Hearing this, Lu Chen grew even more embarrassed. "Brother, I've troubled you."
Lord God of Wealth smiled. "For such a great calamity, if this is all the punishment we receive, we are already more than satisfied. I only hope the old Star Official can pull some strings and not let the punishment be too severe. After all, even Plague Lord has to give the Northern Pole Exorcism Office three parts respect when he sees it."
Lu Chen's heart sank, and he secretly nodded.
How could he not know the weight carried by the Northern Pole Exorcism Office?
It was an institution personally controlled by Emperor Ziwei, with the Four Sages of the Northern Pole assisting him.
Each of those four True Lords possessed vast divine abilities and outstanding combat power.
Across the entire Heavenly Court, they were all among the absolute top-tier powers!
They were True Lord Marshal Tianpeng, True Lord Deputy Marshal Tianyou, True Lord Yisheng Baode, and True Lord Lingying Yousheng.
And True Lord Lingying Yousheng had two other titles that rang like thunder.
The Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing Patriarch, and the True Martial Great Emperor!
But logically speaking—
The Northern Pole Exorcism Office took the Fengdu Ghost Code as its legal basis. Its duty was to judge ghosts, gods, evil spirits, assist the righteous and expel evil, specifically governing ghosts, gods, earth immortals, and demons.
So why, in this world, did its authority extend so far that it could supervise the Orthodox Gods of the Heavenly Court and even punish the Orthodox Gods of the Eight Departments?
—No.
Something about this information did not add up.
Lu Chen could not help frowning inwardly.
"What is it? Do you have some doubts?"
Seeing this, Lord God of Wealth spoke up.
Lu Chen hesitated over whether to ask. After pondering