On the battlefield, Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Honestly, this Prefectural City God was stubborn as a mule.
Lu Chen had used every trick he could think of, one after another.
Yet the other party remained utterly unmoved.
Lu Chen did not deny that he was somewhat in the wrong this time.
But the City God had his principles, and Lu Chen had his own.
When a conflict could not be reconciled, they could only each show their divine powers.
At that moment, King Yama paused, then shouted coldly again, "You are utterly stubborn and beyond reason! Zheng Zhangshi is a Nine-Lifetime Benevolent Person, with boundless merit. She died wrongly this time, yet not only did you fail to distinguish right from wrong, you even disregarded your duties as City God and concerned yourself only with your own little post. Do you not know your error?"
"Absurd!" The Prefectural City God's voice grew even harsher. "Though this office bears the duty of observing the people's affairs, above those affairs stand iron laws and golden rules! Even if Zheng Zhangshi has suffered injustice, it should be handled by the Ten Halls of Yama in your Netherworld! If this office does not inquire further, at most it counts as negligence! But today, you want this office to disregard the laws of the underworld and let her return to life—this is the crime of dereliction of duty! Who will bear it? Can you, King Yama, bear it? If Great Emperor Fengdu holds me accountable, how is this office to explain itself?"
"You!"
"What do you mean, 'you'! Unless you hold the Supreme Decree in your hand and permit Zheng Zhangshi to return to life.
Otherwise, even if you personally lead underworld soldiers to flatten my City God Street and kill this office,