Master of Strange Dao

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To be honest, Yu Ziqing originally wasn't particularly eager to intervene in the internal affairs of the Yin Family.

Saving Yin Busan and the other members of the Yin Family to gain their favor would be enough to make things easier in the future.

But looking at the current situation of the Yin Family, something clearly seemed off.

Because on the Feng family's side, everything was normal, with not a single core member defecting or being brainwashed.

While it's normal for there to be a gap between the Feng and Yin Two Families, it shouldn't be too wide.

It was understandable that the Yin Family produced a snitch, but Yu Ziqing couldn't comprehend why the Yin Family members were so easily swayed.

Where did they get the courage and audacity to criticize Wu Shuangge? This was typically either stupidity or malice.

There were even people brainwashed into attempting to assassinate Yin Busi.

Why would they want to kill Yin Busi?

Feng Buju had secretly told him that the brothers of the Yin Family, Busan and Busi, were different from those of a typical family.

In a typical family, if someone like Yin Busan died as Family Head, Yin Busi would have a high and natural chance of succeeding as Family Head.

But in the Yin Family, there was absolutely no possibility for Yin Busi to become Family Head.

From the moment Yin Busan was established as the Young Master set to succeed as Family Head, Yin Busi had no chance, even if Yin Busan died.

This was the rule of the Yin Family.

This rule was established long ago to prevent fraternal strife and has never been altered.

Through many generations, there have been cases of a Family Head's fall, and there have long been complete contingency plans in similar situations.

If Yin Busan fell, the position of Family Head would temporarily remain vacant, with the elders of the clan taking over Family Head responsibilities until a suitable successor was appointed. If there was no suitable candidate, they would groom the next generation to choose a new Family Head.

And the main heritage of the family always had backups, so the sudden fall of a Family Head wouldn't affect the main heritage, keeping losses within a controllable range.

For these long-lasting families, there was hardly any need to preemptively consider contingencies because, over the centuries, they had experienced most situations and had developed corresponding solutions.

However, as in this case, where most of the family's elderly, women, and children were wiped out in one breath and the majority of their experts poisoned—this had never happened before.

Snitches popping up one after another was also unprecedented.

If Yu Ziqing could see the abnormality, so could Feng Buju and Yin Busan.

Yu Ziqing asked Lou Huai if the situation in the Yin Family seemed like they had been influenced by a Devil.

Lou Huai said it did seem so, especially since the entire Yin Family was now in a poisoned state, stripped of their powers. If someone once tried to influence their minds and planted seeds, now would be the time those seeds would sprout.

And such a task could be done by an Yin Devil, or, quite unfortunately, by some stronger Human Devils.

But Yin Devils plant seeds from early on, and whether they sprout depends entirely on fate. Yin Devils never cared about the germination rate; otherwise, the extremely low germination rate would drive them insane.

Stirring people's minds during a period of low morale was something a Human Devil could do, theoretically even a Heavenly Demon could.

But there were very few Heavenly Demons, and they looked down on targeting the elderly, women, and children, which would diminish their dignity.

Among Devils, Heavenly Demons always considered themselves to have the highest dignity, and other Devils acknowledged this. Most Devil inheritors' memories would also contain such beliefs.

Even if there were a Heavenly Demon, it definitely wouldn't be responsible for such actions.

Because if other Devils found out, the Heavenly Demon's unwavering dignity would be tarnished in the next generation of Devil inheritance.

Lou Huai said that such a tarnish of understanding would have difficult-to-reverse consequences for a Heavenly Demon in the future.

Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for any Heavenly Demon to interfere in the situation here.

"Understood, so it was the work of Human Devils? Or did the seeds of an Yin Devil sprout?"

"It's possible, but I can't be sure. They would have to take a Heart Devil Oath for me to see any issues."

After the conversation with Lou Huai, Yu Ziqing considered it and agreed.

Even if Lou Huai couldn't see anything, if those people developed Devil Thoughts, he could interrogate their Devil Thoughts himself.

Surely, there wasn't a cultivator in the world unwilling to rid themselves of their own Devil Thoughts?

Having reached this stage, there was no reason not to see it through to the end.

Of course, there was another issue. Seeing Yin Busan's worn-out, disheartened look, it seemed likely he might quietly step down as Family Head.

If a snitch ended up in charge, he wouldn't owe a favor but rather hold a grudge.

This was something Yu Ziqing certainly couldn't allow to happen.

The snitch had to die.

On a deeper, broader level, there were many more reasons, from any perspective, that Yu Ziqing couldn't let these events happen.

He suggested an idea to Yin Busan, who did not respond immediately.

Apparently, he didn't have much confidence himself.

"I heard from the Feng Family Master that the Yin Family Patriarch was always a staunch defender of the rules and decisive in action. Why now the hesitation?"

"It's not that I'm hesitant, but I don't know how to face that consequence."

"I heard something before, let me tell it to the Yin Family Patriarch, just listen for now."