It's over, this is a naked conspiracy, and I actually failed to see through it

When Ye Chen heard those words, his heart bled.

But Ye Chen and the others suddenly noticed something.

The carriage had stopped.

A figure emerged from it.

His true appearance could not be seen.

"My divine son has spoken."

"If Ye Chen does not appear and kneel before the divine son within a day,"

"Leng Qing, the saintess of the Heartless Palace, will be executed. The way she is dealt with is sure to interest you all."

At these words, quite a few people perked up.

Previously, the Heartless Palace had been an existence far beyond their reach.

They had not expected the divine son to deal with Leng Qing.

Leng Qing heard those words too.

His face darkened.

He no longer even had the strength to take his own life.

He was empty inside, without a shred of strength.

Below, Ye Chen's face darkened.

Should I go or not?

Recalling what the others had said, Leng Qing had ended up like this because of him.

But there were also the words his father had written to him before taking his own life.

"Do not trust anyone lightly."

Ye Chen struggled with the decision.

The man who had spoken earlier casually glanced in that direction, smiled, and vanished.

Leng Qing also regretted it a little now. He had been too impulsive.

He had not expected Di Juetian, the Di Lineage's divine son, to really take things to such extremes, without yielding an inch.

Now Leng Qing hoped the people of the Heartless Palace would come to save him.

As for Ye Chen, it would be best if he did not come.

He knew Di Juetian was using him to set a trap for Brother Ye Chen.

In the Heartless Domain.

Suspended pavilions floated in the void.

Powerful presences emerged from island after island.

All of them headed toward the Heartless Palace at the center.

By now, the atmosphere in the main hall had also grown grave.

An old woman's face was grim.

A closer look showed that her legs and arms were gone.

The pupils of the people who had appeared in the hall involuntarily contracted at the sight.

This old woman was no ordinary person. Her strength ranked among the top ten in the Heartless Palace.

Who had done this?

"That girl Qing'er offended the Di Lineage's divine son."

Leng Yan saw that the hall masters had arrived.

He spoke.

The people in the hall fell silent.

What else could they say?

People outside said the Heartless Palace could arm-wrestle with the Di Lineage, but that was just gilding their own faces.

If the Di Lineage really decided to pursue the matter, the Heartless Palace would surely disappear in less than an hour.

"Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas?"

"Palace master, aren't you making things difficult for us? With our intelligence, we can't solve a problem like this."

"But how did the saintess offend the divine son?"

"For the sake of someone named Ye Chen."

"He's from the lineage the saintess was fostered with."

"That's right. Our Heartless Palace once had a hall, the Dust Hall, but it hasn't been opened for tens of thousands of years."

"The Ye Family are descendants of that branch."

"Does the Ye Family know about this?"

"No."

"If they don't know, that makes things easier. The divine son hasn't killed the saintess yet, probably because of Ye Chen."

"We can only try to bring about a reconciliation in this matter. The most important thing still depends on the saintess."

When this hall master spoke, the others looked at him.

They were all old foxes. How many years had they lived?

If one of them took a piss, the others could tell whose it was just by the smell.

They knew what he meant.

He meant for Leng Qing to seduce the divine son.

Leng Yan sighed as well.

At this moment, even he found himself in a difficult position.

"I'll make the trip myself."

After all, it was his own daughter who had caused the trouble.

Hearing this, the other hall masters said no more. If they went, they would not even be qualified.

As night was about to fall, Leng Yan sighed again.

Even though he knew his daughter was suffering, there was nothing he could do.

He was waiting.

For the right opportunity.

That was before Ye Chen went.

Only then could he fulfill Di Juetian's plan.

If he went after Ye Chen, it would only have the opposite effect.

Leng Yan had originally had his own plan.

But when he heard that Ye Chen had not gone yet,

he sighed.

His plan had fallen through.

His figure moved.

He disappeared.

"Divine son Di, please show yourself."

Di Juetian heard these words but made no move, still deep in thought with his eyes closed.

"Divine son, Leng Yan, the palace master of the Heartless Palace, has arrived."

"Let him wait a while. That old fox doesn't seem like a good person either."

Looking at the closed hall, which remained completely still,

Leng Yan sighed.

"As expected of the Di Lineage's divine son."

Seeing his father standing outside the door, bowing and not daring to straighten up,

Leng Qing's expression changed.

Since he had returned, in his memory, his father had always held great power and remained calm and composed, as though he could control anything.

But now, looking at his father, he actually saw helplessness and powerlessness in his eyes.

The people below were startled when they saw Leng Yan appear.

After all, the Heartless Palace was far more powerful than the Heavenly Sun Sacred Land.

Yet now, before the Di Lineage's divine son, its palace master was bowing in greeting, not daring to breathe too loudly.

The people below did not dare make a sound either.

At this moment, Ye Chen, who was below, suddenly turned pale.

"A conspiracy, a naked conspiracy, and I actually failed to see through it!"

Ye Chen now regretted it a little. He should have appeared sooner.

At this thought, Ye Chen moved.

He flew toward the palace in the sky.

But just as Ye Chen had flown halfway up and was nearing the palace,

a suppressive force appeared.

Ye Chen's body, like a cannonball,

slammed into the ground.

A field of rubble dozens of zhang across appeared.

Ye Chen emerged and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at Ye Chen's face,

the people finally realized who he was.

"So you're Ye Chen!"

"Aha, I knew something was wrong with you earlier."

"So you've been hiding here all day."

"Beat this faithless man to death!"

When they saw clearly that it was Ye Chen, their eyes burned with anger.

They thought of what Divine Son Di had said that day, and saw that Ye Chen had been here, watching Leng Qing kneel for an entire day.

Yet he had only come out now, and only when someone else's father appeared.

Ye Chen wanted to get angry.

But when he saw that their gazes were full of killing intent,

he covered his vital parts.

After a while,

a cold voice rang out.

"That's enough. Ye Chen, come and beg the divine son's forgiveness."

Hearing the voice echo through the void, the people stopped kicking.

Among them, several women saw that they had broken Ye Chen's arm with their kicks but still had not broken through his guard, and thought it a pity.

Perhaps this faithless man would go on to harm others.

They could only hope Divine Son Di would kill the fellow.

When Ye Chen was exposed, Leng Qing was dumbfounded too.

He could not help feeling a pain in his heart, and his face turned pale.

His expression was conflicted.