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Chapter 590: Suppressing Tricks
Unbeknownst to Zhang Yuan, after he left, all the factions in Crescent Oasis breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason is that Zhang Yuan has been secretly causing trouble in the past period, resulting in frequent disappearances of people in the Oasis.

Several of these gangs vanished overnight.

The fact that neither the person nor the body was ever seen led to widespread rumors of eerie ghosts and spirits haunting the area, causing widespread panic.

None of these missing individuals were benevolent; many had intricate connections with local forces within the oasis.

Or perhaps he is simply a member of a certain force.

江湖客 (jianghu kōkai, wandering swordsmen), wanted criminals, horse thieves, bandits, villains...

Due to the large number of disappearances in a short period of time, the truth remains elusive, and the culprit has vanished without a trace.

The various factions in Crescent Oasis have decided to unite to investigate and find the murderer.

As a result, Zhang Yuanyuan disappeared, leaving these disappearances as complete mysteries.

The only one who knows the truth is Scholar Guan!

Although Zhang Yuan is gone, the impact he had on Crescent Oasis has not disappeared.

For a long time afterward, there were far fewer cases of robbery, bullying of the innocent, and even double-crossing among gangsters.

Two days later, Zhang Yuan returned to Xiyuan City.

Although he had been gone for quite some time, the situation in Dao City remained unchanged, as peaceful and prosperous as ever, and even more popular.

After Zhang Yuan returned to the Daoist camp, the Daoist soldiers previously dispatched by Shang Jingtian also completed their mission.

They left Xiyuan City quickly.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yuan received a commendation from the sect.

Because he completed the mission almost perfectly, not only helping the Wu family retrieve their treasure, but also leading the army to eliminate the culprit, Shang Jingtian rewarded him with five thousand merit points and a Xuanjia armor!

Then, Wu Ziyu, as a representative of the Wu family, solemnly expressed his gratitude to Zhang Yuan.

Of course, the prestigious Wu family wouldn't just make empty promises; they gave Zhang Yuan another 30,000 taels of gold.

Including what was given previously, the total amount is a staggering 60,000 taels.

Although Zhang Yuan was not short of money, he was still shocked by the Wu family's generosity.

In fact, he had already received back all the silver notes he had paid for the auction of the Seven-Leaf Lingzhi at the Crescent Oasis.

They even seized some more.

In fact, Wu Ziyu also brought a pair of beautiful twin girls, intending to give them to Zhang Yuan as maids.

But Zhang Yuan politely declined.

He has too many secrets, and he's going on another trip soon, so taking money is fine, but taking people is unnecessary.

After returning this time, Zhang Yuan secluded himself in the Dao camp for half a month.

After leaving the pass, he summoned all three of his deputy generals, Mo Wei, Sun Yujiang, and Feng Hui.

"Vice General Feng..."

Inside the White Tiger Hall, Zhang Yuan's gaze first fell on Feng Hui.

This deputy general was a local strongman and also had the characteristics of a fence-sitter. He had previously considered replacing him, but in the end, he decided to keep him and give him further evaluation.

Since Zhang Yuan took over as the general of Xiyuan Road, Feng Hui has been diligent and conscientious, and has completed the tasks assigned to him well, thus gaining some trust from Zhang Yuan.

He asked, "How much of the information I asked you to collect has been gathered so far?"

Feng Hui immediately presented the prepared dossier: "My lord, everything I could gather is here!"

"good."

Zhang Yuan took the thick stack of files, casually flipped to the top cover, and lines of text immediately came into view.

What he wanted Feng Hui to collect were the strange events that had occurred in Xiyuan County and the surrounding area over the past three years.

According to normal procedures, any strange or supernatural events that occur in the local area should be reported to the county government as quickly as possible, and then targeted solutions should be implemented.

Strange occurrences that pose no real harm can be either driven away or ignored. However, those that pose a threat to the local area must be suppressed and eliminated to protect the safety of the people.

As a fiefdom dedicated to Shang Jingtian, Nishihara Prefecture naturally paid special attention to this matter.

Therefore, the relevant case files are very complete.

To be honest, it was really not easy for Feng Hui to obtain these case files.

Because the first place a local government reports to is the county government.

Rather than a Taoist camp.

It's unclear what channels or methods this deputy general used to gather so much information.

This is truly commendable!

After flipping through a few pages, Zhang Yuan put away the files and said in a deep voice, "I plan to go away for a while to clean up the local monsters. I'll leave the affairs of the Dao Camp to the three of you."

Previously, when they were at Crescent Oasis, Guan Xiucai revealed something of utmost importance to him.

This reclusive master instructed Zhang Yuan to eliminate as many strange entities as possible in the future.

Because doing this will help Zhang Yuan break through to the Divine Realm in the future!

Zhang Yuan was quite surprised at the time. He never expected that eliminating the strange creature would be related to breaking through to the Divine Realm.

Zhang Yuan wanted to know more details, but Guan Xiucai refused to say anything.

The reason is that Zhang Yuan knows too much now, which is not good for him.

Nevertheless, Zhang Yuan did not believe that this reclusive tycoon would deceive him, so he made his decision on his way back to Xiyuan.

"what?"

As soon as Zhang Yuan finished speaking, Mo Wei was the first to jump out: "My lord, this humble servant will accompany you!"

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "Just do your own thing."

Mo Wei scratched his head sheepishly.

Zhang Yuan then said to Sun Yujiang, "Deputy General Sun, I'm sorry to trouble you again. There are some things you mustn't forget."

Sun Yujiang understood perfectly and immediately bowed, saying, "Your subordinate understands!"

He knew that Zhang Yuan had specifically reminded him to keep an eye on the Dao Yamen (local government office) to prevent Fei Hongming from causing trouble.

Although Fei Hongming has been behaving himself lately, staying in the Daoist office and ignoring everything else.

Even during the period when Zhang Yuan was not at the Taoist camp, this Taoist official did not take any action.

However, Zhang Yuan did not lower his guard against him because of this, and ordered Sun Yujiang to keep an eye on the Dao Yamen in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

"very good."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

Of the three deputy generals, Mo Wei had the highest "loyalty," even though he was a member of the Mo family.

But in terms of ability, Sun Yujiang surpasses Mo Wei in every aspect.

Zhang Yuan trusted him no less than Mo Wei.

As for Feng Hui, Zhang Yuan only used him as a tool.

After arranging the affairs of the Dao Camp, Zhang Yuan left Xiyuan City once again.

His destination was Liping Mountain, more than 100 miles southeast of Xiyuan City.

Liping Mountain is not a famous mountain or river, but it stretches for hundreds of miles, with high mountains, dense forests, and steep terrain. A section of it is within the territory of Xiyuan County.

According to the files provided by Feng Hui, strange occurrences have been frequently seen in the mountains of Liping in recent years.

This resulted in the deaths of many hunters and mountain dwellers.

However, the strange creatures in the mountains are the most difficult to eradicate, so when the previous Daoist was about to perish, he did not take any action against Liping Mountain.

(End of this chapter)