Master of Strange Dao

The smoke formed characters disintegrated and entered into that portrait.

"If we could receive it, then that Yin Busan, this guy, probably hadn't died yet. Wait a moment," Feng Buju muttered, and the two of them waited there.

"Does the kidnapping of people from the Xi Family have anything to do with those people before?"

The first thing that came to Feng Buju's mind was naturally this.

Since the incident with the Yin Family had occurred, not much time had passed, and to still dare such reckless and uninhibited actions, it mustn't be someone ordinary.

The Xi Family, although not famous, was not a pushover that just anyone could handle with ease.

Years ago, Feng Buju encountered a woman from the Xi Family in a Grotto Heaven. She appeared gentle and frail, but in battle, she was incredibly fierce.

At that time, in the Grotto Heaven, the consciousness and Divine Soul of a hidden mighty one had already perished, leaving only the undecayed flesh that turned into a zombie after many years.

Moreover, in that Grotto Heaven, with Death Qi reaching the sky and yin qi pouring like rain, various corpse poisons converged. They had initially suppressed the zombie, and when they saw it escaping, Feng Buju was ready to leave.

Who would have thought, at that time, the Xi Family woman, dropping a remark about not letting trouble get away, pursued doggedly into the depths of the mausoleum.

In the deepest part of the mausoleum, where Death Qi and yin qi were most dense and corpse poison filled every inch of the air, she fought fiercely and killed the zombie alive.

Yet when she emerged, she was unscathed and her hairstyle wasn't even disheveled.

This had left a profound impression on Feng Buju at the time.

Even though such incidents were bound to be rare, over a long period of time, as long as there were activities outside, there would certainly be some records left. It wouldn't make sense for some long-standing powers not to make note of the Xi Family encounters.

People daring enough to do these things would have no reason to be ignorant of the Xi Family.

"I don't know either, but I always feel it's possible, and the likelihood is quite high. Ever since the incident last time, I feel as if they have been very anxious, leaving more and more traces when they move," Ziqing noted.

"Then let's wait and see," Buju commented.

As the two were conversing, they saw Yin Busan depicted in the portrait suddenly move. He turned his head towards Feng Buju, exhaling streams of smoke from his nostrils that coalesced into a line of characters in midair.

"There are Sealed Items, must go," it read.

Yu Ziqing's expression darkened, knowing that what should not work would work maliciously.

Yin Busan couldn't clearly state what it was, but since Feng Buju had specifically inquired, he naturally knew what it was.

"Are you going?" Feng Buju asked.

"Yes, not wanting to but still having to. Are you going?"

"I have to as well, just to be safe."

"Fine, I'll go find some more people."

Ziqing always felt this matter was not so simple, not just about No.4 being captured to lure away the Tomb Ghost.

Ziqing knew that after a deed was done, one must settle for a while, and wait for the clamor to die down before proceeding.

The same was true for cultivation; after an intense period of progress, one must stabilize for some time, Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Origin to lay the groundwork for significant future advancements.

If it were indeed those people behind this, they seemed too hasty.

Anyway, it was better to gather people and prepare for whatever was coming.

...

Within the Shadow Department, Ye Jiuyuan was looking at a huge pile of classics with a somewhat delighted smile.

All these documents had been scoured from the Royal Book Library and the Shadow Department's archives by him and Fu Xiao.

Many of these documents had existed for tens of thousands of years and were extremely ancient.

The text recorded in them was entirely different from the present, and even seeing these documents without being able to decode them was in vain.

Previously, Ye Jiuyuan of course did not understand how to decipher them, but Fu Xiao, to let him know what to look for, had specifically given him several Jade Scrolls. These scrolls contained a vast number of differences between ancient and modern characters, including some uses with utterly different meanings.

Just those few Jade Scrolls were not something an average person could organize and summarize.

It must have been a great figure who spent a long time researching to be able to decode them.

Such a scholar was certainly not some nameless individual.

Without sufficient strength, it would be impossible to have so much time to spend on such things.

People with such ability were at least 90% from either the Lihuo Institute or the Langya Institute.

As for Dazhen, forget about it, the environment there was lacking.

As long as the content of these few Jade Scrolls and who had compiled them were known, it would naturally be possible to trace more connections.

But right now, Ye Jiuyuan was not too concerned about that; he was interested in the contents within.

In the search for content, preliminary results were already achieved. Some sought-after items had found their clues and targets.

The first wave of messages had already been sent out.

The most crucial message involved the Mausoleum of an Ancient mighty figure, and it was located within the Dali region.

Ye Jiuyuan did want to go, but unfortunately, after reaping the benefits, he could no longer leave this place. He must pursue the current leads and continue the investigation.

Fu Xiao recently also had her hands full, not only managing the Shadow Department but also sparing time to visit the Royal Book Library, and yet she couldn't afford too many visits or neglect other matters.

Having just become the Chief Venerate and gaining access to the Imperial Family's classics in the Royal Book Library was a benefit, but not knowing how to measure oneself could lead to being taken lightly.

Several days later, the Shadow Department received new intelligence: Feng Buju of the Feng family had left the house, and Yin Family Patriarch Yin Busan had also entered the Dali territories.