Su Peng was ordered by him to go out and protect Chen Hanzhe, and Ding Changri also went.
After much deliberation, Xu Zhengyang felt that it would be best if Ding Changri could survive this time. Because the most painful thing for the mastermind behind this backyard would be for him to be utterly disgraced and die in despair!
However, if Ding Changri is destined to die this time, Xu Zhengyang will never go to the underworld to change his Book of Life and Death.
Since life and death are preordained, Xu Zhengyang was unwilling to go to the underworld just to let this guy live a few more days. Moreover, such a thing was clearly against the laws and regulations of heaven.
Alas, divine power is indeed a very precious resource!
His already limited divine power had been further depleted by protecting the Ghost Messenger King Yonggan, leaving him feeling somewhat exhausted.
However, Xu Zhengyang didn't regret it. After reviewing Wang Yonggan's past experiences, Xu Zhengyang grew to like Wang Yonggan even more. Admittedly, this guy was no good when he was alive, selfish to the point of being ruthless and heartless. But in the years he had been a ghost messenger, his words and actions had been truly exemplary, even more so than Captain Su Peng, which Xu Zhengyang liked more.
However, he could only serve as a close follower, not as a captain.
These are two different things.
Volume 5, Spirit Official, Chapter 284: Seizing "One's Own" Territory
Divine artifacts possess sentience, such as the intangible Heavenly Laws that pervade the Three Realms. For example, the jade scroll in Xu Zhengyang's hand.
The Heavenly Decree is the top-tier divine artifact, so the artifact in Xu Zhengyang's hand, currently known as the City Scroll, must be ranked second.
However, a magical artifact is still just an artifact, a very rigid thing, and absolutely unreasonable.
Therefore, Xu Zhengyang's actions naturally incurred the disapproval of the divine artifact.
The city's decree warns Xu Zhengyang: Using the power of a deity to kill in a fit of rage, and employing bloody and cruel methods, violates the heavenly laws; to vent the wrath of a deity by having ghost messengers beat a person's soul to pieces is overstepping the authority of the underworld; and to privately instruct ghost messengers to kill people or capture ghosts in the area under the jurisdiction of the Northwest Netherworld Court without contacting the deities of the Netherworld Court is a grave taboo…
Xu Zhengyang sneered, "Then contact the gods here and have them all come out and have a go at me, and say something."
Cheng Juan actually started making the contact honestly. The white jade shimmered with colorful light. After a while, it replied with a line of text: "Contact failed, no reply received."
"Nonsense." Xu Zhengyang snorted.
The recent actions of the Imperial Censor and the Spirit Official have violated the Heavenly Laws... The city's official document has no intention of letting this go unpunished.
Xu Zhengyang angrily said, "Go, go, go and complain about me, tell the Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor above that I have violated the Heavenly Laws; and then betray your own people and tell this damn Youtian Court Emperor that I have come to cause trouble and make him come out!"
The city scroll states: Heavenly laws have their own records of crimes.
"Come on, it's only alive because it's relying on me to keep it going," Xu Zhengyang said dismissively.
Indeed, the Heavenly Laws currently lack the power to unleash a heavenly tribulation to strike Xu Zhengyang as a warning and punishment. Xu Zhengyang knew this was inevitable; once the Heavenly Laws had accumulated enough divine power to unleash a heavenly tribulation, it would surely do so. But since the heavenly tribulation couldn't kill him, what did Xu Zhengyang have to fear?
Despite the argument, after Cheng Juan remained silent, Xu Zhengyang realized it wasn't worth getting angry over an object.
After a while, Xu Zhengyang's expression returned to calm, and he instructed, "More than 30 percent of the people in this Vancouver City are originally from the territory of my Eastern Heavenly Court, so... from now on, we need to establish a City God Temple here, and start doing it immediately."
Cheng Juan remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.
"If the Chinatown in Dunsbo can build a City God Temple, so can this place. What do you mean?" Xu Zhengyang asked sharply.
The scroll began to flash with light, and it stopped arguing, systematically collecting relevant information about Vancouver. However, building a city god's palace here was ultimately not as feasible as building it on one's own territory, so the information gathered could not be as detailed as it seemed.
Xu Zhengyang didn't expect Cheng Juan to be an omniscient expert like he was back home; having some general information would be enough.
After all, his arrival here was like a dragon crossing the river to seize territory.
As expected, the city scroll and the Imperial Censor Spirit Official were in perfect harmony. Even amidst their busy work, they didn't forget to display a line of text: "Establishing a City God's Palace in a different location requires the approval of both emperors."
Xu Zhengyang's face twisted into a ferocious grin as he said, "What the hell is this foreign land? It will all be my territory in the future!"
Rumble...
Outside the window, a muffled rumble of thunder echoed through the clear sky, as if the heavens were enraged.
Unfortunately, it was all thunder and no rain.
Xu Zhengyang curled his lip. It would have been interesting if the Heavenly Laws had been divided into eight categories back then. What a pity, if everything was decided by the Emperor, wouldn't the Heavenly Emperor above him be completely rendered powerless?
Xu Zhengyang absorbed the city scroll into his body, letting it slowly gather information about the area. He lit a cigarette and slowly smoked it, squinting at Wang Yonggan, who was kneeling on one knee in front of the hospital bed. He asked, "Did you get any information?"
Wang Yonggan had arrived long ago, but seeing the lord deep in thought with the jade scroll in his hands, he dared not disturb him and knelt on one knee, waiting for the lord to finish his contemplation before asking questions. At this moment, upon hearing Xu Zhengyang speak, he hurriedly reported: "My lord, we have already found out. The leader is a fellow named Lylena, but he had already gone to Lundo City before the incident."
"Oh." Xu Zhengyang nodded slowly.
"My lord, should I go now..." Wang Yonggan was eager to make a contribution. Of course, it is undeniable that at this moment, in addition to being eager to act immediately, Wang Yonggan also wanted to avenge his respected and beloved City God.
"What good would it do to go?" Xu Zhengyang interrupted Wang Yonggan.
Wang Yonggan immediately fell silent. Yes, if the adults didn't take him, what could he do there? Apart from being able to walk freely in the bright sunlight to follow and monitor others, there was really nothing else he could do.
"Let's put this matter aside for now." Xu Zhengyang waved his hand and said, "Go now and find a suitable ghost in Vancouver. I'm going to build a City God Temple here, and I need to arrange some ghost messengers to do the work."
"Yes, sir." Wang Yonggan accepted the order and rose to his feet. Just as he was about to fly away, he suddenly remembered something, turned around, and knelt down again, weeping bitterly. "Sir! You...you want me to stay here? I beg you, sir, please don't leave me here! I only wish to stay by your side at all times and serve you at any time..."
Xu Zhengyang snapped, "Get out of here and get to work!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Wang Yonggan shivered and quickly flew away, but in his heart he was trying his best to complete everything perfectly so that the City God would be even more satisfied.
Having learned from the previous experience of leaving Yan Liang behind after establishing the City God's Palace in Dunsbo, Wang Yonggan was naturally worried that the City God would leave him in Huagowen. Although leaving him there would truly mean being in charge and bearing a heavy responsibility, Wang Yonggan disliked loneliness and preferred to stay by the City God's side. It would make it easier to perform, foster a closer relationship with the Lord, and, more importantly, provide him with a greater sense of security.
But this time, besides him, the other ghost messenger who accompanied the master to Vancouver was Captain Su Peng.
Clearly, Captain Su Peng held a higher rank and had more responsibilities. Therefore, if it was necessary to leave a ghost messenger here, it would undoubtedly be Wang Yonggan.
After Wang Yonggan left, Xu Zhengyang finished his cigarette, thought for a while, and prepared to call Li Ruiyu.
At that moment, the door to the ward was pushed open.
A white doctor in his forties and a nurse carrying medicine and instruments walked in.
For Xu Zhengyang, the nurses and doctors were already quite familiar.
More than a day has passed since he came out of the operating room. Every two hours, doctors and nurses come to check on him. The nurses are responsible for administering medication, injections, and IV drips, while the doctors check on Xu Zhengyang's physical condition.
It's much easier for doctors and nurses to come in than for the police.
Because of the Chinese police and officials in Vancouver. Whenever they came in to ask something or say a few kind words, even if they were Chinese-Canadian officers or police, they would not receive a friendly look from Xu Zhengyang and would be awkwardly pushed away by his indifferent attitude.
Besides being in a bad mood, Xu Zhengyang did this to project an image of extreme indignation, hoping to put pressure on the officials and police. If he treated them with kindness, they wouldn't perceive him as approachable; instead, it would fuel their arrogance. Therefore, they would create difficulties for Xu Zhengyang and Ding Changri regarding their return to China.
However, if Xu Zhengyang continues with this attitude, then they will have to consider his situation more carefully.
Because who knows what this son-in-law of a general with such a special status will say to reporters after being discharged from the hospital?
As before, Xu Zhengyang calmly stubbed out his cigarette, not forgetting to give the pretty blonde nurse a slightly apologetic smile. Smoking in a hospital room is generally not allowed. However, this injured person's status is special, and he is a victim, so the doctors and nurses have to consider his extremely bad mood and thus make an exception.
Of course, out of professional ethics and responsibility, they still tried to persuade Xu Zhengyang several times.
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
The pretty nurse pursed her lips, gave Xu Zhengyang a dissatisfied look, and then, without saying anything else, changed the IV drip. Then, the nurse picked up a syringe, drew up an antibiotic, and prepared to inject it into Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang turned slightly to the side, letting the nurse's delicate hands pull his pants down a little, revealing half of his buttocks.
Just then, Xu Zhengyang suddenly heard a very faint voice in his mind, a subconscious thought from the doctor standing next to him: "Hmm, poor young man, I hope you can be taken to heaven by angels after you die, don't blame me..."
The needle is about to be inserted into Xu Zhengyang's gluteal muscle!
The nurse's small hands were very steady; this was a job she was very familiar with.
However, Xu Zhengyang suddenly grabbed her small hand, and the needle could no longer advance even an inch. The nurse looked at Xu Zhengyang in surprise and said, "Hey. What are you doing?"
Xu Zhengyang stared at the nurse's pretty face!
The blonde nurse shivered under Xu Zhengyang's sharp, icy gaze, and the lecherous thought that had just crossed her mind was extinguished.
The nurse was indeed unaware of the situation. Xu Zhengyang turned his gaze to the doctor, his lips slightly upturned and trembling.
"Hi sir, don't be nervous..." the doctor said gently and politely, but Xu Zhengyang accurately caught the fleeting panic in his yellowish-blue eyes hidden behind his glasses.
rub!
Xu Zhengyang pulled the needle out of his arm. In the moment when the nurse and doctor were slightly stunned, he quickly rolled over, raised his hand, and grabbed the doctor's neck. At the same time, he got off the bed and, holding the doctor who was a head taller than him, slammed him against the wall.
"God, quick, let go! What are you doing?"
"Police! Police!"
Xu Zhengyang's eyes flashed with a cold light as he urgently ordered in his mind, "Su Peng, stop any doctors and nurses who try to change Ding Changri's dressing!"
"Yes, sir!" Su Peng, who was in Ding Changri's ward, was startled and immediately rushed to the nurse who was about to give Ding Changri an injection.
Volume 5, Spirit Official, Chapter 285: Now that things have come to this, you have no choice.
"Speak!" Xu Zhengyang's eyes widened. His voice was rough and violent, like metal clashing against stone, chilling to the bone!
"Who sent you?!"
"explain!"
The tall and broad-shouldered doctor was grabbed by the neck by a young man who was a head shorter than him. He tried to resist, but his neck was gripped like an iron clamp, his blood vessels were blocked instantly, he had difficulty breathing, and his face swelled up and turned red with blood. He had no strength left to resist.
His limbs twitched, and he whimpered in fear, his eyes lowered as if trying to beg for an explanation or an answer to Xu Zhengyang's question, but he couldn't utter a word.
Xu Zhengyang didn't need him to say it aloud; as long as he had the intention to say it, that was enough!
"How dare you harm me... I will tear you to pieces! Speak..."
The nurse screamed in terror and pulled open the ward door, trying to escape and call for help, but bumped into a policeman who had pushed the door open to enter after hearing the noise.
"Stop! Stop it now!"
The two policemen hurriedly drew their pistols, pointed them at Xu Zhengyang, and shouted warnings and orders.
"Oh no, no, let go, God..."
An official and a police chief rushed in and tried to pull Xu Zhengyang away, shouting to stop him. However, despite their best efforts, they couldn't pry Xu Zhengyang's hands off. They couldn't budge him an inch.
Finally, the doctor's limbs stopped twitching.
The police are about to open fire!
Xu Zhengyang released his grip and slowly turned around, completely ignoring the dark muzzle of the gun aimed at him. His lips trembled, and his face was filled with a ruthless expression as he ordered in a low voice, "Take the medication you were going to inject me with for testing... In the hospital, under the heavy guard of your police, a doctor actually tried to harm me! You, you, and you, you all..." Xu Zhengyang raised his hand, pointing at the two policemen with guns, the police chief, and the official one by one. His suppressed, low voice was filled with extreme anger: "Can you take responsibility for this? Huh?"
He raised and furrowed his brow, glaring angrily at the group.
The four men trembled all over and dared not utter a word.
The poor, pretty nurse was so frightened by the aura emanating from Xu Zhengyang and his voice as sharp as metal that she collapsed to the ground, trembling all over, her beautiful blue eyes staring at him in terror.
Xu Zhengyang slowly walked back to the bedside, sat down, and his sharp eyes swept over the group again before finally settling on the pretty female nurse. He saw that the nurse had fallen to the ground in a panic, with one leg straight and the other bent at the knee, revealing her black underwear.
"Take these drugs and get them tested right away! What are you waiting for?" Xu Zhengyang turned his head away in disgust and waved his hand angrily.
Xu Zhengyang already knew the nurse was completely unaware, but now, in his rage, he harbored extreme suspicion towards everyone, especially in this foreign land! So the poor, beautiful nurse, who had unintentionally revealed her private parts, not only failed to win Xu Zhengyang's pity but also disgusted him. Was she trying to seduce him?