Master of Strange Dao

Smile a bit, you, you are just too serious."

Yin Busan tugged at the corner of his mouth and forced a smile, but it was a strange smile that felt skin-deep but not heart-felt.

Feng Buju shook his head and explained to Yu Ziqing.

"Don't mind him, this guy has always been like this. He's been very serious since he was young, and after becoming the Family Head, he's even less likely to smile.

Do you know why he's called Busan? Such a strange name."

"This... is it okay to discuss?" Yu Ziqing let out a dry laugh, his curiosity had been piqued for a long time.

The two from the Yin Family, one named Busan and the other Busi, seemed like in this world, being neither here nor there was not a compliment.

"We are all of the 'Bu' generation, and our names are basically self-chosen at the naming ceremony, and the name is precept.

My name is Buju, and my precept is to never take things to the extreme.

Since he was little, he's had this serious and dull demeanor, abiding by the rules. One precept was not enough for him; he bears three precepts on his shoulders.

Moreover, his father felt that he was too rigid and inflexible and feared that in the future, someone might exploit his name, knowing the precepts he abides by, and use them against him.

So he was given the name Busan, and now, I don't even know what the three precepts he adheres to are."

Yin Busan still had that serious expression.

But obviously, everyone else felt Yin Busan's inflexibility was a thing of the past.

If he truly were inflexible, he wouldn't have been blackmailed for the sake of his clan members' lives.

Nor would he stage his own death for the sake of fishing.

At this time, Yu Ziqing understood. No wonder the people of Yin Family hadn't had the slightest doubt or even hadn't personally confirmed before believing Feng Buju's words.

They all believed that their Family Head wouldn't do such a thing as faking his own death to catch a fish.

"You're wrong, Buju, I'm not inflexible, I just abide by the rules, which once set are meant to be followed.

If the commands change with the evening, then the rules will no longer serve any purpose.

My first precept is to preserve the Yin Family. As long as it means not letting the Yin Family be annihilated, I can do anything.

That's how I'm upholding my precept."

Yin Busan spoke very seriously, with a resolute and unwavering tone, as if stating a truth.

"Alright, alright, you have your reasons. I won't argue with you..." Feng Buju waved his hand indifferently, not wanting to contend further, "Have you considered what you'll do next? Do you know who the traitor in your Yin Family is? And, do you know why there are so many traitors?"

Yin Busan fell silent for a bit.

The appearance of a snitch in Yin Family was a great blow to him.

He didn't even understand why those people would rebel.

If it were just peripheral members, their rebellion would not be too alarming, but even among the core members of the Yin surname, the presence of traitors was baffling to him. He didn't know if he had done something wrong, or if the rules he had set over the years had been enforced too rigidly, causing so much dissatisfaction among core members that they reached the point of rebellion.

"They all know that I've Fallen, right?"

"They all do."

"The other three, did they all survive?"

"Two survived. One of them is also a traitor, as for the other two, I don't know."

Yin Busan closed his eyes, showing a hint of pain on his face.

"Buju, tell me, am I wrong?"

"Even if you are wrong, that is no reason for those people to collude with outsiders and betray the entire clan. If they're not foolish, they should understand that they won't get everything they want in the end."

Yin Busan sighed lightly and fell silent again.

"Please make a trip to the Yin Family for me."

"It's inappropriate for me to interfere with your Yin Family's affairs."

"No, this is no longer just our family's affair but someone targeting the Feng and Yin Two Families. You have a reason to intervene. I also wish to see for myself who will succeed as Family Head."

Yu Ziqing kept quiet, as these matters were not his place to comment on.

After staying in the Feng family for a day, everyone set off again.

But this time, they didn't travel through the outside world, but once again went through the Abyssal Rift, borrowing a path back into the Abyss.

Using this path wasn't necessarily faster, but it was much more secretive.

Passing the same cave again, Yu Ziqing explored it once more to confirm that no one else had come, and the alert Formation hidden here was still intact.

He thought for a moment, then climbed down along the rock wall, entering the Void.

An History Book immediately began turning pages upon his arrival.

Yu Ziqing stepped forward and closed the part of the book that had flipped open.

"No need for this, squeezing people is not done like this. All the dust-settled Sealing here has been done by me, can't you let me rest a few days?

An History Book showed no response and stopped flipping pages on its own.

"Alright, stop pretending. I know you have some form of spiritual wisdom, at least enough to communicate.

I'm here to tell you that I'm going back to recuperate for a while and properly cultivate. As you know, I'm incapable of resolving most of the calamities inside.

You just stay put here and if someone else comes, make sure you tell me next time.

You've been here for untold years, surely you're not in any rush, right?"

An History Book's light flickered slowly in response.

"Good, glad you understand. Then I'm heading back. I'll leave a Jade Scroll here for emergency contact; if it's urgent, crush it to notify me."

Yu Ziqing took out a Jade Scroll and placed it on An History Book.

"I'm leaving, you stay here with peace of mind."