Chapter 477: The Regional God Who Can Do More Than Fail

The moment before, Lord Zi Lin was the god with the highest authority within a thousand miles, and he had made great contributions to protecting the country and had a bright future.

The next moment, he was arrested on the spot at the assembly of immortals convened by the Supreme God. All the lesser gods and immortals could not help but remain silent, feeling insecure and as quiet as chickens.

When Lord Zi Lin shouted out his suspicion that several gods were disguised as demons, many other gods had the same doubt. But after Princess Longji released the Dragon Binding Rope and subdued Lord Zi Lin in seconds, all the suspicions were gone.

This kind of absolutely crushing strength cannot be faked by any demon.

"I am a deity with great merit. You cannot treat me like this. I want to see the Jade Emperor..."

The mouth of the tied-up Zi Linjun was not blocked. He struggled hard and shouted loudly, full of resentment.

Wen Rui signaled with her eyes again, and Princess Longji took out a golden needle and inserted it into Zi Linjun's Yamen acupoint. After the needle made a sound, Zi Linjun could no longer utter a sound.

What Long Ji used was also her own magic weapon, named Qiankun Needle, which was a sharp weapon for piercing acupoints. It was enough to take the life of an immortal if it hit a vital point.

This female god of war in heaven might not be a match for some of the male gods of war in heaven, and was even killed instantly by the top goddess, the Golden Spirit Mother. But when it comes to bullying the weak and taking care of the lesser gods and fairies, she is invincible.

"Listen carefully, everyone. What I am going to say next concerns your fate, career, and life!"

Wen Rui said to the group of minor gods, "The Heavenly Court has its own rules and regulations. The reason why Lord Zilin was arrested is because he committed a serious crime. Some of you gods are also related to him, but the Heavenly Court only punished the main culprit and was too lazy to investigate further."

"You have learned your lesson. If you can stop before it is too late, I will forgive you. If you persist in your wrongdoings, the law will catch you and nothing can escape it. The punishment from heaven will come soon!"

After hearing this threat, the gods trembled in fear, as if they had been pardoned. They bowed down and said, "Thank you, God, for your mercy. We will take this as a warning..."

Although he slid to his knees very quickly, confusion was revealed in the eyes of the gods. They really didn't know why Lord Zi Lin had committed a crime and was brought down from his post, and was punished by God.

"The crime committed by Lord Zi Lin is of great consequence and has extremely bad consequences. From today on, all gods within the Zi Zhu Kingdom must obey the 'gag order' and not reveal any secrets. No matter how powerful the immortals, demons, or even gods, bodhisattvas, or Buddhas are, if they send you to be arrested, you must answer 'the weather here is good, the country is peaceful, and the people are safe. There is nothing unusual.'"

Wen Rui ordered in a very serious tone: "If anyone says anything, no matter what he says, he will be guilty of the same crime as Zi Lin Jun. He will be labeled as Zi Lin Jun's accomplice and will be severely punished!"

"I will obey the divine order and will never reveal the secrets!"

A group of lesser gods hurriedly agreed, fearing that if they said something wrong they would be captured and taken to the Heavenly Prison along with Lord Zi Lin.

"Of course, you are small officials with little influence and you just go with the flow. You are often deceived by Lord Zilin and make big mistakes unintentionally. The Heavenly Court is fair and strict, and can naturally distinguish between loyalty and treachery, good and evil. This time, we will only punish the chief culprit and appease the rest. As long as you are loyal to the Heaven, turn over a new leaf, and work diligently, we will never treat you unfairly."

Wen Rui changed the subject again, and with a wave of his hand, Fairy Jiangyun and Fairy Yueying each held a golden plate and walked towards the gods.

On the golden plate were placed numerous elixirs of excellent quality.

"Each of you is given an elixir to show the great grace of heaven. Why don't you thank heaven for its grace?"

The moods of the minor gods were like riding a roller coaster. They were almost numb from the ups and downs. They had no idea what was going on. They just felt that the power of heaven was unpredictable and it was difficult to be an immortal official. The elixir on the golden plate exuded a pure and rich immortal aura, which brought their confused thoughts back to reality, and their panic gradually subsided.

There is no need to elaborate on how poorly these grassroots cadres of the Heavenly Court stationed in the mortal world are treated on a daily basis. Many of them have been in office for thousands of years and have never seen what a real elixir looks like.

Their salary was just a little bit of fairy jade distributed by them during festivals and the birthdays of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

A group of minor gods received the elixir and took it under Wen Rui's supervision. Then Wen Rui released his great power of binding gods and sending away immortals, allowing the gods of Zizhu Kingdom to disperse and returning to their positions to guard the gates.

At this point, the dust settled. Wen Rui and the three fairies took Zi Linjun, who was tied up like a dumpling, and escaped underground, disappearing among the dense forests and mountains.

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What heavenly law did Lord Zi Lin violate?
Wen Rui didn't know either, he was just using his head as an example to scare the gods.

Of course, the guardian god of the Zizhu Kingdom is not innocent either. He is an immortal official appointed by the Heavenly Court in Xiniu Hezhou, and he has more or less some connection with Western religions.

If loyalty is not absolute, then it is absolutely disloyal.

The intelligence center is about to be built in Zizhu Country, so we must not tolerate any sand in our eyes. Those who need to be cleaned out must be cleaned out thoroughly, and especially the key positions must be replaced with our own people.

Lord Zi Lin could only lament that he was born at the wrong time and accidentally blocked the way of Emperor Wen, thus suffering this unexpected disaster.

Crisis and opportunity often go hand in hand. If he is found to be innocent as snow after a thorough investigation in the Heavenly Prison and is a cadre who can stand the test, Wen Rui will also give him corresponding compensation, transfer him directly to the Heavenly Court, and even promote him vigorously.

However, the administration of heaven has never been very good. The gods who are just sitting in office and doing nothing are considered good officials. There are countless gods who abuse their power and do evil things such as "He Bo marrying a wife", "bringing disasters and extorting money", and "colluding with the demons in their jurisdiction".

According to the situation that if all the gods were shot, there might be some innocent people, and if one was shot every other, there might still be some who escaped, then Zi Linjun might not be that clean, and it was not unfair for Wen Rui to deal with him.

Zi Lin Jun was captured, a gag order was issued, and in the name of appeasement, the gods were tricked into taking an elixir mixed with fairy-level nanorobots for comprehensive monitoring. An information firewall was built within a thousand miles, so there was no need to worry about leaks.

It laid a solid foundation for the construction of the intelligence center and eliminated the final risks.

It's not that Wen Rui is overly cautious. You have to know that in the ancient world, the Heavenly Court has the largest grassroots management system in the three realms. Every piece of land, every mountain, and every river has an immortal official appointed.

Western religions have also tried to establish Dharma protectors in various places, but in the end, they were not legitimate and could not gain recognition from heaven and earth, and could not obtain regional divine authority.

However, due to the lax management of these grassroots by the Heavenly Court, the gods of land, mountains and rivers have become tools that can be bullied by anyone. Gods, Buddhas, demons and monsters can all be summoned and dismissed at will. Anyone with a strong fist can pry local intelligence out of them.

Especially in the territory of Xiniu Hezhou, the influence of Western religion on local gods is probably even greater than that of the Jade Emperor in heaven, which is far away.

If Wen Rui did not intervene, these useless little gods, although they could not accomplish anything, were first-rate in doing bad things. They might go to the Western Religion to seek credit and reward and inform on others in order to improve their treatment and be canonized as the Western Religion's guardian king.

(End of this chapter)

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