui's expression became serious, and he sank into deep thought.
"We can't wait for the City Lord to return before making a decision. We have to make preparations now." A moment later, Yu Kui said slowly, "The day the City Lord returns will be the day the dust settles.
Only then will he know the news, and there won't be enough time for him to weigh the pros and cons … Send someone to pass this information to the City Lord first. "
"I've already sent someone to pass this information to father," Yu Luo said.
He still had the ability to think about this.
"Second Uncle, what do you think we should do?" Yu Luo asked probingly.
This matter had its pros and cons, which was why it was hard for him to make a decision.
The downside was that this was a dispute between two Demon Venerables. If they got involved, the slightest mistake would cause them to suffer.
In the eyes of Demon Venerable Black Sand, they were just ants. He could crush them with a finger. But at the same time, they were just ants. That kind of person would most likely be too lazy to make a move.
In short, there was a huge risk in this matter.
But, maybe it was a blessing in disguise?
Every single one of the demons stationed in the foreign battlefields were cannon fodder sent to the frontlines by the upper echelons of the demon race due to the lack of resources in the Abyss.
After all, on the outer realm battlefield, a single mistake could result in their heads being separated from their bodies, and they would die at the hands of human cultivators.
Other than those "lowly commoners" who wanted to use their military achievements to break through the ranks, who would be willing to stay in such a damned place?
He and his father had long wanted to leave the outer realm battlefield, but they had always been troubled by the fact that they had no one to back them up.
If they joined Qing Ge and used this opportunity to get close to Demon Venerable Black Blade, wouldn't it be possible for them to return to the Abyss? Or even rise to the top?
After pondering for a long time, Yu Kui's eyes gradually brightened. "Luo 'er, we'll take the initiative. You go meet Qing Ge first and tell him that you want to surrender."
Hearing this, Yuluo couldn't believe it. "But … father hasn't returned yet. Is it really okay for us to make a decision first?"
"Also, His Highness Qing Ge's position in the Black Blade bloodline isn't very stable … After all, he's a mixed-blood. Wouldn't it be too risky to surrender to him rashly …"
Yu Kui shook his head and raised a finger. "First, how can adding flowers to a brocade compare to sending charcoal in the snow?
The more unstable his position is, the better the chance to surrender. If we surrender now, we'll be elders.
If it were the other two Highnesses, our little Demon Feather City wouldn't even be worth mentioning in their eyes … "
"Besides …" Deputy City Lord Yu Kui paused, a wisp of wisdom flashed in his eyes. "From the beginning to the end, I only said that you should surrender to him, but I never had any intention of bringing your father along …"
"Second Uncle, what do you mean?" Yuluo seemed to have understood.
"You go and check it out first. If the situation isn't right, the City Lord can completely abandon the rook to save the king. He can pretend to break off relations with you and let you go with His Highness Qing Ge." Yuluo's tone was resolute.
"Luo 'er, although His Highness Qing Ge's arrival has put us in a dilemma … it's not necessarily a bad thing."
"Although the City Lord is a subordinate of Black Sand Archdevil, he's only a marginal figure."
"Instead, His Highness Qing Ge is deeply doted on by the Black Blade Archdevil. Everyone knows that when a man achieves the Dao, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to the heavens. It's best if we don't miss out on the Black Blade Archdevil."
"You have to take the initiative to visit His Highness Qing Ge before the City Lord returns and reveal your intention to surrender.
When the time comes, no matter what the City Lord decides, you'll still be Qing Ge's subordinate. This way, our bloodline will at least have a way out. "
The logic was simple. One couldn't put all their eggs in one basket.
"I understand." Yuluo's eyes flashed. She quickly understood the deeper meaning.
.....
Lu Qingshan put away the last jade slip in his hand.
His Primordial Spirit was extremely powerful. Hence, even though the information was very complicated, he still managed to memorize it all in an extremely short amount of time.
Closing his eyes, Lu Qingshan combined the information with his own and silently analyzed his current situation.
There were a total of 97 Demons' cities in the Extraterritorial Battlefield. They belonged to six Demons.
Feather Demon City belonged to the Demons, Black Sand Archdevil.
From what he had encountered after entering Feather Demon City, it was clear that he did not belong to Black Sand Archdevil's bloodline.
As for the Feather Demon City Lord, he kept calling him Your Highness … His attitude was even more submissive.
According to human tradition, only the direct descendants of the Da Xia Kingdom's royal family would be called Your Highness. For example, Xia Daojing.
However, Lu Qingshan was not sure about the Demons' traditions. He was only sure that his status was extremely high.
'I still know too little about the Demons …'
This kind of information was already part of the Demons' customs.
The Jade Gate Pass fought with the Demons all year round, so they had a detailed record of the Demons' methods. However, they did not know anything about such things.
Moreover, even the few records of Demons' customs were old records from hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Who knew if the Demons had kept up with the times during this time.
'No, I have to understand this information in Feather Demon City. It just so happens that this Young City Lord doesn't know much about me and seems to be rather wary of me. Even if I do something out of line, it won't matter much.'
With this thought, Lu Qingshan quickly got up and left the house. He glanced at the servant of the Demons waiting outside.
The servant was very perceptive. He immediately took a few steps forward and respectfully said, "Your Highness."
Lu Qingshan calmly asked, "I thought of something and need to check some information. Where is the library of your Feather Demon City? Take me there. "
"Library?" The servant of the Demons was startled for a moment. He said uncertainly, "Your Highness is talking about the Golden Chamber?"
Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
It turned out that the library of the Demons was called the Golden Chamber.
This was the place he was most worried about exposing himself. The cultural differences between the two different races could be described as a chasm.
Out of habit, if he was not careful, he might inadvertently expose himself without even knowing it.
Fortunately, the oversight of a noun was not a big deal.
"Mm." Lu Qingshan nodded. "Lead the way."
The servant of the Demons did not dare to say anything.
The Young City Lord had told him to serve Qing Ge with all his heart and satisfy all his requests.
The Golden Chamber was not a forbidden area, so he did not even need to ask for permission. He hurriedly brought Lu Qingshan to the "Golden Chamber" of Feather Demon City.
The Golden Chamber of Feather Devil City was an average-sized jade pavilion.
After all, Feather Demon City was built on the battlefield of Demons, so it did not have too many classics.
Moreover, the classics in the Golden Chamber of Feather Demon City were mostly about knowledge. There were no introductory classics about customs or customs, but he just happened to need these types of classics right now.
This was because his understanding of Demons was no different from that of a child Demons.
However, there was nothing he could do about it.
Lu Qingshan did not dislike anything. He could only carefully flip through the few classics in the Golden Chamber.
The war between humans and demons had lasted for more than twenty thousand years.
Humans were not stupid. After twenty thousand years of interaction, they had long deciphered the Demons' language.
For cultivators, learning a new language was a piece of cake.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not have the awkward situation of being illiterate.
… …
After flipping through the classics in the Golden Chamber of Feather Demon City and increasing his understanding of Demons, Lu Qingshan left the Golden Chamber.
In the end, when he returned to the house, he saw Yuluo standing quietly outside the house, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
What was the meaning of this?
Lu Qingshan frowned slightly, but his expression did not change as he walked over.
Yuluo dismissed the servants and said respectfully, "Your Highness Qing Ge, shall we go in and talk?"
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
… … …
… …
Lu Qingshan looked at Yuluo with a playful expression and said meaningfully, "You mean, you want to surrender to me?"
I only said a few words to him, and as the young city lord of a city, he directly turned around and bowed to me?
What kind of development was this?
What was the identity of this Qing Ge? How could he have such power?
Lu Qingshan quickly thought in his heart.
"Yes." Yuluo nodded vigorously.
"Reason?"
Didn't you force me to do this?
Yuluo's heart was beating fast, but his expression was serious. He said seriously, "Your Highness, Yuluo knows my place. I am only a high level Demon General, I am nothing.
But Your Highness is in need of people right now, so I am willing to sacrifice my life for Your Highness to have a good future. "
So I am in need of people right now?
Lu Qingshan fell into deep thought.
Yuluo saw that Lu Qingshan did not reply, and his heart jumped. He heard that His Highness Qing Ge was extremely narrow-minded, and was afraid that he had angered Lu Qingshan. He quickly explained, "Yuluo did not mean that Your Highness is not good.
It is just that my father has been a subordinate of Black Sand Demon Venerable for a thousand years, and has always been a marginal figure in the foreign battlefield.
I am unwilling, and hope that one day I can return to the abyss, but there is no one behind me, and I can't find a way. "
"Your Highness is the descendant of the Blade Demon Venerable, and your status is noble. Although compared to Chi Pu and Diao Feng, your power is slightly inferior, Yuluo is more optimistic about Your Highness's future.
If Your Highness can rise in the future, then my choice today can be exchanged for a meteoric rise in the future. I want to take a gamble. "
While Yuluo was hurriedly explaining, Lu Qingshan's heart was in turmoil.
Qing Ge was actually the descendant of a Demon Venerable?!
What kind of concept was this?
The experts among Rank Eight Demons were called Demon Masters.
In the past, in order to kill the Blood Demon Master, all the players were incited to besiege this demon, and this action was even given the name "God Slaying".
And the Demon Venerable was an expert among Rank Nine Demons! He was a high and mighty terrifying figure!
He actually killed the descendant of such an existence? And he was pretending to be his descendant, and there was a high possibility that he would meet him in the future?
And after knowing his identity, he gradually understood the reason for Yuluo's various unusual reactions.
This was obviously because of the Blade Demon Venerable behind him, so Yuluo took his unintentional words as having a deeper meaning.
"You're more optimistic about my future?" Lu Qingshan reacted quickly and sneered. "Then tell me why you're more optimistic about my future?"
He was trying to find out more information about Qing Ge.
"This …" Yuluo was speechless for a moment — Qing Ge, don't you know what kind of person you are? I'm just flattering you, and you're taking it seriously?
Looking at Yuluo's reaction, how could Lu Qingshan not understand what kind of person Qing Ge was?
"Heh, don't play these empty words with me," Lu Qingshan spoke again. "Words with your mouth are useless to me, I only want to see what you do."
"Didn't you want to surrender to me?"
"It's very simple, I want all the information you have about Chi Pu and Diao Feng." Lu Qingshan paused, and his eyes gradually turned vicious. "And information about the Black Sand Demon Venerable."
Yuluo's expression changed greatly, and it became extremely pale.
Information about Chi Pu and Diao Feng was nothing much, so it was fine if he gave it to him.
However, if he revealed information about the Black Sand Demon Venerable, he would completely offend the Black Sand Demon Venerable.
After that, he could only join Qing Ge's camp, and there was no other way out.
At the same time, Lu Qingshan's actions further proved that he was indeed under the Blade Demon Venerable's orders.
Otherwise, what was the point of him asking for information about the Black Sand Demon Venerable?
How should he choose?
"Only by cutting off your own path of retreat, and confirming that you can only work for me in the future, can I trust you, otherwise …" Lu Qingshan said calmly, but the threat in his tone was obvious.
Who said that His Highness Qing Ge was brainless?
I only wanted to use the excuse of surrendering to temporarily stabilize him, and leave a way out for Feather Demon City, but in the end, I was directly placed on the fire.
He wants me to prove my allegiance, and cut off my path of retreat.
How black-hearted!
Arrogant?
Arrogant?
These are all rumors!
Qing Ge must have purposely hidden himself for his two elder brothers to see, to lower their guard.
Come to think of it, if the Blade Demon Venerable thought so highly of him, how could he be someone easy to deal with?
How could the Blade Demon Venerable's favorite son really be a piece of trash?
I was the one who looked down on him.
If that's the case …
It seems that my polite words of "I think highly of His Highness Qing Ge's future" might actually come true.
Qing Ge's bloodline was indeed inferior to his two elder brothers, but since the Blade Demon Venerable thought so highly of him, what was the problem with his bloodline?
Sensing that "Qing Ge's" gaze was getting darker, Yuluo didn't dare to delay any longer. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, this information isn't with me right now, I'll go back and organize it, and then send it to you!"
The darkness in Lu Qingshan's gaze instantly disappeared, and he smiled. "Good courage!
Don't worry, since you've chosen to join me before I rise to power, once I rise to power, I won't mistreat you. "
"I'm willing to be Your Highness' right-hand man." Yuluo was "overjoyed" and hurriedly bowed.
Lu Qingshan was also full of smiles, and helped Yuluo up.
Both of them had their own ulterior motives.
Yuluo wanted to take advantage of the situation and fight for a future.
Lu Qingshan, on the other hand, did need to develop his own subordinates.
However, he didn't want to fight for power, but for his own life.
After all, he wasn't the real Qing Ge, and if he didn't want to be discovered, he had to change Qing Ge's original subordinates.
Especially that Demon Marshal Pu Qu who followed Qing Ge, he definitely couldn't be left alive.
As "Qing Ge's" highest-ranking subordinate, this person definitely knew many of Qing Ge's secrets and was very familiar with him.
If he continued to keep Demon Marshal Pu Qu by his side, he was worried that his disguise would be exposed sooner or later.
He might as well use this opportunity to remove Demon Marshal Pu Qu, and then bring up Yuluo, who was unfamiliar with him, to become his new trusted subordinate.
Killing two birds with one stone.
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