Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing silently let out a bitter laugh, what kind of person is this?

He had come to understand why every time Feng Buju mentioned Han Dong, his expression was always so complicated.

He had now gained firsthand experience.

Or is it that all Sword Cultivators are like this?

"Alright, alright, if you want to stay then stay, I have other matters, so I'm leaving first."

Yu Ziqing beat a retreat.

Calling him ruthless, indeed he was quite ruthless.

Saying he was a rigid, inflexible lunatic also seemed pretty accurate.

Anyway... forget it, next time no matter what, he'd have to make Feng Buju bleed heavily, otherwise, he would take it out on his son.

Having returned to Jinlan Mountain, Yang and the village chief were already waiting in the locust forest.

"No problem, just a minor hitch."

The village chief nodded and turned to leave.

Yang glanced outside, somewhat puzzled, and asked.

"Do you really plan to gather a bunch of people to guard the perimeter of Jinlan Mountain's Forbidden Land? Where did you find a Sword Cultivator this time?"

"His name is Han Dong, from Daqian."

"Oh, it's him. When he left Daqian, I hadn't even started cultivating yet; I've never seen him."

After a moment of thought, Yu Ziqing took Yang into the village, then recounted the matter Feng Buju had told him.

"Did you know all this?"

"No, I really didn't know. These events related to the Imperial Family's private matters are definitely not something Langya Institute could keep a public record of, and even if they did, I might not have read them. However, your guts are really something else, to dare bring back a female Ba and bury her outside the locust forest."

Yang shook his head.

"I originally thought there wasn't much risk, just a favor with the current flowing in my favor."

"But who could have expected that the one causing the Earth Fire Magma to erupt wasn't Han Dong at all?"

"Feng Buju didn't see through it, and obviously, there's someone trying to take advantage of the fact that the female Ba has yet to recover and release her."

"As for what they want to do after releasing her, that I don't know."

Yu Ziqing spread his hands, indicating that this was something no one could have predicted.

Yang sighed, somewhat helplessly.

"What else could they do, isn't it because the Southern Sea has become calm recently?"

"Before, the Southern Sea was constantly plagued by storms and hurricanes, even if another female Ba scorched by Heavenly Fire was thrown in."

"The rain it brought wouldn't make much qualitative change to the original state of the Southern Sea."

"Now, someone doesn't want the Southern Sea to remain calm."

Yu Ziqing looked stunned and pointed towards the Southern Sea.

"No way, does someone really think that the original state of the Southern Sea has something to do with the female Ba?"

"There is definitely a bit of a connection, but it's certainly not significant."

"But if the Southern Sea starts to become calm, then naturally some will think that the female Ba is about to recover."

"That's what's more important. Some people do not want the Southern Sea to be calm, nor do they want the female Ba to recover."

"If the Earth Fire Magma melts the ice coffin, or if the Earth Fire Qi infiltrates and connects with the Heavenly Fire Qi,"

"Even if the female Ba does not emerge from the ice coffin, the combination of Heavenly Fire and Earth Fire will significantly alter the celestial phenomena of the Southern Sea once again."

"Even if it won't be as bad as before, making the entire Southern Sea environment so harsh, it will still make certain areas of the Southern Sea revert to a hostile environment."

"I don't know why they would do this, it doesn't make much sense."

"Also..."

Yang stopped mid-sentence, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly he couldn't continue.

The next moment, three crossing talismans suddenly emerged and sealed Yang's mouth.

Chains attached to each side of the talismans extended into the Void.

In an instant, a deathly silence prevailed.

Yu Ziqing was shocked beyond measure, wondering how Yang, in the course of speaking about this matter, had become involved with the Silence Divine Spell.

A moment later, the Silence Divine Spell vanished, and Yang's face was somber.

"Don't ask me, I don't know either. The parts I'm missing, why they would be related to the Southern Sea."

"In my memories, even though I don't remember those parts, they shouldn't be related to this matter."

"And they certainly should not be so closely linked as to trigger the Silence Divine Spell."

Yu Ziqing's face was as still as water; he did not continue to inquire.

He merely noted Yang's words, intending to find an opportunity to investigate on his own. It was clear that Yang couldn't help anymore with this matter.

The incident with someone causing the emergence of the Earth Fire Magma was no longer so simple.

At first, Yu Ziqing had thought that maybe someone was targeting Han Dong or attempting to use him for some purpose.

He had also considered whether the Daqian Imperial Family thought the existence of the female Ba and Han Dong was a stain on their reputation, so they sought an opportunity to completely destroy the female Ba.

But on second thought, that reason was far-fetched; over a thousand years had passed, and those who needed to know already knew.

Besides, many people had forgotten over such a length of time, and stirring up trouble now would only remind them.

No matter how late a reckoning, it wouldn't wait over a thousand years.

Han Dong had left Daqian a long time ago, and the princes of Daqian probably had forgotten they had such a brother.

Han Dong's presence in Daqian was even less noticeable than that of the princes who didn't vie for inheritance rights.

Those princes certainly wouldn't want to provoke Han Dong and create unnecessary complications.

Now Yu Ziqing felt there was no need to speculate further. Whoever was responsible for Yang triggering the Silence Divine Spell,

Merely causing the emergence of the Earth Fire Magma with such a minor effort was already a very cost-effective move.

In the future, with nothing else to do, he would have a chat with Han Dong. Although it seemed like this guy hadn't interacted with people for quite a long time and was a bit of a madman.