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Chapter 126 Duty Officer (Subscription Request)

At night, the "City God's Blessed Land" underground in the City God Temple of Yingxiang Prefecture.

As usual, Guan Chenghuang was wearing the black official uniform with red cloud patterns in the style of the Qin Dynasty, and was working at his desk to handle the affairs of the underworld.

"Lord City God, I am wronged, Lord City God, I am wronged, Lord City God"

A faint, mournful cry floated in from afar.

Guan Chenghuang put down his pen and shouted, "Where is Li Wenpan?"

Immediately, a middle-aged man in official uniform walked in quickly, bowed his hands and saluted, and said, "Master, what can I do for you?"

"Who is crying out for justice outside? Why don't you send him away quickly?" said Guan Chenghuang.

"It's a bit difficult to handle." Wen Pan hesitated.

Guan Cheng Huang frowned and shouted, "You are an old man in the government office. You have followed me for decades, but you still don't know the rules?

If there is a resentful soul suing an official of Shu, you can guide her to the underworld to find the King of Hell. What is so difficult to deal with?"

He didn't ask whether the resentful spirits outside were suing ordinary thugs.

If an ordinary citizen committed a serious crime that killed someone, Wenpan could take care of the matter himself.

As the City God, you don't need to do everything yourself.

Unless it's a fake silver case, which makes too much noise and everyone in Tianmen Town knows about it.

"We are not suing the officials, we are suing the ghosts. We are suing the 'flat-headed general' under the command of the 'Eight Ghost Kings of Guaizi Mountain'." Li Wenpan said.

"General Biantou." Guan Chenghuang frowned and sighed, "How can you keep shouting outside the government office? Bring her here, I will talk to her in person."

Li Wenpan saluted, took a few steps back, and then turned and left.

After a while, a woman in a blue dress with disheveled hair, bruised cheeks, and tongue sticking out of her chest floated in following Li Wenpan.

"City God, I am wronged~~~"

"Bang!" Guan Chenghuang slammed the gavel and shouted, "Hanged ghost, if you want to cry out for justice, why don't you tell me your name and state your grievances? If you just keep crying out for justice, how can I know that you have been wronged?"

The ghost held up her skirt and fell to the ground, mumbling, "I am Zhang Xiaoqiao, the second daughter of Zhang Laowai from Shuanghe Village in the north of the city. Two years ago, I married Chen Laoshi from Qinghe Village next door.

We were a happy couple, supporting each other, and our life was simple but satisfying.

Two months ago, my husband Chen Laoshi went out to herd sheep. When he came back he suddenly fell asleep and died in bed.

I thought he was ill, and although I felt sad, I still held his funeral diligently.

Then he hanged himself.

But after death, I found out that some villagers, like my husband, had their souls captured by evil spirits and died inexplicably.

Those evil spirits were all subordinates of General Biantou.

General Bie Tou is helping the Eight Ghost Kings of Guaizi Mountain to find craftsmen to build the 'Eight Kings' Palace'.

I wanted to fight General Biantou to return my husband's soul to him, but he caught me and abused me. I finally escaped and got the guidance of my ghost friends. I prepared a petition and came to the City God Temple to ask the City God to seek justice."

Guan Cheng Huang sighed, "During the turmoil of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms last year, hundreds of miles north of the city became a battlefield, millions of people died, and many evil spirits were born.

They are not just one or two, nor are they just one or two groups. They are all organized ghost soldiers.

There are too many ghosts and they are too powerful for me to control.”

"But most of the hundreds of miles north of Tianmen Town are in Yingxiang Prefecture, which is under the jurisdiction of the City God." Zhang Xiaoqiao shouted.

Guan Chenghuang said: "I am not ignoring you. The Chenghuang is like the government office in the world of the living. If we encounter an invasion by the thirty-six countries, how can we rely on the government office alone? We must ask the court to send troops to rescue us."

Seeing Zhang Xiaoqiao staring with a pair of dead fish eyes and a look of confusion on her swollen face, he shook his head and said directly: "I will arrange for the ghost to send you to the underworld. If you want to file a complaint or appeal for justice, you can go to the King of Hell."

"No, I won't go to the underworld. I still want to find my husband." Zhang Xiaoqiao shook her head repeatedly and shouted, "Lord City God, I am wronged, Lord City God, Lord City God~~~"

"Bang!" Guan Cheng Huang angrily slammed the gavel and shouted, "You hanged ghost, you don't know what's good for you. I pity you and your love for each other, so I arranged a way out for you. Why are you still screaming? Where is Judge Wu?"

Guan Tianyang, the "Military Judge" dressed in chain mail and dressed like a general, strode in, bowed and saluted, and said, "My lord, there is a small problem with Yu Fengxian of Hongxiufang, and I need you to make a decision."

Guan Cheng Huang put down the gavel and frowned, "What trouble has she caused again?"

Guan Tianyang had a complicated expression, and his tone was filled with disappointment and jealousy. He said, "She has mastered the 'Ao Xian Sword' and has achieved perfection in the Tiger Soul Seven Killing Divine Will."

Guan Chenghuang said calmly: "She has good talent and good luck. It is not surprising that she can use the military evil spirit in the Conferred God List to make the fierce tiger's divine will perfect."

"Does it mean that I must use the energy of the soldier demon from the Conferred God List to practice the last move, 'Proud Immortal Sword'?"

Guan Tianyang shouted excitedly: "Ancestor, I have been searching for evil acupoints in various places in the west for these years, but even in the northern battlefield where millions of people were killed and injured, I could only perfect the sixth level of the 'Splitting God Sword' and could never break through the last level."

Guan Chenghuang said with a complicated expression: "A battlefield with millions of people is indeed rare, but that is the Investiture of the Gods!"

"What's wrong with the Investiture of the Gods? Why does it have such a tragic aura of war?" Guan Tianyang asked.

Guan Chenghuang shook his head gently, "I am only a city god, not an ancient god. You should be content. The God-Splitting Sword has surpassed your limits.

If I had not had the audacity to borrow the Buddha's bone relic from Master Chijuro, your heart would have been corroded by the evil spirit, causing you to go insane at best and lose your soul at worst.

Think about the scene when Yu Fengxian activated the List of Gods the day before yesterday. Would you dare to get within a thousand feet?

You even have trouble seeing from a distance.

Don't dare to look directly.

If I give you the List of Gods, can you accept it?"

Guan Tianyang murmured, "Even with the Buddha's bone relics protecting us, it's still not okay? But why is Yu Fengxian okay?"

“Your limit is not equal to her limit. She comprehended the will of the fierce tiger overnight, and in a few days, her Seven Killings secrets surpassed Tiger Minister.

You are not as talented as Hu Chen. If you want to compete with her, you will only bring trouble upon yourself!"

Guan Cheng Huang pointed at Zhang Xiaoqiao, who was listening intently, and gave an impatient order: "Alright, immediately arrange for someone to send this hanged ghost to the Wrongful Death City.

Also, Li Wenpan, you write a document detailing her grievances, and urge the underworld to send troops to deal with the evil ghosts on the battlefield on the north bank of Lianghe River. " "Lord City God, I am wronged, I will not leave, I——"

Zhang Xiaoqiao wanted to continue shouting, but Guan Tianyang threw a chain at her and she was instantly tied up like a dumpling, with even her mouth sealed tightly.

"Sir Li, thank you for your help." Guan Tianyang bowed to Li Wenpan and handed the chain to him.

After Li Wenpan took Zhang Xiaoqiao away, Guan Tianyang came again and said, "Master, I don't want to compete with Yu Fengxian.

I wanted to tell you that the ghost who had been monitoring her was injured and almost died."

"Is it Guan Qiong?" Guan Chenghuang was shocked.

Guan Tianyang shook his head and said, "No, it's Guan Qiong. Wen Jiaju is on duty today."

Guan Cheng Huang's face was filled with worry, and he quickly asked, "Where is Jia Ju injured? Who dares to harm the duty officer of Fu Cheng Huang?"

Guan Qiong is his grandson, the illegitimate son of a illegitimate son.

Wen Jiaju is the biological son of his youngest daughter and his legitimate grandson.

Guan Tianyang said: "Ka Kui's soul and body were corroded by the evil spirit, like a fried dough stick, and half of his body was limp.

It was Yu Fengxian who did it, but she didn't do it on purpose and wasn't targeting anyone.

After all, the duty officer is not an ordinary ghost messenger.

Many immortals could not detect its trace, let alone an ordinary person like Yu Fengxian.

She was just practicing Tiger Soul Seven Kills.

After activating the fierce tiger spirit, the evil energy that erupted was too strong, and Ka Kui was too close and was accidentally injured by the evil energy.

Guan Chenghuang asked curiously, "Without the List of Conferred Gods, how far can her blood evil energy reach?"

Guan Tianyang thought for a moment and said, "Within two feet it is like a sea of ​​blood and purgatory. Outside five feet it feels burning and stinging, unbearable. Only after ten feet can one be free from the burns."

Guan Chenghuang said unhappily, "I just asked you to monitor her and make sure she wouldn't leave Yingxiang Mansion without permission. What are you doing so close to her?"

Guan Tianyang said: “You can see her expression clearly within five feet.

Within two meters, I could hear her whispers and see what she was writing on the paper.

The task the prince gave us was to make sure she didn't escape from Yingxiang Mansion or be taken out of Yingxiang Mansion by someone.

But for us in the Guan family, there is more to focus on.

For example, her attitude towards the Guan family and her opinion on the sword bone being abolished. "

Guan Chenghuang's eyes flashed, and he asked softly, "How did she react to the sword bone being abolished?"

"She was very cautious and didn't express her feelings too much. She also tried to avoid talking about Guan's family.

But when she mentioned Hu Chen, she was still full of respect and regret. "Guan Tianyang said.

Guan Cheng Huang sighed, "She is born with wisdom, very smart, and knows some things... Well, now that things have come to this, keep an eye on her, but there is no need to get too close, just make sure she is always in Tianmen Town."

After a pause, he added: "The duty officer is responsible for monitoring the affairs of the human world and ghosts and gods. She definitely doesn't practice when she goes out and talks to people.

You guys should be more flexible and stay a little further away from her when she is practicing.

If she's chatting privately with someone, don't get too close, the duty officer can monitor her."

At this point, Guan Chenghuang's dignified face wrinkled into a tangled look.

"I'm a little too selfish." He sighed.

Guan Tianyang said quickly: "It is the duty of the duty officer to supervise the trivial matters of the people, and it is not selfish.

Besides, we are not just monitoring Yu Fengxian, we are just keeping a close eye on her."

Guan Cheng Huang waved his hand, leaned back in his chair, and said with a wry smile: "I'm not talking about the matter of monitoring Yu Fengxian.

I'm talking about the appointment and removal of the duty priests.

At first I thought it was a sinecure that anyone could do, so I gave all twelve priestly positions to my relatives.

Now that I think about it, Ka Kui and the others were not quite qualified.

A true duty officer can monitor half of Tianmen Town in an instant. He can see and hear everything when walking around the city. Even things that happened in the past can be clearly seen, and things in the future are vaguely visible.

Ka Kui, Kwan Qiong and others are far behind.

I have to keep at least two god positions free and select ghosts and gods with perception abilities to prepare for emergencies."

Guan Tianyang said seriously: "Master, what you said is wrong! First of all, the 'real Gongcao' you mentioned is definitely not the Gongcao of the City God Temple in the underworld, but the four Gongcao gods on duty for the year, month, day and hour in the Heavenly Palace.

I heard that they have the power of time and can seemingly see a city in an instant, but in fact, time has no meaning to them.

I am often sent on business trips by you, so I am quite knowledgeable.

The city gods in other regions are only at the level of Ka Kui and Qiong Ge'er.

Even if he was stronger, he wouldn't be able to see an entire city at a glance, or even remember past events clearly.

Secondly, how can the City God Temple accommodate a second great god besides you?
Ka Kui, Qiong Ge'er and others might be lacking in ability.

But they are proactive in their work and will never refuse or argue with you no matter what you ask them to do.

If you choose a powerful God on Duty, will he understand your concern for the Guan family and be willing to pay special attention to Yu Fengxian?"

"Ah, what you said makes sense. If you gain, you lose. If you lose, you gain."

Guan Cheng Huang thought for a moment and said, "I will say hello to Master Chijuro later. When he gives lectures in the future, you can go to the corridor outside the gate to listen to his lectures.

Accumulating some Buddha's blessing is more useful than the power of incense and vows, and is even more effective in dispelling evil spirits."

(End of this chapter)