Da Zaojun

Chapter 47: The Kitchen God's Edict to Grant Fire to the Kitchen God (Please Read More)

When Chen Xiu reported Song Wuji's situation to Tian Chengbi, Tian Chengbi was stunned for a moment before asking, "Was he planted by the City God?"

"Probably not." Chen Xiu said, "The power of the City God is of yin nature. The rituals performed by the six officials are all unorthodox. But his stove fire was obtained by Lu Han by arranging for ten households to offer sacrifices to the stove."

"Also, Doctor Li said that he once took the Five Poisons Strengthening Spirit Powder and was fine. I've taken that stuff before, and while it can strengthen the spirit, it can also damage the internal organs. Perhaps it's because his digestive ability is abnormal."

Tian Chengbi nodded: "The troubled times are coming, but with them also come opportunities."

Tian Chengbi said, "I also wanted to gain power before, but I didn't have the method. After you returned the secret realm token, I realized that as a county magistrate, I have the responsibility to protect the territory. My power is related to the entire Taichang County and the people. I use laws and regulations. They are not Confucianism or Taoism, but the Legalist method."

"A decree is a tool used by the Legalists to perform magic. The Cang China Secret Realm Token represents a tax decree, or more precisely, an agricultural tax decree."

"This official can use the secret realm token to forcibly collect grain taxes within the territory. It can even be divided into four levels: light tax, heavy tax, harsh tax, and blood tax. Light tax is levied at one out of five, heavy tax is levied at two out of five, harsh tax is levied at three out of five, and blood tax is levied at four out of five."

"Now comes the problem. The power to issue orders in Taichang County is not in my hands."

"In the county jail, I remember a man covered in dog hair. He claimed he was poisoned by a demon after eating dog meat, but there haven't been any dog ​​demons in Taichang County. So where did they come from? This suggests there are hidden secrets within Taichang County. Instead of exploring these secrets, it's better to look inside."

"How about leaving this to Song Wuji?" the county magistrate asked. "You're busy training soldiers, so I'm afraid you don't have the time to do this. Lü Han is establishing schools and restoring education."

"He can," Chen Xiu nodded. "But doesn't he need to hide? The City God..."

"The City God has already become powerful. Even without my seal, it will be more difficult for him to become a walking official of the various departments, but it is not impossible."

"He's currently busy gathering the victims. Our announcement of the Five Rats' move clearly disrupted his plans to keep his followers captive."

"But it doesn't matter. He's only nervous about me. As long as I behave like a mortal and don't have the power, he won't tear me apart."

Tian Chengbi said, "But you can't really not master the power. The power of the law can equally enhance you and equally weaken the demons."

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When Song Wuji was learning how to make his second dish, shredded eggplant, he had already cut dozens of eggplants, but still couldn't cut them into the desired shape.

Therefore, today’s dish includes eggplant with minced meat. Even with just a little bit of minced meat, it still tastes rich and has received a lot of praise.

More and more city dwellers know that there is an affordable canteen where they can not only eat enough, but also eat good food.

But there are also many people who are worried: if we continue to eat like this, the food will run out and everyone will starve.

The more they thought about it, the more they went to the canteen and hid the food at home and didn't eat it, as if they were getting a bargain by eating it.

At the same time, through intentional dissemination, many people knew that Song Wuji was the descendant of the Kitchen God, so his cooking was delicious.

Because they remembered that the Kitchen God protected the house, and Aunt Liu spread Song Wuji's idea that the City God protects the city and the Kitchen God protects the house, the people in the city, in addition to worshiping the City God, also began to worship the Kitchen God and ask for fire.

The fire that was requested was not from somewhere else, but the stove fire in the cafeteria, which was started using the fire-starting technique. The descendants of the Kitchen God are here, so this stove fire is the most authoritative.

The stove fire represents a prosperous family and a thriving family. Nowadays, many families have stopped cooking and eat in the canteen. As the house is so deserted, people are willing to invite the stove fire back home. After all, the canteen is always burning, so if you don't say tens of thousands of families, there are at least hundreds of families with stove fires.

Every time a family completed the ritual of inviting the stove fire from Song Wuji, the fire virtue stove element in Song Wuji's body would become brighter.

It was not until the 100th family brought the stove home that the stove grid in Song Wuji's body completely turned into a ball of flowing flames.

At the same time, an article called "Kitchen God's Precious Edict" came to mind, along with a ritual.

[Kitchen God's Precious Edict]: Originally a folk edict for worshiping the Kitchen God, it is used to ignite the kitchen fire, strengthen the yang fire, ward off evil spirits, and protect peace.

[Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God and bestowing fire]: The ritual for entering the Kitchen God lineage, which guides those with the Kitchen God, the God of Food, and the Heavenly Kitchen in their horoscopes to enter the sect, offer sugar to the Kitchen God, and consume 10 [offerings to the Kitchen God], then one can enter this sect, be granted the Precious Edict, pass on the Kitchen God's fire, and serve as the Kitchen God on earth.

Song Wuji's eyes lit up. The Kitchen God's walking sounded like the City God and other officials walking. Although it might not have much power, the ritual was simple and could be popularized.

Besides, Song Wuji had tried the power of the stove fire. Even if they used a weakened version, it would probably be enough to deal with small monsters like the ghost.

What’s more, the stove is very practical. Just a little fire is enough to make the food smell delicious.

After all, in today's chaotic world, we have to find joy in the midst of suffering. Only by eating better can we increase our sense of happiness.

The only thing that made Song Wuji feel uncomfortable was that it was not a good idea to compete with the City God for incense and faith.

The City God's behavior, whether it was to amass wealth or to force the people to copy the Imperial Edict crazily, always made Song Wuji feel uneasy.

So when Chen Xiu came to him, Song Wuji's eyes lit up and he decided to pass on the Kitchen God's inheritance, saying that it came from a secret realm. He didn't care whether this secret realm was related to the Kitchen God or not. Since he asked me to search for the secret realm, it must be related.

"Teach me this!" Song Wuji said, "Just assign Cat Catcher to me as an assistant."

Cat Constable is not as good as Song Wuji. Song Wuji's canteen does not have a formal organization, but Cat Constable has a double organization registered with both the county magistrate and the city god.

As the captain of the police, his job was to catch thieves, which required him to go out early and come back late. He only asked Song Wuji to cook cat food for him at mealtime.

But Cat Catcher's body is getting bigger and bigger, as if he has entered a second growth spurt. His appetite is also getting bigger and bigger.

Fortunately, he had accumulated a lot of rat tails when he was in the secret realm of Cang China. Song Wuji tried to replace the mugwort water with the Yi Wood Moon Dew produced by the shrub demon, but the cat catcher obviously liked it more.

Although Yuelu is not Emperor Liujiang, it is also a kind of Yuehua. It is rumored that all monsters have to worship the moon when they practice. Song Wuji also hopes that Cat Catcher can speak as soon as possible, and it would be best if he can transform successfully.

Chen Xiu knew that Song Wuji could communicate with Cat Constable, so he said, "Yes, but this must be done during the day. Taichang County's daytime and the living world are under our jurisdiction, while the night and the underworld are under the jurisdiction of the City God. This is determined by the law. If you wander around the city at night, what you see may not necessarily be from the living world."

"Also, the recipe for the Essence Pill has been given to Dr. Li at the Medical Bureau. The first batch of Essence Pills has been refined. We plan to use them to replace part of the money and food as our monthly salary. You will get two bottles per month, and Cat Cat Head will get three. I'll give them to you all at once."

"What? Cat Catcher's monthly salary is higher than mine?"

(End of this chapter)