This Liao Zhai is not right

If the judges were allowed to risk their lives and act on their own selfish motives, there would be too many loopholes for them to exploit. It would be more effective to conceal the true identities of the underworld personnel and prevent them from being dug up by people in the world of the living.

"I will obey the command of King Yama."

Lu Pan and the Five Cities Patrol Envoy Xue Gong received the order and then stood behind Su Su to determine their subordinate relationships.

"Thank you both."

Su Su was very skilled at being polite.

Lu Pan and the Five Cities Inspector Xue Zelian said they dared not do it. Besides being reserved, they also seemed particularly unfamiliar.

They can still tell the difference between the mere acting Yama and the King Yama who really governs the underworld.

"A traitor appears loyal, a liar appears sincere. When Lu Pan shows his loyalty, it really looks like the real thing."

Su Su couldn't help but complain in his heart.

But when King Yama waved his sleeves again, the majestic palace disappeared from his sight, and was replaced by the official court located on the bank of Naihe Bridge, where Yama tried cases.

However, in just the time it took to introduce a dozen or so of his subordinate gods, the dark sky of the underworld had completely darkened. Outside the government office, ghosts who wanted to file complaints and appeal for justice lined up in a long queue as usual, waiting for Yama to open the court for interrogation.

"The time has come, please go to the court for trial."

As King Yama finished speaking, Su Su was already sitting in the hall, with Lu Pan and Five Cities Patrol Envoy Xue Ju standing behind him.

At the same time, the bailiffs in the hall shouted three times in unison, "Yama Luo has arrived." Then the door of the government office opened, and the bailiffs who had shouted loudly before stood on both sides of the hall, with stern and unusually serious expressions.

Su Su looked at the desk in front of him, on which were piled many books and documents in a disorderly manner. He picked one up and flipped through it for a while. Most of them were files recording cases.

Soon, the ghost messenger led the ghost who came to file a complaint and appeal for justice to the court for trial.

At first, Su Su was still very interested in watching the ghost who filed the complaint in court. Then the ghost messenger went to the living world to arrest the ghost of the defendant and bring him to the government office for a confrontation. However, the husband said that he was right, and the wife said that she was right, and the two were deadlocked. Then the ghost messenger went to the living world to arrest the ghost of the witness to clarify the cause and effect.

After interrogation and verification of circumstantial evidence, and with the signatures and seals of the three parties involved, the evidence is solid and the case will be sent to the Yinlusi for trial. Only after the corresponding punishment is imposed in accordance with the criminal law of the Yinsi can the case be closed.

The case review process is extremely cumbersome, and often not many cases can be reviewed in a whole day.

As the King of Hell who judges cases, he does not need to worry at all. He only needs to listen to the statements of the complainant, the defendant and the witness, figure out who is right and who is wrong, and then make a judgment strictly according to the criminal laws of the underworld.

No wonder the underworld recruits people from the mortal world to serve as Yama. They only need to be fair and selfless, impartial, and not required to be proficient in criminal law.

It's a pity that even with such a simple requirement, few people can truly do it without being selfish during the trial process. Even Li Boyan, who was known for his integrity and selflessness in the article "Li Boyan", could not help but be biased when he met acquaintances after he went to the underworld and served as Yama.

Taking advantage of the break in the trial, Su Su hurriedly drove several teams of ghost soldiers she brought from the City God Temple to Yangzhou and Lijin County, and brought Zhang Yuewu, the City God of Jiangdu County, and Wen, the judge of Lijin County who sued the City God Song Changshan for deserting the battlefield, to the underworld respectively.

Time passed quickly and it was already midnight.

Su Su had only tried seven or eight cases, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the many ghosts lining up outside the government office to file complaints and appeal for justice.

Helplessly, she had to continue to investigate the case.

Just as day was about to dawn, the yamen runners shouted to close the court.

Only then did Su Su manage to escape.

After walking out of the office and looking around, she saw at least a dozen deputy Yamas who had left the office after finishing the trial like her. Some left the underworld alone, while others sent ghost servants to clear the way and rode in carriages back to the world of the living.

"There are more than a dozen Yama Kings who take turns every day. There must be hundreds or even thousands of people in the world of the living who are recruited by the underworld to act as Yama Kings. Even if so many people are recruited, they can't handle all the cases. The affairs of the Ten Courts are all placed on Yama King's head. It is indeed quite difficult to handle."

I felt a little emotional.

Then he looked at the City God Temple ghost soldiers who had returned and asked, "Where are the Jiangdu County City God and the judge who sued Lijin City God Song Changshan now?"

"Reporting to Yama, Zhang Yuewu, the City God of Jiangdu County, resigned from his position as City God in Dongyue Yinsi the day before yesterday and has gone to reincarnate.

"The judge who sued Lijin County City God Song Changshan went to the underworld and filed an appeal. The case concerns the gods of the underworld, and King Yama has personally inquired about the case. The judge of Lijin is currently confronting Jin Yongnian and his wife in court."

The stopped ghost soldier answered truthfully.

It is quite common for King Yama to inquire about the crime of Song Changshan, the City God of Lijin County, for deserting the battlefield. After all, it involves the gods of the earth and the City God system under the jurisdiction of Dongyue Yinsi, so it can only be tried by King Yama.

On the contrary, it was the news that Zhang Yuewu, the City God of Jiangdu County, resigned from his position as City God at lightning speed and reincarnated and ran away that made Su Su's eyes widen and he was speechless for a moment.

Now that you have been reincarnated, to whom should I return this Jiangdu County City God Seal in my hand?

Chapter 102: Another Cleanup

Until he returned to the world of the living from the underworld to the Guobei County City God Temple, Su Su still hadn't figured out to whom he should return the Jiangdu County City God Seal.

According to her inference, Yangzhou was the most important city in the south of the Yangtze River. After Zhang Yuewu resigned from the post of City God, the City God's throne in Yangzhou would certainly not remain vacant for too long.

King Yama will set up an examination hall in the underworld and send ghost messengers to the world of the living to select people who meet the examination requirements to go down to the underworld to take the examination, and choose a new candidate for the City God from them.

However, the newly elected City God must be the City God of Guangling Prefecture, in charge of the three states and nine counties under Guangling Prefecture, and become the direct superior of the City God of Jiangdu County.

In this case, the Jiangdu County City God Seal in Su Su's hand was, in a sense, completely ownerless. Yangzhou City was the seat of the Guangling Prefecture City God and was under his jurisdiction, so Jiangdu County, located in Yangzhou City, was no exception.

"That is to say, even if I don't have to return this Jiangdu County City God Seal and don't have to go to Yangzhou City to manage Jiangdu County, the Guangling Prefecture City God will take the initiative to manage Jiangdu County on my behalf. I just need to wait to receive incense and that's it?"

Raising his wrist and looking at the Jiangdu County City God Seal tied to it, Su Su said in surprise, "Such a good thing actually exists in the world!"

Lu Pan and Wudu Patrol Envoy Xue each have their own divine duties and will not go to Guobei County City God Temple to perform their duties as military supervisors until they have handed over their current affairs. According to the underworld's habit of hiding during the day and coming out at night, they should arrive at Guobei County City God Temple at night.

He led several teams of ghost soldiers who had followed him down to the underworld back to the City God Temple and listened carefully to Judge Wen's report on what he had found out during last night's patrol, confirming that Black Mountain Lord's revenge was still brewing.

Su Su yawned, walked to the reclining chair in the courtyard of the land temple, sat down, closed his eyes and dozed off.

The sunlight that shone into the courtyard in the morning, along with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, flowed into the inner elixir, continuously solidifying the yang spirit. In a trance, he became aware of the gaze of Nie Xiaoqian in the side room.

He turned sideways, opened his eyes, and looked directly at Nie Xiaoqian who was standing behind the window of the side room.

"What are you looking at?"

The sudden action and words frightened the other party so much that he quickly hid on the bed and didn't even dare to reply.

Seeing Nie Xiaoqian's intense reaction, Su Su was speechless for a while. He turned around and continued to doze off with his eyes closed, but he was soon warmed by the sun and no longer felt sleepy at all.

Unable to lie down, she had to take out Taoist Shan's notes and look through the spells recorded in them. After searching for a long time, she didn't find many useful ones. Even the spell to speed up the journey that she had been longing to learn required the use of the brush in Taoist Shan's hand to perform.

"Come to think of it, I don't seem to have a weapon that I can use properly until now. It's not a good idea to always use the soul-beating ruler that the City God uses to reward good and punish evil to hit people."

While flipping through the notebook, Su Su was thinking in his mind whether he should find a suitable weapon for himself.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't think of any kind of weapon that would suit her.

Swords, spears, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, whips, maces, hammers, claws, lances, sticks, crutches, meteors.

Eighteen kinds of weapons, just thinking about it gives me a headache.

It is far less convenient than using the power of Yang Shen to create events to fight the enemy.

Thinking of this, Su Su suddenly stood up and cast his gaze at Chang'e, who was sitting on the soft couch by the window in the bedroom, busy sewing her wedding dress.

He walked lightly into the bedroom and sat on the other side of the couch.

"Good sister, good sister."

Hearing Su Su calling out this shameful name without any psychological burden, Chang'e immediately stopped sewing, cast a scrutinizing look at him, and asked, "If you are being nice to someone for no reason, you are either a traitor or a thief. What evil plan are you planning?"

Su Fu didn't feel the slightest bit ashamed when his thoughts were exposed.

Instead, he took advantage of the situation and said confidently, "My dear sister, you said you would prepare some benefits for me as a dowry. Now I want to withdraw some in advance!"

"Sure enough, he has no good intentions."

Chang'e rolled her eyes at her and asked bluntly, "Just tell me what you want."

Su Su stretched out his hands, showing his empty palms to the other party.

"How can you travel the world without a weapon? My dear sister, if you think I am suitable for a weapon, please give me one to defend myself."

Hearing this, Chang'e raised her eyebrows and said in a teasing tone: "The little brat is either planning conspiracies or thinking about fighting and killing all day long. He really wants to cause chaos in the world."

After saying this, he stood up.

His eyes swept over Su Su's green and yellow chest-length skirt, and then he walked to the box piled in the corner of the bedroom and opened it.

After selecting for a long time, she finally found a round fan with a green bamboo handle, a silk cover, and decorated with red and green embroidery, which looked like a rising moon, and handed it to Su Su.

"There are no weapons, but there are many things for women to adorn themselves with."

Su Su held the light green bamboo fan in his hand and placed it in front of his face, covering most of his face lightly, creating a hazy beauty that was like a woman holding a pipa and half covering her face.

"How can I use a palm-sized fan for self-defense? I can break it with just one finger..."

As Su Su finished speaking, Chang'e beside him had already drawn her sword. The distance was within a short distance in an instant, and the tip of the sword pierced the round fan decorated with red and green embroidery, and a faint sound of metal clashing could be heard.

"Punk it?"

He quickly stopped talking and looked back. The long sword in Chang'e's hand had been bounced back several feet and was completely embedded in the bedroom wall.

"Are your fingers as sharp as the sword in my hand?"

Chang'e looked at Su Fu with a smile.

"That's not possible."

She said stubbornly out of instinct.

Delighted at the sight of prey, he waved the round fan in his hand, stirring up gusts of breeze.

I reached out and touched the fan. It felt soft and resilient, and didn't look like it could withstand any sharp weapon.

He fanned the bamboo a few more times, but the breeze showed no sign of getting stronger. He then walked out of the bedroom and hit the bluestone floor in the yard. The bamboo tendons bounced back, causing pieces of bluestone floor to fall down with a crackling sound, filling the yard with fragments.

"Sister, do you have any other items? Take them out and show them to me."

Su Su asked with great interest, calling upon his magical power to repair the mess in the courtyard.

Chang'e sat on the couch, picked up her needle and thread and began to sew her wedding dress. After glancing at Su Su, she said, "Of course there are quite a few, but someone has to pay the corresponding price."

"That's it."

According to the negotiated terms, if you want to get anything, you need to pay an equal price.

Su Su had no intention of letting the other party take advantage of her in broad daylight. She even wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.

Holding a bamboo fan, half covering his face, he lay on the soft couch, resting his head between Chang'e's legs, and said in a muffled voice, "You took advantage of me the night before last by rubbing me all over. Don't you have any way to repay the debt?"

"Ah."

Chang'e responded with a mocking laugh, lowered her head and stared at the person who looked even more delicate against the backdrop of the red and green embroidery on the fan, and said unhappily: "Once you got the things, you stopped calling me your good sister. You, a vixen who only wants to benefit, are you asking for punishment again?"

Chapter 103 This is wrong

"I'm so sleepy, let me take a nap first."

Su Su yawned, pretending that he had not rested all night, and acted sleepy as if he was overworked.

Avoid the real intentions, confuse the other party, and conceal one's true intentions.

Take it step by step. If you don’t take action, then don’t take action at all. But once you take action, you must make sure that the outcome is decisive.

Seeing that Su Su's breathing was gradually becoming even and she seemed to have no intention of doing anything out of the ordinary, Chang'e was surprised. She reached out to push away the green bamboo fan in front of Su Su's face, stared at her for a long time, and slowly put away her guard against Su Su's ill intentions.

After a moment, she suddenly turned her gaze back and saw Su Su still sleeping.

Therefore, she continued to sew her wedding dress.

"We really can't let her get complacent for a while. If we act now, it's very likely that we'll get into trouble again. We have to be patient...we have to be patient."

With her eyes closed, Su Su's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts. She could clearly feel that although Chang'e was sewing a wedding dress, she still had a lot of attention on her, waiting for her to take revenge and then give her a good beating.

Ah.

How could I, Su, take the bait so easily?

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

You think I am the prey, but in fact you are the prey I am targeting.

Su Su dozed off with his eyes closed, motionless, and the situation gradually became stalemate.

As time passed, the morning sunlight that shone into the courtyard was obscured by dark clouds at some point, and slowly a drizzle began to fall. A cold wind gradually rose and poured into the courtyard.

Soon, even the eaves of the small courtyard in the land temple were filled with raindrops, which completely soaked the small courtyard. Trapped in a stalemate, listening to the sound of rain outside the window, the sleepiness that had dissipated came back, and Su Su fell asleep in a trance.

"It's dark, wake up."

It was not until Chang'e spoke softly that Su Fu opened his eyes sleepily and suddenly realized that it was already dark.

He stood up and thought for a moment, remembering that Lu Pan and the Five Cities Patrol Envoy Xue would arrive at the City God Temple of Guobei County at night, so he hurriedly manifested his divine body, walked out of the courtyard, and entered the City God Temple to wait.

While the two had not yet arrived at the City God Temple, Su Su asked Judge Wen to inquire about the two's background. Although she knew everything that Lu Pan had done, she had no idea what Lu Pan's position in the underworld was or what affairs he was in charge of.