The God-Slaughtering Department is located in the northern corner of Xuanwu City, bordering Xuanwu Lake. From there, one can overlook the thousands of ships sailing upon the Luo River, standing guard over the largest gateway to the capital.
The headquarters of the God-Slaughtering Department occupies a vast area and maintains its own prisons and military barracks, operating independently from the Tianjing Guard, which oversees prisons, and the Four Symbols Army, which defends the four gates of the city.
In the past, this was a place that both gods and ghosts avoided, a location so grim that even birds would not fly over it. However, since His Majesty’s old illness relapsed several years ago, the God-Slaughtering Department has grown lax. In recent months, His Majesty has even ceased attending morning court, and the atmosphere within the department has become increasingly decadent.
Chapter 47