Even though anxiety burned in his heart, Zhang Youde could only remain calm. He continued searching through One Yuan Palace for records, pretending to examine them carefully.
He did not know what Qin Yang was planning to do, but it was surely related to that West Sand Deity, especially considering that one deity had already been taken out before.
Combined with his Senior Brother's reckless audacity, Zhang Youde had already formed a vague guess.
Qin Yang might be targeting that unlucky West Sand Deity.
And on Inspiration High Priest's side, a pit had surely already been dug, waiting for someone to jump into it.
That so-called West Sand Deity might, from the very beginning, have been someone Inspiration High Priest intended to use.
That was why he had personally come to investigate this time.
If the one returning to the Heavenly Palace this time had been Qin Yang, he might have been exposed during Inspiration High Priest's final surprise inspection.
No, not might have been. He definitely would have been exposed.
Zhang Zhengyi had inherited the position of Underworld Emperor and bore a resemblance to deities in the same lineage. His bloodline itself was also flawed, so being judged as such was not much of a problem.
But Qin Yang's bloodline had no issues at all. If Inspiration High Priest personally examined him, he would inevitably discover something wrong.
A little exposure would not have mattered. The Heavenly Palace would not swarm him from top to bottom, but if certain things that should not have been exposed were revealed, Heavenly Emperor Tai Hao might personally make a move.
Qin Youde might die again.
And this was precisely the situation now. Qin Youde was about to fall into someone else's pit.
He had underestimated these deities somewhat.
After personally meeting Inspiration