Revenge and hatred, justified by heaven and earth.
According to the five rogue gods, the one who hard them the worst back in the day was Fan Kong's master; the deep resentnt they carried, which turned them into wild and evil gods after death, was all caused by Ji Yuan.
And Fan Kong not only abetted the wicked, but also joined forces with Li Xian back then to injure them, leading to their failure when dealing with the Duan clan, leaving them forever to toil like beasts of burden.
A rolling dark wind swept over, completely subrging Fan Kong along with the blue ox, the ground splattered with vivid colors, creating a scene of bloody eeriness under the moonlight.
Before this happened, two hands covered Yin Tingxue's eyes; Chen Yi wouldn't let her see this sowhat brutal scene.
And the Little Fox also raised her hands to cover her ears, seemingly in cooperation with Chen Yi.
Regarding these matters, Chen Yi always paid extra attention to her. It was the sa even when in the Capital City; each ti before returning ho, he would wash away the blood aura from his body. In front of her, he would never talk about killings, as if carefully nurturing a spring of living water in the desert, even when threatening or bullying her, he would never use words like "death" or "fight" to get his point across.
Oh, spanking is an exception...
As her thoughts wandered to this point, Yin Tingxue hurriedly spat out, thinking how she could ponder such shaless things.
This was partly Chen Yi's fault; accompanying him all along the way, he would ask her a couple of tis, even when she played coquettish and begged, he wouldn't restrain himself... bla him.
Since everything could be blad on him, might as well bla him entirely.
Yin Tingxue thought in her heart at this mont, secretly attributing the bla onto Chen Yi.
The surging black mist gradually cald down, the mountain path returning to its quietude.
As the commotion subsided, with the five masses of fog dispersed in five directions, Fan Kong and the blue ox were left with only bones, with just three wisps of soul swaying in the wind, Duan Siyuan included.
Chen Yi reached out and gathered them, the three wisps of soul falling into his hand; he first sorted out Duan Siyuan's soul, and with slight contemplation, faced the two remaining wisps.
Fan Kong and the blue ox's souls still bore expressions of fear, their eyes hollow; the bewildernt within plainly visible. People newly dead often have muddled consciousness, so not even knowing they're deceased.
Chen Yi smiled slightly, raised a hand sending two strands of Primordial Qi over, mingling them, then waved a hand, letting the two wisps of soul drift away on their own.
This counts as a small touch.
If it proves useful, all the better, if not, it's no hindrance.
Chen Yi turned his head back, looking again at those five rogue gods.
"Blue Sky Old Master!"
The five masses of black mist knelt in unison again, their heads heavily knocking against the ground.
It's really like seeing ghosts in broad daylight,
Even wild evil gods seek out the Blue Sky.
Chen Yi said slowly: "With revenge taken, is this case settled?"
This matter pertained to the town's mysteries, and Chen Yi would preside over justice for these five rogue gods, not out of sheer altruism; he had more rebelliousness than anything else, doing everything spontaneously according to his whims.
The reason he adjudicated this case was solely due to the five rogue gods' promise, after taking their revenge, to disclose everything they've known for years.
The five masses of black mist stirred along with Chen Yi's voice, seemingly whispering among themselves, and after so ti, a sowhat elderly voice was heard:
"The City God is just and large-hearted... but the ones we are seeking revenge against... are not just one person."
Chen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and said:
"How many others?"
"Naturally..."
The black mist imdiately surged fiercely, gradually calming down, seemingly twisting out a smiling face, revealing the wild god's sinister decisiveness,
"The entire town!"
It seed like an endless resentnt, whipping up a gale, the tranquil moonlight suddenly stirred into chaos.
Just as the words fell.
"Enough."
Chen Yi abruptly shouted in a voice of interruption,
"A few wild gods with deep resentnt, how dare you utter such nonsense?!"
As the shout fell, the gusting wind stopped instantly, and the five rogue gods knelt down, bowing their heads low, trembling lightly in their dread, resembling villagers forcefully brought to trial,
"City God, we indeed harbor deep resentnt, but for so many years, have never engaged in any criminal activities! We plead the City God's insightful judgnt!"
A slightly younger man among them couldn't help but voice out.
"Gong Sanniu," Chen Yi said expressionlessly: "Do you have the nerve to say that?"
The mass of black mist instantly fell silent like a cicada, bowing its head even lower.
"City God is a Yin Official, handling matters of the underworld, deciding cases of nether," then, the elderly voice spoke: "Additionally, my son was truly sinful while alive; it's just that during the severe drought, locusts ca, and to survive, he resorted to cannibalism... Besides, my son was killed by us back then, eting a bad end, with grievances between us resolved..."
Listen to this, how absurd it is.
Gong Sanniu, to survive, resorted to cannibalism fleeing to this town, and then was pursued by vengeful spirits, harboring grudges and settling hatred; once grievances were resolved, the family reconciled posthumously.
But one must admit, there's admittedly a certain straightforward logic here.
Chen Yi isn't completely unbiased; unwilling to muddle through this and that; the five rogue gods accuse the town folks, including the Duan clan, Fan Kong, Li Xian, even Li Chenghang, Duan's descendants, and so unknown souls among them. Even by any ans, he wouldn't wipe out every ghost of this town clean.
"Let's not discuss this for now, but as for you few... seems you aren't entirely clean either." Chen Yi said, "As wild gods, you invaded the divine position, privately forged temples, receiving tribute for over ten years."
"Wrongfully accused, City God; these past years we haven't committed evil, resolving requests almost without exception."
Chen Yi knew of their fa for effectiveness, but still said: "Who knows if you've skimd off so benefits sowhere."
The five masses of black mist imdiately surged like dark clouds during a thunderstorm, rolling around, yet not in wrath, but starting to cry incessantly instead.
"Us wild gods, bound by the Duan clan's hands, said to be town gods, but actually toiling like beasts..." The five rogue gods seed to be deeply grieved, "We've received offerings indeed, but that minuscule offering isn't even enough for the at we've cut from ourselves."
"Where's the benefit?" A woman asked.
"All are impoverished ghosts." A girl replied.
"Drive madly!" Gong Father lanted.
"Misery for the child as well." Gong Sanniu sighed.
Then resounded a child's loud cries.
"Our entire family brutally victimized!"
Ultimately, the five rogue gods shouted together, as if performing a comic act, simultaneously breaking into sobs.
This scene was particularly bizarre yet comical, making one unable to hold back laughter, and Yin Tingxue couldn't help but chuckle softly.
It was like Bao Si smiling at King You of Zhou during the beacon fire play, upon hearing this, Chen Yi exhaled, his deliberate act of difficulty lessened considerably.
The cries from the five rogue gods gradually ceased, subsequently each raised their head, gazing eagerly at this newly appointed City God.
Chen Yi coldly said: "Don't even think about it; enabling you to exact revenge and kill the chief culprit is the limit. You're effective, hence the townsfolk only co to burn incense and make wishes, what's the harm in that? I could obliterate you all and scour your souls."
Upon hearing this, the five rogue gods realized there was no room for maneuver anymore, each drooping in spirit.
Nonetheless, Chen Yi didn't bother too much; what needed specifying had to be confessed by them.
"Alright... City God, the reason why Wa City escaped from reincarnation, transforming into such a ghost town, traces back to the famine from more than a decade ago..."
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