"Burial Scripture"—Wen Yan had heard of it before. There were actually many versions, and even more commentaries; he'd seen Guo Pu's annotated edition in Lord Zhu's study.
The copy Scholar Tu got, who knows if it was the one he remembered.
This guy was pretty skilled. He probably managed to get his hands on the genuine scripture, and with his solid foundation, he could actually understand it. That was an advantage no one else had.
It's a pity he strayed from the right path—and he was fully aware of it, too.
When Wen Yan talked with Scholar Tu, he had this feeling: the guy thought he'd gone astray and would die a bad death, but what he feared more was karma, not the Scorching Sun Department coming down hard on him.
There's a difference there.
Wen Yan read through the stories Scholar Tu had written—plain, straightforward, but somehow still full of ups and downs.
When he'd almost finished reading, Scholar Tu was brought in.
