"You keep a Devouring God Ghost King! Your sins are grave. When I meet the City God, I'll certainly lodge a complaint against you! If the City God still shields you lot, I'll find every means to bring you to justice myself!" Jing Yun said coldly as he passed by me.
I shrugged and headed toward the City God's place as well. The City God was right in front of me, and there were no other ghosts outside. If she opened the door, it couldn't be to welcome me—could it be for Jing Yun instead? I just didn't know what Jing Yun's background was. He had suddenly stopped paying attention to me and run off to find the City God instead.
"Summon the master of the Tianyi Cave Abode in Dalong County, Xia Yitian... Enter the hall..."
I had barely taken two steps when a female ghost inside called out in a trembling voice. My expression turned rather ugly. What was this supposed to be—summoning a soul?
The civil and military officials stood nearby. Every one of them actually possessed the strength of a Ghost King. The higher their cultivation, the higher their official rank. It seemed the City God couldn't escape convention either, with the highest position going to the strongest. Seeing this, Zhou Xuan was quite sentimental after all. The Black and White Impermanences, both at the late Ghost General stage, had served for so long without being replaced.
In the underworld, appointments and dismissals of officials were actually based on strength. With Zhou Xuan appointing people according to seniority, many probably refused to accept it.
Perhaps it was also tied to her age and experience.
"Jing Yun! I haven't summoned you into the hall yet. Why are you refusing to listen? Your matter is already being secretly