Evil Immortal!

This is definitely a good thing!

This would save him more than two months, allowing him to change jobs earlier and accumulate more resources in the five months before the players arrive, preparing for the grand opening!

In fact, joining the Demon Suppression Division is quite difficult, and Meng Yuan couldn't guarantee his success.

But now that Gu Zhengyang is helping, it's not a problem at all.

Gu Zhengyang holds a special position within the Demon Suppression Division. He has impeccable credentials and is highly regarded by the division's higher-ups. Anyone he invites, as long as they have a clean background, will never refuse!

"Very good. I will arrange this for you after this mission is over. However, you will need to go to Linjiang City to undergo an assessment. This is a rule of the Demon Suppression Division to prevent the infiltration of demonic spies. I hope you can understand."

Gu Zhengyang said solemnly.

Meng Yuan nodded in understanding: "Your subordinate understands."

Du Caidie and the withered monk didn't say anything. With Meng Yuan's demonstrated talent and strength, he was fully qualified to join the Demon Suppression Division.

"By the way, Lord Gu, have you all come here after investigating what happened before?"

Meng Yuan then inquired about the important matter at hand.

Gu Zhengyang and his two companions have been investigating mysteriously for so long, and their appearance here now must mean they've gained something.

Since these people have approached him, they probably want his help.

"That's exactly what I was going to tell you."

Gu Zhengyang nodded slightly: "We've found out some things about the Thousand-Armed Corpse Centipede. But it involves some secrets that I can't tell you, but I hope you can do me a favor."

This is the start of a quest... Meng Yuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Please give your orders, sir!"

Gu Zhengyang said seriously, "These next few days, keep an eye out for anyone acting suspiciously near Yinliu River."

As he spoke, he handed Meng Yuan an exquisite white jade pendant, smooth and lustrous. "If you discover anything unusual, immediately crush this talisman. Don't worry about anything else."

Gu Zhengyang is indeed a force to be reckoned with; he has actually discovered Wu Xingkong's betrayal... Meng Yuan's heart stirred, but he nodded solemnly on the surface: "Rest assured, sir, I will certainly live up to your expectations."

Ding!

At that moment, a message popped up on the game panel.

You have triggered the D-rank mission "Tracing the Clues". Accept/Decline?

"A Rank D mission..."

Meng Yuan's eyes flickered, then he immediately agreed, "I accept!"

[Searching for clues]

Mission Description: Due to your outstanding performance, you have gained the trust of Gu Zhengyang and others. They have tasked you with keeping an eye out for suspicious individuals who might appear at Yinliu River and issuing immediate warnings. Note that, as you have previously witnessed, this matter involves the Thousand-Armed Corpse Centipede, also known as the Blood Demon Ancestor of the Tianmu Sect, a powerful figure in the demonic path. Therefore, this mission is extremely dangerous and of utmost importance.

Task Reward: 1600 experience points

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Clearly, this so-called suspicious person is Wu Xingkong.

Because Wu Xingkong stole the sect's most precious treasure and defected from the sect, he had already deeply offended the Golden Rooster Temple. Facing the pursuit of the sect's higher-ups, Wu Xingkong decisively joined forces with the Blood-Eyed Ancestor to eliminate the "tail" behind him.

Afterwards, to avoid trouble, he chose to disappear and live in anonymity.

Shortly after the player's arrival, through tireless efforts, they unearthed clues from both the Golden Rooster Temple and the Demon Suppression Division, uncovering hidden storylines and triggering quests that alarmed Wu Xingkong.

This led to further turmoil, unleashing a bloody storm!

The Golden Rooster Temple, the Heavenly Eye Sect, and the Demon Suppression Division, three major forces, were all involved, causing shockwaves and sudden upheavals.

It should be like this.

But things are different now; the world of [Evil Immortal] has gained Meng Yuan as a variable!

With Meng Yuan's intervention, although not actively so, but merely guiding the situation, the matter still deviated from its original trajectory and became abnormal.

At least, when Wu Xingkong defected in his previous life, the Demon Suppression Division did not intervene.

"Rank D... This mission is going to be quite dangerous..."

Meng Yuan's eyes flickered.

In the game 【Evil Immortal】, there are various types of quests, including normal quests, chain quests, faction quests, sudden quests, and hidden quests. Quests are also divided into levels from low to high: E, D, C, B, A, and S.

Although a D-level mission is only one level higher than the previous E-level mission, its level of danger increases exponentially!

Although the favor Gu Zhengyang asked him to do was very simple—seemingly just to crush the jade talisman and notify him when encountering a suspicious person—the risks involved were actually quite high.

However, having just received a favor from Gu Zhengyang, who also promised to help him with joining the Demon Suppression Division later, Meng Yuan couldn't refuse.

Meng Yuan genuinely intended to befriend Gu Zhengyang.

Choice is more important than effort. Once you get along well with Gu Zhengyang, the main NPC, it will be very beneficial for him in the future.

With the help of Gu Zhengyang, one can come into contact with truly top figures, obtain hidden missions, and even enter Gu Zhengyang's inner circle to gain access to many resources and secret information that are difficult for ordinary cultivators to obtain!

Moreover, the rewards for this mission are quite generous.

Meng Yuan had absolutely no reason to refuse...

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After accepting the mission, Meng Yuan did not foolishly search for Wu Xingkong's whereabouts.

Instead, he mobilized his river patrolmen to help search, promising them a reward of ten taels of silver if they encountered anyone suspicious and the information was true.

Even if the situation is not true, as long as you don't cheat, you can still get one hundred coins.

A generous reward will surely attract brave men; ten taels of silver is an absolute fortune for an ordinary river patrolman!

Thus, motivated by Meng Yuan's money, the patrol team members unleashed unimaginable passion, patrolling the riverbank tirelessly as if they were on steroids.

However, Meng Yuan did not expect his rabble to find Wu Xingkong's whereabouts.

There is certainly more people than you think!

But in this world, extraordinary power ultimately prevails. Once one reaches a high level, one's personal power is enough to overturn and suppress everything.

Wu Xingkong possessed profound cultivation and was a rare Purple Mansion True Person. His strength was no less than that of Gu Zhengyang, and he was proficient in many magical arts and supernatural powers.

If he really wanted to hide his whereabouts, even if Meng Yuan stared with his eyes wide open, he wouldn't be able to find him.

Meng Yuan did this partly to alert the enemy, and partly out of sheer luck.

What if?

Moreover, they are not the only ones searching for Wu Xingkong.

The people at Jinji Temple are definitely also tracking down Wu Xingkong, and may even have already found out where he is.

Perhaps if we just wait quietly for things to develop, things will fall into place naturally and a turning point will appear.

As for Meng Yuan himself, he continued his daily routine of fighting monsters and accumulating experience points without fail.

However, things are unpredictable, and many things do not necessarily develop as people expect.

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