Chapter 115: Stove God Destiny

Inside the main hall.

He stepped in on his own, and the Red Flower Lady immediately bowed down.

"Red Flower gives thanks for the young master's great kindness!"

""

"You really are that little god!"

Zhang Jian's eyes glimmered with a hint of a smile, and he then helped the Red Flower Lady up.

"Get up, as a deity you must ultimately obey divine law; you cannot take shortcuts!"

"Look at the Red Lotus Sect followers outside, disturbing the populace, nearly causing a great disaster!"

Although his eyes were gentle, Zhang Jian's words carried reproach.

The Red Lotus Sect's spread was swift; not only throughout the counties of Fengyang Commandery, but traces also appeared in other commanderies and counties—all this was the 'merit' of the Great Abbot.

Even here! A bit of divine power lies within.

Upon hearing this, the Red Flower Lady's expression shifted slightly; after a moment she clasped her hands and said.

"I, the little god, am ashamed!"

The Red Flower Lady felt somewhat uneasy; her gaze toward Zhang Jian before her lacked confidence.

She is merely a wild god; although she has a temple, she does not possess territorial lands like mountain and water gods who hold iron rice bowls; she relies entirely on her own 'enterprise'. If the Fengyang Commandery governor's office is displeased and deliberately destroys her temple, she has no recourse and can only fall into the ranks of evil gods.

Although the Red Flower Lady had been detained during this period, she knew full well what the Red Lotus Sect had been doing in secret; the speed of its rapid expansion even startled her.

There's no need to smear her; the violations within are too numerous!

The Red Flower Lady declared: "After I take charge of the temple, I will certainly restrain my followers and will not recklessly disturb the order of Fengyang Commandery!"

Zhang Jian glanced at the Red Flower Lady, his eyes faintly showing some contemplation.

Actually he does not oppose the appearance of religious faith in the commandery, but the problem is that it must not bring disaster to the people's normal livelihood, nor affect the Zhang family's foundation; it would be best if this force were controlled by the Zhang family.

As for the Red Flower Lady, he currently cannot trust her.

However, after seeing the Red Flower Lady, Zhang Jian already had an idea; he said in a low voice: "The Red Lotus Sect is too dangerous; its current state is nearly uncontrollable. If you want Fengyang Commandery not to suppress the Red Lotus Sect followers, that is possible, but you must make a choice?"

The Red Flower Lady's expression tightened, and she said:

"Please, young master, speak frankly!"

"First, dissolve the Red Lotus Sect, merely retain the original followers of the Red Flower Lady's temple, slowly accumulate incense divine power, and seek the path of a proper god!"

"Second, accept my control; I will plant a forbidden seal in the depths of your soul. You will inevitably lose precious freedom, but I can promise you I will not arbitrarily enslave you, and I will also help you obtain the proper god's imperial investiture from the God of Land and Grain, and help you gain the post of Fire God!"

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Zhang Jian's expression remained calm.

"Fire God Official Post?"

The Red Flower Lady's eyes lit up.

She is all too aware of the difficulties of being a wild god without any official post, barely surviving in the cracks; whenever any proper god nearby stirs, she must be extra vigilant, and she must also face the impact of changes in government policy.

Many such little gods, in the passage of time, gradually fade away, becoming lonely souls and wild ghosts; with a bit of luck they may enter the netherworld for rebirth, with bad luck their souls scatter and their spirits dissipate.

To obtain a formal imperial investiture is the earnest dream of these little gods.

However, giving up the Red Lotus Sect is also a very difficult choice for the Red Flower Lady.

Possessing the Red Lotus Sect, even if she faces the City God, Mountain God, and River God, she is not without the power to resist; if she loses the Red Lotus Sect, she will fall into that pitiable state, merely a bit better than lonely souls and wild ghosts.

After thinking, the Red Flower Lady then made up her mind and said:

"I am willing to have the young master plant a forbidden seal upon me, and thereafter serve him!"

The Red Flower Lady still made up her mind.

Besides being due to the lifesaving grace and the inability to abandon the Red Lotus Sect, among other factors, the most crucial factor was that half stick of incense before.

That half stick of incense let her realize that following this young master of the Zhang family before her might be an opportunity to turn her fortunes.

Although there is risk therein.

Yet for a deity, when has any decision ever been without risk!

"Excellent! Open your soul!"

Zhang Jian's palm gathered magical power deep within, forming a soul-fusing seal; with the Red Flower Lady's cooperation, it entered straight into the depths of her brow, merging with her soul.

Afterwards Zhang Jian felt that he had established a special connection with a distinct entity, and with a single thought he could manipulate the soul-fusing seal, imposing control and punishment upon it.

"This soul-attachment technique is truly overbearing and heretical!"

Zhang Jian's heart stirred secretly.

Actually, when he unexpectedly heard the Red Flower Lady's plea for help among the Paper Person Zhang Family, he already had this idea.

With the aid of the Red Flower Lady cultivating the soul-attachment technique.

The Red Flower Lady's very nature is that of an extraordinarily unique spirit ghost; having become a ghost-god embodiment, if she could cultivate a natal spirit ghost, she would not only obtain a ghost god of immense potential, but also gain a great power for free—why not?

Feeling the traces of the forbidden seal in the depths of her own soul, the Red Flower Lady felt somewhat unadjusted, inevitably experiencing gains and losses; but she is also of extremely decisive nature, and having resolved to walk this path, she soon transformed her form.

She directly asked her most pressing question.

"I do not know what official post the young master seeks for this young lady?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian's eyes smiled and he said: "Stove God!"

"Stove God?" the Red Flower Lady's visage showed surprise.

"How is it that this divine post is one I, your humble self, have never heard of?"

Zhang Jian laughed: "Because it has not yet come into existence, you naturally have not heard of it!"

Zhang Jian's expression bore a hint of a smile.

As he knows, although the Great Qian dynasty's court does have a Fire God Official Post, most of those who hold it are in charge of lamps and fires; the official post within fire disasters resides in brightness, merely a decoration, making it hard to compare with the deities of great rivers.

Here there is neither a Stove God Destiny Star Lord nor a Stove King Grandma.

But in Zhang Jian's view, the Kitchen God is a position that could let the Fire God walk openly onto the main stage, and it is also an extremely down-to-earth position.

The Kitchen God oversees the stove, possessing the mighty divine office of warding off evil and eliminating disaster, welcoming auspiciousness and receiving blessings; if one could obtain this orthodox imperial investiture, Red Flower Lady would surely have her divine path illuminated, and there would be hope of cultivating into a celestial body like a Star Sovereign.

His gaze fell upon the Red Flower Lady before him.

Since the Red Flower Lady before him has become his close associate, he naturally would not let the fat water fall on others.

He then proceeded to explain in detail the divine office possessed by the Kitchen God.

"Overseeing the kitchen fire of the human world, this is indeed a powerful divine office, but how is one to obtain the imperial investiture?"

"We minor gods who have no way to come into contact with the State and Grain Gods' Dao, if we do not receive recognition from the orthodox Dao, will inevitably also be targeted for suppression by the orthodox Dao."

Red Flower Lady's eyes lit up, and she also sensed the great opportunity hidden within the Kitchen God's divine office.

The Kitchen God oversees the kitchen fire; which household's people do not need to rely on the power of the kitchen fire to light a flame, cook meals, and protect peace!

But she is very worried, for such a domineering divine office is beyond her grasp; she has no backing, nor the favor of the Great Gods of the State and Grain, and once such a mighty office appears in the world, it will surely become a prize snatched by other Fire Gods, bringing her no benefit but instead inviting a stench upon herself.