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Chapter 182 Half a Tiger Tally
The young man was stunned for a moment, then reacted and bowed down.

"Your Majesty, I am Lu Xiaoyou, a resident of Xiahe Village. I have come to pay my respects to Your Majesty today to accuse the River God of Shanghe Village of being tyrannical and cruel, who sacrifices living people and harms countless people. I implore Your Majesty to severely punish this evil god!"

Chen Ji sat upright in the hall and slammed the gavel down.

"Is there a complaint?"

"Your Honor, the petition has already been seized by the river god's temple keeper's men, and the injuries on my body were also inflicted by their men!"

After Lu Xiaoyou finished speaking, he kowtowed again.

“Every word I have said is true. I hope Your Majesty will investigate this matter thoroughly.”

Chen Ji nodded slightly and closed his eyes to think for a moment.

It wasn't that they were actually investigating, but rather that they were looking into the City God's seal regarding how mortals appealed to the gods.

After thinking it over, I realized that the previous method was not applicable.

Previously, when the City God encountered someone suing a deity, he would directly have the underworld officials invite the deity to confront him face to face. If the person was in the right, he would report it to a higher-level deity for handling; if the person was unreasonable, he would punish the person who sued the deity.

Although the river god is not under the jurisdiction of the city god, the city god, as a local deity, has the responsibility of supervision, so it is still feasible.

But that was when the City God was in power, so there was naturally no danger in doing so.

Nowadays, the City God is weak and the River God is powerful. I'm afraid the City God's investigation documents will be ignored even if they are sent to the River God.

Not to mention that the river god of Shanghe Village now belongs to Xidu and has even greater power, so he would not pay any attention to an official document from a mere acting city god.

Investigating this matter thoroughly will likely be more difficult than we imagine.

But it's not impossible.

Chen Ji opened his eyes and looked at Lu Xiaoyou.

"Since there is no complaint against the River God, I should investigate whether you have made a false accusation. Do you dare to make me leave my soul and question my conscience?"

"dare."

Lu Xiao didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately agreed.

Master Xiyun cast a questioning glance at him.

The spell used by the City God of Fenshan Town to pull them away was this very technique, and other City Gods have also used it before.

This authority should only belong to the official City God. Chen Ji is merely the acting City God, yet he possesses such power?

Chen Ji smiled slightly, but didn't explain much, only saying, "Don't resist."

Then, with a flick of his finger, he pulled Master Xiyun and Lu Xiaoyou into a mysterious space.

"This is……"

Master Xiyun opened his eyes wide with surprise as soon as he entered.

Although this place is very similar to the place where the City God pulled them in that day, a closer look reveals that it is completely different.

The yin energy was much stronger, and I vaguely felt that many strange eyes were looking at me from all around.

But he believed that Chen Ji, who had brought him here, would not harm him, so he calmed his mind and waited to see what would happen.

Lu Xiaoyou was completely dumbfounded, shocked by this heaven-defying method.

To be able to move him to this place out of thin air is definitely not the work of an ordinary person.

Before he could react, Chen Ji conjured a small incense burner in front of him, lit an incense stick, and respectfully raised his Day Wanderer God Seal.

"Chen Ji, the daytime wandering god of the underworld, respectfully invites Judge Lu to come and inquire about something."

"Yinsi Riyushen..."

"I have something to ask you."

After repeating this three times, the incense in the burner turned into a thin line and disappeared.

A moment later, a solid black aura surged into the secondary world, revealing itself in front of Chen Ji; it was none other than Lu Pan.

He was somewhat surprised to see Chen Ji and the two people beside him, but he nodded and greeted them before asking Chen Ji a question.

"How did you use this method to summon me here, fellow Daoist?"

"Since you've already used the Yin Division technique, just ask the ghost messenger to come and tell me. He'll know how to get to me."

"That was my original intention, but unfortunately I had just sent him out on business, so I took the liberty of inviting you with incense."

Chen Ji cupped his hands in greeting and hurriedly explained that he had sent the Stone Mill Demon and Lady Hongci to the mass grave to investigate the situation.

He recounted everything, including whether the mountain was training ghost soldiers or colluding with the river god of Xidu to cause trouble.

Judge Lu was already furious from what he had just heard, but when he heard that the Ghost King planned to use Yin energy and wronged souls to condense the Ghost Realm and establish a Lesser Underworld, his eyebrows shot up and his voice boomed like thunder.

"You wretched creature, how dare you defy the underworld! You're courting death!"

He then looked at Chen Ji with a complicated expression.

“Fellow Daoist, I originally thought you could accumulate some merit through this matter and take on the position of City God, but if things are like this, I’m afraid I can’t entrust it to you.”

"If the minor underworld in the human realm were to take shape, it would be no less devastating to the surrounding creatures than a great demon king causing chaos. We must ask the Lord of the Underworld to muster his troops to deal with this matter."

"I'll trouble you to inform the officials upon your return that no one should go out at night within a hundred li of Fenshan Town for the next few days, lest they offend the Yin soldiers and contract diseases." "I'll go right away..."

"Fellow Taoist, please wait."

Seeing that Judge Lu was about to go back to muster his troops due to his fiery temper, Chen Ji hurriedly stopped him.

"Fellow Daoist, you are overthinking it. I did not come here for the Ghost King."

"Ok?"

Judge Lu was taken aback, not expecting that Chen Ji had not come for this matter.

Chen Ji then smiled and began to explain the plan he had discussed with Miss Bai and the others to deal with the Ghost King.

"Find the most yang place, reconnect the ghost realm with the underworld, and let yin energy flow back into the underworld?"

Judge Lu remained silent for a few breaths, then nodded in agreement.

"This is indeed a good method, but the Ghost Realm is very dangerous. If you want to do this, you should be careful."

"nature."

"However, this matter cannot be accomplished in a day, and there is still much preparation work to be done, so I need Judge Lu's help."

"You said."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ji pointed to Lu Xiaoyou and explained his complaint against the River God.

"Shanghe Village... I remember it. I never imagined that the river god here would also become an evil god that requires human sacrifices and blood offerings..."

Judge Lu recalled a few moments, sighing with emotion.

He then looked at Chen Ji and asked him if there was anything else he wanted to do by bringing Lu Xiaoyou along.

Chen Jicai said that the River God Temple Keeper had people beat Lu Xiaoyou twice and even had the lawsuit with the seal of the underworld stolen. He came here specifically to ask for his conscience and prove that he was not lying.

Judge Lu shook his head as he listened.

"Fellow Daoist, are you still thinking the underworld isn't chaotic enough? We haven't even finished dealing with the minor underworld cases in the mass graves, and now there's already a mass grave?"

"Because they have connections."

Chen Ji said slowly.

"The stone mill demon had previously infiltrated the area and heard that the Ghost King was going to ask the River God to unleash a flood that would wreak havoc on the people on both banks and create vengeful ghosts. Presumably, the human sacrifice was brought forward because of this matter."

"The Ghost King and the River God must have some unknown dealings going on."

"Since the Stone Mill Demon and the others have gone to investigate the Ghost King, I can take this opportunity to go and ask the River God for clarification."

Judge Lu nodded slightly, a hint of approval in his eyes.

"If that's the case, then we should definitely go."

"Moreover, Fellow Daoist has indeed considered things carefully. One should not act rashly without evidence. If the underworld verifies that this matter is true, it is reasonable for you, as the City God, to investigate the case."

I should lend you a hand!

After saying that, he looked at Lu Xiaoyou.

There was no visible movement; it seemed like just a casual gesture.

Lu Xiaoyou's soul once again split off a beam of light, which hung in the air and slowly unfolded into a face that looked around and trembled all over.

Lu Pan's body grew larger, just like when Chen Ji first saw him.

His eyes, as large as cartwheels, looked at Lu Xiaoyou, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Is it true that you sued the river god of Shanghe Village?"

"Yes, I wouldn't dare lie about a single word."

As soon as Lu Xiaoyou finished speaking, Lu Pan looked into the void and waited. After a long while, a sound rang out.

"good."

Judge Lu then nodded and looked away.

“What he said is indeed true. This matter has already been reported to the Prefect. You can proceed with it with peace of mind. Anyone who dares to use human sacrifice is an evil god. If you have evidence, there is no problem in arresting the river god of Shanghe Village.”

"Also, the Prefect asked me to give you this."

As soon as he finished speaking, half of a tiger tally appeared in front of Chen Ji.

"This is a talisman for summoning troops from the underworld. As long as you sense the aura of the underworld, you can summon two thousand underworld soldiers. It was specially given to you by the Lord of the Underworld for matters concerning demons, ghosts, and river gods."

"Thank you, Your Excellency! Thank you, Judge Lu!"

Chen Ji quickly clasped his hands in thanks.

He came to the underworld under the pretext of dealing with something.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain, which was quite surprising.

However, with this half of the tiger tally, there's no need to be so careful in our actions, and our chances of winning are much higher.

(End of this chapter)