The matter of the Wa City ghost town has temporarily come to an end. The statues of the Five Troublemakers were redecorated and placed back in the temple, serving respectively as Oxhead and Horseface, Black and White Impermanence, and the civil and military judges. Just like the chief and clerks under a county magistrate in the mortal world, although the officials in the City God Temple have grand titles, they are all appointed by the City God alone and are not subjected to the underworld's deployment. Thus, everything has been properly arranged, and Wa City continued its life as usual with Chen Yi as a nominal City God.
The Five Troublemakers naturally were grateful to tears for this arrangement. They had been effective for this town for too long and longed to become ineffective proper deities. A Wild God requires both grace and power to constantly maintain tribute, whereas a proper deity doesn't; they merely sit around the tribute table, and offerings naturally come.
