BXBX NOVEL Chapter 24 - 24: Yongning City God
“I have no choice but to report it! Sigh! ”
The deity of Shili Fengjiagang sighed and lowered his head as he gazed at the radiant golden light before him.
He could not even see what form the Yao who had gained intelligence took, but that wasn’t his fault. After all, he was just a minor deity, and the awe-inspiring spirit before him was left by the unparalleled Six Dominant Scholar, how could he dare to offend?
In fact, when he first arrived here, he had some doubts, given such a mighty spirit suppressing everything, what kind of creatures could transform into a Yao?
However, what he witnessed self-evidently challenged his understanding. A creature had turned into a Yao right amidst this mighty spirit, showing its extraordinary nature.
This was beyond his ability to handle. Indeed, he stood thirty Zhang away from the Feng family compound and dared not, nor could he, get closer.
But as a deity of the land, it was his duty to protect the people in his territory, he couldn’t ignore this and pretended as if nothing had happened, he had to report it.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, casting a blistering brilliance, and as the son approached its zenith, a towering figure wearing a gauze hat and a wide robe, looking magnificent, appeared at the entrance of Shili Fengjiagang. “The old man bows before the Sun Patrol Officer!”
Waiting at the entrance of the village and leaning on his walking stick, the local deity advanced and bowed, appearing even smaller in comparison to the towering sense of the Sun Patrol Officer.
“Local deity, what matter do you wish to report to the City God?”
The Sun Patrol Officer looked down at the local deity standing before him. The latter had said he had an urgent matter to report, hence the Sun Patrol Officer had come here especially to carry his message as the local deity was not qualified to report directly to the City God.
“To the Sun Patrol Officer, in the village under the old man’s jurisdiction, this morning, a demonic energy emerged, it seems a species has transformed into a Yao. The old man’s divine power is too weak to subdue the demon, hence I am reporting this to ask for the City God’s judgment!”
“Such a trivial matter and you bother the City God? Utterly useless! Where is the small Yao? Lead me to it!”
“But…”
The local deity looked at the tall and burly Sun Patrol Officer before him, only to be abruptly cut off as he was about to explain.
“Don’t waste this patrol officer’s time. Lead the way quickly!”
“Yes!”
The local deity reluctantly led the Sun Patrol Officer to the entrance of the Feng family mansion.
It only took a moment.
The Sun Patrol Officer looked at the mansion before him, completely enveloped in awe-inspiring spirit, and then glanced around at his left and right, and even behind him,
“To answer the Patrol Officer, the Yao the old man mentioned is right in this yard!”
The local deity trembled as he responded. The Sun Patrol Officers, in their previous lives, were mostly fierce men with no kind dispositions.
“You old man, are you mocking my office?”
As expected, the Sun Patrol Officer was furious after hearing his words, “Under the awe-inspiring spirit’s suppression, how could a Yao linger?”
Woof-
Just then, a dog’s bark filled with deterrence echoed, compelling the Patrol Officer to turn his head and see an aggressive wolf-dog threateningly snarling at him.
“Patrol Officer, please look, it’s this dog!”
The local deity, who was initially anxious, was overjoyed when he saw the wolf-dog barking at them at the entrance of the mansion. He pointed at the Black Mountain and said.
“A pet dog?!”
The Sun Patrol Officer understood the dog’s origins after seeing the Black Mountain. Indeed, it had transformed into a yao, but what was most crucial was,
“What’s the age of this dog?”
“Barely half a year!”
The local deity also expressed surprise, and he remembered this dog, but precisely because of this, he was fearful.
“Barely half a year?”
The Sun Patrol Officer repeated and then stared at the snarling dog again. Then he turned to leave.
“Where is the Patrol Officer going?” The local deity hurriedly followed.
“To see the City God. I must report this!”
“Ah, this…”
The local deity stopped in his steps, dumbfounded.
Although he knew the Sun Patrol Officer could not do anything to the dog standing in the awe-inspiring spirit, this happened too abruptly.
“This case must be decided by the City God!”
After saying so, the towering deity rode the wind, heading directly for
Yongding County. In no time, he arrived in the city. After entering the city, the Sun Patrol Officer walked through the bustling streets and went straight to the City God Temple.
“City God, I found a pet dog transforming into a Yao in Shili Fengjiagang!”
The Sun Patrol Officer burst into the City God’s Law Field. He saw jade-faced mansions and elegant palaces. In the most grandiose palace in the center, a majestic deity sat at the judgment stand, writing something with a jade pen. Shrine officials waited by his sides.
“Why bother the City God with such trifling matters?”
A deity holding a vermilion pen and an iron booklet by the City God who was settling affairs questioned before the other deity dressed like a military officer on the other side gave an admonishing frown.
“It’s a mere Yao, just catch it! If it doesn’t comply, kill it on the spot!”
“The two Lords aren’t aware, this dog is kept in the family of this year’s
Enlightened Top Scholar, it’s unafraid even of the awe-inspiring spirit!”
“What’s so special about the Scholar’s family? If there’s a Yao, your responsibility is to catch it!”
The Military Judge responded with disdain.
Indeed, the Enlightened Top Scholar has a promising future with possibilities of rising in the government.
Yet, that’s just a possibility. As deities, they are not supposed to fear a potential
scholar to the extent of not daring to capture a Yao in his house, which would be ridiculous.
“Our duty is to ensure peace and tranquility!”
“Your words are correct. If there’s a Yao, it is your duty to uphold the law without bias. However, Sun Patrol Officer, you said the dog is fearless in the face of the awe-inspiring spirit?”
The deity holding a vermilion pen looked up, his gaze ablaze with divine light.
“I have seen it with my own eyes. The yao -dog can move freely in the awe-inspiring spirit, and even barked at me!”
Seeing the City God himself asking a question, the Sun Patrol Officer respectfully answered while lowering his head. He further added,
“When I saw this extraordinary dog, I asked the local deity about it and learned that the dog is less than half a year old!”
“A Yao-dog less than half a year old!”
The formidable Military Judge couldn’t help expressing his amazement and his face turned stern. Bowing to the City God, he then requested,
“Sir, this Yao will prove a great calamity in the future, I volunteer to slay it!”
“Mister Xu, are you aware of who this year’s Enlightened Top Scholar is?”
Upon hearing this, before the City God could respond, the Civil Judge by his side couldn’t help express his astonishment, looking at his colleague surprised.
Was this brash deity even aware? How did he dare to claim such a thing?
“I am a deity of the underworld, why do I need to concern myself with the mortal top scholar?”
The Military Judge replied arrogantly. He was not one of those fawning minor deities who cared about mortal power to the point where they even hesitated over a mere pet dog.
“This dog is protected by the awe-inspiring spirit left by the scholar!”
The Civil Judge kindly reminded.
He had followed the official news to wish congratulations on the day when the government passed the information. Although he watched from a distance, it was because he couldn’t get closer.
He felt helpless being unable to approach, initially priding himself for being a Civil Judge and wanted to see the scholar’s everyday writings, only to find that he couldn’t even enter the scholar’s house..