Supernatural Insight Eyes

After learning about the past glory of the Du Gu Clan from Lei Yi, their dominion over the universe, Ye Qiu’s mood remained restless for a long time.

"The history nowadays has been distorted and altered by the Heavenly Palace, and not many people know the truth of this matter," said the middle-aged man.

Ye Qiu clenched his fists; if not for the betrayal of the imperial clan, the Du Gu would never have declined so quickly. Even other factions dared not touch the Du Gu Clan.

It was because the imperial clan knew the Du Gu Clan too well and had planned thoroughly, capturing almost all the experts of the Du Gu family in one fell swoop.

"This time, rescuing ten people, the royal family is growing, and among them is a genius who has awakened the bloodline power as well. This is fortunate for the royal family," Lei Yi sighed.

"Do you mean to say that now, all the remaining members of the Du Gu Clan are together?" Ye Qiu asked.

Lei Yi nodded: "If you want to see them, I can take you there."

After all, Ye Qiu’s identity has already been verified, and his escape this time, with great help from Miao Shan, implies Lei Yi would not refuse Ye Qiu’s request to meet other Du Gu clansmen.

"Can I?" Ye Qiu’s heart was stirred.

"Of course, you have awakened the bloodline power, you are a true member of the royal family, qualified to become a monarch of the royalty when the royal family rules this universe," Lei Yi said, "Since you wish to see them, I’ll take you."

"No need to rush; before we go, we have one more thing to do," Ye Qiu said solemnly.

"Oh?"

Lei Yi did not know what Ye Qiu intended, but Ye Qiu waved his hand, and the ten Du Gu clansmen rescued from the gates of Heavenly Palace Mountain appeared instantly.

Simultaneously, Ye Qiu’s voice echoed in Lei Yi’s mind: "Confirm whether all ten of these people are truly members of the Du Gu Clan; otherwise, if we proceed, and the hidden traitors leak information, we won’t bring hope but a disaster, and even the last spark might be extinguished."

Lei Yi was utterly shocked looking at Ye Qiu. Even he hadn’t thought of this, amazed by Ye Qiu’s carefulness and prudence.

No wonder Ye Qiu reached the heights he has today; both his strength and intellect are far beyond ordinary people.

"You are right; I was careless with this, thanks to your reminder. If the Heavenly Palace people do follow us, I would be a notorious criminal," Lei Yi said.

"It’s better to be cautious," Ye Qiu replied, suspecting the ease of their escape hinted at some conspiracy.

Given the Heavenly Palace’s power, if they were to plant an outsider beforehand, and then let them escape, the Heavenly Palace could follow this trail secretly, nullifying Lei Yi’s years of efforts retrieving the Du Gu clansmen.

Meanwhile, within the Heavenly Palace.

Four disciples had long abandoned their gloomy expressions, now full of laughter and chatter.

"We’ve put on a good enough act, now waiting for those guys to lead us to their headquarters, then wipe them out completely—tsk tsk...the Du Gu remnants’ accumulated power will be erased by us," one said.

"Sure feels good, they must be happy now, thinking they escaped by their own strength, not realizing we let them leave intentionally," another discerned.

"If we really can capture them all, Father will definitely view us differently," they asserted excitedly.

Emperor Fire and Emperor Inch were discussing eagerly, feeling today’s plan was executed perfectly.

"Thirteen Sister’s idea was truly brilliant; how could they have imagined that among those ten Du Gu clansmen, one was ours," Emperor Inch chuckled.

"If this succeeds, Thirteen Sister deserves the highest credit," Emperor Fire agreed.

Thirteen Sister Emperor Luan, however, didn’t show pride but sat relaxed on her chair, saying blandly, "To find all other Du Gu remnants, enticing them deliberately is necessary; now we just need to wait for the time when news comes back—that’s when we act."

"I reckon it won’t be long," Emperor Fire smiled.

The four imperial children sat in the great hall, continuing to wait for news.

Meanwhile, in the wilderness, Ye Qiu and the others had not immediately departed for the current Du Gu headquarters, inspecting the ten people’s identities.

As Ye Qiu and Lei Yi repeatedly inspected the souls, a flicker of unease and tension flashed in the eyes of a little boy among them.

Shortly afterward, the inspection by Ye Qiu and Lei Yi was almost complete.

"All done, everything seems fine," Lei Yi announced.

Ye Qiu lowered his hand, acknowledging that his check had not revealed anything suspicious.

Through examining soul memories, mostly what he saw were images of these people being captive inside the Heavenly Palace, living like walking dead every day.

"I found nothing either," Ye Qiu confirmed.

"Looks like we were overly cautious, but no harm done, just a slight delay. If that’s the case, let’s go now," Lei Yi suggested.

Ye Qiu nodded and prepared to depart, yet as soon as he took two steps, he suddenly said: "Hold on, seems like we’ve missed one person."

Lei Yi looked at Ye Qiu in confusion.

Ye Qiu turned his gaze onto the little boy.

"You suspect him?" Lei Yi found it somewhat unbelievable that Ye Qiu would, amidst suspicion, consider the little boy.

The little boy had awakened bloodline power, loathing the Heavenly Palace to death; how could he be a spy?

But Ye Qiu stubbornly insisted: "Better safe than sorry; I don’t want my oversight to bring disaster upon the other Du Gu clansmen, and surely you wouldn’t want your years of efforts to be ruined by him."

"I think it’s unnecessary," Lei Yi opposed.

"It’s necessary; even the smallest negligence could lead to a lethal threat. He can’t be left out," Ye Qiu asserted firmly.

Seeing Ye Qiu’s determination, Lei Yi felt he had no choice, "Okay."

Lei Yi acquiesced; Ye Qiu approached the little boy, who everyone overlooked because of his ability to blacken, even Ye Qiu had ignored his identity. But Ye Qiu noticed a strange look in the boy’s eyes earlier, arousing an odd feeling.

After all, he was saved now, supposed to be happy—why the anxiety?

Furthermore, the other nine were still muddled, while the little boy seemed more spirited. As Ye Qiu approached, the boy’s anxiety grew.

As Ye Qiu approached for a soul search, the boy suddenly exclaimed: "You can’t search me; we’re of the same clan."

Ye Qiu paused, glancing at Lei Yi with a meaningful expression, suddenly smiled: "Since we’re of the same clan, what’s wrong with checking?"

The boy’s expression stiffened, knowing he couldn’t escape having his soul memories searched; seeing this, he reached behind him just as Ye Qiu smiled and approached to check the soul memory.

Suddenly.

A shadow appeared out of nowhere, and a large fog emerged.