Chapter 6: The City God's Downfall

  Rumble...

  Liu Yi's spiritual pool received this ray of light and actually expanded by another circle.

  "I understand!" Liu Yi thought to himself, this was getting rid of the previous divine spirit and thoroughly merging the remaining divine positions. His heart felt a surge of joy, seeing that the spiritual pool had expanded by more than a foot in width, but his divine power seemed to have decreased significantly.

  He felt the black air on top dissipate again. With a cold smile, this time it was thoroughly resolved, eliminating one potential future trouble.

  After this incident, the Ruan family will not have the strength to find trouble for themselves again. They will probably be busy taking care of their own affairs. And they also eliminated Ruan Ping, that former god of society, thoroughly eliminating this hidden danger... After all, his divine position was originally taken from Ruan Ping.

  The black air on top dissipated, and his heart became even clearer. Liu Yi closed his eyes to think deeply, now his only enemy was left with Cheng Huang. He also didn't know what kind of move this god would make after hearing the news to deal with Ben Shengjun.

  But what happened at Fenglai Mountain was just transmitted to Chenghuang Temple as soon as the sky turned dark.

  Still in the great hall, Cheng Huang listened and only faintly said a sentence: "Useless waste!"

  With an unchanged expression and unblinking eyes, he poured the wine in his hand into his mouth.

  The ghostly official sitting next to him, Cheng An and others immediately deeply bowed their heads.

  "That city god pointed at a pale and disheveled ghostly maiden and said: 'Just looking at her is annoying, come on, people, throw her into the Ghost Prison!'"

  The female ghost was shocked and her soul flew away. She knelt down and kowtowed: "Cheng Huang spare my life, Cheng Huang spare my life..."

  Two iron-clad ghost soldiers came up, without any mercy or tenderness, and dragged the ghost princess out. Thrown into the ghost prison, she suffered countless torments, never to see the light of day again, a fate even more miserable than having her soul scattered.

  At that moment, everyone in the grand hall was shocked and saddened. Even the brilliant lights in the great hall dimmed.

  However, seeing the timid and fearful appearance of his subordinates, Cheng Yu was finally satisfied with a smile. You said leisurely: "Those useless people in the Lu family have some use after all. Indeed, it has been tested that the land is not dead. Who among you will lead the troops for me to slay this god?"

  The hall was quiet, and Cheng Huang said, "Don't you even have the courage to do this? The land was smashed by the county official's temple, it was stripped of its divine status by the imperial court. Now it's just a lone dog from a ruined family, can't you all deal with it?"

  The surroundings are still quiet and the air doesn't dare to come out. This sounds good, but why do you attach so much importance to that land?

  Thinking of the miserable end of the last ghost who led the soldiers and horses, only to be ambushed by Liu Yi's ghostly troops halfway, these ghost officials all felt a chill in their hearts.

  These things, if nothing else, make one think of the divine wonders that Liu Yi continued to display. Whether it was a yield of a thousand jin per mu or the articles that were passed down, containing principles, they were enough to shock people.

  "Your Excellency, in my humble opinion. As the saying goes, 'a cornered rabbit will bite a man!' A brave official spoke up, "Not to mention that the land has a mysterious origin, it's possible that it's a relic from ancient times, and some great deity is awakening. To clash with it head-on like this is not wise!"

  Seeing the city god's unpleasant face, this evil official secretly regretted it and thought he shouldn't have spoken too much. However, since he had already spoken, he could only continue with a stiff upper lip: "We ghosts and gods also need to rely on human ways. The land temple was destroyed by the county guard, so why bother two masters for one thing? Let's ask the county guard to take action again and thoroughly destroy it!"

  "Huh?" The city guard's face sank: "Could it be that I've been raising so many useless people?"

  As soon as this was said, everyone was frightened and knelt down on the ground again, not daring to speak.

  "Then so be it! Tonight, you go to the county magistrate... and make sure to cut down that land completely!"

  "Yes," the ghostly official kowtowed. In his heart, he cursed himself and vowed that if he ever spoke carelessly again, he would...

  For several days in a row, people were sent out to search everywhere for the murderer. Although everyone knew it was a useless effort, who the mastermind was, everyone's heart was clear.

  The county magistrate also sighed, unlike the county lieutenant who was doing many things, but still struggling to survive. This county magistrate had a higher official position and saw more clearly that this time he would be unlucky no matter what, unless he could catch the murderer!

  It's just that the murderer is like a louse on a bald head, it's obvious. The only problem is there's no evidence, so how can they catch anyone? Even if there was evidence, this county magistrate wouldn't want to go and arrest someone...

  After all, everyone has a heart of loyalty and righteousness. As a member of the imperial clan and a hero, Qi Sheng opposed those who controlled state power from outside, so as a Confucian scholar-official, it was natural to side with Qi Sheng.

  The county lieutenant was busy for another day, and didn't return until nightfall, exhausted and covered in dust. He hastily came to see the county magistrate, although he had nothing to show for it, and still had to report back.

  The county magistrate took a glance at the county lieutenant and was shocked. Even if he didn't understand physiognomy, he could see that his assistant was having bad luck, with a dull and gloomy face that seemed to have no blood color at all.

  "How can the county lieutenant be so? It didn't seem to be this way before?" The county magistrate pondered, feeling a sense of foreboding in his heart. He went home and gazed at himself in the copper mirror for half a day, although he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, but it seemed that his luck wasn't so bad after all. His heart felt slightly relieved.

  The county governor was killed, which is a big deal. For several days in a row, he was busy dispatching messengers to inform the imperial court. He also had to send out county soldiers to search for suspicious characters everywhere.

  All sorts of things have been busy for several days, and finally can breathe a sigh of relief. Just waiting for the imperial court to take responsibility.

  The county magistrate was too busy and fell asleep in a daze. It seemed that he had just fallen asleep, but suddenly saw someone appearing in front of his bed, bowing his hands and saying: "I am the lower official in front of the City God Temple. I pay my respects to your honor!"

  In a daze, suddenly an idea struck him: "The one in front of the City God Temple... isn't that a ghostly clerk..."

  Suddenly invigorated, he became clear-headed and saw that the ghostly official's body was emitting a faint glow. He paid his respects with reverence, which slightly calmed him down.

  The ghost official smiled secretly in his heart and said with his mouth: "Sir, you don't have to worry, the subordinate is just in your dream."

  So saying, the county magistrate finally let out a long sigh of relief. This is good, this is good! After all, he didn't die.

  Having made up his mind, the county lieutenant spoke in a low voice: "Since humans and gods do not communicate, I dare ask what instructions does Your Excellency have?"

  The ghostly official said, "My master, the City God, has spoken. That land is not a good kind. It has always been evil and wicked. Now that Master Wei has destroyed its temple, I'm afraid this land will take revenge!"

  The county lieutenant listened and was taken aback, saying: "Isn't the temple of the land god already destroyed?"

  When he wanted to ask again, the ghostly official had vanished. The county magistrate hastily searched around but couldn't find any trace of the ghostly official anymore. All around was a vast expanse of fog, and nothing could be seen.