Chief Zhang was dying to save his son, so he listened to Joohyun. He did not dare to delay for a moment and took Liu Xiucheng to the City God's Temple.
Joohyun also wanted to solve this matter sooner. Seeing how cooperative Chief Zhang was, the two hit it off. They left the hospital and drove all the way to the City God's Temple.
The City God's Temple was in the center of the capital and was considered a not-so-small tourist attraction, with countless daily visitors and a myriad of incense.
Seeing the steady stream of worshippers in front of the City God Temple, Chief Zhang was just about to ask Joohyun where to worship the City God when he saw a calm and introspective man with a military temperament coming through the side door of the main hall.
"Miss Joohyun, Master Mao has already asked permission from the person-in-charge of the City God Temple, Daoist Master Qinghe. You can use the side hall of the temple that isn't open to worship the City God," Tian Fei said with a smile, "The offerings and incense and candles are also ready."
"That's great. Where is the side hall?" Joohyun asked.
"I'll lead the way," Tian Fei said, turned around and led the way.
Joohyun did not say anything and followed. Chief Zhang did not know Tian Fei, but with someone leading the way, he let someone escort the pale-looking Liu Xiucheng and followed behind. It was only Chen Yang whose expression was quite complicated.
Was the relationship between Irin and the Third Young Master so good that she could just command his assistant at will?
In a short while, the crowd arrived at the side hall of the City God's Temple Daoist Master Qinghe was already waiting there. When he saw several people coming, he nodded at them in greeting from afar.
The crowd did the same and returned the salute.
"Daoist Master, I have to trouble you today," Joohyun said politely.
Daoist Master Qing He waved his hand and said: "This poor Daoist has been in the City God's Temple for decades and dedicated my day in and day out to him. I'm ashamed to say that I have never seen the City God's true form. If I have the honor to see the City God's true form today, this old Daoist will be content in this life."
"Then would you like to stay for a while to listen, Daoist Master?" They were borrowing someone's place, so letting him listen a little should be fine. In addition, Daoist Master Qing He had served the City God for so many years. The City God would certainly not mind.
"Then it's better to be respectful." Daoist Master Qing He waited here early in the morning. He didn't even go to the religious assembly in order to stay here and wait for the City God to appear.
While they were talking, everyone entered the side hall and found that there were tables full of the best incense candles. Everything was obviously arranged properly. Joohyun checked everything again and confirmed that everything was ready. All that was left was calling the God.
However, before calling the God, she still needed to clear the scene: "Except for Liu Xiucheng, everyone else should go out."
Hearing Joohyun's command, Tian Fei immediately turned around and went out, albeit with some regret
Before coming, Joohyun told Chen Yang that outsiders weren't allowed to be present when she was inviting the City God, so Chen Yang also went out without complaints.
Only Chief Zhang did not understand: "Can't we stay?"
"Chief Zhang, you want to see the City God in advance?" Joohyun was also upset with Chief Zhang, so she deliberately asked.
Who was the City God? The magistrate of the underworld. Didn't seeing him in advance mean that... Chief Zhang was choked by Joohyun, and angrily followed the others out of the side hall.
With that, the door of the temple closed.
Liu Xiucheng would like to go out, but it would be impossible for the people outside the door to let him cross the threshold. He looked at the majestic statue of the City God above the main hall, comforting himself constantly inwardly.
It's okay, even if he sees that I have exchanged lives, so what? The person I exchanged lives with was voluntary. He voluntarily saved me. Naturally, I cannot be blamed.
Joohyun didn't know Liu Xiucheng's reaction at the moment. She was taking out a Soul Summoning Talisman to summon Xiang Nan's soul.
Joohyun decided to come to find the City God last night, so she ran overnight to find Xiang Nan. After discussing it with him, she ended up getting Xiang Nan's consent before today's trip.
The Soul Summoning Talisman ignited itself out of thin air, and not long after, a sudden burst of cold air blew in the hall. The candlestick flames flickered a few times, and then stilled once more.
Daoist Master Qing He squinted but couldn't help but open his eyes wide. Although his Yin Yang eyes hadn't opened, he accurately captured Xiang Nan's location, and secretly muttered: What heavy resentment.
Liu Xiucheng shrank back the moment the temperature in the room plummeted. He knew Xiang Nan had arrived. He panicked and shouted, "Are you trying to help the malevolent ghost to kill me?"
Joohyun greeted Xiang Nan. After hearing Liu Xiucheng's words, she turned her head contemptuously, "Does he still need our help to kill you?"
"..." Liu Xiucheng's face turned blue, and he took a few more steps back.
Joohyun thought for a moment and took a few steps in Liu Xiucheng's direction.
"What are you doing?" Liu Xiucheng immediately asked warily.
"I'll open your Yin Yang eyes." After Joohyun finished speaking, she moved two fingers in front of Liu Xiucheng's eyes.
Liu Xiucheng felt a flash of light and blinked unconsciously. When he opened it again, he saw Xiang Nan, standing at the upper right of the hall.
At this very moment, Xiang Nan was looking at him coldly.
Liu Xiucheng regretted it. Had he known this, he shouldn't have gone to the hospital early this morning.
"Scared?" Xiang Nan saw how Liu Xiucheng was scared to the point of cold sweat and couldn't help but mock.
"What am I afraid of? I'm a living person. You're a malevolent ghost. No matter how you look at it, it's you who should be afraid." Liu Xiucheng concluded. He looked at Joohyun and said, "Many people have seen me when I came in. If something happens here, even if you are the mayor's daughter, it won't be so easy to explain."
Before Joohyun could have a fit, Daoist Master Qing He who had been a spectator suddenly interrupted, "Mr. Liu, please rest assured. This poor Daoist is the presiding officer of the City God's Temple. This poor Daoist can't guarantee other places, but here, I can guarantee your safety."
"Thank you very much, Daoist Master," Liu Xiucheng thanked Daoist Master Qing He gratefully.
Daoist Master Qing He nodded expressionlessly and turned his head toward Joohyun and said, "Daoist Friend, you can start now."
"Okay." Joohyun took out the Deity Invocation Talisman she drew in advance, and hesitantly glanced at Xiang Nan before using it. Xiang Nan was a malevolent ghost with 600 years of profound Dao. She didn't know what the City God would do when he saw him.
"Let's start." Xiang Nan had also considered the consequences before he came, but if it wasn't for Joohyun, he would have been refined into a senseless Ghost King by Qi Changming.
So, not to mention that Joohyun invited the City God for him this time, even if she didn't, he would have come as long as Joohyun needed him.
Moreover, as long as the Liu family could be convicted, even if his soul was scattered, nothing was a problem.
Joohyun no longer had worries. She ignited the Invocation Talisman, and after she threw the talisman into the air, she then clasped her hands together and recited an incantation. Each word she uttered contained a pure spiritual power.
Daoist Master Qing He watched from afar. Looking at the flowing spiritual power around the girl, he finally understood why she had the courage to ask the City God to appear. It was true that many things depended on talent. His cultivation of dozens of years was far worse than this Daoist Friend's cultivation.
"Who are you?" As a majestic and low voice sounded, the statue of the City God sitting on the upper part of the hall suddenly showed an expression. He bent his head and frowned, saying, "Interesting, interesting. A malevolent ghost with six hundred years of dao and a mortal who has changed his fate against the heavens actually dare to appear in front of this deity."
"Greetings to the City God!" the crowd saluted.
"Get up." The City God turned to Joohyun, who was standing in the middle, and asked, "Little girl, is it you who summoned this deity?"
"Yes." It was also Joohyun's first time to meet the City God, so she was a little nervous and faltered, "I-I asked you this time because I have a matter to report."
"What is it?" City God asked.
"It's like this, 600 years ago..." Joohyun already couldn't count how many times she told people about this matter, so when she narrated it, she was concise and clear and organized.
After the City God listened, his eyes fell on Liu Xiucheng first.
Liu Xiucheng was petrified and said ashenly, "Lord City God, you can't listen to her one-sided account. What happened is not like that at all. Our Liu family was wronged."
"You still want to turn black and white! Your Liu family..."
"Don't make any noise," City God interrupted Xiang Nan and Liu Xiu Cheng's arguments and said, "You ghosts who have never been in the Underworld just haven't seen the wider world. This Deity just has to look through the Book of Life and Death to know the start and end of a matter. I don't need you to dictate."
After saying that, City God raised his hand and took out a mobile phone-like item and randomly tapped it. The people below were stunned by the City God's operation.
The Underworld also has phones??
Not a moment later, City God stopped moving and said, "This deity has checked it. The ancestors of the Liu family were illustrious for a time, but because their descendants didn't know how to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, they ran out of luck and were plagued with karmic hindrances 600 years ago. Since then, future generations should have lived a life of poverty and hunger until they paid off the karmic hindrances owed by their ancestors."
"But...This Deity just checked the luck of the later generations of the Liu family and found that the Liu family has been sheltered by great fortune. In the past 600 years, they have been safe and sound, have riches, honor, and splendor. It's only their life expectancy that has been damaged." City God finished, and his gaze unconsciously fell on Xiang Nan. He decided, "It seems you didn't volunteer."
"Of course not," Xiang Nan replied vehemently.
Liu Xiucheng was already scared to death when the City God read out the background of the Liu family. Facing the City God who knew everything about a dead person's life, no matter how outstanding his eloquence was, he had nothing to say.
"Liu Xiucheng, you should have died at the age of 25 from a falling object, but you sought the migrant worker, Zhang Fugui, and changed your life against the natural order," City God again turned to Liu Xiucheng's life.
"Zhang Fugui volunteered," Liu Xiucheng hurriedly explained.
"This Deity knows that you gave Zhang Fugui 2 million to let him exchange his life to you." The City God nodded on his phone and continued, "After receiving 2 million from you, Zhang Fugui is still laboring in hell, waiting for you to go over and switch with him."
"What??"
"You, the Liu family people, are quite powerful. This Deity just randomly checked and found that half of the people the underworld government caught who exchanged their lives in the recent 600 years were your Liu family. And all of them exchanged their lives from willing people," City God continued, "Did you think everything's fine if the other person volunteers? The laws of the Underworld stipulate that a person who voluntarily exchanges his life is guilty of the same crime as suicide and will be sent to hell after death. He can only be reincarnated after the completion of his sentence. After death, those who defied fate will go to hell with them and be thrown into the animal path after their sentence is completed."
"The first person of the Liu family who changed his fate, your great great great grandfather, is still in hell. I believe you can meet him, too," said City God.
It has been more than 500 years since the first person of the Liu family changed his fate. Is he still in hell? How long is the penalty???
What did he mean by me meeting him too? Is he saying that my life span is short?
These few words of information from City God were too overwhelming. Liu Xiucheng was scared and directly slumped to the ground.
City God finished resolving Liu Xiucheng's issue and turned to Xiang Nan. He said, "You're a man of great fortune. Your future generations should have benefited, but you were killed by a traitor and now turned into a malevolent ghost. Your situation is rather special, and there's no precedent. I need to take you back to the Underworld and discuss with other City Gods how to deal with you. Do you have any opinion?"
"What about the Liu family's luck?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Since you're leaving the land of locked souls, the Liu family's luck will also be exhausted," City God answered.
So Heavenly Dao has not forgotten me, and all the evil people of the Liu family have been duly punished?
"Of course, the Liu family taking your luck is also a major crime, and the Underworld government will impose additional penalties," City God added.
"Lord City God, I will go with you to the Underworld." Xiang Nan had been tormented for six hundred years, just for justice. Since the Underworld could give him this justice, then he would go there, despite not knowing what he would face.
The author has something to say:
Irene ((One of the Four Legendary Beauties)): Lord City God, the Underworld's Book of Life and Death is so advanced, ah.
City God: Stupid human, can you just bring out something as valuable as the Book of Life and Death? This is an e-book!
Since the Underworld had been connected to the Internet, the efficiency of City God in handling cases had greatly improved.