This was Hui Dao telling Su Ziji that this deity was an evil god, a wild god—not an orthodox god or Good God that brought blessings to the people.
If it were a Good God, even a wild god in a wild shrine would surely possess so-called merit protecting its body!
Not only would a deity's divine body possess it, but even a statue worshipped daily in a divine shrine located in the Capital City would inevitably be touched by some merit.
A statue shrouded only in blood-red light was basically a malevolent god that fed on blood offerings!
What Su Ziji intended to clear out were divine shrines that worshipped such evil, malevolent gods. Seeing Hui Dao shake his head at him, he smiled. "Lord Tian, the Crow King Shrine's imperial enfeoffment may not be genuine."
"Why does Prince Dai say that? If it was not imperially enfeoffed, how would the Crow King Shrine dare be so bold as to establish a princely title and don crown robes? This is under the Son of Heaven's very feet!" Tian Tang was truly shocked.
"This is quite normal. Imperial archives are private and secret, vast beyond measure, and difficult to search through."
"Records from this dynasty are still manageable. Though the records of the previous dynasty have suffered some losses, they largely remain. For dynasties before that, however, the dead cannot testify."
"Especially since officials and commoners alike treat the imperial household and deities as things too taboo to speak of. More importantly, imperial enfeoffment of gods poses no threat or competition to the living, so forging imperial decrees to grant titles to deities carries almost no risk." Su Ziji spoke lightly.
"Even if officials or scholars harbor doubts, they are unwilling to offend deities and expose the deception when no