Becoming a fox fairy from Liaozhai

Chapter 828 Tie
Peng Yanjun glanced across the entire divine realm, a look of cold displeasure on his face.

The city gods and the King of Wu below changed their expressions one after another, not understanding why Master Shi had invited the King of Hell to come.

The City God of Tianxia immediately stood up and asked, "Master Shi, what do you mean?"

Just as Master Shi was about to speak, Lord Peng waved his hand and said, "No need to ask him. Although he invited me here, it was also half my instruction. If the City God has any questions, just ask me."

The City God of the World raised his eyebrows, and indeed let Master Shi go, sneering, "You are the Lord of the Underworld, do you also want to violate the taboos of yin and yang and interfere in human affairs?"

Peng Yanjun sat on the chair with a majestic posture, twirling the jade ring on his finger, and said, "Human affairs? This is the gap between the yin and yang, and there are ghosts and gods present, how can it be human affairs?"

The City God of the World pointed at the King of Wu and said, "This is because the King of Wu is rebellious and blasphemous. All the City Gods of the World are under my jurisdiction, but he demoted the City God of Gusu, whom I appointed, as a Mao God and a sinner. He is disrespectful to the gods and deserves this."

The King of Wu was furious: "You are the City God of the world, but you indulge that hairy god to act so arrogantly in front of me. Gusu is under my rule, even ghosts and gods should not interfere. I think you are the sinful god who presumptuously interferes in the affairs of the world with ghosts and gods!"

The City God of the World had deep anger in his eyes and said, "You have already committed treason by declaring yourself king, and you have also used your royal power to denounce ghosts and gods. I think you are courting your own destruction."

With just two sentences, a ghost king who ruled over the world's city gods and a human king who ruled over the south of the Yangtze River had reached the point of meeting each other for life and death.

Peng Yanjun slammed his palm on the table, shaking the jade plates and chopsticks on the table. He said unhappily, "What are you arguing about?"

The two men's eyes fell on Lord Yan Peng, and the City God of Tianxia said, "I'm afraid this will offend Lord Yan, so I'll take my leave now."

The King of Wu also stood up and wanted to leave.

The red-robed priest beside Peng Yanjun smiled and said, "Come on, come on, why are you two so angry? The City God of the capital, the gods of Jiangnan are now out of control, the gods and humans have lost their way, and the yin and yang are out of order. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the heavenly officials?"

"King Wu, you are recklessly using your royal power to denounce ghosts and gods. Aren't you afraid of being entangled in sin?"

Upon hearing this, the two men neither turned around and left nor sat down.

Master Shi tried to smooth things over, saying, "Please don't be angry. I asked you to come here today to resolve this matter, not to add to your sins."

Peng Yanjun looked at the red-robed priest and said, "You speak."

The red-robed priest continued, "The Jiangnan area is now under the jurisdiction of the King of Wu, but in the underworld, it is our Lord of Hell who is responsible for registering and guiding the dead. Now that the City God of Gusu has lost his position, the Yin and Yang of Jiangnan are out of order, and many of the dead have no one to lead them. The Yang register has been cancelled, but the Yin register has not been registered. If this continues, I am afraid that ghosts will run rampant and evil spirits will continue. This will not only destroy the lives of the living, but also disrupt the order of the underworld."

"Capital City God, you are in charge of all the city gods in the world, so you naturally have to bear the consequences. My Lord Yan came here because he understands how difficult it is for you, so he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, and he doesn't want the Heavenly Official to come down and hold you accountable."

The City God of Tianxia sat down. He stared at Peng Yanjun and the red-robed priest, his frown never loosening. The priest had hit the nail on the head, so he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb. At least he couldn't make a big deal out of it, especially not report it to the heavens.

The priest continued to advise: "King Wu, the Jiangnan area suffered this disaster under your rule. Your merits and demerits may not be seen at this time, but sooner or later, there will be an explanation."

The King of Wu could not help but feel a chill in his heart, which made him feel awe-inspiring, and he could not help but take it seriously.

When the two of them sat down again, the red-robed priest and Master Shi looked at each other with a tacit understanding in their eyes.

It is done.

Since no one wants to overturn the table, a draw is inevitable. All that remains is to fight for the terms.

With Lord Peng as a guarantor, the City God of the World and the King of Wu had a quarrel and finally came to a conclusion.

"With Lord Peng in attendance, I will appoint the new City God tomorrow. As for the City God appointed by the King of Wu, I will also return him and make him the Left Judge of the City God. But from now on, the Yin and Yang will be governed separately. Apart from matters concerning ghosts and gods, the City God of Jiangnan will not be involved in matters concerning the human world."

"That's exactly what should happen. I hope the City God can keep his word."

Peng Yanjun raised his glass, and after the three of them drank together, the City God of the World left first without looking back.

King Wu bowed to Lord Yan Peng and asked, "Lord Yan, Priest, since you mentioned my merits and demerits just now, I would also like to know whether I am meritorious or demerited in the list of the underworld now?"

Peng Yanjun was stunned for a moment, pointed at him and laughed, saying: "Your Highness asked me about my merits and demerits, I am afraid you asked the wrong person."

The King of Wu was puzzled and was about to ask again when everything in front of him suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke. When he regained consciousness and opened his eyes again, he was already in the palace.

The laughter of King Yama still seems to linger in my ears, but he is already separated from the living and the dead, which makes me feel dizzy.

Zen Master Jishan and the two guards woke up with him. Zen Master Jishan apologized to the King of Wu, saying, "Your Majesty, you are frightened."

The King of Wu waved his hand and asked, "Master, Lord Yan said I asked the wrong person. Do you know who I should ask?"

Zen Master Jishan was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't know who can determine merits and demerits, old monk."

The King of Wu sighed and said, "That's all."

After waving goodbye to King Wu, Peng Yanjun stood up and looked at the red-robed priest, saying, "Are you satisfied?"

The red-robed priest laughed and said, "I should ask Lord Yan about this. Is Lord Yan satisfied?"

Peng Yanjun said: "If you can really make yin and yang in order, I will naturally be satisfied, but I am afraid it is not so easy. The City God is too worried, and the King of Wu is difficult to achieve great things. He will be busy in the future."

He patted the red-robed priest on the shoulder and said, "I will go back first. If you have time, come to Futian City and sit for a while."

Peng Yanjun turned and walked into the stone gate, following the light and the sound of flowing water and disappeared into the gap between yin and yang.

The red-robed priest watched Peng Yanjun leave, and then, under the gaze of Master Shi, he transformed himself and turned back into the appearance of Gong Mengbi.

Master Shi Da smiled and said, "I knew it was you."

Gong Mengbi said: "I came up with the idea, how can I push Peng Yanjun and you to the front and do nothing?"

He straightened his clothes and said, "But I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to take care of the follow-up matters. I really want to let it go."

Master Shi said, "As you should. You have helped us a lot."

"This is not my credit. You have worked tirelessly to maintain the order of yin and yang, and Lord Peng Yan has come forward to help out of kindness, so we can reconcile them." Gong Mengbi did not take credit for it, and sighed: "Otherwise, this matter would not be so easy to resolve."