Unlike the ambitious cultivators of the Shinayin Empire, who often prioritized their cultivation paths above secular pursuits, Aksai didn't appear particularly restrained when it came to enjoying the comforts of life.
He wasn't the sort of Lord who devoted every waking moment to cultivation and treated worldly pleasures as distractions.
As such, the possibility of him having a progeny wasn't particularly surprising. In fact, it made perfect sense to the imperial cultivators. And that assumption presented them with an opportunity in their minds.
Aksai's attachment to his supposed son could potentially be exploited to extract the information they wanted. Even if the spirit farmer proved stubborn during interrogation, his son's presence might give them another way to make him cooperate.
After all, people who refused to speak for their own sake sometimes became considerably more talkative when someone they cared about was placed in danger.
