Chapter 927: Chapter 861: Trouble Is Brewing!
After dealing with the matters of the Cloud Mountain Ethereal Palace, Zhang San planned to get a good sleep.
After all, he was sleeping soundly last night, but was disturbed by Gong Jing.
If he catches her in the future, he will make sure she doesn’t sleep for three days and nights.
Of course, it’s purely about not allowing her to sleep.
However, just as Zhang San lay down and was about to fall asleep, he heard Baili Niezhen’s voice outside the door.
“Master, a Rat Demon seeks an audience.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang San knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep.
After all, the Demon Clan and the Human Clan are not quite the sa, so the attitude towards them needs to be better.
Thus, Zhang San sat up and asked Baili Niezhen to bring the Rat Demon to the reception room.
Zhang San called in two maidservants to help him change clothes and then went to et the Rat Demon.
Upon seeing Zhang San arrive, the Rat Demon imdiately stood up and clasped his fists towards Zhang San.
“Thank you, Deputy Chief Zhang; now all the Mountain Gods in Sword South Path are in position.”
Hearing that the Mountain Gods’ matters were all settled, the big stone in Zhang San’s heart finally landed.
After all, arranging the Mountain Gods across various places wasn’t his job; he let Xuanwu handle it, so Zhang San wasn’t sure if Xuanwu could do it well.
“By the way, have all the Wild Fox Zens been taken care of now?”
Zhang San asked.
The Rat Demon, hearing this, couldn’t help but recall Zhang San’s ntion of sending people before.
“To be honest, this ti, thanks to the warm-hearted people from your Human Clan. Many people said they wanted to act heroically, helping us eliminate Wild Fox Zen all over, solving many of them.”
“Even so enthusiastic humans arrived late, and our newly appointed Mountain Gods ntioned encountering so issues like mountain paths not being repaired for many years, making passage difficult.”
“Also, so precious herbs grew on dangerous cliffs, making it inconvenient for herbalists to gather.”
“Even so river gods encountered problems where there’s too much sand and stone accumulation at the riverbed, affecting the water flow.”
“So river gods even wanted to help nearby farrs irrigate their fields but had no accessible river passage.”
“We contacted those warm-hearted humans, and they eagerly helped solve these problems. All they asked for was to erect a monunt nearby, engraved with the na of the Mountain God or river god, along with the ti they helped the locals. This matter even earned us considerable Power of Incense Fla.”
Zhang San initially felt like he was just persuading so people with heroic intentions to help deal with Wild Fox Zen.
Unexpectedly, these Mountain Gods and river gods acted independently and even got these people to help them with their tasks.
Ironically, those who ca to work just sought fa.
While these Mountain Gods and river gods sought profit.
In the end, the locals received tangible benefits and accepted the Mountain Gods and river gods; the Mountain Gods and river gods established prestige locally, and began receiving offerings; and the Martial Artists and Cultivators who ca to help, although exerting effort, also established their reputation, achieving their aim of spreading their fa.
Never did Zhang San expect such a win-win-win situation to occur.
“You all handled this matter very well! You see, getting along peacefully with the Human Clan can indeed make everyone better together. Right?”
The Rat Demon nodded repeatedly and said, “Back on Longyou Road, we sotis were so hungry that we had to take risks to steal food from your Human Clan, fearing we’d be discovered. But now, the Human Clan volunteers to bring us food. Even at! Truly, other Demon Clans don’t know, but our Rat Race was moved to tears. Especially this year, the Year of the Rat, many people brought newborns to seek blessings from us and ward off evil. At that mont, we truly felt that we had transitioned from demonized by humans to revered Gods!”
Zhang San chuckled, surprised by the significant impact of the Mountain Gods and river gods regi on the Demon Clan.
“That’s good. That’s good. If there’re further issues, feel free to contact . Also, I’ll let the Town Martial Office specifically handle liaison with all Mountain Gods and river gods in Sword South Path. Any difficulties or problems encountered during work can be discussed with us! We’re all family, after all!”
The Rat Demon, full of emotion, said, “Thank you, Deputy Chief Zhang, for treating us as family!”
Saying this, the Rat Demon lifted the wine bowl on the table and drank it all.
At this mont, Wang Ziteng walked in from outside.
“Brother San, the Martial Artists sent out have narrowed the scope. In the area of ngyun County, there are traces of Outer God’s subordinates. But our Martial Artists didn’t dare cause alarm and have withdrawn first, waiting for further orders. Also, we feel that so nearby county towns seem a bit off, but our people dare not rashly investigate.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang San imdiately asked the Rat Demon beside him: “In the area of ngyun County, do we have any of our Mountain Gods or river gods?”
The Rat Demon imdiately replied: “Deputy Chief Zhang, there’s a Chuyun Mountain in that area. Atop Chuyun Mountain resides a White Brocade Fur Rat, the Mountain God of Chuyun Mountain, and also my brother. I will contact him to inquire about the local situation. Additionally, there is a Yuanng River nearby, known for its wish-fulfilling efficacy, thus Dragon Clan specifically arranged a distinguished old dragon nad Ao Ying as its river god.”
Zhang San imdiately clasped fists towards him and said: “Then please kindly go and contact them, to see if there’s anything unusual in that area. We suspect that there are forces beyond this world infiltrating and polluting there.”
The rat demon realized this wasn’t a small matter and imdiately went out to find so mice to send them out and relay intelligence.
Watching the rat demon’s departing silhouette, Zhang San quietly asked Wang Ziteng, “Do you think we should raise more mice in the future?”
Wang Ziteng pondered for a mont and said, “Brother San, I’ve actually thought about this, but mainly because we can’t use such thods. Moreover, mice are prone to dying halfway. Their mice are effective because they are originally rat demons and can enhance them with Qi. We don’t have expertise in this technique! Besides, our Town Martial Office has limited Qiongqi, and if we want to communicate with mountain and river gods across different regions, the quantity is indeed insufficient.”
Zhang San frowned, realizing he needed a new communication thod, at least to ensure a line of communication in one region, enabling the Town Martial Office to quickly notify and consult mountain and river gods if anything arises.
Similarly, if the mountain or river gods have any issues, they can reach out to the Town Martial Office.
At the mont, this matter doesn’t seem urgent.
But once there is a potential invasion by outer gods in the future, intelligence transmission will beco exceptionally important.
At this mont, the rat demon returned from outside.
“Deputy Chief Zhang, I’ve sent a few mice to inquire, and I believe we’ll get a response within one or two hours.”
Zhang San asked curiously, “Will we get the news within two hours?”
The rat demon shook its head and said, “The three mice I’ve sent carry my Qi, so I can roughly sense their positions. Once one of the three reaches Chuyun Mountain, the Brocade Fur Rat will erase my Qi, leave the ssage, and send the mice back. Although my Qi will be wiped, so remnants will remain, indicating the return of the ssage.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang San nodded slightly.
It seed this thod could also serve as a ans of intelligence transmission.
But the problem is that it requires a large number of mice and seems to depend on rat demons, possibly resulting in the Rat Race controlling the transmission of orders and receipt of ssages from the Town Martial Office.
Of course, as long as the human race and Demon Clan continue collaborating, and the relationship between and the Thousand-Eyed Rat King remains amicable, no issues should arise.
But the key point is, if problems arise in the future or within the rat demon ranks, it’s highly likely the rat demon could replace the Town Martial Office in transmitting orders, eventually leading to chaos.
Thus, although Zhang San intended to inquire about this communication thod from the rat demon, he hesitated and held back.
Zhang San invited Wang Ziteng to sit down and have so food together.
However, while they were eating, suddenly the rat demon froze.
Zhang San, seeing the rat demon as if it was jamd, curiously asked, “Did the Brocade Fur Rat Mountain God reply?”
The rat demon slightly shook its head and said, “No. The mice I’ve sent out have died.”
Zhang San softly said, “Perhaps they encountered other beasts halfway and couldn’t evade them. After all, you sent three, and as long as one reaches, that’s fine.”
The rat demon stood up, looking tense, and said, “Deputy Chief Zhang, all three mice I’ve sent out have died.”
“What!?”
At this mont, Zhang San couldn’t help but feel anxious.
The rat demon explained imdiately, “The three mice I sent took different routes. Initially, I didn’t pay much attention when the first one died. But soon the second one died too, and as I was trying to sense the situation of the third one, it also died!”
At this point, everyone sensed that sothing was amiss.
“Soone, bring the map over!”
Baili Niezhen imdiately brought the map and asked the rat demon to mark the locations where all three mice had died.
Finally, Zhang San discovered that the locations where the three mice died were actually not far from ngyun County.
Right at this mont, a shout was heard.
“The river god of Yuanng River is visiting the Town Martial Office Deputy Director with an important report.”
“Please, co in.”
Soon, an elderly-looking white dragon transford into human form and walked in.
“Old dragon pays respects…”
“River god, there’s no need for formalities; please share what you’ve discovered.”
Zhang San had just noticed from the map that Yuanng River is downstream of Xu nghe.
“Recently, the water flowing from Xu nghe has been peculiar, often carrying a mysterious scent. I sent a few fish upstream to inquire, but received no reply. Then, I personally went to find my old friend Ao Ying. Upon arrival, I discovered Ao Ying had vanished, and nearby there were battle traces; I’ve sensed sothing ominous. With no other ans to contact the Town Martial Office, I’ve co myself.”
At this mont, Zhang San realized sothing was going to happen!
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