Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

"Can anyone tell me why I asked Master Taiyi for help, but you three came?"

Chen County, in the City God Temple.

At this moment, the three "talents" in front of Ji Ren frowned tightly.

The corruption and abuse of power of the Exorcist Cult are only matters in the world of the living. The real big thing is to arbitrarily change the people whose souls are to be seduced and tamper with the order of yin and yang.

As a law-abiding citizen of the Three Realms, Ji Ren decisively chose to report to the Emperor Qinghua of the East, who oversees the order of yin and yang, and his uncle Taiyi Zhenren.

This is the preparation that should be made when you first start.

Normally, Jiren wasn't an impulsive person.

When he makes a plan, he must be prepared.

But Ji Ren never expected that Taiyi Zhenren would send these three talents.

Zhang Jingshou, Lu Shang, Huang Wang.

"You're not happy that I'm here. I'm my master's only disciple. Are you still not at ease when I handle it?" Lu Shang looked at Ji Ren with dissatisfaction.

what do you mean?

Do you doubt my abilities?

"That's right, Old Ji, shouldn't you be happy to see talents like us? Besides, this is Dashang, and it's also my home. When something like this happens, I'm here to take over. Is there anything wrong with beating my nephew?" Zhang Jingshou said righteously.

"Godfather, Master said that I might be involved in the order of the underworld in the future, so let me learn from you."

The last Huang Wang was the only one among the three who looked well-behaved. Although he was eight feet tall and came from a general's family, he looked like a scholar when standing next to Zhang Jingshou and Lu Shang, two men who were full of bandit aura.

"What are you learning? Huang He is in trouble now. But you have made great progress in cultivation now, and I am pleased too. Practice well." Ji Ren said as he touched Huang Wang's head.

When he was with Zhang Jingshou, he felt that he was an absolute teenager, but when he saw Huang Wang, he inexplicably felt a sense of vicissitudes of life as an elder.

After all, this is my godson.

Unlike the one that Chen Wang casually recognized and that Ji Ren and he didn’t take seriously, this Ji Ren had seriously cultivated feelings for.

Thinking back then, the child that he rescued from the thieves' den has now grown up and can even help him.

Speaking of which, Huang Wang is actually the strongest among the three.

Although he was the youngest, he entered the sect the earliest and received cultivation from Qingxu Daode Zhenjun since he was a child. He cleansed his essence and marrow, drank immortal dew, and ate immortal food. In the early days when resources were the main focus, he slightly opened up a gap between himself and the other two.

"I have always listened to my master and practiced well. So this time, my master knew that you, godfather, were in need, so I came. By the way, godfather, although the three of us are not very good at the underworld, Uncle Taiyi not only asked us to come, but also asked Judge Lu of the underworld to come with us. We can ask him about the specific matters." Huang Wang said.

"Hey, Xiao Changsheng, we agreed that we would solve it ourselves first. If we can't solve it, we would ask Judge Lu to come out. Why did you show your cards as soon as you got here?" Hearing Huang Wang's direct words, Lu Shang was immediately dissatisfied.

"That's right, Xiao Changsheng, you disappoint me so much! Didn't we agree that the three of us should work together?" Zhang Jingshou said as if you were a traitor.

“But I can’t lie to my godfather,” Huang Wang said weakly.

"You did the right thing." Ji Ren raised his lips upon hearing that, and then he cast a spell to freeze Zhang Jingshou and the other man, and then looked at Huang Wang, "Changsheng, be brave, don't be afraid, what you did is right, and although in the mortal world you have to call them uncles, in the Chan sect, you are their senior brother, and we in the Chan sect value hierarchy the most, so you can definitely beat them. If you can't do it, you can let Tian Zhi come, he will beat them without mercy."

I was wondering why Master Taiyi was unreliable, it turns out he has a backup plan.

Chacha Silu is one of the four great judges, responsible for rewarding good and punishing evil.

"Oh. Junior brother is here. I'll ask him for help later." Huang Wang nodded.

"Hey, hey, hey, Lao Ji, you're going too far!"

Lu Shang and Zhang Jingshou shouted at the same time, "What are you going to do?"

According to the Dharma, actually our Dharma is a combination. If you hurt us in this way, you will be abandoned.

Ji Ren looked at the miserable expressions of Lu Shang and Zhang Jingshou, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, then he looked at Huang Wang and asked, "Where is Judge Lu?"

"It's outside. I'll invite you in." Huang Wang said
“Let’s go together.” Ji Rendao said. Among the four great judges, Cui Jue is in charge of the book of life and death, Wei Zheng rewards the good, Zhong Kui punishes the evil, and Lu Zhidao investigates. Although their status is not as high as that of the Ten Kings of Hell, their power is not inferior to any of the Ten Kings of Hell, and it is worth him to go out to greet them in person.

Moreover, Ji Ren will definitely go to the underworld in the future. Now is the chance to establish a good relationship with the judge of the underworld, which is great.

"I dare not trouble you to come and greet me personally."

At this moment, a loud voice sounded outside. The next moment, a gust of cold wind blew, and black air surged. A tall judge with eyes like lightning and a righteous look strode over and saluted Ji Ren.

"Judge Lu, you're too polite." Ji Ren immediately returned the greeting.

"As I should, as I should. Such a thing happened in our underworld because I did not conduct a strict inspection, and the demons took advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. I also want to thank the True Lord for restoring order." Judge Lu expressed his gratitude to Ji Ren.

"It is inevitable that a big tree will have dead branches. The judge does not need to blame himself. It is never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. However, such matters must be dealt with thoroughly to prevent others from doing the same thing in the future, just like weeds, with one batch leaving and another batch coming." Ji Ren said.

"Don't worry, Master. Now that I'm here, I will do a thorough job and won't leave any hidden dangers. It's not that my underworld is not doing its best, but the calamity has been raging recently. The world is in chaos, the human dynasty is unified, and countless people have been killed and injured. The underworld is really unable to keep up, and there is a shortage of staff. Many places cannot be taken care of, so this happened." Judge Lu said.

If it were a normal time, and the Exorcist Cult changed the number of soul-collecting people so arrogantly, the underworld would definitely be able to notice it.

But these are not ordinary times.

The great catastrophe between heaven and earth caused countless casualties among the people.

The underworld is almost overcrowded with ghosts.

You have to know that judgment takes a lot of time, and most dead souls have to stay in the underworld for a period of time.

There were fewer ghosts in the past, so it was okay if you lived here for a shorter period of time, but now there are so many ghosts.

There are many things that people just don’t have the energy to check.

I really can't manage it.

Take care of this and that.

Endless, they couldn't keep up with the speed.

"The underworld is short of staff, so just recruit more ghost messengers." Ji Ren asked doubtfully.

"That's true, but the ghost messengers in our underworld are Yin gods, and Yin gods are also gods. The appointment of gods requires the consent of heaven, and we cannot add or delete them at will." Judge Lu said distressedly.

Ji Ren nodded. To put it simply, there are only so many staff, and the higher-ups do not agree to expand it, so they just want to let the existing gods roll up their sleeves.

“Then why not delegate power, promote some ghosts and gods first, and temporarily appoint them as immortal gods. When the time comes and the underworld has been turned around, send them into reincarnation. If they perform well when they are Yin gods, they can be promised a good reincarnation. This is not considered breaking the rules. After all, being a Yin god and fulfilling your duties is also meritorious.” Ji Ren said.

"Temporarily appointed as immortal god?" Lu Pan frowned slightly. The Heavenly Rules did not grant this power. After all, there were quotas for immortal gods in the underworld. But it seemed that the Heavenly Rules did not say that there could not be none.

"Temporary workers, or assistants, let ghosts manage ghosts. Give them power secretly, but no official position in public, isn't that enough? What they do does not represent the underworld, they just happen to help the underworld." Ji Ren said.

"In that case, if they are used well, it is the credit of the underworld. And if something goes wrong, they are just temporary ghost messengers, no, assistant ghost messengers, but auxiliary messengers. They do not represent the underworld, so it has nothing to do with the underworld. Just withdraw him." Lu Pan said with his eyes lighting up.

Ji Ren had a subtle look on his face. I just proposed the idea of ​​the ghost messenger to you, but you drew inferences from it and discovered the hidden role of the temporary worker - to take the scapegoat.

However, do you have the nerve to say that you are Lu Pan, the judge in charge of the Inspection Department?
Sensing Ji Ren's gaze, Judge Lu realized that he seemed to have spoken out his true feelings. His face flushed slightly as he said, "What the True Lord said is thought-provoking. We need to discuss it carefully. I will call Cui Jue and the others to discuss it together." (End of this chapter)