Chapter 416: City God’s Serial Murders(1/2)
Yizhou Prefecture, on the outskirts of Tanshan City, the prefectural government seat.
A ruined temple in the countryside with chipped tiles, air leakage everywhere, and even the clay statues of gods had collapsed in half.
"Don't come here, I don't know anything.
Don’t ask me, I really don’t know!”
A plaintive female voice sounded more mournful than the last.
As if being pressed step by step, she kept backing up, from the threshold to the shrine, until her back hit the clay statue in the center of the ruined temple.
Only through the moonlight shining in from the hole in the roof can people suddenly see clearly.
She was not at all an ordinary weak woman who could only helplessly beg for mercy in the face of a strong man.
It's a terrifying hanged man wearing tattered red clothes with a long, bright red tongue sticking out of his mouth!
Moreover, the thick [debt industry] on her head was as red as blood, and it was obvious that she had killed many innocent people.
Facing the female ghost's plea for mercy, the enemy who was pressing her step by step turned a deaf ear.
A thunderous roar suddenly exploded, causing the entire ruined temple to buzz:
"Eating ghost, swallow!"
"Help! Spare me——!"
I saw that the hanged ghost only had time to let out one last shrill scream.
Then he was suddenly swept up by a gust of cold wind, and was suddenly dragged into the dark night outside the ruined temple door.
The "crunching" sound of chewing quickly disappeared, and the ruined temple in the wilderness at night returned to deathly silence.
A few footsteps as light as dust were heard immediately.
A big man with a dark face, a full beard, a tall man like a bear, and wearing a black official robe walked into the ruined temple with two subordinates.
Under the collapsed statue, the three of them sat casually on the ground in a circle.
"Master Nie, is there any news in this fierce ghost's memory?"
As soon as he sat down, a subordinate officer who also had a tough face but was weaker in stature couldn't wait to ask.
These three people were none other than Nie Renxiong and his party, who had received the mission of Wang Yuan, the [King of Yama], and were responsible for integrating the entire city emperor system of the eight prefectures in Yuzhou.
The one who spoke was [Judge of Good and Evil Retribution] Li Wenzhong, and another subordinate officer [Judge of Evil Ghosts and Poor Souls] Zhang Mingda.
They were all the first batch of black law judges recruited by Wang Yuan when he was the emperor of Dengzhou Fucheng (Chapter 239).
They are also the first core team of Nie Renxiong after he succeeded the City Emperor.
In addition to Dongchang and Wuding Prefectures, Yizhou Prefecture, which is closest to Dengzhou Prefecture, is the first stop in the mission of the three judges.
Hearing this, Nie Renxiong shook his head with some disappointment:
"This hanged ghost is just a little fierce ghost who has just eaten enough living human flesh and blood and yang energy and completed [refining], and he is not even a red seal.
There was nothing in my head, and the reason why I wandered to Yizhou Mansion was just based on instinct.
I have no one to contact him, and I don’t know much about the situation of the Fucheng Imperial Temple.”
Since receiving the title of [Judge of the Punishment of Evil], he has gained new powers:
His eyes are like dots of lacquer, his hair is like horns, his lips are like scarlet, and his beard is like a halberd. He sees the world clearly, and he who doesn't eat haze will eat ghosts.
Punishing evil can accurately identify the four evils in the world - disloyalty, unfilial piety, disloyalty, disbelief; the four evils - disrespectful, unjust, dishonest, shameless people and ghosts.
When facing such opponents, you can get extra strength bonuses, and you can also eat these eight kinds of ghosts to strengthen yourself and gain their memories.
Although he only targets those who have the four no's and the four nothings, according to these standards, 99% of the opponents he encounters in the spiritual world will meet the requirements.
The hanged ghost just now was no exception, and his memory was easily acquired by Nie Renxiong.
However, looking at this situation, their mission in this line of work does not seem to be going very smoothly.
The two judges, Li Wenzhong and Zhang Mingda, also had serious expressions on their faces, and each said:
"It's a good thing that Dongchang and Wuding were under the rule of Lord Yama early.
But since we stepped into the territory of Yizhou, we have discovered that the city emperor temples in two counties have completely collapsed, and the souls of the city emperors and all the officials in the temples have been scattered.
Even if it is affected by the collapse of the 'Dragon Qi Law', it will not reach the point where the entire army is wiped out.
I think there must be something fishy about this."
"Indeed, and we encountered too many ghosts along the way.
Even in troubled times when the Yin and Yang order collapses, it is completely abnormal.
If some unexpected change had not occurred, it would be difficult to explain this abnormality."
Listen to the analysis of the two subordinates.
While Nie Renxiong had many doubts about this "serial murder of the city emperor", he was also deeply angry at the sorrow of the rabbit and the fox.
"Who is it that attacks them? And what is their motive?"
Under normal circumstances.
With the collapse of the "Dragon Qi Law Ban" and the beginning of troubled times, the city emperor systems in various places will inevitably be affected to a certain extent.
Just because the city emperor temples at the county, prefectural and state levels are the strategic nodes of the "Dragon Qi Law Ban".
Even the dynasty’s golden dragon of luck collapsed.
Except for Dongchang Prefecture and Wuding Prefecture, which have found their next homes early, other City Emperor Temples and the City Emperors and Yin Officials who sit in them naturally cannot have any good fruits.
Even because many of the figures enshrined in the City Emperor Temple were loyal ministers and good generals of the previous dynasty.
Even though most of them have long since become clay-embedded wood sculptures that can only move mechanically, they will not take sides in troubled times.
But under the calamity, it is very likely that there will be a man-made liquidation.
Before taking action, Nie Renxiong had certain psychological expectations.
But the strange thing is that the appearance of the two City Emperor Temples that were killed this time was not damaged, but all the [Yin Officials] were completely shattered.
Let them confirm that a cultivator must have assassinated them.
While repairing Shao Qing in the ruined temple, Nie Renxiong looked at the two judges and said solemnly:
"We have received great kindness from Lord Yama, and we have been able to pass on the [Black Law Judge Law] to prevent us from being corroded by the dragon's energy and turning into clay-embedded wood sculptures that have lost ourselves.
Now that I have broken through the realm of [Earth Essence], I have exchanged [Yin Virtue] for us to get [Heaven Favors] to help us with our Taoist skills.
How many people in the world are lucky enough to serve under such a generous master?
If it weren't for the Lord's mercy, this is a blessing that we would never be able to cultivate in several lifetimes."
"The situation is unclear now. Even the county and imperial capitals, which were able to exert the supreme combat power of the Red Imperial Order within their own jurisdiction, are dying in an unknown manner.
This secret opponent probably has a Taoist career above the yellow seal script.
Tonight we go to Fucheng Imperial Temple to investigate, there will be many dangers.
But it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only a moment to use it. Today is the time for us to use our lives."
Li Wenzhong and Zhang Mingda, who deeply believed what Nie Renxiong said, clasped their fists solemnly:
"Dare you refuse to accept your fate and die in service?"
In the past, the distribution of [Yin Virtue] received by these judges would follow the rules of the [Yin Officials] in the Yin Division, and they would be divided into 28 and 80 with Wang Yuan.
This is a restriction of the "Little Book of Life and Death", even Wang Yuan, the "book owner" cannot change it.
But when Wang Yuan successfully promoted to the [Earth Essence Realm] and transformed the "Small Book of Life and Death" into his own "Innate Magic Weapon".
Immediately you have more control over it.
Although the ratio of 28 to 28 has not changed.
But it will let "Little Life and Death" automatically convert the 80% [Yin Virtue] contributed by the Yin Officials into [Heaven Favors] and return it to them.
As long as you continue to accumulate [Yin Virtue] by punishing evil and promoting good, you can make the Yin official's cultivation speed advance rapidly.
There is even a sense of déjà vu as you fight monsters.
This is the VIP treatment that only Mr. Wang, a "pawn across the river" who can directly report to the great master of Tiandao, can enjoy.
Except for those [Zombie Execution Immortals], not even the nine-armed immortal officials can enjoy it.
Although they are both subordinates of Mr. Wang, they are obviously divided into three groups.
Sixty-nine and so on.
In fact, this is exactly the way of his system.
Practicing [Tianbu Taoism and the Golden Book of the Earth Palace] is to build an "Earth Palace", command countless Yin officials, ghosts and gods, and enshrine one's own soul into a sacred immortal.
Sitting on the golden tower, God worships me!
Therefore, to practice this method, you need to summon countless Yin soldiers, Yin officials, and Yin generals to guard you and lift yourself up to the highest position.
Every member of this huge system can actually be regarded as part of Wang Yuan's strength.
To be continued...