Ye Qiu once infiltrated the Heavenly Palace, hiding within a divine son’s body, frequenting many critical areas of the Heavenly Palace, and ultimately killing that divine son.

This provoked the Heavenly Emperor, who then targeted the Black Fiend Sect.

Ye Qiu was well-acquainted with the insignia of the Heavenly Palace.

Since these people are from the Heavenly Palace, could the humans imprisoned in the cages be the recently captured descendants of the Du Gu family?

Ye Qiu speculated in his mind. Generally speaking, the Heavenly Palace only has an interest in the Du Gu family; there’s no reason to capture anyone else.

Moreover, with the vast influence of the Heavenly Palace, few dare to oppose them.

Ye Qiu decided to follow them immediately; he needed to determine if those imprisoned were from the Du Gu family.

The convoy didn’t travel far before stopping at an inn, where a man in white robes, presumably the leader, stepped out, accompanied by a servant, and entered the inn.

Ye Qiu followed closely, observing in secret. Later, the man in white ascended the stairs, presumably to rest, while the carriages holding the prisoners were parked behind the inn.

Ye Qiu didn’t rush to approach the humans in the iron cages. Instead, he used the excuse of going to the restroom to hide within the Taihuang Bell, then entered the room of the man in white.

Inside the room, the man in white sat on a chair, standing by the window, gazing outside.

At this moment, the elderly servant in the room spoke, "Master, do you still feel regretful about the descendant of the Du Gu family who escaped?"

The man in white shrugged, calmly saying, "What if I let him escape on purpose...?"

The servant’s eyes flashed with surprise, "Sir, you deliberately let him escape, this..."

The man in white turned around, smiling, "You don’t understand, do you?"

The servant pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "Could it be that you want to cast a long line to catch a big fish?"

The man in white chuckled, nodding slightly, "That’s right. Although he escaped, I believe he will seek out his clan members of the Du Gu family and will also try to rescue these descendants of the Du Gu family’s Guardians from my grasp."

"I understand now. No wonder you didn’t send many guards here, you wanted to give that Du Gu descendant a chance to come rescue them. At that time, if more descendants of the Du Gu family are drawn here, we can capture them all in one fell swoop," the servant said.

"Currently, it’s increasingly difficult to find those descendants of the Du Gu family who are hiding here and there. It’s rare to have a target, so we absolutely cannot close the net too quickly," the man in white said.

"If you could capture more descendants of the Du Gu family, the Heavenly Emperor would surely be very pleased," the servant said.

"This time, I don’t intend to let my father know, because I want to conduct the experiments personally," the man in white said. The servant was momentarily stunned, as the man in white continued, "So, I don’t want this matter to reach my father’s ears."

The servant’s body stiffened, and he immediately nodded, "I understand."

"Alright then, next we just need to wait for the fish to take the bait. Pay more attention to the situation outside," the man in white ordered. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The servant nodded, respectfully retreating.

The entire conversation entered Ye Qiu’s ears, and what surprised him was that this man in white was actually the Heavenly Emperor’s son.

Moreover, from their conversation, Ye Qiu learned that the humans trapped in the iron cages were not from the Du Gu family, but descendants of those who guarded the Du Gu family. The lax security was meant to attract the escaped descendant of the Du Gu family.

The Du Gu family had once been exceedingly glorious, producing many powerful beings on a celestial level. During that era, many families attached themselves to the Du Gu family. After the Du Gu family’s decline and the Heavenly Palace’s hunt, the Du Gu family fell sharply. Those families once loyal to the Du Gu family either betrayed them or left, except a small few who persisted in their loyalty, standing by the remaining descendants of the Du Gu family.

Those unwavering in their loyalty, willing to sacrifice everything for the Du Gu family, were called Guardians. These Guardians were not just one person, but many, and they also had descendants who continued to uphold their forebears’ duties, defending the Du Gu bloodline.

Faced with the man in white’s manipulation of the Du Gu descendants, Ye Qiu could not sit idly by. Clearly, if the Du Gu descendants came, they would surely be captured.

Currently, Ye Qiu had two ways to intervene: first, to find the Du Gu descendant ahead of time and warn him not to come lightly, to avoid falling into a trap.

However, whether the other would trust him or not was uncertain, and it was not easy to find someone unknown to him.

The second method, which Ye Qiu preferred, was for him to take action and rescue the Guardians’ descendants. After all, they and their predecessors had always protected the Du Gu bloodline. Even though Ye Qiu did not strongly identify with his connection to the Du Gu family, he could not ignore the dire situation of the Du Gu descendants in front of him.

This method was more dangerous but also more effective; he couldn’t just watch as the Du Gu descendants fell into the hands of the man in white.

Especially falling into the hands of the Heavenly Palace, Ye Qiu couldn’t forget the scene he witnessed underground, where the descendants of the Du Gu were raised like livestock, becoming experimental subjects. Some couldn’t withstand the torment, turning into walking corpses with shattered spirits.

Ye Qiu found such inhumane behavior deeply repulsive, especially since he was also a target of the Heavenly Palace. If he exposed his blackening, the Heavenly Palace would stop at nothing to capture him.

The blackening was of significant importance to the Heavenly Palace. Although Ye Qiu didn’t know the purpose of their experiments, it was undoubtedly not simple. Otherwise, why would they persistently seek out the descendants of the Du Gu family?

Despite the fact that the Heavenly Palace had beings as powerful as the Heavenly Emperor, it persisted. Clearly, the Du Gu family had an extraordinary secret, which was undoubtedly related to blackening.

Ye Qiu couldn’t help but touch his waist. Previously, after killing the divine son, he took the small bottle from the divine son’s hands, which contained the product of the experiments conducted on the Du Gu family by the Heavenly Palace.

Ye Qiu could feel the contents of the small bottle stirring his blood, clearly of significant use, but he had left it unused.

Because he knew that the substance was extracted from the blood of the Du Gu descendants.

Others could use it to improve their strength, but he couldn’t.

Having made his decision, Ye Qiu activated the Taihuang Bell and left the room, moving to the back of the inn. To rescue these people, he had to act swiftly and avoid attracting any attention.