Chapter 187 Black Law Hall
Hearing this, Ao Shu looked at Jiang Lin thoughtfully.
"My dear friend, has the mastermind behind this matter ever fought with you?"
From Jiang Lin's attitude, he could roughly guess something.
He also heard about Jiang Lin's deeds in the human world.
As the only black law wizard in the world, there are many immortals and gods who pay attention to Jiang Lin.
"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be so disrespectful to the Great Dragon God."
Jiang Lin said with a smile, but there was no friendliness in that smile: "If my intuition is correct, it is probably some of my..."
"Old friend."
Ao Shu nodded and said, "In that case, I'll leave this matter to you, my friend."
Although Ao Shu's rank and strength are higher than Jiang Lin, it can even be said that he is much stronger than him.
But after all, the powers are different.
He is the god of water, the god of people's livelihood, and the god of auspiciousness.
But the little wizard Jiang in front of him was much simpler.
It's a knife.
A knife from the sharpest and most brutal arsenal in the Three Realms.
Since Master Xiao Jiang took over the matter on the grounds that "evil spirits might be involved", Ao Shu would not go against it.
"Where do you plan to start your investigation, young friend?"
Ao Shu thought in his heart and asked.
"Actually, I am a little confused."
Jiang Lin glanced at the Dragon Palace in front of him, as well as Che, who had begun to take over the position of the new Water God of Slender West Lake.
"The original Dragon King of Slender West Lake was not a malfeasant in his duties, but was loyal to his duties."
At this point, Jiang Lin looked at Ao Shu and said, "Senior should know better than me that the order for rain from the Heavenly Court must be correct in the slightest."
"Even though Slender West Lake is not a large lake, it is impossible that there would be no rainfall for more than ten years."
Hearing this, Ao Shu raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, that's true."
"Generally speaking, the decree for rainfall does not go through Xiayuan Metropolitan Government, but is issued directly by Tianshuyuan."
"The messenger will go directly to the lower world to announce the decree."
Most of the competent departments of Heaven have some overlapping functions. Tianshuyuan, as the name suggests, is the core department that is responsible for central coordination.
Although the water gods are directly under the jurisdiction of Xiayuan Metropolitan Government, the rain-making decree issued by Tianshuyuan is the most important source of duty for the water gods on earth, and it is also the source of their duty that they must fulfill.
Well, given the current situation of the Dragon Palace in Suzhou's West Lake, unless the messenger delivering the imperial edict is blind, it is impossible for him not to see the problem.
Moreover, if the messenger from the Tianshu Academy did not see the Dragon King himself and announced the decree directly, to whom would he announce it?
This is a serious dereliction of duty.
Jiang Lin asked: "Then, does Tianshuyuan have a fixed messenger to deliver imperial edicts?"
"Naturally there is."
Ao Shu thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the decree of rain from the lake god in the southern part of Zhou State in the inland of Nanshanbu Continent was issued by a ninth-rank walker in Tianshu Academy."
"walk?"
Jiang Lin asked thoughtfully: "Is it a celestial being?"
"Yes."
Ao Shu nodded.
As mentioned before, the immortals and gods serving in the Heavenly Court, apart from those great gods who have long been famous in the Heavenly Court, the positions below them can be roughly divided into two types.
One is like Jiang Lin, who cultivated himself up little by little from the lower realm and ascended to become an immortal. Then, depending on the different lineages, he could choose to be a free and easy immortal, or he could choose to accept the call of the Heavenly Court, receive the Heavenly Talisman, and serve in the Heavenly Court.
Even the Beidi lineage or the Zhenwu lineage can choose not to accept the Heavenly Talisman.
After all, the founder will not force you to do anything.
But Jiang Lin was different. Strictly speaking, he had inherited the Heavenly Talisman before he started practicing. From the moment he developed the sense of Qi, he was already famous in the Heavenly Court.
In addition to these immortals who have cultivated themselves from the lower world, there are also some immortals and gods in heaven who can be said to have been born to strive to enter heaven.
Those are the gods in heaven.
The heavenly world is not just about the Heavenly Palace, but the Heavenly Palace is the undisputed center of the heavenly world and even the three realms.
These celestial beings are born in heaven and naturally have a higher starting point than the mortals in the lower world, and even the cultivators.
But almost all of the celestial beings do not hold high positions in heaven.
Although the celestial beings have a high starting point, their experience, strength and cultivation are actually weaker than those of the cultivators in the lower realms who have cultivated themselves bit by bit.
In the three realms, it is still the one with the bigger fist that has the final say.
If you want to tell whether an immortal is a cultivator from the lower world who has ascended to heaven, or a celestial being who has directly entered the heaven to take up a position, there is a very simple way.
Look at the position.
Celestial beings do not accept ordination positions; ordination positions are exclusively for cultivators from the lower realms who are recruited by the Heavenly Court.
The so-called Tianshuyuan Walking Person is not among the first to ninth grade talisman positions in Tianshuyuan that Jiang Lin knows.
That's why Jiang Lin asked this question.
And Ao Shu also gave Jiang Lin a definite answer.
The person in charge of conveying the orders to the gods of lakes and rivers in Yangzhou is a ninth-rank celestial being from the Tianshu Academy.
"Are you planning to start from this walk?"
Ao Shu asked.
"At least for now, this is the biggest loophole."
Jiang Lin scratched his chin and said, "Unless there has been no decree passed down in the past ten years."
"So, my friend, are you planning to go to heaven?"
Ao Shu said: "I think it is not difficult for young friends now to have their souls leave their bodies."
Although Jiang Lin has not yet ascended to heaven, with the blessing of the Black Law, it has become a very simple matter for his soul to leave his body and ascend to heaven.
"It's a bit troublesome."
Jiang Lin shook his head.
He raised his hand, put away the altar, and said, "Junior, please prepare..."
"Open the Dharma Hall."
Hearing this, Ao Shu looked at Jiang Lin deeply and asked, "Are you so sure that there is some evil behind this?"
"It's almost certain. It's worth a gamble."
Jiang Lin said so.
If a black law master opens a Dharma hall but finds nothing in the end, he is guilty of the sin of negligence.
"In that case, I won't bother you anymore."
Ao Shu saw this and said nothing more. He just nodded and said, "No matter what the reason is, I am guilty of negligence."
"Now we will go back to Xiayuan Metropolitan Government to receive our punishment."
After saying that, Ao Shu said goodbye to Jiang Lin and his figure slowly disappeared.
Jiang Lin glanced at Che who was still inheriting the throne of God, then turned around and left the Crystal Palace.
Back on the lake, Runyu was still waiting there.
"Taoist Priest!"
Seeing that only Jiang Lin came out, Runyu suddenly became anxious.
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Jiang Lin's five words calmed Runyu down, and then he said, "From today on, Che will exist as the god of Slender West Lake."
Hearing this, Runyu felt relieved.
"That's it...that's good."
Runyu felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and his whole body relaxed visibly.
"you will die."
Jiang Lin said suddenly.
Runyu was born with deficiencies, but even with the blessing of jade fat over the years, his vitality has been greatly improved.
But she herself is a bottomless well. No matter how much origin she has, it will leak out eventually.
"Ten days, ten days at most."
Jiang Lin looked at Runyu and said, "It will take Che more than a month to take over the throne." "He can't even see you for the last time."
Hearing this, Runyu smiled and said, "Master, I am not afraid of death. I should have died twelve years ago."
"It is my fortune to be able to survive for twelve years."
"These twelve years were earned by Che with his own life."
"Now, it's just returning it to him."
The smile on Runyu's face carried a meaning called happiness.
"Although I don't know what the so-called Lake God means to Ah Che, I think it is a road to heaven that I can never imagine."
"In this case, I will not become an obstacle to A Che."
Hearing this, Jiang Lin nodded slowly and said, "This is your own choice, just make your decision."
"This matter is over, I will leave now."
After saying that, Jiang Lin’s figure slowly disappeared from Runyu’s sight.
On the lake, only Runyu was left, kowtowing to the place where Jiang Lin originally stood.
…………
After leaving Suzhou's West Lake, Jiang Lin found a secret place and began to set up a brand new altar.
Jiang Lin was not surprised by Runyu's choice, or rather, he was not prepared to comment.
What happens to Runyu and Che in the end has nothing to do with Jiang Lin.
At its most basic level, it's just a transaction.
Jiang Lin needs to know what happened from Che's memory, and Che needs Jiang Lin to save his life.
It's that simple.
Jiang Lin didn't think about it anymore, but concentrated on setting up the altar.
This altar is different from Jiang Lin’s usual standard altar, so some changes need to be made.
So just rearrange it.
This was the first time that Jiang Lin set up an altar of this type.
About half an hour later, a brand new altar appeared on the open space.
This altar is ten feet high, with a black stone base and black law texts engraved on it. The evil spirits of the black law's origin linger above the altar.
Jiang Lin did not stand on the altar, but sat on it instead.
Then, he flipped his hand and took out nine sticks of agarwood.
'Susu...'
The incense burned, but it did not linger as usual. Instead, it shot straight into the sky the moment it appeared.
At the same time, Jiang Lin offered up the prepared petition. The petition with white characters on a black background ignited spontaneously without fire, and followed the ladder formed by incense sticks, directly to the Black Law Division of the North Pole Exorcism Institute.
"The Black Law Master Jiang Xuanying of the human world respectfully informs Ziwei Beijitaidou, the Four Saints, the Three Officials, the Emperor of Fengdu, and the Three Heavenly Masters."
"Today, in the Yangzhou area of Zhou State in the Southern Continent of the Human World, the Dragon King of Slender West Lake has disappeared for no reason. There is a hidden story behind it. It is suspected that there is an evil plot to kill the righteous gods and seize the divine seal."
"Since I have seen this, I must investigate. Now, I will report to the Exorcist Court and open the Black Law Court to investigate this case."
"I respectfully request the Western Imperial Censorate to grant my disciple permission to follow the Black Law Hall!"
Jiang Lin reported every word meticulously.
"If a disciple makes any mistakes or omissions, if he has committed an injustice, or if he has abused his power for personal gain, he shall be punished according to the black law!"
After saying this, about ten breaths later.
'Om! '
Above the altar, a jade talisman suddenly descended from the ladder formed by incense and candles.
The jade talisman was pitch black, and had a red-gold magic talisman engraved on it.
It fell in front of Jiang Lin, and the altar responded automatically.
The altar suddenly evolved, and the evil energy of the origin of the black law condensed and turned into a large black stone case in front of Jiang Lin.
The jade talisman fell on the table and turned into a gavel.
Seeing this, Jiang Lin stood up and bowed.
"Thank you for your blessing, Grand Censor of the Western Palace."
After saying that, Jiang Lin sat down again, sitting behind the black stone desk, grasped the gavel with his hand, raised it, and dropped it.
'Snapped! '
With a crisp sound, the incense-burning ladder above the altar went straight to the Black Law Division of Heaven!
At the same time, inside the main hall of the Black Law Department of Heaven.
Today, Zhong Mingzhen is in office.
"The Dragon King of Slender West Lake disappeared for no apparent reason. It is suspected that there is some evil involvement..."
Zhong Mingzhen flipped through the petition in his hand and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
To be honest, this is just a small matter, and it's not worth opening a forum.
But since Jiang Lin has already opened it and has obtained the support of the Grand Censor of Xitai, I will naturally not stop him.
"Jiang Xiaozi's guess is that some of his old friends may be behind this?"
Zhong Mingzhen murmured to himself with interest and finally smiled.
"In that case..."
Zhong Mingzhen raised his hand and picked up the red pen beside him, and wrote on the petition: You may act at your discretion.
After finishing the book, I put the culture into a box and filed it away without mentioning it.
At this point, Jiang Lin’s procedure for opening the Dharma Hall was considered complete.
Nether.
Jiang Lin sensed it himself, opened his eyes, and slammed the gavel in his hand again.
'Snapped! '
"I respect the judicial order of the Black Law, and the Western Imperial Censorate will bear witness to this."
"Announcement, the ninth rank of Tianshuyuan will announce the decree. Tan Yu, go to the hall to answer the question."
Jiang Lin's voice went up the ladder to the Black Law Department of Heaven. The Thunder Messenger of the Black Law Department, holding the imperial edict, went straight to the Tianshu Court's Imperial Edict Department.
"In compliance with the decree of Jiang Xuanying, the Black Law Judicial Master of the North Pole Exorcism Institute!"
"Summon the ninth-rank imperial edict announcer Tan Yu from the Tianshu Academy to report to the Black Law Hall!"
The voice of the Thunder Messenger sounded above Chengzhisi.
Not long after, an old man in a star robe walked out of the Chengzhi Division, followed by a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man looked a little panicked as he looked at the decree in the air.
"Sir, this is against the rules..."
"The Tianshu Institute and the Exorcist Institute have always been clearly separated. How can the decree of the Black Law Department affect us?"
The old man was not panicked and looked at the Thunder Messenger in the air.
"The Black Law Department's Zhong Mingzhen sent a note."
"The Dharma Master Jiang in the human world suspected that there were evil ways that were harming the righteous gods, so he reported it to the Western Palace, which led to this Dharma Hall."
"And you are indeed a suspect."
The middle-aged man, Tan Yu, became even more flustered after hearing this.
"Sir, but I do..."
"You don't need to tell me, just make sure you have done nothing wrong."
The head of the Imperial Decree Department waved his hand and said, "Don't feel any pressure. As you said, the Exorcism Institute and our Tianshu Institute have always been clearly separated."
"But since this is a case of evil ways harming righteous gods, and the Black Law Hall has been opened, and it has been summoned to you, you should go and figure it out yourself."
"The Black Law Mage is not unscrupulous after all."
"My Tianshu Academy is not bad either."
Hearing this, Tan Yu forced himself to cheer up and said, "With your words, I feel relieved."
After that, he straightened his clothes, raised his head and said, "Your subordinate, I am Tan Yu, the official in charge of the Imperial Decree Department of the Tianshu Court, and I am here to receive the imperial decree!"
The Thunder Messenger did not say a word, he just issued an edict and disappeared.
Tan Yu took a deep breath, unfolded the decree, and a door naturally appeared.
He walked slowly into the door.
(End of this chapter)
