East of the city.
Earth Temple.
Years of natural disasters have afflicted the people, and the incense has flourished.
There were only a few people walking on the street. There was a lot of noise near the Tutu Temple, and there was a long queue of pilgrims and believers.
Master Huang, who was blessed by the temple, looked more advanced than a few years ago. His robes were embroidered with gold and silver threads, and his wrists were hung with strings of crystal emerald green beads. Upon closer inspection, they were actually polished by wood spiritual objects.
Even low-grade spiritual objects are priceless in the eyes of mortals!
“There are fewer people offering incense today!”
Master Huang put on his airs and ordered the boys waiting around: "Tomorrow, I will let someone pass the news. In the future, the master will be promoted. He will be in charge of the underworld of the people of Qingyun Mansion. Burning incense and worshiping can increase the yin virtues."
"As commanded."
The boy first bowed to accept the order, and then reminded: "Should I repay the land god first? Those green-skinned gangsters and storytellers have no clue, so they can easily get past it..."
Tutu Temple is now the lord of Linyang County. With just a command on the street, those people can turn Wen Pian into the true god who controls the life and death of Yin and Yang, and the rise and fall of all spirits.
"It doesn't matter. Even if believers come looking for me in the future, they just need to push me out and talk nonsense and spread rumors."
"The Earth God is about to be promoted, and most lacks the power of incense and aspiration. The Qingyun Mansion is not like Lin Yang, who can be called countless gods. We don't understand how gods talk about friendship, and they probably don't want to reciprocate with courtesy!"
Master Huang gently stroked his long beard and said: "So the common people should understand the difficulties of the land god. If he is temporarily absent and suffers again, I will bear the infamy!"
"Understood."
The boy couldn't help but feel admiration. No wonder Master Huang stood out from all the temples and became the most trusted person by the Earth God. His loyalty alone was unparalleled.
It is rumored that when the Earth God takes office, he will take Master Huang to Qingyun Mansion to do a great job in the Chenghuang Temple.
In the future, when your life in the human world is over, you can still become a servant of the underworld, which can be regarded as an alternative path!
While speaking.
Suddenly there were several thunderclaps in the sky, and the rumble was like exploding in the ears. Master Huang was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
Immediately after that came the voice of the Supervisor of the Supervisory Department, and after hearing the content clearly, Master Huang suddenly turned pale with horror.
Miao Zhu is aware of what the Earth God does.
People who serve God never believe in God. It is better to say that both parties are a community of interests. Gods want incense, and temple blessings want money!
The believers in line reacted very quickly and dispersed when they heard the sound. The brave ones even stole a few handfuls of incense money before leaving.
Master Huang lay on the ground and shouted: "Go and invite the Earth God!"
Buzz!
The golden light of the statue in the temple bloomed, and a figure appeared from the light.
Wearing gorgeous brocade robes with white beard and hair, he is the land god of Linyang County. He glanced at the fleeing believers and couldn't help but sneered.
"They are all people who follow the trend of others!"
Master Huang crawled over and kowtowed: "Meet the God of the Earth."
"Well, you're pretty good!"
The Earth God was very satisfied with this loyal subordinate and said: "I have always done things safely. It has been a year since the incident, and it is useless to check it."
"Go and stabilize the other people in the temple and wait with peace of mind. You can all go to Qingyun Mansion in the future!"
"Follow the law."
Master Huang breathed a sigh of relief. On weekdays, he often relied on the name of the God of Land to show his dominance.
Once the land god is robbed, not only will he lose his power, but he will also be retaliated a hundredfold.
The land god nodded slightly, but he did not explain to Master Huang that the gods' investigation of cases is not like that of mortals, who pay attention to evidence and laws, and only need to use the secret technique of detecting the soul.
All the truth will be revealed naturally!
Creating disasters and poisoning the people is destined to be difficult to deny, and the land gods are not afraid to run away.
The mortals on the left and right just died, and some benefits were shared with the monks who investigated the case, and the immortal protection passed away.
The gods of the earth have heard of such things many times, and they know that the so-called protection of gods is just a name used to harvest incense, and how can they really sympathize with and protect mortals.
"Sixth-grade master, if the number is too small, it will be difficult to gag, and he must bleed profusely!"
"Most of the income earned in the past few years has been used for financial purposes. If you want to survive this disaster, you must spend all your savings... When I find out who is going to complain, I will cut him into pieces!"
The land god was furious and helpless, so he had to bleed heavily and send him to the superior.
If we really find out the case and take him to the capital, he will definitely be killed on the Immortal Platform!
"When I go to Qingyun Mansion in the future, I have to search it back ten times and a hundred times to make up for today's losses. There are tens of millions of people in this mansion, and you can get a huge amount of incense for any reason!"
Thinking of this, the land god's anger subsided, he straightened his appearance and flew into the air with a smile on his face.
Above the sky.
Jin Yangzi sat cross-legged in the clouds, looked at the land god with a blank expression, and showed his "Inspector Department" identity token.
"I am here under the orders of His Majesty. I need Linyang Land to release the soul to facilitate the investigation."
"Meet the Master."
The Earth God bowed and saluted: "I have been protecting Linyang County for hundreds of years. I dare not say that I have tried my best to protect it, but I have never harmed a single person. In recent years, there have been continuous natural disasters, and I have tried my best to protect it. It must be a villain who falsely accused me. Please be careful, sir."
"Don't worry, I have always been fair and strict. If you are innocent, you will definitely punish those who falsely accuse you!"
Jin Yangzi said: "If you let go of your soul and investigate, you will know whether you have merit or demerit."
The Earth God suddenly realized that Jin Yangzi had a huge appetite. Resentment flashed in his eyes, and he bowed and said, "Please come to the Earth Temple, sir. I will definitely comply with all the requirements for investigating the case."
"good."
Jin Yangzi took a deep look at the Earth God, then flew into the clouds and fell into the backyard of the temple.
The temple was already deserted, with only a few temple devotees huddled in the front hall, praying to the statue of the earth god to protect the earth god.
The Earth God followed closely behind, took out the jade box from the storage bag, and handed it over with a bow: "This junior was framed by an adulterer, and all the evidence is inside."
Jin Yangzi took a picture of the jade box and opened it in front of the earth god. Inside was a crystal clear wish power bead.
No more, no less than a thousand!
"Not bad!"
Jin Yangzi put the jade box into his sleeve and said: "This evidence is very important, but the quantity is a bit small. It is difficult to prove that Taoist friend has been framed."
When the earth god heard this, his anger turned upside down.
Looking back at the past five years, I worked hard to harvest several waves of leeks, giving the small head to the wild god and the big head to Qingyun City God. In the end, I didn't even get a cent.
Now I am being exploited by the Supervisory Department again. Not only have I not been able to save my capital, I also have to pay a lot of help!
Why bother?
If he had known that he would simply die and his path would disappear, the merits that had blessed Linyang County for hundreds of years might have led to reincarnation.
It's a pity that regret is useless. Now we must try our best to satisfy Jin Yangzi's greed, otherwise he will lose his soul when he goes to the Immortal Killing Platform and won't even have a chance to be reincarnated.
The Earth God had no choice but to take out another box of wish beads and said.
"Sir, Linyang County has a small population and a small land, and there are only so many lower-ranking officials."
"Fellow Taoists should know that His Majesty has great talents and great plans, and is working hard to govern and reform the local government."
Jin Yangzi put the Wish Power Pearl into his sleeves and said: "A few days ago, I just killed the Rain God of Chang Ning Mansion. That person was a fifth-grade official. He went to the Immortal Killing Platform because he arbitrarily changed the timing of rainfall..."
The regulation of Changning Mansion is the same as that of Qingyun Mansion. It is different from Linyang County, which has only three gods and wild gods. Because of its vast territory and large population, almost all aspects of the people are managed by gods.
The Rain God is in charge of rainfall, the Wind God is in charge of the wind, the Kitchen God is in charge of lighting fires, and there is a Flower God even when planting flowers and grass.
Many of the gods have overlapping powers. For example, the God of Spring and the God of Agriculture are both in charge of farmers' farming. Which one the people worship depends entirely on the gods' methods.
The earth god showed fear on his face. The fifth-grade rain god actually died for some minor crimes. The crime he committed was so serious that even a hundred times beheading would not be enough to repay him. He said with a horrified face.
"So it's unforgivable to be dismissed?"
"Fellow Taoist, you have misunderstood. This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor and losing one's head!"
Jin Yangzi said solemnly: "This... needs more money!"
Even though the Earth God was deeply reluctant to give up, he had no choice but to take out all the spiritual objects. After searching his guts, he finally collected two thousand wish power beads, and became even more resentful towards the person who reported them.
"Sir, do you think I should announce my innocence to the people?"
The Earth God has made up his mind to find a way to recruit the people of Linyang County after sending Jin Yangzi away. Otherwise, if he takes the post without any hair, his colleagues will laugh to death.
"It's easy to talk about."
Jin Yangzi was sure that the land god could not bring any benefits. Muranjian looked solemn and ordered: "Lin Yang land, don't let go of the soul yet and let me investigate the crime!"
"Um?"
The Earth God said in disbelief: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"
Jin Yangzi said coldly: "I am showering the emperor's favor, so I must enforce the law impartially. Linyang Land can rest assured that if he is not guilty, he will not be framed."
"..."
The Earth God was silent for a long time. He was no fool after hundreds of years of practice. He was just afraid of the court and eager to survive. Looking back now, how could he not know that he was being blackmailed.
"My lord, aren't you afraid that I will go to the capital and report your bribery to the court?"
"My master is the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, ranked second grade. Are you afraid that you, a mere golden elixir, will file a lawsuit?"
Jin Yangzi sneered and said: "I advise you to release your soul quickly. If you dare to delay the investigation for no reason, I have the right to forcibly search the soul!"
The seven apertures of the earth god were filled with smoke, but he did not dare to disobey the Yuanying monk's order. If he could really escape, he would have fled with the wishing beads and changed the world to become a wild god.
"Please be more careful, sir!"
He spoke through gritted teeth, letting go of his mind and letting Jin Yangzi check his memory.
Jin Yangzi's consciousness quickly swept through and saw that the land god had caused natural and man-made disasters for five consecutive years, and there was no anger on his face. He had seen this kind of thing many times in the Supervision Department.
"There is solid evidence. Lin Yang's crimes are serious. He will immediately go with me to Kyoto for trial."
"As you command!"
The earth god hated Jin Yangzi more than the person who reported him. The latter defrauded him of hundreds of years of savings just for the sake of justice or revenge.
Jin Yangzi was walking in front, when suddenly a magical sword fell from his sleeve, he turned around and cursed.
"Are you blind? When you see my magic weapon falling, you don't know how to take the initiative to pick it up?"
The Three Corpse Gods with earthly aura were furious, thinking that Jin Yangzi was deliberately insulting him, and that the dignified Jindan monk was actually acting as a slave to command him. However, he sensed the cold murderous intention and had to suppress his anger and bend down to pick it up.
The magic sword was originally the size of a palm, and its body was as blue as water. It continued to grow as soon as it was held in the hand.
Until it was three feet long, it bloomed with a fierce sword light and slashed directly at Jin Yangzi.
brush!
The sword energy cut through the Taoist robe and left a scar on Jin Yangzi's back.
"Okay, not only have you committed a heinous crime, but you also dared to sneak attack on me and try to escape. Such a lawless person should be punished!"
When Jin Yangzi spoke, he waved his hand and cast dozens of spells, drowning the land god who was standing there confused.
When the light of the spell dissipated, only a few severed limbs were left on the spot. The earth god's body was dead and gone, and only a ray of soul was barely surviving under the protection of the incense.
The remnant soul looked ferocious and screamed: "You are so cruel, you privately killed the righteous god of the court, I will wait for you below!"
"I am an impartial and strict officer, and I have investigated the case of Linyang's land abuse against the people. However, the murderer refused to be arrested and was accidentally beaten to death."
Jin Yangzi said: "For such a crime, I have to go to the Immortal Platform anyway. At most, it is just execution in advance. What crime do I have?"
When the land god heard this, his soul was twisted and confused, and he was almost wiped out on the spot.
Jin Yangzi clasped his hands behind his back, not intending to kill the Earth God with his own hands. He had just used the excuse of defensive counterattack, but now the Soul of Destroyer was suspected of destroying evidence of crime, so he had dirty his hands in vain.
He continued: "Do you know who went to the capital to beat the imperial drum and expose your crime?"
The God of the Earth wanted to rip off this man's skin and muscles, and immediately asked: "Who is it?"
Jin Yangzi said: "A poor man in Linyang County has no cultivation. All his parents and relatives died at your hands!"
The soul of the earth god twisted and trembled. He had no regrets at all, nor did he feel retribution. Instead, he resented the mere mud-legged man for daring to accuse the majestic god of the court!
Not to mention it was just a natural or man-made disaster, even if all the people in Linyang County were massacred in blood sacrifice, it would not be able to compare with the lives of the Jindan monks.
It happened to be successful, and the land god was brought to death. He will definitely become the laughing stock of his colleagues in the future.
"If you were really a mortal, not to mention beating the royal drum, you would travel thousands of miles to Kyoto, and you would most likely become the rations of the evil gods in the mountains along the way."
Jin Yangzi continued to stimulate: "This man went to Wushan to chop wood, and was lucky enough to hear the mountain god's sermon. Who would have expected that he was so talented that he was promoted to Foundation Establishment in a short period of time, and then he had the strength to go to Kyoto to file a complaint."
"The mountain god lectures..."
The land god was stunned for a long time, and then cursed again: "That loser Wushan, what are you talking about in your spare time, actually ruined my plan for a bright future? Damn it, damn it!"
"Don't worry, I have found out that Wushan Mountain God colluded with you to harm the people, and I will send him to death."
Jin Yangzi heard what happened from his colleagues in the Supervision Department, and it was like a story from a story. After thinking about it carefully, he felt a little afraid of karma.
Be careful when asking for bribes in the future. It is best not to leave any clues. Only dead people will not talk nonsense.
"One more thing, I was very envious when I heard about it. The City God of Kyoto, who has not accepted a disciple for hundreds of years, attaches great importance to that man's talent. He accepted him as a closed disciple a few days ago. His future path will be limitless!
puff!
The land god's emotions of hatred, jealousy, etc. were superimposed and distorted, and the remaining soul exploded directly, turning into a wisp of smoke and dissipating.
"After hundreds of years of practice, I can't stand a few words, and my mood is so bad!"
Jin Yangzi looked contemptuous and was about to leave the Tutu Temple. He needed to capture the Wushan Mountain God quickly to prevent the wild god from learning the news and escaping.
At this time.
A voice came from outside the door: "I am under the command of Linyang County Magistrate Zhao Tai, my mentor Zuo Yushi, and I would like to see the head of the Supervision Department."
"Come in."
Jin Yangzi didn't want to pay attention at first. The mere official position of the ninth rank was very different from the sixth rank of Shinto. However, when he heard that Master Zhao Taien was Zuo Yushi, he made an exception to meet him.
Magistrate Zhao came in with a bow, took out the jade vase from his sleeve and said.
"I have known for a long time that the Earth God is poisoning the people, but he is so soft-spoken and has little magic power that I dare not provoke him. I can only endure the humiliation and secretly collect evidence of the Earth God's crimes. These wish beads are the fruits of his torture!"
"Please be more careful, sir!"
