I'm just an ornamental fish in the water.

"Three envoys, please do not spread this matter."

Cheng Tianye took a deep breath to calm himself down and bowed deeply to Jiang Li and the other two.

"Of course, this does not apply to reports to the Goddess of Luoshui."

Upon hearing this, the Wind Envoy nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Judge Cheng, we are not gossipy people. However, the Thunder Department must already know that we just used lightning to strike this ghostly thing."

"If the Thunder Department sends someone to inquire, we can only answer everything truthfully."

"Please, Your Excellency, answer truthfully and without omitting even the slightest detail!"

Cheng Tianye was waiting for this very sentence from the messenger of the wind.

What happened here cannot be hidden, absolutely cannot be hidden. In fact, the massacre of the county magistrate's entire family of six pales in comparison to this bizarre thing itself.

If it's just the City God's Office that reports it, it will most likely be handled by the Thunder Department in the end, but who knows how long that process will take.

However, if the Luoshui Divine Palace could also report to the Thunder Department, the process would naturally be much faster.

Get rid of this unfortunate situation quickly!

This was Cheng Tianye's most anxious thought at the moment. "To be honest, I have been a ghost judge for two cycles of sixty years, and I have encountered countless demons, monsters, evil spirits, and vengeful ghosts, but this is the first time I have seen something so bizarre."

Cheng Tianye smiled bitterly and pointed to the bizarre thing that was barely clinging to life, a thing he couldn't quite describe.

It has the body of a demon, but the soul of a vengeful ghost. Moreover, it is not a simple matter of possession or grafting, but rather a complete integration.

He had never seen this thing before.

"None of us have ever encountered anything like this before."

Upon hearing this, the Wind Messenger shook his head with surprise and sigh, saying, "Since Judge Cheng has taken over the matter here, and we have finished our task of bringing rain, we will now return to the Luoshui Divine Palace to report back."

"Very well, thank you very much, esteemed envoys. My City God's Office will soon submit a report requesting commendation."

Cheng Tianye cupped his hands in gratitude, and this was genuine, because without these three envoys, the strange thing might have really escaped.

If that were the case, the Yanshi City God Temple wouldn't even have a chance to mend things after the fact.

"Please wait, Judge Cheng, we'll take our leave."

After the Wind Messenger finished speaking, he grabbed Jiang Li and took off on a cloud, with the Cloud-Driving Messenger following closely behind.

The clouds sped by, the Wind Messenger clearly urging them on. "Brother Jiang, this matter isn't over yet. That thing is truly bizarre. Let's go back and report to the Empress first, then wait for the Thunder Department to send someone to inquire."

The messenger said in a somewhat solemn tone, "However, do not do anything unnecessary. No matter how this matter unfolds, it is none of our business."

This may sound irresponsible, but it is very realistic and indeed reasonable.

Ultimately, this is a matter for the City God's Mansion; Jiang Li and the other two merely discovered it.

In any case, the responsibility does not fall on the Luoshui Divine Palace.

"Before the county city god is the prefectural city god, and above the prefectural city god is the capital city god, who is a great god even greater than the eight righteous gods of the Heavenly Court."

The messenger, fearing that Jiang Li might rashly get involved in the matter out of compassion or some other motive, earnestly gave her a word of advice.

They even spoke very bluntly.

"Nobody knows what kind of person the City God of China is hiding in his pocket. In short, let the City God's Office handle it. Sooner or later, there will be a result. We don't need to worry about it."

Jiang Li knew these words came from the bottom of his heart, so he immediately nodded and said, "I understand. I will only do my duty."

That's good.

The Wind Messenger patted Jiang Li on the shoulder and asked with a smile, "Do you think I'm afraid of trouble and want to drag you down with me?" "How could I? The Heavenly Court has strict rules, and everyone has their own duties, which is the natural order."

Jiang Li smiled and shook her head.

The cloud-driving messenger looked down and saw the Luo River. He then descended from the clouds and said, "Brother Jiang, now that we've finished our mission, let's go and report to the Empress. We also need to explain this matter to her."

"it is good."

Jiang Li nodded; this was only to be expected.

The three descended from the clouds and walked straight into the Luo River. Before long, they arrived outside the main hall of the Luo River Divine Palace.

"The mission of the Cloud and Rain Bureau is complete. There is another important matter to report. Please inform Your Majesty."

The messenger spoke to the guards standing watch outside the door.

The guard glanced at Jiang Li, cupped his hands, and said, "Her Majesty instructed us to go directly to the back hall to see her when the three of you return."

As she spoke, she raised an eyebrow at Jiang Li and whispered, "Her Majesty is probably also waiting to see how Envoy Jiang handles his first mission."

Upon hearing this, the couple Xingfeng and Quyun couldn't help but glance at Jiang Li.

"Brother Jiang is indeed favored by the Empress. Let's head to the back hall now." The Cloud-Driving Envoy teased in a low voice, and before Jiang Li could speak, he headed towards the back hall.

Upon reaching the inner hall, there was no need to knock or announce one's name, as the inner hall's door was always open, and only a few trusted confidants of the Luoshui Water Palace were qualified to come to the inner hall to pay their respects to the Empress.

The three entered the inner hall and, as expected, saw the Empress leaning against the white jade platform, clearly waiting for them.

"Your Majesty, the matter of summoning clouds and rain in Yanshi County has been completed, and the timing is exactly as described. Please verify it, Your Majesty."

After bowing respectfully, the messenger took out the official document, which now contained some additional writing, a complete record of the mission to bring rain.

Chi'er took it from the side and handed it to the Empress.

"Some things happened during the rain, and they have all been recorded."

After the messenger finished speaking, he and Jiang Li stood aside with their hands at their sides, waiting for the Empress to ask questions.

"Oh? What happened? Could it be that Li'er was flustered and made a mistake?"

Lady Luoshui smiled and teased, her gaze falling on the official documents in her hand.

She had only glanced at it casually at first, but as she looked, the smile on Lady Luoshui's face disappeared.

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After a long while, Lady Luoshui finally closed the dossier, looked up and said, "You may all leave. Li'er, stay here. Chi'er, close the hall doors tightly. No one may enter without my order."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, but dared not ask any further questions. They simply bowed, agreed, and left the inner hall.

Before leaving, Chi'er glanced at Jiang Li and quietly closed the door to the back hall.

For a moment, only Jiang Li and Lady Luoshui remained in the back hall.

"Li'er."

Lady Luoshui asked softly, "Did you really see that strange creature as a demon with a ghostly body?"

Jiang Li cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, this is the judgment of Cheng Tianye, the Ghost Judge of the Yanshi City God's Mansion, and he is already preparing to report it to the City God."

"After all, that strange thing was just too bizarre."

Lady Luoshui remained silent for a moment before murmuring softly, "Yes, it is indeed bizarre."

Jiang Li suddenly felt something was off. The Empress's tone didn't seem to be surprised by such a strange existence; instead, it carried a strange sigh and melancholy.

Could it be that Your Highness already knew of the existence of such a strange object? Lady Luoshui suddenly raised her head and looked at Jiang Li.

"Li'er, what do you think of this strange object?"