I drew a talisman to save the sun from its bleeding state.

Xuan Yizi stood up, rubbed his eyes, and stared blankly at the form and the official seal in the corner: "Why didn't Lei Zu strike you down but instead gave you a form to fill out?"

Is this reasonable? Is this justifiable? Is this right? Where is justice? Where is fairness? Where is equity? What kind of sycophancy is this?

Zhou Zheng quickly started filling out the form. The form was quite complete, including his name, gender, ethnicity, residential address, registered address, mobile phone number, and ID number.

After filling out the form, Zhou Zheng checked it over and prayed to Lei Zu.

The form floated up, spontaneously combusted, and disappeared.

Zhou Zheng was taken aback: "Minister Lei is very efficient."

Xuan Yizi said sourly, "After all, it's a law enforcement agency, so their emergency response capabilities are the strongest. Daoist Zhou, how did you convince the Thunder Ancestor to let you join the department, instead of striking you with lightning first?"

It's perfectly normal for someone like Zhou Zheng to join the Thunder Department; he'll be officially inducted into the Thunder Department sooner or later.

But it's not normal that he could join the Thunder Department after harassing Lei Zu. How could he possibly do that?

Zhou Zheng said regretfully, "There's nothing I can do. Perhaps this is the loneliness of a genius. I thought I had angered Lei Zu, but it turns out Lei Zu just went to investigate. By the way, do you want to know what news alarmed Lei Zu?"

Xuan Yizi swallowed hard: "Will I lose my life?"

Zhou Zheng nodded earnestly: "Yes."

Eight thousand years have passed, and mortals have long since turned to dust and departed; they would indeed lose their lives.

Xuan Yizi laughed and said, "Then don't tell me. I'm quite content living a peaceful life like this."

Zhou Zheng shrugged and continued drawing the talisman.

"Ding-dong."

Zhou Zheng was puzzled. He picked up his phone, which had lit up, and opened it to see that it was a friend request from Juxin.

[Liu Zhen from Leibu requests to be a friend]

Zhou Zheng: "?"

I knew that the Raibu department was extremely fast at handling things, but this is faster than I could have imagined.

What do you mean by "verification in three minutes"? You received a friend request the moment you uploaded the form? Dude, were you standing next to Lei Zu receiving forms?

Zhou Zheng remained silent for a moment.

Could it be that he really stood next to Lei Zu to collect the watch?

Click to add as a friend.

Liu Zhen: "Send me your location, I'll be there right away."

Zhou Zheng blinked and clicked to send the location.

Liu Zhen: "Living here? That's great, no wonder I came here. Open the window and door, I'll be there in twenty minutes."

Zhou Zheng was taken aback: "Master Xuan, is the Giant Letter Communication technique popular in the Thunder Department now?"

Xuan Yizi looked bewildered: "I don't know, are they planning to keep up with the times?"

Zhou Zheng scratched his head, got up to open the door, and instructed the armed security guards: "A distinguished guest named Liu Zhen will be arriving soon. Do not attack rashly."

The armed security guards saluted to indicate they understood and continued patrolling the vicinity of the villa.

Less than twenty minutes.

A thunderclap ripped through the sky and disappeared into the distance, briefly illuminating the area around the villa.

Zhou Zheng looked up but saw nothing.

Thirty seconds later.

A thunderclap ripped through the sky and then disappeared, the rolling thunder briefly illuminating the night.

Zhou Zheng remained silent for a moment, then offered a precise prayer to Liu Zhen of the Thunder Department. Could this guy be flying too fast and unable to find his way?

Ten seconds later, a slightly overweight middle-aged man in a white shirt knocked on the French windows with a smile: "Good evening, you must be Zhou Zheng, I'm Liu Zhen."

Zhou Zheng glanced at the top of his head.

[Liu Zhen, Deputy Thunder God on Duty during the Chou Hour (1 AM - 3 AM)]

I glanced at my phone and realized that it was quite possible that this big shot was standing next to Lei Zu giving a report at that time.

Zhou Zheng stepped forward and unlocked the French window: "Hello, thank you for coming so late at night. Will I ask you for advice next time I encounter any problems?"

Liu Zhen walked in with a smile, looked around, and remarked, "You're quite wealthy, living here. Right, feel free to ask me anything in the future. But there's something I'm curious about. How did you manage to get Lei Zu to send you the job application form directly? Can you satisfy my curiosity?"

Zhou Zheng: "Is this matter strange?"

Liu Zhen hurriedly waved his hand: "It's not strange, but throughout history, you're the first person with mediocre skills and experience to get hired. And... well, you even made me come here personally to protect you. It's okay if you can't say, I'm just curious. You can tell me later, we're all family, hahaha."

Strictly speaking, this isn't just mediocre in skill and experience; it's downright lack of anything.

Zhou Zheng nodded and asked curiously, "Brother Liu, how did you get into the Thunder Department?"

Liu Zhen said sincerely, "I got in based on my own abilities."

Zhou Zheng laughed: "That makes things easier. I got in through connections. By the way, Brother Liu, your name is Liu Zhen, right? Never mind, it's not important. Brother Liu, do you like a quiet job? I think I can consider it."

Liu Zhen laughed heartily: "Don't be angry, little brother, I was just joking... hahaha... haha... ha..."

Liu Zhen looked at Zhou Zheng's ambiguous smile and his laughter gradually subsided.

Zhou Zheng said sincerely, "If you're not satisfied with this job, you can directly ask Lei Zu to change it. By the way, please tell Lei Zu that I'm too straightforward and don't like people who beat around the bush. Never mind, how about I just tell Lei Zu directly now?"

Liu Zhen grabbed Zhou Zheng's hand: "It's not that serious, brother. This little thing shouldn't bother the Heavenly Venerable. It's my fault for being so talkative. I apologize. Don't be angry."

A flash of lightning streaked across Zhou Zheng's hair, his eyes turned blue, and a faint white light shone around him. Five thunderbolts gathered in his palms, and he activated the ultimate punishment, immediately beginning to examine Liu Zhen's body.

Liu Zhen recoiled as if electrocuted, staring at the Five Thunderbolts in Zhou Zheng's palm with astonishment and disbelief: "Five Thunderbolts? No, absolute punishment? No way! Really no way! We're all on the same side!"

Zhou Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing the feedback from the Five Thunder Punishment, and slowly dissipated it. He smiled and said, "It seems to be a misunderstanding. I'm sorry, I've been attacked by evil spirits quite a few times recently, so I'm a bit too cautious. Please don't mind."

This person is honest, but he just doesn't know how to speak properly and is a bit arrogant; he's not exactly bad.

Liu Zhenqian laughed: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. To comprehend the Five Thunder Punishment at such a young age, your future is limitless. No wonder you are favored by the Heavenly Venerable."

Thunder cultivators are a minority among cultivators, and those who are truly righteous thunder cultivators are even rarer. Those who can bear the ultimate punishment of being a true thunder cultivator are as rare as phoenix feathers.

Protecting someone like that to become stronger is perfectly reasonable—goodness, I should have known better than to be so sarcastic.

Zhou Zheng said politely, "Just make yourself at home. The water is over there, help yourself. The food is in the kitchen, cook whatever you want. The bedroom isn't ready yet, we'll get someone to clean it tomorrow. You'll have to sleep on the sofa tonight... By the way, what should I call you? Liu Zhen, the deputy thunder god on duty at the hour of Chou?"

The word "副" was pronounced a bit too heavily.

Liu Zhen's expression stiffened slightly: "It's okay, I don't need to sleep. You go about your business."

Zhou Zheng politely took his leave, picked up his pen and notebook, and went into his bedroom, not wanting to talk to him at all.

Lei Zu is a very good person, and his nature is not bad, but his magnanimity is really not as good as that of Tian Zun.

Liu Zhen sensed trouble was brewing and looked at Xuan Yizi standing in the living room: "Hey, what does this guy like? I'll go get him something to apologize."

Xuan Yizi gave a forced smile, grabbed his phone, turned and ran, not wanting to get involved in this kind of thing at all.

Liu Zhen was dumbfounded. He hurriedly took out his phone, opened the photo album, and opened the spreadsheet.

Oh no, I didn't write down my hobbies/interests in the form. I should have included them in the form.

Lei Zu may not blame himself, but his self-image will definitely suffer—he can even fall out with a child.

Oh no, I need to think of a way to soothe the child.