Chapter 39: Will Huiling City Fall into Chaos?

  This morning I need to go back to my hometown for the tomb sweeping... This is a very important matter, concerning the ancestors' incense and food. Please excuse me, everyone, and that's all for now until noon...

  As soon as the words fell, the negative emotions condensed from the grievances and evil spirits in mid-air stirred up, splitting into a large half and falling towards that city.

  Rumble...

  A loud noise shook, like a heavy rain pouring down on a fire. The brilliant divine light that was originally on the city's body had already been extinguished by more than half.

  At this time, a county official rushed to the front of the county magistrate and shouted: "County master, it's not good, it's not good..."

  Just then, a county official stepped forward and blocked the way, shouting: "In front of the county magistrate, such rashness, what kind of decorum is this?"

  The county official hastily called out: "I want to see the county magistrate, something big has happened, something big has happened!"

  "What's going on?" The county magistrate came out and asked loudly.

  "County Master, something is amiss! The City God has gone mad and wants to release all the guilty ghosts from the Ghost Prison!" the county official cried out.

  "What?" The county magistrate was speechless, and even the surrounding clerks were stunned.

  "Is this true or false? How did you know about it? Tell me the truth!" Zhong Huan angrily asked.

  "Yes, yes. A ghost official named Cheng An from the City God Temple sent a message to the lower officials... saying that they would gather all the guilty ghosts, form a large army, and destroy the local god..."

  Upon hearing this, the surrounding officials all let out a sigh of relief. They had thought that the City God was going to rebel and slaughter everyone in the city! Such things have happened before.

  Moreover, such things are not uncommon in history. Often when the world is in great chaos, there would be a sudden appearance of evil spirits possessing the guardian gods of a region, resulting in the massacre of an entire city's population.

  It's just a peaceful year after all. Such things occasionally happen too. So it's no wonder these people are so tense.

  The county magistrate had already raised his hand to stop him, and sighed, saying: "It seems that this matter is not false. Immediately bring me the seal, and seal off the Chenguan Temple! Summon Daoist Master..."

  At this time, the face of Daojin turned pale as paper. Among so many people, only he vaguely knew the reason for the matter. He also knew that the outbreak of Guiyu would be a disastrous result.

  "Your Honor, this is no trivial matter! The prison of ghosts has burst forth. All the accumulated resentment has erupted. We must still gather the county soldiers to prevent that City God's dog from jumping over the wall..."

  The county magistrate, who was also in the thin wall, was startled and suddenly remembered some ominous old legends. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: "County Master, County Master! What Wu said is absolutely right. This matter is not trivial. We must mobilize the county soldiers immediately, or else it will be too late."

  The county magistrate listened and saw that the two men were speaking so seriously, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Calm down, what's going on?"

  Zhu Bozhong took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down. Although the explosion in the ghost prison was very strange, now wasn't the time to investigate these details, but rather think of ways to deal with it: "County Master, have you forgotten about the human killing machine, the heaven-defying event?"

  He was suddenly reminded. The county magistrate suddenly woke up with a start and came to his senses. What if this city is broken and the jar is broken, and the guilty ghost is released directly, killing the sky and the earth?

  Then, I thought of that ancient legend, the worst outcome. A chill ran down my spine and almost drenched me in sweat!

  When it really comes down to it, a thin strip of paper can't stop the fierce and ferocious ghost soldiers.

  Thinking of this consequence, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his limbs. He was now a suspect, and the death of County Governor Yuquan still hadn't been completely cleared up.

  Another big trouble has erupted, and this time it's not just about official positions, but even one's own head is no longer guaranteed to be safe!

  This is still okay, but if the whole world becomes chaotic because of this, I'll be finished!

  As soon as he thought of this, the county magistrate's heart suddenly sprouted a murderous intention: "Gather the county soldiers and put the whole city on high alert! Whoever dares to stir up trouble will be killed. Whoever dares to go out onto the streets will be killed. Block off all intersections..."

  Before he could finish speaking, someone came running over and shouted: "Something's wrong, Your Honor! The City God's boundary is shrinking, the wild ghosts are invading the city!"

  "What?" Upon hearing this, the county magistrate even felt a sense of desperation. The internal problem had yet to be resolved when external troubles arrived.

  "Calm down, County Master. This City God must have gone wrong, dispatch the county soldiers to each road intersection, block the roads, and as long as the entire city is generally not chaotic, we can get through this night, or perhaps behead the City God, and things may still be salvageable." said the Chief Clerk.

  The county magistrate was after all a Confucian disciple, with extremely deep inner energy cultivation, and forcibly endured it: "Let's do as you say, Zhong Jun, you'll have to work hard tonight!"

  His gaze shifted over, only to see that Wu Xie's entire body was trembling slightly. He couldn't help but furrow his brow: "Wu Jun, what's wrong with you?"

  But then Wu Hua rushed over and cried: "Your Honor, relying solely on the county soldiers will not resolve tonight's matter. We must...".

  As soon as the words were spoken, a huge palpitation was felt. Immediately alert and shut up, if said at this moment, it would be bad for Dìshén Jūn to bear the consequences.

  If it's a "misunderstanding", Liu Yi is the mastermind behind the scenes... countless grievances will all be attributed to Liu Yi, which would be very bad.

  "Yes!" Although his heart was crying out in anguish, Wu Hua still managed to muster up his spirits. No one knew better than him just how great the danger of the Ghost Prison's explosion would be.

  Sighing in his heart, this will be the complete downfall of the City God of Hualing County!

  It's going to be thoroughly resolved with force! The only thing worth celebrating in my heart is the death of County Governor Yuquan. The county has recruited strong and young men from each township, forming a 2,000-strong county army, which is enough to suppress everything now!

  Just as the county magistrate was about to make a decision

  A terrifying black aura descended from the void, extinguishing nearly half of the divine light on his body. The City God, however, was flustered at this moment: "How can it be like this, how can it be like this?"

  As the dark air in the sky greatly dissipated, the chains on the hands and feet of those sinful ghosts began to fade away. These sinful ghosts then started to become restless.

  "Your Excellency, we can't hesitate any longer!" The ghost jailer also shouted: "If we hesitate again, these sinful ghosts will break free and charge at us!"

  These dark energies fell, and although more than half of them poured onto the body of Hui Ling Cheng, a small portion also landed on other ghostly officials. They were all flustered, but after being shouted at by this ghost prison official, they all "came to their senses".

  The City God was reminded and became even more flustered. He cried out: "You, go and send troops to kill the Earth God..."

  As soon as the words came out, the remaining half of the black air in mid-air also fell down. At this moment, it directly entwined itself around the body of Cheng Huang God. Moreover, it made his divine light, like a candle flame in the wind, sway unsteadily.

  At the same moment, all the shackles on these evil spirits disappeared, and a fierce bloodthirsty glow burst out of each of their eyes as they roared and charged towards the outside of the prison.