Chapter 15 Three Birds with One Stone

Although Jun Jixue bowed slightly, it was merely out of courtesy.

Even when faced with Bai Wuchang's pressure, his expression remained neither servile nor arrogant. His knees, however, were as unyielding as if cast from iron and steel.

Bai Wuchang stared at Jun Jixue for a long while before saying indifferently, "Li Po, since he refuses to act, have you go instead! Beat them until his superior officer comes."

"Understood!" I walked up to the City God in a few steps and started slapping him wildly with both hands. As the City God rolled around on the ground from my beating, someone finally shouted, "Stop!"

I looked towards the voice and saw a red-robed civil official standing by the roadside. "Divine Lords, I wonder where my subordinate has offended you, leading you to personally teach him a lesson."

Bai Wuchang's face darkened. "Don't pretend you don't know. You know everything."

"Is this matter serious enough to be brought to the Yama Palace for a final verdict?"

The red-robed civil official's face turned ashen. The reason why the underworld's judgment was fair was because the underworld's magic tools could see the past.

The things the civil officials were doing wouldn't be brought up if no one complained. But if they really had to go to the Yama Palace with Hei and Bai Wuchang for a trial, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.

The red-robed civil official pondered for a moment and said, "This official is still unaware of what has happened here. However, I can guarantee that I will actively investigate. If the fault lies with my Supervisory Department, I will definitely give the two Divine Lords a satisfactory explanation."

The red-robed civil official was deliberately stalling. People in officialdom were best at playing 'tai chi'. If you persisted, you would either run out of patience and accept the lowest result, or the matter would be dropped altogether.

Bai Wuchang laughed, "Don't play your tricks with me. I'm not in the mood to argue with you. Either we go to the Yama Palace, or you give me an explanation."

The red-robed civil official glanced at Jun Jixue, his eyes already filled with resentment.

I bet that if Hei and Bai Wuchang pushed too hard, the red-robed civil official would abandon Jun Jixue.

The red-robed civil official thought for a moment before whispering, "I wonder what kind of explanation the Divine Lord wants?"

Bai Wuchang said slowly, "The City God here is your man. I don't need him to do anything else, just provide some information to my successor. That's not too difficult, is it?"

The red-robed civil official secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Although the underworld has clearly ordered that underworld officials must not participate in worldly karma, the situation here is special. For the sake of the two Divine Lords, this official will make an exception. It's not too difficult."

The red-robed civil official's words had a hidden meaning, but Bai Wuchang was too lazy to argue with him. He said coldly, "This matter was caused by your subordinate Jun Jixue. It's not too much to ask him to help Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) break through the ghost-god forbidden land, is it?"

"Not at all!" The red-robed civil official gritted his teeth and said, "Whoever made the mistake should bear the responsibility."

Bai Wuchang smiled faintly, "Since that's the case, then give Jun Jixue the order!"

The red-robed civil official said, "Jun Jixue is a human realm emissary. It wouldn't be in accordance with the rules for this official to directly give him orders, would it?"

Bai Wuchang sneered, "Can't you civil officials just speak plainly?"

"I know more about planning than you do. I don't care about the affairs of the yang world. If Li Po can't defeat the Jianghu people, that's his lack of ability. But if the ghosts and gods of the underworld interfere in the conflict, then don't blame me for extending my hand even further."

Bai Wuchang's words already carried a hint of killing intent. The red-robed civil official shuddered violently. "This official will definitely remember the teachings of the two Divine Lords."

Bai Wuchang spat and said, "I'm not your father, mother, or teacher. I don't have the leisure to teach you. Arrange things and get lost as soon as possible."

The red-robed civil official suppressed his anger and said to Jun Jixue in a low voice, "From now on, you will listen to Li Po's commands until the mission is completed. If you fail to complete the mission, you will come to me with your head."

Jun Jixue still stood there without any reaction. The bewilderment, anger, and unwillingness that should have appeared on his face seemed to have failed to arrive as expected.

Jun Jixue was either too shrewd, or he saw the world too clearly.

Seeing Jun Jixue's attitude, the red-robed civil official simply flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Bai Wuchang patted my shoulder and disappeared into the night.

I now knew who Ye Yang learned his cunning and insidious tricks from. He was the true direct disciple of the founder!

Bai Wuchang probably knew Jun Jixue's abilities and that he was a remarkable person. So he simply played a trick of sowing discord in front of the civil official faction.

Before leaving, the red-robed civil official said, "If you fail to complete the mission, come to me with your head." This mission wasn't to help me break through the ghost-god forbidden land, but to have Jun Jixue kill me.

If the three of us, Ye Yang, Lin Zhao, and I, couldn't defeat Jun Jixue, then Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) wouldn't be able to survive in the Jianghu.

Jun Jixue definitely wouldn't be able to complete the mission.

Taking a step back, even if Jun Jixue really completed the mission, he wouldn't be able to escape the thunderous wrath of Hei and Bai Wuchang.

The only thing Jun Jixue could do was to pretend to be stupid and act as if he didn't understand the red-robed civil official's meaning, and really help me break through the ghost-god forbidden land. But if he did that, he would inevitably anger his superior, and his future days would probably not be easy.

The civil official faction had finally managed to form the Human Realm Patrol Envoy, but before they could accomplish anything significant, they had already lost a great general. Moreover, he was lost at the hands of their own people. The others were probably bound to feel sympathetic.

If the Human Realm Patrol Envoy became estranged, the civil official faction would suffer an even greater loss.

Obtain information from the City God, cut down a great general of the civil official faction, and sow discord among the Patrol Envoys.

Three birds with one stone!

Who said that commanding generals were all straightforward?

They had plenty of tricks up their sleeves!