However, Ji Yuan did not have any extra reaction. He reached out and patted the little paper crane on his shoulder, then said to Xin Wuya.
"This little paper crane was folded when I was bored. I don't know when it started to gain some spirituality. Although it is not naturally gifted, it has the potential to become a god."
Xin Wuya subconsciously glanced at Ji Yuan's shoulder twice. This paper crane was more than just a little bit of spirituality, so he added a sentence.
"Excuse me, sir, what is the name of this paper crane? I just wanted to catch it and take a closer look. I may have offended him. I apologize."
Ji Yuan had never given the little paper crane a formal name, so after thinking for a while he spoke.
"Daoyou Yu Huaishan once called him Crane Boy, so let's just call him that."
Upon hearing this, Xin Wuya bowed slightly to the little paper crane.
"I didn't know it was Crane Boy just now. I thought it was a paper sacrificial object in the ghost town. I apologize to Crane Boy for any offense. Please forgive me!"
The gesture was sincere and the little paper crane enjoyed it very much. The key point was that it liked the name very much and imitated ordinary people in bowing. It put its two paper wings together in front of its body and arched them, showing quite generous attitude.
Ji Yuan wanted to laugh when he saw this, but he didn't laugh out loud. After Xin Wuya collected the gift, he quickly took out a stack of gold paper and handed it to Ji Yuan with both hands.
"Mr. Ji, these are the results of this period of time. Uh, some of them were sent to me by someone on their own initiative. When I led the army to the place, the place was deserted. Of course, many people still went to find Zuyue Song family."
Ji Yuan was looking at the gold paper text in his hand. He was slightly stunned when he suddenly heard this, and then said.
"This is a good result. Although we cannot kill the evildoer, it at least makes many people understand that holding this golden text is not a good thing. As for those who insist on boarding the ship of Zuyue Kingdom, let them go."
"By the way, sir, the Zuyue Song clan also sent envoys to find my Wuya City, intending to test my intentions, but I did not let them in."
"Um."
Ji Yuan nodded and looked at Xin Wuya and asked.
"Is the person coming here a human or a cultivator? Does he bring an imperial decree?"
"Sir, there are three people coming, two people and one demon, all of them are cultivators, and there is no imperial decree."
Ji Yuan smiled, shook his head and said nothing. Zu Yue and Song family still lacked some courage.
"Sir, the Zuyue Kingdom has been almost cleared, but there must be some evil spirits hiding deep inside. Although my Ghost City has lost a lot of troops, the morale of the ghost army is high, and we can still start another round of fighting!"
Ji Yuan turned to face Xin Wuya, his pair of pale eyes made the latter look a little nervous.
"Although the ghost army suffered heavy casualties, many ghosts also took this opportunity to absorb a lot of vitality. Everything is excessive, and overdoing it will affect the ghost nature. When have you ever seen a ghost messenger in the orthodox underworld constantly improve in this way?"
Although the ghost town lost a lot of troops, most of them were low-level ghosts. Instead, its real strength was greatly improved with this opportunity. Many old ghosts got benefits that they had never dared to think of before, which made many ghosts greedy for this feeling.
Ji Yuan paused and his tone became heavier.
"Now that you are in charge of the Netherworld, you are indeed not firmly established. I also know that you want more capable subordinates, so I turned a blind eye to some things this time. However, small profits can be sought temporarily, but not forever. You must be upright and aboveboard to stand at the top. Adhering to righteousness, you can become a god. If you pursue too much profit, you will be close to evil. If the ambitions of the ghosts in Wuya City are limited to this, how can they be worthy of being the Netherworld Chief?"
"Yes! Thank you Mr. Ji for your teachings!"
Xin Wuya quickly agreed, feeling both excited and frightened. He didn't dare to have any extra thoughts, but he was not depressed at all. Instead, he confirmed in his heart that Ji Yuan didn't just want Youming Zhengtang to become a city god.
"Let's go and gather some outstanding ghost cultivators in the city. I have something to say."
After saying this, Ji Yuan walked straight out of the courtyard. Xin Wuya responded "yes" and followed closely behind him. The golden-armored warrior who was originally guarding outside the quiet room also followed.
Not long after, outside the central lobby of the Netherworld Ghost Mansion, some ghosts holding important positions in the ghost town arrived here one after another. Five burly golden-armored warriors also stood here in a row. When they saw Ji Yuan coming, the five golden-armored warriors bowed in unison.
"Your Majesty!"
"Lord City Lord, Mr. Ji!"
The other ghosts saluted Ji Yuan and Xin Wuya together. Although they were a little curious about the paper crane on Ji Yuan's shoulder, they did not ask much. They watched Ji Yuan and Xin Wuya walk into the hall together before following them in.
During this process, Ji Yuan also observed all the ghost generals and ghost city officials, and was pleased to find that they seemed to be the same as Xin Wuya. They did not deliberately absorb vital energy in the process of attacking demons, but relied on their own solid practice.
Ji Yuan and Xin Wuya sat in the main seats in the front of the hall, while the six golden-armored warriors, three on the left and three on the right, looked extremely majestic, making the spooky Netherworld Mansion appear somewhat masculine.
In Ji Yuan's eyes, almost all the ghosts in Wuya City were dressed as military generals, with Xin Wuya being the only one wearing a black robe and a crown. Seeing that the ghosts, including the city lord Xin Wuya, were a little serious, Ji Yuan also smiled.
"Don't be nervous, I don't have any bad news to tell you. This time, we will destroy the demons and evil spirits, which will not only support the righteous path of the human world, but also bring many benefits to your cultivation. After this battle, Wuya City has become famous. Not to mention the underworld, even among the demons, evil ways and demons, no one dares to look down on us."
This made all the ghost cultivators present feel more confident. They could also clearly feel what Ji Yuan said during this period of time. In the past, when people talked about ghosts, in addition to being afraid of ghosts and gods, neither the good nor the evil would look down on places like Wuya City where lonely ghosts gathered. But now in Zuyue and even the surrounding areas, the cultivators are terrified of ghosts.
"Of course, the Wuya City that Ji Mou had in mind was not just a military camp, and supporting the righteous path was not just about the ghost army's conquests, but also about civil governance."
"Uh, Mr. Ji, may I ask what kind of civil administration it is?"
The person asking the questions was Xing Zeng, who was standing closer. He was the only Yin Shuai who had been sealed by Xin Wuya with a big seal.
Ji Yuan looked at Xin Wuya who seemed to be deep in thought, then looked at the other ghosts and smiled.
"Yin Yang, quick report, good wishes, checking mistakes, documents, criminal justice, Gongcao, case manager, book inspection, education, classics, punishment of evil, blessing, etc. All these underworld departments can be imitated, such as military training, martial arts performance, command of the army, conquest, etc. The soldiers commanded by this ghost general can also be retained, and even tried to incorporate them into other positions, and even..."
Ji Yuan paused and looked at Xin Wuya who was standing aside.
"We can even contact some unstable underworlds, cooperate with them or help them maintain stability, and strive to open the road to the underworld."
Fortunately, Xin Wuya had died once, otherwise his heart would have been beating very fast right now. He asked carefully in a low voice but with a high emotion.
"Sir, what is the road to the underworld?"
Ji Yuan thought about it and spoke frankly without hiding anything.
"I have been to the underworld several times. In fact, the underworld changes a lot. Every time the old and new city gods take over, the old city is used in a new way, or a new ghost city is built. According to my guess, every time a new city is built, the old city is eliminated and the underworld has an additional city. This certainly increases the jurisdiction burden for the underworld, but the secrets are definitely not that simple."
"I don't know too much, but it's enough to generate some ideas. Right now, the underworlds in Zuyue are in turmoil, and the city god systems in various places are in name only. When the war is settled in the future, new gods will surely emerge..."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan flicked his sleeves, and writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone flew out. He held a wolf hair brush in his hand and drew a line on the rice paper. He then outlined the place names one by one, and added the names of the cities and prefectures in the underworld at the end. Many of the lines were connected at the top, and the four words "Youming Zhengtang" were written.
Xin Wuya clenched his fists, and dared not speak in his excitement. He tried his best to act calm, but his excitement was clearly seen by the ghost cultivators present. They were very curious about what Mr. Ji was writing that caused the city lord to lose his composure like this.
After a long time, Ji Yuan completed the preliminary outline and waved towards the hall.
"Come, come and take a look."
The other ghost cultivators and ghost generals looked at each other, and then gathered together near the table above. The golden-armored warriors on both sides remained indifferent, but if someone looked closely, they would find that the one on the right turned his head slightly and glanced sideways, as if he was also looking in the direction of the table.
"This? Sir?"
Ji Yuan pointed at Xin Wuya and explained.
"What if I can appoint a ghost cultivator as a ghost official with the Netherworld Official Hall, and then this ghost cultivator becomes the new City God of the area?"
Before Xin Wuya could say anything, Xing Zeng, the Yin commander, could not help but shout out in surprise.
"If it can be accomplished, doesn't it mean that the city lord can become a ghost king and rule over the underworld across prefectures or even states?"
But Ji Yuan shook his head at this time, which made Xin Wuya, who was extremely excited, feel a chill in his heart, but he did not expect Ji Yuan to say another sentence next.
"How could it be possible that he is just a ghost king of one province? If this can be accomplished, the law of yin and yang is not limited to the earth, and fortune and disaster are determined regardless of human or ghost. In the future, there may be one more emperor of the underworld in this world! Perhaps the title can be added when Emperor Dazhen offers sacrifice to the gods."
Xin Wuya could no longer contain his excitement, he took two steps forward, bowed deeply and knelt down.
"Mr. Ji has given me great support, and Xin Wuya will never forget it. As long as Mr. Ji gives me instructions, Xin Wuya will not hesitate to die. From now on, I will uphold the righteous path and protect the principles of yin and yang. If I break this oath, I will never be able to gain the truth and will never be able to turn over. The heaven and earth can bear witness to this, and the sun and the moon can testify to this!"
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
There was a slight sense of vibration in the entire Netherworld Ghost Mansion and even the Endless Ghost City. The dark clouds above the ghost city suddenly produced flashing thunder. The ghosts in the ghost city were inexplicably frightened, and the ghosts everywhere were at a loss. Fortunately, the movement came and went quickly, and disappeared in just a few breaths, as if it was just an illusion before.
Ji Yuan looked at Xin Wuya for a moment, then reached out and held his hand to help him stand up straight.
"You are so clear about the truth that you can make such a solemn vow. I believe that you are sincere."