Gongsun Qing put aside his wandering thoughts. Arrogant as he usually was, he truly did not dare act insolently before the Divine Court Guards or challenge them.
Disrespecting them was tantamount to disrespecting the entire Divine Court-and Her Majesty the Female Emperor.
Gongsun Qing had not grown so conceited that he thought he could contend with the Divine Court's Female Emperor.
If he actually tried, there was no doubt that before the sun rose tomorrow, the entire Gongsun Family and its century of history would be utterly destroyed by his own hands.
The Divine Court was unlike the great dynasties that had preceded it. Its methods were extremely forceful, and it showed rebels no mercy.
More importantly, it had the most powerful legendary Female Emperor in history.
He could not afford to offend them. No matter how he looked at it, he could not afford to offend them.
He hurried forward to greet them. "May I ask what brings you here, General?"
By the firelight, once he drew closer, Gongsun Qing realized he knew the man before him. "Little Wei? So it's you!"
He realized that he might very well have frightened himself over nothing.
The man's name was Wei Fu. Gongsun Qing was close friends with his father, and their lineages had known each other for generations.
Although Gongsun Qing had rarely interacted with Wei Fu, he could still just about claim to have watched him grow up.
Seeing that Wei Fu was leading the soldiers, he immediately let out a long breath of relief.
He thought perhaps this concerned the marriage proposal.
When Gongsun Qing had previously visited the Wei Family, he had mentioned to Wei Fu's father that he wanted to marry his daughter to his son.
A marriage alliance between the two families would unite the