I am a ghost messenger, why do I need a long life?

Cross the long street and pass through the city.

Xu An followed Qi Kai and soon arrived at the Tiandu Temple.

Here, incense is also very popular and offerings are continuous.

In the human world, because the three forces of the Great Xia Imperial Court, the Divine Court, and the Yin Court converge, each of the three parties has its highest person in charge here.

Zhang Xian was an official appointed by the imperial court of Daxia. He was also the father and mother of the local people. There was no doubt that he was in charge of human affairs.

Tiandu Zhengshen is a typical messenger from heaven. When he is in Yangzhou, all he does is supervise minor gods such as the land god, kitchen god, door god, lamp god, and farm tool god.

Every year, he drafted memorials and burned incense to offer sacrifices to the gods to inform them that the weather was good and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment during his reign without any major incidents.

Xu An and Qi Kai represent the Yin Court, which is in charge of what happens to mortals after death.

When the reincarnation channel of the three realms has not yet been closed, there are still a large number of ghosts traveling back and forth in the human world to capture wandering ghosts.

Nowadays, most of the ghost officials in the underworld have changed their careers and are doing other things, so the positions they hold in the world of the living have become very few.

Qi Kai was originally here, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will take another three hundred years for him to be transferred from the position of City God.

He enjoys the incense and leisure here. It is a state where he doesn't have to worry about anything. How free is that?

But now, look what’s wrong. The remnants of the Lishan Sword Sect have no choice but to go anywhere else to act crazy, but they have to come to Yangzhou and poison the water?

You poisoned people to death, turning them into evil spirits, and then caused evil spirits to eat each other, forming a karma. Who will burn incense and offer sacrifices to these priests, and provide incense to the major sects and the Great Xia Imperial Court?

This is simply unreasonable!

Cursing in their hearts, the two ghosts stepped into the Tiandu Divine Palace.

They were all covered in rosy light, like the sun and the moon shining together, emitting a terrifying aura that ordinary gods and ghosts dared not invade.

Facing the divine tablet, he bowed apologetically, the aura of incense gathering into a cloud, surging above his spirit platform as he spoke:

"Yuan Shicheng, is Lord Yuan here?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu An raised his eyes and saw that the tablet dedicated to Yuan Shicheng on the altar was shaking.

Immediately afterwards, the rich aroma of incense surged and gathered into a middle-aged figure wearing a white robe and a hairpin in his hair.

Yuan Shicheng had an elegant face, with three strands of long beard fluttering in the wind. He looked at Qi Kai and Xu An and said with some surprise:

"Hmm? What brings you here, gentlemen from Yin Court?"

Qi Kai said concisely:

"Sir Yuan, a cultivator from the Lishan Sword Sect has poisoned Yangzhou City. Over half the people are already sick. Do you have an antidote?"

Yuan Shicheng was slightly stunned. He had been concentrating on cultivation in the divine mansion space, and usually there would be no one to look for him.

Unexpectedly, when I was called out at this moment, such a big thing happened in Yangzhou.

He hurriedly said:

"What kind of poison is it?"

Xu An turned his head and looked at a pilgrim next to him with an ugly face. He suddenly fell down and his body turned purple. He said:

"Master Yuan, look, this is the poisoned person."

Yuan Shicheng was shocked. He had just thought that Qi Kai and Xu An were exaggerating, but he didn't expect that the number of poisoned people had reached so high that even his temple could be found.

Immediately, he revealed his true form and checked the poison that the other party had been infected with amid the worship of the common people.

The more he looked, the deeper his frown became and the uglier his expression became.

More than half of the dozen or so common people in the temple showed signs of poisoning. They looked expectantly at the three gods who appeared, wondering if they could save them.

"Master Qi, Master Xu, how much do you know about this poison?"

Standing up, Yuan Shicheng also looked grim.

He discovered that this poison was extremely special and extremely strong. It seemed to have self-awareness and could actually absorb the essence, blood, and soul of mortals.

This terrifying devouring power would cause even a cultivator to suffer unbearable pain if contaminated by it, not to mention that they are all mortals, how can they resist it?

Upon hearing this, Qi Kai immediately looked at Xu An. He also knew nothing about this poison.

Xu An's face turned dark, and he felt like he had to explain himself to everyone he met.

He roughly explained that this poison could control people's minds, making the cultivators unable to distinguish right from wrong, or friend from foe, just like a puppet obeying its master's orders. After that, Yuan Shicheng's face suddenly changed.

He said:

"Such an important matter, why haven't you reported it to the Yin Court yet?"

Xu An couldn't help but said the same thing:

"My Yin Court has its own reporting procedures to follow. If it weren't for the sudden incident, the news about this poison would have been top secret!"

Yuan Shicheng's face darkened and he continued:

"The Dark Daozhou's tactics have actually caused unrest in both the underworld and the human world. This is a serious matter. I will burn a memorial to the heavens to seek a solution!"

Xu An and Qi Kai looked at each other, and saw a helpless look in each other's eyes.

They knew that Yuan Shicheng had to burn the memorial to the emperor, so they could only urge him to write it quickly and at the same time go to appease the people.

They couldn't think of a way to detoxify it for the time being, so they could only hope that the Divine Court would step in.

Whether it's Kunlun's fairy juice, Yaochi's holy water, or Taishang's golden elixir, bring whatever can be used.

Beside him, Yuan Shicheng spread out the four treasures of the study, held up his sleeves, and began to write a memorial:

Your humble servant, the God of Tiandu in Yangzhou, is burning incense and writing a letter in this temple to report to the shrine.

Since taking office, I have diligently performed my duties. All the gods under my jurisdiction have enforced the law impartially and in accordance with the law. There has been very little corruption, abuse of power, or harboring of evildoers...

Just now, in Yangzhou city, while I was practicing diligently, I was visited by the gods of the underworld and the city god, along with the psychic priest and the underworld messenger Xu An, who came to me to help me cross the river together.

So I followed him, asked him what he was doing, and found out what he wanted to do...

Beside him, Xu An and Qi Kai watched him write hundreds of words in a row with no intention of stopping, which made them feel very confused.

This document is so well written. Not only does it clear the author of all charges, but it also uses appropriate language and details.

There's nothing serious happening in Yangzhou right now. I'm just sending you a message to tell you that someone is poisoning people here and it might kill hundreds of thousands of civilians. You guys should hold a meeting to study this. Can you send someone to take a look or send some medicine over?

After the memorial was finished, Yuan Shicheng carefully dried the ink in the shade, folded it, and then circulated his magic power and the energy of incense, muttering something, and then burned the half of the memorial with the writing in the divine fire.

The curls of green smoke quickly dissipated and went towards the ninth heaven.

Soon after, the remaining half of the memorial was filled with a bright glow, and a few words were written with a golden edge that looked like a dragon's pen.

Letter:

"The memorial has arrived and will be presented immediately. Please wait for a detailed reply."

Xu An and Qi Kai couldn't help but look at each other and then at Yuan Shicheng.

Being stared at by two ghosts like this, Yuan Shicheng couldn't help but say:

"Don't look at me. After this memorial is submitted to the Divine Court, someone will be assigned to receive it. Then, based on the time of submission and the official's rank, it will be delivered to the corresponding priests in order. Before that, I can't do anything..."