Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 54 Completing the Junior Priests

The first thing the High Priest did after giving his orders, now that he held absolute power
Apart from Chef Hu from the dining hall who might have some objections, after a moment of silence, the junior priests, led by Lin You and Feng Sishui, all expressed their agreement.

One of the junior priests, Liu Yanchang, immediately stood up and said that he would allocate more funds to the canteen and urge Chef Hu to adjust the canteen's system as soon as possible!

Through Lin You's introduction, Li Wushou learned that Liu Yanchang was his neighbor and a priest in charge of money at the City God Temple.

This made Li Wushou's eyes light up. So, his wages were all paid by the other party?

"Priest Liu, you are disrespectful and disrespectful!"

"No, no!"

Liu Yanchang dared not stand on ceremony and quickly responded.

Having finished discussing the important matter that had been on his mind, Li Wushou's tense mood calmed down a bit. He invited everyone to sit back down in their chairs and then slowly began to speak again.

"Now that we've finished discussing the important matters, there are a few minor things I'd like to ask you all to do!"

Having just experienced this, everyone was quite relaxed and less tense than before, but they still replied in unison:
"Please give your orders, High Priest!"

"The first task is to fill the vacancies for the twelve minor priests. Currently, there are four vacancies in the City God Temple, and I need everyone to fill them within three days!"

"Hi~!"

The crowd, who had just calmed down, suddenly felt a pang of unease! Was this a trivial matter? Was that a serious matter just now?
Selecting minor priests is not particularly difficult. With a large population in Five Directions City, it is always possible to find a suitable one. Otherwise, Feng Sishui would not have been so lucky to select one on the first try!
The difficulty lies in balancing interests and understanding human relationships!
The City God Temple has been located in Wufang City for hundreds of years, and dozens of families have survived through the priests. With the City God in charge of the five directions, the four directions are quite stable, and the position of the priest has not changed for a long time!

Five minor priests had died previously, and countless people were eyeing this vacancy!

Seeing everyone hesitate, Li Wushou thought that it would be difficult to select a minor priest, and that everyone was worried that no one would be selected. But time was of the essence, so Li Wushou had no choice but to give a firm order.

"This is the City God's decree; the selection must be completed within three days!"

"Yes! *8"

Everyone could only agree, and then they all started to figure out how to inform their friends as soon as possible.

"The second thing is that these are the locations of some star charts. Everyone here should familiarize themselves with them as soon as possible, including the four new priests who will be promoted in three days. You all need to make sure that the information is clearly communicated and that the coordination is flawless. Is that clear?"

"Yes! *8"

The perceptive junior priests have already sensed something amiss. Judging from the arrangements for these two matters, it seems there's a major event brewing in the next three days.

What major event could possibly occur at the City God Temple? Is there some kind of evil spirit rebelling outside the city?

Thinking of this, everyone's expressions became serious. These minor officials had dealt with the evil gods outside the city quite a bit. They usually relied on the power of the City God and could put on airs in front of these evil gods.

But if a rebellion were to break out, these treacherous gods would no longer give the City God any face! The first to be killed would be the minor officials of the inner city.

Everyone present was intelligent, and Li Wushou knew they had anticipated this, but instead of offering words of comfort, he offered a word of advice:
"Whether it's the selection of priests or the memorization of star charts, it should not be done in a big way; it's best to do it in secret!"

After saying that, Li Wushou, taking advantage of the situation, pointed to his head and said, "The City God is watching this matter closely, so everyone must not mess it up. Remember, the sooner the better!"

Before anyone could react, Li Wushou got up and returned to the High Priest's office to continue reading the Five Directions Evil Records, which he was not yet finished reading. He planned to finish reading these things within three days!
The area outside the city is different from the area inside. If it is really as he and the old beggar deduced, then this trip out of the city will not be just a matter of one river god. He needs to have a comprehensive understanding of these strange gods.

After Li Wushou left, the eight junior priests sat in the council hall, somewhat speechless among themselves. They were undecided about how to select four junior priests, and even Lin You, with his intelligence, couldn't come up with a solution for the time being.

After much discussion, the junior priests still felt that the burden was too heavy for them to bear! In the end, they could only come up with a compromise: each person would select two suitable candidates and bring them to the City God Temple the next morning, where the High Priest would personally decide on the final selection.

This way, there are enough people, and you won't offend anyone. The high priest will do the thing that offends people, but the high priest has the City God's magic sword, which represents the City God's will!
In this way, everyone is happy!
But then everyone looked eagerly at Feng Sishui. After all, he was a newly promoted minor priest with no foundation. His two slots were also a great resource. In an instant, all sorts of sweet talk and flattery were showered on Feng Sishui, making him feel like he was floating on air!
In fact, if Li Wushou thought about it carefully, he would understand the intricacies of the matter. He just didn't want to spend his time on such things, because he couldn't possibly have to filter them one by one himself.

As for whether the final selection process offended anyone? He really didn't care!

He had offended several of the most dangerous people in Wufang City, both openly and secretly. Even the City God, if he knew that Chen Gou'er had bitten off his left peak, would probably want to skin him alive and burn him alive!

What's there to care about a few wealthy gentlemen? I didn't even eat their rice!

After the lively discussion, the matter was settled in the council hall, and the eight junior priests left the City God Temple and headed to the homes of their chosen candidates!
Despite the priests' extreme caution, the message from High Priest Li Wushou summoning the lesser priests still reached Zhu Sihai's desk.

Soon after, news even spread that the City God Temple was going to fill the vacancies for minor priests, which shows just how terrifying Zhu Sihai's control over Wufang City was!
Zhu Sihai carefully reviewed the information, his expression revealing a barely perceptible hint of anger!
"It's that Li Wushou again!"

How many times has this kid's name appeared on my desk?

"Why be angry? The purpose of bringing Princess Qiao and Xi Nang into the city was to divert the City God's attention to outside the city," Que Zi's cold voice rang out again in the study.

Zhu Sihai's expression remained unchanged, but his tone was somewhat sinister.

"But according to the plan, by this time, Kishinang and Hashihime have already taken over most of the priests, and the martial priest may have been forced out of the city!"

"The City God has already noticed the rebellion of the River God and Cui Family Village outside the city. Li Wushou is here to summon the minor officials to wipe out the River God and Cui Family Village!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Sihai's expression shifted. Had he noticed so quickly?

I only received news yesterday that the City God Temple had blocked the Cherry Blossom Bridge, and today they've already found out about Cui Family Village? But I never intended to hide it anyway, the faster the investigation, the better!

"But in the plan, this Cui Family Village was prepared for the Martial God Official! Is that still the case now?"

"Let's stick to the plan! The Martial God gave Li Wushou a Martial God Token that can summon him to descend. We'll kill Li Wushou and all the minor gods at Cui Family Village, and in a moment of crisis, force the Martial God to descend and take care of them all. Then the City God will have no one left to use!"

"it is good!"

Zhu Sihai responded, his heart filled with excitement; he had waited too long for this moment!

"Furthermore, the City God already knows about your plot against her. Hmm, Li Wushou guessed it. Your foolish nephew was seen through long ago!"

Zhu Sihai's expression changed, his body tensed instantly, and then he slowly leaned back in his chair, his expression inscrutable.

"So what if they knew? This day was bound to come sooner or later. Zhu Fang is a bit stupid, but he's still somewhat useful. He's already secretly taken control of the Jia family's rice shop today, within the city..."

"I know what's going on!"

Silence fell in the study once again as Zhu Sihai stared at the letter, lost in thought.

There was one thing he didn't say: "Li Wushou must die!"

(End of this chapter)