The Embroidered Guard Holds Up the Sky with One Hand

The Imperial Guards of the Pacification Office oversee criminal cases and secret investigations across the realm, their fearsome reputation spanning both the human and divine worlds. Ordinary demons, immortals, and spirits might find ways to deal with an official, but at the sight of the Flying Fish Robes and Embroidered Spring Sabers, they all rein in their divine power, avoid the clouds, and dare not make a move. The Pacification Office cares nothing for the causes and effects of the immortal path, nor does it follow the laws of the underworld. It judges cases solely by the laws of the human world. Whenever demons wreak havoc or spirits harm the people, the Imperial Guards ride out to investigate the facts, examine testimony, and pass sentence, impartial and unyielding. Even an immortal who can summon wind and rain must step down from his palanquin and face trial if he commits a crime against the people. He dares not resist with supernatural powers. As the saying goes: Immortals may possess the art of eternal life, yet they cannot escape a summons from the Imperial Guards. Gods and demons may overturn rivers and seas, but they fear the Pacification Office's three-foot-high tribunal most of all. The laws of the human world hold sway over immortals and gods. Wherever the Imperial Guards go, all spirits retreat.