REVEREND INSANITY
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Chapter 253: Only the dead are clean

Dark clouds filled the sky carrying a dense atmosphere and signs of heavy rain.

Caravans move along mountain trails with a solemn atmosphere.

All of the big black fat beetles in the caravan were dead; the two winged snakes were left but in a paralyzed state; instead, the baggage frogs that survived the most, were, all because of its small size and moving quite quickly, it easily hid from the attacks of ferocious beasts. As for ostriches, they are similar in size to backpack toads, but they have a habit of burying their heads in the ground once they feel the threat, so this causes their victims to be the highest.

Shang Xin Ci mixed in the crowd, her gaze somewhat complicated as she looked at the dozens of baggage frogs beside her.

The items that these baggage frogs carried were all the property of the Zhang Clan.

Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing did not participate in the discussion, but the leader of the caravan still delivered a large amount of goods to him.

“All this is due to strength ..” Shang Xin Ci sighed.

Before, when Zhang Zhu was here, the leaders of this caravan showed an indifferent attitude; but now, they were polite to the point that they were seen licking it.

Moreover, when Master Gu and the servants looked at him now, their gazes showed respect and fear.

“All these changes are due to them.” Shang Xin Ci stared intently at Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing who were not too far away.

On one hand, she received a feeling of security from Fang and Bai; while on the other, her kind hearted person felt fear for how they could easily kill people.

“Hahaha, looks like we really have scared the girl.” Bai Ning Bing walked side by side with Fang Yuan and feeling Shang Xin Ci's gaze, she laughed softly.

Seven to eight days had passed since they killed the father and son of the Ou Clan.

This affected the entire caravan, including Shang Xin Ci and Xiao Die.

Xiao Die did not even dare to breathe hard in front of Fang and Bai, whereas Shang Xin Ci also did not dare to match Fang Yuan's gaze anymore.

Such reactions were all within Fang Yuan's expectations.

This pair of masters and servants had grown up in the Zhang Clan since young, the true ideology of the path was embedded within them. It was inevitable for them to realize the difference when Fang and Bai showed their evil nature. They had to change their thought process to accept these two figures of the demonic path.

Fang Yuan was not worried.

They have no choice but to accept and compromise when faced with external pressure. After all, humans want to live on. After a few attacks of the beast group, the isolation in their hearts would gradually dissipate.

“The problem now is him.” Fang Yuan looked at Chen Xin.

This young Gu Master was the man who escaped with Zhang Zhu. Fang Yuan thought he had already been crushed into meat paste by the white fur flying elephant, but to think he was actually alive.

Master Gu who possessed the unusual Gu worm, even if his cultivation was not high, could not be looked down upon.

Fang Yuan had lost the earth hearing ear grass and had no other reconnaissance methods, causing him to ignore Chen Xin. He also had no idea how much of the latter had been found. But regardless of that, he had countermeasures for everything.

He was very careful and always considered failure first. Back then, he had already prepared the steps if anyone knew about it.

Thus, after he killed Zhang Zhu, he deliberately displayed incredible strength. If one really knew it, they would be feared by Fang and Bai's ruthless strength; and would hide themselves.

The Ou Clan's father and son ran themselves into the line of fire; had it not been for Ou Fei coming to look for trouble, Fang Yuan would have looked for trouble on his own or demonstrated his great methods during the beast group's attack.

Naturally Fang Yuan had many methods to counterattack even if he was exposed. Caravan leader Jia Long was one such chess piece.

He was a subordinate of Jia Fu and Fang Yuan had received a mark from Jia Fu in Gu Yue village. As long as he showed the command token, he could gain Jia Long's trust for some action.

However, for every plan, no matter how perfect it looks, accidents can always happen when implemented.

Also known as: Man proposes but God determines.  

Even if Fang Yuan had a lot of experience, was astute and had foresight, he also had the possibility to fail. But because of this, life can become so brilliant and full of uncertainty.

Fang Yuan's first consideration was the worst result.

If his luck was very bad and someone saw him or he left strong evidence when he killed Zhang Zhu; and it made Shang Xin Ci realize the truth, he would feel a deep hatred towards him; someone who bites the hand that feeds him.

Then what to do?

Simple, kill Shang Xin Ci.

He was just an ordinary human now and killing him was very simple. The leader of the Shang Clan clan also did not know she was his own daughter; there would be no repercussions from the Shang Clan if he killed her secretly.

Looking at the results now, Zhang Zhu was dead but Fang Yuan's luck was not the best as he left a trail. But it was also not the worst, at least Shang Xin Ci was still in the dark.

Fang Yuan was convinced of this because Shang Xin Ci was young and his emotions were completely visible in his eyes.

“There is a crocodile-elephant group in front!” 

“A group of crocodiles-elephants is attacking us!!”

“Beware, beware!”

A Gu Master investigator rushed towards the caravan from the front, bringing bad news.

Disturbances occurred in the caravan before it quickly turned quiet.

“Acot only crocodile elephants, no need to panic.”

“We don't have enough manpower to defend ourselves here.”

“True. Everyone disperse, enter the rainforest!”

Gu Masters gave the most reasonable orders; people were already in a very tense state and could quickly spread out in all directions.

If they had ever faced such a situation before Fei Hou Mountain, they might have been worried about their items and continued to hesitate. Now, however, they decisively handed over the item without even glancing at it again, concentrating on escaping.

He was not surprised by the arrival of the crocodile-elephant group because that was the plan.

Thundering. . .

The group of crocodiles stepped in, immediately heard a thickening scream and the sound of trees falling.

Fang Yuan carefully led Shang Xin Ci and the others through the rainforest, but there were too many crocodile-elephants; they still met each other.

Crocodiles are small, about the size of a yak, which makes them more agile. Their entire bodies were covered in crocodile-like scales with defenses far exceeding that of white fur flying elephants. Their tails, similar to crocodiles, scoured the ground.

“Ahh!” Xiao Die screamed as he saw this hill-like crocodile elephant attacking them.

Shang Xin Ci was also pale.

“No need to worry,” Fang Yuan indifferently said, before charging towards the crocodile-elephant.

One human and one elephant collided in the middle of the road; their collision produced a loud noise.

Fang Yuan retreated two steps, and the white light armor on his body flickered three times. But those crocodiles, their skulls instantly shattered and blood spurted as they fell to the ground, pushed back a dozen steps before colliding with the trunk of a large tree and stopping.

“Excellent!” Xiao Die's eyes opened wide in shock.

This was an ordinary crocodile-elephant and not a hundred beast kings, while Fang Yuan possessed the primordial essence of snow silver along with the power of two wild boars and a crocodile; handling it naturally was very easy.

However, Shang Xin Ci and Xiao Die had never seen such a fierce scene.

Zhang Zhu did not have great physical strength and was also a healing Master Gu, so he relied mainly on avoiding and helping during battles.

Fang Yuan, however, faced the attack head-on, fighting unhindered; this naturally left a deep impression on the spouses of masters and servants.

About two hours later, the crocodile-elephant group gradually left and the caravan group began to walk out of the rainforest.

After the casualties were counted, they only lost a Gu Master and a dozen servants; it was not a huge loss.

The caravan started their journey again after rearranging all the goods.

A few days later, they came out of the Xiang Ya mountain range, and began their journey to Mu Bei mountain.

In the next half month, the caravan was attacked by black stone bears, iron crown deer, and other groups of beasts.

And since Fang and Bai were acting as inseparable bodyguards, Shang Xin Ci and Xiao Die were unscathed. This close contact at all times began to change the attitude of the masters and servants.

Shang Xin Ci started to get closer to Fang Yuan, talking cheerfully and no longer avoiding his gaze. Xiao Die had completely turned into a devotee of Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing.

Worshipping the strong is the character of all living things, because strength means a higher chance of survival.

Moreover, Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing were people with principles even though they were on the path of demons. In the perspective of the two girls, the two did not ask for anything or take advantage of them, only returning the favor. This behavior was full of an aura of heroism, and even among the right paths, how many people possessed such a character?

No matter how ugly Fang Yuan looked, in the hearts of masters and servants, he was far more favored than many hypocritical and cunning straight path people.

A few days later, the caravan entered the Mu Bei mountain range.

Zombies started popping up.

Mount Mu Bei did not always have the same name. Over a hundred years ago, there was a large clan on this mountain.

A demon Master Gu changed everything.

He used to be the servant of this clan. On the day of his wedding, his beautiful wife had been captured by Master Gu of the clan and humiliated to death.

He buried this hatred deep into his heart and like luck, he obtained the legacy of ‘Zombie King’, the head demon.

After having endured hardships for nearly a hundred years, with the cultivation of rank five, he ordered an army of zombies and attacked the clan, slaughtering everyone. He did not spare their corpses, turning them into zombies.

After finishing all of this, he erected a huge tombstone in the ruins of the clan.

On the tombstone, he carved the name of his wife.

This event shook the entire Southern Border.

The mountain has been called Mu Bei since then. Zombies roam freely in the mountains, killing beasts or hikers, absorbing blood as their food. And the ptomaine on them would infect the corpses, producing new zombies.

Like this, there were countless zombies on Mu Bei mountain.

To protect the security of the trade route, the clan arranges a zombie hunting squadron each year to clear these zombies.

But no matter how much they cleared, they could not kill all the zombies because of their infinite number.

After all, the zombie hunting squadron was limited in size, with so many mountains in the Southern Border and dangers on the way, they had to spend a lot of money on this long expedition. It was a situation where they had to invest a lot but earn less, and it was even impossible to reverse Mu Bei's mountain. As long as the zombies escaped, the zombie army would appear again after a while. After several failed attempts even after a massive expedition, the enthusiasm of the people began to fade.

The caravan decided to camp at the foot of Mu Bei mountain for the night.

The stars shine brightly in the sky. Fang Yuan looked at Mo Bei's dark mountain, an attentive gaze appearing in his eyes.

“It's time, these people are no longer valuable. It's time to solve all these problems.”

Chen Xin had to die, but just throwing it away could make the situation even more troublesome. How much does he know, to whom he revealed, and has anyone else seen the murder? Fang Yuan didn't know any of this.

However, Fang Yuan had no intention of finding out. Because in his plan, Chen Xin would die and the others would also die.

Only the dead are clean.

Literal translation: Planning is done by man, but success is in the hands of heaven. Note: These are literal crocodiles that fuse into one animal. Clean like not leaving evidence/evidence loose.